The one who is most happy about the arrival of fleets is actually Zheng Chenggong, the commander-in-chief of the Navy in Mumbai.
He has always been very aggrieved by being suppressed by the combined fleets of the Netherlands and Britain due to insufficient military strength. It was also for this reason that he could only watch Li Dingguo continue to achieve military exploits, while Zheng Chenggong had almost no military exploits to achieve in the past few years.
But now, he is completely different from before, high-spirited and very excited.
Not only have reinforcements from various fleets been in place, but on land, troops have also begun to gather towards Mumbai. It can be said that the most popular place in this area now is Mumbai.
Zheng Chenggong was busy, talking to the general soldiers who had arrived, when he heard the personal guards rushing in to report: "Commander, another fleet has arrived, and the steam armored battleship has also arrived!"
When he heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly stood up and said to the generals: "Everyone, go and take a look at our Ming Dynasty's military equipment!"
Of course, he also received reports from Di that he knew that his father had gone to the Americas and used iron-clad battleships as spearheads to defeat the Spanish fleet in the Americas and scare away pirates from various European countries. From that time on, he was very eager to have the rumored armored warships in his naval headquarters.
The reason why he didn't dare to fight the enemy's combined fleet before was because their sail warships were better than his, and their sailors were more capable.
Naval battles are different from land battles. Although the size of the fleet is important, it is not the most important. Mobility and firepower are the most important. If the gap between these two aspects is a bit big, it is very possible to win more with less.
But now there is no need to worry about this. Not to mention, the warships gathered in Mumbai are already several times that of the enemy. More importantly, there is also a "catfish" that is not afraid of being beaten, whether it is the speed of the ship or the range of the artillery. They are much more powerful than the enemy and can easily disrupt the enemy's formation. Although there is only one ship missing, but with the huge fleet as the foundation, Zheng Chenggong's waist is hard at this time.
After boarding the steam-armored battleship and visiting it, Zheng Chenggong was eager to start a battle with the enemy fleet immediately and made sure to make them "rejoice". Punchuk and other generals who came with him to visit were dumbfounded in surprise.
They were ordered to exterminate and suppress the bandits in the Tang and Fu states. They went all the way south, combing from north to south like a comb. Then they did not return to Delhi, but came to Bombay to gather. So, I was lucky enough to see the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at the densely packed naval fleet, these "bumpkins" who had seen most of the small sailing ships in the Caspian Sea were already very shocked. They did not expect that the Ming Dynasty would have so many battleships and transport ships, the most they had ever seen in their lives. What's more, I didn't expect that a ship made of iron would not sink in the sea. This is really strange.
Also, that steam engine can drive such a huge thing forward by burning a fire for cooking. My understanding of the world in this life has really been refreshed again.
Zheng Chenggong was equally rare, but in front of people like Pengchuk, he behaved more reservedly. Even on the contrary, with the mentality that I have seen more than you, he immediately said to Punchuk and others: "What does this mean? If the Duke of the country goes to our mainland of Ming Dynasty one day, there are many rare things there, please look at the discipline But don’t come.”
As he spoke, he began to introduce trains, cement and other things that had emerged in recent years to Punchuk and others. There were some things that he had never seen because he had been ordered to come out a long time ago, but this did not prevent him from proudly introducing them because he had learned about them through Di Bao.
Penchuk and others touched the side of the armored warship while listening to Zheng Chenggong's introduction. They felt a yearning that they had never experienced before. For the first time, they had a strong idea to visit the mainland of Ming Dynasty.
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Compared with the excitement of the Ming army, the Persian Emperor Abbas II, who once again escaped and ascended to heaven, was definitely not so happy. Of course he didn't know that he could escape, but it was actually the reason why the Ming army released the water. But even so, after he went all the way deep into Persia, he only had a hundred cavalry around him, which was much worse than the last time he escaped.
That's not all. Along the way, he saw that the cities that Li Dingguo had captured were occupied by untouchables. When he saw them, he even wanted to keep them. There were more than one or two cities like this, and he felt even worse.
This was the consequence he had to bear if he did not choose to return to defense at that time, but instead used offense to attack.
Along the way, he didn't dare to raise a flag and just walked away in confusion. Since they had nothing to eat or drink, they attacked the untouchables. They all deserved to die anyway. If you have more people, you can't beat them, but if you have fewer people, you'll always be fine.
But even so, when Abbas II finally arrived at a town controlled by the imperial court, there were only about seventy men around him.
It’s finally safe! When Abbas II entered the city with a sigh of relief, he discovered something was wrong with his wisdom.
Although he put up a banner, he couldn't feel the respect he had before. Instead, local officials mostly asked him how the war was going, saying that there were rumors in Persia that the Persian Empire army he led had been completely wiped out.
However, the reasons are different. Some rumors say that they were destroyed by the Ming army. There are also rumors that the Ottoman Empire has evil intentions, sneak attacks on the Persian army, and internal strife.
The reason for these rumors is that the Ming army has been raging in Persia, but Abbas II has not seen any return reinforcements.
The wise Abbas II immediately changed his mind. Even though he looked embarrassed, he denied the reality that the army he led had been completely wiped out. Faintly feeling that the position under his buttocks was a little unstable, he immediately ended his rest and instead traveled day and night to his capital.
As he expected, Li Dingguo's troops were wreaking havoc in Persia this time, which dealt a huge blow to his prestige.
Based on what Abbas II saw and heard along the way, especially his feelings after entering the capital, he confirmed that if the news that his entire army was wiped out was confirmed, and that he ignored the news of Li Dingguo's troops, If it spreads, I'm afraid the emperor's position will no longer be available.
Abbas II was afraid of the coming tomorrow. After entering the capital, he began to act with lightning speed before others could figure out the situation.
He first sealed all the men who had fled back with him to important posts in the army, and then personally summoned the Dutch and British mercenaries who had been invited to station here, and made promises again to win over these mercenaries.
After these measures were taken, Abbas II began to ruthlessly eliminate those who had objections to him. There are also those families who followed him on the expedition and suffered great losses. In order to prevent them from feeling resentful, they ransacked their families and exterminated them, and they just happened to get a sum of money.
Abbas II actually didn't want to do this, but he knew it very well. Two defeats, especially the annihilation of the entire army this time, have exhausted his prestige. Also, he bowed his head and surrendered to the feuding Ottoman Empire, which also hurt the hearts of many people.
This time the whole army was wiped out, causing heavy losses to his trusted troops. If the forces in Persia are not reshuffled, he will never have a good life.
As a result, a bloody storm broke out within the Persian Empire. Many people were killed, and many people realized something was wrong and rebelled.
However, these people did not originally want to betray the Safi Dynasty. They were just dissatisfied with Abbas II because of his consecutive defeats. At most, they wanted to replace Abbas II and support someone else as the emperor of the Safi Dynasty. . And many of them are still hesitant about this.
Therefore, these rebels did not have much preparation in the early stage, which is why Abbas II wanted to use thunder to suppress all threats.
Abbas II was definitely a capable monarch. Otherwise, he would not have become one of the few promising monarchs in the history of the Safavid dynasty. Under his iron blood, basically no rebel army can withstand his thunderous offensive.
In addition to suppressing domestic rebellions and consolidating his imperial power, Abbas II was also worried about the Ming army's revenge, so he began to vigorously promote the threat of the Ming army, announcing to the world that the previous Yellow Peril would come again. We must all unite to resist this catastrophe.
As for the Ottoman Empire, he was probably doomed, but he sent envoys to check on the situation. On the Dutch and British sides, he also instilled his concept of catastrophe, and also sent envoys to European countries and the Vatican, places that were originally their mortal enemies, in an attempt to persuade them to send troops together to resist the coming "Yellow Peril" , to prevent the end of all countries from coming again!
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Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew all about Abbas II's desperate behavior. He didn't care.
In fact, Abbas II was right. The rise of the Ming Dynasty was obviously a competition with them for world hegemony. For countries in Central Asia and Europe, it is a disaster, yes!
This time I am mobilizing troops and generals and building momentum. In fact, I am preparing for a possible war in the future.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not think that those Europeans would unite and fight alongside him just by calling on Abbas II.
To be honest, they are mortal enemies because of unspeakable reasons. To be honest, Ming Dynasty is more tolerant. As long as it is under the control of imperial power or secular power, anything is possible.
According to Emperor Chongzhen's own estimation, at least when Persia and the Ottomans were destroyed, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to become an enemy of the entire Europe.
In this way, he can continue to dispatch troops and generals from the Ming Dynasty. Speaking of which, Lu Xiangsheng refused to accept his old age and had already invited him to fight many times. That guy is not happy to have a good rest after fighting too many battles!
