But having said that, Lu Xiangsheng's situation is actually understandable.
Watching the Ming Dynasty continue to expand its territory, watching Sun Chuanting occupy at least two large Ming territories, watching Hong Chengchou's expedition to the Western Regions, recreating and even surpassing the original scenery of the Tang Dynasty, and even watching the junior Yan Yingyuan, He is also guarding South Asia for Ming Dynasty. To be honest, as long as you feel you can still move, you will definitely have ideas.
This era is the best era of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't take advantage of this period to be more active, you will definitely regret it in the future.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this for a while, and then turned his attention to the present.
The eavesdropping system is really incredible. With this golden finger, even though Emperor Chongzhen was based in Delhi, the situation in various places ranged from the situation under Hong Chengchou's command at Mingwei Fort in the north to Yan Yingyuan in Ceylon and the situation in Bombay in the south. Zheng Chenggong also knew everything clearly.
After a comprehensive evaluation, I feel that I am almost ready. Most importantly, climate factors must also be considered.
If it is too hot, it will be extremely hot here in South Asia. It will be better for the locals, but it will be very unfriendly to the local soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who came from afar.
And if it is too cold, it will also freeze people to death. A heavy snowfall could bury people. Of course, this mainly refers to northern regions, such as Kashmir. Within the Persian Empire, it was the northernmost areas.
It is now late December of the 30th year of Chongzhen. After Emperor Chongzhen considered it, he sent a message to Bombay in the south. The departure time of the army is scheduled to be after the New Year.
And here in Delhi, of course. No matter what, other countries don’t celebrate the New Year, but the Ming Dynasty celebrates the New Year, and this is the most important festival. Of course, it cannot be delayed if possible.
Soon it was New Year's Eve, and Emperor Chongzhen's New Year's message was to destroy the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, which was very grand.
Later, during the Spring Festival, each army made final preparations. As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, Emperor Chongzhen, under the watch of the three vassal kings, led an advance force of 50,000 troops and set off in a mighty manner. The first stop is Kandahar in the border area.
At this time, Kandahar was already in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the garrison general was Wu Sangui. The original Lahore had been handed over to the Tang Dynasty a year ago.
After Wu Sangui received the order from Emperor Chongzhen to lead the army, he prepared to take over with great fanfare, and at the same time he was also building a lot of momentum. Suddenly, everyone knew that the Ming Emperor would soon arrive with his army and destroy the Persian Empire.
However, one thing that was very bad in ancient times was that the transportation was very poor. For future generations, it is only a two-hour flight away. However, it will take at least more than a month for Emperor Chongzhen to lead his army from Delhi to Kandahar.
This time, there was no rush, so it was even slower.
In this way, even if Abbas II is deaf or blind, it is inevitable that he will finally know. What's more, he was quite afraid of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he would definitely send a spy here to find out the news.
No, in the palace of Isfahan, the capital of the Persian Empire, Abbas II was a little dumbfounded after hearing the news that Xi Zuo had come back to report.
In the past, he had actually been praying in his heart, hoping that the Ming Emperor would recover the original Mughal territory and go back just like last time.
However, now he is still disappointed. Then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually mobilized a large number of troops this time and threatened to destroy himself. Was he just full?
Abbas II felt like he was going crazy when he thought of this, so he lifted the table and smashed the plates to vent his anger.
The civil and military officials below looked at this and were surprised at the same time, but they did not dare to speak.
You know, the former Abbas II, before his first battle with the Ming army, was so wise and powerful, how could he be so arrogant in front of the ministers!
In fact, Abbas II didn't want to either. But if he didn't vent like this, he would really be driven crazy by the Ming Emperor!
Abbas II knew everything.
Previously, when his rival, the Mughal Empire, was being attacked by the Ming army, he accepted the support of Mughal officials and effortlessly occupied a large territory that he had never thought of before, and even took advantage of it. Went to such a prosperous town as Mughal Lahore.
However, the good times did not last long. After hearing the Ming army's fighting methods, he became obsessed with joining forces with Aurangzeb to defeat the Ming army in order to seek greater benefits.
Unexpectedly, the Ming emperor was so good at fighting. Not only did he defeat Aurangzeb, but he also beat himself to the point of losing his armor. In the end, he only led the cavalry and lost the cities that he originally occupied. Flee back to the country.
If it was just this one time, it wouldn't be a big deal. He even thought of uniting with the feuding Ottoman Empire and wanted to kill the Ming Kingdom. It can be said that after a lot of effort and effort, the two countries finally united their forces to march eastward with unprecedented strength.
In the end, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty suddenly appeared again. Not only did he defeat the Ottoman Empire's army, he almost cut off his own retreat. He even laid an ambush at the border, causing his entire army to be annihilated. If it weren't for that blessing, this life would have been handed over there.
After returning, successive defeats led to instability in the country, and he had to raise the butcher's knife. Just when I took a breather, the Emperor of Ming Kingdom came to kill him again!
Abbas II felt a deep sense of powerlessness when he thought about this.
Abbas II was definitely the person who knew best about the Ming emperor's fighting ability and the Ming army's bravery and proficiency in fighting.
He understood that even if the strength of the Persian Empire was still there, before the two defeats, the Ming Emperor might not be able to stop him from attacking on such a large scale.
Not to mention, not to mention that all the elites of the empire have been lost in the two wars, and after being tortured like this by him, the strength of the empire is even weaker. I don’t know how many tribes will be dissatisfied. If there is a slight disturbance, something will definitely happen!
How can we fight this battle?
Abbas II was gasping for breath as he lifted the table and threw things. The first thought that came to his mind was that if he couldn't be beaten, he might as well run away!
However, this is already within the country. Where can we escape if we escape again?
Even if he fled to the west, the Ming army would definitely pursue him and there would be no way to escape. If he fled further, it would be within the Ottoman Empire. Now the Ottoman Empire has also suffered heavy losses, and it is also within the scope of the Ming Emperor's revenge. If he ran that way, he would be just in time for the Ming Emperor to kill him on his way to the Ottoman Empire!
Besides, if I escape to the Ottoman Empire, will they be angry and say that it was my suggestion to unite to attack the Ming Dynasty that caused the Ottoman Empire to suffer such heavy losses? Coupled with the fact that there is a feud, it is really possible for them to get angry!
Thinking this way, Abbas II was a little desperate. Will that dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty still let people live?
At this time, suddenly the guard at the entrance of the palace came in and reported: "Your Highness, envoys from the Netherlands and England have come to see you."
When Abbas II heard this, he knew that they must have also heard the news that the Ming army was going to attack in a large scale, and they probably came to ask about the situation!
I was irritated, but I wanted to ask for help. After all, their guns and artillery were very sharp. Therefore, even if he didn't want to see people at this time, he had to agree to their request.
Watching the guard turn around and walk out of the hall, suddenly, an idea popped into his mind. Then, the more he thought about it, the better the idea seemed to be. For a moment, he was confused.
"I've met His Majesty the Emperor!"
Hearing the sound, Abbas II came to his senses and saw two Europeans saluting him.
Thinking about what he had just thought, he immediately became a little excited and quickly wanted to express his thoughts. However, before he could speak, the British and Dutch people in front of him started talking to each other.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is going to personally lead the army to kill us!"
"Your Majesty, don't be afraid. As long as we are here, the Ming army can't even think of conquering Persia!"
"The two of us are here because we have good news to tell His Majesty!"
"Yes, we just received news that the additional domestic fleet has arrived."
"The reinforcements from our British fleet have also arrived and will definitely protect His Majesty's safety and safeguard the friendship between our two countries!"
"..."
Hearing this, Abbas II couldn't help but be overjoyed. This is really like sleeping with a pillow, it’s a timely help!
So, he quickly asked with a look of hope: "How many have come in total? How many fleets are there in your two countries combined?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the fleet currently in Gomburen, our two countries count, already has as many as 115 ships!"
Hearing this, Abbas II, who was full of expectations, was suddenly a little disappointed, which was clearly reflected on his face: "Why is it so little?"
If more of these European fleets come, then he can hire more troops to help him defend the city, and maybe he doesn't have to escape. However, with just such a small number of people, it is obviously unrealistic.
Seeing him like this, the British envoy was a little unhappy, and immediately said: "Our fleet is very strong, the Ming army has more than twice as many warships as ours, but they are still suppressed by us and do not dare to fight at all. Now our combined fleet has more than a hundred ships, and even if the Ming fleet is doubled, it will not be our opponent."
"Yes, we have a lot of sailors this time. As long as His Majesty can hire them, they will definitely help His Majesty win this war!" The Dutchman also said.
The two of them came to tell Abbas II the good news, hoping to take this opportunity to squeeze out more benefits.
After hearing this, Abbas II was not moved by them. He just asked: "How much troops can you send? I tell you, this time the Emperor of Ming will personally lead the army, at least 100,000 troops!"
"..." When the British envoy and the Dutch envoy heard this, they were immediately speechless.
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