Emperor Chongzhen had to cooperate with Abbas II's move of the capital no matter what. Therefore, the army he led did not march very fast.
However, the ruling order of the Persian Empire had actually collapsed. Upon hearing the arrival of the Ming army, the nobles chose to flee, and the poor immediately opened their doors to welcome the arrival of the Ming army.
It can be said that the cities in the central and eastern part of the Persian Empire were basically captured without any blood. Moreover, the local people listened very much to the Ming army and did whatever they were told.
Because they are not fools. When they were under the rule of the Safavid dynasty, they suffered terribly from the continuous wars. Abbas II suppressed the rebellion and consolidated his rule, making them even worse.
Since the previous year, news about the Ming Army has spread. It shows that the army is very good to ordinary people, at least in human terms, and even distributes the property of nobles to them.
It would be strange if they didn't welcome such a good army! As for the Safavid dynasty, it’s better to die!
Emperor Chongzhen led the army. Every time they arrived at a city, all the Persians would go out of the city and kneel on both sides of the road to greet him.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen would take the trouble to get off his horse and help up the Persian people closest to him, and say to them with a smile: "This is my place from now on, and your hard days are over. I will issue orders to local officials, The land will be re-measured and every household will be allocated a field.”
Every time a place is conquered, the benefits of killing nobles and powerful people will come out. The fields became ownerless land, and the Ming government had the final say. These are all divided into fields, and these Persian people are not happy to death!
Therefore, such news spread faster than the Ming army's march. Of course, this is also the result of the initiative promoted by the Ming army. In this way, it would be a virtuous cycle for the Ming army, and the war against Persia would go more smoothly.
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In Mumbai, Zheng Chenggong received the order and began to prepare to leave.
All the transport ships docked, and the army troops stationed on the shore boarded them one after another. Three days later, the packing was completed and just as he was preparing to leave, Emperor Chongzhen's new decree arrived again.
After hearing the decree, Zheng Chenggong was very surprised and confirmed: "Does the Persian emperor really have to move the capital to Gombrun?"
"Yes, His Majesty's decree couldn't be more clear!" the messenger angel said with a smile, "You wait until the follow-up fleet arrives, and then we set off together and let the Persian Emperor arrive at the seaside. In addition, we must not let the Dutch and British The United Fleet has escaped, and this is what His Majesty ordered!"
After receiving the confirmation, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
He really couldn't understand why the Persian emperor was so "powerful" that he was so frightened that he ran to the seaside. This really saved the Ming army a lot of effort and consumed much less food.
So, he quickly held a military meeting and publicly announced Emperor Chongzhen's new decree based on the map of Persia.
"According to the emperor's latest deployment, the army will land here and then quickly penetrate to cut off the possibility of the Persian emperor escaping into the interior." Zheng Chenggong pointed at the map with a thin stick and looked at Punchuk and other army generals and said, " This time, make sure not to be escaped by the Persian Emperor!"
Punchuk was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have always heard that Abbas II seems to have a good reputation, saying that he has become powerful again with Persia. It is true that what he heard is false. Even this kind of faint You can use any move!"
Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong disagreed and immediately expressed his opinion: "In fact, it is easy to understand. The Persian emperor thought that our navy could not defeat the combined fleet of the Western Yi..."
At this point, Phillips was a little embarrassed when he saw it, so he quickly explained: "I mean, it is the combined fleet of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Therefore, after the combined fleet has increased its troops, he will think that the seaside is the safest." place."
Gang Zhenbo Li Laiheng was also present. After listening to what he said, he also said with a smile: "You don't know, this Abbas II was severely taught by the emperor twice, and he was scared to death..."
He followed Emperor Chongzhen and experienced the war to destroy the Mughals and hunt down Abbas II, so he briefly talked about the two battles. Everyone here laughed loudly as they listened. Some said that Abbas II was pitiful, while others said that Abbas II was really unlucky.
The atmosphere of the military meeting was very good. After joking for a while, Zheng Chenggong said to the naval admiral: "The emperor asked us to leave the British and Dutch combined fleets in the Persian Gulf this time to teach them a severe lesson. In the future, There is only our fleet here. For this reason, we are asked to wait for a group of fleets from Nanyang to arrive before we go together. By the way, Governor Yan will also come."
They are all military generals here, and they are of about the same level. Now that the situation is great, everyone is happy, so it doesn't matter. But if you encounter difficulties, there may be a situation where no one will obey the other.
And according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, such a large-scale military operation must be led by a feudal official who has military and political power. The person most suitable to lead this army is Yan Yingyuan.
The victory over Persia also involved local government affairs, which soldiers could not touch, otherwise they would easily become warlords. Yan Yingyuan, on the other hand, is a civilian official. If he holds military and political power, there will be no problems.
After hearing this, the generals of the Ming Army understood the meaning of their wait. But Phillips didn't pay attention to Yan Yingyuan's arrival. For him, he was more concerned about another thing, so he asked Zheng Chenggong: "They have also come for reinforcements, with more than a hundred warships. I believe we can defeat them, but we have to keep them all here. Don’t you have to plan carefully?”
At this point, he saw that the Ming army generals were looking at him, and he quickly explained: "What I mean is that if a fight breaks out, we will only have one armored warship to disrupt their deployment, compared to more than a hundred. For a battleship, isn’t it a bit short?”
Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong smiled and said: "In the fleet coming from behind, twenty of them are modified warships, covered with iron sheets. These warships will follow the armored warships to withstand the opponent's firepower, okay? Also, There are a total of one hundred and fifty-two warships coming from Southeast Asia!"
Phillips' mouth formed an "O" shape when he heard it. So many more? That adds up to more than 500 warships! The Ming army is too wealthy!
This is not fighting in the Ming Dynasty, but from a place thousands of miles away. So many warships can be mobilized, and there are still many warships going to the Americas.
The Ming Dynasty is so awesome, it can drown people just by its numbers. I can’t afford to offend them!
Seeing him so surprised, the local Ming army generals couldn't help laughing. There is pride in his expression!
Twelve days later, Yan Yingyuan arrived with the subsequent fleet. After three days of rest, the navy finally set sail.
A total of more than 500 warships and more than 2,000 transport ships transported grain, grass and ground troops. It was really a mighty land, covering the coast, and it was very spectacular!
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In mid-May of the 31st year of Chongzhen, Abbas II finally arrived at his new capital, Gombrun.
Before leaving, he sent an imperial envoy and rushed here.
Now there is a sea of people here, and Persian troops are everywhere supervising the civilians to build cities and houses. Although it was very lively, Abbas II felt very sad in his heart.
Such a miserable place cannot compare to Isfahan. Not to mention, at this time, although he was still the emperor of the Persian Empire, to be more precise, he was actually a lost dog!
Although Abbas II told others that there is still a chance to rebuild the country. However, he knew very well that this chance was almost zero. More, it still depends on whether the Ming Emperor will let him go.
But judging from the information he had, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a very defensive person. Even if he offended those untouchables of the Ming Dynasty, he would take revenge. Not to mention, now he has entered the territory of the Ming Kingdom and occupied a large area. Even their vassal king was almost killed. This kind of hatred is probably irresolvable!
Forget it, let’s take one step at a time. Abbas II thought so, and suddenly, he had another idea.
The Ming Emperor came from the East. I heard that there is a witchcraft in the East, which involves pricking a villain with a needle. If the Ming Emperor could be stabbed to death, wouldn't there be hope for a comeback?
Thinking of this, Abbas II suddenly had a glimmer of hope, just like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw.
At this moment, the commanders of the Dutch fleet and the British fleet saw him coming and rushed over together.
There is no way, whoever can control Abbas II will have a greater advantage on the Persian issue.
"Dear Your Majesty, you have had a hard journey!" Max said hello to Abbas II first.
Anthony naturally couldn't lag behind, and also said: "Your Majesty, please see, this new capital was designed by me. It is a Lingbao style with the strongest defense capabilities."
"Your Majesty, I have sent more than a thousand people to assist your army in supervising the work and strive to complete the construction of the new capital in the shortest possible time!"
"This new capital city is a bit small, but it is stronger than ever. If the Ming army attacks, they will definitely be defeated!"
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If it were the past, Abbas II would definitely be a lot happy to hear them say this. But at this time, he had better things to do, and he was a little impatient.
His situation was soon discovered by the experienced Anthony, who asked curiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the bathroom?"
"..." Abbas II was speechless for a moment, and then said quickly, "I heard that there is a kind of Eastern witchcraft. I am anxious to find someone who knows witchcraft. If I can kill the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, then The best!”
