Emperor Chongzhen had already learned about the Ottoman Empire's strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country from the Class A eavesdropping seeds in Mustafa and others when he and others were making their decision.
If he wanted to prevent this, it would be relatively simple. Anyway, he now has a lot of cavalry in his hands, so he will send them to rush forward to see if the Ottoman local government has time to strengthen the wall and clear the country!
But for Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't care that the Ottomans used the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country to deal with him.
This strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field is actually a double-edged sword. If used well, it can indeed push back powerful enemies. It is even possible to go one step further and defeat a powerful enemy, thus turning defeat into victory.
However, no matter whether it is used well or not, since the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wild is used, there will be a price to pay. Whether it is relocating people, taking away property, or destroying houses and fields, this is an act of self-harm. If possible, no one would do this.
After putting in so much effort and defeating a strong enemy, it's all okay. But if you don't defeat the enemy, it will be like losing your wife and losing your troops.
The Ottomans now want to use this strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country, and it is even the result that Emperor Chongzhen likes to see the most.
Because for him, he must be the land under his feet, not the people on the land. The Ottomans themselves moved away people, so they didn't have to worry about Ming Dynasty. How to assimilate them saved a lot of energy.
Moreover, the Ottomans' strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country will definitely arouse public resentment. On the basis of this public opinion, any future occupation of this land will be able to gain public support. It can be said that the decision made by Mustafa and the others was really a very good assist for Daming.
Of course, Ahmed and the others were not unaware of the side effects of this strategy, but facing Ming's strength, they had no choice. Perhaps this is the tragedy of a weak country.
Thinking of these, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile in his heart: Only when the country is strong is it happy enough!
Think about the time when we first crossed over. There were bandits inside and captives outside, as well as corrupt officials, Shanxi merchants and traitors. Under internal and external troubles, it was really difficult! Thanks to the eavesdropping system, we can break the situation and take targeted measures. Otherwise, Dongnanzhi will really be killed!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he was also very proud.
It can be said that the Ming Dynasty is what it is today, all because of his own hard work! Emperor Chongzhen thought so in his mind, and then began to look at other information in the eavesdropping system.
With this eavesdropping system, even though he was in the city of Bitlis that originally belonged to the Ottomans, he could understand the mainland of the Ming Dynasty and even know everything that happened on the American continent. This is where you can truly know the world without leaving home!
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking while looking at the message.
On the Prince's side, there has been progress in the research and development of electric lights, and they are even working on wired telegraphy. It is estimated that progress will definitely be made in the future.
Suddenly, a message surprised him. After several years of exploration and experimentation, Princess Changping and her wife actually succeeded!
"This is great!" After seeing the news, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but burst into laughter and praised loudly.
His move immediately shocked Fang Zhenghua, who was waiting at the side: "Your Majesty, is there any good news again?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at him, smiled, and did not tell him, but ordered: "Pass it to Lu Qing and others!"
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was still here, so he and others quickly came to see him.
After the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said to them: "I have been out for a long time, and it's time to go back."
Throughout all dynasties, there has never been an emperor who left the capital for more than a few years. Emperor Chongzhen's situation is extremely abnormal. For Lu Xiangsheng, of course he thinks so too.
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen said that he wanted to go back, he certainly had no objection and even agreed. But no matter what, you still have to ask things that need to be asked.
Just when Lu Xiangsheng wanted to speak, Emperor Chongzhen took the lead and said to him with a smile: "After I leave, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the Ottoman Empire. In addition, you will restore the Persian province and Yan Qing's newly conquered territory. The people’s livelihood of the region comes first!”
"What about the Ottoman Empire, are the ministers fighting or defending?" Lu Xiangsheng asked quickly after hearing this.
The situation in Ming Dynasty is very good now. It has just defeated hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops and its morale is at its peak. But the emperor asked him to focus on restoring people's livelihood, so he couldn't help but confirm it.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to him: "The Ottomans are using the strategy of fortifying the wall to clear the country. Let them do what they want. I am not in a hurry to get the Ottoman land. You can adapt to the specific details as long as the people's livelihood can be guaranteed." For safety, just put pressure on the Ottomans."
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng probably understood.
"If it doesn't go as I expected..." Emperor Chongzhen continued, "I will destroy Persia and capture the Ottoman territory, which will definitely have an impact on the situation in Europe. How it will be specific remains to be seen. Those are all wolves. , you should be careful and careful. If there is any problem, I will definitely fight with you personally and conquer all the countries that are disobedient!"
On this earth today, only countries in Europe have not truly tasted the iron fist of the Ming Dynasty.
For Lu Xiangsheng, it was his incompetence that he needed the emperor to go on an expedition. Therefore, although he said nothing on the surface, he was determined in his heart to handle everything by himself and try not to alarm the Holy Master.
Then Emperor Chongzhen made arrangements for other generals, and finally ordered Li Laiheng's Gang 7th Battalion to escort him back. The other generals all obeyed orders under Lu Xiangsheng.
In addition, Racine's son Mitav and Punchuk's son Ayuqi also went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to further their studies at the capital's military training hall.
When the prisoners in Bitlis were taken to the Baghdad area, Punchuk and his son received the order and came to Bitlis. Therefore, I also participated in this meeting.
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's decree, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least on the surface, they were very happy.
To put it bluntly, it sounds like their son is a proton, but from a positive perspective, it is the emperor who wants to train their son. For them at this time, of course they chose to believe the latter.
As for the two young people, Mitav and Ayuqi, they have longed for the Ming Dynasty. I usually hear all kinds of things from the Ming Dynasty soldiers from the mainland, and I have already become curious. Without much thought at all, I quickly thanked him happily.
The news that Emperor Chongzhen was going back was not officially announced to the public. On the third day, we returned to Persia. For people who don't know, when they see the holy driver passing by, they most likely think that Emperor Chongzhen is returning to Zhennancheng, or just inspecting the place.
Emperor Chongzhen's return route was to go to Lahore first, where he would first explain to the three vassal kings. Then go north to Minwei Fort to inspect the people's livelihood conditions in the Volga River Basin. Meet with Hong Chengchou and tell him to start preparing for the construction of the railway. After all, there are so many prisoners of the Ottoman army on his side, so he must have enough manpower.
The railway that has been built to the wheel platform will continue to be extended all the way to Mingwei Fort, and then to Persia. The geographical conditions in Dongwu and Yunnan-Guizhou are so poor that it is impossible to build a railway at all. Even if yellow explosives were available, it would be very difficult to build a railway in this era. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen could only plan to build the railway to Mingwei Fort first and then go south to Persia.
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Not to mention Emperor Chongzhen going all the way back, let’s talk about Europe. Some countries have seen envoys sent by the former Persian Emperor Abbas II before and received letters from Abbas II asking for help. In this regard, those countries are gloating. No matter how alarmist you say, it's none of their business. It would be better to be destroyed, since they have nothing to pursue in common anyway.
Even later, countries such as Austria and the Czech Republic, which were adjacent to the Ottoman Empire, were always shrouded in the shadow of the Ottoman Empire. When they heard that the Ottoman Prime Minister died in battle and lost an army of more than 200,000 people, they all clapped their hands and even said that well done!
The Holy Roman Empire, knowing that the Ottoman Empire was severely weakened, was even more ready to take action to regain the territory taken away by the Ottoman Empire.
Only Mustafa and the others recognized him clearly, and were not as panicked as Abbas II, who actually went to the Europeans for help.
In addition, Sweden and other countries that attacked Poland were restrained by other countries. In addition, these countries are truly feudal countries, composed of various nobles. Therefore, after fighting for a while and grabbing enough things, I no longer wanted to fight.
Under the influence of these factors, the war that attempted to carve up Poland and the Lithuanian Commonwealth finally ended with Poland signing a humiliating treaty.
In the west of Europe, France, one of the most powerful countries, was also in the midst of civil strife, the famous Fronde movement, but it was also at its end.
Prince Condé, who was originally famous during the Thirty Years' War, did not succeed in his rebellion. Even if he borrowed troops from Spain or united with the Spanish army to attack France, the final result was failure.
King Philip IV of Spain authorized Condé to command the Spanish army to fight France and granted him Luxembourg. According to the original historical development, nothing was gained in the end and it ended sadly.
However, in this plane, the situation has undergone subtle changes. Of course, this was naturally brought about by the time-traveling wings of Emperor Chongzhen, but the actual fan was Portugal, which was allied with the Ming Dynasty.
Previously, the Portuguese had been worried that Spain would suppress their independence. But unexpectedly, Spain was involved in the civil strife in France. This made King Joao IV of Portugal very happy, because it was because of this rebellion that the powerful French minister Cardinal Mazarin began to take him seriously.
