Daming Military Empire

Chapter 510
After transferring the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army and the Loyal and Valiant Army to Kandahar, there is no need to worry about the defense of South Asia. According to the current national strength of the Persian Safavid Empire, 40 troops can be mobilized even if they die, 40 vs. 30. The Ming army Due to the advantages of the terrain, even if the two sides have the same equipment, it will be difficult for the Persian Safavid Empire to break through the front line of Kandahar.

Is the equipment of the Persian Safavid Empire the same as that of the Ming Empire?This is naturally impossible.

The muskets they introduced were only the most primitive matchlock guns, and they could not compare with the flintlock guns of the Ming army in terms of lethality or rate of fire.

The artillery they introduced was also the most primitive bronze cannon, just like the early Hongyi cannon, it was between a mortar and a howitzer, and it was not as good as the latest Ming howitzer in terms of range or destructive power.

In fact, if Sultan really came to attack Kandahar, Hou Shilu's First Expeditionary Army Corps would be able to draw a tie with the 20 troops he led. pressure.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Cijiong to let Hou Shilu take this risk. If Hou Shilu loses accidentally, the whole of South Asia will be in danger. Therefore, this reinforcement must be sent.

Sending reinforcements is still the first step, and we must teach the Persian Safavid Empire a lesson. If they hurt them, or in other words, beat them to a big defeat, they will be honest in the future.

This is not something that the Ming Empire can easily do now, because the Ming Dynasty is now fighting on the third front, and most of its troops have been mobilized to Siberia and Shaanxi Xingdusi. It is really impossible to mobilize more troops to clean up the Persian Safavid Empire.

Although Hou Shilu was able to completely crush the 30 army led by Sultan after the Second Army of the Expeditionary Army and the Zhongyong Army passed by with this 20 army, they can also send reinforcements.

If they retreated to the border cities, resisted the attack of the Ming army, and then continuously dispatched reinforcements from the rear, it would be difficult for the 30 Ming army to defeat them. Even if they were defeated, the Ming army would inevitably lose It is a terrible situation, so they must be left with no reinforcements to send.

It is also very simple to make them have no reinforcements to send, that is, to treat others in their own way. Didn't the anti-Habsburg alliance make Ming Dynasty bloom everywhere, and Ming Dynasty can also make the Persian Safavid Empire bloom everywhere.

Zhu Cijiong looked at the map and issued another decree: "Cao Huachun, immediately telegraph Mahara Cheng to announce the political envoy, and order them to send a fast boat to inform Li Mingfu who is stationed at the Eurasian Canal to take 50 taels of silver and go there." The imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire, let Suleiman immediately summon 20 troops and station troops on the border between the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Safavid Empire.

His decree was a bit long, so Cao Huachun hurriedly took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write it down, and then went out to arrange for someone to deliver the decree.

Mahara Cheng announced that there was no embarrassment after the Minister of Political Affairs received the telegram. Mumbai Port is there. Although there are no super battleships in the port, there are still a few Fuchuan battleships, and he sent one directly. Just go to the Eurasian Canal to deliver the decree.

With the speed of the rebuilt Fuchuan warship, within two days, Mahara Cheng announced that the political envoy passed the emperor's will to Li Mingfu.

Li Mingfu was a little dumbfounded when he received the order. It’s not that he has no money. He doesn’t know how many merchant ships pass by the Eurasian Canal every day. The imperial household department is stationed here at the yamenmen, and it is enough to pay money at the yamenmen.

The main problem is that he has no experience in leading missions to other countries, how should he fix it?He doesn't know any rules, etiquette, etiquette, he is just a general!

Zhu Cijiong didn't intend to embarrass Li Mingfu. He was the only person with the highest position near the Ottoman Empire. If someone was sent from the Daming capital, it would take at least ten days on the way. Even if Zheng Zhilong was to go there, it would not take a day or two to get there. .

Li Mingfu was really kicked out, even if he didn't know anything, he had to go, this was the emperor's order.

He simply brought a hundred guards, withdrew 50 taels of silver from the yamen of the household department, recruited a Fuchuan warship, planted the sun and moon dragon flag, and then went directly across the Eurasian Canal to the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire .

The imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire was on the Mediterranean coast. It didn't take long in the past, and the journey was quite smooth. Whether it was merchant ships or warships from various countries, when they saw the sun, moon and dragon flags of the Ming Empire, they hurriedly avoided them.

You know, the current Mediterranean Sea is simply the inland sea of ​​the Daming Habsburg Alliance, because the west of the Mediterranean is the Kingdom of Spain, the north is the Holy Roman Empire, and the east and south are all territories of the Ottoman Empire. Surrounded by the countries of the Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty, if you see the sun, moon and dragon flags of the Ming Empire here, why don't you hurry to avoid it, the Empire of the Ming Dynasty is the leader of the Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty!

In this way, Li Mingfu rushed all the way and arrived at the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire in less than a day.

Although Li Mingfu didn't know the rules of missions, he still knew the basic manners.

He didn't lead a hundred guards straight to the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire, but first sent the translator he brought to notify Suyman, and asked Suyman to arrange someone to pick him up. There is still 50 taels of silver, isn't he? You can't just take the silver and give it to Suyman so blatantly!

This interpreter was also an astute person sent to him by the Ministry of Finance. After finding Suyman and hinting at him, Suyman immediately understood that the Ming Empire had sent a legion commander to give him a gift and wanted him to do something.

All high-ranking officials from allied countries who have been to the Ming Empire, no matter how high their positions are, will almost always become pro-Ming faction, and Suyman is no exception. Although he became the most powerful Pasha in the Ottoman Empire, he completely controlled King Ibra Xin I has the right to speak, but he is still in awe of the Ming Empire.

Because he relied on the support of the Ming Empire to get to where he is today, and there are still a lot of benefits to be gained by working with the Ming Empire. It's no wonder he isn't close to the Ming Empire.

Therefore, under the hint of the translator, he directly recruited a carriage pair, and personally led people to the port to meet the special envoy of the Ming Empire.

Li Mingfu was really flattered. He didn't expect that Suyman would come to greet him in person. You must know that Suyman is now the actual ruler of the Ottoman Empire!
In fact, he underestimated himself. Although a legion commander like him was not a big boss in the Ming Empire, he was a super boss compared to the officials of the Ottoman Empire.

There are only so many troops in the Ottoman Empire, and the real power Pasha who can catch up with his loyal army can count on one hand. Therefore, in the Ottoman Empire, with his strength, he is a super boss. Suyman came to pick him up in person. Him, that's not surprising at all.

Li Mingfu originally thought that this errand would be difficult, but he never thought that just as he asked the translator to tell the emperor what he meant, Su Yiman nodded and agreed without hesitation!
This is not to say that Suyman is doing nothing for the sake of money, the main thing is that this matter is too simple for him.

Is it strange that the Ottoman Empire beat the Persian Safavid Empire?The two countries often fight, Suyman doesn't even need to find any excuses, just direct the whole purpose, let the army gather at the border, absolutely no one will object!

(End of this chapter)