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Chapter 1332 Allied Forces Must Win
In the Persian Empire, Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire originally died of illness in early February of this year.But on this plane, the wings of butterflies are flapping. He is not dead yet, and he is in high spirits. He is riding on a hill, looking at the endless long dragons at the foot of the mountain. The team waited, rolling forward, bringing up dust all over the sky.

At this moment, Murad IV couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it weren't for the threat of the Ming army, how could he have the opportunity to command 40 troops from various countries to go out.And outside the Persian Gulf, the combined fleet of European countries has just arrived. There are more than 600 warships and about 10 people. It is exciting to think about fighting with our side!
Thinking of this, Murad IV waved his horsewhip and pointed to the east, almost shouting in a roaring voice: "This battle, the coalition forces will surely win!"

This is not a slogan, but what he really thinks in his heart.At least if so many elite troops from various countries attacked the Ottoman Empire, he felt that it would be impossible to defeat them!Even if the Ming Dynasty is powerful, how much stronger can it be than the Ottoman Empire?Even if the Ming army can resist the land and water armies, what about the northern army?
Hearing his bold words, his generals laughed loudly, full of confidence.

Before the army entered the territory of the original Mughal Empire, countless scouts had already been sent out.In the past, there were dozens of scouts, but now they are in teams of hundreds and hundreds, and the strength of the troops can be seen from this.

Except that the scouts of these coalition forces met Yebushou of the Ming army at the beginning, they have never seen them again.Afterwards, news about the Ming army in the former Mughal Empire was collected one by one to Murad IV's Chinese army camp.

"Report, the main force of the Ming army has not been found!"

"Report, the Ming army seems to have escaped earlier!"

"Report, the cities are almost empty, and everyone either fled to the east with the Ming army, or fled into the mountains and wilderness."

"..."

Murad IV was very happy to hear it at first. The Ming army should know the momentum of the coalition forces. If they can't fight, they can only run away in despair.But after he heard it, he found out that the Ming army was fleeing in a planned way, no, this is not called running away, but retreating.

The materials along the way were emptied, or distributed to those untouchables, but nothing was left anyway. Is this the so-called fortified walls and cleared fields?There was no smile on Murad IV's face, and he thought depressingly in his heart. There are 40 troops, if you add the civilian husbands accompanying the army to escort food and grass, there are really millions of troops.With so many people, even if the attack is divided into three routes, the logistical pressure on each route will be very high.Although the allied forces had expected and prepared, the situation was still not as good as imagined!

In the initial estimates of the two armies, they were actually very optimistic.You know, the Ming army was aggressive before, calling for Persia to hand over the prince of the former Mughal Empire.As far as what was shown at that time, it seemed that anyone who made the Ming Dynasty unhappy would be beaten!

Therefore, the allied army thought that the Ming Dynasty should fight a battle, otherwise, the territory that had just been occupied would run away without a fight. Would the monarch still want to lose face?What would the untouchables in the newly occupied territories think?How can I be powerful in the future?
Unexpectedly, the Ming army was so decisive that they abandoned the vast territory they had just occupied without fighting a single battle, and ran away!
Murad IV thought about this, and issued an order accordingly to let the forward advance faster, and it would be best if he could bite the Ming army.In addition, an order was sent to Marton Tromp, the commander of the United Fleet, to let him advance as soon as possible and attack the Ming army from the sea. It would be best if he could threaten the Ming army's rear.

In fact, if the weather conditions at sea are good, the propulsion speed will naturally be much faster than that on land.After receiving the order from Murad IV, the famous Dutch general Marton Tromp just sneered and said: "It seems that we still have to rely on us to win the Ming Kingdom!"

The generals of these joint fleets are all European countries, including the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, England, France, etc. They originally did not deal with the Ottoman Empire, but this time they joined together for the common enemy.But this does not prevent them from contempt for each other.

Hearing the coach's words, the generals of other countries standing beside him also affirmed.

"Our combined fleet has more than 600 warships. No matter how many warships the Ming army has, so what? Can it still compete with our combined fleet?"

"If you want me to say, our joint fleet should push all the way to Southeast Asia, take back all the colonies occupied by the Ming country, and then push it to the mainland of the Ming country, so that those who walk on land can see, they When we were still on the way, we had already captured the capital of the Ming Kingdom!"

"That's right, the Ming Dynasty is so rich, the first to grab it will definitely benefit the most, and then we will load it back one by one, making those on land envious!"

"..."

Needless to say, no one would think that their combined fleet would not be able to defeat the Ming army.They believe that the number of warships is more than that of the Ming country, and the elite sailors are also stronger than that of the Ming country. Even if the range of some artillery pieces of the Ming country is a little longer, so what, when they all rush over, how will the Ming army fight?
For this, one of these generals has a great say. He is the former governor of the Netherlands, Shivela. I heard him introduce: "The Ming Dynasty is best at using arson boats to surround the sea. As long as we are careful There is no danger at all. Also, their sailors are actually fishermen, and the sailors usually have very little training, except for a small number, which is not worth mentioning."

"No, no, the Ming army is basically sailing warships now, just like us." Wedell, who has been promoted to a major in England, quickly added, "But their sailors are really not good, and they are not proficient in sailing warships. Back then I have been to the Straits of Malacca, and the Ming army only relied on the large number of ships to force me to leave."

This point, Shivela did not deny, when he escaped from the Lion Kingdom, he saw many sailing warships.Thinking of this, he couldn't help offering advice: "Don't worry about it, now our joint fleet has assembled the elite naval forces from the whole of Europe. If we go all the way, no matter what happens to the navy of the Ming Dynasty, they will not be our opponents!"

Commander Marton Tromp listened to these people's words, thought for a while, came to the map, circled two places and said: "I estimate that the warships of the Ming army should be withdrawn to Chittagong in Bangladesh or simply to the cave. My port of Rangoon. Lion country and Goa, there will be no Ming warships."

Although he made such a conclusion, he still turned around and told Shivira: "You are familiar with the Lion Kingdom, you lead your own fleet to the Lion Kingdom first, and find out if there is a Ming Kingdom fleet!"

"No problem, leave everything to me!" Shivela didn't make any excuses. This time, he had enough confidence to take the order immediately. Not long after, a detachment of fifty sailing warships broke away from the main force and accelerated. speed away.

Along the way, he did not see any warships of the Ming army, which made Shivela look down on the Ming navy a little bit.Wasn't he awesome before? After chasing me so far, why didn't I dare to show up this time? I have the guts to fight!
When he saw the Lion Kingdom in the distance, Shivela couldn't help but get excited, and blurted out a word in his heart: "I, Shivela, am back!"

Damn, I was caught off guard by the Ming army before, causing me to hide everywhere on the island, and thanks to my wisdom, I had prepared a way out beforehand, so I escaped.Originally, after escaping back, he still had to be responsible for it and be punished.Thanks to the Ming army being too arrogant, which caused public outrage, and he was familiar with the Ming country, he was reappointed.This time, we must seize the opportunity and make up for it.

Thinking of this, he immediately commanded the warship and went to Colombo first.

Unexpectedly, before approaching Colombo, the soldiers on the lookout shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, there are enemies in the direction of Colombo, and there are about a hundred sailing warships coming towards you!"

When Shivira heard this, he didn't panic, and quickly took out his binoculars to look at it. Sure enough, a dense array of sailing warships, flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty, was approaching.

After seeing it clearly, Shivira immediately snorted coldly, and instead of fighting the Ming army, he immediately ordered to keep a distance and retreat.When he set off from the country, he had been ordered.Don't lose your own country's fleet. In a word, let him take credit when the wind is downwind, and be wretched when the wind is headwind.

At this time, escaping is a good wind, and he is not worried about problems.Seeing the Ming fleet following closely behind, he sneered in his heart: You have a lot of ships right now, just wait and see if I can scare you to death later!

At this time, Zheng Zhilong, the Nanyang Bo of Ming Dynasty, led two hundred warships and was stationed at Male in the Maldives, which is very famous in later generations, and was following the progress of the naval battle through the chat group with others.Da Ming is very clear about Shivela's intention to avoid fighting instead of fighting.Because Daming has Jinyiwei spies all along the coast, hiding on the coast and reporting the location of the enemy's main fleet, including the composition of the fleet and so on.

"Report, the vanguard is chasing the Franc fleet, and the enemy's main fleet has caught up, and now it has been ordered to retreat!"

"Report, our army has retreated to the Lion Country Strait, and the enemy is chasing in!"

"Report, the enemy has dispatched a fleet of about [-] ships to try to bypass the Lion Kingdom."

"..."

When Zheng Zhilong heard the news, he ordered his two hundred naval warships to set off and follow the enemy's back route.

In the narrow area of ​​the Lion Country Strait, the Ming Navy fought and retreated, and the rumble of artillery broke the tranquility of this strait.

On his flagship, Marton Tromp, the commander of the coalition forces, stared at the battlefield in the distance with curious eyes and said, "Why can the artillery of the Ming army hit so far? The advantage in naval warfare is obvious! If it weren't for our warships being several times larger than the Ming army's If you don’t, you really can’t beat the Ming army! Who can tell me what’s going on with the Ming army’s artillery?”

All the Allied generals who saw the range of the Ming army's shelling for the first time were also very surprised.Although they had heard that the Ming army's artillery was advanced before, they realized that the Ming army's artillery was indeed much more powerful after seeing it in person.

In the place of the battle, not long after, a coalition warship was sunk, and the artillery of the coalition was more likely to miss, hitting the sea with waves everywhere, as if someone was throwing a lot of stones into the water.

For this battle, Marton Tromp has enough capital, so he is not panic.However, fighting and fighting, the soldiers on the boat at the front panicked a little.In the previous naval battles, after the warships of both sides approached, they turned sideways and bombarded each other. You bombed me, and I bombed you.Although it is more dangerous, at least there is hope to persist until defeating the opponent.But now, the Ming army is retreating while fighting. Their artillery distance is sufficient, but at this distance, my side is completely out of sight. It is completely in the situation where I can't fight back after being beaten. I can only try my best to approach the Ming army warships. .

These Ming troops are also cunning, seeing that they are approaching, they would rather not fire, but to distance themselves first.It can be seen that the soldiers of the Ming army on these warships are also very proficient in the operation of sail warships.

At this time, whether it was Marton Tromp or the soldiers below, they all understood that the Ming army's choice of this narrow strait as a battlefield should have been premeditated.Marton Tromp didn't care about this, as it was so approaching, the strait would always come to an end.

The sky gradually darkened, and all the battleships hung up lanterns. The naval battle continued, but relatively speaking, the efficiency of the battle slowed down.The Ming army was fighting and retreating, and by about midnight, they were about to withdraw from the strait.

Although he couldn't see it, Marton Tromp could predict it, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.This kind of scene where it is difficult to fight back after being beaten is finally over.Once out of the mouth of the strait, the warships on his side will be able to start a siege. With the advantage of troops, even if the Ming army has the advantage of artillery, it will be difficult to escape the end of defeat.

At this time, Murad IV led the army past the original Mughal Empire and entered the territory of Bengal.At this time, he was a little excited and couldn't sleep, because the scouts reported that they had finally seen the main force of the Ming army, and they were in Dhaka, Bangladesh.In terms of military strength, it is about [-] or so.According to the confessions of the captured untouchables, it was the Ariake army who came to reinforce them.

Only [-] Ming troops, Murad IV didn't care.What he was worried about before was that the Ming army would continue to retreat. If they retreated back to their original Ming country, the front line would far exceed their previous estimates, and the logistics might be unbearable.Since the Ming army will not retreat, let's make a decisive battle here.

When the next day dawned, the scout sent back further news.Hundreds of miles away after Dhaka, there was no Ming army.In other words, Murad IV's opponent this time is only the [-] Ming army in Dhaka City, which makes him very excited.

This time, he sent an army to guard against Gushri Khan in Tibet, and at sea, there was a joint fleet of allied forces advancing. This time, let's see what tricks the Ming army can play!
Crush the Ming army with strength, and the allied army will win!

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