He first released and treated Darashuk of the Mughal Empire as a courtesy, and also returned his remaining army to him. At the same time, he allowed him to go to the border to collect those who had escaped from the Mughal Empire, and those who did not
The army of the Ming Empire is willing to surrender.
On the other side, he listened to the Dutch's advice and personally communicated with the British and the Danes operating in the Persian Gulf to reach an alliance.
On the one hand, the combined army composed of Europeans can ensure the safety of sea routes; on the other hand, like Aurangzeb of the Mughal Empire, he purchased large quantities of European muskets and artillery to enhance the strength of the Persian army.
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In short, Abbas II began comprehensive preparations for war.
Around October of the 25th year of Chongzhen, the Dutch Governor Kuyi miraculously escaped from the Mughal Empire to Persia. However, he was very embarrassed, described as withered, and his clothes were ragged, almost like a beggar.
When he was sent to the Persian capital to meet Abbas II, Kui Yi also brought back some news that they had not known before.
They knew the details of the most important battle between the Mughal Empire army and the Ming Dynasty army, that is, the Battle of Bhagalpur. It can be said that after understanding the entire battle, they were both happy and worried.
Fortunately, the reason why the Mughal Empire collapsed so quickly was because Aurangzeb was arrogant and underestimated the Ming army. As a result, the Ming army attacked and secretly camped at night and was defeated by a fire.
Otherwise, the powerful Mughal Empire, with millions of troops, would never have been defeated by the Ming army in such a short period of time.
On the other hand, the Ming army that came down from Qinghai-Tibet to launch a sneak attack also shows that the Ming army did not destroy the Mughal Empire casually on a spur-of-the-moment basis. Instead, they had planned for a long time and struck with all their might.
In other words, the Ming Empire was not as powerful as they initially thought!
What is worrying is that the news brought back by Kuiyi shows that China's firearms are powerful, even more powerful than those of various European countries. Their artillery and muskets have a long range and high shooting accuracy.
This is also the reason why Aurangzeb was obviously a general who could lead troops in war, but in the end he suffered a big loss.
In addition, Kui Yi also found out that there was a powerful firearm in the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know what it was at the moment. It was the kind that exploded and was very lethal.
After hearing the news, Abbas II felt that European firearms were no longer popular.
Regarding the sharpness of the Ming army's firearms, the British and Danes also repeatedly asked Kui Yi for confirmation, and then they began to worry.
These colonists were able to colonize and plunder along the coastline with a small number of people because of their sharp firearms. Therefore, no one understood the importance of sharp firearms better than them.
According to Kui Yi, the Ming army's artillery and muskets can completely suppress the existing artillery and muskets in Europe. Once the war actually starts, it will definitely be a very serious matter.
At the same time, the colonists in these countries were also very jealous of the Ming army's advanced firearms.
After knowing that the Ming army was all equipped with advanced muskets and artillery, they made a decision: to obtain the Ming army's firearms at all costs, and to find out the secret of the powerful weapons.
The artillery is too heavy and difficult to obtain, but the musket is easier. Since the range is long and the accuracy is high, the principles are probably the same.
Abbas II naturally had the same idea as them, so he sent many of his men to sneak into the Mughal Empire. No matter what means they used, they demanded that the advanced firearms of the Ming Dynasty must be brought back.
At the same time, envoys from the Ottoman Empire also arrived in the Persian Empire. Based on the fear of the Ming Empire, the two parties quickly exchanged news and reached an agreement.
Specifically, the Ottoman Empire fully supports the Persian Empire in preparing for war and will never hold back or take advantage of the situation. Moreover, the Ottoman Empire is willing to sell the supplies that the Persian Empire lacks at low prices.
In addition, the Ottoman Empire was actually willing to send troops, but was rejected by Abbas II.
During the reign of Abbas I, the Persian Empire suffered a disastrous defeat to the Ottoman Empire and lost important towns such as Baghdad. If the Ottoman Empire's army entered its territory this time, he was afraid that after the threat of the Ming Empire was lifted, his own foundation would be destroyed by the Ottoman Empire.
Knowing everything clearly, who knows whether the Ottoman Empire may have any intention of destroying the Persian Empire?
Anyway, the ambition of the Ottoman Empire to expand outward is definitely not much smaller than that of the Ming Empire. The entire Mediterranean coast has been conquered by the Ottoman Empire, and it is still fighting the Europeans, so its ambition is not small.
In this way, in the Middle East, the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire formed a semi-alliance, united the Europeans here, and formed an alliance to resist the westward expansion of the Ming Empire.
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However, at this time, the Ming Expeditionary Force did not immediately attack Persia as they imagined. At least for now, there is absolutely no intention to attack Persia.
The reason is also very simple. Although the Ming Expeditionary Force has eliminated the main army of the Mughal Empire, it is temporarily unable to withdraw from the land of the Mughal Empire because its territory is too large.
The fastest vassal king in the country has just arrived in the Mughal Empire.
Li Yan was ordered by the imperial court to assist the vassal kings in seizing the vassal state. There were three vassal kings in total. Their territories were divided and the remnants of the Mughal Empire army were wiped out. Even if the expeditionary force did not do it themselves, there was only an army formed by the vassal state.
When going for a cleanup, you also need to be on guard to prevent accidents.
As for Shashuja, the former second prince of the Mughal Empire, he was not a threat. He sent troops directly from Dhaka to chase Shashuja and quickly destroyed him.
By the beginning of the 26th year of Chongzhen, all three vassal kings finally arrived in the South Asian subcontinent, and the Ming expeditionary force also began to withdraw.
At this time, Li Yan began to pay attention to the small actions of the Persian Empire.
He sent an envoy to the Persian Empire and put forward the requirements of the Ming Empire.
First, hand over the enemies of the Ming Empire, that is, the Dutch who escaped from the Mughal Empire and Dara Shuko's troops.
Second, there was no attack on the Ming Dynasty on the border. It was found that it was the Persians, and Abbas II was asked to hand over the murderer and pay a compensation of one million taels of silver.
How could Abbas II agree to these two requests? So, Li Yan used this as an excuse to mobilize the Ming expeditionary force to gather on the border of Persia, assuming a posture of attacking Persia at any time.
The reason why they just put on this offensive posture and did not attack immediately does not mean that they do not have the strength to attack, but it is based on the strategic requirements of the imperial court.
According to the imperial court's strategy, the Persian Empire must be defeated, and it will be used as a territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, rather than for the purpose of enfeoffing vassal kings.
As for why the imperial court chose the land of the Persian Empire, Li Yan was not sure.
For this purpose, the combat requirements were different from those of the Mughal Empire.
At this time, in the Persian Empire, under the rule of Abbas II, the lives of the people were not difficult.
If the original historical development is followed, Abbas II only became brutal after the prime minister he trusted died within a year or two, which made the people sad and the Persian Empire began to decline.
But on this plane, at this point in time, none of these things have happened yet.
If the Ming army attacked directly, it would not be difficult to conquer Persia, but it would be a lot more difficult to stabilize Persia's rule.
Therefore, according to the court's strategy, troops were hoarded at the border, forcing the Persian Empire to prepare for war, which was similar to starting an arms race.
In this way, the focus of the Persian Empire was war. Conscription of troops and food collection were necessary.
At the beginning, the Persian people may cooperate, but if the Ming army fails to attack, there will definitely be complaints as time goes by.
But because of the strength of the Ming Dynasty's army, Abbas II could not relax and had to hoard heavy troops to prepare for war.
This was a conspiracy to consume the strength of the Persian Empire, and Abbas II had to do this.
In addition, during this period, Li Yan will also send a large number of Mughals to sneak into Persia to spread news, spy on military intelligence, and prepare for future attacks on the Persian Empire.
In short, during this period, at least on the surface, the Ming army seemed to be ready to launch an attack on the Persian Empire at any time, but in fact it was still recuperating.
However, since the Mughal Empire was destroyed by a surprise attack by the Ming army, the Persian Empire did not dare to be careless and kept the string of war tight.
There is no way, whoever makes the Ming army too strong and does not deal with it with all its strength will suffer the consequences of defeat.
Of course, the Persian Empire was not without its benefits.
The attack that continued on the night of the Ming Dynasty was indeed the work of the Persians. After they grabbed the musket, they discovered the mystery of the rifling, which made them ecstatic, and they immediately began targeted research with the participation of the Netherlands and other Europeans.
However, it is a pity that the Persians only grabbed the muskets because they believed that the secret lay in the muskets.
In fact, the reason why the Divine Rifle is so powerful, in addition to the rifling, also lies in the matching bullets.
This delayed the Europeans' research for a lot of time before they finally figured out the mystery of the Divine Rifle.
Subsequently, the Dutch, British and Danes began to build this kind of musket while sending secrets to their own countries. Of course, Abbas II provided the manpower and financial resources. However, if you want to mass-produce the Divine rifle,
But it is definitely not that easy. Even if Europeans are involved, it will still take a lot of time to experiment.
What they didn't know was that at this time, ships from the Ming Dynasty arrived in Agra one after another along the Ganges River.
At the port, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force enforced martial law and emptied everyone. Governor Li Yan personally greeted them, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.