After the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force and the Loyal Army were transferred to Kandahar, there was no need to worry about the defense of South Asia, according to the current national strength of the Persian Safavid Empire, it was possible to gather 400,000 troops to survive, 400,000 against 300,000, and the Ming army also had the advantage of terrain, even if the equipment of both sides was the same, it would be difficult for the Persian Safavid Empire to break through the Kandahar line. Books.com

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 arquebuses, and neither the lethality nor the rate of fire could match the flintlock pistols of the Ming army.

The artillery they introduced was also the most primitive bronze run, like the early Hongyi cannon, between the mortar and the howitzer, and was inferior to the latest howitzer of the Ming Dynasty in terms of range and destructive power.

In fact, if Sultan really came to attack Kandahar, Hou Shilu's First Army of the Expeditionary Force would be able to draw with the 200,000 troops he led, and now with the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force and the Loyal Army, it would be simply overwhelming.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Cijiong to let Hou Shilu take this risk, if Hou Shilu is accidentally defeated, then the whole of South Asia will be in danger, so this reinforcement must still be sent.

Sending reinforcements is still the first step, and it is necessary to teach the Persian Safavid Empire a lesson, to beat them painfully, or rather, to defeat them and lose them, and 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 three fronts, and most of the troops have been mobilized to Siberia and Shaanxi Xingdusi, and it is really impossible to send more people to clean up the Persian Safavid Empire.

Although after the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force and the Loyal and Brave Army passed, Hou Shilu was able to completely crush the 200,000 army led by Sultan with these 300,000 troops, but they could also send reinforcements.

If they retreat to the border cities, resist the attack of the Ming army, and then continuously transfer reinforcements from the rear, it will be difficult for the 300,000 Ming army to defeat them, even if they are defeated, the Ming army will inevitably suffer heavy losses, so they must be left without reinforcements to send.

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

Zhu Cijiong looked at the map and ordered again, "Cao Huachun, immediately telegraphed Mahala to announce the political envoys, and ordered them to send a fast boat to inform Li Mingfu, who was stationed in the Eurasian Canal, to take 500,000 taels of silver to the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire, and let Suleiman immediately gather 200,000 troops and station troops on the border between the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Safavid Empire. “

His will was a bit long, Cao Huachun hurriedly took pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote it down, and then went out to arrange for someone to pass on the will.

After Mahalla Cheng announced that after receiving the telegram, there was no difficulty, the port of Mumbai was there, although there were no super battleships in the port, there were still a few Fubune warships, and one was directly sent to the Eurasian Canal to carry out the decree.

At the speed of the transformed Fufune warship, within two days, Mahalla Cheng announced that the envoy would pass the emperor's will to Li Mingfu.

Li Mingfu was a little dumbfounded when he received the order, not that he didn't have any money, the Eurasian Canal didn't know how many merchant ships passed by every day, and those who entered from here had to hand over the toll to the Ming Empire, he just needed to go to the Yamen Gate where the Ming Empire's household department was stationed here to pay the silver.

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

Zhu Cijiong didn't mean to embarrass Li Mingfu, he was the highest in the vicinity of the Ottoman Empire, if he sent someone from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it would take at least ten days to get there, even if Zheng Zhilong was allowed to go over, it would not be a day or two to arrive.

Li Mingfu was really driven duck rack, even if he didn't know anything, he had to go, this was the emperor's will.

He simply took a hundred guards, withdrew 500,000 taels of silver from the Yamen of the Household Department, recruited a fortune ship warship, planted the sun, moon and dragon flags, and then directly crossed the Eurasian Canal and rushed to the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire.

The imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire was on the coast of the Earth Sea, and it didn't take long in the past, and the journey was quite smooth, whether it was a merchant ship or a warship of various countries, when they saw the sun and moon dragon flag of the Ming Empire, they were all quickly avoided.

You know, the current sea is simply the inland sea of the Ming Habsburg League, because the west of the sea is the Kingdom of Spain, the north is the Holy Roman Empire, and the east and south are all the territory of the Ottoman Empire, which means that the entire sea is almost surrounded by the countries of the Ming Habsburg League.

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 the envoy, he still knew the basic politeness.

He did not lead a hundred guards to the imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire, but first sent a translator to inform Su Yiman, so that Su Yiman could arrange someone to pick it up, this is not 500,000 taels of silver, he can't directly bring the silver so blatantly to Su Yiman!

This translator is also a shrewd person sent to him by the Ministry of Households, and after finding Su Yiman, after hinting at it, Su Yiman immediately understood that the Ming Empire sent a legion commander to give him a gift and wanted him to do something.

All the high-ranking officials of the allies who have been to the Ming Empire, no matter how high their positions, will almost become pro-Ming factions, and Su Yiman is no exception, although he became the most powerful Pasha in the Ottoman Empire and completely controlled the voice of King Ibrahim I, but he was still in awe of the Ming Empire.

Because he relied on the support of the Ming Empire to get to today's status, and with the Ming Empire, there are still a lot of benefits to be gained, so it's no wonder that he doesn't kiss the Ming Empire.

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

Li Mingfu was really flattered, he didn't expect Su Yiman to come to greet him in person, you must know that Su Yiman is now the actual ruler of the Ottoman Empire!

In fact, he underestimated himself, although a legion commander like him was not a big man in the Ming Empire, but compared to the officials of the Ottoman Empire, he was a super big man.

There are only a few troops in the Ottoman Empire, and the real power of Pasha who can catch up with his loyal army can be counted with one hand, so in the Ottoman Empire, his strength is a super boss, and it is not strange that Su Yiman came to pick him up in person.

Li Mingfu originally thought that this errand would be difficult, but he never thought that as soon as he asked the translator to tell the emperor's meaning, Su Yiman nodded and agreed without hesitation!

It's not that Suyman didn't care about anything for the money, the main thing was that it was too simple for him.

Was it strange for the Ottomans to fight the Persian Safavids? The two countries often fight each other, is it okay, Suyman doesn't even need to make any excuses, directly the whole will, let the army gather at the border, absolutely no one will object!