In the Persian Empire, Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire originally died of illness in early February of that year. But on this plane, it is also a butterfly wing fan, he is not dead, and he is in high spirits, so he rode on a hill, looking at the endless long dragons under the mountain, the infantry army, the cavalry army, the grain and grass transport team, etc., rolling forward, bringing up the dust in 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 the armies of 400,000 countries. And outside the Persian Gulf, the combined fleets of European countries have just arrived, more than 600 warships, about 100,000 people, fighting with their own side, it's exciting to think about!

Thinking of this, Murad IV waved his horsewhip and pointed to the east, shouting almost in a roaring voice: "In this battle, the coalition will win!" ”

It's not a slogan, it's what he really thinks in his heart. At least if the elite armies of so many countries attacked the Ottoman Empire, he himself felt that it would be impossible to defeat them! Even if the Ming Kingdom is powerful, how much stronger can it be than the Ottoman Empire? Even if the Ming army can resist this land and water army, what about the North Route army?

Hearing his bold words, the generals under him laughed loudly, full of confidence.

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

Except for the fact that at the beginning, these scouts of the coalition army encountered the night of the Ming army, and they were never seen again. Subsequently, the news about the Ming army in the territory of the original Mughal Empire was collected one by one to the Chinese army camp of Murad IV.

"Report, no main force of the Ming army was found!"

"Report, it seems that the Ming army fled earlier!"

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

“……”

Murad IV was very happy to hear it at first, the Ming army should know the momentum of the coalition army, as long as it can't be defeated, it can only run away in disgrace. But when he heard it, he found that the Ming army was fleeing in a planned way, no, this is not called escaping, but retreating.

The supplies along the way were emptied, or distributed to those untouchables, and there was nothing left anyway, is this the so-called fortified wilderness? Murad IV lost a smile on his face and thought depressedly in his heart. 400,000 troops, if you add the people who escort grain and grass with the army, then there are really millions of troops. With so many people, even if they are divided into three ways to attack, the logistical pressure on each way is very great. Although the Allies expected and prepared, the situation was still not as good as they imagined!

In the initial estimates of the two armies, they were actually very optimistic. You must know that the Ming army was aggressive before, shouting that the Persian side would hand over the prince of the original Mughal Empire. At that time, it seemed that whoever made Mingguo unhappy would beat him!

Therefore, the allies thought that the Ming State should be able to fight, otherwise the territory that had just been occupied would run away without a battle, and the monarch's face would be gone? What will the untouchables of the newly occupied lands think? How can you be powerful in the future?

Unexpectedly, the Ming army was so decisive, did not fight a battle, abandoned the vast territory it had just occupied, and ran away!

Thinking of this, Murad IV also issued an order accordingly, telling the strikers to speed up and advance, and it would be best to bite the Ming army. In addition, he sent an order to the commander of the Combined Fleet, Marton Tromp, and asked him to advance as soon as possible and launch an attack on the Ming army from the sea, if he could threaten the rear of the Ming army, it would be the best.

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

The generals of these combined fleets were all from European countries, including the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, England, France, etc., who were originally not dealing with the Ottoman Empire, but this time they were united for the sake of a common enemy. But this does not prevent them from despising each other.

Hearing the boss speak, the other generals standing next to him also affirmed.

"Our combined fleet, more than 600 warships, no matter how many warships the Ming army has, what can we do, can we still compete with our combined fleet?"

"If you want me to say, our combined fleet should push all the way over, push it to the South Seas, snatch back all the colonies occupied by the Ming Kingdom, and then push it to the Ming Kingdom itself, let those two-footed people on the land see, when they are still halfway there, we have already occupied the capital of the Ming Kingdom!"

"That's right, the Ming Kingdom is so rich, the first to grab it will definitely have the most benefits, and when the time comes, we will load it back one by one, so that those on land will be envious to death!"

“……”

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 State, and the elite of the sailors is also stronger than that of the Ming State, even if the range of some artillery pieces of the Ming State is a little farther, when the time comes, how can the Ming army fight?

For this, one of these generals has a lot of right to speak, he is the former governor of the Netherlands, Schvera, and I heard him explain: "The best thing for the Ming Kingdom is to use arson boats to surround us in the coastal sea, as long as we are careful, there is no danger at all." In addition, their sailors are actually just fishermen, and the training of sailors in ordinary times is very small, except for a few, which is not worth mentioning. ”

"No, no, the Ming army is basically sail warships now, just like us." Weddell, who had been promoted to major in England, hurriedly added, "But they are really not good sailors, and they are not skilled in the operation of sail ships." When I first went to the Strait of Malacca, the Ming army forced me away because of the large number of ships. ”

Schwila does not deny this, he saw many sail warships when he escaped from the Lion Country. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but offer advice: "Don't worry about anything, now our combined fleet has gathered the elite of the entire European navy, and it is pushed all the way through, no matter what the sailors of the Ming Kingdom are, they will not be our opponents!" ”

The commander Marton Tromp listened to what these people said, thought about it, 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 port of Yangon in Dongwu. The Lion Kingdom and Goa, there will be no Ming warships. ”

Although he made up his mind like this, he still turned around and explained to Svera: "You are familiar with the Lion Country, you lead your fleet to the Lion Country first, and find out if there is a Ming Kingdom fleet!" ”

"No problem, I'll take care of everything!" Schvera did not have any excuses, this time, he was confident enough, and immediately received the order, and it didn't take long for a detachment of fifty sail warships to break away from the main force and speed up.

Along the way, he didn't see any Ming warships, which made Svera look down on the Ming Navy a little. Wasn't it a cow before, chasing himself so far, why didn't he dare to show up this time, there was a kind of decisive battle!

When he saw the Lion Kingdom from afar, Svera couldn't help but be proud, and blurted out a sentence in his heart: "I, Svera, are back!" ”

Damn, I was caught off guard by the Ming army before, so I hid everywhere on the island, and I also lost my wisdom, and I prepared a way out in advance before I escaped. Originally, after escaping back, he was responsible for this and had to be punished. It was because the Ming army was too arrogant, which caused public outrage, and he was familiar with the Ming country, so he was reused. This time, we must seize the opportunity to make up for it.

Thinking so, he immediately commanded the battleship and went to Colombo first.

Unexpectedly, before approaching Colombo, the soldier who was watching from a high place shouted loudly: "Your Excellency the Governor, there is an enemy in the direction of Colombo, and about a hundred sail warships are coming head-on!" “

When Shi Weila heard this, he was not very panicked, and hurriedly took out his binoculars to look, and sure enough, the dense sail warships, hanging the flag of the Ming Kingdom, were coming.

After seeing it clearly, Schvila immediately snorted coldly, and did not fight with the Ming army, and immediately ordered to keep a distance and retreat. When he set out from home, he was given orders. Don't lose all the fleets of your own country, in a word, let him grab merit when the wind is down, and obscene when the wind is against the wind.

At this time, the escape is a tailwind, and he is not worried that there will be problems. Seeing the Ming fleet coming closely, he sneered in his heart: You have a lot of ships now, wait, see if I can scare you to death in a while!

At this time, Zheng Zhilong, the Ming Nanyang Bo, led 200 warships to sit in Malé, the Maldives, which was extremely famous in later generations, and was following the naval battle with others through a chat group. Schwila's intention to avoid war is clear to Daming. Because the Ming Dynasty has set up Jinyi guards along the coast, hiding on the coast to tell the location of the enemy's main fleet one by one, including the composition of its fleet and so on.

"Report, the forward pursued the Francophone fleet, encountered the enemy's main fleet and caught up, and now has been ordered to retreat!"

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

"Report, the enemy has divided a fleet of about a hundred ships to try to bypass the Lion Country."

“……”

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

In the narrow place of the Lion Country Strait, the Ming Navy fought and retreated, and the sound of artillery roared, breaking the tranquility of this strait.

The commander of the coalition forces, Marton Tromp, was on his flagship, staring at the battlefield in the distance with curious eyes and said: "Why can the artillery of the Ming army hit so far?" The advantages of naval warfare are on display! If it weren't for the fact that our warships were several times larger than the Ming army, we really wouldn't be able to defeat the Ming army! Can anyone tell me what is going on with the artillery of the Ming army? ”

All the Allied generals who saw the distance of the Ming artillery for the first time were also very surprised. Although they had heard that the artillery of the Ming army was advanced before, after really seeing it on the spot, they found that the artillery of the Ming army was indeed much more powerful.

In the place of battle, it didn't take long for a coalition warship to be sunk, and the coalition artillery, more than that, was missed, and the sea was full of spray, as if someone was throwing a lot of stones into the water.

For this battle, Marton Tromp has enough capital and is not panicking. However, while fighting, the soldiers on the ship at the front were a little panicked. In the previous naval battles, after the warships of both sides approached, they turned sideways and bombarded each other, you hit me, I hit you. It's more dangerous, but at least there's hope that you'll be able to hold out until you defeat your opponent. But now, the Ming army is fighting and retreating, and their artillery distance is sufficient, but their own side is completely inaccurate at this distance, and it is completely to the point where they can't fight back just by being beaten, and they can only desperately approach the Ming warships for the purpose.

These Ming troops are also cunning, and seeing that they are approaching, they would rather not open fire, but also open the distance first. It can be seen that the Ming soldiers on these battleships 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 the battlefield should have been premeditated. In this regard, Marton Tromp didn't care, it was so imminent, and there was always a time when the strait would end.

The sky slowly darkened, all the warships were hung with lanterns, and the naval battle continued, but relatively speaking, the efficiency of the war slowed down. The Ming army fought and retreated, and by about the second half of the night, it was 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. When they get out of the mouth of the strait, the warships on their side will be able to launch an encirclement, and 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 a large army beyond the original Mughal Empire and into Bengal. At this time, he was a little excited and couldn't sleep, because the scouts came to report that they had finally seen the main force of the Ming army, and they were in the city of Dhaka in Bengal. In terms of troops, it is about 100,000. According to the confessions of the captured untouchables, the Ming army came to reinforce them.

It's just a hundred thousand Ming troops, and Murad IV doesn't care. What he was worried about before was that the Ming army would keep retreating, and if they retreated to their original territory of the Ming Kingdom, this front would far exceed their prior estimates, and the logistics would be unbearable. Since the Ming army will not retreat, it will be better to fight a decisive battle here.

By daylight the next day, the scouts had sent back further news. A few hundred miles after Dhaka, there was no Ming army. In other words, Murad IV's opponent this time was only the 100,000 Ming army in Dhaka City, which made him very excited.

This time, he sent an army to guard against Gushi Khan in Tibet, and at sea, there was a combined fleet of allied forces to advance, this time, see what tricks the Ming army can play!

Crush the Ming army with strength, and the allies will win!

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