Pier of the port of corpse in the Persian Gulf, 13th year of Hongwu, August

A few months into the war, Persia was filled with a national mobilization, and every country did not take lightly in a war that had swept into almost all the world's powers. It can be said that if any country does not mobilize in diplomatic, political, economic, military, and other fields, it will inevitably usher in failure.

For the Sassanid Persian Empire, the country, after entering the general war, vowed to carry the war to the end in order to completely defeat their mortal enemy on the continent, the Roman Empire, a country of Romans with a military tradition.

In order to defeat the feuding Roman Empire, Persia mobilized almost all forces. At first, the Persians really did not intend to form an alliance with the Great Jin, but the strength of the cavalry made Persia realize that Persia did not have the strength to face the attack from the east and the west. It was under these circumstances that the Persians had to regain their friendship with the Jin.

After the outbreak of the war, in addition to several important ports in the Persian Gulf, in order to receive supplies and reinforcements from the Great Jin Dynasty, Persia leased the port of Shirov to the Jin people. Today, it has been completely transformed into a huge barracks, warehouse, transportation hub and combat base, and every once in a while several ships from the Great Jin Fu dock here, unload supplies and goods, and then transport away the iron ore, coal and other resources in Persia.

In the harbor of the port of Corpseov, the masts of countless warships and transports formed a large forest, constantly sailing in and out of the harbor, and at the docks the blacks who were enslaved by the Persians. It is to act as a dock coolie. There, as they had been in Africa, lazily and always looking for an opportunity to lazily load and unload mountains of supplies, the Persian overseers would often bark and insult these lazy blacks.

In the past few months, the manufactured industrial products produced by the Great Jin Dynasty have continued to pour into Persia and Rome, and at this time, the wealth accumulated in the West for hundreds of years is flowing into the Eastern Great Jin Empire because of this war. The Persians and other countries used the hard-to-mine gold in exchange for the industrial products produced by the Great Jin Dynasty, and then the vast majority of these industrial goods. was quickly sent to the front. It was used on battlefields where the Persians and Romans killed each other.

In the harbor of the port of Ghorov, a Persian general, accompanied by several attendants, was waiting for the arrival of the advance force of the Great Jin Expeditionary Force. As the war progressed, Persia, which had not yet recovered in strength, was a little powerless to face the attacks of Shile and the Romans alone. Otherwise, they would not have allowed the troops of the Great Jin to set foot on Persian territory.

"General Russell. Why haven't those Jin people arrived yet? Those merchants can't be lying to us, are they? "A young Persian general looks out at the calm sea. I couldn't help but get anxious.

"What's the hurry! How can you say this thing at sea? And even if those merchants eat the bear's heart and leopard guts, they won't dare to lie to us, unless they don't want to live. Russell's general Gubo replied in surprise.

Originally, in this world war, although the Great Jin and Persia had already established an initial alliance. But this alliance is far from the kind of "allies" that are so close to it. The two countries basically fought independently, and the Great Jin Expeditionary Force, which came across the ocean, still maintained a relatively independent command.

The Persians once wanted to take command of the 3,000 expeditionary forces, but were resolutely rejected by the Great Jin. In fact, although Persia and the Great Jin were friendly allies, it was impossible for the allies to accept the command of the allies.

At first, the Persians were very indifferent to the issue of sending troops to the Great Jin, but as the situation on the front line gradually became tense and the troops gradually felt insufficient, the attitude of Persia changed. For the Persians, they did not "mind" and sacrificed the Great Jin Expeditionary Force in order to reduce the casualties of the Persian army, which was the main reason why the Persians strongly stated that this force should be placed under Persian command.

As for the plans of the Persians, the Great Jin Dynasty was clear. Therefore, it is naturally impossible to foolishly let his soldiers die in vain, and only by firmly grasping the command of the expeditionary force can they avoid becoming victims of others.

Although he did not take command of the Great Jin Expeditionary Force, Percidor of Persia was still willing to let the Great Jin send the Expeditionary Force to the Persian Gulf. You must know that today's Persia is losing thousands of soldiers every day, and these new forces are needed to replenish it! Anything that could save the Persian army was something they were fighting for.

The Persian fleet, which was waiting at sea level for the huge expeditionary fleet to enter the harbor, was greeted by five warships, all covered with colorful flags. At this time, when the war in the west had progressed to the most fierce and cruel point, an eastern country sent its own army to lend a helping hand, which also moved many ordinary Persians, for them, they did not think about how to "sacrifice the Jin army", what they saw was the generosity of the Great Jin Dynasty.

On the Persian warships that welcomed the expeditionary force into the port, those Persian sailors were crowded on the deck, and in the distance, on the periphery of the port, fishing boats did not enter the port as usual, but anchored outside the port, and the fishermen waited curiously for the upcoming Great Jin Expeditionary Fleet.

Almost all Persians were extremely curious about the expeditionary force from the eastern country. Do you have the impression that the rich and distant country also sent their armies to participate in the war against Rome? What do they look like?

In the minds of most people in Persia, the Great Jin Dynasty is an oriental geographical term with a bit of mystery. More people know about the army of that country and the rest of that country through the oral accounts of missionaries and merchants, in novels, and in biographies—rich and peaceful.

At this moment, countless black dots suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance and moved, and the observer in charge of the lookout immediately transmitted the news of the arrival of the Great Jin Expeditionary Fleet to General Russell, who waved his hand and laughed loudly: "Order, all sailors who are not on duty stand on the slope to meet these orientals." Be polite. After all, others are here to shed blood for us! ”

He smiled and turned his binoculars in the direction where the Great Jin Expeditionary Fleet was coming from.

First, a mast appeared in the telescope's line of sight, and then a forest of masts. The front mast was hung with the flag of the Third Fleet of the Great Jin Navy, and then the bridge of the warship jumped out of the sea, which was the flagship of the Third Fleet, the "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty".

For this huge warship of nearly 1,300 tons, the Persians in the harbor all gasped, they had never seen such a huge warship. In front of this giant ship, the Persian warship was like a toy, and the rows of black holes showed that this giant had powerful offensive firepower.

"Oh my God, this, this, how did these Jin people build such a huge warship? It's horrible, but thankfully they're our allies. The young Persian general looked at the "Emperor Wu of Han" in amazement, "How good would it be if this fleet entered the Mediterranean?" ”

The most shocking scene then appeared, a huge sea steel jungle of various ships, which could transport 30,000 troops at a time, gradually appeared in the eyes of the Persians. The warships made by the Great Jin themselves, together with the armed merchant ships accompanying them, completely occupied the entire port.

From the binoculars, General Russell could see that the officers and men of the Great Jin Navy were wearing white special naval uniforms that were different from those of this era, and they were also huddled on the deck to salute the Persian sailors who greeted them. Immediately behind the main battleship were more than a hundred transport ships, on which in addition to the three thousand van troops, loaded with a large number of military supplies.

General Russell found that these soldiers from the East, each full of spirit, under the supervision of the officer, they packed up and rushed to the deck, and then walked off the deck in a neat manner, just this appearance made General Russell realize that this is a quite elite army.

And for the Persians who were welcoming reinforcements from these Great Jin allies. They saw a scene that they will remember for the rest of their lives, this huge fleet, full of black and oppressive people. Like all military personnel, they wore the same costume and uniform hats. As the troop transports approached and finally docked at the docks, the people on the docks saw the hundreds of van soldiers standing on the deck: all bronze faces under their ink-colored cloth caps, some as expressionless as wood carvings, others smiling, bulging canvas backpacks on their shoulders, and muskets on their shoulders, all pointing at everything on the pier......

Dozens of minutes later, General Russell led a group of officers and looked at the officers and soldiers rolling down the ship with a purely military gaze. There is no doubt that this is a crack force, and the soldiers vary in age. Most of them were about twenty years of age, and only a few were a little older, and they did not seem to be as strong and tall as the Persians and Romans, but everyone seemed to be in good spirits, though with a slight look of exhaustion from a long voyage on their faces.

However, the neat and solemn movements they showed when they disembarked showed that they had received strict military training, and the faces of these soldiers were all full of pride in the army to which they belonged. Unlike the cavalry, which also came from the East, when the soldiers came ashore, the docks immediately resounded with their loud commands in Chinese, and the soldiers quickly lined up in a phalanx.

The Persian soldiers and people on the dock looked at these soldiers from the east curiously, but none of the expeditionary force looked around, but stood up straight like a sculpture, and finally Russell, who had arrived here in advance, came to greet General Lin Feng.

"Welcome to Persia with your army!" (To be continued......)