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Chapter 1758 The Persian Emperor Arrives in Person
The fleet heading to the Oriental capital to participate in the World Expo came to Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf.

The envoys of the Persian Empire waited for a long time in Bandar Abbas. Thousands of Persian cavalry gathered here, and the banners of the Persian Empire were unfurled.

The Persian Legion set up many military tents outside Bandar Abbas, and Persian New Army soldiers were patrolling.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese fleet has arrived at the port. Are you really planning to go to the eastern capital to participate in the World Expo? I don't know what kind of conspiracy the Chinese people have when they go to the east. You just need to send some dignitaries to go there upon invitation." .” The head of the guard respectfully respected the awesome Persian emperor in front of him.

The 17-year-old Persian Emperor Abbas II plans to go to the Eastern Capital in person!

Three years ago, the Persian expeditionary force went all the way to the Persian imperial city of Isfahan, forcing the Persian Empire to sign the "Isfahan Treaty" that humiliated the country. The Chinese built several fortresses in the Persian Gulf and sent a small-scale garrison , making the Persians gnash their teeth.

At that time, Abbas II was only 14 years old, and he was not yet able to take charge of the affairs in person.

And now Abbas II is king in Persia, taking advantage of the fact that he was beaten to the imperial city by the expeditionary force three years ago to oust a large number of officials, including the powerful Persian prime minister, who took power in person.

This time, he intends to go to the eastern capital to participate in the World Expo-in order to save the nation and strengthen himself.

"I have to go to the East myself." Abbas II stood up, "If their fleet has reached the sea, we can also set off."

When Abbas II came out of the military tent, he was shocked by the astonishing sight in front of him.

On the waters of the Persian Gulf, there are hundreds of ships moored, not small boats sailing in the offshore, but large sailing ships used for ocean voyages.

Some of the galleons are lowering the small boats used for docking, intending to communicate with the shore and carry out supplies.

This ocean-going fleet of hundreds of galleons did not regard the Persian warships and Persian merchant ships in Bandar Abbas as the same thing at all, and even ignored the thousands of Persian cavalry on the shore, and did not think that the Persian cavalry dared to attack The people they landed on.

If the Persian Empire does something to anger them, it is likely to lead to a second expedition to Persia.

"That kind of narrow and strange ship is the 'ironclad ship' reported by our merchants and soldiers?" Abbas II looked at the ships on the sea, the most conspicuous ones were the three steam ironclad ships Dongfang, Huo Qubing, and General Fubo .

The structure of the steam ironclad is very different from the wooden sailboat, and it is also the most conspicuous.

Three years ago, the Persian Empire was attacked. The Nanyang Fleet's four steam ironclad ships, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, traversed the Persian Gulf and destroyed many Persian warships and merchant ships. The Persians are still full of steel monsters like steam ships. fear.

The Persian Guards escorted Emperor Abbas II to the beach and found the Chinese envoy: "Our emperor will go to the east in person, and we need to protect his safety."

"Your Majesty Abbas II, you didn't tell us that you wanted to go on an envoy yourself..." The Chinese envoy stationed in the Persian Empire was quite surprised to learn that the Persian Emperor was going to board the ship, "It's not impossible, but you can at most You can only take 5 people to the Vostok, and the rest can follow the big fleet in your own ships."

"5 people? What is the status of our emperor? We need to send a small team on board to protect our emperor." The commander of the Persian Imperial Guard was dissatisfied with the arrangement.

"There are our guards on the Vostok to ensure the safety of all distinguished guests. And the cabins and restaurants on the Vostok are limited. We don't want the cabin to be overcrowded. Please understand. In addition, we don't want you to send more than 200 soldiers or servants To our capital, it will cause us unnecessary trouble." The envoy said.

"no problem."

Abbas II is very calm.When he went to the east, he entered the territory of the Chinese people. It would be useless to bring 200 people, let alone 2000 people. It would be better to bring fewer people to save money.

On the bow of the Vostok, several dignitaries from the Ottoman Empire looked at the Persian flag on the shore, and they talked in private.

"The Chinese also have strongholds in the Strait of Hormuz...their strongholds are all over the world."

"My lord prime minister, I heard from some Persians that they were also attacked by an expeditionary force led by the Chinese three years ago, and they signed the Treaty of Isfahan, which is the same as our Treaty of Constantinople." Similar. The only difference is that although they were not required to cede land, the Chinese can build fortresses along the coast of the Persian Gulf without the consent of the Persian Empire. Such a request may make the Persians more uncomfortable than ceding part of the territory."

"The Persian Empire and our Ottoman Empire are fighting to the death for the Mesopotamia. I didn't expect that we were defeated by a common enemy. It seems that our struggle with the Persian Empire is coming to an end for now."

Grand Vizier Koplulu and several Turkish dignitaries talked about what happened to their old rival, the Persian Empire.

Both the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire were large empires with a population of tens of millions. Each had a new army equipped with a large number of matchlock guns and brass cannons. They fought with each other for many years. As a result, neither of the two great empires took much advantage. It was defeated by Chu Yun's army and forced them to sign a similar unequal treaty.

The young emperor of the Persian Empire came to the passenger ship Orient.

Although he is a big man with more than tens of millions of people in the Persian Empire, he can decide the life and death of his subjects in the Persian Empire, but when he comes to the Dongfang, which is the territory of the Chinese people, he is just regarded as an ordinary guest.

None of the princes and nobles from European countries had ever seen the Persian emperor on the Iranian plateau. They were greatly surprised and chatted with the young Persian emperor through an interpreter.

They learned that the Persian Empire was almost broken by the expeditionary force three years ago, and they were forced to sign a covenant under the city. They couldn't help but feel sympathy for the young emperor. It is estimated that the expeditionary force left a psychological shadow on the Persian emperor.

"Your Majesty Abbas II, I think our Ottoman Empire may be able to maintain peace and establish an alliance with your Persian Empire." Koprulu greeted Abbas II with a cane.

"That's what I mean." Abbas II also realized that the crisis was coming, and he couldn't let the Persian Empire face too many powerful enemies.

These two ancient empires are about to join forces?

Seeing that the Ottoman Empire took this opportunity to negotiate peace with the Persian Empire, the princes and nobles of the European countries wondered how China should respond.

But the crew of the Orient were indifferent to the alliance of the two ancient empires.

(End of this chapter)