"The Persian Empire blatantly insulted our envoys, and the capital asked our Nanyang Fleet to dispatch four steamships, five sailing warships and several troop transport ships to occupy the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, and to establish permanent fortresses locally."

Deng Qianlong, commander of the Nanyang Fleet stationed in Malacca, summoned the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet to announce to them the telegram from the capital.

"It seems that the Persian Empire is tired of living. From east to west, no kingdom dares to disrespect our envoys, and no one dares to provoke our China. This time we want to teach them a lesson!"

"Our steamship "Mei" requests to go to war!"

"The steamship of the 'Lan' is in good condition, so please go to war!"

The captains of the Nanyang Fleet were invited to fight one after another. They were eager for military achievements. They had destroyed the local indigenous fleets several times in Southeast Asia. The indigenous kingdoms in Southeast Asia no longer had the ability to rebuild even a fleet of sampan boats.

They set their sights on the Persian Gulf, where there were fleets of the Persian Empire.

Although the fleet of the Persian Empire was in trouble and could not defeat even the few fleets of Portuguese colonists with its own strength, it was still a built-in wooden fleet.

"This time, four small and medium-sized steam ships, 'Plum', 'Orchi', 'Bamboo', and 'Chrysanthemum', have joined forces for the first time. You must perform well."

Deng Qianlong sent four steamships from the Nanyang Fleet.

The Admiralty Department had proposed a ten-year military plan in the past, and gradually replaced wooden warships with steam ships.

Most of the people's ships are still wooden sailboats and sampans. At this time, the ocean-going ability and cost-effectiveness are still wooden sailboats, but the Admiralty begins to be at the forefront of the times.

The Nanyang Fleet already has four small and medium-sized steam warships with displacements between 1,000 tons and 3,000 tons.

In addition to designing the first generation of the main ironclad ship Daqin class, the Empire Shipyard also has several design plans for small and medium-sized steam warships.

The main ironclad ship is used to deter the maritime fortresses of various countries. It is costly and repair costs. It can completely replace the main ironclad ships when carrying out ordinary tasks.

The Nanyang Fleet has four steam iron armored ships with similar designs - named after plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.

In addition to the Nanyang Fleet, the 12th Corps stationed in Batavia also received orders that they needed to withdraw a brigade of troops to arrive in Kolkata, India on a troop ship, and then head to the Persian Gulf.

"What we need to attack this time is the imperial capital of the Persian Empire, Isfahan, Agra, and Constantinople, which have been attacked by us, and this time Isfahan is no exception. Only by fearing them will they let go of their arrogance. I will personally lead the troops of this brigade to participate in this expedition to Persia."

Huang Degong, the commander of the 12th Corps, urgently summoned his subordinates and led a brigade of the 12th Corps to embark on a troop transport ship to embark on the road to expedition to Persia.

The other two brigades of the 12th Corps remained in Southeast Asia to suppress the rebellion and continue to suppress the unsubmitted indigenous kingdoms.

Unlike other places, Southeast Asia is right at home and has abundant resources. Chu Yun wants to digest it into a part of the local area, not as simple as a colony. Southeast Asia's resources are not as simple as land resources, but more abundant marine resources.

Land is only part of the earth, the ocean has a larger area, and the resources on the seabed are only a lot more than those on the land. However, technology is far from the point of large-scale mining of marine resources.

In any case, the South China Sea Fleet and part of the 12th Corps, which had always fought on the Southeast Asian islands, were transferred to India to prepare to start fighting against the Persian Empire.

In Kolkata, India, Qin Zuoming, the East India dispatcher in the castle, received an order from the capital to recruit a 7,000 Indian territorial soldiers on the Indian Peninsula and cooperate with the forces of an infantry brigade of the 12th Corps to expedition the Persian Empire.

"Every time I fight in the ocean, I take away the Tumen soldiers I trained..." Qin Zuoming, as a regular army officer stationed in India, was helpless.

Now the Jiuzhou Army likes to use cheap Tumen soldiers as a striker. Even if the losses are heavy, it will not cause much pressure. On the contrary, if local soldiers are used and the losses are heavy, they need to appease their family's emotions and bear the pressure brought by public opinion.

So now the Jiuzhou Army has any military operations. It is the first to consider leading a team of Tubon soldiers to let Tubon soldiers come forward to test the opponent's firepower or take on the arduous task of breaking through the opponent's castle.

Qin Zuoming's main task now is not to launch a war on the Indian Peninsula, but to constantly recruit and train new Tumen soldiers to provide the military with a continuous source of cheap soldiers.

"Let the two Tumen cavalry regiments we trained go to Persia to fight. They are the most cost-effective war machines under our military stick training." Qin Zuoming planned to send the two Tumen cavalry regiments to the Persian battlefield.

In the past, Tumen soldiers were all musketeers who acted as cannon fodder, but this was the first time that the Indian Tumen Cavalry Regiment had appeared.

The Mughal Empire was established with cavalry and artillery. India had a large number of war horses. It was not difficult to get war horses. The difficulty was to let the recruited indigenous people of lower castes carry out strict wall-like charges.

In fact, if they do not teach them cultural knowledge, just let them act mechanically according to the orders, and use rigorous training can also make them a decent cavalry unit.

The 12th Corps had a brigade, five Indian Tumen infantry regiments, two Tumen cavalry regiments, and a total of 10,000 land troops gathered in Kolkata. They would be transported to the Persian Gulf to carry out false revenge on the Persian Empire.

The East India Company's armed fleet sent 20 armed merchant ships of all sizes to assist in combat and transport and supply.

This time, Huang Degong, the commander of the 12th Corps, served as the commander of the expedition to Persia.

"We will go to the Persian Empire with you, and after occupying Isfahan, we will negotiate with them." The ambassador of the Ministry of Rites stranded in Kolkata found Huang Degong and asked the Ministry of Rites to go to the Persian Empire again with the ship.

"Have your envoys really been treated unfairly in the Persian Empire?" Huang Degong asked in confusion when he saw the envoys' spirits.

"Sir, is the truth important?" asked the envoy of the Ministry of Rites.

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter." Huang Degong laughed in silence.

The Persian Empire suffered an unforgettable disaster this time, not because they did something wrong, but because they happened to be in the Persian Gulf region where oil was produced. Every man was guilty of being guilty of being innocent.
Chapter completed!