The Rise of the European Emperor

When the Persians withdrew to a small town called Maku, finally, the North Sea spy Bud, who had been staying in Tabriz, arrived and offered his advice for the second time.

The spy Bud stayed in Tabriz waiting for instructions. When the Battle of Erzurum broke out, another spy sent by Marin finally arrived and informed Marin of his second suggestion. So, Bud hurried to the Tabriz Palace to start a pass, hurried to the direction of Erzurum, and joined Ismail I.

In the local mosque in the small town of Maku, Ismail I received Bader again. As soon as they met, Ismail I apologized very sincerely, admitting that he had underestimated the power of artillery.

Of course, Ismail I's apology also has a purpose. His purpose is to introduce artillery from Marin!

Bud had known for a long time that Marin would support Persia, so he naturally agreed. Then, he presented the new strategy that Marin ordered...

"What, you want Ben Shah to abandon the capital Tabriz? This is impossible. The capital is destroyed. Where is the majesty of the country?"

Obviously, in the eyes of the Persians, losing the capital would be a great shame. Moreover, it is easy to shake the rule.

But Bud was not in a hurry, and said according to Marin's instructions:

"Our master said that he once heard a very great military strategist say that 'if the land is lost, the land will be lost; Many soldiers may die, including the generals of your closest uncles and elder brothers. But if you are willing to temporarily avoid the Turks and insist on clearing the walls, the 120,000 Turks will definitely not be able to keep up with supplies. At that time, Turkey Even if people can fight again, they must retreat. At that time, Tabriz will soon return to your hands?"

"You know, Persia has a vast territory, so what if the Turks occupy Tabriz for a while? Can their army keep it with them? Can Selim I stay here forever? As long as they retreat, Tabriz will still be Shah you Yes. Right now, as long as you temporarily move the Persian court to the Khorasan region in the east, can the Turks chase all the way to Khorasan? If they dare to pursue, the supplies will definitely not be able to keep up. Then, you can bring The well-preserved main force killed them all!"

Ismail I was not a fool, on the contrary, he was a military genius. When Marin Shanzhai said from the Taizu's words "If you save land and lose people, all people and land will be lost; if you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive" uttered through Bard's mouth, Ismail I was immediately fascinated...

"If you save land and lose people, all people and land will be lost; if you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive!"

"If you save land and lose people, all people and land will be lost; if you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive!"

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After repeating it several times in a row, Ismail I's eyes suddenly lit up...

He also saw the weakness of the Turks - too much reliance on artillery and infantry. Unfortunately, these two arms are very dependent on supplies. If the battle line is stretched, we will still be able to fortify the wall and clear the field. At the same time, if you harass the opponent's supply line again, you don't have to worry about the enemy not collapsing!

Therefore, after Ismail I summoned all the generals, he ordered the court of the Safavid Empire to temporarily withdraw from Tabriz and move to the central city of Isfahan in the southeast.

After all, Ismail I did not dare to move the capital to the easternmost Khorasan region, because, in the northeast of the Khorasan region, there are two Uzbek countries, the Khiva Khanate and the Shaybani Khanate.

Although these Central Asian Khanates are all poor, but in this era of cold weapons, the Central Asian nomads have strong combat effectiveness. If the court is placed in Khorasan, it is easy to be attacked by Uzbeks close to the Khorasan area.

If the court ministers and members of the royal family were killed, the fun would be great.

Therefore, although the Khorasan area is farther away, for safety reasons, Ismail I changed the destination of the Safavid Empire to Isfahan, the capital of the Seljuk Empire.

Isfahan is located in the central part of the Persian region, far enough from Tabriz, and has a relatively high level of security, which meets the requirements for transfer. Moreover, Isfahan is also a very prosperous city at present.

In this way, Ismail I sent a trusted general, with his own letter and 10,000 cavalry, back to Tabriz to move the capital. And he himself, with more than 60,000 Persian cavalry, continued to deal with the Turks, and fought hard and cleared the country all the way.

In order to gain time for moving the capital, Ismail I kept leading troops to harass the marching Turks and attack the supply lines of the Turks, which made Selim I very disturbed, but there was no good way.

While fortifying the walls and clearing the fields, Ismail I simply conscripted the herdsmen, let them mount war horses, and pick up machetes to pretend.

In this way, Ismail I assembled an "100,000 army", and that formation bluffed Selim I too. In fact, about 30,000 to 40,000 people are simply ordinary herdsmen with poor combat effectiveness.

But Selim I didn't know, and thought that the Persians had mobilized soldiers from all over the country to surround them. Then, the Turks really became more cautious and marched more slowly...

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the generals under Ismail I successfully moved all the taxes and valuables in Tabriz out of Tabriz. The officials in the city and the families of the soldiers also followed the team, let the camels and horses carry all kinds of property, and moved to Isfahan in the southeast in a mighty way.

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And Ismail I also brought an "one hundred thousand army" to frighten the Turks frequently, and put on the posture of "decisive battle" many times, which frightened the Turks for a while.

When they got near Tabriz, Selim I said in his heart - now you should have a decisive battle, right? If you don't fight decisively, I will break into your lair!

At this time, both Europeans and Middle Easterners value Lao Nest very much. If the nest is lost, it symbolizes destruction. Just like the French, once Paris is lost, they are ready to surrender.

But Selim I didn't know that 500 years later in Eastern Huaxia, there was a god-level boss who dared to lose his base, and he also said such a philosophical saying, "If you save the land, you will lose all the people; Everything exists"...

The most irritating thing is that a certain traveler named Marin came to this time and space, and taught this sentence to his sworn enemy Ismail I...

Then, near Tabriz, Selim I waited in full force, expecting the Persian cavalry to rush over and fight them to the death. Then, fell under the sharp guns of the Turks...

However, to Selim I's disappointment, the Persians did move. Ismail I led the "100,000 army" and put on a posture of desperately fighting to the end, but he refused to really attack, but circled around...

"Nimma, since you don't want to work hard, don't blame me for breaking into your lair!"

Then, Selim I commanded the Turkish army and slowly approached Tabriz...

However, when the Turks bombarded the gate of Tabriz, they found that the gate of Tabriz was concealed...

Then, the Turks flocked into the city of Tabriz, only to find that Tabriz was an empty city. There is no one inside, no food, no gold, silver and treasure...

In other words, the Persians moved everything in the capital, leaving only an empty city for the Turks...