Soon, inside the Timurid Empire's imperial palace.
The military reports quickly reached Timur's ears.
As the founder of the Timurid Empire, Timur's face was naturally filled with panic when he learned that the Ming Dynasty's navy had arrived in the Persian Gulf.
"Ming Dynasty?"
"Wasn't the Ming Dynasty at war with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate? How could they possibly divide their forces to attack me?" Not long ago, Timur had received a plea for aid from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
The Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate had hoped Timur would send reinforcements to join them against the Ming Dynasty, but Timur had torn the plea for aid to shreds.
At the time, Timur had no desire to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he had hoped to see the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Ming Dynasty fight each other to mutual ruin so he could profit from it.
Yet after calculating everything, Timur had never expected the Ming Dynasty to attack the Timurid Empire as well.
This undoubtedly disrupted Timur's plans.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Army is attacking the Persian Gulf coast under our control from the sea!"
"The Ming warships are equipped with powerful cannons. Their destructive force is immense, and the coastal soldiers have no means of resisting them."
After the messenger gave Timur a more detailed account of the situation at the front, he immediately fell silent.
"A navy?"
"So, does that mean the Ming Dynasty can only attack from the sea?"
Timur naturally knew nothing of the Ming navy's true strength, so he mistakenly believed it could only fight at sea.
"Immediately dispatch the Persian Gulf Fleet to engage the Ming navy!"
"The Ming Dynasty has a navy, but my Timurid Empire has one as well!"
Timur was exceptionally headstrong, and he directly issued the