"Your Excellency, why don't we just surround each other and not attack them?"

"Of course, why do our soldiers have to brave the heavy machine gun bullets to charge? The life of every Grand Vizier soldier is precious."

"But I saw their messenger leaving with my own eyes, and those in the EU will definitely come to save them."

"Hahaha, generals and pashas, ​​I just want the devils from the European Union to save them. In this case, they will have to charge with our dense machine gun bullets. As for the messenger leaving? Of course that is the case.

I did it on purpose. In fact..." Richelieu shook the piece of paper in his hand: "I even wrote the press release for them. If they don't send it themselves, I will send it for them!"

On August 10, 1625, 100,000 new Ottoman troops (including Persian support troops) suddenly appeared outside Jerusalem. Coutinho's detachment, which included only 25,000 logistical support personnel, naturally retreated into Jerusalem.

The city was entrenched and waiting for reinforcements. At this point, the situation that Ibrahim and Richelieu had been dreaming of finally appeared: using Jerusalem as a sucker to attract some EU troops to attack and then annihilate them.

Although the current situation is slightly different from the two people's previous plan, this deviation is beneficial: more than 20,000 troops have entered the encirclement, and Osman can completely encircle the area and provide reinforcements!

"Everyone, are the civilians organized?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. Well, although you are a Christian, I must say that the former Crusaders were too cruel to us Star and Moon believers. This memory is so profound that even after hundreds of years

, the Arabs here still remember it. So, we only mobilized a little, and the 50,000 to 60,000 Arabs nearby responded enthusiastically. And as time goes by, more and more tribes will come here to help."

"Hahaha, I am a Frenchman first, and then a Christian. Okay, I won't say more, let them dig it up quickly according to the drawings we planned in advance. If I predict well, it will take up to seven days

, a new batch of EU troops will arrive."

"I obey your orders, Your Excellency!"

At this point, Ibrahim and Richelieu's plan has been completely clear.

The first step is to use Jerusalem as a sucker to attract some EU troops to come here. If more troops come, then engage in a blocking war. If fewer troops come, then they will be completely annihilated. As for Coutinho's detachment, which has more than 20,000 people,

No more, no less, then surround it first!

Of course, it is impossible to surround more than 20,000 people with 100,000 people, which is not conducive to the terrain or fortifications. Therefore, the second step is to dig trenches around the city walls of Jerusalem! Although this is the holy city of the three major religions, Jerusalem

The part of the old city enclosed by the city wall is only 1 square kilometer. This means that even if the Ottomans dig trenches three to five kilometers away from the city wall of Jerusalem, it will not involve a large amount of work. Not to mention that nearby

The Arabs dug trenches desperately, fearing that they would not be able to defend this place if they could not dig trenches, and that they would be massacred if they could not defend this place.

The third step is to wait for EU reinforcements to arrive. Regarding this, Ibrahim only gave rough guidance in advance because he was going to be in Istanbul. The one who actually operated here was Richelieu. And Richelieu

The remaining plan is to take the initiative to submit articles to major newspapers in the European Union, such as the heroic coalition forces regaining the Holy City, the remaining Christians in Jerusalem warmly welcoming the Lord's army, blah blah blah, etc. In short, to stir up the atmosphere first. Then,

The news was sent out that this heroic army was surrounded by the despicable Ottomans. Hey, Philip, do you want to send someone to rescue?

The literacy rate in Europe, at least at this time, was far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty. But in the past two decades, on the one hand, Philip has vigorously promoted education in the country. On the other hand, the construction of a large number of factories has caused the concentration of people to increase rapidly -

- In order to consolidate his rule, Philip required factories with more than ten employees to arrange special newspaper reading time every day! Besides, there were so many Slavs under the Ottoman Empire, and they were at least as racially inferior as spies.

Ming Dynasty is much more convenient. For you people who don’t read newspapers, can we help you with free publicity?

In short, when people all over Europe were completely crazy for the recovery of the Holy City for a day or two, they heard that the heroes who recovered the Holy City were surrounded by pagans. What do you think the voice of the people of the European Union will be?

If you, Philip, want to control public opinion through newspapers, I will let you bear the backlash of public opinion!

As for whether the content of the newspaper will be controlled by Philip? Hey, we still have underground allies like Venice. Moreover, the EU is definitely not monolithic. Many countries or princes who are intimidated by Philip's power are waiting to see His Majesty's jokes.

Well. Do you really think you can control everything?

In short, when public opinion stirs up, even if you want to throw away the more than 20,000 people in the encirclement, you will not be able to do it. This will enter the fourth step, strangulation!

I built so many trenches in Istanbul and Alexandria, but you just didn't launch an infantry charge. Instead, you patiently used artillery to plow the ground inch by inch. This, our country is not as powerful as you, and we don't have as many artillery, so there is really nothing we can do against you.

.If this goes on for a long time, there will definitely be problems with my defense line.

But you are here to save the 'heroes' in Jerusalem this time, right? The water source in Jerusalem is limited. After I finish digging the trenches, I will also divert the underground water from the city. And not only the water, the city of Jerusalem

It is almost an empty city now, and food is also a big problem. So do you have to seize the time to advance? Do you want to seize the time to advance? Do you want to launch an infantry charge? At that time, my heavy machine guns will harvest you in large numbers.

It’s time for soldiers’ lives.

In short, the fundamental purpose of this plan is to annihilate the effective forces of the European Union. As a time traveler, although Ibrahim is an engineering student, since he has made a big step to retreat and abandon the entire Balkan Peninsula, it fully shows that: survival

He is very clear about the principle of losing people and gaining both people and land. After using the millstone of Jerusalem to drain the blood of the European Union, the Balkans and Libya will not be lost.

Will it come back automatically? I don’t know, I will get more.

...

Coutinho's messenger set out from Jerusalem on the 8th. The speed of the horse's rapid advance was much faster than the advance of the large army. On the 9th, the messenger arrived in Gaza and boarded the ship. Under the fast communication ship transportation, he traveled all the way.

The messenger went to Alexandria, all the way to Crete, and all the way to Rome. Along the way, the news that the Holy City had been recovered completely spread.

On the 12th, Milan, which was still under the direct jurisdiction of Spain at this time, the Milan Daily in its jurisdiction first published the front page headline "Allied Forces Recover the Holy City!". Then, newspapers in Madrid, Frankfurt, Paris, London and other cities

, released similar news one after another. The news that the European Union coalition forces had recovered the Holy City spread throughout Europe at a lightning speed in August!

Wherever the news reached, there was enthusiasm and excitement everywhere!

As a time traveler, Philip actually has special control laws for media in various places, and also has certain regulations on the content reported by major newspapers. However, these regulations mainly target some content that affects the unity of the European Union. For example, the establishment of the European Union

In recent years, except for Spain, all countries in the alliance have been outstanding. The Basques clamored for independence after Rodolfo's death. The Portuguese expressed dissatisfaction with the Castilians' opium trafficking, which led to the expulsion of their colonial residents...

...These contents, even if the person concerned keeps submitting articles to the newspaper, the newspaper will not dare to publish them.

But recovering Jerusalem? This is a great thing! How could it not be published? Even Philip himself, when he did not know Ibrahim’s overall plan in advance, arranged for reporters from major newspapers to go to the front line to interview soldiers.

Of?

In short, in this strategy that Ibrahim and Richelieu racked their brains to come up with, although there were various deviations in the early stages of implementation, in the end, the EU was trapped.

In August, the whole of Europe was full of passion, and a large number of people gathered in churches in various places. While praying for the jihadist soldiers, they also put Philip on the fire!

On the east coast of the Mediterranean, on August 15, thanks to the hard work of Arab civilian laborers who arrived one after another, the number of which eventually exceeded 100,000, the 23-kilometer-long Jerusalem trench was initially completed.

On the 12th before that, Maurice led two divisions to approach Jerusalem. Richelieu sent three divisions with 50,000 men to fight with them and drove them back.
Chapter completed!