July 10, 1645, north coast of the Black Sea, six o'clock in the morning local time.

In an uninhabited wilderness, a rectangular steel structure building stands abruptly. A group of Ottoman researchers wearing white coats, white masks, and their hands covered with white gloves are under the command of their Grand Vichi Ibrahim.

Below, people are busy in this building nervously and orderly.

"Your Excellency, His Majesty King Philip of Spain has sent a special envoy and has a personal letter for you."

"You really know how to choose the time. At this time. You won't let him leave the letter and say that I will read it when I get back?"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency. The envoy said that this letter must be delivered to you in person."

"What? You didn't bring him here, did you?"

"You strictly ordered this place to be a military restricted area in advance. Anyone who enters here without permission will be killed. How could I bring him here? But this special envoy spoke sincerely and said that the situation was extremely serious, so I brought him to Kerry

Mia’s Yalta.”

"That's okay. Okay, I know this, and I can probably guess what Philip wrote in his letter. You go back to Yalta first to accompany the envoy, have a better attitude, and give him as much hospitality as you deserve.

Well, the beach there is nice, let’s take him to wander around for a while, and I’ll be there in two days at most.”

"As commanded."

What is about to unfold in this wasteland is an unprecedented experiment in this plane. Therefore, even Ibrahim's personal adjutant is not qualified to stay here to watch.

About three hours after the adjutant who reported the news left, a scientific researcher ran to Ibrahim: "Your Excellency Dawei, the airbags, pods, and propulsion devices of the airship have all been inspected, and no problems were found. Please ask for help in the airbags."

Inflate."

"Agree to inflate."

Following Ibrahim's order, another group of scientific researchers wearing thick protective clothing and earplugs, standing next to a huge, roaring machine, opened the door of the machine, and then emerged from the turbulent

A long tube was pulled out of the white mist. This tube was then tightly connected to a tube extending from the air bag. As the two tubes were completely engaged, the air valve was locked.

The staff nearby opened the air valve on the ground. With a hissing sound, a large amount of gas spurted through the pipe and entered the huge air bag.

As time went by, the huge air bag gradually inflated. Ibrahim waved his hand, and the relevant personnel pressed the electric switch. The rectangular roof began to slowly separate to the left and right. The staff inside the room once again looked at

To the blue sky.

With the continuous influx of gas, the fullness of the air bag continued to increase. Then, at 10:20 that morning, two "collapse" sounds were heard, and the pod under the air bag finally broke away from the gravity.

The restraints were slowly suspended in the air!

“Allahu Akbar!”

"Long live Your Majesty the Great Vic!"

At this time, Ibrahim was also full of joy, but as a time traveler, although the application scope of airships in his era was only in small areas such as advertising and disaster relief, he had seen an airship after all. Therefore, in

Among the crowd who were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves, he was the first to recover: "Everyone, stop the air supply, seal the trachea, measure the amount of air supply and the height and weight of the lifted object. We will talk about the celebration later. This time

I still have a lot of things to do.”

"yes!"

Airships appeared in 1784 in the historical sense. Airships equipped with control devices appeared in 1884. In the early 20th century, traveling by airship was a high-end enjoyment for the upper class in Europe.

However, although this thing can fly, it is limited by the laws of nature and has great limitations: the gas in the air bag must be hydrogen or helium. The former is slightly cheaper, but once there is a trace of spark, it instantly becomes an aerial torch.

.Although the latter does not burn or support combustion, the cost of producing pure helium is too high.

The production cost was high, the load capacity was small, and the speed was extremely slow compared to airplanes - so this thing could only become a toy for nobles. As airplanes gradually matured, airships were quickly eliminated. In the 21st century, in addition to airship advertising,

, In addition to serving as a suspended communication relay to assist in disaster relief, the application space of airships is already very small.

But in this era, the emergence of airships was truly groundbreaking. Especially after Iprahim, a material-professional time traveler, also realized the production of pure helium through the rich natural gas resources under the Ottoman control of the land.

Making airships in order to gain technological advantages in future wars became one of the life-saving straws for the Ottomans, the weakest country among the Three Kingdoms.

Ipraxin had the idea of ​​making an airship a long time ago. However, although this thing is easy in theory, it is still very difficult to operate. Therefore, after many years of tossing around, today, we finally have a reliable

of finished product.

After two days of intense work and a large amount of data calculations, Ibrahim came to Yalta, where he received a personal letter from Philip's envoy at the seaside villa there.

"Your Excellency Ibrahim, thanks to the geographical and religious advantages, you should have received the news from China faster than me. Therefore, my counterpart in the East decided to launch a large-scale attack on India in 1647

You should already know the news, right?

I am very disappointed that the source of this news does not come from your announcement but from our own European intelligence system. Do you think that the Chinese attack on India has nothing to do with you? Are you still full of joyful hope to see me in

India's failure?

If you want to think so, then I really think it would be better for the two of us to make an appointment to commit suicide together.

Because, in front of the Chinese traversers who have completed internal integration and controlled East Asia, Southeast Asia and South America, and have turned the Pacific Ocean into its inner lake to a certain extent, if we cannot cooperate candidly, then our successive defeats have already been

Close at hand.

There are many factors that determine the success or failure of a war, but as long as there is no despairing generation gap between the two sides in terms of technology, the biggest factor that determines the success or failure of the battlefield is people. And in terms of human resources, we are at an absolute disadvantage when facing the Chinese time traveler.

Disadvantages.

Now, there are about 150 million people in the EU under my control (Philip's bluff), and nearly 20 million men of working age (continue to bluff). Excluding the necessary farmers, workers, scientific researchers, and bureaucrats, up to five million can be mobilized.

If I relax the age of conscription to 40 years old, I can get three million more. But if I really do that, Europe itself will be in chaos without the Chinese coming over - socioeconomic collapse and stagnant production are just one aspect. The most critical thing is

What's more, since there are only two million Castilian men of suitable age, I can recruit five to six million of them into the army. Once I arm seven or eight million European troops, Spain will not be able to securely control the whole of Europe in terms of force.

troops!

As for the 80 million people in India under my control now, forget it, they can just be cows and horses. Don't expect them to be soldiers.

However, the Chinese traveler is different. The population in the area he controls definitely exceeds 250 million, or even close to 300 million. What makes me envious the most is that the population of the Han people definitely exceeds 150 million, or even close to 200 million.

.In this way, he can boldly and continuously arm three million, five million or even ten million troops.

And what about your Ottomans? According to estimates from our intelligence agency, the population under your control is about 70 to 80 million, which doesn’t seem too small, but how many real Ottomans are there? Do you dare to arm a large number of Persians and Sikhs?

Get up?

Therefore, if we look at the war in India according to normal deductions, I may be able to sustain the first time in India, but it will be difficult to sustain the second time, and it will definitely not be able to sustain the third time. If India loses, the EU will be very

Will soon fall apart...

After the dissolution of the European Union, Spain will still be the most powerful country in Europe. Although it will eventually be defeated by the Chinese, that will happen very later. But you, after the loss of India, Pakistan, Persia and other places under your control

, will face the Chinese army. Those rebellious Sikhs who have always wanted to establish an independent country, and those Persians who are proud of their unique culture and believe in Shia, will face the Chinese army.

Will I fight for you to the end?

When you lose Pakistan and Persia and the Ottoman homeland is threatened. You are not a sultan, but just a powerful minister. What will happen to you? Do you need me to elaborate?

Therefore, Your Excellency Ibrahim, it is not that I am being alarmist. But the reality is so cruel. We failed to kill the time traveler before China's internal integration was completed, which resulted in us facing an extremely severe situation now. In order to

To save the situation, we must abandon all prejudices at this moment, be honest with each other, and join hands to deal with this unprecedented existential crisis.

To this end, I would like to make two suggestions to you. First, we must win the war when human resources and the number of the main ethnic groups are seriously at a disadvantage. The only feasible way is to win through science and technology. On the European side, thanks to

With the addition of Wenqu, we already have wireless technology. The research and development of internal combustion engines has also seen hope. To show my sincerity, I will provide these two technologies to you free of charge. I also hope that you can provide me with the various current technologies in your country.

Advanced technology. Second, enhance military mutual trust and join hands to fight the enemy. I will call my Governor-General of India to open the borders and allow your troops in Pakistan and the fleet in the Persian Gulf to use various land and sea bases in India when the Chinese invade.

Join the war. At the same time, I suggest you complete the construction of the Star-Moon Railway as soon as possible. When the main force of the Chinese is trapped in India, the main force of the Ottoman army should take the initiative to pass through Central Asia and march towards the northwest of China!"

It was different from the usual sarcastic remarks after reading Philip's letter. This time, after reading the letter several times, Ibrahim found a corner and sat down, curled up into a ball, and put his hands into the palm of his hand.

Inserted deeply into his hair...

He is 45 years old this year and has three sons and four daughters. As a man, after becoming a father, he usually matures rapidly, and he is no exception in this regard.

Philip saw it clearly and hit his key point at once: If India is lost, even if the EU collapses, I will most likely continue to be my king of Spain. If the Chinese emperor wants to push over from the Middle East, that is very reliable.

The key is that I am a legitimate king. Even if I am hanged in the end, my family will be safe as long as they do not go to the battlefield.

But what about you? You are a powerful minister. Once you lose power, the lives of your entire family will definitely be lost. In such a situation, why don't you cooperate with me sincerely and fight hard?

It has been forty-five years since the time travelers came to this world, and they are inextricably linked to this world. Especially their relatives, how could they still regard them as characters in the game after living together day and night for so many years?

npc?

After taking the exam for two days, Ibrahim wrote a reply to Philip: "I agree with your analysis and am willing to cooperate with you. To show my sincerity, I will provide you and your country with electric welding technology, natural gas purification technology, and airship technology for free."

and new gun barrel alloy steel technology. At the same time, I will carry out general mobilization in the country. At that time, 200,000 troops from my country will enter India to fight the enemy hand in hand with you. 300,000 troops from Central Asia will attack the northwest of China. And our country's
Chapter completed!