Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighteen: Sea of People versus Sea of People
Musa returned to Edirne, knowing that he would be punished by Muhammad I if he failed to buy back the food and cloth.
Therefore, as soon as he met Muhammad I, Musa immediately placed all the blame on Ming Dynasty.
"The great Caliph, the people of Ming Dynasty are as arrogant as lone wolves in the desert, they have no respect for the Caliph at all"
Mohammed I suppressed the imperial rebellion, expelled the Venetians entrenched in the Aegean Sea, and built fortresses on the Danube River to attack the Hungarians.
The Ottoman Empire was a dominant force in the Aegean Sea, and even the Byzantines did not dare to provoke them.
Muhammad I had never experienced such humiliation, so he immediately ordered a fleet to attack the Ming Dynasty.
"Great Caliphate, the Ming Dynasty is the strongest empire in the world. Even the Tamerlane Empire is not their opponent. A hasty war may bring disaster to the Ottomans." Bayezid, another nobleman who is hostile to Musa, immediately
Speak out against.
Bayezid has assisted Muhammad I since his time as prince, helping him defeat other princes, suppress rebellions, and unify the empire, and has made outstanding achievements.
But even so, Muhammad I did not give up the idea of attacking the Ming Dynasty.
Musa immediately said, "Although the Ming Dynasty is powerful, they are far away in the far east, and only a small part of them are left in Tianfang. Caliphate, even if we are not necessarily the opponents of the Ming Empire, aren't we still the opponents of the Ming people in Tianfang?"
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Muhammad I was very proud and arrogant, and originally wanted to send troops to vent his anger. Now that he heard Musa's instigation, he was even more determined.
Bayezid quickly advised, "Caliph, you must not easily turn against the Ming Empire."
Muhammad I interrupted him loudly and shouted, "Even the Ming Empire must obey this Sultan's orders when they come to the Aegean Sea."
"Come here, the Ming Dynasty who ordered the fleet to attack Tianfang!"
Between the Ottoman Empire and Tianfang, there is still the territory of the Timurid Empire. Although the Timurid Empire is now in chaos, there is no problem for a small number of caravans to pass, but it is impossible for a large army to pass.
If the Ottomans wanted to attack Tianfang, they could only rely on the sea fleet.
Seeing that the matter was irreversible, Bayezid had no choice but to sigh sadly and retreat. Seeing Musa walking out of the palace arrogantly, he quickly followed him out, stopped Musa and said, "Your recklessness will bring disaster to Osman."
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Musa shook his head disapprovingly, "Bayezid, you are old and no longer have the courage of the Lion of the Empire. A little bit of Ming Dynasty will scare you. You are not worthy of sitting on the pasha's seat. You should take the initiative to
Give up this position and let me serve as the imperial pasha."
Bayezid took a deep look at Musa and said with great dissatisfaction, "Being a pasha is very simple, as long as the caliph agrees. If you want, just go and talk to the caliph. However, you should never drag the empire down."
into danger.”
"Danger?" Musa laughed, "Where does the danger come from? Just from those Ming people in Tianfang?"
Seeing that Bayezid wanted to speak, Moussa immediately waved his hand to block his words, and said bluntly, "Don't talk about the Ming Empire. The Ming Empire has never appeared in the Aegean Sea. Even if they appeared, they would not be able to speak."
Will be driven into the sea to feed the fish by the powerful fleet of the Caliph."
After saying that, Musa was too lazy to pay attention to Bayezid, turned around and left.
Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something. He turned back and said with a chuckle, "As you said, if you want to stop the fleet from attacking the Ming Dynasty, you can just convince the Caliph. Go ahead!"
"Master, urgent military report." He Rong hurried in, holding a military report in his hand.
Han Du looked at him doubtfully, feeling a little puzzled, and laughed unexpectedly, "I am not here under the orders of the court. Shouldn't you report any military reports to the court?"
This trip of mine is considered a private move, and I just want to avoid the disputes in the capital. If I interfere in the affairs myself, I am afraid that it will be true.
Therefore, Han Du was not willing to take care of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion.
He Rong's face was full of anxiety, and he quickly stood up and sighed loudly, "Oh, sir, when did this happen? If we wait for the military report to be sent back to the court, and then wait for the court's order, then I am afraid that all the seven governor's offices in Tianfang will be in danger."
"It's an urgent matter, please make up your mind as soon as possible."
"So serious? What happened?" Han Du's face changed slightly.
He Rong immediately presented the report with both hands, "Master, please take a look at it."
Han Du had a sullen face, thought for a moment, and reached out his hand to take it without hesitation.
Han Du was more concerned about the safety of the Seven Governor's Mansions of Tianfang than the public opinion. These Governor's Mansions of Tianfang were not only the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to go west to the ocean in the future, but also the barrier to protect Hurumos.
If the Tianfang Governor's Mansion is lost, then Hurumos will be directly exposed to the threat of others. Now Hurumos is from Sihai Trading Company
At the base camp, the Bafang Society has invested tens of millions of dollars in it, and it is impossible to abandon it.
"The Ottomans came from the sea to besiege the Governor's Palace in Aleppo. I rushed to my rescue immediately after receiving the news. However, the Ottomans had many troops, armed with muskets, artillery and war beasts. After three days of fierce fighting, the Governor's Palace in Aleppo fell and they temporarily retreated to Tianfang."
After reading it, Han Du immediately said angrily, "Is Osman crazy? How could he suddenly send an army of 300,000 people to attack Aleppo?"
Although most of them are slave legions, these are 300,000 troops after all.
No matter how sophisticated the equipment of the Ming army was, no matter how powerful the revolvers were, they could not withstand such a human sea tactic.
After all, the ants will bite the elephant to death.
The power of current firearms has not yet reached the point where the generation gap has completely widened. Unless Zhu Yunye agrees to place the fire dragon cannon, it will be Tianfang.
But this is simply impossible. The Fire Dragon Cannon shocked the world as soon as it was released. Zhu Yunye couldn't wait to hold it in his hands. How could the Fire Dragon Cannon be leaked?
At this time, Yu Qian interjected, "Teacher, is it related to those Ottoman businessmen some time ago?"
Han Du was silent and thought for a while. The only people who could have anything to do with Osman during this period of time were those businessmen.
"Are you saying that Osman sent a large army to retaliate because a business deal was not concluded? Is the leader of the country full of water in his head?"
"But teacher, apart from this reason, there can be no other reasons." Yu Qian said.
Han Du lowered his head with a headache. Yu Qian was right, this might be the only reason.
He Rong didn't care to find the reason anymore. He wanted to know what to do now.
"My lord, there is still a fierce battle in Tianfang. There is no time to report to the court. Please give me your instructions!"
Han Du immediately cheered up and said in a deep voice, "There is no room for error, we must save!"
"But, how to save it?" He Rong felt that the matter was very difficult, "The official only has two thousand troops at his disposal. Even if we invest them all, it will be a drop in the bucket!"
"Don't move your men and horses." Han Du directly waved his hand and rejected He Rong's proposal. Hulumos still needs the protection of these men and horses and cannot be transferred to Tianfang at all.
After pondering for a while, Han Du said, "Isn't it just a slave army? Isn't it just a human sea tactic? Then let's compete with Osman to see who has more people!"
"What do you mean, sir?" He Rong was very puzzled. He and others did not have a slave army in their hands.
It turns out that there were Japanese slaves, but they were all used up in attacking the Timur Empire. Otherwise, if there were those 800,000 Japanese slaves, Osman would not even have the courage to attack.
Han Du suddenly thought of it, "Immediately send someone to the Mamluk Dynasty and tell Faraji that the Ming Dynasty helped her restore the country, and now it is her turn to help the Ming Dynasty!"
He Rong's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Why did Xianguan forget about them? Xianguan will do it now."
Just as he turned around, He Rong paused again, turned around and asked hesitantly, "Master, they paid the price back then. Now we ask them for help. What should we do if they add insult to injury?"
Indeed, in order to get the Ming Dynasty to send troops, Faraji almost emptied the national treasury and even paid hundreds of thousands of slaves. Now it is obviously impossible to ask the Mamluk dynasty to help in vain.
"No matter what conditions they have, I agree!" Han Du said without hesitation.
After hearing this, Yu Qian looked at Han Du doubtfully. This was not the teacher's style at all.
He couldn't help but asked in confusion, "Teacher, what if they want to return the land in Tianfang? You know, these lands used to be theirs."
Han Du put his hands behind his back and said to Yu Qian, "Remember, everything in this world is taken by force, not by words."
"As long as they dare to put forward conditions, I dare to agree. As for whether they can get the land in the end, it depends on their ability. The most important thing now is to let them send troops to repel the Ottomans."
"Student understands." Yu Qian suddenly understood what the teacher said in the past.
What are rules? Rules are made by the strong to restrain the weak. As long as you are strong enough, you can make rules that benefit you at will. On the contrary, as long as you are not strong enough, you can only be constrained by the rules.
If the rules are like this, it will soon be an agreement?
"Great Sultan, have you summoned me?" Mirasha, wearing a gorgeous leather armor, came to the palace and bowed to Faraij, who was sitting on the throne.
After the Mamluk dynasty moved south, the environment became hotter. If you wore iron armor, you might be burned by the hot armor, so Mirasha changed to leather armor.
Looking at the slightly older Mirasha, Faraji is still charming and charming as always, and does not stretch his waist lazily as usual.
Instead, he had a heavy expression on his face, and after a moment he let out a heavy sigh.