On the second day, when the Aegean Sea returned to calm, amid a trace of mist, the fleet of the Republic of Venice hurriedly arrived.
Dill opened his eyes wide and looked at everything on the sea in disbelief.
There are floating corpses everywhere, almost all of them Ottomans, sawdust floating on the sea, and various objects telling the story of the battle that happened yesterday.
"The Ottoman Empire was defeated!"
You can tell the outcome of the war with your toes, because wherever you look, you can rarely find the bodies of Spaniards, let alone the bodies of Ming people.
"The military strength is obviously about the same, so why is the result a one-sided war?"
Dill couldn't figure it out. He originally wanted to get a bargain.
The Republic of Venice has long had business dealings with the Ottoman Empire, and at the same time competes for the interests of the Aegean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. It is still very clear about the strength of the Ottoman Empire.
The powerful Ottoman Empire not only had strong land power, but also had strong maritime power that could not be ignored. The Ottoman Empire's navy and pirates almost spanned the entire Mediterranean.
The Ottoman Empire gathered the maritime power of the Ottoman Empire, with hundreds of warships and a population of tens of thousands, but it was completely defeated. Looking up, there were countless corpses floating on the sea. I don’t know how many people died.
people.
"Attack Cyprus, Asia Minor, and the Levant Island immediately to get back what belongs to us!"
Shocked, Dill quickly came to his senses and issued a new order almost without any hesitation.
As a businessman, you should maximize your own interests.
At this moment, the Ottoman Empire is like a huge cake that everyone wants to tear off a piece from. Naturally, the Republic of Venice cannot lag behind others.
On the other side, Tian Erniu, who had defeated the Ottoman Empire's navy, was leading a huge fleet all the way north, preparing to enter the Bosporus and attack Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
"Good news, good news~"
"Australian Duke Yang Yun led his army to capture the city of Erzinjan in one battle, and then destroyed 200,000 Ottoman troops!"
Jiang Liang came to the deck excitedly and said to Tian Erniu and Zhao Houhou who were drinking tea leisurely.
The news finally reached them. Jiang Liang became extremely excited when he heard the news.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
He shouted excitedly, and when the sailors on the ship heard this, they also shouted loudly.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
The news spread quickly among the Ming warships, and the Ming people on each warship shouted in unison.
"What else are they doing?"
"What are you yelling about again?"
On the battleship Saint Mary, Kolster frowned and asked.
"Your Excellency, the news has just arrived that the Australian Duke of the Ming Empire has wiped out another 200,000 Ottoman Empire troops in the city of Erzinjan, conquered the city of Erzinjan, and opened the door to Istanbul."
His men quickly told Kolster the news they had just received.
"Another 200,000 Ottoman troops were wiped out?"
When Kolster heard this, he immediately stood up, asked someone to open the map, found the location of Erzinjan City on it, and then traced and calculated it.
Immediately he couldn't help but said: "Fortunately, our relationship with the people of Ming Dynasty is pretty good."
"The Ottoman Empire is really in trouble now. No matter how powerful it is, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand the siege of a pack of wolves."
"The territory of the Ming Empire has already expanded to the east coast of the Caspian Sea. This time, they will definitely not give up the opportunity to enter the Black Sea. Maybe they will take this opportunity to seize the Caucasus region on the east coast of the Black Sea and expand their sphere of influence to the Black Sea."
Thinking of this, Kolster couldn't help but open the world map, and then found the location of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea on it, and then looked eastward along this location. All the way to the east, a huge empire with a very large territory appeared.
within sight.
"God, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is too big. The whole world almost belongs to the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
Only at this moment did Kolster realize how vast the territory of the Ming Dynasty was.
Going east from Spain, when you reach the Caspian Sea, it is almost bordering the westernmost land of the Ming Dynasty. If you go west from Spain, you will reach America and the easternmost land of the Ming Empire.
With such a huge empire, most of the entire world has fallen into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Ottoman Empire has been defeated, its power will soon expand to the Black Sea.
This means that in the future, there is no need to go to America to communicate with the Ming Empire. You can directly take the Mediterranean route and enter the Black Sea to contact the Ming Empire.
"Oh God~"
"We in Spain must get our own land here and master this oil-rich commercial route."
Then Kolster looked at the surrounding sea, and suddenly felt as if he had discovered a new continent, and couldn't help but sigh.
Once the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory to the Black Sea, this meant that land trade routes would be opened up, and they would no longer need to be blocked by the Ottoman Empire.
And compared to the sea route, this land route will be safer.
Because from the Black Sea all the way to the east, this is the territory and territory of the Ming Dynasty. It is within the control of the powerful Ming Empire, so there is no need to worry about anything else.
…
On the Asia Minor Peninsula, in the large tent of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Bayezid II was holding a conference to discuss the current situation.
"Great Sultan, there is news from the Balkans. The knights in Europe are attacking very quickly. Please ask for support, otherwise they will soon reach Istanbul."
A minister stood up bravely and said.
The Sultan has been very temperamental recently, and several unlucky people were beheaded by the Sultan's order.
"Immediately call back 100,000 Sipaxi cavalry for support!"
Bayezid II pondered for a while, then gave the order after thinking about it.
When we arrived, there was a mighty army of 500,000 marching eastward. We originally planned to wipe out 200,000 Ming troops in Erzinjan City in one battle, and then slowly take care of our neighbors on all sides.
However, the news of Erzinjan's defeat spread quickly, and the neighbors who received the news pounced on him like hungry wolves. He had to send the gathered 500,000 troops to various places.
An army of 100,000 people has to deal with a 100,000-strong army of Persia. The land on the Balkan Peninsula cannot be lost. 50,000 troops have been sent there before, and now another 100,000 troops have to be sent there.
The Arabs in the Middle East are rioting again, and 100,000 troops have been mobilized. Calculated, at this moment, there are only 150,000 people left by his side, which is already less than 200,000.
So now he did not dare to move forward at all, and had been waiting for the peace talks between Grand Vizier Ali Pasha and the Ming people.
"Is there any news from the Grand Vizier?"
Bayezid II thought for a while and asked.
"The Ming Dynasty still don't want to negotiate with us, and they threatened to come back to negotiate with us after fighting in Istanbul."
His ministers quickly replied.
Negotiating missions have been sent out for some time, but the Ming Dynasty has been unwilling to negotiate peace with the Ottoman Empire, which made Bayezid II extremely anxious.
If the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to negotiate peace, then the most elite army of the Ottoman Empire will always be restrained here, not daring to move at all, and will always be in a passive situation when facing enemies from all directions.
More importantly, if the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to negotiate peace, it means that the greatest danger to the Ottoman Empire has not been eliminated, and the Ottoman Empire will be in danger of extinction.
"Send someone to send a batch of gold, silver and jewelry from the treasury. Tell Ali Pasha, don't be afraid of spending money. No matter what method you use, you must negotiate with the Ming Dynasty. The conditions can be raised by the Ming Dynasty."
"They are here to retaliate against our Ottoman Empire. They do not really want to seize our land or anything, but the Persians, Arabs, Slavs, and Austrians will destroy our great Ottoman Empire."
Bayezid II thought for a while and said.
He is now very eager to reach an armistice agreement with the Ming Dynasty and send his most elite troops to support all parties.
"Yes~"
The ministers under his command nodded quickly and hurriedly sent people to the city of Erzinjan. At this time, the Ming Dynasty's 200,000 troops occupied the city of Erzinjan, and they did not seem to be in a hurry to attack the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
They were resting and recuperating, burning, killing and looting everywhere, and ruthlessly retaliating against the Ottoman Empire.
"Is there any news from the Navy?"
Bayezid II looked at the map, and soon turned his attention to the Aegean Sea, with a hint of hope in his heart.
The strength of the Ming Dynasty on land was extremely powerful. He had already experienced it and knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, but he also hoped that the Ottoman Empire could win with regard to the power at sea.
As long as they can defeat the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish maritime coalition here in the Aegean Sea, the turbulent Ottoman Empire can be somewhat stabilized, the parties that are ready to move will restrain themselves, and they can have more bargaining chips with the Ming Dynasty.
"Report~"
As soon as Bayezid II finished speaking, someone came over in a hurry and spoke hurriedly without having time to take a breath.
"The great Sultan!"
"We lost!"
"The Ming Dynasty and the Spanish combined fleet defeated our Ottoman Empire navy at sea, and now their fleet is heading north, heading straight for Istanbul."
"What?"
"Failed again!"
When Bayezid II heard this, he immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the Aegean Sea, feeling in a trance.
I originally expected the navy to defeat the combined fleets of the Ming Dynasty and Spain to boost morale, but I didn't expect that it would also be defeated at sea.
"Immediately send an order to Ali Pasha. No matter what the Ming people ask for, they will agree to it!"
