In the Sea of Marmara south of Istanbul, the arrival of the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish fleet made people in the entire city panic. Although everyone already knew that they would arrive in the next few days and had made relevant preparations, war always
It makes people full of fear.
"Boom!"
Along with the billowing white smoke rising from the battleships, the dense cloud cannons made deafening roars, and the shells formed a dense rain of bullets that roared in the sky, and then fell heavily on the streets of Istanbul.
In the alley.
Suddenly, the sound of houses collapsing was accompanied by billowing dust, and the streets and alleys were filled with people fleeing in panic. Their screams filled the sky, and they looked at the heavy shells hitting the sky, turning it into a mess.
"Fire~Fire!"
The Ottoman Empire had already deployed artillery fire to launch a symbolic counterattack, but the range was too short and could not reach the Ming Dynasty's warships. Moreover, it was quickly focused on taking care of them, and the fire ceased completely in the blink of an eye.
"Huh~"
The shells roared one after another and landed heavily on the famous and magnificent buildings in Istanbul, such as temples, palaces, churches, etc. All the tall buildings that could be seen were given special care.
After just a few waves of attacks, these buildings were riddled with holes and ruins. The tall buildings that stood there fell heavily, and the exquisite art was mercilessly brilliant.
"Haha~ Fire! Fire!"
Kolster looked very happy and excited, and kept giving instructions to his men.
The conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Spain has a long history.
Spain was once conquered and ruled by the Arab Empire. After the Arab Empire fell apart, the Spanish gradually regained their independence after centuries of resistance wars.
Because of many reasons such as religion, belief, race, etc., the contradiction between the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire is deep. The Ottoman Empire not only supports the separatist forces in Spain, but the pirates of the Ottoman Empire often plunder Spanish ships and the Mediterranean.
Coastal areas.
The Spanish side rejected and expelled the Jews, while the Ottoman Empire accepted the Jews, which was a bit specifically against Spain.
Therefore, the Spaniards did not have the slightest favorable impression of the Ottoman Empire.
Now there is finally a chance to settle the score, and the Spaniards will naturally not let go of this opportunity.
After the Ming Dynasty fleet destroyed Istanbul's coastal defense artillery, Kolster directly ordered the Spanish ships to sail into the harbor and continuously bombard the ancient city at close range.
Watching the houses falling under the gunfire, the Spaniards seemed very excited. They kept cheering and shouting, and then continued the bombardment.
"It's a pity that there are no explosive bombs. If there were explosive bombs, there would be no problem in razing this city to the ground."
"Although solid bullets look quite scary, their power is still limited."
Tian Erniu was also looking at everything in front of him and said with a hint of regret.
The Ottoman Empire is unwilling to sign a peace agreement, so naturally it wants to give them a taste of the power of the Ming Dynasty. Warships will sail directly to your doorstep and bombard your capital. It depends on how long the Ottoman Empire can hold on.
"Our purpose is to get the Ottoman Empire to sign an alliance under the city. Shelling this place is just a means, not an end."
Jiang Liang smiled and said, he seems to be a bit of a qualified diplomat now.
"No, no~"
"You are a qualified diplomatic envoy, but you feel that you are not a qualified soldier, and you lack a long-term vision."
"If you want someone to remember you firmly, you definitely don't want to show kindness to him, because people are forgetful, especially to their benefactors."
"If you want people to remember you firmly, then give them a hard slap in the face, so that they will always remember you."
"This applies to the country as well. If you want the Ottoman Empire to remember our Ming Dynasty, you must give them a severe lesson. Otherwise, why do you think the Duke of Australia and the Marquis of Hezhong would fight all the way here?"
Tian Erniu smiled and shook his head.
"Maybe, you are right~"
Jiang Liang pondered for a while, then nodded after thinking about it.
…
On an open grassland on the Iranian plateau, two armies were fighting desperately. The Persian army wearing red hats was extremely brave, but under the attack of the Ottoman Empire's army, there was a faint tendency to collapse.
At this time, from the two wings of the Red Hat Legion, Huo Ying, who had been waiting impatiently, led 50,000 cavalry to fight out. The rolling torrent of steel was like a flood that burst the embankment, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and like an extremely sharp knife.
, pierced hard into the heart of the Ottoman Empire army.
"kill!"
The saber in Huo Ying's hand kept waving, and wherever he passed, figures kept falling off their horses.
Behind him, soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, wearing fine iron armor and holding sabers, were like cold and emotionless killing machines. Wherever they passed, the Ottoman Empire's army was easily torn apart like paper.
"The Ming Cavalry!"
The Ottomans widened their eyes in horror, looking at the flying Great Ming Dragon Flag and the rolling cavalry. The snow-white sabers pierced their eyes under the sunlight.
"It's a Ming Dynasty person, it's a Ming Dynasty person!"
"Kill, kill!"
The Red Hat Persian Legion, which was about to collapse, was overjoyed, roared one after another, and then quickly launched a counterattack.
With the addition of the Ming army's cavalry, the Ottoman Empire's army soon completely collapsed. Under the division of the cavalry, it soon became a piece of surrounded small pieces, and then was quickly cannibalized by the Ming army and the Persian army.
's clean.
…
On the Asia Minor Peninsula, in the Ottoman Sultan's marching tent, the Ottoman Sultan was arranging various aspects of combat.
As the dispatched armies arrived at their respective battlefields, the situation began to stabilize. The European knights had been firmly blocked in Thrace. If this place was lost, the European knights could go straight to the city of Istanbul and regain their king.
It's Constantinople.
In the Battle of Baghdad, 50,000 Persian troops were killed, and they also marched into the Persian plateau, which greatly shocked the tribal chiefs and leaders in the Middle East who were ready to move. Many of them offered their beautiful women and wealth to pray for their forgiveness.
The Tatars of the Crimean Khanate have also stopped attacking, and they don't seem to want to compete with their Sipaxi cavalry.
"The great Ottoman Empire cannot be bullied by anyone!"
Bayezid II looked at the territory of the Ottoman Empire and couldn't help but smile. The Ottoman Empire was still very powerful. If he hadn't met the Ming Dynasty, he would have nothing to worry about. These neighbors in the four directions were just
It was just an object of aggression by the Ottoman Empire.
"Report~"
At this time, someone came in a hurry.
"The Ming Dynasty and the Spanish fleet have arrived in the Sea of Marmara and are bombarding Istanbul!"
After hearing the news, Bayezid II couldn't help but frown. Although he had estimated their speed, he was still not calm after hearing the news.
Perhaps the bombardment of the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish could not cause much damage to the Ottoman Empire. If it hit the sky, it would flatten Istanbul. As long as people stayed away, nothing would happen.
But Istanbul is the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and even the capital has been bombarded. This is tantamount to a heavy blow to the Ottoman Empire, and to the enemies on all sides, this is meaningless and is a stimulant, and they will definitely be beaten.
The blood general increased the attack on the Ottoman Empire.
Especially the European knights, they must have been greatly encouraged, and they wished they could immediately march to Constantinople, recapture this long-standing minister, and regain their rule in the Christian world.
"Daming people!"
Bayezid II was so angry that he was gnashing his teeth, but he was helpless and could not be beaten again and again. However, he was still suppressed by the Ming army. The 200,000 Ming troops in Erzinjan City were always looking at him and might kill him at any time.
come over.
"Report~"
However, another piece of bad news soon came.
"Great Sultan, the Bursa Army encountered a joint attack by the Persian army and the Ming Dynasty cavalry on the Persian Plateau, and returned with a great defeat. Only a few of the 50,000-strong army escaped."
"The Persians continued to march towards Baghdad, intending to retake Baghdad."
The visitor hurriedly told the story of the tragic defeat on the Persian plateau.
After listening, Bayezid II and many ministers and nobles present fell silent.
Not long ago, I received news that the Bursa Army was advancing with great success, attacking the city, invincible, and invincible. However, it was completely wiped out in the blink of an eye.
There is no doubt that this must be because of the addition of the Ming cavalry. It would be impossible to do it just by relying on the Persians.
Bayezid II immediately fell silent, looking at the huge map and falling into deep thought.
"Great Sultan, what should we do?"
The ministers under him looked at Bayezid II for a long time, and then asked tremblingly.
"Send an order to the Grand Vizier and ask him to agree to Ming Dynasty's conditions and sign an armistice agreement."
Bayezid II slowly came back to his senses, his eyes fixed on the South Caucasus. This is a fertile land, and it is also the land that the sultans of all generations have worked hard to conquer. However, now it is about to
Hand it over to the people of Ming Dynasty.
He had a thousand unwillingnesses and a thousand unwillingnesses, but he knew that he had to agree, otherwise the Ottoman Empire might really be doomed.
Under successive blows, the Ottoman Empire could hardly bear it.
"Sooner or later, my descendants will take back everything that belongs to us, a thousand times or ten thousand times from you!"