In the luxurious palace of Egypt, the young Kansu II was looking at the world map, carefully studying whether to expand southward or eastward.
"More than 300,000 farmers have lost their jobs, which means that two to three million people have lost their livelihood. A decision must be made as soon as possible."
Kansu II seemed very hesitant about whether to expand southward or eastward. He had been thinking about it for several years and could not make up his mind.
It is obviously easier to expand to the south, but the natural conditions in the upper reaches of the Nile River are not very good, with drought, grassland, and desert. There are many such lands in Egypt, and there is no need to expand at all.
Expanding eastward, as long as we can reach the two river basins, we will not only gain fertile land, but also gain a high status in the religious field.
Since the Arab Empire fell apart, everyone has been committed to recreating the glory of the Arab Empire. They all want to become the orthodox leader of the YSL world and call on the entire MSL world to spread the glory of the Lord to more distant places.
As an ambitious king, Cansu II obviously inherited all this. He was more inclined to expand eastward, go to war with the Ottoman Empire, and seize the Mesopotamia.
The relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Egypt was extremely poor. They had always been eyeing Egypt and wanted to annex Egypt. There was a historical grudge between the two.
The Ottoman Empire almost succeeded several times. Kansu II's ancestors also suffered many humiliations from the Ottoman Empire. These things made Kansu II remember it in his heart and wanted to avenge his past humiliation.
Just thinking about the powerful strength of the Ottoman Empire, he never had the courage to go to war with the powerful Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire was an existence that dared to confront the entire Europe with its own strength. Egypt's strength was still far from enough in front of it.
The Mamluk Kingdom of Egypt has reached an extremely decadent stage. The Mamluk military nobles and lords who were once slaves have long lost the bravery of their ancestors, become corrupt and degenerate, and are greedy and greedy.
"Two Rivers Basin~"
Kansu II drooled when he looked at the Mesopotamia. The Mesopotamia is a truly fertile land. In the desert of the Middle East, the Mesopotamia is the largest oasis. There is a shortage of water everywhere, but there is no shortage of water anywhere.
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At this time, the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt, whose territory included Egypt, Syria, West Jaz, Palestine and other areas in later generations, was very vast, and it also had the qualifications to covet the Mesopotamia.
When Kansu II was hesitant and didn't know how to make a decision, the Ottoman Empire had already made the decision for him.
"Report~"
Urgent sounds came from outside.
"Your Majesty, urgent information has just been sent. The Ottoman Empire has gathered a large number of troops and divided them into two groups, aiming directly at Damascus!"
The visitor didn't even have time to take a breath before shouting out in a hurry.
War is coming.
The hungry wolf of the Ottoman Empire finally took action against Egypt.
"What?"
When Kansu II heard this, he stood up immediately.
I was still hesitating whether to seize the Mesopotamia, but the Ottoman Empire actually took the initiative to attack me first and made the choice for me.
"Okay~"
"Very good~ Now there is no need to hesitate, they have made the choice for us."
"We have wanted revenge for a long time, and they actually took the initiative to attack us."
Kansu II quickly found the location of Damascus on the map, and then said thoughtfully: "Immediately order the nobles and lords across the country to prepare for war."
"Send people to Europe, contact the Europeans, and tell them that the Ottoman Empire's army has been transferred eastward and their opportunity has come."
"Contact the Persian Empire immediately. I think the Persians will not sit idly by. With such a good opportunity, they will definitely get involved."
"Contact the people of Ming Dynasty and buy another batch of arms and weapons. Hot firearms are too expensive. Buy more cold weapons."
"Pass my order to recruit 200,000 troops from now on!"
Kansu II kept giving orders one after another as he walked.
Anyway, I was ready to go to war, but I was also hesitant. Now the opportunity has just come. You have made the decision for me. Then let's just have a collision with the Ottoman Empire in the east first. If we win, we can take advantage of the situation and attack the Mesopotamia.
If we can fight more and more smoothly, we will attack Anatolia and capture the entire Arabian Peninsula to recreate the glory of the Arab Empire in the past.
News of the war quickly spread throughout Egypt, making this already conflicted and decadent empire even more precarious.
Greedy feudal nobles, lords, big landowners, emirs, etc. took the opportunity to start annexing land again, deliberately bringing those who owned land to the battlefield, and if they did not go to the battlefield, then hand over the land to them.
Their actions caused riots and uprisings to break out among the already extremely dissatisfied people. However, the conflicts in Egypt have been eased to a certain extent in recent years. At the same time, Cansu II trained a new army, plus
There was also an open recruitment.
Rather than letting these riots and uprisings spread, they were quickly put down.
A large number of farmers who lost their land had to choose to join the army, because only by joining the army could they have food to eat and support their families.
Feudal lords, nobles, emirs, etc. have their own fiefs, and they rely on their fiefs for support in peacetime. In wartime, they can lead the people in their fiefs to form an army to fight with the king.
In the past, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt relied on such a system to maintain its existence.
But now, Cansu II, who had control of the treasury and canal revenue, directly formed an army imitating the Ming Dynasty, with as many as 30,000 people, all armed with muskets and artillery.
At the same time, following the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, he again recruited 200,000 troops. These 200,000 troops were directly under the command and control of Kansu II and were equipped with traditional cold weapons.
As a result, at this moment, two military forces were quickly formed within the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, the traditional Mamluk lords, the army led by the nobles, and the new army directly under the control of Kansu II.
The reason why Kansu II did this was to learn from the Ming Dynasty, strengthen centralization, and consolidate his power and status.
In the past few years, he has been trying every means to attack these powerful feudal nobles, lords, emirs, etc., but their power is too strong and they have never been able to succeed. The land is still in their hands, and they are still annexing
,concentrated.
A large number of peasants lost their land, became homeless, and lost the foundation for their survival. However, these feudal nobles and lords sang and sang every night, drank wine and meat in the forest, completely ignoring the life and death of the peasants, and did not care that the Mamluk dynasty was on the verge of extinction.
Kansu II saw all this in his eyes and tried to carry out reforms, train the army, and strengthen his status and power.
That's why we have the current operation.
The situation in Egypt has become turbulent and filled with smoke, but this has not affected the operation of the Egyptian canal at all.
With the opening of the canal, travel from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean has been greatly facilitated. A large number of ships have chosen to travel through the canal, which has brought considerable profits to the canal and has also caused the stock prices of Egyptian canal companies to continue to rise.
At the same time, as the Ottoman Empire and Egypt stationed troops at each other in Damascus, a war was about to break out. Not to be outdone, the Persian Empire, which wanted to take advantage, also deployed troops in the Persian Gulf, ready to seize the river basin again at any time.
On the European side, the European countries that received the news, led by the Habsburg family, are also waiting for an opportunity to regain the vast land robbed by the Ottoman Empire.:.
As for Spain and Portugal, they are like sharks that have smelled the smell of blood. They are getting ready to move and move frequently in North Africa and the Mediterranean. They seem to be ready to snatch the fat at any time.
Suddenly, the surrounding areas of Egypt were turbulent and filled with smoke, and even things in West Africa suddenly seemed insignificant.
After all, compared to Egypt, where West Africa is nothing more than fighting for colonies and pirates joining in the fun, here in Egypt, armies of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands can collide, deciding the fate of each country.
Of course, people from Ming Dynasty were also the ones who smelled the smell of blood.
Many vassals, colonies, and trading houses in the Ming Dynasty all smelled the smell of money.
As long as there is a war, weapons, equipment, and food are definitely indispensable. The food from the colonies and vassal states can be sold at a good price, and the weapons manufactured can also be sold at a high price, making a lot of money.
As long as there is a war, countless people will inevitably become slaves. The slave merchants of the Ming Dynasty became excited and began to travel to many parties to discuss the purchase of slaves in advance.
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