In a place 200 miles away from Damascus, a mighty army was marching. Kansu II, who was riding on a tall horse, looked at the latest intelligence and fell into deep thought.
The city of Damascus has a long history, its walls are tall and strong, and it is guarded by tens of thousands of troops. However, in less than an hour, the Ottoman army broke through, which really shocked Kansu II.
This speed is too fast!
"The Ottoman Empire's army swept across Europe, beating the Europeans to the point where they couldn't hold their heads up. This fighting power is truly well-deserved and truly terrifying."
"The Ming Dynasty can push the Ottomans to the ground and rub them. How terrifying will the combat effectiveness of their army be?"
"In the battle of Erzinjan City, the Ming Empire only had 200,000 troops against the Ottoman Empire's 500,000 troops. As a result, Erzinjan City was defeated in less than a day."
"The city of Erzinjan is said to be naturally dangerous. Even the Ming Dynasty's army could break through it in one day. The Ottoman Empire is still defending the city. It still has a huge advantage in terms of military strength."
"No wonder this Ming Empire army can sweep across all directions!"
In the past, Kansu II had heard countless legends about the Ming Empire's army. It was said that the Ming Empire's army swept across all directions and was invincible.
He still didn't quite believe it, thinking that this might be an exaggeration.
The Ming Empire's army may indeed have strong combat effectiveness, but it is not as invincible as they boast.
But now, the city of Damascus was captured by the Ottoman Empire army in just one hour, and the Ottoman Empire was still defeated by the Ming Empire.
After such a comparison, he immediately understood how powerful and terrifying the Ming Empire's army was.
"The city of Damascus was captured so easily. It will definitely not be easy to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Then I will only have to look at the new army in my hands."
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"Those decadent feudal military aristocrats and lords are already vulnerable and useless. There is no use in expecting them to be of any use."
"When the time comes, let them charge forward first, consume the strength of the Ottoman Empire army, and then send new troops to the field."
Kansu II was planning silently in his heart.
Looking at the mighty advancing army in front of him, this time, he, Kansu II, also bet on the destiny of the country.
He brought 30,000 new troops with him after several years of training. The traditional Mamluk military nobles also led an army of 150,000. In addition, he also recruited 200,000 landless peasants to form a new army.
Although this new army of 200,000 peasants had just been formed and had no combat experience at all, during the digging of the Egyptian canal, it was organized by the Ming people according to a certain military system, so it had good discipline and was very
Obeying orders and equipped with cold weapons can be used as long as they are commanded properly.
Of course, it mainly relies on the 30,000 musketeers in its own hands.
These 30,000 people are his trump card army modeled after the Ming Dynasty's army. Not only are they all armed with weapons and equipment imported from the Ming Empire, but also their treatment, food, and many other aspects are modeled after the Ming Dynasty's army as much as possible.
It has been established for several years. Although they have not experienced combat, they have been trained for a long time, have strict discipline, and have a very strong desire to fight. They are very eager to win in battle and gain military merit.
The little calculation in Kansu II's heart is naturally ringing. He wants to continue this war to greatly weaken the power of the traditional feudal nobles. In this way, he can truly have all the say.
At the same time, cultivate your own new forces.
He clearly knew that these feudal military nobles and lords in the country were corroding the empire. They were annexing land wantonly, and because they were feudal military nobles and lords, they did not need to pay taxes.
The taxes they received were getting less and less, farmers lost a lot of land, domestic conflicts became increasingly acute, and peasant uprisings and riots occurred one after another, all of which were shaking the rule of the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt.
Kansu II was determined to reform, but he encountered a lot of resistance. These traditional military nobles were stronger than imagined. It was too difficult to take the land back from their hands.
If they offend them, they can unite to overthrow themselves. You must know that these feudal military nobles have soldiers and food. This has been the case with the Mamluk dynasty several times.
The ancestor of Kansu II was actually a feudal military noble. Later, he united with some military nobles to overthrow the original dynasty and establish the current dynasty.
Kansu II knew that once he really made up his mind to take back the land, he would fall out with these feudal military nobles, so he either had enough power to suppress them, or he had to find ways to weaken their military power.
And now, the opportunity has finally come.
However, Kansu II had his own little calculations, and these feudal military nobles also had their own little calculations.
In front of the marching army, several large military nobles gathered together.
"The city of Damascus is so strong that it was captured in an hour. Can we defeat this Ottoman army?"
Karawen looked at the army in front, his face full of sorrow.
As a great nobleman in the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, he had huge land and wealth passed down from his ancestors. He had been well clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and he lived a life like a master.
Naturally, he didn't want to go to war. Fighting was private, not to mention fighting against the Ottoman Empire's army that was sweeping across Europe and Asia. The opponent's strength was so powerful that it could be seen from just the battle of Damascus City. Damascus City was captured in one hour.
"You have to fight even if you can't win, otherwise what else can you do?"
Duer on the side looked at Karawin. He was also a military aristocrat with a vast fiefdom, a large amount of land and a population. Naturally, he lived a very comfortable life in his own territory.
However, in recent years, his life has become increasingly difficult.
Although Kansu II was young, he was an accomplished king. He had been trying every means to consolidate his status and power. A lot of power was in the hands of Kansu II.
Originally, everyone thought that Kansu II was young and didn't understand anything, and that everyone could control as much power as possible. However, they underestimated Kansu II.
Domestic land annexation was serious and there were many conflicts, but he was able to find people from the Ming Dynasty to dig the Egyptian canal. By digging the canal, Egypt could breathe a sigh of relief in a few years. Kansu II also took the opportunity to train his army and master more
More rights to speak.
So now, military nobles like Dur, Karawin and others are becoming more and more wary of Kansu II, fearing that Kansu II will directly take back everyone's land and army.
Once that point is reached, if everyone goes to war with Kansu II, the chances of winning may not be that high.
"The Ottoman Empire's troops are sweeping across all directions, which is far beyond what we can resist. We don't want to die in vain on the battlefield when the time comes. He will take the opportunity to take back our land and troops without any hesitation."
Karawen thought for a while and said.
"Then what do you want to do?"
Duer pondered for a while, then thought about it and asked.
"This Egyptian canal can collect 18 million taels of silver in just one year, but we can't get a penny of this silver. Why should the Ming people give us half of it? This canal is our Egyptian canal."
"Kansu II used the land that belongs to us Egyptians to dig a canal. The proceeds from this canal should belong to us Egyptians. Why do they, the Ming people, divide our canals?"
"This Egyptian canal, it should belong to all of us Egyptians."
Karawin did not reply directly, but brought up the matter of the Egyptian canal.
"Kansu II's inspirational reform intention has long been revealed. Sooner or later, he will take away the land and army from our hands. Now with the huge wealth brought by the canal, he can easily train tens of thousands of people every year in the future.
A new type of army is coming out."
"When he becomes strong enough, we will be camels waiting to be slaughtered."
Karawin's words obviously struck a chord with Duer.
Everyone is a feudal military aristocrat, and all they rely on is the land and army in their hands. Without these two things, they are nothing.
Now that he is being moved with emotion and reason, and at the same time there is the huge temptation of the Egyptian canal, Karavin is not afraid that Duer will not take the bait.
"What on earth do you mean?"
Duer looked at Karawen, and at this critical moment, he actually told himself these things, which was obviously a conspiracy.
"You and I will join forces and overthrow Kansu II together when the time comes~"
