Chapter 1899, tear open the fig leaf of the Ottoman Empire
In the palace of the Ottoman Empire, Selim I was waiting anxiously.
The bad news is that one after another, the Persians and Egyptians used their superiority in force to seize the Mesopotamia and are attacking the province of Asia Minor with the intention of seizing the vast lands of the Ottoman Empire in Asia.
To the west, the coalition forces of several European countries are constantly recovering the previously lost land, and are also attacking the Greek Peninsula. The locals in the Greek Peninsula are also revolting, cooperating with the European coalition forces internally and externally, preparing to expel the rule of the Ottoman Empire and restore Christianity.
The glory of the world.
The Crimean Tatars, who were driven into the Danube River Basin by the Ming Dynasty, were not to be outdone. They added insult to injury and expanded their grasslands and pastures across the Danube River.
The Spaniards burned, killed, and looted everywhere along the Aegean Sea, seized islands, and plundered wealth and population. What the Ottoman Empire pirates had done before, the Spaniards now returned to the Ottoman Empire intact.
Robbery ports and cities, plunder people and sell them as slaves, and make a lot of money.
Without the protection of the navy, the coastal areas of the Ottoman Empire were like undefended mountains of gold and silver, allowing the Spanish to plunder wantonly. Even Japanese pirates began to focus on this place and appeared in the coastal areas.
Of course, these are nothing. What he really cares about is whether Ali Pasha can successfully negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, as long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to cease the war and withdraw its troops.
Relying on the strength of his own troops, coupled with the tribal armies and noble armies from various parts of the Ottoman Empire, he was still confident that he could defeat the enemies from all directions. After all, they were all defeated.
"Great Sultan, they are back, they are back~"
At this time, someone came to report in a hurry, which made Selim I who was waiting anxiously cheer up.
However, what awaited was not good news, but bad news that the Ming people refused peace talks.
"Great Sultan, the Ming people bluntly said that peace talks are not that easy. If you want peace talks, you have to wait until the Ming people's army reaches the gates of our capital."
Ali Pasha told Selim I the details of his peace talks.
"We'll have peace talks at the gates of Istanbul?"
When King Selim I heard this, he immediately sat on his throne.
If we really wait until all the armies of the Ming Empire have reached the city of Instanbul, what will be the point of peace talks?
The Ottoman Empire could just wait to be destroyed.
Enemies from all directions, the tribal leaders who are ready to move, and the feudal military nobles are all waiting for the opportunity to replace themselves.
Turks have not lacked ambitious people since ancient times.
"No, we must not let the Ming army attack our capital. Otherwise, the majesty of our Ottoman Empire will be gone."
Selim I said very exaggeratedly.
Up to this point in the war, the Ottoman Empire has suffered heavy losses. More than 300,000 elite troops from the east and west sides combined have been wiped out, and the navy has been wiped out.
The Ottoman Empire had only this last fig leaf left, and only the 200,000 elite troops in the capital were left as a fig leaf.
If the people of Ming Dynasty were killed here.
No matter what happens then, the face of the Ottoman Empire will be completely lost.
Last time, the Ming Dynasty's fleet was sent to the Sea of Marmara and bombarded Instanbul, but at least the army could not come over.
"Great Sultan, this time the Ming people are really angry and will not give up easily."
"However, it can be seen that the Ming Dynasty still needs our Ottoman Empire to contain all parties here, and we also need our Ottoman Empire to fight enemies from all directions. This will benefit the interests of the Ming Empire."
"I thought that after they arrived at the city of Instanbul, they would just bombard us with their heads high and humiliate our Ottoman Empire."
"They will not really attack our capital. They still need to keep us so that they can continue to pay them compensation and contain all parties."
"So I think we should dispatch the 200,000 troops defending the capital to each battlefield to stabilize the situation in other places first. As for the Ming people, we can slowly negotiate with them."
After pondering for a long time, Ali Pasha made a surprising statement. He actually proposed to send the army guarding the capital to all parties to support the battlefields of all parties, leaving an empty city for the Ming people.
"But what if the Ming people really attack our capital?"
"When all the troops are dispatched, what can we do to resist them?"
A minister asked quickly.
"Do you think our remaining 200,000 troops can withstand the Ming Dynasty's attack?"
"The city of Erzinjan was built on a natural barrier and guarded by 200,000 troops. It was captured by the Ming Dynasty in less than a day."
"The Ming Dynasty's artillery is so sharp and powerful that it's impossible to defend the enemy."
"It's better not to keep it than to do this."
Ali Pasha immediately asked.
When the other party heard this, he was immediately speechless. The attack of the Ming Dynasty was undoubtedly extremely powerful. No matter the important fortresses on the east or west front, they could not withstand the attack of the Ming Iron Army.
The Ming people attacked the city, conquered every battle, and were invincible. They were heading towards Instanbul. There was nothing that could resist the steps of the Ming people along the way.
"Your analysis still makes sense."
Selim I thought for a long time and expressed his agreement.
The Ming Dynasty definitely wants peace talks. Now they just want to humiliate the Ottoman Empire, and at the same time they also want to gain more benefits at the negotiation table.
The Persians, Egyptians, Europeans, Spanish, etc., but they want to destroy the Ottoman Empire, as well as the tribal leaders, military nobles, etc. inside who are ready to move.
The 200,000 elite army in his hand is the final trump card, and he still needs to rely on this 200,000 army to stabilize the situation.
"Report~"
At this moment, a messenger came in a hurry.
"The Ming fleet has arrived at the sea outside the capital!"
"What?"
"It came so quickly!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath.
The speed of the Ming Dynasty was so fast that it only took a long time for the war to begin.
The armies of the Ming Empire moved extremely quickly, sneak-attacking the Ottoman Empire's navy, and rushing here. All of this was completed within a few days. Now they are directly at Instanbul, and can be bombarded at any time.
Instanbul.
Looking at the east and west armies of the Ming Dynasty on land, they were also rushing towards Instanbul. They did not encounter any decent resistance along the way, and no one dared to resist their front.
Sea of Marmara, the sea area outside the city of Instanbul.
Dozens of steam warships and hundreds of small warships were cruising on the sea, majestic and astonishing, heading toward Instanbul with murderous intent.
All the warships lined up in a row, each heavy cannon revealed its ferocious, black muzzle, aiming at the capital of the Ottoman Empire, preparing to bombard it fiercely.
"Haha, in the end our navy was faster, and we arrived at the capital of the Ottoman Empire first."
Deng Cheng looked at the Ottoman capital with a telescope.
"Tsk, tsk, it is indeed known as the most dangerous city in the world. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The only place connected to the land is extremely dangerous and has extremely solid city walls for defense."
"It is said that Mohammed II of the Ottoman Empire besieged this city for several months. Finally, he relied on his absolute superiority in military strength to capture the city and destroy the Eastern Roman Empire."
"It's a pity that it is aimed at land defense. For our navy, it is surrounded by water on three sides, so we can bombard it as much as we want."
"Give me the order!"
"Immediately prepare for bombardment, tear away the last fig leaf of the Ottoman Empire, aim at the location of the Ottoman Empire's palace, and hit hard."
Deng Cheng didn't care about so many things, he had already come, so naturally he wouldn't come in vain.
There are a lot of artillery shells that are carried and they are very heavy. If we don’t knock some out, wouldn’t it be a wasted trip?
Soon, Deng Cheng's order was issued.
On the battleships on the sea, cannons were aimed at the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
"Three rapid fire shots!"
"Ready, fire!"
Soon, with the waving of the small flags in the hands of the commanders on the warships, the deafening sound of cannons resounded through the sky, billowing smoke rose in the sea, and cannonballs roared in the sky and fell towards Instanbul.
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"Hu~hu~"
The whistling sound of cannonballs resounded through the sky, and then fell heavily into the city.
"Boom~Boom!"
Shocking loud noises and terrifying explosions resounded in the city, completely disrupting the originally peaceful and prosperous capital city.
"Boom~Boom~"
Cannonballs fell one after another towards the city, exploding continuously and turning a large number of buildings into ruins.
The palace, which was under special care, was subjected to intensive bombardment. The luxurious palace was reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye, and panicked people were scurrying around like headless flies.
As for the Ottoman Empire's Sultan and ministers, they immediately hid under the solid ground. While listening to the deafening explosions, they looked at the falling mud and dust. At this moment, all ambitions disappeared.
