King Muhad frowned and asked, "Didn't it just come here?"
"Your Majesty, this is new, and the messenger said it was very urgent. They exhausted two horses on the way here."
King Muhad had a thought in his mind. It seemed that there was some time between this letter and the previous one, but this time the messenger ran faster, causing the two letters to arrive one after the other.
Two horses were killed, what kind of information would it be?
Could it be that the Ming army withdrew?
Or is it that Duke Taoglu's fleet has returned?
Everyone stared closely at King Muhad, watching him open the letter, and then...
Muhad's face turned pale and he murmured: "Impossible, this is impossible..."
Hafez Pasha realized something was wrong and asked: "Your Majesty, what is the letter written in?"
Muhad looked at Hafiz with wide eyes, full of disbelief.
"His Majesty……"
"See for yourself!"
Muhad handed the letter to Hafiz, who only glanced at it and was stunned for a moment.
This letter seemed to be endowed with some kind of witchcraft, and everyone who read it was confused.
The Duke of Damman couldn't wait any longer and asked: "Hafez Pasha, what is the letter written on?"
Hafez slowly raised his head and said with a confused look on his face: "The city of Baghdad... is broken..."
"What?"
"The Ming army captured the city of Baghdad. This letter was sent by Duke Holly before the city was captured."
Duke Damman was stunned, then snatched the letter from Hafez's hand and read it carefully.
"How can it be?"
You must know that the geographical location of Baghdad is very important. If it is captured by the Ming army, there will be a large open area, and the Ming army can reach Constantinople unimpeded!
Looking at the signature of the letter again, it was half a month ago.
The last letter was signed a month ago, which means that it only took half a month from the time Duke Holly learned the news of the Ming army’s landing to the time Baghdad was defeated!
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The Ming army's defense on Ceylon Island was very limited. Judging from the size of this force, it should be the main force of the Ming army. In other words, it had just arrived from the mainland thousands of miles away.
It stands to reason that Constantinople has already received intelligence about such a large-scale military operation, but the fact is exactly the opposite. So far, there is no intelligence indicating that the army is attacking in a large scale, and it has not even received a warning from Duke Taoglu. How is this possible?
They suddenly hit the Ottoman mainland and defeated the impregnable Baghdad in only half a month?
A thought suddenly flashed through King Muhad's mind and he said: "Is it possible that a small group of Ming troops attacked and deceived Duke Taolu's naval blockade..."
"His Majesty!"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hafez.
"How could a small Ming army conquer Baghdad?"
King Muhad fell into silence again. Now, he can only face reality.
The reality is that the Ming army launched a quite large-scale war, and their target was not Baghdad, but Constantinople!
After a long time, Duke Damman said: "Your Majesty, please give the order!"
King Muhad said blankly: "What order?"
"Of course we are going to fight!"
"Yes, go to war!"
Muhad finally realized that the Ming army was coming with a fierce force and caught everyone by surprise, but so what?
This is the Ottomans, not your Ming Dynasty. How can I still be afraid of you?
"Duke Damen!"
Muhad put away his panic and once again became the frightening monarch of the empire.
"If the Orientals dare to invade the empire's territory, they must immediately gather an army and go out to fight!"
"yes!"
Duke Damman's expression was indifferent, and he always had this expression no matter what storm or waves he encountered.
Seeing his expression, Muhad was secretly proud.
Three years ago, the Duke of Damen personally led an army to defeat the main force of the Eastern Roman Empire head-on, killing 200,000 enemies, even those who surrendered, and was dubbed the God of Killing.
Today, the God of Death has reappeared, and it’s time to let those arrogant Easterners taste the pain!
However, what he didn't know was that when the news came that the city of Baghdad had been destroyed, the Ming army had continued to advance more than a hundred miles north, and the cities were destroyed one after another. Many people did not even have time to send out letters for help.
Zhu Qizhen dealt with these occupied cities neatly and simply.
After the army entered the city, they directly arrested the officials and chopped them with swords, and then posted notices announcing to the local people that this was already the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Those who are willing to obey will become the people of the Ming Dynasty from now on. Those who are not willing will die!
As for the locals not being able to understand Chinese, it doesn't matter, there are people who are responsible for educating them.
If you can learn Chinese as quickly as possible, you can hope to become a small official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. After all, some trivial matters still need someone to deal with.
Every time he entered a city, he followed the same method, simple and crude, but extremely efficient.
When Zhu Qiyu led his troops to attack the city of Mosul, he encountered stubborn resistance. Finally, he used artillery to forcibly break through the city and occupied the city-state general administration office.
However, the Ottomans did not surrender, but secretly carried out various sabotages.
After Zhu Qizhen learned about it, he immediately issued an order not to take any measures to appease the people's resistance, and to kill without mercy no matter how many people there were.
This decree was tantamount to massacre of the city. Zhu Qiyu was secretly speechless. The emperor's brother seemed to have become a different person. There was no mercy in his heart, only killing.
He was very worried that under the high-pressure rule, the resentment in the hearts of the Ottoman people would reach a certain level and would inevitably explode. At that time, the Ming army would suffer a backlash.
However, to his surprise, after killing a group of passionate resisters, the hostility of the general public suddenly disappeared.
They began to become submissive and no longer had any resistance to the Ming army.
The nobles in the city rushed to donate their land and wealth in order to retain their noble status.
A new order was established, security was surprisingly good, and even thieves and bullies suddenly disappeared without a trace.
After Mosul, Ottoman resistance also collapsed.
As long as the Ming army arrives at the city, they will directly open the city gate and surrender.
From the commander-in-chief who defended the city to ordinary people, they all lined up to welcome him.
They would even prepare the Ming Dynasty's Sun, Moon, and Dragon Flags, or find someone who knew Chinese to write down the surrender form in advance.
Although everyone felt that this was a bit wrong, facing the cannons of the Ming army and choosing between life and death, they would not hesitate to throw away their conscience and morality. After all, life is the most important thing.
To take a step back, many people here were originally people of the Eastern Roman Empire.
It has only been three years since the Ottoman Empire replaced the Eastern Roman Empire. Now, it seems that there is nothing wrong with their identity changing again and becoming a subject of the Ming Dynasty.
Anyway, it has already happened once, so what if it happens again?