The Ming army continued to advance northward with unstoppable momentum.
At the same time, the Duke of Damman assembled an army of 200,000 and headed south from Constantinople, seeking a decisive battle with the Ming army.
According to intelligence from the front line, the main force of the Ming army was less than 50,000, including an elite cavalry and an artillery battalion. The rest were all infantry. However, for some reason, the fighter jets were extremely terrifying. Wherever they passed, the Ottoman defenders either abandoned
If the city surrenders, it will either be beaten to pieces or nothing will be left.
As a superpower, the structure of the Ottoman Empire is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty. Although it is unified in name, there are many tribes with different languages, beliefs, cultural customs, etc. Therefore, for King Muhad
Once an order is issued, it will not be so resolute in its execution.
It's like a huge machine that looks intimidating, but its internal parts are patchwork and not perfectly compatible. When it encounters a malfunction, it collapses much faster than imagined.
When the Duke of Damman gathered 200,000 troops, the Ming army had already arrived at the Kyzyl River.
This place is only a thousand miles away from Constantinople, and it is a flat plain without any natural dangers.
After careful consideration, the Duke of Damman chose to display heavy troops in Zigat City and confront the Ming army across the river.
This city is not big, but it has its unique geographical advantages.
Outside the city, there is a large swamp formed by the Kizil River, which can effectively delay the Ming army's offensive.
Especially for the artillery battalion, the swamp cannot be transported, and without artillery, the city cannot be sieged.
As expected of the Ottoman God of Killing, this move really worked. The Ming army began to shrink its defense line and did not continue to advance.
The Duke of Damman felt relieved and immediately revised a letter and sent it to Constantinople.
In the letter, he described his strategic intentions and the movements of the Ming army, and informed King Muhad that there was no need to take the initiative to attack now, but to delay!
The Ming army fought in a foreign land. Although they occupied some cities, they were outsiders after all, and the local people would not obey them sincerely.
The frontal battlefield relied on large swamps to block the Ming army's offensive, and then organized a small group of cavalry to raid the rear, and then incited the people to revolt. Over time, the Ming army could not bear the disturbance and would inevitably withdraw.
This is a drag trick, which can drag down the Ming army to death without a single blow!
King Muhad was in a great mood after receiving the battle report from the front.
However, the next piece of news immediately caused the smile on his face to disappear completely.
With a dark face, Hafez came to report: "Your Majesty, an Eastern scout has been discovered outside Constantinople!"
Muhad went crazy and asked: "Have you seen clearly? Are you sure he is an Oriental?"
Hafez Kasha nodded helplessly and said: "I'm sure, it's the cavalry of the Easterners!"
The appearance of Ming Army rangers on the outskirts of Constantinople means that the Ming Army's large force will not be too far away!
impossible!
The letter from Duke Damman has not yet warmed up. It was obviously still thousands of miles away on the Kyzyl River, so why did it suddenly go to Constantinople?
Hafez solemnly said: "They only wear light armor and are equipped with long knives and short muskets. They come and go like the wind. I have already asked them. They are definitely not our people."
Muhad's eyes gradually became anxious and he asked: "Why don't you attack?"
"We tried to go out of the city to challenge, but the opponent ran faster than a rabbit and couldn't catch up."
"What do they mean? What are they doing if they don't fight when they come?"
"It should just be here to detect the enemy's situation and prepare for the large force to attack."
"However, their large army is on the Kyzyl River. Shouldn't they be studying how to capture Zigat City now?"
Hafez looked extremely heavy and said: "There is a possibility that they bypassed Kezgat!"
"What?"
King Muhad was horrified. Since the Ming army landed, it had been all the way unimpeded, and they finally managed to drag it back against the swamp. Unexpectedly, the opponent did not follow the routine and bypassed Kezgat!
In this case, what use does the defense line that the Duke of Damen has worked so hard to build have?
"Inform Daman immediately and return to defend Constantinople!"
"Your Majesty the King, you need to be mentally prepared for this matter..."
"what happened again?"
"Our messenger may not be able to leave the city."
"Why?"
Hafez smiled bitterly and said no more.
Why else would they ask you to go out and report the news when they are already approaching the city?
If there were 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Duke of Damman garrisoned, Constantinople could still hold on. However, now these soldiers and horses are thousands of miles away in Kyzgat. If the Ming army suddenly attacks the city, the empire will be in danger!
Muhad sighed slowly and said: "Send more couriers, even if it takes a detour, we must find a way to send the letter out!"
Soon, the people of Constantinople began to panic because they heard the news that the Ming army was approaching the city.
Some people even described vividly that the horses under the Ming army were extremely powerful, coming and going like the wind.
Their long knives are extremely sharp and can cut through iron as well as clay. What's even more terrifying is that their fire blunderbuss have an extremely long range and are reloaded very quickly.
Hafiz Kasha soon discovered that something was wrong. These messages seemed to be someone deliberately trying to create panic.
However, he searched again and again, but could never find the source of the news, and could not even effectively curb the spread of the news.
The fighting has not started yet, but the city is already filled with smoke.
Muhad's face became more and more gloomy. Sure enough, all the messengers he sent out lost contact, as if they had disappeared into the sea, and there was no news again.
In other words, the main force of the Ming army has arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople.
Duke Damman, who was far away in the city of Kyzgat, began to realize that something was wrong. Why was there no reply to the letter sent to Constantinople?
The fighting power of the Orientals is extremely terrifying. No one can beat them so far, and you are the only one who can hold them back. Isn't such a result worthy of recognition?
Could it be that His Majesty the King thinks that his failure to hold out is a sign of laziness?
However, it should be the Ming army that is anxious!
To take a step back, even if His Majesty thinks that he has done something bad, even if he reprimands him, he should have a response!
In desperation, he sent another letter, this time in a more tactful way, explaining his strategic intentions and noting at the end that he asked His Majesty the King to make a decision.
However, after sending this letter, not only did he not see a reply, but he even lost the messenger he sent.
The Duke of Damen finally realized that something was wrong.
He hurriedly sent out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, and the news he received was that there was no one in the Ming army's position on the other side of the Kizil River.
Some tents were even blown to pieces by the wind. It seemed that the Ming army had been away for some time.
The Duke of Damen was so furious that he actually fought against the air for three months!