After making a fuss, although Huyli made a promise that he would fight with the Southeast Army in earnest, Xiao Changrong, the commander of the Southeast Fleet, did not dare to take it lightly, after all, the value of battleships was high, and he did not dare to take this risk.

Battleship damage is inevitable in naval battles, after all, when people are also on battleships, they have enough strength to threaten the battleships of their own side, and if it is not a battle loss, the impact is too great, their officers and men are nothing, if they damage the leader's battleship, it will be difficult to explain.

The high-ranking officials of the army know that the construction of the leader's palace has been stopped and has not been completed yet, because there is no money!

The leader is actually very rich, but all his money is invested in the state, and he buys a large number of national debts, so that he has a shortage of expenditures, which is known to everyone!

The leader is such a person, can the generals destroy his battleship for the sake of military merit?

Xiao Changrong was conservative, according to the plan, he should continue to attack the two river valleys against the current, but the battleship is indeed not conducive to maneuvering, and the people here dare to carry out terrorist attacks, and they have also been reminded by the leader, and he has long asked everyone to be careful.

In case there is anything wrong with the battleship, come on, let's withdraw!

Xiao Changrong's fleet withdrew from Basra and headed downstream.

The Turks regained their rule in Basra, officials celebrated, and Bira Beyyi, the governor of Basra province, Basel Pasha, entered Basra as a victor.

He proudly reported his merits to the capital Istanbul, saying that it was all because of our unremitting efforts, even in the face of a strong enemy, we dared to fight, our side attacked the enemy many times, and achieved major results!

On the Shatt al-Arab, our side was not afraid of the enemy's battleships, commanded properly, and sent daredevils to attack the battleships, although they did not succeed, but they still achieved brilliant results!

A total of six enemy warships were burned, and one of the enemy's large ships was destroyed, and God blessed it, when the ship was shattered, the wreckage fell, and another enemy ship was smashed, so that a total of eight enemy ships were destroyed, and countless people died, which can be described as a great victory!

The telegram sent to Istanbul showed that the commander-in-chief was Basser Pasha, the former enemy commander was one of his sons and daughters, the army Liva was Major General Gharib, and then the names of a bunch of meritorious officers who had commanded tens of thousands of troops when the Chinese invaded Basra with 800 men, but fled with their governors!

The real person in charge of this matter, Huyri, only hangs his tail on the list of merits, stating that he has received a small credit for providing the ship, while Bassel Pasha and others have been richly rewarded by the imperial court.

Ironically, Huyli paid a terrible price, precisely because of the boatman.

Even more ironic is this Pasha Basel, whose name means "brave man......

It cannot be said that he was not brave and brave to take credit, his face is probably as thick as the walls of Istanbul.

The report document is full of words, with many witnesses, from wise decision-making to brave execution, the description is extremely detailed and infectious!

His brazenness is to this extent, in the face of licensed robbers, what else can Huyli do, although he seems to be powerful and rich, he will not see the light after all, only admit it!

However, his men were not convinced, and one of the leaders, named Harisi, once argued with the officers in the street, and when he became anxious, he scolded: "You are all the generals of the defeated army, and you are pretending to take credit......

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and someone reported the incident to Basel Pasha, and after adding fuel to the fire, he felt a gerdon in his heart: "Since Huyli is disgruntled, if someone comes to investigate, he will reveal the secret......".

One dark night, Bassel Pasha sent a large army to root up the forces of the Houli, accusing them of illegal business.

As the saying goes, the people's hearts are like iron, and the official law is like a furnace, how can a community leader in Hueri fight against a bandit leader and a military leader?!

It was useless for Huyili to admit it a long time ago, and after the national hero was captured, he was escorted to the boat, tied his hands and feet, and the boat sailed into the middle of the Shatt al-Arab, threw him into the water, and he disappeared!

Among his men, the main elements were put to death, and the minor ones were served with hard labor for life, without being released.

The people of his hometown were treated the same as those of Huyri's men, and Bassel Pasha actually slandered them for colluding with the Chinese and completely destroying the entire village!

Wretched! Lamentable! Alas!

The traces of Hhuiri's existence were quickly erased by Basser Pasha, and no one remembered him anymore, the locals did not remember him, and the Chinese did not remember him, only Max Od Pasha, who had taken refuge in the Chinese, smelled the smell of conspiracy from this incident, and was jealous.

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"Great victory! Great victory! Our army defeated the Southeastern Army in the city of Basra, destroyed eight enemy ships, and killed countless enemies! ”

Horses galloped along the post road to Istanbul, conveying the message of victory all the way, making passers-by feel excited!

After the stability of the Ottoman Empire's rule, a large amount of manpower and money were used to build relatively good roads between the major cities, that is, post roads, which facilitated the transportation of the empire, and information could also be used to quickly report the situation in distant places to the capital, or send instructions from the capital to the local government.

Similar in China can be called 400 li expedited, 600 li expedited, or 800 li expedited, people do not change, horses change, continuous relays, and soon, the messenger approached Istanbul.

Heroic Istanbul!

In 1453 AD, the Ottoman army attacked Constantinople, the capital of thousands of years, and the Byzantine Empire was destroyed, before that, Constantinople was besieged by various powerful and invincible foreign tribes in 1000 years, including Attila's Huns, the Umayyad Dynasty of the Arab Empire, and the Mongol Empire, all of which had attacked Constantinople, but all ended in failure.

Later, the Turks moved the capital to Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul.

The city has enjoyed nearly 200 years of peace and has become a super prosperous metropolis with beautiful scenery, many historical sites, convenient transportation, developed commerce and a large population on the Bosphorus Strait!

In order to show the glory and great power of the empire, its walls have been maintained and repaired for a long time, and it stands tall and towering, with a circumference of about 20 kilometers, which is the largest super city wall in Europe!

The messenger of Basra was already tired, but his will supported him, and he whipped his horse, shouted hoarsely, and drove straight into the city gates.

Everyone gave way to him, including a guard of honor for officials, and a richly dressed and dignified old man on a white horse watched the messenger rush before him, silently thinking.

"Despite all the shortcomings of the empire, there are still brave people who rise up in the face of difficulties and defeat strong enemies!"

"But is Basel Pasha really that guy?" With the old man's understanding of Basel Pasha, I really can't believe it!

The old man pondered, rode his horse towards the palace, and when he arrived at the palace, the whole palace knew about the great victory, and everyone's faces were full of excitement!