The Ottoman army in the city of Bitlis was still about 30,000. Those who can be in the city are naturally the army of the Koplulu family, who now hold the military and political power of the Ottoman Empire.

From the very beginning, the Ming army began to raid, and the defenders in the city not only did not open the door to rescue, but closed the city gate tightly to prevent the defeated soldiers from entering the city. Now that the defeat of the army outside the city has been decided, it is even more impossible to come out.

At the head of the city, there were many soldiers, all of them were very nervous, and they also looked at the Ming soldiers escorting many prisoners with complicated expressions. It can be said that this is a very big blow to their morale.

The messengers looked at the heads of the people on the city, and pointed to them one by one to express their opinions.

"In my opinion, we should take advantage of the situation to attack the city, and expel the captives to consume the defensive equipment of the defenders in the city. So breakable! ”

"But, didn't the Ming Emperor say that he wanted to use those captives? They also want us to pay tribute food, what if the captives die in the city? ”

"That's not easy, if you take the city of Bitlis, won't there be captives in that city? Otherwise, how do you think this fortified city can be defeated? ”

"Don't forget, Emperor Ming also said that if you want to destroy the Ottoman army today, according to what you said, you can't beat it today, right? It's only half a day! ”

"Yes, how will the Ming army fight, I'm really curious?"

"Don't you know, I heard that the Ming Emperor came from the sky, and he can have spells and can summon meteor fire showers. Otherwise, how do you think that when Koplu came to the army of 200,000 in person, he was defeated in one battle? ”

"It's really possible to say this, otherwise, why was the Ming Emperor able to destroy the huge Mughal Empire with 20,000 cavalry? I heard that he will also summon an army of the undead! ”

“……”

Just when the more they talked, the remaining soldiers and horses of the Ming army, under the guidance of the imperial banner, approached the city of Bitlis.

Seeing this scene, these envoys stopped talking and looked over there one after another, curiously seeing how the Ming army was going to attack the city!

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"Your Majesty, is this really possible?" Lu Xiangsheng, who was under the imperial flag, asked Emperor Chongzhen with doubts.

He was new to the Ottoman Empire. But in his opinion, no matter how these enemies are, they are also entrusted by the Ottoman court to defend the frontier, and they must be trusted generals by the court. If you follow what the emperor said, it really feels impossible!

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this: "What's not to do?" Just look at it! ”

Seeing his confident appearance, Lu Xiangsheng was a little helpless, and at the same time a little more curious, so let's take a look first!

After seeing that Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, a Jinyi guard captain on the side took an interpreter, two people and two horses, and went to the city of Bitlis.

The location of the imperial flag, of course, is to shell the city beyond the distance range, to ensure a safe place. And the captain and interpreter of the brocade guard went to the place where they could shout in the city. No matter how loud it is, it is impossible to hear the sound clearly where the imperial flag is.

Lu Xiangsheng looked over there and saw that the captain of the brocade guard was shouting and communicating with the Ottoman guards at the head of the city.

Not long after, the captain and interpreter of the brocade guard returned safely and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the will has been transmitted to the city. ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded to indicate that he understood. Then, he turned his head to look at Lu Xiangsheng beside him and said, "Within a quarter of an hour, just look at the flag on the head of the city!" ”

This was a promise to the defenders of the city, and if they agreed, a white flag would be displayed. If you don't agree, of course, you don't need to show any flags.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he felt a little unreliable, so he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Weichen suggested that the posture of attacking the city must also be put out for the defenders to see, so that it will help the defenders of the city!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded and agreed.

However, the orders were passed down one by one, and before they could be carried out, a white flag was displayed over the head of the city of Bitlis!

At this moment, Lu Xiangsheng was surprised, they really listened to His Majesty's words so much, and the white flag was displayed. Could this be a problem?

Thinking so, he hurriedly reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, beware of fraud!" ”

"Hehe, what can you deceive?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said.

Under the monitoring of the eavesdropping system, there is no fraud at all!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen explained to Lu Xiangsheng: "The 200,000 Ottoman troops that were wiped out before, it stands to reason that the responsibility for the defeat should be borne by its commander, that is, the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire. His person has been beheaded in Mingweibao, and his family will be severely punished. But the Ottoman emperor was young and was ruled by his empress dowager. That Coplelu was hand-picked by the Queen Mother. Severely punishing the Koplulu family will affect the authority of the empress dowager......"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't know anything about the situation in the Ottoman Empire, so Emperor Chongzhen was talking, and he listened carefully.

“…… In addition, when Koplulu was the prime minister, he used his iron hand to suppress domestic dissent, and his son and son-in-law held important powers. Therefore, it is not easy to hold his family accountable. Eventually, it was Koprilu's son, Ahmet, who took over as prime minister, and the first thing he did was to rebuild the Ottoman army, not only to guard against me, but also to suppress dissent in their own country. Therefore, all the elite generals in the army are all Ahmed's henchmen......"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng faintly understood why the white flag was displayed on the head of the city.

Sure enough, I heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "...... Originally, the Ottomans thought that they would be able to frighten me by gathering heavy troops, and would not attack the Ottomans. However, I decided to fight and swept away the Ottoman army outside the city. Now the defenders of the city have become a lonely city. The Ottoman Empire could not send reinforcements to the rescue. The lonely city is besieged, and there is only one end. At this time, I gave him a hope and allowed him to leave with his troops, and he would have agreed. ”

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen sent the captain of the Jinyi Guard to pass the decree to the head of the city, that is, to allow the defenders in the city to get out. If you don't leave, you're dead!

If you don't understand the inside story, you will put a big question mark on the success of Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement. But if you understand the inside situation, you can understand that the defenders of the city finally showed a white flag.

In fact, the reason why Emperor Chongzhen was so sure was that he had heard the secret conversation between the Ottoman envoy Mustafa and the guard general Bitlis. The loss of this newly formed army would be a very serious blow to the stability of the Ahmad family.

In its original history, the Ottoman Empire attacked Central Europe and was eventually defeated at Vienna. The prime minister at the time, that is, Mustafa this time, in order to shirk responsibility, beheaded more than a dozen generals. However, at that time, the Ottoman Empire was not as much of a threat as the Ming army is now, and the Ottoman emperor had grown up, so in the end, Mustafa could not escape the fate of being executed.

In this plane, the internal and external troubles of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa gave the family's secret order to the guard general of Bitlis, telling him that if he could not hold Bitlis, he must try his best to keep this elite army in his hands.

This is the cause and effect of the whole thing, and the last point, Emperor Chongzhen did not say it to Lu Xiangsheng, because of the previous reason, it was almost the same.

For Emperor Chongzhen, the reason why he wanted to let go of this Ottoman army was not to pretend to be forced in front of envoys from all walks of life. This kind of thing, he doesn't need or disdain to do.

Instead, letting go of this Ottoman army is tantamount to giving Ahmed, the Ottoman minister, an extra straw, and letting him continue to pursue high-pressure policies internally.

As a result, the Ottoman Empire will become more and more unpopular, which will create a more favorable environment for the Ming to conquer and govern the Ottomans.

What Emperor Chongzhen wanted was long-term peace and stability in the land of the Ottoman Empire. As long as the former Ottoman Empire dies, it will be easier to return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty. As for the elimination of the Ottoman army, as long as he is there, he believes that there will be no obstacles.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng explained clearly and understood why the defenders of Bitlis lit up the white flag. However, the envoys who were watching the battle from a distance did not know the inside story, and they were simply stunned when they saw this scene.

"What's the situation, I'm not mistaken, right? The Ottoman army in the city of Bitlis, showing the white flag? ”

"Really, that's right, it's a white flag. You see, the defenders of the city are starting to assemble, and it looks like they are really going to surrender? ”

"Wouldn't it, with the will of the Ming Emperor, the generals of the Ottoman Empire will really recognize it?"

"It's incredible! Once upon a time, the Ottoman Empire was so powerful, how invincible! What about their backbone? What about their pride as a great power? ”

"I really didn't expect that the prestige of Emperor Ming would be so high!"

"Isn't that nonsense? Otherwise, why are we gathered here? ”

“……”

At this time, the envoys from all walks of life were really shocked. Even the huge Ottoman Empire was like this when facing the Ming Emperor. So what choice can they have for these small countries and small tribes?

paid tribute to the grain and grass, and the bitterness was a little bitter, but he finally hugged the biggest thigh in the world, and he would never be bullied again in the future, and there would be no danger of destroying the country, which was simply too cost-effective!

With this in mind, these messengers have made up their minds in their hearts, as long as they want to do what to do next.

But they didn't know that in the past, North Korea was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and there were also many countries in Nanyang that were vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. In the end, it disappeared into the long river of history.

Whether a country is strong or not depends on itself in the end.

Later, they realized that they had guessed a little wrong, and that the Ottoman army in Bitlis had not surrendered, but had been allowed to leave. However, this did not change their opinion, because this is the territory of the Ottoman Empire, it is the town of the Ottoman Empire, but now it is occupied by the Ming army!