And what, to find out that the fleets of the countries of Europe are massing? Ahmed was taken aback.

The originally huge Ming fleet crossed the Atlantic Ocean and appeared in Portugal, which surprised him, it turned out that the strength of the Ming Kingdom was so strong, and it was more of a melon-eating mentality.

For this reason, he also told the queen mother that the Ottoman Empire was stable now. The Ming Kingdom went to help Portugal avenge and intervene with European countries, so that the Ottoman Empire could sit on the sidelines and reap the benefits of the fishermen.

However, he never expected that the European countries did unite, but when those Europeans actually united against the Ming Kingdom, they also gathered a large number of fleets on the Ottoman border, what were they going to do?

At this time, the Ottoman Empire had already occupied part of the territory, including Rome, and bordered Austria.

The reason why the combined fleet of Europe was to assemble at the Ottomans was mainly to avoid meeting with the Ming fleet in the Mediterranean, so they hid in the narrow sea, and even if the Ming army wanted to attack, it could not take advantage of the numerical advantage.

It's just that they didn't expect that the Ottomans were too sensitive, and they immediately thought that they were gathering troops and wanted to attack the Ottomans.

In fact, this sensitivity of the Ottomans is understandable. Not to mention that European countries and the Ottomans have always been hostile, the most important thing is that the Ottomans have been feared by the Ming army. The national strength has also been greatly weakened, and it cannot withstand the attacks of others, and it belongs to the kind of foreign power that does the middle, so it is very sensitive.

In addition, the Ming army was active in the area east of the Black Sea Straits, and although many places were not occupied because of the so-called clear walls, the Ottomans themselves understood that they were unable to counterattack, at least in the short term. If the area east of the Black Sea Straits was eventually lost, then the area west of the Black Sea Straits was the foundation of the Ottoman Empire.

If even this is gone, the Ottoman Empire will be destroyed.

Ahmad was worried about this matter, and when he summoned Mustafa to discuss it, the palace sent someone to summon him urgently.

Hearing this, Ahmad smiled bitterly and said to Mustafa: "The Queen Mother must be scared!" ”

Subsequently, he and Mustafa both rushed to the palace to face the saint.

Sure enough, the queen mother also received the news, but as soon as she saw them, she asked anxiously: "After those Europeans united, they really want to plot against us Ottomans, what should I do, what should you do quickly?" ”

If it were just a European country, no matter how weak the current Ottoman Empire was, they would have that self-confidence and would not be afraid.

But now that all the countries of Europe are united, no matter how arrogant the Ottoman Empire is, it knows that it will definitely not be able to bear it!

Ahmed had already talked to Mustafa on the way here, so after the Queen Mother had finished speaking, she immediately replied: "Queen Mother, instead of waiting until they are assembled to fight us, it is better for us to raid them, so that the chances are greater!" ”

"Even if you can win, then what?" When the Empress Dowager heard this, she immediately said dissatisfiedly, "They will definitely continue to assemble to attack us!" ”

What she meant was that even if the Ottomans had raided the assembled fleet, it would not have dealt much damage to the European countries. It will even provoke them, and the countries will send more troops to assemble. And what about the Ottoman Empire at that time? Can we continue to beat them?

Ahmed listened, turned his head to look at Mustafa, then looked at the Queen Mother, and said with a little hesitation: "There is a safe way, that is, we can have a strong backup!" In this way, there is no fear of the union of the countries of Europe! ”

When the queen mother heard this, she said a little suspiciously: "Strong backup? Can we Ottomans still have a strong backup? ”

When Mustafa heard this, he said: "When Sweden attacked Tsarist Russia before and was in danger, it came with strong backup and saved Tsarist Russia......

Before he finished his words, the Empress Dowager suddenly realized: "You said the Ming Empire? ”

Ahmed and Mustafa listened, but they were silent, in fact, they acquiesced.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was really moved, but she also had concerns: "But our Ottoman and Ming Empire have fought like this, if we are attacked by European countries, they are probably happy to watch the show, right?" ”

"Queen Mother, Tsarist Russia has also fought with the Ming Kingdom before." Ahmed listened and hurriedly explained, "But later they surrendered to the Ming Empire and were protected by the Ming Empire. ”

Mustafa listened on the side, and also said: "As long as we submit to the Ming Empire, we can also be protected by the Ming Empire like Tsarist Russia." In this way, we have a strong back-up, and we need to be afraid that the European countries will unite to fight us? ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was quite moved, but she still hesitated when she thought of something: "In this situation, will the Ming Empire allow us to surrender?" ”

Because the Ottoman Empire is now very dangerous, and it can be attacked by the combined armies of European countries at any time, at least in the eyes of the Queen Mother. This is a bit different from that time of Tsarist Russia, where the Ming Empire may not accept the submission of the Ottoman Empire.

Hearing her words, Ahmed knew that the time was ripe, so he said in a confident tone: "Queen Mother, don't worry about this, Emperor Ming once said it, and now he hasn't changed his words, so it will always be effective." ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she hurriedly confirmed: "Are you saying that we, the Ottomans, ceded the area east of the Black Sea Strait in exchange for the understanding of the Ming Empire and accepted our submission?" ”

When Ahmad and Mustafa heard this, they nodded in unison, but did not speak.

The reason why they were able to mention this matter again at this time was because they felt more and more the strength of the Ming army. Confidence in their training of elites to recapture the places occupied by the Ming army is getting weaker and weaker.

Seeing that the Ming army was in the occupied areas of Persia and the Ottomans, the people's livelihood recovered quickly. It is estimated that after the grain and grass are sufficient, a large wave of offensive against the Ottoman Empire will definitely be launched, and at that time, the area east of the Black Sea Strait will definitely not be able to be saved. Rather than this, it is better to directly cede the area east of the Black Sea Strait, in exchange for the understanding of the Ming Empire, submit to the Ming Empire, get the protection of the Ming Empire, and tide over the current crisis.

Of course, being able to raise this matter at this time is also related to the fact that they have firmly controlled the Ottoman Empire through military power during this time. Even if some people oppose it and some people scold them, they are already confident that they can suppress it.

The Queen Mother was a little hesitant when she heard this, but this matter was too big. As long as she really does this, although she doesn't care about the outside world, she also knows that her reputation will be very ugly.

Seeing her like this, Ahmed sighed in his heart, this decision is indeed a bit difficult to make. But is there any other way to go than this road now?

Thinking so, he opened his mouth and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, if we surrender to the Ming Empire, now it will be the Armageddon between the Eastern and Western worlds. Weichen believes that the possibility of victory for the Ming Empire is extremely high. In this way, although we have lost the area east of the Black Sea Straits, we can take the opportunity to expand westward and restore the glory of our Ottoman Empire! ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly lit up, yes, if she can really open up the territory to the west, wouldn't it be able to make up for the negative impact of ceding the territory east of the Black Sea Strait! Besides, both in terms of the barrenness of the land and the population, the west is obviously more valuable!

And when the empire was strong, it was no longer able to advance westward. It has always been the wish of successive emperors to open up territory to the west. If this wish is fulfilled by himself, it will not have a bad reputation, but he will judge the situation and make the right choice for Osman?

Thinking of these benefits, the Queen Mother was finally moved. In this way, she was worried that the Ming Empire would not agree, so she said worriedly: "Then the Ming Empire, I don't know if it will ......."

"The Queen Mother can rest assured that Weichen is willing to go again, and will definitely try his best to persuade the governor of the Ming Empire to follow their emperor's wishes." Mustafa listened and hurriedly reassured.

At this time, they already knew that the Ming Emperor had returned to the Ming Kingdom, so Mustafa said this.

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!" When the Empress Dowager heard this, she hurriedly said, "We must let the Ming Empire accept our submission and protect us." If there are still some overly demanding, don't worry about it! ”

"The Queen Mother is right!" Ahmed on the side also explained, "No matter how many conditions the Ming army proposes, after we turn back and defeat" the European countries, we can all get them back from the European countries! ”

Mustafa listened, of course, there would be no opinion.

In this way, the three most powerful decision-makers of the Ottoman Empire have already come to the conclusion that they want the Ming to accept their submission at all costs, so that not only do they no longer have to worry about the attack of the Ming army, but they can also stand on the side of the Ming army during the war between the East and the West, and get enough benefits after the war.

They are confident in this. Although the European countries are indeed strong together, look at the Ming Empire, just the sea fleet, the Persian Gulf side and the Portuguese side combined, there are more than 5,000 warships, what a powerful force. It is speculated that once the decisive battle between the East and the West begins, the army of the Ming Empire is estimated to be one million. With such a large number of troops, afraid of them Europeans? Joke!

It was on the basis of this realization that Mustafa rushed to Persia. Ahmet, on the western border, began to urgently prepare for war, lest the Ottoman Empire be broken by the coalition forces of European countries before an agreement was reached with the Ming State and the Ming army had not yet sent troops.