Emperor Chongzhen also fulfilled his promise and did not take advantage of the Ottoman army to go out of the city to besiege them. Even when they left the sight of Bitlis, even the troops who were watching them withdrew, and only a small number continued to follow them at night.

Those who don't know will naturally be worried about this, what if this Ottoman army kills back the carbines? Or they also admired Emperor Chongzhen's self-confidence or something.

Only Emperor Chongzhen himself knew that there was a first-class eavesdropping seed on the body of that Bitlis guard, Makru, and he was not afraid that they would suddenly kill back the carbine.

The battle of Bitlis, this is the end.

Emperor Chongzhen, on his side, did not think about continuing to attack westward. He began to select captives, and selected those who farmed, about thirty thousand, and escorted them south to Mesopotamia, which would later be the region of Baghdad.

Yan Yingyuan's department over there has already laid down most of the land. With these captives, production can be resumed as quickly as possible. In any case, the logistics of the army here are best supplied locally. Otherwise, even if the grain is shipped by sea, it will be very costly.

The remaining 100,000 or so captives were used to rectify the main transportation routes in Persia. In order to rule such a huge place, easy access is the first condition.

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On the other side, in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, the news of the defeat of Bitlis also spread quickly. For a moment, people everywhere panicked. Those powerful and powerful, thinking about the policy of the Ming army, were afraid that the Ming army would fight over, so the concerts asking for help were urgently sent to Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman envoy Mustafa did not rush back as fast as he could, so he reached Istanbul. Hearing that he was back, the Imperial Prime Minister Ahmed immediately put down his work, sent the others away, and had a secret meeting with Mustafa alone.

At the first time, he couldn't wait, and asked with a look of expectation: "How is it, have you seen the Emperor of Ming, what did he say?" ”

"I saw it, but I ......" Mustafa didn't care about the fatigue of the way, and after hearing the question, he replied with a bitter look, "It's just that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom doesn't look down on the Arabian Peninsula." ”

"He can't even look down on such a big territory?" Ahmed listened and sighed in surprise.

If a rapprochement between the two countries can be reached on this, he is ready to say that the territory of the Arabian Peninsula is in fact semi-out of control. In exchange for the rest and recuperation of the empire, when he becomes stronger, he will regain it. This reason, he believes, can be justified, and it can better resolve the current crisis of the empire.

But the result was not what he wanted, which made him feel very disappointed. After sighing, he said a little angrily: "Then what else does he want, he can't necessarily destroy us Ottomans, right?" ”

"Not really!" Mustafa listened, sighed and said, "If his demands can be met, there can be a truce." ”

"Oh?" As soon as Ahmet heard this, he immediately suppressed the idea of getting angry, and hurriedly asked, "Then what is his request?" ”

When Mustafa heard the question, he sighed again and said: "He wants everything east of the Black Sea straits!" ”

"East of the Black Sea Straits......" Ahmed listened, repeating in his mouth, thinking in his head. After thinking about it, he suddenly jumped up and said angrily, "Is he crazy?" How can you open your mouth to make such a big place? ”

To the east of the Black Sea Straits, that's the territory of most of the Ottoman Empire! Ahmad was so angry that he made such a greedy request.

Mustafa listened to it and said with a wry smile: "We think that the area east of the Black Sea Strait is large, but in the eyes of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, it is not worth mentioning!" ”

"Ah...... Hahaha......" Ahmed couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this, and after a long while, he stopped laughing and said sharply, "This is still small? It can be as high as the borders of most countries in Europe to the west combined. Hehe, that's a big breath......"

Mustafa couldn't take it anymore, so he interrupted him and said to him with a serious expression: "Don't compare yourself with the small countries of Europe. Do you know how big the Ming Kingdom really is? ”

"How big can it be?" Ahmed listened and said angrily.

Although he knew that after the Ming Kingdom destroyed the Mughal Empire and the Persian Empire, the territory was definitely several times larger than the Ottoman Empire, but he was angry, so he added: "Give him five times the size of our Ottoman Empire, okay?" ”

Hearing this, Mustafa's face showed a bitter self-deprecating smile: "Five times? No, it's fifty times! ”

"......" Ahmed was speechless, thinking he had misheard. However, looking at Mustafa's face, he was convinced that his brother-in-law was not lying.

Suddenly, he felt a little unimaginable. The Ottoman Empire was already very large, and it took several months to ride a horse from north to south or east to west. However, is it possible that the Ming Kingdom will be fifty times as big?

Or perhaps seeing what he was thinking at this time, Mustafa relayed what he knew to Ahmed: "The territory controlled by the Ming Emperor is ...... from west to east."

Ahmet, as the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, certainly knew what the world was like at this time. After listening to it, I went through it in my mind, a little dumbfounded, and muttered to myself: "It's so big, can he manage it?" ”

Even the Ottoman Empire was so big that it was already powerless on the Arabian Peninsula. He really couldn't imagine that the Ming Emperor ruled such a large territory, how could he manage it?

"It doesn't matter if we can get over it, it has nothing to do with us." Mustafa sighed and said, "It's because he has a large enough territory that he doesn't look down on that part of the Arabian Peninsula." ”

Well, if you don't care about it, it really has nothing to do with you. Ahmed thought to himself, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say, so he fell silent.

Needless to say, Emperor Ming's request, he will never agree. At least Mustafa is unlikely to say yes, so there is no need to ask what the final outcome will be.

At this time, suddenly a guard from outside hurriedly came and said that the Queen Mother had summoned Mustafa and Ahmed to the palace for an audience.

As soon as the two looked at each other, they knew that Mustafa had returned, and someone had reported to the palace, and the Queen Mother was also anxious to know.

Thinking of this, Ahmed couldn't help but frown. In this case, he will definitely not be happy. But now is not the time to deal with this matter, after dealing with the queen mother, we must strictly investigate to see who told the palace.

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Not long after, the two hurried to the palace. As they expected, as soon as they met, the Empress Dowager immediately asked about the results of communication with the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom. For her, she really wants to reconcile the two countries!

However, when Mustafa recounted the whole thing to her, she was disappointed.

Her focus was different from that of Ahmed, and after listening to it, she immediately asked, "What then?" What should I do if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom calls? ”

Hearing this, Mustafa glanced at Ahmed, and then replied to the Queen Mother: "Please rest assured, on the side of Bitlis, nearly 200,000 troops of the empire have been gathered, and they will only defend and not attack. Based on the estimated strength of the Ming army that Weichen saw all the way, it will not exceed 50,000, and it will definitely not start the war lightly. At least in the short term, the border should be secured. ”

He deliberately ignored the Arabian Peninsula, because the war there had already begun, and the Ming army was attacking like a dragon, and had already captured all the places along the Persian Gulf coast. In addition, Baghdad, where it had taken refuge from the Persians, is now also very dangerous and is likely to be captured by the Ming army.

The Empress Dowager was slightly relieved when she heard his words. But when he remembered something, his face became nervous again, and he asked again: "It's okay in the short term, but what about the long term?" What to do in the long run? ”

"In the long run, Wechen must seize the time to train the elite." Ahmed hurriedly replied, as if he was confident, with the heart of the Empress Dowager, "As long as the elite is one, even if the Ming army does not come to fight us." We will also take revenge, go to Persia, take Persia! ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother stroked her heart with her hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief. But then, she looked at Ahmed again and said, "Forget it, don't get into trouble." If you defeat it again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to pass! ”

Ahmad listened, glanced at Muhammad IV, who was sleeping again in Lyuharazi, before replying: "Do what you want!" ”

In fact, in his heart, he actually didn't care about an old woman's statement at all. Later, when the Ottoman emperor grew up, he must have wanted to make a difference. The shame I have suffered before must be to get it back. According to his estimates, nine times out of ten, he will take the initiative to launch an offensive. Of course, the premise is that you can beat the Ming army at that time.

In Ahmed's opinion, the Ming homeland is too far away after all. It is impossible for the Ming Emperor to be absent from his capital for a long time. Otherwise, it is common for the emperor's position to be gone.

Therefore, it is basically impossible for the Ming army on the Persian side to resist the Ottoman army after recuperation.

When the Empress Dowager asked about Xin'an's answer, she was not interested in other things, so she yawned and said, "The matter of training the army will be entrusted to the Qing." ”

After that, she was ready to disperse.

But at this moment, the guards outside the palace gate rushed in, and when they arrived at the palace gate, they turned to the inner attendants, hurriedly entered the palace gate, and said loudly: "The queen mother is not good, Bitlis is lost!" ”

Just the six words "Bitlis is lost" were like a thunderbolt from the sky, and they struck the heads of several people in the temple at once. Of course, that little emperor doesn't count. No matter how big the news is, it won't prevent him from sleeping.