Whether it is the King of England, who owns more French land than the King of France, or the King of France, who previously applied to be an assistant to Ding Yi in a duel; Whether it's Charles the Bold or Frederick III of the Holy Roman Empire. There is a consensus among everyone that the flames of war in Asia Minor should be extinguished.

This was originally a neutral evaluation, because peace could be that Ding Yi conquered the Ottomans, or that the Ottomans repelled Ding Yi, or that the two sides sat down and reached a consensus after negotiation and drew a line, so that peace could come to this land.

But if you listen to the next sentence of these European monarchs, there will probably be no such doubts.

They said, "When His Majesty saw Poseidon's defeat, he should no longer have unrealistic conjectures, right?" ”

The vague reference to His Majesty is, of course, Pius II, who is trying to organize the anti-Austrian coalition.

And Ding Yi, whom they call Poseidon from the East, has already decided that he will be defeated.

No one intended to take an active part in the anti-Ottoman coalition that Pius II had worked to initiate, especially in the event of a crushing defeat and a return to Egypt. To say that it is necessary to wage war for the sake of morality, religion, and justice, just because these excuses can bring enough benefits.

Who wants to send their own people and troops to their deaths when it is clearly impossible to achieve victory and to stifle sufficient benefits?

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"Why do they think that the great majesty is about to retreat to Egypt?" Thirteen loli, led by Isabella, asked the man in the upper seat puzzled. These thirteen young girls who promised themselves to be knights of Ding Yi, except for Isabella who wore the chicken breastplate given by Ding Yi. The other twelve wore equally elaborate cuirasses, though not as ornate as the Napoleonic cuirass helmet of Isabella's body. But it also looks like it was made by a master craftsman.

The man sitting at the top was not so armoured and helmeted. The stiff lines and the eyes that can't be softened even if they are smiling, but they also show that this is also an old customer on the battlefield. In fact, he was the current Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Heinrich VI. Feng. Ripes.

"Poseidon sent his 1st Praetorian Division and the Aegean Fleet, the only formed unit of the New Roman Empire, to Athens; Immediately afterwards, Mamluks, Israelites, Egyptians, and tens of thousands of cavalry were also sent to Athens and other places. It was clear that he was ready to give up Smyrna. "The Grand Master didn't despise them because they were visiting some Lori girls.

Because whether it's Isabella or Mary. or other girls, they are the pearls of various European powers. Even that little Lori who doesn't look like she's ten years old, no, she's only eight years old or younger at most! But the Grand Master did not dare to underestimate her, because it was Christina, the granddaughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony.

They let the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, have enough patience to greet them, or rather, coax them to play: "We all know that Poseidon is strong at sea, but. As Poseidon's knights, beautiful ladies, you should also know that it is impossible for a battleship to sail to land. And the Ottomans gathered 200,000 cavalry, of course, of course, I know that there were not so many in reality. But there are at least 80,000 horsemen. If your majesty is sure to win this battle, or if you have the confidence to fight it. How could he have removed these soldiers and horses? So if you come and ask me for my opinion, here's the answer. ”

"No!" Christina from Saxony jumped out of her chair. Because she is so small, and the chair is so big, sitting on the chair is still a little distance from her feet even from the ground, so she will inevitably have a "jump" similar action when she stands up. She pressed her hand on her saber—God knows how she would stab or slash with it—and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty will win!" He is a great brave man and he will defeat all the bad guys! Your Excellency, allow me to retire, and I will go to Smyrna, and I will die in battle with the banner of His Majesty! ”

The Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights is also very troubled by these lolias.

However, he is different from Ding Yi: for Lori, Ding Yi is a little helpless; The Grand Master is because they are princesses.

That's right, it's the princess, prinzessin, and most of them are direct - all the direct and collateral female descendants of any king or independent sovereign lord in the West can use prinzessin before the end of marriage, just like prinz, there are thousands of princes and princesses in the West, but the direct line is different, and the direct line is really almost the concept of a Chinese princess.

Fortunately, at this time, Isabella shouted to stop Christina's actions, so she said goodbye to the Grand Master, and the thirteen Lori Knights finally left here, which made the Grand Master feel relieved.

So the so-called high society in Europe began to circulate a joke: the Thirteen Horsemen of Poseidon.

There is no following or specific content, because these thirteen knights are a hilarious combination in themselves, and there is hardly a member over the age of seventeen in it, and the youngest is not even ten years old. They collect money and goods in aristocratic circles, and do it every day very seriously, if this is the case, there is nothing surprising, and there are two other reasons that have become a joke:

They solemnly visit the wèn monarch or important minister;

After collecting donations in the aristocratic circles, they went to the commoners to preach Ding Yi's philosophy, which was actually not a concept, after all, Isabella had not stayed in Smyrna for long. They are telling the commoners that if they want freedom and land, then Smarck is the place they should go to!

Then often under the advice of the plebeians, who were aroused in hope: "Honorable princess, where should I go to get a ferry ticket?" ”

They were defeated, and even Isabella knew that the money they had raised would not be enough to cover the boat fare for all the civilians who wanted to go to Smyrna. She also knows very well that if she does give the boat fare, many people will disappear after receiving it.

At this point in time, King Louis XI of France began to acquiesce to his servants' contact with the Ottomans.

The Franco-Austrian Alliance, which was originally signed seventy or eighty years later, began to discuss the details of the alliance treaty in advance.

Because even the king of France was no longer optimistic about what progress Ding Yi could make in Asia Minor.

If Ding Yi is bound to be defeated and retreat to Egypt, then all the previous connections between him and Ding Yi will be meaningless.

Not to mention that there was no promise in the first place, and even if there were, His Holiness would not hesitate to treat it as if it had never appeared.

Politics has always been so ugly.

For the whole of Europe, the upper class is almost waiting for the news of Ding Yi's withdrawal, and there have even been a lot of rumors related to this. Many aristocratic ladies were crying for Ding Yi because they did not want to accept the fact that Ding Yi would be defeated. And many more aristocratic ladies or daughters of broken families began to take baths and give up fencing so diligently.

Outside the siege of Smyrna, Mehmed II was also in a cheerful mood, although by the end of the bits and pieces he had lost about 10,000 cavalry and nearly 20,000 infantry; Those Urban super-heavy artillery were also destroyed. But he really didn't care at all.

"He's a big rival, but his appetite is too big." Mehmed II said to his son Bayezet, "If he hadn't conquered Athens and Thessaloniki at the same time, perhaps he wouldn't have had no chance." According to the military report sent back, and the situation we have experienced, your teacher is a genius! ”

Bayezet said disapprehantly: "Teacher? No, father, he's nothing! ”

"You're wrong. Do you know how many people are there in Smyrna? According to the information given by our spies, there are only about 5,000 people, who can use 5,000 people to resist 60,000 cavalry and 80,000 infantry for such a long time? His soldiers were well-trained, fierce and elite; His artillery was miraculous and incrediblely powerful. Mehmed II shook his head and corrected his son.

"But he failed!" Bayezet prefers to evaluate Yiqiē in terms of reality, "If he has an army of 20,000, maybe he can hold out, if he has an army of 40,000, maybe he can win." But he didn't, he only had five thousand people, so he could only be a loser! ”

Mehmed II laughed and nodded, "It should be said that he will eventually fail, or be ruined." ”

"Follow your teachings, Father."

And in the Ottoman encirclement, the command post in the fortification group, Ding Yi once again persuaded Xu Bin to leave: "Otherwise, Mr. Yang Hao, you will be escorted to Rhode Island by the fleet first, and how do you think about the feasibility of investing in a port there?" ”

In any case, this is the front line of the battlefield, an old man in his seventies and eighties, and he is a civilian official, what is the excitement here? If you want to talk about governing the local government in peacetime, but also talk about the skill and experience of politics, this meat grinder of iron and blood, who knows if an arrow will float all the way by the wind and knock the old gentleman down? After all, no one can say anything bad!

"Your Majesty forgives the old minister for not obeying his life!" Xu Bin blew his beard and stared at him, refusing to leave no matter what he said.

He wasn't originally the kind of character who gave advice to death, but how could he leave at this moment? Keep Dan's heart and sweat! The word sweat and green has always been the ultimate pursuit of the scholar class. Especially this kind of thing that can be named Khan Qing without any risk, how can Xu Bin let it go?

"Although the minister is old, he can still lift the three-foot Qingfeng!"

"Even if the arrows are like clouds, and the enemy horses are like locusts, the ministers dare to rest with the city!"

"Hu no one, Han Daochang!"

The old gentleman had a straight face, holding Ding Yi's forearm in one hand and holding his long beard in the other, and shouted loudly: "Fight to the death!" Die! That's all, there was no consul in Rome who abandoned the city and retreated! ”

It is indescribable tragedy and heroism. (To be continued......)

ps: Yesterday's monthly pass was really powerful, thank you, I'll come on.

If you haven't thrown off the ticket yet, give some encouragement!