The most serious problem facing the Ottoman Empire was that it did not have enough troops to withstand the enemy's million-strong army. In the early battle, they lost millions of troops. Although the Ottoman Empire still has more than a million regular troops, the Ukrainian plains and the Balkans have held back more than half of the army. Plus Suliman. The hundreds of thousands of troops led by the Pasha were still in crisis. Once annihilated by the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable.

Although, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was also recruiting new soldiers. The Germans supported them so that they did not have to worry about weapons. However, even if these recruits are recruited, they need to be trained for a long time before they can be sent to battle. Otherwise, they would be sent to death again. This has been proven in previous battles, and hastily assembled armies sent to the battlefield will only become the enemy's record.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to find a way to bring Suliman. Pasha's army had to be withdrawn into the country. With these hundreds of thousands of troops, we can build a defense in Asia Minor against the enemy's onslaught, thus buying us precious time! "Hussein. Pasha said. Now, what the Ottoman Empire lacked was time. With enough time, they can completely turn the tide.

"Now that the situation in the Middle East is out of control, order Suliman. Pasha withdraw! "Abdul. Mejid I made up his mind and agreed to withdraw his troops. Before, because Suliman. Once the Pasha retreated, he would be abandoning the entire Middle East. So, Abdul. Mejid I could not make up his mind. But now. The stakes were high, and if it did not retreat, it would have caused the Ottoman Turkish Empire to lose even more. In such a situation. He had to temporarily order a retreat. Wait until the Ottoman Turkish Empire is ready again and defeats the enemy, and then recover.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Hussein. Pasha nodded. I just don't know if it's too late to retreat now. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian troops and the army of the Kingdom of Najd are fighting against Suliman. Pasha's army attacked. And the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan wanted to outflank Suliman. Pasha's back road can be described as very critical.

"Let the Navy go to the areas of Palestine and help Suliman. Pasha. Once you encounter an enemy. The Navy can protect them! "Ali. Pasha built yì road. The range of the main guns of the current naval battleships is more than fifteen kilometers. If they can't be evacuated safely, they can seek refuge within the range of the navy's guns, which is also a powerful protection.

"Hmmm! That's a good idea. Sue Sù Suliman. Pasha. Withdraw your troops with all your strength to fight back next year! "Abdul. Mejid I nodded. He knew that this year he wanted to counterattack the enemy and turn the tide. That's no longer possible. The only way. It's just waiting for next year.

"So, is there any need to continue the six-party talks on the island of Cyprus?" Abdul. Mejid I asked. If he could, he didn't want for a moment to let the peace talks, which had brought shame to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, continue.

"Your Majesty, if the peace talks continue, it can have the effect of paralyzing the enemy. Anyway, as long as we don't agree to their terms, it won't affect us. "Ali. Pasha said. There is another role to the continuation of the Six-Party Talks. That was to leave a way back for the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If their plans don't go their way, they can at least continue to negotiate. can be closed once the channel for negotiation is closed. It's not so easy to turn it back on. If not, they will pay an even heavier price when the time comes.

"Okay!" Abdul. Mejid I nodded. He knew that now it was the last moment for the Ottoman Empire, and it was necessary to go all out to preserve the honor of the Ottoman Empire. Otherwise, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would have come to an end.

In Abdul. The life of Mejid I was bitter, Suliman. Pasha abandoned his position and led his army to retreat northward, preparing to flee back to Asia Minor, using the terrain to form a defensive line to block the enemy's attack. At the same time, the navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also set sail from the Sea of Love, preparing to go to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to provide protection for the retreat of the army. However, they were constantly under the surveillance of the Imperial Navy, and when the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy advanced, the Imperial Navy and the Spanish Navy immediately followed. Together with the German Navy, which was watching the bustle, and the main force of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, which was monitoring the German Navy, a large number of warships began to sail to the eastern waters of the Mediterranean.

And the armies of Egypt, the kingdoms of Afghanistan and Najd also began to fight against Suliman. The offensive of the army led by the Pasha. These hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were an important bargaining chip in their peace talks. If the other side is allowed to flee back to Asia Minor, it will be impossible to force the other side to agree to their harsh terms in the peace talks. So, they have to do everything they can to keep these armies.

On the island of Cyprus, the Six-Party Talks continue. However, this is nothing more than pointless negotiations. In the face of the conditions put forward by the Kingdom of Afghanistan and other three parties, Mustafa of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Lester. Except for the third clause, which was the independence of Egypt, the Pasha did not agree to all the other conditions. As a result, the peace talks could not be carried out at all because of the differences and gaps between the two sides.

Even so, however, there seems to be no sign of a breakdown in the peace talks. Neither side wants the negotiations to break down, everyone is waiting, waiting for the outcome of the battle. If the Ottoman Turks were to lose badly in the next battle, they would have no choice but to agree to the terms put forward by the Kingdom of Afghanistan and the other three parties. Of course, if the Ottoman Turkish army could successfully withdraw, it would be almost impossible to force them to agree to those conditions.

Almost all eyes are focused on this land in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, the western part of the Middle East. Waiting for the outcome of this battle.

Suliman. Pasha, the supreme commander of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's theater of operations in the Middle East. He has never been so wolfy, leading an army of nearly 400,000 people, and he wants to retreat. This is the first time he has encountered this in his military career.

Although, the combined strength of the Egyptian Army and the Kingdom of Najd Army, which pursued his army, was not much more than his army. However, the combat effectiveness of both sides was in no way proportionate. Suliman. Only half of the Pasha's army were veterans, and the other half were just new recruits. On the other hand, the Egyptian army and the army of the Kingdom of Najd, after the fierce battles in the previous period, they have successfully grown. In addition, the Egyptian army and the army of the Kingdom of Najd*, which used the standard weapons of the Chinese army, were not only not inferior to the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army in terms of weapons, but had a certain advantage. This put the Imperial Ottoman Army at a complete disadvantage.

Even more critical, the armies of the Kingdom of Afghanistan*, which won the Battle of Diaqbar, are storming westward. More than 300,000 elite troops were running rampant across the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, encountering little decent resistance. The target of this army is Suliman. Pasha's back road. Once the back road is cut off, his army will be surrounded. At that time, the consequences can be imagined. So, Suliman. The Pasha had to order his army to hurry up and try to flee back to Asia Minor before the back route was cut off. It's just that, judging by the current situation, the Afghan army seems to be moving faster than they are.

"When are those Navy guys coming?" Suliman. Pasha asked. The protection of the navy's naval guns became his last layer of protection. It's just that because there are too many retreating troops, even if the navy's fleet arrives, it will not be able to provide them with complete protection.

"Your Excellency Pasha, I have just received the latest information from Istanbul that the way forward of the navy has been intercepted by the Chinese navy and the Spanish navy, and they may not be able to arrive within the scheduled time limit!" An Ottoman Turkish Empire* officer reported with an ugly face.

"Hell, how can this be?" Suliman. Pasha roared angrily.

"Damn the Chinese again, are they going not to stop until the Ottoman Turkish Empire is destroyed?" Suliman. Pasha was furious. If it were not for the Chinese provoking, how could there be such chaos in the Middle East, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not have been besieged. If it weren't for the Chinese Empire's provision of advanced weapons to those rebels, they would not have failed. Now, the Chinese Empire has intervened again, and this is simply to completely solve their hundreds of thousands of people!

"Come, send an army on a quick march to cross the Assi River before the Afghans arrive, and secure our rear!" Suliman. Pasha ordered. As long as you cross the Assi River, you can enter the territory of the Asia Minor Peninsula. Their safety is assured.

"Yes, Pasha!"

Then the army, which had been 50,000 men, accelerated its march, and in order to speed up, they abandoned all their heavy equipment, and only waited for five days to replenish them. Ammunition is only enough for a medium-sized battle. In order to protect the retreat route before the arrival of the Afghan army, and buy enough time for the withdrawal of the main forces.

Just, Suliman. When Pasha made this decision, he was still one step too late.

On 17 October, the Ottoman Turkish army reached the Assi River, and the Afghan army had built a strong fortification on the other side of the river. (To be continued......)

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