In Poland, in Ottoman Turkey, in Russia, where the roots of slavery still remain, if a Tatar leader says to those to whom he is allegiant, that we are all slaves of God, as if to some extent equal to him, then the listener must be unhappy - this Tatar is not a simple warrior.

Louis was not only interested in this Tatar leader because of his courage and danger, he had been king for so many years, and he had long known that anything that appeared before his eyes would not be a coincidence, and the whole of Kamnikol and even Slovenia, including the Ottoman Turks, knew where he was stationed, let alone the Tatars under the command of such a great Polish nobleman.

It is even possible that his actions were hinted at by the great nobleman, and although the vassals of the vassals are not my vassals, it is also possible that if the king's courtiers are magnanimous and have the intention of courting the king, it is also possible to send the knights whom he admires to the king.

Still, Louis was speechless at the Tatar chief's words, and he raised his hand to make the Tatar leader stand up and return to his seat.

The leader of the Tatars stood up like a cypress tree that had been struck by thunder, and he had accompanied his master, and he had seen many dignitaries and dignitaries, and he had seen the silk carpets on the wall panels, the silver cups and gold plates on the tables, and the garments and crowns studded with precious stones, and he had seen the ministers of the women who surrounded the king in colourful furs and brocades, the guards with halberds lined up neatly on both sides of the road like knives and forks at the table, the tents so large that they could cover the whole sky, the horses, cattle and sheep that rushed to the sky like clouds, and they were slaughteredand the blood flows like a river......

The Tatar chieftain knew long before he came to Camniko that the King of France was a powerful sultan, or khan, and that his territory might not be as vast as that of Mehmed IV of Ottoman Turkey, but it was definitely richer and more unified— People have a false impression of Ottoman Turkey, that is, the Sultan can always say what he wants, in fact, the Ottoman is similar to the Roman Empire in the past, because the territory is too vast and has to adopt the method of dividing the governors, generals, and officials to rule, because the Sultan is also worried that these once loyal servants will breed undue ambitions because of the long time in power, so these Pasha and Vizier are even drawn from the Janissries, that is, the Sultan's slave soldiers.

Their power, their glory, their lives, and even their heirs were in the hands of the Sultan, who, behind the golden window of the council hall, was free to execute any minister he felt was not loyal enough.

But the bad parts of human nature are never to be eliminated by education, training, or threats, just as Leopold I's envoys had mistakenly believed that the Bosnian governor would sell Bosnia to them—and it was not uncommon for a Pasha or a vizier to escape their servility and take a desperate gamble in spite of the hostages in the hands of the Sultan......

To the jealousy of the Tatars' former masters, King Louis XIV of France not only owned a huge state, but his power was concentrated in his own hands like that of Suleiman I the Great, and his courtiers and generals were so loyal that they were willing to do whatever work he entrusted to him—even the current King of Poland, Ludwig I, Prince Condé, obeyed a king who could almost be his own son.

But when such a man rode the strong horse of France on the battlefield, no matter who would retreat, the previous master of the Tatars still had some delusions when he did not see Ludwig I, and when he saw Ludwig I, his heart succumbed to invisible pressure, because he did not even dare to fight against Ludwig I, and how could he dare to plan the king of France who could make the latter kneel? He brought the Tatars to the king as if he were a precious gift, to flatter the king.

He had guessed what Louis XIV had in mind, because since the last crusade, France had lost interest in fighting the pagans - and instead became interested in the enemies of the Roman Church.** The alliance between France and Ottoman Turkey can be traced back to the "Blasphemous League of Lilies and Crescents" signed by François I and Suleiman I in 1536.

However, this alliance was undermined under Louis XIII, as the Netherlands, Venice, and England also began to trade with the Ottoman Turks, from whom the steel and coal needed were available, and France was no longer so important. At that time, the first and second stooges broke out in France, and Louis XIV's later blades were also aimed at China, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, and it was normal for Louis XIV to be negligent here in Ottoman Turkey.

So the Ottoman Turks were alien to Louis, and although Ludwig I provided as much information as he knew, nothing could be more useful than a Tatar who had followed the great Polish nobility in fighting the Ottoman Turks for decades.

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Grand Vizier Koplulu Ahmed was a sturdy young man, his father was the founder of the Koprulu surname in Istanbul, but the arrogant Grand Vizier had died in 61, after which his son, Ahmet, took over his power and position, and unlike his father, he was humble and gentle, and polite - of course, this is a subtle adjective that some people would feel, because at least the queen mother and the sultan in the palace would never think so- If he had been so mild, he would have been torn apart by his father's political enemies.

But what worries the Grand Vizier is that he is about the same age. Sultan Mehmed IV, who was born in 42 and was obviously tired of being a mascot and ornament, told a slave girl that he longed to be like his great-grandfather, who only needed a gesture to have a eunuch hold a longbow and hang a minister who was discussing politics outside the golden window—although he drank a lot of wine at that time, Ahmed knew that wine, the liquid brought by the devil, would only make people speak his true words, but not against his will.

This cannot be blamed on Muhammad IV, who was a sultan but had no power, and of course felt that he had been repressed and betrayed.

As for the Queen Mother, of course, she was a slave girl who had been raided by pirates or armies, like any woman in the Sultan's harem, she became a human being because she was favored by Ibrahim I, but she lacked gratitude like any slave, and she did not make a sound when her Sultan was deposed and executed, so even if she was the one who promoted Kobril, Kobril would still warn Muhammad IV not to listen to women at the last moments.

Never listen to a woman, this is to prevent the Venetian queen mother from using the power of Ottoman Turkey for the benefit of Christians.

Never let the ministers have money, that is because once the ministers have money, first, they will not go to war for money, and secondly, they will have ambitions because of the wealth in their hands.

Keeping the treasury full forever is for war, and there is nothing more expensive than war.

Never let the army be idle, of course, the Sultan of Ottoman Turkey in order to rule this vast land, they need an innumerable army, these armies are like swords hanging on the wall and dogs chained to cages, they can't see blood from time to time, they will go back against their masters because of hunger.

Ahmet couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he thought of this, his tent was stationed in the center and the highest part of the whole camp like a sultan, of course, it was impossible for all 250,000 people to act together, and even if they wanted to, the roads and supplies would be overwhelmed, so Ahmet's camp was mainly composed of the Janissaries Legion, the Zipach Legion and the vassal army of the client state, that is, the Mutfirica Cavalry Regiment- The latter, unlike the Janissaries and the Zipaches, came almost exclusively from the noble territories of the Ottoman conquests, and were both hostages and warriors, with a good salary, and dressed in the same uniform as the pro-soldier legions.

The roles of these two legions were similar to those of Louis XIV's dragoons and the Guards, with horses, retainers, and the latest weaponry such as muskets and artillery. They never appear on the battlefield at the beginning of the war, and these tasks are given to the infantry and cavalry at the bottom.

These low-status cavalrymen came mainly from Wallachia, and Moldavia was familiar with Transylvania - Wallachia was also well known in this era, thanks to the former Grand Duke of Wallachia, Vlad III, who ruled what is now Romania from 1456 to 1462 - As a devout believer, he was very fond of imprisoning his pagan enemies, and on one occasion he impaled 20,000 captives on spears and died in agony, their bodies from the battlefield along the road to the gates of his castle, and it is said that some of the enemies who saw this scene were so frightened that they turned and ran.

However, since the death of the Grand Duke, Wallachia has returned to the hands of the Ottoman Turks, and now it is the most important vassal state of the empire along with the other two regions, according to the laws of the Sultan, in addition to the usual blood tax and the obligations of the lords, in the event of war, the men of the local herdsmen's families are subject to military service, and they certainly cannot compare with the Janissaries and the Mutfirica cavalry regiments, their horses and weapons are self-equipped, and the colors of their clothes are even more chaotic.

They were like a colourful webbing around the perimeter of the camp, and on the outside were the gray and black Azap, the most humble of the infantrymen, who were mostly peasants or artisans, but who were not as averse to conscription, like the Tatars of the Crimea, because they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder, and as long as they were able to return home, their looting would often make a family rich for years.

The Tatars seemed to be the same everywhere, the Polish Tatars and the Crimean Tatars, only a few Tatar chieftains had horses, tents, precious metal utensils and jewelry, and muskets, and most of the Tatars could not even afford horses, but they were the bravest pioneers on the battlefield - they were as good at drawing bows and arrows as their ancestors, and their arrows were no warmer than the bullets of muskets.

Scattered around the camp like tassels hanging from the edge of a woman's skirt, these Tatars resembled but kept a distance from the Cossacks, "free men", who had no creed, no family, no surname, but who knew how to fight in large chariot formations linked by wagons - so they were responsible for some of the small artillery, ordnance and supplies, and also knew how to fight in rivers and lakes, although this special skill may not be used in this battle.

There are also some Kurds on the plateau, Mamluks in Egypt, and even Venetians, Hungarians, Italians, and Austrians, because since Suleiman I, as long as they are willing to fight for the Sultan, the knights can retain their faith, so there are really many Catholics and Protestants who are willing to serve the infidels, but once they die, their families can only receive a small reward, so they have to fight bravely, lest their children and wives end up with nothing.

In addition to soldiers, vassals and client states also provided the empire with supplies - wood, muskets, horses, mineral metals, asphalt, Sulphur and nitrates, etc., and the inevitable demand for food after the army is drawn is like a tidal wave, but even if these countries are willing to give it their all, they cannot afford the weight of the 200,000 army, so Ahmet not only recruits merchants to supply the army, but also intends to plunder food and money from the villages and cities he passes by, so that the soldiers will not only not mutiny, but will also be full of hunger for the coming war.

And they did the same, and after coming out of the Ottoman Turkish occupation, the infidel army began a bloody carnival, and everywhere it went, the hungry wolves swarmed in the midst of their wails, leaving not even a single bone intact, only a stain of blood that showed what had happened here.

So what did the Sultan's Grand Vizier Ahmed, who was considered a good man by the people of Istanbul, think? Of course he was very satisfied.

This continued until the third city.

It was an empty city.