The Hafs dynasty is a product of the collapse of the Arab Empire, the Arab Empire fell in 1258 at the hands of the Mongol general Hulegu, the last dynasty of the Arab Empire - the Abbasid Dynasty perished, the last caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty was trampled to death by a war horse in the exquisite carpet, and the Arab Empire, which lasted for more than 600 years, perished.

The Arab Empire began with the Prophet Muhammad, and under the development of Muhammad and his successors, the Arab Empire successively defeated the Eastern Roman Empire, the Sassanid Persian Empire, the unification of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia and other places, and attacked the heart of Western Europe all the way to the west, the city of Paris in France, and the Iberian Peninsula except for the Christians in the northwest corner, all fell under the iron cavalry of the Arab Empire, and the Western European pattern established by the Holy See trembled under the iron cavalry of the Arab Empire.

At this time, Charles Marthes, the court minister of the Frankish kingdom, stepped forward and defeated the Arab imperial army in the Battle of Poitiers, protecting the foundation of the Frankish kingdom, and the term "Reconquista" slowly began to appear in the historical records of various countries, and the centuries-long war between Christians and Green Christians began in the Iberian Peninsula.

The period of the 'Four Great Caliphs' of the Arab Empire is very similar to the period of the 'Five Wise Emperors' of the Roman Empire. After the period of the four caliphs, the Arab Empire slowly weakened, and was finally completely destroyed by the Mongol iron cavalry, which can't help but make people wonder why the barbarians in the eyes of people will defeat civilized countries, such as the barbarian invasion of the Roman Empire, the early Arab Empire invaded the long-famous Persian Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, the Xiongnu invaded the Han Empire, the Turkic invasion of the Tang Empire, and the Mongolian iron cavalry swept the world。

The Hafs dynasty had declared independence before the collapse of the Arab Empire, in the area that the original Roman Empire called Africa, later called the Tunisian region, established its own regime here, Kairouan and Tunisia City are famous cities of the Hafs Dynasty, trade activities are quite active, the African region produces a lot of grain, and the Italian commercial trading city itself produces enough grain to supply its own needs, therefore, a considerable part of the grain needs to be imported, and the Hafs dynasty not only has grain, ivory in West Africa, Luxury goods such as dyes also flowed here, attracting a very large number of merchants to trade here, and some people in the Hafs Dynasty were rich, so they were naturally considered powerful.

The situation in the Maghreb region is complicated, various tribes and pirate groups emerge in an endless stream, although the Hafs dynasty has been slightly restrained under the shock of the army, but the great desert is vast, and the Hafs dynasty wants to establish a very strong ruling base.

There are probably four main bodies of the Green Church forces in North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, one is the remnants of the former Cordoba Caliphate in the Iberian Peninsula, the second is the Marin Dynasty in Morocco, the third is the Zayanid Dynasty with its capital in Trymsen, and the fourth is the Hafs Dynasty in Tunisiabe a yes-man

Although the Hafs dynasty seems to be strong, the Hafs dynasty has also faced turmoil recently, first, the rampant piracy along the coast, coupled with the reopening of the eastern trade routes in the hands of the Eastern Empire, the Hafs dynasty's trade activities have inevitably been affected slightly, and second, the current emir Saran Sosa Hafs's uncle Knut Hammond Hafs has launched a rebellion against Saran in the Algiers region, and they are now too busy to take care of themselves.

March 25, 1460, the first Sunday after the vernal equinox, is the day of Easter, the Orthodox Christians attach great importance to this holiday, people are preparing for the celebration of the festival early, and three days earlier, that is, on Thursday, March 22, is the "Day of Holy Communion" of Easter week, from the Hagia Sophia onward, all the bishops of the church must preside over the distribution of the sacrament on this day, in memory of Jesus Christ,

And today's day will be an extraordinary day for the Palaiologs, and especially for Constantine XI.

"Our plan is to occupy a stronghold on the coast of Africa and not to penetrate deep into the interior for the time being, because this time our operation is not to occupy land, but to convince the Holy See that we have fallen into the quagmire of war, in this case, it is enough to establish a stronghold on the coast, and I don't even think that this operation needs to be done by the army, only the navy can be successfully completed."

Hussepe was reporting to Constantine, but his words were at odds with Cessippe's.

"The Hafs dynasty was at its peak, and it was the most powerful force in Africa, and there were many pirates along the coast of Tunisia, and there were many nomads in Tunisia, and these nomads were the biggest destabilizing factor, they were equipped with weapons, and it was easy to attack our strongholds, and the navy may still be inferior to our army in land warfare, so I think this operation cannot be without the presence of the army,"

"And I have prepared a plan, when there is no major war in the future, the nomadic tribes of Africa are small and scattered, and they are a good place for us to train our soldiers, since they can't get together, they are not a threat to our soldiers, a qualified soldier needs to be tempered by blood and fire to become an excellent soldier, and the War Department is ready to arrange a part of the soldiers to train in rotation in Africa in batches and plans, so that an elite unit can be trained for the Empire."

Cesipe is full of confidence, he is very confident in his plan, but Husepe scoffs at it,

"Training? It is better to go to the Persian plateau to train troops, it is not easy to fight, the governor of Mesopotamia has accumulated a thick pile of pamphlets every once in a while to explain the situation of the invasion of Uzun Hassan, and sent the army to Mesopotamia, and he can train as much as he wants, and it is a long way to Africa, and the logistics and supplies are not guaranteed by our navy, and we may not be able to draw out so many ships to transport food. ”

was found to be a loophole, Cesipe still refused to admit defeat, and said with a strong stalk around his neck,

"We can still go and plunder, how can Africa be short of food when it is a food-producing region?"

"Oh, then you mean an all-out war with the Hafs? Can we devote all our energies to Africa now? Do you think it's feasible? ”

Husseppe's rhetorical question is very reasonable, if the army really starts to grab food, the army of the Hafs dynasty will definitely not stand idly by, Constantinople is still only able to take the sea route from Africa, there is no other route, if Egypt is taken, it is easy to say, but now it is not so easy,

The transportation volume of sea ships is limited, and if it is really a training exercise, it is not only food that is needed, and other military supplies must also be missing; in general, the expenses are too great and the logistics cannot keep up.

"Husseppe's plan is very good, the army's training site is not the only one, it is naturally good to have more, it is not a pity not to have it, but our strategy in North Africa cannot be disrupted, you should understand, Cesipe, this matter will be handed over to the Admiralty, only need to establish a stronghold along the coast, and then start to slowly exterminate the pirates, I will gather the representatives of the various countries in the city to announce this matter."

Constantine made a decision, he didn't intend to waste energy in North Africa, he really didn't have that leisure, and recently he was still busy with the issue of dividing the nobles into a hierarchy of titles, and planned to take advantage of the celebration at Easter to promulgate it, and now this file is really making Constantine busy in circles.

For example, if there is a matter that the Doge of Venice needs to know, find a Venetian with a relatively high status in the empire, whether it is a merchant or a nobleman or the like, and then tell him about it, so that he can report to Venice, it is as simple as that.

Constantine had just returned to the office and was about to work at his desk as usual, when a hurried voice interrupted Constantine's movements,

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The queen is in labor! ”

Constantine suddenly got up, looked at the attendant who came in a hurry, and his mood suddenly became excited,

"Go and invite the best midwives in the city of Constantinople, and besides, bring the Patriarch of Constantinople over to baptize my child, and take the queen to the birthing room, and let the ladies whom the queen usually befriend also come, so that they may comfort the queen."

Constantine's words were continuous, without pausing at all, he had been thinking about this scene for a long time,

"And the patriarchs of the six great families, the mayor of Constantinople, the deacons, and the ministers of the cabinet, have all invited them to witness the birth of my child."

Generally speaking, the nobles, especially the big nobles, are very serious about the bloodline of their children, and in the delivery room, anyone who goes in must be checked, and many people are needed to witness the birth of the child to ensure that the child has not been dropped, because such a thing has happened before, so everyone is also very vigilant,

Just like there is such a custom in England, when people make a note, they should call a little boy who is present, let him read the contract document and beat him hard, so that he will remember this moment for the rest of his life, although this may be a bit of a joke in it, but when the technology was not developed in the Middle Ages, the more people witnessed, the more reliable things were, that's for sure.

"God, Christ, Amen!"

Constantine prayed silently in his heart, this is not an ordinary situation, this is the future of the country.

In the cry of the pregnant woman, the loud cry of the child sounded very abruptly, Constantine stared at the delivery room with wide eyes, and then led a group of people into it, witnessed by the nobles at the highest level of the empire,

"Your Majesty, it's the prince!"

Some people died, but not completely......