Half a month later, the Ming fleet sailed into the Persian Gulf.

At this time, the Ottomans, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, had not received any news of an enemy attack, they only knew that the Duke of Taoğlu had taken all the navy with him, and the battle ahead was going well.

Suddenly, the fearsome Orientals appeared, and countless soldiers and horses landed on land and launched a ferocious offensive.

The cannons were roaring, and where the Ming army passed, only ruins and scorched earth remained.

The northwestern tip of the Persian Gulf, the city of Baghdad.

It was the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire and is now the Empire's strongest barrier in the Persian Gulf.

The defenders of the border towns ahead abandoned their positions and fled to the city of Baghdad for refuge.

They scrambled to tell what had happened to them, the Easterners were demons from hell, their cannons had been magically cast and could easily blast through any wall......

Duke Hawley, who was guarding the city of Baghdad, did not believe it at first, but as more and more defenders fled, he could not believe it.

He didn't understand this, because just a few months ago, Duke Taoğlu had just captured a fleet of Ming troops, and the appearance of those Orientals was no different from the size of the ships and the weapons and equipment......

Why did the Orientals suddenly become three-headed and six-armed monsters in the mouths of these routs?

Although he was very confident in the fortifications of Baghdad, he sent a letter to King Muhd in Constantinople for the sake of safety.

A month later, Muhad received the letter and immediately became alarmed.

The fact that the Orientals had quietly landed on the Ottoman mainland showed that they had broken through the maritime defenses of the Duke of Taoğlu.

The matter seemed to be serious, and soon the princes and nobles of the city were summoned to discuss important matters.

Hafez Pasha was the first to say: "Your Majesty need not be nervous, the Orientals are too arrogant, and the walls of Baghdad are very high, and they can't beat them. ”

Pasha's status in the Ottomans was equivalent to the official position of prime minister, prince or governor of the Central Plains Dynasty, and he had great power and was the second-in-command of the empire.

Hafez had stayed with Muhad since the Northern Romans to give advice, and he was very good at using troops, and after hearing this, everyone agreed.

Taking a step back, even if the Ming army captured Baghdad and wanted to conquer the city of Constantinople, it would not happen overnight.

Muhad nodded slowly, but he was still a little worried, and said: "The easterners are menacing, we are not prepared, and we are afraid that we will suffer losses if we start a war." ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, it is precisely because the Orientals go out to sea to fight, thousands of miles away from the mainland, their supply is the biggest problem, I estimate, hold on for three months at most, and then retreat."

Hafiz Pasha has a lot of experience in warfare, and large-scale battles are actually fought with supplies, and whoever has sufficient supplies will be able to hold out to the end.

The Ming army came all the way over, and with the backing of the palm-sized place on Ceylon Island, it would definitely not be able to hold on.

At this time, a nobleman said: "Our country and the Ming Dynasty in the east are bordered by land, so be careful that they attack from both land and water. ”

"Then don't worry about it!"

Hafez Pasha said with a smile: "Coming from the land, you need to cross the endless desert, the difficulties are a hundred times more terrible than fighting, even if they can overcome them, they will lose more than half of the soldiers, and this process takes a lot of time, and it is by no means a year and a half to complete." ”

Everyone present knew the reason for the sudden attack of the Ming army, which was to rob other people's fleets!

However, the robbery of the fleet and the seizure of the crew only happened a few months ago, and the surprise attack of the Ming army from the sea was enough to surprise people, and it was impossible to have soldiers and horses on land.

Even if there were, it would not be possible to cross the desert known as the Sea of Death.

Even if you successfully cross the desert, it will take a long time, which means that you will not be able to form an encirclement with the Ming army in front of you.

Since it can't form a coalition, what's the point of this army?

After thinking these questions clearly, it can be concluded that there can be no enemy attack on land!

King Muhad also understood this truth, nodded, and asked again: "What I can't figure out is how these easterners broke through the defense line at sea, Duke Taoğlu took away all the navy of the empire, it is impossible not to find this fleet. ”

Everyone was deep in thought, and they didn't understand the question very much.

Of course, they would never have imagined that Duke Taoğlu had been wiped out.

After a while, Hafiz Pasha said: "The Duke of Taoğlu has written that he has captured the kingdom of Tik, and is still going deeper, probably because of the shift in strategic gravity, which has slackened the defense line at sea. ”

When King Muhad listened attentively, he thought to himself that this was the truth.

Only this explanation is more reasonable, and it is easier for everyone to accept.

According to Duke Taoğlu's letter, the kingdom of Tik was only a small part of the southernmost part of that continent, and there was still a large amount of land to the north, and even wide plains, which were very suitable for human habitation.

As for the people who are living in that place now......

It's simple, isn't it gone if you kill it?

Seeing that everyone agreed with him, Hafiz Pasha continued: "It is terrible for the Ming army to break through the defense line laid by the Duke of Taoğlu at sea, and their commander is a complete fool. ”

King Muhad asked: "Why?" ”

Hafiz Pasha shook his head with a smile and said, "If Duke Taoğlu returns at this time, won't he block the Ming army in the Persian Gulf?" They Orientals have a saying called closing the door and beating the dog, and now the Persian Gulf is the door, and the Oriental is the dog! ”

The crowd couldn't help but laugh, as if victory was already in sight.

King Muhad was still more cautious, and said: "In any case, since the Ming army dares to take the initiative to attack, we should not be underestimated, Duke Daman, I will give you 50,000 troops to support the city of Baghdad." ”

The Duke of Dammam was a veteran who was the first to capture Constantinople and had a very high prestige in the army.

King Muhad's decision to appoint the Duke of Dammam shows that he attaches great importance to those Orientals.

Duke Daman immediately pressed his hand on his left chest, leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely be able to drive those Orientals who know witchcraft out of our land!" ”

"Okay, you go down and count the soldiers and horses......"

"Your Majesty, Urgent, Urgent......"

King Muhad was in the middle of his sentence when he was suddenly interrupted.

This man was the commander of the palace guards, and he was dutiful on weekdays, and would never easily disrupt the meetings of His Majesty the King, but today he did not care about court etiquette at all, and gasped for breath while talking.

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PS: I'm coming back late today, let's change a chapter first, everyone go to bed early~~

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