The Ming army continued to penetrate northward.

At the same time, the Duke of Dammam gathered an army of 200,000 men and headed south from Constantinople to seek a decisive battle with the Ming army.

According to intelligence from the front, the main force of the Ming army was less than 50,000 people, including an elite cavalry, an artillery battalion, and the rest were all infantry, but for some reason, the fighters were extremely terrifying, and where they passed, the Ottoman defenders either abandoned the city and surrendered, or were beaten to the scum.

Also as a superpower, the structure of the Ottoman Empire was completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty, although it was nominally a great unification, but there were many tribes, and their languages, beliefs, cultural customs, etc. were different, so the implementation of the orders issued by King Muhad was not so resolute.

It's like a huge machine, it looks bluffing, but the internal parts are patched together, and they are not perfectly compatible, and when it encounters a failure, it collapses much faster than expected.

By the time the Duke of Daman had assembled 200,000 horses, the Ming army had already reached the Kyzyl River.

It is only a thousand miles from Constantinople, and it is a flat river, and there is no natural danger.

After careful consideration, the Duke of Daman chose to display his heavy troops in the city of Zgat and confront the Ming army across the river.

The city is not very large, but it has its own unique geographical advantages.

Outside the city, there was a large swamp formed by the flow of the Kizil River, which could effectively delay the pace of the Ming army's attack.

Especially against artillery battalions, the swamps could not be transported, and without artillery, the city could not be stormed.

It was worthy of the Ottoman killing god, this trick really worked, and the Ming army began to shrink the defensive line and did not continue to advance.

Only then did the Duke of Daman relent, and immediately repaired a letter and sent it to Constantinople.

In the letter, he told about his strategic intentions and the movements of the Ming army, and informed King Muhad that there was no need to take the initiative to attack now, but to delay!

The Ming army fought in a foreign land, and although it occupied some cities, it was an outsider after all, and the local people would not sincerely obey.

The frontal battlefield relied on large swamps to block the offensive of the Ming army, and then organized a small group of cavalry to raid the rear, and then incited the people to revolt.

This is a trick to drag the word, and the soldiers can drag the Ming army to death without blood!

When King Muhad received the report of the battle from ahead, he was in a good mood.

However, the next news immediately made the smile on his face disappear cleanly.

Hafez came with a dark face and came to report: "Your Majesty, the Scouts of the Orientals have been found on the outskirts of Constantinople! ”

Muhad was going crazy and asked: "Do you see clearly?" Are you sure it's an Oriental? ”

Hafiz Kasha nodded helplessly and said, "Sure, it's the cavalry of the Orientals!" ”

The appearance of Ming rangers on the outskirts of Constantinople means that the large force of the Ming army will not be too far away!

Impossible!

The letter of the Duke of Daman has not yet been warmed, why did he suddenly run to Constantinople when he was still thousands of miles away from the Kyzyl River?

Hafez said solemnly: "They are only wearing light armor, equipped with long knives and short guns, they come and go like the wind, I have already asked, they are definitely not our people." ”

Muhad's eyes gradually became anxious, and he asked, "Why don't you attack?" ”

"We tried to go out of the city to fight, but the other side ran faster than the rabbit and couldn't catch up."

"What do they mean? If you come and don't fight, what are you doing? ”

"It should just be here to investigate the enemy's situation and prepare for the attack of a large army."

"However, their large army is on the Kyzyl River, and they should not be studying how to capture the city of Zgat now?"

Hafez's face was extremely heavy, and he said, "There is a possibility that they bypassed Kzghat!" ”

"What?"

King Muhad was shocked, since the Ming army landed, all the way unimpeded, and finally relied on the swamp to drag it down, but unexpectedly, the other party did not play according to the routine, bypassing Kzghat!

In this case, what is the use of the defense line that the Duke of Daman has worked so hard to build?

"Inform Dammam immediately and return to Constantinople!"

"Your Majesty, you need to be mentally prepared for this......"

"What's wrong again?"

"Our messengers may not be able to leave the city anymore."

"Why?"

Hafez smiled bitterly and did not speak again.

Why else, when everyone is in the city, they will let you go out to report the news?

If there were 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Duke of Daman to garrison, Constantinople would still be able to hold on, but now these soldiers and horses are thousands of miles away in Kzghat, if the Ming army suddenly attacks the city, the empire is in danger!

Muhad sighed slowly and said, "Send more messengers, even if it's a detour, and you must find a way to get the messenger out!" ”

Soon, the people of Constantinople began to panic, because they heard the news that the Ming army was approaching the city.

Some people even described vividly that the war horses under the seat of the Ming army were extremely miraculous, coming and going like the wind.

Their long knives are extremely sharp, they are all sharpened like clay, and what is even more terrifying is that their firearms have an extremely long range and are very fast to reload.

Hafiz Kasya soon realized that something was wrong, and the news seemed to be a deliberate attempt to create panic.

However, he searched and searched, but could not find the source, and could not even effectively curb the spread of information.

Before the battle began, the city was already filled with gunsmoke.

Muhad's face became more and more gloomy, and sure enough, all the messengers he sent out lost contact with him, and they were like a stone in the sea, and they were never heard from again.

That is, the main forces of the Ming army had already reached the periphery of Constantinople.

The Duke of Dammam, who was far away in the city of Kzghat, began to realize that something was wrong, why did the letter sent to Constantinople not be answered?

The combat effectiveness of the Oriental people is extremely terrifying, and no one has been invincible so far, and he is the only one who can hold back the other party's footsteps, isn't such a result worthy of recognition?

Could it be that His Majesty thinks that he can't hold out is a slack?

However, it should be the Ming army who is in a hurry!

Taking a step back, even if Your Majesty thinks that he is not doing well, even if he reprimands, there should be a response!

In desperation, he sent another letter, this time more tactfully, telling his strategic intentions, and at the end of the note, asking His Majesty the King to decide.

However, after the letter was sent, not only did he not see a reply, but he also lost the messenger he had sent out.

The Duke of Dammam finally realizes that something is wrong.

He hurriedly sent scouts out to investigate the enemy's situation, and got the news that there was no one in the Ming army's position on the other side of the Kizil River.

Even some tents have long been blown out by the wind, and it seems that the Ming army has been away for a while.

Duke Dammam was furious, and he had been confronted with the air for three months!

(End of chapter)