Ming Zuo

How long will it take for a superpower like the Ottoman Empire, which spans thousands of miles and spans Eurasia, to be destroyed?

Many people thought that this would be a long and tortuous process.

But in fact, with a snap, it's fast!

When the news of the siege of the Ottoman Empire came, the internal situation immediately stirred up, and all the forces everywhere began to move around.

The reason is that although the Ottoman Empire is very large, it is very weak in cohesion.

The territorial expansion of the Ottoman Empire relied on force and religion.

Force can be very powerful, but it is difficult to last long, and sooner or later there will be a time when it is insufficient.

Although religion is subtle, it cannot replace ethnic and cultural conflicts.

Especially in the area ruled by the Ottoman Empire, the Egyptians and Arabs had extremely long and brilliant civilizations.

Although they were conquered by the Ottomans, how could they willingly accept the oppression of the Ottoman Empire?
Even if their religion is the same, oppressed should be oppressed.

Using a Chinese sentence to explain, you can understand why these ethnic groups hate the Ottomans.

[You also deserve the surname Zhao? 】

Although everyone is a believer in Allah, but they are also divided into different categories.

As a result, various nations that have suffered from oppression are always looking for opportunities for independence.

For thousands of years, they have launched rebellion after revolt.Although they all ended in failure, they never stopped.

This time the Ottoman Empire was besieged collectively by Eastern and Western countries, and these people immediately saw an opportunity.

Zhao Shenkuan, commander of the Western Fleet, received guests from afar in Djibouti.

There are two waves of guests.

A wave came from Egypt, the leader was Ahmand Saul;

Another wave came from the Arabian Peninsula, and the leader was Khaled Aziz.

"Egypt needs the help of the empire to get rid of the evil Turks. We are willing to establish the most friendly relationship with the empire, and we are willing to contribute people and efforts to build the canal."

Ahmand gave the conditions.

In any case, the Suez Canal is on Egyptian territory.If you want to do this, you must get the help of Egypt.

"The empire empathizes with the sufferings of the Egyptians. If it can help you, the empire is more than happy. But you also know that many countries and interests are involved in the canal. We must be cautious and hope that you can show the greatest sincerity."

Ahmand agrees with this.

The most urgent thing for the Egyptians is to get rid of the rule of the Ottoman Empire. As for the others, they are all secondary contradictions.

Although they can see the huge benefits of the Suez Canal, they also understand that in the face of so many powerful forces, Egypt has little choice.

Otherwise, Egypt may very well become the next Ottoman Empire.

Eventually, after negotiations, the two sides agreed on a term.

The empire and its allies will help Egypt seek independence, give money to arms, and help Egypt train its army.

The benefits of Egypt's transfer include: the area around the Suez Canal will become a complete neutral zone.A joint governing body formed by the Empire, Allies, and Egypt.

This governing body is accountable only to the allies and is outside the regime and legal provisions of Egypt.

Allied countries will station troops in the canal zone to ensure the safe operation of the canal.

Egypt is responsible for organizing a large number of workers for the construction of the canal, paid by the allies;
Egypt enjoys a 15.00% interest in the canal, becoming one of the shareholders of the canal.

The terms were agreed, and Zhao Shenkuan immediately reported it to the European countries for review.

After all, this matter requires the unanimous consent of all countries.

But it's not a big problem.

Even a fool understands that the construction of the Suez Canal is inseparable from Egypt, the local snake.

Aziz's purpose is the same as that of the Egyptians, and he also hopes that the empire can help the Arabs become independent.

Zhao Shenkuan took the lead to have Aziz and representatives of the Safavid dynasty carry out preliminary negotiations.

For example, the Arabs need to recognize the Safavid dynasty's ownership of the Mesopotamia, which is the key to the Arabs being able to join the allies.

Faced with this condition, although the Arabs were very unhappy, in order to seek independence, they had no choice but to admit it.

The Safavid dynasty got what they wanted, and gave the green light to the Arabs to join.

Negotiations between the Empire and the Arabs followed.

The empire will support the Arabs with money and weapons, and will also help the Arabs train their troops.

In return, the empire claimed land along the mouth of the Persian Gulf.

This was strongly requested by Zuo Menggeng, and the people below followed suit even though they didn't know why.

In their view, Zuo Menggeng's goal is to control the Strait of Hormuz, an important route in and out of the Middle East.

Only Zuo Menggeng woke up laughing from his dream.

Controlling this place is tantamount to choking the lifeline of future oil transportation in the Middle East.

In the future, all countries in the world will have to look at the face of the empire, otherwise the rise and fall of oil will only be at the whim of the empire.

At this point, the number of allies expanded again.

In addition, in North Africa, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and other places occupied by the Ottoman Empire, there have been rebellions.

The Ottoman Empire was devastated, but unable to deal with it.

On the other side of Europe, the Allied forces have begun to attack the Ottoman Empire.

With the cooperation of local forces in Hungary, the Habsburg family suddenly launched an attack.

The Ottoman Empire was unable to react in time, suffered a major defeat, and had to retreat to the Balkans.

But this suddenly became a chain reaction.

Those nations in the Balkan Peninsula who were closer to Europe and suffered from Islam quickly mobilized and harassed the Ottoman army to the extreme.

This seriously affected the preparations of the Ottoman army, and they had to retreat in great strides in an attempt to shorten the logistical supply line.

But the South Route Army also invaded the Balkans from the Apennine Peninsula at this time, and reached Sarajevo in just over half a month.

Facing the aggressiveness of the European coalition forces, the Ottomans were helpless.

Because the ocean-going fleet is also dispatched.

The entire Mediterranean Sea is within the radiation range of the ocean-going fleet, so it can naturally provide a good support for the European coalition forces.

When the ocean-going fleet suddenly attacked Athens, the Ottomans finally felt their backs.

However, their fleet had already been completely destroyed by the imperial navy, and their artillery and long-range weapons were unable to compete with the imperial army. They could only watch as Athens was beaten to pieces.

The Ottoman Empire's rule in Greece also began to appear in crisis.

Encouraged by the Greeks, they also started an uprising.

Suddenly, the huge Ottoman Empire was full of holes, and it was not even possible to counter the internal rebellion.

Just when the Ottoman rulers were in a state of desperation, the National Defense Forces and the Safavid Dynasty began their offensive from the east.

The beacon smoke in the direction of the Caucasus is equivalent to sounding the clarion call for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.