Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 313 Unequal Treaties

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, and Sehalim III took the lead, leading the Fang of the Gulf to the city of Suez at the fastest speed.

The excited Sehalim III seemed to see a victory in front of his eyes, and if he defeated the army of the Eastern Empire, his momentum would become stronger and stronger, and as long as the powerful artillery of the Eastern Empire was captured, All of these will return to him, not to mention those giant steel ships anchored in the bay.

The firearms in the Western world were first brought over when the Mongol Empire fought over. Although the Mongol Empire was extremely powerful, it would always retreat.

They retreated, but the firearms remained.

To put it bluntly, the industry of Westerners is inseparable from these things, which also promoted the changes in their weapons and the development of science and technology.

With the firearms of the Eastern Empire, coupled with his powerful Gulf of Fang army, Sehalim III seemed to see a future where the entire Ottoman Empire would become stronger and stronger, and he would be the leader of this empire.

Thinking of this, the ambitious Sehalim III became a little complacent.

When they came outside the city of Suez, a cavalry team rushed in from a distance, and all the Ming soldiers shrank into the city.

Sehalim III stayed in the distance temporarily, and he was quite cautious.

However, they noticed that there were not many soldiers in the city of Suez, and the scouts from the rear reported that the Ming army camped outside Cairo just noticed the strength of their cavalry last night, and now they are ready to come back to support.

According to the marching speed of the infantry, even if the Ming army advanced desperately, it would take several days to rush back, but the retreat over there made Sehalim III confirm the emptiness in the city.

"People of the Ottomans, soldiers of the Gulf, my brothers! Today is the time for us to make contributions. Let the Ming people who came from the east feel the scimitar of our Ottoman Empire."

With the voice of Sehalim III, the cavalry of the teeth of the bay charged towards the city of Suez.

The scimitar cavalry rushed towards the seemingly undefended city of Suez.

When approaching the city wall for 500 meters, no abnormalities were found. The Ming army on the city wall was bombarded one after another. This also shows that the number of artillery in the city of Suez is insufficient. Although the cavalry has suffered losses, it is not serious. Sehali Mu III waved the flag and ordered the cavalry to launch a general attack.

The bay teeth cavalry who no longer had any scruples roared as they charged.

But at this time, a sudden change occurred. In front of the Suez city wall, which seemed to have nothing, trenches appeared one after another. Daming's army removed the camouflage covering the trenches and set up their guns.

There was no longer the sound of artillery fire on the city wall, but all the prepared artillery were fired together.

Moreover, the mines brought by the Ming army were basically buried within the range of 100-150 meters outside Suez.

When the Fang of the Bay rushed into the minefield, there were explosions.

Cannons fell from the sky, and thunder exploded on the ground, but the charge of the Bay Fang could not be stopped. They rushed into the minefield one after another, one after another, and it was too late when Sehalim III sensed the fraud.

Sehalim III stared blankly at the Gulf Fang Cavalry who were constantly being bombed, and they didn't enter the minefield in an instant.

"It's over, it's over, the tooth of the bay is over, I'm over." Sehalim III knew he had been tricked.

His calculations were correct, but he always underestimated the number and power of the Ming army's artillery, mines, and firearms.

In other words, he couldn't think about the terrifying productivity of the huge Ming Empire from his own perspective.

This Eastern Empire can use steel warships to carry a huge army of nearly a hundred thousand people across the ocean to its own land. It can equip the soldiers of this army with guns and carry grenades. Unseen mines, hundreds of artillery came here.

It's unreasonable, completely unreasonable in his opinion.

He made him feel powerless. In front of such an army, what are his calculations and strategies?What is this proud troop of the Teeth of the Gulf?
The scimitar of the Ottoman Empire did not even cut off a single enemy's head in front of Ming's guns.

"Get out, get out."

Sehalim III hurriedly issued an order, but he immediately remembered what the spies had just reported back, that Daming's troops stationed near Cairo City were retreating.

I thought they had finally found out that they were attacking Suez and wanted to come back to help. Now that I think about it, they should not come back to help, but double-team from front to back. Originally, he could rely on the advantage of cavalry mobility to retreat quickly, but now the rear There is also Daming's army waiting, so I can't withdraw by myself.

A sense of powerlessness came to my mind. Before, I was proud that I had found a chance to attack, thinking that this group of people from the Eastern Empire were just ordinary people. Only now did I realize that I had completely fallen into the enemy's trap.

There were wolves in the front and tigers in the back, and the morale on his side was low and the damage was serious. Sehalim III wanted to retreat at this time, but obviously the Ming army in Suez City had already rushed out, and they had nowhere to escape.

Finally, after resisting tenaciously for three hours, Sehalim III ordered his subordinates to surrender, all dismounted, threw away their weapons and surrendered.

With the surrender of the Ottoman army, the Ming army won a big victory, and then all the Ottoman army was imprisoned, waiting for Zhu Zhanqian and others to return.

Zhu Zhanqian heard the good news on the way back, and a group of people hurried back to Suez city with great interest.

Although the battle was won, there is a very bad news, that is, the supplies and ammunition of the Ming army are almost exhausted.

Casualties were minimized, but at the same time, the consumption of ammunition was also increased. The materials brought, including food, were almost consumed. Now I was afraid of the counterattack of the Ottoman Empire.

Zhu Zhanyan put away the material list and said: "I know the situation, don't let the soldiers know, our material ship should arrive soon, don't let the rest of the people worry."

Zhu Zhanqian then went to a house and found Sehalim III.

Knowing clearly that Sehalim III is the son of King Ottoman, Zhu Zhanqian specifically confessed that he should be treated kindly, so he was only under house arrest and was not held with torture tools.

"Your Excellency Sehalim III, is it correct for me to call you that?" Zhu Zhanqian asked, speaking in Turkish with a standard Istanbul accent.

This frightened Sehalim III, how could this handsome man with an oriental face know their language.

"You... how can you speak our words."

"I just learned it." Zhu Zhanqian poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

But Sehalim III didn’t believe what he just learned. Zhu Zhanqian had only been in Suez for more than half a month. You said he learned the local dialect, but he didn’t believe it.

Looking at the expression of Sehalim III, Zhu Zhanqian smiled slightly: "Don't you believe it? Our royal family has a super learning ability, and we can never forget it." Zhu Zhanqian flickered, strengthening the Western people's understanding of mysterious things. The psychology of fear in the Eastern Empire.

Originally, the mysterious Eastern Empire in their minds was extremely unimaginable. After some fighting and flickering, this kind of seed will take root in the hearts of Westerners.

Zhu Zhanqian then said a few words that he learned near Cairo, Sehalim III was taken aback for a while.

"How do you believe it?"

"You...you can really do this." Sehalim III said in surprise.

Holding the water glass, Zhu Zhanqian took a sip with a relaxed expression: "It's not like that, I'm one of the better ones."

Losing to such a monster and the mysterious Eastern Empire is not wronged, this is Sehalim III's current inner thoughts.

"Your Excellency Sehalim III, you and I are at war because of a misunderstanding. Now I think we can sit down and have a calm chat."

Sehalim III didn't care about Zhu Zhanqian's rhetoric, and said rather forcefully: "If I lose, I lose. The defeated generals will be slaughtered by you."

"I have something I want to talk to you about."

Sehalim III did not speak, but looked at Zhu Zhanqian, waiting for him to speak first.

"I hope that your Excellency can sign a contract with us on behalf of the Ottoman Empire, transfer the land on the north-south line of Suez City to the Ming Dynasty, and compensate us for the war loss of 100 million silver..."

"impossible!"

Before Zhu Zhanqian finished speaking, Sehalim III directly interrupted Zhu Zhanqian's words.

Zhu Zhanqian's treaty is a humiliating treaty in his opinion. Although they have no soldiers to kill and cannot be humiliated, as a nobleman of the Ottoman Empire, his dignity does not allow him to sign this treaty, which will make him a The sinner of the whole family made his father, mother, brothers and sisters unable to lift their heads in front of others, and even shamed the entire Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire has never fought such a defeat. He has been humiliated enough that he would die after signing such a treaty.

"The claimed war loss is 100 million taels of silver, of which 80 taels will be given to Your Excellency."

Sehalim III was stunned by Zhu Zhanqian's words. He didn't understand what Zhu Zhanqian meant for a moment.
In fact, it is easy to understand, Zhu Zhanqian is asking him to take kickbacks.

After reacting, Sehalim III was furious: "As a member of the Ottoman Empire, it is impossible for me to sell the interests of our country for my own benefit."

"This piece of land was not the territory of the Ottoman Empire a few years ago, and I don't need so many places, just the places where Suez City runs from north to south to the Mediterranean coast."

"You want to dig a canal?" Sehalim III asked in surprise.

When they conquered these places, Sehalim III also received the order of the king of the Ottoman Empire to find the ancient canal and re-dred it. However, after seeing it, he felt that the re-dredging project of the ancient canal was huge and costly, so he gave up.

But the king of the Ottoman Empire has always wanted to dig, because he heard that commerce and trade in the waters east of the Red Sea are now rising, and he also wants to get a share.

It's just a pity that although the Ottoman Empire is expanding rapidly, the domestic productivity and labor force still haven't kept up. They don't have the strength to dig this canal.

Hearing that Zhu Zhanqian was going to dig, if the king of the Ottoman Empire knew about it, he would definitely be willing to cooperate with Zhu Zhanqian and then give Zhu Zhanqian a stab in the back after digging through and seize the canal.

He knew his king well.

At this time, he was thinking about it. This might be his opportunity to make a contribution to the crime. He tricked Zhu Zhan into digging the canal, and then stabbed him in the back. He destroyed the Ming army and obtained the ownership of the canal. If so, the king will forgive him. On the contrary, he can even become a great hero.

It's just that the change can't be too fast, this person's scheming is still there.

"I, the Ottoman Empire, will never accept a treaty that humiliates the country." Although he was defeated, Sehalim III was very tough.

"Okay, let's talk about it later."

Seeing his attitude, Zhu Zhanqian walked out of the room first.

The defeated general lacks courage and looks like he has backbone, but from the moment he surrendered, he has no backbone capital.

Zhu Zhanqian ordered to go down: "The whole army enters the city of Suez and strictly guards against spies."

"Your Highness, we have already defeated Ottoman's army, why should we be more careful than before?"

"When Sehalim III was in Cairo, he would definitely send a fleet to the Ottoman Empire for help. The news of their defeat will soon be sent back. Not surprisingly, the Ottoman army will surely make a comeback, and its scale may be even larger. .”

Xiaosheng worriedly asked: "Then Your Highness..."

"Don't worry that the supplies will arrive. Even if there are no supplies, a lot of Ottoman cavalry horses have been seized this time. Our soldiers can form a cavalry team to fight against the Ottoman Empire." He said so, but the shortage of military supplies still made Zhu Zhan Qian was a little worried.

"Xiaosheng, send someone to the Timur Empire to seek help from the Timur Empire."

Unite all forces that can be united.

"Then, Your Highness, what about Sehalim III?"

"Let's be hungry first, and I can't help but eat water and rice. I'll see how hard the bones are."

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At the same time, the Ottoman Turkish king in Constantinople, Osman II, learned that his elite troops had been defeated by the foreign Eastern Empire army, and he was instantly furious.

"I want to bring an army of [-] to conquer." Osman II vented his anger. As a pioneer, how could he tolerate his army being defeated like this? This face must be recovered.

O'Hara, the Hand of the King, hurriedly dissuaded him: "His Royal Highness, please calm down. According to the news brought back by the messenger, the Eastern Empire's army is extremely powerful, and the Fang of the Gulf, as one of the best teams in the country, was defeated in front of them. With this appearance, I feel that Sehalim III needs to bear the main responsibility, and he surrendered to the Eastern Empire, so he might be a traitor, and if we attack rashly, we might not have a good chance of winning."

The remarks made by the Hand of the King clearly showed that the relationship with Sehalim III was not very good. At this time, he was still thinking of attacking his political opponents.

"Then what do you say? Let the Eastern Empire show off its power on our territory?" The king's anger spread to him.

O'Hara hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I am willing to go as an envoy to negotiate with the people of the Eastern Empire. Your Highness, you also wanted to open the canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea so that we can conduct trade with the Eastern Empire. Now the other party has come to your door. , may not be a bad thing for us."

When Osman II heard what he said, he thought about it, and it seemed to make sense, but now that the battle has been fought, many of his soldiers died, so he just exposed it so easily?

O'Hara saw Osman II's hesitation, and said: "Your Highness, we are still fighting the Byzantine Kingdom. If we fight from the north to the south at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to us."

Only then did Osman II nod his head and said, "Get ready to communicate with the people of the Eastern Empire as an envoy to confirm the purpose of their visit and the current situation of Sehalim III. It is best to send the captured Gulf Fang brought back the soldiers."

"Your Highness, I'm afraid there will be a price to pay for this."

Osman II frowned: "Let's confirm the other party's situation first, and their firearms are said to be very strong, let's check the situation."

(End of this chapter)