Half a month later... the Ottoman border city is still in peace.

Immediately afterwards... they noticed that countless military horses began to cross the bridge and attacked the outposts, and then... began to launch an offensive.

The border of more than 100 kilometers is full of beacons, the roar of cannons, and the smoke of guns.

Once the giant cannon arrives at the city, after the roar, the defenders will throw away their armor and flee.

...

Istanbul.

This huge capital spans two continents, the center of the entire world island.

At this time... I just received a letter of war about the Ming Dynasty.

The Ottoman army had just experienced the war with Spain. In North Africa, the war was still going on, and at this time, the Ottoman Navy was also destroyed.

Although they were still exhausted, the offensive had begun to pause.

But at this time, Suleiman... After learning that Daming was in trouble, he was immediately furious.

He immediately summoned all the ministers and promoted their seats to the newly built Golden Palace in the palace.

All officials stood up, and Suleiman, who was in a high position, only looked at the ministers silently and did not speak.

He is an ambitious man, and he still acts calm even if he encounters such a big event.

Now that Confucianism has been promoted for a long time, all the civil and military officials have become somewhat like this. Everyone bowed and shouted long live, Suleiman nodded only.

immediately……

The hall became quiet.

However, at this time, Li Zheng, the Minister of Rites, stood up.

Li Zheng was hit in the Ming Dynasty. After returning to China, he finally gradually gained Suleiman's trust.

In fact, Suleiman knew very well... Lee Zheng's ability may be mediocre and he also likes to speak empty words, but... such a person... is exactly what he needs.

Sometimes... people always need to keep some waste around them.

Nothing else...

It’s because there are no shortage of capable people in this world.

A capable person is often arrogant and arrogant, and even he is disrespectful to the emperor.

Therefore... with a waste like Li Zheng, I can rest assured that I can rest assured.

Therefore, after the failure of the Ming Dynasty's plan, Li Zheng not only was not punished, but also regained his trust and was appointed as the Minister of Rites.

At this time, Li Zheng walked into the hall and then... bowed down, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, crawled on the ground, but did not get up.

The Ming Dynasty in this era was not like a dynasty in later generations, and it was often worshipped.

There are some considerations when kneeling down.

For example...when you see the emperor, just bow and salute.

If it is an important occasion, you will naturally need to kneel down and bow.

Of course... this worship is not to kneel all the time, but to get up as soon as the ceremony is over.

The so-called etiquette actually emphasizes the point and the end.

Therefore, among many palace paintings, when the emperors of the Ming Dynasty went on a journey, few ministers kept kneeling and worshiping, but most of them just stood there.

However, after Li Zheng and other Confucian scholars arrived at the Ottomans, they thought this was inappropriate.

The Ottoman Emperor was so wise that he could be compared with the most holy king of ancient times.

Since this is the case, then one should provoke one's body to show the respect of his ministers.

After Li Zheng performed his respects, he did not stand up and continued to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Ming Dynasty declared war on my Ottoman. It is ridiculous that the Emperor of Ming is so violent. It is like a clown in the jumping beam. Now the thief army is coming. I beg your Majesty to give me a partial army and I will keep the thief army going but not returning."

Suleiman was extremely satisfied with Li Zheng's attitude.

Not only did he obey, but he could also say such beautiful words in such a critical moment.

In fact, Suleiman didn't know that these words were flattering.

But Suleiman also needs to use Li Zheng's words to calm people's hearts.

Suleiman said: "How long does it take for them to declare war and mobilize their troops?"

Li Zheng and others said one after another: "Your Majesty, it may be difficult to succeed in less than a year or two."

"But do you have to cross the desert and Gobi between the two countries?"

"Your Majesty, this... is hard to say."

The Hanlin people said to each other: "This is a natural barrier, an extremely difficult situation. I am afraid that in less than a year or two, it may not be able to mobilize a large army and the troops will be at the city."

Suleiman smiled. He was a good soldier.

Naturally... he also agreed with this.

There is no such easy way to march and mobilize the army.

It took more than half a year for the Ottoman to assemble a large army. It involves the transportation of countless money and grain and the gathering of various armies. This is by no means possible at once.

What's more, the other party was on the expedition, and to some extent, the Ottomans took a huge advantage.

Time is still time.

Seeing that Li Zheng had already asked for a fight, the Hanlin people were also excited at this moment. Unwilling to fall behind, they said one after another: "Your Majesty, please go to the border town in person to fight the thieves to death."

"The thief is so happy to be successful. The so-called war will lead to death. This is the ancient saying. Today they come, and we occupy the territory and teach them that they will not be buried in death."

Suleiman's face was slightly better.

Then he turned around and looked at other local old ministers. These old ministers seemed to want to say something and show some loyalty. However, the Confucian ministers were very excited, and they all quoted the classics and talked freely, but they didn't know what to say.

Suleiman smiled and said, "I have always been in harmony with the Ming Dynasty. Who would have thought that... the Ming Dynasty was actually a wolf-like ambition and provoking border provocations is tolerant..."

Halfway through his words, at this moment...

A eunuch came hurriedly and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Immediately report, urgently report, Baku asks for help."

This moment... everyone was stunned.

What Suleiman hates most now is that he is interrupted when he speaks. In the past, he often encountered such situations with those Kashas, ​​but since the Confucian ministers entered the court, he began to enjoy the feeling of everyone listening attentively when he speaks.

But now...

He suddenly felt nervous with his face.

Because at this moment he couldn't care about anything.

Baku...

Baku is the Ottoman border town!

This place is close to the Caspian Sea, which is a blank area between the Ming Dynasty and the Ottomans, bypassing the desert and a grassland.

There are many nomadic tribes in this place.

But once you cross this area, it will be Baku, the Ottoman city.

But how is this... possible?

When Zhan Shu set out from the Ming Dynasty, only four months have passed!

In four months...

"Is it a small group of Ming troops that harassed?"

"No." The eunuch said with a sad face: "Bakukkasha reported that Ming troops were everywhere, covering the sky and the sun. Not only Baku, but the nearby city blockades were attacked within a few days. Baku is already in danger, and it is even likely that it has been lost now."

Suleiman's face suddenly turned miserable!

He couldn't understand why the army gathered so quickly?

How did their supplies come about?

This is a raid for thousands of miles.

Suleiman shivered, then his eyes fell on the ministers.

Li Zheng was already confused.

At this time, he broke up and stopped talking about anything about taking the partial army to resist the Ming army.

After a long time, he said: "Ming army... Ming army... Ming army... Ming army rushed thousands of miles away... This... their supplies must be difficult. Your Majesty, just need to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and avoid the battle with them. You can teach them... to come with excitement and return with disappointment."

The Hanlin people were silent, look at me, look at you.

Suleiman's face turned pale: "Transfer an order to summon the army..."

…………

In fact, when Baku's request for help was sent to Istanbul, the Ming army not only had defeated Baku, but also had penetrated hundreds of miles into the enemy's territory.

The cities were broken.
To be continued...