Capital of the Ottoman Empire, Constantiniya.
"Defend the Holy Land! Expel the Ming Kingdom..."
Loud and angry shouts passed through the high walls of Topkapi Palace and reached the domed hall of the Imperial Parliament. Mahmud II sat on a Turkish sofa, listened for a while, and then looked at his Grand Vizier Kara Pasha.
The Grand Vizier stood up, bowed to the Sultan first, and then said in a tone full of grief and anger: "Your Majesty the Sultan, the Ming Empire is actually our enemy for thousands of years! The Ming Empire is based on the legal system inherited from the Tang Empire. We The ancestors of the Ottoman Turks were defeated by the Tang Empire and driven to the west. Since the Ming Empire signed a demarcation treaty with the Rakshasa Kingdom, it has been keen to support Rakshasa to attack our country. Whenever Rakshasa has a war with us, The Ming Empire will provide a large amount of weapons and ammunition. If it weren't for the support of the Ming Empire, how could we lose to the dowry of Catherine II? How could we lose the fertile land along the Black Sea coast?
This time, the Ming Empire also provided Rakshasa with a large number of weapons and equipment, from cannons, artillery shells, airships... to battleships and armored cruisers, literally everything. If it weren't for the weapons provided by the Ming Empire, we wouldn't have faced the crisis of losing Edirne! Now the Ming Empire is brazenly invading the Persian Gulf, and is also preparing to support the Sultan of Oman in marching on Baghdad and the Holy Land. If the Sultan of Oman seizes Baghdad and the Holy Land, our empire will collapse!
Your Majesty the Sultan, the Ming Empire is our most dangerous enemy! Therefore, I beg your Majesty to abandon Greece for the time being and seek peace with England, France, Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Sweden, the Netherlands and... the Rakshasas! "
At this point, Kara Pasha and several other pashas were already in tears.
Mahmoud II also cried. The Ottoman Empire had ruled Greece for hundreds of years! And Greece is right next door to Constantinople, the heartland of the Ottoman Empire. If the Ottoman Empire could abandon Greece, what about Moldavia, Wallachia, Rumelia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro? Most of the residents in these territories are Christians... If they give up, even if the Ottoman Empire can retain Constantiniya and Albania, it will lose most of its industry, handicrafts, most of its tax revenue and at least one-third of the population.
And Egypt, the most valuable of the empire's remaining territories, is under the control of Ali Pasha, who is ambitious and has deep collusion with the Ming Empire!
Now that the Ming Dynasty has personally ended up "defeating the Persian Gulf", even if it will not support the Sultan of Oman in marching on Baghdad, it will support Ali Pasha to become the master of Arabia...
Thinking of this, Sultan Mahmoud clenched his fists and murmured: "But our Ottoman Empire has never offended the Ming Empire, never... Why do they treat us like this?"
"Your Majesty the Sultan," Gough Pasha stood up from a sofa and bowed slightly to Mahmud II, "During the rise of the Ottoman Empire, many countries were also destroyed. Are they all sworn enemies of the Ottoman Empire? ?"
"Goff Pasha, what do you mean by this?" Mahmud II looked at Hugh Goff angrily.
Hugh Gough said calmly: "What I mean is that countries usually destroy each other not for revenge, but for profit!"
"Profits? But what benefits does destroying the Ottoman Empire bring to the Ming Empire?" Mahmoud didn't know that he was actually ruling a rich oil empire... Of course, those Zhuge military advisers would not allow all Most of the world's "low-cost oil" was controlled by the Ottoman Empire!
The Ming Dynasty's unusual "defeat in the Persian Gulf" was of course also to capture the oil in the Persian Gulf before the world war officially started. This oil may not be needed until the end of the world war, but it may also become the key to victory in the future. Anyway, it’s always right to take it down first, so the only fault is the Ottoman Empire!
I never knew there was oil under my feet... Is there any bigger mistake than this?
Hugh Gough did not know that there was oil in the Middle East, but he could still justify his explanation: "If the Ming Empire and the Rakshasa team up to destroy your empire, then the Balkans and Asia Minor Peninsula will most likely belong to the Rakshasa, while the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa may It will become the sphere of influence of the Ming Empire...The Ming Empire may support Ali Pasha of Oman and Egypt to divide Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula equally, and distribute the remaining North African land to France, while they themselves will firmly control Su Yinshi Canal and Red Sea.
If such a situation really occurs, then it is only a matter of time before the entire world is controlled by the Ming Empire! "
"Then what should I do?" Sultan Mahmoud looked at Hugh Gough and asked: "What should I do to save my empire?"
"The Grand Vizier has said... It is time to abandon Greece and seek peace from the West!" Hugh Gough said, "Your Majesty the Sultan, I think you know very well that Greece is the price that must be paid to save the empire. ! Only when the Ottoman Empire recognizes the independence of Greece can Western countries change their stance and support the Ottoman Empire."
Greece was actually the stepping stone for the Ottoman Empire to seek peace. All European Christian countries, including Rakshasa, declared war on the Ottoman Empire in the name of saving Greece. If the Ottoman Empire insists on not recognizing Greek independence, then Rakshasa will have an excuse to continue fighting. However, other Christian countries hindered their alliance obligations and could not make separate peace with the Ottomans before achieving their goals.
Once the Ottoman Empire recognizes the independence of Greece, then the Christian countries other than Rakshasa that declared war on the Ottomans can step down... The purpose of declaring war is to save Greece. Now that Greece is saved, of course they can withdraw. If Rakshasa is unwilling to retreat, then he can fight in his own country!
In addition, Western countries generally do not support Rakshasa's territorial claims to Moldavia, Wallachia, Rumelia, Constantiniya, Asia Minor, Transcaucasus and other places.
Therefore, it is understandable that countries turn to support the Ottoman Empire!
Mahmoud II looked at the Grand Vizier again.
Kara Pasha said: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent! Moreover, the Ming Empire has posed a threat to the Holy Land after occupying the Persian Gulf, so it is acceptable to everyone to recognize the independence of Greece and instead defend the Holy Land."
Mahmoud II sighed: "Well, as the caliph, between Greece and the Holy Land, I can only choose the Holy Land!"
Grand Vizier Kara Pasha breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, your choice is absolutely correct!"
Hugh Gough also said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to convey your wise decision to the Duke of Wellington as soon as possible."
Mahmoud nodded: "Gov Pasha, now I know who is the real friend of the Ottoman Empire. I sincerely hope that the British Empire can defeat the Ming Empire and become the leading force of the entire world!"
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...The Turks have retreated, they are evacuating Adrianople, we have finally won..."
When Marshal Peter Wittgenstein excitedly walked into Nicholas I's palace and headquarters in Stara Zagora with the good news, he suddenly found that everyone around the Tsar was beaming, as if They won not just one tragic victory, but the entire war.
Seeing Marshal Wittgenstein in a daze, Grand Duke Mihail smiled and explained: "Marshal, we have just received news that the navy and expeditionary force of the Ming Empire have arrived in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. The expeditionary force has landed, and part of the naval fleet has also sailed into the Persian Gulf...Obviously, the Ming Empire is already on our side! So we have won, we won the whole war, the Eastern Roman Empire There’s going to be a revival soon!”
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