The attacker is free, and the attacker is angry.

In the royal palace of Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, a grand ceremony is being held to see off the troops who are about to leave for Egypt.

The two most important women in the empire came, the Empress Dowager Kosem Sultan and the Empress Dowager Duheng Hatijie, even though their bodies were wrapped in the highest grade of Chinese satin, full of jewels, and jewelry, revealing their noble status, but in front of outsiders, they were also covered by heavy veils, and only two eyes appeared.

Kosem Sultan was fat and bloated, and no one could control her now, while Duchen Hattijie was slender and graceful, and although she was masked, her eyes were quite charming.

The young Sultan Mehmed IV stood at the head of the crowd with a serious expression, and opposite the leading general, Farhad Pasha, the general with gray hair and beard, bowed down to listen to the holy teachings of Sultan Mehmed IV, telling him to fight hard and win this war.

Although Farhad Pasha is a favorite minister, this battle is very important, and if he really wants to lose, Farhad Pasha can only kill himself, and there is no excuse.

So he was also cautious, even if Muhammad IV was old enough to be his grandson, and what he said was a cliché, he listened carefully.

The military flag hunting display in the square in the palace is displayed, and the powerful military formations are listed, and the atmosphere is solemn.

The importance of Egypt, even small officials understand, its loss is equivalent to the loss of an empire across the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, and the impact is far-reaching!

However, the speed of the Turkic army was very slow, and the Chinese in the east attacked the land from the sea, which was unexpected, and the Turkic army was mainly concentrated in Europe, and the matter was in a hurry.

Not any tribe can be like the Mongol cavalry one person and three horses for high-speed maneuvering, war horses are expensive, most of the Turk cavalry is a single horse, when a long march, the cavalry dismounts and walks, otherwise ride down, the horse can not stand it, from Europe to Syria ready to assemble, the road is long, can not run the horse broken.

As for sea vessel transportation?

First of all, you have to go to the sea, even if there is a boat, the infantry and cavalry will not dare to get on it!

The Ottoman Empire is becoming more and more corrupt, and the ships they make are afraid of even the navy itself, not to mention the army, they are afraid that if they drive and drive, the ships will fall apart all at once, and it is useless to call them gods in the water!

In addition to materials, grain and grass, etc., everyone knows that the soldiers and horses are moved before the grain and grass are moved, and the military deployment of the Ottoman Empire is aimed at Europe, where there are many warehouses, and there are also --- in Egypt in Africa.

As for Syria and the two river basins, some warehouses were originally set up to store military materials for easy use.

Sadly, the officials are reselling the contents of the warehouse, and when it comes time to use it, the warehouse is as empty as a drum.

They are so greedy that they have to transfer them from European warehouses, think about how difficult it is!

Thousands of miles of grain are transported by land, and there is not one in ten.

As for sea transportation, it would have been a common thing to "drift" a tenth, but Turkish officials wanted to drift a fifth!

A counterattack on Egypt was imminent, but officials were so accustomed to arguing and fighting that the plan of the attack was postponed again and again, the scheduled troops were nowhere to be seen, the tribes that had already been conscripted had no supplies, and they were so hungry that they simply ran away!

Due to poor supplies, troops from Europe looted along the way,

Syria is very lively, there are military disturbances every day, and even the two arms are merging, anyway, the chaos is terrible.

The Ottoman Empire was revealed, and Grand Vizier Bashir Pasha had to personally take charge of the transportation, sending officials from Istanbul to inspect and supervise various places, and try to transport troops and supplies to Syria in preparation for an attack from there.

It was not easy to gather 150,000 men, and Farhad Pasha led his army after bidding farewell to the emperor in Istanbul.

He said in a loud and impassioned voice: "...... The Chinese are cowardly, only stronger than naval battles, and in land wars, the courtiers will kill them to the point that they will not be left with a piece of armor, and they will not be able to return to the sea when they come from the sea! ”

"Good!" Everyone was in an uproar and overjoyed, and they all said that they were waiting for the news of Farhad Pasha's victory.

When Chinese arrived in Istanbul, everyone had the impression that they were humble and polite, even a little shy, they had muskets, but their physique was not as strong as that of the tribe, and their temperament was not strong enough, so the Turks' view of the Chinese was that they were smart and capable, but they couldn't fight!

It is not to blame that the Turks looked down on the Chinese, they defeated the Hongmaofan at sea, and there was nothing outstanding on land.

Although the Ottoman Empire was in decline, it was still brilliant, and the major setbacks had not yet appeared, and even the most independent tribal leaders could not have imagined the defeat of the Ottoman Empire.

It is evident that the tribes east of Egypt have been ordered to join the war.

None of the tribes west of Egypt dared to say unequivocally that they would not obey the edict, but only delayed.

The people in Istanbul City, from the emperor to the small people, are full of confidence in Farhad Pasha's expedition, thinking that it will be a success and completely defeat the Chinese, then there will be a lot of Chinese slaves in Istanbul City, and some powerful people even greet Farhad Pasha in advance, wanting to receive Chinese captives!

If you have such an idea, it is the reputation of the Chinese people who are capable, so some people think it is an opportunity.

Muhammad IV personally helped Fahad Pasha on his horse, but he only held the reins of the horse, and the horses were guarded by guards on all sides, and the horses did not dare to move.

Farhad Pasha stepped on Manu's back, took the reins from Muhammad IV's hand, and said heroically: "Your Majesty, wait for the news of your minister's victory!" ”

"Drive!" He rode away, followed by the elite Imperial cavalry, their dazzling armor and strong horses, following behind the commander-in-chief.

This is the elite Imperial Praetorian Guard, a force of 3,000 men, led by Farhad Pasha, as a sign of glory.

The army went out to the palace, and the streets outside were crowded with people to see off the army.

They kept cheering, and there was a frenzy up and down, and the soldiers wanted to make meritorious contributions, some wanted to get rich, some used it as a talking point, and of course there were people who understood.

Vizier Kopruru Pasha also attended the farewell ceremony, laughing and praising and encouraging in front of people, but when he returned home, he was depressed!

It was only in the presence of his most favored grandson, Issam, that he voiced his fears: "This army sees them going out, but not seeing them return!" ”

Issam had been to the port city of France and Australia to have knowledge, and said disapprerovingly: "The Chinese are good at naval battles, but on land we Ottoman warriors are strong!" ”

With the religious beliefs of the Ottoman warriors, they charged with the name of the gods, and they were invincible, even the red-haired fans were on the defensive, and did not dare to fight hard against the Turks.

"Chinese, not to be underestimated!" Koprurus Pasha said: "The Prophet Muhammad said: 'Knowledge should be sought even if it is far away in China.'" 'The Chinese have great wisdom, coupled with their diligence, enough to fill the shortcomings of the lack of individual strength! ”

He sighed deeply, but he couldn't speak out about his concerns, or he wouldn't be able to save himself.

Even if he was as wise as him, he did not expect that Farhad Pasha would be defeated so badly!