When it comes to the death of a country, there are often demons, and even wild beasts will bully people!

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Speaking of which, the Ottomans are depressed enough, they have always been used to them, they can fight whoever they want, especially the red hairy fan, who was even more tearful by them.

At the beginning of every Ottoman sultan's adulthood, he will launch an attack on the European red-haired fan, in order to set the test straight, so as to save a lot of trouble and directly establish his prestige to control the country, they never scruple about the risk is too great, but let the red-haired fan scold his mother, spread such a neighbor!

The monarchs of the Ottomans could not sleep at night, and even the most remote Spanish kings had to listen to military reports every day, lest the Ottomans dig their ancestral graves --- take care of the Holy See.

The Ottomans have always prided themselves on their strength, which is one of the qualities necessary to maintain a large empire.

Unexpectedly, the Orientals came from the sea, seized Egypt in one fell swoop, broke the Ottoman army of 400,000 under the city of Cairo, and then fought northward, occupying Damascus, the paradise on earth, and beheaded the Ottoman army in the battle of Homs, and the troops entered the city of Apoll, which was blocked.

After the defeat at the Battle of Homs, the Ottoman commander Ihasan Pasha hurriedly rode to the rear to report the news.

The next day, the city of Homs was rapidly lost by the southeastern army, and he sent people to the rear to report the news.

Then, something strange happened.

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At the Ottoman city of Kozan, three riders are busy, ready to go.

Located just outside the city, five hundred miles northwest of the city of Apol, this post station has a long history dating back to the Seljuk Turks, the predecessor of the Ottoman Empire, when the clever Seljuks took many measures to ensure the prosperity, smoothness and safety of trade, and they traded with the East, and the hotels and inns built along the Silk Road played an extremely important role during this period, like a fortress to escort merchants on long journeys.

One of them is the post station in Kozan City, which is a spectacular rectangular structure with a sturdy façade and wide gates that make it look like a fortress. The courtyards of the caravans were generally open-air, and there were many rooms and corrals for merchants and their livestock and goods to rest and store, and since most of the means of transport at that time were camels, the Turks called these caravans "Kervan Sarayi".

In addition to providing services for caravans, the post station can also quickly transmit distant news for the country, the Ottoman Empire has a vast territory, spanning three continents, if you do not use the post station for news relay, the emperor will lose control of the distance.

The three riders of the Kozan City Post Station rode away, and they were sending the battle report from the front to the rear, while the messengers from the city of Apoll stayed at the Kozan City Station, and the Kozan City Post Station sent three new riders to carry them down.

Due to the secrecy of the battle, the three riders did not know the news of the defeat ahead, nor did they know what was inside the letter they were about to send.

In fact, the letters of the three were the same, they were all news of the battle of Homs, and in order to be delivered safely, they were sent in triplicate, and they were sent by the three at the same time.

The superiors asked them to rush to Ereli City as quickly as possible, and at that time, the Ereli City Post Station would send someone to send them down.

In this way, the cost of relay delivery is huge, and the general news is sent out by one ride, and when the matter is important, three riders will be sent.

"Drive!"

The horses' hooves rolled, and the three horses whipped up, and drove along the post road to the next stop of the city of Ereli.

Horseback riding seems poetic, but the reality is tragic, with scorching sun, dust, dry mouth, and the pressure of on-time delivery!

The riders did not dare to take it lightly, and they hurried with their faces covered, hoping to get the letter as soon as possible.

The post road stretched ahead of them and led into the distance.

The Ottomans still spent a lot of effort to maintain their post road system, which was a necessary expense to maintain the great empire, and the local magistrates were instructed by the imperial court to protect the post roads between the major cities, so although it was not a luxury road, it could also make people run around the horses.

After running for about thirty or forty kilometers, they arrived at the next post station, changed horses without changing people, and continued their journey.

In general, there is a distance of about 30-40 kilometers between each two post stations, which is exactly the distance that a caravan can reach by traveling at a normal speed for 8-10 hours a day, not far or close, and is scientifically designed.

A group of riders ran 200 kilometers, and then they changed horses and people, and the letters were delivered quickly.

After starting from the next station, the road gradually became deserted.

In the 17th century, Turkey did not have modern prosperity, and many places were barren mountains and mountains as soon as they left the city, and riders were accustomed to it.

The roads are not quiet, and it is normal for people to block the road and rob, beat people, steal things, or something.

People in many places are religious, but this does not prevent them from doing business that they have no money for.

For the Courier, though, there is hardly anyone who will beat their minds.

They don't have money, and their information is important, if the channel is not connected, it will attract the attention of the government, trigger the government to clean up, and affect everyone's wealth.

The messenger was running on horseback, and suddenly came uphill, and all three galloping horses were blown up!

The three horses neighed wildly, and jerked off the road, rushing into the spur, and the riders could not catch up, and could not control it in any way, and did not want to control it, and let the horses flee for the way.

A pack of wolves has appeared in front of the road!

If it is a lone wolf, the horse will not be afraid, but a pack of twenty or thirty wolves, the horse cannot afford to provoke it.

Wolves are common in Turkey, where there is a food source in the barren mountains and mountains, and the presence of wolf packs is normal.

But it was not normal for the wolves to drive their horses, and the wolves were probably not very mixed well, and they were hungry, so they chased the three riders.

Wolves are actually intelligent animals, they have never messed with two-legged beasts, two-legged beasts are the most vicious natural enemies that wolves encounter, but they can't care about anything when they are hungry.

Running away and chasing, before they knew it, the riders ran into the mountains, and were eventually caught up by wolves, who climbed up the trees in embarrassment.

As a messenger, everything is simple, only the scimitar can defend yourself, and you can deal with a wolf, but a pack of wolves is powerless.

Of the three horses, two ran away and one was eaten by wolves.

The horses were eaten by wolves, and the more they ate, the more hungry they became, and the wolves, who were so hungry, besieged the riders under the trees for a day and a night before leaving.

The rider descends from the tree, looking for directions, only to find himself lost.

This area is full of mountains, mountains and mountains, no people, no roads.

It was only after three days that I finally got out of the mountain, and it was four days before I got back on the road.

As a result, the news of the destruction of the city of Homs was sent to Istanbul before the news of the defeat of the city of Homs, leaving the imperial court in chaos!

The high-ranking officials were puzzled, they knew the news that Ihasan Pasha led his army out of Homs City to fight the Chinese, how could there be a battle report of the loss of Homs City, but there was no battle report?

Ihasan Pasha was cut off by the Chinese, how can this battle be fought?!

Defeated, or undefeated?

Give me a letter of approval, don't let everyone worry about it, you can't sleep at night!