Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 958 The Ottoman Empire Is Too Difficult
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she quickly said: "Forget it, the Ming country is too powerful, even if you train elite soldiers, you won't be able to provoke them, as long as you can stop the Ming army's attack!"

"..." Ahmed was dumbfounded when he heard it. This is too cowardly, like a bitch!
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized, isn't the queen mother a woman!

If he had to speak truthfully, he had to admit that what the queen mother said was actually reasonable.

If you train elite soldiers yourself, can it be more powerful than the army during the previous Eastern Expedition?But even so, wasn't it also wiped out by the Ming army!
However, if you don't speak harshly, you will lose the face of the Ottoman Empire. As the Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, you can't give an explanation to outsiders and you will be impeached.

Thinking of this, Ahmed was thinking about how to persuade the Empress Dowager when he saw a servant come in and tell Mustafa to see him urgently.

Ahmed and the empress dowager were shocked when they heard this.The two of them looked at each other, and they could see the fear deep in each other's heart: Could it be that the Ming army started to attack again?
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager hurriedly summoned Mustafa.

After only a short while, Mustafa hurried into the hall.However, there was not much panic on his face, but a very excited one.This made the empress dowager and Ahmed both heave a sigh of relief.From the looks of it, they were wrong, and it should be good news.

Sure enough, Mustafa greeted in a hurry, and then excitedly reported: "I just received the news, led by Britain, Spain and the Netherlands, European countries gathered in Paris, France, to discuss the matter of dealing with the Ming army!"

"What?" Ahmed was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly confirmed, "That's true, they really have to deal with Ming Kingdom?"

In his mind, the Ming army is still fighting the Ottomans.In the past, it was not that they had not asked those Europeans for help, at least the matter of the Persian Emperor Abbas II sending envoys was done with great fanfare.However, the Europeans just watched the fun and gloated, and didn't see the slightest intention to deal with the Ming Dynasty.It's such a joy to deal with the Ming army all of a sudden!

"It couldn't be more true!" Mustafa nodded vigorously, his joy was beyond words.

Seeing him like this, Ahmed was puzzled instead, and asked, "Why were they indifferent before, but now the whole of Europe is united to deal with the Ming army?"

"I've also inquired about this!" Mustafa replied quickly after hearing this, "It was the Ming army that occupied the entire American continent and wiped out the Spaniards there. Pirates from various European countries saw the power of the Ming army, They all escaped back..."

Hearing this, Ahmed was taken aback and said, "What, while the Ming army was destroying Mughals and Persia and attacking Ottomans, they also sent troops to America to occupy the entire America?"

He was really surprised. He originally thought that the Ming army's march to the west was already a manifestation of the Ming army's greatest national strength.Then, due to logistical problems, he was able to deal with it with a single move.Unexpectedly, the Ming army actually fought on two fronts, and won a complete victory, occupying the entire America.

In other words, the Ming army did not use all its strength against the Ottoman Empire!The so-called repelling the Ming army with strong walls and clear fields is more like a joke that I lied to myself!

"Yes!" Mustafa also realized this, put away his smile, and replied seriously, "And Spain sent troops to destroy Ming's ally Portugal a while ago, and more importantly, the daughter of the King of Portugal He also married the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming army must avenge Portugal. They felt the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the crisis, so they began to unite."

"But if this is the case, shouldn't Spain take the lead? Why do Britain and the Netherlands take the lead together?" The queen mother asked a little puzzled when she heard this.

Ahmed knew the answer to this question, so he answered the empress dowager: "When the Persian emperor persuaded us Ottomans to send troops to deal with the Ming army, he also persuaded the Dutch and British fleets to set off from the sea to attack the Ming army. Fleet. As a result, when the Ming Dynasty captured Persia last time, the fleets of both countries were wiped out!"

"Oh..." The Empress Dowager listened, and said "oh" in a long voice, and then said with emotion, "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so powerful!"

Upon hearing this, Ahmed also came back to his senses: Yes, I had never noticed the Ming Dynasty's fleet before. It turned out that it was as powerful as the army. It was able to defeat the fleets of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands!
Just as he was thinking about this, Mustafa asked, "What should we do? Should we also send someone to Paris, France, to see the situation?"

Ahmed listened, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that when those Europeans are discussing, someone will propose to destroy our Ottomans by the way!"

Hearing this, Mustafa thought of the hatred between the Ottoman Empire and European countries, and suddenly realized that this is really possible!

As far as those Europeans are concerned, they can't wait for the death of the Ottoman Empire!How could they unite with the Ottoman Empire to fight the Ming army again!Unless they think that their strength is not enough to deal with the Ming army!However, now that the entire European countries are required to unite, this force is too powerful, and it is impossible not to defeat the Ming army!
Thinking about it this way, the news that European countries have united is actually very unfavorable news for the Ottoman Empire!
Thinking of this, Mustafa turned pale, and quickly asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Yes, what should we do then?" The Empress Dowager was anxious again, and asked quickly.

The difference in strength made Ahmed unable to think of any solution at once, so he had to remain silent.

Seeing him like this, the empress dowager became even more anxious.I thought I could take a breather, but unexpectedly, there is another enemy stronger than the Ming army. Why is it so difficult for the Ottoman Empire!
Thinking of this, she confirmed to Ahmed again: "Those Europeans really won't accept us, are they going to destroy us too?"

Ahmed nodded bitterly and said: "If they really have to unite and march eastward, they definitely don't mind killing us."

"Why, don't their own countries often fight with each other?" The empress dowager said angrily after hearing this.

When Mustafa heard this, he explained to her: "This is different! The royal families of all countries have a constant relationship, but they have a completely hostile relationship with us!"

The previous 30 Years War in Europe was also called the 30 Years War of Religion. This shows how important this factor is in European countries.The Ottoman Empire is even more different from European countries. This is actually an important reason why the Ottoman Empire continues to fight against Europe, and European countries are hostile to the Ottoman Empire.

The empress dowager thought about it for a while, and then she understood, but she was not reconciled, so she asked again: "Could it be...is there no room for negotiation?"

"Unless we are willing to be the lackeys of the Europeans, we will do what they say!" Ahmed's words were a bit harsh, and as soon as he spoke, the empress dowager's face was very ugly, "But let the Europeans Knowing how powerful the Ming army is, one more ally they have will give them more strength, so that they may not attack us, but let us be their cannon fodder!"

After he finished speaking, the hall immediately fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time.

At this time, the three of them had only one thing in their hearts: the Ottoman Empire, it was too difficult!
After a while, Mustafa suddenly raised his head and looked at Ahmed and said: "How about we help publicize the power of the Ming Dynasty? And the Ming Dynasty's means of attacking enemy countries. They are the public enemies of the whole world. If From this perspective, we and the Europeans are all on the same page!”

This consensus is naturally the consensus that when the Ming army took care of them, the rich and powerful were attacked.

Before, the Ottomans certainly would not deliberately emphasize how powerful the Ming army was!

The empress dowager heard this, but she was not very enthusiastic, because Ahmed said just now that even if the Europeans agreed, they would form an alliance, but more importantly, they used the Ottoman Empire as cannon fodder.As a woman, she knew that if the Ottoman Empire lost too much in the war against the Ming Dynasty, after the Ming army was over, maybe those Europeans would carve up the Ottoman Empire later!

Therefore, without waiting for Ahmed to answer, she suddenly said: "Why don't we surrender to the Ming Kingdom, just as the Ming Emperor said, the east of the Black Sea Strait...is given to the Ming Kingdom, but the premise If our Ottoman Empire is attacked by Europeans, the Ming army will send troops to help us!"

This is actually a way!
After hearing this, Ahmed and Mustafa glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's intentions.

"You guys are talking, isn't it better?" The empress dowager urged them in a hurry seeing that neither of them spoke.

Ahmed listened, organized his language a little, and then replied to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, this matter is really too humiliating. Moreover, Europe may not unite. If we surrender to the Ming Kingdom at this time , there must be many people in the country who will oppose it!"

Hearing what he said, the empress dowager felt that it made sense. She was frightened by what they just described.

So, she nodded and said, "Well, as long as you know about this matter, we will talk about it later depending on the situation!"

"My minister obeys the order!" Ahmed said quickly after hearing this, "My minister will train the army with all my heart, and only by strengthening myself can I stand on my own. Don't worry, the Queen Mother!"

What else can I do, that's all I can do.

After the meeting was over, Osman paid more attention to the Paris meeting than Daming did, and dispatched various spies to inquire about the news.

(End of this chapter)