Chapter 908

The small casualties of the Ming army meant that the Turkish army and citizens were large casualties. This was directly related to the combat methods. The Ming army's fighting style after entering the city was exactly the same. Once they encountered resistance, they stopped immediately and shouted into the building, put down their weapons and escorted them away, and threw grenades in them, and then rushed in. As for the people inside, they understood or did not understand, no one cared about it.

In this way, the casualties caused by the war increased sharply. Once any area resisted, it immediately entered this mode. This was the royal city of the Ottoman Empire, and the resistance was naturally very fierce. Although no household was resisting, those wealthy families must have resistance. The Ming army, which was moving from two directions, slowed down a lot.

The battle in the city lasted for three days, and finally the Ottoman Sultan sent an envoy to propose a ceasefire. The Ming army had a clear attitude and surrendered unconditionally, otherwise they would not mind killing every noble in the city.

The 100,000 Turkish troops surrendered under the order of the Sudan, and the disaster ended. After the screening of Ibrahim, the prisoners were willing to follow him and released on the spot. Those who resisted stubbornly were taken to the dock to work. After the things that should be shipped, the prisoners of war had to be transported away. They probably had to work on the construction site until they died in their lifetime. This statement is not an exaggeration at all. While the construction of the Suez Canal was started, there was also a railway connecting Alexandria and Suez. There were also road construction, etc., and there were more places to work.

From the start of the battle to the end, the entire battle lasted 21 days, with less than 10,000 casualties from the Ming army, and less than 300,000 casualties from the Turkish army. The casualties of civilians cannot be counted, and the cruelty of the war was exposed again.

At night, the whole city was not quiet, and sporadic gunshots, cries, scolds, pleas, and screams. Similar nights lasted for a whole week before slowly calming down.

Zhang Guangde's trip ended. He left the city and headed for the next stop. Chen Ping could not leave for the time being, so there were too many things worth transporting in this city. The things to be transported were not precious metals, but various cultural relics. The African Legion didn't care about these things, and the Duan Duan was sold to Dafa Bank. The army cared more about precious metals such as gold and silver, and ordinary people were lucky. The wealthy families didn't let go, and after they robbed them, they handed them over to the bank for money.

This is why Chen Ping stayed. The bank staff were busy converting the army and soldiers into Huayuan, and then ships of gold and silver were transported away. According to incomplete statistics, the precious metals robbed in this city were worth 30 million Huayuan after conversion. What is this concept? It is equivalent to 30 million taels of gold and silver being stolen.

In addition to the losses of precious metals and cultural relics, there is also the population. About 100,000 young women were sold to various places in the Ming Dynasty in the next year. This is the war, this is the invaders. The resistance in this city has never stopped. Although one week after the end of this battle, Ibrahim, who "rescued" a large number of nobles, announced his appointment as the New Sudan and signed a Ming-Tu contract with the Ming Dynasty. The resistance was a small-scale battle, which did not cause too much trouble to the Ming army. However, many soldiers were injured and killed one after another.

According to the contract, the city became a loan of Ming Dynasty by one-third of the area near the dock. The rest was returned to Ibrahim. The two countries declared that the war would end. With the cessation of the war between the two countries, the civil war in the Ottoman Turkish Empire broke out. Although Ibrahim received the allegiance of a large number of nobles and army, there were still nobility and army outside who were not buying it. As a result, a civil war to "quell the rebellion" broke out. With the support of some nobles, Ibrahim purchased a large number of second-hand equipment from the Ming Dynasty, armed a hundred thousand troops, and suppressed the nobles and army who were dissatisfied with him.

At this time, Chen Ping played a role again. The money purchased for arms was borrowed from Chen Ping. The annual interest rate was 4 cents. I borrowed five million yuan in one go, of course, not silver, but Huayuan of the Ming Dynasty. Don’t say that the reputation of this money is absolutely reliable. I took it to the branch opened at the wharf, let alone use it, and it can be exchanged for silver and gold.

Because of the existence of this bank, the reputation of the Ming Dynasty's Huayuan in this country was immediately established. The exquisitely printed Huayuan is very convenient to use and carry, and it became the strongest currency in the city in less than half a year. It is a magical thing, but it is actually very simple to put it bluntly. For ordinary people, life must continue. No matter how deep the hatred is, dressing, eating, and supporting their families are things that must be done.

After the contract was signed, the Ming army cooperated very well and gradually withdrew from the important buildings of the city. Instead, it was inevitable to withdraw troops in the next three years. The army that was left behind was nothing more than an infantry division, guarding this important city and blocking the estuary of the Black Sea. The bear in the north wanted to go south to be cut off, and its development direction could only be towards the Baltic Sea or further north.

The contract stipulates that the Ottoman Turkish Empire compensated the Ming Dynasty 30 million yuan, unilateral most-favored-nation treatment, etc., a standard unequal treaty. This is a view of the problem from the perspective of future generations, but the Ottoman nobles who look at it at the present do not think so. They are losers, and it is already a blessing in disgrace to be able to protect most of the city, as well as the integrity of the country and taxation. After the new Sudan ascended the throne, the first thing they had to do was not to calm the people, but to meet with political enemies. The purpose of the civil war was for rights.

Despite receiving economic and military "aid" from the Ming Dynasty, Ibrahim's journey of unification was not very smooth. The civil war continued for five years and finally all rebellions were put down. However, in this process, the Ottoman Turkish Empire lost two-thirds of the Arabian Peninsula, including independent indigenous peoples and land ceded to the Ming Dynasty.

In any case, as the defeated side, the Ottoman Empire, which was lost in the capital, magically preserved a large empire and could continue to exist. As for the land lost near Russia, it would be possible to seek to retake it back in the future. It is normal for these two countries to fall in love and fight for decades.

The cold and dampness in early spring were so cold. Despite a winter preparation period, Louis XIV still couldn't feel at ease. The Ming Dynasty refused the negotiations because there was no prerequisite for negotiations. If Louis XIV did not abdicate, the Ming Dynasty would not accept any form of negotiations. It was also embarrassing that Britain had offered very high conditions and did not bargain.

The two countries wanted to unite but did not have that condition. The English Channel defended the British Empire and blocked the ties between the two countries. As an island country, Britain faced even more serious problems. The Ming Dynasty's fleet was rampant in Europe, and as long as it saw ships with the British and French banners, they would be sunk. Even if they were not under the British and French banners, they would be inspected. It was found that the ships of the two countries would still be detained. In front of the steam cruiser with a speed of up to 11 knots, no ship in Europe today would be possible to run away. Unless you are lucky and encounter heavy fog.

After a spring rain passed, a sunny day came for a week. The small town of Toulon was like dead, and the ships on the pier were parked quietly, without even a single ship moving. In the Mediterranean, as long as you sail, you may not be able to come back.

As usual, the soldiers on the fort got up early to change their guards. Although winter has passed, the threat from the Ming Empire has not disappeared. The tight string is still there. As an important port along the Mediterranean coast, Toulon may be attacked at any time.

The weather was good in the morning. Soldier Jean Valjean climbed onto the fort, greeted his companion on night shift, raised his telescope and looked at the distant sea. Everything was so calm, at least the war had not come. But the next moment, his mouth was so wide that he could not close, and he stared at the sea surface blankly. After a long time, the madman seemed to have come to the bronze bell and pulled the rope hard. Dangdang... The rapid bell woke up the sleeping soldiers, who were still sleeping, rushed out of their residences, and after dressing, they boarded the fort.

"O God!" An officer looked at the sea blankly and sighed helplessly.

The dense smoke column means that the Ming Dynasty warships have arrived, and there are many. So how many warships have arrived? 24 steam armored warships, 36 sail warships, and 800 transport ships are all floating on the sea nearby. Of course, this was only the first batch. After completing the Battle of Istanbul, the African Legion could finally launch a landing war against France calmly. In fact, the preparations for this battle have been long. Before that, the Marines had occupied Corsica and used it as a springboard to stockpile a large amount of supplies and personnel. Because of the two facing the sea, France's defense was very awkward. On the one hand, it had to be guarded against the Mediterranean and on the other hand, it had to be guarded against the Mediterranean and on the other hand. The Ming army was very calm, and could start from the port in the north of Spain or from Corsica in the Mediterranean.

In general, the passive defense of the French Army can only wait for the final judgment. Then now, the judgment has come.

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Smoke after smoke rose from the sea. The Ming Fleet's 105 guns and 150 guns were fired. Relying on the advantage of range, they covered Toulon's turret with dense artillery fire. The artillery fire was prepared for an entire hour, and then the artillery fire extended. At this time, the sail warship leaned forward, bombarded the coast with 75 guns, put down the boat, and a large number of soldiers got off the rope net, boarded the boat and rowed hard. It must be said that in the era of no landing craft, landing operations were a hard job.

Boom boom boom boom, the turret opened fire, the target of the attack was a small boat on the sea. The possibility of fighting a large boat was zero, the range was not enough, and the power was not enough. Because of this, after being washed by the main warship, the sporadic artillery fire was not even afraid of the sail warship. (To be continued.)

ps: Due to various reasons, this book has to speed up its progress and will definitely end before the Chinese New Year. The content of about 500,000 words must be reduced to 200,000 words, so the content you see is very rough and there are very few details.
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