In a small port in the Aegean Sea, there are more than 20 warships of the Ottoman Empire parked in the small fishing port. They are avoiding the wolf-like navy of the Ming Empire and simply do not dare to compete with the Ming Empire's navy. Battleships go head-to-head.
In a hotel at the port, many pirates were drinking and eating meat, venting their dissatisfaction.
The navy of the Ottoman Empire is said to be a navy, but in fact they are pirates. They are pirates authorized by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In the past, they roamed the Mediterranean and plundered everywhere.
Spain, France, North Africa and other places are frequented by these Ottoman Empire pirates. When they were strong, the reputation of the Ottoman Empire pirates was enough to make children in the Mediterranean coastal areas stop crying in the middle of the night.
But later, with the rise of the Spanish Imperial Navy, coupled with the war with the Ming Empire, the pirates of the Ottoman Empire were seriously injured. After these years of recuperation, they finally recovered some of their vitality.
"Peng~"
"When can we go out and have a good fight with the Ming people?"
"What's the difference between a person hiding here and a turtle with his head shrinking?"
"We have two shoulders carrying one head, what are we afraid of?"
"I don't believe that the people of Ming Dynasty are made of iron and cannot be beaten to death."
There are pirates drinking wine and venting their dissatisfaction.
There are obviously more than 20 warships and tens of thousands of pirates, which can be said to be extremely powerful.
If they had such strength in the past, they would have dared to plunder the French port of Marseille, but now they can only hide here and drink.
The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire went to war.
The 200,000-strong army of the Ming Empire marched into the territory of the Ottoman Empire in two directions: east and west. The Black Sea Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Dynasty blocked the waters and ports of the Ottoman Empire, and have been looking for the Ottoman Empire's navy.
The news spread, and the entire Ottoman Empire was horrified.
Countless people began to talk about the battle more than ten years ago. In that battle, the Ottoman Empire was beaten so dizzy that its teeth almost fell out. Not only did it cede territory and pay compensation, but its waist was almost broken.
After finally regaining some strength, he is now fighting with the Ming Empire again.
The cause of the matter is very simple, that is, the Ottoman Empire violated the original agreement, did not allow Ming merchants to trade freely in the Ottoman Empire, and deliberately defaulted on paying compensation.
This angered the Ming Empire, which directly sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire.
There were several exchanges of fire between the two sides on land, which ended in the complete defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Wherever the Ming Empire's troops passed, they were invincible and attacked the city with overwhelming force.
Now it depends on whether the city of Erzinjan can block the east-route army, and whether the Bulgarian mountains on the European side can block the west-route army's attack.
Once these two routes are breached, the Ottoman Empire's capital city of Instanbul will be directly exposed to the artillery fire of the Ming army.
But even if it is blocked, the Black Sea Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Empire can reach the sea outside Yinstanbul in minutes and directly bombard Yinstanbul.
In any case, no one is optimistic about this war.
Because even the most elite army was like a mob when facing the Ming Empire's army. Under the powerful rifles and cannons, no army could reach the Ming army's advance.
As for the battle at sea, there is a huge difference in strength.
Although the Ming Empire currently only dispatches the Mediterranean Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet, the two fleets also have dozens of large main steam battleships. They are huge, with steel coats and fierce gunfire. They are invincible battleships on the sea.
In addition, there are hundreds of large and small small and medium-sized warships, speedboats, speedboats, etc., and they can also requisition the ships of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty vassal state, and the Ming Dynasty colony in the surrounding waters at any time.
"You want to fight against the regular Ming Navy just by relying on these pirate warships?"
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was still very sober and decisively issued the order to evade.
Rather than engage in head-to-head combat with the Ming Navy, conserve your strength and wait for opportunities to sneak attack the rear of the Ming Fleet or harass the passing merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, etc., in order to continuously weaken the Ming Navy.
There are many islands in the Aegean Sea and Sea of ??Marmara in the southern part of the Ottoman Empire. The coastline is long and winding, and there are a large number of excellent natural harbors. As long as you hide in one of them, it is difficult to find them.
As long as they wait for the opportunity, they can bite the Ming people hard and teach the Ming people a profound lesson.
"Don't worry"Make a plan, head to the target area, and execute the sea-breaking operation as planned! "
Deng Cheng made careful calculations and found that basically all the Ottoman warships in the Mediterranean area had been found, and it was time to launch an attack.
Deng Cheng didn¡¯t pay attention to these pirates from the Ottoman Empire at all. They were a group of rabble who could only rob merchant ships and strongholds, relying only on their brutal ruthlessness.
Under the powerful artillery attack of the Ming Empire Navy, they could not even get close.
"Yes~"
After hearing this, many of the staff around them responded in unison, and began to get busy quickly. Radio waves were continuously sent to the Ming Dynasty warships patrolling around the Mediterranean.
The emergence of the telegraph also made the warship dispatching of the Ming Empire more flexible, faster and more convenient. A radio wave was transmitted very quickly and conveniently. There was no need to use semaphores or clippers to transmit information as before. .
It is also possible to carry out precise strikes against the Ottoman Empire's dispersed and hidden combat method.
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