The Crescent of the Sultan

Even Tsarist Russia, which is famous among the European countries for being shameless, has no bottom line, and has no credibility at all. It is always thinking about turning its back on others, and is always ready to refresh the European countries' new understanding of shamelessness. This time, they did not After receiving Peter's hint, he easily dispatched troops.

This is not because the Slavic barbarians have good manners, but because of strategic considerations of Catherine II.

For her, sending troops to the Ottoman Empire is not the best solution now. The performance of Prussia and Austria in dealing with France is not satisfactory, especially Prussia. The famous and feared army in the hands of Frederick the Great is now here. It was already in disrepair.

In the previous partition of Poland, the decline of the Prussian army was not shown purely because the newly formed Polish army was much worse than the Prussian army. In addition, the Prussian army had a numerical advantage, which made this picture The tiger skin was not torn off.

However, when the Prussian army fought against the French army, this disadvantage became obvious. The quality of the Prussian army was completely unworthy of the honor that Frederick the Great had achieved with this army. This made Yeka Telina II became a little worried.

This worry became more serious as Robespierre sent Dumouriez and Napoleon to basically suppress the rebellion in France except in the southwestern region, and once again stabilized the French order.

In the last Russian-Turkish war, the losses of the Russian army were actually relatively large. Many experienced soldiers were buried on the battlefield, which caused the overall quality of the Russian army to decline.

The biggest hidden danger is more than that. The loss of officers also makes Ekaterina extremely distressed. An army that lacks officers of sufficient level will definitely have a decline in combat effectiveness compared to before.

Coupled with the last time Napoleon wreaked havoc in Ukraine, which caused heavy losses to the local area, even though it has been almost two years since the war ended, this area still cannot recover.

This means that once a war breaks out against the Ottoman Empire, food and a large amount of military supplies must be transported from the north or even Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Thinking of this, Catherine II couldn't help but hammer the armrest angrily. If Gustav III hadn't led the Swedes in a sneak attack in the north, threatening St. Petersburg, she could have mobilized a large number of troops to go south to support Rumyantsev. , this battle may not be lost.

Catherine II shook her head, waved to the minister, and said.

“Replying to Peter the Younger, we must be aware of the French revolution and be prepared to intervene at any time, and cannot afford to risk war with the Ottoman Empire and be prepared to intervene in the French Revolution at the same time.

Of course, if the British were willing to help, that was another matter. "audience"

The minister took the order and left, leaving Catherine II alone in the study.

The old queen rubbed her brows tiredly, she would not serve as a spearman for the British.

That pagan is still of some use. The British have already made arrangements in the Arabian Peninsula, and they will definitely not give up so easily.

After all, if she were the Sultan, she would never stop at putting the Bedouins under her control again. She would go further to eat Oman, no matter what the reason, it was necessary anyway.

Little Pete is not stupid, and it is impossible not to see the threat posed by the Ottoman Empire once again extending its tentacles to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. This is a major threat to the British - the old shipping route.

Once again the blasphemous alliance of the Lily and the Crescent is united. The UK will face huge challenges.

At this time, Little Peter could only rely on the great Tsarist Russia. The medieval Holy Roman Empire had lost Spain at this time. It was difficult to say that it could contain these two behemoths. However, the current situation was different from that of Charles V of Habsburg. The world faces different situations.

The Holy Roman Empire did lose Spain, but it had a new empire to support it, the great Tsarist Russia.

The Queen confidently thought that as long as she joined forces with the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, she could completely suppress the Ottoman Empire and France. At that time, the British only needed to provide funds.

But, it’s up to you to decide when to take action. If you want to help, Little Pete must show sincerity first.

The Queen smiled slightly. The beautiful face in the past (just go by the stills) has changed a lot due to the polishing of time. The charm has disappeared from her face, replaced by nobility and prowess. As the emperor, she should act as a strategist. move.

When the Queen was planning to make a move, Emperor Said, who was far away in Baghdad, took on another attitude. As the emperor, he should move forward indomitably.

Due to the poor environment of the Arabian Peninsula, the army can only rely on oases to operate in it for a long time. The Ottoman Empire's control over the Arabian region has been relaxed for a long time, resulting in the complete distribution of oases in the entire area controlled by the Drameyer Emirate. Not sure.

Therefore, Muhammad Ali could only rely on the desert border oasis distribution map hand-drawn by the Bedouins in Damascus and the border to carry out small-scale and sustained attacks on the Delameye emirate.

Until the arrival of the Shias, with the good intention of avenging the Shias, Emperor Sai specifically recruited a large number of Shias for logistical transportation.

What revenge, you ask? Needless to say, it was the Wahhabis who destroyed the Shia holy land of Karbala in the original time and space. Emperor Sai, who was willing to help others, naturally wanted to help the Shia solve this threat in advance. Since it belongs to the Shia Holy land, so it makes sense for Shia believers to contribute, right?

It can only be said that heretics are more hateful than heretics. This is not because Emperor Sai was cruel by nature. The Sultan always loved his people like a son, but his officials always had bad intentions towards Shia believers.

During this execution process, if anything goes wrong with the Shiites, it will be none of Emperor Sai's business.

The Sultan sat on the carriage and excused himself. He had already left Baghdad and started to march towards Basra. He had agreed to set up a net on three sides. Muhammad Ali would be arriving soon. How could he, the Sultan, lag behind others? Woolen cloth?

Damascus, Muhammad Ali once again summoned all the troops, and he will march towards the interior of the desert with all his strength.

His journey could be said to be the most dangerous. After all, the distance was the longest, supplies were the most difficult, and there was the most harassment, but he didn't care.

The Sultan has sent him enough Shia believers to use, and Haji Pasha has transported enough military supplies for him by ship. He himself has also contacted many nomadic tribes who are willing to lead the way. These people are Groups that are persecuted by Wahhabis can be trusted.

Everything is ready, just waiting to behead the damn sheikh and his evil imam.

Muhammad Ali thought so and waved the flag.