Ming Zuo

Chapter 1795 Constantinople

The smoke of Ismailia has finally cleared.

In addition to adding cruel beauty to nature, the slaughter of human beings has also changed the wheel of history.

"This is Mustafa's scepter. Seeing that the defeat was already settled, he chose to commit suicide."

The third marine division was exhausted up and down, but the loss was not large.

In contrast, the Ottomans were completely wiped out.

They tried their best and tried their best, but they still couldn't get past Ismailia.

When Chang Ying led his army to arrive from the upper reaches of the Nile, the situation of ambush on all sides took shape.

Under the supervision of the Third Marine Division, the Egyptians, Algerians, Tunisians, and Libyans launched the most fanatical siege towards the Ottomans.

These peoples who were trembling under the iron hoof of Ottoman turned into the most bloodthirsty beasts, frantically biting the flesh and blood of the Ottomans.

None of the [-] Ottoman troops escaped, and they were all buried under the rolling yellow sand in the Middle East.

The Battle of Ismailia completely changed the situation in the Middle East.

The Arabs were inspired to set off a larger scale of resistance and uprising.

They recaptured Mecca from the Ottomans, recaptured Medina, recaptured Riyadh, and pushed their troops to the east bank of the Jordan River.

The offensive of the Safavid dynasty was also very smooth, and made great progress in the Mesopotamia.

The only trouble is that the indigenous beliefs in the Mesopotamia are different from those of the Persians, which led to constant conflicts and affected the advance of the Safavid dynasty.

In this regard, the empire sees it and does not intend to intervene.

The Safavid dynasty can only be regarded as a weaker force against the Ottoman Empire, and it does not have much impact on the overall situation.

Moreover, the empire did not want the Safavid dynasty to completely control the Mesopotamia.

After solving North Africa, the Allied forces completely let go.

After three months of rest, they began to march towards the hinterland of the Ottoman Empire.

They crossed the Sinai peninsula and dashed against the rich lands along the Mediterranean coast.

The ocean-going fleet was cruising in cooperation at sea, and a war broke out in Cyprus with the Ottoman Navy.

The Ottoman navy set up an ambush here, concentrated all its forces, and wanted to reverse the situation.

However, no matter how clever the tactics are, they all become a joke in the face of the absolute difference in strength.

When the ocean-going fleet encountered a surprise attack, it took just over an hour to get out of trouble.Immediately, all the artillery tilted their firepower desperately, dyeing the entire sea red.

The Ottomans were not afraid of death, and tried their best to get close to them, creating chaos by virtue of their numerical advantage.

But in front of the torpedo arrays and mine arrays of the ocean-going fleet, this fearless charge all turned into moths flying towards the flame.

The Ottoman plan failed completely and was distanced by the ocean-going fleet.

On the second day, the ocean-going fleet began to counterattack.

The first detachment blocked Cyprus, and the second detachment bombed Tripoli indiscriminately.

Tripoli was the storage base for the Ottoman Navy, and everything ended up in flames.

The Ottoman navy, which had lost supplies, quickly ran out of ammunition, and the artillery on the ship became a display.

Four days later, the ocean-going fleet captured the Ottoman navy near Crete as it attempted to retreat to Constantinople.

One side has sufficient force, and the other side has run out of ammunition and food, so that the situation on the battlefield is ruined.

The ocean-going fleet fought wildly, even without formation at all, and kept projecting firepower at all the Ottoman warships in sight.

From Crete to Athens, from Santorini to Çanakkale, the wreckage of the Ottoman navy covered the sea, and the wailing of the Ottomans silenced everything, and the sea that turned completely red made the Ottomans finally realize that the situation was over.

In view of the fact that the marching distance on land was too far, when the battle at sea was over, Chang Ying quickly made a decision to use the help of the navy for springboard tactics.

Relying on its strong sea transportation capabilities, the Allied forces established a transfer station in Cyprus, and suddenly the magic soldiers appeared in Canakkale, controlling the western end of the strait.

The Ottoman Empire was in a state of panic, and Mehmed IV quickly dispatched the guards to reinforce him, trying to recapture Canakkale.

It is a pity that under the powerful force of the third marine division, the Ottoman Guards suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Bursa in embarrassment.

Constantinople was under threat, and everyone in the Ottoman Empire was panicked.The European troops no longer had the will to fight and began to retreat across the board.

The morale of the European allied forces was greatly boosted, and they pursued them relentlessly. They won the battles of Bucharest, Bulgaria, and Greece respectively, and successfully pushed the front of the troops to Corlu.

This place is only 180 miles away from Constantinople.

After more than 200 years, Christians finally saw what Constantinople looked like again.

They are crazy!
Without any mobilization, the European coalition forces began their busiest preparations.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire was facing unprecedented pressure.

Constantinople is crumbling, and the strait can be cut off by ocean-going fleets at any time.

The offensive of the European coalition forces is no longer easy to resist, and the allied forces can also go around to the back of Constantinople.

In Erzincan in the east, the Wehrmacht's attack became more and more fierce, and the fall of the city was imminent.

Once Erzincan is lost, the Wehrmacht can drive straight down the canyon, and Ankara is no longer safe.

By this time, in fact, smart people can see that the Ottoman Empire has completely failed.

But the stubborn Ottomans obviously found it difficult to accept such a situation, and their fanatical faith made them choose to continue struggling.

Mehmed IV pinned all his hopes on Constantinople.

This city, which played an important role in the history of the Middle Ages, witnessed the glory of the Ottoman Empire's conquest of the world.

Muhammad IV firmly believed that this time the European expedition would also meet with a bloody head in this city.

For this reason, he even shouted the slogan "Constantinople that will never fall" to motivate his subjects.

Countless Ottoman troops and supplies began to be sent to Constantinople, and earthworks began on an unprecedented scale inside and outside the city.

The Ottomans vowed to turn Constantinople into the strongest fortress, and to let the Allied forces shed all blood under the city.

The eyes of the whole world were on Constantinople.

The battle under this city will obviously have an immeasurable impact on the situation in the entire Middle East and even the world.

The Allied forces also knew that the matter was of great importance.

In early December, the Allies held their first joint meeting in Athens.

In order to coordinate operations, a Joint Operations Command was established.

Chang Ying became the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, and Shang Kexi, Marton Traup, Ruprecht, and Meneses served as deputy commanders-in-chief respectively.

After reorganization, the European Allied Forces were reorganized into the Allied First Army, which was responsible for attacking Constantinople from the front.

The ocean-going fleet commanded all warships and exercised complete control over the strait, preventing the Ottomans from reinforcing Constantinople.

The North African Allied Forces reorganized into the Second Army, attacked Bursa, and then captured Izmit, cutting off the rest of the Ottoman Empire and Constantinople.

In addition, the Second Army will also attack Ankara in camera, and cooperate with the National Defense Forces on the Eastern Front to break through the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

(End of this chapter)