Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1576, Egypt

In the luxurious royal palace of Egypt, the young Kansu II was looking at the world map, carefully studying whether to expand south or east.

"More than [-] farmers have lost their jobs, which means that two to three million people have lost their livelihoods. A decision must be made as soon as possible."

Kansu II seemed very hesitant. Whether to expand to the south or to the east, he also thought about it for several years, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

It is obviously easier to expand to the south, but the natural conditions in the upper reaches of the Nile are not very good, such as aridity, grasslands, and deserts. There are many such lands in Egypt, and there is no need to expand at all.

Expansion to the east, as long as you can reach the Mesopotamia, not only can you get fertile land, but you can also get a very high status in the religious field.

Since the Great Arab Empire fell apart, everyone is committed to recreating the glory of the Arab Empire. They all want to become the orthodox leader of the YSL world and call on the entire MSL world to spread the glory of the Lord to farther places.

As an ambitious king, Kansu II obviously inherited all of this. He is more inclined to expand eastward, fight the Ottoman Empire, and rob the Mesopotamia.

The relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Egypt is extremely bad. They have always been eyeing Egypt and wanting to annex Egypt. There are historical grievances between the two.

The Ottoman Empire almost succeeded several times. The ancestors of Kansu II were also humiliated by the Ottoman Empire.

Just thinking of the powerful strength of the Ottoman Empire, he never had the courage to dare to fight against the mighty Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire was an existence that dared to fight against the whole of Europe relying on its own strength. The strength of Egypt was far from enough in front of it.

The Mamluk Kingdom of Egypt has reached an extremely decadent stage. The Mamluk military nobles and lords who were born as slaves have long since lost the bravery of their ancestors. They are corrupt, depraved, and greedy.

"Two Rivers~"

Kansu II drools when he looks at the Mesopotamia. The Mesopotamia is a truly fertile land. In the desert of the Middle East, the Mesopotamia is the largest oasis. Water is scarce everywhere, but there is no shortage of water. .

At this time, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, whose territory included later generations of Egypt, Syria, West Jaz, Palestine and other regions, can be described as very vast, and it is also qualified to covet the Mesopotamia.

When Kansu II hesitated and didn't know how to make a decision, the Ottoman Empire had already made the decision for him.

"Report~"

A hurried voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, urgent information has just been sent. The Ottoman Empire has gathered heavy troops and divided them into two groups, aiming at Damascus!"

The person who came didn't even have time to take a breath, so he yelled out in a hurry.

War is coming.

The hungry wolf of the Ottoman Empire finally made its move on Egypt.

"what?"

When Kansu II heard this, he stood up immediately.

I was still hesitating whether to snatch the Mesopotamia, but the Ottoman Empire actually took the initiative to attack me first, and made my choice for myself.

"Good~"

"Very good~ now there is no need to hesitate, they made the choice for us."

"I wanted revenge a long time ago, and they even took the initiative to attack us."

Kansu II quickly found the location of Damascus on the map, then pondered and said: "Immediately order the nobles and lords all over the country to prepare for battle."

"Send someone to Europe, contact the Europeans, and tell them that the Ottoman Empire's army has been transferred eastward, and their opportunity has come."

"Contact the Persian Empire immediately. I don't think the Persians will sit idly by. With such a good opportunity, they will definitely intervene."

"Contact Daming people and buy another batch of arms and weapons. Hot weapons are too expensive. Buy more cold weapons."

"Give me an order to recruit [-] soldiers from now on!"

Kansu II kept giving orders one after another while walking.

Anyway, I am ready to go to war, and I am still hesitant. Now is my chance, and you have made the decision for me, so you can simply meet the Ottoman Empire in the east first, and then attack Mesopotamia if you win.

If it can be fought more and more smoothly, then it will attack Anatolia, capture the entire Arabian Peninsula, and reproduce the glory of the former Arab Empire.

The news of the war quickly spread in Egypt, making this already contradictory and decaying empire even more precarious.

Greedy feudal nobles, lords, big landowners, emirs, etc. took the opportunity to annex land again, deliberately bringing those who owned land to the battlefield, and if they did not go to the battlefield, then hand over the land to them.

Their actions caused riots and uprisings among the already extremely dissatisfied people. However, the contradictions in Egypt have been eased to a certain extent in the past few years. At the same time, Kansu II trained the new army. There is also open conscription.

It didn't let these riots and uprisings spread, and they were quickly quelled.

A large number of farmers who lost their land had to choose to join the army, because only by joining the army can they have food and support their families.

Feudal lords, nobles, emirs, etc. have their own fiefs, and they rely on the fiefs to support them in peacetime. In wartime, they can lead the people in their fiefs to form an army to fight with the king.

In the past, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt relied on such a system to maintain it.

But now, Kansu II, who has the revenue from the treasury and the canal, directly formed an army imitating the Ming Dynasty, with a number of up to [-] people, all armed with guns and artillery.

At the same time, following the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, he again recruited [-] troops. These [-] troops were also directly under the command and jurisdiction of Kansu II, and they were equipped with traditional cold weapons.

As a result, at this moment, two military forces quickly formed within the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, the army led by the traditional Mamluk lords and nobles, and the new army under Kansu II's direct control.

The reason why Kansu II wanted to do this was also to learn from Daming, to strengthen the centralization of power, and to consolidate his own power and status.

In the past few years, he has been trying every means to attack these powerful feudal nobles, lords, emirs, etc., but their power is too strong, and there is no way to succeed. The land is still in their hands, and they are still annexing ,concentrated.

A large number of peasants lost their land, became homeless, and lost the foundation of their survival, while these feudal nobles and lords, they were singing and dancing every night, drinking and meat forests, completely disregarding the life and death of peasants, and regardless of whether the Mamluk dynasty was on the verge of extinction.

Kansu II saw all this in his eyes and tried to carry out reforms, train the army, and strengthen his status and power.

Hence the current operation.

The situation in Egypt has become turbulent and full of gunpowder, but this has not affected the operation of the Egyptian Canal in the slightest.

With the opening of the canal, it greatly facilitated the travel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, and a large number of ships chose to travel through the canal, which brought considerable profits to the canal, and also made the stock prices of Egyptian canal companies continue to rise.

At the same time, as the Ottoman Empire and Egypt stationed troops on the Damascus side, the war was about to break out, not to be outdone, and the Persian Empire, which wanted to pick up cheap, was also Chen Bing in the Persian Gulf, ready to seize the Liuhe Basin again at any time.

On the European side, the European countries that received the news, headed by the Habsburg family, are also waiting for an opportunity to regain the vast land that was robbed by the Ottoman Empire.

As for Spain and Portugal, they are like sharks smelling blood, and they are beginning to move around, frequently operating in North Africa and the Mediterranean, and seem to be ready to snatch fat at any time.

All of a sudden, Egypt was already surrounded by turmoil and smoke, and even the things in West Africa suddenly seemed insignificant.

After all, compared to Egypt, West Africa is nothing more than competing for colonies and pirates join in the fun, while Egypt has tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops colliding with each other, which determines the fate of each country.

Of course, the people of Daming also smelled the smell of blood.

Many vassal states, colonies, and business houses of the Ming Dynasty smelled of money.

As long as there is a war, weapons, equipment, and food are definitely indispensable. The food in the colonies and vassal states can be sold at a good price, and the weapons manufactured can also be sold at a high price, making a lot of money.

As long as there is a war, countless people will inevitably become slaves at that time. The slave merchants in Ming Dynasty became excited and began to travel in many places to discuss the purchase of slaves in advance.

A feast is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)