At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 543 We Came to Surrender

On the banks of the Kyzyl River, the city of Zigat.

"Your Excellency, a team has arrived from outside the city, led by Colonel Alessandro."

Duke Daman raised his eyes and asked, "How many people are there?"

"About 150 people."

"Are they carrying weapons?"

"No weapons."

"No weapons... Could it be that they escaped from Constantinople?"

"Colonel Alessandro said that the Orientals didn't make things difficult for them and let them go."

"Let it go? How is it possible?"

Duke Daman frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Let Alessandro come in, and the rest of the people will wait outside the city."

"Yes!"

"Also, search carefully and be careful that he is carrying a weapon."

Not long after, four personal guards escorted Alessandro into the city and came to the meeting hall.

"Lord Duke!"

Alessandro knelt on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, and saluted as a knight.

"Aren't you guarding Constantinople? What's going on?"

Daman stared at each other cautiously, for fear of any accident.

The Orientals are too cunning, who knows what schemes they are up to.

Alessandro said: "The Easterners occupied Constantinople. His Majesty the King died in the flames of war. More than half of the soldiers defending the city were killed or injured. We survived by luck."

"How did you escape?"

"We didn't escape, the Orientals let us go on their own initiative."

"how is this possible?"

"Your Excellency, I have brought more than 100 soldiers. You can ask them and swear in the name of God that everything I say is true."

Duke Daman was still skeptical, and asked: "Of course I will ask them, please tell me first, what is going on?"

Alejandro had already prepared his speech: "While everyone was waiting for the trial of fate, the Orientals suddenly called us together, and then gave each soldier five gold coins, saying it was settlement money, and many people took the gold coins When I got home, I thought at first that the Orientals were playing some trick, but after we left, they didn't do anything, so we knew it was true."

"I see, this is a way for the Orientals to buy people's hearts."

The Duke of Daman is worthy of being an old fritter, with a relatively open mind, and he immediately thought of political games.

The Easterners have captured Constantinople, and they will definitely not give up easily. They will take root and sprout on this land in the future until they grow into a towering tree.

However, before the big trees grow, they need a relatively stable environment.

Buying people's hearts is the most effective method, and a few gold coins can make the Ottomans surrender willingly, which is really a bargain.

The most irritating thing is that these gold coins are the wealth of the Ottoman Empire. The Orientals are too ruthless. They robbed your house, took your money, and then gave it to you, making you surrender willingly...

This operation is simply insane!

"Since you are already free, why do you still come here?"

Faced with Duke Daman's questioning, Alejandro was already prepared: "We are willing to fight against the Easterners together with the Duke. They are wolves who have usurped our homeland. This breath cannot be swallowed!"

Duke Daman asked with half-belief: "How did you more than 100 people come to an agreement under the surveillance of the Orientals?"

"There was no agreement in advance, but most of the people took the money and went home. We didn't want to leave. Someone proposed to join the Duke, and then we came."

"It's that simple?"

"Yeah, it's that simple."

"Um……"

Duke Daman pondered for a moment and said, "Well, your people are temporarily assigned to the reserve battalion. Apart from daily training, you only need to be responsible for logistics and supplies."

"Thank you, Lord Duke, for your trust. This subordinate will do my best!"

Alessandro was respectful on the lips, but secretly cursed in his heart, it sounds nice to call it a logistics supply, isn't it just a coolie?
It's all thankless work, and to put it bluntly, it means distrust.

Turning around, there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, because this arrangement was already planned!

Two days later, Zigat welcomed another team.

The situation is similar to that of Alejandro. They were all unwilling to go home after being dismissed by the Ming army and came to join the army.

Duke Daman inquired as usual, but found no abnormality, but confirmed the authenticity of Alessandro's visit from the side, which made him feel more at ease.

Within half a month, more than [-] people came one after another, all regular troops from Constantinople and its surrounding areas.

The Duke of Daman has 20 people in his hands, but counting the people who push the carts, the cooks, the grooms who raise horses, etc., the real combat troops are only 5000.

Therefore, the [-] regular troops are still very useful. After inspection, they will be dismantled and then replenished into the battalions.

The purpose of doing this is very simple. If these 500 people came with a mission and spread them out, even if they want to do something, as long as they can't get together, they can't pose a threat.

After arranging all of this, it is time to wait for the decisive battle of the Ming army.

Although he knew how powerful the Ming army was, Duke Daman believed that his army was by no means inferior to the opponent's under the conditions of the right time and place.

The reason for the failure of Constantinople was that the Ming army was caught off guard and did not know the real strength and tactics of the opponent. If the two sides fight in a battle, it is not certain who will win and who will lose!

Even if the Ming army wins, they will have to pay the price.

This place is too far away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty. Every time the Ming army loses one man, there will be one less man, and every round of ammunition consumed will be one less. And he can call up new troops and manufacture new weapons at any time.

Alessandro's surrender is a good example, the Ottomans will not succumb easily!
Night fell again, and the soldiers in each barracks had dinner and were chatting in small groups.

"Are you serious? Orientals still send money?"

"Of course!"

"Bragging, whoever captures the captives will be paid!"

"If you don't believe me, look!"

The person who spoke was a little anxious. In order to prove that what he said was true, he immediately reached out and grabbed a handful of golden coins from his pocket.

The eyes of the people around are straight, it is really a gold coin!

"Let me tell you, this is called severance pay, and everyone paid it."

"Since I have sent you money, why do you still come to join the army?"

"Are you stupid? It's so bitter here, and your life is in danger. Isn't it good to take the money and go home and farm?"

"With so many gold coins, it's enough to buy land and build a house, and marry a wife, how comfortable is life?"

"I think you are stupid!"

The man looked around first, then lowered his voice, and said: "If you fight again, as long as you don't resist and surrender obediently, wouldn't you earn an extra severance pay?"

As soon as this remark came out, strange expressions flashed in the eyes of everyone.

(End of this chapter)