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Chapter 598: Strategy for the Conquest of Mecca
In order to weaken the Burgundian faction and also to regain their position, the Orleans faction suddenly attacked and killed the Duke of Burgundy when he knelt down on a bridge in Montereau.

In this way, the duke who died in the same way in history died two years earlier. This made their reputation even worse. The newly-made duke Philip was less than 25 years old. He grew up in Flanders and felt closer to it. He loved luxury and preferred performances and jousting to politics and war, but his desire to rule France was stronger than his father. His solution to the British invasion was to divide northern France with Britain.

Even if he were ruled by the English, he would have many advantages: he would be able to rule a large area of ​​France at a very low cost; if he could become an integral part of the Patriarchate, he would also gain a lot of power, more than he would gain by controlling the Valois dynasty.

Since we want to coexist peacefully, the Burgundian army should be withdrawn. Let the Duke of Orleans handle the rest.

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Peter received all kinds of news from the front line, and learned that the two leading brothers, France and Austria, had been defeated, so it was time to settle accounts in the East. The first to bear the brunt was Georgia.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready. 30000 men will attack Georgia, and 6000 cavalry will quickly head to Tbilisi. Our envoys will also assist. The King of Georgia will be sent to you in one night."

Petkov reported the situation to the emperor, saying that since the western region had come to an end, it was time to start the eastern region. Otherwise, it would be too boring.

"I am really worried about Georgia. It is better to keep it in my own hands."

If Alexander had been obedient, he could have tolerated it, but unfortunately, he didn't.

Alexander had been committed to driving Rome out of Georgia, and for this purpose, he even cooperated with pagans, which made the Orthodox Church think that he was a person who surrendered to pagans. Although they were not opposed to coexisting peacefully with pagans, this matter could only be done by the emperor.

"In that case, get ready and start now. Don't keep the Duke waiting anxiously."

"Yes"

Petkov backs off and in walks Batista.

"Your Majesty, Vienna has surrendered; the English have taken Paris; Brandenburg has seized Silesia."

Peter was overwhelmed by the three pieces of news at once, but these good news were very important.

"Okay, that's great. Now they won't be able to recover for another 20 years."

"Your Majesty, now that Carthage has stabilized and there are no more threats in the west, isn't it time to head east?" Peter nodded in appreciation. "Now, the only thing left is the struggle between Constantinople and Mecca."

"Anything else?" Peter asked.

"Your Majesty!" Batista coughed lightly and said, "We received a clear reply from Baghdad yesterday. They will send a delegation of nearly a hundred envoys to this horse race."

"How many? Nearly a hundred people?" Peter was slightly surprised.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Baghdad actually sent so many people to Constantinople. This will undoubtedly show the world the power of the empire and also reflect the strong friendship between the two countries!" Batista said excitedly: "I suggest that we should welcome the delegation with grand etiquette to respond to our attention to them!"

"That's as it should be. You are responsible for the arrangements." Peter did not show any joy. Instead, he asked solemnly, "According to intelligence, the leader of Baghdad has been ill and bedridden for three months. I proposed to send the best doctor to treat him, but he politely refused. Although I don't know the details of his current condition, his government affairs have been taken over by the prime minister, which shows that his condition is very serious! Under such circumstances, you still send such a large delegation, just for friendship?"

"Your Majesty, Baghdad sent an envoy to Constantinople at this critical moment. It is obvious that he has felt some threats and had to come to the empire in person to seek support." Batista said, "We should express our support to him without hesitation to strengthen his confidence! And most importantly, Baghdad is the most important place for the empire to contain them and even attack in the future. We must not lose it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the foreign minister stood up and said, "But it is not enough for us to support Baghdad verbally. He has only been ill for a long time, but he is not dead. If someone uses the support behind the scenes to usurp power at this time, it will be very bad news for the eastern part of the empire. Therefore, we must take action and send troops to Baghdad like Tunisia did!"

"Baghdad is only a friendly country of the empire, not a vassal. If you want to send troops, they must first take the initiative to propose it, otherwise they will become enemies." Batista reminded.

"According to diplomatic conventions, we should do this." The other party continued, "But we have to consider the current situation. He has several successors, and I heard that they have begun to attack each other. It is also said that the prime minister resolutely changed the decree that had been in place for many years to favor religious personnel while acting as the governor... What if he cannot invite us to send reinforcements in time? We must be prepared for this in advance!"

At this time, Mason, the Minister of Finance, also stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since Mecca put down the rebellion around it, their army has been in the desert. At that time, we all thought that due to the heavy losses suffered by the Arabs in the past few years of internal strife, they had given up the plan to retake Jerusalem. But now it seems that the greedy Arabs have not given up, but have changed their strategy. They want to bribe the generals of Baghdad and cause civil unrest in Baghdad, so as to conquer the city more easily. This must arouse our vigilance!

Mason became more and more angry as he spoke: "In the past few years, we have not only provided Aden with a large amount of material assistance, but also allowed dissidents to actively accept the employment of the Governor of Palestine and send troops to participate in the war. We have long been regarded as Mecca's number one enemy. I am afraid that this time they have not only taken action against Baghdad, but also have other conspiracies against the empire. We can no longer respond passively, but should take the initiative and send a large army to attack Mecca while they have not yet come out!"

When this was said, many ministers were surprised: Why did the meeting suddenly talk about launching a war against Mecca? !

"Mr. Mason, I want to remind you that Mecca is different from Jerusalem. It is all desert with only a few oases. We must be fully prepared. Otherwise, if the supplies are insufficient, tens of thousands of soldiers will be trapped and die in the desert."

(End of this chapter)