In Poland, in Ottoman Turkey, and in Russia, the root of slavery remains. If a Tatar leader says to the person he wants to be loyal to, we are all servants of God, as if to some extent equal to him, then those who hear this must be unhappy - it can be seen that this Tatar is not a simple warrior.

Louis was not only interested in the Tatar leader because of his courage and danger. He had been a king for so many years and had long known that anything that appeared before him would not be a coincidence. Wherever he lived in Kamniko and even Slovenians, including the Ottoman Turks, knew that it was not even the Tatars under such a great Polish nobleman.

It is even possible that his actions were hinted by the great nobleman. Although the vassal of the vassal is not my vassal, if the king's minister is generous and intends to show kindness to the king, he may also send the knight he admires to the king.

Despite this, Louis was speechless when the Tatar leader said that he raised his hand to let the Tatar leader stand up and return to his seat.

The leader of the Tatars raised his head and stood in place like a cypress tree that had been struck by lightning and rain. He accompanied his master and had seen many nobles, such as silk blankets layered on the wall panels, silver cups and gold plates on the table, or clothes and crowns inlaid with gems, and ministers wearing colorful fur and brocade around the king, and guards holding long halberds arranged neatly on both sides of the road like knife and fork at the dining table. He had seen tents that could cover the entire sky, horses and cattle and sheep rushing to the sky like clouds. After they were slaughtered, blood flowed like a river...

The Tatar leaders knew that the French king was a powerful sultan or Khan, and the territory he commanded might not be as vast as that of the Ottoman Turkey, but it must be more fertile and unified. People have a wrong impression of Ottoman Turkey, that is, the Sultan can always speak up. In fact, the Ottoman Empire is similar to the Roman Empire. Because the territory is too vast, they have to adopt the method of tyranny of the Governors, generals and officials to rule. Because the Sultan was also worried that these once loyal servants would breed undue ambitions because of their long-term control, so these Pasha and Vizier were even promoted from Jenicheri, that is, the Sultan's slave soldiers.

Their power, glory and life, and even their offspring are in the hands of the Sultan, who can freely kill any minister he feels is not loyal enough behind the golden window of the hall.

But those bad parts of human nature are never something that education, training or threats can be eliminated, just as Leopold I's envoy once mistakenly believed that the governor of Bosnia would sell Bosnia to them - if a Pasha or Vizier could get rid of slavery and gamble without regard to the hostages held in the hands of the Sultan, such a thing has not happened...

What made the former master of the Tatars jealous was that King Louis XIV of France not only had a huge country, but his power was also concentrated in his hands like Emperor Suleiman I in the past, and his ministers and generals were so loyal and willing to complete any work he entrusted - even the current Polish king Ludwig I and Prince Condé obeyed the advice of this king who could almost be his own son.

But when such a man was riding on the battlefield, everyone would retreat. Before the Tatars saw Ludwig I, his master still had some delusions. When he saw Ludwig I, his heart surrendered under invisible pressure, because he didn't even dare to fight against Ludwig I. How dare he plan to make the latter's kneel? He asked the Tatars to come to the king, just like giving a precious gift to flatter the king.

He guessed Louis XIV's thoughts, because France had lost interest in fighting pagans since the last crusades - instead, it was excited about the enemies of the Roman Church. The alliance between France and Ottoman Turkey can be traced back to the "Lesser Alliance and the Crescent Moon" signed by François I and Suleiman I in 1536. I won't say how much turmoil and scrutiny this alliance caused. Just look at the name to know how angry the church would be.

However, this alliance was destroyed during the period of Louis XIII. Because the Netherlands, Venice and Britain also began to trade with Ottoman Turkey and gradually became weak. The steel and coal that Ottoman Turkey urgently needed could be obtained from these three countries, so France was no longer so important. At that time, the first time was the outbreak of France, and the second civil strife of the Stone Party. Louis XIV's later blade was also aimed at the country. Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were negligent about Ottoman Turkey.

So to Louis, the Ottoman Turks were strangers, and although Ludwig I provided as much information as he knew, nothing could be more useful than a Tatar who followed the great Polish nobles and the Ottoman Turks for decades.

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Great Vizier Koprulu. Ahmed is a strong young man. His father was the founder of the surname Koprulu in Istanbul. However, the arrogant Great Vizier had passed away in 1961. After that, his son, Ahmed, took over his power and position. He was different from his father, modest and gentle, and polite. Of course, this is an adjective that will make some people feel subtle, because at least the Queen Mother and Sultan in the palace would never think so. If he were really so gentle, he would have been divided by his father's political enemies.

But what worries this Great Vizier is that he is about his age. That is, Sultan Mohammed IV, born in 1942, was obviously tired of being a mascot and decoration. He told a female slave that he longed for the eunuch to hold his longbow and hang the minister who was talking about politics outside the golden window with a bowstring. Although he drank a lot of wine at that time, Ahmed knew that the liquid brought by the devil would only make people say his truth, but would not make people go against his will.

This cannot be blamed on Mohammed IV, who is a sultan, but has no power, and of course he feels that he has been suppressed and betrayed.

As for the Queen Mother, of course, she was a female slave who was pirates or army robbed by any woman in the harem of Sultan. She became a superior person because she was favored by Ibrahim I, but she lacked gratitude like any slave. She did not make any sound when her sultan was deposed and executed, so even if she was promoted to Koplulu, Koplulu would still warn Mohammed IV not to obey women at the last moment.

Never listen to women's words, this is to prevent the Venetian Queen Mother from using the power of Ottoman Türkiye to seek benefits for Christians.

Never let ministers have money, because once ministers have money, they will no longer go to the battlefield for money, and secondly, they will develop ambitions because they hold wealth.

Keeping the national treasury full forever is to deal with war, nothing is more expensive than war.

Never let the army do nothing. Of course, in order to rule this vast territory, the Ottoman Turkish Sultans need countless troops. These troops are like swords hanging on walls and dogs tied in cages. They cannot see blood from time to time, and they will retaliate against their masters because of hunger.

When Ahmed thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh. His tent was stationed in the center and highest point of the entire camp like a Sultan. Of course, it was impossible for the entire 250,000 people to act together. Even if they were willing, the roads and supplies would be overwhelmed. Therefore, the camp where Ahmed was mainly composed of the Jenicheri Legion, the Sipach Legion and the Mutfirika Cavalry Regiment - the latter was different from the Jenicheri Legion and the Sipach Legion. They almost all came from the noble territories conquered by Ottoman Turkey. They were hostages and soldiers, with generous salaries, and were wearing unified uniforms like the personal army.

The roles of these two legions are similar to Louis XIV's Dragoons and Guards, with horses, entourages and the latest weapons and equipment - such as muskets and artillery. They never appear on the battlefield at the beginning of the official war, and these tasks will be handed over to the lower-level infantry and cavalry.

These low-ranking cavalry mainly came from Wallachia. Moldaveya and the familiar Transylvania we are familiar with - Wallachia is also well known in this era, thanks to the former Grand Duke of Wallachia Vlad III, who ruled the current Romanian region from 1456 to 1462. As a devout believer, he loved to puncture pagan enemies. At most, 20,000 prisoners were pierced on his spear and died in pain. Their bodies arrived at the gate of his castle from the battlefield along the road. It is said that some enemies who saw this scene turned around and ran away.

However, since the death of this grand duke, Wallachia has returned to the hands of Ottoman Turkey. Now it is the most important vassal state of the empire, as well as the other two regions, according to the law of the Sultan, except for the usual blood taxes and the lord's obligations, once there is a war, the men in the local herders' families will also serve in the military. Of course, they cannot compare with the Jenicheri Legion and the Mutfirika Cavalry Regiment. Their horses and weapons are all configured by themselves, and their uniforms are even more chaotic.

They are like a circle of colorful webbing around the outside of the camp, and on the outside are the gray and black Azap, the humblest infantry. Most of them are farmers or craftsmen, but they are not very disgusted with the recruitment, as they want to take this opportunity to plunder. As long as they can go home, their plundering income can often make a family prosperous and smooth for several years.

The Tatars seemed to be the same everywhere. Only a few Tatar leaders could own horses, tents, precious metal utensils, jewelry, and muskets. Most of the Tatars could not even afford horses, but they were the bravest vanguards on the battlefield - they were as good at drawing bows and shooting arrows as their ancestors, and their arrows were no milder than musket bullets.

These Tatars were scattered around the camp, like tassels hanging from the edge of a woman's skirt. Similar to these Tatars, but keeping distance were the Cossacks. These "free men" had no faith, no family, and no surname, but they knew how to fight with large chariot formations formed by carriages - so they were responsible for some small artillery, ordnance and supplies, and also how to fight in rivers and lakes, although this special skill might not be used in this battle.

There are also some Kurds on the plateau, Mamluks in Egypt, and even Venetians, Hungarians, Italians, and Austrians. Since Suleiman I, as long as they are willing to fight for the Sudan, the knights can retain their faith, so there are quite a few Catholics and Protestants who are willing to serve the pagans. However, once they are killed, their families can only receive a small reward, so they have to fight bravely, so their children and wives will not end up having nothing.

In addition to soldiers, the vassal states and servant states also provide supplies to the empire - wood, muskets, horses, mineral metals, asphalt, sulfur and nitrates, etc. There are also large troops who will inevitably ask for food like a tide after they set out. But even if these countries are willing to give their all, they still cannot afford the weight of the 200,000 army. Therefore, Ahmed not only recruits merchants to provide supplies to the army, but also intends to plunder food and money from the passing villages and cities to ensure that the soldiers will not only not mutiny, but also be full of desire for the upcoming war.

They did this, after coming out of the Ottoman Turkish occupied area, the pagan army started a bloody carnival, and wherever they went, it was a mess. With howling, hungry wolves swarmed in, leaving no complete bones, only bloodstains to show what kind of tragedy had happened here.

So how does Sultan's Great Vizier Ahmed think of this kind and kind man by people in Istanbul? Of course he is very satisfied.

This situation continued until the third city.
Chapter completed!