The wheel of history must have turned a big turn in Europe at the beginning of 1673... The direct cause of such a big turn was Louis XIV's "cheating" of 5 million gold Louis from the Pope of Rome.

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Of course, the gold of the old Pope in Rome was not taken away in vain. Louis XIV was a French king who believed in Catholicism. How could he bear to dedicate his whole life to the cause of Catholicism at the age of 83 without even having a legal child?

The old pope who didn’t have it defrauded so much gold from him? If he only accepted the money and did nothing, he would probably go to hell after death... If he really defrauded the old pope of his money,

Maybe butterfly wings aren’t that effective!

And Louis XIV's intervention in the Polish-Turkish War must have had an effect - how could it not have had an effect? ​​That was the intervention of Louis, the Sun King of France!

Ahmed Koprulu, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire who personally commanded the battle on the front line of Western Ukraine, is not crazy yet! The Holy Roman Empire and Poland joining forces are enough to resist the Ottoman Empire's attack. If the Kingdom of France is added to the mix,

The United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the Rakshasa Empire are fighting together. The Ottoman Empire will never be able to take advantage of it!

Not to mention Spain, Venice, the Papal States and other Catholic countries around the Mediterranean will definitely join the war.

If the Ottoman Empire had to fight against so many countries at the same time, it would have to be defeated and destroyed.

Moreover, Ahmed Koprulu already knew that France and its allies were preparing to go to war with the Ming Empire in the East (including all the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty) and the Timurid Empire of India - they were preparing to start a war, but they did not really

Start fighting.

In this case, if the Ottoman Empire went to fight Louis XIV alone, does it mean that it was for the Ming Dynasty? Timur of India took the lead? Even if he wanted to bring the Ottoman Empire to join this war, he could not do it himself in early 1673.

Let the fight begin!

Ahmed Koprulu is smart! He has to wait for the opportunity and wait until the French, Chinese, Rakshasa, and Indians are in a mess, and then bring the Ottoman Empire to join...

.By then the Ottoman Empire would be valuable, and at least it could blackmail Aurangzeb, a wealthy man, for a large amount of money.

In addition, Ahmed Koprulu has even greater ambitions!

Through several battles that took place in 1672, the old Grand Vizier discovered that the Ottoman army, which was equipped with nail-head exploding bullets, wooden support projectiles, and wooden-handled grenades, and learned the parallel trench siege method, had a far superior victory.

The ability to tackle difficult problems in the past.

However, the field capabilities of the Ottoman army, especially the performance of the Sipaxi cavalry, were very unsatisfactory. They were obviously at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Polish knights. If it were not for the small number of Polish knights, the Ottoman Imperial Army would probably have suffered a disastrous defeat.

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Therefore, the open and flat plains of Eastern Europe are actually not suitable for the current Ottoman Empire's army to exert its power. Central Europe, where there are many mountainous areas and solid cities, is where the Ottoman Empire's army can exert its power!

After weighing the gains and losses, after receiving the news that Louis XIV would intervene, Ahmed Koprulu decided to give up the land he had acquired and instead seek a

A ten-year peace treaty that can protect the security interests of the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire!

"What? Grand Vizier, are we really going to let the Poles go like this?"

In Western Ukraine, in the Kamenets-Podolsky Fortress near Moldova, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV, who was leading the expedition in person, listened to the report of Grand Vizier Ahmed Koprulu on the peace negotiations.

He frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty the Sultan," the 70-year-old Grand Vizier just smiled and replied, "The current retreat is for a better attack in the future. Moreover, our attack on Poland has achieved its purpose, not only shocking the people of the Republic of Poland.

A group of nobles like scattered sand also defended our vassal Kerim Khan. The most important thing is that through this war, we also tested the results of military reforms... So now it is time to give up when things are good.

It’s time.”

"But we didn't get anything!" Sudan looked a little dissatisfied.

In order to defeat the Poles known as the "Shield of God", he spent many months on the front lines in Moldova and Western Ukraine... far away from the palace of Istanbul and the female slaves in the harem, only to return empty-handed.

"No," the Grand Vizier shook his head, "Your Majesty, what should you think... We have lost nothing! And I also saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, an opportunity to win the city of Vienna.

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"Vienna?" Sultan was stunned, "Are you kidding me? That's Vienna!"

The Grand Vizier smiled: "Your Majesty, it seems that the true God still wants me, an old man, to win you the jewel on the crown of the Habsburg family - Vienna Castle in my lifetime!

There’s really… a real chance! I’m pretty sure!”

"What are you going to do?" Sudan asked quickly.

"I will agree to the mediation of Louis XIV... The French king is preparing to go to war with the Chinese in the Americas and the Indian Ocean! There is no need for us to fight a war with him at this time, and we can't."

The Grand Vizier is quite self-aware.

The current strength of the French army is at its peak, and it also has three "dwarf" leaders such as Louis XIV, Prince Condé and the Duke of Luxembourg... Looking around the world, only the Great Ming Dynasty can compete with it, the Ottoman Empire

The army is no match at all!

The Grand Vizier then added: "But I will ask Louis XIV to guarantee peace between the Ottoman Empire and Poland."

"What's the use of such a guarantee?" Although the Sultan was stupid, he was not stupid enough to believe Louis XIV's guarantee.

The Grand Vizier smiled and said: "Of course it will work...Louis XIV will use this treaty to prevent Jan Sobieski from sending troops to rescue Vienna when we attack it. Although he can't stop it for long,

But it can still buy us some time, enough for us to capture Vienna."

Ahmet Koprulu was very aware of Jan Sobieski's military talent. The commander-in-chief of the Polish army was very good at using cavalry and showed his prominence in the war against the Swedish invasion. Later, he fought against the Tatars and Tatars in Ukraine for a long time.

The Cossacks won a decisive victory over the Crimean Khanate at the Battle of Podkhayce in 1667.

In the second Polish-Ottoman War in 1672, he also performed well, but due to too few troops, he was unable to reverse the decline.

"Do you think Louis XIV will watch us occupy Vienna?" The Sultan was a little doubtful.

The Grand Vizier's expression also became serious, "Your Majesty, I think he will do this...because he is only the king of France now, and once we destroy Vienna, he may become the king of Western Rome."

king!

And only when he becomes a Roman King will he become the real opponent of the great empire in the east! Maybe he doesn't have such an idea yet, but in two or three years, he will not be able to resist the temptation to become the Roman King.

So we will have Vienna... and maybe we can turn Austria into Austriastan. But at the same time, we will also have a unified Western Rome!"

"Western Rome?" Sultan frowned, "Sounds very dangerous..."

"Don't worry," the Grand Vizier said, "Aurangzeb and Zhu Cihong will help us... We are Eastern Rome! They will not let the Roman Empire be completely unified.

Moreover, our empire must move forward, keep moving forward... Once it stops its progress, its decline will not be far away! So we don't have to be afraid of any danger, even a unified Western Europe.

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Listening to the words of the Grand Vizier, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire just felt a little worried... What the hell, conquering Vienna will turn France into Western Rome? Then why attack Vienna? A French King Louis XIV

It’s already so difficult. If we replace it with Augustus Louis of the Roman Empire, can the Ottoman Empire still survive? You are very old and will not be buried in glory. What will this Sultan do? No, no.
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