I Am Louis XIV

The assassination of the Dauphin of France in the woods was not something that could be stopped with more than two hundred lives as little Louis thought. The same thing happened in Sarajevo not far away three hundred years later, triggering a war that swept the entire world. This incident also caused the people in the Sava River Basin to be expelled, imprisoned or executed. In places where he could not see, more people paid the price for this accident, even if they knew nothing.

These highland herdsmen were completely desperate. After they lost their cattle, sheep, tents, and the right to live in exile, for themselves and their families, they could only sell themselves at a very low price - all they could hope for was , after the war is over, the surviving victors will be able to get rewards from this war, and this reward can even make up for their previous losses - what they don't know is that there is a place not far away from them. , the slave soldiers of Ottoman Turkey thought so too.

These slave soldiers are also fresh and cheap. After the tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the country was adopted by the coalition generals, the Ottoman army led by Ahmed did encounter some troubles. The first thing to bear the brunt was food. 250,000 people could get it in one day. To empty a city, Ahmed's original plan was to extort and plunder part of the city he was passing through. However, after this idea was shattered, the armies of the vassal and servant countries immediately felt the pressure of food. In order to appease the hungry hyenas, , Grand Vizier Ahmed allowed them to plunder as they pleased - although the cities they had to pass through were empty, there were other villages and towns nearby. In the past, as long as these villages and towns were willing to offer food, women, gold and silver, the grand vizier would ensure that the other party was not harmed. But now, Ahmed must transfer the pressure he faces to the former. Of course, he There was no hesitation in making this decision, it was a Christian village.

Even in Istanbul, although Christians can maintain their own beliefs and do not have to abide by the complex and cumbersome rules and regulations that the Ottoman Turks must abide by, they are burdened with heavy taxes and are regarded as trapped in the land. Slaves don't get any respect. This was true in Ottoman Turkey, and even more so on the enemy's land. There must be something worth lamenting, that is, the Grand Vizier Ahmed suffered a great loss.

Because according to tradition, if a village or a city surrenders to the Grand Vizier, all its assets will belong to the Grand Vizier. Although this asset also has a part of the Sudan, it is better than what it is now. Ahmed None of them came well - huge tents were set up on the hill. The Grand Vizier's tent was only slightly inferior to the Sultan's. It occupied almost the entire hill and was divided into several rooms with hanging silk curtains. , were used as bedrooms, reception rooms, conference halls and even toilets. All places were covered with gorgeous silk carpets and decorated with exquisite furniture.

There is a small round table next to Ahmed. The silver pot on the table contains milk mixed with honey, and the silver plate contains sweet snacks. Musicians holding tambourines, panpipes, and recorders are sitting in the tent. On the fringe, they were a few musicians in the prestigious Ottoman Turkish military band, but when not at war, they served the Grand Vizier and other high-ranking officers.

A corner of the tent was opened, and from here one could see the vast array of tents, like a meandering river of cowhide, with endless edges visible at a glance. The slave soldiers were imprisoned in open-air pens like cattle and sheep. Sheli - their bare white skin is no different from cattle and sheep. These were originally supposed to be the property of the grand vizier, but Ahmed immediately gave up this right as soon as he realized the intentions of the Catholic coalition.

His decision was timely. Azap, who accounted for the majority of the army, immediately calmed down. Those people could easily be satisfied with a slave, a coin, or a piece of sizzling meat, or a bottle of wine. Can pass. Although Ahmed had to lose a considerable amount of income based on the number of people, this money was nothing compared to the number of heads on his neck - in Ottoman Turkey, if a sultan lost a lot of money in a war, Even if he returned in defeat, he would not be able to save his throne and life. Moreover, after all, Ahmed was only the Grand Vizier. Although Mohammed IV was willing to follow his father's teachings, it was hard to treat him well.

Ahmed looked at the ants-like soldiers, his heart filled with sadness. He had realized that not only might he not be able to achieve the victory that Mohammed IV expected, but he might even have to stay here forever, as a corpse. Nameless skeletons.

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No one knows about the worries of the Grand Vizier, not even the members of the Mutefirika Cavalry Regiment or the Yenicheri Regiment, let alone those at the bottom of the Azap.

Of course, even if these Azaps knew about it, wouldn't they have any extra thoughts? These infantry were originally used by the Ottoman Turkish legions to wear down the enemy's troops. Their origins are complex and their identities are humble - a large part of them are Ans. The Turkmen of Natolia, as well as the civilians in the border provinces - twenty to thirty households have to produce a male soldier and provide food and equipment. Of course, the food is usually only enough for him to go to the recruitment point. , there are also some volunteer infantry, they are all believers or converted Christians, and their salaries are paid by their villages, not the army - so some people may wonder, in this case, why they join the army Woolen cloth? Going back to the previous question, the answer is still the same. They need to obtain money from the war to cope with the increasingly heavy taxes.

In a situation like this, the grand vizier allowed them to plunder wantonly, just like Alibaba opened the door to the thief's treasure house. The wheat fields that were harvested and burned early, the empty cities, and the deserted villages brought them to them. The uneasiness disappeared immediately, and no matter where you went, it was lively and joyful.

Their joy is based on Christian suffering.

Those villages and towns that thought they would not be affected had almost no possibility of resistance when facing the Ottoman army. They begged and wanted to see the Grand Vizier, but these people's necks were often broken the fastest. Of course, these Azaps Wouldn't want the Grand Vizier to change his mind.

And unlike the places the Ottomans had conquered, Ahmed did not need to drag down their slaves. The women, children and old people among the captives would all be killed, leaving only

Young male slave.

These slaves were the first soldiers to collide with the coalition's highland herders and surrounding Slovenians.

This is an extremely cruel thing, because this war has nothing to do with the citizens and herders of Slovenia, but the battlefield is in their homes, their wives and children become fuel and food, and their parents are like livestock Being killed like that, they themselves became the "material" to fill the trenches and blades - they may have known each other, and even drank and danced together, but now they can only rush towards each other naked, and some people use Carrying sticks and farm tools, some people had empty hands. Some brave and naive people were still looking forward to the rewards promised by the adults. Some people could only kneel down and look at the sky and pray to God to save them. There were also many people who ran away, but Both the coalition forces and the Ottomans had war teams.

Louis, the crown prince of France, was not the commander-in-chief of Ljubljana - even in name only. When he looked out through the telescope, he was trembling with fear.

This was simply a purgatory on earth. The fighting in the forest kept him awake at night, and the impaling torture of two hundred people kept him from even the day. How many people were fighting and dying here? One thousand, three thousand or ten thousand? He couldn't count, but he knew that this was only the beginning. So many people were already dead before the Allied and Ottoman armies even saw each other's faces.

The encounter in the woodland had already told the crown prince, little Louis, that a real battle would not have any opening remarks. The knights would not shout out their names and titles, nor would they bow to each other, and the loser would not receive any praise or praise. Buried with great pomp, he now knew that even the greatest and noblest wars against the infidels were filthy and putrid.

Contrary to what people imagine, you can't hear many angry cries among these enslaved and forced fighting people. They are almost all silent. They were hit in the head with sticks, pierced by pitchforks in the chest, and flailed. When their necks were broken, their screams were like sighs. They fell down with their eyes wide open like cattle and sheep. Looking through the telescope, there were such people everywhere. They fell and raised their heads. In the dust, tears flowed.

"You must be thinking," said General Vauban suddenly, "that this is not something your father would have done."

Little Louis shook his head slowly: "No, sir, if it were me, I would do the same."

Vauban glanced at the crown prince next to him in surprise. The crown prince had just grown up, but his height and weight were no less than that of a real adult, but there was still a little childishness on his face: "Antoine, Barre and Gabriel is dead, sir, in the encounter not long ago." He choked and said: "My father should know many more people than I do."

General Vauban nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, His Majesty's memory is extremely outstanding. He can remember many people who appear in front of him." He paused: "And after every battle, your father will die in battle. Signing on the soldier’s pension list, although Monsieur Lovas was able to handle this matter, he has persisted until today.”

"What does that feel like?" the crown prince murmured.

"I don't know, but it must be very difficult for your Majesty," said General Vauban.

"So for our soldiers," said little Louis, "we must sacrifice our honor and our morals."

"You are the Dauphin of the French, and your Majesty is the King of the French," Vauban said. "Your father said that a king is loved by his own people as much as he is hated by foreigners." He continued. Passing the telescope in Little Louis' hand, "The battle won't end so soon. Do you want to take a rest?"

"This is what my father wants me to see." The Crown Prince looked outside. Without the blessing of a telescope, he could not clearly see the faces of the Slovenian people, but after losing the details, the colors occupied almost all of his eyes. attention.

The sky is blue, and the ground is a rough dark green. The trenches are like criss-crossing black oil strips. People like ant colonies are mixed together like gray water. They flow here and there, little by little. Fill the trench with the ground.