The Rise of the European Emperor

Of course, using benefits to lure the Cossacks to Germanize and convert to Catholicism is only possible for Marin. For a poor German prince, where can there be strong wine to lure the Cossacks?

It was Marin's literacy class in his previous life. At the beginning, because the country had no money in the 1990s, it could not give rewards, so it could only use administrative orders to force literacy. But the effect is not good, and in the new century, when the finances are rich, they use some places to withhold tax money and buy some worthless gadgets to lure everyone to read, and the effect is much better...

Therefore, even if there is a good way, there must be enough resources in hand to do it. If you have nothing in your hand, even if you have a good idea, it is useless.

In fact, not only the Ukrainian Cossacks can be lured. For the 67,800 Hungarian Magyars who are about to arrive in Goslar, Marin can also use lures to guide them to Germanize and then accept their own rule.

The Magyars are also nomads and love to drink. Maybe they don't like spirits like Eastern Europeans, but it doesn't matter, Marin not only has enough rye Erguotou, but also a lot of dark beer brewed from rye.

If it doesn't work, you can also mix the spirits with plain water to reduce the intensity to suit the tastes of different people. In short, Marin will set up a large tavern in Goslar to professionally provide drinks of various strengths to supply the needs of the Germanization of the Hungarians.

In short, if you learn German well, you will be rewarded with a glass of wine, which can be stout or rye whiskey, choose whatever you want. The missionary in charge of teaching literacy in the church would give a rewarded drink ticket to the Hungarians who learned German well, and let them go to the big tavern opened by Goslarmarin to cash it into wine.

As for the candy rewards for the children, Marin has also ordered Cuba to start production. To this end, Marin intends to send a ship to deliver a batch of oiled paper produced on Cape Breton Island as packaging for Cuban candies. Cuba, on the other hand, is responsible for producing the candy, cutting it into the desired shape, and then packing it into bags and shipping it back to the mainland.

Then, these candies will be transported to Goslar, and the missionaries in charge of teaching Hungarian children will reward the children with candies according to their German scores-kids, Misi Mixi...

In this era when noble children can't often eat candy, the power of candy is amazing. Moreover, there seems to be no salty party in Europe, and they all seem to like sweets... These guys, drink a lot of sugar...

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The time has entered August, and August of this year is also a very important moment in history. Because, the Ottoman Turkish army invaded Persia...

As mentioned above, the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Selim I had long coveted the Erzurum area in eastern Anatolia occupied by the Persians, as well as the more fertile Mesopotamia.

Therefore, the ambitious Turkish Sultan Selim I, in order to attack Persia, had no time to take care of what happened in Europe during this period, and also allowed the Kingdom of Hungary to escape.

In fact, before Selim I launched an attack on Persia, Persia was the one that seemed stronger. After all, since Ismail I came to the throne, he has not lost any wars launched, which is a bit like a myth. Moreover, the territory of the Persian Safavid Empire at this moment is also larger than that of Turkey. In particular, the fertile Mesopotamia also belonged to the Persian Safavid Empire.

If you compare cavalry alone, the Persian Safavid Empire is even much stronger than Turkey.

Even, Ismail I had the idea of ​​continuing to expand westward and annexing Turkey...

And Turkish Sultan Selim I was not a good stubble either. He knew Ismail I's plan and did not intend to sit still. Therefore, before sending troops, Selim I formed an alliance with the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, agreeing to help each other and resist Persia's westward expansion...

After the alliance was formed, Selim I raised his army with confidence and went to attack Persia...

In fact, the current situation in the Middle East is very complicated, a bit like the Three Kingdoms period. In terms of strength, Persia at this time is a bit like Cao Wei; Turkey at this time is a bit like a strengthened version of the Kingdom of Shu; and the Mamluk Dynasty in Egypt was actually very strong. But because the maritime trade on which it relied was cut off by the Portuguese and the Spaniards, its current strength has been greatly damaged. It is a bit like Soochow in the Three Kingdoms period. It is not weak in strength, but it has no ability to take the initiative to provoke troubles. The main reason is that there is not enough money to fight a war...

At this moment, Persia looks strong, whether it is Turkey or the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, they are very afraid of Persia. Therefore, I heard that Turkey is going to fight against Persia, and the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt is eager to do so. Moreover, the Egyptians also had the idea of ​​"sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight".

From the perspective of the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty, Persia is stronger. If the Turks go to single-handedly fight Persia, they will definitely lose both sides. At that time, their chance will come...

However, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt did not expect that it was Turkey, not Persia, that was really powerful. Their mistake directly led to the strong rise of Turkey and the decline of Persia.

Then, in the original history, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, which saw something wrong, wanted to make amends and planned to prevent Turkey from attacking Persia for the second time. However, they did not expect that the Turks exploded and wiped out the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt in one breath...

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In the final analysis, both Persia and the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt ignored the power of the Turkish army's guns. Persia is a fool, without guns and bubbles. Before that, the Portuguese had to send them artillery. In the end, Ismail I was lucky and refused directly, looking down on the artillery very much. The Mamluk dynasty of Egypt is better, but they only paid attention to artillery and ignored muskets, and then lost to Turkey in the Battle of Dabik Grassland...

In fact, Marin had previously dispatched spies to detour from the Caucasus to Tabriz, the capital of Persia, to inform Ismail I of the impending invasion of Turkey. Moreover, warn Ismail I about the powerful artillery of the Turkish army.

However, as Marin expected, in recent years, Ismail I has been a bit reluctant to listen to suggestions because his self-confidence has swelled because of his smooth sailing.

He thanked the spy Marin sent to report and rewarded the spy with 20 Persian horses, but he was indifferent to the problem of the Turkish army's artillery.

As for the arquebus brought by the spies, after Ismail I tried it out himself, he didn't think much of it...

why? Because the matchlock gun has no hit rate beyond a hundred yards. However, Ismail I, who was used to bows and crossbows, believed that bows and crossbows were more practical than arquebuses because they were accurate at a distance of 100 yards. Moreover, it is too troublesome to load the arquebus...

The spy was speechless, and sent the news back to the mainland of Beihai with carrier pigeons. Marin was speechless when he saw the news. But there was nothing he could do. After all, Ismail I was the ruler of Persia, with a firm heart, how could he be easily persuaded?

To put it bluntly, those successful people believe in their own judgment more and will not be easily influenced by others. Unless, when they fail, they will admit their mistakes. But by then, it was a bit late...

Marin knew that the defeat of Persia was inevitable, so he sent someone to send a message to the spy, asking him to suggest that after the defeat of Ismail I, even if he transferred the personnel and materials in the city of Tabriz, and cleared the country all the way, he would not give An opportunity for Turkish troops to resupply in situ. However, because the carrier pigeon is not familiar with the situation in Persia, it can only be played back, not Persia. Therefore, the spies can use carrier pigeons to report the situation to Marin, but Marin sent people to pass the news to the spies, but they can only take the land route around the Caucasus Mountains again, which is very time-consuming...

And just as the messenger was on his way, in August 1514, in the Erzurum area in eastern Anatolia, a fierce collision broke out between the two great Green Cult empires...

Outside the city of Erzurum, the capital of the Erzurum region, Ismail I personally led 80,000 elite Persian red-headed cavalry to face the 120,000 Turkish army.

Turkey has come out in full force this time. After all, before occupying Egypt and the Mesopotamia, the Turks can dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops is considered the limit. Only by annexing Egypt and Mesopotamia, which has developed agriculture, will Turkey have enough food to maintain the military rations of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Outside the city of Erzurum, 300 artillery pieces of the Turkish army lined up. Moreover, in order to prevent the brave Persian cavalry from breaking into the artillery position, the Turks put iron chains between the cannons to stop the enemy cavalry from rushing.

At the same time, between the artillery and the artillery, there are heavy infantry with two hands and large shields to protect the artillery from being hurt by enemy bows and arrows. And behind the large shield formation, there are thousands of matchlock gunners recruited from the Balkan Peninsula...

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After the battle began, the proud Ismail I took the lead in attacking. However, at the moment before ordering the attack, Ismail I finally remembered the warning of the spies sent by Marin. Therefore, he temporarily changed the attacking team, and instead of sending his direct troops to take the lead, he sent local cavalry troops to go up first to test...

Then, sure enough, a problem came out...

Although the Turks have no shotgun, all their stone and iron ball shells are amazingly lethal. In particular, the Turks brought a full 300 cannons this time, which is more than double the size of the more than 100 cannons that the French often dispatch!

When thousands of Persian scimitar cavalry charged, the Turkish general gave an order, and 300 cannons roared together. Immediately, the formation of the Persians charging stopped. Subsequently, hundreds of Persian cavalry were either shot through on the spot, or the cavalry themselves were hit by iron balls or stone bullets, missing arms and legs...

In addition, the huge roar of the artillery also frightened the Persian war horses...

None of these Persian horses had ever seen a firearm, nor did they wear earmuffs. Suddenly being attacked by 300 cannons together, he was naturally frightened. Then, many war horses lost control and started running wildly, and the scene suddenly became chaotic...

Only then did Ismail I wake up - it turned out that he was really wrong before!

But he was not reconciled to failure, and then sent more troops to attack together. Moreover, he divided the cavalry into two groups. After the first group of cavalry was defeated by the artillery, taking advantage of the gap between the artillery reloading, the second Russian cavalry finally rushed to the front of the Turkish army...

However, the ruthless iron chain blocked the progress of the Persian cavalry. At the same time, the matchlock gun protruding from behind the large shield gave the brave and fearless Persian cavalry a taste of despair...

The continuous failures caused Persia to lose thousands of elite cavalry, and also scared Ismail I. Seeing that the attack was fruitless, Ismail I ordered to retreat and retreated to the city of Erzurum. The Turkish army, because of the blocking of the artillery array in front, failed to catch up in time. Of course, if the cavalry pursues alone, it may not be able to please. After all, in terms of cavalry strength, Persia is even better...