The Crescent of the Sultan

Selim's assessment of the current situation was indeed quite accurate, and his arrangements successfully frightened the local juniors.

After receiving the news from the Sudan, the Chapan family quickly conducted an investigation into northern and central Anatolia.

After discovering that some remnants of the Janikli family were frequenting Trabzon, Suleiman quickly sent troops to suppress this possible rebellion.

After all, the Janikli family is still very powerful in the southern shores of the Black Sea. Even if the family has been exterminated, it is still worth guarding against.

Compared with the cautiousness of the Chapan family, the Kara Osman family was much more direct. He directly attacked his army outside Baghdad, and the local powerful people were trembling with anger when they saw it.

The Kezan family's methods were much more civilized. In the name of the banquet, the Kezan family took control of many powerful figures in Damascus in one fell swoop.

Considering that the Asian and African parts of the empire could no longer make waves, Selim believed that as long as he rushed back to Constantiniya and captured the Guards, he would basically be able to survive.

However, the development of things has always been independent of human will. When there was no news from the provincial areas, Aladdin Pasha finally chose to make a desperate move.

On December 17, 1789, Aladdin Pasha launched an attack on Topkapi Palace, and Napoleon, who was guarding the palace, immediately fought.

In fact, Selim made a very stupid mistake here - political infantilism.

In such a tense situation at this moment, no matter what, the best solution is to take the lead in controlling and placing Aladdin Pasha under house arrest.

Even if this method is not possible, you should still try to kill Aladdin Pasha directly. A commanded rebellion and a commandless rebellion are completely different things.

The difficulty of suppressing the latter is much smaller than that of the former.

But Selim did not choose to do this. For the sake of so-called righteousness, he chose to tell Napoleon not to act rashly. At the same time, in pursuit of stability, he hoped that Napoleon would wait until the new Egyptian army arrived before making any plans.

Under such circumstances, the player holding the red piece in Konstantinier's game became Aladdin Pasha, and the entire initiative could be said to be handed over to others.

But judging from the news from Napoleon, Aladdin Pasha, I have to say, did have a way of plotting, engaging in political battles, and building a united front.

But when it comes to his own job, this level of commanding and fighting can only be said to be very good.

More than 10,000 Guards troops attacked Cape Mountain (Topkapi Palace is on this mountain) guarded by less than 5,000 new troops. There were also a large number of Guards family members responsible for transporting supplies. As a result, they were defeated twice by Napoleon. , almost collapsed.

Taking into account the large difference in the quality of the troops between the two sides, the gap in tactical level between Aladdin Pasha and Napoleon, coupled with the unfavorable terrain of the Guards when launching the attack.

Selim could understand this kind of battle situation, but Aladdin Pasha couldn't fight again and again, couldn't move, and couldn't leave. Selim really didn't understand what the situation was like when he was surrounded at the bottom of the Cape Mountain.

Why, we plan to set up camp in Constantiniya.

During the confrontation between the two sides in the city of Constantiniya, Haji Pasha's army had already arrived in Edirne, totaling two regiments of more than 6,000 men, commanded by Hasan Pasha, with Muhammad Ali Pasha as his deputy.

After meeting up with the Sultan, the army rushed all the way to Constantiniya.

On December 22, the army entered the city and quickly defeated the garrison on the city wall. However, when the army moved in, they found a large number of broken troops in the city.

Behind the defeated troops there was an army chasing them.

"So, Your Majesty, it seems we won't come either."

Hassan Pasha couldn't help complaining. In fact, he felt that he didn't need to support him from the beginning.

Aladdin Pasha's military strength was only more than twice that of Bonaparte, and they were still useless as the Guards. If this cannot be defeated, Bonaparte will no longer be Bonaparte.

But what puzzled him was why Napoleon did not choose to attack directly at the beginning, but delayed it for a few days. Of course, this was also the Sudan's doubts.

After the two armies united, the rebels in the city were quickly wiped out.

After meeting Napoleon, everyone immediately talked about this issue.

"Bonaparte, given your level, why don't you attack directly and defeat him in one fell swoop?"

Selim asked curiously. He did not mean to blame the military god, but it was difficult to understand the other party's behavior. Haishan beside him also echoed.

As for where Justinian was, would it make sense for a rebellion of this magnitude not for the spy chief to preside over a purge?

"Your Majesty, you previously received a sum of money from Ali Pasha, the former commander-in-chief of the Guards, right?"

Selim was a little confused. He really didn't understand why Napoleon suddenly mentioned a dead man, so he used his eyes to signal the other person to continue.

"Your Majesty, what follows are just some speculations of mine. You can listen to them as you like, just take them as a joke."

After Napoleon gave an explanation, he immediately continued.

“I suspect that this rebellion is probably related to the deceased former Guards Chief Ali Pasha.

The first is the issue of equipment. Aladdin Pasha used a lot of artillery when fighting me. This was one of the reasons why I did not attack him directly. "

"Artillery?" Selim was a little surprised.

"Why didn't the news from Justinian mention what the spy chief was doing?"

Considering the other party's long-standing loyalty, Selim suppressed his doubts and continued to listen to Napoleon's analysis.

“This batch of artillery was not produced by the military factory in Constantiniya, and they are not very similar to the artillery I have on hand.

It was not produced in France. During my service in the Raphael Artillery Regiment, I recognized almost all the artillery, but there was no such thing as the one used by Aladdin Pasha.

But I have seen artillery pieces of this type, Your Majesty, and I thought you might have too. "

"Have I seen it too?" Selim began to recall the images of artillery in his mind. He suddenly thought of a possibility and asked immediately.

"Russian or Austrian? Bonaparte."

“Both, Your Majesty, I made a point of visiting the empire’s arsenal after defeating Aladdin Pasha.

The Russian and Austrian artillery captured in the last war had disappeared, and perhaps it was the same batch that Aladdin Pasha had. "

Napoleon said calmly.

Selim suddenly felt that he was a clown. He thought he was sure to defeat Ali Pasha, but he did not expect that the opponent's backhand planted a thunder for him.

But how did Napoleon determine that Ali Pasha did it.

"The reason why I speculate that Ali Pasha is related to this matter is mainly based on some circumstances I have discovered now. Please listen to my details."

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