The Ottoman Empire asked Gao Huan to cede Ukraine first to show sincerity, otherwise they would stand on the side of Europe.

This made Gao Huan feel a little confused. He stood in front of the map and pondered for a while, "I will call on many military officers and generals to discuss this matter together."

Yang Yan nodded when he heard this, "I'll inform them now."

Gao Huan nodded, and after Yang Yan went out, he looked at Jinbao, "Your family has worked hard all the way, go and rest first. I still have something to know from you later."

That night, the main hall was brightly lit in the Kiev Palace, and more than a dozen of the soldiers and the main generals in Ukraine rushed to the palace.

It was October and the climate in Eastern Europe became cold.

In winter, the snow falls even more exaggerated than in the Northeast. No one is willing to fight in winter. The generals all think that it is impossible to start a war in winter.

Therefore, they were suddenly summoned and could not help but guess what had happened. They were all whispering in the hall.

At this time, Gao Jie couldn't help but ask Yuan Shizhong: "Old Yuan, Your Majesty urgently summoned us to come. What happened?"

Just now, Yuan Shizhong was in the palace and reported to Gao Huan about the military situation in Europe.

If something happened, he should know the situation, so Gao Jie and others looked at him.

Yuan Shizhong said: "In the afternoon, Jin Zhongcheng came back from Istanbul and came back with important news. The Ottoman Empire asked us to cede land first before we could consider the union!"

When everyone heard the words, there was a sudden discussion. Gao Jie's eyes widened, "Damn it, I want us to cede the land, is the Ottoman Empire crazy?"

Many generals also sneered: "Yes, yes! They have the ability to fight us. They won, and it is still the same. They let the land be cedeed before they even fought. It is simply delusional."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, obviously not taking any Ottoman seriously.

In recent years, the Chinese Alliance has fought in the south and north, and has been invincible. The sea overlords of the Netherlands, the Spanish Empire, and the South Asian overlord Mughal Empire were all beaten down by the Alliance.

This Ottoman Empire actually wanted the alliance to cede the land. It was really life-and-death.

At this time, a guard whispered: "Your Majesty is here!"

The generals and the soldiers in the hall stood up one after another, and Gao Huan, wearing military uniforms, walked in surrounded by more than a dozen guards.

"I will meet with Your Majesty the Emperor!" Everyone hurriedly saluted.

Gao Huan waved his hand, "Sit down everyone!"

Everyone did not understand Gao Huan's entanglement, nor did they take the Ottoman Empire seriously, and sat down with a chat and a laugh.

At this time, Gao Huan said slowly: "I'll call you all today to delay everyone's sleep. I just received the information sent by Zhang Huangyan from Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire needs us to cede Ukraine first before we consider uniting with us!"

Gao Huan paused and glanced at everyone, "I called everyone here just to hope that you can analyze the current situation for me and how I should treat the Ottoman Empire."

Gao Jie felt very upset after listening to Yuan Shizhong's narration. He first spoke, "Your Majesty, what is this Ottoman? He dares to let us cede land. In my opinion, Your Majesty gives me 30,000 troops, and I can drive the Ottoman army along the Black Sea coast into the sea within one month."

Yuan Zongdi also said: "Your Majesty, after entering Ukraine, I had a conflict with the Ottoman army. Their level of the army is probably similar to that of the Russian army and is not our opponent at all. Your Majesty wants to unite with the Ottoman because he is nothing more than worrying that when we marched into Poland, the Ottomans headed north from Crimea and cut off our army's rear route and food route. In this case, we can launch an attack first and drive the Ottomans into the sea."

The two military leaders spoke one after another, and the generals in the army agreed.

Since the establishment of the China Alliance, there has been no saying that the land has been cedeed.

Since the Ottoman proposed that Ukraine should be ceded before it could unite, there is no possibility of uniting among the many generals.

Gao Huan allowed Zhang Huangyan to promise to allocate part of Ukraine's land to the Ottoman Empire after the war, but in fact he wanted to make a fortune.

At this time, Gao Huan saw the military's reaction and knew that the alliance with the Ottoman could be said to be ruined.

However, Gao Jie, Yuan Shizhong and others proposed that driving the Ottoman Empire from the Black Sea would not seem to be able to solve the problem.

Gao Huan looked at the Golden Castle beside him and asked, "Your family, can you see clearly the reality of the Ottoman Empire this time when you go to Istanbul?"

Jinbao said after hearing the words: "Report to your Majesty, I went to Istanbul this time and did not go deep into the inland of the Ottoman Empire. However, as far as I heard and heard on the road, I can tell that the strength of the Ottoman Empire should not be underestimated and should be stronger than Russia."

Gao Huan asked: "How is the navy of the Ottoman Empire?"

Jinbao said: "Your Majesty, the territory of the Ottoman Empire surrounds the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and there are large territorial seas, so their navy is not weak. When I was in Istanbul, I often saw their naval warships traveling through the straits!"

Gao Huan stroked his beard, pondered for a while, then looked at Gao Jie and others, "I know the ability of you and others. There is no problem to let you defeat the Ottoman army along the Black Sea coast, but we don't have a navy in the Black Sea."

Gao Huan stood up, walked to the map, pointed to the map and said, "Look, even if we defeated the Ottoman army in Crimea and drove them out of the Black Sea, we would not be able to conquer the Ottoman Empire. As long as we did not conquer him, he would be able to land on the navy and threaten our flanks."

Yuan Shizhong and others looked at the map and found that it was indeed the same as what Gao Huan said.

The territory of the Ottoman Empire was divided into two halves by the Black Sea, the Strait of the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, and its core territory is located in Asia Minor.

The alliance has no navy in Europe, so there is basically no way to deal with them.

If the alliance cannot win the Ottoman Empire, it will not be solved by attacking Crimea, and the threat faced by the alliance's southern line.

Everyone understands Gao Huan's entanglement. Attacking Crimea will not solve the problem, but will instead make the Ottoman Empire completely turn to Europe.

At this time, everyone present pondered for a while, and finally Gao Jie said: "Your Majesty, we cannot cede Ukraine first now, and the Ottoman Empire would not unite with us without taking Ukraine first. Since that is the case, the union cannot be reached at all, and since it cannot be reached, we have to start a war."

Gao Huan nodded slightly. Now there is no agreement. "But we cannot threaten the core of the Ottoman. The war cannot achieve the goal of eliminating the threat from the south. Instead, it will make the Ottoman truly turn to Europe and turn the situation in Eastern Europe into a three-legged stalemate."
Chapter completed!