In West Asia, under the slaughter of the "Persian Blade," the great tide of refugees quickly scattered and fled. The Ottoman Government could no longer control where they went.
Apart from the dead, only a small portion of the remaining refugees fled into the Persian heartland. More retraced their path back to the Ottoman Empire.
People feared death. Faced with Persians raising their butcher's blades, the refugees had lost their nerve.
Leaving was hard; returning home was even harder. After finally managing to send the refugees away, how could the Ottoman Government possibly take this burden back in?
After successfully driving out the refugees, Major General Shendierke's shoulder insignia had already changed to lieutenant general. If he could resolve the trouble before him, he would likely rise another rank.
The price was that Shendierke had become infamous, affectionately dubbed by the international media "the most sinister butcher."
The media had to thank him, because he ensured they would not lack hot news this year. After the Persian Massacre, newspaper sales across Europe rose by thirty percent.
Inside headquarters, a middle-aged officer reported anxiously, "General, there are more and more refugees outside. We're about to be unable to hold them back."
Lieutenant General Shendierke ignored him, idly rolling a pair of walnuts in his hand. Only after a long while did he ask blandly, "Do you remember how our ancestors founded the Ottoman Empire?"
Everyone was instantly dumbfounded. How the Ottoman Empire had been founded was clearly recorded in the history books. Though much of it had been glorified, the general course of events was still there.
But this question seemed to have nothing whatsoever to do with the matter at hand. After a brief pause, seeing that no one answered, Shendierke did not get angry.
The quality of Ottoman Empire