Indeed, the terror of the London Fire of that year could notpare to this. While the Great Fire of London in 1666 might have covered arger area, its point of origin was singr. Though the mes couldn''t be controlled, their spread wasn''t swift. As a result, most people had time to flee. The entire London Fire, despite destroying tens of thousands of structures, supposedly imed only five lives (I personally doubt this number, as the statistical uracy of that era is questionable. However, the absence of massive casualties is likely certain).


    The French, on the other hand, set a different kind of fire. The initial bombardment strategically targeted escape routes, aiming to quickly block them. Subsequent bombardments focused on igniting a massive fire as swiftly as possible. In such a scenario, casualties naturally increased. Those close to the coast had the option to jump into the sea for escape, though even there, they risked being targeted by Turkish coborators. Nevertheless, it offered a slim chance of survival. Besides, being shot seemed preferable to burning alive.


    As for those unable to jump into the sea, there was only one path in this massive fire – death. Despite the scale of the Tripoli fire being smaller than the London Fire, the casualties numbered in the thousands. The destruction of governmental structures in Tripoli resulted in the loss of all records. Therefore, determining the city''s poption at that time became a confusing task, beyond anyone''s clear estimation.


    Thus, the number of casualties in this fire is nothing but spection, with the lowest estimates surpassing ten thousand.


    Following this fire, Tripoli''s defenses copsedpletely. The Turks couldn''t immediatelynd, as the fire raged on. It took a whole day and night for the fire to gradually extinguish, and the Turks waited another two hours before sending soldiers ashore with small boats.


    These soldiers encountered no resistance. They swiftly upied strategic points along the city''s ruins. Subsequently, more Turkish soldiersnded at the harbor, organized their forces, and under themand of a general, advanced towards the pce of the Pasha of Tripoli.


    The Pasha''s pce was rtively distant from the harbor area and remained untouched by the mes. However, after the harbor fire, Yusuf Pasha, observing the congration from his pce, knew that most of his army had likely perished in the fire. His own forces were no longer a match against the invading Turks and the French.


    Yusuf Pasha, pragmatic in nature, immediately gathered his personal guard, took movable wealth, set fire to the pce, and, with the remaining forces, headed towards Tunisia.


    Since the harbor was still in ruins and the various dock facilities were destroyed, the Turkish fleet couldn''t dock but had to send soldiers ashore with small boats, iming their stake in the debris.However, Tayyip Pasha cared little about this level of destruction. ording to the agreement between the two parties, this port was originally meant to be handed over to the French. If it burned down, so be it; there was nothing toment.


    Turkish and French warships couldn''t dock, but French soldiers were still brought ashore with small boats. These soldiers had two tasks: to coordinate with the Turks and quickly control nearby areas and to rescue Christian ves in the vicinity.


    Even without considering the harbor conditions, Tripoli was a favorable ce - with a mild climate and excellent conditions as an oasis. Thus, there were many farms near the city. Numerous Christian and ck ves worked on these farms.


    Napoleon attached great importance to liberating these Christian ves, as it would provide more legitimacy to the operation. Since the start of the industrial revolution, the production of various goods had seen tremendous growth, and European markets now had a sense of oversupply. Opening up new markets for goods was deemed urgent by Joseph. Africa and the Middle East were the markets that the French had their eyes on.


    Due to the haste in retreat, Yusuf Pasha had little time to deal with the affairs of the farms outside the city. The local farm owners were unlikely to follow Yusuf Pasha in fleeing – after all, their livelihoods were tied to thend here. Moreover, based on their understanding of the situation, the neers were not heathens; they were a group carrying the banner of the crescent moon, believers in the true God. Furthermore, this group was under the leadership and protection of religious leaders, so why should they run away? At most, they would bribe the soldiers a bit and continue paying taxes as before.


    However, to their surprise, a group of pagan soldiers appeared before them, alongside a squad of foreign soldiers. Then, they were informed that their Christian ves were now free. This meant that the farm owners lost their ves, a significant part of their property, and, most likely, these ves would soon appear in the market in Istanbul.


    Of course, there weren''t many farm owners bold enough to resist the invading army. So, for now, they had only lost their ves and money – the things that couldn''t be moved. Theirnd and houses were still in their possession. However, worse news awaited them: Turkish officials soonnded.


    As the saying goes, "Thievese like ab, soldierse like a rake, officialse like a razor." One of the crucial tasks of these officialsnding was to secure enoughnd for the meritorious warriors in this war. Of course, this could be said more elegantly - to inspect and punish supporters and sympathizers of the rebellion.


    Beforending, these officials had been informed: "If those farm owners have escaped, without a doubt, they are openly and unashamedly aplices of the rebellion. All their wealth – includingnd, houses, and everything else – should be confiscated. If they are still on their farms, you should be even more vignt. Because this means they are secret supporters, hiding and supporting the rebels. For such vipers, we must strike even more harshly; they should be sent to prison, undergo a judge''s trial – of course, we won''t wrong a good person, but we cannot let a rebel escape..."


    Therefore, the farm owners near Tripoli, except those who had already escaped or had their heads chopped off earlier, were almost all arrested and sent to the temporary prison set up by the Turks. Subsequently, the officials began to process these cases at an astonishing speed, beheading the farm owners simr to the revolutionary courts of Robespierre back in the day. Their wives and children were handed over to a ve trader named Eldo who hade with them.


    Now, the most valuablend near Tripoli became precious unimednd, a delightful situation. With these valuablends, Sultan Selim III should be able to harvest plenty of loyalty.


    Of course, all thisnd couldn''t be entirely rewarded to Sultan Selim III''s loyal subjects, as a portion had to go to the Christian ves aspensation for being kidnapped to this ce.


    In reality, most of these Christian ves were descendants of Christians truly plundered in the past. In thest hundred years, the Barbary pirates rarely ventured onto the shores of the northern Mediterranean (excluding France), raiding coastal residents. There were, of course, new Christian ves, mostly captured at sea.


    Those who had recently be ves were indeed few. They could, of course, return to Europe after receiving somepensation. But for most Christian ves, their connection to Europe had beenpletely severed. Even their way of life and habits, except for their Catholic faith, had be more like those of North African heathens.


    So, they had no choice but to stay in North Africa, and France needed them to stay in North Africa because they were natural supporters of France. To ensure they could continue living in North Africa, France had to fight for a piece ofnd sufficient to support their entire families.