Chapter 1009, the confrontation of the most powerful army on the continent
In the vast river plain, the grass has begun to grow in March, the sky is blue, as if it has just been washed, the mother river (Amu Darya) from the Pamir Plateau meanders on the earth, and the warm current from the Atlantic Ocean
There is a hint of Siberian cold mixed in.
On the fertile land, the two armies were slowly walking towards each other, like two huge dark clouds. For a moment, a murderous aura surged between the heaven and the earth, destroying this beautiful scenery like a paradise.
Clean and tidy.
The horse's hooves trampled ruthlessly on the grass that had just stretched its tender body. Occasionally, a wild flower was trampled to pieces in the blink of an eye.
"Tap tap~ tap tap~"
There was only the sound of uniform steps, and there was no other sound. Even the war horses seemed to feel the chill before the battle, and did not make a single neighing sound.
Huo Ying rode a horse and stood on a hillside, looking at the Ottoman army in front of him with a telescope.
Just from the military formation of the Ottoman Empire, we can see that this is a well-trained army. The formation is strict and uniform. The soldiers are tall and wearing armor. The horses they ride are also tall and fat.
He has a strong body and you can tell he is a good horse at a glance.
"The Ottoman Empire's army is indeed well-deserved. It is the strongest army I have ever seen besides our Ming Dynasty. It is well-equipped and well-trained, and the soldiers and horses are also carefully selected."
Next to Huo Ying, deputy general Liao Yuan said solemnly.
"It is indeed an opponent worthy of great attention!"
Huo Ying also nodded solemnly.
The enemies we encountered before, whether they were the Mongols on the grasslands, the Kazakhs in the Western Regions or the river, or the Siamese and Annamites in the South Sea, were not as good as the Ottoman Empire army in front of us.
"Still the same old rules?"
Liao Yuan slightly tightened the saber in his hand, looking a little excited.
The confrontation between the strong and the strong is the most exciting thing.
The army of the Ming Dynasty swept across all directions, invincible, and had never encountered an opponent. The Ottoman Empire army in front of him made him very excited.
"Yes, it's still the same old rules~"
"The central army has 40,000 musketeers, and the frontier army has 30,000 cavalry each~"
Huo Ying pondered carefully, then nodded after thinking about it.
"Okay, I'll defeat the 30,000 cavalry and attack from the left."
Liao Yuan nodded. When fighting on such a wide plain, the cavalry has a great advantage. Taking full advantage of the cavalry is the key to victory.
"Did you see the person in the middle area with one or two big white buns on his head?"
Huo Ying pointed to the middle area of the Ottoman Empire army and said.
"I saw it~"
"That should be their commander-in-chief. When the fight breaks out, you rush directly to their heart. Don't kill this person, I want to live."
"Understood~"
"I heard that the person commanding the 200,000-strong army this time is the great prince of the Ottoman Empire. His name is Ahmed. I guess he is this person."
"I want to use his head to pay tribute to the fellow villagers who were killed in the Hezhong area!"
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On the other side, in the center of the Ottoman Empire's army, the Ottoman Empire's prince Ahmed was also carefully observing the Ming army in front of him.
"I heard very early on that the Ming army was extremely powerful. The Kazakh Khanate was beaten to its knees by them, the Temuri Khanate was beaten to annihilation, and countless tribes in the Hezhong area were driven out."
"Now that I see it, it is indeed worthy of its reputation. Whether it is training, weapons and equipment, personnel, horses, etc., it is impeccable in all aspects. It has been achieved to the extreme."
Next to Prince Ahmed, the Ottoman Empire general Mustafa couldn't help but praise the Ming army in front of him.
"General, you are trying to embolden others and destroy your own prestige."
Ahmed couldn't help but remind him.
"Your Highness, I am just telling the truth. To be honest, I think it is very unwise for our Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire to be at odds with each other."
"The Ming Empire is different from any other country we have encountered before. It is even larger than the Persian Empire and has immense national power."
"Their population is 150 million, and their annual fiscal revenue exceeds 100 million taels of silver. The Ming Empire also has a powerful army of millions. The 100,000 troops in front of it are only a small part of the Ming Empire."
Mustafa thought for a while and continued.
"That's enough~"
Ahmed directly interrupted Mustafa's words, frowned and said: "Although the Ming Empire is powerful, it is just an illusion. What's more, our Ottoman Empire is the most powerful empire. They have no influence on our Ottoman Empire."
Disrespectful, the people of Ming Dynasty are arrogant and ignorant, and they do not believe in the Lord, so they will definitely be defeated at our hands."
"Do you see this fertile land in front of you?"
"As long as we defeat them, this fertile land will become our Ottoman Empire. From now on, the territory of our Ottoman Empire can be expanded to Central Asia."
Ahmed is high-spirited and he is still very young, but Bayezid II, the emperor of the Ottoman Empire, is getting older and has been alive for a few years. Soon he will become the emperor of the Ottoman Empire and take charge of this huge empire.
's empire.
The battle before him was a good opportunity for him to establish his prestige.
"The great soldiers of the Ottoman Empire~"
Ahmed rode his horse and walked slowly among the Ottoman army. His voice was loud and continued to spread among the silent army.
"Do you see the enemy in front of you?"
"There are various rumors that the Ming cavalry is invincible, and the Ming army is never invincible~"
"I don't believe it."
"Because they have not encountered our Ottoman Empire's army, and they have not tasted our Ottoman Empire's scimitar."
"Everyone listen to my orders, pick up the swords in your hands, and tear the enemies in front of you to pieces~"
"If you defeat them, I will ask the great Sultan to take credit for you and reward you with this fertile land!"
Following Ahmed's speech, everyone in the Ottoman army became excited, couldn't help but clenched the weapons in their hands, and then shouted in unison.
"kill!"
Ahmed drew out the sword in his hand and pointed in the direction of the Ming army, and immediately the huge army rushed over fiercely like a tide.
"I'm afraid the empire is about to enter a troubled period!"
Mustafa looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel worried.
I am worried about the future of the Ottoman Empire. The strength of the Ming Empire is obvious to all. Compared with the Ming Empire, the Ottoman Empire is still far, far behind.
Starting a war with the Ming Empire just because of a dispute of temper will definitely bring endless troubles to the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire has too many enemies, including the Persians, Arabs in the Middle East, Europeans, Slavs, Mongols, and now there is a more powerful Ming Dynasty.
As a senior general of the Ottoman Empire, he studied in the military academy of the Ottoman Empire. The Ming army in front of him looked like a well-trained iron army. It was equipped to the teeth. Even the infantry was equipped with war horses. Think about it again.
The Ming Dynasty has an army of one million. What is even more frightening is that the Ming Dynasty has a population of hundreds of millions. It can arm several more one million troops anytime and anywhere.
Offending this huge empire and going on a killing spree here, I'm afraid it's really going to be doomed.
"kill!"
As the Ottoman Empire's army began to charge, Huo Ying also drew his saber and roared.
Immediately, the 100,000-strong army was quickly divided into three parts. The 40,000 musketeers in the middle carried their muskets and marched in neat steps, following the orders. The 30,000 cavalrymen on each side began to gallop on the grassland.
The musket on his back, the bow and arrow, and the saber in his hand emitted this icy cold light.
"Wind speed level two~"
"Five hundred steps away~"
"Fire!"
The first ones to roar were naturally the artillery of the Ming army. More than two hundred artillery pieces formed an artillery position, and Miyun cannons had long been aimed at the enemy camp.
Along with the waving of the flag, billowing white smoke rose, rumbling roars resounded through the sky, and cannonballs formed a dense rain of shells, roaring towards the Ottoman Empire army in the sky.
"Huh~"
The whirring sound was very loud, and the cannonballs in the sky fell like raindrops on the Ottoman army.
"Ah~"
Suddenly, countless screams rang out, and some unlucky people were smashed into a pulp. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the faces of those around them were blurred.
The Ottoman army was in turmoil for a while, but it was well-trained and quickly returned to normal and continued to move forward. The artillery of this period was not terrible. As long as it was not hit, it was basically fine.
But they obviously underestimated the Ming Dynasty's artillery. More than two hundred artillery pieces were pouring down at all times, with super fast firing rate and terrifying accuracy.
Wave after wave, like a tide, swept towards the Ottoman Empire army.
At first, the Ottoman Empire army was able to maintain its military formation, but with the intensive artillery attacks, the Ottoman Empire army's military formation quickly became loose. When the artillery shells bounced on the ground, they were often able to bring
A long line of blood appeared, accompanied by countless wailing sounds wherever it passed.
"How many artillery pieces do they have?"
Ahmed frowned, trying hard to see clearly the situation at the Ming army's artillery position. There were probably thousands of artillery pieces in such a dense density, otherwise it would be impossible to launch such dense and frequent attacks.
"The Ming Dynasty artillery is indeed worthy of its reputation, and it is indeed amazingly powerful!"
Mustafa also frowned. The enemy's artillery attack was unimaginably fierce, as if there were thousands of artillery bombarding them at the same time, one wave after another without stopping.