Accompanied by the rumbling shelling and the whistling of dense artillery shells, the Ottoman army launched a charge, with the fluttering star and crescent flags ringing, tall Arab horses neighing, and countless soldiers roaring with all their strength.
Like a torrent of steel or a raging tide, the originally blue sky seemed to be shrouded by two huge dark clouds. The color of the sky and the earth changed. The vultures in the sky kept circling, gathering more and more, as if they were looking forward to something.
A gourmet feast.
"Dong dong~"
The Miyun Cannon's bombardment never stops. The advanced rear-boring gun technology, coupled with the pre-installed shells, makes the Miyun Cannon leading the artillery technology of this era. It has never been an era.
The Ottoman Empire also had artillery, but it only let out a few symbolic roars before completely shutting down. The fierce artillery attacks formed waves of dense rain of bullets.
The area covered by the bullets was a mess of blood and flesh, and the beating bullets left bloody paths.
But this time, the impact was not too great for the well-trained Ottoman army.
The Ottoman Empire established professional military academies, which were not only used to train officers and cultivate military talents, but also made great achievements in training soldiers. They created a powerful army that suppressed all directions and suppressed it with just its own strength.
It has dominated the entire Western world for hundreds of years.
Although the Ming Dynasty's artillery fire was more powerful and terrifying than any artillery fire they had encountered before, it was not a bomb after all, and its lethality was limited. It was much more useful for destroying city walls and the like.
"Rush over!"
"Kill all these infidels~"
"Kill all these Ming people~"
One commander after another waved the scimitar in his hand, and with their roar, the Ottoman soldiers under his command continued to charge.
"Stand at attention~"
"Take a break~"
"Stand at attention~"
"Three-stage shooting~"
On the side of the Ming Dynasty's Central Army, 40,000 musketeers stopped five hundred steps away from the Ottoman Empire army. Following the orders, 40,000 people formed a long wall, divided into three sections, and each musket was aimed at the attackers.
The Ottoman Empire army came over.
"Musket?"
Ahmed finally saw clearly the types of arms in the Ming army. The 40,000-strong army was completely different from the traditional infantry. Each one of them carried a musket instead of a spear.
"You want to defeat our Ottoman Empire's iron army that dominates the world with muskets?"
"Dreaming?"
"If we could really be defeated by muskets, our Ottoman Empire would have been killed by the Europeans long ago."
Ahmed couldn't help laughing contemptuously.
Both muskets and artillery are very popular in Europe, and the artillery and artillery in European countries are also quite powerful. However, the Ottoman Empire itself also has powerful muskets and artillery troops, and it also has specialized combat methods against muskets and artillery.
There was no need for Ahmed to give an order. In the middle area of the Ottoman army, a large number of archers were already prepared and quickly moved in the direction of the Ming army, preparing to use bows and arrows to destroy the Ming army's musketeers.
This trick is very useful in Europe.
Because the musket in this matter has a slow firing rate and poor accuracy. Although it has the advantage of range and its power is quite amazing, as long as it is within the range of the archers, it can still be easily achieved by relying on the firing speed and accuracy of the bow.
Break the Musketeers.
Relying on this move, they beat the European musketeers countless times on the European battlefield.
"Three hundred steps~"
"Two hundred steps~"
"One hundred and fifty steps~"
"First team, aim and shoot!"
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, soon the Ottoman Empire's army was within a hundred and fifty steps away.
Following the order, billowing white smoke rose from the Ming army's camp, instantly covering the entire army, and then countless projectiles headed towards the Ottoman Empire's army.
"Bang~"
It's like waves of wheat falling in the wind, or waves broken by rocks.
In an instant, the Ottoman army at the front was blown away by an extremely dense barrage of projectiles. In the first wave of attacks, thousands of people were hit.
Under the dense charge formation, the musketeers did not even need to aim, they could just shoot directly in the direction of the crowd.
"Second team~"
"Shoot~"
After the first team finished shooting, they immediately ducked behind to reload gunpowder, and the second team aimed at the advancing Ottoman army.
"Bang~"
Intensive gunfire sounded like fried beans, and billowing white smoke enveloped the ground, which was quickly blown away by the wind, revealing the neat formation of the Ming army.
"Huh~"
Like the howling of a strong wind, swept by the strong wind, the Ottoman Empire that rushed over instantly fell to pieces again.
"Part 3 ~ Shoot!"
A mechanical-like sound sounded, and another dense barrage of projectiles shot past.
It was like a wall of air, firmly suppressing the pace of the Ottoman Empire army at a distance of 150 steps from the Ming army.
Under wave after wave of projectile fire, a hundred and fifty steps away, countless corpses fell to the ground, countless people who were shot were wailing, and blood was constantly gathering.
"Come on~"
"Rush over~"
The commanders of the Ottoman Empire were dumbfounded. They had never encountered such a situation.
The three-stage shooting composed of tens of thousands of muskets turned out to be so powerful and terrifying. The iron wall formed by the attack actually prevented his army from advancing at all.
Although we had encountered similar all-musketry troops in Europe before, they were completely unable to compare with the Ming army in front of us in terms of range, rate of fire, or scale.
The distance of one hundred and fifty steps seemed to be a natural chasm. No matter how the Ottoman army charged, there was always no way to advance at this distance.
They are anxious~
The distance of one hundred and fifty steps (in ancient times, one step was a step, two steps was a step, so the distance of one step was almost one meter), the range of the bow and arrow, even the Ingram longbow with the longest range,
It's only a hundred and fifty steps away. As for other bows and arrows, they simply can't reach such a long range.
The effective range of ordinary bows and arrows is basically within a hundred steps. For the Ming army wearing armor, even if a bow and arrow beyond a hundred steps can hit, the lethality is basically negligible.
There was no way to get his bows and arrows within shooting range. He could only watch helplessly as the musketeers on the Ming side were cutting wheat. With wave after wave of shooting, the advancing Ottoman army fell one after another.
In just a short time and under a few waves of shooting, tens of thousands of people fell into a pool of blood.
"Your Highness, the cavalry must be dispatched!"
Mustafa looked at the scene on the battlefield and couldn't help but suggest to Ahmed.
The Ming Army's musketeers must be dispersed, otherwise if the fight continues like this, the Ottoman Empire's army will definitely be defeated.
The Ming army harvested the Ottoman Empire's army while standing, and there were not even any casualties at that time.
It is obviously difficult to break through the blockade of the enemy's musketeers just by relying on infantry charges.
"But, they have 60,000 cavalry on both wings waiting for us."
"Once our cavalry is dispatched, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to move."
The smile on Ahmed's face has completely disappeared. As soon as the war started, the losses on his side were extremely heavy. The army at the front had lost 20,000 to 30,000 people, but the Ming army did not even have a single casualty.
nothing.
"Your Highness, we can no longer care about so much. Now we can only deal with the musketeers of the Chinese army, and then deal with their cavalry. Our Ottoman Empire's cavalry stretches across all directions and can definitely easily crush the Ming army's cavalry."
Mustafa said anxiously, because the order to retreat was not given, the Ottoman army still rushed forward like a tide to die, one wave after another.
The Ming army's muskets were really terrifying.
With 40,000 muskets and three stages of shooting, each wave of attacks was like the scythe of death, harvesting the lives of Ottoman soldiers.
"Cavalry attacks!"
Ahmed pondered for a while, then gritted his teeth and issued the order.
Soon, the Ottoman cavalry, which was originally at the rear and on the wings, began to take action.
There are two types of cavalry in the Ottoman Empire. One is called Sipaxi, also known as Spark. Sipaxi is the feudal cavalry of the Ottoman Empire. It is almost equivalent to the knights in Europe. It has its own land and is usually regarded as a feudal military.
Nobles prepared their own horses, weapons, armor, etc. in time of war to respond to the call of the Ottoman Sultan.
The other type is the Kapkuru cavalry, which is a cavalry under the personal command of the Ottoman Sultan. All expenses are paid by the Ottoman Empire central government, and they also have a proud salary.
The selection is extremely strict. They are proficient in all kinds of weapons. They are tall and strong, wear heavy armor, and hold heavy weapons such as battle axes and war hammers. They are specially targeted at European heavy cavalry. They are proficient in bows and horses, and their lethality is extremely amazing. They have always been rampant in European wars.
He is the most powerful cavalryman in this matter.
However, the expenditure and consumption of the Kapkuru cavalry was very huge. It was always the strongest thing in the history of the Ottoman Empire, and its number was only 6,000.
This time, all the cavalry led by Ahmed were Sipaxi cavalry. This kind of cavalry is also basically wearing armor, holding heavy weapons, skilled in bow and horse, rich in combat experience, and is also an extremely powerful cavalry. In Europe
In war, the knights of the Teutonic Knights and the Knights Hospitaller were always fought together.
For such a powerful cavalry, even Mustafa is also full of confidence. The cavalry of the Ottoman Empire is a powerful cavalry that sweeps across all directions, whether it is the Mongols on the grassland, the Persians, or the spirit of chivalry.
The prevailing Europeans or the Arabs, they have defeated them all and have brilliant records!