Chapter 1019 It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years?
On the Asia Peninsula, on a road that runs from east to west, a huge army is marching. The size of the army is unprecedentedly large, with half a million troops stretching for dozens of miles. Crescent flags can be seen everywhere fluttering in the wind, and hunting and hunting are taking place.
ring.
At the forefront of the team is a huge cavalry team, including the large and well-equipped Sipaxi cavalry, the Kapukulu cavalry wearing heavy armor and riding tall horses, and the life-threatening Delhi (transliteration, not Delhi in India, but Delhi in India).
(meaning not to risk one's life) light cavalry.
After the cavalry came a huge army of infantry, archers, chariots, spearmen and other types of arms. The Ottoman Empire, which spanned three continents, fought against powerful enemies from the east and west, and also absorbed various civilizations.
, the country’s military technology and arms are the most powerful and advanced in this period.
In the middle area is the big tent of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire. Surrounding the big tent is the most elite Yeniche Guards Corps of the Ottoman Empire. At the same time, the Ottoman Empire also imitated the Ming army and urgently formed it.
The rising musketry regiment.
At the same time, there were many horses pulling heavy Urban cannons behind. There were only 69 Urban cannons in the entire Ottoman Empire, and this time Bayezid II pulled all the thirty-six Urban cannons that could be pulled over.
All the cannons were brought along.
The heavy 17-ton Urban cannon required dozens of horses to pull it, and the wheels left deep marks on the ground. Bayezid II had high hopes for these thirty-six cannons, counting on them to hit hard.
to respond to the Ming army's artillery fire.
In addition to the Urban cannon, Bayezid II also collected and cast as many artillery pieces as possible. There were thousands of them. Some of these artillery pieces were traditional artillery pieces, and some were made by the Ottoman Empire.
Newly designed and forged artillery pieces.
This war with the Ming Empire also made the Ottoman Empire aware of the importance of artillery. The Ming army's artillery and muskets swept across the Ottoman Empire's army, making the Ottoman Empire's army suffer from artillery.
Therefore, Bayezid II also realized the importance of artillery and ordered the craftsmen of the Ottoman Empire to cast a large number of artillery, preparing to compete with the Ming Dynasty.
"Joseph, can these artillery pieces compete with the Ming Dynasty's artillery pieces?"
Bayezid II was patrolling his army on his horse, accompanied by Ottoman ministers and nobles.
"Great Sultan, I assure you that these cannons are definitely cannons cast by us Jews according to the most advanced casting technology in Europe. However, we have no idea whether they can compete with the artillery of the Ming Dynasty. The artillery technology of the Ming Dynasty
It’s the most advanced now.”
Joseph was a Jew, so he thought about it and replied.
"Can't we get the Ming people's artillery casting technology?"
Bayezid II asked dissatisfied.
"It's not possible yet, because the Ming Kingdom is too far away from us, making it inconvenient to travel, and the Ming Kingdom has extremely strict restrictions on foreigners. When foreigners enter the Ming Kingdom, there are restrictions on the areas they can walk in, the length of stay, etc.
limit."
"Furthermore, there is a huge difference in appearance between the Ming Dynasty and us and Europeans, so it is difficult to steal the Ming Dynasty's artillery casting technology."
Joseph shook his head helplessly and said.
The Ming Dynasty leads the world in many aspects such as navigation and artillery. Many countries want to obtain the Ming Dynasty's technology, but it is difficult. The Ming Dynasty protects its own technology very well.
"Then use gold and silver to buy the people of Tongming. I don't believe there are things that money can't do."
"We must cast a cannon as powerful as the artillery of the Ming Dynasty."
Bayezid II said dissatisfied.
"Yes~"
Joseph nodded in agreement, but he was miserable in his heart. To be honest, the Jews also wanted to enter the Ming Dynasty.
Since he and Namias came back from the Ming Kingdom, both of them have clearly realized the huge wealth and huge business opportunities contained in the Ming Kingdom.
The Jews wanted to enter the Ming Dynasty and do business in this huge empire, but the Ming Dynasty obviously did not welcome outsiders. It was not easy for them to even do business in the Hezhong area.
It is probably very difficult to obtain the artillery casting technology of the Ming Dynasty.
But the Sultan's orders must be obeyed, not to mention that serious rejection of Jews is happening in Spain and France. The Jews are still counting on the Ottoman Empire to accommodate them, and they dare not disobey the Sultan's orders.
"Great Sultan, these Urban cannons are too heavy and seriously affect our marching speed. Can we put these Urban cannons aside and march at full speed?"
Next to Bayezid II, Grand Vizier Ali Pasha looked at the Urban cannon, which required dozens of horses to pull, and after thinking about it, he made a suggestion.
A lot of time has been wasted. The Ming Empire's army is advancing eastward, and the neighbors on all sides are restless. Only by defeating the Ming army as soon as possible can the situation be quickly stabilized.
"No, you must bring these Urban cannons. I will use these Urban cannons to smash the Ming people into pulp."
Bayezid II shook his head ferociously, and after thinking for a moment, he added: "Give me an order to these cannon-crackers. If the trip is delayed for one day, everyone will be reduced to slaves. If the trip is delayed for two days, everyone will be reduced to slaves."
Everyone will be put to death, and if they can arrive one day early, everyone can be made a noble and have their own land."
"In addition, give them another thousand men and five hundred horses to pull the cannon."
Bayezid II, who was nicknamed "The Conqueror", was naturally good at fighting. He was very aware of some of the key factors in the war, and he also knew that what Ali Pasha said made sense.
But he has his own obsession with the Urban Cannon. This is the super cannon used by his father Mohammed II when he destroyed the Byzantine Empire. He believes that he can also rely on this super cannon to defeat the Ming people and win the war.
victory in this war.
"The city of Erzinjan is guarded by 200,000 troops. Ibrahim is not a fool. He should be able to hold on until we arrive."
As soon as he finished speaking, a messenger came hurriedly on horseback.
"Report~"
"Erzincan was captured and the 200,000-strong army was almost completely destroyed~"
"What?"
When Bayezid II heard this, he fell into a trance and fell directly from his horse, so that the guards and ministers around him were startled. Some guards had quick eyesight and quick hands, and caught Bayezid II.
But it still shocked everyone.
"Ibrahim is a loser, I want to kill his whole family~"
"There were two hundred thousand troops guarding the city, and the city of Erzinjan had a geographical advantage, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Yet it was captured all at once?"
After regaining consciousness, Bayezid II quickly stood up again, and then said in disbelief.
In his opinion, unless the Ming army had wings, it would be impossible to break through the city of Erzinjan, which was guarded by 200,000 troops.
Two hundred thousand versus two hundred thousand. I didn't ask Ibrahim to go out to fight. He just defended the city and had enough food and grass. It was suddenly defeated, and the two hundred thousand guarding army was gone?
He couldn't believe this fact, nor could he believe the ministers and nobles around him.
"what happened?"
"Speak clearly quickly."
Grand Vizier Ali Pasha hurriedly reprimanded.
"Great Sultan, the Ming Dynasty used a type of artillery that had never appeared before. The shells fired would explode. The entire city of Erzinjan was reduced to rubble by this terrible artillery fire."
"Almost all of the two hundred thousand troops were killed by this terrible artillery."
The messenger soldier quickly replied.
"Will the fired shells explode?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being dumbfounded.
All the time, there are only two kinds of shells fired by artillery fire. One is solid bullets, which are either iron or stone balls. The other is shotguns, which are fired out with a large number of steel balls and the like, forming a large scattering area.
Attack, but the range is very short, generally suitable for close combat at sea.
This is the first time I have heard of this exploding cannonball.
However, everyone no longer cared about what kind of shell it was.
In the battle of Erzinjan City, the Ottoman Empire was defeated again and lost another 200,000 troops. The news will soon spread to all directions. By then, the neighbors around the Ottoman Empire who are watching the excitement will definitely be unable to sit still.
They will definitely attack the Ottoman Empire immediately.
"The great Sultan~"
"I believe that we must immediately negotiate peace with Ming Dynasty. If we continue to make peace, our Ottoman Empire may be in danger of being destroyed."
Grand Vizier Ali Pasha was the first to stand up and said.
It was obvious that he had felt the coming storm of the Ottoman Empire. The half a million troops in front of him were already the last and strongest force in the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
If it loses its battle with the Ming people, what will the Ottoman Empire do to deal with its neighbors on all sides?
I am afraid that we are really going to face the situation of annihilation of the country.
"But, but our Ottoman Empire just surrendered to the Ming people?"
Bayezid II knew that what Ali Pasha said was reasonable, but he was unwilling to give in. How had the great Ottoman Empire ever bowed to others?
What's more, his son was killed by people from the Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't this revenge be avenged?
"The great Sultan~"
"We are not admitting defeat to the people of the Ming Dynasty, but a stopgap measure. After I stabilize the situation, deal with the enemies on all sides, and slow down the situation now, we can organize a more powerful army to conquer the people of the Ming Dynasty.
People in the Ming Dynasty have a good saying, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, which means there is no need to rush for revenge.”
Ali Pasha quickly continued to persuade.
"For a moment, we can also find a way to obtain the advanced artillery technology of the Ming people. At that time, we can directly attack the capital of the Ming people."
"Okay, it's up to you to negotiate peace with the Ming people~"
Bayezid II pondered for a long time, then nodded after thinking about it.
