In the Middle East, the ancient city of Damascus, this ancient city with a long history, once conquered it under great pressure, Darius also erected a stone monument here, and Mohammed of the Arab Empire preached here...
It has experienced so much, so much ups and downs and history that every part of it is full of a strong sense of history.
At this moment, outside the city of Damascus, flags were flying, the mighty Ottoman army surrounded the place, and cannons were already aimed at this ancient city.
Inside the city, the defenders of Egypt's Mamluk Dynasty were trembling.
The power of the Ottoman Empire is far beyond what the decayed Mamluk military nobles can compare with. The powerful Sipaxi cavalry across Asia and Europe are neatly arranged outside the city. The musketeers formed with new firearms are marching in neat steps.
Miyun cannons purchased from the Ming Dynasty revealed their ferocious faces one after another.
In comparison, the equipment of the Egyptian defenders in Damascus was much cruder. Most of them were cold weapons and lacked artillery, let alone firearms.
There is also a lack of training and low morale.
"Woo~"
Along with the sound of horns, cannons suddenly began to roar.
Miyun Cannon, this expensive artillery purchased from the Ming Empire, is beginning to show its value at this moment.
The terrifying range, terrifying rate of fire and power. When dozens of Miyun cannons fired in unison, the projectiles kept roaring in the sky, and then hit the city of Damascus heavily, smashing ancient buildings beyond recognition.
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"Boom~"
The shells hit the ground hard, and the ground seemed to be shaking.
The defenders on the city wall had never seen such terrifying cannons. They hid under the wall stacks and did not dare to come forward, but soon, they attacked the city head along with the artillery.
Under the precise artillery attack, for a moment, cannonballs fell on the top of the city, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. Death was heavy, and countless screams continued to sound.
"Siege the city!"
After the bombardment, the mighty Ottoman army began to attack the city.
Because they had sufficient strength advantage, they launched attacks directly from all sides.
The musketeers lined up in orderly steps and came under the city wall, aiming their muskets at the defenders on the top of the city. As long as anyone showed his head, he would be shot by the muskets immediately.
This Hongzhi Sixteenth Type musket purchased from the Ming Empire has many advantages, including long range, high accuracy, and fast rate of fire. The tactics used were also learned from the Ming Dynasty.
At first, under the city of Erzinjan, the number of Ottoman Empire was several times that of the Ming Empire. Relying on the natural protection of the city of Erzincan, they were originally confident that they could be impregnable.
However, under the attack of the Ming Empire's muskets and cannons, it became as fragile as paper. It didn't even last a day and was directly breached.
The Ottoman Empire army, which is good at absorbing the advantages of its opponents, naturally learned this tactic.
The musketeers suppressed the city, and the siege troops attacked the city. At the same time, explosives were sold at the city gate to blow open the city gate.
This tactic is extremely simple and effective. Of course, the premise is that your muskets can suppress the defenders on top of the city and your cannons can blast the opponent's head and make them dizzy.
"Bang~"
The dense gunfire like fried beans and the billowing smoke of gunpowder suppressed the Egyptian defenders on the city top. Countless ladders were mounted on the city head. A large number of soldiers began to climb up the city head. At the same time, at the city gate,
, bags of explosives stacked together.
Soon, with a deafening bang, the city gate was blown open, and immediately, the cavalry who had been waiting for a long time came in like a tide.
Not long after the war started, the city of Damascus was captured.
The Ottoman soldiers, who were pouring in like a tide, quickly spread to every corner of the city. Their eyes lit up when they saw people, as if they were seeing gold. They arrested everyone, regardless of age or sex, whether they were men, women or children.
These are all silver.
Outside the city, there is a Ming Dynasty trading company carrying boxes of silver and preparing to harvest the slaves in everyone's hands. Once the slaves are pressed out, the money can be obtained without any burden.
And according to the military system of the Ottoman Empire, soldiers who capture prisoners can also receive a certain amount of bonuses, which are all based on proportion.
This point was also formulated after learning from the system of the Ming Dynasty and combined with the military system of the Ottoman Empire. The reason why the Ottoman Empire's army was able to sweep across Europe was that it had strong combat effectiveness and desire to fight.
Totally a money thorn.
As long as slaves and prisoners were captured in Europe, it was done according to this method. They were responsible for capturing them, just like they were responsible for transporting and selling them to the Ming Dynasty, and got the money.
From top to bottom, from the emperor of the Ottoman Empire to military generals to ordinary soldiers, the layers are divided according to proportion.
With such a system, even soldiers at the bottom can easily earn dozens of taels of silver after a battle.
In the past, the Ottoman Empire liked to kill prisoners. Sometimes tens of thousands of people were killed, forcing the enemy to fight to the death. Therefore, although the Ottoman Empire's army was powerful and occupied many places, it often suffered heavy losses.
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But things are different now. The Ottoman Empire no longer kills prisoners. As long as you surrender and throw away your weapons, they will not kill you, because killing you has no value. They can sell you as a slave to the Ming Dynasty for ten
A few taels of silver.
The Ottomans were surprised to find that as long as they did not kill prisoners, they not only faced less resistance, but also greatly reduced their own losses. At the same time, they could also gain a large amount of wealth by buying slaves, which greatly stimulated the morale of the soldiers and their combat skills.
Desire can bring considerable wealth and benefits to the Ottoman Empire.
It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone.
In the city of Damascus, the mighty Ottoman Empire army launched a prisoner-catching contest. Like mad dogs, they rushed into houses one after another and captured people. As long as they surrendered, they would not be subject to any trade restrictions. They were bundled with ropes.
, one after another, they started to pull out of the city.
Outside the city, only three miles away from the Ottoman army, a large number of people gathered here. The flags of each business house were fluttering in the wind. These slave merchants from the Ming Dynasty were standing on the mountain one by one, holding hands.
Telescope, watching the battle in Damascus city.
"Haha~"
"The city is broken, the city is broken~"
"Tell the guys to get ready to receive the goods!"
When they saw that the city of Damascus had been captured, the heads of these trading houses immediately cheered.
The city of Damascus was captured so smoothly with very few casualties, which also meant that the entire people in Damascus were almost made slaves.
Damascus City, it is the oldest ancient city in the Middle East, and its population is quite large. Although it is not as good as a city like Baghdad, its population is at least 100,000, not to mention a large number of defenders.
Each of these defenders is physically strong, and they are all the best slaves, most suitable for being sold to plantations in Southeast Asia or to some vassal states or colonies for farming.
The price of these slaves is also quite good, and labor is very valuable in this era.
The Ming Dynasty had an incomparably vast land, a huge number of vassal states and colonies, and people were needed everywhere for farming, building roads, building ports, grazing, etc. No matter how many slaves there were, they were not enough for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
There are also a large number of women in the city, making these slaves even more valuable.
In order to attract immigrants, many vassal states and colonies directly sent a few female slaves to the immigrants for free, so there was a huge demand for female slaves. At the same time, in the Ming Dynasty, buying a few female slaves to serve as servants or maids has become a fashion and Mainstream, ordinary Ming Dynasty people also have many people who want to take concubines.
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In short, except for the old and sick, there are no slaves that the Ming Dynasty does not need. There are as many slaves as you want, and you can make a lot of money by changing hands at will.
This is why these slave traders followed the Ottoman army tirelessly, like vultures in the sky.
When the smoke of war began to fill the air, they had already smelled the smell of blood, and they came by themselves after smelling the smell, waiting to share a feast.
The Ottoman army obviously did not disappoint them. Just two hours later, from the city gate, Ottoman soldiers could be seen pulling strings of prisoners towards them happily.