Wave after wave of shelling continued to fall towards the city of Erzincan. Within half an hour, more than 100,000 artillery shells fell in the city of Erzincan.
The entire city of Erzinjan was in ruins. The originally tall city walls were shattered by armor-piercing bullets, and a section of the city wall had collapsed.
Among the ruins, countless Ottoman soldiers were stunned by the horrific shelling, their eyes were dull, and their orifices were bleeding. The power of this shell was really too great.
Because this is no longer traditional gunpowder, but a new type of explosive.
Ming Dynasty's chemical technology and technology became more and more developed, and the explosives produced became more and more powerful, terrifying, shocking and terrifying.
This was the first time that the terrifying vitality of the Ming Empire was shown to the world. Thousands of artillery continued a fire attack for half an hour, pouring more than 100,000 shells, which directly reduced the small city of Erzinjan to ruins.
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Those who were able to survive were considered lucky, and countless Ottoman soldiers were buried under the ruins forever, never to rise again.
No one is as powerful as the Ming people's artillery. The prepared fortifications and so on are only aimed at the previous Miyun artillery. The resistance effect against new artillery and gunpowder is very average. In addition, there are a large number of armor-piercing bullets used.
No one knows how many Ottoman soldiers were under artillery fire.
Soon, with the loud sound of trumpets, the Ming army began to attack, rushing towards the city of Erzinjan like a tide.
The Ming army's fighting methods also underwent tremendous changes.
More than ten years ago, a three-stage shooting method was adopted, which was a queuing-to-shoot combat method.
But now, as rifles become more popular and more powerful, with long range, fast rate of fire, and high accuracy, the era of queuing to shoot has been eliminated. With such a powerful rifle, three-stage shooting is really
There is no difference between dying and dying.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's offensive method mostly adopts the famous three-three attack mode of later generations, which is to quickly penetrate and advance, relying on the precise shooting and cover of the rifle to quickly defeat the enemy.
The mighty Ming army quickly moved towards the city of Erzinjan, with artillery shells still roaring overhead, covering the infantry's attack.
The infantry-artillery coordination combat method is also a newly developed combat method. Under the cover of artillery fire, it can greatly reduce casualties during infantry attacks.
Of course, the premise is that the infantry attacking on the front line can contact the artillery positions at the rear anytime and anywhere to provide precise artillery guidance to avoid killing their own people.
At this point, it is also thanks to telegraph communication, which allows commanders to control every place on the battlefield anytime and anywhere. The Ming people luxuriously equipped every important offensive unit with telegraphs, so they can contact and control every basic operation anytime and anywhere.
unit.
"The people of Ming Dynasty are coming. Beat me hard. Hold on. You must hold on!"
On top of the city, the Ottoman soldiers who had recovered from the shelling roared angrily. The Ming Dynasty people were really looking down on people. Do they think they could capture the city of Erzinjan in this way?
Are the 200,000 troops stationed here just watching a show?
A large number of Ottoman soldiers picked up their bows, arrows, muskets, swords, etc. and prepared for a bloody battle with the Ming people.
It's just that the Ming Dynasty's fighting method has exceeded their understanding.
Cars came quickly one after another and parked outside the range of the Ottoman muskets. The car's outer shell was protected by a thick steel plate.
Black muzzles protruded from the car, and then dense gunshots continued to sound. Suddenly, there were a large number of casualties on the top of the city.
Only miserable screams were heard. Some people kept falling, some fell directly from the city wall, and a large number of people were even shot in the head.
"What a powerful musket!"
The Ottoman soldiers couldn't help but gasp.
From an extremely long distance, they started mercilessly shooting at the Ottoman defenders on the city top.
For a moment, no one dared to show their head above the city, because as soon as they showed their head, they would be shot mercilessly. The marksmanship of these people was really terrifying and extremely accurate, which was far beyond the comparison of the muskets in their hands.
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The snipers in the Ming army were responsible for the sniping mission below the city walls.
Rifles are becoming more and more powerful, more powerful, more accurate, and faster in rate of fire. The Ming army also specially trained a group of snipers. Their mission on the battlefield is to kill local officers, gunners, and important targets.
etc.
Now, he directly used his advantages in range and accuracy to directly suppress the Ottoman soldiers on the top of the city.
Artillery fire continued to bombard the city, and the top of the city was mercilessly sniped.
Looking at the gap in the city wall, groups of Ming troops advanced rapidly and in a very orderly manner. Bundles of explosives were quickly piled together, and then these Ming troops quickly evacuated.
"boom!"
Soon, with an earth-shaking loud noise, the top of the city seemed to be turned over by a huge force. The city wall at the gap was directly blown into pieces. A larger gap appeared, and the gap was also
Now that I have become shorter, I can pass easily.
"kill!"
Following the commander's order, a large number of Ming troops quickly surged towards the gap.
"Dongdong! Dongdong!"
The artillery fire that had been bombarding the city began to extend, plowing towards the city of Erzinjan. Wherever it passed, billowing dust was raised, and terrifying air waves came one after another, causing many people to hide in the bunker.
The soldiers in the army simply did not dare to come out to support them.
At the gap at the top of the city, the Ming army had already jumped over the gap and quickly attacked both sides of the city.
A fierce exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, and billowing white smoke enveloped the city.
But soon, the Ottoman Empire soldiers panicked. Along with the dense and powerful sounds, they saw people around them falling continuously. These Ming people seemed to be invincible. It was rare to see anyone fall, but
In a short time, a large number of Ming troops appeared on the city.
These Ming troops were well-trained and had a clear division of labor during combat. They formed offensive teams with each other. Some were responsible for suppressing, some were responsible for guarding, and some were alternately covering the advance. They were like sharp knives that penetrated fiercely.
into the hearts of the Ottoman Empire army.
The soldiers of the Ottoman Empire want to rush up to fight with the Ming people, but the opponent doesn't even give you a chance to get close. You can only hear the intensive gunshots, and then watch the people around you continue to fall.
As more and more Ming troops rushed forward, the Ottoman soldiers on the city walls soon began to collapse, unable to resist at all.
Corpses were strewn all over the city, blood flowed into rivers, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
The attacks of the Ming Dynasty were extremely sharp, with powerful rifles and the use of grenades. Often when Ottoman soldiers gathered together, several grenades would be thrown over them, followed by a burst of explosions, causing heavy casualties all of a sudden.
The city gate was opened, and the Ming army surged in like a tide.
A large number of Ming troops quickly occupied the commanding heights everywhere, and rifles were aimed at the surroundings. A large number of Ottoman soldiers rushed out and were called out without even being seen. The battle presented a one-sided crushing situation.
As time passed slowly, the gunfire in Erzinjan City changed from dense to sparse, then slowly became sporadic, and finally gradually returned to calm.
In the ruined streets and alleys, there were bunkers here and there. Groups of Ottoman soldiers lined up and walked out with their hands raised. They were quickly tied up with ropes, put on leg irons and handcuffs, and were quickly overwhelmed outside the city.
, where the slave traders who had been waiting for a long time were waiting with boxes of white silver coins.
The city of Erzincan, which was originally expected to be able to withstand the Ming army for at least a few months, was captured in just a few hours, and a large number of Ottoman soldiers died under the shelling.
But more Ottoman Empire soldiers chose to surrender and became slaves. Being slaves could at least keep them alive, and it is said that the Ming people treated their slaves well. They worked hard and didn't have to worry about food.
Of course, this is what I say to comfort myself. Who wants to be a slave?
No one wants to be a slave, but you can still live if you surrender now. If you don't surrender, you will be greeted by merciless bullets.
Just look at the corpses everywhere in Erzincan and you will be glad you are still alive.
"The city of Erzinjan has been taken down, and the next step is to attack directly towards the capital of the Ottoman Empire!"
Liao Yuan sat in the car and looked at the ruins of Erzinjan City, thinking about the next course of action in his mind.
"Huo Ying's speed is really fast. He broke through the defenses of the Bulgarian mountains in a few days and headed straight for Instanbul. He is probably even faster than me."
Liao Yuan quickly thought of the West Route Army, which moved very fast.
Of course, there are no natural dangers like Erzinjan City that need to be overcome, so Huo Ying's speed is very fast.
"There is also a fleet led by Deng Cheng, which is expected to arrive in Instanbul soon and be the first to launch an attack on Instanbul."
"I'm the slowest."
Thinking of this, Liao Yuan couldn't be happy, even though he had won a great victory and annihilated the 200,000 elite Ottoman Army in Erzinjan City, opening the door to the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
However, compared with others, the speed of his east-route army is too slow. Maybe by the time he arrives, they will have finished their work, and the Ottoman Empire will probably be beaten to their knees.