Peng San hurriedly brought this man back to Zhang Mao. Along with him was Han Liang, a civil servant.
"Turks? Weren't they destroyed during the Tang Dynasty?"
Zhang Mao was a little confused. Although he didn't like reading, let alone history books, he had heard that Mr. Shu talked about the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties since he was a child, and he was still familiar with the Turks.
Han Liang replied: "According to historical records, after the Turks were annihilated, some of their people merged into the Uighurs, some integrated into the Central Plains, and some went to the Western Regions. Today's Ottomans have deep connections with the original Turks.
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Zhang Mao nodded as if he understood, and then asked: "Why did the Ottomans suddenly appear here?"
"Students have asked that the Eastern Romans who are currently at war with our army were defeated by the Ottomans, and only a navy escaped. In the past two years, the Ottomans have spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a navy in order to completely annihilate them.
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"you mean……"
Zhang Mao looked a little incredulous and said: "Last night...you hit the wrong person?"
"Students think it is too early to talk about right and wrong at this time."
Han Liang shook his head and continued: "Whether they are the Eastern Romans or the Ottomans, for our Ming Dynasty, they are all enemies rather than friends. Last night was at best an accidental collision. Moreover, in that environment, if we don't
If you seize the initiative, the other party will also take action."
"That makes sense!"
Zhang Mao nodded heavily. Now the Ming Navy is deep behind enemy lines and fighting in a completely unfamiliar environment. A battle may break out when encountering any force.
In this case, then... strike first to gain the upper hand!
As for the Eastern Romans, the Ottomans... who cares, just do it!
"Oh, damn it!"
Zhang Mao suddenly realized something, slapped his forehead, and said depressedly: "These Ottomans came at the wrong time, delaying the emperor's official duties!"
Han Liang hurriedly said: "According to this person's account, the Ottomans and the Eastern Romans fought fiercely at Calamba Port for half a night. They couldn't capture it, so they hurriedly evacuated."
"So..." Zhang Mao opened his mouth and laughed, "These Ottomans did our work?"
"Exactly!"
"Damn it, ask him again, what kind of port is that, and what is its combat strength?"
Han Liang leaned over and chatted with the prisoners on the ground for a few words, then raised his head and said: "The Eastern Romans built a large number of fortifications at the Port of Calamba, so much so that the Ottomans thought that their actions had leaked the news in advance, and thus they were attacked by the Eastern Romans.
The Romans targeted."
"In other words, the Eastern Romans built fortifications at the port, originally to prepare for our armored ships. At this time, the Ottomans sneaked over. This is called... yes, stealing chickens is not losing rice, but this chicken thief ended up again
We were caught, haha, haha..."
Zhang Mao smiled happily. The mission was not delayed, and he even caught a chicken thief. How wonderful!
Smiling and laughing, suddenly...
"Since these two groups of people fought fiercely for half a night, and the Ottomans retreated in panic, the Eastern Romans would not be much better off if they came, right?"
Hearing Zhang Mao's words, Han Liang was shocked.
Although he is responsible for logistics, as a scholar, he must have some strategies in his mind.
"Congratulations, general, it seems that this military exploit is within your reach!"
Zhang Mao smiled from ear to ear and waved his hand: "Send the order to attack Calamba Port immediately. This is not a feint attack, but an all-out attack!"
The fleet set sail again, and this time, they wanted to do something big.
The manpower and material resources deployed by the Eastern Romans in Calamba Port have been almost exhausted by the Ottomans. What can they do to resist the attack of the ironclads?
Such a good opportunity, but what a waste of a feint!
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At the same time as the sea encounter began, the battle for Condor City had already begun.
Queen Dosia and the nobles in the city were still discussing the battle at the port. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of cannon outside the city.
Countless cannonballs fell into the city like meteors and then exploded.
The huge shock wave destroyed all living forces, houses were blown up, and military horses were thrown away. The crowd who had just cheered for repelling the enemy immediately fell into endless fear.
"The devil, it's the devil!"
"O God, please bless us and bless your devout people!"
There were wailings mixed with some prayers. In their understanding, only the devil has such terrifying power.
However, God did not hear their call.
After rounds of shelling, the entire condor city has been reduced to a hell on earth.
The Eastern Romans in the city didn't even see what the devil looked like or even knew where he was, so they went to see God.
Outside the city, the Shenji Battalion set up a formation and poured out all the ammunition they carried.
Three thousand battalions stood in front of the formation, ready to meet the enemy who jumped over the wall in a hurry, but they were disappointed.
Because no one goes out to fight at all!
They could not understand how desperate the Eastern Romans felt now.
When Constantinople was captured, at least the navy escaped.
They were exiled overseas, but they did not lose their faith, but continued to accumulate strength and prepare for a comeback.
But, this night...
Most people don't even have time to feel desperate before they go to see God.
It is conceivable that when God asks, how did you get here, these people probably don't know how to answer.
After a good night's sleep, when you open your eyes, you're here?
The artillery bombardment lasted for more than an hour, until the Shenji Battalion ran out of ammunition and the cannon barrels were red.
At this time, most of the buildings in the city were reduced to ashes.
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In Calamba Port, Bain looked at the fleet that was leaving, with the joy of victory on his face.
Finally won!
However, this battle was almost fought with all their strength. If those Easterners had persisted for a while longer, the final outcome would have been hard to say.
It's over, you can have a good sleep...
Boom!
Boom!
Bain ran out of the barracks and asked, "What's going on? Where is the sound coming from?"
"Your Excellency, General, this is Condor City!"
"Condor City?"
Bain looked to the east, and sure enough, clusters of fire appeared faintly in the night sky.
Sure enough, Condor City was attacked!
He had a very keen sense of tactics, and he suddenly thought that his hard work in blocking the opponent's fleet at the port seemed to be a trap!
"Oops, this is a feint, we've been fooled!"
"General, what should we do?"
"Cunning Orientals, so abominable!"
General Bain was furious and said: "Gather immediately and return to support Condor City!"
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In the morning breeze, the Zheng He suddenly broke through the fog and appeared in Calamba Port.
Immediately afterwards, the cannon on the ship spit out tongues of fire, and the shells flew towards the fort on the shore.
Boom!
Boom!
Countless cannonballs flew out like meteors and exploded on the shore.
Zhang Mao held the telescope and sighed: "Do the cannons on the ship have such a long range?"
When he followed his father Zhang Fu to conquer Annan, although he had seen the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, the artillery at that time was not so exaggerated.
The artillery mounted on the Zheng He not only has a long range, but also has very high accuracy.
It was clearly visible through the telescope that the forts on the shore collapsed.
Immediately afterwards, groups of flames rose up.
The forts on the shore were also firing back, but their pitiful range could not reach the ironclads.
The gap is too big!
Zhang Mao fought higher and higher, and after long-range bombing, he directed the Ming army to land and conduct operations.
The Port of Calamba has long been in a mess and devastated.
The first batch of Ming troops to land carried rifles and quickly cleared the obstacles in front of them.
The few Eastern Romans were shot dead on the spot, and many died before they could even react.
The Ming army's tactics were extremely simple and crude. No matter what they encountered, as long as it was a living creature, they would fire first.
The defenders on the shore all went back to help Shenying City, and there were not many troops left, which could not stop the Ming army's attack.
Within half an hour, the Ming army took control of the entire port.
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General Bain feels very unlucky, really.
After fighting fiercely with the enemy at the port for a long time, he finally managed to escape. As a result, his hometown was stolen.
He brought people to support him, but before he entered the city, he found that the city was gone.
With some troops in hand, I was ready to fight the Ming army, and then I saw what a rifle was.
How to shoot this thing, one shot at a distance of a hundred paces?
Even if God comes, there may be nothing he can do.
Therefore, Bain led the remaining Eastern Roman soldiers to decisively evacuate after a brief exchange of fire with the Ming army.
At this moment, he knew in his heart that it was over!
The Eastern Roman Empire has completely disappeared from this world!
After looking behind him, there were probably more than 500 people left. The only way out was the sea. Find a deserted island and become your own king. The Eastern Roman Empire was a thing of the past.
As long as you can live, nothing else matters.
However, when he rushed back to Calamba Port...
boom!
boom!
When a familiar voice came, Bain rolled unconsciously and fell to the ground, saving his life.
He lay on the ground and did not dare to get up. He took a cautious look and found that the port had been occupied.
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It was difficult for him to understand why he had won the battle in the middle of the night and he had just slept. As a result, Condor City fell and Calamba Port fell...
Why?
Zhang Mao didn't care why, but when he saw an enemy approaching, he ordered his men to beat him up.
The battle ended very quickly; in fact, the Eastern Romans offered no resistance at all.
Half of the more than 500 people died, and the rest chose to surrender without hesitation.
As God's most devout believers, they actually resist seeing God in their hearts.
Zhang Mao curled his lips and said: "Throw them all into the sea!"
The emperor did not explain how to deal with the prisoners, so Zhang Mao had his own way of handling them.
In his opinion, these foreigners not only colluded with officials for smuggling, but also intended to regicide. Killing them a hundred times was not enough.
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PS: I have been writing an outline today, and I feel that at this level, there is not much I can write later.
You should have noticed that in this volume, there is very little text describing the battle. The battle process is simplified as much as possible and jumps directly to the result.
The original idea was to finish this plot and then update a few extra chapters, for example, the Gu Xi chapter...
There is also the Uszang chapter, which is somewhat interesting to write about because it uses some high technology.
In the original outline, there was a line about Wan Zhen'er, but because the outline was later changed, this line was also cut off.
That's all I can write. No matter how much I write, I won't be able to write any tricks. However, I can still look forward to the new book.
From "The Marquis of Shouning" to "The God of War of the Ming Dynasty", the plot trends are all traditional historical novels, exploring science and technology and seeking development. I feel that it cannot reach new heights. Therefore, I will try a new routine in the next book, focusing on machinations.
There is no technology.
However, I have just come up with an idea and haven’t even written an outline yet...