Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1580, Prince Ahmed who was a captive
On the vast Dabik grassland in southern Syria, two armies are confronting each other, like two huge dark clouds. Although they have not yet collided with each other, the billowing smoke is already filling the air.

The army of the Ottoman Empire, with a total strength of [-], is divided into the left, center and right armies here. The left wing is the troops from the European region. It is composed of the Rumelia Legion and the Balkan vassal cavalry as the core, located in the European infantry brought by them. Behind them, Kurdish hussars, who had recently joined the Ottoman camp, were responsible for the outer cover of this wing.

The right wing is a force from Asia, with the Anatolian Legion and vassal cavalry from all over Asia as the core. They have many Yaya infantry from local towns under their command, and a large number of Turkic light cavalry are located on the outermost side of this wing.

As for the Chinese army, it is the most powerful firearms force in the Ottoman Empire. There are a total of 2 people, of which 1 musketeers use firearms made by the Ottoman Empire itself, and [-] use firearms purchased from the Ming Empire.

The Egyptian army facing them has a total strength of [-], with [-] feudal nobles as the vanguard, [-] new troops on the left and right flanks, and the [-] Musketeers in the middle, the ace in the hands of Kansu II.

The vast and wide Dabik Grassland is the most suitable for this kind of battle between large corps. The terrain is open, and the strength and deployment of troops between the two sides are almost clear at a glance.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand people, as long as we defeat these people in front of us, we will be able to win Egypt."

Prince Ahmed stood on a hillside with a telescope and looked at the mighty camp of the Egyptian army.

He had waited too long for this day.

Since he was captured by the Ming people when he led the army to attack the Hezhong area of ​​Ming Dynasty, he lost the face of the crown prince of the Ottoman Empire.

Not only Bayezid II, who loved him very much, was extremely disappointed with him, but the military governor of the Ottoman Empire also changed his attitude towards him and turned to support his younger brother Selim. As for the Ulema class, they have always Both support his younger brother Kaurkud who prefers science, religion, poetry, and music.

If it wasn't because he was the eldest son, and because he was always kind, many ministers supported him, and Bayezid II liked him better, he might have been dispatched to a remote area of ​​the empire to support him.

Fortunately, with Bayezid II's health declining in recent years, and many ministers speaking for themselves, the World War I was not incompetent, because even the most capable governor of the Ottoman Empire, in With three times the strength of the Ming army, and with the support of Erzincan City, they were still defeated by the Ming army.

This is enough to show that it is not that he is incompetent, but that the people of Ming Dynasty are too strong.

Those ministers who supported him said some good things to him. His two younger brothers, Kaurkud, knew how to play poetry, songs and prose when they were not doing their jobs. Obviously, one of them was eliminated.

Selim was ruthless. Although he had the support of the Yenicheri army and many governors on the European front, he was too ruthless, which displeased the elderly Bayezid II and many ministers.

Therefore, Prince Ahmed, who had been a prisoner of the Ming people, was slowly being reactivated. This time, he got an extremely rare opportunity to lead an army of [-] to fight against Egypt.

As long as you perform well in this battle, prove yourself, wash away the shame of being a prisoner, and take the opportunity to build good relations with these governors and generals, you will be sure to succeed in the future.

He knew the arrangements and plans of his father, Bayezid II, and also knew his mission in this battle, either to win or die here.

"Your Highness~"

"Although the number of the Egyptian army in front of us is about three times that of ours, the [-] new army has only just been formed. They used to be farmers digging canals, so there is no need to worry about it at all. As long as you use cavalry to detour, you will soon be defeated." can knock them down."

"As for the vanguard's [-] army, it is the army of the great nobles in Egypt. I have already made an agreement with some of them in an emotional and reasonable way. When the war starts, they will immediately We don't need to worry too much about these [-] people."

"The ones who really need attention are the [-] Musketeers with the smallest number."

"I heard that these [-] Musketeers were built by Kansu II according to the Ming Empire's army. The army's system is based on the Ming's army, and they also hired a large number of officers from Daming for several years of rigorous training."

"The weapons and equipment used are all Miyun [-]-style muskets purchased from the Ming Empire, which are extremely sophisticated."

"Although the number of these [-] people is very small, they are the trump card in Kansu II's hands, and they deserve our attention."

Ali Pasha, the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, was the main minister who supported Ahmed. He also came with the army this time. He is mature and experienced, and he is the most suitable to assist Ahmed.

At the same time, he also clearly knew that Bayezid II intended to pass the throne to Ahmed. Bayezid II's health was getting worse day by day, and he estimated that he would not live for a few years, and he was already doing it for him. Ahmed paved the way.

So he was also very dedicated to analyzing the situation in front of Ahmed. Although the Egyptian side had a large army, there was nothing to fear.

"Are the Musketeers built with reference to the Ming army already very powerful?"

On the side of Ali Pasha, Governor Tugayi from the European front line said without hesitation.

Tugayi has been fighting on the European side for a long time. The handsome army swept across the Eastern European countries, conquered the city, and was invincible. He has always been arrogant and domineering. He looked down on Ahmed, who was a prisoner.

Tugayi always believes that soldiers either win or die gloriously on the battlefield, rather than being humiliated as captives to endure the humiliation of the enemy.

Ahmed is a prince. As the commander, the army was defeated. He could not escape his responsibility and should die on the battlefield to atone for the sins of those sacrificed soldiers.

But he became a prisoner, and finally forced the Ottoman Empire to spend a lot of money to redeem him, and now he is coming to command the army to fight against Egypt. He is very unconvinced and looks down on him.

He preferred the ruthless and warlike Selim to inherit the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, because he has never fought against the army of the Ming Empire, he always felt that those generals and governors were idiots and incompetent for the fiasco of Erzincan City, otherwise the [-] troops would rely on Erzincan The fortified checkpoint of the city, in any case, will not be defeated by the [-] Ming army.

He has always been advocating going to war with the Ming Dynasty, to avenge the shame, to get back everything lost, and to stop paying war reparations to the Ming Empire.

The war indemnity of five million taels of silver every year is an extremely heavy and huge burden. Such silver is enough to arm hundreds of thousands of troops on the Ottoman Empire.

However, the Ottoman Empire has already scared the Ming people. Not only Bayezid II was scared, but many governors and generals in the army are also very afraid of the Ming people. They would rather fight on the European side than Willing to face Daming people.

His proposition has not been supported by most people, but only a few governors and generals on the European front.

So Tugayi was very upset when he heard Ali Pasha's words.

The Ming army may be very strong, but the Egyptian army modeled after the Ming army must be very strong?
"You also saw it when you were in Vienna. The Musketeer Army in the hands of the Spaniards was modeled after the army of the Ming Dynasty. I can only say that the army of the Ming Dynasty is so strong that it makes people desperate."

Ali Pasha looked at Tugayi, and then said lightly.

Hearing that Ali Pasha mentioned the Great War in Vienna and the Spanish musketeers, Tugay immediately had nothing to say. Back then, he personally saw the Great War in Vienna and witnessed the Spanish musketeers marching neatly with drums. The pace is like a sharp sword tearing apart the camp of the Ottoman army.

In the end, the Ottoman Empire also used the same musketeers to block the attack of the Spanish musketeers, and both sides suffered losses. In the end, the Battle of Vienna ended in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire.

"Governor Tugayi means that we don't need to overestimate the enemy and lose our confidence."

Ahmed came out with a smile to smooth things over, and his words also made Tugayi feel better.

"woooo~"

At this moment, bursts of howls sounded from the side of the Egyptian army camp, and the mighty Egyptian army rushed towards their side.

(End of this chapter)