1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 814

"Everyone, under the powerful offensive of our army, the defenders of Suez City have surrendered and captured Pasha Ahmed Fathi alive!"

On the "Red Sun" battleship, after receiving a report from an officer, Luo Shouxun, the commander of the Qi State Expeditionary Fleet and General Guangwei (Major General), turned around and looked at the several Ottomans and Barbary pirate leaders sitting there with a smile. With the pride of a winner on his face.

This army is really powerful, less than three days after landing, the battle was ended neatly,
"Our army is cleaning up the battlefield and chasing down the remnants of the enemy. By tomorrow, the fighting here should be completely over. So, let's talk about the post-war arrangements. Mr. Emre, you should send someone back to Cairo to inform you Your Excellency Governor, ask him to lead the troops to take over the city of Suez."

"The fighting power of your Qi army is really impressive!" Hassan Emre, the representative of the governor of Cairo, showed a complex expression on his face, "The attack was launched in the early morning, and the city of Suez was conquered before noon. And make an emergency landing on all the defenders. I think even the most elite Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire cannot do this.”

"Mr. Emre, our expeditionary fleet of Qi State traveled tens of thousands of sea miles to attack the local armed forces of Suez Pasha and avenge our envoys who were murdered in Qi State. This is only possible by concentrating almost all the resources of Qi State. " Luo Shouxun heard something in the other party's words, and explained with a smile: "But if we want to occupy and conquer this place, our country of Qi still can't do it. In addition, our country of Qi cherishes the friendship with our Ottoman Empire very much and has no intention of infringing upon it. Your territory will not touch your core interests. Our country of Qi is in Egypt and has no territorial requirements."

"Our Ottoman Empire is also willing to develop and maintain friendship with you Qi." Emre nodded and said, "By the way, I would like to ask, besides selling the artillery and guns used in this battle to Besides us, are those flying arson bombs also on the sale list?"

"Sorry, the performance of this weapon is not yet stable, and it is not on the sales list for the time being." Luo Shouxun shook his head and said, "However, we can sell you some 32-pound heavy guns on the ship. I believe that this will help you attack European countries. , help. In addition, we want to send some army officers to your Ottomans to learn and observe the art of war of your Ottoman army. Of course, if your army needs it, they can also provide some during certain battles. reasonable suggestion."

"Our Lord Governor needs to report this matter to the Grand Vizier and obtain permission before sending the officers you sent to Istanbul."

Emre was a little disappointed to hear that the other party was unwilling to sell that kind of "flying arson bomb", but it would also be helpful for the imperial army to get some 32-pound heavy artillery.In recent decades, the empire has faced enormous military pressure in Europe. The fortresses built by Christian countries have become stronger and stronger, and the number is countless. Coupled with many advanced firearms, the imperial army has really suffered. A lot of trouble.

"What are you going to do with Ahmed Fathi?"

"We are going to escort him to Hanzhou for a fair trial."

"Where are the Mamluk cavalry?"

"Are you planning to take over these people?" Luo Shouxun asked back.

"They are all slaves, and handing them over to us is nothing more than changing the loyalty of their masters." Emre said with a smile: "You won't kill them all, right?"

"Of course we won't kill them all." A big shopkeeper from the Persian trading company was afraid that Luo Shouxun would generously give these Mamluk cavalry to the Ottomans for nothing, so he hurriedly interjected: "We are going to sell some of them to Persia. Go, they must be very interested in these brave Mamluk cavalry."

"You can't sell them to Persia!" Emre said dissatisfiedly, staring at the shopkeeper of the Persian trading company, "You know, Persia is a potential enemy of our Ottoman Empire."

"Then how much are you willing to pay to buy back these captured Mamluk cavalry?" The shopkeeper said with a smile.

Emre's expression froze, and he turned to look at Luo Shouxun.

Luo Shouxun sat on a chair and played with an exquisite Arabian machete in his hand, ignoring Emre's mournful expression.In other words, it would be best if these captured Mamluk cavalry could be sold for some money.After all, this expedition cost a lot, and if we can pay back a little, the cabinet and the military department will have some explanations.

"To tell you the truth, it is my personal idea to want these captured Mamluk cavalrymen. Of course, our Lord Governor will also support this proposal after learning about it." Emre spread his hands and said, "However, we There is no money in the governor's office in Cairo."

"No money?" The shopkeeper of the Persian Trading Company couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.Damn, you have no money in your pocket, and you are so confident, you still want to ask for these captured Mamluk cavalry!Are you kidding us?

"But we have land!" Emre said with a smile: "On the coast of the Red Sea, as long as you like that land, our Lord Governor can make the decision and sell it to you as payment for the goods."

"We want Aden and Jeddah, will you give them?" Luo Shouxun asked leisurely.

"Aden and Jeddah can't be given to you." Emre was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Jeddah is too close to our two holy cities, and the location of Aden is more important. You change places, the best It is better to choose within the territory of the Governor General of Egypt."

"Hehe..." Luo Shouxun smiled, "There are barren lands along the coast of the Red Sea, and it's too far away from my Hanzhou mainland. What's the use of us coming?"

"..." Emre had a look of embarrassment on his face when he heard that.What they said is indeed correct. The coast of the Red Sea is a vast expanse of desert, and there is nothing to produce. Except for sand and Gobi, there are only a few desert tribes that herd and herd sheep, and there are not many people who can tax and squeeze.

"You are the worst, you also need an anchorage that can be used for merchants to hoard goods and ships to rest..."

"General!" Suddenly the door of the cabin was opened, and a naval liaison officer on the shore walked in with a panic expression on his face.

"Well, what's the matter?"

The liaison officer looked at the other people in the cabin and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Luo Shouxun suddenly had a bad feeling, stood up, followed him out of the cabin, and came to the deck outside.

"Army Commander General Lee is dead!"

"General Li is dead?!" Luo Shouxun showed an unbelievable expression on his face, "Didn't we just receive the news that the whole city of Suez was burned, and two thousand defenders were killed, and the rest were all surrendered. How come in a blink of an eye, General Li Will die suddenly?"

"General Li was patrolling the battlefield on horseback, and was attacked by a Mamluk cavalry who was injured and fell to the ground." The naval liaison officer said with a bitter face: "He threw a spear over, and it just hit General Li's chest. After several military doctors heard the news, when they stepped forward to rescue him, they found that General Li had..., been... irreparable."

"This..., this battle was won, but at this time, the general of the army was defeated!" Luo Shouxun couldn't help frowning and said, "I think that in the past 30 years of my country, there has never been a precedent for the loss of a general on the battlefield. .When we return to our homeland, how will we explain to the king.”

"General..." The naval liaison officer hesitated for a moment, and then said: "After General Li was unfortunately killed in battle, the army officers and soldiers were enraged and slaughtered half of the captured Suez defenders, and there were piles of corpses outside the city."

"The deputy commander-in-chief of the army, Yue Zhongwu, didn't restrain his troops?"

"General..."

"Forget it!" Luo Shouxun waved his hand, "Come on, let's get off the boat and go to the dock camp."

The army of Qi State only had more than [-] officers and soldiers, and few of them held the rank of general. Now in Suez City, Li Fade was suddenly attacked by wounded enemy soldiers and unfortunately died in battle. How could this not make the army officers and soldiers angry.It was relatively restrained not to slaughter all the captives.

Damn, this battle was fought, the process can be said to be extremely enjoyable, but the result was a bit unexpected!
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April 5, Suez City.

Although ten days had passed since the tragic fire, the entire city of Suez was still filled with a pungent smell, and almost all the remaining buildings were blackened by smoke.Thousands of surviving city residents cringed and hid in dilapidated houses, looking at the soldiers from the New World in the far south in the city with trepidation.

It may be because the whole city was on fire, after these troops entered the city the next day, they did not carry out large-scale massacres and looting as Lord Pasha described. The chaotic order was rectified and maintained, and the looting behavior of some rioters and mobs was resolutely stopped.

In the next few days, the Qi army organized many captured Mamluk cavalry and tribal soldiers to clean up the streets and houses in the city, and dragged all the dead bodies outside the city to burn and bury them to prevent the outbreak of the plague.However, certain restrictions were imposed on the activities of residents in the city, requiring only one person to come out of every five neighboring households. However, at night, no one was allowed to go out.

The army of Qi State did not interfere with the five daily worships of the True God believers in the city. They just stood aside and watched curiously, admiring that the believers here are so devout, and even pay attention to worshiping a Buddha.

In the afternoon, when many believers were performing their daily routine feeding (worship before sunset), a group of Maratha cavalry rushed into the city like lightning, heading straight for the original Pasha's mansion.Pedestrians on both sides of the street suddenly noticed that these cavalrymen looked a little embarrassed, and some of them still had feathered arrows stuck in their bodies and horses.While running, he yelled loudly that the enemy army was attacking.

"You were attacked by a cavalry force more than [-] kilometers northwest of Suez City?" Yue Zhongwu, acting commander-in-chief of the army, was extremely surprised after hearing the report of the Maratha cavalry in front of him, "Are you sure that the one you encountered did not come from Cairo?" Ottoman Janissaries?"

"My lord, it's not the Ottoman Guards." The captain of the Maratha cavalry squad said with a bitter face: "There are a large number of Mamluk cavalry! There are more than 5000 people on the other side, and they are fully armed. We stepped forward to negotiate. Several envoys were beheaded by them on the spot, and your flag was torn into pieces and thrown on the ground. If we hadn't escaped quickly, maybe all of them would have been confessed there."

Just as he was talking, an army escort captain (second lieutenant) hurried into the room.

"Sir, the enemy army is approaching the city of Suez, the number is between [-] and [-], all of them are cavalry!"

"Does the other party have an ID?"

"There are many flags, but none of them are the flags of the Ottoman army." The accompanying captain replied: "It is suspected that the local Pasha armed forces in Egypt. After they reached 500 meters outside the city of Suez, they stopped in the north of the city."

"Could it be that Fathi Pasha's enemy came here to pick up a bargain when he knew we were attacking Suez?" Yue Zhongwu murmured in his heart, then grabbed the command knife on the side of the chair, walked out of the house, and prepared to Go to the city to see what happened.

Outside the northern city of Suez, more than [-] Mamluk cavalry and tribal soldiers gathered on a gentle slope, covering the sky and covering the land, almost completely covering the wilderness.They shouted and shouted, looking at the city in front of them one after another, the horses and camels under their crotches snorted and panted heavily, and people neighed.

"Could it be that the city of Suez has already been captured by the Qi State from the southern New World?" Muhammad Shinawi, Pasha of Obo Region, asked in surprise when he saw several Qi flags erected on the top of the city.

"Looking at the posture, it's probably occupied by others. I don't know whether our old opponent, Ahmed Fathi, died in the battle or was captured alive by the opponent?" Pasha Ali Jia from Kuiren District There was a look of schadenfreude on Bull's face.

The attacking army was indeed as Yue Zhongwu guessed, the enemy of Suez Pasha Ahmed Fathi, the Pasha of Obo and Kuiren.After they heard that Fathi had been attacked by the Qi State, they made an appointment with each other. After the battle of Suez City, both sides were wounded, they sent troops together to take advantage of it. Not only did they want to seize Suez City, kill Fathi, and annex his The army and the tribe will also expel the landing force from the southern New World country to maintain the momentum of the Mamluks.

From what they thought, Fathi had assembled nearly [-] armed forces, which was considered exhausting, and he also invited Ismailia Pasha's more than [-] cavalry to help out, which can be described as unprecedentedly strong.And that southern New World country dared to launch an expedition from a place tens of thousands of miles away, so it must have some strength.In this way, the battle between the two sides in the city of Suez will inevitably be extremely difficult and tragic.

After waiting for a week, they ordered [-] Mamluk cavalry and tribal cavalry each, and killed them with lightning speed.

When approaching the city of Suez, they encountered more than 100 Maratha cavalry on the road. After some ineffective communication, they quickly attacked and killed dozens of people on the other side.

But when they arrived at the city of Suez, they were surprised to find that the owner had changed here, and the country of Qi from the New World in the south actually captured the city of Suez.

"Did Fathi's [-]-strong army be wiped out in one fell swoop?" Muhammad Shinawi was a little uncertain about the current situation in Suez.The army stationed in the city should be the soldiers and horses of the Qi State, and there are more than ten gunboats docked in the harbor. They have not seen a cavalry under Fathi's command along the way.

Could it be that he was wiped out by others?

"To destroy the [-] army, they will probably suffer heavy losses." Ali Jabr rolled his eyes, revealing a trace of cunning, "Look at the city of Suez, it seems to have been burned by fire, the defense of the city must be very weak .”

"We are preparing...to attack the city?"

"It's getting late at this time, let's wait until tomorrow." Ali Jabr smiled and said, "I've come so far, I won't go back empty-handed. In addition, the things left by Fathi cannot be let go." An outsider was taken for no reason. We need to let the Qi country understand that everything here should belong to our Mamluks. The Ottomans can’t take it away, let alone the Qi people?”

(End of this chapter)