My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 747 Port of Suez (Part [-])

"Boom boom~"

With the roar of the artillery on the warships, the port was in chaos. The pier was full of Egyptians running for cover, but the Egyptian navy was huddled in the port and did not dare to go out to fight the big man's navy.

Looking at the performance of the Egyptian navy in the port, Zhang Zhong also showed a satisfied expression. The Egyptian navy was not strong to begin with, and it was mainly deployed in the Mediterranean direction. The navy on the Red Sea side was even weaker.

After several battles, Zhang Zhong had wiped out [-] of the Egyptian navy in the Red Sea. The remaining ones were all hiding in the port and did not dare to come out. Now the entire Red Sea has become the domain of the Han navy.

The only entrance to the Red Sea is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and it is still controlled by the Han Dynasty. It is equivalent to the entire Red Sea being a closed inland sea. The Egyptian navy has suffered heavy losses and cannot be replenished at all. Even if it starts to build warships now, it will not be replaced in a short time. It was impossible to equip it into the navy, so Egypt completely lost control of the Red Sea.

"Brother Zhang, is it time to log in now?"

Zhu Yong, who was standing next to Zhang Zhong, looked at the port in chaos and then asked Zhang Zhong.

In fact, the artillery on the warships did not cause much damage to the port, and not even a few people were killed. It was just that during this period, Zhang Zhong's navy attacked everywhere and had established a great reputation in the hearts of the Egyptians along the coast. Therefore, they were Only after seeing the big man's warship did he appear so panicked.

"Okay, the entire Red Sea has become our world, so it will be safer for you to land."

Zhang Zhong nodded.

Originally, Zhu Yong was eager to land in Egyptian waters as soon as he arrived, but he was persuaded by Zhang Zhong. Then Zhang Zhong led his army to clean up the Egyptian navy and even attack Egyptian ports. This was done in order to completely destroy Egypt's maritime power. disabled, thus ensuring safety at sea and giving Zhu Yong no worries after sending troops.

"Great, let's leave for Port Suez immediately!"

Zhu Yong also waved his fist excitedly after hearing this.

The Port of Suez is located at the northernmost end of the Red Sea, and is also the southernmost end of the later Suez Canal. After Zhang Zhong and the others entered the Red Sea, they captured some Egyptians and quickly asked about the situation of various ports in Egypt.

As the closest port to Cairo on the Red Sea, the Port of Suez has also become a famous commercial port. All kinds of goods from the East that want to enter or pass through Egypt will come to the Port of Suez for transit.

Therefore, this port has become one of the most prosperous ports on the Red Sea, and it is also the largest military port of the Egyptian Navy. However, the Egyptian Navy had been crippled by Zhang Zhong before, and now they are huddled in various ports and dare not come out. Port of Suez There is no exception there.

So Zhang Zhong turned the ship around and quickly reached the Port of Suez.

The Egyptians at the port screamed in fear when they saw the Han's warship. Everyone ran desperately to the back of the dock, because Zhang Zhong had sent a fleet to the port to sweep it several times before. Although they did not land, they also left the port. The people were quite frightened.

As for the remaining navy in Port of Suez, they were all huddled in the military port next to them and did not dare to go out at all. Originally, the Egyptians thought that this time it would be like before, and the Han warships would leave after a few cannons.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Zhong would capture the entire port this time. First, artillery bombarded the Egyptian military port and fired kerosene. In the blink of an eye, the entire military port fell into a sea of ​​fire. The Egyptian navy on board had no time to evacuate. Almost all of them died in the belly of the fish.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yong and others also took a boat to land. It was only then that the Egyptians at the port realized that these Han troops wanted to occupy the entire port.

Facing the invasion of a powerful enemy, the garrison at the port immediately began to mobilize, and then launched an attack on the landing Han army, hoping to drive the opponent to the sea. After all, no matter how powerful the opponent's warships were, they could not get ashore, and as long as they prevented the opponent from getting ashore, , they win.

Stationed in Port Suez is the famous Mamluk cavalry. In fact, there are several types of Mamluk cavalry. There are Mamluks under the direct jurisdiction of the Sudan, and Mamluks under the jurisdiction of governors and chiefs of various places. There are also some Mamluks composed of Mamluk descendants and free people.

Among the three types of Mamluks, the most powerful ones are naturally the Mamluk cavalry that belongs directly to the Sudan. However, these cavalry are generally stationed in Cairo. Ports in places like Suez are under the jurisdiction of a governor. , the Mamluk cavalry here were also formed by this governor.

Mamluk is Arabic, which means "slave" when translated, because the Mamluks originated from some slave soldiers. Later, because of their strong strength, they established their own political power. Although the current Mamluks are declining , but the foundation is still there. When these Mamluk cavalry charged at the Han army at the port, they were also full of momentum, and ordinary troops could not stop their charge.

However, what they faced this time was one of the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty, the all-firearms Shenji Battalion.

Zhu Yong wanted to test the restraint of firearms on cavalry, so he ordered the Shenji Battalion to line up in a long queue on the dock. When the opponent's cavalry entered the shooting range, he immediately ordered to open fire.

Just listen to the sound of "Boom, Boom, Boom~" muskets. The classic three-stage attack is very smooth. The new muskets also greatly increase the shooting speed. The hot projectiles interweave into a metal death net in front of the musketeers.

The Mamluk cavalry who were charging at the front hit the metal death net with their flesh and blood. They immediately fell to pieces with shouts of neighing, and even the cavalry charging behind were tripped. For a moment, everyone on the battlefield was turned upside down. , screaming in succession.

However, this was just the beginning. Following Zhu Yong's order, rows of musketeers began to turn forward, once again shortening the distance between the two sides. Any enemy within the shooting range of the muskets would fall to them. under the bullet.

Even some Mamluk cavalry were wearing armor, but they could not block the penetration of bullets. The Mamluk cavalry seemed to have hit an invisible wall, and the casualties became more and more severe.

Faced with this situation, even the bravest Mamluk cavalry would feel fear. Even the cavalry in the rear turned their horses' heads and rushed to both sides when charging, just not daring to rush into the fire of Shenji Camp's muskets. scope.

However, the terrain on the pier was narrow, and even if these Mamluk cavalry temporarily avoided it, when the musketeers from the Shenji Battalion turned their guns, they quickly covered these people within the shooting range, setting off a new round of fighting again. Killing.

No one would be willing to die. Faced with this inevitable situation, the Mamluk cavalry behind them finally collapsed and began to flee backwards, no matter how much the commander scolded them.

Seeing that the opponent's military morale collapsed, Zhu Yong also dispatched the cavalry at the right time and began to reap the results created by the Shenji Battalion!

(End of this chapter)