My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 750 Battle of Cairo (Part [-])

The Ottoman army led by Mufas and the Mamluks led by Faraj started a decisive battle outside Cairo. Both sides used their trump cards, hoping to defeat the opponent's elite in one fell swoop and thus establish the outcome of the battle.

However, there was not much difference in strength between the two sides. They fought outside the city for a whole day, but could not decide the winner. It was not until dark that the two sides had to withdraw their troops and return to camp.

In the next few days, Mufas and Faraj had many fierce battles. In the end, Mufas finally gained the upper hand, but he was unable to completely defeat the opponent.

When Farage saw that the situation was not good, he simply hid in Cairo City and never came out, relying on Cairo City's military defense to defend it.

At first Mufas was not willing to give in, but after launching several attacks, he was hit hard and bleeding. Faraj even took advantage of the situation to rush out of the city and almost killed him. This frightened Mufas. He was so serious that he never dared to attack Cairo again.

The war situation was deadlocked, Mufas did not dare to attack Cairo, and Faraj in the city did not dare to go out for a decisive battle.

However, Faraj is not anxious at all, because Egypt is his home field. In contrast, the Ottomans outside the city are on an expedition, which will definitely not last long. As long as he waits until the opponent's food supplies are exhausted, the opponent will only I can retreat.

However, Faraj did not know that behind Mufas, there was a more powerful Han army rushing towards Cairo. It is estimated that when he sees the Han army, he will never laugh again.

In contrast, although Mufas knew that there was a strong reinforcement behind him, he couldn't be happy because he was the first to reach Cairo City, but he couldn't attack it.

After the Han army arrives, both sides work together to attack Cairo, and then the credit will be equally divided, which means he has wasted such a good opportunity.

Thinking of the above, Mufas felt an indescribable depression in his heart. He wanted to try to attack again, but he was worried that if Faraj turned defeat into victory, he would only benefit the big man's army.

So after hesitating for a long time, Mufas finally gave up the idea of ​​taking risks and waited for the arrival of the Han army.

It was not until five days later that Zhu Yong led the Han army to the city of Cairo. Farage, who was besieged in the city, was extremely shocked when he saw a strange army coming outside. Apparently, he had not known about the fall of Port Suez until now. No news was received.

In fact, this is normal. Firstly, Farage has been at war with Mufas during this period and has no time to pay attention to the outside world. Secondly, Egypt is already divided inside. Even Farage, the king, can only give orders to the governor and governor near Cairo. Nobles, governors and nobles in other distant lands, had long since ceased to obey Faraj's orders.

"General Zhu, thank you for your hard work!"

With a smile on his face, Mufas welcomed Zhu Yong into his tent, where sumptuous food and wine had been prepared, and he personally welcomed Zhu Yong.

"General Mu, you're welcome. I've heard Zhan He mention you more than once. When I saw you today, you are indeed extraordinary!"

Zhu Yong also smiled and spoke politely to Mufas.

Mufas deliberately reminded the other party that his surname was not Mu, but he wanted to do as the locals do, so he finally acquiesced to the title. Then he invited Zhu Yong to take a seat, and the two chatted while eating.

"General Mu, I don't know when you arrived in Cairo. Why haven't you entered the city yet?"

After three drinks, Zhu Yong finally asked about the current war.

"To be honest, General Zhu, we arrived a few days earlier than you and fought several battles with the Mamluks in the city. In the end, we gained a slight upper hand. As a result, the other party hid in the city very cunningly and could not come out. We also attacked Don’t go in!”

At the end of his speech, Mufas slapped the table angrily. Now that the two sides are cooperating, he has nothing to hide about the situation on the battlefield. "I see, but General Mu doesn't have to worry, our big Han's firearms are enough to blast through the opponent's city gate!"

Zhu Yong immediately patted his chest and assured that both the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were very good at building strong cities. Correspondingly, the armies of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were also very good at attacking cities. Especially with artillery, sieges became even more difficult. Simple.

"Firearms? Can Cairo be breached using only firearms?"

When Mufas heard this, he showed a suspicious expression, because the Ottomans also had firearms, but their power was very limited. They could kill people, but it was impossible to use them to attack the city.

"General Mu will know when the time comes!"

Zhu Yong did not explain too much, but smiled and said confidently.

Seeing that the other party was so sure, Mufas didn't want to ask any more questions. After all, the two sides were allies. Doubting the strength of the allies at this time might trigger a conflict between the two sides. By then, if Luo City was not defeated, they would start fighting themselves. .

The soldiers were very fast. After Zhu Yong's army arrived, they only rested for one night and prepared to attack the city the next day.

Following Zhu Yong's order, artillery pieces one after another were pushed to the front of the formation.

The reason why Zhu Yong came so slowly this time was mainly because these artillery pieces slowed them down.

In fact, according to Zhu Yong's previous estimation, even if they brought artillery, they should arrive in Cairo a few days earlier, but he overestimated the road conditions in Egypt.

They took a detour from Suez to Cairo, only to find that the roads in Egypt were in very bad condition. Not only were there potholes everywhere, but they also had to pass through deserts in some places, which greatly slowed down their march. At that time, Zhu Yong was so angry that he almost fired the cannon. These heavy weapons were thrown halfway, which delayed several days.

This time Zhu Yong brought a total of thirty artillery pieces, and now they are all pulled to the gate of Cairo.

Cairo was originally a rectangular city. Later, it was expanded several times, so that there were many buildings outside the city. But now these buildings outside the city have been abandoned, and Faraj's army has hid in the city, relying on the strong city walls to defend it.

Thirty artillery pieces were lined up in a row, and then the soldiers loaded the ammunition skillfully, and the muzzles were adjusted to aim at the city gate.

"ignition!"

Following Zhu Yong's order, thirty artillery pieces fired almost at the same time. There was only a "bang" sound, and thirty hot artillery shells fiercely bombarded near the city gate, and several of them directly hit the city gate. The son shot out several holes in the solid city gate.

"What an amazing cannon!"

Mufas was shocked when he saw the power of these artillery. The Mongolian expedition also brought artillery technology to the West. Therefore, the Ottomans and Europe now also have their own artillery, but they still use Mongolians. The old technology, the artillery is not very powerful.

In contrast, Dahan's artillery has been improved by Zhu Zhanhe. Although it still uses solid bullets, its power is still amazing.

(End of this chapter)