My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 751 Battle of Cairo (Part [-])

"Fire!"

There was another salvo of artillery fire. The Cairo City Gate opposite had been beaten into a sieve, and even the city walls were damaged. The defenders at the top of the city also hid elsewhere, because some unlucky guys had been hit by artillery before. After being shot, he was instantly turned into a pulp, and died horribly.

"General Zhu, the city gate has been breached, let's go straight into the city!"

Mufas excitedly suggested to Zhu Yong at this time that the city gate opposite had been destroyed, the city wall was in dilapidated condition, and even the defenders had hid elsewhere. The current Cairo City was equivalent to opening its arms to them.

"General Mu, don't worry. Let's use artillery to kill the opponent's morale first, so that we can feel more relaxed after entering the city."

Zhu Yong waved his hands with a smile.

Just kidding, he worked so hard to drag these artillery pieces to Cairo. They have to have a good time. Otherwise, wouldn't their previous hard work be in vain?

Mufas nodded when he heard this, and then suddenly said to Zhu Yong: "General Zhu, your artillery is indeed amazingly powerful, but I don't know if you can sell us a few of these artillery pieces?"

"This one……"

Zhu Yong was stunned, not expecting that Mufas would make such a request to him on the battlefield.

However, Zhu Yong reacted quickly and immediately smiled and said: "Artillery is an important weapon of the country and has never been sold to others, so I can't make the decision on this matter. General Mu, don't you know Zhanhe? It's best to When you see him for the first time, you should ask him yourself!"

What Zhu Yong said was true. Only Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe and his son could make the decision on whether to sell artillery to the Ottomans.

"The prince has a bold temperament. He even agreed to sell us warships. I think artillery can be used too!"

Mufas nodded and said to himself.

Zhu Yong was noncommittal about Mufas's words, because he knew that Zhu Zhanhe attached great importance to firearms and kept strict confidentiality measures on firearms. He would not even disclose it to the Ming Dynasty, let alone Osman.

Compared with the relaxed mood of Zhu Yong and Mufas outside the city, Faraj in the city was anxious and angry. He never dreamed that there was a supporting army behind Osman, and judging from the opponent's flag, it should be an unfamiliar army. army.

What Faraj didn't expect was that this new army had very powerful firearms and destroyed the city gates of Cairo in a short time. It was still firing continuously, causing the defenders in the city to be frightened. They didn't even dare to approach the city gate.

But Faraj also knew very well that if the city gate was broken, the opponent would rush into the city. Even though he had more than [-] troops in his hands, as a defender of the city, once the city gate was broken, it was equivalent to defeat. Half of the time, the military morale of his soldiers had been lost, and he had no confidence that he could block the opponent's attack.

Faced with this situation, Faraj wanted to abandon the city and escape, but he was reluctant to part with the family fortune accumulated by the Mamluk dynasty over the past hundred years. Moreover, as a king, if he could not even save the capital, those in the country who were already alienated from him would The governor and the nobles will definitely not take him seriously, and it will not be easy for him to find a place to stay.

Thinking of the above, Faraj finally gave up the idea of ​​​​escape, because by staying in the city, there was at least a glimmer of hope to repel the opponent's attack, and as long as he defended Cairo, he would still be the king of the Mamluk dynasty, and he would still be king in the future. There was hope of revitalizing the kingdom.

So Faraj immediately ordered to organize a defense behind the city gate. However, at this moment, the artillery outside suddenly stopped, and then there were loud shouts of killing. The Ottoman and Han coalition forces outside the city finally launched an attack. . The city gate had long ago collapsed under the bombardment of artillery. Even the city wall at the city gate was in danger and was in danger of collapsing at any time. Therefore, it was impossible to stop the coalition forces. In the blink of an eye, the armies of both sides entered the city.

The Mamluks in the city also began to block the coalition forces under the command of Faraj. The two sides began a brutal offensive and defensive battle near the city gate.

The first ones to rush in were the Ottoman troops, and the Mamluks were still able to fight back and forth with them. However, when Zhu Yong's Shenji Battalion rushed in, rows of muskets fired continuously, even if they were wearing Even the elite in armor cannot stop the power of bullets.

Therefore, under the attack of the Shenji Battalion, the Mamluks were retreating steadily. Coupled with the cooperation of the Ottomans, the coalition forces quickly broke through the city's defenses. The coalition forces of the two countries flew along the avenues in the city, and soon Then they fought to the gate of the royal city.

Faraj did not escape, but has been personally commanding the army to resist. It is precisely because he is in the army that the Mamluks' military morale has not collapsed. However, even so, many Mamluks still cannot see the situation. Wonderful, they either ran away or took off their armor, threw down their weapons, hid among the people and gave up resistance.

In the end, Faraj was besieged in the royal city by the Ottoman and Han armies, and he only had six to seven thousand men left in his hands. Although they were all elites, they could not withstand the fierce attack of the two armies.

Finally, after holding on for three days, Zhu Yong used artillery to blast open the palace gate again. The armies of the two countries swarmed in. Faraj died at the gate of the city, and most of his soldiers were also killed. The rest could only Choose to surrender.

With the fall of the palace, the entire Cairo finally fell into the hands of the Han and Ottomans. This also marked the official demise of the once powerful Mamluk dynasty today.

The city of Cairo was captured, but both Zhu Yong and Mufas restrained their men from looting. They just moved out all the supplies in the city and the property found in the palace, and after Mufas counted them, they Officially handed over to Zhu Yong's men for safekeeping.

"General Mu is such a trustworthy person. The Mamluks accumulated hundreds of people's wealth, but you really didn't keep any of it and gave it all to us!"

Zhu Yong chuckled.

"This is what it should be. After all, according to the original agreement, after the city of Cairo is captured, the materials and wealth in the city will be handed over to the big man!"

Mufas smiled slightly.

Although he handed over so much property, he did not feel distressed at all, because according to the agreement between the two parties, after Cairo was captured, it would be handed over to Osman, so it was appropriate to use these properties to compensate the big man.

"Okay, I will abide by the agreement and withdraw the army outside the city tomorrow. Then we will discuss how to jointly send troops to wipe out the remaining power of Egypt!"

Zhu Yong also nodded happily.

In the original agreement signed between the two parties, the Han Dynasty took advantage of it. Not only did it get half of the canal management rights, but it also occupied the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Therefore, handing over Cairo to the Ottomans was also compensation to the Ottomans. Otherwise, the two sides would not have reached the same goal. Not a condition for cooperation.

(End of this chapter)