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For Turansha, this more than 10,000 miscellaneous army is nothing, and it doesn't matter if the Holy City falls, the real threat is Namuban from the north. To this end, his army of 100,000 men amassed in Aleppo and fortified the shores of the Da Bahn waters.
Namban was not in a hurry to rush into the Levant, he first dealt with the nomads in the mountains north of the Dazhu River, in the southeastern part of the Anatolian Peninsula. This handful of Celestial Cultists were called Qults by the Mughals, and if Gu Ci could see the area inhabited by the Qults, he would be able to clearly call out the 'correct' translation of this ethnic group - Kurd. On the eve of her crossing, this ancient and tragic nation was caught in a game of Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq, seeking to establish a state.
The people of the mountains would not easily kneel and beg, and as soon as the men and horses of Namban crossed the Hakhar Mountains, they were immediately confronted by the Qurts. The notorious Mughal annihilated this army, entered Diyabakir (Diyarbakir), took several ancient cities in succession, and completely occupied the upper reaches of the Daji water.
The Youhu coalition appeared in the Levant as the first FLAG to abuse the Muguls, and it was still very appealing, and they cleaned up the coastline ports such as Gaza and Jaffa in one go, and unceremoniously advanced towards the holy city. In view of the fact that the commander of the Knights went to join the crusade, besieged Damietta, and is still waiting for redemption in the Cairo prison, the leaderless defenders of the Holy City did not resist effectively and fell into the hands of the coalition forces. The duo was not polite, and slaughtered the city, except for taking care of the emotions of the Heavenly Sect, they did not completely destroy and burn it, and what was left for Baibar was only a ruin, as if they were the Hui people who recovered Luoyang for the Tang Dynasty.
In any case, the Mamulu people recovered the holy city from the infidels, their prestige skyrocketed, and they were greatly rewarded by Khairfan, and the news of the two of them also reached the ears of the people, and at the age of fifty, he once again dispatched his troops, recalled Jochitai, and marched west from Mulu together, and the youngest son Abalu took over Jochitai to Kabul, and the southern towns of Bactria and Gandhara were also carried out. This move spurred Namban and Tigul to intensify their attacks on Aleppo and Sarama, north of Banda, respectively, so as not to get a piece of the pie.
Namban stormed a dozen forts on the banks of the Dajishui River, crossed the river smoothly, and approached Aleppo. Turansha didn't care about the Baibar and Youhu Iron Triangle behind his ass, and urgently summoned his subordinates to discuss, but because of the disagreement, he would lose peace and almost be killed. Several of the generals defected to Baibar, and he had no choice but to send his family and treasures to Cairo to ask for help. As a result, the morale of the army is weakened, and they fight separately.
Aleppo, with its strong walls and well-armed, under the leadership of the famous general al-Mansur, prepared to hold on and beg for surrender. Nambanna replenished food and crossed the city without entering, intending to take the capital Damascus directly. As soon as Aleppo was lost, Turansha immediately fled to Cairo, and Homs, like Hama, surrendered without a fight, and the Mongol army, which had been driving straight ahead, would soon reach Damascus. An alien Suliman gathered the nobles of the city and decided to open the city to avoid bloodshed. But there were still 20,000 or 30,000 defenders in the city who were unwilling to abandon their weapons and surrender. It took Nambanhua almost a month to solve the sub-cities around Damascus, and it took more than ten days to exterminate the recalcitrant people in the city before he successfully won the whole of Syria.
The Zangi dynasty, which had ruled Syria for many years, came to an end, and the Nestorian and Crusaders poured into the Levant, attributing the victory of the Mughals to the apparition of God.
The Great Qin Holy See, which lost to Egypt and watched Magyars being abused by the Mugultures, did not buy it, the Khazars have always been good friends of the Holy See, and the victory of Bahei will only make the Holy See raise his eyebrows, and the Khutt thorn will also be bought by the Holy See, and the entire Vashi trade route and the trade east of the Pontus Sea will not have the share of the Holy See of Great Qin, maybe the Germans and the Papal States will have to face the crazy Suhai. So, not surprisingly, the two Holy Sees began to fight over 'doctrine' again. Bishop Komnenos accused the Holy See of Daqin, who knelt down to worship the statue of the Virgin Mary and the saints, of heresy, and Alexander IV brazenly excommunicated Leo, who believed in Nestorianism, until he excommunicated each other, which evolved into 'cutting off the robe and breaking the righteousness'.
Finally, the thin fig skin between the Eastern and Western churches was officially torn apart, and the Great Qin Holy See called it the Great Catholic Church, and the Holy See of Fu Lak recognized itself as the patriarch of the Eastern Church, and since then the popes on both sides have not seen the king, and there has been no reconciliation after thousands of years.
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'When God paves the way for you to run freely on the flat road, Huda will dig a big hole for you in front of you and make you stumble', these words are not the words of any ancient man or famous person, but completely Namban's own experience.
For countries with cities, the strong field combat ability of the Mughal people is almost overwhelming, grab and run, run away, run away, you can't catch up, if you continue to chase, supply is a big problem, very headache. Therefore, ancient China developed many tactics against robbers, such as Li Mu spent ten years paralyzing the Xiongnu, and finally used chariots to encircle and suppress, almost annihilating hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops, almost exterminating them. The Huns, who learned wisely, would not fall into such a trap, and Huo Quai, who was better at mobile warfare than the Huns, once again beat the Huns to the point that their mothers could not recognize them, and the Huns also learned to defend.
Namuban, who had a smooth journey, continued south from Damascus, and was about to face the most popular Youhu CP in the hearts of the Celestial Cultists, and the Mamu Army Cavalry, which was not yet known to the Muguls. In his opinion, the coalition of several troops mixed together is completely not to be feared, just like Cao Cao laughs every time he hears that his opponent has increased his troops, there is no tacit understanding between them, not only can they be separated, but they are easier to break through.
The person who led the anti-Mongolian army this time should be Baibar, and with the inertia of the two, he should have figured out the escape route. His 80,000-strong army was not all the elite cavalry of the Mamulu, but also the Zanji cannibal soldiers who had retreated south, and half of them were indigenous nomads recruited from the hinterland of black Africa, who were also ignorant of the Mughal people's brilliant exploits, and did not understand each other's languages, and the morale of the whole team was quite high.
The decisive battle between the two armies was not in the city, but in the Ain Jalu hill (um al-Afam) west of the Lake of Galilee. The Mengwu people are not as well-informed as the Huns, after years of polishing of the Chinese nation, they are relatively simple, and after leaving Jinwei Mountain, they have long been accustomed to the enemy in the field and flee or be defeated with one blow, and the opponents in the city stick to the high walls, close the door and other conventional styles, and they did not expect that they have other ways of fighting, and dare to fight with the Mengwu cavalry.
Namuban was led to a U-shaped valley by 10,000 defeated horse-wood cavalry, and unquestionably broke into a concave crescent-shaped encirclement with a thick medium and thin side. After a little panic, the Mugul, led by heavily armored cavalry, launched a wedge-shaped attack on the small left flank of the crescent, and charged in the face of a dense rain of arrows regardless of casualties, and inserted into the Mamulu camp. The left flank soon began to rout, but Baibal led his guards to take the lead, shouting the slogan of the Heavenly Fang, and slashed a dozen Mongol soldiers in the name of Allah Huda, and the Mamu cavalry behind him did not hesitate to follow the charge, leading the other cavalry who were not afraid of battle to rush into the battlefield and engage the Muguls in hand-to-hand combat. The Mongolian army, which failed to fight with the sword, suffered heavy casualties, Namuban was hit by several arrows and was killed on the spot, and the remnants fled eastward and were chased and killed all the way. However, even these remnants of the Mugwu, using horses as shield walls, still shot many of the coalition cavalry with precision, until they ran out of crossbow arrows and died in battle.
In one fell swoop, the Mamu cavalry, which shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Muguls, entered Damascus to recuperate, proving that the Great Eclipse cavalry was not weaker than the Muguls. They excelled at heavy cavalry-style horse combat, and the Great Eaters had an advantage over the Mughuls in terms of sprinting and loading, and could even dismount and transform into heavy infantry combat. With both sides not afraid to fight, the outcome of the battle depends more on the tactical aspect, and it is clear that Baibal, who is playing at home, has chosen the right battlefield and played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses.
War is inherently a process of mutual learning, and this victory was more far-reaching than the Youhu duo, inspiring countries to develop targeted tactics to restrain the Mughal cavalry. And the Baibars and Mamulu dynasties, who have won the battle, will soon become the final redeemers of the Celestial Sect - because Baoda will be completely destroyed by the soldiers.
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The role of Ahmad and Tigul in the valley of the two rivers is more to contain the military strength around Baoda and prevent them from sending reinforcements, on the other hand, it is to prevent some diligent efforts to cross the border, one from Nineveh to the south, the other to the north to Susa and Bosaro, and slowly sweep away the key cities at the western foot of the Persian Plateau, waiting for the arrival of the father in person.
Of course, it is also very difficult for them to quickly collect the cities like Namuban, and the big cannibals face the menacing Mongolian army, their fighting spirit is far greater than fear, their morale is high, and they are not afraid of death. When the situation took a turn for the worse, Muttadimifi poked his head out of the scriptures and personally came forward to announce the launch of the 'Apologetic Holy War'. He was the only agent of the Prophet and Huda on earth, the sole spiritual and temporal leader of the ********, and his status was higher than that of the kings of the Celestial Sect dynasties, the 'Sutan', or the 'heterogeneous' and governors who held military power. As the supreme ruler of empires and sects, this position has very strict blood requirements, and once in office, it has the unconditional worship and obedience of the faithful, and has more authority than the pope. At his call, even the mildest and most war-loathing Celestials would take up arms and take up arms to participate in the holy war, because this is the duty that the Koran has given to Khairifan, and it is also an obligation that the followers must obey and fulfill.
Therefore, in the face of the 'people's war' with fierce feelings, Ahma's elite troops of less than 30,000 did not have much advantage at all, and the murderous massacres often provoked the resistance of the cultists. No matter how fierce a warrior is, you have to deal with a group of enemies who are willing to die with you at all times, and the casualties and losses are unbearable. In this regard, if they have the opportunity to meet the US soldiers who have been on the battlefield in Iraq for decades, I believe that there must be a lot of bitterness to exchange with each other.
Now, the armies of the Shoqin and Jochidai have arrived.