Chapter 979: The Ottoman Empire's Fiasco (2)
The Qing army's initiative to attack soon alarmed Erconi, the commander of the Ottoman army.
Erconi climbed to the top of the Damascus Citadel and watched the Qing attack with a telescope.
"The Qing army actually took the initiative to attack us, hehe, good! Allah willing, let us fight back against them with the fiercest attack! Erconi laughed fiercely and ordered loudly: "Order all the soldiers to prepare for a counterattack with the whole army, with the most powerful attack, to repel the Qing army in front of you, and take the initiative to kill it, break through the camp of the Qing army, and win the war!" ”
Erconi was very happy, and he originally wanted to order all the Ottoman soldiers to launch the most fierce attack on the Qing army today, and crush the Qing army strongly. However, the Qing army attacked them first.
Erconi sneered, facing the attack, only to crush with a stronger attack.
Erconi made this determination based on his previous experience in fighting mountain bandits and defeating rebellions, thinking that at this moment he could also rely on a more powerful attack to defeat the Qing army's attack, and defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.
What he did not calculate, however, was that he had been able to defeat his enemies by constantly attacking them because the enemies he had encountered were too weak compared to the Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman armies he had led at that time were far stronger than the enemies he had faced.
But at this moment, the strength of the Ottoman army led by him is not greater than the Qing army, but weaker than the Qing army, as a weak party, he still wants to rely on a more 'powerful' attack to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop, Erconi is worthy of Zhao Kuo of the Ottoman Empire, his so-called war experience, is still not enough for him to command such a big war.
----Although some Ottoman generals objected, Erconi was the commander of the Ottoman army, and the Ottoman army could only obey Erconi's orders in the end, and the whole army was dispatched to strongly counterattack the Qing army's attack, and also counterattacked, repelling the Qing army, and continued to take the initiative to give up the most fierce attack on the Qing army camp, intending to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.
More than 600,000 Ottoman soldiers abandoned their original defenses like waves and launched a fierce counterattack against the attacking 300,000 Qing troops with fierce momentum.
"God forbid! The Empire will win! Erconi also carried a great sword and followed the Ottoman army to fight out, completely abandoning the defense of Damascus, as he said, today he will defeat the Qing army with the fiercest offensive and one battle.
The whole army of the Ottoman army counterattacked and immediately resisted the 300,000 Qing troops led by Aobai. The Ottoman army was like a wave, and the offensive became more and more fierce as the number of Ottoman soldiers killed continued to increase.
After all, the Qing army only dispatched 300,000, and it was not at all the opponent of the Ottoman army dispatched by the whole army, and soon there were signs of exhaustion.
However, the Qing army did not intend to fight the Ottoman army to the death.
"Huh, bunch of idiots!" Seeing that the Ottoman army actually went out with all its troops, Ao Bai sneered.
"Withdraw!" Ao Bai did not hesitate to order the Qing army to retreat, retreating in the direction of the Qing army's camp.
Aobai, who is sixty years old this year, although he still looks brave, his personality is much more restrained than when he was young, and he is basically not arrogant and impulsive. With most of his life's experience, he seems to have trained Ao Bai into a brave and resourceful general.
Of course, he was already old, and he had only killed less than thirty Ottoman soldiers, and his expression was already a little tired.
The Qing army, under the orders of Aobai, began to retreat to the Qing army camp in the rear.
"Hahahaha, the Qing army was defeated and retreated, pursued the victory, entered the Qing army camp, and defeated the Qing army in one fell swoop!" The new commander of the Ottoman army, Erkoni, laughed wildly and ordered loudly.
More than 600,000 Ottoman troops were still like waves, following the defeated Qing army and killing into the Qing army camp.
After the Qing army was defeated into the camp, it did not defend itself, but continued to retreat to the depths of the camp.
The fierce attack of the 600,000 Ottoman army seemed to be victorious, and it quickly entered the depths of the camp.
Erconi, the commander of the Ottoman army, looked at the Qing army in front of him, and the smugness and arrogance in his eyes became more and more obvious. It seems that his strategy is right, he should use such the most fierce offensive to enter the Qing army camp in one fell swoop and completely defeat the Qing army.
Following the Ottoman army deeper and deeper into the Qing army camp, watching the Qing soldiers in front of him continue to rout as always, Erconi couldn't understand, the Qing army was so bad, what did that old guy in Deniseri eat, with hundreds of thousands of imperial troops and the Qing army for so many years, consuming countless national strength of the empire, not only has it not been able to defeat the Qing army, but has been constantly defeated by the Qing army.
It seems that the old fellow in Deniseri used to be nothing more than a waste of fame, but in fact he had no talent for commanding an army at all.
"Keep attacking!" Erconi was full of disdain in his heart, and continued to lead the Ottoman army deep into the Qing army camp with high spirits, breaking the Qing army camp in one fell swoop and directly defeating all the Qing army.
What Erconi didn't notice in his excitement was that he led the Ottoman army deep into the Qing army's camp for such a long distance, but he never saw the Qing army's artillery firing at them, and even the Qing army's most elite Manchu Eight Banners and musket team didn't see much, which looked very weird.
Erconi's lack of experience, lack of talent, and excitement may not have seen anything strange, but in the Ottoman army, there are thousands of generals, and it is not that he does not see this strangeness.
However, these people either do not have high positions and have no rights. Either Erconi was reminded, but the excited Erconi did not listen at all, and still insisted on ordering the army to continue the attack.
"Lord Marshal, let the army stop, it's too weird, this is not the situation that should exist in the Qing army camp at all, if it goes on like this, it is very easy to have an accident!" One of the Ottoman generals, who saw the strangeness, tried to persuade Erconi to stop the attack.
"Huh? The imperial army will soon be able to break through the Qing army camp and defeat all the Qing army, what can happen? Do you want Marshal Ben to order the army to stop the offensive at this time? If you miss this opportunity to defeat the Qing army, the true gods will not forgive Marshal Ben! Erconi still did not listen to the persuasion of the other Ottoman generals, and still ordered the Ottoman army to continue the attack.
Soon, the Ottoman army was defeated and broke through the Qing army camp, and it can be seen that countless Qing soldiers are continuing to break and flee after defeating the camp.
"Hahahaha, victory belongs to the empire, continue to attack, and annihilate all Qing troops!" Erconi laughed wildly and ordered hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops to continue to chase and kill in the direction of the Qing army's 'rout', preparing to expand the 'victory' and annihilate the Qing army!
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