Chapter 1960: The Mano Line
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Anyway, Sultan Garigul survived. However, considering that he had to be amputated due to lead poisoning in his left arm, Marin thought about it and decided to send someone to fly pigeons to pass the book, go to Italy to transit, notify the Egyptian side, send the alcohol refined from the spirits, and teach the Egyptian court doctors to boil gauze in boiling water to avoid infection and death after amputation.
You must know that medicine in this era is extremely backward, and it does not pay attention to disinfection at all. Even if Garigul is a sultan, the possibility of infection after amputation is extremely high. Once infected, nine deaths and one life.
Therefore, Marin hurriedly asked the carrier pigeon to be released to inform the spies on the Italian side, and then the Italian side used the carrier pigeon to inform the Egyptian spies to prevent Garigul Sultan from accidentally becoming infected during the amputation.
But two days later, before the Egyptian reply came back, another piece of bad news came back - the Turkish Sultan Selim I deliberately released the captured cavalry of 20,000 Mamluk lords......
Originally, after the defeat of more than 50,000 Mamluk cavalry, Gharigul could not escape with the remnants of 14,000 cavalry in his headquarters. The 20,000 cavalry of the Mamluk feudal lords were deliberately abandoned by Garigul.
After being abandoned, the 20,000 cavalry of the feudal lords were also very undisciplined, and surrendered to the Turks with little resistance. Originally, Selim I intended to detain these people. However, the ministers, who were familiar with the internal situation of the Mamluk dynasty, advised him to let go of the cavalry subordinate to the Mamluk feudal lords......
Since he only brought back the cavalry of his headquarters when he could not escape, he was able to strengthen his rule in the future, even though the country's strength was damaged. Because, no one has the strength to challenge him.
If Sultan Garigul is given enough time, he may be able to purge the opposition from the country and complete the true unification of the Mamluks. By that time, the strength of the Mamluks would not necessarily be bad.
However, Selim I's hand shattered Garigul's wishful thinking......
After the 20,000 Mamluk cavalry subordinate to the feudal lords returned, the strength of Garigul would not only no longer have the upper hand, but would fall behind.
Of course, because these cavalry belonged to several feudal lords, these feudal lords could not form an advantage over Garigul. However, Garigul could not suppress the feudal lords anymore......
In other words, from now on, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt will be in a chaotic period of internal power struggle for a long time, and it will be difficult to pose a threat to Turkey. Then Turkey would be free to concentrate on dealing with Persia......
"That's bad news!" Marin rubbed his temples and felt a headache and depression.
Originally, Marin also planned to suppress the momentum of Turkey's rise through the alliance of Persia and Egypt. But now, the Egyptians have fallen. Although he was not destroyed, he lost half his life.
As for Persia, although the last war did not suffer a lot of vitality, it has lost its sharpness......
What is Sharpness? Sharpness is morale! Before the Great War with the Turks, the Persians were proud, just like their Shah Ismaili I. Because they had never suffered defeat, the morale of the Persian army was very high. In the face of the enemy, the Persian army maintained strong self-confidence and morale. Even if you are not as strong as your opponent, you can defeat your opponent!
Just like in the early Tang Dynasty, because the Tang army built up extremely strong self-confidence after eliminating the Turks, Xi Junmai dared to use 120 cavalry to break the enemy's 10,000 people......
Is Xi Jun buying it? Or did each of his 120 cavalry be one hundred? Neither, but because the Tang army was invincible in various battles in the early Tang Dynasty, the officers and men of the Tang army became extremely confident. And their opponents, because of the prestige of the Tang Army, are naturally a little afraid. Therefore, it led to the amazing deeds of Xi Junmai 120 riding to break through all enemies.
Similarly, after the last great battle between Turkey and Persia, although the Persian strength was not greatly lost, the confidence of the Persian army was severely damaged. After that battle, the Persian army, including their monarch Ismaili I, no longer believed that they were "invincible."
On the contrary, through the two decisive battles with Persia and Egypt, Turkey established the same strong self-confidence as the early Tang army. It can be said that in the future, when the Turkish army and the Persian army meet, Persia may not even dare to take the initiative to attack. Unless, your own advantage is great. Otherwise, it will only be on the defensive......
This is war! Once a ** team has suffered a crushing defeat or a big victory, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army!
War is never a comparison of digital strength! Only those unscrupulous arms dealers can one-sidedly exaggerate the role of weapons and equipment. And in reality, armament does not determine success or failure! Just like when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded China in the late Qing Dynasty, they opened the arsenal of the fleeing Qing army and found that the weapons of the Qing army were very advanced......
However, because of the repeated defeats for decades, and the serious problems in the discipline and training of the Qing army, they were given machine guns and Krupp cannons, which could not defeat the mixed miscellaneous army of the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Not to mention war, even football. Because he often lost to the South Korean team, the national football team in later generations suffered from inexplicable "Koreanophobia". As soon as I got on the field, I naturally lost my morale and confidence in the face of the South Korean team, where can I win?
Therefore, although the power of Persia is still there, and Egypt has not collapsed, these two countries are no longer a big threat to Turkey. Because, Turkey has already played a burst of self-confidence, and its combat effectiveness can be exerted beyond the ordinary. Egypt and Persia, on the other hand, have long lost their confidence. When encountering the Turks again, the fighting spirit is very problematic.
If Egypt had not been defeated, the two countries might have been able to turn the tables together. But in this war, Egypt lost too badly, and the Sultan of Garigul and his allies lost more than half of the more than 30,000 Mamluk cavalry, while the opposition of Garigul did not suffer much loss and were sent back to capture by the Turks. In the future, it will be difficult for Egypt to threaten Turkey again......
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However, Marin did not expect Egypt to overthrow Turkey. All Marin wanted was for the Turks not to go south to control Jerusalem and Egypt.
Needless to say, Jerusalem is the holy city of both Christianity and Greenism. If Turkey takes the city, I am afraid that the morale and prestige will burst. Europe, on the other hand, will be greatly affected. After all, if the Holy City is taken by the Turks, the morale of the Europeans will also suffer. Under the influence of one another, the Turks will be more arrogant.
In addition, this place in Egypt is also very important. If Turkey takes it, it will not only deal a heavy blow to Venice, but also make Spain and Portugal even more invincible. Venice, on the other hand, was an important pawn used by Marin to contain Spain, and could not be brought down by Turkey.
In addition, with Egypt, a granary that is even more important than Syria, Turkey wants to storm troops in the future, as if it were a joke. After all, the agricultural areas of the Nile Valley are not built......
Originally, it was only after the annexation of Egypt that Turkey had a super ability to fight against the army......
Before the annexation of Egypt, Turkey sent troops to fight and could only send an army of 60,000 to 100,000 people. However, after the annexation of Turkey, when he later attacked Europe, he often dispatched two or three hundred thousand troops......