There are always countless surprises and accidents in the journey of life. For example, a confident defeat, such as an unexpected victory!

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The Abdul-Majid offensive came quickly. With only five days to prepare, the Seljuk army began its offensive. On the one hand, they started from the eastern city wall, and on the other hand, they also tried to cross the Tigris River directly from the western part of the city. But none of these efforts have yielded any results.

Siege warfare is a battle that tests the engineering skills of both sides. Baghdad, which has experienced the golden age of heaven, still has a lot of scientific and technological heritage. Engineers and sappers, with their reinforced walls and gates, resisted the attacks of the Seljuk army's battering rams. Ballistae placed at the head of the city can also fire artillery with incendiary materials such as oil, or packets of powdered medicine that is less powerful.

The recipe for the medicinal powder has long been circulated in the heavenly world, and a large amount of sulfur has been transferred from Muktafi's hands to Khamos, and it is strange that there is no hidden medicinal powder processing plant in Baghdad.

In contrast, the Seljuk army was not well prepared in this regard. They also have powder packets, but they have a hard time getting them to the city. First, because a large number of technical talents were taken to the Persian plateau by Sanjar, and a few days were not enough for them to make such outstanding tools. The second is because the defenders occupy the terrain. The same ballistas, the same catapults, the defenders had a longer range than them.

They only made uncomplicated battering rams, ladders, and a small number of long-range weapons, and they were simply unable to crush the defenders in terms of technology and numbers, and gain an advantage.

The war in Baghdad did not start quickly and ended quickly. Surprisingly, the defenders, who were far outnumbered by the Seljuk army, erupted with great resilience in the crisis, resisting the onslaught of Abdul Majid to the death.

After the first few days, the war unexpectedly reached a stalemate.

The defenders, who had learned and familiarized themselves with the war, even on the sixth day of the war, fought a bloody battle on the banks of the Tigris River when the Seljuks repaired a pontoon bridge over the Tigris River, resisting the attack of the opposing side to the death.

The Seljuk sappers, with the help of their own firepower, finally repaired a bridge over the Tigris. Battalions of heavy infantry swarmed up, using small canisters or grenades thrown by manpower to clear the way, trying to quickly break down the defenders' defenses.

Because the fortifications of Baghdad were very cleverly designed, and the eastern walls were tall and strong, they could not be taken in a moment. On the other hand, the Tigris River, which was only a river, and as long as the Seljuk army succeeded in reaching the opposite bank, Abdul-Majid had absolute certainty of sweeping away the resistance east of the river.

But the space of a bridge alone did not allow the Seljuk forces to be outnumbered. The defenders also mobilized heavy forces to plug the gap. Heavily armoured shield-wielding infantry greet their accelerating opponents in a dense phalanx. Surrounded by flying oil cans, grenades and arrows, the two sides engaged in a battle of true warriors. The battle lasted a whole day.

The Turks were heroic, but the Celestials were equally bloody.

Muktafi was even on the front lines to supervise the battle, and everyone knew the importance of this battle, and they had to hold on.

Muktafi also brought in ballistas and fired at the Seljuks on the other side of the river. The Seljuks sent warriors, and at one point they reached the other side, destroying many ballistas with oil canisters and grenades. Eventually, however, the high-morale defenders drove the Seljuk army back to the western city.

On the same day, the Seljuk army besieging the eastern city also launched a fierce assault in order to pin down the defenders. But their newly made battering ram was burned by the defenders' ballistae before they could reach the gates.

After a day of bloody fighting, they paid a huge price and failed to take the western city, the morale of the Seljuk army fell greatly, but the morale of the defenders became more and more high, and the siege battle reached a stalemate. Even a murderous man like Abdul Majid did not dare to use damming to cut off the Tigris River. This would be devastating to agriculture downstream, and would bring the entire city and village of Sivat to the side of the caliphate.

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In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, a large fleet finally saw the shores of Enze.

In the wind and dust, Hu Yanqing has already entered the working state. Although the Chinese have had a message of 'food and silence' since ancient times, in fact, the wine table culture is even more deep-rooted. Hearing the news of Ling Zhen's turn, Hu Yanqing slapped his thigh in annoyance. If he had been half a moon earlier, he would have been very different now.

"It's not too late." Ling Zhen stroked the beard on his chin and said, "The Seljuks have too much advantage over Baghdad, and it has been half a moon since the outbreak of the war, and Muktafi is afraid that he has fallen into the hands of Mejid. "But there is no definite news yet. The Seljuks blocked the Strait of Hormuz to death.

"However, no matter whether the fighting is over or not, how can Muqtafi, as a caliph, be like Zhou Tianzi in the pre-Qin period?"

"Whether it is killing or imprisoning, whether it is dead or alive, it will cause turmoil in the people's hearts and unrest the people."

"The Seljuks do not want to see our army land in Sivat at this moment, and this is a good opportunity for our army."

"In the old man's opinion, the general and Mo stopped in Enzeduo, quickly dispatched troops to the Strait of Hormuz, joined forces with General Yang, and took advantage of the gathering of the Seljuk naval army in the Strait of Hormuz, and swept them all away with a thunderous force." The sooner you land in Sivat, the better.

Hu Yanqing nodded again and again, "The elder brother's words have been bottomed out, and the truth has entered the bottom of the younger brother's heart." As the so-called soldier is fast, the younger brother will pick up the boat and go north tomorrow. ”

Therefore, when Hu Yanqing led the warships to the east side of the Strait of Hormuz, Yang Qi, who stopped here, was really surprised.

At this time, he estimated that Huyanqing's army should indeed arrive, but he never expected Huyanqing to come so quickly!

"The general came quickly, the kid never expected it."

Yang Mi was very excited. The main force of the Seljuk naval army was in front of him, and he was trapped in a lack of strength before, and he did not dare to enter the strait easily, but now with the Huyanqing army, he not only had to kill the west side of the strait, but also took advantage of the situation to have more Bandar Abbas. Before landing in Sivat, stab the Seljuks.

"You can't even think of it, and the Seljuks can't even think of it." Hu Yanqing was also relieved after knowing that there were a large number of Seljuk naval warships assembled on the opposite side. This proves that he did not miss this good opportunity.

"God help me!" As soon as you arrive, you can make a big contribution.

"What is the wind direction and water situation and geography of the strait in front of you?" sighed and let go, Hu Yanqing's words went straight to the point.

The most important thing in naval warfare is the water situation, geography and wind direction. A sudden change in the direction of the wind could change the course of a war, even if the Lu Qi army had firearms that the Seljuks did not have.

Why didn't Yang Mi dare to break into the Strait of Hormuz before? Isn't it just outnumbered?

You must know that in addition to arranging a large number of wooden row piles, the Seljuks deliberately designed a two-section boat in order to give full play to their advantages of being outnumbered as much as possible.

The front is loaded with fuel, and the rear is paddled by manpower. The hull is slender and fast.

Attacking gunboats with fireships was really a choice for the Seljuks.

The Strait of Hormuz is full of islands, reefs and shoals, and the terrain is complex, and who knows how many of these fireships were in ambush by the Seljuks. Without enough strength, Yang Mi didn't dare to trespass at all.