Port of Aqaba. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I like enemies like that."

Cai Lie, commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Daming Marine Corps, said with a smile.

Behind him was the port of Aqaba, which was obscured by the smoke of gunfire, and at this time the entire port was almost completely in ruins, and on the hills on both sides of the port, two equally destroyed fortresses were billowing smoke, and through this smoke, you could see four huge warships quietly moored in the blue sea, which was the culprit of all this.

Hongwu-class battleship.

Everything is scum in front of the seven-inch naval guns.

In front of him was the last defender, a medicular knight named Elson with four thousand crusader soldiers, who had cut through the Jordan Valley with a trench, intending to stop him from advancing, and had just rejected his persuasion and righteously told him that the light of God was with them, and that Satan's claws would be cut off by the sword of justice.

"It's a pity, what a great animal!"

An officer beside him said regretfully.

Well, this is the main purpose of their persuasion, it is obvious that the reason why these guys are so kind is not benevolence, but the check in the hands of those slave traders behind them, the Ming army has always been the main partner of the Ming slave traders, this is already known to the people of the earth, and the dead cannot be slaves.

"Since they want to die, then satisfy them, artillery preparation!"

Cai Lie said.

"Fire!"

The commander of the artillery battalion beside him shouted.

The eighteen three-inch field guns lined up on the side suddenly erupted into flames, and the shells filled with cotton powder began to explode on the Crusader trenches, because of the wind direction and wind force, the duke gas could not be used today, and this position was also beyond the range of the naval guns, so the most traditional way of attack could only be used, just as the shelling began, the infantry of the marines were making final preparations, and the priests of the shrine were constantly walking among them, using the scriptures that should be counted in the holy book to dispel their fears.

And in the trenches opposite them, a similar scene was being played.

The clergy with Bibles in their hands, braving the constant explosion of shells, constantly walking among the soldiers huddled and screaming, soothing their desperate hearts with the gospel of the Lord, but unlike the priests of the Holy Shrine, the mortality rate of their work was extremely high, and from time to time the clergy were reduced to pieces in the light of the shells, but they did not flinch under the support of their unwavering faith, and used their lives to teach the soldiers how to face the devil bravely.

Half an hour later, a seaplane appeared in the sky.

It had come for a final assessment, and after a brief cessation of shelling, the small dragonfly-like planes swooped down, swept along the trench at an altitude of five hundred metres, and flew several times in repeated circles under the horrified gaze of the surviving crusaders below, before reporting the results to the ground.

"Attack!"

Cai Lie, who was more satisfied with the result, waved his hand and said.

Heavy artillery shelling began again.

On the position of the Ming army, the sharp whistle continued to sound, and at the same time the war drums were also beating, and the marines of the three infantry battalions rushed out of their hiding places with their backpacks and four-type rifles with bayonets on their backs, and advanced towards the trench with their heads bowed and waists, while at the same time a machine gun was also lifted out and set up in a suitable position, ready to provide cover for them, and even a two-inch howitzer belonging to the battalion was dragged to the front and bombarded the enemy at close range.

Just when the Ming army entered the distance of 200 zhang, sporadic fires erupted in front of the trenches that were under artillery fire on the opposite side.

Ming casualties inevitably appeared.

But at the same time, a machine gun behind the Ming army spewed out tongues of fire, and the dense bullets instantly hit those surviving crusader soldiers who did not dare to raise their heads.

At this time, the Ming army began to run wildly.

Their enemies were still firing stubbornly under artillery fire and machine gun suppression, but the number of bullets fired was decreasing, and the rifles in the hands of the Ming soldiers were also constantly firing bullets, but their bullets were completely stormy. When the Ming soldiers approached within ten zhang of the trench, they took off the grenades hanging on their chests, bit out the safety and threw them directly into the trench, and rushed through the last distance at the fastest speed with bayonets in the dense explosion.

At this time, there were less than a thousand Crusader soldiers still alive in the trenches, and bloody hand-to-hand combat immediately broke out between the two sides.

As for the results......

Is there any suspense about this?

"This is called a dignified teacher, and this is called strength crushing."

Cai Lie said proudly.

And just when he opened the passage of the Jordan Valley, on the Sinai Peninsula, the four brigades of the Seventh Army of the Ming Army were rolling forward along the road near the coast, the cavalry brigade was in front, the two vehicle-mounted infantry brigades were divided into two wings, and the heavy artillery brigade of the army was guarded in the middle, they were the main attacking force, and there were more than 20 warships of the Mediterranean Fleet side by side with them, which was for them to escort, once there were special circumstances, as long as they ran to the coast, the hundreds of five-inch and four-inch heavy guns were their safest harbor.

"Totally redundant!"

Xu Jie, deputy commander of the Seventh Army of the Ming Army, said speechlessly.

Indeed, this protection is completely superfluous, and who can force the mighty Ming army to the point of seeking protection from naval artillery?

"Enemy cavalry!"

Suddenly, there was an exclamation.

Above them, an airship was constantly firing signal flares, and three seaplanes were flying one after another, firing signal flares as warnings, while an officer with earmuffs on his horse, carrying a huge box on his back, exclaimed: "Thirty miles to the south, the enemy cavalry of the brigade, numbering no less than 40,000, are all cavalry. ”

"Mada, where did they get so many cavalry?"

Xu Jie exclaimed.

The Crusaders were composed of the Knights of the Medials and the local Christians, and even in the form of a nationwide army, the number of troops that could be mobilized would not exceed 100,000, after all, the population of Jerusalem was limited, so how could such a small number of people support 40,000 cavalry? What's more, I've never heard of them having so many cavalry.

"It's the Ottomans!"

Then he came to his senses.

The crusaders did not have so many cavalry, but the Ottomans in Damascus had, the Ming army captured Jerusalem, which means that the next step is Damascus, the Ottomans were already providing weapons for the crusaders, and now it is not impossible to transfer 40,000 cavalry to change vests to participate in the war, but this is not a good thing for the Ming army, although the Ming army is extremely strong, but 4,000 cavalry plus 10,000 infantry plus 4,000 artillery, it is still a bit dangerous for 40,000 cavalry, even if the latter rushes forward without hesitation, The machine guns of the Ming army may also be difficult to kill them before they rush to the defensive line.

And in the style of the main warriors, 40,000 cavalry charged to the death, this kind of thing they can't do, this is a vast and flat desert, and there is no situation that cannot be deployed due to terrain restrictions, 40,000 cavalry can sweep like a sea tide.

"Turn around to the coast!"

He yelled without hesitation.

That's when he really needed protection.

The huge group that was marching on the open desert suddenly turned around, heading straight for the northern coast, this large army was either cavalry or vehicle-mounted infantry, even if it was a heavy artillery brigade, it was also highly mobile, and soon reached less than four miles from the beach, and then formed a car city as quickly as possible, the heavy artillery built an artillery position with its back to the sea, all the Wugang vehicles on the periphery were connected, and then the serpentine barbed wire fence on the periphery was erected, and the infantry was ready for battle behind the Wugang vehicles, a machine gun, and a rapid-fire gun were all ready for battle, The cavalry brigade is also ready to fight at any time in the car city.

Just as this was all done, a huge group of cavalry in the distance appeared with a cloud of sand and dust.

This is indeed the Ottoman army.

Jerusalem was an important barrier between Syria and the Ming Dynasty, with which it was impossible for the Ming army to attack Syria, and Ahmet III had no choice but to do everything in his power to help the Crusaders defend Jerusalem, although the latter robbed him of the city. The best way to help them is to let the Ottoman army change their vests to participate in the war, this huge cavalry group is composed of the Ottoman army and a small number of crusaders, the vast majority of them are Hejaz people who had been exiled to the Ottomans before, and the hatred of the Ming army can be said to be uncommon. They were familiar with life in the desert and could survive in the arid desert of the heart of the Sinai Peninsula with only a small amount of provisions, and they did not ride war horses, but basically all camels, which was why they avoided the coastal corridor area where the Ming army mainly scouted, and suddenly killed from the flank.

But they still couldn't evade the aerial reconnaissance of the Ming army, and finally gave the Ming army valuable time to prepare, and when they arrived, they had to face the Ming army's car city.

But it's not a big deal.

Because even if it is a car city plus machine guns, it can't stop the torrent of 40,000 cavalry, the vast majority of these cavalry are not ready to go back alive, what they want is to break through the Ming army's defense line and kill as many Ming troops as possible, and avenge their millions of relatives, at the moment of seeing the Ming army's car city, all the camel cavalry pulled out their scimitars, desperately urged their mounts, and roared feverishly, like vengeful beasts began to charge without hesitation, and the sand and dust they rolled up crashed into the Ming army like a sandstorm.

And yet they were wrong.

Their main adversary is not on land.

Rather, at sea.

On the blue sea five miles behind the Ming army's Checheng, the four Dingyuan-class battleships and eighteen invincible-class cruisers of the Ming Army's Mediterranean Fleet lined up, and nearly three hundred five-inch and four-inch guns on the starboard side raised their muzzles at the same time, and at the moment when the eighteen four-inch field guns of the Ming Army's heavy artillery brigade in Checheng on land opened fire, these terrifying monster-level giant cannons also let out a roar, and the cannonballs like meteorites whistled across the sky, and suddenly fell into the charging cavalry, and the next moment they seemed to rush into the erupting crater, A terrifying mass of fire exploded densely among them.

This is a five-inch gun.

Those shells that were hundreds of pounds heavy with cotton gunpowder could suddenly leave not a single living thing within a radius of more than ten zhang, not to mention shrapnel in the middle of the cavalry, even the shock could shock a large piece of death, just like a huge beat, shooting out pieces of blank space in the torrent of charge, leaving a shocking looking crater, and the stump and broken arm that spread around.

The first round of artillery bombardment threw the cavalry into chaos, and the originally unstoppable charge came to an abrupt halt.

But then the second round arrived.

This is a naval gun, with a re-entry device with an automatic ammunition feeding device, the rate of fire is not comparable to the army artillery, and the next time the camel cavalry is completely plunged into hell, torn apart by the terrible explosion, beaten into a sieve by scorching shrapnel, shattered by the impact of air waves, thrown down by frightened mounts and trampled into pulp, the power of heavy artillery at this moment fully demonstrates their dignity as the master of the battlefield, the ancient cavalry reflects the glory of the machine industry with their flesh and blood, at this moment their courage and strength are all nullified, God and the Lord were all crushed in front of the giants of the machine industry.

This scene also stunned those Ming soldiers.

Ready for a bloody battle, they suddenly found themselves spectators, their guns did not fire a single bullet, but their enemies were crushed less than three miles away, and the heavy artillery shells that fell at a rate of nearly a thousand rounds per minute turned the cloud-like sandstorm that was about to engulf them into a sea of fire, and the dense explosion even made the ground tremble under their feet, and even the horses pulling the carts were also trembling, and they stood on the Wugang cart in amazement, silently watching the enemy engulfed in flames.

"Mah, it's too ruthless!"

Xu Jie said in horror.

"Sir, the military department has telegraphed that the 4th Marine Brigade has landed in Aqaba, and the troop carrier carrying the 14th Infantry Army has entered the Gulf of Aqaba, and the commander wants us to speed up, otherwise the people of the Heavenly Army will take the lead."

At this time, an officer reported to him.

"Order the cavalry brigade to set off at once!"

Xu Jie hurriedly said.

The battle of Jerusalem is the Anhua army and the Tianfang army marching at the same time, who takes the city first is not only a matter of first merit, but a matter of gold and silver treasures, everyone knows that the most important job after entering the city is to grab money and women, if the people of the Tianfang army enter first, then the people of the Anhua army can only drink soup.

"What about these enemy troops?"

The officer said as he looked at the camel cavalrymen who were struggling in blood and fire.

By this time the latter had begun to flee, although the cavalry wanted to continue the charge, but their mounts did not do it, and the camels were already frightened, and it was impossible to continue to charge forward, although they were also trained, but where did the Ottomans go to find five-inch shells to train them, at most to get them used to those twelve-pounder cannons and other field guns, compared to those small artillery battles, it was completely like the sky falling apart, and all the camels were instinctively running backwards, The camel ran away, and the cavalry on its back, of course, could not jump down and charge on two legs.

"Them?"

Xu Jie sneered and said, "If you can run out of a five-inch naval gun, let's talk about the remaining ten miles of range!" ”