However, after the Taiping soldiers entered the distance of 100 meters, they descended from jogging to walking, and when they raised their guns and slowly moved forward, there was still no one in the trenches of the Ottoman position who came out to counterattack......

If the enemy does not fight back, it is naturally a good thing for the Taiping army!

So, the Taiping army continued to press in accordance with the tactical regulations, and when the distance reached the grenade throwing distance, batches of grenades smashed into the trenches accurately, and then, the Taiping soldiers shouted, led by the officer holding the Mauser pistol, the speed increased sharply, and rushed into the trench of the Ottoman position!

When the Taiping army rushed into the trench, they couldn't help but be stunned, except for the Ottoman soldiers who were killed by grenades, all the people in the trenches were people who laid down their arms and surrendered, and no one tried to resist the Taiping troops who rushed in......

The Taiping officers and soldiers couldn't help but wonder, even if these Ottoman troops had no heart to resist, why would they rather stay in the trenches and be bombed than flee backwards.

After questioning the Ottoman prisoners of war, the Taiping army learned that there were warlords in the rear line, and if they fled back, they would be executed immediately......

Moreover, because the firepower of the Taiping army was so fierce, the soldiers of the old Ottoman army in the trenches did not even dare to poke their heads out and raise white flags to surrender, so they could only huddle in the relatively safe anti-artillery trenches and wait for the Taiping army to come and 'receive' them......

At the forefront of the outlying positions were the cannon fodder with the lowest morale, so the Taiping army basically captured tens of thousands of people without a few deaths, but the subsequent battles were not such child's play again.

No matter how low the morale of the old Ottoman army and the servant army in the back was, at least, they dared to shoot!

Like the anti-Han allied army, the old Ottoman army and the servant army, equipped with a large number of flintlock muskets, waited until the Taiping army entered a distance of 100 meters, and then drilled out of the anti-artillery trench and leaned out to fire.

It wasn't until the Ottoman defenders who leaned out were beaten back that the Taiping army stood up again and charged forward, and then a wave of grenades was thrown in, and bayonets took advantage of the dazed Ottoman defenders inside to kill them.

This set of tactics is rigid and boring, but it is very useful, after the slaughter of the Makqin heavy machine gun, few soldiers who dare to fight die, and the rest of the people are blown up by a wave of grenades, and when the Taiping army rushes in, there are not many people who can fight......

The casualties of the Taiping army were basically caused by the fire.

It was much easier to fight the Ottomans' outer defense than to attack the defense line of the anti-Han alliance, because the Ottomans' outer defense line was not equipped with mini rifles!

At the beginning of the fight against the anti-Han alliance, the Taiping army had to deal with two waves of counterattacks, within a distance of 400 meters, the soldiers of the anti-Han alliance using mini rifles would continue to shoot in the bunker, and within 100 meters, the allied soldiers with flintlock pistols would also join the counterattack.

The Taiping army thought that the Ottoman defense line would be more difficult in hand-to-hand combat, after all, the Ottoman fanaticism was notoriously, but unfortunately, until the entire outer defense line of Istanbul fell, there was not a decent close-range melee.

The old Ottoman army and the servant army are okay to shoot from a distance, but after being flooded up by a wave of grenade bayonets, the whole army will collapse in minutes!

The capture of Istanbul's outer defense line was unexpectedly smooth, and the defensive positions formed by more than 100,000 people relying on the improvement of field anti-artillery trench fortifications took all of them in only a month's effort, and their own battle losses were less than a division!

However, one of the divisions was seriously lacking, so Hong Tiancheng disbanded it and filled in the other divisions to replenish the losses, and the 11 divisions became 10 divisions.

It has become a common practice for the Taiping Army to split the missing divisions and regiments to supplement other divisions and regiments that are not yet fully staffed, and all members of the Taiping Army are systematic soldiers, so it will not affect the combat effectiveness.

Taking the outer direction of Istanbul and annihilating almost half of the troops in the Istanbul defensive circle, the Taiping Army can be said to have once again achieved a great victory that has attracted worldwide attention!

The old Ottoman army and the servant army were completely annihilated in the outer defense line of Istanbul in formation!

After the British saw the rapid progress of the Taiping Army, they passed a resolution to support the Ottoman Turkish Empire's anti-Japanese war free of charge, and the 20,000 Ottoman new troops were not equipped with Mini rifles, and the British did not want money, so they were directly equipped with them for free!

When the British were busy accumulating strength for the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Hong Tiancheng took 10 fully equipped Taiping Army German Divisions to the outskirts of Istanbul.

Istanbul is not just a city wall, it is covered with dense barricades and trenches, all the houses with favorable terrain have been set up as firing points, and outside the moat of Istanbul, a large number of anti-artillery trenches have been dug, and a group of new Ottoman troops and citizens are staying inside to defend it!

Obviously, the level of protection of Istanbul City is not comparable to that of the outer defense line.

Although the city walls are no longer an obstacle in the artillery era, the rows of buildings have become a natural barrier for street fighting, and the Ottomans plan to take advantage of the familiar terrain in Istanbul to engage the Taiping army in a long-term street battle!

Istanbul is on the verge of the sea, one side is close to the sea, there is no need to worry about being besieged by the Taiping army and running out of food, as long as the sea control is in hand, Istanbul can get a steady stream of strategic materials and even a new force!

Unless the Taiping army breaks through Istanbul in a short time, it can only be dragged into long-term attrition.

"Well, it's time to use that card, presumably the city is already full of diehards from the Ottoman Empire, just in time for a complete purge."

Hong Tiancheng looked at the sky above Istanbul City in the distance, and consciously opened the interface of the all-out war system, and clicked to use the golden card!

A huge circular space-time suddenly appeared above the sky, enveloping the entire Istanbul city as far as Hong Tiancheng's eyes could see, and the figures of hundreds of Kirov airships shrouded Istanbul City in a shadow!

The Ottoman Sultan, who was looking out from the balcony of the Istanbul Imperial Palace looking at the Taiping army's offensive position in the distance, suddenly felt that the sunlight was blocked, and his expression couldn't help but be stunned: "Is it going to rain?" ”

While muttering to himself, the Ottoman Sultan subconsciously looked up at the sky, and then saw a scene that made his three views collapse...... ()

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