Chapter 521: Artillery Fire Continues to Grow
The governor of the province, Ustaki Lu, took the binoculars sold by the profiteer Hua Houwei and carefully examined the Ottoman army that was slowly approaching not far away.
"Ustaki Road, do you suggest to Shah, I see that the Ottoman soldiers seem to be tired! Well, this clairvoyant of the Ming Empire is really good! ”
Ustakilu put down his binoculars, looked back at his long-time friend Nur Ali, and laughed: "Yes, this is obviously a good idea!" I'm going to go to Shah Ismaili. Nur Ali, Shah's wisest decision is to turn those dinars who can't eat and drink into all kinds of equipment for the Ming Dynasty! Sure enough, as the prince said, everything that has been used is said to be good! ”
The overwhelming crowd in the distance is like ants, and the black pressure is surging, which makes people feel creepy. These two are battle-hardened veterans, talking and laughing, and they don't care about distant enemies at all.
Ismaili was also fiddling with the binoculars in the Chinese army, and when he saw two capable generals who were also friends and brothers, he came over, and said with a smile: "Brother Nurari, Brother Ustakilu, what have you discovered?" ”
Ustaki saluted to Ismail: "Shah, it is really a wise decision for you to buy this batch of armaments. You see, the army led by Selim has traveled a thousand miles, and the soldiers are very tired. Let's take this opportunity to fight a wave first and try the strength of the Ottomans! ”
Ismaili smiled and was about to nod, but Samru, the marching commander beside him, sneered: "Taking advantage of the opponent's fatigue to attack, that is the act of a coward!" Do we have a great monarch, Shah Ismaili, who needs such villain behavior? What's more, we still have invincible firearms in the Ming Dynasty, where do we need to take advantage of this little advantage? Shah, we and Uthman are the kingdom of Islan, and we don't need to kill them like enemies of life and death! Shah, we must use sincerity to influence the opponent and use a fair duel to let other Yislan brother countries know who is the center of Yislan! ”
Nur Ali shook his head: "A war is a war, don't get involved in anything else!" Shah, this is a rare opportunity, if you don't want the brothers to go out, then let that Shenwei general cannon fight a round, and try the power too! ”
Ismaili's heart moved, but Samru sneered: "Nur Ali, don't you know that you have to hide your fists and beat people?" ”
It makes sense! Ismaili didn't know how to do it today, his thinking was very unfocused, his position was very unresolute, and he felt that Nur-ali and Ustakilu were right, and he felt that Samru was right, and he was a little upset. Subconsciously supported Samru without thinking: "Okay, it doesn't matter if you wait, our cavalry is invincible!" Two brothers, don't worry, we and the Ottomans add up to nearly 400,000 people, and it is not a day or two to end the battle, and there is a time for you to go into battle! ”
The Ottoman army on the opposite side quickly completed the deployment, the right flank was the Anatolian cavalry led by the governor Sinan Pasha, the left flank was the Rumeli cavalry led by the governor Hassan Pasha, the middle army was musketeers, and the carts were heavy, led by the Ottoman Sultan, Selim I himself, and the rear army was a city of urban cannons, the kind of cannons that captured Constantinople! There are also 200 mortars interspersed with the urban cannons, and the firepower is very sufficient.
Selim pointed to the Safavid army in the southeast and laughed: "Ismaili's brain is broken, he didn't send cavalry to take advantage of our labor expedition to rush over, it seems that Pearl is not on his side!" ”
The battle began, and Ismaili, despite following Samru's advice, raised his guard against the Ottoman army. Especially behind the Chinese army led by Selim himself, there are urban artillery. The Urban Cannon is the most famous Ottoman cannon, this bronze cannon knocked through the Theodosius walls of Constantinople in the Eastern Roman Empire, and is undoubtedly one of the Ottomans' greatest dependence!
"Please come over with Daming's technical guidance!"
Tian Erma and Guo Xiaoque walked over side by side, and Ismaili greeted them warmly: "Mr. Ma Ertian, do you think Shenwei's cannon can hit the opposite side?" ”
Tian Erma smiled helplessly, not planning to continue to correct Ismaili's name. Raised the binoculars to check again, and said with certainty: "The hit is in the past, but because of the long distance, the accuracy will be greatly reduced." ”
"Well, that's right. Then move forward! ”
As the distance between the two sides drew closer, Selim exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, Ismaili actually has cannons? You really can't underestimate him! Sanchestan, shoot them at them and look at their cannons???????????????? performance! ”
"Dear Sultan, the Urban cannon is invincible!" Sanchestan proudly proclaimed his worth and turned to the artilleryman to give the order.
Rumble! Rumble! The Dardanelle cannon, a replica of the Urban cannon, spewed smoke and flames, and the twenty granite projectiles that were test-fired flew towards the Safavid Army!
Tian Erma raised his fist, roughly measured the distance through the fist, and looked back at Ismaili: "Shah, the distance is already enough." ”
Ismaili happily immediately ordered: "Destroy their artillery!" Nur Ali and Ustaki attack! ”
Rumble! Rumble! General Kamui cannon fired at Selim's Chinese army, and fifty Kamui general cannons fired a salvo, and thick smoke billowed out.
But after all, it was a weapon that had just been equipped, and Tian Erma and a few people aimed accurately, but others couldn't. Either flew over the head of the Chinese army in Selim, or shot in front of the enemy, and the projectile bounced a few times, wasting the performance of General Shenwei's cannon in vain!
At this time, the gunpowder of the Ming army was already the best ratio of maroon gunpowder, whether it was range or lethality, the Shenwei general cannon was above the Dardanelle cannon. It's a pity that the equipment time was too short and did not form combat effectiveness, so it seemed to have little effect, allowing the Ottoman Chinese army to escape!
Even so, there are still a few Shenwei generals' cannons that have made a record. Several Dardanelles cannons were overturned by flying shells, killing and wounding the gunners, and the angry Sanchestan screamed.
Shells from the Dardanelles cannon also rushed into the Safavid army, but it was already the limit of the range, and the casualties were not large. Ismaili saw General Shenwei's cannon work in the telescope and shouted happily: "Good! Very good! Nur-ari, that's Nur-ali! He's already rushed in! ”
Bang bang! Smoke is everywhere! Serim's army had at least a thousand musketeers, and under a volley, the Safavid cavalry that rushed into Hassan Pasha fell to pieces.
Ismaili roared, "Where are our firecrackers? ”
Tian Erma shook his head: "Shah, the distance is too far, and the range of the firearm can't be compared with the artillery!" ”
"Then push! Samru, beat the drums of war, Safavid, charge! ”
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth, and the tribal cavalry drawn from various tribes of Persia marched forward bravely; Selim's Ottoman cavalry also activated, and the shiny Ottoman scimitar swung at high speed, like the scythe of death!
The cavalry on both sides constantly adjusted their direction, trying to break through the weak points of the other side. The two long sinuous black dragons swayed back and forth, constantly approaching, and finally the attempts of both sides were not realized, and they still collided head-on!
The Damascus and Ottoman scimitars struck with dazzling sparks, and the knights fell off their horses, and then they were trampled by countless horses' hooves, turning them into Chaldilan's fertilizer! Both sides are tall Arabian horses, and there is not much difference in speed. When it comes to light cavalry tactics, the Mongols' kite-flying tactics should be the first. Both sides were influenced by the tactics of the Mongol cavalry, and the cavalry was brought into full play. Both the Safavid and the Ottomans are on the rise, and both believe in Islan, and the loyalty and bravery of the warriors are between them, and the contest is the commander's will, tactics, and the artillery of the Chinese army!
Tian Erma and the other ten people were divided into two groups, and Guo Xiaoque took a few people to take charge of the fire pistol phalanx. Seri ???????????????? The Dardanelles cannons were too bulky, so they occupied a slightly higher open field as a position, and as many as 200 mortars were much lighter, so they followed Salim's Chinese army forward.
Liu Sanblind was in charge of commanding the Tiger Zun Cannon, and the visual distance was about the same, and he laughed cruelly: "Come!" Set up a cannon and give Lao Tzu a round! ”
The first to suffer were the musketeers of the Ottoman army! They were carrying heavy arquebuses, and their heads were bleeding from the countless stones that came from the side! The 200 mortar guns immediately returned fire, and Liu San laughed blindly: "Put on the lead!" Let them know that they know how powerful the Tiger Venerable Cannon is! ”
The Tiger Zun Cannon is not as good as the Shenwei General Cannon, so you don't need to aim, you just need to have a general direction. The Tiger Gun relies on a large area to kill and has a long range when firing lead bullets. Don't be afraid to shoot out the lead bullet, any stone and iron nail can be loaded in and shot out!
The temporary mortar position was instantly baptized by the lead shot by the Huzun cannon, and the popping sound continued, and the blood that rushed out with the sound instantly stained the earth red, and dyed red on the mortar cannon erected on the ground.
Only then did Selim realize that it was not a lamb in front of him, but a jackal with a bloody mouth wide open! But how could Selim, known as the "Ruthless One", be frightened by this casualty? He sneered and gave the order: "Tell Sanchestan that I will only give him half an hour and that the artillery of Ismaili must be destroyed!" Otherwise, I'll cut off his head!" ”
At this time, the Ottoman Empire was the most glorious beginning. Cannon technology is unique in Europe, and no Franc cannon is its opponent! Only the Great Ming Shenwei General Cannon, which is far away from the ocean, can be shorter and longer than it!
Artillery bombardment is not a dangerous thing for this era. Without him, the accuracy is too low! That's why Selim brought 100 Dardanelles cannons and 200 mortars with him, in order to make up for the lack of accuracy by focusing fire. The Kamui General Cannon is not a high-accuracy artillery, but compared to the Dardanelles Cannon, it is lightweight, has good directivity, and is relatively accurate. Compared with the mortar cannon, the advantage of the tiger cannon is much greater. The mortar cannon is actually a primitive mortar, and the Tiger Gun is a large shotgun, and in the era when there were no flowering shells, the Tiger Gun undoubtedly had the upper hand!