After the Battle of the Kerch Strait, the last obstacle to the city of Kaffa was cleared by the Xia army.

The Xia army wasted no time and effort in salvaging the Ottoman sailors who had fallen overboard, and with the assistance of the Toucheng slaves, the Xia army fleet went straight to the port of Kaffa.

The movements of the Xia army did not escape the sight of the Ottoman defenders on the lighthouse standing on the outskirts of the port of Kaffa, who, after discovering the banner of the Xia army on the sea, hurriedly sounded the alarm and transmitted the enemy information in the direction of the port.

The moment the alarm sounded, the Ottoman army in the city began to assemble, Kafa Pasha Abdulhamid did not expect that the warships sent out were annihilated by the Xia army so quickly, in order to prevent the Xia warships from breaking through the port, under careful consideration, he had to order the requisition of merchant ships in the port, blocking the channel into the port.

However, the Xia warships did not venture into the harbor and landed on the beach outside the city walls.

Merchant ships washed ashore and ran aground, and then heavily armed Xia soldiers took turns to climb down from the sides of the deck, jump on the soft sand, and assemble in front.

The Ottoman defenders soon noticed the Xia army's movements and reported to Pasha as soon as the Xia army landed.

He immediately ordered to mobilize all the Ottoman and Tatar cavalry in the city, and ordered them to go out of the city before the Xia army completed the landing to charge the Xia infantry on the beach, not to defeat the Xia army, but also to kill and wound a large number of them, so that the Xia army could see how powerful they were.

At the orders of the Pasha, the cavalry of the city assembled behind the gate facing the beach, and Hussein, the Pasha's right-hand man, put on his helmet and turned on his horse under the service of the slaves, holding a long-pole cavalry spear in his hand.

Assembled were two hundred local Sipashi cavalry and five hundred Tatar cavalry, although their numbers were not large, but in Abdulhamid's opinion, they were enough to deal with light infantry without heavy weapons.

"Pasha, I promise you that I will defeat the infidels on the beach and bring you an inspiring victory!" Hussein shouted to Abdulhamid Pasha on the city wall, and as he spoke, he slapped his chest with an earth-shattering sound.

Pasha nodded, and he said, "I look forward to your triumph."

"Check your weapons and gear and get ready to go!"

Hussein then withdrew his gaze to the cavalrymen beside him, and shouted loudly, as his voice fell, and the cavalrymen checked their armor and weapons in their hands.

After making sure that nothing was missed, Hussein shouted to the infantry standing behind the city gates, "Open the city gates, and the cavalry will attack!"

"Open the gates!"

The soldiers shouted and together they opened the heavy gates, and when they were opened, Hussein led the way with his spears in his horse, and behind him, seven hundred horsemen galloped out and slaughtered them on the beach.

The Xia soldiers who landed on the beach were still regrouping, and some of them soon noticed the dust raised at the city gate and the galloping cavalry—

"Ottoman cavalry!"

I don't know who shouted, and then, the officers who were still reorganizing their subordinates also turned their heads in the direction of the city gate, their expressions changed greatly, they all drew their sabers at their waists, and shouted in tears:

"Array! Form a hollow phalanx!"

"Array to meet the enemy!"

For a while, there was a mess on the beach, and the soldiers shouted loudly, and they stepped on the soft sand to form a hollow phalanx, and after taking their positions, they picked up their second rifles and reloaded.

Rumble –

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and the Ottoman cavalry swept in like a torrent, and as the distance between the cavalry and the infantry got closer and closer, the faces of some of the Xia soldiers in the phalanx couldn't help but become solemn.

"Raise your gun!"

Hmmm-

Finally, as the Ottoman cavalry rushed into range and came within 100 meters head-on, the officers in the phalanx roared loudly.

As their words fell, the Xia soldiers pulled the trigger one after another, only to hear a series of piercing gunshots and run

of the Ottoman cavalry were shot dozens of people in an instant.

Hussein, who rushed to the front, was not hit by the projectile, which made him even more excited, and he shouted loudly and led his cavalry to continue the charge.

But then, the second platoon of soldiers followed closely and pulled the trigger, and another volley was fired, and dozens of people were shot and killed by the running cavalry.

But this time, Hussein's luck was not so good, he was slammed into a bloody hole in his chest, the hard armor did not block the penetration of the projectile, and Hussein fell from his horse with a scream.

Hussein did not fall to the ground completely, one of his feet was still hanging from the stirrup, and his whole body was dragged by the frightened war horse on the sand, and his skin was soon ground by the rough sand, and he couldn't see clearly.

Although Hussein's death terrified the cavalry, they did not stop the charge, they had already rushed to this distance, and it was not a waste to stop at this time?

But then, the third volley of the Xia army followed, and the Ottoman cavalry who almost rushed to the face was directly crushed by this third salvo, and the war horse was also full of fear of the shining bayonet blade, the war horse neighed and raised its front hooves and was unwilling to continue to advance, and the cavalry took advantage of the situation to whip the war horse and let them turn around and retreat.

While the cavalry retreated, the Xia infantry also continued to shoot at their backs, and in the rows of gunfire, from time to time there were cavalry screaming and falling to their deaths, which fell in the eyes of the Ottoman soldiers on the city wall, making their morale inevitably shaken.

"Damn the Xia people, their firepower is so fierce." Abdulhamid gritted his teeth and said hatefully, fortunately, they had a strong wall to rely on, and it would be difficult for the Xia army to capture the city.

Then, under the watchful eye of the Ottoman defenders, more and more Xia troops landed on the beach, and they crossed the strait in various ships requisitioned from Finnegur, bringing up their artillery with them.

After seeing the Xia army's artillery, the defenders once again made a commotion, and they realized that their next battle might be very difficult.

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While the Xia army landed on the Crimean Peninsula and besieged the city of Kaffa, on the other side, the main force of the Xia army, under the personal leadership of Fu Xinghua, only paid a small number of casualties, and conquered the Ottoman Empire's important town of Karaaqiu on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, and captured thirteen ships of the Azov Fleet anchored here.

By this time, the Zaporozhye Cossacks and the Russian armies had crossed the border and invaded the territory of the Crimean Khanate, and the combined forces seemed to have regained the feeling they had once fought side by side, and they easily captured the small cities of Kyzyl and Yedishkul in the north of the khanate, and advanced towards the khanate capital Bakhchisaray.

The Crimean Khan Sarim understood that the Zaporozhye Cossacks and Russian reinforcements were not as effective as the Xia army, and in order to prevent them from converging with the Xia army, they would form a large army that would be more difficult to defeat.

Sarim decided to take the initiative to defeat the combined forces of the Cossacks and Russians in the field battle first, at least to show his strength, in case the situation is not good in the future and has to surrender to the Xia Dynasty, he can also win a certain right to speak, and avoid becoming a fish to be slaughtered.

On November 20, 1672, three hundred miles north of Bakhchisalai.

Under the leadership of Sarim Khan, the 17,000-kilogram Rybian army, which had been concentrated around the capital in advance and had preserved its vital strength, took the initiative to move north, taking up positions on the path that the coalition forces had to pass south.

The Crimean army consisted of 5,000 elite Tatar cavalry and 12,000 Tatar steppe infantry, as well as 50 artillery pieces, of course, this is not all the soldiers, as mentioned earlier, the slave trade in the Crimean Khanate was very developed, and after the war began, Sarim Khan ordered the requisition of most of the country's slaves and incorporated them into the army.

Therefore, in addition to the 17,000 regular soldiers, the Crimean army also had more than 10,000 armed slaves, to whom Sarim Khan promised before the war that they could "make meritorious deeds" and that those who had performed well in the war would be able to regain their freedom and even become slave owners who enslaved others.

The slaves' communication channels are very closed, they are not aware of the changes in the situation in the outside world, and they all believe in the powerful one

The Ottoman Empire was able to win the war, so with the exception of a few slaves who still had the bloody nature to try to resist, most of them were pacified and eager to fight the rest of the battle.

At the same time that the Crimean army took the initiative to meet the enemy, the combined forces of the Zaporozhye Cossacks and Russia soon got the news.

On the Russian side, Boris Khosovsky, the former commander of the Western-style regiment, served as the main general, this experienced general led 5,000 Western-style regiment soldiers and 5,000 shooting soldiers, 3,000 local cavalry and 100 artillery pieces to participate in the battle.

The Zaporozhye Cossacks were led by the hetman Ivan Sekkel, who, after the independence of the Zaporozhye Cossacks, was embraced by the Cossacks as the Legion Hetman, and he led 3,000 Cossack cavalry, 7,000 Cossack infantry and 20 artillery pieces into battle.

The combined strength of the two armies exceeded 23,000 men, far exceeding the regular army of the Crimeans people, so they did not fear, but went directly to the formation of the Crimean army.

On the afternoon of November 20, the sun was shining, and the two armies slowly marched into the battlefield in the face of dazzling sunlight.

The Sarim Khan squinted at the coalition forces opposite, both Cossacks and Russians were heavily armed with firearms - the Cossacks were known not only for their brave Cossack cavalry, but also for their Cossack infantry.

"It's going to be a tough fight." Sarim Khan looked at the huge military formation on the opposite side and said to the royal family member Murad Gelai beside him.

"Are we going to take the initiative?" A general rode up to the Khan and asked.

"Don't, wait for them to attack." Sarim Khan grasped the reins with both hands and said, "They are outnumbered by us, so let them attack, we will defend here."

"Yes, Khan!" The general stroked his chest and saluted, conveying his order.

At the same time, the artillery of the Crimean army was also laid out high in the hills, and gunners recruited from slaves struggled to reload the artillery.

This scene was watched by the top brass of the coalition forces.

"General Boris, the Tatar artillery is erected on a high ground and poses a great threat to us, we must first take out their artillery!" Ivan Sekr pointed to the artillery positions on the hill and said to the commander of the Russian army.

Boris nodded, he looked at the artillery that was climbing the hill and trying to set up an artillery position on the hill, and said, "The distance between the artillery is too far, and it is too wasteful to have an artillery battle, so when the battle starts, send cavalry around to raid their artillery and destroy the Tatars before they can react."

"I personally led the army to carry it out." Ivan Secker patted his chest and volunteered.

Boris did not refuse, in contrast, he was more proficient in commanding the infantry, so there was a clear division of labor between the two sides, and preparations for battle soon began in an orderly manner.

"Forward!"

Amid the melodious sound of trumpets and dense drumbeats, the Russian infantry and Cossack infantry slowly advanced with muskets, while the coalition cavalry escorted them on their flanks, gradually closing the distance between them and the Crimean army.

After closing the distance, the Crimean artillery was the first to fire, roaring and firing solid shells at the dense infantry formation, fifty shells whistling through the air one after another, smashing into the crowd like a torrential rain, killing a large number of infantry at once.

Watching the enemy infantry continue to suffer casualties under the bombardment of his own artillery, Sarim Khan's face was full of satisfied smiles, but then, the coalition artillery also followed suit, and the shells fired by both sides soon occupied most of the sky, constantly flying by, falling into the enemy infantry formation.

In the face of the artillery of the Crimean army, the advancing coalition infantry quickly began to stir, but it was quickly calmed down, and they continued to march at a pace, until the distance between the infantry of the two sides was closed to the range of firearms, and the coalition forces finally stopped advancing and raised their muskets under the shouts of the officers.

However, the Crimean army fired a volley ahead of him, and several of the coalition soldiers in the front row fell in response, while the other soldiers in the line were unmoved and obeyed the officer's orders.

"Raise your gun—fire!"

Bang bang bang –

Behind a series of bean-like guns, the coalition line was instantly enveloped in gunsmoke, and several Crimeans on the opposite side immediately fell.

The infantry on both sides then began to shoot at each other, and at the same time, the allied cavalry was the first to attack, and in order to contain the Tatar cavalry, Ivan Sekel personally led the Cossack cavalry from the flank and made a surprise move to attack the flank of the infantry.

Seeing this, Sarim Khan immediately ordered the Tatar cavalry to attack, and the five thousand Tatar cavalry immediately roared out, and the Cossack cavalry turned around and pulled them to a place far away from the infantry battlefield before turning around and charging to kill, the two sides collided head-on, and for a time many cavalrymen screamed and fell to their horses.

At the same time as the Tatar cavalry was dispatched, the 3,000 Russian local cavalry deployed on the other side finally came out, and they roared angrily and slaughtered the hill where the artillery was located.