It must be said that the riding skills of the Tatars of the Crimean Khanate are indeed inherited from their ancestors.
No matter how hard the two Ming Dynasty generals Huang Degong and Yan Yingyuan pursued and killed Muhammad Glei IV, and even tried their best to suck milk from their horses, they still failed to catch up with Muhammad Glei IV.
At this time, it was already dark, and the chaotic Crimean Tatars began to come to their senses. The various ministries were becoming more and more complete, and it was becoming more and more difficult to hunt down Muhammad Grai IV.
Seeing this situation, Yan Yingyuan turned his head to take a look, estimated in his mind the firing of firearms by his subordinates, and decisively ordered: "Take the dead and wounded brothers and return to the city."
So the commander's flag turned, and the Ming army officers followed the direction of the commander's flag and began to turn back to Baghdad.
When Huang Degong saw this, he naturally stopped pursuing Muhammad Grai IV and instead cooperated with Yan Yingyuan to fight back to Baghdad.
Upon seeing this, the Crimean Tatars wanted to block the way and leave the Ming cavalry outside the city.
But at this time, the Ming cavalry no longer needed to conserve firearms. The cavalry officers in the rear army who did not fire fired their multi-eyed muskets and tilted lead bullets at the Tatars blocking the road.
In addition, those soldiers who had used up their multi-eyed muskets also pulled out the short flintlock guns issued to everyone, regardless of accuracy and accuracy, and opened fire to increase their firepower.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
Violent gunfire rang out, and under the smoke, the Tatars who blocked the path of the Ming cavalry fell to the ground again, both men and horses.
The remaining Tatars who were far away and had not been shot dared to block the road with their flesh and blood and fled as far as they could.
On top of the city of Baghdad, the soldiers of the Ming army saw their robes, like tigers coming out of the mountains, pounced on the sheep and slaughtered them, then the large army turned back safely, and each one of them spontaneously shouted: "The Ming Dynasty is victorious! "
After hearing this, the Persian soldiers all shouted excitedly: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
When they saw the cavalry soldiers rushing to the city gate and filing into the city gate, they waved their weapons on the top of the city and warmly welcomed Pao Ze's triumphant return!
Sun Chuanting, who was on the top of the city, had been observing the Crimean camp in the distance with a telescope.
He could see that the Crimean camp was a mess. The corpses of Tatars and the corpses of war horses were staggered and superimposed, everywhere as far as the eye could see. There were also many injured people or horses whining and crying there, which could be seen even if they could not be heard.
Although the head of the Crimean Khan was not brought back, Sun Chuanting actually didn't mind. Because he knew that, after all, he was a Khan, so he could not be killed so easily.
"It's not bad!" After watching the entire battlefield, Sun Chuanting put down his telescope, turned around and walked down the city, and said lightly at the same time.
Hearing this, his personal guards were all happy. Because they know that as the Governor, it is difficult for them to praise others. Once there is praise, it means that it is really good!
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Compared with the excitement and high morale in Baghdad, there was a wailing sound in the Crimean camp. One by one, the Tatars quietly cleaned up the mess. Treat the injured and kill the seriously injured horses...
The Crimean Khan Mohammed Grai IV, who was running for his life, had already returned to the camp and was sitting on his horse, sweating and looking at the scene in front of him with a livid face.
Although his subordinates have not yet come to report, he can estimate that in less than half an hour, at least about 5,000 horsemen were killed or injured in this battle. And he also knew that although less than half of the people were dead now, the injured were all shot by lead bullets from the Ming army. Basically, only one out of ten people would survive.
This means that in just this battle, he will lose 5,000 troops.
Although 40,000 people lost 5,000 people, it does not seem to be a particularly large number. However, the morale of the army has suffered a heavy blow. You don’t even have to think about it, just look up and you can see it.
If there is no special turning point in the upcoming war, the Crimean cavalry will definitely not be able to use their hands and feet if they face the Ming cavalry again, and their combat power will be compromised from the beginning.
Failure to start quickly and fail to win the first battle will also have a great impact on the upcoming war. The Ottoman Empire army commander would probably be very unhappy when he found out!
Thinking about these things, Mohammed Grai IV couldn't help but have a headache.
Thinking about being chased by the Ming army just now, and thinking about the expressions on the faces of those Ming soldiers, he couldn't help but regret it. If he had known that the Ming army was so fierce, he would have decided not to use this vanguard.
At this moment, a Tatar general drove his horse over. Not far from him, he dismounted, held a firearm in his hands and said, "Khan, this is the musket used by the Ming army!"
When Mohammed Grai IV heard this, he took it over and looked at it.
This is a three-eyed gun with no rifling. It is completely designed for close combat and the pursuit of maximum firepower. Under this kind of firearms, cavalrymen who have men and horses and have big goals are the targets of abuse.
Muhammad Grai IV looked at the three-eyed gun with a gloomy face.
He had a hunch that with more and more firearms, more and more firearms similar to the one in his hand, and even more powerful firearms than the one in his hand appeared, the cavalry that fought with cold weapons like Crimea would become more and more popular in the future. It's getting harder.
Although he disliked the appearance of firearms, especially the appearance of this kind of firearm, he was powerless to stop it and could only sigh.
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The Ottoman Prime Minister Koprulu Faqir Ahmed led the army and marched toward Baghdad in a mighty manner. At a glance, the army under his command was endless, as if the whole world was filled with his subordinates.
For these, Faqir is still satisfied. So many troops obeyed his orders. As long as he gives an order, countless people will follow his orders one after another.
It has been three days since the vanguard arrived in Baghdad. Judging from the news sent back, there are still only 50,000 Ming troops in Baghdad. The banner of the governor of the Ming Dynasty is still there, and he is really brave.
Faqir did not believe that the Ming governor had not heard the news that the Ottoman army was going to Baghdad to conquer. However, he still did not withdraw, so there were only two possibilities.
The first is that the Ming governor received a death order from the Ming emperor. It would be a capital crime to abandon Baghdad, so he refused to leave.
The second type is that the Ming governor had something to rely on and felt that he could hold Baghdad.
Regarding the first situation, Faqir could only mourn for the Ming governor. When he meets that kind of emperor, he can only be considered unlucky. This kind of thing, as far as Faqir knows, is not uncommon.
And if the second situation happens, Faqir can only sigh. With only 50,000 troops, even if he has great ability, it is impossible to block the thunderous strike of his 250,000-strong army! It is even very possible that the 40,000 Crimean cavalry in the vanguard alone would be enough for the Ming army to drink.
Thinking of this, the characteristics of the various armies under his command flashed through Faqir's mind.
The Crimean light cavalry and Armenian archers who still use bows and arrows are also veterans familiar with war techniques. Especially the Crimean cavalry, which has been plundering Poland and Tsarist Russia all year round. It can be said that as long as it is in the wilderness, no matter what kind of army it is, facing 40,000 Crimean cavalry is definitely a very headache.
Most of the troops recruited in the European border areas were excellent mountain light infantry, and they also used powerful muskets. There are even complete European military auxiliaries like Hungary and Wallachia. The remaining Sipaxi feudal cavalry also use European-style pistols, and maintain the excellent riding skills passed down from their ancestors in daily training.
As the main force of the imperial army, most of the infantry in the Guards are equipped with British muskets, and some, about 10,000 people, are equipped with rifled flintlock muskets indirectly purchased from Portugal. Have excellent shooting skills. When a small number of melee infantrymen using Eastern European heavy halberds could not stop the enemy, they would not hesitate to pull out the high-quality swords made in the Netherlands and engage in firefights.
In addition, the Guards Cavalry, which was also expanded, was equipped with very traditional West Asian equipment. With its fierce charge and excellent personal horseback riding skills, it defied European opponents who did not pay attention to personal riding skills. As for the Ming cavalry, although they have never been in contact with each other, can they still be stronger than those European cavalry who often fight in wars?
In addition, in order to capture the city and consume the Ming army's elite troops and defensive equipment, Faqir also recruited a large number of Azap cannon fodder from refugees and bandits from various places.
With such a combination of various arms, I believe it is possible even to attack the European countries. Not to mention dealing with the tens of thousands of Ming troops who came from thousands of miles away!
Thinking of this, Faqir felt very proud.
It can be said that he is very confident about this battle.
After thinking about the Ming Dynasty army in Baghdad for a while, he forgot about it. What he began to consider was that after wiping out the Ming army in Baghdad, what he did next was in the best interest of the Ottoman Empire!
Invading the original territory of Persia is certain. As for the Persian Emperor Abbas II, whether or not to keep him depends on the situation. Even if he is retained and Persia is left as a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, it will definitely have to cede a piece of Persian territory to the Ottomans.
There are still some countries on the original Arabian Peninsula that did not surrender to the Ottomans. Should they take this opportunity to completely conquer the Arabian Peninsula?
While Faqir was thinking this, he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping towards him. Apparently, it was a messenger from the Crimeans.
Could it be...that the Crimeans had already beaten away the Ming army? Faqir thought so and stared curiously at the Crimean messenger who was getting closer and closer.
