However, before the Ottoman army officially began to attack the city, armies from all ethnic groups on the Arabian Peninsula arrived upon hearing the news.
In fact, after they heard that the Ottoman army was coming to attack the Ming army in Baghdad, they all rebelled and openly supported the Ottoman army.
Because in their opinion, how could the Ming army from afar defeat the Ottoman Empire army!
If you don't stand in line at this time and are misunderstood by the Ottomans later, once the Ottomans wipe out the Ming army, it will be time for them to suffer!
After all, the Ottoman army is here, who dares to block its edge?
The prime minister of the Ottoman Empire actually didn't care at all about these troops, which he considered to be crooked troops.
However, having these Arab tribal troops come to surrender before the war, no matter what, can be regarded as a morale booster. Therefore, Faqir did not show impatience, but instead allowed these Arab tribal troops to appear outside Baghdad with great fanfare.
He just wanted to show the Ming army in Baghdad how high the prestige of the Ottoman Empire was here. Your Ming army came all the way to challenge the powerful Ottoman Empire. You really overestimate your capabilities!
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On top of the city of Baghdad, I saw that there were already a large number of Ottoman troops outside the city, and now Arab tribes' troops came to join the attack on Baghdad. This made every Persian soldier in this area dumbfounded.
The armies of almost all countries and tribes in the Middle East have appeared in the opposite camp. The Ming army is going to be the enemy of the entire world!
Since ancient times, no country can stand alone against so many countries and tribes, right?
With this in mind, they observed the local soldiers of the Ming Dynasty around them and found that they were still very calm. While they were impressed, they also felt a lot more at ease.
Sun Chuanting also saw the situation outside the city from the top of the city. Regarding this, he still had a cold face and commented lightly: "The more incompetent people come, the faster they will consume food and the faster they will be defeated! "
As soon as his remarks spread, everyone's confidence suddenly increased.
In sieges in other places, generally speaking, there is a saying that an isolated city cannot be defended. But here in Baghdad, things are decidedly different.
The population here is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty, and the materials and food that can be collected are not at the same level. So many troops gathered in one place far exceeded the population that the place could bear.
If the war reaches a stalemate, the Ottoman army can only transport food and grass from the rear.
Baghdad is far away from the Mediterranean Sea. The upper reaches of the Tigris River, that is, the area west of Baghdad, has large terrain differences and narrow river channels, which are not suitable for boating at all.
Therefore, if the Ottoman army wants to transport grain and grass from the rear, this kind of land transportation without sea or river transportation, haha, the Ottomans themselves will rebel!
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Of course, the Ottomans did not think about a protracted war at all. In the opinion of Faqir, the commander of the imperial army, Baghdad can be defeated in one battle.
No, he felt that it was almost time and it must have affected the morale of the city's defenders. He no longer cared about whether there were Arab tribal troops coming from behind, and ordered the siege to begin.
Otherwise, if it continues to be delayed, how could he not know the importance of food!
On this day, following Faqir's order, various Ottoman armies began to rush out of their respective camps and immediately occupied the open space outside Baghdad, boundless and with great momentum.
Bosnian frontier musketeers and Egyptian Mamluk cavalry, Sipahi auxiliary cavalry and Armenian archers from Rumelia Province, Wallachian troops participating in the war as Ottoman servants, as well as motley armies from various parts of the Ottoman Empire, the Arabian Peninsula The costumes of the armies of various countries and tribes, etc. are all different and varied. They look really good, just like opera singers!
Among the armies outside the city, the most elite are of course the Ottoman Guards. Regardless of whether they are infantry or cavalry, their uniforms are uniform, and the ordnance of each formation is also the same.
Compared with the various armies, these Guards are even more extraordinary!
After the formation was completed, the trumpet sound of "woo hoo" sounded, and suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the main entrance of the camp.
I saw a lot of horse-drawn carts coming out over there. No, they were not horse-drawn carts, but horse-drawn cannons.
Some cannons were pulled by two or three horses, and some even had as many as five or six horses pulling cannons. They came out of the camp in groups. At first glance, it was extremely shocking!
One artillery piece, two artillery pieces, three artillery pieces...
Many people's legs were sore from standing, but the horse-drawn artillery team had not yet seen the end. There are at least 140 or 50 artillery pieces of various types in the Ottoman army!
The Ottoman-affiliated armies, especially those from the Arabian Peninsula who had heard the news, were very shocked when they saw this situation. Just to attack Baghdad, how much money did the Ottomans spend?
Not to mention one Baghdad, but two or three Baghdads. With such a powerful military force of the Ottomans, they could all be captured easily!
While they were thinking, suddenly, the Ottomans cheered loudly.
Hearing the sound and looking around, he saw that at the end of the horse-drawn artillery team was a huge artillery piece pulled by twenty or thirty horses. At first glance, you will be shocked by this artillery. What kind of city wall would look like paper in front of such artillery?
If the original historical development were to follow, during the very significant Battle of Vienna, the rugged terrain of the Balkan mountains restricted the transportation of the Ottoman giant siege guns. In the absence of convenient waterways, the Ottoman super artillery lagged far behind the main force.
Otherwise, the history of the Battle of Vienna might be rewritten.
In this dimension, Baghdad is located in the Mesopotamian plains. Relatively speaking, it is more convenient to transport giant siege guns.
In the past few days, after the Ottoman Empire's army arrived in Baghdad, Faqir knew that he was consuming a lot of food every day, but still did not attack immediately. In addition to resting the army and affecting the morale of the soldiers defending the city, he was waiting for this giant attack. The arrival of the city cannon.
I have to say that when this giant siege cannon appeared, it was indeed quite stunning.
On the Ottoman Empire's side, there were thunderous cheers and morale was raised to the highest level.
Because they know that no city wall can block the bombardment of this giant siege cannon! Baghdad is definitely doomed!
Even on top of the city of Baghdad, many local Ming army soldiers changed their colors after seeing it.
The Ottomans were so perverted that they actually forged such a huge cannon!
Yan Yingyuan, who was standing next to Sun Chuanting, looked at it for a while, then turned to face the expressionless Sun Chuanting, clasped his hands and reported: "Please give the order, General Mo's cavalry to carry this giant siege cannon!"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting did not turn to look at him. He still looked outside and said lightly: "Let's talk about it again!"
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan did not insist anymore and turned to look outside the city. He knew that Governor Sun was looking to see if there were other possibilities. After all, if they went out of the city to carry this giant siege cannon, the Ottomans would definitely not sit idly by and do nothing. Regardless of whether they could succeed, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties!
This kind of going out of the city to counterattack the city is not uncommon in China's thousands of years of history, and there are also successful examples. Yan Yingyuan is certain to ask for a fight.
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Outside the city, in front of Faqir, a middle-aged general in Ottoman Guards uniform was reporting to him: "The power of artillery is related to its range. The closer to the city wall, the greater the power. I observed carefully. However, the artillery on top of the city of Baghdad should be their ship-borne artillery, which is what they call the Red Cannon..."
Faqir didn't speak, just listened quietly, nodding from time to time.
The man in front of him is an outstanding talent of the Koprulu family. He has expertise in artillery. He is also the general in charge of the artillery battalion this time.
I just heard him continue to say to Faqir: "...I have carefully studied the range of this artillery and know what the effective range of the artillery at the top of Baghdad is. Therefore, my idea is to place our artillery in Baghdad. It’s beyond the range of the city’s artillery. This distance is the closest to the Baghdad city wall, so that we can take advantage of our artillery’s greatest advantage!”
After hearing this, Faqir nodded with satisfaction. Based on his understanding of his tribe, since he said so, he is sure of it. Making the best use of artillery is also a skill!
"That's right, just do what you want!" Faqir waved his hand and said, "I can rest assured that you will do the work!"
Upon hearing this, the artillery general saluted confidently, and then returned to the artillery camp with his head held high to arrange the artillery.
Faqir himself sat on the blanket, with one of his men holding a huge umbrella to cover the sun, holding a cup of tea and slowly tasting it.
It was as if he was not leading troops to fight, but was instead on an outing. For him, fighting is so easy!
After a long time, most of the Ottoman soldiers in formation began to become scattered, just paying attention to the artillery camp, and chatting with each other. There are even bets on how many rounds of shelling the city walls of Baghdad can withstand.
The cannons of the Ottoman army were also arranged in a circle around the circular city wall of Baghdad, with their muzzles facing the city head. The artillerymen were busy deploying their positions.
But almost everyone's eyes were focused on the huge siege cannon.
I saw this huge siege cannon, deployed a little behind the other cannons. Hundreds of people served such a cannon, and even the shells were loaded on a cart drawn by several horses. A special lever was also used to hang the cannonball and stuff it into the muzzle.
Looking at this scene, the Ottoman soldiers were all looking forward to the fact that such a huge cannonball could probably collapse a large section of the city wall.
While they were watching, they suddenly heard a "boom, boom, boom" sound.
