It was daybreak. Although the Ottoman army assembled, they did not continue to dig trenches and prepare to attack the city.
Among the thousands of troops, in a large open space under the commander's flag, a group of Ottoman Guards escorted a man, kneeling in front of Faqir, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army.
"I don't accept it!" The man in custody, Abbas II, shouted at Faqir loudly while struggling, "Why should I be punished when there was no loss last night! Some people have clearly lost the battle, but nothing happened. I don’t accept it! The rewards and punishments are unclear, and the orders are not strict. How can you convince others..."
Although he was shouting like this, Abbas II actually knew very well, why? It’s all about strength!
Today, although he is still the emperor of the Persian Empire in name, in fact, he is just a homeless "orphan". The troops under his command only numbered over 10,000 people, and they didn't have much combat power. This was evident from the way they were frightened by the Ming army last night.
Although the Crimean Khan suffered a real defeat, he still had more than 30,000 cavalry under his command, and the Crimean Khanate still existed.
This is why the Ottomans treated them differently!
At this time, Faqir looked at Abbas II with a gloomy face, not changing at all because of the Persian emperor's resistance.
The Crimean Tatars had a bad start, and he pretended they were out of sight. Yesterday's artillery battle resulted in heavy losses and must be punished. But the artillery general had already died in battle and could not be punished.
As a result, the Persians hit the muzzle of his gun. If there is no more punishment, other armies will not take the failure seriously!
Therefore, Faqir decided to take action on Abbas II.
Originally, he did not want to kill Abbas II, reward him with dozens of military sticks, and let everyone see that this is the consequence of ineffective fighting. Unexpectedly, Abbas II shouted so loudly that murderous intent suddenly emerged in his heart, so he decided to attack in front of the army as a warning to others.
At this time, Faqir glanced at the Persian phalanx, which had been disarmed by the Ottoman Guards and surrounded them. He looked back, stared at Abbas II, and shouted coldly: " Are you still justified after suffering a defeat? The Ming army farted, and you Persians were so frightened that you almost caused the camp to roar. If I don't kill you, where is the power of military law?"
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand directly without waiting for Abbas II to tell.
When the Ottoman soldiers below saw it, without saying a word, they waved their swords in front of the entire army and chopped off Abbas II's head.
Abbas II's eyes almost popped out of his head with anger. The mighty Persian emperor was killed like a chicken by the Ottomans. Such a way of death was something he never expected, and it was absolutely unacceptable. willingly.
However, there was no point in being unwilling. He couldn't even struggle. He only had time to scream "Ah" before his head flew up and blood sprayed on the spot.
There were more than ten or twenty people in the Persian army formation. When they saw this scene, they were all jealous. They shouted "Your Majesty" and rushed out, trying to rush towards their emperor whose body was missing.
However, as soon as they broke out of the military formation, the Ottoman Guards who were waiting for them opened fire without hesitation.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
As the gunfire rang out, these dozen or twenty people rushed to the street on the spot, struggled for a while and then stopped moving.
The remaining tens of thousands of Persians watched this scene. Although there was some commotion, they quickly became quiet after the Ottoman Guards opened fire and did not dare to make any more moves.
The entire Persian military formation became lifeless, and almost all the soldiers lowered their heads and looked lifeless.
On the other side, as soon as Abbas II's head landed on the ground, an executioner stepped forward to pick it up, then quickly stepped forward and presented it to the imperial commander for verification.
Faqir watched all this and stared at Abbas II, who was still dead. His expression remained unchanged, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Warning to the whole army, if anyone dares to fight incompetently, this will be the fate!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, the Ottoman soldier immediately agreed, then mounted his horse with Abbas II's head and ran to each square. At the same time, he held up his head, which was still bleeding, and shouted loudly to convey Faqir's military order.
Originally, in history, Abbas II, the resurgence leader of the Safavid dynasty in Persia, ended up like this due to the Ming butterfly effect!
When the Ottoman soldier carrying the order returned to Faqir's side carrying the head of Abbas II, Faqir stood up and gave the order again, and began to re-dispatch his troops and dig trenches again. Attack Baghdad.
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Last night, the Ming army really wanted to attack at night, but they didn't expect that the Ottoman army was frightened. When they heard the sound of gunshots, they ran faster than rabbits. In this way, it was much simpler, and a large section of trenches dug by the Ottomans was destroyed.
Of course, the Ming army did not think that this would eliminate the Ottomans' trench-digging tactics. However, no matter what, if you can slow down their attack, just slow down their attack. If it continues, time will be on the side of the Ming army.
The Ming army could not see what was going on inside the Ottoman military camp. When it got dark, the Ottomans came out again to dig trenches. The Ming army on the top of the city just watched.
After all, the trench is far away from the city. If they leave the city without the cover of night, the Ottomans will definitely be able to move. It is obviously unwise to compete with the Ottomans for military strength.
In this way, with the two armies in a stalemate, the Persians were driven by the Ottomans and joined the queue of digging trenches. The increase in manpower obviously accelerated the speed of digging trenches.
Before noon, the progress of the trenches had caught up with that before it was destroyed by the Ming army last night. For the Ottoman army, even the noon meal was taken in turns, and the progress of digging trenches was non-stop.
Slowly, in the afternoon, we were getting closer and closer to the walls of Baghdad.
The trenches dug by the Ottomans began to expand, and the rear guard troops followed the trenches to these expanded trenches to continue to guard the cannon fodder digging the trenches.
Although their method of fighting is slow, it can effectively avoid the artillery bombardment on the city.
Even in order to avoid being destroyed by the Ming army, they no longer piled the excavated soil on the front line in an attempt to create a hill, but transported it far to the rear. Anyway, they had enough manpower. As a result, without the soil to fill the trenches, it would be useless for the Ming army to leave the city.
Seeing this scene, Faqir's gloomy face finally looked much better. According to this progress, such a large amount of manpower is invested in digging trenches. By tomorrow, they will be able to dig to the bottom of the city and then use gunpowder to blow up the city wall. Even if the Ming army in Baghdad has powerful artillery, it will be captured by the Ottomans!
With this in mind, he still sent an order to the cannon fodder in front to speed up digging trenches. In addition, he also sent more security troops to guard the trenches ahead. In addition, the cavalry in the rear were also on alert.
He expected that the Ming army would not watch helplessly as the trench was dug under the city wall, and would definitely come out to cause damage.
In this way, the Ming army would have to fight first with the guard troops in the trenches ahead. Once there is a battle, the cavalry in the rear will immediately reinforce, and the Ming army leaving the city will be able to stay outside the city.
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On top of the city of Baghdad, the Ming army soldiers watched the trenches outside the city getting closer and closer, but no one was worried. This is true even for Persian soldiers.
There is no other reason. The previous battles were all unexpected victories, and the battles were won neatly. Invisibly, it has given them enough confidence that the Governor must have tricks to deal with these Ottomans.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Sun Chuanting looked coldly at the enemy's movements outside the city and simply let it go without caring at all.
His calmness made the soldiers of the Ming army feel at ease. A psychological advantage vis-à-vis the Ottomans was slowly building.
By noon the next day, at least three trenches had been dug within bow and arrow range. The Ottoman infantry on guard in the wide trenches all held shields to prevent the Ming army's bows and arrows.
At the same time, the cannon fodder who dug trenches began to dig tunnels. That is to say, no more digging in the open air, because it is easy to be shot by bows and arrows on the city top.
Faqir was also paying attention to the progress of the trench. After seeing this situation, he ordered the Crimean cavalry to be on alert and dispatch immediately if there was any movement.
In response, the Crimean Khan Muhammad Grai IV immediately assured that Crimeans could sleep on horseback. After receiving Faqir's military order, they did not dismount and could prepare for war at any time.
He's not bragging. Faqir was also satisfied and just waited for the movement from the Ming army.
In the afternoon, suddenly, several city gates of Baghdad opened wide, and groups of cavalry rushed out from inside, launching an attack on the Ottoman cannon fodder not far from the city.
There was no need to wait for Faqir's order. When the Crimean cavalry resting on horseback saw it, they immediately cheered up, drove their horses to speed up, and rushed to Baghdad for reinforcements.
Subsequently, the Ottoman infantry, which received military orders, under the leadership of the general, immediately followed the cavalry and ran towards the head of Baghdad.
As long as the troops on guard in the trenches can hold back the Ming cavalry, once they are entangled by the Crimean cavalry and unable to reinforce the city, it will be up to the Ottoman army to strangle them.
Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, the Persians and Azap cannon fodder who were digging the earth were so frightened that they wanted to run away. However, thinking of the Ottoman military orders and the fate of Abbas II, the Persian emperor, they had no choice but to tremble, regardless of Regardless, they continued digging, hoping that the security forces would try their best to hold off the Ming cavalry and not give the Ming cavalry a chance to attack them.
"Kill..." Huang Degong's cavalry shouted to kill and rushed to the trench first.
