I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

Sa Xuer, who was beside him, suddenly turned his head to look at Qi Yuan, and opened his mouth to say that the allied army was still there, and that the artillery would hurt his own people.

But before he could say it, he was suppressed by Qi Yuan's cold eyes.

At this moment, he remembered Zheng He's explanation to him.

There are strict regulations in the Ming army. Once a commander is appointed, no one else, no matter what their status, is not allowed to intervene in the commander's combat command. Even the emperor and prince cannot interfere with the commander's combat. Iron law to obey.

"Dirty dirt..."

Booming cannons resounded all over the city of Jerusalem, and the shells flying out of the cannon bores spun in the air, making sharp roars, and smashed towards the densely packed battlefield like an ant colony in the distance.

"Boom boom boom..."

Columns of dust rose into the air one by one, and the shrapnel driven by the power attached to the gunpowder explosion frantically harvested lives.

Whether it is a member of the Rocco Legion or a soldier of the Ottoman Empire, their identities are instantly equal at this moment.

"Damn, what are they doing, how do they attack their own people..."

The first batch of fat officers who fled in embarrassment roared angrily as they watched the shells raining down on them.

It's a pity that his voice was drowned out by the whistling sound of the shells flying, Qi Yuan couldn't hear what he was shouting at all, let alone listen to what he shouted.

The fat man pointed at the city wall and cursed, cursing the Ming army to die.

One of the flying cannonballs seemed unable to stand the fat man's provocative yelling, and suddenly plunged down, hitting the fat man's body straight.

With a "boom", the blood mist filled the air. The commander of the Roco Kingdom Legion, who relied on flattery, was very honored not to accept their king's punishment, and left this world cleanly and without leaving a trace.

"Damn it, these Daming people don't treat us Westerners as human beings at all!"

Looking at the battlefield shrouded in artillery, Aoqibenli threw his hat on the ground angrily.

Although he ordered the army to retreat in an emergency, the cavalry regiment was trapped in it. He didn't know how many people would come back alive after this round of shelling.

Even the infantry regiment that retreated early was also under the artillery attack of the opponent. The way of retreat was full of corpses. It is conservatively estimated that the casualties were at least 3000 to [-].

Daming didn't kill a single person, and at least 7000 or [-] people were killed or injured by the opponent. Aoqiben was filled with humiliation and anger.

"Almighty God, when will I be able to get rid of the threat of oppression from the damn Easterners!"

Not daring to look at the battlefield covered by artillery, Ochbenli knelt on the ground and asked the great Allah a question that even Allah could not answer.

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and Qi Yuan gave the order to stop until the Ottoman army withdrew from the firing range.

He casually picked up the military cap that was put aside and put it on his head. Qi Yuan stretched out his hand and patted the dust on the military uniform, and said to the silent Sa Xu'er: "I don't understand what they say, and Sa Xu'er will come next." Your lord, go and receive them."

"We need to dig out the defense line. Although these soldiers are not capable of combat, I guess they are definitely good at work."

Qi Yuan didn't look at the battlefield in the distance after speaking, turned around and left the city wall, went back to take a hot bath, and considered the next battle plan.

His Highness gave him trust and rights, and he must give the greatest return.

It was no challenge for him to defend the canal and the city of Jerusalem.

He wanted to break the tough bones to see if he could disable the main force of the Ottoman Empire before Da Ming launched the war.

If he could do this before Ming Dynasty launched the war, then Qi Yuan would become the most famous general in the history of China.

This is not bragging, but really no one surpassed him.

After all, from ancient times to the present, which Chinese general was able to come to this place that the orientals had never set foot, and with only tens of thousands of native troops and 10,000+ remnants of defeated generals, he defeated another powerful empire.

Looking closely at history, it seems that he is really the only one.

Thinking of going down in history and becoming the most famous person in China's famous general list, Qi Yuan's fiery heart almost boiled. (Note: It is the most famous, not No.1!)

If Zhu Zhangui had known Qi Yuan's thoughts, he would have lamented that Daming does not lack capable generals, but only lacks a stage to display them.

Without Zhu Zhangui, Qi Yuan might have served in the Japanese army for the rest of his life, until the day he died of old age in obscurity.

Ottoman camp at night.

"Your Excellency, General, our infantry killed 6273 people and injured 7356 in today's battle. One-third of them may not be able to be rescued."

"In addition, I have some unfortunate news for you. The entire cavalry regiment has been wiped out."

"Also, we have communicated with the Ming army. They promised us that we can collect the corpses, but the equipment is not allowed to be taken away."

In the camp in Aoqibenli, an officer reported today's casualties, and by the way, talked about the communication with the Ming army.

In today's battle, the casualties were not large at the beginning, so many casualties were completely caused by the shelling from behind the Ming army.

Hate, anger, that's for sure.

But what's the use of this, the strength is not as good as human beings, so I can only smash my teeth and swallow it in my stomach.

"I see, let the legion rest for the night, and tomorrow we will turn north!"

Aoqi held his hands together against his forehead. After the officer finished speaking, he took a deep breath and gave the next order.

"Turn into?"

The officer was stunned for a moment, and he looked at Aoqibenli in confusion.

"Your Excellency, didn't His Majesty the King tell us to capture Jerusalem, why did we turn north?"

This kind of subordinate questioning the commander's order is a big taboo in the army. If it is a harsh general or a general with a bad temper, when dealing with such a person who questions his order, the light one will be whipped, and the severe one will be pulled out and beheaded. possible.

But Ochben was not angry.

He likes to train low-level generals very much, and has declared to the outside world more than once that if only a few simple answers can give the empire an additional general with outstanding ability, he does not recommend chatting with the other party for three days and three nights.

It is precisely because of his habit of cultivating subordinates that many excellent generals appeared in the army led by him. Of course, there are also some idiots who only object or ask questions.

But he wasn't angry at all about it, as long as he could cultivate an excellent general, all his saliva and efforts would not be in vain.

Rubbing between his brows, Aoqi Benli smiled and looked at the officer.

"What do you think of Daming's strength?"

The general hesitated and said, "Although we haven't fought against their army, their weapons and artillery are very powerful."

Ochbenli nodded slightly, and added to the officer: "In addition to what you said, their soldiers are also very capable of execution, and the general opposite him has a very keen sense of war."

"Do you think, if it were you, would you destroy those equipment without hesitation, including your own allies?"

The officer thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know, maybe an order like that might be given."

"After all, if such an order is not issued, the equipment will fall into the hands of the enemy, and the so-called allies are likely to become the enemy's accomplices."

Ochibenli smiled slightly, and vetoed the officer's words: "You will not issue such an order, because you will not give up those equipment, and you dare not face the punishment and accountability that you will receive after hurting those allies."

"So I can conclude that you will never be able to be so resolute and decisive as the general on the opposite side."

The officer lowered his head, thought for a moment, looked at Ochben and asked in a low voice, "If you were standing opposite, General, would you give this order?"

Aoqi skill also fell into silence, and he shook his head after a long time.

"Maybe, but I also know that once I give such an order, it will be the last time I command the army to fight."

After finishing speaking, he pressed his hand at the officer, "Okay, although I don't want to admit it, the reality is that we don't have the confidence to take Jerusalem, and I don't even dare to make a decision about whether we can withstand the attack of thousands of people on the other side." ensure."

"So instead of wasting time here, it is better to go north to help His Majesty the King, defeat the main force of the Roco Kingdom as soon as possible, and then follow His Majesty to lead the main army here, swallow this city completely, and kill those hateful Ming people, those Damn invaders, drive them out of our homeland completely."

Chapter 368: Whether to advance or retreat, this is a difficult choice.

My dear Majesty King Roko, I have to regret to tell you that the support force you sent has completely collapsed at noon today.

Daming, while expressing deep sympathy, also has some doubts. I hope you can give us an explanation.

In order for your country to defeat the demons and achieve victory, we have sent you the best officers and used the best weapons for you.

But please tell me why your army was defeated so miserably. If it hadn't been for our General Daming to act at a critical moment, I am afraid that your supporting army has already fallen into the arms of Allah.

Of course, they have another choice, which is to raise their hands and sing songs, and happily enter Ottoman's prison camp.

Facing the Ottoman army, they had almost no ability to resist. After just a few rounds of shooting, they were completely beaten by the Ottoman army.

Oh, sorry, maybe I should have said it more clearly, they were beaten by the Ottomans without even weighing two rounds.

It's hard for us to believe that this is the elite army you sent. If your elite army is like this, then we can't imagine how bad your ordinary army will be.

For this reason, we, Ming Dynasty, have seriously questioned your ability to command and select talents. We doubt very much whether the Roco Legion you represent can win the final victory in this war against the Ottomans.

So we, Ming Dynasty, have given you a choice, that is, our generals will command your troops to fight against the Ottoman demons.

Of course, this is just an offer from us, and you can choose to decline.

But in the end, as a good friend of yours, I have to remind you that if your Roco Kingdom fails so badly in this war that you can’t even protect your own homeland, we, Ming Dynasty, may consider dissolving the Roco Kingdom. ally relationship.

Daming's special envoy to the West, Hamra Sashur!

After a general finished reading the telegram from Jerusalem, the entire tent fell into a deathly silence.

All the generals lowered their heads, not daring to look at Luo Ke, whose expression was extremely ugly.

"Bastard, damn Shar, you deserve hell."

After the general finished reading the telegram, Luo Ke rushed up angrily, grabbed the telegram, tore it to pieces, and threw it down at the entrance of the tent.

He really wanted to scold Daming, but he saw a few observers of Daming sitting there in the corner of the camp with their heads bowed, drinking tea, and grilling lamb kebabs.

Rationally, he changed the target of the words he was going to scold, and locked on the fat commander he sent out.

No one dared to say anything about Luo Ke's venting, and could only quietly listen to the king's cursing and cursing.

I don't know how long it took, Luo Ke sat back on the chair tiredly, looked at everyone and said:

"That guy in Uchiben has already brought his remaining troops to our side. I need a general to stand up and lead our brave warriors of the Roco Kingdom to send all these damned demons into Hell, which of you would take this job."

The big tent was quiet, no one catered to him, even when he looked at him, they subconsciously lowered their heads.

"You cowards, your courage and courage are not worthy of the title I give you!"

Luo Ke broke out again, pointing at the generals who bowed their heads, and breathed out again.

But what's the use of scolding, no one wants to stand up, even if he scolds his throat, it's useless.

In fact, he can understand the thoughts of these generals. Aoqi is a general who has long been famous in the Ottoman Empire, and his command ability is second to none in the Ottoman Empire.

The morale of a general of this kind of reputation will be lowered by half before facing the enemy. If he is not sure of winning, and does not lead several times the army, no one will dare to fight against him.

According to the information from Daming, Ao Qi has at least 4000 troops in his hands.

If Luo Ke wants to wipe out this army, without the leadership of an excellent general, at least 4 to 5 troops are needed to defeat it with confidence.

The army in Luo Ke's hands is only about 20.

During this period of war, nearly 4 people were killed or injured. A few days ago, [-] troops were sent back to support Jerusalem, but none of them came back.

With the reduction before and after, the army in Luo Ke's hands is less than 16. If you subtract those logistics support arms, he will only have [-] to [-] troops in his hands.

If 4 to 5 troops are sent to deal with Ochbenli because of this, what can Rocco do to fight against the upcoming main Ottoman army.

"Your Majesty, it may be very difficult for us to win in the field. I heard that Daming has already started to build a defense line in Jerusalem and the canal. Maybe I think we should consider retreating to Jerusalem to rest and wait until the strength is sufficient. , the idea of ​​fighting the Ottomans again."

After an unknown amount of time, an elderly minister finally spoke up and expressed his thoughts.

Luo Ke looked at the man angrily, seeing that it was his uncle, he withdrew his angry gaze.

"What about the rest!"

The generals looked at me and I looked at you, and finally locked their eyes on the gray-haired veteran at the front.

Luo Ke also looked at him, "General Harney, what do you think we should do."

From the meeting to now, Hani, who closed his eyes and rested the whole time, slowly opened his eyes when he heard Luo Ke's question, looked at everyone, and then slowly said: "I opposed this war from the very beginning, our Although the country has stronger weapons and equipment, it is still far behind Ottoman in terms of military morale."

"Coupled with insufficient troops, it is completely a wrong choice to fight against Ottoman at present."

"Don't say what you said before, we have no choice."

Seeing that the veteran was about to talk clichéd again, Luo Ke impatiently reached out and interrupted him, asking him to name the key points directly.

Hani nodded slightly, and didn't care about His Majesty's interrupting him, and continued to the crowd: "War in the field, although we have the advantage in weapons, our soldiers are not familiar with this way of fighting. If we compete with the main Ottoman army In confrontation, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses."

"This is not the result we want. Even if we beat Osman, there will still be a Timur watching over him."

"So I think we should play to our strengths."

"Our advantage?" Rocko's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Hani.

With a slight nod, Hani stood up and said to everyone, "Our weapons are powerful, and with Da Ming's support, we will have a steady stream of logistics."