I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

"Come on!"

"Drip, tick, tick..."

The shouts of killing and the horn of the charge resounded in Aleppo, and the soldiers of Ming Dynasty, holding the rifles with bayonets, shouted and launched another round of charge.

"Bang bang bang..."

A burst of gunfire accompanied by gunpowder smoke sounded from the opposite side. A Ming soldier holding the white tiger battle flag fell down. However, the military flag had not yet fallen. A new soldier rushed forward to grab the military flag and continued to lead the team to charge forward. .

"Fire and kill them!"

There was a roar in the trench, a burst of booming artillery sounded, and more than a dozen figures fell down among the charging crowd.

"Let them withdraw and the artillery continue to bombard!"

Qi Yuan, who was commanding from the rear, saw that this round of attack had no effect, frowned tightly, and ordered the troops to retreat helplessly.

This is the third day of the attack on Aleppo, and the offensive effect is not as good as expected.

Since he suffered a loss, Omurad has also learned.

He conducted research on the battles of Ming Dynasty that he knew, and with his generals, he created a line of defense against Ming's attack.

This line of defense is mainly based on trenches and various obstacles. There are also anti-cannon pits dug in the trenches for soldiers to hide.

The soldiers were hiding in the trenches, waiting for the attack of the Ming army. In this way, the ultra-long range of the Ming army's weapons did not pose a threat to them.

If the Ming army wants to achieve results, it must attack, and in this way, the Ming army will definitely enter their range.

Then on Osman's side, he could use burst shots to block Da Ming's advance.

Even if the Ming army rushed in, he was not afraid. He was still in the trenches, and he also arranged cold weapon troops, specifically for close combat.

After Qi Yuan arrived, after a round of shelling, he ordered the troops to attack.

As a result, the first round of the attack was hit hard. The 1 soldiers who launched the attack suffered seven to eighty casualties at once.

Qi Yuan, who hit a snag in the first game, was naturally unwilling to be convinced, and directly asked the artillery to shoot 1/1 of the ammunition.

The effect is not bad, the subsequent attack successfully won the outer defense line of Aleppo.

But the Ming army hadn’t occupied it for a day. At night, the Ottoman army launched a counterattack, and a scuffle broke out. Later, the Ming army suffered too many casualties and withdrew from the line of defense occupied during the day.

On the second day, Qi Yuan launched shelling and charging again, and then took down this line of defense again.

In the evening, Osman really came again. As a result, Osman was shot violently by the heavy machine gun arranged by Qi Yuan.

But Osman did not retreat. Instead, relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he pushed the heavy shield vehicle up directly.

It was another bloody fight, neither of the two sides took advantage, and at dawn, one side occupied half of the defense line, ending the night's fighting.

The charge just now was the beginning of the third day of fighting.

In the confrontation last night, the Ming army occupied the outer defense line, and the higher terrain in the middle was taken by Osman.

At the beginning, the Ming army wanted to kill from the trenches, but Osman seemed to have been prepared for a long time, blocking the trenches with various obstacle shield vehicles, and the Ming army could only attack from the trenches.

However, the effect was not obvious. From morning to noon, the Ming army suffered nearly a hundred casualties, and only took down a defense line of less than 20 meters.

Although Ottoman also suffered 300 casualties, but for Ottoman, who is in the rear, they can afford it.

But Qi Yuan couldn't afford to spend it here, not to mention the loss of troops, the replenishment of ammunition is a problem.

They are too far away from the mainland, and every round of ammunition needs to be transported from Daming.

After two days of fighting, the infantry side was better, and the artillery side had only 1/3 of the ammunition left.

After Qi Yuan inquired about the rear, he learned that the next batch of ammunition would take at least half a month to arrive.

In other words, after finishing this batch of ammunition, the artillery battalion in Qi Yuan's hands will be ready for display.

Hearing the rumble of cannons, Qi Yuan's expression was particularly solemn.

Now he finally understands His Highness's words. Now the war is not about fighting on the battlefield, but about logistics and supply capabilities.

Whoever has the logistics block can unleash ammunition crazily like the opponent.

Whoever has slow logistics is the one who gets beaten.

"Master Commander, should we urge us to the back line again, let them send airship troops to transport ammunition for us, with this kind of fierce fighting style, within three days, our brothers will fight the other party with bayonets to our death .”

The commander of the Western Expeditionary Corps, looking at the report given behind his hand, put forward his own suggestion with a worried face.

Holding up the binoculars, Qi Yuan, who was watching the effect of the bombardment, looked back at him and shook his head.

"The airships are all supporting the Eastern Front, so they don't have the energy to take care of our side. Tell your brothers, save ammunition, hold on for a while, and new supplies will come."

The commander opened his mouth, and finally heaved a helpless sigh. Later, he calculated how to use the ammunition most effectively.

"Have you ever imagined that you will face such a result?"

After the commander left, Sa Xuer, who was holding a glass of water, stepped forward and stood beside Qi Yuan, looking at the battlefield in the distance.

"No one is a fool. They don't know how to dodge after being slapped. Omurad is a hero. He will naturally grow his memory after suffering a loss."

"We did major repairs in Jerusalem, and used all the defenses that Ming has built. Although we tried our best to keep it secret, it's not a small thing. It can be hidden in a pocket under the bed so that people can't see it."

Taking back the binoculars and coming to the command table, looking at the map above, Qi Yuan said in a deep voice: "There is no easy war in this world. You are making progress, and the enemy is also making progress. What we have to do is not to sigh and get angry, but We should consider how to go further so that the enemy cannot catch up with us."

"It seems that you have a way."

Noticing that Qi Yuan couldn't take his eyes off a certain position on the map, Sa Xuer understood that the other party probably had an idea in his mind.

"I have communicated with the chief officer of the navy. They are currently repairing on the island of Cyprus and preparing for the next step."

"what's the plan?"

Sasher became interested.

Qi Yuan glanced at him and smiled, then turned and walked towards the radio room in the next room.

Just as Sa Xuer was about to follow, she was stopped by Qi Yuan's guards.

"The commander has ordered that no one can enter the telegraph room during the battle."

Saxuer glanced at the guard and nodded, then turned around holding the water glass and walked to the observation port, continuing to watch the shelling.

Entering the telegraph room, Qi Yuan pondered for a while and said to the communication soldier: "Send a telegram to Commander Li and tell him that I plan to personally lead the troops to cooperate with him in attacking Fort Standing, and ask him if he would like to cooperate."

If there is no way, then proceed from other places, this is the thought in Qi Yuan's mind at this time.

Aleppo has been built into a strong line of defense by the enemy, and it will take some time to take it down.

Qi Yuan couldn't wait so long, he decided to leave one legion to entangle the opponent, and he took the remaining three main legions to attack Constantinople with the navy.

Destroyed the important military base of Ottoman, and then attacked Nicaea, completely cutting off the enemy's logistics in one fell swoop.

Regardless of whether the enemy will withdraw troops or not, Ottoman's land in East Asia will be completely out of control.

Although this did not achieve the goal of occupying this area, it also completed the plan to cooperate with the Eastern Front.

The Navy responded very quickly.

Li Hu, who was still troubled by the fact that the navy could only launch a sea attack and could not further land and destroy Constantinople, agreed to come down without saying a word after receiving the telegram from Qi Yuan, and also agreed on where to board the ship.

Although a plan to cooperate with the navy was made, the fighting in Aleppo did not stop during the day, and it still gave the opponent a deadly look.

However, on the second day, Omurad was shocked to find that the Ming army gave up the defensive line that they had managed to grab yesterday, and also erected a defensive line in the distance, confronting them.

"There are not as many people as yesterday?"

In Aleppo City Lord's Mansion, Omurad frowned and looked at the returning spies.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we checked from a distance. Although there are still so many tents, there are not many people inside them and in the trenches."

"Moreover, we have also detected traces of a large group of people marching around. According to our judgment, some of their troops may have left yesterday."

Frowning and letting the spies leave to continue the discussion, Omurad folded his hands behind his back and frowned as he looked at the map behind him.

"Ochiben, tell me what you think!"

After looking at the map and thinking for a long time, Omurad, who had no clue, turned around and looked at his most trusted general, Ochbenli.

Aoqigen, who was defeated outside Jerusalem, was not punished when he returned, but was warmly received by Omurad.

In the words of Aumurad: Although you were defeated in this battle, you tested the general strength of the Ming army and learned about the configuration of the Ming army's weapons, which provided great help for future operations.

Deeply moved by Aoqi's ability, after expressing his loyalty to Omurad, he spoke out the various defensive methods he came up with after encountering the Ming army.

With the combination of the two and the intelligence from the spies, Aleppo's defense line was established.

The result was very obvious. The Ming army really suffered a disadvantage in this and successfully blocked the progress of the Ming army.

Aoqi stepped forward, looked at the map buffer and said: "Our defense line is very strong. I have seen their ammunition, which cannot be manufactured by ordinary handwork. It must be manufactured in a factory. It is very far away from their homeland. The way they play, the ammunition they store won't last long."

"So I guess, if they want to break the situation, they must find another way."

"Based on their arrangement today, I have a rough guess in my mind. He should use some troops to entangle our main force, and then other troops will break through from other places, completely cutting off our logistics line, leaving us alone and helpless. I have no choice but to retreat, or fight them to the death.”

"But these two options, no matter which one we choose, are dead ends."

"Without a solid line of defense, our weapons are no match for them at all. Once we encounter them in a place without a line of defense, we will undoubtedly lose."

Omurad nodded, looking at the hanging map, lost in thought.

The Ming army wanted to cut off their logistics line, and there were only two ways to go.

First, go around from their west, but the roads there have been controlled by the Ottomans. It is impossible for the Ming army to pass by without moving the Ottoman army.

Second, that is to bypass the Timur Empire.

However, on the side of the Timurid Empire, there are Gobi and deserts. The large army has no logistical supplies, and even if it passes by, it will become a lone army.

And more importantly, after experiencing the black death, within a thousand miles around Aleppo, there are few people except the army.

If the Ming army went around hastily, not only would they fail to achieve the desired results, but the convenience of food alone would probably collapse them.

"Could it be that I was thinking too much, they actually retreated."

After thinking for a long time, he felt that the Ming army hadn't bypassed the possible Omurad, and his brows were tightly knit together.

"Report, there is important news from the navy."

An officer ran in quickly, and handed a letter to Aumurad anxiously.

Seeing the officer's tense expression, Omurad was startled. He quickly took the letter and read it at a glance.

When he saw the content clearly, his body staggered violently.

"Your Majesty the King!"

Aoqi Benli, who was on the side, quickly supported Omurad.

"The navy was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Only dozens of ships were withdrawn, and all the others were buried in the sea."

Aumurad's words, like a bolt from the blue, made everyone present tremble violently.

"not good!"

Ochbenli didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly exclaimed, and then said anxiously to Aumurad: "Navy, it's the navy, he wants to use the way of naval transportation to launch an attack from other places just like me. "

The reason why Aoqi has such a guess is that he relied on the navy to attack Jerusalem in the first place.

The general on the opposite side, seeing that Aleppo could not break through, or because he did not want to bear greater losses, chose the same method as him to use naval transportation to cut off the logistics of the main Ottoman army from the rear.

Hearing Ochbenli's words, Omurad struggled to stand up, staggered to the side of the map, and quickly searched the map with his eyes.

After looking around, he fixed his eyes on one position, and his eyes instantly turned red.

"Damn it, their target is probably Constantinople!"

It is not a secret that Constantinople is the military base of the Alliance of Allah. If the Ming army wants to investigate, they will definitely be able to investigate.

The navy of the Ming army won the victory and gained control of the sea. If Omurad was the commander of the opponent, he would definitely destroy the military Fort Tandin, an important military base of the Alliance of Allah, as soon as possible.

As long as Constantinople is destroyed, the weapon logistics of the Alliance of Allah will be severely hit. It is simply impossible to establish such a large supply base in a short period of time. Multiple craftsmen to manufacture weapons and ammunition.

Without the supplement of weapons and ammunition, the coalition army led by Omurad had no other choice but to switch back to the previous cold weapons.

Thinking of this, Omurad yelled at Aoqi's skills: "Send people back to Constantinople immediately, and let them move out and retreat immediately! Hurry up, or it will be too late."