sultan's crescent

Chapter 13

When his own cavalry was still struggling to break through the blockade, Frederick finally discovered his situation.

The east, west, and north sides are full of Turkish troops, while the south is surrounded by swamps. It is impossible for Marquis Frederick to break through.

Once captured, he will become a disgrace to Austria, and his life may not be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, Marquis Frederick became ruthless.As far as he was concerned, he could either capture the Sudan alive and force the Turkish army to let him go, or kill the Sudan and wait for the Turkish army to collapse before breaking out.

And Frederick demonstrated his choice with practical actions.

"Everyone, charge with me, no matter who stands in your way, kill him with your saber and defend the glory of Austria."

In the limited space, the Austrians once again gathered their cavalry and charged towards Selim.

In response, Selim just raised his hand lightly, and the next second, artillery fire fell from the sky.

For the Austrians, being hit in the head by a shell has become a luxury. More cavalry were thrown off their horses by shells, or their hands or feet were broken, and then they were brutally killed by Ottoman soldiers.

But Frederick finally rushed over with his men, and Selim, who was delighted to see the hunter, immediately led the third cavalry battalion as a reserve to start a frontal countercharge.

Just as Selim was approaching Frederick, the Marquis skillfully took out a firecracker from his left pocket and shot Selim.

The sultan disappeared from his horse immediately. Seeing this, Frederick was overjoyed and shouted: "Soldiers, the sultan is dead."

At this moment, the formation of the Ottoman army was in chaos immediately, and Frederick had a new idea, what kind of breakthrough, he wanted to wipe out the Turkish army.

While Frederick was thinking about the future, the Sultan's horse ran up to him.

Before Frederick could express his doubts, a knife flashed under the horse's belly, and Marquis Frederick fell to the ground.

After beheading Frederick with a knife, Selim flew away, leaving only Sudan's taunt at the scene: "Good boy, he can broadcast bilingually. But, I can too." Selim laughed loudly and said: "The general is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed."

As for the Turkish and Austrian soldiers who witnessed the whole process, they all looked dumbfounded.

But in the next second, the Turkish army cheered and shouted: "Your Majesty, Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng."

On the other hand, the Austrian army's morale was broken, and they either fled in all directions or surrendered on the spot.

So far, in the Austrian-Turkish War, Selim, as the sultan, won the glory of the first battle for the Ottoman Empire.

As for whether these Austrians should be killed or not, of course they cannot be killed, not only to keep their promises, but more importantly, the Sudan also expects Austria to pay a ransom after withdrawing from the war.

As for how countries will describe the battle, Selim doesn't know, but for domestic newspapers, Selim has all the headlines in mind.

such as:

Destiny Sultan

"Another Suleiman the Magnificent"

"The Burial of the Heretics"

Just thinking about it made Selim feel refreshed for a while, and for no other reason, he asked how many people in Europe like him took the head of the enemy general from a thousand troops.

Selim is happy here, but Joseph II is not happy.

Tens of thousands of troops were mobilized, but the entire military was completely unaware that the Marquis Frederick was being dumped by the Ottomans while marching on his own territory.

Joseph II immediately scolded the Prince of Coburg, and the leader got angry. The Prince of Coburg naturally did not dare to neglect, and then transferred two divisions there. The most fatal thing was that the Russian army had no idea what was going on.

After all, in the eyes of the Austrians, everyone is beating the Ottomans. You have fought so many victories, but I was taken over by someone at the door of my house.

Can this be advertised?Of course not, where can you put Emperor Joseph's old face, so it is necessary for the Prince of Coburg to do some proper concealment.

But the problem is that Potemkin's original plan was to let the Austrians contain part of the Ottoman Empire's forces so that they could attack the Izmail Fortress.

So, Potemkin, who didn't know that the entire battlefield situation had changed drastically due to the Battle of Mohacs, began to run all the way to Izmail, rushing into the embrace of death.

Napoleon who got the news looked at the map, chuckled and said, "The fish is about to bite."

He strode out of the tent and found Hussain.

"Take your troops and we'll march on Krugan-Napoca and take out the Austrians."

The whole of Bucharest began to get busy, and a hundred thousand troops set off, and the logistics required were not small.

Food, weapons, ammunition, clothing, horses, all of Bucharest are serving this war machine, forming a long convoy.

In Krugan-Napoca, Suvorov was training the army, and in his opinion Potemkin's plan had succeeded.

Then you can play at will on your own side, such as attacking the Ottoman transport convoy and eating the Ottoman troops going north.

Suvorov showed a confident smile. In his opinion, what strategy can a good French lieutenant have.

"Soldiers, the Ottomans are already heading towards Krugan-Napoca. Are we going to sit and wait for death? We should take the initiative to defend the empress's reputation, prepare the whole army, and follow me."

"Bonaparte was only a lieutenant, and his first opponent was the Russian Suvorov, and almost no one thought he would win. Until the battle of Ben Carlo, believe me, you will change your opinion .”

——The Emperor from Corsica

John Julius
Suvorov stationed his troops in a village named Bencaro. According to the spies, Napoleon had already passed through here with his troops, so it was time for a big fight.

Following Suvorov's order, the Russian cavalry took the lead in attacking, and they quickly defeated the militia brigade that the Turks used to guard the convoy.

However, such an easy victory made Suvorov feel very uneasy.

Even if the opponent is just a lieutenant, it is impossible not to know the importance of logistics supplies to a large army.

To be on the safe side, Suvorov did not take away the supplies immediately. He kept sending out scouts, five kilometers, ten kilometers, and the range continued to expand, but there was no trace of the Ottoman army.

Suvorov was still thinking that it was impossible for the Ottoman army to hand over such a large batch of supplies so easily. He believed it was a trap more than negligence.

However, the Russian army couldn't bear it anymore, and they began to prepare to open the Ottoman transport boxes.

At this moment, Suvorov finally thought of what he hadn't considered, and he shouted: "Everyone, leave this batch of supplies."

Unfortunately, it was too late, countless Ottoman troops swarmed out of the convoy, and the sudden attack caused the Russian army to be in chaos.

But Suvorov is worthy of being a generation of famous generals. He quickly reorganized the Russian army, and through the use of skirmish formations, he successfully divided and surrounded the Ottoman army that jumped out.

Seeing the Russian army gradually gaining the upper hand, Hussein Pasha at the rear of the transport convoy couldn't help feeling anxious. No matter what tactical adjustments he made, it would be difficult for him to be effective in front of Suvorov.

It was almost sunset, and Hussein Pasha's army had been surrounded by Suvorov, just when Suvorov thought he was about to win.

The whole earth shook violently, a cavalry quickly pierced through the formation of the Russian army, and the besieged Ottoman army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Under the attack from inside and outside, the Russian army was quickly defeated, but Suvorov on the side still did not give up.

He knew the virtues of the Ottoman army, and as long as he could reorganize the army, he still had hope of victory.

However, Napoleon would not give him a chance. After using a telescope to observe for a while, Napoleon decisively joined the reserve team. The second cavalry charge completely collapsed the Russian army that was alternately covering the retreat.

Looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, Suvorov let out a low growl of grief. The guards helped him mount his horse and fled north.

"Pursuit? Bonaparte."

"No, it's just a lost dog. I have to kill the Prince of Coburg. Also, remember to clean up the battlefield."

After saying this, Napoleon left without looking back.

Riding on horseback, he murmured to himself: "Although the Sudan is not very good at fighting, he is right in what he said. The use of troops in war is to catch people by surprise, catch them by surprise, and catch a strange word. "

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