sultan's crescent

Chapter 25 The Powerless Resistance

In front of the muskets, the bare-handed Mamluks had no power to resist. The formerly gorgeous hall had turned into hell at this time, and it could be said that there were corpses everywhere. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. On the walls, ceilings, and floors, The blood spattered by the Mamluks before they were killed is everywhere,
Ismail stared blankly at the scene in front of him. He suddenly doubted his decision. These people are all brothers he grew up with.

In order to guarantee allegiance to the Sultan, is it necessary to pay such a high price?

"Haji Pasha, we have not found Murad Bey's body."

A soldier of the new army covered in blood ran over to report to Haji Pasha.

Seeing the blood stains on the young man's body and the knife cut on his face, Haji Pasha patted the shoulder of the soldier in front of him and said, "Go and bandage it first, kid, and I will find you a wife of Bey's wife when the time comes. The rest Yes, leave it to us to solve."

The soldier suddenly became excited and quickly asked, "Really, Haji Pasha."

"Of course, the Prophet himself said that in order to strengthen the ranks of Muslims, every widow should actively remarry."

After sending the soldier away, Haji Pasha looked at Napoleon beside him and asked, "Murad should be able to gather more than ten thousand people. General Bonaparte, you should be sure to deal with it."

"Haji Pasha, don't worry, I will solve them completely." The little man replied calmly. With the army at hand, he couldn't even deal with a group of savages still in the middle ages, so he didn't deserve to be called Napoleon.

Outside Cairo, Murad Bey has already summoned all the nearby troops. He looks extremely terrifying, his face is covered with scabs of blood, his eyes are radiating anger, and his hair is loose, as if he came from hell. The evil spirit that crawled out.

"Soldiers, for hundreds of years, since the time of Saladin, we have been the masters of Egypt, and even Selim the Great has never deprived us of our power.

However, the new sultan did it. In the name of a banquet, he gathered many beys and officers together, like putting wild animals in a cage, and shot them mercilessly with muskets.

Seeing our panic-stricken appearance, the soldiers laughed loudly, attacking every bey with bayonets and hammers.

Believe me, that was hell, Ayub Bey was shot through the skull right in front of me, and just a second before he was fraternizing with that new bastard.

Ibrahim Bey was cut to the ground with a knife, his hands were cut in two, and his screams were heard throughout the mansion.

And this is just one scene among countless tragedies, including your father and brothers.Their bodies lay on the cold floor, their souls hovered over Cairo, eager to avenge their children and grandchildren.

Now, it's time to go out with me, ancient Mamluks, brave Mamluks, great Mamluks, let us reshape the glory of Mamluks.

Annihilating the enemy forces in Cairo is only the first step. We must take down Damascus, Baghdad, and Constantiniya. We must let the Sultan understand that the Mamluks are just unwilling, not unable! "

As the last word fell, the Mamluk cavalry went completely crazy. They waved their sabers and rushed towards the Ottoman army camp outside Cairo desperately.

"I have to say that the Mamluks are very brave, their cavalry skills are very good, their riding skills are superb, and they are brave and good at fighting, but they lack strict organization.

On the other hand, the Ottoman army was more disciplined than the Mamluks, well-organized, and the advanced tactics of the musket bayonet phalanx were adopted, which effectively resisted the charge of the Mamluk cavalry.

The Mamluk cavalry lined up in a horizontal formation, and the horizontal formation formed a phalanx, brandishing sabers, and rushed straight to the Ottoman army that had already been formed.

And such tactics and weapons in front of the Ottoman army, just like facing the British and French Qing troops in the Battle of Balihe, inevitably suffered a devastating blow.

The Mamluks were desperate, shouted in unison, and attacked the Ottoman army with enthusiasm, trying to disrupt and split the battle formation of the Ottoman army.

The bravery of the Mamluks was not useless, and some cavalry rushed to a place 50 meters away from the Ottoman army.

However, according to the dense firepower of the Ottoman infantry fighting in the trenches, and the bombardment of artillery shrapnel, the Mamluk horses were frightened and rushed forward, and they could hardly fight anymore.

This forced them to retreat under enemy fire.

Subsequently, the 2nd Brigade of the Ottoman New Army poured a large number of shells on the Mamluks, dealing a heavy blow to Murad Bey's army, causing heavy casualties.

Thousands of people were killed, thousands were captured, and the rest fled south.The main force of the Mamluks was wiped out in only one fight.

Poor Murad Bey committed suicide in despair, and the Mamluk group that had ruled Egypt for nearly a thousand years turned into ashes from this moment, and Egypt completely belonged to the Ottoman Empire. "

—Revival and Reformation: The Ottoman Empire

—John Julius
Haji Pasha, who was watching the battle from a distance, patted Ismail next to him lightly, and said, "Look, Ismail, you made the right choice."

After tidying up the Mamluks, Haji Pasha, who was instructed by Selim, began to carry out the mission of the sultan—making Egypt serve the empire.

The first is to eliminate the tax system of semi-lordship. After the Mamluks were wiped out by the Ottoman army, there were no troops on this land that could stop Selim's new political experiment. All financial and tax resources are collected centrally.

The second is to vigorously develop the internationally sought-after raw material cotton, and at the same time open government-run, profit-oriented textile mills.

Now it is the time of the British Industrial Revolution, and the light textile industry and the steel industry are the leading industries, so the British demand for cotton is also great.

However, the loss of thirteen states in North America made the British demand for cotton even more abnormal. They even forced farmers in colonial India to abandon food crops and only grow cotton, causing a large number of Indians to starve to death.

Compared with India, the cost of importing cotton from Egypt is lower, so it is also a hot commodity, which can be regarded as improving the poor financial situation of the Ottoman Empire.

After financially increasing income by strengthening land control and exporting cotton, Selim also had the money to build a new army and open an arsenal.

Muhammad Ali Pasha of the original time and space relied on these three axes to violently beat the new army reformed by Mahmud II. Selim did not believe that a group of guards could do it to him.

What, you asked if someone would interfere. In Egypt, where power was completely taken over by the Sultan, Selim wanted to know who had the right to do so.

In the setting sun, the huge shadow of the pyramids is projected on the land of Egypt, as if the Sultan put his crown on Egypt.

　Please collect, please read, family members.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)