sultan's crescent

Chapter 8 Did you make a mistake, two against one?

At this time, Anna was sitting in the carriage, looking at the battlefield from the back hill, muttering: "I can't see Your Majesty at all." Aladdin Pasha heard Anna's complaint and smiled slyly. Ever since he knew that this person was coming to watch the battle, he Specially sent someone to get the telescope over.

Now, it's time for it to play a role, Aladdin Pasha asked courteously: "Miss Anna, I have prepared a telescope for you here." Anna laughed like a silver bell, and said: "Then I would like to thank Pasha for his kindness."

After finishing speaking, Anna no longer cared about Aladdin who was secretly flirting, and began to observe the distant battlefield.

At this time, Selim had already commanded the troops to build the fortifications.When it comes to war, you must always be fully prepared.Although Selim did not find out what the other two armies were doing, even if they were marching slowly, they should have arrived long ago.

Then there are only two possibilities. One is that the two waves of people have guessed Selim's intentions and chose to take a detour. After all, Selim's blocking position is only the shortest path, not the only one, but Selim is not worried. , even if the opponent raids the back mountain, the cavalry battalion can quickly send a message to inform Selim to retreat to the back mountain.

Another possibility is that these two waves of people have already started working, but the possibility is very small.While trying to figure out what the other two armies were thinking, Selim observed the situation on the battlefield.

Suddenly, there was a slight tremor on the ground. With the help of binoculars, Selim saw his own cavalry retreating.

The messenger at the side quickly informed Selim of the enemy's situation, "Your Majesty, the opponent's flag belongs to Hussein Pasha. According to the situation detected by our scouts, it is estimated that there are roughly two cavalry battalions as vanguards." , followed by four musketeer battalions. More detailed information may not be known until the time of contact with the enemy."

Selim waved his hand to fend off the messengers, and walked out of the tent. The enemy cavalry was firmly biting Selim's two cavalry battalions. He waved his command flag and shouted: "Cavalry, retreat to your position. Infantry Note, when the enemy approaches us within eighty yards, fire a salvo."

To Selim's regret, the opponent did not rush into the fire coverage of his troops, but opened a distance far away, deterring Selim's army.

"Hussein, you are a bit difficult." Sudan thought gloomily, obviously the infantry had hidden well, but the opponent just didn't take the bait.But, Selim's intention was not to annihilate the enemy, but to block the enemy.

It's just that an uneasiness has been shrouded in Selim's heart. Where did Napoleon's army go? It is impossible for Hussein to overthrow it.Selim is still guessing where Napoleon is, but the opposite side has already pushed the artillery up.

After half a sound, the artillery began to vent mercilessly, exerting its terrifying dominance as the king of the battlefield in this era.The suppression of firepower brought by the volley of eighteen cannons made Selim almost unable to lift his head. After the cannons, there were howitzers aimed at killing people.

When Selim greeted the eighteenth generation of Hussein's ancestors cordially, the enemy infantry quickly approached Selim's position with the help of dense fire coverage, and the queuing shooting competition began.Just when Selim ordered the infantry to fight back, the cavalry in the rear told him that Napoleon's troops had reached the back hill and were attacking the position with all their strength.

"Is there any mistake, two against one? They are all from the Paris Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and they will gang up on me to bully me, right? Be careful, I will give you the entire Seven Nations Allied Forces, enter Paris, and rob Josephine" Sely Mu was incompetent and furious. As for what military academy did Selim graduate from?

Are you kidding me, our great Sultan is a brilliant student of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He graduated successfully in less than a year, and he can be called a model of outstanding students.

Just?Sudan's complaints belong to the complaints, and the withdrawal has to be withdrawn.After Selim ordered the two musket battalions to be cut off, the Sultan himself led two cavalry battalions back to support.

What was Napoleon doing at this time?He was leading a cavalry battalion hanging behind the sultan. As for the sultan's rear guard, it would be easy for Napoleon to eat these troops, and the focus was on the next ambush.

That's right, it was an ambush again. Napoleon only arranged a musket battalion at the foot of the back mountain, and the rest of the troops were all disguised with Hussein's tents. Although this approach is a bit risky, the rewards are quite attractive, such as current situation.

When Selim was rushing back, a burst of violent artillery fire directly bombarded the joint of the cavalry, and the entire formation was divided. Then Napoleon's cavalry moved, and Selim's vanguard was immediately entangled.

At this time, if Selim abandoned a battalion of cavalry and continued to run, he could still escape, but he mistakenly thought that the opponent only had an artillery battalion and a cavalry battalion.So Selim ordered: "Cavalry, charge to the enemy artillery positions."

However, the charging cavalry directly ran into Napoleon's musket battalion used to cover the artillery. Seeing this, Selim was determined to break through, but at this time, the Hussein army behind him had already arrived.

So His Majesty the Great Sultan immediately escaped alone or just escaped with his own body.

Anna on the mountain secretly sweated for her majesty, and then complained loudly to Aladdin Pasha that Hussein and Napoleon were collaborating.

On this side, Selim finally returned to the back mountain with seven or eight cavalry, but was surprised to find that the bottom of the mountain was almost empty.

At this point, Selim finally realized the reality. From the very beginning, the opponent had only one army, and the so-called Napoleon's army was just a cover-up.

But during the first round of confrontation with the opponent, the opponent's intensive artillery fire made him never doubt the authenticity of Hussein's army.

As for who the commander is, even if Selim is a fool, he can guess that it is Napoleon. After all, artillery salvo and cavalry assault are the classic tactics of the emperor in the future.

Thinking about it now, Napoleon should have eliminated Hussein from the beginning, and then quickly transported his troops and artillery with the help of captured horses. Selim smiled wryly, knowing that the gap was huge, but he did not expect such a gap.

"But I may not lose. There are only three hours until sunset, as long as I hold my position." Selim comforted himself.

He adjusted his tactical deployment, and the cavalry battalion was placed aside by Selim to attack the enemy's formation when the opposing infantry charged.As for the four musket battalions, they are arranged in the center according to traditional tactics, and the three artillery battalions are arranged on both sides for fire coverage.

What puzzled Selim was that Napoleon did not launch an attack immediately after arriving, but rested on the spot until there was only one hour left before sunset.

But, in this war, Selim couldn't understand. He was already numb. Perhaps this was the gap between a legendary commander and a commoner like him.

While Selim was depressed, Napoleon's troops had already moved, and the classic style of play was staged again. The first was fire suppression. Although Selim also had artillery, the gap in numbers made Selim feel extremely difficult.

"However, at least I stopped the attack from the other side. After all, I still have a terrain advantage." Selim was complacent, but was surprised to find that Napoleon's infantry had already pressed up.

"What's the matter, isn't this a free gift?" Selim was puzzled, but he didn't dare to act rashly, he was afraid that the other side would surprise him.

Seeing that Napoleon's infantry kept approaching, Selim was forced into a dilemma. He ordered an attack, but he was afraid that the other party would have a conspiracy, so he didn't attack. This was simply giving up the position.

Selim finally waved the command flag and shouted: "Cavalry, charge, infantry, volley, then charge with bayonets, repel the enemy and retreat.

Just when Selim thought that he would successfully repel the enemy, he suddenly found that the opponent's number seemed to be reduced, and a panic surged in his heart. He seemed to know where the opponent's fewer people had gone.

On the right side of Selim's army, a cavalry rushed out suddenly, and the stormtroopers in front quickly tore through Selim's defense line.

Since most of the infantry had been ordered to charge, only a few soldiers remained to protect the artillery.

Napoleon's cavalry easily defeated Selim's artillery position, then turned their horses and killed Selim's retreating infantry.

At this time, Napoleon's infantry, which had just been routed, charged again. Under the attack from both ends, Selim's army was crushed, and the soldiers raised their hands and surrendered.

Unexpectedly, Napoleon did not let the troops further expand the victory, but ordered a retreat.

This gave Selim the time and opportunity to gather the rout. Until sunset, Napoleon did not order another attack. So, naturally, our Sultan won the final victory.

"Damn it, Napoleon is such a genius!" Selim sighed in his heart, and greeted Napoleon at the banquet. So happy, Sudan.

You ask why there is a banquet?His Majesty the Sultan has won, of course he will have a big banquet.

Although today's victory is a bit watery, can Hussein talk about it? He is straight and not stupid. Can Napoleon talk about it? He gave the victory to the Sultan. Does Aladdin Pasha dare to talk about it? Do you still want to make progress? .

His Majesty the Great Sultan was holding the hand of the girl next to him, enjoying the admiration of the other girl, while comforting himself: "I'm not very good, after all, the other party is Napoleon, so it's pretty good to play like this."

Under the moonlight, the whole training camp is in full swing, and the atmosphere is particularly enthusiastic. Everyone cooperates for a win-win situation.

The Sudan won the victory and got a girl. Napoleon successfully demonstrated his strength and was recognized by the Sudan. Hussein learned experience and the soldiers were rewarded. Even Aladdin Pasha was accepted by the Sudan Big thumbs up.

Let's have fun together, have fun together.

　A book friend asked me about the current time, and I set it to February 1787 when Selim ascended the throne.

　　
　
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