The struggle of the reborn prince

When the fleet of the Great Song Expeditionary Force went upstream and was still more than ten miles away from Bosaro City, they saw thick smoke billowing ahead, as if something big had happened.When the fleet arrived, it was discovered that Misuti, the lord of Bossaro, was defeated and fled back to the city. Thinking that the enemy army was coming, and his own troops were completely damaged, it was difficult to resist, so he simply abandoned the city and fled. I lit a fire, thinking that I couldn't get it and I couldn't leave it for the enemy to enjoy.

Fortunately, the Song army pursued closely, Misuti left in a hurry, and the canals and waterways in the city intersected and criss-crossed to form a natural firebreak, so the fire had not yet spread to the whole city.The fleet sailed into the city along the canal and quickly took control of the governor's mansion, and quickly extinguished the fire. Fortunately, Misuti only took away the most valuable items, and snatched a lot of good things from the fire, especially the pile of The shiny gold coins that filled the warehouse almost blinded everyone's eyes.

The Governor's Mansion is an independent castle, as luxurious as a royal palace, with a large area and mostly stone structures. In addition, half of the house is usable in time for rescue, so the temporary commander-in-chief's mansion is located here.Then Cheng Xishou dispatched troops to control the wharf at the mouth of the river, occupied the main traffic roads, executed the looters on the spot and exposed their corpses to the public, quickly quelling the riots in the city, and the people in the city spontaneously organized to put out the fires everywhere in the city.

Cheng Xishou did not kill indiscriminately in the city. The next day, he summoned the officials, religious leaders, and chambers of commerce who had failed to escape from the city.As long as everyone performs their duties and keeps themselves safe, they will live in peace if they do not attack the Song army. If they do not cooperate and try to make trouble, they will not be polite. What can these people say under the threat of swords and guns? Most of them chose to cooperate with the Song army.So these former government officials and religious figures formed an interim government.They will continue to manage the affairs of the city.In this way, people's resistance was reduced, and the situation in the city was quickly stabilized.

Although over fire.After all, Bossaro City is also an important town on the main road of transportation, an important market at the intersection of East and West.The well-developed commerce made the materials very abundant and convenient for the Song army to raise supplementary materials, and also provided sufficient material guarantee for continuing northward.In this way, they obtained the first foothold on the land of Seljuk, and Bosaro City became their advance supply base for marching into Baghdad.

The Tigris River and the Euphrates River are two famous rivers in the Western Regions. They are of special significance to the arid Armenian Plateau. They bred and irrigated the Mesopotamian Plain, which has long been a fertile and prosperous land.In order to open up the water and land passage between the Mesopotamian Plain and the Persian Plateau, the Arabs dug a canal at "Khorram Shahr" where the Karun River and the Shatt al-Arab River nearly intersect, officially connecting the two major water systems.

The opening of the canal allows ships to navigate through the upper reaches of the Tigris River to the port of Bossaro on the Arabian River.And the Song army was able to continue to take a boat north to attack Baghdad, the capital of the Seljuks.But now the expeditionary force that has entered the inland, the roles of the navy and the army have also changed accordingly.The infantry and cavalry who have watched the show for so long will become the main force in the next battle, and the navy will be reduced to their auxiliary troops.

Due to the shallow water level of the Tigris River ahead, the Wuyue-class and Shen-class battleships are tall and have a deep draft, making it impossible to navigate in the inland river. At the same time, the hurricane season is coming, and the Persian Gulf is raging with strong winds, making it impossible for the ships to enter the sea.More than a dozen capital ships had to be 'reduced' to stay behind with the equally useless Marshal Cheng Xishou, serving as the garrison of Bosaro City.So as not to be copied by the enemy...

In Persian, the word Baghdad means a place given by God.At the beginning of the [-]th century, Alifa Mansour, the second king of the Abbasid Dynasty, found that this was a water and land hub, and the climate was pleasant, so he used [-] skilled craftsmen and migrant workers on the basis of the original town.After four years, a magnificent new city was finally built on the west bank of the Tigris River.And officially designated as the capital of the Abbasid dynasty, once named 'Medina? Selan'.It means the city of peace, but it is still customarily called Baghdad.

The seventh and eighth centuries were the prosperous period of Baghdad.There was a great deal of construction in the city, and buildings full of Arabian style appeared one after another.Mansur built another palace "Eternal Palace" on the outskirts of the city, and built a camp, mansion and mosque for the crown prince on the east bank of the river. Important cultural and trade center.

From the middle of the eighth century to the ninth century, the city of Baghdad was expanded again, and mosques, religious schools, libraries, observatories, inns, post houses, markets, bathhouses and municipal transportation facilities were widely built.At the same time, academic activities were also very active. Under the patronage and protection of the court, scholars of various factions wrote books and made great achievements in the study of the Qur'an, hadith, teaching law, Kailam and literature and art. .These made the city enter its heyday and became the political, economic, trade, cultural and religious center of the Caliphate Empire. Together with Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty in China, and Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, it was known as the three famous cities in the world at that time.

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The road of marching became more and more uneasy. When it was two hundred miles away from Baghdad, the fleet was constantly harassed from the shore and the water, so it had to stop several times to disperse the incoming enemies with naval guns. It is also unbearable to speak, and there is a sense of neglecting the other.Faced with the current situation, Ma Wei discussed with several generals that the infantry and cavalry troops abandoned their boats and landed on the shore, formed formations along the river bank, captured the castles along the bank, and wiped out the enemy strongholds outside the city.

The infantry army chose a place with open water and gentle river banks to land and form an formation. The dragoons cruised on the outer edge of the team to scout the enemy and drive away small groups of enemy troops approaching the brigade; the hussars were arranged in the middle to form a solid formation. The partition provided support for the dragonriders; the infantry was on the inner side of the formation, but their mobility also relied on the vehicles 'recruited' along the way, so that they could avoid the pain of marching in the scorching heat, and they could also keep up with the footsteps of the cavalry; The fleet accompanies the army and provides fire cover and supplies for the army.Li Gong

In fact, what troubled Song Jun the most was not the enemy's harassment, but the extremely hot weather here.During the day, the sun scorched the earth all day long, and people sweat profusely when they move a little. Even at night and in the early morning, it seems to be the same. Fortunately, the main road is next to the river, so they don't have to worry about finding water sources.

In order to maintain combat effectiveness, Ma Wei ordered that, except for the troops in charge of security, soldiers could take off their leather armor and act in single clothes, but weapons and equipment could not leave their bodies.And arrange the marching time after sunset and before sunrise, and camp and rest in the woods on the shore during the day.When camping, dig trenches, build fortifications, and arrange light and dark posts in strict accordance with the regulations, and the camp must be within the effective range of naval guns.

Since the infantry and cavalry army landed, the number of direct conflicts with the enemy has also begun to increase. Seljuk often chooses to suddenly rush out to attack the Song army brigade when the Song army is marching.These cavalrymen wore conical battle helmets with a tuft of colored horsehair on the top of the helmets, chain mail, a round shield tied to the left arm, and a long cloak outside the armor.The horse's head, neck, chest and other parts are also hung with vests, and spears are inserted in the stirrups, and spear flags are flying on the spears.They carry bows and arrows, long knives, and some have battle axes or iron bones hanging beside their saddles.

Judging from the outfits of the enemy cavalry, one can basically tell that they belong to heavy cavalry, but the movements of these people do not seem to be affected by the heavy armor, and their horses are very handsome, and they can still run quickly while carrying knights in heavy armor.As soon as they appeared, they would quickly approach the rangers who first attacked the guarding squad. They could shoot five or six arrows in just a few breaths, but the range and accuracy were not to be admired.

Even so, the rangers of the Song Army were in a hurry, and the enemy cavalry took the opportunity to approach and knock the rangers of the Song Army under their horses. If they had the opportunity, they would quickly attack the marching Song Army brigade. Once they were counterattacked or blocked by a brigade of cavalry Immediately turned around and ran away without contact. Song Jun wanted to pursue, but often because the speed of the horse was slower than the opponent, and he was worried about being ambushed by the enemy, he had no choice but to watch him flee.

"General Li, what do you think?" After being repeatedly attacked and harassed, and the Song army often couldn't hurt a hair on it, the whole army was very breathless. Ma Wei personally planned an ambush, captured three alive, and killed them. Five also allowed them to get to know their opponents up close.

"The equipment of these people is no less than that of the Golden Army's Iron Pagoda, and they should belong to the elite!" Li Quan said, fiddling with the armor he had pulled from the enemy.The chain mail of these people can cover most of the body from the neck to the thigh, and the feet are covered with iron boots, and the calf also has greaves; the hands and wrists have iron gloves, only the arms are not armored, probably for Stay flexible with your weapons.

"Well, these people are much harder to deal with than Tie Futu. They wear heavy armor but move quickly. Apart from the excellent horses, I'm afraid they have been trained since they were young. It's cooked!" Wang Gang kicked the armor on the ground and said, it is said that a good armor is often regarded as a treasure by the generals, but it is of little use to the Song army, and the firearms they hold are generally far away. Solved the problem, I am afraid that wearing such a suit in hand-to-hand combat will not kill the enemy, and I will exhaust myself to death.

"Yes, these may be the elite of the Seljuks. Not only are their armors exquisite and strong, but their weapons are also very sophisticated and diverse. They should be professional soldiers!" It is used to break armor, and it is very well maintained, shiny and smooth, but it can be seen from the bump marks on it that these weapons are old, and only professional soldiers can do so meticulously... (to be continued...)