The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1900

[1900. Chapter 1809 Breaking the City]

. The overwhelming army built camps one after another outside Istanbul.

They were not in a hurry to attack at this time.

Just looking from the top of the city, seeing the company camp dozens of miles away, still makes people fearful.

The soldiers and civilians in the city began to prepare for a decisive victory against this giant city under the command of the emperor and officers.

The entire Istanbul is divided into two parts by the strait.

This also means… they have the strait as a natural moat.

And the high wall built by this huge stone, even with the powerful artillery, will never collapse easily.

At least at this time, the Ottomans had stabilized their position.

Although there was panic, Istanbul had already become indestructible under the management of successive Ottoman monarchs.

This towering and solid city wall, each tower, and countless imperial troops, at this moment…are ready for a deadly battle.

A few days later, the siege began.

Countless artillery roared, causing this fortified city to fall into a sea of fire.

But its walls are several feet thick and mostly made of granite!

Although the power of the artillery is full, and its lethality against the forbidden troops in the city is even more astonishing, at this time, it cannot easily conquer this huge city.

According to the calculations of the engineering battalion, it would take at least more than half a month to bombard the city with artillery.

And at that time, once the city is broken into, if the forbidden troops in the city resist resolutely, the losses will be considerable.

What’s more… this city is built with its back to the sea, and behind it is the Ottoman hinterland in Europe. This means that the Ottomans can rely on this to continuously obtain supplies. Even if they send ships to blockade the city at sea, it will not be easy. .

Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan looked at the map in a daze.

It was so smooth before that it suddenly encountered some difficulties and it turned out to be a bit troublesome.

“The attack can be captured, but… the losses are huge.” Zhu Zaimo sighed.

Fang Jifan blinked: “I have a plan.”

Zhu Zaimo raised his head and looked at Fang Jifan: “I wonder if my teacher has any advice?”

Fang Jifan said: “We will launch an attack tomorrow morning. We can’t do what we did before. If we want to fight, we can To fight pain, use all your strength. In the early morning, the Flying Ball Battalion will attack. Then… take out all our artillery, don’t be stingy with gunpowder, and all the infantry under the city, be ready to attack the city. There are still people nearby. Deploy the ships? Order the ships to appear on the sea…”

Zhu Zaimo frowned.

Is this method… feasible?

You know… after all, the supply line of the New Army is too long, so… all ammunition is precious.

It’s not that there isn’t enough gunpowder in the army.

But according to the teacher’s wishes, there is no cost at all.

Suppose all the ammunition is used up tomorrow and I want to resupply, but I don’t know how long it will take.

Seeing his mentor’s complacent look, he immediately nodded: “Then… let’s give it a try.”

…

So at dawn the next morning.

After testing the wind speed and direction, Flying Ball Battalion Chief Officer Shen Ao and Deputy Chief Officer Yang Biao led the team to take off.

Every time a flying ball soared into the sky, Yang Biao felt like he was flying in the clouds.

It’s just that the climate here is obviously different from that of the Ming Dynasty. Once you get into the air, you will not only see a huge city under your feet, but also the vast ocean behind the huge city.

The weather here is unknown and somewhat dangerous. Once the cross wind blows, the flying ball is very likely to fall into the sea.

Subconsciously, Yang Biao took out the dried meat to calm his shock.

………

A swarm of flying balls began to fill the sky towards Istanbul.

Immediately afterwards, the roar of artillery began.

The Ming army showed its special skills, with countless artillery blasts.

Countless cannonballs, like fireballs, fell into the huge city, and then… exploded… filled with smoke.

The place where the bullet hit was like a hell on earth, with screams everywhere. The Ottomans in the city tried to fight back with artillery, but their artillery… was like a joke…

and then… countless flying balls began to arrive in the sky.

Countless kerosene bombs and bombs began to be thrown.

Since early morning…this one-sided killing…has never stopped.

At noon…just stopped.

When the Flying Ball Battalion dispersed, the artillery straightened up and fired.

The entire city is almost in ruins.

The remaining people trembled and returned to the tower that was already in ruins. Looking down, they saw countless infantrymen sharpening their swords, and the swarming army horses seemed to be ready to start the second round of bombardment. After that, prepare to attack the city.

It’s a desperate feeling.

The soldiers and civilians hid in nearby buildings and closed the heavy doors. The old people held their children, and the families hugged each other, silently thinking about any god they thought was credible…

and then…

In the Chinese army camp outside the city, an express report was delivered to Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan finally felt relieved.

He looked at Zhu Zaimo easily: “Your Highness, we’re done…”

That day…

a city gate opened.

Before the imperial guards in the city were aware of it…this inconspicuous city gate saw countless new troops swarming in.

Immediately afterwards… sporadic fighting began in the city.

The resistance was not fierce.

The vast majority of the Forbidden Army were as frightened after being attacked by artillery and flying ball battalions! The only thing that can give them peace of mind is the tall city wall. Once the city wall is lost, their last bit of courage will be lost.

Countless new troops poured in and began to occupy important positions in the city. Then… certain outposts in the city that were resisting were cleared at targeted locations, and their advance was… extremely fast.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan rode into the city under the escort of hundreds or thousands of people.

At the opening of the city gate made of rock, a group of officials headed by Li Zheng knelt down and worshiped on both sides.

They were still wearing the gorgeous Ottoman costumes, but their faces were ashen.

They found the best angle with ease, knelt on the ground, and welcomed the prince and regent into the city.

As soon as they saw His Highness the Crown Prince’s arrival, they immediately put away their NIANG expressions, forced out smiles, cheered up, and knelt on the ground one after another, loudly saying: “The guilty minister has met His Highness the Crown Prince and the Regent. “

The city gate… was actually opened by Li Zheng.

Suleiman was extremely worried about the abilities of people like Li Zheng, so he only let them guard the less important city gates.

Today’s fierce attack made Li Zhengren and others immediately realize that…Istanbul will fall sooner or later.

They were all in fear in the city.

But… a scholar is a scholar!

The difference between them and ordinary fearful soldiers and civilians is that they understand that people who have no long-term worries must have short-term worries.

Sooner or later, the city will be destroyed. Then…people like me…can we still have good fruits to eat?

Instead of sitting back and waiting to die, why not switch sides now and welcome Master Wang? Even if he is still a guilty person, he still doesn’t lose his life. Wouldn’t it be beautiful?

Who would have trouble with his own life?

Therefore… that day, everyone did not stop doing anything, and immediately secretly ordered their confidants to secretly open the city gate and lead the new army into the city.

The whole process was very smooth.

Because the defenders in the city have fallen into panic and cannot care about each other, let alone in this situation of heavy artillery fire, no one can care about an inconspicuous city gate.

As soon as the new army attacked, by the time everyone reacted, it was obviously too late.

Led by Li Zheng, hundreds of Confucian officials were anxiously waiting for the fate of the prince and regent.

Some of them had seen this piece of shit Fang Jifan before.

Who would have thought that Fang Jifan, who had driven them away in the first place, would meet again thousands of miles away ten years later.

When Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan rode up to them, Li Zheng knelt on the ground, cautiously raised his head and glanced at Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan, and then quickly lowered his head.

Zhu Zaimo’s face was expressionless: “You guys know who you are!”

This sentence was naturally very rude.

Li Zhengzhen said eloquently: “Your Highness, the heavens have changed, and the artifacts have become more and more easy to change. This is a natural principle. The Ottomans are barbarians. How can the barbarians stay here for a long time in such a blessed land? How can the barbarians stay here for a long time?” Everyone… it’s fate… I see the prince today… his majestic appearance… the dragon… the dragon walks and the tiger steps… I’m overjoyed…”

Zhu Zaimo was speechless, and he glanced at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan bared his teeth, spat, and said with great disdain: “Things like dogs!”

(End of Chapter)