The Crescent of the Sultan

At this time, Anna was sitting in the carriage, overlooking the battlefield from the back hill, muttering: "Your Majesty can't be seen at all." Aladdin Pasha heard Anna's complaint and smiled slyly. Since he knew that this person was coming to watch the battle, he deliberately Send someone to get the binoculars.

Now, it's time for it to work. Aladdin Pasha asked diligently: "Miss Anna, I will prepare a telescope for you." Anna let out a burst of silver bell-like laughter and said: "Then Thank you very much for Pasha’s kindness.”

After saying that, Anna stopped paying attention to Aladdin, who was secretly having sex on the side, and began to observe the battlefield in the distance.

At this time, Selim had already commanded the troops to build defensive fortifications. Whether you are going to fight or not, you must be fully prepared. Although Selim did not detect what the other two armies were doing, even if they were marching slowly, the other party should have arrived long ago.

Then there are only two possibilities. One is that both waves of people guessed Selim's intentions and chose to take a detour. After all, Selim's blocking position is only the nearest way, 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 notify Selim to retreat to the back mountain.

Another possibility is that these two waves of people have already started working together, but the possibility is very small. Selim speculated on the thoughts of the other two armies while observing the situation on the battlefield.

Suddenly, there was a slight vibration on the ground. With the help of a telescope, Selim saw that his cavalry was retreating.

The messenger on the side quickly informed Selim of the enemy's situation, "Your Majesty, the opponent's flag belongs to Hassan Pasha. According to the situation detected by our scouts, preliminary estimates indicate that there are roughly two cavalry battalions as the vanguard. Behind them are four musketry battalions. More detailed information may not be known until the enemy is contacted."

Selim waved away the messengers and walked out of the tent. The enemy cavalry was firmly attacking Selim's two cavalry battalions. He waved the order flag and shouted: "Cavalry, retreat to your position. Infantry. Note, when the enemy comes within eighty yards of us, fire a volley.”

To Selim's regret, the opponent did not rush into the fire coverage of his unit, but kept a distance to intimidate Selim's army.

"Haishan, you are a bit difficult to deal with." Sudan thought depressingly. The infantry was obviously well hidden, but the opponent just didn't take the bait. However, Selim's intention was not to annihilate the enemy, but to block the enemy.

There was just an uneasiness that had been hanging over Selim's mind. Where had Napoleon's army gone? It was impossible for them to be overthrown by Hassan. Selim here is still guessing about Napoleon's traces, and the artillery has been pushed up from the opposite side.

After half a blast, the artillery began to vent ruthlessly, exerting its reign of terror as the king of the battlefield in this era. The fire suppression brought about by the salvo of eighteen cannons made Selim almost unable to hold his head up. Following the cannons, came the howitzers aimed at killing people.

While Selim was greeting the 18th generation of Hassan's ancestors cordially, the enemy infantry had quickly approached Selim's position with the help of intensive fire coverage, and the queuing and shooting contest began. Just as Selim ordered the infantry to fight back, the cavalry in the rear told him that Napoleon's troops had arrived at the back hill and were attacking the position with all their strength.

"Did you make a mistake, two against one? We are all from the Army Academy in Paris, so we are ganging up to bully me, right? Be careful and give you the entire Seven-Nation Alliance in the future, rush into Paris, and rob Josephine." Selly Mu felt incompetent and furious. As for what military academy Selim graduated from?

Are you kidding? Our great Lord Sultan is a top student at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He successfully graduated in less than a year and can be called a model of outstanding students.

Nothing more than that? Sudan's complaints will remain complaints, and he must withdraw when he should. After Selim ordered two musketeer battalions to break 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 Sudan. As for the Sudan's rearguard, it was easy for Napoleon to eat these troops. The focus was on the subsequent ambush.

Yes, it was an ambush again. Napoleon only arranged a musketeer battalion at the foot of the back mountain. The rest of the troops were all disguised with Haishan tents. Although this approach was a bit risky, the rewards were quite attractive. For example, at the moment Case.

As Selim was rushing back, a violent burst of artillery fire directly hit the joint of the cavalry, and the entire queue 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 ran away, he could still escape, but he mistakenly believed that the opponent only had one artillery battalion and one cavalry battalion. So Selim ordered: "Cavalry, charge towards the enemy's artillery position."

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

So the great Sultan immediately rode away alone to escape, or it was said that he only escaped with his body.

Anna on the mountain secretly worried about her Majesty, and then complained to Aladdin Pasha about Hassan and Napoleon's collusion.

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

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

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

As for who this commander is, even if Selim is a fool, he can still guess that it is Napoleon. After all, salvos of artillery fire and cavalry assaults are the emperor's future classic tactics.

Thinking about it now, Napoleon should have eliminated Hussein from the beginning, and then quickly transported his own troops and artillery with the help of captured horses. Selim smiled bitterly, knowing that the gap was big, but he did not expect it to be so big.

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

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

What puzzled Selim was that Napoleon did not launch an attack immediately after arriving. Instead, he repaired in place until there was only an hour left before sunset.

But, in this war, Selim couldn't understand much. He was already numb. Maybe this was the gap between the legendary commander and civilians like him.

While Selim was depressed, Napoleon's troops had already moved, and the classic tactics were staged again. The first was fire suppression. Although Selim also had artillery, the disparity in numbers made it particularly difficult for Selim.

"However, at least the attack from the opposite side has been contained. After all, I still have a terrain advantage." Just when Selim was feeling complacent, he was surprised to find that Napoleon's infantry had already pressed forward.

"What are you doing? Isn't this a free gift?" Selim was confused, but he didn't dare to act rashly. He was afraid that the other party would give him a surprise.

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

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

Just when Selim thought he would successfully repel the enemy, he suddenly found that the number of people on the other side seemed to have decreased. A panic surged into his heart. He seemed to know where the fewer people on the other side had gone.

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

Since most of the infantry had been ordered to charge, only a small number of soldiers were left to protect the artillery.

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

At this time, Napoleon's just-defeated infantry launched another charge. Under attack from both ends, Selim's army collapsed, and the soldiers surrendered.

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

This gave Selim time and opportunity to collect the broken troops. Until sunset, Napoleon did not order any more attacks, so naturally our Sultan won the final victory.

"Damn it, Napoleon is such a genius!" Selim sighed in his heart while greeting Napoleon at the banquet. The two sides exchanged commercial boasts. He said that I was the number one general and I called you the number one sultan. , so unhappy.

Why is there a party, you ask? If His Majesty the Sultan wins, of course he will have a big banquet for the guests.

Although today's victory is a little watery, can Hassan tell it? He is straight and not stupid. Can Napoleon tell it? Victory is what he gave to the Sultan. Does Aladdin Pasha dare to say it? Does he still want to make progress?

The great Sultan held the hand of the girl next to him and enjoyed her admiration. He comforted himself: "I am not very good at it either. After all, the other party is Napoleon. It is already very good to fight like this."

Under the moonlight, the entire training camp was in full swing, and the atmosphere was particularly warm. Everyone cooperated for a win-win situation.

The Sultan won the victory and picked up girls. Napoleon successfully showed his strength and was recognized by the Sultan. Hassan learned from experience and the soldiers received rewards. Even Aladdin Pasha was favored by the Sultan for his considerate service. approval.

Let’s all have fun together, have fun together.

Some book friends asked me about the current time. I set it as February 1787, when Selim ascended the throne.