Chapter 8 Are You Kidding Me, Two Against One?

At this time, Anna was sitting in the carriage, looking at the battlefield from the back mountain, muttering: "I can't see His Majesty at all. Aladdin Pasha heard Anna's complaint and smiled cunningly. Since he knew that this person was coming to watch the battle, he specially sent someone to get a telescope.

Now, it's time for it to come into play. Aladdin Pasha asked attentively: "Miss Anna, I have prepared a telescope for you here." Anna laughed like a silver bell and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Pasha. "

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

At this time, Selim had already commanded the troops to build fortifications. To fight a 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, the other side should have arrived long ago.

Then there are only two possibilities. One is that these two waves of troops 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 other side raids the back mountain, the cavalry battalion will also A message can be sent quickly to inform Selim to retreat to the back mountain.

Another possibility is that the two waves of troops have already started fighting, but the possibility is very small. Selim was trying to figure out the thoughts of the other two armies while observing the situation on the battlefield.

Suddenly, there was a slight vibration from 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 enemy's flag is Hussein Pasha's. According to the situation detected by our scouts, it is initially estimated that there are roughly two cavalry battalions as the vanguard, followed by four musket battalions. More detailed information may not be known until we meet the enemy."

Selim waved his hand to dismiss the messenger and walked out of the tent. The enemy cavalry was firmly biting Selim's two cavalry battalions. He waved the flag and shouted: "Cavalry, retreat. Infantry, pay attention, when the enemy approaches 80 yards from us, fire a volley. "

To Selim's regret, the enemy did not rush into the fire coverage of his troops, but kept a distance, intimidating Selim's army.

"Hushan, you are a bit difficult." The Sultan thought depressedly. The infantry had hidden well, but the enemy just didn't take the bait. However, Selim's intention was not to annihilate the enemy, but to stop the enemy.

It was just that a sense of uneasiness had always shrouded Selim's heart. Where did Napoleon's army go? It couldn't be defeated by Hushan. Selim was still guessing about Napoleon's whereabouts, and the other side had pushed up the artillery.

After a while, the artillery began to vent ruthlessly and exert its terrifying power as the king of the battlefield in this era. Terror of dominance. The fire suppression brought by the salvo of 18 cannons made Selim almost unable to raise his head. After the cannons, there were howitzers aimed at killing people.

While Selim was greeting Hussein's ancestors cordially, the enemy's infantry had quickly approached Selim's position with the help of dense firepower coverage, and the line-up shooting competition began. Just as Selim ordered the infantry to fight back, the cavalry in the rear told him that Napoleon's troops had reached the back mountain and were attacking the position with all their strength.

"Are you kidding me, two against one? You are all from the Paris Army Academy, and you are teaming up to bully me, right? Be careful. I will give you the entire Seven-Nation Alliance in the future. You will enter Paris and rob Josephine." Selim was furious. As for what military school did Selim graduate from?

You are kidding. Our great Sultan is a top student of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He graduated successfully in less than a year and is a model of excellent students.

Just? The Sultan complained, but he had to retreat. Selim ordered two musket battalions to cover the rear, and the Sultan himself led two cavalry battalions to support.

What was Napoleon doing at this time? He was leading a cavalry battalion behind the Sultan. As for the Sultan's rear guard, it was easy for Napoleon to eat these troops. The point is the next ambush.

Yes, it was another ambush. Napoleon only arranged a musket battalion at the foot of the back mountain, and the rest of the troops were all camouflaged with Hussein's tents. Although this approach was a bit risky, the rewards were quite tempting, such as the current situation.

As Selim was rushing back, a fierce artillery fire directly bombarded the junction of the cavalry, and the entire queue was separated. 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 enemy had only one artillery battalion and one cavalry battalion. So Selim ordered: "Cavalry, charge the enemy artillery position. "

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

So the great Sultan immediately escaped alone or escaped with his life.

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

On the other side, Selim finally returned to the back mountain with seven or eight cavalrymen, but was surprised to find that the positions below the mountain were almost empty.

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

However, in 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 the gap 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 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 greatly praised 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 to February 1787, when Selim ascended the throne.