In this world, it is very easy to complete a sneak attack.

Without him, communication would be difficult.

Therefore, the two opposing parties will not work together to conceal the information - except of course, the Chinese Empire.

Therefore, when Kitard personally landed on the coast near Bunare with a large number of ships, the commander of the Ottoman army, the representative of the Koprulu family, who was still reciting exquisite Persian poetry in Bunare city, the empire

Grand Vizier Rajp still knows nothing about it.

In his mind, although the enemy has gained control of the Black Sea, there is no large port near Bunare, and they will not be able to come over for a while. If they want to come over, they must go overland.

What's more, the Bujaknogai people here are loyal to the Ottoman Empire. If there is any trouble, they will take the initiative to report it to him.

But despite all his calculations, he neglected Bjakhan Majid, who lived in the Tatar city of Odessa.

When the seven thousand Nogai cavalry he had placed outside were swept away by the Truchen people, and his own brother's head was also blocked outside the city, Majid knew that the situation was over, so he surrendered happily.

So, in addition to the Truqin cavalry, this time there was also this Majid!

With Majid's presence, even if Kitad's fleet docked at a small fish port and expanded the temporary dock there, no one would inform Rajp.

Furthermore, when Chitard led the Guards Division to approach Bunare, Rajp's Sipathi Rangers placed outside found out.

The ranger also saw Majid, so his family members who stayed in Bunare city suffered.

In fact, Kitard did not want to see this scene. In his idea, it was enough to obtain the land east of the Dniester River. If the territory of Bujak was also in his hands, the Ottomans would

They will definitely fight against themselves sleeplessly - the territory is already close to the Ottoman mainland, and they have no reason not to fight hard.

However, when he saw that Majid was not too sad when he saw the heads of his family members thrown out of Bunarei City, he knew that the family members he cared about most were obviously in Odessa, and the people who stayed here were not his most important ones.

Those who care may even be his enemies.

Referring to the actions of the Ottomans against the Golay family of the Crimean Khanate, it can be seen that not everyone in the Majid family is of the same mind.

At this time, the city of Bunare was still an earth-and-stone structure built by the Greeks. It was only the Ottomans who later added domes to the surrounding cylindrical buildings at the corners of the city.

Naturally, it is impossible for all the 20,000 troops to live in the city, but around Rajip there are 2,000 Sipassi noble cavalry whom he considers the most reliable, and 3,000 Yeniceri who have long been loyal to the Koprulu family.
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The Koprulu family comes from Albania, and there are obviously many Albanian Christians in these Jenicheris.

The other 15,000 troops were all stationed outside the city.

Although Rajip is not familiar with military affairs, he also knows how to protect himself. Under the leadership of Yilmaz, the leader of Sipassi and the second largest family in the empire, two strong lines of defense have been deployed outside the city.

The outermost line of defense is the Seven Thousand Yenicherii, led by Tropp, the Thracian and the third largest nobleman in the empire.

Although they were not good at fighting, they dug two trenches outside the defense line to save their lives. Because there were 20,000 black and white slaves accompanying them to escort grain and grass, there was no shortage of trench diggers.

In the eyes of Rajip, Yilmaz, and Tropp, with Fred, who is capable of fighting in Europe, and Mustafa, who is killing all the people in Africa, he might not need to dispatch Sipassi and Jenichery.

Odessa is recovered.

In real history, a few years later, when the Ottomans faced off against the Russians again, they had even more men, almost 100,000 in number, but they still collapsed without a fight in front of the smaller Russian army.
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Without the constraints of European countries, the Russian army would have defeated the Ottomans and recovered Istanbul long ago.

This is off topic, so don’t mention it.

This is the real Ottoman army nowadays, an army no less powerful than the official army of the late Ming and Qing Dynasties. If they have a qualified commander, they are still capable of fighting. After all, they had firearms in the 16th century, and

A navy that was generally qualified, but has been slowly declining until now.

But just like the Ming army, once it goes to war, the commander of the army must be the Grand Vizier, a civil official like the Vizier. It seems that the balance between Eastern and Western monarchs reaches the same goal through different paths.

The Tatar cavalry were the Mongolian cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, and that was their last glory.

Bunare is located on the west bank of the Salata River, and to the south is the vast Sasik Lagoon. There are only a few small fish ports on both sides of the river, and there are no bridges on the Salata River. If you want to build a pontoon bridge, according to Rajput et al.

They will soon know what people think.

So, when Kitard's fleet stopped at the fishing port near Sasik Lagoon and lowered the Guards Division, these people were still enjoying themselves.

Majid was the only Nogai chief who was named Khan. Although he mainly lived in Odessa, there were still a large number of Bujak nobles in Bunare. After learning that Majid was "collaborating with the enemy", he was horrified.

The fighting Rajip immediately slaughtered all the nobles in the city and took all their wives and daughters as his own.

The Guards Division approaches Bunare!

Near Bunare, due to the flooding of the Salata River, there is a large swamp to the north, east, and south. There is only a small passage to the west. It seems that Rajp and others chose to station here with great effort.

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However, for Kitard, as long as the east side is sealed, Rajput's army can be firmly locked inside.

Although Rajip shamelessly sent a rescue horse to Istanbul when he learned of the arrival of the Chitard army, he also knew that he might not be able to wait until that day.

However, the representatives of the top three families in the empire are all here. They are all deeply married to the Sultan family and to each other, so they will not surrender easily.

Although Sipassi and Yenicherry have fallen into decay, they are the glory of the empire after all. With his devout faith, Rajp is ready to fight Chitard here.

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Bunare City.

In the mansion that originally belonged to Majid, wearing a white silk robe embroidered with red, yellow, black and green gold threads, and a thick turban also embroidered with four-color gold threads, the 61-year-old Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Erlagip Koprulu was sitting in Majid's former reception room with a sad look on his face.

Under him, there was also an old man and a young man sitting.

The old man's name was Petraeus, but he was a Greek Jew. He was Rajip's housekeeper and financial secretary. At this time, Rajip was also serving as the imperial finance minister. In fact, this Jew was in charge.

Of course, although such a person is highly trusted by Rajip, he obviously can only stay behind the scenes. This person is responsible for the mobilization of the army, the planning of food and fodder, and the liaison with all parties.

The young man's name is Nasser Kopruru, he is Rajip's most trusted nephew and the person who may take his place in the family in the future.

Speaking of Nasser, he was a rare enlightened man in the Ottoman Empire. When he was a teenager, he went to France, a close ally of the empire, to study. Not only did he learn the latest knowledge from the navy and army officers' schools, but he also learned the latest knowledge in natural science.

In order to win over this ally, the French king even asked him to learn "state governance" from his financial secretary (Louis XV personally took care of financial affairs after the death of his teacher and chief minister Fleury).

However, although he learned the so-called "statecraft" in France, France was still in a mess at this time, and its financial situation was deteriorating. What's more, he was not the king of a country, and it was impossible for him to be like Peter the Great after he returned from Europe.

Even the Sudan would not allow him to carry out vigorous reforms.

And his uncle Rajip had no way of governing the country. He just relied on the legacy of his ancestors to become the Grand Vizier.

So, Nasser, who had been eloquent on the road, talking about how to defeat the Truqin people, shut up at this time. Not only did he shut up, but his fair face was also horribly blue - obviously he was frightened.
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On the other hand, the Jewish housekeeper (who is apparently a Muslim) still looks calm and composed.

It was he who was presenting his suggestions to Rajput.

"Grand Vizier, we have an army of 20,000, including the most elite Sipassi and Yenicheri in the empire. Relying on strong city walls and defense facilities, most of the army's food, grass and ammunition are here, plus Bunare

The city’s reserves can support it for half a year.”

"When the Sultan's army arrives, the Truqin barbarians will definitely..."

"Boom..."

In Turkic language, because his ancestors had contact with the Central Plains dynasty, there are also words similar to "invincible". When he was about to say this, he was interrupted by a violent cannon fire outside the city.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

Kitard came here by boat. In order to prevent the news from getting away, it was obvious that he would not carry heavy artillery. The heaviest field artillery was a three hundred kilograms. The most numerous were naturally the mortars that the kingdom is using on a large scale.

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Although Rajput and others were timid about fighting, they were not sloppy at all in building fortifications. Outside the city, they asked 20,000 slaves to build a thick wall about two meters high with wood, stones, bricks and soil.

, and set up artillery on the wall.

If you want to break through this earth wall, it is obviously not possible to just hit it with the previous short-barreled artillery of two to three hundred pounds, but after possessing the only mortar in the world, it is no longer a problem.

After three rounds of test firings, the Truqin Army's large and small mortars began to bombard intensively. The Ottomans had obviously never seen such artillery shells that could explode over the earth wall. An hour later, the Truqin Army broke through.

A section of earth wall, and then using the advantages of rifles, pistols, grenades, and light artillery to break through the shield array of Yenicery.

After one day, the outermost section of the earth wall was completely in the hands of the Truchin Army.

However, there were many passable passages between the two earthen walls. The Sipassi cavalry on the defensive line inside did not hesitate when they saw this, and immediately rushed over from all directions.

Unfortunately, the Truchin Army had already set up a large number of short-barreled artillery on the first line of defense at this time. After a burst of shotgun bombardment, the Sipassi cavalry left horse corpses on the ground, and had to retreat after the cavalry corpses.

Go back.

The second round of large-scale mortar bombardment began.

Now the Sipassi cavalry inside can't stay any longer.

At this time, Kitard had ordered people to build a high lookout tower inside the first line of defense. The lookouts had clearly observed each station of the Sipasi cavalry, and followed what Kitard taught them.

After the observation method was determined, each gunner was informed.

After half an hour of mortar bombardment, all the Sipassi cavalry fled toward the city.
To be continued...