Chapter 280: The population of Ming Dynasty exceeds 200 million
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Without the threat of the Ottoman navy, Wang Baobao personally led more than 10,000 Mongolian troops across the strait and set foot on Ottoman land.
Sultan Murad I immediately led an army of 100,000 troops from Bursa to stop the Mongols.
Behind Murad I, there were nearly 100,000 follow-up troops gathering.
All Ottomans believed that the Mongols could not defeat their great Sultan Murad I on land.
Anatolia, Shkodar city.
More than 10,000 soldiers have surrounded this small coastal town.
Wang Baobao was riding a horse, standing on a high hillside, overlooking the city not far away.
The city of Shkodar is very small. Although it is relatively solidly built, it cannot stop the artillery of the Mongolian army.
After all, the city wall of Shkodar City is very high and has a heavy weight. As long as the lower part of the city wall is bombarded with artillery, the city wall can collapse due to its own weight.
However, Wang Baobao only ordered to surround the city wall and had no intention of attacking the city.
"Master, please report back. The Ottoman barbarian army has already been dispatched. It is still about two hundred miles away from us!"
General Hao Hai riding a black horse came to report.
The Oara cavalry in the Mongolian and Yuan armies can be said to be the ceiling of light cavalry combat capabilities. The local Ottoman cavalry was no match at all.
The nearby area of more than a hundred miles is already filled with the probing horses of the Ora cavalry.
"Okay, if you're not afraid of them coming, you're just afraid they won't come!"
When Wang Baobao heard the news, he showed a relaxed expression.
The Ottomans' land is spread across valleys and hills, and if they rush to attack in depth, they will be extremely vulnerable to ambushes.
Moreover, the current Mongolian and Yuan armies rely heavily on the artillery accompanying the army and are unwilling to take those rugged mountain roads.
Wang Baobao's plan was to come to a encirclement point to provide reinforcements.
After receiving the news of the Ottoman advance, Wang Baobao left only a small number of troops to monitor Shkodar City, and led the main force to intercept the Ottoman army.
The Ottoman cavalry soon encountered the Mongolian Ora cavalry.
As the elite light cavalry of both sides, the battle process was very different.
The Oara cavalry not only retained the tactics of the traditional Mongolian cavalry, but were also generally equipped with imitation versions of the Daming muskets. It was not easy to deal with the Ottoman light cavalry.
After several battles, the Ottoman light cavalry lost hundreds of people, while the Mongolian Ora cavalry only lost a dozen people.
Such a shameful performance made Sultan Murad I furious.
He personally led 20,000 Ottoman cavalry to pursue the Mongolian cavalry, trying to save his lost face.
However, the cunning Oara cavalry, led by Hao Hai, did not give the Ottomans a chance to fight.
After several pulls, the Ottomans' anger was completely ignited.
"Inshallah!"
"In the witness of Allah, I will definitely kill all these cunning Mongols!"
Sultan Murad I ordered the Ottoman army to advance at full speed.
On a plain, the Mongolian and Yuan troops led by Wang Baobao were ready to attack.
The Mongolian and Yuan troops carried a large number of spears to resist the horses, and soon established a solid defensive position on the ground.
Facing the aggressive Ottoman army, Wang Baobao led the Mongolian and Yuan armies to adopt a strategy of false defeat.
Not long after the battle between the two sides, the Wala cavalry led by Hao Hai acted like they were invincible and quickly "fleeed" to the left and right from the battlefield.
When Sultan Murad I saw this, he was immediately overjoyed.
Determined to make these cunning Mongols pay the price, they sent elite cavalry to pursue them.
The Mongolian and Yuan infantry led by Wang Baobao retreated steadily and retreated to the defensive positions that had been prepared.
Murad I led tens of thousands of Ottoman troops and launched a pursuit behind Wang Baobao.
When Sultan Murad I led tens of thousands of Ottoman troops and followed him, he found that the Mongolian and Yuan troops had stopped escaping and began to try to fight back. He immediately showed a proud smile.
"These stupid Mongols, with such a small number of people, dare to resist my army?!"
Murad I immediately ordered the formation to be set up, preparing to completely defeat these Mongolians who did not know the heights of the sky and the earth.
The Mongolian and Yuan troops led by Wang Baobao only had four to five thousand men, but when faced with an Ottoman army of more than 20,000, they did not panic at all, but calmly began to prepare for battle.
When the Ottoman army commander Murad I saw this, he immediately laughed angrily, "These Mongols don't know how powerful our Muslim warriors are. I will skin them alive with my own hands!"
With that said, he immediately ordered the army to prepare for an all-out attack.
Unfortunately, Murad I ignored an important issue, that is, the Mongols' perfect defense was not so easy to deal with.
When the Ottoman army began to attack, the Mongolian army was already ready to meet the enemy, and they had already made fortifications and preparations, and launched a counterattack as soon as possible.
The five hundred Mongolian troops inside the fortress launched a strong defense with the cooperation of six Type 12 artillery pieces.
Boom boom boom!
With the bombardment of the Mongolian army's artillery, the Ottoman army that rushed forward immediately killed and injured hundreds of people!
Although the Tiger warriors of Murad I were brave and good at fighting, it was difficult for them to withstand the counterattack of artillery.
Murad I was stunned. He had never expected that such a situation would occur.
The technological level of these Ottomans in Anatolia is very backward.
They had seen gunpowder weapons, but never one so powerful.
Now the Mongolian army's artillery was so powerful that all the Ottomans were overwhelmed, and even the pace of the attack came to a halt.
"Damn it, hurry up and continue the attack. They only have a few artillery pieces and can't stop us at all." Murad I roared and immediately asked the Ottomans to charge forward again.
However, the Meng Yuan army was still undaunted and still used artillery to fight back!
The Ottomans once again fell into a bitter battle, and people kept falling, but Murad I was determined and continued to send soldiers forward to attack.
Facing the Ottomans' human sea tactics, Wang Baobao immediately ordered the artillery to be replaced with shotguns for close combat!
Boom boom boom!
Thousands of shotguns were like an iron rain of death, instantly arousing blood mist among the Ottoman soldiers!
"Ah!" screams kept coming. Under such intensive artillery fire, even the Ottoman soldiers couldn't bear it and fell into a pool of blood one by one.
Murad I's eyes widened when he saw this. He did not expect that the firepower of the Mongolian army's artillery was so powerful!
"Sultan, what should we do now?" his subordinates asked nervously.
Murad I was silent. He really couldn't imagine that the Mongols actually had so many firearms and equipment.
"Crush again!"
Murad I gritted his teeth and issued the order to continue the attack.
It's a pity that Murad I just gave the order and the Mongolian army launched another fierce bombardment!
"ah!"
Another crowd of people jumped on their backs!
Murad I took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If we continue to attack, we don't believe that they can maim everyone!"
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Unfortunately, at such a close range, the power of the Mongolian and Yuan weapons quickly defeated the attacking Ottoman army!
"How could this happen?" Murad I was shocked.
He didn't expect that his army would be defeated in a short period of time!
Murad I was unwilling to give in, and he once again led his soldiers to continue the attack.
Unfortunately, the results are still the same as before.
In close combat, the Ottomans simply could not withstand the volley fired by the Mongolian artillery. Hundreds of them fell to the ground, and many more were killed on the spot!
The Ottomans will definitely lose this battle!
"Sultan, what should we do now?" one of his men asked.
"Damn it, what else can I do? Get out! Get out!" Murad I cursed angrily and wanted to turn around and run away.
At this moment, Murad I suddenly heard a cry of killing coming from behind him, and then saw many Mongolian cavalry being killed on both sides of them at the same time.
"not good!"
Murad I's face changed drastically, and he quickly turned his head and looked behind him.
Thousands of Mongolian cavalrymen came out holding high the golden cross flag with a white background and black border.
Murad I panicked. He never thought that the Mongolian cavalry would come back!
Obviously, this is a strategy of the Mongols!
Ming Dynasty, Hongwu eight years.
Suzhou.
As the richest city in Jiangnan, Suzhou's city size has doubled in the past two years.
The original city is no longer enough.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Han took the initiative to create a city structure without walls for Suzhou.
You know, only Yingtianfu in the world has an urban layout outside the city wall.
Now Suzhou also has such a layout, which is equivalent to demonstrating Suzhou's unique status.
The people and businessmen in Suzhou are quite satisfied with this status.
Zhu Han has also become the new God of Wealth among the people of Suzhou.
A garden manor on the outskirts of Suzhou.
The entire garden is exquisite and unique, showing the noble taste of the owner of the garden.
Accompanied by a group of plump and thin beauties, Zhu Han took a pleasant walk in the garden.
This manor is officially the property of Shen Wansan, a great businessman in Suzhou.
As well-known wealthy businessmen in the Yuan Dynasty, the history of the Shen Wansan family's wealth did not depend on their friendship with Zhu Yuanzhang, as in the play.
The Shen Wansan family has already had strong strength, and half of the entire industry in Suzhou has Shen Wansan's shadow.
For such a huge business family, Zhu Han had long persuaded his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to win over it, providing a lot of financial resources for the rise of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, every time Zhu Han came to Suzhou, he basically stayed at Shen Wansan's house.
"Your Highness, there was a group of Slavic dancers brought in by Persian merchants in the yard. They are best at Hu Xuan dance. Do you want to watch them?" A fat man following Zhu Han asked with a smile.
The flattering look on his face couldn't be concealed. Although it was a little greasy, it didn't make Zhu Han feel uncomfortable.
This person is none other than Shen Wansan's eldest son Shen Jin, and he is now the helmsman of the Shen Wansan family in Suzhou.
As for the head of the family, Shen Wansan, he was not in Suzhou at this time.
The Ming Dynasty obtained a new colony in Tianzhu, solving the problems of pirates and midway supply points in one fell swoop.
Shen Wansan knew that this was a huge business opportunity, so he organized the Shen family merchant fleet to go to Tianzhu to inspect it personally.
"Don't watch anymore, I'm tired of seeing Slavic women every day!" Zhu Han curled his lips and said.
In his previous life in modern times, Zhu Han coveted those blond and blue-eyed Slavic ocean horses. Now there are seventy or eighty Slavic female slaves in the British palace alone, and they have long lost their novelty.
What's more, the Slavic female slaves brought by Persian merchants were always selected by Zhu Han himself. The remaining ones that were unwanted were sold and auctioned to the Shen family and other wealthy merchants or nobles.
The quality of the Slavic female slaves in Shen Jin's family were all those left by Zhu Han, so naturally they were not interested in them.
"Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore. I came to Suzhou this time not for this beauty, but because I have something serious to do with you!" Zhu Han came to the pavilion in the garden, sat down and said slowly.
As soon as he heard this, Shen Jin immediately became energetic.
Zhu Han is the God of Wealth that all businessmen in the Ming Dynasty unanimously recognize!
No matter what business it is, as long as King Zhu Han of England takes action, it will definitely become the most profitable business.
Whether it was selling tea and horses to Uzbekistan in the northwest, or purchasing female slaves from Korea and Japan, they all created a large number of rich people.
"Thank you, Your Highness, little man!" Shen Jin immediately knelt on the ground to thank him.
Zhu Han immediately wondered, "What are you doing, why are you thanking me?"
"His Highness is definitely going to make this villain rich!" Shen Jin continued with a flattering look on his face.
Zhu Han waved his hand and asked Shen Jin to get up and reply, "Your Shen family is so rich, you can just make money by lying around."
Shen Jin laughed twice and said "Don't dare" to Zhu Han.
Every time he faced King Zhu Han of England, Shen Jin felt truly frightened.
Especially recently, several Confucian aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River that have been passed down for hundreds of years have all been accused by the imperial court and their families have been confiscated, and everyone has been exiled to the wild Yinzhou to eat tree bark.
This frightened Shen Jin and others.
Those Confucian aristocratic families wanted to have connections, fame, and fertile land, but they were still easily confiscated and exiled by Emperor Hongwu and the King of England.
Compared with these Confucian families, businessmen like the Shen family have nothing but money.
Therefore, Shen Jin was naturally afraid of offending His Majesty the King of England and having his home confiscated.
"I am not joking, but I know that your Shen family is rich, so I want to recruit you to start a new business with me!" Zhu Han said.
"Whatever business your Highness plans to do, I will do my best to obey your orders!" Shen Jin said quickly.
In the name of doing business, the imperial court has been exploiting and squeezing businessmen for thousands of years, and Shen Jin is not the kind of fool who wants money at the expense of his life.
"To do business together, it's not like going to war. You don't have to obey orders. Instead, we discuss it together." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Now that he is in a high and powerful position, his casual words are often enough to have a huge impact.
Zhu Han was not surprised by Shen Jin's cautious attitude in front of him.
"What business is His Highness planning to do?" Shen Jin asked quickly.
Zhu Han smiled, waved his hands and asked all the servants and maids to retreat, and then said to Shen Jin, "I am requesting His Majesty to open a bank!"
"Bank? Your Highness is planning to open a silver building?" Shen Jin immediately thought of the silver building that makes gold and silver utensils.