"Your suggestion is feasible, but we can also give it a try in the Ottoman Empire. After all, the Renaissance Army has blocked the Red Sea, which has a great impact on the Ottoman Empire." Smith said.
"In addition, it is not enough to rely on the people under Ali. We can also hire Bedouins."
Smith slashed at Williams, the young martial artist who was making such nonsense, and said, "Williams, I'll leave it to you to contact the Bedouin people."
"Yes, Mr. Consul, I will definitely handle this matter." Williams stood up and saluted.
"You can pay them weapons and cash, and I will give you permission. These Bedouins are greedy for money, but they fight without rules. You can stay there and help them."
Williams became even more excited when he heard that he could personally participate in the attack on the Renaissance Army.
He quickly said: "Thank you, Your Excellency, Consul. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Pay attention to your own safety. Those Bedouins can die. As long as we have money, we can hire more people like them." Smith was worried that Williams would become hot-headed and endanger himself, so he reminded
road.
"I understand, Mr. Consul." Williams naturally agreed.
But in his heart, he was thinking about how to give some color to the Renaissance Army.
Not everyone in the Great Empire is stupid.
He has been paying attention to the war between the Great Empire and the Renaissance Army. He feels that in many battles, the Great Empire should not have lost.
He attributed all this to the fact that the generals of the Yin Army did not understand the Fuxing Army.
Generally speaking, these generals are idiots.
Smith still needs time to prepare.
But the vigorous and resolute Osa Sultan Hashim has led his army to the eastern border of the kingdom.
The western part of Tadjoura borders the Osa Sultanate and is a series of lakes, where the Awash River of Abyssinia later flows into Lake Abe and Lake Gmeli, forming a series of lakes and wetlands.
At this time, a huge army broke the peace here.
Countless waterbirds on the lake were the first to be frightened and flew away in all directions.
Sultan Hashem was dressed in golden armor and rode on a tall Arabian horse. Although his beard was gray, his back was still straight and he looked majestic.
It only took five days for the army of the Sultanate of Osa to arrive here from the capital city of Osa.
You must know that there are rugged mountains along the way.
The access to Tadjoura from Osa is on the north side of Lake Gmeli.
Further north is Mount Musa Ali, which is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
There is a small town on the east side of Lake Gemeri called Yoboki, which was originally a military fortress set up here by the Sultanate of Osa.
To the east of this small town is Lake Assal, the main food-producing area of the Sultanate of Osa.
Of course, this place originally belonged to Tadjoura and was later forcibly occupied by the Sultanate of Osa.
Zhao Dazhi saw that the defense facilities in this town were quite complete, so he stationed a battalion of soldiers to garrison here.
Because the logistical supply problem has not yet been sorted out, Zhao Dazhi cannot deploy too many troops in such a place far from the sea.
After repairing by the lake for a while, Hashem saw that it was still early and decided to use the afternoon to recover Yoboji.
Osa officials who had escaped from Yoboki reported to the Sudan on the situation of the Renaissance Army occupying Yoboki.
When he heard that there were only a few hundred enemies, Hashem felt relieved.
Although local officials described the Renaissance troops as being like heavenly soldiers and generals.
Hashim felt that this was local officials looking for excuses for their failure.
This time he brought out a total of more than 12,000 soldiers, and even 2,000 guards stationed in the city of Ossa.
He believed that his heroic Afar people would be able to defeat these foreign pagans.
Because they have firm faith, the courage to fight bloody battles, and the leadership of a wise king like him.
More than half of Osa's army are cavalry, so they march very fast.
In Yoboji City, Wang Zhenchao, commander of the second battalion of the third regiment of the 112th Division, is inspecting the low earth city.
A small town like this is just a larger village in China.
But this is already a pretty big town.
At least there is an earth wall less than three meters high around it.
Since being stationed here, the second battalion commander has never relaxed the defense here.
He also asked his soldiers to dig a trench outside the city.
There were hundreds of civilians left in the city, and almost all of them were requisitioned by him.
Looking at a trench outside the city that was more than half a person deep, Wang Zhenchao shook his head, it was better than nothing.
At least it can prevent the enemy's cavalry from rushing directly to the city.
Two machine gun positions are set up at the highest point on the city gate tower.
The machine gun position also had a bunker built with sandbags.
The view from this place is very good, and almost the entire frontal battlefield can be attacked.
"Please keep your eyes open. The division commander has warned us that enemies may come from the west at any time." Wang Zhenchao warned the soldiers under his opponent.
The city now looks a bit desolate. Before the revival army came to kill, all the wealthy people with some wealth had fled.
The shops in the town are also closed.
The Second Battalion now implements military control of the town.
The remaining civilians basically rely on working in the office army to get some food as payment.
Everyone went to work, so the city naturally looked desolate.
Perhaps it was to validate Wang Zhenchao’s concerns.
Several cavalrymen from the Renaissance Army rode towards the small town in embarrassment.
"Battal Commander, it's our cavalry reconnaissance squad that's back. If you're in such a hurry, something accident must have happened."
"Hey, why are there four people back?" The company commander responsible for guarding this section of the city wall had been following Wang Zhenchao. At this time, he suddenly said in confusion.
Wang Zhenchao also raised his head and looked to the west.
His brows furrowed.
"Go and notify the entire battalion to enter the first level of alert." Wang Zhenchao ordered the people around him.
Cavalry generally don't race like this. If this happens, no matter how good the horse is, it will be disabled.
Therefore, something urgent and life-or-death must have occurred.
Rapid whistles sounded throughout the city.
All the soldiers who were taking a break rushed out of their temporary barracks.
They put their rifles on their backs and went to the arsenal of their company headquarters to collect ammunition and supplies.
Logistics personnel are also transporting large boxes of bullets to positions on the city wall.
Especially the machine gun position, boxes of bullets almost filled the back of the sandbag bunker.
The mortar team under the city wall is also prepared and ready to support the city wall at any time.
Although the enemy has not yet been seen, Wang Zhenchao's order has been issued and the soldiers quickly entered the state.
We are fighting in a foreign land here, and no one dares to relax at all.
"Open the city gate."
Soon the few scout cavalry arrived at the bottom of the city, and the hanging city gate had been lowered first.
"Don't be anxious, Manman said." Wang Zhenchao came to the city and found that the cavalry were all in a state of distress, and one of the soldiers was injured.
"Battal Commander, an army of more than 10,000 people is approaching us. Most of them are cavalry and their riding skills are very good. When we retreated, they overtook us and killed seven brothers. The squad leader also lost his life.
Already."
The person who spoke was one of the non-commissioned officers. There were a total of eleven people in a cavalry reconnaissance squad, and now there are only four left.
The sergeant was crying when he spoke. The situation at that time was very urgent.
The Afar people have superb riding skills and will soon outflank them.
The squad leader led several people to confront the enemy.
Although they had lightweight lances, a longer range, and a higher rate of fire, they were ultimately outnumbered and drowned in the torrent of enemy cavalry.
As soon as the sergeant finished reporting the situation, Wang Zhenchao heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
A black flood peak appeared on the distant horizon.
Most of these people wore black robes and black turbans covering their faces.
Those exposed eyes seemed to exude a bloodthirsty light.
Hashemite Sultan, dressed in golden armor, was surrounded by soldiers.
He looked towards the small city in the distance, which was an Ossan city not long ago.
This would give him even more reason to eliminate these outsiders.
"Warriors, for the glory of the Lord, use your muskets, scimitars and spears to drive these infidels into the sea to feed the fish."
"Kill...kill...kill..."
The cry of killing even reached the top of a distant town.
"These idiots, I'll show you something nice later." Wang Zhenchao had already returned to the top of the city.
It's not that he looked down on these natives. If there weren't really many people on the other side, Wang Zhenchao felt that he could wipe them out with one battalion.
The civilians who were working outside the city walls have been brought back to the city in order to prevent there being spies among these people.
Wang Zhenchao requires these people to lock the door tightly when they return home and are not allowed to visit or walk around.
Soldiers patrolled the streets and shot anyone found leaving home.
There are too many enemies, and they are ready to surround us all.
I saw the black torrent from the east forming an arc and surrounding Yoboki.
It looks like the enemy is going to besiege the town on three sides.
Wang Zhenchao made simple adjustments to his deployment.
The main forces were placed on the three city walls in the north, southeast and south.
But there were only about a hundred people on each side.
The message for help has been sent back.
Even if Zhao Dazhi sends a cavalry regiment to support them first, they will arrive tomorrow morning.
Considering that these natives may not have the ability to fight in the field.
This afternoon, he had to hold on for himself.
Otherwise, no one from their second battalion would be able to escape.
He would not be stupid enough to break out of the enemy's cavalry.
There wasn't much time left for the second battalion commander to think.
Because the enemy has already begun to attack.
Hashem did not use the artillery that he brought to build the country.
Instead, he directly let his cavalry charge.
Such a low city wall does not require the use of ladders at all, and can be climbed up by building a human wall.
"Brothers, prepare for a big fight. The enemy will start shooting as soon as they enter the range."
Wang Zhenchao felt a little excited in his heart. It had been a long time since he had encountered such an enemy who dared to charge desperately.
Most of the enemies in the Malay Peninsula like to carry out sneak attacks in the jungle. Such battles are not easy to fight.
These big turbans are still very powerful, and they charge in groups as soon as they come up.
They must have never experienced the baptism of heavy machine guns.
The soldiers on the city wall were a little nervous. After all, each city wall had to face dozens of times more enemies.
Especially when the enemy is cavalry. Although this sense of oppression on the battlefield is invisible, it is tangible to the soldiers on the battlefield.
Wang Zhenchao did not deploy troops in the trenches outside the city. He only set up a row of resisting horses based on the trenches.
These horses were buried deep in the soil with thick wooden stakes.
If the enemy wants to break through, he will have to pay a huge price.
Of course, from a distance, these resisting horses don't seem to be very high, and they seem to be able to jump over them as long as they are lightly lifted.
Only when you get closer can you see that behind these horses is a trench with half a body.
Even if the war horse jumps over, it will inevitably stumble and fall to the ground.
This black line is getting closer and closer. The soldiers are staring directly in front of them.
The machine gunners have already grasped the handle of the machine gun tightly, the bullets are loaded and ready to fire at any time.
Looking at the dense enemy formation in the distance, the machine gunner sneered in his heart.
This kind of charge formation is really friendly to machine gunners like me.
The machine gunner felt that he could hit the enemy with his eyes closed.
"Your Majesty the King, your army is so mighty and majestic. I think the pagans in the city must have been so frightened that they peed their pants." Maxim, the nobleman of Tadjoura, said flatteringly.
This time, Hashem not only brought this sycophant with him on his expedition, but also brought with him the Osa minister Dávila who clashed with him in court.
Seeing Maxim fawning over him again, Davila, who was following behind on horseback, gave him a disdainful look.
Hashem Sultan also ignored Maxim, his eyes were staring at the battlefield as sharply as an eagle's eye.
The town opposite seems a little too quiet.
He couldn't see the people on the wall making any movement.
Under normal circumstances, there should be panicked soldiers running back and forth on the city wall at this time, preparing for the battle.
But at this time, there was not a single figure on the city in the distance.
There was a circle of low horses on the outside of the city wall. Hashem was not too worried. Such horses should not be able to stop his warriors.
However, the quiet atmosphere on the battlefield made him feel strange, and this strangeness gave him an unknown worry.
However, there was no turning back for him.
All the enemy uses are muskets. Sending soldiers up in batches will only serve as a fueling tactic.
Only by using numerical suppression in this way can the enemy's firepower be unable to keep up with the output.
This wasn't his first time fighting an army armed with firearms.
He knows how to deal with these people.
Just like how we dealt with those enemy scout cavalry before.
As long as the number of people is large enough, the quick guns in the enemy's hands will have no effect.
Weren't those few people easily wiped out by his own cavalry? And on his side, he only lost a dozen people.
Time continued to advance, and Osa's cavalry was gradually approaching the city wall.