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(); Ottoman's capital is already next to Greece, so it is naturally impossible to go there immediately, and you have to go there by boat in the Mediterranean.
The next stop of the mission is the port city of Sohar.
Hundreds of years later, this place belonged to Oman, but now it belongs to Jabrid.
When the Jabrid dynasty was in its heyday, it was able to control the entire Arabian coast, including the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and parts of Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Before the collapse of the dynasty, three brothers ruled Oman, the north bank of Oman, Bahrain and surrounding areas respectively. At this time, the Portuguese came, their ships were strong and powerful, and they were invincible, and a dynasty quickly disintegrated.
Now split into many tribes, one of the branches of the royal family continues to rule a small number of areas. The main land is only the United Arab Emirates and the northwest coast of Oman.
The navy that once dominated the Arabian coast has also degenerated into pirates of all sizes with the collapse of the dynasty.
At this very moment, King Saif I of Oman is recruiting these pirates by virtue of his prestige.
Last year, off the coast of Muscat, Oman fought Portugal. Two Oman warships were captured by Portugal, and more than a dozen were severely damaged. The next generation of Saif I
If you are determined to develop your navy, recruiting nearby pirates is naturally a shortcut.
The Chinese fleet sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz, and a group of pirates watched from afar, jealous but did not dare to act.
"Are these pirates, or which country's navy?"
Fan Chao held up the binoculars, always feeling that the other party's intentions were wrong.
But it may also be overthinking. If it is a certain country's navy, it is normal to be on guard in the open sea.
Fan Chao put away the binoculars and said to the adjutant: "Sign out the semaphore to get all ships ready, and fire immediately if any abnormalities are found!
The envoy fleet continued to advance, and the pirate ships retreated farther and farther, and finally retreated to Sohar Port, which is the target of the Chinese mission.
The pirates were also very surprised. This is a pirate den. Could it be that the other party is coming to destroy him?
The pirate ships fled the port in a swarm, and some pirates disembarked and ran to the city to report to the ruler.
The ruler was Zaid ibn Zamir, a descendant of the Jabrid dynasty. Those pirates outside can be said to be his navy, or it can be said that it has nothing to do with it.
Hearing that a fleet was approaching, Zaid shouted in fright: "Call all the troops, send people immediately, and call the warriors of all tribes here!
There are only 300 cavalry in this city, and the rest are all infantry, and there are not even musketeers.
About 40 minutes later, the port tax collector came to report: "Master, there is a fleet of envoys from China outside, and they request to enter the city to visit the master.'
At the same time, there was also an Arab businessman who explained to Zayed: "China is located in the far east, and it is a very powerful country. The silk worn by the Persian nobles came from there. They just came from Persia. It is said that he was warmly received by the emperor and was a trustworthy messenger of peace.
"I see, please invite the Chinese envoys into the city." Zaid finally felt relieved.
After the merchants and tax collectors left, the pirate leader who fled into the city suddenly said: "If the silk comes from China, then there are countless treasures on these ships. You can lure their army to the city and capture the leader of the army. Force those ships to surrender.
Such a daring and bad idea, Zaid was actually moved.
There is only one port city and a few surrounding tribes in this guy's core ruling area. The rest of the territory only obeys him in name, and usually has to partner with pirates to make money.
In a word, poor and crazy!
Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng brought 2,000 soldiers ashore. When they entered the city, only half of them were allowed to enter.
Those pirates looked very weird at first, and the members of the mission were always on guard, but now they feel very strange.
Zheng Dayong, the commander of the emperor's personal guard, had already served as the head of the regiment in the north before being transferred back to Nanjing. At this moment, he frowned and said, "We have two thousand soldiers going ashore. Either let us all enter the city, or like the Persian emperor, only allow us to bring two or three hundred soldiers into the city. No more, no less, let us bring a thousand soldiers in, Divide our army in two. What is this trying to do?"
Shi Lang said: "Divide and annihilate them."
Zhang Ruifeng hesitated, looked at Lu Tianxiang: "Ma'am, do you want to go to the city?"
Lu Tianxiang did not answer immediately, but asked Zheng Dayong: "Commander Zheng is a warrior on the battlefield, what advice can you say.
Zheng Dayong said: "If you want to enter the city, you must first send someone back to the ship to report. Let the fleet prepare for the battle, those unknown ships at seaArmor, some don't even have leather armor. A group of infantry from the south came, facing the hedgehog-like spear formation, they were already terrified before they fought.
Long guns to long guns.
The Datong Army cooperated tacitly, and the Arab soldiers fought on their own. Not to mention, the Arab soldiers' spears could not pierce the armor of the Datong army at all. And the Datong army stabbed out with a single shot, it can be said that the shot pierced the flesh and blood.
At the moment of the battle, the Arab soldiers showed signs of collapse.
Zaid personally led the cavalry and rushed towards the flank of the Datong Army. He believed in the power of the cavalry, and the enemies in front of him were all infantry, and they must have been scared to break up and run away.
But in the face of the cavalry charge, the Datong army stood still, all raising their spears and waiting in place.
"Bang bang bang!"
The fire guards hiding in the formation finally opened fire.
What the hell?
Although Zaid did not have a musketeer, he knew what the matchlock gun was like. With such a dense formation, it was impossible for the matchlock gun to be fired. Moreover, he just observed that the enemy's musketeers did not place matchlocks at all.
Matchlock guns do need enough space, but flintlock guns don't.
The Arab cavalry in the front row suddenly turned on their backs.
After finally getting close, facing Lin Li's spears, the war horse automatically chose to brake. A smart horse is also afraid of death, and it is impossible to go straight to the spear or bayonet. This is also the main reason why the infantry's hollow formation can deal with the cavalry.
"kill!"
Three hundred guards in plate armor crossed the spear array with their warhammers in hand.
The nearly collapsed Arab infantry subconsciously stabbed at these monsters. Some plate armored guards were stabbed down, and they tried to get up with great difficulty. They seemed to be in a mess, but they were not injured.
More plate armor guards stepped forward among countless spears, wielding war hammers, one by one.
"Run!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zaid led his troops and cavalry to flee, turned around and ran in the narrow street. He couldn't even take care of his wife and children, the enemies in front of him were too terrifying, so he had better escape the city with the cavalry first.
The Datong army that entered the city had won a decisive victory without the support of friendly troops outside the city.
At this moment, one thousand naval soldiers were outside the east city, and one thousand navy soldiers were outside the west city, and sentries were set up on all sides to observe the situation.
"woo woo woo woo!"
The sentinels in the north sounded their horns.
Lu Tianxiang was shocked immediately, raised his knife and shouted: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
The imperial concubine, with only twenty cavalry, even went to chase and kill more than two hundred Arab cavalry. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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