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    Cairo is different from Jerusalem because Cairo has a moat.  Therefore, the siege army needs to cross the moat, unlike Jerusalem.  Just need to fill the trenches!

    Another difference is that Egypt is a powerful country in the Middle East.  It is far from comparable to Jerusalem, which means that Yunhao encountered enemy reinforcements when he besieged Cairo.

    The enemy's reinforcements are very tough. They wear helmets made of fine steel and chainmail armor made of densely woven steel wires.  Weapons and equipment include a strong bow, a spear, a sharp Damascus scimitar and a shield.  The Mamluk strong bow is one size larger than the Turkic strong bow. It has a long range and strong penetrating power, but its shooting speed is slightly slower.  The mount is a famous Arabian purebred horse, tall and long-legged, with amazing sprinting speed and good endurance.

    The first time Yunhao saw this cavalry, he knew that this was the Mamluk heavy cavalry that once made the Mongols tremble.  Even Napoleon spoke highly of this cavalry, but he didn't expect that he would encounter this thing in the Middle East.

    The combat effectiveness of the Mamluk army is second to none in the Arab world. The reason lies in the source of troops and training.  Every year, Arab traffickers abduct or kidnap tens of thousands of children from the Caucasus and the grasslands of Central Asia, sending them to slave markets in Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo for sale.

    The Arab sultans selected the best-quality children, bought them and sent them to military schools to become future Mamluk soldiers.  The most popular Mamluk "raw materials" come from Georgian and Central Asian Turkic tribes in the Caucasus.

    The Caucasian mountain people and the Central Asian Turks have a strong and strong body and a brave and fighting character, making them excellent soldiers.  In the five hundred years after the establishment of the Mamluk regime in Egypt, almost all Mamluk soldiers came from the Caucasus.

    The Mamluk Military School has a very scientific training system. Children first learn Arabic and teachings to instill loyalty to their masters. When they reach the age of fourteen, they begin to receive systematic physical and military skills training, including the proficiency in the use of scimitars and spears.  and weapons such as bows and arrows, as well as basic riding skills.

    Archery is particularly valued. Students first practice archery while standing on the ground, then learn to shoot on horseback, and finally learn to shoot while galloping.  After the basic military skills are fully mastered, the trainees begin to receive the so-called "riding training", that is, the maneuver training of cavalry tactical units.  Here, students practice maintaining formation and taking care of each other during various tactical maneuvers such as advance, retreat, and roundabouts.

    The Mamluk army combines the advantages of European knights and Central Asian light cavalry in terms of equipment and tactics. The Mamluk soldiers are well-trained, disciplined and tenacious.  The Mamluk dynasty relied on this powerful army for more than five hundred years.

    Yunhao flatly rejected Cheng Chumo's idea of ??going forward to fight. Napoleon was optimistic about the army, but Yunhao didn't think Cheng Chumo would get any benefits.  And looking at the well-organized team, the Mamluks were not easy to deal with.

    Seeing the reinforcements, the drawbridge of the city gate was lowered.  The Egyptian army began to go out of the city to counterattack. They believed that as long as they cooperated internally and externally, they could definitely defeat the Tang army.  After all, there are only one or two thousand infantrymen blocking the city gate now.

    If they had enough knowledge about the Eight Ox Crossbow, they would never rush out so recklessly.

    The moment the city gates opened, the Egyptian army surged out like a tide.  Almost at the same time, the thick arrows of the gunpowder crossbow also flew into the crowd.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After more than a dozen explosions, the crowd seemed to hit the rocks and was smashed into countless waves.  The city gate cave was filled with mutilated corpses and the wails of dying people.  The wall of the city gate was covered with minced meat almost instantly.  The red skin was sticky, and broken bones were scattered everywhere.

    On the top of the city gate hole, there is a thigh bone inserted strangely.  The white bones were covered with plasma, and bone marrow oil was dripping down drop by drop along the broken stubble.  The pungent smell of blood and the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed together to form another smell.

    Such scenes were staged in almost every city gate. The dense formation of the Egyptians caused huge casualties.

    Some brave people stepped on the broken corpses at their feet and continued to attack.  But the gunpowder crossbow arrows of the Tang Dynasty were replaced by kerosene crossbow arrows.  Gunpowder crossbows are so valuable that the least valuable thing in the Middle East is actually kerosene.

    A dozen kerosene crossbows rushed into the city gate hole with a soft "click" sound.  The fire spread in an instant, and those brave people suddenly became burning people.  The flames clung to their armor and burned their bodies.  The severe pain caused them to immediately run wildly on the corpse, because the corpse under their feet was also full of flames.

    They wanted to escape as soon as possible, but most of them could not escape until they died.??.

    Their charge was very characteristic of nomads. The skirmishers were spread far apart and the men were leaning very low on horseback.  At first glance, he looks like a guy who has been practicing equestrian all year round, and he has basically achieved the unity of man and horse.

    With them as the vanguard, behind them are the Egyptian infantry rushing towards them like waves.  It was no longer clear how many infantrymen there were, as the smoke and dust in the sky obscured the view.  Just the dull sound of footsteps made people wonder if it was an earthquake.

    "Rockets, altitude three, covering fire!" Division Sheng Yan shouted when he saw the Mamluk cavalry rushing past the ranging stone.  The unique "whoosh" and "whoosh" sound of a rocket launcher sounded behind him.

    Countless rockets shot up into the sky in the thick smoke, and then the smoke on their tails traced a trajectory and fell into the charging formation of the Egyptian infantry.

    The characteristic of rockets is that their accuracy is terrible.  However, it is very handy for dealing with large-area targets.  Especially in this salvo state, a covering shot is simply a nightmare for any surface creature.

    The dull sound of explosions came one after another, and there was smoke everywhere, making it difficult to see what the battlefield looked like.  Yunhao was still worried. If this was a trick by the Egyptians to lure the enemy, he would have to face a hand-to-hand combat that he least wanted to face.

    "Trebuchet launch!" Seeing the Mamluk cavalry pass through the second ranging stone, the trebuchet launched.  It was still kerosene bombs, and Yunhao really didn't have many gunpowder bombs in his hand.  As a last resort, kerosene bombs became the best choice.

    Hundreds of kerosene bombs flew toward the enemy positions with green smoke, and the orange flames even connected a wall of fire.  Many Mamluk cavalry emerged from the wall of fire with flames on their bodies.

    The sharp tip of the knife pointed with flames in the direction of the Tang army's formation, and they continued to charge.

    "Eight Oxen Crossbow, gunpowder bullets. The distance is 200, fire!" There was no other way, Yunhao could only use the gunpowder crossbow at this distance.

    Huge explosions sounded, and countless shrapnel shredded the armor of the Mamluk cavalry.  The Mamluk cavalrymen who rushed out of the smoke were less than 400.

    "It's really tough!" Yunhao saw that the Mamluk cavalry had already taken off their bows and arrows and used the speed of their horses to throw the bows and arrows over from a distance.

    However, this kind of projectile was not very lethal to the Tang army, and most of them were blocked by shields.  Even if they weren't blocked, the armor on their bodies protected them very well.  Even if someone is injured, the injuries are not serious.  As for those who were shot to death, it can only be said that the sword has no eyes on the battlefield.

    "The distance is a hundred, the crossbowmen are firing!" Despite all the attempts to block it, the powerful Mamluk cavalry still rushed over.  But what greeted them was a rain of arrows.  Tens of thousands of crossbowmen fired at the same time, and the sunlight dimmed a bit.

    Yunhao was surprised to find that under such a rain of arrows, Mamluk cavalry still rushed over.  Although there were only about a hundred in number, the ferocity of their charge was still heart-stopping.

    These men were riddled with arrows and held bloody Damascus steel knives in their hands.  Snowflake patterns sparkle in Sunshine Mountain!

    "Cheng Chumo, use your sword to fight for your honor. Today's glory belongs to you!" Yunhao patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder.

    Cheng Chumo¡¯s nose was almost crooked with anger. He had five thousand cavalry under his command.  Go kill a hundred people and say it's an honorable thing.

    But military orders are military orders, so Cheng Chumo urged his horse on his crotch.  He straightened up and rushed out first!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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