Chapter 1382 On the Verge of Breaking Out

"What do you mean?"

Ormapasha immediately put away her smile, and even in the lambskin fur coat, she still felt a chill on her back.

"Olmapasha, if the fire is too big, don't save it to avoid causing it to burn your body, it is a normal person's idea."

"The two generations of Sultans have been grateful to me, and Queen Mother Shaifkevza has entrusted me with important tasks. I can't repay this trust even if I die ten thousand times.

I will not betray the Sultan! He wouldn't be a villain like Mohammed Ali! ”

Facing the righteous declaration of Ormapasha, Zaganos just smiled and said.

"Olmapasha is a true man with affection and righteousness, a true believer, so we follow you. But have you ever thought that the Ottomans have betrayed the doctrine, they are just lackeys of Westerners.

Such people have lost the protection of Allah, and they will be burned to death by the flames ignited by their own hands.

You just need to avenge them to make everything go smoothly. How could your great cause be comparable to a stingy like Mohammed Ali? ”

The Misbaha (i.e., Zanzhu, a religious prop) in Ormapasha's hand chuckled and finally asked after a long time.

"But I'm a Serbian."

Zaganos said, shook his head.

"I didn't see any Serbs, I just saw a devout Muslim, a hero who bravely fought against the Russians, and a loyal man who avenged his revenge for the Lord."

"How sure are you?"

"Ninety-nine."

"Okay, hold a combat meeting, and we will wash away the shame that the Russians have brought us for hundreds of years!"

"As for orders, my sir."

Half an hour later, the combat conference room.

The generals in the Orma army were very excited because today they were very likely to make history and reverse the Ottoman Empire's disadvantage to the Russians.

On the other hand, everyone felt that this was a sure victory battle. The Ottoman army was four times that of the Russian army. They were not local miscellaneous troops, but new troops trained by the Prussians.

It’s a pity that their instructor, Lao Maoqi, has returned to China and cannot see how they beat the Russians.

"Olmapasha, please give orders!"

The young Ottoman New Army officers shouted excitedly, and Colin was also excited that his opinion was adopted, but he was already dead in someone's eyes.

"Quiet! We have given the enemy enough kindness, but the shameless Russians still refuse to leave our land.

The red comet in the sky is Allah’s revelation!

Tomorrow we will make these invaders pay their blood debts! ”

"Blood debt and blood repayment!"

"Blood debt and blood repayment!"

"I will arrange combat missions below, and your three legions, Feramus, Turuerjan, and Hanim, are responsible for the main attack."

After the meeting, Irmaz and several young generals were not assigned to the main attack task, and they were a little frustrated.

"Why are all those conservative old guys playing the main attack? Are we worse than them!"

A young general shouted indignantly, and his companion on the side quickly covered his mouth.

"You guy! That's the Sultan's confidant. We have to thank Ormapasha for being able to serve in the military.

Don't look for trouble if you're fine.

They can't beat them, they will naturally have to change them to us. ”

Although he said this, these young generals obviously had resentment in their hearts. At this time, several veterans who were not assigned the task came over and pulled the young people to their tents to celebrate.

All of this is in Zaganos's eyes. Generals who were incompatible with Ormapasha or were loyal to the Sultan were sent to the battlefield.

It seems that Ormapasha is winning people's hearts and giving these credits to his former rivals. After all, those Russians seem so vulnerable.

However, Orma, who has been in the army for many years, knows that the most dangerous thing is to fight trapped beasts.

"I didn't expect it to start so soon."

"Mr. Ulaima, do we really want to help this heresy who has no credit or loyalty?"

"Is there anything wrong with it? He can betray the Austrians and become the Ottomans, and of course he can betray the Ottomans to join us.

No! He can only surrender to us. The kingdom established by heresy will surely be destroyed! Long live the Safavi Dynasty! ”

"Long live the Safavi Dynasty!"

Ulaima is a religious title that means scholars, which is actually similar to the head of the prefect and the sect.

Early the next morning, as the first ray of sunlight fell in the morning, the Ottoman artillery began to manipulate the brass rangefinder, revealing the expressions of wild wolf smelling prey.

Twenty-eight new Armstrong rear-mounted rifled guns were pushed out, which was Almapasha's secret weapon.

These cannons are all his treasures, and the steel seals on the cannon even have the smell of engine oil.

In fact, the design of the Armstrong artillery in history should not be completed in 1854, and it would take until after 1859 to be truly adopted by the British army.

Due to the breech loading and rifling technology, the range and accuracy of the Armstrong artillery are much greater than that of the same period.

Maximum effective range: 3000 yards (2743.2 meters)

This data is almost twice the 1,500 yards of the artillery during the same period. The accuracy has also been greatly improved, and the eight rifles have greatly improved the stability of shell flight.

In addition, the firing speed has also been improved, almost twice that of the muzzle-loading guns of the same period, but because black powder is still used, the barrel needs to be cleaned frequently.

The Armstrong gun can be said to be a completely epoch-making product, of course, this is completely forced out by Franz.

In several wars, the British found that the cannons and giant ships they were proud of were all surpassed by the Austrian Imperial Navy.

In particular, the gap in artillery is simply appalling, with all-round backwardness in accuracy, range and firing rate, which forced the Royal Navy, which was high-minded, to use human sea tactics to have a chance to win when facing the Austrian Imperial Navy.

However, due to various reasons at home and abroad, the local battlefield was often short of troops and suffered a series of disastrous defeats.

Like the French, the British are also looking for a way out, and the Armstrong gun is just one of their achievements.

But why sell such cutting-edge technology to the Ottomans? Are the British really close to the Ottomans, or are they optimistic about the unlimited potential of Orma Pasha?

Obviously not, it's just that the technology is not mature yet and needs to be tested in actual combat, and Olma Pasha is willing to pay, so the British sold their own test products to the Ottoman Empire.

Franz naturally knew what the British had done, but he was not worried, at least the parameters of the Armstrong gun were still far behind the Austrian Empire's artillery.

On the other hand, Britain's steel production was destined to be impossible to use more steel for artillery production, and its production capacity had already been welded to the upper limit. Coupled with the backwardness of materials science, the British still had a long way to go to make the same artillery as the Austrian Empire.

In addition, these Armstrong guns were not standard 12-pound siege guns, but 3-pound guns. After all, it was normal for them to cut corners for test products.

On the temporary pile of earth (bastion), a Russian soldier was sleeping soundly next to a burnt torch, as if this was not a battlefield but his own home.

A group of Russian soldiers were lying in a haystack nearby. The lieutenant in charge of patrolling had long been accustomed to this, and just sat aside casually and lit his pipe.

The soldiers immediately stood up after smelling the smoke and looked around in fear. When they saw the old lieutenant, they felt relieved and even went forward to ask for a few puffs of cigarettes.

The old lieutenant didn't mind. After taking two puffs, he handed over the pipe. The soldiers lined up happily. This was one of the few entertainments they had in this besieged city.

These days, the Ottomans surrounded but did not attack, and the general refused to retreat. The situation continued strangely.

Until the silence was broken by a cannon shot in the early morning