Chapter 1625 Battle of Erzurum
Of course, Marin could use his interests to seduce Cossacks to Germanic and convert to Catholicism, so Marin could do it. If he replaced a poor German prince, where could there be a strong liquor to seduce Cossacks?
It was Marin's literacy class in his previous life. At the beginning, because the country had no money in the 1990s, he could not give rewards, so he could only use administrative orders to force literacy. But the effect was not good. In the new century, when he had financial wealth, he used some places to intercept taxes and buy some valuable gadgets to lure everyone to recognize words. The effect was indeed much better...
Therefore, even if you have a good idea, you have to have enough resources to do it. If you have nothing in your hand, even if you have a good idea, it will be useless.
In fact, it is not only possible to use temptation to Ukrainian Cossacks. For the 67,800 Hungarian Magyars who are about to arrive in Goslar, Marin can also use temptation to guide them to Germanize and then accept their own rule.
The Magyars are also nomadic peoples and love to drink. Maybe they are not as addicted to strong alcohol as Eastern Europeans, but it doesn’t matter. Marin not only has enough rye Erguotou, but also a lot of rye-brewed tan beer.
If it really doesn't work, you can also mix spirits with boiled water to reduce the intensity to suit the tastes of different people. In short, Marin will set up a large tavern in Goslar, specializing in providing wines of various intensity to supply the German needs of Hungarians.
In short, if you learn German well, you will be rewarded with a glass of wine, either stout beer or rye whiskey, and you can choose whatever you want. The missionaries in charge of teaching literacy will give Hungarians a reward wine ticket and let them go to the big tavern opened in Goslar Marin to redeem it into wine.
As for the candy that is rewarded to the children, Marin has ordered Cuba to start production. For this reason, Marin plans to send a ship to transport a batch of oil paper produced on Cape Breton Island as packaging for Cuban candies. Cuba is responsible for producing the candies, cutting them into required shapes, and then bagging them back to the local area.
Then, these candies will be transported to Goslar, and the missionaries in charge of teaching Hungarian children will reward candies - children, Misimisi...
In this era when nobility children could not eat candy frequently, the power of candy was amazing. Moreover, there seemed to be no salty party in Europe, and they all seemed to like sweets... These guys, if you drink tea, you have to add a lot of sugar...
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The time has entered August, and August of this year is also a very important moment in history. Because the Ottoman Turkish army invaded Persia...
As mentioned earlier, Ottoman Turkish Sultan Selim I had long coveted the Erzurum region in eastern Anatolia occupied by the Persians and the more fertile Mesopotamian river basin.
Therefore, in order to attack Persia, the ambitious Turkish Sultan Selim I had no time to control what happened in Europe during this period, and also allowed the Hungarian Kingdom to escape.
In fact, before Selim I launched an attack on Persia, Persia was the stronger side. After all, since Ismay I ascended the throne, the wars initiated have been unsuccessful, which is a bit like a myth. Moreover, the Persian Safavi Empire now has a larger territory than Turkey. In particular, the rich Mesopotamian Safavi Empire also belongs to the Persian Safavi Empire.
If the cavalry is alone, the Persian Safavi Empire is even much stronger than Turkey. Even Ismay I had the idea of continuing to expand westward and annex Turkey...
Turkey's Sultan Selim I was not a good man. He knew Ismayi I's plan and did not intend to sit back and wait for death. Therefore, before sending troops, Selim I formed an alliance with the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty and agreed to help each other to resist the expansion of Persia to the west...
After the alliance was formed, Selim I felt at ease to launch a large army and went to take the initiative to attack Persia...
In fact, the situation in the Middle East is very complicated, a bit like the Three Kingdoms period. In terms of strength, Persia is a bit like Cao Wei at this time; Turkey is a bit like the enhanced version of Shu Kingdom at this time; and the Mamluk Dynasty in Egypt was actually very strong. However, because the maritime trade on which it depends for survival was cut off by the Portuguese and the Spaniards, its current strength is greatly damaged, a bit like the Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, which is not weak, but has no ability to take the initiative to provoke trouble. The main reason is that there is not enough money and cannot fight...
At this moment, Persia seems strong, and both Turkey and the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt are very afraid of Persia. Therefore, I heard that Turkey wants to fight Persia, and the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt is unwilling to do so. Moreover, the Egyptians also thought of "watching the tigers in the mountains" and watching the tigers fight.
In the eyes of the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt, Persia is stronger. When the Turks fight Persia alone, they will definitely suffer both losses. At that time, their chance will come...
However, the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt did not expect that the real power was Türkiye, not Persia. Their mistake directly led to Turkey's strong rise and Persia's decline.
Then, in the original history, the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty, which saw something wrong, wanted to remedy and planned to prevent Turkey from attacking Persia for the second time. However, they did not expect that the Turks exploded and directly destroyed the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty in one breath...
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After all, both Persia and the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt ignored the power of the guns and cannons in the Turkish army. Persia was just a fool, without guns and no bubbles. Previously, the Portuguese had to send them artillery. As a result, Ismay I was so good that he refused directly and looked down on artillery. The Mamluk dynasty in Egypt was better, but they only valued artillery and ignored muskets, and then lost to Turkey in the Battle of Dabik Grassland...
In fact, Marin had sent spies to detour from the Caucasus region to Tabriz, the capital of Persian, informing Ismail I of Turkey that it was about to invade. Moreover, he warned Ismail I of the Turkish army's artillery.
However, as Marin expected, over the years, Ismay I's confidence has expanded because of its smooth sailing and has become a little reluctant to listen to the advice.
He thanked the spy sent by Marin to report the news and rewarded the spy with 20 horses, but was indifferent to the problem of Turkish military artillery.
As for the mesh gun brought by the spy, Ismay I personally tried it out, but he didn't really like it...
Why? Because there is no hit rate outside the 100-digit combs. Ismay I, who is used to crossbows, believes that there is a correct head outside the 100-digit combs, which is more practical than a comb. Moreover, it is too troublesome to load a comb...
The spy was speechless and used a carrier pigeon to send the news back to the Beihai Kingdom. Marin was speechless when he saw this news. But he had no choice. After all, Ismayi I was the master of Persia, and his heart was firm, so how could he be easily persuaded?
To put it bluntly, those successful people believe more in their judgment and will not easily be influenced by others. Unless they fail, they will admit their mistakes. But then, it was already a little late...
Marin knew that Persia's defeat was inevitable, so he sent someone to send a message to the spy, asking him to suggest that after Ismay I would transfer the personnel and supplies from Tabriz, and strengthen the walls and clear the fields all the way, and not give the Turkish army the opportunity to supply on the spot. However, because the pigeon was not familiar with the situation in Persia, he could only play it back and not to Persia. Therefore, the spy could use a pigeon to report the situation to Marin, but Marin sent someone to pass the message to the spy, but he could only take the detour of the land route of the Caucasus Mountain again, which was very time-consuming...
And just as the messenger was rushing, in August 1514, a fierce collision between the two major green empires broke out in the Erzurum area in eastern Anatolia...
Outside the city of Erzurum, the capital of the Erzurum region, Ismay I personally led 80,000 elite Persian red-headed cavalry to fight against the 120,000 Turkish army.
Turkey has come out in full swing this time. After all, before occupying Egypt and the Mesopotamians, it is already the limit for the Turks to dispatch more than 100,000 troops. Only by annexing Egypt and the Mesopotamians with developed agricultural conditions can Turkey have enough food to maintain the military rations needed for hundreds of thousands of troops.
Outside Erzurum, 300 artillery pieces of the Turkish army lined up in a row. Moreover, in order to prevent the brave Persian cavalry from breaking into the artillery positions, the Turks tied iron chains between the unstopped cannons to block the rushing enemy cavalry.
At the same time, between the artillery and artillery, there are heavy infantry holding large shields in both hands to protect the artillery from being damaged by enemy bows and arrows. Behind the large shield formation are thousands of messoite gunmen recruited from the Balkans...
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After the battle began, the proud Ismayi I took the lead in launching the attack. However, just before ordering the attack, Ismayi I finally remembered the warning of the spy sent by Marin. So he temporarily changed the attacking team and did not send his direct troops to take the lead, but sent local cavalry troops to go up and test it first...
Then, indeed, the problem came out...
Although the Turks did not have shotguns, all their stone and iron ball shells had amazing lethality. In particular, the Turks brought a total of 300 cannons this time, which was more than twice the size of more than 100 cannons that the French often dispatched!
When thousands of Persian scimitar cavalry launched a charge, the Turkish general gave the order, and 300 cannons roared together. Suddenly, the Persians' charge formation was paused. Then hundreds of Persian cavalry either had war horses penetrated on the spot, or the cavalry themselves were hit by iron balls or stone bullets, so they were missing their arms and legs...
In addition, the huge roar of artillery scared the Persian war horses...
These Persian war horses had never seen firearms and did not wear ear cuffs. They were suddenly attacked by 300 cannons, and were naturally shocked. Then, many war horses lost control and began to run around, and the scene suddenly became chaotic...
It was not until this time that Isma Yi woke up in shock - it turned out that he was really wrong before!
But he was unwilling to fail and sent more troops to attack. Moreover, he asked the cavalry to divide into two groups. After a cavalry in front was defeated by artillery, taking advantage of the gap between the artillery loading, the second wave of Persian cavalry finally rushed to the Turkish army...
However, the ruthless iron chains blocked the progress of the Persian cavalry. At the same time, the grenade sticking out from behind the large shield allowed the brave and fearless Persian cavalry to taste what despair is...
Chapter completed!