Of course, Mahmud would not think that the Ottoman Empire¡¯s army would have no way to deal with the White Army. He just didn't dare to take it lightly. Mahmoud was still very confident about the final victory. After thinking for a moment, he decided to find out the details of the White Army on the frontal battlefield. So, he sent someone to send another message to Xu Xingxia, asking the two armies to start fighting in three days. The location is in the vast wilderness outside Tilik.
The Rumi gun, commonly equipped by the Ottoman Empire's army, has a long range and great power. If a three-stage shooting tactic is adopted, it has never encountered an opponent. Those who opposed the Ottoman Empire's army were severely beaten to death by Rumi gunfire. Even Abbas of the Safi Dynasty had no choice but to be defeated in front of Rumi's gun.
"If the White Army agrees to fight us head-on, they will be dead! We will definitely annihilate them all! The glory of the True God will be everywhere! No one can escape the punishment of the True God!" Annaide is confident , dancing excitedly.
Xu Xingxia read the letter and said casually: "Agree to their request, and fight head-on! Let's see the truth on the battlefield! The order is high, fight steadily, and focus on consuming the enemy's vitality. Those fanatics should not go too far for the time being. Pay attention and must find a way to force the Sudanese soldiers out!"
After Gao Yigong received the order, he immediately made adjustments to the troops.
According to his estimation, in the initial battle, the Ottoman Empire will definitely not send out the elite Sudanese soldiers. Those who are leading the charge should still be those fanatics. There is no more suitable cannon fodder in the world than a fanatic. By the way, Gao Yigong still doesn't understand how those fanatics were brainwashed and why they didn't react at all to death? They are not human beings at all, but a group of perverts!
Since the Sudanese soldiers will not be dispatched easily. As for the White Army, naturally they cannot throw out all their secret weapons at once. When it's time to be low-key, you have to be low-key. Just like mortars and other weapons, it is better to hide them until the last moment. Only when the opponent takes out all the trump cards at the bottom of the box can the mortar go into battle.
In fact, Xu Xingxia thought so too. He asked Gao Yigong to hide the mortar first and not let the Ottoman Empire know about it. Massive weapons like mortars should only be used at the most critical times. Only in this way can the greatest power be exerted. There are 30,000 Sudanese soldiers, more or less. Without such a powerful weapon as mortars, it would be really difficult to deal with them.
During these three days, both the White Army and the Ottoman Empire were working hard to prepare for all aspects of battle. The entire outskirts of Tilik were filled with armed troops and military flags fluttering in the wind. There were sentries everywhere, and there were sentry riders everywhere, and the atmosphere seemed very depressing. Even the goshawk that had been flying with the white army disappeared temporarily.
¡°Bang bang bang!¡±
¡°Bang bang bang!¡±
?????? Silent night. Suddenly there was violent gunfire.
Xu Xingxia lay on the hammock and listened for a moment. She didn't notice anything strange and continued to sleep. When he got up the next day, he received news that a patrol of the Lion Cavalry had encountered a small group of Sudanese soldiers' scouts. A fierce exchange of fire broke out between the two sides. Later, troops from both sides went to reinforce, causing the battle to expand for a time. But later, the Ottoman Empire. Take the initiative to retreat and the battle subsides.
"Are you sure the other party is a soldier of the Sudan?" Xu Xingxia asked with concern.
Five officers from the White Army patrol team were all invited to appear in front of Xu Xingxia and report the situation in detail. The corpses of killed Ottoman soldiers. He was also dragged back. Judging from the fighting conditions at the scene, as well as the clothes, weapons and equipment on the corpses, it can be seen that what the White Army patrol encountered were indeed Sudanese soldiers.
?According to the officers of the patrol, the encounter between the two sides was indeed sudden. However, those who can be dispatched to the patrol team are elite soldiers. No matter it is the White Army. Or maybe it was the Sudanese soldiers, after a sudden encounter. All immediately took combat action. This is completely unconscious and does not require conditioned reflexes from the brain.
"We got down immediately" the officers of the patrol said.
One of the biggest benefits of the Han-style rifle. That is, in combat, there is no need to stand up and reload. This allows the soldiers of the White Army to lie on the ground and find obstacles to cover themselves, thereby effectively avoiding enemy shots and ensuring their own living space. This point is obviously very important when the two armies suddenly encounter each other.
It is conceivable what the result will be when the Lumi gun, which is essentially a smoothbore gun, will face the Han-style rifle, which is essentially a breech-loading rifle. The soldiers of the White Army are lying downAfter leaving, he effectively avoided the Rumi gunfire and reduced his own casualties. They can lie on the ground and fire at their enemies without having to stand up and expose themselves.
But the Sudanese soldiers cannot do this. They must stand up and reload the Lumi Gun. When they stand up, they are just living targets! At a distance of only a few dozen meters, any white soldier could effectively hit them. With one shot, one of the Sudanese soldiers will surely fall.
The final result fully proved this point. The patrol team of the White Army is actually only half a team, about thirty people. The patrol team of the Sudanese soldiers consisted of a hundred people. However, the casualties on both sides were completely disproportionate.
As for the White Army, five soldiers were injured. Three of them were hit in non-vital places by Rumi's cannons, and two were simply bruised. The place where the fight broke out between the two sides was filled with too many rocks, and it was easy to get injured accidentally. As for the Ottoman Imperial Army, thirty-two people were killed and more than twenty others were injured.
"what happened?"
"What did you do?"
¡°I¡¯ve seen shameful people, but never seen such shameful things!¡±
Looking at the embarrassed scout team, Annaide suddenly became furious.
The ones who were defeated by the white-coated army scouts were indeed the scouts of the Sudanese soldiers. There were indeed as many as a hundred of them. Their original purpose was to capture the White Army's tongue and extract information from the tongue's mouth.
Originally, according to their assumptions, hundreds of Sudanese soldiers would be able to successfully catch the tongue when encountering a white-coated army patrol. Even if you can't catch a living tongue, you can still give the opponent a chance to show off. On the eve of the battle between the two armies, giving the white army a severe blow can effectively damage the morale of the white army and dampen the combat effectiveness of the white army.
However, they did not expect that the firepower of the White Army patrol was so fierce that they could not withstand it at all. If they hadn't run so fast, I'm afraid everyone would have stayed in that pile of rocks. This awe-inspiring attack was landed firmly on top of their heads by the army in white.
"Trash! They're all trash!"
"Confinement! Give them all to confinement!"
The result of the battle made Annaide feel very humiliated. If it weren't for the need of the battle, he would have ordered them to be executed directly. With such a shameful record, how dare you come back alive? Not one of the white-clothed soldiers was killed. Instead, more than 30 people were killed and more than 20 people were injured. Not to mention that Annaide was unhappy with such a result of the battle. If it spread, I'm afraid that the entire The Sudanese soldiers could not even raise their heads.
Fortunately, as the coach, Mahmoud didn¡¯t say anything. As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, he has seen all kinds of situations. However, his brows frowned even more inadvertently. It seems that these white-clothed troops are really not easy to deal with. If you are not careful, others will give you a slap in the face.
Mahmoud is even more worried about whether other units of the White Army will have abnormal combat effectiveness like the patrol team. If all the White Army troops have such abnormal combat effectiveness, it will not be easy for the Ottoman Empire Army to successfully defeat the opponent. Why is this weirdo Xu Xingxia so powerful?
Under the auspices of Mahmoud, the remaining members of the Sudanese Guards Scout Team reported in detail the battle situation at that time. As a result, Mahmoud and others became more and more unhappy the more they listened. Annaide's brows were almost squeezed together. This is pure nonsense! The White Army is actually so powerful? He wouldn't believe it even to death.
The uniforms of the White Army were modeled after the uniforms of later generations of armed police. From a distance, it does look a bit thin. Its color is relatively unremarkable. It also doesn't have a tall red hat or a wide belt. Just from the appearance, it feels a bit shabby. However, who would have thought that their fighting power would be so powerful?
"Assholes! It's not that the White Army is too powerful, it's that you are incompetent!"
Annaide scolded his subordinates fiercely, his cheeks almost twisted. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not admit that the combat effectiveness of the White Army was superior to that of the Sudanese soldiers. If he admits it, it will be a fatal blow to the entire Ottoman Empire. When did the domineering Sudanese soldiers encounter a real opponent?
However, in private, Annaide did not dare to be careless. He was determined to learn more about the details of the White Army's battles through other channels so that he could have a new understanding of the White Army. Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle. The Ottoman Empire also understands this truth. If you start a war in a daze, you will suffer big losses. SoThey will definitely not make a big mistake.