The death of 2,000 cavalry was only a fraction of that of tens of thousands of cavalry, but the Ottoman Empire did not continue to charge. The cavalry that attacked was quickly recalled, and the mortar company, which had put the guard regiment on standby, was a little lost. Because except for the forward, which was wiped out by 4.5-inch guns, the other cavalry had not yet entered the firing range at all.

As for the veteran in the machine-gun bunker, he spat even more and scolded a few foul words fiercely.

"Withdrawn? Did the Ottomans really just retreat? "The young men of the Smyrna, who were the men of the people, came back to their senses at the roar of the cannons, and found in disbelief that the sound of the heart-pounding hooves had faded away. It was really hard for them to believe this fact, because the Ottomans were now on the rise, basically invincible, invincible, and few could resist their iron hooves.

Even a city like Constantinople has finally fallen!

"How is this possible?" "God willing, we're alive!" Still alive! After confirming that the Ottomans had really retreated, those young men cheered, they thought that they would be used as cannon fodder by Ding Yi to be the first layer of meat shield to resist the Ottomans, but now they can survive, all bearded and tailed, and many of them even cried uncontrollably.

Even Liu Ji, Liu Ji, who was following Ding Yi, took off the earmuffs on his head, and couldn't help but whisper: "It's like a different world!" What a hero, sir! "Even a civilian official like him has loaded the revolver with bullets, and is prepared that if it doesn't work, the enemy will rush up, and he will have to pull a cushion, although he is also afraid of death, the problem can't run, and the two destroyers are out of port. How else can you run?

It was the soldiers of the guard regiment, except for the mortar company and those machine gunners who were whispering curses, everyone else maintained a kind of silence, haughty silence. For veterans of battle, they trust their robes. Trust in the weapons in their hands, trust in the leaders they follow, and they are as steady as a reef, silent and strong.

"Mehmed II was a soldier and his control over the army was terrible." Ding Yi, who was also silent, calmly said to Liu Ji, who was shaking his head beside him. "This is our fierce rival, it seems that the Ottoman side, as expected, cannot be as easy as the Japanese and North Korea."

Liu Ji listened, he was full of confidence at this time. But he said to Ding Yi: "Mr. is too cautious, it's a pity that the troops here are insufficient, if Senior Brother Zhanzhi didn't take away the First Division of the Praetorian Guard, at this time, he will be like a bamboo!" Directly smash the yellow dragon! It's a pity that this is such a good opportunity! ”

Ding Yi shook his head when he heard this, this is not the military strategy charter, this is the gambler's mind, after betting on Kaibao. If you lose, blame yourself for choosing the wrong one just now; If you win, you feel that you should have known that you should have borrowed money and pressed it!

"You are always too weak in military strategy!" Ding Yi stretched out his hand and patted Liu Ji's shoulder, commenting helplessly.

And Liu Ji is also a smart person. When Ding Yi mentioned this, he also reflected on it, and wanted to get up straight from the trench and salute, but Ding Yi pinched his head and pressed it hard: "Do you want to die yourself, or do you want to kill your teacher?" Although the opponent has not yet been equipped with firearms on a large scale. But exposing your head in the trench for no reason is definitely looking for death. If you don't change this bad habit, it will kill you one day. ”

"Yes. Mr. Liu Ji, who was reprimanded, honestly curled up in the trench and did not dare to act rashly.

"The 1st Janissary Division is still in Smyrna, will Mehmed II come with his troops? No, he won't, if he strikes, he will be killed, you pay attention to his record, he is like a poisonous snake, he is not sure to swallow the prey, he will not attack. Even, if the Aegean Fleet had been stationed in the port, I don't think he would have attacked. ”

Ding Yi was very calm, he knew very well that Mehmed II was not an easy opponent.

"And you think it's time for the big picture? No, you are wrong, the other side just lost less than a tenth of its forces. ”

"He's still very good at controlling the troops, and he's going to be a formidable opponent."

At this time, the communication soldier who followed Ding Yi reported according to the signal from the artillery test post on the hot air balloon: "The enemy is organizing a second charge!" Our destroyers are still fighting on the sea, but about thirty enemy galleys have already rushed into the harbor and are preparing to land! ”

The design advantage of the destroyers is also the strength of the artillery, it is true that even 200 galleys are difficult to kill them at once, but with two destroyers, it is really impossible to stop more than 200 galleys that are determined to land, and the amount of projectiles they can put into one time is far from the amount needed to control the defensive line.

Moreover, in order to maintain their combat effectiveness, they did not dare to use salvo fire, but used the method of round fire to maintain uninterrupted artillery fire.

"Send two squads over to give Qian Chujiu, bring more grenadier ammunition, and tell Qian Chujiu that you must hold on for at least half an hour." Ding Yi did not hesitate, nor did he plan to convene a staff meeting for this, and directly gave the order to the company commander of the company who was following him.

The soldiers of the two squads hurriedly ran away, and even Liu Ji, who admired Qian Chujiu the most on weekdays, frowned and said, "Sir, it's too bad to treat that kid like this, right?" After all, he has never experienced war! He admires Qian Chujiu, and many times, it is also because he sees his previous weakness and helplessness in Qian Chujiu.

But his words did not move Ding Yi, who gave an order to the signal soldier in a loud voice: "The commander of the third battalion goes down to the thirteenth company!" I hope that the 13th Company can withstand this attack on its own and not expose our firepower too much! "The roar of the 4.5-inch cannon just now made everyone have to pull their throats when they speak.

The battlefield is also a game, especially in this era when the means of communication are very ineffective. Many things depend on the judgment of the commander of the troops, and even prediction. Ding Yi felt that Mehmed II would not stupidly send a large force of cavalry to send him to his death, and if he did not even have this kind of battlefield acumen, the Ottoman Empire would not be able to rise in his hands.

It was obvious that Ding Yi's prediction was correct, more than 1,000 cavalry were divided into three groups, and a tentative attack was coming soon, and two of them were rushing to the flank defended by the 13th Company, and the other was rushing to the defensive position of the 14th Company. Mehmed II had a keen sense of judgment about the battlefield, as Ding Yi had predicted.

Even these three cavalry forces are very open, if they directly use large-caliber body artillery, then it is difficult to effectively annihilate the opponent, they are too small for a 4.5-inch howitzer. Before Ding Yi put down the binoculars, he heard the signal corpsman report to him: "Report, the howitzer platoon is ready, request to fire!" ”

"Rejected! At the same time ordered, the mortar company of the Guards Regiment, without an order was not allowed to fire! ”

"Yes." The communications corps is not a staff officer, but an excellent communications corpsman is an efficient and faithful transmission of the commander's orders. If he dares to question the orders of his commander, whether his opinion is right or wrong, then he must be derelict in his duties. So despite the communications soldier's misgivings, he immediately sent a signal to the robe on the gunball balloon.

"Sir! The thirteenth and fourteenth companies were less than three hundred! "Liu Ji is different, he has the title of a staff officer, so there is no problem for him to propose to Ding Yi. Obviously, all his cheers and excitement just now were based on large-caliber artillery. When he heard that Ding Yi forbade howitzers to fire in platoons, and even the mortar company was not allowed to fire, he was inevitably frightened.

"Don't rush." Ding Yi still didn't put down the binoculars.

At this time, Xu Bin, supported by two guards, entered the position: "Rujin!" Open the cannon, open the cannon to raise the prestige of our country! ”

The old gentleman has not returned to China yet, and he stayed here after Qian sent someone to spray Ding Yi.

After he was given the position of consul of Rome, he seemed to have developed a strong interest in this new empire, which had not yet been given an inch of land, and did not mention the return of his country at all. Originally, Ding Yi arranged for him to be in the city of Smyrna, but he couldn't sit still, ran to the city wall, and said, "The king treats me as a countryman, and I will die as a countryman!" ”

After looking at the terrifying power of the howitzer with a telescope, Xu Bin became excited, asked the guards around him to take him to the front line, and even played a trick, saying that if he didn't come with him, he would come by himself! Those guards had no choice but to take the old gentleman to the front line, and none of them dared to look up at Ding Yi.

"Hurry up and help Mr. Hao sit down!" Liu Ji is now learning and selling, bending over and pointing at the guards with a halberd and scolding, "Your head is exposed in the trench for no reason, don't you want this head?" Or is it an old soldier, just this tactical cultivation? The guards who were worried about being reprimanded by Ding were so red that they were all red by him, and they secretly felt in their hearts that this gentleman's disciples, not to mention weak, were very good, and they knew how to go up and down on the battlefield.

Only those guards who followed Ding Yi and listened to Liu Ji being trained by Ding Yi all bit their lower lipes and couldn't help laughing.

"You can't fire it for the time being." Ding Yi nodded slightly to Xu Bin and raised the telescope again.

Not to mention that the material of the howitzer body tube is not too good, it will heat up and turn red after a long time, and the guide will be deformed and even exploded. Just don't care about the barrel problem, although this battle was deliberately laid by Ding Yi for Mehmed II to bite, so the ammunition reserves are sufficient, but it is impossible to open up endless bombardment.

And at this time, the three Ottoman cavalry, after passing over the mutilated bodies of their companions, sure enough, as Shangfeng said, there was no longer the cannon fire like divine punishment, and they couldn't help but boost their morale, brandishing scimitars and shouting: "Poseidon, the evil god, has exhausted his divine power!" God willing! Kill these heretics who don't believe in the true God! ”

There is no city that cannot be conquered, not even Constantine, let alone Smyrna! (To be continued) R580