Chapter 1628： Helplessly withdraw

"Asshole, asshole! This Ismael is so shameless! The big capital, actually said he moved when he moved away, what should he do when he moved?" In the empty palace of Tabriz, Selim I was so angry I jumped.

Selim I couldn't help but be angry, because he brought almost 200,000 troops including 120,000 troops and tens of thousands of civilians, hoping to get sufficient supplies after breaking Tabriz. As a result, Tabriz won, but everything that could be eaten in the city was evacuated. 200,000 people can only rely on local supplies, which is very dangerous. If the supply line is cut, it's over.

In fact, the Persians have already sent people to attack the supply line of the Turks. Although small in scale, it also makes the Turks very nervous.

Because, if the food is cut off, the 210,000 mouths, including more than 100,000 horses and camels, are finished. Horses and camels also need to eat grass. And people ca n’t eat grass, right? Therefore, Selim I is now stunned. There are doubts about whether to continue the march.

In fact, the vigor of Ismaili I was still a little bit weaker. If Marin commanded the battle, the focus might be directly on the supply line that attacked the Turks. As for the clear wall and clear fields, it can be achieved by dividing 10,000 cavalry. Tens of thousands of herdsmen were coaxing together, and the momentum was definitely enough.

Ismaili I had some tens of thousands of cavalry who were uneasy about the Turks. Therefore, only a few thousand cavalry were sent to harass the Turk ’s supply line, and he was monitoring the Turkish army with his main force. The main purpose is to prevent the Turkish cavalry from leaving this formation and chasing the Qiandu team. After all, the relocation team has not yet reached Isfahan. If they were caught up by the Turkish cavalry midway, it was a one-sided slaughter.

Of course, it cannot be said that Ismayi I was wrong. He is the insurance option. Marin is more likely to take risks. Because, he is accustomed to tricks and is good at disguising enemies as a regular army disguised as a miscellaneous army. And Ismail I was obviously not so cunning, and it was already the limit of his thought to be able to pull tens of thousands of herdsmen to follow the big army.

But if the team moved to Isfahan successfully, with the support of the fortress, Ismaili I can let go and send the main force to cut off the supply line of the Turks.

Uh ...

And Selim I was not a fool. As a contemporary hero, he also realized this, so he felt dangerous. However, he could not crack it. Because, his army, the movement speed is too slow. With the drag of artillery and infantry, the army marched at a speed of more than 20 kilometers per day and was simply unable to chase the Persians long distance. If the Persian rear stabilizes and the army is mobilized to cut off Turkey's supply lines and back lanes, then this army may be finished.

After fierce ideological struggle and after discussing with his men, Selim I finally decided to withdraw his troops.

However, unlike the original history, although the Turks also captured Tabriz this time, they did not find anything. Originally, Selim I also captured two wives of Ismaili I as prisoners of war.

But now, let alone war suits, I haven't even got one thing for property or food!

If you go back so empty-handed, Selim I ’s prestige will fall ...

At this time, a general named Said gave an idea:

"Sudan, his subordinates heard that Ismaili was only carrying out the wall-clearing in front of our route, but there was no wall-clearing on both sides ..."

"You mean ... attack on both sides? However, there are no important cities in both directions! Without important cities, you can't get enough supplies!"

Said shook his head and said:

"Sudan, what we want now is to look down the steps, not to find supplies. And even if we want to find supplies, the enemy cavalry will be faster than us and will be destroyed first. So, we can only find a way out now! I heard, Ismaili ’s hometown, Ardabil, east of Tabriz. Moreover, it seems that there are not many people stationed there. So, we sent thousands of cavalry to raid Ardabil and captured several Ardabil The countryman of Ismaili in Dabil is said to be his clan. In this way, it is better to have an account when returning to the country. Moreover, Ardabil is said to have many people of Ismaili. Although the relationship is far away It ’s a little bit, but it ’s also a tribe. As long as he catches his tribe, even if he is a distant relative, he can bring it back to fill his face ... "

"Okay, just do it!"

Selim I now desperately needs to find a step down, so a few decent prisoners of war are needed to fill the facade. In order to cover the cavalry's raid on Ardabil, Selim I even dispatched a large army, posing a posture to chase southeast, attracting the attention of the Persians.

However, in the chaos, he quietly sent thousands of cavalry and went straight to Ardabil ...

In order to frighten the Persians, the Turks even dispatched 20,000 cavalry, pretending to leave the team to pursue the Persian relocation team. Sure enough, in order to protect the Persian imperial court, most of the Persian soldiers were used to block the 20,000 Turkish cavalry. But the 20,000 cavalrymen were just pretending to look like, and when they saw too much resistance, they retreated.

And the cavalry who went to Ardabil came back in a few days. They found the Turkman tribe where Ismael I was originally. At this time, this unnamed Turkman tribe has become the famous "Longxing Land" of Persian Hege. Although most of the family members of Ismaili I moved to Tabriz, some distant relatives remained here as emperors. They did not have a high status among the relatives of Ismaili I, but they were all uncles who stayed in their country home in Ardabil.

After the arrival of the Turkish cavalry, they had no trouble and easily inquired about where they lived. Then, in a raid, I caught more than a dozen distant relatives of Ismaili ...

When they brought the men and the army of Selim I together ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Selim I decisively withdrew ...

However, when withdrawing the troops, the Turkish army did not return the same way, but went north from Tabriz to the nearby Armenia area. Because, in Armenia, the Turkish army can grab food supplies nearby ...

Then, the Turkish army went straight to Rize and Trabzon along the coast. Because, by the sea, the supply of Turkish troops is easy. After all, the cost of shipping ships from Istanbul to Istanbul is lower than on land.

When withdrew his troops, Selim I realized the importance of the supply line. So, he left tens of thousands of troops, stationed in the newly captured Erzurum area, and decided to stand firm first. Then, build a fortress along the way to Tabriz to ensure the safety of the supply line. When the safety of the supply line is guaranteed next time, it will send troops to attack Persia again ...

Only because the Turkish army had previously burned and looted the area, it has caused strong resentment among the people of Erzurum and Armenia.

Therefore, in order to ensure a safe transportation line, Selim I decided to send people to surround the Kurdish tribe in the south of Erzurum. The Kurdish control zone is closer to Tabriz. If the Kurds become an ally of Turkey, when the next troop is dispatched and the Turkish army passes through the Kurdish area, there is no need to worry about the supply line being harassed. After all, the Kurds are not weak. As long as the Kurds are on their side and others want to send troops into the area to harass the supply line of the Turkish army, they must also ask the Kurds for their scimitars to agree or not ...