Five hundred and eighth chapter four thousand warriors
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The competition for civilization is particularly eye-catching under the baptism of blood and fire.
The Indians were unwilling to be lonely and tried to pull a big hole in the Qin artery. The descendants of Persians, who had the same mind as them, also had Persians. On the Iranian Plateau, near the Indian Ocean, the Persians who rose up launched a restoration campaign to capture the old capital of Perspolis.
Persepolis was once the capital of the once-prominent Persian Empire. It was the first monarchy in the ancient Persian region to expand its territory to most of Central Asia and West Asia, and it was also the first monarchy across the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. During the period of the dynasty, the wars between Persia and Greece were once written into the Odyssey epic. At its strongest moment, the territory of the Persian Empire started from the Indus River Plain in the east to Asia Minor in the west, Thrace in the Balkans in Europe, and Egypt, Libya, Nubia and Abyssinia in the southwest.
In 330 BC, under the attack of Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Empire, fell, Darius III was killed while fleeing, and the empire perished.
In early November, Persian noble Rustam colluded with a group of fleeing outlaws, raised a flag on the ruins of the Gate of the Worlds in Persepolis, and proclaimed himself king. In just over twenty days, Rustam's rebels reached more than 30,000. They attacked the town pavilions and burned the post stations, which was the same as the terrorists in later generations.
In order to deter the rebels and curb the wave of resistance in the Middle East, Li Yuan swore an oath to the East Expedition in Xin'an City. Although the 60,000 soldiers he led were not the elite on the front line, with the participation of Li Yuan's personal troops, and the joining of young generals such as Yang Ping, Zhou Ping, Feng Tang, and Han Anguo, the strength of this Eastern Expedition Army can be imagined.
In addition to the generals, Li Yuan's drivers, Jia Yi and Zhang Shizhi, followed each other. These two rising stars have now become Li Yuan's right-hand man in governing the vast territory. Their vigorous energy and enthusiasm for work have made Li Yuan feel like he has returned to more than ten years ago.
The former young men of white horses and the green years have passed by in the flowing years, and the people who have been walking along the way! Some continue to fight with each other, some cover up the war drums and are willing to be an old man under the fishing fish. Some are buried in unknown wasteland and deep valleys, leaving only names for nostalgia.
Li Yuan didn't know if his name was mentioned several years later, but at this moment, he was willing to sacrifice his life and shed blood with thousands of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. For the hegemony of the Qin Dynasty and for the survival of the Chinese nation, he fought bloody battles for the survival of the Chinese nation.
November 26th.
The Qin Eastern Expedition troops arrived at Susa, an important city at the junction of ancient Persia and ancient Babylon. The Qin general Feng Tang, who served as the vanguard, led 3,000 infantrymen, while Rustam's side gathered about 10,000 troops.
Susa City.
For a period of time, it was once the temporary capital of the Persian Empire. Most of the residents in the city were descendants of Persians, and some were Assyrians. During the Qin occupation, riots occurred frequently in this mountain city between the Mesopotamian Plain and the Iranian Plateau, and officials sent by the Qin State were assassinated or injured every few days.
Inside a spacious stone house left by a nobleman in the city.
Rustam, who was so shaped like a dwarf warrior, summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures. The Qin army responded quickly, which surprised Rustam, especially when he heard that this time, the Emperor of Shenwu Li Yuan personally led his troops. When did Rustam's fame be so loud? Can the Emperor of Qin also pay attention to it? Every time he thought of this, the Persians couldn't help laughing.
"General, if we can defeat the Qin people this time, if we are lucky enough to kill the emperor of Qin, the Great Persian Empire will be revived in the hands of the general. At that time, you will be Rustam I."
"Haha, the Qin people attacked this time, only three thousand people. They underestimated us, the Persians. The brothers worked harder. Tomorrow, let's give the Qin people some greatness."
I have to say that the Persians were arrogant enough. Rustam, a descendant of the former Persian noble, had a brain as strong as his body but also stupid as his. The repeated benefactors of his subordinates made him gradually feel hot.
On the twenty-seventh day, morning.
Feng Tang's vanguard troops were blocked by the enemy outside Susa City. After hearing that the person who led the troops was only an unknown young Qin general, the arrogant Rustam did not look down on this Qin army at all. He quickly gathered the rebels out of the city to fight. According to Rustam's intention, they now have people. If they don't take advantage of the crowds and powers, then when will they wait?
Two armies lined up.
The black flags, like the guns and halberds of the forest, and the expressionless armored soldiers, the three thousand Qin soldiers looked at the chaotic enemy formation opposite in cold eyes. Feng Tang rode on the black horse, and pointed the gap in his hand at the Persian formation, thinking about how to kill him with one blow.
"General, the enemy goes out of the city to invite war. Will we face the enemy?" Feng Tang asked, a Qin army captain bowed and asked. Regarding Feng Tang, a young general from Guandong who was appreciated by Li Yuan for suppressing Confucian scholars, the Qin army generals and officers dare not neglect at all. This is because Feng Tang did not look handsome, but he was very strict in his military management and could not tolerate any grain of sand.
"Fight naturally. Please see, the Persians' formation was scattered. The front was a brave man, and the back was a cunning man. As for the people who led the troops, they were all unaware of the soldiers, so what was the only one!" Feng Tang nodded arrogantly and said. If the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were fighting against Persia, who only held wooden sticks and bone spears, they would not have the idea of conquering the world.
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
The war drums sounded, and the morale of the Qin soldiers suddenly increased. Compared with that, the Persians had no warrior to show off. In desperation, Rustam and his companions could only use all their strength to shout loudly, but amid the war drums, the chaotic shouts seemed so pale and powerful.
"attack!"
"Break through the enemy army formation!"
Before Feng Tang could stabilize the formation of the Persians, he issued an order to attack the whole line. He pressed the Qin soldiers like black walls. Although the total number of people was less than that of the Persians, they were connected very closely with a captain commanding each other between the various phalanxes. It was much stronger than the at a loss of Persians.
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In the Persian formation.
Rustam, holding a big axe, had sweat on his forehead. Although he kept shouting to show the Qin people, it was the first time he had taken the battle with real swords and guns. The Qin generals on the opposite side were obviously the kind of guy who was not showing any weakness. Whether he could beat his opponent could beat his opponent, Rustam was actually not sure.
"Great Persians, fight!"
"For the gods of Achaemenids! For the great Emperor of Cyrus and Darius." In order to boost morale, Rustam brought out one great king after another in the history of the Persian Empire. He hoped that the spirits of these kings in heaven could bless him and his subordinates to defeat the Qin army.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The Qin army formation was constantly approaching. The Persians lacked long-range weapons such as javelins, so the Qin army could approach and shoot with crossbows effortlessly. In order to enhance the long-range strike capabilities of Feng Tang's vanguard's troops, Li Yuan directly called 200 continuous-engine crossbows and delivered them to Feng Tang.
The Persian warriors on the front line did not expect that the Qin army would launch an attack before they even started. The Persians who lacked battlefield experience thought that in this case of two armies arraying, one side would wait for the other side to arrange the formation according to the gentleman's agreement, and then the generals of both sides would come forward and face a few words. Then the soldiers would be captured and killed.
The naive Persians were fooled!
The Qin army's indecisive attack made them suffer a catastrophe of crossbow arrows before they could really face the Qin soldiers, and they lacked the protection of metal armor. They didn't even have a wooden shield in their hands. How to win this battle?
Rustam stared blankly at the warriors on his side, nervously unable to speak. Although he was brave and fierce, he killed more than twenty people, but like in front of him, waves of soldiers fell in pools of blood. The black wall of humans on the opposite side stepped across the body and rushed towards him without hesitation, which made him feel helpless.
"General, you can't stand it anymore, let's retreat!" Just as Rustam was stunned, a subordinate who had escaped from the front ran over him with a sad face.
"What did you say, Kachinmeer, you coward, dare you escape." Rustam waved his fist in anger and shouted at the subordinate who reminded him well. His shout did not stop Kachinmeer. On the contrary, Persian soldiers who heard around him turned around one after another and fled towards the gate of Susa City.
Rustam was in front of warriors and cowardly soldiers. The weakness of this arrangement was undoubtedly exposed at this time. Because the warriors in front were terrible by the Qin army's shock wave, the hesitant waiters in the rear were all despaired and could not have the courage to fight with the Qin army again. Therefore, even if Rustam shouted out his throat, it would not be possible to pull the fleeing Persian deserters back.
The huge Persian rebels fought all over the place.
Rustam was lucky enough to escape the disaster at the city of Susa, and his 10,000 mobs eventually became prisoners of Feng Tang's army, and more than 3,600 people died directly at the city. The Persian prisoners did not have any pressure on surrendering to the Qin army. They were originally living under the rule of Qin. This time, they were just a failure. I think Qin would not take their lives.
December 1st.
The Qin army occupied Persepolis, which had been burned into ruins by Alexander, without any effort, and this symbolic city of Persian Empire was once again ashamed after being occupied by Alexander, the king of Macedonia. Rustam, who had made a bold statement to protect the sacred city of Persia, was also seen clearly by the Persians. This guy who looked very fierce was actually a speculator without any responsibility.
Feng Tang became famous in one battle!
His decisive attack not only helped him, but also greatly accelerated the advancement of the Qin army's Eastern Expedition troops on the Persian Plateau. Although Rustam's rebels had more than 20,000 people, this rebel who had lost face was obviously no longer in a state of decline. All they could do was to flee eastwards without stopping before the Qin army arrived, and strive to reach the Indus River Basin as soon as possible to support the Mauryan Dynasty to protect itself.
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The sight turned back to the city of Bamiyan in the northeast of the Iranian Plateau.
The Indians' siege of this lonely city has lasted for half a month, and the situation in the city is much worse than at the beginning of the siege. The war elephants of the Mauryan Dynasty have great destructive power to the rammed earth walls and wooden gates. Although the arrival of winter has caused a group of war elephants who are accustomed to the hot climate to fall ill or have poor health, under the urging of the Xunga tribe, the elephants' elephants broke through the defense line of the outer city.
Due to insufficient troops, Ma Jin had to give up control of the outer city and instead focused on the defense in the inner city built with hard bluestone.
The stones are extremely hard.
Even the elephant group could not break the gap in a short time. With the advantage of the terrain, Ma Jin and the last 200 Qin army baggage troops continued to hold on.
Inside the inner city.
Only messy stones that can be used as weapons to strike the enemy were left. These stones were dug out from the Bamiyang Valley before the war. They were originally used to accumulate houses, but now the city is about to fall, so the houses naturally don’t need to be built, just used as tools to defend against the enemy.
Ma Jin was seriously injured. He was lying on a slightly clean felt blanket with a weak breath. The blood stain on his head was caused by trampling against a war elephant that was three people tall when fighting in the outer city. If the soldiers under his command had not pounced on him with red eyes, Ma Jin would have probably been trampled to death by the crazy angry elephant.
The situation of the remaining 200 Qin soldiers is also not optimistic. However, there is no sign of depression on the faces of these Qin soldiers who are surrounded. They support each other and lean their shoulders together, as if they are twin brothers.
"Brothers, we have been here for a month and three days. Our opponents, tens of thousands of enemy troops, have not been able to defeat us in these days. For this reason, I, Ma Jin, thank you, thank you!" After Ma Jin woke up from his coma again, he summoned the soldiers around him and said word by word.
"Sir, you don't have to thank us. We are very glorious to be able to fight with you. If it weren't for your command, we, the baggage soldiers, would never have participated in such a battle that was famous in history in this life. Even if we die, we are worthy of being." Among the soldiers, an old soldier in his forties choked and said.
"It's worth it. Of course, we are soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. Your Majesty once said that our journey is the sea of stars, the vast desert, and the arrival of a place that our Qin Dynasty had never set foot before. Then, put in the banner of our Qin Dynasty, let it flutter in the wind, so that it will never fall!" Ma Jin said, with a strange divine color flashing in his eyes.
At this moment, Li Yuan's oath during the first expedition appeared in front of him, and the faces of familiar and unfamiliar generals appeared. Bamiyang City could not be defended, so what? One day, the Qin army would counterattack and wipe out the opponents who dared to offend the majesty of the Qin Dynasty one by one. Ma Jin believed it deeply.
"Come here, write down your names on this blanket, and then, you——, break out from the gap in the valley, hand it over to General Ji Bu, and tell him that I, Ma Jin and the four thousand soldiers guarding the city, have successfully completed their mission." Ma Jin pulled the felt blanket from under him with difficulty, pointed to the old man just now and said.
The battlefield is extremely cruel.
Not to mention the baggage soldiers, even the most elite soldiers in front of them may not be able to leave their names in a cruel battle. What Ma Jin has to do now is to let the last two hundred dead soldiers rest assured and use their last strength to fight and fight.
"Why me?" the old man murmured to himself, taking the felt blanket with a little bit of silence.
"Why is it not you? From your eyes, I know that you don't want to die yet. There must be people you care about in your family. So, wait until it's dark and set off. Remember, you must bring it back on the heavy responsibility on your shoulders. If it doesn't work, then we brothers will definitely not forgive you." Ma Jin sighed long, and a trace of abnormal blush appeared on his white face.
Who doesn’t care about people?
In the familiar village on the banks of the Wei River, the familiar figure is still at the entrance of the village. Fortunately, the two children have grown up and can take care of their relatives on their behalf.
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December 9th.
Broken Leaf City.
Ji Bu silently stroked the blood-stained felt blanket in his hand, speechless for a long time.
The four thousand Qin soldiers guarded by Bamiyang City were wiped out, and the captain Ma Jin died in the battlefield. The only old soldier who was lucky enough to escape finally returned to Shuye after going through a lot of hardships. The silk he brought back was filled with the blanket with the last name of the soldiers, witnessing the history of the Qin soldiers fighting to the last moment when the city fell.
The army of the Mauryan Dynasty had been stagnant for too long in Bamiyan City and the arrival of the cold winter season, although the Giant Car King and others were determined to occupy the Saiye in one go, their sluggish morale could no longer do anything. More importantly, behind them, the Eastern Expedition Army led by Li Yuan personally was like a dagger, piercing the Persian Plateau and stabbing the hearts of the Indians.
Return to the army to save themselves and save the land of the Indus River Basin.
It was the only choice for the Indians, and the great Northern Expedition, which had exhausted huge capital, only occupied an insignificant small city. The gap between this and the effort was too big. Faced with the Qin army's counterattack from the west and north, the monarchs and ministers of the Mauryan Dynasty suddenly discovered that they had changed from a hitman to the person who was beaten. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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