Daming Military Empire

Chapter 524 The Sneak Attack Before Dawn
At [-]:[-], the sky was still pitch black, but outside the city of Kandahar, the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army and the Camp of the Loyalist Army were already lit up everywhere, and orders were constantly being issued.

This place is already in the far west of the Ming Dynasty, and the time difference from the capital city is more than an hour. The soldiers who came from the Beidaying hadn't gotten used to the fact that it was only dawn at Sishi here, and they all woke up habitually when the time came.

Regarding the problem of jet lag, the Ming army actually already had a comprehensive understanding. Since the Ming Dynasty occupied most of South Asia, the army has been mobilized more and more frequently, and they often encounter this problem.

Under normal circumstances, the leading generals will adjust their work and rest according to the local time, so that the soldiers under them can adapt for a few days, recharge their spirits, and then go into battle.

But this time Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong did not adjust their work and rest time. The Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army and the Zhongyong Army still assembled for drills at Chenshi in the morning, and began to rest at night when it was still dark.

What's going on here, is it because Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong are too young to understand jet lag at all?

Of course not, if they didn't understand this, it would be impossible for them to become legion commanders at all. The reason why they didn't adjust their work and rest time was entirely to implement the next tactics.

The second day after the Expeditionary Army's Second Corps and the Zhongyong Army arrived in Kandahar, Hou Shilu discussed the next tactics with Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong. The overall strategy was to go straight to Isfahan and force the Persian Safavid Empire to negotiate peace.

As for the Persian Safavid Empire army stationed dozens of miles away, in order to avoid excessive casualties, they are going to adopt sneak attack tactics to defeat them in one fell swoop.

On the third day, Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong moved the camp to a place only ten miles away from the Safavid camp in Persia.

Sultan was naturally taken aback, but fortunately, the Ming army did not attack with all its strength. It seemed that there was still a legion stationed in Kandahar, but it never came. , there should be a fight.

He is not a poor man, otherwise he would not be the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire. He is quite familiar with the art of war. At least he knows that when the strength of the troops is equal, the attacking side will suffer more.

Therefore, he strengthened the defense of the camp, and strictly ordered his soldiers to be on guard at all times, no matter day or night, they must not relax.

He thought that as long as the Ming army couldn't bear to take the initiative to attack, he could use the defense of the camp to make up for the gap in combat power. It might be difficult to win, but it should be no problem to withstand the attack of the Ming army.

To his surprise, the Ming army was not in a hurry to attack. There was no movement in the Ming army camp for several days in a row, but the scouts came in and out quite frequently, and there was no sign of the army gathering at all.

The Ming army's scouts were rather ruthless. They not only patrolled and guarded everywhere, but also hunted and killed his scouts everywhere, so that his scouts didn't dare to run more than three miles away from the camp, because they basically couldn't come back if they ran out!

What does this mean? Is it to lure him to lead the army to attack?Naturally, he wasn't so stupid. His combat power was already inferior to that of the Ming army and he wanted to attack. It was courting death. Three miles would be three miles. Anyway, he just wanted to hold the camp, and this warning distance was enough.

Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong naturally didn't want to lure him to attack. The reason why they used scouts to deal with his scouts was mainly to prepare for a sneak attack.

After a few days of drills, the soldiers of the Ming army gradually adapted to the darkness before dawn. Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong sent a telegram to Hou Shilu that the sneak attack could begin!

That night, Hou Shilu led the [-] cavalry from the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army to ambush more than ten miles behind the Second Corps and the camp of the Zhongyong Army.

Early the next morning, when it was still Chen time, before dawn, the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army and the Zhongyong Army began to gather outside the camp. This time, they did not shout hard, and the whole process did not make any noise, as if they were Like playing a silent movie.

After the assembly was completed, the army began to advance slowly. In less than half an hour, the 20 troops silently touched the Persian Safavid camp four miles away.

Immediately afterwards, a series of cannons were pushed to the front of the army. These cannons were basically big guys with a range of more than three miles, and even the hundred divine power cannons equipped by the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army were impressively listed.

By the time they had prepared everything, the sky had slowly begun to light up, and it was time for the Persian army to change their defenses.

Those stationed at night are preparing to return to the camp to rest, and those stationed during the day are also preparing to get up to take over.

At this moment, a series of terrifying roars suddenly sounded outside the camp, "Boom boom boom", countless shells fell into the front half of the camp.

The first round of the Ming army used flower bombs. Before the Persian soldiers figured out what was going on, the entire front half of the camp fell into a sea of ​​flames!

Immediately afterwards, artillery roared continuously. First, several rounds of solid bullets smashed the military tents in the camp to pieces, and then there were raindrops of shotgun bullets, which made the Persian soldiers who had just woken up or were going to sleep cry for their fathers and mothers. , Hugging his head and running like a mouse.

Just as Sultan was awakened by the roar of the artillery, he didn't understand what was going on. There was a thunderous sound of horseshoes outside the camp. Seventy thousand Ming army cavalry followed closely behind the artillery fire and rushed into the Persian Empire camp. There was a loud cry of killing, and more than [-] infantrymen of the Ming army also followed the cavalry and launched a charge.

He ran out of the commander's tent and saw that the entire front half of the camp was in a mess, countless soldiers were desperately running back, and the Ming army was about to kill his commander's tent!

He panicked and shouted in a hurry: "Quick, quickly bring my horse."

He didn't need to remind him of this, his personal guard had already led the horse, and soon, a personal guard ran over leading his horse.

He stepped on his horse with a whoosh, then turned the horse's head and shouted: "The whole army retreats!"

In fact, the soldiers in front almost ran away without him calling, and those who didn't run basically turned into corpses on the ground.

As soon as he ran, the soldiers of the rear battalion also ran after him, and the whole camp suddenly became a mess. The smarter ones knew how to follow the flow of people and fled backwards, while those who were not very smart still picked up weapons and prepared to resist. The result was either beaten into a hornet's nest, or stabbed into a sieve.

This sneak attack was surprisingly smooth. The Ming army rushed into the Persian camp without paying any casualties. The Persian soldiers in front had already been shattered by the shells falling from the sky, and immediately began to flee.

In fact, this is also due to Sultan being too careless. He didn't think about the range of the Ming army's artillery. It is equipped with a cannon with a range of five or six miles!

This is a classic example of a sneak attack that can be recorded in the annals of history. The Ming army used various methods to paralyze the Persian army, and took advantage of the range of artillery to tear open the defense of the Persian camp. The army was defeated and fled.

(End of this chapter)