My Daming New Empire

Zhu Di also put on his armor today and appeared in front of the phalanx formed by the soldiers. Although he did not make a speech, his appearance was enough to cheer up the soldiers.

The Ming soldiers who had surrounded the south and east began to retreat in an orderly manner, and all gathered in the west of the city.

10,000+ troops, plus nearly 20 auxiliary troops sent by Indian countries, more than [-] troops formed a magnificent picture in the west of Herat.

The abnormality of the Ming soldiers also made the enemies in the city nervous, and many generals went up to the city wall in person, wanting to see clearly the layout of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

This arrangement, which deviated from general tactics, made many people confused about the situation, because it was so unreasonable.

It was dawn, but the sun did not come out, it was a cloudy day.

What was colder than the weather was the hearts of the Timurid generals, because they couldn't see through Daming's arrangement, they felt even more frightened.

But Ming's soldiers did not attack, they just stared at the strong city in the east.

Zhu Di waved his hand, and a rocket shot up.The two disciples of Qiuming Taoist priests hiding in the earth pit outside Herat finally waited for the signal to act. They lit the fuse a little excitedly, and then hid themselves in the crooked hole.

The hole is more than 50 meters away from the city wall. In order to prevent excessive vibration, it was deliberately bent three times to ensure that it would not be shocked to death inside.

The match was lit, but neither side could see it.Zhu Di waited for a while, but before the explosion sounded, he couldn't help looking back at Taoist Qiuming.

Taoist Qiuming estimated the time, smiled and nodded to Zhu Di, which also made Zhu Di feel relieved.

Before Zhu Di turned his head back, he heard the screams in the camp, and then there was a loud noise, which made the horses in the camp roar uneasy.

But this was just the beginning, because one after another loud noises sounded continuously, and the walls of Herat, which were originally indestructible, collapsed like mud amidst such violent explosions.

What was more astonishing than the collapse was the city defense facilities and the people on the city wall lifted up by the explosion. They were blown away by the explosion to a height of tens of meters, and countless people were divided into several sections in the sky.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty enjoyed a wonderful show, but for the soldiers of the Timur Kingdom, they experienced the doomsday like punishment from God.

Because the Ming soldiers were still gathering a mile away, the west city wall was already full of soldiers and countless generals.

Shaharu was also on the western city wall, but he had better luck. When the explosion occurred, he was far away from the section of the city wall that was blown up.

The observers who were flying the glider were observing the deployment of troops in the city from the sky. When the explosion sounded, they immediately observed that countless soldiers were killed by the explosion.

With four hundred catties of high explosives, even a mountain would be blown apart, let alone a section of city wall.

The originally solid city wall was torn open into a hole nearly [-] meters long, and the fragments of the city wall that were blasted out became ferocious weapons, turning into a big pit on the spot.

The soldiers on both sides of this section of the city wall were lucky enough to die directly nearby, while those not far from the surrounding area were also torn eardrums by the loud noise, and even died directly from the shock.

Everyone was in an uproar, and countless Timurid soldiers panicked.

Although the distance was a bit far, Shah Ru was also knocked to the ground by the shock, and stood up with the help of the guards.

For a moment, his ears couldn't hear any sound, and he could only see the panicked faces of countless soldiers.

He knew that Daming had gunpowder, and so did they, but the power of black gunpowder would definitely not be able to directly blow up the city wall built with huge stones.

Now that he saw the disappearing part of the city wall, he knew very well that Herat couldn't hold it anymore.

Their soldiers can only be beaten passively in the face of each other's muskets. Some archers can pose a threat to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty hiding behind the shields don't care about this threat at all.

Now that the city wall has been destroyed, the morale of the soldiers has been destroyed, and the trebuchets here in the west city have also been blown up. What can be used to stop the Ming people?

Shah Ruh, who was blocked by several guards, was surrounded by the city wall until he could hear the sound again.

Ming was at a loss for the panicked subjects.

He didn't know what the result was, did Allah really no longer protect them.

At this time, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty outside the city began to attack, the cavalry led the formation, and the main attack was the infantry phalanx.

Hundreds of cannons roared non-stop. Today's cannons are all at a relatively high elevation angle, and they are mainly aimed not at the city walls, but at the buildings inside the city.

The Timurids have not yet formed an effective defense, and most of them have not yet recovered from the explosion, and they ushered in the attack of Ming soldiers.

Soldiers with steel knives are certainly no match for Ming soldiers with muskets. Without the protection of the city walls, they can only become the targets of soldiers one by one.

Shaharu reacted at this time, and said a little weakly: "Organize all the horses and run to the northeast!"

"His Majesty……"

"Don't say any more, this is my city, I must stay here."

There used to be nearly 10 people in this city, but now it has gathered more than 50 people.These talents are the foundation of the Timur country, and only those who have it have hope.

Although I don't know how many can be preserved, but now we must try our best to fight.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was punched on the back of the neck by a guard behind him, and he fell into a coma.

Shaharu's youngest son, Torbat, carefully hugged Shaharu's body, and ordered: "The king is our hope, and we must not fall into the hands of the Ming people...Even if we kill a bloody road, we must send the king to the world." to Samarkand."

He was strong, drew out his scimitar and shouted loudly: "For our children, kill..."

But at this time, he was only thinking about fighting the Ming soldiers, but he forgot to give an order to burn the food in the city.

Moreover, without muskets, how could they fight against Ming soldiers?

The outcome of the war was doomed from the start.

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The violent explosion not only destroyed the solid city wall and the defense of the west city, but also destroyed the lives and confidence of countless soldiers.

A large number of soldiers gathered on the west wall at that time, and they became the first batch of victims.Even if there were no survivors who died at that time, they lost consciousness due to the explosion and could not organize an effective defense.

The soldiers of Ming Dynasty who were 500 meters away from the city wall would not give them any more time. They arrived in just 500 meters in an instant.

The soldiers with muskets were in groups of ten, two of them held shields, two of them made up their swords, and reloaded bullets by the way, and six of them were divided into three groups to shoot and kill the enemy.

The well-trained soldiers of the Ming Dynasty occupied the gap in the city wall immediately, and then slowly moved forward.

The Timurid soldiers who rushed over from other places couldn't resist the bullets all over the sky. Even bows and arrows were of little use at this time.

When the situation of defeat has been formed, there is only one thought in everyone's mind, that is to run faster than others.

A city of 10 people gathers 50 people.When the city walls were destroyed and the seeds of failure were planted, the already fragile order in the city was completely out of control.

At this time, those humble slave soldiers also showed their fangs.They killed their masters, probably in order to get a horse that would escape.

The Ming soldiers deliberately only attacked the west city, and let go of the siege in the other three directions.But this kind of letting go doesn't mean giving up hunting, it's just to deliberately leave a glimmer of hope for them and weaken their resistance.

In fact, the infantry-based attack formation is because the cavalry has all been placed on the periphery to kill.

The attack of the Ming infantry was not fast. This is not Daming. Outside of Herat, there is no city within a few hundred miles, and there are grasslands and Gobi Desert everywhere.