Lord of Riders

"Stop!" Shao Yu waved his hand, and the soldiers behind all stopped.

Fort Salama has appeared on a high ground not far away.

This castle is very close to Amerad. The two castles were built to take care of each other and support each other. Salama Fort exists as a military camp and provides protection for Amerad.

When the Salander Sultanate was just established, the sultan of the Salander Sultanate began to encroach on this land from the northeast.

Originally, these Salanders were scattered tribes scattered on this barren land. A powerful northern lord of Salander began to gradually annex the surrounding tribes and grew step by step. And a few years later, the northeast of Salander was unified, and the army is still strong, and no one can stop the desert of Salander.

But soon they also ushered in a more powerful enemy, the nomad Kujit who invaded the Kujit steppe.

The Kugits have occupied most of the territory of the Khergit Khanate, but their ambitions have not been satisfied.

But at that time, although the Kingdom of Swadia was facing internal and external troubles, it was still an unrivaled power. The true hegemon of the Calradia continent was restricted by the surrounding powers and could not be stretched out. The Kujit Khanate did not dare to hit the Swadia Kingdom at this time.

After a while, the Khan, the ancestor of the Kujit Khanate, set his sights on the desert of Salander.

At this time, Salander had only the newly formed Sultanate with relatively strong forces, but the number was only 30,000 or 40,000. There were also many miscellaneous troops assembled by various tribes. The combat effectiveness was low. Naturally, the Khan of Kugit did not treat them. In my eyes, the Kujit Khanate at that time had 200,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of cavalry.

Of course, the strength of other countries at that time was also very strong. The prolonged battle weakened the strength of most countries, and the population of Calradia was also greatly reduced.

Just like the fall of the Qin Dynasty and the subsequent war for hegemony, the population of the country dropped by more than 70%. During the Western Han Dynasty, there were still 60 million people, but by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of the country was only a few million.

War is the fastest way to drastically reduce the population

Calradia has spent nearly a hundred years in the war, and its population has declined very seriously. The combined forces of several countries are now less than half of the heyday of the Kalad Empire. As for the combat effectiveness of soldiers, it can't be compared. This is a regression of society. The same is true for the economy. The antagonism of various countries has stagnated the development of business and trade, and each country is threatened by the enemy, and the food harvest will also be affected. So now the continent of Calradia is far behind the unified Calad Empire.

Having said that, not long after the founding of Salander, the Khergit Khanate was a real power, with tens of thousands of lancers, tens of thousands of senior cavalry shooters, and even a large number of armored infantry. Proceeding, a large amount of iron ore was emptied. The number of armored soldiers dropped.

It was under such circumstances that the war broke out between the Khergit Khanate and the Salander Sultanate and the Khergit Khanate.

At this time, the army of the Salander Sultanate only had more than 40,000 men, and there were almost no armored soldiers. Most of them were light cavalry and light infantry. Facing the elite cavalry of the Khergit Khanate, the soldiers of the Salander Sultanate felt unprecedented fear.

But the ruler of Salander was not afraid of this. He built two castles, Samara Fort and Amerad. Of course, it was pretty rudimentary at first. At the beginning, the Salanders did not have the custom of building castles, but the two castles are located very high, on two high grounds. There is also a deep sand ditch under Fort Salama.

And it was in this place that several battles broke out between the newly established Salander Sultanate and the powerful Kujit Khanate. Although the Salander Sultanate suffered serious losses, it still held Fort Salama firmly.

Salama Fort was continuously strengthened during the war. At the same time, using equipment looted from the soldiers of the Khergit Khanate, the soldiers of the Salander Sultanate became stronger and stronger, and finally formed the Salander Sultanate for a time. Mamluk cavalry of the heavy cavalry. Finally, in the final battle of the Kujit Khanate, the main cavalry of the Kujit Khanate was defeated. The Kujit Khanate was greatly injured and withdrew from the contention in the Salander Desert.

However, the Salander Sultanate took advantage of the power of victory to begin its southern expedition. At this time, the Salander army was much stronger than the unification of the north, and it swept the Salander Desert in just one year. Rhodok and the Kingdom of Swadia grabbed a lot of land, completely controlled the Salander Desert, and established the powerful Salander Sultanate. If it were not for this attack by the Shao Ming Kingdom, the Salander Sultanate would still dominate the desert and dominate the southeast.

But the situation is not working now, and the army of the Shao Ming Kingdom has already approached the city of Salama Fort.

The topography of Fort Salama is very advantageous. It is located on an altitude of more than 300 meters, with a **** that is more than a mile long. The **** is very large, and the cavalry charge is unfavorable. If you want to climb up, you still have to waste a lot of effort.

Even the powerful crossbow of the Shao Ming Kingdom standing below cannot attack the opponent~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and because of the steep slope. The accuracy of the overhead shot will also be greatly affected. After a long period of reinforcement, Samara Fort is now quite strong and is a very important castle in the Sultanate of Salander.

Shao Yu saw Fort Salama and did not rush to order an attack. Such a strong attack would not benefit the Shao Ming Kingdom. In one day or two days, it may be difficult to break Fort Salama.

But Shao Yu laughed quickly after observing it. With high terrain, water sources will naturally be a big problem. Shao Yu didn't know that when the Kujit Khanate was besieging the castle, the Salanders dug a well in it, and then ordered the Fort Salama to be surrounded and prepared to implement the tactics of encircling the castle.

This is an arid desert area, and the human body's demand for water sources far exceeds that of other places. In such a high place, it stands to reason that there is no water supply at all. If the human body is short of water for two or three days, the body must be unable to support it, especially in the desert. As long as there is no water for two days, the defenders will definitely start to lose their troops on a large scale.

Shao Yu's negligence did not cause much impact. Although the Sultanate of Salander had dug a large well in Fort Salama, it is now very difficult to get water. The water level has begun to drop continuously. A rope of several hundred meters is used to fetch water from below, and the rope may break inside. In short, it is very troublesome.