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Thick smoke of gunpowder pervades all parts of Central Asia.
The major khanates and tribes in Central Asia wanted to take back the Hezhong area from the hands of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally thought that after the Ming Dynasty mobilized its troops, it would not have much strength to deal with the joint attack of many khanates and tribes.
Who knew that the Ming Dynasty would be so strong, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, once again reinforcements of 50,000 cavalry from China arrived in Central Asia, and they boldly divided their troops into several routes to attack several major khanates in Central Asia at the same time.
Herat, the capital of the Timur Khanate, and the original capital Samarkand were captured by the army led by Wang Shouren last winter. At the same time, the power of the Timur Khanate was completely expelled from the Transoxiana area. You must know that the Hezhong area is the most important piece of land for the Timur Khanate. More than half of the land in the Hezhong area used to belong to the Timur Khanate.
In this regard, the Timur Khanate was gnashing its teeth, threatening to make the Ming Dynasty pay with blood. Not only did they want to take back the Hezhong area that belonged to their Timur Khanate, but they also wanted to invade the Western Regions, and then go from the west to Fight all the way to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Timur Khanate was the most active and hard-working in attacking the Hezhong area this time. It concentrated 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry of the Khanate, a total of 80,000 troops to attack more than ten towns in the Hezhong area at the same time. They wanted to attack more than ten towns in the Hezhong area at one stroke. Clean up the Ming towns in the Hezhong area.
However, the results can be imagined.
Not only have they suffered repeated setbacks in the Hezhong area, the towns built on cement are extremely strong, coupled with the strategy of forming households into groups and the use of a large number of firearms, as well as the support of the Ming Dynasty cavalry stationed in the Hezhong area.
The Timur Khanate did not capture a single town, but instead lost its own troops and generals. Now it was attacked by 20,000 Ming cavalry. This kill directly reached the city of Herat, the capital of the Timur Khanate.
The city of Herat is very tall, with strong walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is considered one of the best ministers and strong cities in the entire Central Asia. It is also an extremely important economic center in Central Asia.
On the tall city wall, Prince Babur of the Temuer Khanate looked solemnly at the Ming Dynasty cavalry outside the city. The military formations were strict and neatly arranged, like two huge squares placed outside the city of Herat. .
Babur is the sixth-generation grandson of Timur, the founder of Timur's empire. His name means "tiger". Many people may have guessed who he is just by hearing his name.
Yes, he is the founder of the famous Mughal Empire in the history of the South Asian subcontinent!
The history of his life can be described in a simple sentence, that is, he could no longer survive in Central Asia, and the Temuer Empire was about to be destroyed. In the end, he had to flee to the South Asian subcontinent, and then cheated in the South Asian subcontinent. Defeated and conquered the cheating peoples of South Asia, and eventually established the huge Mughal Empire in the South Asian subcontinent.
At this time, Timur's empire had already reached the point of sunset.
The founding emperor of the Timur Empire, the Turkic Mongolian nobleman Timur, had a very glorious life and was good at fighting. He once even ambitiously attacked the Western Regions and wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty from the Western Regions.
There was also a war with the Ottoman Empire, which was famous in history, and it took the initiative to attack the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire did not dare to face Timur's troops.
But he also made the same mistake as the Mongol Khan Genghis Khan in history. Like Genghis Khan, he divided his land among his descendants. After his death, his descendants fought for the throne of Khan. After a fierce struggle, they were torn apart from each other, and the internal strife was extremely serious.
By now, the entire Timur Khanate has declined, and the area it can control is far less than one-tenth of what it was at its peak. Many tribes that once trembled under Timur have also risen up one after another, overthrowing or destroying many Timurs. The rule of the Khanate.
??The biggest threat to the Timur Khanate is the Shabani Khanate established by Shabani Khan. After several wars, the only remaining fig leaf of the Timur Khanate was lifted.
And last winter, as the Ming Dynasty swept through the Hezhong area, the Timur Khanate lost its most fertile and important area that it is now most dependent on, and the entire Khanate was about to perish.
¡°The Ming Dynasty Iron Cavalry really deserves its reputation!¡±
Prince Babur is the only brave and resourceful person left in the Timur Khanate. Looking at the Ming Dynasty cavalry outside the city, he couldn't help but admire it.
If he had such an iron cavalry in his hands, restoring the glory and glory of his ancestors would not be a problem at all. However, he knew that this was impossible.The city wall is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Unless they fly in on Pegasus, they will never be able to break through our city of Herat. "
Beside Babur, General Selim of the Timur Khanate looked at the Ming army outside the city and was quite confident about the strength of Herat City.
Almost everyone knows that cavalry is not good at attacking cities. Although the Ming Dynasty's cavalry is powerful, they are still cavalry and cannot fly into the city of Herat.
"We in Herat have almost 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, a total of 50,000 troops, but we are so frightened by the 20,000 Ming cavalry that we dare not leave the city to fight. No matter what, we are disgraced."
After hearing this, Babur shook his head slightly.
In fact, he really wanted to send someone out to try out the Ming Dynasty cavalry to see if it was as invincible and invincible as the rumors said.
"We must not go out of the city to fight with the Ming Dynasty. Once we lose too many troops and the city of Herat is breached, our Timur Empire will really fall."
When Selim heard this, he immediately persuaded him.
The remaining soldiers and horses in the city are the last strength of the declining Timur Empire. The city of Herat can also be regarded as the last fig leaf of the Timur Empire.
It was defeated by the Shabani Khanate before, but in the end it was taken back by Babur.
"But if we continue to be besieged by the Ming people like this, considering the food and grass in our city, we probably won't be able to hold on for too long."
"What's more, the Ming people's cavalry has arrived, and their infantry will soon arrive. I heard that the Ming army, even if it is infantry, it is only one person and one horse. In fact, it can also be treated as cavalry."
"Once the Ming Dynasty's infantry arrives, no matter how strong our city is, it will probably be breached. Last winter, Samarkand in Shaybani was breached by the Ming Dynasty in less than a day."
¡°Samarkand is not inferior to our city of Herat in any way, but it was captured in one day, and Shaybani was beaten and turned into a homeless stray dog.¡±
Babur thought for a while and shook his head.
In his opinion, there is only one way to hold on to Herat. Instead, he can go out of the city and fight the Ming army in front of him. There may be hope of victory. Even if he cannot win, he can still take what is left of the Timur Empire with him. These forces fled to the South Asian subcontinent.
I heard that although the people in Tianzhu are known as cheating people, they have been conquered by outsiders since ancient times. Babur also wanted to give Tianzhu a try.
I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to survive in Central Asia.
The Timur Khanate itself is on the verge of extinction. Not only has it lost most of its territory, but the tribes it previously ruled no longer submit to the rule of the Timur Empire.
After listening to Babur¡¯s analysis, Selim immediately panicked and asked quickly.
"There is only one way. Fight to the end with the Ming people. Even if we can't win, we can still escape when the time comes. If we keep holding on, when the Ming infantry arrives, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
Babur thought for a while and said helplessly.
At the same time, in Babur's heart, he also began to worry about something. The Ming people were not only extremely powerful on land, but also entered Central Asia. I heard that the Ming people were equally powerful and terrifying at sea.
They attacked Tianzhu from the sea and have occupied a lot of territory in the coastal areas of Tianzhu. Going to Tianzhu is a helpless choice, but if they encounter the Ming people again, it does not seem to be a good place to go.
"We still know too little about Daming."
"If you have the chance, you must go to Daming."
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