Aslid was confused for a moment. He couldn't figure out how the Han people could quickly break through the city gate's defense.
Suddenly——
"It was the explosion just now!" Aslid said to himself in panic.
"Yes, City Lord!" the guard hurriedly affirmed: "Just now, the city gate was suddenly blown down, and the Han army came in through this gap."
"City Lord!"
"City Lord!"
"What to do now?"
The guard was a little panicked. He was a guard of the city lord's palace. The explosion just happened not long ago.
The city gate guards came to report that the Han people had blown the city gate open, and now the Han army had entered the city of Persepolis through the gap.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
Aslid quickly put on his armor and rushed out. As the city lord, the city of Persepolis was his property, and he would never allow his property to be taken away by others.
Persepolis North City.
"Kill!"
A golden-armored warrior,
Astride the horse and cross the blown-down city gate,
At this time, rampaging Han troops could be seen everywhere in Beicheng.
This golden-armored warrior is none other than,
He is Liu Chan, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. In front of him is a young general. He holds a spear in his hand and rushes towards the enemy in front of Liu Chan.
"Soldiers!"
"Kill me!"
The young general was very brave. Wherever he passed, he saw the Sasanians who were fighting with him being killed by him. Liu Chan behind him immediately jumped up with his spear drawn, which made him very happy.
"Tan'er, be careful!"
Liu Chan rushed over and rushed left and right with his son Liu Tan. This was the first time Liu Tan, the eldest son of the emperor, appeared on the battlefield.
"Father!" Liu Tan stabbed a Sassanid knight and laughed loudly: "Leave this Persepolis to my son!"
"Okay!" Although Liu Chan agreed verbally, he followed his son closely. After all, it was his first time on the battlefield, and he was not willing to let his son disappear from his sight.
After three years of preparation, the Han army is finally going to show off its power in this land.
Three months ago, Liu Chan launched a war to unify Sassanid.
He divided the 200,000-strong army into three parts, all of which were a mixture of the Han army and the newly recruited Sasanian army. Among them, 50,000 were stationed in Media, Assyria, and Ctesiphon under the command of Guo Huai, Jiang Wei, and Guo Wei.
Three cities.
The remaining 150,000 people were divided into two groups. On the other group, Guan Xing led Tu Lianhu, Jiang Wan, Chen Xin and others to attack the Babylonian area with 50,000 people.
The other group was led by Liu Chan, Ma Di, Zhang Bao, Tian Mu, Guan Suo, Guan Feng, and Liu Tan, and they fought all the way east.
Xu Shu sat in Taixifeng and provided logistical supplies for the two armies.
After three years of preparation, the strength of the Han army was greatly supplemented. At the same time, Liu Chan secretly manufactured a large number of three-bow crossbows in Taixi Feng. This was a lethal weapon on the battlefield and had been confirmed in the Central Plains before.
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When attacking Sassanid three years ago, the Han army lacked large-scale siege equipment, so when facing a tall city, they had to force the opponent out of the city to fight.
Now to launch a war to unify Sassanid, siege is indispensable.
In addition to the three-bow bed crossbow, there are also large siege equipment such as trebuchets and rams.
Liu Chan did not fall behind at all.
In addition,
Liu Chan also has a secret laboratory in the Palace of Ctesiphon.
Gunpowder Department——
When in Chang'an,
Liu Chan has already developed black gunpowder,
Moreover, when he led his army on the Western Expedition, the production of Hanwang artillery had already begun.
After deciding to incorporate Sasan into the territory of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chan began to reconstitute black gunpowder here.
I originally thought about making some Hanwang cannons.
However, Pu Yuan is not around.
The forging technology in West Asia is now very backward, and the forged barrels are simply unusable.
Although the Hanwang Cannon cannot be manufactured now, with black powder, it is still easy to make it show its power on the battlefield.
Explosive pack!
After several months of experiments, Liu Chan made some simple explosive bags.
In the previous attack on Ecbatana, the explosive packs made by Liu Chan were not used because as soon as the Han army arrived in the Ecbatana area, the city of Ecbatana took the initiative to attack the Han army. They wanted to
Taking advantage of the Han army's unstable foothold, it is impossible to defeat the Han army with just one mistake.
It's a pity that in the face of more than fifty three-bow crossbows, the more than 30,000 Ecbatana troops were quickly defeated, and the Han army captured the city of Ecbatana.
After capturing the city of Ecbatana, the Han army still encountered a stubborn resistance. I don’t know what evil happened to the slaves in Ecbatana city. They were unwilling to accept being ruled by the Han army. They were soldiers of all kinds.
When the Han army arrived, they launched an attack.
No way——
Liu Chan made the decision he was least willing to make in his life.
Massacre!
Facing an enemy who is unwilling to surrender, the only way is to kill them.
The Han army massacred the city for three days and finally defeated the Ekbatana people. Several small attached city-states soon surrendered to the Han army in Kaicheng.
After occupying Ekbatana, Liu Chan's original idea was to continue eastward because he wanted to open up the connection with the Central Plains. But at this time, Liu Tan, the eldest son of the emperor, gave Liu Chan a new suggestion.
"Father!" Liu Tan said, "I think it would be more advantageous for us to occupy Persepolis first!"
Liu Chan was a little confused and asked: "Why?"
Liu Tan said: "Father, Persepolis is the birthplace of the Sassanid Dynasty. Once our army captures Persepolis, it will be a good deterrent to other Sasanian city-states."
It was Liu Tan's suggestion that Liu Chan changed his decision. In addition to leaving 10,000 people to guard Ecbatana, the remaining 70,000 people went out day and night and quietly came to the mountainous area north of Persepolis City.
Early this morning, Liu Chan sent a small force to arrive at the north gate of Persepolis quietly. They piled the explosive packets they had prepared at the gate.
At dawn, as dozens of muskets were fired, the northern city gate of Persepolis heard a loud bang that shook the sky.
Black powder appeared on the battlefield for the first time, directly blowing a huge gap in the city gate of Persepolis.
With this huge gap, the Han troops who had been ambushing in the nearby mountains and forests immediately swarmed in. They faced the panicked Persian army without any mercy.
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"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Liu Tan took the lead and fought all the way south from the North City. The Persian army faced the powerful Han army, and the previous city gate was suddenly blown open. Although the Persian sergeants also put up some resistance.
However, facing the Han army with high morale.
From morning to noon, the Persians finally laid down their weapons.
"Surrender!"
"We surrender!"
In the central square of the city, Liu Chan and his son, together with all the Han army generals, strode into the palace of Persepolis.
"Aslid!"
In the city lord's palace, Liu Chan asked in a deep voice: "Can you truly surrender to me?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Aslid said hurriedly: "We are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty. From now on, we are the slaves of the Han Dynasty, and we will be driven by your Majesty!"
"Huh!" Liu Chan snorted coldly: "I am not here with the king to make you my slaves..." Liu Chan said, paused, and then said: "From now on, Persepolis
,Abolish slavery immediately."
"I will obey His Majesty the Emperor's will!"
"Abolish slavery immediately!"
Aslid had no choice. Now that Persepolis had been captured by the Han army, even if he was unwilling to abolish slavery, it seemed to have little meaning.
Because he is the defeated city lord, now he only asks the Han Emperor to spare his life. As for whether to abolish the slavery system, what does it have to do with him?
Just as Aslid finished speaking, Liu Chan slowly stood up and said, "Since you have surrendered to me, you are a subject of the Han Dynasty."
Astrid was stunned for a moment, as if he thought he heard wrongly.
Because Liu Chan’s words surprised him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
Aslid soon became ecstatic. Liu Chan said that if he surrendered, he would be a subject of the Han Dynasty, which meant that His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty did not intend to kill him.
Oh my God!
I'm alive.
I don’t have to die.
At this time, for Aslid, being alive is better than anything else.
But there was something that surprised him even more. Liu Chan looked at him and said: "From now on, I will make you the governor of Persepolis and guard Persepolis for me. Are you willing?"
Oh my God!
Aslid was shocked again. He just wanted to survive, but he never dreamed that not only would he not have to die now, but the Han emperor would actually let him continue to serve as an official and become the governor of Persepolis.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
"I am willing to do your best for Your Majesty!"
Aslid immediately saluted Liu Chan. Liu Chan glanced at him and was very satisfied. He immediately glanced around the lobby, finally looked at someone and called out: "Sarod!"
"The minister is here!" Salode responded as he stepped out of the queue.
"I designate you as Yang Wei Zhonglang General!" Liu Chan said: "You will stay here in Persepolis and assist Prefect Aslid."
"I obey the order!" Salode was overjoyed.
Salode was Liu Chan's second uncle, so he naturally won Liu Chan's trust. Now that the Han army occupied Persepolis, Liu Chan did not punish Aslid, and even made him the governor of Persepolis.
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This was also done to let the Sassanians in other city-states see that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was not a murderous emperor. As long as you are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty will not only not kill you, but will also reuse you.
Of course, just in case.
Aslid was appointed as the governor, but his second uncle Gotharod was placed in charge of the military affairs of Persepolis, which was considered as a mutual restraint.
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