Addis Ababa is an ancient city with a long history.
The ancient city built on the mountain has tall city walls built of rocks, with the mountain as its back. Looking from a distance, it looks like a city in the sky standing in the clouds.
Although it is tropical, the altitude here is more than two thousand meters, and the climate is cool and humid.
King Chu, Mao Lun, Yang Zhen, Qin Yuan, Liu Jiang and others stood on a hillside overlooking the land in front of them. The clouds in the sky seemed very low, so low that they could almost be touched.
The peaks in front of you reach straight into the sky, with clouds entwining between its peaks; the land is green, and at a glance you can see rolling hills and vast and high-quality pastures.
"I didn't expect that a place only a few hundred miles away from Izumo City would be so beautiful."
King Chu's eyes shone brightly.
The Chu State was located in the tropics, with very hot weather and scarce rainfall. It was not easy to develop. The frankincense and myrrh that were originally favored were not enough to support the ambitions of the King of Chu.
The vast, fertile, fertile and cool-climate land in front of us was obviously more in line with the needs of the King of Chu.
Apart from anything else, this vast pasture alone cannot be compared with that of a tropical desert.
"Your Majesty, this Ethiopia has always been known as the roof of Africa. The altitude here is more than 800 feet, the climate is cool and there is abundant rainfall."
When Liu Jiang heard this, he quickly told the information he had learned.
"General Mao, after we capture this land, I am willing to give the general 10,000 acres of land. Every soldier who participates in this battle can get 100 acres of land."
King Chu rolled his eyes and said to Mao Lun beside him.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. We are also acting under the orders of the Emperor and we dare not take any credit for it."
Mao Lun was very clear in his heart.
This King of Chu thought very beautifully.
Not to mention that the land in front of me still belongs to the Ethiopians, even if it really belongs to the King of Chu, it is not so easy and cheap to just rely on a little land to keep yourself and the more than 10,000 soldiers under your command.
Nowadays, in order to attract immigrants, various vassal states and colonies have many various preferential policies. A mere piece of land is not attractive to everyone at all.
As long as you are a Ming Dynasty citizen and are willing to immigrate, you can get a lot of land wherever you go.
"The general is so humble. If there were no general, I don't know how many years and months it would take to avenge his shame."
"After I capture the city in front of me, I will definitely express my gratitude to the general."
Of course, the King of Chu hoped to retain these Ming soldiers in front of him in this way.
If they were willing to stay in their Chu country, they could easily have a strong army, but now it seems that it is not an easy task.
"Let's talk about it after we win."
Mao Lun said lightly.
He is not a subordinate of the King of Chu. He is a general of the Ming Dynasty. You can completely ignore this King of Chu.
Looking towards Addis Ababa in the distance, at this time, the city was already facing a formidable enemy. Soldiers were standing on the city walls, nervously watching the Ming army rushing toward them on the ground.
The fear in his eyes was naturally revealed, like a dark cloud looming over the city, making people carefully press it through the air, making it difficult to breathe.
On the city wall, Naod looked at the Ming army marching on the ground.
This is an army like a torrent of steel.
The military formation is strict and orderly, with rows of soldiers scattered horizontally and vertically, giving people an extremely shocking visual impact.
At the front was the cavalry unit, all five thousand cavalrymen riding tall Arab war horses, wearing armor, carrying bows and arrows and muskets, and the sabers on their waists shone with cold light.
Following closely behind were the musketeers, also wearing armor, with scimitars on their waists and muskets on their shoulders. The bayonets on the muskets were bright and the blood grooves on them could be seen, which made people feel scared.
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The musketeers were arranged neatly, advancing straight on the ground like a long dragon, as if a dark cloud was pressing up towards them.
Behind the musketeers are horses. Behind these horses are cannons. These cannons are huge and powerful. They are numerous and far beyond the capabilities of the small Arab artillery on top of the city.
Comparatively.
The Ming army surrounded Addis Ababa.
"Who is the king of Chu? Our Majesty Naod has something to say~"
Seeing that the Ming army was about to launch an attack, someone on the city wall shouted loudly.
Upon hearing the shouting, the King of Chu had a cold face and rode his horse to the bottom of the city wall. He looked coldly at the people on the city wall and soon discovered Naod's location.
"Naod, if you know what's going on, come out and die yourself now, and I can spare the people in your city."
There was a translator beside Naod who also quickly translated the words of King Chu to Naod.
"touch~"
When Naod heard this, he stood up angrily. He leaned out and shouted to the King of Chu: "I am the king of the Ethiopian Empire. I am a descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. I have a distinguished status and I would like to solemnly propose marriage to you."
, even if you don’t agree, you still mobilize a large number of troops to attack, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. Are these what you call Ming people who understand etiquette?"
"Hmph~"
After hearing what Naod said, King Chu became even more angry.
"You also say that you have a noble status. King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba are just barbarians in the eyes of us Ming people. What's more, you drove hundreds of cattle and sheep to my country of Chu to propose marriage. Isn't this humiliating me?"
"In Ethiopia, using hundreds of cattle and sheep to propose marriage is the most solemn event. How can I humiliate you?"
When Naod heard what the King of Chu said, he felt that he was very wronged. He sincerely wanted to marry the princess of Chu, but he asked the minister to drive hundreds of cattle and sheep to propose marriage. What else could he do?
"Barbarians are barbarians, they don't understand any etiquette at all."
"Today is the day when your country will be destroyed!"
King Chu Lai doesn't have to waste any more words with him. If he keeps talking, I'm afraid everyone will laugh at him again.
"General Mao, let's begin~"
Back at the rear, King Chu and Mao Lun said.
"attack!"
Mao Lun nodded and gave the order to attack.
"Dong dong~dong dong~"
Soon, at the artillery position, along with the commander's flag waving, rumbling roars began to resound through the sky. Along with the billowing smoke, artillery shells roared in the sky, heading towards the city of Addis Ababa.
It smashed over.
"Boom~"
Cannonballs hit the city wall like rain, and for a moment, the city wall became a mess.
Naod quickly evacuated the city wall under the escort of his men.
The Ming people's artillery is really terrifying!
The attack range was so far, and the fire was fired from a very far away position. The artillery on one's own city wall could not even reach the opponent's side.
The power is also quite terrifying.
The cannonballs were of astonishing weight and carried terrible inertia as they fell heavily into the city. For a while, holes were smashed into the houses one after another, some began to collapse, and even the city walls were shaking.
The number was very large, and the dense projectiles fell heavily like rain. Each projectile brought up a bloody mist, and a large number of people were directly smashed into pulp by the shells.
"Ah~"
On top of the city wall, the Ming Dynasty's artillery seemed to have an eye for it, specifically targeting the city wall.
This caused a bloody mess on the city wall, and pitiful screams could be heard one after another.
On the city wall, the Ming army began to attack the city with artillery attacks. There were no ladders or stairs.
I saw a large number of musketeers arriving on the city wall in neat lines, with rows of guns pointed at the city wall. As long as someone showed his head, there would immediately be a sound like fried beans.
"Bang~bang~"
Along with similar sounds, the soldiers who wanted to defend on the city wall were hit one after another, and fell from the city wall like dumplings.
Under the artillery suppression and cover of the musketeers, the Ming army quickly came to the city gate under the cover of the shield bearers. Packs of explosives were piled under the city gate for free, and then they were heavily pressed with sandbags.
Stay, pull a lead, and evacuate quickly.
"Boom~"
Soon, there was a deafening loud noise.
The earth is shaking, the solid city walls are shaking, and here at the solid gate, along with the billowing smoke and dust, countless gravels are flying in all directions.
When the smoke dissipated and the dust fell to the ground, the city gate was blown open.
"kill!"
The cavalryman looked over, waved his saber in his hand, and rushed in like an arrow from the string.
There is almost no suspense in the battle.
In the face of powerful muskets, artillery and the rigorously trained Ming army, the Ethiopian army was simply vulnerable.
Whether it was firearms or traditional cold weapon combat, they were no match for the Ming army. They fell apart and fell into pieces. As the Ming army charged in, they began to throw away their weapons and flee quickly.
In less than an hour, King Chu led his men into Naod's palace.
At this moment, Naod was praying under the statue of Christ. When he saw the King of Chu and the Ming army rushing in, he was not surprised at all.
"You can kill me, but you can never stop the light of the Lord from spreading across this land."
"Sooner or later you heretics will be tied to the stake and burned alive in the fire."
Naod looked at King Chu with a ferocious expression and said the most vicious words.
He knew that he was absolutely doomed, and he didn't even bother to run away. Even if he did, he would probably be killed by the tribesmen inside in exchange for the Ming people appeasing their anger.
What's more, without the army, he has lost control of this huge empire. A king without power is worse than a glorious death.
"Burned alive?"
"I can make it happen for you."
After hearing what the translator said, King Chu could not help but sneer.