Outside the city of Herat, Ming general Huo Yun, who had led 20,000 cavalry all the way here, was riding a horse and carefully inspecting the entire city of Herat with a telescope.
"It is really a huge and strong city. It is not difficult to defeat it, but the casualties will definitely be high."
After studying it carefully, Huo Yun couldn't help but frown.
It is obviously unwise for cavalry to attack the city. It is not difficult to break through the city gates and walls. You only need to use a large amount of gunpowder, and there is still hope to blow open the city gates and walls.
However, after the explosion, the cavalry entered the city to fight. Obviously, it was impossible to take advantage of the cavalry. There would be a large number of casualties, which was definitely not possible.
"There must be a lot of people in the city. We just need to besiege them for a while and wait for the arrival of our Ming army. Then it will be easy to capture the city of Herat."
"The Tamerlane Empire is already declining. If the city of Herat is captured by us, they will not be far from destruction."
Next to Huo Yun, deputy Liao Yuan smiled and said.
"Wait a few days?"
"When others eat up all the meat, we will only be able to drool."
Huo Yun immediately asked back.
The Ming Dynasty implemented a compulsory military service system, and the military also implemented a military merit system. If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you must achieve military merit, and your brothers must also rely on military merit to obtain the land, money, slaves, titles, etc. they want.
wait.
If they just work here, when the brothers in other armies finish their work, they will only be able to gnaw on the chicken ribs in front of them.
"What should we do?"
"We can't use cavalry to attack the city, right?"
When Liao Yuan heard this, he immediately panicked.
Huo Yun had already been granted the title of earl because of last winter's battle, but his Liao Yuan's merits were slightly inferior and not enough to be ennobled. He was still counting on his meritorious service in this battle so that he could get a title by then.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether we attack Herat or not. The purpose of our attack on Timur's Empire this time is not to attack the city of Herat."
"We, the Ming Dynasty's 50,000 cavalry, entered Central Asia and attacked the Timurid Empire, the Kazakh Khanate, and the Shaybani Khanate, not for the gain or loss of this city or place, but to end the war with killing!"
"We need to fully understand the above sentence and combine it with our Ming Dynasty's situation in Central Asia, then it will be clear how to do it."
Huo Yun thought for a while and said.
"Killing to end war?"
Liao Yuan suddenly became thoughtful.
When they arrived at Huo Yun, Liao Yuan and other generals, they no longer just thought about combat. They needed to think about the meaning above, and also fully consider the situation of the Ming Dynasty in various places, so as to complete the tasks assigned above.
.
"Yes, to end wars by killing, this is an order from our Ming Dynasty capital. If I guess correctly, this must be the intention of His Highness the Crown Prince. This should also refer to the opinions of Liu Jin and Duke Liu."
"Now His Majesty is ill and is concentrating on treatment. The Crown Prince and the princes in the court are in charge of world affairs. Although the Crown Prince is young, he has always liked military affairs. He even studied and trained at the Royal Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty. He is also assisted by Liu Gong, so he has a natural vision.
It’s very long-term.”
Huo Yun nodded and said: "Last winter, my Ming Dynasty entered the Western Region and the Hezhong area with force, swept across all directions, and very domineeringly captured the most fertile Hezhong area in Central Asia."
"Therefore, we have inherited the hatred from the large and small tribes and khanates in Central Asia. In addition, our Ming Dynasty's culture, religion, etc. are completely different from these tribes, khanates, etc. in Central Asia."
"So these tribes, khanates, etc. in Central Asia not only have deep hatred and hatred with our Ming Dynasty, but also have huge cultural and religious conflicts."
"Not to mention anything else, just in the Western Regions, because of the comprehensive policy of Ming Dynasty formulated by Liu Gong, many tribes in the Western Regions have put up fierce resistance, and violent resistance has broken out in various places."
"Sometimes, cultural and ideological conflicts are the most terrifying."
"Not to mention the Central Asia region. The Hezhong region is a piece of fat that everyone needs to eat. In addition, there is conflict and hatred between itself and our Ming Dynasty."
"Gong Yang transferred some of his troops to the north of the Altai Mountains, and these people immediately began to eye the Hezhong area of the Ming Dynasty. Among them, the Timur Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate were the most active."
"The above meaning of killing to stop the war is easy to understand. That is, the Central Asian countries must be killed with swords. The tribes are bleeding like rivers. Kill them until they tremble when they hear our Ming Dynasty. Kill them until they see our Ming Dynasty dragon.
The bannermen couldn't help but kneel down and kill them until they no longer dare to have any designs on our Ming Dynasty Hezhong area."
"This is what it means above. A bloody killing in exchange for my Ming Dynasty's permanent rule in the Hezhong area and long-term peace."
"The area in the middle of the river is not dangerous, but it is very important to our Ming Dynasty. There are millions of immigrants here, so nothing can happen."
Huo Yun explained in detail to many generals around him.
In fact, to put it in a simple sentence, the Ming Dynasty has not yet established a firm foothold in the Hezhong area. If it wants to stand firm, it must kill everyone with a butcher's knife until no one dares to have any thoughts about the Hezhong area.
In exchange for long-term stability in the Hezhong area.
"The general understands!"
When Liao Yuan heard this, he immediately understood.
No wonder this city and this place are of no importance at all. Even if the city of Herat is conquered now, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to rule it for a long time. This place is far away from the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty is already tired of ruling the Hezhong area, let alone ruling the city of Herat. In this case, what does it want to do with this city?
"Liao Yuan listens to the order!"
Huo Yun immediately said in a serious voice.
"The end will be here"
Liao Yuan immediately saluted respectfully.
"I order you to lead 10,000 cavalry to sweep away the major tribes of the Timur Khanate, sweep all sides, and kill all men taller than a wheel without mercy!"
Huo Yun ordered with a serious look.
"The general will obey your orders!"
Liao Yuan replied respectfully, and after saying that, he began to mobilize his troops and horses, leaving Herat like a whirlwind and heading towards various important tribal areas of the Timur Khanate.
As for Huo Yun himself, he still surrounded the city of Herat with ten thousand horses.
He has already received information that the last strength of the Timur Empire is in the city of Herat, and he must not let it go.
As for whether these ten thousand men could annihilate the Timur Empire army in Herat, Huo Yun had no doubt at all. If he couldn't win, he was ready to retire.
Liao Yuan led 10,000 cavalry to leave the city of Herat, and like locusts began to sweep across all parties in Timurid's empire. Ten thousand troops may not sound like much, but when it turned into a killing machine, the entire Timurite empire
The entire empire began to be stained red with blood.
On the vast basin grassland of Fergana, it is the season of fertile water and grass and herds of cattle and sheep. Herders are enjoying the best time of the year.
However, soon, accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves, a high-flying bright yellow dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty appeared above the ground line, and then the scimitar was raised, and like a whirlwind, it headed towards the vast grassland to kill the Ming Dynasty cavalry.
.
Like locusts passing through, and like a plague, wherever the Ming Dynasty cavalry passed, the busy grasslands suddenly turned into a dead silence. Blood stained the clear rivers red, gunpowder smoke stained the green grass, and the mountains were crying silently.
The poet who traveled far and wide wrote this.
That should be the happiest season of the year.
The melting water from the snow-capped mountains breeds green grass and nourishes the earth and God’s people.
However, when the bright yellow dragon flag fluttered by.
Blood dyed the earth red, and the flames of war blackened the grassland.
The wife lost her husband and the child lost his father.
God has abandoned his people.
The people of Ming Dynasty are like demons, killing everyone on sight.
They are like a plague, destroying everything in their path.
Compared with the Mongols, they are more ferocious and ruthless.
From then on, as long as they see the bright yellow dragon flag and hear the voice from the east, even children will immediately stop crying.
The Ming Dynasty's cavalry, each with two horses, did not need to carry much food and grass. Compared with the real nomads, they were purer.
Wherever you go, wherever you kill, you also eat wherever you go. It is the season when cattle and sheep are fat, and both humans and horses have nothing to worry about.
The war horses galloped, and wherever they went, blood flowed and there were countless killings. The entire Timur Khanate and the Shaybani Khanate were shrouded in this dark cloud. Countless tribes, large and small, began to migrate continuously to remote mountains.
Remote desert areas to avoid the killings of the Ming Dynasty cavalry.
At the same time, it also allowed countless tribes, large and small, to feel the terror of the huge empire from the east for the first time. This memory will be deeply imprinted in their souls and bones, and written into their history and poetry.
Just like when the Mongols massacred people in Central Asia, all the tribes knew how terrible the Mongols were, and thus established the long-term aristocratic status of the Mongols in Central Asia.
Here, since ancient times, only killing can make people remember you and deeply admire you. As for the so-called benevolence, justice and morality, it will not work at all. It will only make people think that you are easy to bully and that you are weak.
After all, this place has been a place where powerful tribes and strong men have emerged since ancient times, and it is also a place that has suffered the most invasions from powerful civilizations, countries, and races.
From the earliest Aryans, they relied on killing to become the rulers and nobles of Central Asia. To this day, most of the nobles in Central Asia are still descendants of Aryans.
Then came the Alexander Empire, the Kushan Empire, the Persian Empire, and then the Arab Empire from the Middle East. They conquered this place with their scimitars and Bibles, leaving a deep mark on the souls of everyone here.