Zeng Yi and others originally estimated that the garrison in Shirov Port would have exhausted all their food and fodder within a month. Unexpectedly, in less than twenty days, the Persian garrison in Shirov Port would be exhausted.
I can't hold on any longer.
It was only later that Zeng Yi and others learned that the original food preparations in Shirov Port were quite sufficient, but they were prepared based on the original number of defenders. But later, the Persian court became aware of the attack on major military ports in the Central Plains.
, so more reinforcements were dispatched to Shirov Port as a matter of urgency.
This was originally intended to enhance the strength of Shirov Port, but no one expected that the Central Plains army moved too quickly. Before the subsequent material reinforcements from Persia arrived at Shirov Port, the Central Plains army had already killed Shirov Port.
Port Rove.
After that, two wings of the army were sent to land and surround Shirov Port, so that Shirov Port could not receive supplies at all.
Originally, Shirov Port was prepared with 20,000 garrison troops and two months' supply of food and grass consumption. However, there were a full 50,000 Persian troops at Shirov Port, plus the craftsmen who built ships, Shirov Port
The food and grass simply cannot bear the consumption of so many people and horses.
In more than twenty days, the food reserves in Shirov Port were exhausted. The morale of Shirov Port, which was completely besieged, plummeted. The only thing that kept them going was hope, which was the expectation that the Persian court would provide reinforcements as soon as possible.
But at this time, the Persian court could mobilize people who were either on the front line to deal with the player's attack, or were stationed in the Persian Imperial City and did not dare to leave. There was no one to reinforce Shirov Port. In fact, the defenders of Shirov Port were
They are already a group, abandoned to orphans.
As time goes by, for more than 20 days, the defenders of Shirov Port, who have not been able to wait for reinforcements, are on the verge of collapse. They all know that if they cannot wait for reinforcements, they have only two options, or
Either leave the city and surrender, or leave Port Shirov and fight to the death.
But no matter which way they go, they can no longer stay in Shirov Port. They will run out of ammunition and food. Staying in Shirov Port will only lead to death!
The defenders of the reinforcements at Shirov Port must not be able to wait. The Persian court has actually silently abandoned this place. Of course Shirov Port is very important. It can be said that the Persian navy here has the last hope. Once this place is occupied,
The Persian navy may never recover.
But for the Persian court, the navy must still be there. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Persian court is in some danger. Relatively speaking, the Port of Shirov is not that important.
And from the perspective of the Persians, even if Shirov Port is occupied by the Central Plains, it will not have much impact. Anyway, they do not have the ability to build more ships now, and the few people in the Central Plains cannot expand their power! So although it is not stated explicitly,
It was the consensus of the Persian court to abandon the port of Shirov.
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After the Central Plains army realized that the defenders of Shirov Port were on the verge of collapse, they stopped worrying. One more day of delay would weaken the defenders even more.
Two days later, those people couldn't bear it anymore and had no food at all. However, the artillery of the Central Plains navy never stopped. The Persian army also thought about surrendering, but they all knew that if they surrendered, they would survive, but
Their families may be completely destroyed.
All 50,000 people were killed. Faced with the breakout of 50,000 people, the Central Plains army was shocked and immediately organized a defense. Although there were many Persians, their equipment was far inferior to that of the Central Plains army, especially the equipment.
The Central Plains Army equipped with artillery of various calibers.
Fifty thousand people were unable to break out, and tens of thousands of Persian troops were killed or injured. They had no choice but to return to the Shirov Port Fortress, but after they came out, they had lost the chance to go back.
When they were fighting to break out, Zeng Yi led the Jinyi Guards to take action. Although there were not many Jinyi Guards, they were all masters. Hundreds of people followed Zeng Yi and rushed into Shirov Port.
"Split up and close the city gate immediately!"
More than a hundred imperial guards immediately split up and attacked each city gate. As long as the city gates were closed, Shirov Port could basically belong to the Central Plains.
When the Shirov Port defenders found that they could not break out, they wanted to return to the Shirov Port Fortress. However, after they turned around, they discovered that the city gate had been completely closed. It was only then that the Shirov Port defenders realized that they
Maybe it really is over.
If a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Even if he knows that if he surrenders, his family may be ruined, but in the face of death, few people can withstand the test.
Many people surrendered, which actually surprised Zeng Yi and others. This was not the first time they had contact with Persia. They had encountered such a situation before, but very few Persian soldiers surrendered. This has completely changed.
Already.
In fact, it’s not that people have changed, but that the Persians are not as morale and united as they were before!
Nearly more than 20,000 people surrendered, and all of them became laborers. The moment the Central Plains army occupied Shirov Port, these people were coerced into repairing and strengthening the defenses of Shirov Port.
Zeng Yi was also very familiar with Shirov Port. When the navy launched the attack, they specifically asked Zeng Yi and the Jin Yiwei and deliberately avoided the shipyard. The Persians were not stupid. After the Central Plains army occupied Shirov Port,
, thousands of Persians were captured from here.
However, these people are not professional soldiers, and they are former craftsmen of the Shirov Port Shipyard. These people have been hungry for several days. The defenders themselves have no food to eat. Naturally, these people cannot get food even more.
The navy treated these people much better than they treated the Persian soldiers. Not only did they provide them with good food and drink, they also did not give them any work.
Zeng Yi knew that the navy wanted to install these craftsmen. They were all good at building ships. After they were installed, they could be put into use immediately.
The order for these craftsmen went very smoothly. They had not received much training. Facing the intimidation and inducement of the Jin Yiwei, most of the craftsmen had surrendered to the Central Plains, but there were still some die-hard elements. Maybe they were really loyal to Persia, or they didn't dare.
Surrender to the Central Plains, but no matter what, these hundreds of people did not surrender.
Zeng Yi did not let Jin Yiwei take action directly. Instead, he forced the craftsmen who had surrendered to kill their former partners. They lined up and stabbed each one one by one. After these people took action, Zeng Yi specially released a few,
The Persians who watched the craftsmen working with their own eyes.
After these people ran back, these Persian craftsmen basically became members of the Central Plains army.
Zeng Yi's series of methods made the Persians shudder. Not only them, but also the people in the Central Plains had some strange looks in their eyes when they saw the Jin Yiwei.