Chapter 1030 The most tragic battle - the beginning
"But then a turning point occurred. Of course, the turning point did not happen to the Ming army in the city. On July 2, the day before yesterday, Timur sent a sentry to the southeast to report that there were about 300,000 troops in the city.
The sun and moon are embedded together, and the army with the flag, which the Seris people themselves call the Sun and Moon Flag, is rushing towards Hami City at a very fast speed, and will arrive at the city of Hami at the latest in the morning the day after tomorrow. If everything goes well, they may even
We can arrive tomorrow afternoon."
"In this way, there is not much time left for Timur. Your Majesty, when I write to you, it is already the night of July 4th. Timur's army only has one day to capture the city of Hami. If
If he fails to complete this task tomorrow, he will have no choice but to retreat from the city of Hami, and the initiative that has almost been obtained will change hands. Although the war will not be lost, the situation will change greatly."
"This is not a good thing for the kingdom. Timur is an ally against the Ottomans for the kingdom, and his military strength has been stuck in the east for a long time, which is detrimental to the kingdom. Although Timur is a pagan, Alonso and I still tolerate it.
I can't help but pray for Timur, hoping that he can successfully defeat the Ming army, then regain his senses, understand that it is impossible for him to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and turn his attention to the west again."
"But even if my prayers come true, it will not be easy for Timur to do all this. Especially tomorrow's battle to attack Hami City. The people of the Ming Dynasty have no way out and will never surrender, and Timur
In order to maintain the initiative in the war, we will also try our best to attack the city. This will definitely be a very brutal battle, even far worse than the past few days."
"After observing this battle tomorrow, I will write down the details of the battle and report to Your Majesty. It is already very late at night. In order to have enough energy to observe tomorrow, I have to rest now, so the letter to Your Majesty is temporarily
That’s it for now. May the Lord bless you, my majesty.”
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"My lord, my lord."
"Um?"
"Sir, the sun has already risen from the horizon. It will be dawn soon. It's time to get up."
"It's daylight now?" Song Hu opened his sleepy eyes, looked to the east and saw that there was indeed a faint light, and muttered: "It's daylight now."
After saying this, although he was still sleepy to death, he still stood up, took a handful of water from the basin nearby, rubbed his face carelessly, wiped it with a towel, and tidied up his body, which he had not taken off all night.
He put on his clothes and armor and walked to the top of the city.
At the top of the city, there were only the soldiers who were on duty for the rest of the night. Song Hu asked about the situation at night and ordered the guards behind him: "Go and call all the soldiers and gather at the school ground below the city to prepare to defend the city."
"Sir, did the soldiers who were on guard at midnight last night also wake up?" the guard asked with some confusion.
"Everyone scream!" Song Hu said firmly.
The guards could only obey orders. Not long after, the less than 10,000 soldiers remaining on the city wall where he was stationed came to the school field under the city head, lined up neatly, and looked at Song Hu.
Song Hu coughed and was about to speak when he turned his head and saw the queue carrying the flag of King Qin approaching. He immediately stopped and quickly went up to greet you and saluted: "I have seen your highness, you are a thousand years old!"
"Song Aiqing is exempt from the courtesy." Shang Bing got off the horse and held his hand and said.
After the two of them answered the greetings, Shang Bing looked at the soldiers lining up and asked, "What is Song Aiqing doing?"
"Your Highness, today is the most critical day. It must be very cruel. I am determined to boost morale before Timur sends troops to attack the city." Song Hu replied.
"It just so happens that Gu has something to say to them. How about leaving it to Gu?" Shang Bing said suddenly.
Hearing this, Song Hu was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted, bowed and said, "It is an honor for me to listen to His Highness's lectures."
Shang Bing smiled, walked up to the soldiers, and after they finished saluting, he began his speech.
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At the same time, in Timur's central camp outside Hami City, Timur stood on a high platform, facing the soldiers below who were staring up at him, and said loudly: "My dear soldiers, generals
, craftsmen, may Allah grant peace to you.”
"May Allah grant peace to the Khan." The following responded in unison.
"Soldiers, today is January 5th, the 807th year of the year of Allah. It has been five months since the troops were dispatched in mid-August."
"In the past five months, you have achieved another great victory. You easily occupied the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, frightened its Khan King Shamechagan and fled without a fight. You captured the Gurbantunggut Basin and captured the
Urumqi has captured the Turpan Basin and is approaching the city of Hami, the last fulcrum of the Ming Dynasty in the Chagatai Khanate, and is about to seize it and capture alive the prince of the Ming Dynasty who was granted the title here."
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Shang Bing said: "Today is June 17. Facing more than 500,000 Samarkand soldiers outside the city, the soldiers have been defending Yiwu City for twenty-three days. Their achievements are rare in history."
"And there is news from Xingxingxia that Wei Guogong Xu Huizu has led an army of 300,000 to rescue Yiwu City a few days ago. He will arrive at night today. The battle to defend the city is about to end, and all the soldiers will be able to rest soon."
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Timur said: "According to the current situation, even if our army continues to attack the city like this, we will definitely be able to capture Hami City within five days."
"But now there is not so much time. Many soldiers already know that a Ming army with a total number of 300,000 is coming to Hami City. Once this army arrives, our army will be attacked from both sides, and the war will become
It’s even more difficult. So we must seize Hami City before reinforcements arrive and completely annihilate the defenders in the city!”
"Today's battle will be very cruel, and many soldiers may not be able to bear it. But I have already told you about the persecution of Tianfang believers in the Ming Dynasty and the slander of the great Allah. When you can't bear it, think about it and always protect you.
Your God, think of the compatriots who are still suffering under the persecution of the Khitans, think of the comrades who died in the battle, and fight with all your might!"
"I give the order to start attacking the city!"
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Shang Bing said: "But the soldiers of the Samarkand Kingdom outside the city also know this, so today they will definitely try their best to attack the city in an attempt to capture Yiwu before reinforcements arrive."
"Today's battle must be very tragic. Maybe some soldiers cannot withstand such a fierce attack and want to surrender. I ask you soldiers to think about the Han people who were driven to attack the city a few days ago, think about your wives, children, and children in the city, and think about the people who were forced to attack the city.
My comrades who were killed by the soldiers of Samarkand defended the city of Yiwu, so that their families could be saved and they could avenge their comrades!"
"After this battle, I will be rewarded according to my merits. The soldiers who died in the battle will also receive pensions. I will never treat the meritorious ministers unfairly! If you violate this, I will not die a good death!"
At this time, he heard the sound of cannons outside the city, and finally said: "Soldiers, defend the city!"
