"Dong dong dong!" Under the city of Lahore, the sound of drums rang out. The tall and strong drummer waved the mallet in his hand vigorously and beat the thick drum. With the sound of the drum, thousands of people who had been prepared for tomorrow were
The army officers also shouted loudly and rushed towards the city of Lahore; the artillery arranged behind the position also emitted bursts of smoke and fired shells towards the city head.
The Indian soldiers stationed in Lahore immediately realized that the Ming army's siege methods today were different from those in the past and were much more violent. They immediately braced themselves to defend the city. Although the defensive equipment in the city was not sufficient, it was still available for the time being.
It is enough that the Ming army will not be able to attack the city for a while. But everyone knows that if the Ming army really attacks the city violently, the defensive equipment will be exhausted in less than a day. After that, there will be less than ten thousand left.
It is impossible for human soldiers to defend the city under the siege of nearly 100,000 Ming troops. The only hope is that reinforcements can arrive quickly.
"Sultan, haven't you already led troops to rescue the city of Lahore? Please arrive as soon as possible. If you still can't get to the city early tomorrow morning, you will only see a city ruled by the Ming army."
The garrison of Lahore City stood on the top of the city, observing the battle situation and saying this. At the same time, he kept looking behind the Ming army camp, as if he wanted to see the troops arriving for support as soon as possible.
His prayer soon came true. Just half an hour after the Ming army launched its attack, smoke and dust rose again behind the Ming army camp. An army of tens of thousands of soldiers suddenly appeared, pointing directly at the Ming army camp. Although the generals guarding the city
He couldn't clearly see the appearance of these soldiers and the style of their military uniforms, but when he saw that the Ming army soldiers who stayed in the camp did not open the gate of the camp to welcome these people, but instead sent out defensive formations, he knew that the reinforcements must be led by Said. He suddenly
Cried with joy.
He was not the only one, all the officers and soldiers guarding the city wept with joy. The Delhi Sultanate did not trust Brahmans. All the soldiers in Lahore were Devabha believers, and even the civilians in the city were Devabha believers. All Brahmans
They had been driven out a long time ago. This certainly prevented the appearance of traitors, but it also allowed the Ming army to plunder the city without any burden once the city was breached without worrying about the negative impact. Therefore, all the soldiers guarding the city
They risked their lives to resist the Ming army's attack. But according to the current situation, it was impossible for them to defend the city. Many people fought against the Ming army in a desperate mood. But then they suddenly saw reinforcements arriving, and the city might be able to be defended.
, how to be unhappy? Many people even cheered and threw the weapons in their hands aside. Of course, those who did so were quickly kicked or beaten a few times by the officers and picked up their weapons again. But even so, they were still very
Happy.
"We must defeat the Ming army!" Some people shouted loudly. Soon, all the soldiers on the city top and even the civilians in the city shouted loudly, and their voices echoed within a radius of dozens of miles.
But the Ming army was not so easy to defeat. The troops who came all the way to support tried to attack the Ming army's defense line. After killing hundreds of soldiers, they found no weak spots and retreated to rest. The commander-in-chief of the Ming army also ordered
The siege stopped, all soldiers retreated into the camp, and the cannons turned their muzzles toward the Yinlu reinforcements. However, the Ming army did not launch a counterattack, and the cannons did not fire, but quietly waited for the Yinlu attack.
"The general in charge of the Ming army is really cautious. What is this general's name?" After looking at the defense line of the Ming army for a while, Said put aside his clairvoyance and asked the staff beside him.
"His name is Song, he is fifty years old this year, and his title is Marquis of Xining. He once served as an official in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He once commanded one of the Shangzhi Guards and was highly trusted by the Ming Emperor. He also led troops to fight many times.
He has made a lot of achievements, and he also made military achievements in the Battle of Yiwu nine years ago and was awarded. His father followed Feng Sheng, the famous founding general of the Ming Dynasty, on the Western Expedition, and then stationed in Gansu of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. After the Battle of Yiwu, he was
He was transferred to Yiwu, and it is said that he has commanded the local army for generations. His father died of illness six years ago, and he inherited the title and guarded Yiwu."
"He has about 30,000 troops in his headquarters, and about 50,000 including reserves. However, it is impossible for him to bring all these soldiers to India to fight. He only leads about 20,000 troops in his headquarters, and the rest are mobilized by Zhu Shangbing
To his army and the soldiers recruited from surrounding tribes." The aide introduced in detail, fearing that he might have missed something.
"No wonder, he is already fifty years old, so he is so conservative in the use of troops." Said did not pay attention to his other introductions, and just said: "The total strength of our army is only about 50,000, and the Ming army is surrounded by the city of Lahore.
There are 80,000 soldiers not counting Brahmans, and there are another 20,000 Brahmans, nearly twice the number of our army; our army marched all the way in a hurry and did not carry cannons. In addition, our army did not even have a camp. If we changed
He had a general, and he had probably led his troops to attack, but he just held on to the camp. His use of troops was really too conservative."
"But he is so conservative that our army's strategy cannot be used. This will not work. If we attack the Ming army's camp, we will suffer heavy losses even if we defeat the Ming army." Said gritted his teeth and said: "We cannot let the Ming army.
The army stays in the camp like this. Mendir, if you lead the troops to provoke the Ming army, you must let the Ming army attack. The rest of the army pretends to set up a camp."
"Sudan, this..." Someone wanted to raise an objection.
"Execute the order!" Said would not listen to other people's orders and said in a serious tone. After hearing this, everyone did not dare to say anything more and hurriedly stepped back and ordered the soldiers to build a camp.
"Salha, do you think the Ming army will send troops to attack our army because of provocation?" After all the generals left here, Said sat on a chair, raised his cup and drank a glass of water, looking at the only person in the wooden house who looked at
The man who didn't look like a servant asked.
"The culture of the Ming Dynasty is completely different from that of the Brahmans or Tianfang Christians. The Ming army soldiers couldn't even understand what Mendir said. Since the Ming army generals did not immediately send troops to attack, they probably would not be affected by the provocation and would not have much effect.
If you want to make the soldiers of the Ming army so angry that even the officers can't stop them, there is only one way in my opinion." Salha then whispered the way.
After hearing Salha's words, Said looked serious, and after a while he said: "If we do this, we will be fighting to the death with the Ming Dynasty. Even if we defeat the Ming army in the north and the south, the Ming Dynasty will not give up.
At least, the Qin vassal in the north will not give up. I just want to repel the Ming army and protect my country, but I don’t want to forge an inextricable hatred with the Ming Dynasty."
"Salha, I know what you are thinking. To you, a country like me built by a traitorous general like Timur Khan is not worth cherishing. It would be better to die together with the Ming Dynasty. So I suggest you stop saying this.
If you say anything else, I will put you to death."
"Sultan, of course you can see through my thoughts at a glance. But if you don't adopt my suggestion, how can you provoke the Ming soldiers to take the initiative to attack?" Salha said.
"There may not be any other way." Said added.
"I think there is no other way to anger the Ming soldiers, but since the Sultan said so, I will first see if Mendir can anger the Ming soldiers." Salha did not insist, just said this. Having said this, Salha
Erha and Said stopped talking and looked forward seriously.
At this time, Mendir had already led his soldiers to the front of the two armies, and immediately began to provoke the Ming army. But as Salha expected, the culture of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of the Tianfang believers or Brahmans, many of whom were very unique in India.
The provocative actions only made the Ming soldiers feel confused. The two sides could not understand each other's language. Even though someone who knew Chinese urgently spoke a few curse words, the Ming soldiers listened to the off-key curses of the Indian soldiers.
The soldier only found it funny and was not angry at all.
Mendil was quickly defeated and took over the ax to chop down trees. He replaced other generals to provoke. But these generals all faced the same problems as Mendil and could not anger the Ming soldiers on the opposite side.
This happened even after changing five generals.
The soldiers at the top of Lahore looked puzzled. They were a little far away and couldn't hear what they were shouting. They were wondering: 'Aren't they here for rescue? Why don't they attack the Ming army's camp? Even if there are few soldiers now,
But what was the purpose of sending so many soldiers to the middle of the two armies' positions this time? From morning to noon, they did not see either side except Said who kept sending thousands of soldiers to the two armies' positions.
If there were any other movements outside, they no longer had the intention to watch, so they all started to eat.
"Sultan, this won't work. It won't anger the Ming soldiers at all." The reinforcements also had their meal. At the dinner table, Mendir couldn't help but said to Said.
"Yes, Sultan, there is no way to anger the Ming soldiers." Another general who also led troops to provoke said in frustration. Others also talked about it one after another.
"Shut up!" Said said loudly, feeling bored. Everyone stopped talking and lowered their heads to eat seriously.
Said also continued to eat. But his mind was obviously not on the meal in front of him. He ate very slowly. Many generals had finished eating. He didn't even finish half of the bowl, as if he was thinking about something. Everyone knew that the Sultan must
He was thinking about how to let the Ming army attack without saying a word or leaving, just waiting at the dinner table.
After a while, Said seemed to have made up his mind. He put down the bowl and spoon, glanced around and found that the generals were all there, and ordered: "In the afternoon, we will use the method Salha said to provoke the Ming army!"
"Sultan, if you use this method, you will never be able to resolve your feud with the Ming army!" "Yes, Sultan, you can't use it. There will be endless troubles if you use it!" After hearing Said's words, everyone was shocked and tried to persuade them.
Tao, as if Salha's method is taboo.
But Said had already made up his mind and said: "If we don't use that method, we don't have to worry about future troubles, because the Delhi Sultanate will have no future! I have made up my mind, use that method! Mendir, it's up to you this afternoon.
Come and do it.”
"Sultan, I am." Mendir wanted to refuse, but when he saw Said's expression, he did not dare to say the rejection and agreed. But the expressions of other generals were not much relaxed either. Said
De glanced around again, stood up and left.
Time soon arrived in the afternoon, and Mendil once again led his troops to the front of the two armies. Only this time he started to provoke, and the Ming soldiers on the opposite side became angry. It was completely different from the morning. But Mendil preferred the performance of the Ming army.
