Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 906, Babur
Thick gunpowder smoke filled all parts of Central Asia.

The major Khanates in Central Asia and various tribes wanted to take back the Hezhong area from Daming. They originally thought that after Daming mobilized its troops, it would not have much strength to deal with the joint attack of many Khanates and tribes.

Who knew that Ming Dynasty would be so strong, with an eye for an eye, blood for blood, and another [-] cavalry reinforcements from the Middle-earth China arrived in Central Asia, and even more boldly divided into several groups to attack several major Khanates in Central Asia at the same time.

Herat, the capital of the Timur Khanate, the original capital Samarkand was captured by the army led by Wang Shouren last winter, and at the same time completely expelled the power of the Timur Khanate from the river area. You must know that the Hezhong area is the most important piece of land for the Timur Khanate. More than half of the land in the Hezhong area used to belong to the Timur Khanate.

Regarding this, the entire Timur Khanate gritted their teeth, threatening to make the Ming people pay their debts with blood, not only to take back the Hezhong area that belonged to their Timur Khanate, but also to enter the Western Regions, and then from the west to All the way to the east to Beijing, the capital of Ming Dynasty.

So this time when attacking the Hezhong area, the Timur Khanate was the most active and hardworking. It concentrated [-] cavalry and [-] infantry of the Khanate. A total of [-] troops attacked more than ten towns in the Hezhong area at the same time. Clean up the towns of Daming in the Hezhong area.

However, the result can be imagined.

Not only have they suffered repeated setbacks in the Hezhong area, but the towns built with cement are extremely strong, coupled with the strategy of making households into teams, the application of a large number of firearms, and the support of Daming cavalry stationed in the Hezhong area.

The Timur Khanate didn't capture a single town, but instead lost troops and generals. Now it has attracted an attack of [-] iron cavalry from the Ming Dynasty, and this killing directly killed Herat, the capital of the Timur Khanate.

The city of Herat is very tall, with strong walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is one of the best ministers and strong cities in Central Asia, and it is also an extremely important economic center in Central Asia.

On the tall city wall, Prince Babur of the Tiemuer Khanate looked solemnly at the Daming iron cavalry outside the city. The army formation was dense and neatly arranged, like two huge squares placed outside the city of Herat. .

Babur is the sixth grandson of Timur, the founder of the Timur Empire. His name means 'tiger'. Many people may have guessed who he is just by hearing his name.

That's right, he is the founder of the famous Mughal Empire in the history of the South Asian subcontinent!
The history of his life can be described in a simple sentence, that is, he can't get along in Central Asia anymore, the Tiemuer Empire is about to be destroyed, and finally he has to flee to the South Asian subcontinent, and then hang out in the South Asian subcontinent. Defeated and conquered the Kaigua people in South Asia, and finally established a huge Mughal Empire in the South Asian subcontinent.

At this time, the Timur Empire had already reached the point where the sun set.

The founding emperor of the Timur Empire, Timur, a Turkic Mongolian aristocrat, had a brilliant life and was good at fighting. He was even ambitious to attack the Western Regions, and wanted to attack Ming Dynasty from the Western Regions.

Once also fought against the Ottoman Empire, which is famous in history, and took the initiative to attack the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire did not dare to face Timur's soldiers.

But he also made the same mistake as the Mongolian Great Khan Genghis Khan in history. Like Genghis Khan, he distributed his land to his descendants. After his death, his descendants fought for the throne of Khan. There was a fierce struggle, each other was torn apart, and the internal friction was extremely serious.

Up to now, the entire Timur Khanate has faded away, and the area that can be controlled is far less than one-tenth of its heyday. Many tribes that once shivered under Timur have also risen up, overthrowing or destroying many Timurs. Khanate rule.

Among them, the Shaybani Khanate established by the Shaybani Khan was the biggest threat to the Timur Khanate. After several wars, the only remaining fig leaf of the Timur Khanate was lifted.

And last winter, with the Ming Dynasty sweeping the middle of the river, the Timurid Khanate lost its most fertile and important area that it now relies on the most, and the entire Khanate was about to perish.

"Da Ming iron cavalry really deserves its reputation!"

Prince Babur was the only brave and resourceful person left in the Timur Khanate, and he couldn't help admiring the Ming cavalry outside the city.

If he had such an iron cavalry in his hands, it would not be a problem to restore the glory and glory of his ancestors, but he knew that this was impossible.

Last winter, the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty swept across the Hezhong area. All the khanates and tribes in Central Asia were studying the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty and the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty.

The Daming iron cavalry swept across from east to west. I don't know how many peoples who were called horsebacks were swept away, and I don't know how many tribes that were famous for their tough folk customs.

Mongols, Kazakhs, Uighurs, Khitans, Usuns... Turpan Khanate, Chagatai Khanate, Yarkand Khanate, Kazakh Khanate, Tiemuer Khanate, Shaybani Khanate ...

Counting slowly with fingers, all the Ming people defeated were famous and powerful tribes and khanates in Central Asia and the Western Regions, and none of them were weak, or the weak were not worthy of the list of conquered by the Ming cavalry.

Those who fought against the Ming army included Mansuer Khan of the Turpan Khanate, Mahemu Khan of the Chagatai Khanate, Said Khan of the Yarkand region, and Shaybani Khan of the Shaybani Khanate. .

These people are all well-known monarchs in Central Asia and the Western Regions, but Man Su'er, Ma Hemu, and Said are said to be fighting landlords in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and they were captured alive by the Ming people.

Shaybani Khan was overshadowed by the Ming people, and when he learned that the Ming cavalry was coming again, he fled towards the South Asian subcontinent without grace, and didn't dare to confront the Ming people at all.

Such a Ming iron cavalry shocked the entire Central Asia and Western Regions, and even spread its reputation to the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire.

Everyone is studying the reason why the Ming Dynasty's iron cavalry is so powerful, and they want to learn from the methods of the Ming people to make a powerful iron cavalry.

However, after some research, everyone couldn't help being discouraged.

The reason why the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, in addition to the long-term rigorous training, the most important thing is the luxurious equipment of the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty.

The whole body armor is indestructible. The muskets, bows and arrows on the back, and the saber on the waist are all the most sophisticated weapons. In terms of iron armor, the iron armor of Ming cavalry has amazing defensive power, but its weight is less than one-third of ordinary iron armor , Wearing iron armor all over the body adds up to less than twenty catties.

I don't know what material the saber in my hand is made of. It is also very light, but it is very sharp and tough. As for the musket, it goes without saying. This is the unique weapon of the Ming Dynasty. It has a long range and is powerful. big.

There are many excellent war horses in Central Asia. Whether it is sweat horses or Arabian horses from the Middle East, they are all the best war horses. You can find many high-quality BMWs casually.

As for warriors, there is no shortage of them. Central Asia has been in constant wars and disputes since ancient times. The tribes here are basically tough folk, brave and good at fighting. You can find a lot of strong and strong people who are not afraid of death. warrior.

However, there is no way to get out the equipment used by the Ming cavalry.

Iron armor can still be forged, but it cannot achieve the toughness and lightness of Ming cavalry. Such armored cavalry is very popular in Europe, and they are well-known heavy cavalry.

However, the European heavy cavalry, when Batu went west, the Mongols easily tore these European heavy cavalry to pieces. The heavy armor was not only a heavy burden on the soldiers, but also on the horses. The method is to fight for a long time.

This is the most important reason why the Ming cavalry swept all directions.

The cavalry of Ming Dynasty has the defense of European heavy cavalry, the lightness, speed and endurance of Mongolian cavalry, and the sharp attack of firearms. Coupled with long-term rigorous training, it has created the invincible Daming cavalry .

If you want to build such an iron cavalry, you not only need a strong national power as a support, but you must know that in this era, iron is an extremely precious resource in that country. Iron is needed in all aspects of agriculture and weapons, but everyone's smelting technology It is still very backward, and the price of iron is very high.

In addition, very advanced smelting technology is required to do it.

The same is the iron armor, the iron armor of the Ming cavalry has a good defense effect, and the weight is very light. This kind of iron armor is almost unheard of. At present, only the people of the Ming Dynasty have mastered such advanced smelting technology to manufacture such iron armor.

Babur looked at the Daming iron cavalry outside the city, his eyes were full of fiery expressions, he was too eager to own such an iron cavalry, with such an iron cavalry, it was enough to restore the glory of his ancestors.

But now, he had to face this Ming cavalry who was invincible all over the world.

"His Royal Highness, don't worry. Although these great Ming iron cavalry are powerful, our city of Herat is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Unless they fly in on a pegasus, they will never be able to break through our city of Herat."

Beside Babur, General Selim of the Timur Khanate looked at the Ming army outside the city, and was quite confident in the strength of Herat.

Almost everyone knows that cavalry are not good at attacking cities. Although Daming's iron cavalry is powerful, they are still cavalry, so they can't fly into Herat city.

"We in Herat have almost [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, a total of [-] troops, but we are scared by the [-] Ming cavalry and dare not go out to fight. No matter what we say, we are also shameless."

Babur shook his head slightly after listening.

In fact, he really wanted to send someone out to try the Daming iron cavalry to see if it was the same as the rumors, it was an invincible and invincible iron cavalry.

"You must not go out of the city to fight with the Ming people. Once we lose too many troops and the city of Herat is breached, our Timurid Empire will really perish."

When Selim heard this, he quickly persuaded him.

The remaining soldiers and horses in the city are the last strength of the Timurid Empire, which is on the decline. The city of Herat can be regarded as the last fig leaf of the Timur Empire.

It was defeated by the Shaybani Khanate before, but in the end it was taken back by Babur.

"But if we continue to be besieged by the Daming people like this, in terms of the food and grass in our city, we probably won't be able to hold on for too long."

"What's more, the Ming cavalry has arrived, and their infantry will arrive soon. I heard that the Ming army, even if it is an infantry, is one person and one horse. In fact, it can also be treated as cavalry."

"Once Daming's infantry arrives, our city will probably be breached no matter how strong it is. Last winter, Samarkand in Shaybeni was breached by the Daming in less than a day."

"Samarkand is not inferior to our city of Herat, but it was breached within a day, and Shaybani was beaten into homeless stray dogs."

Babur thought for a while and shook his head.

In his opinion, sticking to Herat may only have one way of thinking. Instead, he will go out of the city and fight the Ming army in front of him. Maybe he still has the hope of victory. These forces fled to the South Asian subcontinent.

I heard that although the people in Tianzhu claim to be an open nation, they have been conquered by outsiders since ancient times. Babur also wants to try Tianzhu.

It may be difficult for Central Asia to get along.

The Timur Khanate itself is on the verge of extinction. Not only has it lost most of its land, but the previously ruling tribes no longer submit to the rule of the Timur Empire.

What's more important is that there is the lion Shaybani and the Minglong sweeping all directions. With them in Central Asia, I am afraid that their Timurid Empire will never rise again.

"Then what should we do?"

After listening to Babur's analysis, Selim panicked and asked quickly.

"There is only one way. Fight the Ming people to the end. Even if we can't win, we can escape at that time. If we stick to it, when the Ming infantry arrives, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."

Babur thought for a while and said helplessly.

At the same time, in Babur's heart, he also began to worry about one thing. The Ming people are not only extremely powerful on land, but they entered Central Asia. I heard that the Ming people are equally powerful and terrifying on the sea.

They attacked Tianzhu from the sea, and had already occupied a lot of territory in the coastal area of ​​Tianzhu. Going to Tianzhu was a helpless choice, but if they met the Ming people again, it seemed that it would not be a good place to go.

"We still know too little about Daming."

"If you have the chance, you must go to Daming."

PS: I drove out today, only one chapter, too tired,

(End of this chapter)