Ming Zuo

Chapter 1765

"The National Defense Forces on the opposite side haven't attacked yet, what are they waiting for?"

The guard of Samarkand is Abdumat Kuri, the eldest son of Imam Kuri.

Samarkand has always been his residence, and he also relied on this place to have a high position in the royal family, and he also took the lead in the battle for the throne.

But it also brought a bad result.

When Samarkand was besieged by the National Defense Forces, although the Imam issued a strict order to send troops to rescue everywhere.But the other princes procrastinated with various excuses, apparently for the purpose of watching the show.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful an empire is, it will only disintegrate from within.

Abdumat is not very worried about this.

He has guarded here for 30 years and has dealt with countless powerful enemies.

And Samarkand has been constantly strengthening, and it is definitely the leading city in the world.

Although the Bukharas were frightened by the previous Wehrmacht attack, they held on.

The only thing that puzzled him was that after the Wehrmacht launched an attack, there was no movement for five days.

Don't the National Defense Forces know that they are fighting in a foreign land, and the longer the delay, the more prone to accidents?

What he thought was, even though the other brothers were suspected of framing him, they would still send troops to harass the National Defense Forces, right?

As long as there is a problem with the logistical supplies of the National Defense Forces, wouldn't the battle be won?
In fact, Abdulmat's other brothers did attack the logistical supplies of the National Defense Forces, but with little effect.

The Wehrmacht knows what its strengths are and what its weaknesses are.Therefore, every time they marched, the logistics supply line was strictly protected.

On the surface, it seems that there are only a few security officers protecting the logistics along the way.But in fact, the Third Cavalry Division is cruising on the supply line, chasing and killing the enemy with its powerful mobility at any time.

The Bukhara people just ignored this point. As a result, during the surprise attack on Jizak, two light cavalry regiments from the Third Cavalry Division suddenly came out of the mountain and made dumplings.

A total of more than 4 Bukharas were wiped out, and other resistance forces were completely suppressed.

So much so that for more than a month, the Bukhara people no longer dared to spy on the logistics supply line of the Wehrmacht.

It is precisely because of the strong and powerful protection that Zuo Xuanyan can adjust the tactics leisurely.

This time, the re-offensive Wehrmacht gave the Bukhara people a huge surprise.

Although it still started with the roar of heavy artillery, the attack of the Wehrmacht was completely different.

When the infantry rushed to the front of the trench, the Bukharas emerged to shoot arrows according to the previous tactic.What he saw was a wall of shields, blocking most of the arrows.

As for the arrows thrown by the Bukharas, although they went over the shield, the Wehrmacht was not very afraid.

Some daring soldiers even stretched their heads over and took the arrows with their helmets.

How can an iron arrow penetrate a steel helmet that is rolled and formed in one piece?

The bows and arrows of the Bukharas did not have the desired effect, and the Wehrmacht was able to attack even closer.

At 30 meters, the grenade began to show its power.

This time it wasn't sporadic grenades. The National Defense Forces shot more than 2000 grenades, almost completely covering the entire trench.

I could only hear the roaring and screaming in the trenches, and the scarlet blood mixed with the mud flew into the air, and then there was a dead silence.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, some soldiers in heavy armor squeezed away their shields and bravely jumped into the trench.

Some Bukhara people who avoided the grenades rushed to shoot arrows and swing knives, trying to kill these few soldiers.

It's a pity that these soldiers don't have a Minie rifle with a bayonet in their hands, but a shotgun with a capacity of eight rounds.

The heavy armor on their bodies is impossible to penetrate even if they are shot at by bows and arrows.

For a time, a violent storm swept through the trenches, and countless steel balls ravaged all corners like raindrops.

The trenches were emptied in a short time.

It is not that the Bukharas did not fight back.

In the trench behind, a lot of stones and giant crossbows suddenly flew out, smashing into the crowd of the Wehrmacht who were still on the ground.

The iron shield was hit by a stone, and the soldiers behind immediately broke their bones and fell down screaming, and then were quickly dragged away, while the people next to them grabbed the top of the shield.

The wooden shield was hit and immediately shattered completely, exposing the soldiers here.

It's a pity that the Bukharas in the front trenches have been cleaned up, and there is no way to make up for the damage. The soldiers of the Wehrmacht are safe.

But the giant crossbow does a lot of damage.

Except for the iron shield, all the wooden shields were penetrated, which also caused great casualties to the soldiers behind.

But there are also some lucky ones.

Some soldiers were hit in the chest by the giant crossbow, and their whole bodies were knocked into the air.

I thought I was completely dead, but when I saw it, I was just knocked unconscious.

Why didn't the giant crossbow penetrate the body?

It turned out that the arrow hit the protective steel plate on his chest.

Although a small piece of protective steel plate cannot cover everything, as long as the arrow hits it, it can protect the body.

It was just that the power of the giant crossbow was too great, so people were knocked out, but the injuries were not fatal.

"Mortar, find the enemy's long-range weapon."

Zheng Chenggong saw it clearly, and quickly ordered.

Catapults and crossbows are relatively slow, and the trajectory can be seen clearly.

The mortar quickly locked on to the target, and instead of pursuing accuracy, it directly covered the past.

Zheng Chenggong was relieved to see the smoke and dust, the sawdust flying, and many broken limbs. At the same time, there were no stones or crossbows coming.

It started smoothly, and the morale of the No.14 regiment was greatly boosted. The soldiers followed the shotguns that opened the way, jumped into the trenches one after another, and began to extend forward.

The Bukharas tried in vain to use the curved and narrow terrain of the trench to limit the firepower of the Wehrmacht, which eventually came to naught.

With trench killers like shotguns at the forefront, the Bukharas became slaughtered lambs instead.

In the narrow ditch, the shotgun blasted violently, creating a terrifying river of blood.

This time, the Bukhara people finally couldn't hold the first line of defense.

They fled one after another and retreated into the second line of defense.

Just when Zheng Chenggong was about to lead the troops to continue the pursuit, the order to stop the fighting came.

The No.14 regiment slowly subsided, the fanaticism and irritability dissipated, and the soldiers gradually became sober.

Looking at the trenches that have already been seized in the hands, there is an illusion as if it has been a lifetime.

How difficult it was to play the first time before, how easy it is this time.Under the strong contrast, it feels quite unreal.

Either way, it turns out that the tactics of brainstorming improvements really work.

Now the National Defense Forces finally have strong confidence in capturing Samarkand and eliminating the Bukhara Khanate.

In contrast, Abdumat, the city leader of Samarkand, was silent for a long time after learning that the first line of defense had been lost, and the muscles on his face couldn't help beating.

(End of this chapter)