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Chapter 942 Conquest
At this time, Bukhara almost became an isolated city.

"Sassanids are idiots!" Wen Yang scolded Sasanians for their cowardice.

The original strategy of besieging the city and fighting for aid, but waited in vain for three months under the city of Bukhara.

But these three months were not in vain. Artisans accompanying the army made more than 300 catapults and a large amount of kerosene.

The food in the city of Bukhara has almost been consumed, but there are so many horses and livestock in the city, they can last for several more months.

Bukhara means temple.

There are a large number of devout believers, of course they would rather die than surrender.

Every day, believers can be seen praying on the city wall, and three Smurf flags are erected on the dome in the city, which are colorful and quite shocking.

Smurf is the sacred bird of the Persians and their spiritual symbol.

"Persuade to surrender!" Du Yu didn't want to see the ancient city in the river destroyed in the flames of war, so he sent Sogdians as envoys.

Unexpectedly, the stubbornness in the city was so determined that they beheaded all the envoys and hung their heads on the city wall to boost morale.

So far, they can only attack the city.

The grain and grass of the Qin army also began to become tense, and the grain left by Dawan Kingdom was almost consumed.

More than 300 catapults were pushed to the front.

The defenders on the city didn't care. The buildings in the Central Plains in Central Asia were different. Most of the cities were built of stones, which were extremely strong. It was difficult for them to be effectively hit by stones thrown by catapults.

An altar of fire oil flew into the city, the flames soared into the sky, and black smoke billowed.

The screams of people and livestock immediately sounded in the city.

The fire spread rapidly, and the dark smoke shot straight into the sky, forming a large dark cloud that enveloped the sky.

Countless fire oil continued to be poured into the city.

The flames are getting bigger and bigger.

The defenders seemed to be not good at handling the flames of the fierce fire oil. They poured water on it, but the flames grew bigger and bigger.

Two of the three Smurf flags were burned to black ashes, one of which was in the center of the city, and the range of the catapult was not enough.

But this was enough to damage the morale of the defenders.

The fire burned for more than an hour, but was finally put out by the defenders with sand.

This is just the beginning.

Under the city, the elite of the Chinese army had already dismounted, assembled into an infantry formation, erected a huge shield, carried a shiny ring-sword, and carried a long ladder to advance towards the city wall.

The Chinese army is not just cavalry, nor is it just infantry.

You need to be proficient in various military skills, you can mount a horse to become a cavalry, dismount to become an infantry, you can master everything from bows, crossbows, knives and spears, and the imperial food of the Great Qin Dynasty is not so delicious.

Under strict requirements, the quality of soldiers has been greatly improved.

Especially after absorbing a large number of Liangjiazi and Qingying children, the combat power and perseverance of the Qin army have skyrocketed.

These people are professional soldiers of Daqin.

In this battle, it is useless for a volunteer to join the army, it is just to show the Central Asian countries and tribes.

The infantry pushed forward, and the crossbowmen suppressed the defenders on the wall behind.

Two cavalry of 5000 men cruised on both wings of the infantry formation, preventing the defenders from jumping out of the wall in a hurry, or the sudden appearance of reinforcements.

Amidst the sound of drums, the infantry began to ascend the city, one by one extremely skillful, moving like rabbits.

The defenders were still shrouded in the shadow of the fire just now, their morale was low, and they were suppressed by the crossbow arrows of the Qin army below the city. They didn't even dare to lift their heads, and just threw stones at random.

Only devout believers are resisting fiercely.

But the Qin army was equally fanatical, and fearless of death, facing the enemy's scimitar and spear, his body was pierced, and he wanted to fight a bloody path for the robes behind...

And often when a soldier of the Qin army fell, four or five Sasanian defenders would be buried with him.

The Sasanians had never seen such an enemy.

After the Qin army climbed the city wall, they immediately formed small formations, occupied the top of the city, and helped the Paoze behind.

Soon, more and more blacks appeared on the city wall, pushing the defenders off the city wall.

Three hours before and after, the largest and most majestic city in the river was captured.

A textbook-style siege battle was displayed in front of the envoys from various countries, and the strength of the Qin army was deeply imprinted in their hearts.

"General Protector, the enemy refuses to surrender and is still resisting in the city!" The scouts came to report.

Du Yu sighed lightly, this result was expected.

Believers are generally not afraid of life and death.

However, the Confucian scholars in the Han and Wei dynasties were not pedantic. Those who killed and set fire in the Western Regions were all Confucian scholars. Wars cannot be bloodless, and one party must pay the casualties.

"General Tian, ​​General Gou, quickly... clean up the city!"

And Daqin also needs to build prestige by killing. The Qin army marched thousands of miles westward not to treat guests to dinner, but to conquer!

Where there is conquest, there will naturally be killing.

The opportunity has been given, if others don't want it, then Qin Jun can't be blamed for being ruthless.

"Wei!" The second general said murderously.

When dusk fell, the Qin flag was flying in the city of Bukhara.

Blood slowly flowed out of the city from the city.

A large number of corpses were transported out of the city by the surviving captives to be buried.

There were so many corpses that the pits dug were not enough to bury them, and the soaring bloody smell attracted vultures and wild wolves.

After watching the whole battle, the faces of the Roman missions became more and more serious, and they felt a sense of shock for no reason.

A big city with a population of 10,000+ was captured in just one day...

"The Sasanians are no match for Qin, and neither are we!" Diocletian was shocked by the strength of Qin's army more than once.

Sometimes he couldn't understand why an army without religious beliefs would be so fearless of death.

"We all underestimated this Eastern Empire before. We can't let them annex Sasan, or our end will come!" Adjutant Carlinus said.

The Roman Empire, which once dominated the world, finally entered its period of unprecedented chaos after the end of the Severus Dynasty. It was called the "crisis of the third century" in history.

Slaves and serfs at the bottom continued to rebel against aristocratic rule.

Therefore, under the attack of the Sassanians, they have always been at a disadvantage.

However, after Aurelian of Illyria came to power, he absorbed a large number of barbarians into the Roman army, and the combat effectiveness began to increase, and gradually realized the unification of Rome.

The Sasanian offensive in the Mediterranean was to prevent the reunification of Rome and completely destroy the revival of the Romans.

At this juncture, the Great Qin moved westward, which affected the situation in the West.

Diocletian was the most dazzling rising star in the Roman army. His father was a slave. He joined the army as the son of a slave. After more than ten years of fighting, he accumulated military achievements step by step and was promoted to the captain of the personal guard of the head of the Roman Empire, Carus. Enter the highest power core of Rome.

Historically, it was he who led the brief revival of Rome, and the division of Rome into Western Rome and Byzantium was also written by him.

In the first battle in the river, the Romans, like the Sasanians, did not think highly of the Qin army, thinking that they were similar to the barbarians on the northern grasslands.

After entering Daxing, I saw the strength and prosperity of the Central Plains.

"Never become the enemy of Daqin!" Diocletian made the most correct decision in his life.

If there are another [-] to [-] Qin troops like today, I am afraid that the situation on this continent will be rewritten.

(End of this chapter)