"The National Defense Forces on the other side haven't attacked yet, what are they waiting for?"
The garrison of Samarkand was Abdumat Quli, the eldest son of Imam Quli.
Samarkand has always been his residence, and he also relied on this place to hold a high position in the royal family and gain an advantage in the fight for the throne.
But it also brought about a negative consequence.
When Samarkand was besieged by the IDF, despite the imam's strict order, reinforcements were sent to various places for rescue. But other princes used various excuses to delay, obviously with the purpose of watching the fun.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful the empire is, it will only disintegrate from within.
Abdulmat was not very worried about Chui.
He has been guarding Cu for thirty years and has dealt with countless heavy burdens.
Samarkand has been continuously fortified and is definitely the most powerful city in the world.
Although the previous offensive by the National Defense Forces frightened the Bukhara people, they held on.
The only thing that puzzled him was that after the National Defense Forces launched an attack, there was no movement for five years.
Don’t the National Defense Forces know that they are fighting in a foreign land, and the longer they delay, the more likely things will happen?
What he was thinking was that even though several 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 logistics supply of the National Defense Forces, won't this battle be won?
In fact, Abdulmat's other brothers did attack the logistics 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 lines were strictly protected.
On the surface, it seems that there are only a few security guards protecting the logistics along the way. But in fact, the Third Cavalry Division cruises on the supply line, chasing down the enemy at any time with its strong mobility.
The Bukhara people just ignored this point. As a result, during the sneak attack on Jizakeng, two light cavalry regiments of the 3rd Cavalry Division suddenly came out of the mountains and made dumplings.
More than 40,000 Bukhara people were wiped out, and other resistance forces were completely suppressed.
So for more than a month, the people of Bukhara no longer dared to pry into the logistics supply lines of the National Defense Forces.
It was precisely because of the strong and powerful protection that Zuo Xuanyan was able to adjust his tactics leisurely.
This time, the re-attacking National Defense Forces gave the Bukhara people a huge surprise.
Although it still started with the roar of heavy artillery, the Wehrmacht's attack was completely different.
When the infantry rushed to the front of the trench, the Bukharians emerged and shot arrows according to the last tactic. What turned out to be a wall of shields, blocking most of the arrows.
As for the arrows thrown by the Bukhara people, although they passed over the shields, the defense forces were not very afraid.
Some brave soldiers even stretched their heads over and caught the arrows with their helmets.
How can a steel helmet that is rolled into one piece be penetrated by an iron arrow?
Bukhara Rao's bows and arrows did not achieve the expected effect, and the National Defense Forces were able to attack closer.
At thirty meters, the grenades began to take off.
This time it was not just sporadic grenades. The Wehrmacht sent out more than two thousand grenades, almost completely covering the entire trench.
There were only constant roars and screams in the trenches, scarlet blood mixed with soil flying into the air, and then there was deathly silence.
Taking this opportunity, some soldiers in heavy armor pushed aside their shields and bravely jumped into the trench.
Some Bukhara people who avoided the grenades quickly fired arrows and swung their swords upon seeing this, trying to kill these few soldiers.
It's a pity that these soldiers are not holding minie rifles with bayonets, but shotguns with an ammunition capacity of eight rounds.
The heavy armor on their bodies cannot be penetrated even by bows and arrows.
For a moment, a violent storm swept through the trenches, and countless steel balls ravaged every corner like raindrops.
The trenches were cleared in a short time.
The Bukhara people did not fight back.
From the trenches at the rear, many stones and giant crossbows suddenly flew out, hitting the people of the National Defense Force who were still on the ground.
The iron shield was hit by stones, and the soldiers behind immediately broke their bones and tendons, fell down wailing, 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 completely shattered, exposing the soldiers here.
Unfortunately, the Bukhara people in the front trenches have been cleared away and there is no way to make up for the damage. The Wehrmacht soldiers are safe.
On the contrary, the giant crossbow does a lot of damage.
Except for the iron shield, all the wooden shields were penetrated, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers behind.
But there are also some fortunate readings.
Some soldiers were hit in the chest by huge crossbows and their whole bodies were knocked away.
I thought I was completely dead, but it turned out that 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 the chest.
Although one protective steel plate after another cannot cover everything, as long as the arrow hits it, it can protect the body.
The power of the giant crossbow was too great, so the person was knocked unconscious, but the injury was not fatal.
"Mortar, find the enemy's long-range weapon."
Zheng Chenggong saw it clearly and quickly ordered.
The speed of the trebuchet and giant crossbow is relatively slow, and the trajectory can be seen clearly.
The mortar quickly locked onto the target, no longer pursuing accuracy, and directly covered it.
Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the smoke was filled with dust, wood chips were flying everywhere, and there were many broken limbs. At the same time, there were no more rocks or giant crossbows coming.
It started well, and the morale of the 14th Regiment was greatly boosted. The soldiers followed the shotguns that opened the way, jumped into the trenches one after another, and began to extend towards the front.
The Bukhara people's attempt to use the winding and narrow terrain of the trenches to limit the firepower of the Wehrmacht ultimately came to nothing.
With trench killers like shotguns at the front, the Bukhara people became lambs to be slaughtered.
In the narrow trench, shotguns swept violently, creating a terrifying river of blood.
This time, the Bukhara people finally could not hold on to the first line of defense.
They fled one after another and retreated to the second adjacent line of defense.
Just when Zheng Chenggong was about to lead his troops to continue the pursuit, the order to stop the fighting came.
The 14th Regiment slowly subsided, the fanaticism and irritability dissipated, and the soldiers gradually sobered up.
Looking at the trench that I had already captured, I felt like I was in another world.
How difficult it was the first time before, how easy it is this time. Under the strong contrast, it is quite an unreal blessing.
But no matter what, it turns out that the tactics of brainstorming and improvement are really useful.
Now the National Defense Forces finally have strong confidence in capturing Samarkand and eliminating the Bukhara Khanate.
In contrast, at the top of the city of Samarkand, after Abdulmat learned that the first line of defense was lost, he was speechless for a long time, and the muscles on his face could not help but beat.
