"Since ancient times, powerful people have all perished within, not outside."
Standing in front of the temple, watching his subordinates retreating step by step, Abdulmat was filled with grief and anger.
He always felt that as long as the brothers were willing to rescue, Samarkand would be able to hold it.
With the strength of the city alone, it was able to defend the city for two full months.
But unfortunately, Imam Quli could not hear his voice, and neither could the other brothers.
The city walls of Samarkand were blown open, and the Wehrmacht began fighting house by house with the Bukhara people.
The Bukhara people are very familiar with the city and they want to use the complex terrain to resist.
The National Defense Forces were very barbaric.
Once they encounter complex terrain, they simply don't dispatch easily and directly summon heavy weapons.
Rifle artillery was pushed into the city and leveled to bombard the houses.
Even the city walls can't stop the cannonballs, let alone the mere houses.
The National Defense Forces flattened a street in a hurry, leaving the Bukhara people with nowhere to hide, and they were all killed by gunfire.
In addition to the streets within the city, the battle on the city walls was equally fierce.
The Bukhara people also understood that once they lost the commanding heights of the city wall, the city could only be suppressed and attacked.
Therefore, they stood firm and pushed people's heads upwards with all their strength.
But what's the use?
As long as the National Defense Forces climb the city wall, the outcome is actually determined.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force built sandbags on the city wall, hid behind and opened fire wantonly at the charging Bukhara people.
Anyway, the road on the city wall is so wide, there is no possibility for the Bukhara people to outflank them.
The Bukhara people followed suit and got shields to block bullets, but they couldn't block grenades!
There are also rocket launchers, which explode a large area, making the cleanup work of the National Defense Forces very smooth.
In just one morning, the National Defense Forces completely captured the east wall.
The snipers were in position and began to target the enemies in the city.
Any Bukharian who showed up on the streets with weapons was hunted.
Under heavy casualties, the Bukhara people no longer dared to break out of the bunker.
But if they hide in the house, they will be eaten away bit by bit by the National Defense Forces, gradually losing a large area.
"Luo Shuncai, your platoon will take down that place."
Zheng Chenggong was always on the front line, directing operations nearby.
His leading role made the 14th Regiment very brave and rushed to the forefront of the entire army.
The front was controlled by the Bukhara people.
This is the corner of a street, surrounded by tall buildings. As a result, the firepower on the city wall cannot support it, and the infantry and artillery will not be able to support it for a while.
Zheng Chenggong was not one to be intimidated by difficulties and began to think of his own solutions.
Luo Shuncai did not hesitate.
"Those in the third row, follow me!"
A platoon of soldiers broke away from the main force, crossed the street under the cover of strong firepower, and reached the back of the building.
The roof of this building was dominated by Bukhara archers, and there was also a parapet, which really caused a lot of trouble for the 14th Regiment.
The 14th Regiment will not be able to advance unless it is pulled out here.
Arriving under the house, Luo Shuncai immediately made arrangements.
The first team attacked the inside of the house, the second team captured the high point next to it to suppress fire, and he personally led the third team to storm the roof.
The Bukhara people also discovered them and shot arrows downwards with all their strength.
Because of the height difference, the third row was unable to fight back for a moment.
At the same time, fierce gunfire erupted inside the house. Apparently the Bukhara people also had an ambush inside the house, and the first team encountered Lin Kang.
Luo Shuncai was also a veteran with rich combat experience. When he saw that he couldn't afford it, he started thinking.
"Throw up the smoke bomb."
The roof is about thirty meters above the ground, and soldiers with strong arms can throw grenades up there.
However, the buildings above are solid, and ordinary grenades may not have any killing effect. Luo Shuncai decided to throw smoke bombs to block the enemy's vision.
Three smoke bombs were thrown up. After a while, white smoke began to fill the air, accompanied by strong coughing sounds from the Bukhara people.
"Put up a ladder."
Luo Shuncai seized the opportunity and took action immediately.
After the ladder was set up, he was the first to rush up.
Just after climbing halfway, his head poked out from above, and at the same time he drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
At that moment, at that moment, Luo Shuncai immediately pulled the trigger.
The shotgun fires three bullets in a short period of time, and there is no need to pursue accuracy. It covers the school.
Sure enough, the people above screamed, covered their faces and fell down.
However, this also attracted the attention of the other defenders, who rushed over one after another.
Just when they were about to make a move, gunfire suddenly erupted from the rooftop opposite. It turned out that the second team finally climbed up and started suppressing fire.
Under the fierce musket fire, the Bukhara people lost their advantage.
Luo Shuncai took the opportunity to speed up his climb. When he was about to touch the roof, he cleverly threw his hat up first.
Sure enough, while the hat was still in the air, several spears rushed over.
Just seeing that the stab was empty, the Bukhara people couldn't help but wonder.
In such a short gap, Luo Shun seized it tightly.
His legs were like a mantis, full of strength, and he jumped directly from the ladder into the air, and at the same time shot out the remaining five shotguns in one go.
But it was enough, sweeping away the enemies in front of him.
The enemy in the distance did not wait for support, and others in the third row followed.
The shotgun clears the way for free and cleans the roof directly.
The wooden door on the side was pushed open, and the soldiers immediately turned their guns around, and it was the captain of the first team who emerged.
Being pointed at so many guns at once made him feel chilly.
"Platoon leader, it's clean inside."
Only then did Luo Shun feel a little weak in his legs.
"Send a message to the regiment leader and you can move forward."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the National Defense Forces reached the center of the city, and the Bukhara people were completely defeated.
When the temple was surrounded by raging fire, everyone understood that Abdulmat had chosen to die with the city.
The western city of Samarkand, the eastern gateway of the Bukhara Khanate, officially fell into the hands of the empire.
On the other side of Bukhara, Imam Quli panicked after learning the news.
He quickly ordered the capital to be moved.
The princes and nobles of the Bukhara Khanate packed up their belongings and mourned all the way to Dashagoz.
It was the last oasis in the Bukhara Khanate and the last hope.
But Zuo Xuanyan was not prepared to give the Bukhara people a chance to breathe.
After the Battle of Samarkand, she left the 108th Security Division in charge of local clean-up. The large troops did not take any rest and went straight to Bukhara.
As a result, no resistance was encountered along the way, and the city of Bukhara fell without a fight.
Everyone had a premonition that the Bukhara Khanate was losing its morale.
This big country that dominates the Western Region is just a frog in the well, and the gap in strength between it and the empire is really huge.
The rest of the Western Region forces looked here with wide eyes.
When they saw that the empire was easily going to destroy the Bukhara Khanate, they all became frightened.
The Safavid dynasty was extremely well-behaved and did not dare to take the opportunity to invade the territory of the Bukhara Khanate.
Only the Kazakh Khanate felt the chill to the bone.
At the same time, the Russian envoy also arrived.
Facing the empire's powerful military front, holding together for warmth became their only choice.
