November 3rd.

The vanguard of the Maurya Kingdom, led by the royal family Bai Cheng, led 50,000 mercenaries into Bamiyan, an important town on the Persian Plateau in Suiye Province.

Bamiyan is located in the jurisdiction of Suiye Province, adjacent to the Indus River Basin. It is an important node on the Silk Road. This small city travels between the Persian Plateau and Congling, carrying the civilizations of the south, east and west.

Intersection, the first goal of the Maurya army heading north, this is here.

The Qin military captain Ma Jin who was guarding Bamiyan had about 4,000 soldiers under his command. This force was also the only force with combat effectiveness in Suiye Province besides Ji Bu's 10,000 soldiers.

.However, now they have to face an attack by an enemy that is many times larger than their own.

give up!

Ma Jin can't do it.

This is not only because his sense of military honor does not allow it, but also because once Bamiyan is lost, the Peacock Army will be able to take the Suiye City along the Bamiyan Valley all the way to the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River. If it can be done in Bamiyan

By blocking the enemy forces for a while, I believe Ji Bu will be able to more easily gather the strength of the entire province, and the reinforcements coming from the east and west will arrive before it gets cold and freezing.

Defense does not mean weakness.

Both Ji Bu and Ma Jin are generals who have experienced battles for a long time. Their age has long passed the time of impulsiveness. As long as Suiye City is not lost, the Silk Road will not be interrupted. Ma Jin, who is determined to persevere, begins to follow the path of impulsiveness.

Fortresses were built one after another along the Bamiyan Valley. The thick loess here can easily dig out caves one after another, and these caves are the natural tunnels for the Qin army to hide their troops.

The Baicheng mercenaries led by Shili were obviously not adaptable to the cold and cold climate in the north. The inherent laziness of the South Asians was fully demonstrated in the attack on Bamiyan. The four thousand Qin troops led by Ma Jin continued to block the attack.

Sri Sri's army continued to obstruct it for about ten days. It was not until November 13 that Sri Sri's army began to break through the defense line of Bamiyan's outer city.

The decline of the Baicheng mercenaries made the general Pushyami Tuo very angry. This general from the Sunga tribe originally wanted to use the hands of the Qin people to weaken the competitor Sri Li. But the current situation is that it is difficult to get off the tiger.

The weather in November is already full of wind and snow for the Amu Darya area.

South Asia has experienced years of drought and warmth, which is very different from the ice and snow in the north. After the Indian army arrived in Bamiyan, they began to fear the weather here. For ordinary soldiers, especially the mercenary soldiers of the Baicheng Kingdom.

The so-called struggle for power by the big shots has nothing to do with slaves and civilians like them. What they care about is that they can have a mouthful of food every day to fill their stomachs.

Pushyamiduo urged Sri Sri to attack the city but failed. In anger, the ambitious general decided to change the siege troops. This time, he directly sent his direct troops - the war elephant troops of the Xunjia tribe.

Like soldiers.

Elephants are a unique military species in South Asia. Huge animals like elephants are suitable for survival in tropical and subtropical jungles. They like to eat tender branches on broad-leaf branches. Indians have tamed elephants as early as around 2000 BC.

An example of elephants serving humans. The establishment of the war elephant army can be traced back to the beginning of the Mauryan Dynasty.

The elephants were huge in size and powerful, and the general defensive formation was of no use to the army of soldiers. Pushyamitra took the elephant soldiers as the forerunners, and was interested in the deterrent power of the elephants' rampage.

The city of Bamiyan.

It's just a simple earthen wall made of loess. This kind of city wall is fine against ordinary infantry, but it's not good enough against war elephants.

November 20, in Bamiyan city.

After a series of hard battles, there were still more than 2,200 Qin soldiers guarding the city. It became increasingly difficult to defend the city. Although Ma Jin made various arrangements, his troops were still not enough.

On the tower.

Ma Jin and several military princes stood on a high place, watching the enemy camp in the valley.

"Captain Ma, the attacking troops have been changed outside the city. Those cowardly Baicheng people have withdrawn. Now the ones coming up are the war elephants of the Xunjia people. Our city walls cannot withstand the impact of such big guys."

Among the military princes, a big man with a beard said worriedly.

"Bamiyan cannot abandon its defense. Even if we all die in battle, we will still be nailed here like a nail. If those brown-skinned aliens want to go to Broken Leaf City, they must first step over my body, Ma Jin. You

Everyone has heard clearly, if you are timid later, don't blame me, Ma, for being unkind?" Ma Jin's eyes widened and he shouted at Qiuxu Junhou.

"Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel, we will do our best." Hearing Ma Jin's determination to fight, all the military commanders agreed in unison with solemn expressions.

——.

Bamiyan was under siege by the enemy and Suiye Province was in emergency. Li Yuan received Ji Bu's urgent report in early November.

In the autumn of the seventeenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army was preparing for a new round of land offensive against Rome. To be honest, the Peacock Kingdom on the Indian Peninsula had the courage to confront Qin. This was something Li Yuan ignored. For this

The South Asian subcontinent is known as the third largest ethnic group in the world, but Li Yuan actually doesn't know much about it.

Rome was the most powerful Western power in the same era as Qin. Regarding its history, from famous figures such as Scipio and Major, Fabian, Marius, Pompey, Caesar, Octavius, and Antony,

There are detailed records in Western history books, but the situation in the Indian peninsula is different.

The ancient civilization born in the Ganges River Basin and the Indus River Basin is a splendid culture as famous as Egypt, China, Greece, Rome and other civilizations, but its influence has never been comparable to the first four. The reason is very simple.

There has never been a strong and lasting dynasty in the Indian peninsula. The only thing that left a deep impression on the world on this South Asian peninsula was their religion - Buddhism.

The Mauryan Dynasty once unified most of the peninsula during the Asoka period, but the time was very short-lived. After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty also declined immediately. According to the development of history, this guy Jucha was the last king. His

Death also occurred within these few years.

A country that is about to die is naturally not within Li Yuan's sight. The target of Great Qin's conquests is always aimed at the most powerful opponent. This time the Indians jumped out and wanted to bleed from the main artery of Qin, and Li Yuan naturally did not

I will never let this potential opponent go again.

The crisis in Broken Leaf City suddenly put the seemingly powerful Qin State into a dilemma.

Throughout Central Asia and the Middle East, the flames of war have begun to ignite. The differences between yellow people and white people, the differences in living habits and personal beliefs between Eastern and Western peoples cannot be eliminated in a short time. Indian Peacock

The kingdom's sudden attack was like a bomb that exploded at a certain point, detonating all the unstable factors on the long Silk Road.

On the Persian plateau, those Persians who were unwilling to lose power began to attack Qin's pavilions non-stop. On the Syrian plateau, the descendants of the Assyrians also raised the flag of resistance. Their purpose was to expel

People of Qin, restore the country of their ancestors.

The Western Regions of the Great Qin Dynasty.

There were wars everywhere. Under such a situation, although the Qin State's Western Expeditionary Forces were strong in strength, if they did not withdraw their troops from the European front lines, there would be insufficient troops to return to Suiye City and quell the wars in various provinces.

Mid November.

After Li Yuan urgently summoned his counselors and generals to discuss, he issued an emergency order in Xin'an City. The 80,000-strong westward marching army led by Luo Jia and Cao Xin, together with the 20,000 mercenaries of the Thracian general Spartacus, continued

Guarding Macedonia and the Greek peninsula; at the same time, the Han Xin Army, which was oppressing the Germans and Saxons on the northern front, continued to maintain its pressure on the Nordic peoples, striving to squeeze the northern barbarians toward the Roman border as soon as possible.

At the same time, about 60,000 soldiers were mobilized from the second line to form a return army. This support army included a group of young generals such as Yang Yu, Zhou Ping, Han Anguo, Feng Tang, and Li Shang. They were directly led by Li Yuan himself.

Command, prepare to cross the Persian Plateau, follow the route that Alexander the Great took when he captured the Indus River, and outflank the Mauryan Dynasty's retreat.

It is also impolite to come and go without reciprocating.
Chapter completed!