mtl008 Chapter 398: Instantly reduced to ashes
Chapter 398: Instantly reduced to ashes
The artillery bombardment continued.
The thick smoke obscured the view, and tragic screams and shouts filled the battlefield.
.......
Ten minutes later, the shelling finally ended.
When the smoke cleared, the scene before us could only be described as apocalyptic, shocking.
The Persian army's camp had been completely reduced to scorched earth, with corpses scattered all over the ground and blood staining the earth red.
Corpses lay on the ground, some only half of them were left.
The entire camp was like purgatory, extremely tragic.
Unfortunately, Kress was hit by artillery fire and his body was completely destroyed, leaving the enemy army without a commander in an instant.
"kill!"
At this time, the Daqian infantry and cavalry armies finally launched a charge.
One of them rushed towards the camp from the front and the other from the side.
At this time, there were still many Persian soldiers alive.
But they had already been knocked unconscious by the bombardment and their fighting spirit had been destroyed.
Faced with the fierce charge, most of the Daqian infantry stood there in a daze, not moving.
Only a few soldiers remained conscious and resisted, but it was of no avail.
In just a short moment, the Daqian infantry broke into the enemy camp.
"kill!"
The Daqian soldiers roared, wielded their weapons and madly attacked the Persian soldiers.
After just one encounter, the enemy was completely defeated, and a large number of Persian soldiers abandoned their weapons and fled in a panic.
But they couldn't escape at all. The Daqian cavalry had already surrounded them from the flank and blocked all the Persian soldiers.
"kill!"
"puff"
A Persian soldier was stabbed to death by a spear piercing his chest.
"Pfft."
With one blow of the sword, a Persian soldier was killed.
Blood was all over the ground.
This situation happens every moment on the battlefield.
The killing did not end until the Persian soldiers completely lost their fighting spirit and surrendered.
The battle was over in less than an hour.
The Persian army suffered nearly 400,000 casualties and 600,000 captured.
After the battle, the Daqian infantry was responsible for collecting the spoils, and the cavalry was responsible for collecting the prisoners and driving them to an open area for imprisonment.
"No, why is this happening?"
"My million-strong army was defeated just like that?"
Seeing his army defeated, the Persian emperor who was watching the battle on the city wall almost collapsed to the ground, watching all this with red eyes.
At this moment, he really felt panic.
Daqian defeated his million-strong army solely by relying on large-scale artillery. This was something he could never have imagined and could not accept.
If the army outside the city is completely wiped out, the capital will inevitably fall next.
Because there were only 300,000 defenders in the city, and he was completely unable to resist the Daqian artillery.
The city walls were completely vulnerable to artillery fire.
Dozens of nobles who were watching the battle on the city wall were equally terrified.
They trembled all over as they watched the tragic scene of Daqian's iron hooves trampling and blood flowing under the city wall.
Especially when they saw the corpses of Persian soldiers being dragged by the Daqian infantry, they were even more frightened.
They never imagined that Daqian was so powerful.
And then, don’t even think about it, the capital city will definitely not be able to be defended.
If the city is broken, they will definitely not escape disaster!
"Your Majesty, why don't we run? Let's retreat before Daqian lays siege to the city!"
At this moment, a noble stood up and said.
"Yes, the Daqian artillery fire is too strong, we can't resist it at all, staying here will mean death!"
"Your Majesty, please retreat immediately!"
"Run, Your Majesty!"
Many Persian nobles pleaded.
"Retreat? Hahahahaha, do you really think you can get away?"
Upon hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor laughed heartily: "Didn't you see that a group of Daqian cavalrymen just circled the city and went behind us?"
"What do you think this cavalry is doing? Aren't they trying to block our retreat?"
"Want to run? Can you run away?"
His Majesty the Emperor taunted.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Indeed, a group of Daqian cavalry just passed by.
"What to do? What should we do now?"
"Is there nothing we can do but sit and wait for death?"
Many Persian nobles said in panic.
"Humph, what's wrong with just sitting there and waiting to be killed? At worst, I can fight them to the death."
"At this point, do you have any other solution?"
"You can only fight the enemy with all your might, maybe you can survive!"
His Majesty the Emperor gritted his teeth, looking as if he was ready to risk his life.
"But we can't beat them at all!"
"Or, Your Majesty, let us surrender!"
"If you surrender to Daqian, you might be able to save your life."
A noble suggested
"Yes, surrender should be possible. The Arabs are an example!"
Everyone agreed.
"You want to surrender?"
Hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Yes, we want to surrender to Daqian, and we hope Your Majesty will grant our request!" The nobles looked at each other and said one after another.
"Okay, if you want to surrender, I won't stop you. You can leave now."
"I only give you half a day. If you don't leave the capital within half a day, you will live and die with me!"
His Majesty the Emperor said in a cold tone.
His face was extremely gloomy, and he looked at everyone with eyes full of resentment.
If these guys hadn't torn Persia apart, how could Persia not be a match for Daqian?
Now not only is the enemy at the gates, but the country is about to be destroyed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor agreed, everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him and prepared to leave.
However, just as they were about to leave, they heard a cold order from His Majesty the Emperor behind them.
"Come on, kill them."
As soon as he finished speaking, a team of imperial guards on the city wall rushed over.
"bang bang bang"
In the blink of an eye, these imperial guards slaughtered all the Persian nobles.
These nobles fell in a pool of blood without even reacting.
"hehe!"
"Since you dare to betray me, you can't blame me for being so cruel!"
Looking at the pile of corpses on the ground, His Majesty the Emperor showed a mocking expression on his face.
He had been patient for a long time and had long wanted to kill these nobles, but he was afraid of their large army outside the city.
But now he doesn't have to worry about it.
Because the army outside the city had been completely wiped out.
"Pass the order down, arrest their families immediately, and execute them all once they are apprehended!"
"Distribute all the confiscated property to all soldiers!"
Soon His Majesty the Emperor issued an order.
For a time, all the mansions, estates, and shops of these nobles in the capital were blocked and looted.
All family members were arrested and executed.
A storm swept through the capital in an instant, causing panic among the people.
.......
On the other side, outside the capital.
The Daqian soldiers have already cleaned up the battlefield and put all the equipment and food into storage.
The bodies of the soldiers were burned in batches to prevent the spread of the plague.
There were nearly 300,000 corpses, and the scene of thousands of dead bodies burning together was extremely spectacular.
Thick black smoke rose into the sky, and the smell of burning was extremely strong and made people dizzy and smelly.
So much so that the Daqian soldiers not far away couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses, frowning.
The taste is really stimulating.