Chapter 317: The Fall of Another Dynasty
The gunners had no distractions, and in the face of the enemy who came like a flock of sheep, all their attention was on the flintlock muskets.
Three rounds of shooting.
In fact, at the time of the third round of shooting, there were not many Ladakhi soldiers in front of the formation, and when the gunners in the back fired again, they either fired bullets at the soldiers who were about to flee at the rear, or at the wounded soldiers on the ground.
The gunners are reloading their ammunition, and the Ladakhi soldiers on the opposite side are not yet killed, and they may attack again at any time, so they must be prepared.
Sangganjang did not attack again, and the horses of Ladakh seemed to know Sengnanje's thoughts, shaking their heads and tails one by one, pointing their front hooves to the ground, and from time to time they raised their heads to the sky and let out a mournful roar.
"It's not good, the enemy is going to run away." Mu Qiyuan decisively ordered the soldiers to wave the order flag.
The cavalry on both sides had been waiting impatiently, and if they had to wait any longer, they might not be able to kill a single enemy, and when they saw the Lingqi, they were like flintlock bullets, and pounced on the last thousand cavalry of Senganandje.
Where did Sengnantje dare to fight in close combat, he turned his horse's head, took the rest of the cavalry, and fled towards Ladakh, and the Ming army behind him pursued closely.
However, the road to Ladakh was rugged, with endless trails and dangerous roads, and the Ming army did not know geography, so in the end Senganjan fled back to Ladakh with hundreds of cavalry.
Mu Qiyuan originally had no intention of attacking Ladakh, and before he came to Ali in Uszang, he hadn't even heard of the name Ladakh, and since Senganang Nanjie crossed the border to attack, he planned to accompany him to the end.
He personally led Liu Zhenyu's division of the 55th Division, and under the guidance of the Ladakh troops and the local people, he entered Ladakh from Barigas.
Ladakh is located in the southeast of Kashmir, with the Karakoram Mountains in the east, the Himalayas and Kashmir Mountains in the west, and the Xindu River (now the Indus River) passing through it, which is a narrow strip of land between the Karakoram Mountains and the Himalayas, leading to the Western Regions in the northwest and connecting Uszambi in the southeast.
What Mu Qiyuan didn't know was that in the history of later generations, Ladakh was subordinate to Indian-controlled Kashmir, and India and Pakistan fought here, because Ladakh was the only channel for India to enter the Western Regions, and now the Mowl Dynasty in the Indian subcontinent does not care about Ladakh, because it still occupies Pakistan and Afghanistan, and there is a passage in the direction of the Western Regions.
Mu Qiyuan pursued Sengangjie north along the Lachu River, and two days later, the army reached Mangyu, the capital of Ladakh.
Located on the north bank of the upper reaches of the Rachu River, Mangyu (Leh in present-day Kashmir) is a river valley in the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush.
Towering mountains, green meadows, blue skies, and flowing rivers......
It's a paradise.
The arrival of the Ming army soon broke the tranquility and tranquility of this paradise, as a soldier, during the war, Mu Qiyuan had no intention of appreciating the scenery of the enemy country, and after arriving in Mangyu, he immediately commanded the soldiers, surrounded Mangyu, and completely lost contact with the outside world.
The artillery of the Ming army was too bulky, and the rear army transporting the artillery did not arrive in Mangyu for the time being, Mu Qiyuan did not attack Mangyu in the way of a cloud ladder, and he did not have a cloud ladder, he was waiting for artillery.
It was five days before the artillery of the Ming army was delivered to Mangyu.
Mu Qiyuan, who had been waiting for too long, immediately set up artillery outside the South City Gate.
The defenders in the city were less than 2,000, except for the 1,000 soldiers who had stayed in the city, mainly the hundreds of cavalry who fled back with Sengenang Nanjie from Zaburang, and those soldiers who had seen the Ming army's artillery in the Guge area were already trembling in the city, but Sengernanjie, who had never seen artillery, still tried in vain to rely on the walls of Mangyu to make a final resistance.
The Ming army pursued him so quickly, and in his heart, there was no longer the anger of losing a child, only the fear of the Ming army.
Mu Qiyuan didn't let Sege Nanjie fear for long, and the south gate of Mangyu City soon collapsed in a large area under the artillery fire of the Ming army.
Extremely surprised, Sengnangye did not let his soldiers die, and this time, he obeyed the Jianyì of Nankabugon, and when the Ming army entered the city, he acquiesced in the surrender of the soldiers.
Senganjie was in a daze, his heart was empty, anyway, there was no fear, when the Ming soldiers tied him up, he neither fled nor resisted, he just felt that he was free.
Manjushri had already arranged a destination for him, and since this was the will of heaven, why should he go against the heavens?
Along with Sengenanje, who were tied up by the Ming army, there were also Nankabugun and Gaga Zamba, Nankabugun was much more sober than Sengenange, and he asked to meet Mu Qiyuan, the commander of the Ming army.
Hearing that Nankabugun was a member of Ladakh and a veteran of the Four Dynasties, Mu Qiyuan made an exception to meet him in the temporary military camp.
"See General Mu." Nankabugun was tied all over his body and couldn't kneel, so he had to bow down and salute Mu Qiyuan.
"Nanka is a veteran of the four dynasties in Ladakh," Mu Qiyuan motioned for him to sit down, but did not untie him, "I heard that Nanka is going to see me, I don't know why?" β
"General Mu, the old man has something unclear, I hope General Mu will advise." Nanka Bugun glanced at Mu Qiyuan, and seeing that Mu Qiyuan was also looking at him, he quickly looked away.
Mu Qiyuan's eyes were still on Nankabugon's face, he didn't know what Nankabugun didn't understand, the war was nearing the end, Ladakh was about to destroy the country, before Nankabugun didn't show his hole cards, Mu Qiyuan was still very polite: "If Nanka has anything to say about politics, you might as well say it directly." β
"Then forgive the old man for being unreasonable," Nanka Bugun hesitated for a moment, but finally set his eyes on Mu Qiyuan, "General Mu, Ladakh has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Ladakh did not offend the Ming Dynasty, why did the Ming Dynasty innocently raise troops to attack?" β
"Is South Carolina participating in politics questioning General Ben?" Although Mu Qiyuan expected that Nankabugong would ask some questioning words, he didn't expect him to ask so directly.
"The old man doesn't dare, the old man is not asking General Mu, it's just that the Mangyu of the capital of Ladakh was broken by the Ming army, and the old man was unhappy, so he asked," Nanka Bugun lowered his head, which was regarded as a gift to Mu Qiyuan, "If there is anything wrong with Ladakh, please General Mu point it out, and the old man will definitely persuade my king to correct any behavior that displeases Daming."
Mu Qiyuan sneered in his heart, sure enough, he was the elder of the Four Dynasties, the old spicy ginger, it was clear that Ladakh no longer existed, what else to talk about correcting, could it be that a dead man would correct his mistakes? "Nanka participates in politics, this general thinks that you are a lot old, so you treat you with courtesy, how dare you beat a rake?"
"The old man doesn't dare."
"Don't you really dare?" Mu Qiyuan stared at Nankabugong until he lowered his head and looked at his thighs, "Is the Ming army really innocent?" Don't you, the patriarch of the Four Dynasties, know the intention of Sengangjie to lead his army to Ali? β
"General Mu, with all due respect, my king is a little impulsive, but that's because the crown prince died under the fire of the Ming army, and the Ladakh royal family lost its inheritance, and my king lost his mind for a while, so he made inappropriate moves, but Ladakh has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, how could General Mu capture my king?"
When it comes to fighting, Mu Qiyuan is the prince of the country, and he thinks that he is not inferior to Nanka Bugun, but Ladakh is about to destroy the country, and he still has a lot of things to do, he does not want to have a fight with Nanka Bugun here, "What the Ming army does, how to do it, there is no need for South Carolina to participate in politics, this general and ask South Carolina what time to participate in politics, as the ultimate of our conversation, I hope to participate in politics and have a good reference." β
"General Mu, please speak, the old man listens."
"South Carolina participates in politics, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Ladakh is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but for hundreds of years, Ladakh has sent people to meet the Ming Dynasty? How much tribute has been paid? Even the 'Oris General's Mansion' set up by the Ming Dynasty in the Ladakh region has long existed in name only, what did Ladakh do for the Ming Dynasty? β
"This ......"
"Taking a step back, even if Ladakh is still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but Senge Nanjie actually sent troops to attack the Ming army, shouldn't he destroy the country?"
Hearing the words "destroy the country", Nankabugun trembled, and he immediately stabilized his figure, "General Mu, that's because my king lost his son......"
"Don't talk about losing a son, even losing a father, and you shouldn't attack the Ming army," Mu Qiyuan interrupted Nankabugun's explanation, "Ladakh is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Guge Dynasty is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Ladakh dared to destroy the Guge Dynasty without the permission of the Ming Dynasty, and the general kindly persuaded Yingda Botilangu to withdraw from the army, who knew that he didn't know what to do and refused to retreat, such a person would not die, and he would become the king of Ladakh in the future, which was also the scourge of the Ming Dynasty." β
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"Since you have done something wrong, you have to accept the punishment, the Great Tomorrow soldiers are here, and it will be in vain for you to wake up again," Mu Qiyuan didn't intend to pay attention to Nanka Bugun's nonsense at all, "If Nanka participates in politics and cherishes the friendship between Ladakh and Daming, he should desperately advise Senganjie when he raises troops to march eastward, but Nanka's participation in politics is in vain as a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and he will only say some useless crazy words when the Great Tomorrow army breaks the city." β
"General Mu doesn't know, my king's plan to raise troops, the old man has already advised in every way."
"Whether Nanka participated in politics or not, General Ben doesn't care, General Ben only knows that Senge Nanjie still raised troops against it."
"This ......," Nankabugun hesitated, "what does General Mu plan to do with Ladakh and my king?" β
"Anyone who opposes the Ming Dynasty is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and when the Ming army arrives, they will trample on all the cities to show the power of the Heavenly Empire."
"General Mu, my king is out of his mind, and the old man has nothing to say, the old man implores the general for the sake of the people's innocence, please don't hurt the people."
"Haha, South Carolina is not good at participating in politics, the Ming army has newly entered Ladakh, how do you know who is a soldier and who is a citizen? Besides, aren't soldiers recruited from among the people? Could it be that when the Ming army arrives here, it will leave a disaster for itself? β
Nankabugun's whole body trembled, his old body could no longer control the loose muscles in his body, and it took him a long time before he regained his ability to speak, "General, if the old man asks the defenders in Dabolu and Bidi City to surrender to the Ming army, will the Ming army stop killing?" β
Mu Qiyuan glanced at Nankabugun deeply, and he had infinite sympathy for Nankabugun, "If the entire territory of Ladakh surrenders to the Ming army, the Ming army will naturally not kill again." β
"Okay, the old man will do his best for Ladakh and Daming."