Chapter 619: The Seljuk Empire Falls

The royal cities of the Seljuk Empire, Ögedei, Möngke, and Yelu Dashi received the battle report of the Chagatai Khanate, and Temujin and the Chagatai Khanate were defeated in the Ili River Valley with an absolute superiority in their forces.

"That guy from King Wusun, he was submissive to us, and he contributed a lot when attacking Luntai City, killing twenty or thirty thousand soldiers of Wusun Kingdom, and many Han troops fell under him, and he even made enemies of his original master, Huo An, but he didn't expect ......"

Ogedai now regrets that he did not immediately kill the king of Wusun, but used the influence of the king of Wusun to recruit the servant army of the kingdom of Wusun.

If he and Yelu Dashi had killed King Wusun in Luntai, perhaps the combined forces of Temujin and Chagatai Khanate would not have been defeated by the expeditionary forces of the Han Empire.

When the Han army crossed the Tianshan Mountains, it was definitely impossible for the strength of the army to reach hundreds of thousands, because the mountain road could not transport the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops!

"I'm afraid it's hard to revenge this revenge......"

When Yelu Dashi learned of King Wusun's betrayal, he could only say that he could not do anything.

King Wusun is now following Huo An and the princes of the Han Empire, and it is not easy to kill the betrayed King Wusun.

King Wusun's acting skills were so good that at the expense of the cavalry of Wusun Kingdom, he deceived many people.

"Speed up the siege, the Great Khan is waiting for us to return to the division!"

Wokotai looked a little anxious.

Dense Xiangyang cannons and ballistas rain down stones and ballistas on the royal city of the Seljuk Empire!

A siege warrior will provide a bonus to the already destructive Xiangyang Cannon, causing the Seljuk Empire's royal city to crumble in the bombardment.

Inside the royal city, Arp Arslan, the hero of the Seljuk Empire's royal family, defended the city with a team of Seljuk soldiers, and fell into despair in the face of the fierce bombardment of trebuchets.

Boulders and fireballs fell, hundreds of defenders were killed by trebuchets and ballistas, cracks appeared in the walls, and the morale of the defenders plummeted.

Alp's helmet was bleeding, his eyes were red, and a boulder fell less than twenty meters away from him, killing one of the guards in an instant!

The damage of trebuchets is too high!

"They have siege generals!"

As a marksman of the Seljuk Empire, Arp bent his bow and shot an Khwarazm soldier who attacked the city.

The royal city of Khorezm had fallen and had been ruled by Ögedei, and these Khorezm servants, driven by Ögedei, were like moths to a fire.

Wolf smoke filled the city, and the black smoke was mixed with the smell of paralyzing herbs, and the defenders were miserable.

As one of the top heroes of the Seljuk Empire, Arp is good at using bows and arrows, however, his archery skills alone cannot change the bad situation.

The Mongol army under the city has top siege generals, as well as top cavalry commanders, and a group of famous generals from the Ögedai Khanate and the Ilkhanate, just relying on the Seljuk Empire, may be able to deal with one khanate, but it can't stop the two khanates from joining forces.

Not to mention, the Seljuk Empire lost two battles with the Chagatai Khanate, so it lost a lot of its main cavalry and generals.

"If this continues, the royal city will not be long before it is lost! Our walls can't stop the constant bombardment of large trebuchets! ”

The Seljuk governor defending the city appealed to Arp with a face blackened by wolf smoke.

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!"

Alp shot dozens of arrows in a row, killing dozens of soldiers of the Mongol army's servant army, and his arm was numb.

Under the command of Arp, the morale of the defenders was slightly boosted, and the future candidate for the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire had good courage to dare to fight against Ogedei, Möngke and others head-on, defend the city to the death, and prevent the last city of the Seljuk Empire with a teleportation array from falling into the hands of Ogedei!

"The resistance of the Seljuks is very stubborn, it seems that in addition to the Sultan of Tugril, the Seljuk Empire has other tenacious generals, if they can serve us, then our soldiers will be sharper, like eagles in the steppe."

Möngke commanded the Persian army of servants to attack the city, and lost 10,000 people under the city, but he was unable to take the fortified city.

The Seljuks regarded their royal city as the last pillar and held on to it.

Even though the old sultan was old, there was a young man in the royal family, a young marksman, who was leading the defenders to resist the Mongol offensive.

Wokotai didn't care: "Add ten more Xiangyang cannons, and bombard them day and night for three or five days, and this city will be broken." Cracks have appeared in the walls. ”

Jerod was behind Ogedai.

Now both sides are buying time.

If Ögedai and Möngke quickly break through the most important cities of the Seljuk Empire, then they can take the Seljuk Empire's servant army and go to the Ili River Valley to support Chagatai and Temujin.

Ogedai and Meng Ge both have the characteristics of monarchs, although they are not as good as the characteristics of Temujin and Chutian, but they can still control a group of servant armies and die for themselves.

The Mongol, Khorezm, and Persian advances were repelled by the Seljuk hero Arp.

The besieging army retreated slightly, but its siege of the city was not lifted, but a large number of trebuchets, siege towers and other siege equipment were built to increase the number of siege equipment that bombarded the city.

From time to time, fireballs trailing black smoke fell, bombarded the walls, and then burst, spreading rapidly across the walls, and the defenders were busy fighting the fires and rescuing the soldiers who had been scorched by the flames.

The siege equipment of the Mongol army bombarded the city day and night, and almost all the buildings outside the city were demolished by the Mongol army, and then the stones and timber were made into stones or combustibles, and were projected into the city by trebuchets, destroying the city walls and all the fortifications.

Under a twelve-meter-high Xiangyang cannon, a Han military general hugged his chest and looked at the smoky Seljuk Empire city, the flames reflecting the fire in his eyes.

In his experience, it wasn't long before the city could not be held.

It is not possible to crack the Xiangyang Cannon unless the city has a ranged firearm unit, but no civilization has yet obtained the blueprint for the Bronze Cannon.

A Mongolian cavalryman came over: "Ögedai Khan summoned the general to come over and negotiate the capture of this city within three days." ”

The Han military generals turned and left.

On the city wall, a fireball exploded around Arp, sending debris flying, but Alp's guards blocked the rubble with their shields.

The rubble slammed into the shield with a loud sound, allowing Arp to avoid the splash damage caused by the trebuchet.

Arp looked at the trebuchet standing outside the city walls and shook his head, the walls would collapse sooner or later in the face of such siege machines.

"General, Your Majesty the Sultan, summon you and the generals to the palace."

Arp left behind the governor to defend the city, and then went to the palace with a group of Seljuk generals.

The Seljuk Sultan suddenly summoned them, there must have been something important, and it could even be related to the defense of the city.

The Sultan of Tugril of the Seljuk Empire was in his bed and summoned Arp of the Seljuk Empire and dozens of other generals.

These generals, from the diamond level to the emperor level, are all there.

Each civilization is in a different era, except for the fact that the technology is similar and requires blueprints.

The Seljuk Empire, at the end of the reign of the first Sultan Tugril.

All the generals looked to the ruler of the empire, who in his old age was defeated by the Chagatai Khanate.

If it weren't for the fact that he had met opponents like Jerodashi and Timur, or if the sultan was young, he might not have been so passive.

The gray-haired Sultan said, "Alp, come forward. ”

Alp stepped forward: "Your Majesty, is there a way to break the enemy?" ”

Sultan Tugril took Arp's hand and announced to all the Seljuk generals: "Bless Sultan Arp Arslan, the exemplary commander of all armies, and shine his banner and help him to success...... In this way, his rise will be victorious and bright. ”

All the Seljuk Empire generals who heard the old sultan's order were stunned for a moment, and then knelt down in unison.

The old sultan is about to abdicate when the city is breached!

Tugril continued: "Alp Arslan, will lead the armies, seek light in the darkness, and leave this city that is about to be reduced to a sea of fire. ”

Arp did not expect that the Sultan of Tugril would directly cede the Sultan's position to him, taking a few steps back.

The meaning of the old sultan is already obvious.

The old sultan wants him and the dozens of Seljuk Empire generals in front of him to escape from the city that is about to be captured by the Mongol army, and save the last fire for the Seljuk Empire!

Arp himself is a legendary hero with the characteristics of a monarch, plus dozens of core generals of the Seljuk Empire, as long as they are not captured by Ogedei, Mungke and others, then the Seljuk Empire can rise again at any time and recapture the royal city!

"Your Majesty, what about you?"

"A rotten body, what a pity to die."

When the old sultan finished speaking, he was silent.

Dozens of generals of the Seljuk Empire bowed their heads and fell silent.

The Seljuk Empire, as one of the three major powers in Central Asia as the "Lords", is facing the crisis of national extinction.

In the next two or three days, the Mongol army organized more troops, Xiangyang cannons, and ballistae to launch an unprecedented fierce offensive against one of the most important cities of the Seljuk Empire!

Boom Boom –

Under the attack of the Xiangyang artillery of a Han general, the huge city wall in the south of the Seljuk Empire collapsed, and the sand and dust were raised, which was seven or eight meters high, and all the defenders covered their mouths and noses, and their faces were pale.

Even though the Seljuks held on to this important city, they were still unable to stop the fierce attack of the Mongol army and collapsed!

The southern breastwork had been destroyed, the main wall had collapsed, and the defenders of the entire royal city were exposed to wolves like sheep in a ruined sheepfold.

All the soldiers of the Mongol, Khorezm, and Persian armies were waiting for orders from the commanders, Ogedai and Möngke.

As long as they were allowed to plunder the city, or even slaughter it, they could get a lot of gold, silver, and slaves from the royal cities of the wealthy Seljuk Empire.

Even the servant army, hoping to get rich from the war, had already been assimilated by the Mongol Empire.

"Plunder the city for two days, and do not slaughter it."

In the end, Ogedai and Meng Ge punished this stubbornly resisting city.

The reason why the city was not slaughtered was only to facilitate the collection of taxes in the future, as well as to recruit the servant army of the Seljuk Empire.

The Seljuk soldiers weren't that weak, but they were met with a troublesome group of opponents.

The Mongol army, the Khorezm army, and the Persian servant army, which had been allowed to sack the city, frantically attacked the city, and the fleeing Seljuk defenders were unable to effectively organize street battles, and were destroyed by the combined forces of Ögedai and Möngke.

Suddenly, a squad of cavalry broke through from the northwest gates!

The newly appointed Seljuk Sultan Arp, armed with bows and arrows, took the lead and led dozens of Seljuk generals and tens of thousands of cavalry to break through the besieging Mongol army!

Three streamers shot out, shooting and killing the Khorezm cavalry in front of him, Arp harbored national hatred and family hatred, and the force broke out, and the strings were not missing!

Behind Arp, dozens of Seljuk generals wielded Turkic knives, spears, bones, maces and other weapons, followed Arp and fought desperately!

The Khorezm servant army guarding the northwest gate did not expect that the defenders in the city would concentrate the main cavalry to break through, and were caught off guard by Arp, and thousands of Khorezm cavalry were trampled by war horses!

Arp fought bloodily with a group of Seljuk Empire generals, broke through the trenches and fences, and lost hundreds of cavalry himself.

In the upper reaches of the Syr Darya, there are even more vast steppes, and the tribes that are still effectively loyal to the Seljuk Empire, as long as they control these tribes, the Seljuk Empire still has a chance to make a comeback!

"Ogedei, Möngke, and Yelu Dashi, all of them are waiting for me, I, the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire, Alp Arslan, will avenge the loss of the country!"

Arp snaps an arrow to show his will to die!

The Khorezm generals immediately came to report to Ogedei: "A cavalry broke through and fled along the upper reaches of the Syr Darya River, and it is suspected that the main generals in the city have fled!" ”

"Yelu Dashi, you lead a force of 30,000 households to pursue and kill this cavalry, and it is best to retrieve the head of its leader."

"Yes!"

Jerodashi commanded 30,000 cavalry to hunt down the remnants of the Seljuk Empire.

The remnants of the Seljuk Empire are like weeds, and if they are not removed as soon as possible, they may become a problem in the future.

Ogedai and Möngke don't want to leave behind.

With the ability of Yelu Dashi and the strength of 30,000 households, it is easy to deal with the remnants of the Seljuk Empire with low morale.

"The Seljuk Empire, how to divide it?"

Ögedei and Möngke had a dispute over the territory of the Seljuks because of the spoils.

The Seljuks were adjacent to the territory of Khorezm, and it stands to reason that they should have been under the control of Ogedai, who ruled Khorezm.

But Meng Ge, who arrived from the Ilkhanate, also contributed to the great battle to conquer the Seljuk Empire, and the siege generals who provided bonuses for the Xiangyang cannon were also from the Ilkhanate faction, and the Ilkhanate should be able to get a piece of the pie.

"For the time being, I will rule, and when your father Tuolei is ready to destroy the Persian Empire, I will lead the combined forces of Khorezm and Seljuk to support Tuolei, how about it?"

Ogedai made a deal with Möngke.

Since the Tuo Lei faction sent troops to help Ogedai capture the Seljuk Empire, then the Ogedai faction also sent troops to help Tuo Lei capture the Persian Empire.

Previously, the khanates overestimated their own strength and fought on their own, but now these khanates realized that it was possible to conquer each civilization only if they joined forces and defeated each civilization one by one.

"Next, go to the aid of the Great Khan."