Chapter 660: Amin's Doubts!
Li Yan used his life to defend his dignity and the dignity of the Ming Dynasty.
After his death, Wang Xin, a soldier in charge of communications, also pulled the palm thunder and stuffed it into the telegraph transmitter.
This is what he learned in the first lesson of his telegraph training, that is, to be a qualified correspondent, even if you die, you must die with your equipment.
However, Wang Xin clearly overestimated himself, and he only completed half of what his teacher taught, destroying the transmitter. When he picked up the gun and aimed it at himself, he couldn't pull the trigger.
His brief hesitation was immediately stopped by the wolf-like Timurid soldiers.
Although Wang Xin regretted falling into the hands of the enemy, he regretted that he did not commit suicide neatly.
But if God gave him another chance, he would probably have that moment of hesitation.
Because he was really unwilling, his wife pulled him up with hard work, and he didn't have a good day. Seeing that he could return to China to receive rewards after pacifying the Western Regions, how could he be willing to die......
However, if you surrender, you can't go back, right?
Wang Xin thought.
Timur's soldiers soon brought Wang Xin to Timur's side.
Wang Xin is not the only Ming soldier alive on the battlefield, and Wang Xin is the only one who may be called an officer. The rest were ordinary soldiers, or naturalized steppe cavalry.
The army of the Ming Dynasty was divided into several levels, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Guard must be the first rank. They can freely choose between several types of troops, such as firearms, artillery, communications, etc. As long as the ability is enough, at least you can mix a captain, even a chief, and so on.
The second is the southwestern native soldiers, because they accepted Wang Hua early, they can touch some firearms and become a second-echelon firecracker.
Again, the naturalized Mengyuan and Chagatai people, who themselves are nomads, and can only act as cavalry for escort when they enter the Ming army, or as a ranger for reconnaissance.
Timur fought several battles with the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally knew who was the most valuable on the battlefield.
Therefore, he didn't even bother to look at the Mengyuan cavalry who just changed their outfits, and ordered someone to detain them and finish the matter.
But as long as there are living Ming people on the battlefield, even if they are half-dead, they will be rescued with all their might.
It's just because these people have mastered the most proficient firearm manipulation techniques, as well as the sophisticated firearms that can use the Ming Dynasty.
"Be kind to the Ming soldiers, and no one is allowed to treat them harshly or insult them."
"Yes!"
Timur gave this order in front of Wang Xin, and after Wang Xin saw his kindness, he looked at Wang Xin with a smile.
"I am the Sultan of Timur, can you introduce yourself?"
"Wang Xin!"
"Very good name, I remember that the letter word is very important in your Ming culture, there is a saying, people do not stand without faith?"
"Yes!"
"You think you blew up a wooden box before you were caught?"
"Yes!"
"What is the wooden box for?"
Wang Xin closed his mouth tightly when he heard this, and he didn't intend to confide a word.
However, Timur was not annoyed, and just looked at Wang Xin with a smile.
"If I guessed correctly, that thing should be your tool for contacting the Ming Emperor, right?"
"What's the call?"
When Wang Xin saw that Timur had accurately called out the name of the telegram, he opened his eyes in surprise, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, Timur laughed and laughed.
"Your Daming has done a good job of secrecy, I have been asking for a lot of money for so many years, but I haven't even asked for a single accessory."
Wang Xin snorted coldly when he heard this.
"It's useless!"
"Even if you get the transmitter, you can't use it, the mystery of this thing is not something you can understand at all!"
Timur nodded honestly when he heard this.
"yes!"
"We are too far away from Da Ming, Da Ming has long been prosperous like heaven, and we are still kneeling in the dust."
"It's just that I'm curious, Daming is already so rich and prosperous, why do you want to compete with a group of ants?"
The group of ministers behind Timur all changed color when they heard this.
Their pearls are just as strong, and their people are just as extraordinary.
Why does Your Majesty degrade himself so much and exalt others?
Compared with the incomprehension of the minister on Timur's side, Wang Xin's side was even more puzzled.
Because he didn't know why Da Ming took a fancy to this land, with his knowledge in the Western Regions in the past few years, this land was not worth Da Ming's experience to conquer.
But he doesn't need to understand, as a soldier he just needs to obey.
Timur looked at Wang Xin, who was also confused, shook his head in disappointment, and looked at the people around him.
"Stay and heal the wounds, treat him well, I have a lot of use for this person!"
"Yes!"
When Wang Xin was taken down, Timur took a group of ministers and generals to visit the battlefield.
"In order to eliminate the 20,000 Ming army, we invested 300,000 troops before and after, and we were unintentionally and unintentionally, surrounded on all sides, and finally paid more than 100,000 casualties to be able to wipe out more than 20,000 people......
"Your Majesty, you can't blame us for not being brave, it's really that Daming's firearms are too sharp."
"Their rate of fire is faster than ours, their range is farther than ours, and their accuracy is higher than ours, so what can we do to fight them!"
"And their artillery, some are dedicated to siege, some are for infantry, and some are for cavalry."
"Even in the dark of night, their artillery is very sharp, bringing us very heavy casualties!"
Timur listened to the cries of the generals under his hand and smiled bitterly.
"I don't mean to blame you, yesterday I watched your battle, and each of you was very brave, regardless of life and death, so that you have today's great victory."
Timur's uttering of the word "great victory" can be regarded as completely defining the nature of this great war.
They won, and it was a big victory!
Although 300,000 against 20,000, with more than 100,000 dead and wounded, they still won a big victory!
When many of Timur's generals heard this, they finally put their hanging hearts in their stomachs.
Your Majesty just admit it!
Timur sighed faintly and said.
"I'm just thinking about how we can defeat the Ming and drive them out of our land......"
The generals behind Timur closed their mouths when they heard this, even the most eloquent Alimuyad had no idea of speaking, only Timur's eldest grandson Ma Heima had a confident face.
"Grandfather, didn't we capture the Ming army and capture so many firearms!"
"Let's order the craftsmen to imitate it with all their might, and then let the captives teach us how to use firearms, let's train for a few years, accumulate for a few years, and we can always find a chance to defeat Daming!"
Timur looked at the high-spirited eldest grandson with a doting smile on his face.
"It's worthy of my most valued grandson, and I'm very glad that you can have this ambition."
"But I'm afraid that the pearl has little time left for me, and the responsibility of driving the Ming out of our land will have to be handed over to you......"
As soon as Timur's words came out, everyone's faces showed a gloomy color.
If the empire is like a few years ago, it will be no problem to immediately become the heir.
But now that the empire is in danger, and has been beaten by the Ming Dynasty like a lost dog, it is too child's play to set up a young man who has not dried up, right?
Alimuyad couldn't stand still when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to admonish.
"Your Majesty, Prince Shaharu is still in Khorasan, which has not been affected by the war, why don't you let Shaharu lead troops to support?"
"Shaharu?"
Timur smiled mysteriously when he heard this.
"He has a more important mission!"
Timur no longer pretended to be after the defeat of the Ming army, and directly announced his location to several Ming troops around him, causing several other armies to quickly assemble towards him.
Timur repeated his old tricks, still sending men to dig a large number of trenches and traps along the way.
He never believed that Da Ming could suffer a second loss, but he believed that these means could at least stop Da Ming's marching speed.
And he just needs to buy a little time for Shaharu to give Shaharu more time to complete that great opportunity.
"Ma Heima, send someone to inform Ah Ming and let him come back......"
"Huh?"
"Grandfather, aren't you going to assassinate the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"
Timur shook his head when he heard this.
"No!"
"Amin won't succeed."
"Amin's thinking inheritance Hahassin, without the certainty of a single blow, he will not make a move."
"That's why I sent another group."
"Maybe this guy's plan is imperfect and the execution is not beautiful, but at least they dare to think and dare to do it."
"Oooh oh ......"
Kangdu City.
Ah Ming had been here for more than a month, but he still didn't understand why His Majesty the Ming Emperor had been assassinated.
He knew very well that he didn't make a move, and neither did the killer he had cultivated.
However, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was assassinated right under his nose, so that he was arrested and interrogated as a suspect for a long time.
Who is it?
Could it be the Byzantine and Ottoman side?
In fact, Amin already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to think about it.
If His Majesty the Sultan had done this, it would prove that the Sultan had lost trust in himself.
Is there any value in a killer who has lost trust?
The answer is obvious.
Therefore, Amin has been very hesitant during this time, on one side is Timur's messenger, constantly summoning him back with various signals. On the one hand, the prosperity and wealth of Kangdu City made him happy here and not think about the idea of the Eagle's Nest.
After all, a killer is also a human being, and when he is old, he should become a biological baby and cultivate a little killer of his own bloodline.
On this day, Amin came to Kangdu University as usual, this time not as a cook, but using his real appearance, a young student.
No one knew that his real age was only twenty-five, not even Timur.
In order to integrate into Kangdu, Ah Ming changed a very popular name to himself - Li Ming.
Now people in the Kangdu area are accustomed to giving themselves a Ming style name, such as Zhang, Wang, Liu, etc., as well as their local characteristics of Mu, Han, Mo, and so on.
The reason why Ah Ming changed his name to Li Ming was only because there was once a royal family surnamed Li in the Ming Kingdom, and he felt that this surname was worthy of his identity.
Because before he entered the Eagle's Nest to train as a killer, he was also a prince of a small country, but the kingdom was destroyed by the Ottoman Empire.
Ah Ming came to the school, said hello to the classmates, and secretly came to the girls' department, planning to meet the goddess he liked.
Kangdu University admits female students, but few locals send girls to study, so many students are family members of Ming officials.
Chen Ting is one of them, a private school education since childhood, and later came to Kangdu with her father and became the first batch of female students at Kangdu University.
"Amin!"
"Come and see, something is wrong!"
Chen Ting held a thick newspaper and waved at Ah Ming. Ah Ming hurriedly ran a few steps and ran to Chen Ting, who was sitting on a bench reading the newspaper.
"Ting, what's wrong?"
"Didn't you read the newspaper?"
"Report?"
"Oh...... I forgot, you don't recognize the Daming characters, you can't read the Daming newspaper......"
"I'll read you the report above."
"The Second Army of the Ming Expeditionary Army, Li Yan's department, a total of 20,700 people were defeated in Baghdad, and more than 17,000 people were killed in the battle!"
"Huh?"
Even if Ah Ming doesn't have any good feelings about the country of Daming, his face is still full of incredulity when he hears that Daming was defeated at first glance.
"How is that possible?"
"Isn't Da Ming invincible, how can he be defeated?"
Chen Ting looked at the newspaper and said.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said in the newspaper that the defeat of Li Yan's department was defeated by the advance of the light enemy."
"Your Majesty also appealed to other troops in the newspaper to guard against arrogance and rashness, and not to forget the style and traditions of the founding of the country."
Ah Ming asked curiously when he heard this.
"What tradition did you have when the Ming Dynasty was founded?"
Chen Ting's eyes narrowed sensitively when she heard this, and she looked at Ah Ming unhappily. Ah Ming immediately realized the problem and hurriedly changed his words.
"It's us...... Let's ...... Ming"
When Chen Ting saw Ah Ming say this, she turned her anger into joy.
"I didn't know before, but I only knew it after reading this report, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we paid attention to the fine style and tradition of guarding against arrogance and rashness and hard work."
"Oooh oh ......"
Ah Ming nodded in agreement when he heard this, but he was very dissatisfied with Chen Ting's statement.
This tradition is a fabrication, isn't it?
Ah Ming is really right, this tradition did not exist before Zhu Yunxi wrote this draft, and he made it up in combination with Li Yan's failure this time.
Although the style is made up, it has also been recognized by Lan Yu and other veterans, and Lan Yu, a shameless old thing, has repeatedly emphasized that he kept in mind this eight-character proverb when he fought in the early years, so that he could win one big victory after another.
"You ...... No, our Ming army is really powerful, no wonder Timur who can fight is full of urine. ”
Chen Ting was not satisfied, and said with displeasure.
"What, pee, it's so vulgar......"
Ah Ming scratched his head in embarrassment when he heard this, this is a newly learned idiom that Ah Ming has recently learned, and I feel that it is most appropriate to use it here. He didn't know that this thing was vulgar, he only knew the general meaning, which was to describe the appearance of the army running away when it was badly beaten.
However, he also learned one trick, and that was to transfer Dafa.
"By the way, the number I just heard you say is wrong, the Ming Dynasty killed more than 17,000 people, isn't there still 3,000 people, what about these people......"
Chen Ting said confidently when she heard this.
"These people are taken prisoner!"
"Captive?"
Amin had the experience of being a captive, and he was almost branded as a slave.
"These people were so pitiful that they were either killed by Timur or sold into slavery by the nobles as prisoners. Even if they are lucky enough to return to Daming, Daming will not accept them, but will only give them harsher punishments......"
Chen Ting asked puzzled.
"Why?"
"Why did I punish them?"
"Prisoner!"
"Once you become a prisoner, it is a shame, can we allow the soldiers to surrender to the enemy?"
When Chen Ting heard Ah Ming say this, she hurriedly flipped through the newspaper, and then showed the newspaper to Ah Ming.
"You're not right!"
"Our Majesty said that he had sent an envoy to discuss with Timur, and he was willing to pay ten times the ransom to ransom the captured soldiers, and made it clear in the newspaper that this battle was not a crime of war, and that the soldiers would not be blamed for surrendering......"
"Huh?"
Amin's cognition was subverted again, and it took a long time before he struggled to spit out two words.
"Benevolence and Righteousness ......"
"Is this what you call righteousness?"
"Yes!"
"Then our Majesty really deserves to be the king of benevolence and righteousness......"