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The development of events was completely beyond the imagination of the Zoroastrian Empire.

Originally, they thought that since the Empire had first sent an emissary, who had come to protest and not to declare war, then there was something to talk about. The other party's attitude doesn't look like it's going to war. Since this is the case, then there are many places for operation.

Thinking of this, the princes and ministers of the Zoroastrian Empire felt very happy and happy.

It's just a pity that things are completely different from what they thought.

After learning the news that those guys would not do what they said they would blame, William did not hesitate to declare war against the Zoroastrian Empire. The 200,000-strong army was ready for a day, and then advanced as fast as possible toward Samarkand.

Despite their preparations, they had no idea that the Imperial Army was so fast. It was so fast that they didn't have time to react.

Under the brilliant, but deadly, bombardment of six-pounder cavalry cannons, Samarkand's gates were quickly breached, and a large number of nomadic cavalry swarmed in, slashing the city's defenders and other ordinary residents.

These guys who hacked and killed ordinary residents and took advantage of the opportunity to loot were in bad luck next.

For Samarkand, William had a different approach to Bukhara. William, who wanted the city, sent the cavalry division and the Janissary Brigade as law enforcement forces as quickly as possible to manage the chaos in the city - robbery, yes, of course. In fact, William was counting on these wealthy cities to cover military spending.

But it's not right to kill someone. Strong beeps or something are even worse. Although the intervention of the Hereford family army cannot completely eliminate these phenomena. But it also brings a certain order to these places. Isn't it normal and reasonable for everyone to spend money to eliminate disasters and leave precious lives in order to make a comeback?

After all, this is a troubled time, right, it is what everyone calls the troubled times when they live in troubled times. It's a blessing to have a life left in this situation, isn't it? Not to mention that the Hereford family is definitely better than those scum nomads. As long as there is enough time, then the empire will restore production and order here as quickly as possible, and soon, Samarkand will be restored, and then grow and grow to a level of prosperity even more than before.

So, you should actually be happy, you should be happy.

At least that's what William had in mind.

Of course, there will always be things in this world where even if you try very hard, very hard, you don't necessarily get good results. It's like now, although William thinks he has a lot of reason, but Zoroastrian just doesn't understand his good intentions.

From Darius III onwards, all the Zoroastrians threw the most vicious curse on William. Think of this guy as a perfidious vile villain, and at the same time a blasphemous unbeliever, and a savage invader.

This made William feel very helpless, felt not understood, and felt very depressed.

It was for this reason that he did not hesitate to kill all the emissaries sent by the Zoroastrians, and then occupied the entire northern part of Zoroaster. Commerce was the most prosperous, the territory was the richest, along the Caspian Sea, there were two river basins of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, and large areas of farmland and cotton fields. This grain, which was the most important source of grain for the Zoroastrians, fell into the hands of William.

If the situation continues to deteriorate, the Zoroastrians will soon face a famine. Unrest in the country will continue to increase. Those who are hungry will not listen to your explanation. They will be the blindest, craziest guys.

In this way, the Zoroastrians began to be restless, and at the same time began to be afraid. The main battle faction and the main peace faction quarreled endlessly.

First of all, both sides clearly knew the importance of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya dara dara rivers to the empire. It's just that they come to very different conclusions about this importance.

The main battle faction believed that it was necessary to concentrate a large army and go to the valley of the two rivers to fight the imperial army to the death. Reclaim this vital territory for the Empire. And the Lord and the faction thought that this was too risky, and what should be done now was to send an envoy to negotiate with the other side. Acknowledging what the other side said about occupying Samarkand and other regions, and at the same time asking them to cede all the territory in the northern part of the empire.

Of course, this sounds like wishful thinking.

Even Darius III, who was more confused, felt that this idea was untenable, because the other side had such a large army and easily occupied the northern part of the empire. In this case, what they should do is to continue the attack to the south, how can they stop their advance?

Therefore, the judgment of the Lord and the faction is incorrect.

But of course, just because the guys in the main and faction are not correct does not mean that the main battle faction is necessarily correct. Once again, the empire is facing a three-sided attack, even worse than before. Because compared to the Hereford family, the army of the Russian-Gothic Empire, the Uzbek Khanate, which was originally responsible for the northern raid, was as harmless as a kitten.

A guy like this doesn't look like he can easily defeat him. The main battle faction said that it would organize as many troops as possible to attack. It is even necessary to concentrate all the troops. If you win, you can barely say it, but once you lose, you won't be able to live that day.

Even if the battle is won, but once the loss of troops is too large, then how will Zoroaster face the attack of the enemy from the east and west?

So if you think about it a little bit, you should understand that this is not a good idea.

Even so, some of the Lords and Peacemakers don't really want peace, the only reason is that they think there is no way to win the war. Since there is no way to win the war, then the only choice is peace.

In this way, neither advance nor retreat, nor war, nor peace. The court councils of the Zoroastrian Empire lasted for three days, and the ministers and generals quarreled so much that his head was twice bigger. But in the end, no solution was negotiated.

It was at this time that they quickly got new information. That is, they don't need to talk about it anymore, because Wilhelm von Hereford has already made a choice for them. After settling down a bit and preparing their army, the Hereford family continued south as fast as they could, and then rushed west, toward the capital, Tabriz.

The original argument vanished in an instant, and it was only when their army was really approaching that the fierce aura and terrifying oppressive force would make everyone face it. That's the horror of the Hereford family.

The Empire has entered its most urgent moment. Tabriz, the capital of Zoroaster, was not originally located in the center of the empire, but in the northwest of the empire, relatively close to the border.

It is precisely because of the qualifications that the western border of the empire is the most tense and the number of troops is also the largest. Except that the Ottoman Empire was indeed the strongest of the opponents they faced, it was because the capital of the empire was here.

And the capital, which was too prominent, is now finally again, and the empire is in trouble.

On the western border, a total of nearly 100,000 troops were assembled. This is the main force of the Zoroastrian Empire, the most elite Janissary troops, the Mamluk and Ghulam cavalry units, and the new French and Western troops, all of which are deployed here with the latest artillery and muskets.

However, they also face the greatest threat. The Ottoman army, also with more than 100,000 men, was violently attacking this line. Sirens and alarms were heard from the various fortresses along this line. Even they themselves are asking for reinforcements. There is no way to send the army back to attack the Hereford army.

And in addition to this, the armies of the Eastern Front were too far away. Although there are as many as 100,000 troops. At the same time, in recent times, the army of the Afshar tribe, which has somehow become very strong, serves as the backbone. However, they were a little far away, although after the accident, Darius III sent men to quickly order the Afshar army and his confidant Nadir to come to the rescue.

However, it is still unknown whether they will be able to make it over. Maybe the war is over before these guys arrive. It is not certain that the Zoroastrian Empire will fall like this.

In this way, the armies on the eastern and western fronts could not be relied on, and the Shah could only rely on a very small number of troops to defend the city.

Through emergency mobilization, as well as temporary call-ups, Darius Shah had an army of more than 50,000 men. The vast majority of them were outcasts, proletarians, and tribal warriors with no discipline at all. The combat effectiveness of these guys is quite weak, and the weapons and equipment are not strong. The only ones who can be called elite are his palace guards, as well as some noble levies. However, the combined number of these elites is less than 10,000. I'm afraid it won't be of much use.

In addition to this, the issue of urban defense is also a focus.

Although, Tabriz was the capital of the Zoroastrian Empire. But it wasn't a heavily defended city. It does have strong and tall walls. But the problem is that in this day and age, tall, strong walls have proven to be a terrible and wrong premise. Nowadays, it is adapted to the war that is new, with a low, polygonal bastion with a short parapet. Instead of a square city designed in the Middle Ages.

Much more important is artillery. The city has only a small number of antique artillery. There are also quite a few of these guns that are already rusty and unusable. Gunpowder and shells are also a big problem. It was too late to make metallic shells, so the Tabriz had to polish a large number of round stones to use as stone shells. One can imagine how much of a role these guns can play.

Of course, the more important point is the human heart. While advancing towards Tabriz, the Russian-Gothic army also divided into several detachments and advanced into the interior of the Zoroastrian Empire. In Abadan, the Hereford family's troops, who had been serving as caravan guards, quickly captured the vital city after receiving the news.

In this way, the power of the empire was unmistakable, and in the places where the empire had not yet arrived, there were already some provincial governors, tribal chiefs began to send emissaries to William. At the same time, there are also many guys who take the opportunity to stand on their own, or take advantage of the fire to rob. The entire empire is in a miasma, and the end is coming.