The Sun and the Lion

After weeks of fierce fighting, Kandahar's walls have been broken into many gaps, and the trenches have been filled with the corpses of both attackers and defenders. The soldiers of Gulegheni were cleaning the trenches at this time. It was summer, and plague could easily break out if the corpses were not disposed of properly.

After working on transporting corpses for many days, Ali was able to find all kinds of property from these dead people in a very short time. As an ordinary Guregani soldier, this was his rare time to make money.

He struggled to lift the body and place it on the cart. In order to dispose of the corpses, Miran Shah ordered a large pit to be dug in the square in front of the Grand Mosque in the city. All carts carrying corpses must unload these "cargoes" into the pit.

After the carts were loaded, he carried the shovel and followed the carts to the largest square in the city, watching the corpses being dumped into the pit. Fire oil was poured over them and a layer of flammable material was spread over them.

Throwing the torch, the fire spread quickly, and the pit burst into flames.

Although this did not burn the body to ashes, Ali and other soldiers who were mobilized used shovels to scoop up the charred black unknown objects and then threw the waste outside the city through the drainage system.

Instead of throwing the corpse directly into the drainage ditch or using a trebuchet to throw it out of the city, it was Miransha's "mercy" to allocate urgent supplies to do some processing within his ability.

Looking at these charred corpses, Ali, who had participated in many defenses, had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know if he would join them.

Just as he was returning to the defenses of the Western Wall, he heard the sound of shells hitting the building again. He was already numb to these, almost none of the towers on the west wall were spared, and some of the potholes he stepped on were caused by flying cannonballs.

However, he still quickened his pace. It would be terrible if he was not there when the heretics and barbaric mountain people attacked. It was not unheard of for someone to take the opportunity to help clean up the corpses and evade their duties.

But he was still a step late. I don't know whether it was because the weeks of fierce fighting had seriously exhausted the Guregani army or the attack was too sudden. By the time he arrived, the cannon fodder had already been filled with bags filled with sand and his own body. A short stretch of trench.

Ali saw an unarmored Afghan mountain man rushing toward him. Without his sword, he directly used a shovel still stained with an unknown object to knock down the enemy in front of him.

Then a Safavid musketeer noticed him and shot him in the chest with a lead bullet.

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This attack went very smoothly, and the progress made was much greater than the previous one. The troops under Miran Shah could no longer support the defense line, and a large number of Safavid siege troops easily broke down the resistance of the defenders.

"General, the enemy's defense has been collapsed by our army. They are currently retreating to the castle area, and the soldiers are taking over the city defenses."

Kaihobard, who was waiting for the progress of the battle, stood up and said, "The city has been broken?" His face was full of joy, and he immediately stepped forward to perform micro-control in person. He also sent an orderly: "Go to the artillery position and inform the artillery commander Salman. Let him be ready to move his artillery into the city and bombard the castle.”

The fall of Kandahar's outermost city fortifications meant that Miran Shah was completely in a deadlock. Many troops who were originally restrained on the south and east walls were intercepted because they could not retreat in time, and not many defeated troops gathered in the castle. In contrast, the city gates were wide open, and the number of Safavid troops directly participating in the siege increased.

In such an urgent situation, Miransha still had a chance to breathe. The Safavid troops who poured into the city did not immediately surround the castle - at least not everyone.

The fall of the castle was a foregone conclusion, and they no longer needed to expend so much effort on dealing with the defenders. They had persevered in the siege camp outside the city for more than a month. After all the hardships, wasn't it harvest time?

Accompanied by Kehobard and other senior officers, Ibrahim rode through the chaotic streets and came to the square closest to the castle. There was a good shooting range. The artillerymen were transporting snake cannons and mortars here in preparation. From this direction open a passage to capture the castle.

Looking at the artillery that was gradually deployed under the city, Miran Shah's face was full of despair. The armory of the castle was empty, and there were not many weapons left. Even if Ibrahim appeared within his sight, he would not be able to do anything at all. There is no way to fight back.

"Bring the things up and show them to the warriors in the castle." Seeing that the castle defenders were still holding on to their formation and waiting, Ibrahim turned around and ordered the soldiers to bring up the "good things" prepared in advance. . Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. com

The carts pulled by human power were loaded not only with gunpowder and solid ammunition, but also with lime-treated Zongnongbek and Gulegheni military standards.

The bow bearers then unloaded the body from the cart, inserted it into the stakes, and then erected it. Several military flags captured from Daman were also erected to display to the castle.

Miransha recognized these things, and when he rushed to the window to look at them, he realized that he had probably lost his last hope.

The corpse that was stuck on a sharp wooden stake and treated with quicklime could still be identified as Zongnong Burke, and the military flags on the side were even more shocking. In addition to Zongnong's military flags, there were also other Burke's.

Zongnong Burke is the lord of Chachcharan City, and the other owners of the military flags are Burkes stationed in Ghazni, Chalikal, Jalalabad and other places. How could they have left their fiefdom and appeared near Kandahar without orders from Kabul?

In other words, it is no longer possible for him to be rescued by reinforcements, and if he continues to hold on, it will be a dead end.

Miran Shah's frustration soon spread to the surrounding garrison, but when his subordinates asked if he wanted to surrender, he replied: "I am the son of Ulugh Beg, and I am Burke stationed in Kandahar, guarding the Emirates." Mir’s property is my responsibility, even if it costs me my life.”

After a pause, he continued: "I can do whatever I want with my life, but you don't have to die with me. If you can't persist, you can leave through the small door."

Miran Shah's words greatly moved the defenders gathered around him: "In this case, we will not abandon His Highness."

Ibrahim waited for nearly an hour, waiting around and seeing no reaction from the castle defenders. He was curious, how could the defenders in the castle continue to maintain their will to fight after learning that the reinforcements had been defeated?