Bringing the Railway to Daming

Chapter 361 The enemy has magic! Run away! [Subscribe]

When the six wooden sailing warships of the Yan clan docked at the pier, the defenders of Dhaka City were still gathering on the city wall.

Under such circumstances, there was no garrison to stop the Yan army from landing at the dock.

However, the merchants and porters at the dock were somewhat alert. They saw teams of soldiers in red robes and armor getting off the Yan Fan warships and leaving the dock at some fast or slow pace.

This actually made it easier for the Yan vassal army to form a battle array when they landed.

Although there were no enemy troops to block the landing, Qianhu Qiu Fu, who led a thousand vanguard troops, still dispatched teams to occupy the advantageous terrain around the dock as quickly as possible.

Afterwards, another one thousand guards and three thousand garrison troops landed from the dock in an orderly manner.

Zhu Di was the last to disembark with more than a hundred guards.

He rode on a tall horse, took out a telescope and looked at the situation on the wall of Dhaka, and couldn't help showing a strange look.

He saw the Meng defenders on the city wall also looking over here, as if they could see the situation clearly from two or three miles away. He even saw two people who looked like generals pointing and laughing in this direction, as if they were unaware of the coming war.

After putting away the telescope, Zhu Di smiled and said to the generals around him, "The Dhaka defenders are not very vigilant right now. Perhaps this battle will be easier than we imagined on the ship."

"Zhang Yu."

Zhu Di suddenly called out the name.

A middle-aged general immediately rode out on his horse and shouted, "I am here!"

Zhu Di said, "Since the defenders are not on guard, you should lead the cavalry and try to break into the city and capture it."

"As ordered!"

Zhang Yu received the military order and immediately led his 500 cavalrymen into battle. Although Zhu Di liked cavalrymen, considering the actual situation, he only left 500 cavalrymen for the guards, which was counted as one thousand households.

Even including his guards and some messengers, he only brought more than 600 war horses to the fiefdom.

In fact, the condition of both the war horses and the knights was not very good at the moment, because four or five days had passed since they last landed to rest.

But Zhang Yu still had the confidence to lead the cavalry to capture the city.

Even if they don't have a chance to capture the city, these few hundred cavalrymen can come and go freely...

Dhaka.

On the top of the south city wall, the defending commander Hussein was making a bet with his deputy Saleh.

"I'm guessing this fleet is either from the Ming Dynasty or Srivijaya. Bet a gold ingot, what do you say, Saleh?"

Saleh said, "I have no gold left, only silver."

"Silver is fine too. Then we'll bet three ingots of silver."

Saleh didn't answer. Instead, he pointed outside and exclaimed, "What are those cavalrymen going to do? Are they planning to attack Dhaka?"

Seeing hundreds of cavalrymen galloping towards him, Hussein also reacted and hurriedly ordered, "Hurry up and prepare the soldiers for defense. Also, send people to block the city gate..."

Under Hussein's series of orders, the defenders, who had been somewhat orderly, fell into chaos.

A distance of two or three miles is not long. Zhang Yu and his cavalry ran over quickly. Seeing that the south gate was closed, Zhang Yu was a little disappointed.

But when he looked up, he saw chaos on the city wall and some archers shooting arrows at them from a distance, and he immediately laughed.

Seeing no moat below, he shouted, "It's rude not to reciprocate! Come, follow me and give them a hail of arrows!"

Zhu Di only brought 500 cavalrymen, so naturally he selected the best of the best. Therefore, these 500 guard cavalrymen were all very skilled in riding and shooting.

As for Zhang Yu, he had been an official in the Northern Yuan Dynasty before. His highest position was once the director of the court. Needless to say, his riding and archery skills were excellent. Although he could not be said to be the best of his time, he was also first-class.

He led 500 cavalrymen to the south city wall and unleashed a hail of arrows. Suddenly, screams were heard on the city wall, and at least dozens of defenders were hit by arrows.

However, this was not of much help in the siege. Zhang Yu did not want to waste time and was about to leave when he heard faint sounds of fighting coming from the south gate.

"Could it be that Tan Yuan and his men took the initiative to seize the city gate?"

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, he saw the South City Gate being opened from the inside. A man in leather armor, waving a flag with the word "Yan" on it, shouted, "Zhang Tongzhi, we've taken the city gate! Enter the city quickly!"

This person is none other than Tan Yuan, the captain of the advance team!
Although the situation before him was different from what Zhu Di had planned, as a veteran on the battlefield, Zhang Yu was well aware of the importance of being able to respond to emergencies, and he immediately led his cavalry into the city from the south gate.

Hundreds of defenders gathered in the city and were rushing forward to retake the city gate, but they ran into the elite cavalry led by Zhang Yu and were immediately killed like melons and vegetables.

Those defenders who were lucky enough to survive immediately fled in all directions, shouting in the local language.

"The enemy has entered the city!"

"The city is broken!"

"Run for your life!"

"···"

Dhaka City was not very big, and the noise quickly spread in all directions along with the deserters, causing chaos in the entire city.

Deputy General Saleh was a responsible person. He led a team of "elite" defenders down the city wall, trying to stop the elite cavalry led by Zhang Yu.

He considered himself brave, so he rushed forward first and wanted to fight Zhang Yu head-on.

Although Zhang Yu was quite skilled, seeing that Saleh was tall and mighty, he directly picked up the flintlock pistol hanging on the horse and pulled the trigger when the enemy rushed within ten steps.

boom!
At the sound of a gunshot, the tall and mighty Saleh felt as if his chest was hit by a heavy hammer and fell off his horse. Then he felt severe pain all over his body and his consciousness quickly fell into darkness.

Hussein also led his men down the city wall. He originally wanted to come over to help, but he happened to see Saleh being shot dead by Zhang Yu. He was so horrified that he fainted.

After coming to his senses, he couldn't help but say: "The enemy has magic, run away!"

The "brave" deputy general was killed, and the "clever" commander led the escape. Now Dhaka City was completely without any force that could stop Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan and others. Zhang Yu did not notice Hussein. After killing Saleh, he followed the instructions of the advance team and headed straight for the city lord's mansion.

That is the most important place in Dhaka...

Zhu Di had been observing the city of Dhaka through a telescope. When he saw the advance team that was acting as an internal support opened the city gate and Zhang Yu led the cavalry to rush in, he immediately sent Qiu Fu and Zhang Wu to lead the first 1,500 guards who had been assembled to provide support.

By the time Zhu Di and generals such as Chen Heng entered Dhaka with the 3,000 assembled garrison troops, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu, Tan Yuan and others had already controlled the north and south city gates as well as important areas such as the city lord's mansion and warehouses.

Zhu Di was originally very happy, but when he rode his horse into the city, he immediately frowned.

Because the city is too dirty.

He could see that this filth was not just due to the previous war, but the city of Dhaka was inherently dirty - livestock and even human feces could be seen everywhere in the city, domestic garbage was everywhere, sewage was flowing, and flies were flying everywhere.

In this late spring season, the temperature in Dhaka is already quite high, and the air is filled with various foul smells that are nauseating.

"Once things stabilize a bit, we need to clean up this city and improve its hygiene, otherwise we're afraid the plague will spread."

This thought flashed through Zhu Di's mind, and he immediately sped up his horse and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion.

When we arrived at the area where the City Lord's Mansion was located, the surrounding environment became a little cleaner.

Zhang Yu and Tan Yuan were waiting at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion with a dozen mid- and low-ranking officers. When they saw Zhu Di, they all bowed and clasped their fists, saying in unison, "Welcome, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di laughed loudly and waved his hand, "Stand up!"

After saying this, he dismounted and helped Tan Yuan up, saying, "Tan Qian has been leading the advance team in Meng Country for more than half a year. It's really hard work."

Tan Yuan said, "It won't be hard for me."

Zhu Di patted Tan Yuan on the shoulder and said, "I am fully aware of your contributions. I will reward the advance team handsomely later."

After saying that, he led everyone into the City Lord's Mansion.

This city lord's mansion is not small. Although it is built in the style of the Meng State at that time, it is still beautiful in the eyes of Zhu Di and others.

When the group arrived at a fairly spacious hall, Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan and Qiu Fu reported the results of the battle and the situation in the city to Zhu Di one by one.

"Seven members of the advance team were killed and twenty-nine were injured. The rest of the guards only suffered a few minor injuries, with no casualties."

"I beheaded the deputy general of the defending army, Saleh, in the street, but the main general, Hussein, escaped from the city."

"City Lord Qiyad was about to flee, but was delayed loading the treasure. We caught him in the act, blocking him inside the city's mansion. The treasury has been sealed, and the inventory has yet to be conducted."

"We captured over 800 of the Dhaka defenders. The rest either died or escaped. It's difficult to determine the exact number of casualties."

"···"

After listening to everyone's reports, Zhu Di began to assign tasks.

"Praise for the painting Huang Zicheng."

Huang Zicheng didn't expect that he would be the first to be called. He was stunned for a moment before responding, "Your humble servant is here."

Zhu Di said, "It is easier to provide relief quickly than to delay. First, go and comfort the families of the fallen soldiers on my behalf. I will give each family a relief of 300 strings of cash."

"Tell them that the orphans of the vanguard soldiers who died in battle will be treated well—I will raise their children until they grow up, and I will help to see their parents to their final resting place."

"Yes!"

Huang Zicheng agreed, asked Tan Yuan to send a general to assist, and then went to do the work.

Zhu Di called out again, "Counselor Chen Ying!"

"Wei Chen is here!"

"Take the finance officials with you to count the money, grain, and other supplies in the treasury. Make sure you count them carefully and make a list for future use."

"Yes!"

After Zhu Di was granted permission to establish a government office, he modeled his actions after the Ming Dynasty court, establishing the Grand Council, the Shogunate, the Military Office, and the Nine Departments. The Shogunate was similar to the Cabinet, the Military Office was similar to the Metropolitan Government, and the Nine Departments were similar to the Nine Ministries.

Chen Ying was in charge of the Finance and Household Departments as well as logistics, so he immediately took the order and went to do the work.

After Chen Ying left, Zhu Di called out again, "Captain Tan Yuan!"

"The general is here!"

"You will gather a thousand garrison troops and bring an advance team to maintain law and order in the city. If any scoundrels take advantage of the chaos to rob or rape, I will allow you to deal with them immediately and report to me later!"

This was a considerable authority, even if it was only temporary. It made Tan Yuan feel trusted, and he immediately responded excitedly: "I obey your command!"

In this way, military orders and political decrees were continuously issued from the City Lord's Mansion, and civil and military officials were all able to take up their duties and rushed to various places in Dhaka City...

Zai Xier is an ordinary merchant in the city. After three generations of accumulation, he can only open a small grocery store.

Upon hearing that the enemy was invading, Zaishi immediately closed the shop - when he was young, he had experienced a war while purchasing goods in another city. Not only were all his money and goods looted, he almost died, so he was very afraid of war.

After hiding his wife and one son and one daughter in the basement in the backyard, Zai Xi did not hide inside. Instead, he stayed in the shop in front and secretly watched the situation on the street through the gaps in the doors and windows.

He knew it was dangerous, but he couldn't bear to abandon the shop.

According to his knowledge and experience, if he was not in the store, even if the enemy who entered the city did not come to rob, there would be thieves who would take advantage of the chaos to visit.

If it were just thieves, it would be fine because they wouldn't be able to take much. But he was most afraid that a group of robbers would come and steal all the valuable goods and then set fire to them. That would be the end of his family.

So, he had to watch in the store, just in case.

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)