Chapter I: The children of the desert
Muhammad could not complain about the heat. Once he said that the Kwarezm Shah was born from the desert, it was born from nothing, it had nothing, and soon according to the prince’s prophesies will have everything and tath the persians are sons of the desert, born from the heat and hatched from the sand. The heat gives him power. But his heavy armour made him impatient. He was sweating and was nervous. When the troops were asembled the attack worder came imediatly. They marched to the walls carying the huge siege acuipment. The infantry was made out of light persian spearmen, armed with a no more than a sharpend stick and a shield. The main piece of resistance was the heavy Tajik militia recruited and trained in the great city Urgench.
Ecuiped with lamelar armour, a sharpend schimtar and a small shield, they were perfect for enemy wals. The defenders started firing fire arrowns. „It looks like the sun is spiting on us!”
tought Muhammad to himself.
As he stood away from the enemy stelement, the two armies started a bloody fight on the walls. For the moment it seemed that the defenders were winnging. The attackers on the left wall were makings ome progress, but it was barley noticable.
The good news came when the gates were destroyed and some spearmen rushed inside to kill the defenders.
„ Men! Lower your spears! We’re going in! Allahu Akbar”, said Muhammad
„ Allahu Akbar!” said his cavalry as they charged trough the gates routing the enemy spearmen.. They advanced to the cenetr of the city.
The only resistance they encounter was Kalijar’s cavalry. Amy minutes they fought on the streets, as the sun wiped them with his heart. The troops were melting inside their armour. Dor a moment, the prince envyed his light troops, after seeing how quicley were killed by arrows and speras, he quickly changed his idea. The sand was hot, the air was hot, their weapons and armours were hot. It was an orgy of blood, heat and meat. The enemy cavalry fought valiantly to the last men.
The enemys trappeed on their own walls wavered in fear and were slained one by one by the persian spearmen, as thei tried to reach the center.
When the last enemy troops surendered, the pribce could finally take his helmet of.Similing, he looked at the city bathe in blood and filled with bodyes, he just conquered.
„ This province and the beautiful city of Merv will be a great adition to our Shah! Said Muhammad. Regoice, you how were conquered, because you’ll soon be a part of the greatest empire, the world has seen!”
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