Chapter 799: It Is Raining in Central Asia

Ling Chen watched the battle ahead quietly.

At this moment.

The process of conquering the Kokand Khanate had reached a final, white-hot state.

Artillery fire filled the sky, wreckage covered the ground, and blood flowed like a river.

Ling Chen had already forgotten how much manpower and material resources they had expended to attack this final city of the Kokand Khanate.

This Alimu still had some tricks up his sleeve.

He knew that once Ling Chen breached this city, he would truly lose everything he had in Central Asia.

Hold the line!

He had gathered the strength of the entire nation, just wanting to defend this last city!

All the countries in Central Asia were also watching with trepidation at this time.

Whether the Kokand Khanate could hold out directly affected the landscape of all Central Asia.

This "East India" Company from Longyan was truly too formidable.

From the moment they decided to attack the Kokand Khanate, it was almost like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; no one could stop them.

Of course.

No one went to stop them either.

After all, in this Central Asia, several small countries had all been one family in the past. They all looked at each other with disdain, and with the East India Company launching a powerful conquest, none of the other countries were willing to step out and help the Kokand Khanate; kicking a man when he was down was more like it...

For example, the Putu Dynasty; Omar was vigorously providing Ling Chen with all kinds of logistical support.

He had practically become the number one lackey under the East India Company.

Dividing the cake.

At this time, almost no one was willing to consider what would happen once the East India Company truly controlled Central Asia, because all they saw were the immediate benefits...

Do it.

Follow Ling Chen and do it!

Rumble.

Rumble.

Omar, while planting Poppy on a large scale in his own country, was on the other hand following Ling Chen, waiting here to divide the cake.

The Khiva Khanate was the same.

Everyone was waiting to watch the Longyan people beat the dog in the water...

This was an absolute, bitter battle.

This was a hard-fought siege that had lasted for more than two months.

During this period, Central Asia had unexpectedly started to rain.

Combat became even more difficult.

"How much grain and fodder did this bastard Alimu hide in the city!"

The generals on Ling Chen's side cursed aloud one by one.

Fighting in such severe weather was somewhat too disadvantageous for the attacking side.

Artillery fire would be greatly affected...

Ling Chen's face was cold: "No matter how much, there will come a time when it is exhausted; there are two hundred thousand troops and one million civilians in the city!"

One million two hundred thousand people!

The grain and fodder consumed every day was countless.

According to the average rate of consumption, the grain inside could only last for three months! But now, they had been besieging the city for two months... which meant that in another month, this city would have absolutely no food left to eat.

The Kokand Khanate was the East India Company's first target.

Because this country controlled all the ports of the Caspian Sea at this time.

To develop trade...

These ports had to be taken!

Ling Chen was now back in contact with Yintan City. And he had already begun cooperation with them under the identity of the "East India Company".

Yes.

This time it was cooperation.

And not completely serving Liu Zheng.

This was also Liu Zheng's idea.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass.

In his vision, the East India Company itself should have a cooperative relationship with Liangzhou. Just like the East India Company of his past life, they were merely a royal merchant group under the British Queen...

Their goal was very clear.

It was colonization.

Colonization.

And more colonization.

A company must have a clear division of labor for the work to be done thoroughly.

This was the method of company management.

Liu Zheng handing the East India Company over to Ling Chen with peace of mind was precisely this idea.

Ling Chen had sufficient ambition, as well as strong military power now.

"East India" was also an existence detached from Longyan.

In this way, no matter how much land Ling Chen occupied, Longyan would not have to bear any burden in terms of law and principle. But the benefits generated by these colonies could still be shared by Liangzhou and Longyan... Likewise, Ling Chen and these three hundred thousand troops could also take away a significant amount of wealth.

This is what a win-win situation is.

Liu Zheng has always believed that the money in this world cannot be earned by one person alone.

Only by working together can profits be maximized.

"Attack!"

"Continue the attack!"

Another wave of charges.

The men of the Western Regions Construction Corps were also very energetic when fighting. Because they knew that they were no longer just people collecting military pay... but people who could receive dividends from this company, they were shareholders!

As long as they take down the Kokand Khanate...

Each of them could receive a dividend of at least five hundred taels of gold!

Getting rich overnight!

Fighting for wealth!

This should be the most primitive element of war.

The great army charged toward the city gate once again.

War drums thundered, and bugles sounded incessantly.

Everyone brandished the weapons in their hands, and War Horses galloped across the plains.

Kill!

For wealth!

For Longyan!

Likewise, for glory!

"Where are the provisions? Where are the provisions? Hmm? Wasn't it said they could last for three months? How did they run out so quickly?"

At this moment.

Alimu, inside the city of Kokand, was not doing well at all, and he roared with a livid face.

The crowd looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

"Khan, it has been raining continuously for the past few days, and a lot of the provisions have molded, causing heavy losses..."

"Trash, all of you are trash!"

Central Asia had been an arid land since ancient times; where had they ever seen such continuous rainy weather? Therefore, there were basically no moisture-proof measures. The rainy weather had affected the besieging side, but at the same time, it had also caused their own food to begin to rot...

"You must hold on, process the moldy food, it can still be eaten! Why can't it be eaten? Distribute it to those commoners!"

Alimu, with cold eyes, made the most helpless, yet also the most regrettable decision of his life.

"Khan..."

"This..."

"Khan..."

A group of people wanted to persuade him.

But there was no Method.

Who told them there wasn't enough food to eat?

The extremely scarce provisions could not even supply the soldiers defending the city, so who could look after those commoners? However, there were simply too many commoners...

Moreover, the Kokand Khanate at this time was still a Turkic nation.

They had not yet introduced Islam.

At this time, their commoners still retained the bloodthirstiness and violence of the Grassland people of the past.

When some commoners saw the grain that had been soaked and molded by the rain, they instantly flew into a rage.

What does the Khan mean by this?

When it comes to fighting, he is incompetent.

When it comes to exploitation, he is capable.

Now that they have been beaten to the city gates, he won't even give them food?

It would be one thing if the price of grain in the city was just soaring.

The grain they bought with so much gold and silver turned out to be moldy?

In an instant.

This city of Kokand fell into chaos.