September 15, 1685 AD.
In the northwest of Lahore city, above the watchtower of the tall Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort, one can see through the telescope in the hand of Aurangzeb, the sixty-seven-year-old emperor of the Hindustan Empire, Lahore. On both sides of the Ravi River, more than 20 miles northwest of Ercheng, there was a spectacular scene of a large army marching in!
The Eight Banner Infantry Brigade, with about a thousand soldiers as a unit, formed one wide column after another. They passed one by one on the wide pontoon bridge that was erected on the Vila River at an unknown time, and then started from La La. On the plain northwest of He'er City, it marched toward the southeast in a mighty way.
These columns looked very neat. Thousands of fusiliers formed dozens of small columns, and then formed a large column. All the soldiers wore yellow, white, red, blue and other colors of military uniforms. , carrying luggage on their backs and carrying flintlock guns with bayonets, formed a tight team shoulder to shoulder, moving at a walking pace to the sound of drums and drums with a strong rhythm.
Between the infantry columns, there are also a large number of horse-drawn cannons and cavalry wearing cloth armor or chain mail, as well as a large number of vehicles loaded with various supplies, rumbling together. Around the marching team, there were many scattered light cavalry, keeping watch while moving forward slowly.
However, the direction they were heading was not Lahore, but passed through the northwest and north of Lahore, and then turned southeast. It looks like they are going to bypass Lahore and head directly towards Delhi!
The scene of this march was extremely spectacular, which made the people watching on the tower of Lahore Fort so nervous that they were almost out of breath. The number of people in the army was also surprisingly large. The marching team was in Lahore. A large group of forty or fifty miles has been drawn out to the northwest and north of Er, with flags of various colors billowing in the wind. The marching team looks a bit endless. The total troop strength may have already exceeded 100,000!
In addition to the 100,000 or so "May 8th Banner" heavenly troops who are advancing, there are two huge forts being built on both sides of the Vera River. The two forts are also connected by pontoon bridges. Countless infantry were busy there, and large groups of cavalry were on guard outside the two camps.
However, the attire of these infantrymen who are building the camp and the cavalry who are on guard around the camp are very different from the "May 8th Banner" heavenly soldiers who are marching in... Most of these soldiers wear all kinds of fancy turbans, and they don't wear any turbans. The soldiers of the "May 8th Banner" were so solemn and solemn, and they used a variety of weapons. At a glance, you can tell that they are "rabble" from India, Afghanistan, Hezhong, and the Kazakh grasslands. However, there are also a lot of people in these "rabble". In a large area of Uyangwuyang, there are still many people driving along the Vera River from the upstream direction!
"Betrayal! Betrayal! Betrayal..."
Seeing the large pontoon bridge on the Vit River and the enemy troops coming continuously along the Vit River, Aurangzeb finally couldn't bear it anymore and roared.
What made him angry was not Kangxi Khan's "Five Eighth Banner" heavenly soldiers, but the extremely large number of "wuhe" and the pontoon bridge on the Vera River!
Many of those "rabblers" came along the Vera River. You can tell by looking at their turbans that they are all local Sikhs in Punjab... The Punjab area where Lahore is located is Sikh. There are many Sikhs living in the base camp, and they are all very aggressive and will rebel from time to time under the instigation of their guru. Aurangzeb, on the other hand, had an uncompromising temper. He didn't know whether to win over Hindus to oppose Sikhs, or to win over Sikhs to defeat Hindus. Anyway, he would oppose any religion that was not a Tianfang religion. Even if he is a Tianfang believer, he will not like it if he is not pious enough.
If it weren't for Kangxi Khan's "Five Eight Banners" heavenly troops and the Western coalition forces of Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Rakshasa, and the Pope to build the Hindustan Empire, he would not have gone to Burma to ask for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.
But now there are too many Sikh, Hindu, and Afghan traitors...it seems to be more than Kangxi Khan's "Five Eighth Banner" soldiers!
Moreover, this group of people worked very hard to obtain many ships, transported a large amount of food to Kangxi Khan's army, and helped build two or three pontoon bridges across the Vera River.
In addition, these Indian traitors seemed to be preparing to take on the task of guarding the city of Lahore, so that Kangxi Khan could lead his army to capture Delhi and even Agra.
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There is no doubt that there will be Sikh and Hindu princes along the way to lead Kangxi Khan's army and provide supplies...
The betrayal of these people put Aurangzeb, the Indian emperor who was guarding the country, into a passive position!
Although he has also gathered an army of more than 250,000 people in Lahore, it seems that he still cannot defeat the enemies outside Lahore... Well, you can tell this at a glance! The skin color of Kangxi Khan's people was obviously whiter than that of Aurangzeb's people!
Well, in the Indian concept, the whiter the skin, the better it is to fight! This concept has not changed until the 21st century. The bad guys in those Bollywood movies are usually very dark, and the good guys are fair-skinned and beautiful. There is no political correctness at all...
And Kangxi Khan not only had white skin from Afghanistan and Central Asia, but also a small amount of Rakshasa white skin... so white that it was invincible! Aurangzeb and his family have long been without the supply chain of the white-skinned masters of Central Asia. In recent years, they have relied on India's native Tianfang believers and Rajput princes (there are many Rajput generals, including Singh who took refuge in Kangxi). Just one of them) military maintenance. Although the skin of these people is whiter than that of the people on the Deccan Plateau in the south, it is definitely not as white as the people of Kangxi Khan. Therefore, they may not be sure if they want to go out of the city for a decisive battle.
In addition, Kangxi Khan's "colored armor" soldiers looked too neat, which made Aurangzeb feel a little nervous...it was difficult to fight!
But Aurangzeb can't hold on now. Although Lahar has been built very strong, once Kangxi Khan takes over Delhi and Agra, the Hindustan Empire will be over.
Considering that the people of Kangxi Khan were quite white, and there were many Sikhs and Hindu princes who betrayed the Hindustan Empire... Aurangzeb could not believe the scene when Kangxi Khan came to Delhi.
"Your Majesty Alamgir!"
Just when Aurangzeb was trying to figure out the strength comparison between the two sides, Wu Guogui's voice suddenly rang out.
Aurangzeb quickly turned around and looked at this "very fair and capable" Chinese... Although Wu Guogui was Han and had been in the army for many years and had been exposed to wind and sun, he just couldn't get a tan! The complexion is lighter than that of many fair-skinned people. And he is also good-looking. How can the father of Wu Tuo, the most beautiful woman in Yunnan, be any different?
"Please let me lead my troops to follow Kangxi Khan's army... I will try to entangle Kangxi Khan's main force for a while, and I can buy you at least ten days." Wu Guogui immediately proposed that he had already agreed with Kangxi Khan. Kangxi Khan discussed the plan... He took 30,000 people to follow Kangxi Khan's 100,000 people.
In this way, Kangxi Khan's direct descendants and the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force left the battlefield together. The next battle of Lahore will be fought by Indians, Afghans, and Central Asians... Of course, there will also be some "May 8th Banner" artillery to provide fire support, and there will also be some Romanian The Cossacks will be responsible for holding down the formation.
Amir Khan immediately translated Wu Guogui's words into Persian - he was actually not qualified as a translator, but Wu Guogui had already handed him a note.
Amir Khan then made another suggestion: "Your Majesty Alamgir, there are 250,000 troops in Lahore now. If General Wu takes away his 30,000 troops, there will be 220,000 left. The army Kangxi Khan left outside Lahore was only about 100,000.
Two hundred and twenty thousand versus one hundred thousand... We have a huge advantage! If we can win, Kangxi Khan's army will become alone and it will be impossible to continue to advance towards Delhi. "
Aurangzeb frowned - India's war is not reliable just by relying on large numbers of people, it still has to be stronger... But now he has no good solution. So he could only nod his head and said: "Tell General Wu that as long as he can pester Kangxi Khan for ten days, I will give him an additional bounty of 10 million rupees, and you can give him half of it first!"
