It was the afternoon of September 20, 1685 AD.
Outside Lahore, on the banks of the Wera River.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..." The loud sound of harsh rocket launchers sounded once again on the surrounding battlefield, and then three to four hundred rockets, dragging frightening tail flames, roared towards Moghul from all directions. The right wing of the army. As the rockets landed and exploded, the right wing of the Mughal army once again fell into chaos - that was the main attack direction of the Great Mongol Allied Forces commanded by Feyangu, Zhang Yong, Katak and the two Singhs!
From the morning of the 20th, after more than 300,000 troops from both sides deployed chaotically on the Vera River, the Great Mongolian coalition unabashedly placed its main attack direction on its left wing, which was the Mughal army without the protection of the Vera River. The right wing of the army - since the armies of both sides are "rabble" with low organization, overly complex combat plans cannot be executed at all. Therefore, Fei Yanggu, who had grown up in the wars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Zhang Yong, who was old and strong, went straight to the simplest way of fighting, concentrated their superior forces and firepower, and stared at some pullers who were loyal to Aurangzeb. The Mughal right flank, where the troops commanded by General Jput were stationed, repeatedly launched attacks with artillery (rocket launchers), infantry, and cavalry.
That is, after the artillery (bazooka) hits the infantry, the infantry comes down and the artillery (bazooka) continues to blast!
At the same time, they also dispatched powerful Cossack cavalry, Kazakh cavalry, Turghut cavalry and Horqin Mongolian cavalry to constantly outflank the Mughals. Among these cavalry, the Cossack cavalry and Horqin cavalry were also equipped with some individual units. The Iron Fist bazooka used by soldiers!
This Mongolian version of the Iron Fist is imitated from the Ming Army Iron Fist picked up on the battlefield. Because the propellant filled in the Iron Fist rocket launchers is black powder, the cost is relatively low and it is easy to store. Moreover, their range is slightly longer than ordinary bows and arrows. Therefore, it is very popular among the "low-sugar" Mongolian army!
In the battle on the 20th, the Cossack cavalry and Horqin cavalry equipped with imitation iron fists simply became a nightmare for the Mughal army! After the friendly forces repelled the Mughal cavalry, they would rush to the Mughal army's position and fire a burst of Iron Fist rockets beyond the range of their matchlocks and bows, disrupting the Mughal army's formation. To cover the charge of other cavalry units.
When these brave "Iron Fist Cavalry" fired their iron fists, the rocket launcher group deployed on the left wing of the coalition forces would also fire rockets at the same time under the command of a hot air balloon in the sky.
Although hundreds of sugar rockets (most of which were relatively small iron fists) did not cause much damage, they could cause great chaos to the Mughal army every time. Taking advantage of this chaos, the infantry and cavalry of the Mongolian coalition will launch a wave of attacks!
Fortunately, the combat effectiveness of the infantry and cavalry of the Mongolian coalition was also limited. The infantry was not very good at lining up and shooting, and they did not have many flintlock rifles. The cavalry does not charge against the wall, and prefers to engage in hand-to-hand combat after charging into the enemy's formation, rather than launching repeated attacks.
Therefore, Aurangzeb could also rely on his numerical advantage to send reinforcements to the precarious right wing.
However, Aurangzeb was unable to reverse the situation of being passively beaten. As the casualties of his troops increased, his mercenaries, who were supported by high military salaries, were finally on the verge of collapse.
The right wing of the Mughals was already littered with corpses, and there was a tragic scene of imminent defeat everywhere. The Rajput troops were also defeated several times. If the tough-minded Aurangzeb had not sent his personal guards to supervise the battle and forced them to return to the battlefield, the Mughal army would have started from the right wing. collapsed.
But Aurangzeb also knew that he had no way to defeat his opponent, but he would not retreat from the battlefield easily - now was not the time to retreat. He had to wait until dark before he could evacuate under the cover of night. Otherwise, the retreat is likely to turn into a collapse.
Once Aurangzeb's army collapsed outside Lahore, holding on to Lahore would become a luxury... and it would take at least ten days (approximately 400 kilometers) to escape from Lahore to Delhi, and There is the Punjab region, which is full of Sikhs. So it is questionable whether Aurangzeb himself can escape!
In order to prevent the collapse of his men, Aurangzeb had now personally pushed against his right wing. Most of his guards had been sent out and formed a line outside the village where he was stationed. All of them were carrying scimitars. The large groups of Rajput soldiers retreated and were blocked by them. Aurangzeb's son Bhardur Shah, escorted by a group of cavalry, ran behind the human line, loudly announced the reward, and ordered the troops to retreat and return to the front line.
"One hundred rupees... If you hold on till night, I'll give you one hundred rupees!"
The reward of one hundred rupees is really not low, but the Rajputs who persisted for most of the day have long lost the desire to fight... They are just the Indian version of the Green Battalion, because the Mughals The dynasty lost its "master supply" from Central Asia and became the military pillar of the Hindustan Empire during the era of Emperor Akbar.
But their combat power can only suppress local rebellions. How can they withstand the "white-skinned soldiers" from Central Asia and Afghanistan? What's more, these "white-skinned soldiers" also have terrifying rockets and hot air balloons! Although India has always had rockets, and they had seen the Ming army's hot air balloons in Lahore, they were not scared to death...but the hot air balloons and rockets still increased the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian coalition. These Rajputs were really overwhelmed. But because Aurangzeb personally came to supervise the battle, they did not dare to escape. Instead, they were blocked here. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "His Majesty Alamgir is here!"
It turned out that Aurangzeb came out of the village. He was going to personally cheer up the people below, but he had to carry it until dark!
Although already anxious, India's "world conqueror" still maintains a very calm demeanor, and seems to still have everything under control.
But before he could ride his beloved folding-eared BMW around behind the battle line, the Rajputs who were blocked and unable to escape suddenly shouted like crazy.
"Mongols! The Mongols are coming!"
Aurangzeb heard this a little strangely, and thought to himself that the Mongols had come long ago and had been fighting since the morning...
At this time, his son Bhadur Shah also shouted anxiously: "Father, the Mongols, the Mongols are behind us!"
Behind you?
Aurangzeb quickly looked back and saw no Mongols...but he saw the dust in the sky. Faintly, he also heard the rumble of horse hooves among the various noisy sounds!
The sound of horseshoes became louder and louder, became denser and thicker, and finally turned into a "boom, boom, boom". By this time, Aurangzeb could clearly see the groups of Eight Banners cavalry under the dust!
It turned out that Kangxi Khan of the Great Mongolia led his cavalry to shake off Wu Guogui and Geng Jingzhong who were following him (their troops were mainly infantry), and rushed all the way, and finally rushed to Aurangze before dark. Near the right side of Bu Da's army!
The Mongolian coalition forces on the battlefield also discovered that their reinforcements had arrived, so they no longer reserved any strength and immediately launched a general attack!
The sound of guns and artillery on the battlefield suddenly became violent, with a crackling sound. There were also shouts of long live by the Mongolian coalition forces in several languages, coupled with the cries of the Mughal army, this whistling sound It rolled across the plains on the east bank of the Vera River and headed towards the magnificent ancient city of Lahar. Everything Aurangzeb saw turned gray.
As I don’t know who shouted first, "The Mongols are coming...Run!" the Mughal army, which had long been in panic on the battlefield, instantly collapsed, and the defeated troops poured into the Hindustan Empire like a tide. The emperor completely engulfed him and his soldiers in the blink of an eye!
