Guwahati is located in the west of the Ahom Kingdom, on the south bank of the Jamuna River.
The Jamuna River is more than three miles wide, and it is impossible to move forward on both sides of the river and attack in a roundabout way.
This made Guwahati the gateway to the Ahom kingdom.
Without capturing this place, Aurangzeb would not be able to continue his advance.
Originally, the Ahom Kingdom was weak, and despite its advantageous terrain, it could not hold on.
Fortunately, the First Division arrived in time, passed through the city, formed a formation in the west of the city, and caught the Tianzhu people's troops.
The width of the Jamuna River determines that there is no need to worry about the enemy coming around from the north bank and attacking from behind.
If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses wanted to cross a river more than three miles wide, it would take half a month to prepare.
If Aurangzeb really dared to divide his troops and take detours, Yu Shutang would laugh out of his dreams.
The only thing to worry about is the mountains to the south of Guwahati.
"General Popkan, is there a road through the mountains to the south that can go around?"
The general guarding Guwahati was named Rasit Popkan. He was very young.
This person is unknown, but in the original time and space, more than 20 years later, the Mughal Empire invaded the Ahom Kingdom, and it was he who led the army to defeat the Tianzhu army here.
After that battle, the Ahom Kingdom began to regain its strength, and even had enough time to clean up the surrounding ethnic groups. On the contrary, its territory expanded a lot, and it ushered in a period of resurgence.
Because this Popkan's ability is still relatively strong.
Faced with Yu Shutang's inquiry, Popkan did not dare to neglect.
"There are several steep paths in the mountains to the south that can go around the back of Guwahati. The general has made some arrangements before, which are enough to withstand the passage of about 10,000 enemy troops."
A flash of appreciation flashed in Yu Shutang's eyes.
"Before, you were the only one guarding here. The Tianzhu people only needed a frontal attack to be effective, so they were not keen on detours. But now they will definitely make a fuss from the mountains. Once they detour, there will be many troops, and your previous arrangements will not be enough. That’s it. In this way, General Popkan, you lead all the soldiers and horses under your command to defend the mountains with all your strength. I will send you another battalion to help. You have only one task. You must not allow the Tianzhu people to rush out from the mountains. "
Hearing Yu Shutang's arrangement, Popkan was a little anxious.
"General, there are many enemies. If all my soldiers and horses are taken away, something bad may happen."
Yu Shutang accepted his intention, but his smile was very confident.
"As long as there are no problems in the rear and flanks, the enemies in the front are just chickens and dogs."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Popkan was worried, but he had no choice.
He has received a strict order from the king and must obey the general's orders when fighting.
It's just that the army from Shangguo only has more than 40,000 people. Can it really defeat the Tianzhu people's army of more than 100,000 people?
With this worry, Popkan could not help but be more cautious when arranging his troops.
Instead of piling all his troops into the mountains, he sent his elite to guard a few key roads. The rest of the main force is concentrated at the foot of the mountain, so that if there is danger in the mountain, it can support the mountain, and if the first division is in danger, it can support the first division.
As for the battalion assigned to him by the First Division, he completely ignored it.
What can a mere thousand troops do?
Yu Shutang didn't know what Popkan was thinking. Even if he knew, he would laugh it off.
The Tianzhu people are invincible in South Asia, but in the eyes of the National Defense Force, they are no different from local chickens and dogs.
Through the telescope, the popularity rate of firearms in the Tianzhu army did not even reach 30%, and they were all old matchlock guns.
The artillery that was rolled out was also junk.
The only thing that stood out were the more than a hundred elephants.
Warfare in South Asia relies heavily on elephants.
The elephants of the Tianzhu people are all covered in thick armor, and they also have various gorgeous decorations on them. When illuminated by the sun, it scatters a dazzling light.
Are the people of Tianzhu planning to use this method?
Does it scare the opponent?
When Yu Shutang was observing the Tianzhu army, Aurangzeb was also observing the First Division.
After observing it, Aurangzeb was full of confidence.
"The army on the opposite side is so weak that they can't even form a basic formation."
In Aurangzeb's eyes, the array of the First Division was very crude.
How can the infantry be directly placed on the front line without any obstruction?
No trenches were dug or fortifications were built. The soldiers did not even have shields in their hands or armor on their bodies.
Can't this kill them all with just one charge?
Even though every soldier in the First Division had a musket in his hand, Aurangzeb was confident that he knew what a musket looked like.
What's more, no artillery was seen at all in the First Division's formation on the opposite side.
Because the artillery of the National Defense Forces had a long range, it was deployed in the rear, and Aurangzeb could not detect it with the naked eye.
He only thought that with such a crude formation, his army only needed one charge to determine the outcome.
To the west of Guwahati city, there is the difficult-to-cross Jamuna River to the north, and dangerous mountains to the south, with only a narrow plain in the middle.
In this kind of terrain, there is nothing fancy about fighting.
Aurangzeb was in low spirits.
"Let's attack. I hope to have lunch in Guwahati City."
The generals and soldiers below were extremely excited and immediately began to take action.
Groups of infantry quickly pressed forward, setting up fortifications to cover the elephant soldiers' follow-up.
The elephant soldiers will be the main force of the charge.
Behind them, there were cavalrymen riding camels and wielding scimitars.
The hardest part was the gunner, who had to push the cannon to keep up under the scorching sun. If you are slow, you will be whipped and scolded by the officer.
Although he was not wearing armor, he was wearing combat equipment, which made the First Division uncomfortable.
Yu Shutang felt like his whole body was boiling with oil and knew he couldn't delay.
"The attack should end soon."
The first division also moved.
The first group formed a neat array and squeezed towards the Tianzhu people without any hurry.
The artillery observation post began to report various data.
The artillerymen far behind had no requirement for protection, so they simply operated the artillery with their upper bodies bare and wearing large pants.
Amidst the neat and rhythmic chants, shells were stuffed into the barrel one after another.
Aurangzeb was a little surprised to see that the First Division also attacked.
What surprised him even more was that the first division dispatched only one square formation.
The other three phalanxes just followed behind and seemed to be dedicated to protection.
How confident were the troops coming from far away from China that they thought they could compete with his army of hundreds of thousands with only 5,000 men?
Before Aurangzeb could think about it, thunder suddenly broke out on the ground.
But the sky is clearly clear!
Before the Tianzhu people could react, hundreds of black dots quickly streaked across the sky, without any pursuit of accuracy, completely covering the formation of the Tianzhu army.
In an instant, everything within a radius of several miles was enveloped in smoke and flames, and the Tianzhu army completely disappeared into the smoke.
The effect has not yet been determined. From the rear of the First Division, another rain of orange-red fireworks covered the sky, causing the earth to experience horrific ravages again.
Su Yafa, Gangda and other kings and ministers of the Ahom Kingdom who were watching the battle next to Yu Shutang were all dumbfounded and completely lost their souls.
