As soon as Shah Jahan ordered, no matter whether he was prepared or not, he would fight.
This sudden situation surprised Yan Yingyuan. While ordering war preparations, he immediately took a telescope and observed it carefully.
As the saying goes, once there are more than 10,000 people, it means a huge crowd.
On the side of the Mughal Empire army, the infantry and cavalry were mobilized, the dust was flying, and the momentum was still very loud.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army were mentally prepared, when they saw this scene, their faces became serious and they began to prepare nervously for battle.
After a while, Yan Yingyuan, who had been observing, suddenly burst into laughter.
Seeing the Governor laughing so much before the powerful enemy attacked, many people around him were a little puzzled. Among his personal guards, someone immediately asked: "Sir, why are you laughing when the enemy attacks?"
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan turned to look at him, then looked back, pointed forward with a smile and asked: "You can see that the enemy was clearly still preparing, but after the messenger arrived, they immediately rushed to attack. Why is this?"
The Mughal Empire military camp was also monitored by the Ming army.
Couriers carrying urgent deliveries are always marked with flags so that they can travel smoothly. Moreover, a courier with an urgent need of 800 miles is extremely rare no matter which country it is in. The people of the Mughal Empire were naturally surprised when they saw it. They stared at it, which naturally attracted the attention of the Ming army's lookout post, and then reported the news to Yan Yingyuan.
Of course, as Yan Yingyuan's personal guard, he also heard about this matter. At this time, when Yan Yingyuan asked, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. After thinking about it, a quick-thinking guard rushed to answer: "Sir, could it be that something big happened in the Mughal Empire that made them rush Attack?"
"You're right!" Upon hearing this, Yan Yingyuan smiled and praised, then raised his voice and said loudly: "The emperor gave you a clever plan, saying that once the enemy attacks in large numbers, Tibet's Gushi Khan will send troops to respond. Don't make a surprise attack. The northern part of the Wol Empire, especially their capital area. If my prediction is correct, the enemy’s messenger must have come to report the news just now. Then Shah Jahan was anxious to go back, so he rushed to attack in a hurry! "
To be honest, Yan Yingyuan was really surprised and convinced at the same time that the emperor could grasp the timing so accurately in a place thousands of miles away. There was really no one else in the world!
Upon hearing that it was the emperor's arrangement and that he had been given a clever plan, the soldiers nearby were overjoyed and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"
If the emperor is in charge, there will be no war to lose! Just this news gave them endless confidence and their morale soared.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Army who were further away felt strange when they heard the shouts of "Long live the Emperor". The Emperor was not here, so what made them so happy?
So, naturally, many people were curious and inquired.
When Yan Yingyuan saw it, he smiled, waved to his bodyguards and said, "Let the soldiers be happy!"
Upon hearing this, his bodyguard quickly responded and then went to deliver the message.
Suddenly, all kinds of surprised sounds sounded from the Ming army.
"What, really?"
"Is it the emperor's clever plan? That must be right!"
"..."
After a while, someone shouted "Long live my emperor" first, and then other soldiers followed suit. Later, all the soldiers shouted in unison with joy: "Long live my emperor!"
The sound was so loud that it reached far away to the Mughal Empire army who was dispatching troops. They were all very surprised: What happened to the Ming army over there? They were preparing to attack them. Why are they still like this? Happy, what are they shouting?
They all heard it, and naturally Phillips, who stayed in Bombay, also heard it. After staying with Ming Jun for so long, I know the importance of Chinese. Therefore, I study hard and can already understand a little bit. He happened to be able to understand the Chinese phrase "Long live my emperor", but upon hearing this, he immediately felt strange and quickly asked what was going on?
However, as soon as Phillips understood it, he didn't know where Gushi Khan was. He asked the translator to explain it to him for a long time before he finally understood.
To be honest, he didn't believe it. However, it doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not. What’s important is that the Ming army, as the main force, believes it! Looking at the current high morale, this made Phillips feel confident that he already knew the outcome of this war before it started.
What Phillips expected was indeed correct. He was worthy of being a leader of troops all year round. The offensive launched in a hurry by Shah Jahan ended up with a lot of corpses left outside the earthen wall, so it could only be stopped.
In this battle, Shah Jahan tried his best. The individual soldiers of the Ming army were very strong and could be called elite. And it is well equipped, and the musket can be fired without igniting it. In addition, the Ming army's artillery can also shoot very far. What surprised him most was that its accuracy was very high.
With such a Ming army, as long as the defenses were complete, he knew that no matter how hard they fought, they would not be able to defeat them in a hurry. Therefore, he had to withdraw his troops.
Urgent, I can't be anxious anymore. Shah Jahan could only comfort himself. In the north, Gushi Khan's army only had more than 10,000 people, so it would not have a big impact, so don't be impatient!
However, he put aside matters in the north and focused all his energy on the present. While re-preparing for the war, they strictly ordered the Allied forces not to allow the Bombay Ming Army to escape or receive supplies.
Just like that, the war in Bombay began a new round of stalemate. If he fought again later, he would not be able to capture the city at once. The best way was to surround it until the Ming army ran out of supplies.
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While they were in a stalemate, time slowly arrived in late November of the 25th year of Chongzhen. On this day, Emperor Chongzhen had led his army to the northern border of the Mughal Empire.
Here, the weather is already very cold, reaching below zero. You have to go south to get comfortable weather.
While the army was making its final rest, Emperor Chongzhen was holding a military meeting to prepare for entering the Mughal Empire.
In front of a simple map of the Mughal Empire, Emperor Chongzhen drew a circle with a thin stick and said: "Now Gushi Khan's more than 10,000 troops are in a stalemate with the Mughal Empire's army in this area. The enemy The strength of the army is about 50,000, which is relatively elite. Therefore, Gushi Khan's troops have turned to the defensive."
Having said this, he stretched out his thin stick and clicked on the map: "Here, Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire personally came with about 100,000 troops and was besieging Governor Dongwu's headquarters. Now it is also in a stalemate. It would be basically difficult for Shah Jahan to defeat Governor Dongwu before his supplies were exhausted."
Listening to the emperor introducing the entire battle situation, at this time, there was no telephone or telegram, which can be described as unbelievable. However, these Ming army generals in the Chinese military tent are already used to it, so they all listened attentively.
"There is still here." Emperor Chongzhen pointed at the Bengal area at last and said: "Now the Duke of Yunnan Guizhou has arrived with reinforcements and merged with Governor Dongwu. The total army is 100,000, which has put a lot of pressure on Bengal. They can be on the offensive at any time. Their direct enemy is Aurangzeb, the third prince of the Mughal Empire, who has about 60,000 troops."
Having said this, I have roughly introduced the entire situation between the Ming Dynasty and the Mughal Empire. It's probably a situation where two places are defensive and one is offensive.
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the generals in the tent, allowing them to digest the entire situation, and then continued: "It is basically impossible for the Mughal Empire to think of our army. Therefore, at the beginning of the war, , be sure to use speed to disrupt and catch the enemy by surprise."
"The general obeys the order!" Upon hearing his request, all the generals in the tent clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"And!" Emperor Chongzhen said this, holding a thin stick, and said seriously, "The purpose of this battle is to destroy the country, but our army's strength is limited, so you must remember, every time you attack a place, you can If you can take it lightly, take it; if you can't take it lightly, you don't have to attack by force! Every time you capture a place, you'll kill wealthy people; half of the supplies you get will be used by the military, and the other half will be scattered among the people. Do you understand me?"
"The general will understand!" All the generals responded in unison again.
The so-called annihilation of the country meant the destruction of the Mughal Empire. It meant killing their upper echelons, rather than killing all the people in the Mughal Empire.
Giving half of the money to the common people at the bottom of the Mughal Empire was not only to win people's hearts, but also to disintegrate them. Although they will not be able to rule them immediately, even if the Mughal Empire's people run away again after the Ming army passes, it will take a lot of effort to re-establish order. As long as the effective strength of the Mughal army is defeated, it will be much easier when the Ming army attacks again.
It was based on such considerations that Emperor Chongzhen made this decree.
After talking about these strategic aspects, he began to deploy specific tactical matters for the first war.
After two days of rest, more than 20,000 cavalry troops were divided into three groups and broke into the Kashmir region of the Mughal Empire, officially starting the northwest war of the Mughal Empire.
The route led by Emperor Chongzhen was the route used by Babur, a descendant of the Mongolian Timur, to conquer India and establish the Mughal Dynasty.
As for the Mughal Empire, their troops in the northwest have been deployed. Either they went south with Shah Jahan, or they were deployed to the northeast to deal with Gushi Khan's troops. The northwest, which was originally thought to be peaceful, suddenly encountered cavalry. The military raid was simply confused.
The three Ming armies all captured their respective targets with lightning speed, and there was basically no resistance.
At this time, there was not much benevolence and morality. As soon as he took control of the city, when everyone was frightened and trembling, he ransacked the homes of the rich households in the city. According to Emperor Chongzhen's instructions, half of them were gathered in the army, and the other half gathered the people of the city and told them that the Ming Dynasty came to avenge the people of Dongwu and destroy the country.
At the same time, the Ming Emperor knew about their suffering under Mughal rule and came to liberate them and lead them to live a good life. As soon as you talk, the wealth is distributed, and you prove it with practical actions.
