"What?" Shashuja was shocked when he heard the messenger's report. "The Ming army has captured Kashmir and is besieging Lahore?"
You can't blame him for being so frightened, because basically all the generals around him were like this.
While talking, Shashuja hurriedly took the emergency report and read it.
This is an urgent report from Delhi, asking him to return urgently to rescue Lahore and ensure that Delhi is safe.
"Your Highness, quickly lead the troops back to support!" The messenger knelt there and begged, "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is personally leading the army. If we go back too late, Lahore will be lost and Delhi will be in danger!"
This was another very heavy news, and everyone who heard it was almost stunned.
The Ming Emperor actually appeared in the northwest of the empire? Is this crazy?
At this time, Shashujia had already read the urgent report, and quickly raised his head, stared at the messenger and asked: "How many troops and horses did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty bring? One hundred thousand, or two hundred thousand? Why can't you tell?"
"Your Highness, time is urgent. We haven't verified how many soldiers and horses the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has yet!" The messenger quickly explained, "But the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty went on a personal expedition and said he wanted to destroy our Mughal Empire. This brought about There will definitely be no shortage of soldiers and horses."
After a pause, he immediately added: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had tens of thousands of cavalry troops alone. Moreover, he captured Kashmir in a very short period of time, and now only the capital city is still intact. But even if In this way, as long as there is an army sent out, it will definitely be destroyed by the Ming army. The situation is critical, and I ask Your Highness to come back for help. It is extremely urgent! If Lahore is lost or Delhi is lost again, the Great Khan will be furious!"
There was no need for him to say this, Shashuja knew it himself. Not to mention Delhi, even the capture of Lahore was something he could not bear. I thought that I would mobilize all the elite troops over there. If the Ming army captured them, I would wait for Shah Jahan to come back...
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to think any further and shouted quickly: "Withdraw troops, quickly, withdraw troops!"
When the generals around him heard this, they followed the order one after another. However, one of the generals reminded: "Your Highness, what should we do with those enemies?"
When Shashuja heard the sound, he couldn't help but look up at the enemy camp in front of him. At this time, he was very anxious. What if these enemies had been destroyed?
However, now they have not been destroyed, but he can no longer care about it. He just said: "It's okay. Let the local army deal with it first. It's important to return to Lahore to help."
At this point, I remembered that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was marching to Lahore personally, and the number of troops would definitely be large. I felt that it was not safe, so I ordered again: "By the way, we must mobilize as many troops as possible along the way." Army, otherwise if the troops are not enough, it will be in vain for us to go. If there are enough, we can save Lahore and win..."
When he said this smoothly, Shashujia's eyes suddenly lit up, and his whole body suddenly became energetic. He raised his voice and said: "If we defeat the Ming army and capture all the Ming emperors, what do you think? Isn’t it a great achievement?”
Upon hearing this, the generals under him immediately came to their senses. Suddenly, everyone's eyes shone.
Yes, if you can catch the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, it will be a great achievement!
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty led an army to appear in the northwest of the empire. Even the emperor could not have many soldiers and horses. On the empire's side, it is a local battle. It can recruit as many troops and civilians as possible, and mobilize as many resources as possible. In this case, haha...
The more I think about it, the more cost-effective it is to return to Lahore! The more I think about it, the more I want to fly to Lahore immediately, defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop, trample the Ming emperor under his feet, and then report his merits to Shah Jahan!
Suddenly, the hearts of these Mughal Empire generals became hot, and their eyes were full of desire.
Shashuja himself was the same. At this time, he had recovered from the initial shock. He remembered that he led the army and was able to kill the enemy in front of him. He could only defend himself but could not fight back. This shows that his ability to lead troops is still very strong. What if the Ming Emperor is caught?
If he has this merit, whether it is Dara Shikoh or Aurangzeb, who can compete with him for the throne?
Thinking like this, Shashuja became extremely anxious and shouted quickly: "Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat quickly..."
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In the camp opposite them, Gushi Khan's son Dalantai was in a bad mood. But this can't be blamed on him. No matter who it is, who is in a good mood after being provoked and insulted by the enemy but unable to fight.
What's more, it was not his original intention to insist on not playing. If he had followed his wishes, he would have immediately retreated to the plateau after attacking the Mughal Empire and attracting so many enemy troops. Wait for the enemy to leave and then attack again. This method of attack is the safest.
However, the Ming envoy did not agree and insisted that he continue to make trouble in the Mughal Empire. Such a situation would certainly make Dalantai feel uncomfortable.
But there was nothing he could do if he felt uncomfortable, because Gushi Khan had strict orders, telling him to listen to the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and not to make arbitrary decisions.
Therefore, in response to the enemy's repeated provocations, he could only pretend to be invisible and stay in the Chinese military tent without leaving. Anyway, these enemies on the opposite side don't have the courage to attack the camp.
Regarding this, he actually knows that the other party should think that he must win, so he does not want to lose too much, just like the cat was teasing him before eating the mouse.
But this time, it was beyond his expectation.
Some soldiers flew to report to him that the enemy had withdrawn.
"What's going on?" Dalantai heard the sound and hurriedly left the Chinese military tent and went to the camp entrance to check the enemy's movements.
Sure enough, just as reported, the enemy had already withdrawn to the camp. Even after returning to the camp, the enemy was still shouting at the camp, as if they were about to break away from the camp?
This time, Dalantai couldn't understand.
He is not a person without brains and experience. After all, he followed Gushi Khan to conquer Qinghai and Tibet, so he has rich war experience. If he was unreliable, Gushi Khan would not let him lead the army.
However, judging from his experience, he couldn't figure out what the enemy on the opposite side was doing.
Seeing how they were in such a hurry, it seemed as if something had happened suddenly and they had to leave in a hurry because of something urgent.
But what emergency could they have?
According to the information he knew, the Ming army had a stalemate with the Mughal Empire's army in Bengal and Bombay. These two places are very far away from here. It is unlikely that things in these two places have affected this place.
Also, in Bangladesh, Aurangzeb, who was famous for his fierce fighting in the Mughal Empire, led the army. Even if he couldn't defeat the Ming army, he wouldn't make the enemy in front of him so panicked and want to leave, right?
As for Bombay, Shah Jahan led the army over there, and the Ming army was far away from the mainland, so it must have few troops. It was even less likely that Shah Jahan had lost the battle, so he wanted to go here to rescue him, right?
Dalantai thought about it over and over, but he just couldn't understand what was going on with the enemy on the opposite side.
Suddenly, he thought of another possibility. Could it be that the other side felt that his camp was strong, so he thought of other ways to attract him out and beat him?
While Dalantai was thinking, he saw the Ming envoy also hurriedly came to his side. After also watching the enemy's movements, he saw a look of joy on his face.
"What do you mean? Are you so happy just because the enemy is leaving?" Dalantai felt a little unhappy when he saw it, and couldn't help but think to himself, "What if it's a fake defeat, and we can fight back?" "
Just as he was thinking this, he saw that the Ming envoy seemed to confirm and confirm again, then suddenly turned around and spoke to him.
The translator on the side was obviously taken aback when he heard this, with an incredulous expression on his face. This made Dalantai a little curious, what was going on and what did he say?
At this time, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty excitedly urged the translator, and then the translator came back to his senses. He quickly said to Dalantai: "The envoy of the Ming Dynasty said that if the enemy is so panicked and wants to leave, it must be the emperor who has led his troops. !”
Dalantai was a little puzzled when he heard this, and asked a little confused: "Your Majesty, which Emperor? Father?"
When he said this, he suddenly came back to his senses. The emperor the Ming envoy mentioned was definitely not his father Khan, but the emperor of their Ming Empire!
When he thought of this, he suddenly became stupid: The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is here? This is impossible, right?
While he was surprised, the Ming envoy said to him again: "Before I came, the emperor told me that if the enemy retreats in a hurry, then in all likelihood, the emperor has already led troops to attack the surrounding areas of Delhi and threaten the Mughal capital. Therefore, , our army must cooperate to fight westward, and eventually attack from both sides, destroy the Mughal mobile forces, and turn the enemy's heartland upside down."
At this point, he remembered something and added: "It is also because of this that our army cannot retreat to Tibet and must always attract the enemy's main force here."
In the past, I couldn't say this. However, after deducing the situation from the enemy in front of him, the Ming envoy said with confidence.
What he said made Dalantai unable to recover for a long time. It was beyond his expectation that such a thing happened.
After he came to his senses, he quickly asked for specific details.
So, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty told him what Emperor Chongzhen had given him. He probably said that the emperor would send troops from the Tianshan Mountains, detour to the northwest of the Mughal Empire, and make a surprise attack there...
After listening, Dalantai understood the entire plan of the Ming Emperor. For this reason, he still found it a bit incredible. The Mughal Empire was attacked from all sides, and the armies were thousands of miles apart. How could the Mughal Empire be defeated? The empire's army moved according to the Ming Emperor's wishes?
What if Shah Jahan had not gone to Bombay, what if this side had been defeated? How could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty be so bold and dare to attack the northwest of the Mughal Empire alone?
Now judging from the enemy's hasty retreat, the Ming Emperor's combat intentions have really come true!
Thinking of this, he remembered the Ming Emperor's illustrious military exploits again, and his eyes suddenly lit up!
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