However, Dalantai was still very cautious. Although he knew the general situation, he was still worried about whether the Mughal Empire's army might be deceitful.
Because generally speaking, there is a stalemate between the two armies here, which is absolutely unreasonable, so just evacuate directly, right?
Dalantai thought, I really don't care about him, do they think they are safe and won't take the opportunity to cause trouble? Or are you saying that you are so weak that your impact can be ignored?
Of course, it was obviously negative, so Dalantai sent out scouting horses and sent them far away to detect the movements of the Mughal army.
But what surprised him was that the news brought back by the detective horse was that not only had the Mughal Empire's army withdrawn, but they had even tried their best to mobilize elites from the local area.
"..." In this regard, Dalantai really didn't know what to say.
However, the Ming envoy guessed something and said to Dalantai: "This must be because the emperor put enough pressure on them to make them feel that their troops were not enough, so they desperately mobilized local troops!"
Attack the enemy and save him! After hearing this, Dalantai couldn't help but say something like this in his heart.
However, this is easy to say but difficult to do. To achieve such an effect, it is estimated that only the famous Ming Emperor could achieve it!
Thinking like this, Dalantai suddenly wanted to see this Ming Emperor. What was he like? So powerful?
Soon, he made a decision, issued a military order, and started to attack again, attacking the towns in the northeast of Delhi, with his troops heading west.
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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had changed his strategy again. In the towns around Lahore that could be captured, in addition to "public trials" of the rich and powerful and dividing their property as before, they also organized the common people and let them lead them without training. He took the captured tents and set up camp outside Lahore.
As a result, Lahore is even more unclear as to how many troops the Ming Emperor brought? Seeing the huge momentum outside the city, I was even more anxious. The messengers who risked their lives were sent one after another, and the rush became more and more urgent each time. I am afraid that the Ming army will not know when to launch an offensive, and I really have no idea whether Lahore can block it.
At the same time, Lahore was under siege, and the rich and powerful people around it had to be careful not only whether the Ming army would turn around and attack, but also whether the untouchables in their own city would rebel.
Because so much time has passed, no matter what, the way the Ming army dealt with it after capturing the city must have spread. These rich people and nobles look at those untouchables, and they look like they will become internal agents of the Ming army. Especially those towns with few troops are even more afraid.
In the end, many rich and powerful people gave up their territories and fled to a safe place, namely Delhi.
Here in Delhi, as more and more rich and noble people are fleeing, the atmosphere is becoming more and more tense day by day. Even one day, a Ming cavalry army appeared outside the city of Delhi. It was not many, only more than five thousand.
But even so, Delhi was so scared that it closed its doors, as if facing a formidable enemy. Fortunately, this Ming cavalry army just wandered around for a while and then left. But even this frightened them enough, and urgent messengers were sent out front and back.
This situation lasted until the second prince Shashuja led the army back.
Seeing the massive arrival of at least 100,000 troops, all the rich and powerful people in Delhi breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the city gate to warmly welcome the arrival of the savior.
To be honest, Shashuja was shocked when faced with such a warm welcome. In his heart, he secretly felt less enthusiastic than when Shah Jahan had.
This feeling made him feel a little elated. The desire for the throne of the Mughal Empire was even more fervent. At the same time, he feels good about himself.
Rushing back from Ude, local elites have to be recruited along the way. No matter what, the army still needs to rest.
However, the rich and powerful people who fled to Delhi from the west were worried that their hometowns would be invaded by the Ming army and their property would be plundered, so they immediately reported and strongly demanded that Shashuja immediately send troops to Lahore to eliminate the Ming army.
"Your Highness, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will not be your opponent at all. If you eliminate the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, the Great Khan will definitely be very happy!"
"Your Highness must be able to save Lahore. If your Highness needs anything in the future, just ask us!"
"Wei Chen has long seen that His Highness is the Taizu alive, and it is His Highness who must save Mughal!"
"..."
The flatterers slapped him one after another, making Shashuja smile from ear to ear: I’m embarrassed if you tell the truth like this!
However, some people were surprised and asked Shashujia, how was Gushi Khan's army? Why did 50,000 troops go out and 100,000 troops come back? What's going on?
Shashuja felt very uncomfortable when he heard these words. But he didn't answer, and these questions were spat back by those powerful people with vital interests in the northwest.
It's rare that the second prince came back so quickly and calmed people's hearts. What else do you want?
The second prince brought so many soldiers and horses back. As long as he wiped out the Ming Emperor's troops, other places would definitely be scared to retreat and surrender when they heard the news. Don't you understand this?
All this made Shashuja truly feel the feeling of standing on the wind and flying without doing anything!
Therefore, firstly, in order to silence a few people, secondly, because he could not withstand the persuasion of the rich and powerful, and thirdly, because he could not restrain his desire for glory after wiping out the Ming Emperor, Shashuja only rested in Delhi for three days. Decided to lead the army westward.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, is invincible in all attacks!"
"Northern subjects, you have been waiting for His Highness the Second Prince for a long time!"
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince is mighty, His Highness the Second Prince is a thousand years old!"
"..."
In the midst of the flattering farewell, Shashuja led the cavalry, elephant soldiers, infantry, etc., more than 100,000 people, to kill in a mighty manner towards La La, which is about 800 miles northwest of Delhi. Heer.
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When Shah Jahan set off from Delhi, Shah Jahan, who was far away in Bombay, once again received an urgent report of 800 miles.
In the Chinese military tent, Shah Jahan stood up from his seat in fright. In a hurry, he even knocked over the table in front of him. He didn't even bother to take a look. He just stared at the messenger and asked sternly: " The Ming Emperor personally led the army to invade Kashmir?"
This news was too unimaginable for him.
First of all, the Ming Emperor would personally lead his army to attack the Mughals, which was beyond his expectation. What puzzled him even more was, why did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty appear in Kashmir? If he appeared at Dongwu's side, he wouldn't be so surprised or panicked!
You know, Dongwu's side is too far away from his ruling center. If anything happens, he can lead the army back! However, the Kashmir side is much closer to Delhi and the most prosperous area of the Mughal Empire!
"Returning to the Great Khan, it is indeed the Emperor of Ming who conquered it personally!" The messenger presented the urgent report with both hands. His hands were still shaking, but his tone was very sure.
After hearing this, Shah Jahan couldn't wait for his personal guards to forward the urgent report, so he strode over, grabbed the urgent report and read it.
At this moment, the curtain at the entrance of the Chinese military tent was opened, and Shah Jahan's personal guards greeted the two Westerners in. These two men, Max and Anthony, were summoned by Shah Jahan to discuss the attack on Bombay.
To be honest, the two of them could see it clearly. After so many attacks on Bombay, Shah Jahan still couldn't even capture the city. Both of them had lost confidence. He was going to give Shah Jahan advice to consume the Army of Light's weapons, food, fodder and other supplies. Only in this way could Bombay be captured. As for letting them attack the islands at sea while fighting on land, they will not do it.
Because they had tried it once before. However, the coastal defense guns built by the Ming army on the island taught them how to behave. And neither the British nor the Dutch were willing to risk heavy losses to attack Bombay. Therefore, both sides retreated in unison and complained to Shah Jahan, explaining how powerful the army's artillery was and how they attacked in the naval battle. What a loss, anyway, the Mughal Empire did not have a navy. Even if they were talking nonsense about this maritime matter, Shah Jahan would not be able to tell it as long as they did not expose each other.
At this moment, the two of them had just entered the Chinese military tent and were about to pay tribute to Shah Jahan when they found that the atmosphere in the Chinese military tent was very strange.
I saw Shah Jahan's imperial case lying upside down, and the personal guards didn't have time to clean it up. A messenger who had been rushed for eight hundred miles had seen it once before, so he knew it at a glance. He knelt there, covered with blood. Sweat is like being fished out of water. Shah Jahan himself was reading a document with a very ugly expression on his face, and the other personal guards around him had expressions as if someone owed them a lot of money and would not get it back.
Did something happen again? Max and Anthony both thought this at the same time, and couldn't help but glance at each other, understanding the look in the other's eyes.
Suddenly, their brows furrowed. How come their allies are so unreliable and do so many things?
At this time, Shah Jahan had finished reading the memorial and felt his forehead was burning. He held the memorial and walked quickly in the Chinese military tent. Even if he saw Max and Anthony, he seemed not to have seen them. Obviously , he only had the things in the report in his mind.
In the Chinese military tent, everyone held their breath and did not dare to make a sound, waiting for Shah Jahan to have a result.
I don't know how long it took, but Shah Jahan suddenly stopped and turned to look at the commander of his bodyguards. Just when he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that there were two outsiders in the military tent.
So, he turned to look at Max and Anthony again, frowned at them for a while, and then suddenly said: "Ben Khan has decided. I wonder what you two think?"
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