At the same time, in the northeast of Delhi, in the camp of the newly arrived Heshuote tribe, although it looked very quiet, everyone seemed to be sleeping soundly.
However, in fact, all the soldiers in the army had quietly gotten up and were waiting for the siege signal.
To be honest, they were marching in a hurry and were really tired. They only slept for the first half of the night and couldn't sleep at all. However, an order came down from above, saying that they would attack the city in the early morning, so they should be prepared so as not to be late to enter the city and lose a big piece of fat.
Waiting and waiting, it always feels like time passes very slowly while waiting. In this era where there are no watches and one has to rely on observing the sky to estimate the time, the wait feels even more unbearable. So much so that later on, some of the extremely tired soldiers fell asleep holding their swords in their hands.
But Dalantai did not sleep. On the contrary, he was very energetic and kept his eyes wide open, looking at Delhi in the distance. However, he couldn't see anything unusual, which made his suspicion slowly grow again.
After all, Delhi was the capital of the Mughal Empire, and it was far taller and stronger than the cities he had been able to capture before. In addition, there will definitely be no shortage of troops. He had conquered cities before because those cities were weakly defended, and he used Mughal lives to gain entry. But now, the Ming army has never attacked Delhi at all, has not used up the equipment to defend the city, and has not used up the energy and quantity of the soldiers defending the city. How can they successfully steal the city?
If you really want to steal the city and you can steal Delhi, then the siege won't be that difficult. Let's just steal the city, right?
While thinking about this in his mind, Dalantai turned his head to look at the eastern sky from time to time, worried that it would suddenly dawn and he would steal a bird!
Suddenly, Jimuda beside him said excitedly to him: "Your Highness, look over there, there seems to be fire."
Isn't it normal to have firelight at night? The city walls of Delhi are ablaze with fire! Dalantai thought so, but he still looked up after hearing the sound.
In the southeast direction of Delhi, there was a light of fire outside the city. No, it was a fire dragon, heading towards the city. There was no obstruction and he entered through the city gate.
Later, Dalantai also saw that there were already flames on the city top over there, extending to both sides along the city wall. At this time, some gunshots and faint shouts of killing could already be heard.
"Did they really attack the city?" Dalantai couldn't help being shocked after seeing it clearly, "Did he really steal the city?"
"Yes, Your Highness, we have really entered the city. Your Highness, we have entered the city." Jimuda replied excitedly, his voice was a little loud, and it could not travel far.
So, many soldiers saw it, and they immediately felt as if they were hit by a pie in the sky. They all shouted excitedly: "The Ming army has invaded, the Ming army has invaded..."
The soldiers who were confused, napping, asleep, no matter what they were doing, were all awakened at once, and they all looked in the direction of Delhi.
At this time, the cry of killing was already a bit obvious. On the top of the city in the southeast direction, two fire dragons had already shot far away, and the fire in the city could also be seen spreading. It was obvious that Ming troops were passing through the city gate in a steady stream and were already blooming everywhere in the city.
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really the Buddha who came to this world!" Dalantai had to sigh with emotion, and then shouted, "The whole army goes out!"
Just as their side began to respond to the siege, in other directions in Delhi, the Ming army outside the city also began to respond. Just for a while, Delhi, which was originally silent in the night, suddenly became very lively.
Not long after, the sky in the west finally turned white. After experiencing the darkest moment, dawn arrived.
At this time, Mughal shouts were everywhere inside and outside Delhi: "He who surrenders will avoid death!"
Three of Delhi's city gates have been opened, all from the inside. The Ming troops outside the city are continuously attacking into the city. Many places in the city were already on fire, among which the palace was the most obvious.
Needless to say, it was inevitable that Delhi would be captured by the Ming army. The nobles in the city did not want to be judged by the untouchables, so many of them set fire to themselves.
Outside the city, looking at the rising sun that had just jumped out of the mountains in the east, Emperor Chongzhen stretched himself and said to Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch who was waiting by his side to protect him: "I'm going to take a nap first. I'm still sleepy right now!"
Now that they have entered the city, it will take at least half a day for the Ming army to occupy Delhi, control the situation, put out fires, etc.
When Fang Zhenghua heard this, he immediately ordered the guards guarding the surrounding area to be quieter and not to hinder the emperor from catching up on his sleep.
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At this time, the Persian Empire to the west of the Mughal Empire was the Safi Dynasty. In their capital Qazvin, the emperor of this generation was Abbas II, the last promising man in the Safi Dynasty. The emperor has just been on the campaign for a few years.
At this time, although his genius had not been bright for a long time, he was already receiving his ministers.
"What?" Abbas II stood up from the throne in surprise and confirmed, "You have invaded the Mughals. Now the Mughals are in chaos. Their governors have sent people to contact us. Already?"
The power of the Mughal Empire at this time was felt best by Abbas II, who was a neighbor. Although he recaptured Kandahar from Shah Jahan a few years ago, it was evident from this that he was recaptured by Shah Jahan again.
Of course, what made him even more unexpected was that the Ming Dynasty was far away from here, so why did it invade the Mughals, and it was from the northwest of the Mughals.
The minister kneeling below is his loyal assistant minister, his Prime Minister Burj Khalifa. Although he is old, if the original historical development continues, he will die of illness in two years. But at this time, he was in high spirits and said to Abbas II: "Your Majesty, even the humble ministers don't know what the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was thinking. Only a few men and horses came all the way to attack the Mughals. Not only that , they only robbed the rich and powerful, and distributed their property to the untouchables. They also let the untouchables judge the rich and powerful. This really gives me a great opportunity for the Safi Dynasty!"
He said this in one breath, fearing that he was being held back, so he took a deep breath, his face turned red, and he immediately told Abbas II: "Not only the governor of Kandahar who is close to us, but also the governor of Lahore sent people one after another. Asking us for help, they are willing to surrender to His Majesty and only ask His Majesty to send troops. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
The Safavid dynasty had two main enemies. One was the Ottoman Empire. This was a feud that had been fought for who knows how many years. Generally speaking, the Ottoman Empire was stronger. However, at this time, the two sides had concluded a treaty and there was no further fighting. .
The other one is the rise of the Mughal Empire in recent years, especially under the rule of Shah Jahan. The Mughal Empire began to expand westward and took over many places from the Safi Dynasty, including the important Kandahar.
Now the Mughal Empire is in trouble and is in chaos. Although I don’t know why this situation happened and what Shah Jahan was doing, it is undeniable that for the Safavid dynasty, this was definitely a pie-in-the-sky thing, and it could be done without spending a single soldier. , we can obtain the vast western territory of the Mughal Empire. It is no wonder that the experienced auxiliary ministers and the prime minister who are almost buried are so excited.
Abbas II was ambitious and an emperor who wanted to revive Persia. How could he be more calm than his prime minister when he heard such good news? He almost jumped up with joy.
Therefore, he immediately summoned the messengers of the Mughal governors and inquired personally. Then he immediately summoned his important ministers and convened the most important meeting of the empire urgently under the auspices of Prime Minister Burj Khalifa.
Needless to say, no one could resist the temptation of such a good opportunity and such a great achievement in opening up new territories. Although some people are worried about whether this will conflict with the Ming Dynasty. What if Shah Jahan repelled the Ming Dynasty's invasion?
Abbas II did not pay attention to these issues at all. There has never been any loyalty between countries. As long as there are interests, it is not normal to draw a knife against each other, kill you while you are sick, or anything like that.
Now that there is a rare good opportunity, all the governors in the northwestern part of the Mughal Empire are willing to join him. How could he not eat this mouthful of fat that is delivered to his door?
As for facing the Ming Dynasty in the future, or facing Shah Jahan again, there is nothing to be afraid of. Just fight. If you can't beat them, it's not too late to retreat. If we can defeat it, wouldn't this much land belong to the Safi Dynasty?
Based on this idea, the Safi Dynasty mobilized urgently, dispatching 100,000 soldiers and horses, known as 500,000, led by Abbas II personally, and rushed to accept the new territory.
The Prime Minister, Burj Khalifa, is sitting in the capital, preparing food and fodder for the army, as well as follow-up troops, and continuously sending them to the east.
When leaving, Abbas II said to the Burj Khalifa with emotion: "I don't know what the emperor of the Ming Dynasty thought, but he went to please those untouchables? This way, it is really easy for me."
The Burj Khalifa also laughed when he heard this, pointed to the sky with his hand, and said that it was blessed by some gods and Buddhas, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came here specially to give gifts to the empire!
If Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was here, he would know the truth that water can carry and capsize a boat, and he would definitely know what the Ming Emperor did, which cannot be underestimated.
However, whether Abbas II or the experienced Burj Khalifa, just like most nobles, they did not worry about the untouchables at all, and they were even less likely to realize the extent of Emperor Chongzhen's move. sharp!
In the future, when other emperors and nobles realize the power of Emperor Chongzhen's move, they will not be able to imitate Emperor Chongzhen, because Emperor Chongzhen just used their profits to distribute to the poor. In this way, the other emperors and nobles had only one goal in the end, to defeat Emperor Chongzhen. They must not let him become arrogant and continue his strategy. This also laid the foundation for the final battle in the future.
