Emperor Chongzhen knew about the governor of Lahore's request for surrender to the Safavid dynasty. Because when he surrounded Lahore, he had "rewarded" a Class-A eavesdropping seed.
However, he did not know that other western governors of the Mughal Empire also sought submission from the Safi Dynasty. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even know about the situation in the Safi Dynasty.
However, no matter how these things happened, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care. Because his plan was to capture Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, and then fight eastward, eventually meeting up with Dongwu. In this way, the Ming army in the Mughals was not rootless water.
At this time, Delhi’s campaign to “attack local tyrants and distribute their property” was still going on with great vigor. However, Emperor Chongzhen was not in Delhi, but in a place that would become famous in later generations, the Taj Mahal.
In his previous life, he had never been here. However, he had heard of the reputation of the Taj Mahal. Although it is said that it created a lot of wealth for future generations, in this era, it consumed a large part of the national power of the Mughal Empire. I don’t know what Shah Jahan was thinking. He was carrying out large-scale construction projects everywhere. Is it interesting?
Looking at the magnificent Taj Mahal in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen secretly warned himself that instead of spending manpower and material resources on such things, it would be better to invest in infrastructure!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought of Shah Jahan, the initiator of these things. He should be returning to Delhi soon, right? I wonder what he would think if he knew about the situation in the north, especially that even his lair had been knocked down.
It would be best if he was so angry that he would rush over with his troops to take revenge regardless of the situation. If you kill him directly, there is no doubt that the Mughal Empire will fall apart immediately.
He was afraid that he wouldn't have the guts to come over after hearing that Delhi had been defeated by him. Instead, he would turn around and leave to fight with more people before running back. That would be more troublesome, and he didn't want to wait here all the time. . Of course, I didn't want to chase him. After all, the Mughals were still too big and the mountains and terrain were unfamiliar. It would be too time-consuming for Shah Jahan to engage in guerrilla warfare.
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When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about Shah Jahan, Shah Jahan was also thinking about him. However, the attitude was a bit different. Shah Jahan was gnashing his teeth towards Emperor Chongzhen.
Five days ago, he already knew that the Ming Emperor led an army to surround Delhi.
No matter what, Shah Jahan would not allow Delhi to be captured by the Ming army. After all, this was his capital. Therefore, he rushed on his way desperately. But even so, just now, three days away from Delhi, he heard the latest news. News, Delhi has fallen!
When he heard the news, he yelled and fell off his horse.
Although Shah Jahan was the emperor of the Mughal Empire, it was useless to have an emperor alone. He had to have enough ministers and his wealth, all of which were in Delhi. It was all gone at once, and the blow to him can be imagined. He didn't vomit blood, he just fell off the horse, which is already considered good!
Originally, Shah Jahan thought that Delhi could not be defeated so quickly, so he rushed with all his strength, thinking that he could arrive in time. The result was such a blow to the head that it took a long time for him to finally come back to his senses, stabilize his mood, and start thinking about things.
After all, after being the Great Khan for so many years, Shah Jahan immediately sent out scouts to inquire about the situation in Delhi. At the same time, he promoted and granted a bunch of titles to the officers of the cavalry army he led.
At this time, he was still thinking about what if, if the Ming army captured Delhi and was still in chaos, maybe if he led the army to attack suddenly, he might be able to catch the Ming army by surprise and turn defeat into victory?
However, he did not have such a sweet dream for long. By the next day, the detective horses he sent out did not come back. Instead, Daming Ye Bushou began to appear in the surrounding area, in turn inquiring about the news here.
Seeing the Ming army's absence at night, Shah Jahan knew that his hopes were in vain. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty really knew how to fight. He had already taken precautions. Even with his scouting horses sent out so far, there was no way he would have a chance to make a sneak attack.
Although he hated the Ming emperor very much and wanted to recapture Delhi, Shah Jahan's reason finally defeated his emotions. However, before leaving, he swore to his men: "I swear to God that I will recapture Delhi with my own hands." , cut the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty into thousands of pieces!"
In his opinion, since the Ming Emperor had occupied Delhi, he must be there. The most important thing now is to gather more troops and then fight back.
Then, he immediately turned around and went back to gather troops from the southern provinces with the intention of counterattacking Delhi.
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But what Shah Jahan never expected was that Emperor Chongzhen only stayed in the captured Delhi for three days before leading his troops eastwards. He was very open-minded. As for the Mughals, those who were willing to continue to move eastward with him should follow him, and those who were willing to stay in Delhi should continue to stay in Delhi. He did not force it.
Not to mention, although the Ming army was powerful, in the end only half of its troops were willing to follow Emperor Chongzhen and continue to advance eastward. The other half of the force is based on the mentality: when the tiger is not at home, the monkey is the king.
This is Delhi, what a pity to lose it!
Of course, there is another point, that is, those who have families and families, they also choose to stay and wait for the Ming Emperor to come back again.
In this way, after Emperor Chongzhen entered the Mughal Empire from Kashmir, he destroyed the foundation of the Mughal Empire's rule wherever he went, and also provoked the untouchables who had always been submissive to resist.
In short, whether it is the Safi dynasty or Shah Jahan, it is definitely not easy for them to restore the ruling order. And this is the Mughal situation that Emperor Chongzhen wants at this stage.
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Back to Mumbai, after Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo and others discussed and agreed, they have been observing the enemy's situation.
On Dara Shikoh's side, after suffering a loss, Shah Jahan was really on guard when he led the cavalry and left. However, when he saw that the Ming army had been sitting still, just defending, but the navy tried several times to attack the combined fleets of Britain and the Netherlands, this made him slowly relax his vigilance: it seems that the focus of the Ming army's operations has changed. Arrived at sea.
Darashiko didn't care about this. For him, it was best to watch the Ming army and those Europeans fight non-stop while he sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight.
He thought so, and his soldiers and other soldiers had similar thoughts. They were all watching the fun happily, and their vigilance slowly dropped.
As a result, in the early morning again, the Ming army launched an attack on Dara Shiko with the cavalry clearing the way. In this attack, not only the entire army, but also the navy officers also participated.
When the battle started, both Max from the UK and Anthony from the Netherlands had the mentality of sitting back and watching the fight. When it got daylight, they discovered that the situation at Dalashiko was critical and wanted to send musketeers ashore, but the victory or defeat was already decided.
Ming troops were everywhere chasing the Mughals, and there were Mughals kneeling and surrendering everywhere. Dara Shiko, just like the last time, escaped quickly and was not caught.
At this time, the combined fleets of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were a little dumbfounded. At this time, they had an impression, why wasn't the Mughal Empire very powerful? Why was it vulnerable to the Ming army and defeated one after another? It was better when Shah Jahan was here, but he became like this when he left?
Originally, the Ming army's material supplies were finally exhausted, and it was estimated that the difference was not much. However, the land was completely defeated. How could we still fight this battle?
That Darashiko is just a pig!
With this idea, the British and Dutch combined fleets could only retreat westward. They can't stay here anymore, because there is only a stalemate here, and they can't get supplies from the land. If they have to stay here, they will definitely lose in the end.
On Yan Yingyuan's side, although Zheng Chenggong asked for a fight, Yan Yingyuan did not agree. While he asked Goa and Ceylon to transport supplies, he sent an order back to Togo to mobilize the warships left behind to continue to reinforce Bombay. In addition, he also wrote a memorial to report the war situation here to the court, and then asked for reinforcements.
As for the land, this time Yan Yingyuan was relaxed and gave Li Dingguo the power to start attacking the surrounding areas. It was also very important to obtain supplies on the spot.
As a result, in Mumbai, the territory that the Ming army could influence also expanded rapidly. Unless new reinforcements from the Mughal Empire arrive, otherwise, with the strength here after being attacked by the Ming army several times, it will be impossible to threaten the Ming army again.
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The endless sea, apart from looking at the sea every day, Sun Chuanting has never experienced such a feeling. This time, he experienced it well.
Fortunately, he had the experience of taking a boat from Busan, North Korea to Fuso Province. Otherwise, it would be his first time to take a boat for such a long time, and he would have felt crazy.
But this trip also allowed him to see things he had never seen before.
Under the violent storm, no matter how big his flagship was, it was nothing. How great it was to feel the power of nature!
There are also fish in the sea that can be so big, bigger than his flagship. Fortunately, these fish are tame, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
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Finally, on this day, while he was still resting in the cabin, he suddenly heard cheers coming from outside.
Hearing the noise, Sun Chuanting quickly went out to take a look, and saw the end of the sea in the distance, and the faint shadow of land.
It’s here, it’s finally here!
I am going crazy as a teenager! Sun Chuanting was so excited that he immediately recited three poems. His hearty laughter echoed on the sea for a long time, without any concern about his identity!
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