As a result, Aurangzeb gave up the idea of negotiating peace.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so let’s decide the winner!
Although you, the Ming Emperor, seem to be really powerful, how can I, Aurangzeb, be a soft persimmon? It’s not certain who will win and who will lose!
Aurangzeb thought so in his heart, and began to prepare for a showdown with the Ming Emperor!
One thing he didn't expect was that as the Ming Emperor led his army eastward and got closer and closer to Bangladesh, the local governors were afraid of the Ming Emperor's menacing approach, or it could be said that they were afraid of the Ming Emperor. The emperor's arrogant behavior would not give them a way to survive. They took their wealth and led their troops to flee eastward, and all came to join their highness, the third prince, who was the most capable of fighting.
Aurangzeb really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh at this. Unexpectedly, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could give himself a divine assist, allowing him to acquire more wealth and military strength without any effort.
In this way, in this world, no matter you are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty or Shah Jahan, I, Aurangzeb, will not be afraid of you at all. No, I am not afraid of you, but I want to step on them and become the stepping stone for me, Aurangzeb, to reach the top of the world!
Not to mention, Aurangzeb's army became stronger and stronger, and later reached 200,000 troops. This was something he never expected when he received Shah Jahan's order from Delhi and set out for Bengal.
However, with the arrival of the Ming Emperor's army, he slowly began to feel the pressure. The local governor brought not only wealth and military strength, but also the fear of the Ming Emperor.
This fear is contagious. Whether it was among local governors or within the army, discussions began to affect Aurangzeb's original army.
This kind of thing was immediately discovered by Aurangzeb, who cared most about military power. Worthy of being the most proficient prince in the Mughal Empire, he decisively began to take action to correct this trend.
On the one hand, Aurangzeb showed no mercy to those local governors who were most afraid of the Ming Emperor. He punished several of them ruthlessly and took the opportunity to seize their wealth and military power.
On the other hand, he also made people in his territory, not only among the military, but also among the people, begin to vigorously promote his victory over the Ming army.
In these propagandas, exaggeration was inevitable. Later, Aurangzeb was as if King Asoka was alive. In short, he was infinitely powerful and invincible. Any powerful and arrogant enemy would be defeated in front of him. It's the ending of ashes.
His two moves were really effective. All the fears and other thoughts in the army and even among the people came to an abrupt end. At least on the surface, there is no more.
At this time, the front line of the army led by Emperor Chongzhen finally approached Bengal.
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By this time, Emperor Chongzhen had of course heard of Aurangzeb's reputation and knew that the prince of the Mughal Empire was a man who knew how to fight. But how?
Not only did Emperor Chongzhen fail to be cautious, but he advanced in a furious manner, aiming his troops directly at Dhaka. There was a chance that a battle would determine the situation in Dhaka. The Ming army was not closed at night, and was released from afar. It began to gallop freely and arrogantly in Bengal.
And the army led by Emperor Chongzhen was even more fanfare, and its momentum was much greater than at any time on his eastward march.
Faced with this situation, Aurangzeb just sneered and was not frightened.
His men all suggested that Aurangzeb lead the attack, taking advantage of the Ming army's arrogance, to catch them off guard and kill the Ming army's majesty.
In response to this, Aurangzeb turned serious and said to them: "You are not ordinary fools! The Ming army came with victory and the force was at its peak. At this time, how can we go head-on? It would be a direct hit to the Ming emperor. He wants us to fight him at this time."
After being lectured like this by him, the generals who were speaking suddenly did not dare to speak anymore.
However, Aurangzeb continued to say, because he wanted to give his men enough confidence: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty came from afar, even if they won consecutive battles, the soldiers must be exhausted, and only victory will be painted on the outside. . As long as this shell is cracked, will the day when our army be victorious be far away?"
Hearing this, his men couldn't help but nod.
From Delhi to Bengal, it is nearly three thousand miles away. What's more, the Ming army did not rest before taking Delhi. It is inevitable that the Ming army will be exhausted.
"Also, in Bengal, do you think the Ming Emperor's troops would be familiar to you?" Aurangzeb said louder and louder, "Who here is as familiar as our army?"
The Ming Emperor's army invaded from Kashmir and headed east. The Mughals who surrendered to him along the way were also from the West and were certainly not familiar with Bengal.
It can be said that the terrain of Bengal is different from other Mughal places. There are rivers and ponds everywhere, and the cavalry is not very easy to use here.
When Aurangzeb said this, he said with that categorical confidence: "Our army should focus on defense and use the terrain of Bengal to drain the Ming army's energy and make it exhausted. Only in this way can we Our army has a great opportunity for a decisive battle! Do you understand?"
"Your Highness is wise!" After hearing this, his men all sighed in admiration, and the response was so loud that Aurangzeb was quite satisfied.
However, sometimes, many things are wishful thinking.
In other words, Aurangzeb did have military talent, an undefeated reputation, and a tendency to overshadow Shah Jahan on the Mughal side. However, this is only a matter within Mughal territory. The reason why he has this reputation is just because he has never met Emperor Chongzhen!
At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen led the army as if his troops were pointing directly at Aurangzeb's base camp, Dhaka, and seemed to be in a position to destroy Aurangzeb with victory in one battle.
However, after getting close, the forward of the army had not yet engaged Aurangzeb's troops on the periphery. Suddenly, it changed the direction of the army's advance, just north of Dhaka, directly crossed Dhaka, and continued towards He went east and never came to Dhaka at all.
When Aurangzeb received the news and quickly led the pursuit, he was unable to increase the speed of his pursuit because of the numerous rivers and ponds in Bengal. At best, he was stuck behind the Ming army.
By this time, Aurangzeb had of course understood that Emperor Chongzhen had never thought of a decisive battle with him from the beginning. In other words, at the beginning, the Ming Emperor might have wanted to fight him and destroy him. However, when the Ming Emperor got closer and knew that he had more than 200,000 troops in his hands, he changed his mind. Instead of fighting him again, he ran back to Togo.
In this regard, Aurangzeb certainly would not say that he had made a miscalculation, but told his generals that the Ming emperor was afraid of him! Look, the Ming Emperor ran away with his tail between his legs!
In this Mughal territory, when Shah Jahan saw the Ming Emperor, he fled upon hearing the news; however, when the Ming Emperor saw Aurangzeb, he also fled upon hearing the news. It can be seen from this that who should be the real king of the Mughals?
Needless to say, the morale of his troops was greatly boosted by this. Aurangzeb would obviously be the Great Khan of the Mughals. Those of them who follow Aurangzeb will certainly benefit from the merits of the dragon!
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On the border between Bangladesh and Dongwu, Zhang Huangyan led a heavy army here. However, although it is a heavy army, it is actually only about 100,000 people.
Dongwu has a vast territory and is sparsely populated. In other words, after the previous decisive battle of Ava, Dongwu's young men were dealt with too much by the Ming army. In addition, they also dealt with some hostile tribes. It has only been a few years now, and the young men are far from enough. , even if there is support from Yunnan, the military strength is actually limited.
Therefore, when Zhang Huangyan heard that Aurangzeb's troops in Bengal were increasing, he was worried. For this Aurangzeb, after fighting against him for so long, he has discovered the cunning of this Aurangzeb.
When the troops were small before, it put a lot of pressure on Dongwu's side, and he could even use Dongwu's side to give himself more military power. Such an opponent made Zhang Huangyan, who didn't have much experience in leading battles, feel more and more pressure.
Although later, the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Tianbo, led the army and arrived. Relatively speaking, Mu Tianbo had fought in wars, and his ancestors were nobles who guarded Yunnan. However, Zhang Huangyan still felt unsure.
If he was just an ordinary opponent and Mu Tianbo came to help, he wouldn't think this way. However, the enemy he faced was the cunning Mughal prince!
However, Mu Tianbo, who had just arrived, was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Huangyan's negative and pessimistic attitude. He wanted to fight several times, but was denied by Zhang Huangyan. He was a little dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Not only was Zhang Huangyan the governor of Dongwu, he was also the official of the Ming Dynasty. As the Duke of Guizhou, his actual power was much greater. More importantly, Zhang Huangyan used the emperor's will to suppress him, saying that the emperor asked him to focus on defense and remember not to act arbitrarily.
After Mu Tianbo stayed on the front line for a long time and slowly understood how his opponent had turned upside down in Bangladesh, he felt a little lost.
Later, when Aurangzeb's army grew more and more, reaching more than 200,000, both Zhang Huangyan and Mu Tianbo became a little panicked. While guarding the border with all his strength, he tried his best to mobilize troops in Dongwu, and even sent messengers to the interior to request more reinforcements.
On this day, they were discussing matters in the lobby and checking for deficiencies in the defense. Suddenly, they heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.
This situation shocked Zhang Huangyan when he heard the noise. Because similar things have happened several times before, and it was the cunning Aurangzeb who sent troops. This time, could it be that Aurangzeb led troops again?
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