You know, Emperor Chongzhen only had 20,000 cavalry. He was fighting in the "powerful" Mughal Empire. He was unfamiliar with the place and the country, and he didn't even understand the language. However, he was able to fight with more and more troops. Even the Mughal army was Taking refuge here is simply unimaginable.
Could it be that the emperor really has such great prestige that he can even make the army of the empire follow him? Zhang Huangyan could hardly remember, had anything like this happened to the emperor before in history?
It has to be said that Emperor Chongzhen's contrary method of distributing the spoils of war, taking the wealth of the Mughal dignitaries and distributing it to the lower class of the Mughal class, was a very new thing in this era, and can be regarded as a rebellion. The insurrectionary army usually opens warehouses to stockpile grain.
In this way, the Mughal bottom class who had nothing could gain a lot from following the Ming Emperor. How could they not follow? And if it's the other way around, if Emperor Chongzhen just wants to win over those powerful people, who already have wealth, what price will Emperor Chongzhen have to pay to make those powerful people obedient and follow him willingly? Basically it's impossible!
Of course, on the way east, there were still some people who slipped away quietly or stayed behind. Emperor Chongzhen did not force any of these, and even did so intentionally. In this way, those who can follow him to the border of Dongwu are those who are determined to follow him, and these people's physical strength and other things are considered good, otherwise, they will not be able to keep up even if they want to. In a sense, it has been eliminated in one round.
Emperor Chongzhen did not explain the truth behind this to Zhang Huangyan. This large number of people turned out to be beyond Zhang Huangyan's expectation, which caught him a little off guard. Emperor Chongzhen did not blame him, he just tried his best to prepare.
Back in the city, Emperor Chongzhen finally took a good day's rest and issued decrees to the country. He planned to grant his son Zhu Cizhen, who was originally sent to America, to the Mughals, and to grant two more vassal kings. As for which of the two vassal kings it is, it depends on which one of them supports the court and contributes more to the conquest of the vassal state for them, which one will be granted the title.
There is no way to turn the whole world into land under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. The colonial method will rebound in later generations and is not in line with Chinese values. On the contrary, vassal states have always existed, but they are also The suzerain country must have stronger control, similar to North Korea in the past.
Emperor Chongzhen planned to talk about the affairs of the vassal state in detail later. Now, he only needs the property of the vassal king to supplement this war.
The reason why he led the army from west to east and came to Dongwu without attacking Aurangzeb was not because he was afraid of Aurangzeb who already had a heavy army.
What a joke, with such a powerful golden finger, how could he be afraid of Ah San!
The biggest reason is still one's own reasons.
First, as the main force of the elite cavalry, the fighting time is too long. Even if it is a relaxed battle, the men and horses are already tired.
Second, the combat supplies brought from the country, such as consumables such as gunpowder, lead bullets and bows and arrows, are basically consumed. Although some could be seized from the Mughals, to be honest, the Mughal gunpowder ratio was not the best formula from the Ming Dynasty at all. It would be less powerful, and Emperor Chongzhen really looked down upon it. Therefore, in order to ensure that he could lead as many soldiers as possible to a triumphant return, he would rather return to Dongwu to replenish supplies.
Third, the weather in Mughal is getting hot again. No matter what, Emperor Chongzhen traveled more than 3,000 miles from the western part of the Mughal Empire to Dongwu, stopping and having fights along the way. It was already March of the 26th year of Chongzhen's reign. It’s time for this place in Mughal to start to heat up.
It was for these reasons that Emperor Chongzhen planned to unite Dongwu's army first, let the army get supplies and rest, and then turn back to sweep the Mughals, instead of fearing Aurangzeb.
It just so happened that during this period, the remaining 80,000 Mughal infantry and more than 10,000 Mughal cavalry could be reorganized and trained. It was not necessary to train them into the elite of the Ming army, but they also needed to be able to understand These are the basic orders of the Ming army.
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Emperor Chongzhen did this, but others may not necessarily think so. On the contrary, many people felt that the Ming Emperor was afraid because he heard that the third Mughal prince Aurangzeb was a powerful warrior and had a large number of troops. , I didn’t dare to fight and go back to my country.
This idea was most popular under Aurangzeb.
Although Aurangzeb had a vague feeling that a powerful figure like the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty should not be afraid of anyone, but in the end he let this idea go because he could clearly feel that the morale of the army had been greatly improved. .
Even later, many people began to ask Aurangzeb to fight, asking Aurangzeb to lead them to kill Dongwu and hunt down the Ming Emperor.
Aurangzeb was very hesitant about this. For him, the most important thing was not to fight with the Ming Emperor. On the contrary, he wished that the Ming Emperor would escape back to the Ming Kingdom and never return.
What he cared about most before him was the throne of the Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan did not die, which was a great regret for him. Therefore, it was still a bit difficult for him to sit on the throne of the Mughal Empire. For him, the best measure was to immediately lead his troops westward, defeat Shah Jahan, and achieve his ultimate dream.
However, many of his men now escaped due to the Ming Emperor's military attack. It can be said that these people were harmed miserably by the Ming Emperor, because they were the targets of the Ming Emperor's attack. Even if they ran away, the final losses would definitely be considerable.
Now that they saw that the Ming Emperor was finally no longer invincible and was even afraid of their commander-in-chief, under such circumstances, they became the most active and wanted to send troops immediately to trample the Ming Emperor under his feet.
As for Dhaka, Aurangzeb has been hesitant about how to finally act. Later, when Tan Ma reported back, it turned out that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty did not return home because of this, but joined Dongwu's army. While resting at the border, he finally made a decision.
Aurangzeb estimated that if the Ming emperor returned directly to China, he would not be able to lose face, so he stayed at the border.
Now judging from the size of the troops on both sides, they are almost the same. When the two sides fought, the commanders were both equally powerful, and they would soon be defeated. Therefore, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also kept his troops stationary.
Aurangzeb was still somewhat confident about this, otherwise, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would definitely lead the army to fight after joining Dongwu's army.
And for himself, he didn't want to fight this battle. The two tigers fought against each other and finally got the advantage of his father. He was not stupid, how could he do such a thing!
Therefore, his decision was to send envoys to negotiate peace.
This peace negotiation was very important to him, so he sent his most trusted adviser, Odom, and even explained the details again and again before setting off to ensure the success of the peace negotiation. Only in this way can he lead his army westward to fight for the throne.
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On the Ming army side, many people were surprised when they heard that a peace envoy was coming from Dhaka.
As soon as the emperor came, Aurangzeb, who had always been arrogant, sent someone to negotiate a peace. It seemed that the emperor was much more powerful than Aurangzeb, so Aurangzeb did not dare to confront the emperor again!
Zhang Huangyan and Mu Tianbo, who knew how powerful Aurangzeb was, saw the emperor's power again from another aspect, and couldn't help but admire him even more.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled lightly and said: "This Aurangzeb has a good plan, how can I do what he wants!"
How can a person who is so arrogant and conceited and wants to compete with his father for the throne be a timid person who will admit defeat? At least Emperor Chongzhen wouldn't think he was such a person!
Sure enough, as soon as Odom stepped into the lobby, Zhang Huangyan felt the arrogance in his attitude.
Odom not only had an arrogant attitude, he also said from the very beginning that the Ming Emperor had caused huge losses to the Mughals and that he wanted the Ming Emperor to compensate for the losses. Otherwise, their great Third Prince would definitely lead the troops to kill him. Enter the cave.
This is not here to negotiate peace, it is simply to declare war.
The civil servants and generals below were all furious after hearing the translation. If the emperor hadn't been sitting at the top, they would have probably taught the Mughal a lesson with their iron fists.
In response to this, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said: "Then Aurangzeb killed me and hid our people. I haven't even asked him to settle the score yet, and he dared to threaten me! Go back and ask him to wash his neck. I want to take it." He sacrificed his head to those subjects who were killed by him!"
After saying that, he was ready to stand up and leave.
Seeing this situation, Odom's expression immediately changed. It was still a bit arrogant, but he smiled apologetically and said quickly: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor, you have something to say, something to say... …”
His sudden change caught many people off guard, and they didn't react for a moment. They all sighed inwardly, this Mughal man is so thick-skinned, he is so soft-hearted!
After showing weakness, when the Ming Emperor sat down again, Odom quickly continued to smile and said: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor, look, you have killed me from the west to the east of the Mughals. This is also a killing." I don’t know how many of us Mughals, even Delhi, were captured by you. If you are angry, you should have already escaped. How about this, our two families..."
Hearing this, many people immediately realized that this Mughal man was blackmailing him from the beginning. It would be best if he could succeed. If he could not succeed, he would hurry up and negotiate for peace. The ultimate goal is to negotiate for peace!
However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for him to speak, and immediately interrupted in a cold voice: "That's just interest, I haven't confiscated the principal!"
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