When Shah Jahan heard the report from the scouts, the first thing he asked was, how many men and horses did Aurangzeb bring?
Obviously, he is not worried about his son!
"Back to the Great Khan, His Royal Highness the Third Prince leads approximately fifteen to two hundred thousand troops."
After hearing this, Shah Jahan became a little uneasy.
The number of troops he has, including the troops collected on the road, is about 150,000. This means that Aurangzeb's military strength is likely to be greater than his.
Shah Jahan has always suppressed Aurangzeb because of his military talents and never allowed him to have too many troops. Even when Aurangzeb asked for more troops after winning the Battle of Donggo last time, he refused to agree to send troops.
However, contrary to expectations, Aurangzeb still controls so many troops. Thinking of the ambitious look that his son would show inadvertently, Shah Jahan felt cold air coming out of his back spine.
In fact, it was a tradition in the Mughal Empire that the son wanted to take the throne from me.
During the time of Emperor Akbar, his son Jahangir rebelled and tried to seize his father's position, but was suppressed. But when Emperor Akbar was seriously ill at the end, he was finally coerced and forced to agree to let Jahangir take over as emperor.
Shah Jahan was the son of Jahangir. He also raised an army to rebel against his father. His attempt to seize the throne failed and he wandered for seven years. In the end, Jahangir died of illness, allowing Shah Jahan to get his wish.
If the original historical development were to follow, Shah Jahan would be ill in bed in a few years, and then Aurangzeb would rebel and directly seize the throne. This was much better than his father and his grandfather.
No matter what, at this time Shah Jahan clearly felt that the position under his buttocks was unstable.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, he ordered the army to be stationed and at the same time sent people to summon Aurangzeb to see him.
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Aurangzeb, on his side, was thinking that it would be best to lure Shah Jahan into his army, so that he could capture his father without fighting.
As a result, before a sound countermeasure could be discussed, Shah Jahan's messenger arrived and announced that Aurangzeb had defeated the Ming Emperor. Shah Jahan was overjoyed and asked him to bring his meritorious generals to see him and receive the reward.
Just like Shah Jahan knew his son, Aurangzeb certainly knew what his father was planning, and of course he would not be fooled.
At this time, he has enough military power in his hands, so he doesn't need to be too tough.
Therefore, Aurangzeb didn't bother to hide it, and immediately summoned his generals and announced that his father Khan was being kidnapped by traitors. He raised troops to clear the emperor's side. Those who agreed stood on the left and those who disagreed stood on the right.
While saying this, his eyes were fixed on his generals without blinking.
With a "crash", almost as soon as he finished speaking, all his generals ran to the left, and no one hesitated.
Because they all knew how ferocious Aurangzeb was, and anyone who dared to hesitate at this time would definitely be doomed.
So, just like this, Aurangzeb led his army of nearly two hundred thousand people, taking advantage of the large number of people, and came directly to Shah Jahan.
When Shah Jahan heard about this situation, he jumped up with anger and immediately issued a decree saying that his son Aurangzeb was treasonous and would reward the loyal ministers and generals who killed the treason.
In this way, the two armies, which can be said to have assembled the largest number of troops in the Mughal Empire, started fighting with one side shouting "Rebellion on the opposite side" and the other side shouting "Qingjun side".
Not to mention, Shah Jahan's concerns are justified.
Aurangzeb fought hard for the throne, and the offensive was overwhelming. After a day of stalemate, Shah Jahan could no longer withstand it.
Of course, there is also a very important reason why Shah Jahan was unable to defeat him, that is, most of his forces were in the capital city of Delhi, but he was defeated by the Ming Emperor, causing him heavy losses.
Shah Jahan knew very well what would happen if he could not defeat his son now. Therefore, as soon as he saw that he couldn't beat him, he ran away.
When Aurangzeb saw it, he was willing to give up. Unless Shah Jahan was captured, his throne would be unstable.
You know, during the time of Emperor Akbar, Delhi was captured and the Mughals almost destroyed the country, but in the end Emperor Akbar still killed them back and won the world again.
Therefore, Aurangzeb had no intention of recruiting and surrendering the troops loyal to Shah Jahan, so he chased the defeated troops and killed them until they were bloody. For him, as long as Shah Jahan is around, these people are unstable factors, and it is easiest to kill them.
In addition to this, he chased Shah Jahan as he fled westward, without giving him a chance to stop and reorganize his troops.
At this time, it was a critical moment for the Mughal Empire to claim the throne. In Aurangzeb's mind, he simply forgot about the Ming army on the border of Bangladesh.
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Although he forgot, Emperor Chongzhen would not forget and used the eavesdropping system to observe and understand his movements every day.
The war between Aurangzeb and Shah Jahan was naturally learned by the eavesdropping seeds spread by Emperor Chongzhen along the way. Although the details of the war were not very detailed, for Emperor Chongzhen, as long as a war broke out, that was enough.
Therefore, on the day when the news was received through the eavesdropping seeds, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly issued a decree that the entire army should end their rest and recuperation and switch to combat mode.
On the Ming army's side, it was said that they were resting and recuperating, but that was not necessarily the case. The elite cavalry troops led by Emperor Chongzhen were dispersed, and the Mughal infantry were being reorganized to make them as familiar as possible with the Ming army's operations. A few months, whether it is short or long, generally speaking, these Mughal infantry troops are much more elite than when they came all the way east.
After hearing the news that the emperor had issued an order to prepare for war, everyone felt as if they had been given a shot of blood. The period of torture was finally over.
This time the war was completely different from the previous one. Although Emperor Chongzhen still took charge personally, he also ordered the governor of Dongwu Zhang Huangyan to follow up. Every time a place was conquered, he was required to come and establish a list to calm the people and implement the rule. It was not the same as before. Just leave after the fight.
An army of 200,000, known as 500,000, was divided into ten groups and marched into Bengal at almost the same time. The momentum was so great that it was as if the entire Ming Dynasty was attacking.
On the Dhaka side, Odom always thought that he had fooled the Ming emperor and prevented the Ming army from making any changes. Therefore, he had been feeling proud and thought that having completed this mission, he would be the future Mughal Empire. Prime Minister.
As a result, the scouts he sent out from various places came to him in a queue to report that the Ming army was coming from somewhere.
At first, Odom was relatively calm. Later, he discovered that there was a Ming army here, numbering tens of thousands. Where could there be a Ming army, numbering tens of thousands...
By the end, he was so scared that he almost peed! There are so many Mingguo armies coming from all directions, including half a million. I only have a few tens of thousands of troops, and I am not an elite. How can I fight this battle?
Unsaid, how could Odom, a minister who could follow the prince to rebel, think of martyrdom for his country, so he immediately ordered to plunder the entire city, leaving nothing for the Ming army, and then ran away.
As soon as this order was given, the city of Dhaka was filled with howls of ghosts and wolf howls. The troops spread out and robbed into a group, at least in a short period of time, they cannot be recovered.
Emperor Chongzhen had already learned about it when he first issued the order. What he didn't say was that he immediately sent out 10,000 cavalry troops, one man and two horses, led by Zhou Yuji, and rushed forward. By the next morning, they arrived outside Dhaka.
At this time, Odom was waiting for his men to plunder property. Unexpectedly, the Ming Cavalry arrived. He was so frightened that he didn't even want the army and ran away.
Although Zhou Yuji's troops had not slept all night, they saw a fire in the city of Dhaka, the city gates were wide open, and soldiers were all escaping. The nobles couldn't help but be very excited. The emperor was really clever, and he came at the right time after traveling day and night!
Needless to say, the army immediately entered the city. In the end, only a small part of Dhaka was burned, and Dhaka belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
The Mughal army lost its organization and fell into chaos due to robbery. Most of them were eventually captured.
In fact, even Odom couldn't escape originally. However, Emperor Chongzhen specifically told Zhou Yuji not to besiege the city, to let the enemy chiefs go, and not to pursue him.
After Emperor Chongzhen learned about the situation in Dhaka through the eavesdropping system, he issued an order to all armies to divert them to the west.
As a result, the Mughal soldiers were all dumbfounded. Why is it that while walking, there is no need to fight in Dhaka? Judging from the military orders I heard, it seems that they have already been defeated. This is so easy!
Indeed, they are very relaxed. However, Zhang Huangyan was miserable.
On the one hand, he had to rush to Dhaka for the handover, and then restore order in Dhaka as soon as possible. At the same time, he had to organize the supplies that were continuously shipped from Dongwu, as well as the follow-up troops and civilians, etc. He was simply too busy to keep busy. I can only pray in my heart that the emperor will not move westward too fast.
However, his idea was just an idea after all.
Originally, when Emperor Chongzhen marched eastward, he had already plowed through it and killed the nobles and dignitaries of the Mughal Empire once; then, when Aurangzeb marched westward, he had plowed it again and killed the untouchables who had replaced the nobles and dignitaries. Something like that, kill it again.
This time when Emperor Chongzhen marched west again, those along the way knew the style of the Ming Emperor. Seeing the Ming Emperor leading hundreds of thousands of troops, needless to say, the nobles and dignitaries ran away quickly, while the untouchables opened their doors to welcome the Ming Emperor.
It can almost be said that the internal strife within the Mughal Empire for the throne allowed Emperor Chongzhen to easily expand his territory in a way that was easier than he imagined.
"It's so painful!" Zhang Huangyan, who was behind the army, couldn't help but sigh in private.
