This battle was actually not interesting at all.
If the difference in strength is too big, and the Mughal army is strong enough, it will directly defeat the Ming army without the help of Abbas II's army.
And if the Ming army is strong enough, why are they acting with the Mughals? Just kill them directly.
But the problem now is that both armies have certain strength. It is undeniable that the gap is not that big.
Therefore, both armies began to perform.
"Boom boom boom..."
Under the bombardment of the Ming army's Hongyi artillery, although not many people were plowed to death by iron bullets, the momentum was terrifying, and the Mughal army in formation became commotion. After the Ming army pressed forward, the Mughal army began to fight and retreat.
Dalantai, who was waiting by Emperor Chongzhen's side, saw him and quickly reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the enemy is afraid of false defeat, so be careful!"
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile and asked, "How do you say it?"
"Your Majesty, please look!" Dalantai quickly pointed forward and said, "The Mughal army used bows, arrows and muskets to block the position. Although the entire army retreated, it was not in chaos and military orders were flowing smoothly. This is not a sign of defeat!"
"That makes sense!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the battle ahead, nodded and said, "Let's take a look!"
On the battlefield, the Ming army was approaching and attacking in all directions. Just looking at the surface, it was really attacking like a dragon, as if he really saw that the enemy was about to retreat, so he pursued it.
The rumble of the cavalry was loud and powerful.
Gunshots were fired one after another, even if they were far away, and the smoke was thick, covering half of the battlefield. Just listening to it, it feels quite intense.
"Your Majesty, be careful of the enemy's counterattack!" Dalantai couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw this. According to his feelings while driving eastward, the Ming army should not be like this. At this time, although he couldn't understand it, he still reminded him .
Emperor Chongzhen seemed to see the doubt in his eyebrows, and asked him with a smile: "Do you think that at such a distance, the cavalry has already accelerated the charge, and the musketeers have already opened fire? This is not like before." fighting?"
"Your Majesty is wise! I just didn't understand!" Dalantai heard this and quickly replied.
This Ming army, not to mention the elite soldiers brought by Emperor Chongzhen himself, but also the Mughal soldiers, were actually veterans. How could they not know that they had made a stupid mistake?
In other words, I have never seen this before, why is it happening now? It’s not a new army, there’s no reason why they would panic when they see a large army!
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the battlefield and saw that the Mughal army had retreated to the Zhumunna River area, so he said to Dalantai: "Actually, it is very simple. The opponent does not really want to fight, and we do not really want to kill, so, That’s it, everyone is just showing off!”
"..." Dalantai was speechless. How could this happen? Could it be that his troops knew what happened when he was in the rear army?
Feeling that Emperor Chongzhen was easy to talk to, Dalantai finally couldn't help but asked curiously: "Your Majesty, why is this?"
"Because..." Emperor Chongzhen said, pointing to the Mughal army, and then said, "They just want to fake defeat and attract us to pursue them."
Having said this, he turned to look at Dalantai, who was a little surprised, and said with a slight smile: "And I don't want to deal with them so quickly. I will use his tricks to trick them and chase them all the way."
"This..." Dalantai was surprised after hearing this and confirmed after a moment: "Your Majesty, is there a trap ahead?"
"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Abbas II of the Safi Dynasty is personally leading the army and waiting in front, preparing to ambush us!"
Dalantai was shocked when he heard this. Although he has not heard about Abbas II, since the emperor of a dynasty personally leads the army, there will definitely be no shortage of troops.
When he thought of this, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen and silently added in his heart: Except for His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
If the combined military strength of the two countries is definitely much greater than this side. How to fight this battle?
In the art of war, one must use one's own superior forces to defeat a weak enemy, and emphasize using the strong to bully the weak.
Why did the emperor know that there was an ambush in front of him, but he still used every trick to catch up? Was he confident that he could defeat such a powerful enemy?
Thinking of this, he became a little anxious and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, are you still pursuing me?"
"Haha, don't worry! Their ambush location is planned to be west of Delhi. It's still early!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and said with a smile, "Then Aurangzeb didn't expect that I would stop suddenly, and he didn't worry about letting that person Abbas II led his troops deep into Mughal territory."
Having said this, he looked into the distance and saw the Mughal army firing arrows and shooting desperately to prevent the Ming army from approaching, and then the army hurriedly withdrew from the pontoon bridge on the river to the other side.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen said: "It's still early from here to Delhi. Along the way, even if I pretend to fight, I will definitely bite off a piece of their flesh!"
Dalantai felt relieved when he heard that the enemy's planned ambush was so far away. But suddenly, he was shocked. Could it be that the emperor had known the enemy's plan for a long time, so he suddenly stopped here?
Thinking like this, he counted the time, and suddenly, his eyes looked straight at the profile of Emperor Chongzhen, as if he was seeing a god.
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In the ensuing war, just as Emperor Chongzhen said, the Mughal army began to retreat westward, but the Ming army refused to let go. Along the way, in order to slow down the Ming army's attack, Aurangzeb had to move the non-direct troops , non-elite troops came out.
Fleeing all the way west, by the time he reached Delhi, he only had a little over 100,000 troops left.
Odom couldn't help but be surprised to see Aurangzeb in such a mess. In his imagination, His Highness the Third Prince, no, the Mughal Khan today is a very powerful leader in fighting wars!
Aurangzeb didn't wait for Odom to speak before he asked in a low voice: "How is that man?"
When Odom heard this, he knew who he was referring to, and said quickly: "Don't worry, Khan, Wei Chen will be under strict supervision personally. There will be no accidents."
After hearing this, Aurangzeb had a sinister gleam in his eyes and whispered: "This Khan will deal with the Ming army again outside the city, pretending that he cannot defeat the Ming army and flee westward. If you see this situation, kill him. Then he abandoned the city and followed. Speaking to the outside world, it means that the Ming army attacked quickly and he died in the hands of the Ming army."
Odom actually knew that Aurangzeb would kill Shah Jahan sooner or later, so when he heard this, he was not surprised and quickly nodded in agreement.
After arranging the things he cared about most, Aurangzeb immediately turned around and sent an order to his trusted generals, asking them to take the time to rest and to put on a show later.
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There is a building opposite the Taj Mahal, surrounded by soldiers and sentry posts. In the yard, it's the same. The doors on the second floor were boarded up and even the windows were nailed shut.
Sunlight penetrated through the gaps and illuminated the room on the second floor. Inside was an old man with disheveled hair and dirty body. The stench could be smelled far away.
At this time, the old man was lying on the window, looking at the Taj Mahal opposite, just looking at it all day long.
It was only when Aurangzeb's army entered the city, with people shouting and neighing, and the noise was endless, that he looked away and listened attentively. But after just a moment, a hint of self-deprecation appeared on his face, and then he continued to look at the Taj Mahal opposite.
This old man is Shah Jahan, the former king of this empire and now a prisoner.
In the original history, Shah Jahan was also under house arrest in this room with a view of the Taj Mahal. During the five years of imprisonment, Shah Jahan was accompanied only by his eldest daughter Jahanara Begum. Legend has it that Shah Jahan was thirsty and wanted to drink water, so Aurangzeb asked him to drink ink.
At that time, Shah Jahan was overthrown because he was seriously ill. Even though his health was not good, there was no need to worry about Shah Jahan regaining the throne. Aurangzeb treated him in this way.
In this plane, Shah Jahan was in good health, so Aurangzeb naturally became more suspicious of him, and it was inevitable to defend him strictly.
As the sun set, the guard brought food and passed it through the crack in the window.
If it were in the past, Shah Jahan knew that talking was useless, and after experiencing the initial unwillingness, he remained silent. However, this time, while taking the rice ball, he suddenly asked: "Is that beast back? Listening to the noise, it seems that many people are missing, right?"
The guard listened and, as always, ignored him and left.
Shah Jahan was not angry either. He just leaned against the wall and slid down slowly, as if he was thinking about something. He did not gorge himself because of hunger as before.
When night fell, Shah Jahan suddenly became furious in the darkness. He threw the rice ball in his hand on the ground, and then stepped on it with his feet, regardless of whether he stepped on it or not. He just stepped on it and roared at the same time. He shouted: "Die, go to hell, trample you to death, trample you to death..."
The soldiers guarding outside did not react at all to this movement, allowing Shah Jahan to go crazy.
The next morning, the Ming army arrived. Aurangzeb followed his own plan and went out to fight.
On Odom's side, he also quickly made preparations. The first thing to do was to deal with Shah Jahan. He hurried to the house, checked the door, windows, etc., and found that nothing was wrong, so he ordered the door to be opened. It was time to send the old thing on his way.
Shah Jahan ate, drank, and defecated in the room, and the smell was unmistakable.
Odom covered his mouth and nose and hid at the entrance of the stairs, waiting for the soldiers to tear down the door before going over to verify Shah Jahan himself.
But who would have expected that after hearing the sound of the door being opened, Odom suddenly heard the soldiers shouting in surprise.
When Odom heard this, he was immediately frightened. Could it be that Shah Jahan ran away?
