Although there are more than 100,000 Ottoman troops outside Lahore, including their servants, they are not much different from the Ming army in terms of numbers.
However, in this situation, the Ottoman army was panicked. More speculation was that their prime minister had been wiped out. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many Ming troops to appear here, and even the Ming emperor came.
Therefore, with the cooperation from inside and outside the Ming army, there were also rumors that Emperor Chongzhen was cheating or inside the enemy camp. In the end, some people in the Ottoman Empire army could not bear the pressure and escaped secretly that night. In the afternoon of the next day, under attack from inside and outside the Ming army, the entire army collapsed!
Almost the entire army of Wu Sangui's troops in Lahore was dispatched. There were tens of thousands more cavalry waiting, basically a hundred thousand Ottoman troops, only a fraction of them escaped. Less than ten thousand of the remaining soldiers were killed, and the whole army surrendered. In fact, they couldn't escape the four-legged pursuit even if they wanted to escape.
When the two armies joined forces, the Ming army in Lahore was extremely excited. When they saw the reinforcements, they rushed to hug them, not only the people but also the horses' legs.
The most difficult battle finally has a good result!
Wu Sangui himself took his generals and came directly to the imperial flag. He was still far away, and he knelt down on one knee excitedly and shouted from the bottom of his heart: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor." !”
Emperor Chongzhen didn't show any airs. When he saw them coming to greet them, he got off his horse, went over to help Wu Sangui and others with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work, I'm here!"
Just such a simple sentence, I don't know why, Wu Sangui and others had tears in their eyes, "Your Majesty, it's a great time for you to come!"
After some simple inquiries, Wu Sangui finally saw Li Laiheng beside him and said happily: "You're okay too, that's great!"
Although he could not see the battle fought by Li Laiheng, there is no doubt that the division of the Ottoman army from Lahore was definitely due to Li Laiheng. Therefore, when Wu Sangui saw Li Laiheng at this time, he felt very friendly!
"The commander is fine, I'm relieved!" Li Laiheng stepped forward with a smile and saluted Wu Sangui.
Emperor Chongzhen heard this from the side and said with a smile: "Uncle Gang Zhen led his Seventh Battalion of Steel to contain the enemy and reduce the pressure on you. I am very pleased that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should Is such that!"
After hearing this, two questions immediately popped up in Wu Sangui's mind: Who is Gang Zhenbo? What is Steel Seventh Battalion?
But with his knowledge, he guessed it immediately. Li Laiheng was made an earl? Do his subordinates have individual numbers? this……
After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses and immediately congratulated Li Laiheng, his envy was beyond words. If he knew that this was possible, he should have let Li Laiheng defend the city and go to the outside to provide support himself!
But if this is really going to be the case, it is not certain how this war will turn out!
Wu Sangui was not as good at guerrilla warfare as Li Laiheng, but in terms of tenacity, he was probably not as strong as Li Laiheng. Especially later, when he saw that the fight could not be sustained, he led his men and ran away. If this really happens, he might become the first general to be killed since Emperor Chongzhen personally led the army.
Of course, there are no absolutes. After all, it didn't happen, so what will happen can only be a mystery.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately inspected the Ming army soldiers defending Lahore. Then, the very next day, he led his army eastward.
In Lahore, Emperor Chongzhen still asked Wu Sangui to stay and take the captives from the Ottoman Empire to do hard labor, repair the farmland and water conservancy that they had destroyed, open up wasteland for farming, build roads, etc.
If these prisoners are not put to good use and Lahore is not managed properly, we will be sorry for the persistence of the Ming soldiers here.
The reason why Emperor Chongzhen himself did not stay in Lahore for a few more days was because he had Class A eavesdropping seeds "installed" on the Persian Emperor, Abbas II, and knew that he was now showing off his power and bullying King Fu.
In addition, there are scouts from the Persian Empire here in Lahore, who are watching the Ottoman Empire's attack on Lahore. Those scouts who escaped would definitely rush to report as quickly as possible. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen had to rush there early.
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Yes, at this time, Abbas II felt better after conquering a large territory with Delhi as the center. He believed that with the troops and important towns he had left in the country, Ming general Li Dingguo would not be able to attack them. However, in the Ming Dynasty, they conquered all the richest places, which was somewhat of a compensation.
After the Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire defeated the Ming army and captured Lahore, the Persian Empire would be able to obtain a large and fertile land according to whoever captured it. When the time comes, it will be the best to return home with victory and destroy that abominable Ming general.
Now that the Ottoman Empire army has not made any progress, Abbas II does not want to compete with them to grab Lahore, so he has set his sights on the Ming Dynasty territory in the east. In the end, he led an army of 50,000 people to attack.
What pleased him was that the Ming army here was vulnerable again. His army was overwhelming and drove the Ming vassal king to flee eastward, even leaving his capital Gwalior behind.
Abbas II was very happy about this. It turned out that the Ming army could only defeat a few men. This time, Ming Guo must be taught a severe lesson.
Really, if I had known this, I shouldn't have surrendered to the Ottoman Empire!
However, just as Abbas II led his army to reach less than a hundred miles away from the capital of the Kingdom of Gwalior, his scouting horses in Lahore caught up with him.
"What, the Ming Emperor led his army to Lahore?" Abbas II was so shocked that the wine glass in his hand dropped to the ground, his eyes widened, and he confirmed in horror, "Are you sure it is the Ming Emperor, not the Ming Emperor?" What vassal king or something?"
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true that the Ming Emperor led at least 50,000 cavalry and killed him." Tan Ma immediately panted and replied, "As soon as I saw the Ming Emperor leading his troops, I knew that the Ottoman Army must It's over, so I came here to report it as soon as possible, and please Your Majesty to make an early decision."
Confirming the news, Abbas II was dumbfounded.
Back then, he thought that by joining forces with Aurangzeb, he would be able to defeat the Ming army and gain a lot of benefits. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Delhi, the Ming emperor easily destroyed Aurangzeb's troops. If he had not worked hard and dealt with it calmly, he would have been defeated by the city of Delhi along with Aurangzeb.
However, although he escaped under the walls of Delhi, his strength was no less than that of the Ming army. During the retreat, he was led by the Ming emperor and was hung up like a ghost. To be honest, even after Abbas II fled back to his country, he still had nightmares and woke up from fear.
Therefore, if Abbas II were asked to name the enemy he was least willing to face and feared the most at this time, it would definitely be Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen appeared mysteriously and led his army again, how could Abbas II still have the courage to continue attacking the Ming Kingdom, even if the capital of Fu Kingdom was not far away, and even if the Ming army in front of him was vulnerable, He couldn't care less.
After coming back to his senses, he immediately asked Tanma about the specific situation. After thinking about it in his mind, he immediately ordered to return to the teacher.
His return was not to return to Delhi. He didn't even want the trophies he had hoarded in Delhi. Because he knew that if he rushed back to Delhi, the distance would be about the same as the distance from Lahore to Delhi.
Abbas II did not believe how long the Ottoman Army in Lahore could hold back the Ming Emperor! After all, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came from the north and appeared in the rear of the Ottoman Empire's army. This means that the Ottoman Empire's Northern Route Army was probably destroyed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
If he had not fought against the Ming emperor, he might not have believed that with the ability of the Ottoman Prime Minister Koprülü, he would be defeated by the Ming army.
But at this time, he had absolutely no doubts. If he doesn't escape at this time, he won't have the good luck last time and can escape back to his country.
At this moment, he didn't even have time to regret it, so he quickly evacuated the country with his men.
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On King Fu's side, while fleeing eastward, he was complaining to the King of Tang who was traveling with him: "Didn't I say that you came quickly to be brave and rectify your troops to expand the territory? Why did you just run away? You even attracted the Persian army, which made me want to retreat with you! Look, what a blessed country, I didn’t even enjoy it for a few days, and you brought disaster to me!"
Hearing this, the King of Tang Dynasty was also depressed. He said bitterly: "I can't blame Gu. It's all because the imperial army was useless, especially Li Dingguo, who actually left the Persian army alone. I will impeach him if I turn around." !”
Although he is already a vassal king with military and political power, he has no binding force on the commander-in-chief directly under the imperial court, let alone punishing him. The only thing that can be done is to hope that Emperor Chongzhen will uphold justice.
After hearing this, King Fu said angrily: "Okay, I will report to the emperor, and I will make Li Dingguo pay the price."
At this point, he suddenly remembered something, and added: "Let's talk to King Meng, and he will definitely follow us to impeach him. Haha, if our weight is not enough, the emperor's own son will impeach him, look. Will Li Dingguo die or not?"
Zhu Cizheng was granted the title of King of Meng and became a vassal of the Meng Kingdom. His weight is definitely different from that of King Tang and King Fu. This, at least, is what the two of them think.
As they were talking, they heard the rapid sound of horse hooves outside, and then someone reported outside the carriage: "Your Highness, King Meng's messenger has arrived."
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