Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 852

When Lu Xiangsheng attacked the capital of the Mughal Empire, muskets and artillery from the anti-Habsburg alliance were also sent over.

Indus River, the port pier near Sukkur, the Earl of Strafford looked at the paddling boats, frowning and pondering for a long time.

He really didn't expect that the 140 million army under Shah Jahan collapsed as soon as he said it collapsed, and not even a single person escaped!
How strong is the Ming Empire?

He pondered for a while, and then asked: "What's going on, Shah Jahan has 140 million troops under his command, why was he suddenly surrounded and wiped out by the Ming Empire?"

Alas, the Mughal Empire was really bad.

Captain White sighed helplessly: "Shah Jahan didn't know how to use any tactics, he used that trick every time he fought, building giant siege equipment to attack the city wall.

The Ming Empire already had a way to deal with this move, but he still rushed up to attack the city wall regardless of his orders, and he wouldn't listen to what I said!
Originally, there was a big gap in weapons and equipment, and they still had to attack other people's city walls, so it would be no wonder if they didn't collapse.

Even if they were to fight the Ming Empire in the forest to the east of the line of defense, they would not lose so quickly.

No way, as soon as the reinforcements from the Ming Empire arrived, I knew they couldn't stand it anymore, so I fled to Dhaka in advance.

As for how they were surrounded and wiped out, I am not at the scene, so I don't know.

Anyway, I only fled to Dhaka for a few days before I received the news that the cavalry of the Ming army blocked the north bank of the Jiehe River. Since then, I have never received any news about Shah Jahan. His army of more than 100 million people is so inexplicable disappeared. "

Well, the Mughal Empire was indeed too bad, and there was nothing they could do about it.

The Earl of Stratford sighed helplessly, and then asked, "How is the defense of Lahore?"

Captain White commented with a professional eye: "The city wall of Lahore is almost three people high, and it is quite solidly built, and the foundation is still very good."

That's it.

The Earl of Stratford said without hesitation: "You asked Darashuko to mobilize all the 20 troops from the western front to guard Lahore."

what?
Captain White was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then said cautiously: "Your Excellency, they cannot be opponents of the Ming army!

An army of 20 is useless. According to reports from the front, the Ming Empire has mobilized millions of troops this time.

The Jiehe River is more than 2000 kilometers away from the capital of the Mughal Empire. The Ming Empire fought over in more than two months, and the fighting power is really terrifying. "

The Earl of Stratford said indifferently: "We don't want them to win, we want them to hold back the Ming Empire.

This time is a good opportunity.

If the Ming army went by land, they would not be able to bring any heavy artillery. The range of their light artillery was similar to that of our artillery. Coupled with the height of the city wall, our artillery could have a longer range.

In other words, if the Ming Empire was besieged by land, there would be no advantage in weapons.

I believe that the 20 troops of the Mughal Empire, plus [-] cannons and tens of thousands of muskets, can withstand the Ming army for a few months.

It would be even more troublesome for the Ming Empire to take the water route. Not only did they have to bypass the South Asian subcontinent, but they also had to build a supply point here first.

Moreover, the location of the city of Lahore cannot be passed by large warships at all, and they can only use small warships to transfer personnel and supplies.

In this way, the Mughal Empire dragged on even longer. "

Captain White couldn't help but asked: "Your Excellency, if Darashuko gathers all the horses to Lahore to defend the city.

This battle is tantamount to the final decisive battle between the Mughal Empire and the Ming Empire. Once the Ming Empire surrounds Lahore, Darashuko will not be able to escape, and the Mughal Empire will perish! "

The Earl of Stratford didn't care and said: "It doesn't matter if the Mughal Empire perished, as long as they delay it long enough.

Now the continental war is about to start, and as long as they can drag it on for about a year, we will be able to defeat Spain.

At that time, the Ming Empire in the Far East will have nothing to do with us, and we will be able to counterattack the Ming Empire after a few years of crazy development. "

Captain White was quite puzzled and said: "Didn't you say that Darashuko should concentrate his troops to defend Lahore? I guess they can last for three or four months at most, and they can't last for a year at all!"

The Earl of Stratford said darkly: "It's enough for them to persist for three or four months. After all, no matter whether the Ming Empire traveled by land or by water, it would take at least one month.

If the time taken by the Ming Empire to mobilize supplies and personnel is added, almost half a year has passed.

In the remaining half a year, you can let the governors of the Mughal Empire slowly grind against the Ming Empire.

With the temper of the emperor of the Ming Empire, this time the Mughal Empire will not be destroyed, and all the territory of the Mughal Empire will be taken, and he will definitely not give up.

Anyway, the territory of the Mughal Empire was so large, even if the Ming Empire did not encounter a little resistance, it would take three or four months to run over and take all the cities.

If the governors of various places can resist a little bit, it is possible for the Ming Empire to spend half a year or even a year. "

Uh, this.

Captain White couldn't help but asked again: "Your Excellency, Shah Jahan and Darashuko, together with the power of the Mughal Empire, are not opponents of the Ming Empire. How can the governors of various places resist the army of the Ming Empire?"

The Earl of Stratford said calmly: "We don't care if they can stop them, as long as they can resist for a while."

Captain White was still a little puzzled and said: "How can they resist? It is estimated that they will be scared to surrender as soon as the Ming Empire army arrives."

This is up to you.

The Earl of Stratford explained in detail: "After you sent the weapons to Lahore this time, you contacted the governors of various places under the guise of exploring the terrain.

You tell them directly that the royal family of the Mughal Empire is dying and will soon perish, and then fool them into making themselves kings and occupying the territory under their jurisdiction as local emperors.

At that time, we will sell the next batch of muskets and artillery to these governors separately, and they will definitely swell to the point where they think they can keep their territory.

In this way, even if they are not good enough, they will not be able to withstand the army of the Ming Empire at all, and the Ming Empire will have to mobilize an army to go there.

With such a large territory of the Mughal Empire, it would definitely be no problem for the army to be transferred to and fro for more than half a year. "

Uh, you want me to fool you again?
Captain White said helplessly: "Your Excellency, I only have a few people under my command, and there are rebel forces everywhere in the Mughal Empire. If I run around with a few people, it is very likely that they will be picked up by their rebel forces." what!"

This problem is solved very well.

The Earl of Stratford said without hesitation: "I will leave you a battleship and hundreds of musketeers. Then you can go to these governors on the battleship. They will probably be more confident when they see our battleship. Think we can help them resist the army of the Ming Empire."

Well, the people of the Mughal Empire are so confident.

The reason why the Earl of Strafford said that the European war was about to start was because when he came over, the anti-Habsburg alliance had assembled thousands of new warships, ready to attack the Spanish fleet.

At this time, in the northeastern waters of the Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the European continent, the Daming Fleet was escorting hundreds of Spanish merchant ships and warships slowly towards the Strait of Gibraltar.

On the top floor of the flagship, Zheng Hongkui, admiral of the Beiyang Navy, was turning his binoculars and meticulously scanning the front and left and right sides of the fleet.

His young face is so resolute, and his whole body exudes a sense of iron and blood.

People who don't know his identity will definitely think that he is from the orthodox Daming Tunwei.

In fact, he was not from a guard at all, he was from a pirate.

He is Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother, bandit name Zheng Zhifeng!
After Zheng Zhilong was recruited, the military power in his hands was quickly taken away by Taichang. Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao were also quickly cleared out of the navy team and became the fleet commanders of the Daming Western Company.

Only this Zheng Hongkui, who is both civil and military, reliable in his work, not only not a bit gangster, but also loyal to Daming.

That's why Taichang kept him and promoted him step by step to be a general of the Beiyang Navy.

Zheng Hongkui was quite reliable in his work. Even if he brought a dreadnought and ten Aegis ships, even if this place was not far from the Strait of Gibraltar, he was still quite cautious and did not slack off in the slightest.

His usual cautious style also paid off this time. Just as he was turning the binoculars to scan continuously, a row of dense black spots suddenly appeared on the sea level in the north!

This water area is endless, and there is no black spot at all. A row of black spots can be seen at a distance of twenty or thirty miles. This must be a huge fleet!

Spain doesn't have such a huge fleet at the moment, it must be the fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance, and they are going to do it!

Zheng Hongkui just thought about it for a while, and then ordered decisively: "Order, all Aegis ships will turn north with the flagship and leave the Spanish fleet.

Flag the Spanish fleet, let them ignore everything, and quickly enter the Strait of Gibraltar to escape. "

After waving the flag, the ten Aegis ships quickly left the Spanish fleet with the flagship, and were slowly heading north.

The commander of the Spanish fleet changed his expression in fright at the moment.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he encountered the anti-Habsburg alliance's marauding fleet. Since the fleet of the Ming Empire escorted them, they hadn't encountered any attack.

This time, the eleven terrifying warships of the Ming Empire took the initiative to break away from the fleet and went to the north to resist alone. This proves that the anti-Habsburg alliance fleet must have come, and its strength is quite strong.

Such terrifying warships of the Ming Empire can't protect them, so they can only break away from their fleet and go alone to resist the fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance!

How many warships did the anti-Habsburg alliance organize to intercept this time?
Zheng Hongkui had already seen it, because once he led the fleet to turn north, it was tantamount to heading towards the other's fleet, and the distance between the two sides was quickly reduced to within twenty miles.

The large binoculars equipped by the Daming Navy have a viewing distance of more than fifteen miles. At such a short distance, he can already roughly see the hull of the ship.

As for the size of the fleet, it is so densely packed that you can't see the end with a large telescope!
At this scale, there are at least a thousand warships!
Moreover, they are all ships of about [-] materials!

It seems that a big battle is inevitable.

He only had eleven warships under his command, but he didn't panic in the face of thousands of other warships, and he didn't even see any expression changes on his resolute face.

Come on, let you taste the power of the Daming Navy!
(End of this chapter)