1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 929 Desire
Rajkot, Gujrat, 1676 December 12.

Aurangzeb, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, rode a tall white horse Wari horse, surrounded by dozens of guards, with a gloomy expression, and slowly entered the dilapidated city of Rajkot.

Thousands of people in the city, with miserable faces, knelt down on both sides of the street in fear, and under the guard of the imperial soldiers, they did not dare to lift their heads.The entire Rajkot city was like a series of cities that passed through before. The government offices, warehouses, Mansabdar's mansion, and merchant mansions were completely looted. Finally, when the Qi people withdrew, they all burned them down.

After an army of 15 departed from Jaipur and arrived in Ahmedabad, it was difficult to collect the supplies needed to maintain the army.

Ahmedabad, Sanand, Surendranagar, Jodila, and Rajkot, which the army passed by, were all looted by the Qi people in an organized manner, and all property was robbed. Cleaned up, all the food was either removed or burned.This made the Mughal army have to spend a huge price to transport the supplies needed by the army to the front bit by bit from the Rajstan area in the rear through a large number of peasants and pack horses.

"Where are the people of Qi now?" Aurangzeb shifted his gaze from the burnt ruins of the city guard to several trusted generals around him.

"Your Majesty, according to reports from our vanguard, the people of Qi have left Troll and are about to flee to Jamnagar by the sea." A general replied respectfully.

"Huh?" Aurangzeb looked over suspiciously, "Are the people of Qi going to the seaside and leaving by boat?"

"Just like His Majesty's wise judgment, Qi's landing force is less than [-], and they dare not confront our army head-on. Therefore, starting from Ahmedabad, they have been wandering around to avoid the sharp edge of our imperial army. .Now, the Qi State is impoverished, and there is no way to retreat. They can only flee to the seaside, trying to use their flexible and flexible sea power to evacuate Gujarat."

"The people of Qi are not as simple as we imagined." Aurangzeb frowned, "They are in front of our army, constantly raiding local towns, trying to make it more difficult for our army to supply, there must be something wrong Act of."

"Your Majesty, even if the people of Qi have any plots and tricks, our imperial army with 15 people will crush them like a boulder, and everything will be reduced to powder." Saim Ayub, the commander of the elephant soldiers, said loudly: " In any case, our army must surround and kill the Qi people on land before they escape, otherwise, letting them roam around by boat and continuously raiding the coastal areas of the empire will inevitably make the whole empire extremely passive."

In the Indian region, the effectiveness of the war elephant is a lot of controversy.Supporters of war elephants pointed out that war elephants have the advantages of strong destructive power and strong deterrent ability, which will cause extremely shocking impact on the enemy.However, some cavalry generals believe that war elephants are useless, and have disadvantages such as high maintenance costs, easy frightening, trampling on friendly troops and causing chaos.

However, the Mughal Empire, which had strong cavalry and defeated war elephant enemies several times, still developed its own war elephant troops.The royal family keeps more than 1000 royal elephants daily, which are used for large-scale performances and transportation of heavy objects.When it's time for war, put it on the battlefield.

This time, in order to annihilate the Qi army that came to land, Aurangzeb specially mobilized more than 500 war elephants to accompany the army, hoping to produce unexpected effects on the battlefield.

The commander of the elephant soldiers, Saiim Ayub, is a favorite of His Majesty the Emperor. He has done his best in daily royal ceremonies, parades, and large-scale performances, and has won His Majesty's favor.This time, he came with the army and secretly vowed to use his elephant soldiers to create a great record to prove that he is not just a "circus clown".

"Adir." After hearing Ayyub's words, Aurangzeb took it seriously, and turned his head to look at the cavalry commander, "You cavalry must attack Jamnagar in the shortest possible time to stop the Qi army. Retreat to sea."

"Of course, Your Majesty." Adil bent down and promised.

"Order the artillery units in the rear to speed up and not be too far behind the main force. It is best to arrive in Rajkot tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Order the military supplies in Ahmedabad to speed up the transportation, and must keep the daily needs of the army for five days at any time."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Order the vanguard to march day and night, within two days, to arrive at Troll City, and provide the necessary support for the cavalry."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The main force rested in Rajkot City for a day, and tomorrow all the troops will rush to Jamnagar at a rapid march." Aurangzeb took a deep breath, "Try to wipe out all the troops who landed on the Qi State by the sea. On the land, to boost the prestige of the empire!"

I still remember that more than 30 years ago, the businessmen of Qi who had just arrived in the Mughal Empire were so honest and obedient, and strictly and conscientiously abided by all the laws and teachings of the empire.When the envoys of their country met with their father, Shah Jahan, although their posture was not submissive, they also showed enough respect and humility, and presented a lot of precious gifts.

Among the gifts presented by the envoys of the Qi State, the luxurious four-wheeled carriage is still in use today, and the two exquisite clocks are still placed in the palace to provide accurate time for the royal family members.As for the beautifully decorated sharp steel knife, Aurangzeb once took it from Shah Jahan, hung it under his waist, and followed him in the Deccan and Afghanistan.

Unexpectedly, after more than 30 years, the humble and gentle Qi State dared to send troops to challenge the great Mughal Empire under the pretext of trade disputes.For Aurangzeb, this is nothing more than a humiliation to his title of "Alamgir".

Since becoming emperor, Aurangzeb has launched a series of expansion wars in order to prove that he is more qualified to be the speaker of the empire.

The Palamao area was brought under the jurisdiction of Bihar in 1661, which further consolidated the northern defense line of the empire; the five-year Northeast Conquest War completely weakened the strength of the Ahoma people and captured a large area of ​​Dalang area; later , under the leadership of his uncle, the Governor of Bangladesh Shaista Khan, he also completely captured the East Bengal area, severely damaged the Rakhine Kingdom, and won Chittagong.

In the northwest, Aurangzeb dispatched more than [-] troops successively to suppress the resistance of the Yusufzai, Afridi, Kathak and other true god tribes. Several means disintegrated and eliminated the resistance of the Pashtuns, calmed down the chaos in Afghanistan to a certain extent, and pushed the emperor's reputation to a new height.

However, the long-running Northwest War has shaken the ruling foundation of the empire to a certain extent.The resolute attack on the Afghan tribes intensified the distrust and conflict between the empire and the region, making it impossible for the empire to continue to recruit brave mountain tribe warriors and sturdy Central Asian Turkic cavalry from here.

On the other hand, in order to deal with the continuous northwest war, Aurangzeb transferred all the most powerful imperial troops from the Deccan to the northwest border to fight. Relatively speaking, it relieved the military pressure of the Maratha people and made them It continued to grow and established the Maratha Kingdom, which posed a serious threat to the southern border of the empire.

Now, Aurangzeb mobilized these troops from the northwest region to Gujrat to besiege and kill the Qi army that landed.In this battle, the empire must win a hearty victory. In addition to forcing back the invasion of Qi, let this southern New World country realize that the dignity of the Mughal Empire cannot be violated, and finally submit to the empire. The big victory deterred the surrounding forces that were ready to move, and proved that the empire still has a strong strength, enough to crush all enemies.
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Jamnagar, January 1677, 1.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Hearing the sound of rumbling guns coming from ahead, Liao Jinzhu woke up from his doze, rubbed his eyes, changed to a comfortable position, continued to sit against the wall, and dozed off.

The Mughal cavalry arrived at this seaside town three days ago, and then they kept running back and forth, trying to prevent the coalition forces from escaping here by boat.

According to the estimates of those experienced officers, there were more than [-] Mughal cavalry who came, overwhelming the ground, pouring out from the horizon.They jumped on their horses, waved their scimitars, and kept shouting and demonstrating to the coalition officers and soldiers in the city.But that's all there is to it, but he doesn't dare to get too close to the small town.

When these stupid Mughal cavalrymen just arrived, they were extremely arrogant. They kept rushing to the city wall with small cavalry troops, shouting and provoking wantonly.

When several cannons at the top of the city opened fire suddenly and knocked down dozens of cavalry on the spot, the Mughal cavalry immediately fled to the distance, not daring to approach the small town again.

Later, these Mughal cavalry saw the large ships docked at the pier unloading all kinds of ordnance and supplies, thinking that they had an opportunity, and launched a surprise attack.As a result, they were stopped halfway by two repelling horses, and the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces stationed at the pier took the opportunity to continuously fire artillery and muskets, killing and injuring hundreds of Mughal cavalry, so that the opponent had to run far away to avoid it.

In the end, these Mughal cavalry also learned how to behave, and they did not easily launch group assaults. Instead, they spread out in a pattern of more than ten or twenty or thirty cavalry, constantly harassing the coalition officers and soldiers in the city and near the pier.

Although the defense facilities of this small city are very weak, not only the city walls are low, but also there are several damages and collapses, and there is not even a moat.But Liao Jinzhu is very optimistic that with the fierce firepower of the coalition forces, let alone 15 Mughals, even if 20 people come, they will not be able to attack.

A few days ago, more than ten ships sent more than 100 light and heavy artillery pieces, as well as countless ammunition, to the landing troops. At the same time, they also shipped off all the materials that the coalition forces had looted for more than 20 days, so that the coalition forces could have no worries. There was a grand decisive battle between the loan land and the Mughals.

Liao Jinzhu vaguely learned that for this attack on the Mughal Empire, Qi State not only recruited troops from their vassal states and Nanyang Tubang Kingdoms, but also mobilized a merchant escort of 7000 to 3 people from southern India, The township soldiers and the Homeland Self-Defense Forces made the size of the entire coalition force close to [-].

But now, only more than 15 coalition officers and soldiers have gathered in this small city, but they have to face the siege of [-] Mughal troops, which makes people feel a little worried.

You know, a month ago, nearly [-] coalition officers and soldiers who ended the offensive and defensive battle of Surat landed on the west side of Cambay Bay, and cooperated with another coalition force to capture the city of Bonagarh, and then joined forces. At the same time, attack all the way west.But they haven't gathered in Jamnagar yet, so where are they going?

As a grassroots leader of the Shun country, Liao Jinzhu naturally had no way of knowing the various battle plans of the coalition headquarters.He now only hopes that this war will end soon so that he can return to Borneo and live happily in peace and tranquility.

More than two months of sea voyage, nearly four months of fighting, from the humid and sweltering Bangladesh, and then to the hot and dry northwest of Gujarat, after more than ten battles, it has made people feel very tired and tired .

Although the wealth of the Mughals made almost all the officers and soldiers of the coalition who participated in the war more or less make a small fortune, those who captured more could get more than a thousand Hanzhou silver dollars, even if the number was small, there were dozens of Hanzhou silver dollars obtained.

What surprised all the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces was that the amount of gold owned by the people of the Mughal Empire was staggering.Even those poor people who look like dirt, have all kinds of gold-encrusted objects in their homes or on their bodies, as if they have arrived in a country full of gold.

According to the guards in the Indian trading companies in the Qi State, in India, gold represents wealth and auspiciousness, and is even honored as the goddess Lakshmi (Hinduism). Well, anyway, it is the same as our God of Wealth. Among them, it is a symbol of wealth and happiness.They believe that wearing gold can bring them good luck, and under the influence of this religious culture, the locals raise gold to a very high status.

Moreover, the Mughals also liked to dedicate their accumulated gold to temples large and small, so that when the coalition officers and soldiers captured several large cities, they easily looted a large amount of gold and silver from those temples.

In this country, many poor and low-caste Mughals believe that as long as they accumulate enough gold and dedicate it to the gods, they can change their fate in the next life and reincarnate into a high-caste person.Based on this reason, many Mughals who were born in the strata would rather go hungry and save money for gold, in order to "fly to prosperity" in the afterlife.

However, Liao Jinzhu, who was born at the bottom, had some faint resistance and disgust towards this kind of wanton looting.How is this behavior different from the establishment of slaves in the Tumi Continent decades ago.For the Mughals, they were invaders from abroad, a band of brigands who destroyed their homes, plundered their wealth, and killed their relatives.

However, almost all the officers and soldiers of the Allied Forces reported great enthusiasm and a strong desire to fight for this war.Following the army of Qi, attacking cities and conquering territory, you can enjoy the joy of the conquest process to the fullest, but there is almost no risk of being defeated and dying. At the same time, you can also win rich battlefield captures and earn extremely critical survival and development for your life. capital.

"Stupid idiot, don't be in a daze." A Shunguo officer strode over, lifted his foot and kicked Liao Jinzhu who was sitting dazed in the corner, and said in a deep voice, "Blow the rally call and get ready to fight.... Mughal The army is coming!"

(End of this chapter)