1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 934 Changes in the Mughal Empire
Derry, February 1677, 2.

For nearly half a month, a terrible news has been circulating in the capital of the empire.The empire's 15 army was defeated by Qi again in Gujarat, and the entire army was wiped out.The great emperor of the empire also fell into the enemy's hands, and his life and death are unknown.

At first, the entire city of Derry, from the princes and nobles to the common people, scoffed at the news and regarded it as a joke.It is believed that this is false news deliberately sent back by Qi State, with the intention of disturbing the morale of the imperial army and the people.

You must know that the number of the imperial army is a full 15, which is seven times that of Qi's landing troops, including several elite troops drawn from the northwest region.How could such a powerful army be defeated by the people of Qi?It is no exaggeration to say that the imperial army can drown the Qi people even if one person spits.

Not to mention, the great emperor of the empire has gone through hundreds of battles. Over the past decades, he has defeated one enemy after another, not only strengthening and consolidating the rule of the empire, but also greatly expanding the territory of the empire.

However, the news of the fall of the Imperial Army and the fall of His Majesty the Emperor became more and more widespread, and more detailed information was also circulated.

When the empire's 15 troops besieged Jamnagar, a small seaside town occupied by the Qi army, they stormed for several days and suffered heavy losses.

In a few days, another capable Qi army appeared behind the imperial army and cut off the army's logistical supplies.

His Majesty the Emperor led eight thousand cavalry to retreat to the rear first.

The imperial army, under the command of Saman Gudos, fought and retreated from Jamnagar.

The cavalry led by His Majesty the Emperor was attacked by a cavalry of the Qi State and suffered repeated losses.

The 15 imperial army was on the verge of collapse due to lack of food and food during the retreat.The troops that Saman Gudos left behind along the way faced the pursuit of the Qi army, but none of them could stop it for half a point, and they would collapse at the first touch.

His Majesty the Emperor was ambushed by the Qi army in the small town of Gandhinagar, about 25 kilometers northeast of Ahmedabad. His Majesty was seriously injured and fell off his horse. His life and death are unknown.

Saman Gudos led more than [-] imperial troops in Rajkot City and surrendered to the Qi army.

……

Derry suddenly fell into panic, and everyone's eyes couldn't help turning to the towering Red Fort (Royal Palace).

The Mughal Empire encountered a crisis unseen in a century!
Mu'azam leaned against the window, looking at the majestic Red Castle tower in the distance, and remained silent for a long time, but there was an uncontrollable longing and inexplicable excitement in his eyes.

"Your Highness, Adil has brought it." A trusted guard walked to the door and reported softly.

"Let him in." Muazam took a deep breath, turned his head, and ordered to the guards.

"Your Highness..." Adil, the commander of the cavalry, knelt down in front of Muazam as soon as he entered the door, and lay prone on the ground, not daring to look up at the eldest prince.

"Adil!" Mu'azam said coldly, "The imperial army was defeated, and His Majesty was also trapped in the formation. As the commander of the cavalry, you returned to Delhi unscathed. This behavior is really amazing!"

"Your Highness, I deserve death for my crimes..."

"Head up."

"Your Highness..." Adil looked up at Muazzam with a disheartened face.

"...Adil." Muazzam suppressed his hatred and asked in a deep voice: "I ask again, His Majesty was ambushed by the Qi army in the small town of Gandhinagar, but... maybe he was spared?"

"..." Adil stared blankly at Muazzam, without any response for a long time.

"Will His Majesty be captured by the people of Qi? Or...or die in the battle?" Mu'azam stared into Adil's eyes.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty may be captured by the people of Qi, or... die in battle." Adil said nimbly: "...the whole town is full of flames, and our cavalry are like panicked horses. After the fleeing rabbit was caught up by the Qi people, it was either chopped off by the horse, or shot on the horse's back. Oh, God bless, the fierceness of the Qi people is definitely not something that our imperial army can easily do. Resistant……"

"Take him down!" Muazam was a little annoyed because he didn't get the exact news from Adil. "Give him a decent way to die and meet our great true God."

Obviously, the Turkic general who was once brave and good at fighting has been broken by the people of Qi, frightened and frightened, and he is no longer brave.

"What's the matter with the governor of Malwa?" Muazam suddenly turned around and asked after walking around the room a few times irritably.

"Returning to Your Highness, Prince Azam is aggressively expanding the army, collecting supplies, and preparing...to prepare to defend Delhi on the grounds that the imperial army suffered a disastrous defeat." His trusted advisor, Salman Akbar, immediately replied.

"Hmph, helping Delhi?" Muazam snorted coldly, "I'm afraid he has learned that His Majesty has encountered an accident, and he is planning to go to Delhi to snatch the throne of the emperor."

There are more than a dozen princes and princesses under Aurangzebu's knees, but there are only four princes who have grown up and held important positions, namely Muazam the eldest, Azam the second, Akbar the third and Kaka M Bakhsh.

But the second child, Azam, feared Mu'azam the most.The difference from the other children is that the second prince was born in a relatively noble family. His mother was a Persian princess who had the royal blood of the Safavid dynasty and was deeply loved by his father.

And Muazam's mother was just the daughter of a Hindu prince, and because of His Majesty's almost paranoid belief in True God, he was not very favored in the eyes of the emperor.

Now, the imperial army has suffered a disastrous defeat in Gujrat, and the life and death of His Majesty the Emperor is unknown. In addition to causing a huge shock to the entire empire, it is also facing a major problem in the selection of the emperor's successor.

Starting from Jahangir, the fourth emperor of the empire, the process of establishing the successor of the Mughal dynasty was full of blood and cruelty, and all experienced fierce battles for the throne.Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb all stepped on the blood and bones of their fathers or brothers, and finally ascended to the throne of emperor.

Several powerful princes such as Azam in Lahore, Akbar in Sindh, and Kam Bakhsh in Malwa, all began to move around after hearing that His Majesty had encountered an accident, preparing to act as the heir to the royal family. The traditional script of enthronement starts with a battle for the throne of the emperor, cuts off other opponents one by one, and finally inherits the throne.

Therefore, in the face of this major defeat of the empire, which has not been seen in decades, many senior officials of the Mughal Empire, including Wazir (Prime Minister), no one took the initiative to stand up and call on the army and people of the empire to unite and regain their glory. Gather the army and attack Qi again.

Everyone is silent and watching, they are all paying close attention to the majestic Red Fort, staring at the towering Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate, to see which prince can successfully step into it and inherit the empire The seat of emperor.

"Akbar..." Muazam hesitated for a long time, looking eagerly at this loyal adviser, "At this most critical moment, can I trust you?"

"My master, my prince!" Salman Akbar stroked his chest with his right hand, bent down, knelt down on one knee, and replied respectfully: "My loyalty to you can be witnessed by the true God. For you , I can give everything of myself, including my life."

"Dear Akbar." Muazzam squatted down, put his hands on Salman Akbar's shoulders, and looked aggressively, "If I become the emperor of the empire, you will be my Wazir. Enjoying the respect of hundreds of millions of people, you will gain wealth that is difficult for the world to reach. But, before that, you need to do one thing for me."

"Please order, my master."

"Go to Surat immediately and meet those Qi people."

"Meet the Qi people?..."

"Yes. As my plenipotentiary representative, you will go to meet the Qi people." Muazzam nodded and said solemnly, "Although they are the enemies of our empire, we need their help now."

"...As you order, my master." Salman Akbar immediately understood.
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Surat, February 2.

It has been a month since the huge Gujarat battle, and the smoke on the battlefield has long since dissipated. The [-] coalition forces headed by Qi are also in a state of complete rest, enjoying the rare leisure time of the war.

However, several main military officers of the Qi State Expeditionary Army and dozens of staff officers of the Operational Staff Department, under the orders of Zhou Maoshen, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and General Zhen Guo (Lieutenant General) Zhou Maoshen, continued to discuss the follow-up battle with the Mughals. Various wargames were conducted as the situation in the empire evolved.

Although the Qi State won an unprecedented victory in the battle a month ago, killing and wounding more than [-] Mughal troops, forcing down more than [-] Mughal troops, and capturing dozens of senior Mughal generals, He also killed Aurangzeb, the emperor of the Mughal Empire. It can be said that the results of the battle are brilliant, enough to shine in the annals of history.

However, in achieving the above-mentioned huge achievements, the coalition forces may have used too much force, resulting in a consequence that the coalition forces did not expect before the war, that is, "accidentally" killed the emperor of the Mughal Empire.

Before departing from the mainland, neither His Majesty's decree nor the general staff's combat guidance strategy listed a combat plan to destroy or split the Mughal Empire.This is just a limited punitive war, in order to ask the Mughal Empire to correct its attitude, not to impose restrictions on the Qi country's trade, let alone discriminate against the Qi country's merchants and commodities.

Even though the coalition forces moved from Bangladesh on the east coast of India to Gujarat on the west coast, according to changes in the battlefield situation, this grand battle of Gujarat was finally formulated.However, all the battle plans also revolved around how to severely injure the Mughal Empire's army and eliminate some of its vital forces, so that the Mughals could fully realize the strength of Qi's armed forces, so as to promote peace, and finally sign a "fair" agreement. Free trade agreement.

However, I never expected that the cavalry unit, eager to prove their worth, intercepted and ambushed the fleeing Mughal cavalry in a very inconspicuous town of Gandhinagar. Aurangzeb, Emperor of the Crouching Empire.

When the coalition headquarters received the report from the cavalry unit, everyone was stunned.

Damn, the cavalry unit used such force that they killed the emperor in one blow. Isn't it clear that they are going to fight the Mughals forever!

According to those triumphant cavalry officers, when the emperor of the Mughal Empire was attacked by rockets from the Qi State, his horse was frightened, so he accidentally fell off his horse and was instantly trampled by more than a dozen panicked horses.

It was not until the final cleaning of the battlefield that several captured royal guards recognized the armor worn by the emperor, that the cavalry of Qi knew that they had actually killed the emperor of the Mughal Empire on the battlefield—even though he was a fallen The horse was trampled to death, but this did not prevent it from being a cavalryman and achieved great results.

Zhou Maoshen only found out about this matter half a month later. After receiving the report, he was stunned for a long time and read it several times before confirming it.Immediately, he cursed his mother a few times in spite of his image.

As for whether he scolded the army for being "too rough" and messed up the pre-war planning and deployment, or scolded the emperor of the Mughal Empire for taking personal risks and dying on the battlefield, so that no one came to start peace talks with Qi, Then I don't know.

However, after careful discussions and deduction by dozens of intelligence and tactical staff officers, local black guards, and the big shopkeepers of Indian trading companies, a relatively optimistic report was given, which made the coalition command slightly tense. The nerves gradually relax.

"In the next few months, the Mughal Empire will inevitably break out a fierce battle for the throne. This is a rare opportunity and a huge challenge for our country Qi." Deputy Commander of the Coalition Forces, Commander of the Indian Fleet, General Guangwei (Major General) Wang Xianli held a cup of tea and gently sipped it, "If the operation is done properly, it may be possible to establish the absolute dominance of our Qi State in India."

"What if it's not done properly?" Zhou Mao asked with a deep smile.

"Hehe..." Wang Xianli put down his teacup and chuckled twice, "If it is not handled properly, then our country of Qi will face a Mughal Empire that has fallen into pieces. Well, it may be like a military town in the late Tang Dynasty." Chaotic situation."

"Actually, if the Mughal Empire really fell into the chaos of the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, it should be a good thing for our country Qi." Zhou Maoshen said: "The center of the empire maintains the nominal power. With the government structure, there are many vassals and towns in various places, but they do not belong to each other, so naturally it is impossible to unite against the gradual political penetration and economic control of Qi State."

"However, a region that is extremely chaotic and constantly attacking each other is not an ideal trading environment." Wang Xianli shook his head and said: "If a trade agreement is negotiated today, it will be impossible to continue because of the fall of the regime tomorrow." Fulfillment. In this way, the cost of trade will be doubled, and various obstacles will be added.”

"So, you are more inclined to maintain a unified Mughal Empire?"

"That's right. A Mughal Empire that is divided in fact but united in name will be the best negotiating object for Qi."

"Aren't you afraid that at some point in the future, another promising emperor like Akbar will appear in the Mughal Empire, who will bring the divided provinces back together?"

"The commander-in-chief means..."

"The entire Indian region is so vast, and the population is so huge. What's even more amazing is that the climate here is warm enough, the land is fertile enough, and the products are abundant enough." Zhou Mao said quietly: "Therefore, there shouldn't be any A unified and powerful dynasty."

(End of this chapter)