867 Traps
Outside, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, but in the tunnels there was only the sound of footsteps walking and the metal sound of armor colliding.
This tunnel is actually only for the Mughal royal family to escape in distress. Therefore, when the excavation was first opened, it was not very large, and basically only one person could pass through, and it was difficult for two people to walk side by side.
The tunnel has not been used for a long time, and the air inside will certainly not be very good. It can be said that these people in the tunnel are very sinful.
However, they are all elite troops selected by Aurangzeb from the whole army, equipped with the best equipment, and used to win by surprise. Therefore, although the environment is very poor, they have no complaints, and even faintly excited, thinking that they will quickly get out of the tunnel and attack the city, and it is best to kill the Ming Emperor at once, so as to achieve the best surprise effect.
Because of the large number of people, for fear of consuming too much air, the number of torches in the tunnel is very small, but the first torch is inevitable, and a eunuch is holding it to lead the way.
Faintly, you can feel the fighting outside. These soldiers suppressed the excitement in their hearts and prepared to do a big job. But at this time, I don't know who it is, "poof", a rapid fart sound, and suddenly a scolding sound sounded in the tunnel, but immediately stopped, and quickly closed his mouth and nose and quickly passed through the polluted area.
Suddenly, the eunuch in front stopped, turned to the general who was following him, and said, "Here, push open this stone gate in front, and outside is a garden, covered with vines." ”
Hearing this, the generals behind him breathed a sigh of relief, and finally arrived, so the news spread backwards, and at the same time, they began to push open the stone door, preparing to hide behind the vine flowers to observe the movement of the garden.
All the Mughal elites in the back, after hearing the news from the front, were immediately very excited, and one by one they clenched their weapons and prepared to fight.
At the front of the procession, the general took matters into his own hands, and according to the eunuch's instructions, he slowly pushed the stone gate out as carefully as possible.
"Work harder, I haven't moved this stone door for a long time, I'm afraid it's a little tight." The eunuch reminded carefully behind him.
When the general heard this, he couldn't help but despise in his heart, I'm not your eggless, of course my strength is more than yours. You guys think it's a little tight, and I don't have to push it hard at all.
He didn't think that there was actually not that much difference between eunuchs and ordinary people in terms of physical strength. He felt very relaxed, not because of how strong he was, but because there was another possibility, that is, this stone door had already been pulled.
Without any effort on the stone gate, the general pushed the stone gate open. According to the eunuch's reminder, they should be behind the arabesques, because of the arabesques, the light is definitely not very good.
However, the general felt that the light outside was so dazzling that it didn't look like it was covered with arabesques at all. Squinting, he struggled to get used to the light outside.
But at that moment, suddenly, he heard a voice, but he didn't understand it.
Subsequently, I heard the sound of "boom". At the same time, he felt a sharp pain all over his face.
In fact, not only him, but also several people behind him, all wailed with the "boom".
Think about it, there is a Franc cannon at the entrance of this cave, which is loaded with scattered bullets, that is, gravel and iron filings, etc., such a close bombardment, that is a full range of coverage, how can the first few people in the tunnel be spared.
Before the people in the tunnel came to their senses, the Ming soldiers outside quickly replaced them with a new one, and then opened fire, and there was a huge roar, and a lot of dust fell in the tunnel.
After letting go of five Ziqi in a row, Dongkou looked at Zhou Yuji and immediately ordered: "Humidify the firewood, blow the wind, and hurry up." ”
It turned out that here at the entrance of the tunnel, there were still a team of firewood, and when I heard the military order, I immediately added wet firewood, and the fire that was burned up came out with a lot of smoke, and the soldiers of the Ming army on the side were fanning, and the smoke poured into the tunnel.
Other Ming soldiers covered their mouths and noses, dragged the corpses out of the tunnel, and then went inside to face the smoking firewood, speeding up the speed of pouring smoke into the tunnel.
Hearing the coughing sound one after another in the tunnel, Zhou Yuji sneered: "Add cow dung, pig dung or something, the smoke should be thicker, pour it inside, and guard the entrance of the cave." ”
"Yes!" When the soldiers of the Ming army outside the tunnel heard this, they responded excitedly and loudly.
Subsequently, Zhou Yuji led the others to leave, went to light all the firewood scattered around, and then let the Mughal soldiers shout and fight, and finally returned to Emperor Chongzhen to pay the decree.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to his proclamation and said with a smile: "Okay, let's play for a while, and then after cleaning up fiercely, let Li Qing attack." ”
Zhou Yuji naturally knew that Li Laiheng was already waiting over there, so he hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "The last general will go to deliver the decree!" ”
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Outside the city, Aurangzeb waited, watching the movements inside the city with a little anxiety. Attacking through tunnels is his biggest killer weapon, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the siege.
Estimating the time in his heart, and when it felt like the time, he craned his neck into the city and watched.
I really didn't miscalculate the time, and I saw that in the direction of the exit of the tunnel in the city, there seemed to be thick smoke starting to come out. He was overjoyed, and looked more closely. As a result, more and more smoke began to rise.
"Haha, it's in, it's definitely going in!" When Aurangzeb saw this, he couldn't help but laugh.
That Ming Dog Emperor, I didn't expect to have this trick!
Delhi is my Mughal capital, how can it be so easy to occupy, and now you have to pay the price!
He thought triumphantly, and then his attention turned to the city wall. As he thought, the Ming troops at the head of the city were obviously panicked, and many people turned around and disappeared at the head of the city.
"Think beautifully!" After Aurangzeb saw this situation clearly, he sneered, and then ordered, "Pass on Ben Khan's will and give Ben Khan all his strength to attack the city!" ”
The generals who had been waiting by his side for a long time, of course, knew what was happening in the city, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they immediately responded loudly, and then they hurried to lead their subordinates and began to attack the city with all their might.
On the other hand, Abbas II, who was pretending to be attacking the city with all his might, of course noticed the change in the situation in the city. He knew immediately that Aurangzeb must have succeeded in the sneak attack.
Therefore, he did not hesitate, and immediately ordered his men to attack the city with all their might, and strive to be the first to attack the city. In this way, he was able to take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations with Aurangzeb.
In this way, outside the city wall of Delhi, countless ants were densely packed over, just a simple ladder, and they were afraid to go up when they reached the city wall.
Even their war elephants were driven over. The elephants, standing on the backs of the elephants, shot at the top of the city with the help of height, covering their besieging troops.
In their opinion, the city was in turmoil, and the defenders of the city were transferred, and under such a powerful offensive, they would definitely be able to attack the city soon.
The battle in Delhi has become very fierce after just a moment.
However, no matter how the army outside the city attacked the city regardless of casualties, after all, Delhi was the capital of the Mughal Empire, and the walls were still relatively strong and tall. Therefore, under the tenacious protection of the Ming army, the casualties of the siege soldiers rose in a straight line, and it was seen that both Aurangzeb and Abbas II were bleeding in their hearts.
Whether they believe it, as long as they hold on a little longer, the Ming army will definitely not be able to resist.
However, the Ming army seemed to be unable to resist, but in the end, it still resisted. The casualties of the besieging forces continued to rise, and the hearts of Aurangzeb and Abbas II continued to bleed.
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In the city of Delhi, Emperor Chongzhen had been silently calculating the time in his heart, estimating that after a while, the situation in the tunnel would be transmitted to Aurangzeb, so he gave an order to the eunuch Fang Zhenghua beside him: "Beat the drum!" ”
So, after a while, a rhythmic drum beat sounded in the city: "Knock... Boom... Boom..."
Hearing this sound, the soldiers who had been waiting on the four walls of Delhi sent things to the city one after another, and then lit them and threw them down the city.
When the thing was thrown down, it quickly emitted smoke, then burst into flames and began to spin.
The smoke was poisonous, and the fire was a spray of gunpowder, which immediately killed and injured a large number of enemies under the city, so that they could not care about attacking the city. Especially those war elephants, who had never seen such a thing, began to run away in madness under the double attack of poisonous smoke and fire, and trampled to death I don't know how many.
That's right, this thing is the Ming Dynasty's weapon for defending the city, "Ten Thousand Enemies".
With the help of the chaos caused by the "10,000 enemies" under the city, the soldiers of the Ming army at the head of the city suddenly had several times more troops, and the arrows and bullets composed of bows and arrows and muskets were a forest of arrows and bullets, and the enemy under the city did not know how many casualties there were!
In just a short period of time, the casualties of the enemy outside the city have already exceeded the total number of previous casualties.
Seeing this, both Aurangzeb and Abbas II immediately felt deceived. If the elite soldiers in the tunnel really had to enter the city and set fire everywhere, the reaction of the Ming army at the head of the city would definitely not be like this.
Just looking at this situation, it is more like a trap for the Ming army, waiting for a crazy siege outside the city.
Although it is difficult to understand what is wrong with the elite soldiers in the tunnels, one thing is very clear, both Aurangzeb and Abbas II hastened to give the order for their besieging troops to withdraw. Otherwise, the casualties would be too great for them to bear.
But at this moment, the rhythmic drum beat in the city suddenly turned to a hurry: "Knock knock knock......"