Chapter 881: Dolgon's Ambition
Delhi was originally the capital of the Mughal Empire, but since it was captured by Dolgon, it has become the largest town on the Manchu Western Front, where Dolgon trained the Indian flag army and used it as an outpost to further conquer the Mughal Empire. Chinese
The last time there was some accident, Dolgon was not able to destroy the Mughal Empire in one go, and Dolgon has always been unwilling.
This time, in order to successfully capture the Mughal Empire, Dolgon prepared for more than a year, and in this more than a year, Dolgon not only ordered the Qing Dynasty Fire Gas Manufacturing Bureau of Isfahan to work overtime to produce a large number of gunpowder and cannonballs, but also once again formed 80,000 Persian flag recruits and 300,000 Indian flag recruits.
Plus the full eight banners, flint musket team, servant cavalry.
At present, the strength of Dolgon's command is roughly 95,000 full eight banners, 20,000 flint spears, 70,000 servant cavalry, 120,000 Persian banners, 300,000 Indian banners, and a total army of 605,000 troops.
It is unimaginable that in just over a year, the Qing army has swelled from the original 200,000 to the current more than 600,000.
Of course, this 605,000 army also has to guard against the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty, as well as guarding the Manchu capital Isfahan City and various cities, and the real ones that can be mobilized are about 400,000.
"Report ——-"
"Lord Regent, all the cannonballs and grain and grass have been transported into the city of Delhi, ready to follow the army at any time!" When Zihar Zema came to Dolgon, he jumped down and reported to Dolgon.
"Good! The herald ordered the army to assemble, and this time the king will definitely destroy the Mughal Empire in one fell swoop, greatly enhancing the strength of the Qing Dynasty! Dorgon nodded, and said domineeringly.
Everything is ready, it seems that Dorgon is really ready for another large-scale war against the Mughal Empire, ambitious to annex the Mughal Empire in one fell swoop, get the resources and population of the Mughal Empire, and greatly enhance the strength of the Manchus, so as to reach the point where they can finally confront the Ming Dynasty.
For this big battle, Dorgon was well prepared.
Not only did he prepare enough artillery and food and grass for a long time, but he also mobilized almost all the troops that could be drawn to gather in Delhi.
To say that the most effective army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the Manchu Eight Banners and the 20,000 flint spear team, followed by the servant cavalry and the Persian flag, and the Indian flag is the second!
In order to successfully defeat the Mughal Empire this time, Dolgon left behind 20,000 flint spears, 50,000 Persian flags, and 50,000 Indian flags to guard against the Ottoman Empire, as well as to guard Isfahan and various cities, and the rest of the army was all gathered in the area of Delhi, with a total of 475,000 troops.
Such a large number of troops far exceeded the strength of Dolgon's last attack on the Mughal Empire.
In and around Delhi, a large number of soldiers from various armies ran on the roads because of an order from Dorgon.
Among them, the most conspicuous and weird-looking are the Persian flag and Indian flag soldiers.
Last time, Dolgon not only captured the capital of the Mughal Empire and a large part of the Mughal Empire's territory, but also extended the Manchu Qing shaving order to the Mughal Empire, and a large number of Indians had to change into Dolgon's prescribed clothing and money rat tails.
However, due to the local sect and caste system, Dolgon's order to shave was successfully implemented without much resistance.
Every soldier of the Persian and Indian flags has a money rat tail hanging from his back, and there is also a big Chinese character 'soldier' in the center of the military uniform he wears, which is not much different from the Han flag army in the Central Plains.
Why is this the case!
In addition to the fact that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was located in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty for decades, was deeply influenced by Han culture, and used many characters that were no different from Chinese characters, but also because of the extremely unwilling thoughts in Dolgon's heart, Dolgon and all the Manchu Qing Dynasty were thinking about defeating the Ming Dynasty all the time and returning to the Central Plains, not only to recapture their Manchurian ancestral land, but also to completely destroy the Ming Dynasty and wash away the shame!
The clothing patterns of the Persian and Indian soldiers are a constant reminder of the glory of Dolgon and the Manchus when they first conquered half of the Central Plains, and they must rebuild this glory, but also make this glory to a higher level.
Looking at the dense army under his command, especially the Chinese character 'soldier' on the chests of the soldiers of the Persian and Indian flags, Dolgon remembered the Han Banner Army under the command of the Qing Dynasty again.
"Zhu Cijiao, I, Dolgon, will definitely be able to reign in the Central Plains again!" Dolgon's eyes gleamed.
"The Qing Dynasty is invincible!" Filled with pride, Dorgon suddenly raised his arms and exclaimed.
"The Qing Dynasty is invincible!" The soldiers in the audience immediately followed suit.
"The Qing Dynasty is invincible!"
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Hundreds of thousands of soldiers held their weapons and roared in unison, murderous and earth-shattering.
Under such a call, Dolgon was full of pride, with so many armies in hand, the Mughal Empire was not extinguished. It seems that he has been able to see the Qing Dynasty annexing the Mughal Empire, his strength has increased greatly, and he can really go toe-to-toe with the Ming Dynasty.
"The army is on the march!" Dolgon did not wait any longer, and ordered hundreds of thousands of troops to go on the march.
After all, only by completely annexing the Mughal Empire and obtaining the support of the Mughal Empire's 90 million people and a large amount of wealth and materials can the Qing Dynasty have a glimmer of hope to be able to confront the equal Ming Dynasty, and Dolgon's heart is extremely firm in this regard.
With Dorgon's order, some of the Manchurian Banners and Servant Cavalry were the first to ride out on horseback, followed by the Persian Banner Infantry and the Indian Banner Infantry who followed behind the horses of the Manchurian Banner and the Servant Cavalry.
A soldier with a white flag led Dolgon's white war horse, and Dolgon, dressed in white armor, stepped off the platform, turned over on his horse, and also took the last remaining full eight flags and flint team to the battle.
Although the flintlock team is not cavalry, it is also composed of full people, so it is also equipped with war horses.
An army of 475,000 troops marched out of Delhi and marched towards the southeast, the city of Vijayawada, where the Mughal emperor was located.
Vijayawada City was the final choice of the Mughal Emperor, it was close to the Bay of Bengal in the east, and could well receive the assistance of the Ming Dynasty, and Vijayawada City was originally an important eastern town of the Mughal Empire, and it was not impossible to use it as the new capital of the Mughal Empire.
In fact, what is more important is that the city of Vijayawada is nearly 3,000 miles away from Delhi, which was captured by the Qing army, and the Qing army cannot sneak attack, and it will cost a huge price to attack here.
For more than a year, Dorgon was using the Mughal territories he had conquered to expand his power, and the Mughal emperor was also using three-quarters of the Mughal territories he still controlled to expand the number of Mughal troops.
With the support of the Ming Dynasty's 80,000 flint guns, coupled with the crazy expansion, the number of Mughal troops has exceeded one million, and the Mughal emperor is still quite confident to resist the large-scale attack of the Qing army.
In this great war, the Mughal Empire may not be as one-sided as the last one.
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