856 That's just interest
You must know that Emperor Chongzhen only has 20,000 horsemen, fighting in the "powerful" Mughal Empire, he is not familiar with the place, he doesn't even understand the language, but the troops can fight more and more, and even the Mughal army has taken refuge, which is simply unimaginable.
Could it be that the emperor really has such great prestige that he can make the imperial army follow the emperor? Zhang Huangyan almost couldn't think of anything like the emperor, had there ever been such a thing as the emperor in history?
I have to say that Emperor Chongzhen's way of distributing the spoils of war in the opposite way, using the wealth of the Mughal magnates to distribute to the Mughal underclass, is a very new thing in this era, which can be roughly equivalent to the rebel rebel army, opening warehouses and releasing grain.
In this way, the Mughal bottom, who have nothing, can get great benefits by following the Ming Emperor, how can they not follow? And if it is the other way around, if Emperor Chongzhen is just wooing those powerful people, those powerful people already have wealth, what price does Emperor Chongzhen have to pay to make those powerful people obedient and willingly follow? It's basically impossible!
Of course, on the way east, there are still some people who quietly slip away, or fall behind. For these, Emperor Chongzhen did not force it, and even did it intentionally. In this way, the people who can follow him to the border of Dongwu are the people who follow him with an iron heart, and the physical strength of these people is good, otherwise, even if they want to, they can't keep up. In a sense, it has gone through a round of elimination.
The truth in this, the back of the people's hearts, Emperor Chongzhen did not go to Zhang Huangyan to say. The number of people exceeded Zhang Huangyan's expectations, which caught him a little off guard, and Emperor Chongzhen did not blame him, so he tried his best to prepare.
Back in the city, Emperor Chongzhen finally had a good rest for a day, and at the same time made a decree to the country. He was going to seal the son who was originally sent to the Americas, that is, Zhu Cizhi, who was born to Tian Guifei, to the Mughals, and two more vassal kings. As for which two vassal kings they were, it depends on which of them supports the imperial court and contributes more to their vassal kingdoms.
This is also the way to turn the whole world into a land directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, and the colony will not only rebound in later generations, but also does not conform to the values of China, but it is a feudal state, which has always existed, but it also needs to be more controllable by the suzerain, similar to the previous North Korea.
The affairs of the vassal kingdom, Emperor Chongzhen planned to wait until he went back to be specific, and now, he just asked the vassal king's property to supplement the war this time.
The reason why he led the army from west to east and came all the way to Dongwu's side was not because he was afraid of Aurangzeb, who had already mastered the heavy army.
It's a joke, with such a powerful golden finger, how can you be afraid of a Ah San!
The biggest reason is still my own reason.
First, as the main force of the elite, the cavalry has been fighting for too long, even if it is an easy battle, and the men and horses are already tired.
Second, the war materials carried from the country, such as gunpowder, lead bullets, bows and arrows, and other consumables, are basically consumed. Although some can be seized from the Mughals, but, to be honest, the Mughal gunpowder ratio is not the best formula for the Ming Dynasty at all, and the power will be smaller, and Emperor Chongzhen really can't look down on it. Therefore, in order to ensure that he could bring the soldiers to triumph as much as possible, he preferred to go back to Dongwu to replenish supplies.
Third, the weather in the Mughal is hot again. In any case, Emperor Chongzhen traveled from the western part of the Mughal to Dongwu, more than 3,000 miles, stopping and stopping along the way, fighting from time to time, this time was already March of the twenty-sixth year of Chongzhen, and it was also the time when the Mughal began to heat up.
It was for these reasons that Emperor Chongzhen planned to first gather the Dongwu army, let the army be replenished and rested, and then turn back and sweep the Mughals, instead of being afraid of Aurangzeb.
It just so happened that during this period, the 80,000 Mughal infantry troops and more than 10,000 Mughal cavalry troops who followed the last could be reorganized and trained, not necessarily to train the elite of the Ming army, but also to let them know the basic orders of the Ming army.
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Emperor Chongzhen did this, but others may not think so, on the contrary, many people think that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom heard that the third prince of the Mughals, Aurang Zebu, fought a great war and held heavy troops, so the emperor of the Ming Kingdom was afraid and did not dare to flee back to China.
This idea was most prevalent under Aurangzeb.
Although Aurangzeb vaguely felt that a powerful person like the Ming Emperor should not be afraid of anyone, but in the end he let this idea go, because he could clearly feel that the morale of the army had been greatly improved.
Even later, many people began to ask Aurangzeb to fight, asking Aurangzeb to take them to kill Dongwu and hunt down the Ming Emperor.
Aurangzeb was very hesitant about this. For him, the most important thing is not to fight with the Emperor of Ming, or even the opposite, he wishes that the Emperor of Ming would flee back to Ming and never return.
In front of him, what he cares about most is the throne of the Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan did not die, much to his regret. Therefore, it is still a little difficult for him to sit on the throne of the Mughal Empire. For him, the best thing to do is to immediately lead his troops westward to defeat Shah Jahan and achieve his ultimate dream.
However, many of his subordinates now fled because of the Ming Emperor's troops. It can be said that these people were killed by the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, because the target of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is them, even if they run out, the final loss will inevitably be not small.
Now that they see that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is finally no longer invincible, and even afraid of their commander, in such a situation, they are the most active, and they can't wait to immediately send troops to trample the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom under their feet.
On Dhaka's side, Aurangzeb has been hesitant about how to act in the end. Later, when Tanma reported back that the emperor did not return to China because of this, but joined the Dongwu army, and when he rested at the border, he finally made a decision.
Aurangzeb estimated that if the Ming Emperor returned to China directly, he would probably not be able to pull off that face, so he would not leave the border.
Now, judging from the size of the forces of the two sides, it is already about the same. The two sides are fighting, and the commanders are almost powerful, and they may soon be killed, so the emperor of the Ming Kingdom has not moved.
For this, Aurangzeb is still a little sure, otherwise, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will definitely lead the army to kill after converging with the Dongwu army.
And for himself, he doesn't want to fight this battle either. The two tigers competed, and in the end he cheapened his father Khan, and he was not stupid, how could he do such a thing!
Therefore, his decision was to send messengers to negotiate peace.
This peace negotiation was very important to him, so he sent his closest adviser Odom, and even before leaving, he repeatedly explained the details to ensure the success of the peace negotiation. Only in this way can he lead the army westward and go forward to fight for the throne.
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On the side of the Ming army, when they heard that Dhaka had come to discuss the peace envoy, many people were taken aback.
As soon as the emperor came, the always arrogant Aurangzeb sent someone to negotiate peace, it seems that the emperor is much more powerful than Aurangzeb, so that Aurangzeb no longer dares to fight against the emperor!
Zhang Huangyan and Mu Tianbo, who knew that Aurang Zebu was powerful, knew the emperor's power again from another side, and couldn't help but admire it even more.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled faintly and said: "This Aurangzeb, with a good calculation, how can I do what he wants!" ”
is so arrogant and conceited, and wants to compete for the throne with his own Lao Tzu, how can he be a cowardly person who will accept defeat! At least Emperor Chongzhen wouldn't think he was such a person!
Sure enough, as soon as Odom stepped into the lobby, Zhang Huangyan felt the arrogance in his attitude.
This Odom is not only arrogant, as soon as he opened his mouth, he said that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom had caused huge losses to the Mughals, and the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom should compensate for the losses, otherwise, His Royal Highness the Great Third Prince of the Ming Kingdom would definitely lead his troops into the cave.
Where is this to negotiate peace, it is simply to declare war.
The civil officials and generals below, after hearing the translation, immediately looked angry, if it wasn't for the emperor sitting at the top, it is estimated that they would all hold iron fists to teach this Mughal a lesson.
In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said: "That Ao Langzebu killed my Dongwu people, I haven't settled accounts with him, and he still dares to come to blackmail me!" Go back, and let him wash his neck, and I will sacrifice his head to those who have been slain by him!" ”
With that, he was ready to get up and leave.
Seeing this situation, Odom's face immediately changed, and there was still a little arrogance, but he showed a smile and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you have something to say, something to say......"
His sudden change caught many people off guard, and they didn't react for a while, and they all sighed in their hearts, this Mughal man's skin is thick enough, and it is not usually fast!
After showing weakness for a while, seeing that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom sat down again, Odom hurriedly continued to smile and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you see, you have killed from the west to the east of my Mughals, and you have also killed I don't know how many of our Mughals, and even Delhi has been broken by you." You are angry, it should have been out, it is better to do this, we ...... the two of us"
Hearing this, many people immediately realized that this Mughal was blackmail as soon as he came up, and it was best to succeed, and if he couldn't succeed, he hurried to negotiate peace, and the ultimate goal was to negotiate peace in the end!
However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for him to speak, and immediately interrupted in a cold voice: "That's just interest, I still confiscate the principal!" ”
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