847 The old man talks about juvenile madness
Emperor Chongzhen knew about the Governor of Lahore's request for attachment to the Safavid Dynasty. Because when he surrounded Lahore, he had "rewarded" a Grade A eavesdropping seed.
However, he did not know that the other western governors of the Mughal Empire had also asked the Safavid for annexation. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't know the situation on the side of the Safi Dynasty.
However, these things, no matter how they happen, Emperor Chongzhen doesn't care. Because his plan was to conquer Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, he would fight eastward and eventually join Dongwu. In this way, the Ming army in the Mughal is not rootless water.
At this time, Delhi's activity of "cracking down on local tyrants and dividing property" was still going on vigorously. However, Emperor Chongzhen was not in the city of Delhi, but in a place that was very famous in later generations, the Taj Mahal.
In his previous life, he had not come. But the reputation of the Taj Mahal, he had heard of it. Although it is said to have created a lot of wealth for future generations, in this era, it consumed a large part of the national strength of the Mughal Empire. This Shah Jahan doesn't know what to think, and he is building everywhere, is it interesting?
Looking at the magnificent Taj Mahal in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen secretly warned himself that instead of spending manpower and material resources to do this kind of thing, it is really better to invest well in infrastructure!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered Shah Jahan, the initiator of these things, should be back to Delhi soon, right? I wonder how he would feel if he knew about these situations in the north, especially if even his lair was knocked down?
It would be best if he was so angry that he rushed over with his men and horses to take revenge. Kill him directly, and then the Mughal Empire will immediately collapse, there is no doubt about this.
I'm afraid that he doesn't have the courage to come over after hearing that Derry was beaten by himself, but turn around and leave, to entangle more people and horses and then run back, it will be more troublesome, and he doesn't want to wait here all the time. Of course, I didn't want to chase him, after all, the Mughals were still too big, and the mountains and rivers were not familiar with the terrain, and it would take too much time for Shah Jahan to fight guerrilla warfare.
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When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about Shah Jahan, Shah Jahan was also thinking about him. However, the attitude is a little different, Shah Jahan gritted his teeth for Emperor Chongzhen.
Five days ago, he already knew that the Ming Emperor led the army to besiege Delhi.
No matter what, Shah Jahan will not allow Delhi to be captured by the Ming army, after all, this is his capital, so he hurried desperately, but even so, just now, here with three days away from Delhi, he heard the latest news that Delhi had fallen!
When he heard the news, he shouted, and then he fell off his horse.
Although Shah Jahan was the emperor of the Mughal Empire, it was useless to have an emperor alone, there had to be enough courtiers, and his wealth, all of which was in Delhi. All of a sudden, all of a sudden, the blow to him can be imagined, he didn't vomit blood, he just fell off the horse, it's already good!
Originally, Shah Jahan thought that Delhi would not be able to fight so quickly, so he carried a lot of energy, hurried and hurried, thinking that he could arrive in time. As a result, it was such a blow to the head, and it took him a long time before he came back to his senses, stabilized his emotions, and could start thinking about things.
After all, having been the Great Khan for so many years, Shah Jahan immediately sent out a scout to inquire about the situation in Delhi, and at the same time, he promoted in the line of fire and sealed a bunch of titles to the officers of the cavalry army he led.
At this time, he was still thinking about what if, in case the Ming army captured Delhi, and now it was still in chaos, maybe he would lead the army to kill suddenly, and he would be able to take the fire and kill the Ming army by surprise, and turn defeat into victory?
However, he didn't have this kind of dream for long, and when he arrived the next day, the scout horse he sent out did not come back, but Da Ming's night did not appear in the surrounding area, and in turn he listened to the news here.
Seeing the trail of the Ming army at night, Shah Jahan knew that his hopes had been disappointed. That Ming Emperor is really good at fighting, he has been prepared for a long time, and he has released his horse so far away, it is impossible to give him a chance to sneak attack.
Although he hated the Ming Emperor very much, and although he wanted to recapture Delhi very much, Shah Jahan's reason finally prevailed over his emotions, but before leaving, he swore to his men: "Ben Khan swears to heaven that he will take Delhi back with his own hands and break the Ming Emperor into pieces!" ”
In his opinion, since the Ming Emperor had already occupied Delhi, it must have been there. The most important thing now is to gather more troops and fight back.
He then immediately turned around and went back to gather forces in the southern provinces with the intention of counterattacking Delhi.
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But what Shah Jahan never imagined was that Emperor Chongzhen only stayed in Delhi for three days before leading his troops eastward. He was very open-minded, and for the Mughals, those who were willing to continue to follow him eastward, they would follow him, and those who were willing to stay in Delhi would continue to stay in Delhi, and he did not force it.
Not to mention, although the Ming army was powerful, in the end, only half of the troops were willing to follow Emperor Chongzhen and continue to march eastward. And the other half of the troops are in that kind of mind: the tiger is not at home, and the monkey is the king.
It's Delhi, what a shame to lose it!
Of course, there is another point, that is, those who have a family, they take care of their families, and they also choose to stay, waiting for the Ming Emperor to fight back.
In this way, after Emperor Chongzhen entered the Mughal Empire from Kashmir, he destroyed the ruling foundation of the Mughal Empire everywhere he went, and provoked those untouchables who had always been submissive to rebel.
In short, whether it is on the side of the Safavid Dynasty or on the side of Shah Jahan, it is definitely not so easy for them to restore the ruling order. And this is the Mughal situation that Emperor Chongzhen wants at this stage.
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Back to Mumbai, after Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo and others discussed and agreed, they have been observing the enemy's situation.
On Darashik's side, after suffering a loss, when Shah Jahan led the cavalry to leave, he was really on guard. However, when he saw that the Ming army had been cowering and only defensive, but the navy had tried to attack the combined British and Dutch fleets several times, this made him slowly relax his vigilance: it seemed that the Ming army's combat focus had shifted to the sea.
Dalashiko didn't care about that. For him, it would be better to see the Ming army fighting with those Europeans non-stop, and he sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight.
He thought so, and his subordinates and soldiers were almost the same idea, all of them were happy to watch the excitement, and their vigilance slowly came down.
As a result, in the early hours of the morning, the Ming army, under the opening of the cavalry, launched an attack on Darashiko's side. In this attack, not only the entire army, but even the officers and men of the navy were also added.
At the beginning of the battle, whether it was Max in Britain or Anthony in the Netherlands, they were also in the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. By the time dawn dawned, they found that the situation on Darashiko's side was critical, and when they wanted to send musketeers ashore, the outcome was already decided.
Everywhere the Ming army was chasing the Mughals, everywhere were Mughals kneeling and surrendering, and Darashiko, just like the last time, slipped fast and was not caught.
At this moment, the combined fleet of Britain and the Netherlands was a little dumbfounded. At this time, they had an impression, why was the Mughal Empire not very strong, and why was it vulnerable to the Ming army and defeated one after another? Shah Jahan is better, he will be like this bird as soon as he leaves?
Originally, it was not easy to consume the supplies of the Ming army, but it was estimated that it was not much worse, but as a result, there was a complete defeat on land, how could this battle be fought?
That Darashiko is a pig!
With such thoughts, the combined fleet of Britain and the Netherlands could only retreat to the west. They can't stay here anymore, because if they stay here, there will be only a stalemate, and they can't get supplies from the land, and if they have to stay, they will definitely lose in the end.
On Yan Yingyuan's side, although Zheng Chenggong asked for battle, Yan Yingyuan did not agree. While he asked Goa and Ceylon to bring supplies, he sent back orders to Dongwu's side to send the warships remaining there to continue to reinforce Mumbai. In addition, he also wrote a chapter to inform the imperial court of the battle situation here, and then asked for reinforcements.
As for on land, this time Yan Yingyuan let go, giving Li Dingguo the right to start attacking the surrounding areas, and it was also very important to get supplies on the spot.
As a result, on the Mumbai side, the territory that the Ming army could influence also expanded dramatically. Unless new reinforcements from the Mughal Empire arrive, otherwise, with the strength of this side after being attacked by the Ming army several times in succession, it is impossible to threaten the Ming army at all.
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The endless sea, in addition to looking at the sea every day, just looking at the sea, Sun Chuanting has never experienced such a feeling, this time, he has experienced it well.
Thanks to his experience of taking a boat from Busan, North Korea to Fusang Province, he would have felt like he would have gone crazy if he had been on a boat for so long for the first time.
However, this trip also allowed him to see things that he had never seen before.
Under the storm, no matter how big his flagship is, it is nothing, and he feels how great the power of nature is!
And the fish in the sea, it can be so big, bigger than his flagship, thanks to these fish are tame, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable.
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Finally, on this day, while he was resting in the cabin, suddenly, he heard cheers from outside.
Hearing the movement, Sun Chuanting hurriedly went out to look, and saw the end of the sea in the distance, and faintly saw the shadow of the land.
It's here, it's finally here!
The old man talks about juvenile madness! Sun Chuanting, who was excited, was full of talent, and immediately recited three poems, and his hearty laughter sounded on the sea for a long time, without any scruples about his identity!
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