Humayun looked at the routs who kept fleeing from the road ahead, and his face turned pale.

This was an unbearable defeat for the Mughal Empire.

The 80,000 Indian conquerors from Central Asia were all defeated by Li Zhi's soldiers and horses in a blink of an eye. Only more than 10,000 people escaped alive, and these defeated soldiers lost their armor one by one, and they had lost their combat effectiveness.

You must know that these soldiers and horses are all the elite of the Mughal states, and Humayun's ancestors relied on the ancestors of these professional soldiers to conquer the whole of India.

The reason why India was ruled by the Mughal nobles from Central Asia, and the reason why the local Indian natives could not make any waves, was because of the suppression of these 200,000 elite soldiers.

However, in the blink of an eye, 70,000 of the 200,000 people were lost. Another 10,000 people could not fight again.

The war between Hu Mayun and Li Laosi changed from 200,000 against 110,000 to 120,000 against 110,000. In terms of numbers, Humayun no longer has an advantage.

Even the prince of Punjab, who commanded the 80,000 vanguards, did not return, apparently killed in battle. This prince was one of the most important commanders under Humayun, a local nobleman who had always responded loyally to Humayun...

The losses were simply too heavy.

Humayun was in ambush, and he was completely ambushed. Humayun originally estimated that 80,000 against 90,000 would not matter if he was in the middle of the bush. Unexpectedly, Li Zhi's soldiers and horses came out with a new musket that Hu Mayun had never heard of, and they were able to sweep a large area within ten meters, rewriting the shape of the war.

A high-ranking nobleman under the prince, "Thakur", lay under Humayun's horse and wept profusely.

The peaked helmet on his head was gone, and he was covered in sweat under the chain mail on his body, apparently the horse had been killed, and he had escaped from the road on both feet. His whole body smelled of sweat, his expression was flustered, and he looked very embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhi's weapon is too terrifying. As soon as our men entered the forest, one by one they were defeated by the new weapons. Our men want to rush up to hand-to-hand combat, but they can't get close at all. One by one, they rushed up and opened fire, sweeping a large area. ”

Humayun was silent for a long time before he said, "Sweep a large area? Is there still such a musket in the world? ”

That Thakur burst into tears and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we are no match for them! While there are still 120,000 troops, withdraw to India! ”

Hearing the words of the local nobles, Humayun's face turned blue.

Retreat now? This sounds reasonable, but in reality it simply doesn't work.

The Indian soldiers were all dressed in heavy chain mail, which needed to be transported by baggage teams. And the heavy grain and grass were pulled by carts and oxen. More than 100,000 people carrying their baggage traveled very slowly on the rugged mountain roads of Myanmar.

After the long journey from India to Burma, Humayun's men and horses were now very tired. Humayun was the attacker when he attacked from India, and he did not consider the speed of the advance. After trekking 5,000 miles from Delhi to Burma, Humayun was unable to use a fast and mobile baggage caravan.

But now if Humayun is defeated and retreats, these heavy equipment and baggage will make Humayun's move difficult.

The soldiers and horses of the Ming Kingdom who were waiting for work were only eighty miles away from here, and if they had the heart to chase and kill, Hu Mayun would be bitten sooner or later. And once the baggage team is eaten by Li Zhi, the Indian army that has lost its grain and grass will be completely defeated.

There is no escape.

However, if you don't retreat, how can you deal with Li Zhi's new rifle?

Humayun looked at the soldiers around him. When the soldiers saw the 10,000 people in front of them, they were all terrified, as if a great defeat was just around the corner. 200,000 people lost 70,000 at once, and the battle loss ratio has exceeded 30%. Although the 120,000 men in the rear did not participate in the battle, such a large loss also made the soldiers tremble.

Such 120,000 people went up to meet the battle, and there were many evils and few auspicious ones.

Humayun lost his square inch for a while.

The Dutch envoy Weltermann looked at Humayun's face and said on the side: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty don't worry. No matter what kind of musket it is, it is a musket after all. They have muskets, and so do we! ”

Humayun frowned and looked at Welterman.

Weltmann said, "Your Majesty, we are also armed with the most advanced muskets. Since Li Zhi's soldiers and horses use muskets to avoid sword fighting, we let our soldiers shoot at them with muskets! ”

Humayun heard this suggestion and did not speak.

Welterman said, "Your Majesty, we can have the soldiers charge with their guns raised. First shoot at Li Zhi's soldiers and horses at close range, and then rush up to fight the sword. In this way, the lethality of our soldiers can be multiplied. ”

"No matter how powerful Li Zhi's gun is, it's just a gun. We have so many new weapons, why do we need to be afraid of him? ”

Before Welterman could finish speaking, the three scouts in front of him suddenly rushed over.

"Your Majesty, the army of the Ming Kingdom is chasing and killing, and the forward is only sixty miles away from here!"

When Humayun heard the news, he was stunned for a moment as if he had heard bad news.

Sure enough, the Ming people began to march in a hurry to chase and kill themselves.

Humayun was a peaceful man, and strictly speaking, he was not a good general. At the critical moment, he couldn't come up with a solution to the problem.

After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "All the soldiers reload their muskets, and after the two armies come into contact, they first shoot with muskets, and then rush up to fight with swords!" ”

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Li Laosi looked at the endless corpses of Indian soldiers on the road and shook his head.

As far as the eye could see, corpses were everywhere, covering the sides of the mountain road like pebbles in a river valley, emitting a suffocating smell of blood.

The trail is in the middle of the valley and is a bit lower than the surrounding hills. All the blood flowing from those corpses accumulated on the mountain road, forming pools of blood one after another.

When the people and horses passed through those pools of blood, as soon as they stepped on it, they would have a foot of fishy blood, which was disgusting.

The Indians lost more than 60,000 casualties on both sides of the mountain road, and the casualties were staggering.

According to the price of ten taels of silver for one India, Li Laosi will give more than 600,000 taels of silver as a reward this time.

However, if you can defeat the Mughal Empire, the silver is worth it.

Trampling on corpses and blood, the soldiers of the Yizi battalion and the warrior army marched forward majestically to pursue the Indian army, which had only 120,000 men left.

Now the soldiers fully understood the power of the shotguns in their hands, and they were confident that they could defeat the 120,000 Indian troops.

The only thing to worry about now is that the Indians have abandoned their heavy grain and grass and scattered in a hurry. In that case, Li Laosi won't be able to catch them.

A few scouts ran in front, and the fast horse rode to Li Laosi.

"Uncle! The Indians did not flee and attacked us! ”