Chapter Ninety-Nine: Sand. Jahan's last fight could not escape the annihilation of the army

Qin Peng did not order the officers and soldiers to immediately launch a pursuit, because there were not enough manpower, because it would take a lot of people to clean up and intercept the Mughal Empire army, and to prevent them from escaping. But a more important reason was that they knew that the retreat of the Mughal Empire's army was blocked by Jiang Wei and them. And a large number of defeated troops have no food and grass, and it won't be long before there will be even greater chaos, and Qin Peng just wants to wait for their chaotic effect to appear before making a move.

It wasn't until the battlefield was almost cleaned up that Qin Peng sent a regiment of infantry to chase in the direction of the retreat of the Mughal imperial army. However, Qin Peng's request to them was not to make contact with the enemy, just keep up. It wasn't until the battlefield was cleaned up that Qin Peng sent a division to chase after him. The group rested for a day before taking out on the road with heavy weapons. The brigade marched in, and the local Cassies came to see them off from a high place.

Qin Peng's team has been here for a while. At first, the Khasi people were extremely repulsive to outsiders, but later, when they saw that the Yaogang army had not committed any crimes, the things produced by the Khasi people were very good to sell because of the army here, so they began to accept them. Qin Peng also deliberately hired a lot of Kasi people to participate in road construction and fortifications, so the Kasi people also got a lot of money, and with this silver, they could buy a lot of things in the shops opened in Yaogang. The life of the Cassi, who had a working force at home, was greatly improved. The relationship eased a little, and Qin Peng sent a medical team to treat them and give them some medicines for free. The simple Cassies were quick to accept the Kiln Hill army. Even the leaders who resisted the Yaogang army in their hearts couldn't resist the temptation and started to deal with the Yaogang army.

The Kasi people in the mountains are still relatively simple and simple, and the people sent by the kiln gang can easily be recognized by them. In particular, the Yaogang people opened mountains and built roads and bridges, so that their living environment was greatly improved, these most practical Kasi people, in their eyes, but also from the heart of the Yaogang army. Now they were a little reluctant to see the army moving forward. However, the officers and soldiers of Yaogang told them that the army was now set out to fight the Indians, and the Indians would come back after the battle.

The Khasi hated the Indians very much now, because they had just begun to get better when the Indians sent troops to fight them. The Khasi people all hoped that the Kiln Gang would drive the Indians away sooner.

Sand. Jahan knew that killing horses could only solve a temporary need, and that there was still a long way to retreat, and there was simply not enough to eat. Now it is necessary to send a rearguard army to cover the evacuation of the brigade. With such a chaotic team, it is completely impossible to completely rectify it, but since there are these generals and officials around him, he roughly arranged it, distributed the chaotic team, and let them organize it separately.

A general reminded Sha. Jahan said: "Your Majesty, our army is in chaos with the defeated ranks, and the ranks at the back are not in chaos. Your Majesty, just follow the team that is not in chaos and go back! ”

Sand. Jahan nodded and said, "That makes sense! We rushed back, and we also relied on these undisturbed teams. These teams still have some food in their hands, and now it's time for them to control the use of food! ”

Hundreds of thousands of troops marched along the valley, either blocked here or stopped there, and the speed was not fast at all. Soon the defender reported: "The Ming army is following behind!" ”

Sand. Jahan ordered: "The Ming army will not follow so quickly, you must resist!" ”

But the officer who reported the news said: "Your Majesty, the officers and men are hungry, and it is good that they do not break up, and they will not be able to fight!" ”

"Kill the rest of the horses!"

"Where are the horses? The horseskins are all eaten! Feed your hunger with leaves and wild vegetables now! ”

Sand. Jahan smiled bitterly and asked, "What then?" All surrendered? ”

Seeing that everyone bowed their heads and was silent, Sha. Jahan ordered: "Advance lightly in front of the road, rush out of the valley as soon as possible, and desperately occupy the position from which we started." Cover the retreat of our army! Then he said to the officer who reported the news, "Go back and order the officers and men to hold on as hard as you can!" Our only way out is to kill out! If the brethren in the back do not resist, the whole army will be in chaos. ”

The officer also knew that Sha. Jahan didn't have any food in his hand, so he had no choice but to go back.

The rearguard army of the Mughal Empire army had no food and could not walk the mountain road, and many people saw that the kiln gang army that followed them did not leave, so they lay on the ground, they did not know whether the kiln gang army would kill them or leave them, they didn't care, they just didn't move.

What they didn't expect was that when the officers of the Yaogang army saw that they were so hungry, they set up a big pot to boil porridge for them to drink. This is for fear that they will eat hard things at once and eat them badly. In this way, the more than 20,000 troops behind the Mughal Imperial Army became very obedient and cooperative prisoners.

Sand. When Jia Han took the original rear army and came to the front of the defense line arranged by Jiang Wei and them, he was also hungry for two days.

At this time the sand. Jahan knew that he had to attack as soon as possible, otherwise the soldiers would not be able to walk and would have no way to attack. All the artillery and even some muskets were discarded by the soldiers, there was no artillery fire to help the battle, but the sand. Jahan's slogan to motivate the officers and soldiers was to rush over and have food.

Sand. Jahan killed himself and several ministers and generals' mounts, cooked a lot of soup, and gave it to the officers and soldiers who participated in the attack.

This time the sand. Jahan organized more than 50,000 people to attack at the same time, and his order was that those who wanted to live today could only rush over, otherwise they would die on the way to the charge, and you would die even worse if you retreated.

When the attack was launched, the sand. Jahan and the generals took the guards and a group of soldiers as overseers. In this attack, the officers and soldiers of the Mughal Imperial Army lined up, there was no shouting, and the officers and soldiers did not charge quickly, and steadily advanced in the direction of Jiang Wei and them. They are all saving their physical strength, otherwise they may not be able to rush to the position.

Jiang Wei waited on the battlefield with ease, and he knew very well that they were facing a group of hungry soldiers. Looking at the Mughal officers and soldiers who poured up all over the field, Jiang Wei felt very pitiful. But so many people can't stop them at all if they don't kill some.

A large number of ** were arranged in front of the position, and the officers and soldiers of the Mughal Empire army who were attacked were trampled one by one, and the officers and soldiers of the Mughal Empire were blown up one by one, but the soldiers in the back, expressionless, still followed forward, without any idea of retreating.

Seeing this scene, the kiln soldiers on the battlefield also began to admire these people who were not afraid of death.

**Almost stepped on. The large and small cannons of the kiln gang were fired, and even the cannons of the warships were sent to provide long-range artillery support.

The front of the Yaogang people's position immediately became like a pot of boiling water, and the limbs of the human body were churning around with thick smoke. Some of the soldiers who were hungry and couldn't move their legs, and some of them were looking forward to dying all at once. The soldiers behind rushed into the barrage of artillery fire.

Sand. Jahan and the generals and ministers who supervised the battle behind him were also frightened by the fierce artillery fire in front of them, and were even more moved by the officers and soldiers who bravely went to the death. Jahan understood that there was no way to rush without this, and there were still hundreds of thousands of hungry officers and soldiers behind him who wanted to find a way to survive from here.

The officers and soldiers of the Mughal Empire army, who rushed through the artillery fire, quickly faced the kiln soldiers on the position, and fired bullets.

More than 50,000 people were turned into corpses all over the mountains in less than half a day.

Sand. Jahan knew that it would be difficult for them to rush out!

At this time, there was a shuddering sound of cannons from behind.

Qin Peng received a telegram from Jiang Wei in front and learned that the attack of the Mughal Empire army in front had been repulsed, and he immediately ordered the army to advance further to Sha. Jahan exerts pressure.

In addition to the cannon rolling forward, the tracked tractor towing the cannon, carrying heavy machine guns, also moved forward steadily, and the heavy machine guns on the tractor constantly spewed tongues of fire, firing at the officers and men of the Mughal Empire who tried to stop them.

Where could the soldiers of the Mughal Imperial Army resist such an offensive, they retreated one after another, and crowded with the army in front of them.

The battle of the Yaogang people began again, and the loudspeaker continued to persuade them to surrender, and those officers and soldiers who surrendered, some of whom could speak well, went to the front line after the Yaogang people did their work, and persuaded their army officers and soldiers to surrender one by one. Of course, the most tempting thing is that they explained that the army not only did not abuse them, but also made porridge for them to drink. This was a very great temptation, and although the officers and soldiers of the Mughal Empire army did not fully believe it, they preferred to believe it at this time. A large number of officers and soldiers who laid down their weapons walked back, and the officers did not stop them, and they also knew that they would die here, so it was better to let their brothers live. There was an endless stream of Mughal Empire officers and soldiers walking backwards, and as a result, within a day, Qin Peng and them took over tens of thousands of prisoners. But until the evening, the backward line did not stop. Wait for the sand. By the time Jahan sent people to stop these collective surrenders, Qin Peng and the others had already taken over hundreds of thousands of prisoners. Qin Peng: They didn't use much for the army on the front line, but they used a lot for the army to contain and manage the prisoners. However, the Mughal Imperial Army army army captives had the advantage of being very obedient when they were well fed. It's very easy to manage.

This night, the sand. Jahan was so difficult that all the ministers and generals hid out, and he was alone in the tent, which really made the soldiers of the heavens and the earth unhealthy. Sand. Jahan thought about killing himself, but he couldn't make up his mind.

He estimated that counting those who died in battle during the day and those who fled and surrendered later, there were a lot of attritions today. However, now he can still have three or four hundred thousand troops. These armies that have not eaten for several days cannot fight a war. Sand. The word surrender also flashed in Jahan's mind, but he felt that he would rather die than surrender, he still had such a vast territory and so many troops, how could he surrender? Sand. Jahan really couldn't understand how his million-strong army was defeated if he didn't fight much in this battle! What he didn't know was that in terms of strategy, they might not be able to compare with the Han people if they had cultivated for five hundred years.

The day is almost dawn, and I have been thinking about the sand all night. Jahan sent people to invite the ministers and generals, but only half of them came.

Sand. Jahan smiled bitterly and asked, "Everyone! Today may be our last day, let's see, what are we going to do? ”

In fact, both the minister and the general wanted to say that surrender was the only way out. But they heard the sand. Jahan asked, knowing that Sha. Jahan didn't want to surrender, otherwise he wouldn't have asked such questions.

After holding it for a while, one of the generals sighed and said, "Alas! At this point, we might as well fight to the death. I suggest that all of our active officers and men carry out an attack together and never stop fighting. Even with our blood, we will drown the Ming army. ”

Another general said: "Your Majesty, so be it! It's better than starving here! We can rush out of a few people, even a few people! ”

Sand. That's what Jahan wanted to hear, "Thank you, everyone! Today I will attack with everyone, and if I can attack and rush up, I will get out alive. I can't rush through, my blood is with everyone. No matter who rushes out, they must reorganize the army, learn a lesson, and fight the Ming army to the death! ”

The officers and soldiers of the Mughal Empire were starving, and they didn't want to starve to death like this. Jahan was going to charge with them today, and they all beat their spirits and rushed towards the position of Yaogang together.

Jiang Wei and the others saw the Mughal Empire's officers and soldiers who couldn't see the edge from the binoculars, and he knew that this was the most desperate charge of the Mughal Empire's army. He also arranged a lot of soldiers in the dense position. Officers at all levels have been repeatedly told not to be soft-hearted.

The officers and soldiers of the kiln gang on the position knew that this was the last struggle of the Mughal imperial army, the last suicidal attack, and they also knew that it was impossible for the opponent to rush through. The atmosphere is particularly tragic.

The ** in front has already been detonated, and even if there is a non-detonator, it is also covered by a dead body. Or artillery fire intercepted. At the same time as the cannon was fired here, Qin Peng and the others also pressed over from behind. However, instead of firing, they used loudspeakers to persuade the Mughal officers and soldiers to surrender. However, their cannons still fired into the distance, causing great panic among the dense Mughal officers and soldiers.

Most of the Mughal Empire officers and soldiers who attacked forward still fell under artillery fire, and the rest died at the hands of the soldiers at the kiln hill. Soon, the front of the position was piled up with dead bodies into a meat hill. Those Mughal Empire officers and soldiers who were so hungry that their legs trembled that it was very difficult to climb this meat hill.

Jiang Wei, who had been prepared for this, ordered to shoot *** at this meat gang, and under the action of gasoline, the human flesh ignited a fire, and the smell of human flesh was filled with the smell of human flesh between heaven and earth. The fire also held back the Mughal Empire officers and soldiers.

In the end, the mountains were full of lying Mughal officers and soldiers. The shelling and gunfire of the kiln men stopped. None of the officers and soldiers of the Mughal army rose up.

The kiln soldiers climbed out of the position and came to the front of the formation, and one by one they helped these Mughal soldiers who could still move to the back of the position, first fed them some gruel and let them rest on the spot.

From this scene, it was impossible to see that they were still fighting to the death just now.

In the end, Jiang Wei and his side collected more than 100,000 prisoners, and Qin Peng and they also collected more than 100,000 prisoners.

It was too hot and fearful of causing a plague, so the officers and soldiers of the kiln gang spent a lot of energy cleaning up and disposing of the corpses all over the mountains.

The only pity is that Qin Peng and Jiang Wei didn't find Sha. Jahan, not in the corpse either. A search among the captives did not find him.

However, both Qin Peng and Jiang Wei believe that Sha. There is little chance that Jahan will escape. Could it be that it was blown up by a shell? But Qin Peng and Jiang Wei both felt unsteady.

Qin Peng said to Jiang Wei: "No matter what, the main force of the Mughal Empire's army has been wiped out!" The remaining Mughal empire is the empire that opens its doors. Let's take a break. Prepare to take over the Mughal Empire! ”

Jiang Wei was also overjoyed and said: "Now I think it's very boring to fight, it's just killing people." Let's just talk about a few of our bridgeheads on the Brahmaputra River. The Mughal Empire army on the other side sent many people to recapture it, and now it adds up, and it has also killed nearly 10,000 of them. It's like hunting, without the slightest thrill. The fighters didn't find it interesting. But the Mughal army just doesn't seem to take the lives of its soldiers seriously! ”

"The Mughal Empire is a big country, with 100,000 casualties and no bones at all. We've got a lot of things to do, so take your time! Qin Peng said.

"! I'm afraid of the sand. Jahan fled back, if he didn't go back, the Mughal Empire would be in chaos! Jiang Wei said uneasily.

According to rough statistics, nearly one million Mughal Empire troops were annihilated. Now Qin Peng and the others have captured more than 400,000 captives. That's a very big number, and what to do with these captives is a very big deal.

Qin Peng sent a war report to Yaogang, and at the same time sent a question asking for how to deal with these prisoners of war.

This time, nearly one million enemies were annihilated, but it shocked the entire Ming Dynasty. That's nearly a million troops, what a battle! There are even a lot of people who are skeptical. Qin Peng, a photojournalist in the army, also shoots a large amount of film. In addition to congratulating Qin Peng and them, the command center also asked them to send the documentary back to Yaogang as soon as possible. As to what to do with the captives, the command center replied that it would answer them after research.

Li Zicheng received the news that Qin Peng had annihilated nearly one million Mughal imperial troops, and sent a telegram insisting on attacking Siam immediately. For this reason, Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng Ouyang He came to the Yaogang Hotel to discuss this matter with Emperor Chongzhen.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he sighed and said, "Alas! I tried my best to avoid a war with Siam, and Lord Fan almost got hurt! It's all providence, do what you have to do! However, it is better to leave the Siamese family alive. Let them come to the kiln! ”

"Good! I'll tell King Chuang about it again! Zhang Zhimu said.

"That's right! Master Fan sent a telegram to me in Burma, saying that you have governed Burma very well! The people of Myanmar are stable, and children are beginning to learn Chinese in the classroom. The Burmese script is no longer used! Master Fan said that if he persists in this way for ten or twenty years, no one in Myanmar will suspect that he is from the Ming Dynasty! Emperor Chongzhen said happily.

"Master Fan is erudite and talented, take a look over there, and give them more guidance!" Zhang Zhimu politely said, "This time, we have captured more than 400,000 prisoners on the Burmese side, and we are going to leave 100,000 prisoners over there to participate in the construction of roads." There are more than 300,000 people, and we are going to send 150,000 people to Liaodong, and on their side, the Songliao Grand Canal will be excavated next year, and there are not enough people! They need 100,000 people on their side in Ningde in the west, and 50,000 people in Zhouyuji in the north. Now all over the country is building roads and digging ditches, and it takes labor! ”

"Huh! This is also the best use of things, most of the prisoners were killed in the past, and now it seems that it is a pity. I see how good you are! Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Hehe! However, I have heard that it is the Japanese captives who are the most popular everywhere! ”

"Yes! This is the only good thing for the Japanese! When these Japanese run out, there is no such thing as a Japanese! Zhang Zhimu said, "For the Japanese, we have to give them roots!" ”