Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Destruction of the Mughal Empire's Fleet Sha. Jahan's million-strong army wants revenge

At this time, the captains of these Mughal imperial warships at sea understood that they might not be able to leave today. Although they had heard the British say how terrible the Ming army was, they all thought that the British had too few ships to beat the Ming army, and they never thought that the Ming warships were so powerful, and the most helpless thing for them was that the artillery of the Ming army could hit them, but they could not hit the Ming army's warships, and the Ming army fired their cannons outside their range, and this battle could not be fought at all. Now there were black smoke warships of the Ming army behind them, and they were desperate. However, there is a silver lining, and that is to flee in all directions. But soon, they understood, and their opponents knew that they would flee in all directions, and the people were also scattered, expanding the encirclement. And the maneuverability of the opponent's warship is simply unimaginable to them.

Soon more than thirty more Mughal ships were crushed. The remaining forty or so ships timidly lowered all their sails to indicate that they would no longer fight. There were those who took the lead, and immediately like a contagion, another nearby ship dropped its sails and surrendered.

In the end, there were only five warships, and they wanted to escape by chance. Mu Yi and the others unceremoniously fired and sank them.

All that remains is to gather the surrendered warships and salvage the Mughal Empire's sailors who have fallen overboard.

This move of the Yaogang people moved the sailors on the Mughal Empire's warships very much. They have never been in the habit of salvaging their overboard opponents. How do they know that this is not just the kiln people out of humanitarian considerations, but the kiln workers need labor.

There were more than forty warships that surrendered at sea, which Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong did not expect.

However, Mu Yi said to Zheng Zhilong on the radio: "Lao Zheng, leave the affairs of the sea to us!" You two big ships, and you have to go back to the Dajinsha River as soon as possible to pack up those Mughal Empire warships! ”

Zheng Zhilong felt a little strange, "What? You came out before you finished the fight? ”

"Huh! Hurry up! The boat in the river can't run, I'm afraid that the boat at sea will run away! Mu Yi said.

"Oh! All right! Zheng Zhilong used the radio to order the Guangzhou and the Fuzhou that followed him to rush to the mouth of the Dajinsha River.

As soon as I arrived at the mouth of the Dajinsha River, I saw three Mughal Empire warships circling here. It turned out that they wanted to join the fleet at sea, but when they came out, they couldn't see the fleet, but they didn't expect to find that the Yaogang warship was coming, and it would be too late for them to run. The Fuzhou and Canton unceremoniously opened fire, knocking them into a pile of pieces.

After entering the Dajinsha River, the Fuzhou and Guangzhou went up the river side by side, and when they encountered the Mughal warships, they unceremoniously opened fire and smashed them. Zheng Zhilong was a little strange, there were still so many Mughal Empire warships in the Dajinsha River, why did Mu Yi and them go to sea?

It turned out that Mu Yi saw that the river was full of Mughal Empire warships, but there were many Mughal Empire warships on the sea, and Mu Yi didn't know how many Mughal Empire warships there were on the sea at that time, but Mu Yi knew that it was not easy to escape from the warships that entered the Dajinsha River. Therefore, Mu Yi ordered several warships on the river to speed up and rush downstream, all the way to the mouth of the river, and to the sea to cooperate with Zheng Zhilong and them in battle.

Muyi's warships also rushed and fired cannons on the side, and the warships of the Mughal Empire also fired cannons at them. However, the shells of the Mughal Empire are all round shells with *** time-delay fuses, even those that hit the side of the steel-hulled warship of the kiln gang people also bounced and rolled into the river. There are also those that fall on the substrate and explode, and the artillery on the deck of the Yaogang warship is protected by cannon shields, and the shells with limited power cannot cause much damage.

The Fuzhou and Guangzhou went upstream, and they were met with very few Mughal ships. However, it was found that many warships were stranded on both sides of the river. It was the Imperial warship that was scared or leaked into the river, and ran aground on the beach.

This battle was fought very happily, and neither Fan Chengkun, nor Mu Yi, nor Zheng Zhilong expected this. They were all very confident in defeating the Mughal Empire's naval forces, because the Yaogang naval forces and the main force were all here. But what they didn't expect was that more than 60 warships would be captured. It's nothing short of miraculous.

While the Yaogang radio and newspapers continued to broadcast this good news, the Mughal Empire would have to wait a long time to know that their naval army had been defeated.

The Mughal Empire was the first to hear of the defeat of their own naval forces, but it was their infantry on the Burmese front. When the scouts of the Indian army, many of whom could speak Burmese and were dressed like Burmese, heard the soldiers of the Ming army happily talking about the great victory of the navy, so they asked the Burmese about it. When they got the exact news, they hurried back to report the matter to their superiors. As a result, the scout was almost cut down by his commander. His commander absolutely did not believe that the invincible imperial fleet would be defeated at the hands of a dozen or so Ming sailors. He warned the scout not to talk about it again, it would be to shake the morale of the army. The scout felt very wronged, and originally thought that he was going to make a great contribution this time, but he didn't expect to be almost beheaded. The stubborn scout said to the commander, "I carry out the orders of the commander. But the information I got is absolutely true, and I ask the commander to report it to his superiors. Otherwise, the information I sent back at the risk of death will be invalid. We must let the emperor know about this situation as soon as possible! ”

The officer understood that the scout was risking his life to say this, and that he could have executed him immediately for what he had said. Thinking that this scout has done a lot of feats, he will not joke with his own head about this. After a moment's hesitation, the officer also reported the situation to his superiors, and at the same time said that he did not believe this information, but he thought that the scout had risked his life to run back to report it, and insisted that it was true, and we could not help but take it seriously.

His superiors also did not believe that the empire's huge fleet would be defeated, but they also agreed with the analysis of the junior officers, so this information was reported to the palace on a fast horse.

When the minister in the palace received this report, he didn't want to ask Sha. Emperor Jahan reported that they didn't believe that such a thing could happen at all, but after thinking about it again, they said it anyway! After all, this is information sent back from the front line, and it is better to laugh at Emperor Bo as a joke.

The minister came to Sha. When Jahan was in front of him, Sha. Jahan was discussing with some of his close ministers about moving troops to the front, when he came in with a parchment letter bag and asked, "Where did you get the letter?" ”

"Your Honorable Emperor, you are sending intelligence back from the front!" The minister opened his envelope and said with a smile, "But this time the front line sent back is a big joke!" The letter said that our navy has been defeated! was also captured by the Ming army more than sixty four warships! Hehe! ”

Before the minister could finish laughing, he found that Sha. Jahan and several ministers' faces changed, and they quickly stopped laughing behind them, and bowed forward to hand the letter to Sha. Jahan. For a moment, the whole air seemed to freeze!

Looking at the sand reading the letter. Jahan, a minister, said, "Your Majesty, this news is not reliable! It is impossible for our empire's powerful fleet to be defeated, let alone to be captured by more than sixty warships. It's a strange story! ”

Another also said: "Besides, this news was not sent back by our intelligence officers, how could the soldiers of the Ming army on the front line in Burma know such news so quickly, it is still very far away from the Dajinsha River." ”

Sand. Jahan put down the letter in his hand and said, "Whether this is true or not, don't go out again!" so as not to affect the morale of the military. A few clippers were sent out immediately, and they were going to go out separately to find out the news. ”

Sand. Jahan knew that without wind and waves, without any real situation, it was impossible to get such a nose and eyes of information. Even the news that people make up will not be like this. Despite the sand. Jahan still discussed with the ministers with the same face, but the uneasiness in his heart gradually increased.

In fact, sand. Jahan also didn't believe that his powerful fleet would be wiped out, and a single ship would not be able to escape, and it was not easy to have such a thing in a naval battle. There is also a lot of money to build a fleet of their own, and the captains enjoy very high salaries, and it is impossible for more than sixty ships to surrender. But what about the battle? Sand. Jahan was still thinking about it. He believes that with this news, the most important thing is that his fleet is not going well. The results of the Ming army were also exaggerated on the basis of these.

Qin Peng and Jiang Wei didn't expect the Mughal Empire to send a naval army to attack them, they all knew that Fan Chengkun was preparing to go to the port of the Mughal Empire to find the British warship, if it wasn't for the Mughal Empire sending an envoy to declare war, I'm afraid that Yaogang's fleet would have already opened meat in the port of the Mughal Empire. They couldn't believe that the decisive battle with the Mughal Empire's naval army would be such a result.

Of course, the victory of the navy greatly boosted the morale of the infantry. They all hoped that the Mughal Empire's army would come and attack sooner. The enthusiasm for building fortifications and arranging positions one by one is very high.

Qin Peng: They presupposed that the battlefield was in a place on the east bank of the Brahmaputra River. The preset position of the focus is on that hilly mountain (Cassie Hills). The most unfavorable conditions in this area are rainy and rivers. Most of the local people are Kassi, who are extremely backward in production and life, and also practice a matriarchal society. But they were unanimously repulsive to outsiders, whether they were Mughal officials or kiln workers. To them, they are all outsiders. The Yaogang army arrived, and after a simple conflict with them, they knew that they were outbeat, so they sent people to negotiate with the Yaogang people. After the kiln people promised them not to interfere with their freedom of belief, not to collect taxes from them, not to deprive them of their land, not to interfere with all their freedoms, they agreed to the stationing of the kiln army. But they also stated that they would not participate in the wars of the Yaogang people and the Mughal Empire. I hope that the war will not affect them.

The Yaogang people told them that only their own army is here, they can ensure that the army of the Mughal Empire cannot be defeated, and all the guarantees can be fulfilled. Therefore, the local Kasi people were persuaded to sell grain to the Yaogang army, and the Yaogang people bought it at a reasonable price. In this way, the pressure on grain transportation can be reduced.

It rains a lot, and the roads are difficult to build. The gravel road was repaired and quickly washed away by the rain. Therefore, Qin Peng suggested to the family that it would be best to transport some asphalt in the future. Because I will be stationed here for a long time in the future, I will not be able to do without a good road. Qin Peng: They are here this time, so they are not going to leave. This is the border with the Indians in the future. Of course, this cannot be said to the local Cassi.

Originally, Fan Chengkun was going to India to fight a big battle with the British and the Mughal Empire, but they didn't expect this big war to happen in advance. Fan Chengkun discussed with Mu Yi Zheng Zhilong and decided to send a fleet to the mouth of the Ganges River to assist Qin Peng and them on the shore in the battle.

Of course, Qin Peng was happy to get this news, but Qin Peng suggested that the Yaogang fleet should prepare first, and when the Mughal Imperial army really started to act, they would attack and give them a fatal blow.

Ten days after the defeat of the Mughal Empire's naval forces, Sha. Only then did Emperor Jahan synthesize all kinds of information and determine that his naval army was indeed completely annihilated. This news makes the sand. Emperor Jiahan spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted for a day, and after some rescue by the imperial doctor, he was relieved. This news made the ministers in the entire palace who knew the situation panic one by one, they didn't expect that the Ming army would be so powerful. It is simply terrible that not one of the more than 300 warships has returned.

Rested for two days in the sand. Emperor Jahan, for the past two days, has been recuperating in the palace, and he has not seen anyone. One by one, the ministers were in a hurry outside. If such a big thing happened, it was impossible to hide it for too long, and if the entire empire knew about it, I am afraid that something would go wrong, and those who secretly opposed the empire would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.

Actually, these two days of resting in the sand. Emperor Jahan was also very sad, he just tried to calm himself, he knew that at this time, he messed up the whole empire and it would be over. In any case, the firmest decisions must be made, even if they turn out to be very wrong, and they must be made very firmly and beyond doubt. And this decision must be released immediately when he shows up again.

Sand. Emperor Jahan knew that he did not have the strength to retaliate against the Ming army at sea. It would be like suicide to negotiate with the Ming army now, the whole empire saw that it was so weak, and soon there were activities against the independence of the empire everywhere, in which case everything would be out of control. Only by mobilizing all forces to fight a big war with the Ming army on land, even if it is a small victory, you can also take the opportunity to negotiate with the Ming army and make some concessions, and if the peace talks between the two sides are successful, you will get through this crisis. Otherwise it is dangerous for yourself and the Mughal Empire.

Two days later, the sand, who had just recovered from a serious illness. Emperor Jahan convened a royal council, and did not discuss anything with the ministers, but directly issued a few orders.

First, an additional 300,000 troops from all over the country should be deployed to immediately advance to the front line of the Brahmaputra River. The second is that the entire empire has entered a state of all-out war, and all food and other materials can be used for military use at any time if needed. Emperor Jahan was to personally go to the front line to direct the battle. Fourth, the front-line army immediately entered a state of offensive readiness.

Sand. Emperor Jahan's tone was unquestionable when he gave the order, and the ministers obeyed the order and split up to prepare. Sand. Emperor Jahan set out the next day for the front.

At this time, the front line had gathered 400,000 elite troops of the empire, and more than 300,000 tribal troops. Emperor Jahan ordered another 300,000 troops, and the Mughal Empire would have a million troops to join the war. The entire Mughal Empire was in a state of full mobilization, and the Sha. All Emperor Jahan has to do is fight to the death.

Now Qin Peng and they have a lot of people, there are more than 50,000 people in two mountain and jungle armies, more than 20,000 people in two infantry divisions, and more than 20,000 Burmese troops controlled by many Yaogang military advisers after reorganization. Therefore, Qin Peng and the others did not take the number of people from the Mughal Empire seriously. Qin Peng's thought was to catch as many prisoners as possible. This hilly area is too backward, and the future border defense will require large-scale construction and a lot of labor.

Red-eyed sand. Emperor Jahan, despite his physical illness, rode to the front line, and when the road was bad, he rode on horseback, and if he couldn't do it again, he rode forward on an elephant, and he wanted to personally go to the front line to command the army to attack Burma. He kept praying in his heart that he would be able to win this first battle.

Came to the front line of the sand. Jahan called a meeting of the generals on the front line and said that he wanted to attack immediately, but he found that although the generals on the front line did not oppose him, none of them supported him, and they all kept their heads down and did not speak.

Sand. Emperor Jahan glanced at his door and asked, "What's the matter, generals?" Afraid of death? ”

The generals at the front knew that at this time the sand. Jahan was already in a hurry, and if he wanted to kill them, he would have his head cut off with a wave of his hand. They all held their chests high and said that they were not afraid of death.

"What I hate most is a general who is afraid before a fight!" Sand. Jahan said.

At this time, a general boldly said: "Your Majesty, we were the first to come to the front line, and we have been sending people over to investigate, and we know a little about the situation." The Ming army on the opposite side was also very numerous, and they did not attack us, but arranged their positions for a long time, waiting for us to attack. The muddy roads over there were very unfavorable for the movement of the brigade. Our rash attack was exactly what the Ming army wanted. Please think twice! ”

Sand. Although Jahan is domineering, he still has to listen to the words of the front-line generals. After carefully inquiring about the situation, he said, "No matter how our opponent prepares." We will not allow us to wait any longer. We now have 700,000 troops gathered here, and more than 300,000 are coming soon. Our opponents can afford to wait, we can't afford to wait. If we don't fight, we will lose ourselves! Besides, as you may know, our navy has been defeated, and we must reinvigorate our empire with a land victory. Otherwise, all of us will die without a place to be buried! ”

Sand. Emperor Jahan himself came to the front and had already spoken home. The generals knew that the only way to survive was to win a battle to the death. Otherwise, no fight, or defeat, sand. Jahan would cut off their heads, and in this case, the family would be implicated. In that case, it is better to die in battle.

Seeing that everyone unified their thoughts, Sha. Jahan ordered, "Prepare the whole army today, and start attacking early tomorrow morning!" ”