Although Chen Defang's tone of voice was polite, he still regarded himself as the leader of the Tianzhu Alliance. Shi Tianze, Li Tingzhi and Lu Wenhuan around him were all silent.

The so-called Eight-Nation Coalition is said to be the Eight Nations, but in fact, the four countries that really have strength are the British, Song, Su, and Lü. Among them, Tianzhu Great Britain was the strongest, not only taking Bengal, but also expanding westward along the Ganges. A new large stronghold has now been established in Fahrenheit, in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges. Chen Huaiqing also took the trouble to enlighten the Buddha Jiaya near Huashi City, and he was about to command Buddhism in the world in the name of the Great Treasure Heavenly Holy Dharma King.

And now, the British prince Chen Defang seems to have the idea of occupying Delhi again...... This father and son have a big appetite!

Shi Tianze, Li Tingzhi and Lu Wenhuan were not the first day they arrived in Tianzhu, they had already studied the geography and history of Tianzhu. In the history of Tianzhu, there seems to be no situation of great unification, that is, the great drama of competing for hegemony is constantly staged. However, due to the strange caste system of Brahmanism, the strength of the Tianzhu heroes is limited, and it is impossible for anyone to pull out enough force to dominate Tianzhu - the Shudras and Dartley, who account for the vast majority of the population, are not soldiers, and the armies of the heroes are naturally not large. It's a bit overwhelming to suppress Tianzhu.

And in the previous battles for hegemony in the history of Tianzhu, whoever ruled the entire Ganges River basin was undoubtedly the overlord of Tianzhu!

Now that Bengal in the lower reaches of the Ganges River is under the control of Great Britain, Fahrenheit City in the middle reaches of the Ganges River is now another center of Great Britain. If Delhi were to be taken again, Britain would control the entire Ganges Valley!

To the north of Great Britain, France, which is close to Ladakh, Guge and Sakya lamas in the Tibetan region of the Ming Dynasty, is a weak country with little strength. The country is controlled by a group of lamas, and they are not Han Chinese. What is the way out other than clinging to the British? If you add the Three Buddhas, among the eight countries that invaded Tianzhu, there are four countries that surrender to the British. Plus the Great Britain itself, which controls the Ganges basin.

Hasn't this Tianzhu become the world of Great Britain?

Now that Chen Dexing is still there, Daying naturally does not dare to make a mistake. But what about Chen Dexing a hundred years later? Holding the Ganges in one hand and Buddhism in the other. Isn't Tianzhu's territory left to Britain to dominate?

Seeing Shi Tianze, Li Tingzhi and Lu Wenhuan, the three of them were silent. Chen Defang was still smiling, "When we defeat the main force of the Delhi Sultan, we will be able to march in separate ways." The Indus Valley northwest of Tianzhu has always been rich. There is a wide range of food, not under the banks of the Ganges. can be the foundation of the Song State, and Li Fugong can lead his troops to the northwest. In addition, Great Britain reached both sides of the Yamuna River, and the flat land to the west could be returned to the Song Kingdom. ”

The Indus Valley was the territory of later Pakistan, and although it was not as warm and humid as the Ganges Valley, the land was very fertile - the granary of India and Pakistan was the Punjab region, which was allocated to the Song Kingdom by Tran Duc Fang. It also includes Lahore, the second capital of the Delhi Sultanate.

Li Tingzhi smiled slightly when he heard this, noncommittal. The territory carved out by Chen Defang is certainly good. But the problem is that it's all the world of the Heavenly Sect! It was also close to Afghanistan and Persia, which were ruled by the Mongols. If the Song State established a state there, he was afraid that he would have to fight for years in the future, and he would no longer be able to participate in the disputes in Tianzhu.

Chen Defang turned his gaze to Shi Tianze and Lu Wenhuan again, and said with a smile: "The southwest of Delhi, up to the sea, can be used as the territory of the Soviet State. ”

This territory is about Rajasthan and Gujarat in later India, which is actually not bad. At present, they are all rich lands, and the area is large enough. There is also a very good entrance to the sea.

Shi Tianze also smiled and did not speak. If you can get this land, it won't be a loss. It seems that Chen Huaiqing and Chen Defang want to suppress the three feudal states of Ladakh, Guge and Sakyafa and hack their deserved territory......

"As for Lu Guo. It can be established on the west coast of the Tianzhu Peninsula. Chen Defang said, "The territory that belongs to the Delhi Sultanate belongs to the state of Lü, and the state of Lü can continue to the south and occupy the land of the Brahmin states." ”

What was given to the Lu family was the territory along the western coast of the Deccan Plateau, where Mumbai and Goa in later generations were located, which was also a good territory. And this territory is surrounded by small Brahmanical countries in Tianzhu. The strength is not strong, and it is easy to eliminate.

Lu Wenhuan coughed and looked at Shi Tianze, and the two of them suddenly felt relieved. They are not as good as Li Tingzhi, and the master of the family is Zhao Lin'er. That was Chen Dexing's beloved concubine. This future king of the Song Kingdom was also the son of Chen Dexing...... In the future, if there is no accident, it will be a situation in which the British and Song dynasties compete for hegemony.

And Su and Lu Erguo, no matter how much they toss, they are two strong grasses. If you really dare to be bigger, Chen Dexing will not agree to be the first one! In this case, why not come out with an attitude of only Chen Defang's horse-headed and forward-looking?

Although Lao Chen and Xiao Chen seem to be in conflict recently, Chen Defang is Chen Dexing's mother and compatriot after all. His status as a prince is difficult for Chen Huaiqing to shake. If Delhi City can be conquered again, Tianzhu Great Britain may have a Li Shimin.

However, this doesn't seem to be a bad thing for Su and Lu Erguo, right?

The two reached an agreement, and at the same time bowed their hands to Chen Defang, which can be regarded as admitting that the other party is their boss.

Chen Defang looked at Li Tingzhi with a smile again. Li Tingzhi frowned and said: "The Song Kingdom only has the elite of the Eighth Brigade, I'm afraid it won't be able to level the northwest of Tianzhu, right?" ”

Listening to Li Tingzhi's words, Chen Dexing just smiled slightly, "That's easy to do, when the army of the Delhi Sultan is broken, I will raise my own troops and help the Song State pacify the northwest of Tianzhu." ”

Li Tingzhi also bowed this time, "In this way, the 30,000 soldiers of the Song Kingdom will obey the dispatch of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

It turned out that although the Lord of Song was Zhao Lin'er, Chen Dexing did not give Song Guo much assistance. The current Song army is more than 30,000 people under Li Tingzhi. Divided into eight brigades, Lu Xiufu with one brigade was stationed at the mouth of the Indus River. The remaining seven brigades were all led by Li Tingzhi.

And Shi Tianze's Soviet army, Lu Wenhuan's Lu army, the number of people is also about the same as that of the Song army. However, the Soviet army was a long-fought soldier, and its combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Song army. The Lu family army is probably the weakest of the four families of Ying, Song, Su and Lu. But it was enough to destroy the three small states of Wusizang and the soldiers of Srivijaya.

In addition, Chen Defang had eight brigades (seven infantry brigades and one artillery brigade) of British troops and 12,000 British sailors (all black veteran soldiers) who came ashore. The total is close to fifty thousand. Coupled with the small number of troops sent by the French and Sriwijaya of the Ladakh, Guge, and Sakya factions, the combat effectiveness is negligible, and the total is 150,000 soldiers.

On the 3rd day of the second month of the seventh year of the Heavenly Dao, a dull and long trumpet sounded outside the tent of the army of the Delhi Sultanate. Rows of shiny silver steel-armored soldiers stretched out less than four or five miles away. List the phalanxes, each of which is fluttering with a variety of colored flags. From a distance, it looks like a battle flag hunting momentum.

One artillery door was dragged out and lined up in front of the array, and a rough count showed that there were no less than hundred. There were also things that seemed to be marching pots, which were also brought to the battlefield by oxen-drawn carts. Then it disappeared into the infantry array.

Giastin. Balban's heart was heavy, and he asked the general sent by Kublai Khan, Boyan, worriedly: "What are the odds?" ”

Boyan put down the binoculars, frowned, and said, "What the hell......"

Boyan once followed Hulegu on his expedition to the west, stayed in Persia for several years, and spoke Persian. Therefore, he was sent by Kublai Khan to the Delhi Sultanate with a batch of firearms to help the Delhi Sultan form a firearms army.

Five thousand arquebuses and thirty cannons, which was already the maximum Kublai Khan could come up with. However, Boyan still believes that relying on these advanced firearms. It should keep the Delhi Sultanate in India for a few years.

In the previous Ganges water battle, the mighty firepower of the British gunboats had already left a deep impression on Boyan. And now, through the binoculars, he saw countless steel-armored soldiers, and the number of musketeers and cannons was probably far greater than the total number of the Mongol army, which made him faintly feel very bad.

Several Ming vassal states already have so many muskets and cannons, I really can't imagine what has become of the Ming army?

"If you just look at their weapons. According to the officer......"

The weapons and equipment of the Eight-Nation Alliance far exceeded Boyan's expectations, which made him begin to feel that the situation in Great Mongolia that had just improved was about to take a sharp turn again.

Boyan wrinkled his brows and said, "His Majesty the Sultan had better retreat." This battle cannot be won! ”

If the Delhi Sultan had twice as many troops, maybe he would have won, and now ...... Boyan shook his head secretly. Looking at the other side's troop formation and equipment, we can see that it is not weaker than the great Mongol army, and not a completely outdated army like the Delhi Sultanate can deal with - although they have 5,000 muskets and 30 cannons, the training, organization, and tactics of the troops are not achieved overnight. Now in the Delhi Sultanate, the Knights of Iqtar and the Ghulam Guards are the real battles.

"What!? Fall back!? ”

Giastin. Paleban almost roared: "We...... I am the Sultan of Delhi. How can you retreat from Delhi!? And Delhi is surrounded by the homes of the Celestial Cultists, and as a sultan, I have to protect them, how can I leave without a fight? ”

When Boyan heard this, the corner of his eye swept to Giastine. The generals behind the Sultan of Balban. They all turned pale, as if they couldn't contain their anger and wanted to fight.

"The Sultan is right, you can't retreat!"

"Delhi must not be abandoned! Delhi is our home! It was given to us by the true God! ”

"They weren't very strong, the cavalry was very small, just infantry, and that scared you Mongols?"

"That's right, you Mongols don't believe in the true god, that's why they lost the battle, and we have the blessing of the true god, and we will definitely win!"

A group of Sultan's generals shouted. Bengal and the plains of the middle and lower Ganges were not the base of the Delhi Sultanate, and the fiefdoms of the Forty Great Families and the Two Thousand Iqta were not there. But Delhi has always been the center of the Delhi Sultanate, and the surrounding lands belong to the Forty Great Families and the Two Thousand Iqtas. And Delhi is also more or less a watershed moment between the forces of Celestialism and Brahmanism in India. To the west of Delhi, the ranks of the Celestial Cult are growing and Brahmanism is in decline. To the east of Delhi, there are not many Celestial cultists, and the influence of Brahmanism is still enormous.

If Delhi is abandoned, then the territory of the Celestial Sects in the southwest and northwest of Delhi will be deprived of its barrier and will be ravaged by the iron hooves of the Buddhists. This is difficult for some of the Delhi Sultanate generals who are quite devout to the Celestial Sect - one cannot underestimate the devotion of these slave-born generals to the true God, the greatness of the true God has been fully proved by the legendary life of the slave to the general!

Of course, Kias-al-Din can be the Sultan. Balban wasn't stupid enough to do that, just that he couldn't go against the wishes of the majority. Otherwise, it is difficult to say whether he will be able to retreat to Lahore alive!

This Delhi Sultan was originally a slave who counterattacked and came to power, that is, the one who won the hearts of the army won the world......

"That's right! We can't abandon Delhi without a fight! "Giastin. Balban exclaimed, "But the enemy force in front of us is huge in number and well-armed, and we cannot take it lightly." ”

Countless thoughts flashed through him in an instant, and Giastin. Balbans knew they had to fight hard. However, his side is not without a slight chance of winning, as his generals analyzed. The opposing side was dominated by infantry, and the number of cavalry was small. And there are a lot of cavalry on their side, and the Iqta knights have 6,000, all of which are well-equipped heavy cavalry. With 24,000 men, the Ghulam Guards were also heavy cavalry and more elite than the Iqtar Knights, and the Ghulam Guards were all boys (slaves) bought from Persia, Afghanistan, and the two river valleys, and these boys underwent extremely harsh training from the age of thirteen to become qualified Ghulam warriors in their early twenties.

Of course, both the Knights of Iqtar and the Ghulam Guards have several times as many minions as they are, but these minions usually do not participate in combat.

In addition to these 30,000 heavy cavalry comparable to the Europa Knights, Giastine. Balban also had an infantry force of more than 60,000 men, half of whom were recruited from Persia and Afghanistan, and the remaining half were made up of local Celestial cultists in India. This infantry was trained by Mongol officers brought by Boyan, and the cannons and arquebuses brought by Boyan were also given to the newly formed infantry unit.

"Sultan, let the new army rely on the camp to hold on, and the cavalry quietly go out of the camp, cross the Yamuna River from the pontoon bridge, and then detour back behind the enemy, and attack while the night is dark, maybe a big victory can be achieved."

Boyan knew how many catties and taels the new army he trained, and it was easy for people to be defeated in a field battle on the plains, and he might be able to make do with it if he defended the camp. Moreover, there is not much certainty in using the cavalry of the Delhi Sultan to fight the opponent's infantry phalanx, and the only chance of victory is a night attack. (To be continued.) )