A few hours of military action dragged on, which was considered a stagnation. A delay of a few days is counted as a delay in the warplane, and a delay of a few months is called passive warfare, so what is a delay of more than a year?

Can there be a military operation that drags on for more than a year?

Not to mention, this kind of thing happened to the South Asian Dispatch Army of the Imperial Chinese Imperial Army, and in the various conference rooms of the Imperial General Staff, the South Asian Dispatch Army was called the most dragged army in the Empire.

Of course, the number of troops sent to South Asia is complicated, with millions of troops from dependent countries and colonies, plus the allied forces of Britain and France, so it is inevitable that it will drag on.

However, the Imperial General Staff did not have time to take care of these miscellaneous armies, and the dragged army in their eyes referred to the Royal Army of the Imperial Tibetan Cipran.

A year earlier, the empire had launched a colonial war in South Asia and sent an elite army from the Qinghai-Tibet Military Region across the Himalayas from Sipuram to attack Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire.

However, the Imperial Army had difficulty transporting supplies due to the narrow passage of the Himalayan corridor. The army's infantry divisions and cavalry divisions could hardly be sure of capturing Delhi at once without artillery support. If Delhi cannot be captured at one time, the difficult supply routes in the Himalayas will become a nightmare for the imperial army, so the South Asian dispatch has postponed the military operation of the sneak attack on Delhi for more than a year.

In July of the ninth year of Shenwu, the northern foothills of the Himalayas entered a short summer. The attack on Delhi was delayed for more than a year, and the emperor and the central government were already a little dissatisfied with this, so the South Asia Dispatch Command decided to mobilize a force to send half a year's supply of 50,000 troops to the southern foot of the Himalayas in a short period of two and a half months in the summer and autumn, which was used to support the imperial army to complete the military operation of the southward attack on Delhi.

The northern foothills of the Himalayas are bitterly cold and the climate is harsh, and there are only two or three months of time a year that can be used to transport supplies. This was also the main reason why the Imperial Army was slow to launch a military operation.

In the past, the commanders of the imperial army lacked understanding of the very different climates in the north and south of the Himalayas, and last year the supplies were not transported on time, and the sudden heavy snow closed the mountains, resulting in a shortage of supplies, which led to the non-combat attrition of the imperial army. Now, the lessons of last year have become this year's experience, and after more than a year of preparation, this summer, the Imperial Army has made all preparations in advance.

On September 17, the northern foothills of the Himalayas received heavy snowfall as scheduled, and transportation work was stopped. However, the Chinese Imperial Army, secretly stationed in the upper reaches of the Jumuna River at the southern foot of the Himalayas, had been supplied with enough supplies to launch a military operation against Delhi.

It has to be said that even though the Chinese Empire postponed its military operation against Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, for more than a year, the Great Khan of Delhi still did not receive any news about the appearance of enemy troops in the rear.

The 50,000 troops of the Chinese Empire lurked in the primeval forests at the southern foot of the Himalayas for more than a year, and until the next few hundred years, it has been called a miracle by military experts all over the world, and there has never been an army of more than 50,000 troops that has been lurking for so long without being discovered.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on the stupidity of the Mughal army. Over the past year or so, the Chinese Empire has gathered a large number of European and South Asian countries, as well as the armies of the vassal states and colonies of the Chinese Empire, to form a huge coalition force, and launched military operations involving millions of troops in the east, west, and south of the Indian continent.

The Chinese Empire used the vassal armies of the vassal states and the colonial servant armies to consume the Mughal Empire's army at any cost, making the Mughal Empire tired of coping and unable to worry about the north. The Chinese Empire had tens of millions of colonial servant armies to attrition, while the Mughal Empire could not afford such military attrition. Since the Mughal Empire was a foreign invader, ruling only half of the Indian continent, there were still a considerable number of indigenous states resisting. Therefore, the internal rule of the Mughal Empire was unstable, and it did not dare to recruit aborigines to participate in the war on a large scale, and the Mughal Empire's army replenishment was difficult, and it was impossible to play a war of attrition with the Chinese Empire.

In the past year, four major battles have taken place on the Indian subcontinent, with more than three million troops on both sides. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed in each battle, and the scale was no less than the three major battles during the War of Liberation.

Both sides have won and lost each other. The first large-scale battle was from February 3 to April 7 of the 8th year of Shenwu, when the Mughal Empire launched the Battle of Kuchi, intending to drive out the army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the South Asian Subcontinent Military Alliance) that invaded the Bengal region and consisted of the five vassal states of the Chinese Empire, as well as the British, French, Dutch, and Orissa feudal lords. More than 700,000 troops on both sides fought fiercely in the plains of the Ganges Delta, and fierce battles were fought over Kutch. During the battle, Kuchi changed hands several times, and the two sides were basically evenly matched in the land war, but the water battle was caused by the participation of British, French, and Dutch East India Company warships, resulting in a crushing defeat for the Mughal Empire's naval divisions. The Yugoslav navy marched north, the Mughal Empire had to abandon Kuchi and retreat to Bihar, the Bengal tunnel fell, and the Battle of Kuchi ended with the defeat of the Mughal Empire.

The second battle lasted from April 17 to May 17 in the eighth year of Shenwu, and the Battle of Gogra, launched by the coalition forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, intended to take advantage of the victory in the Battle of Kuchi to pursue and defeat the main force of the Eastern Route Army of the Mughal Empire in one fell swoop.

In the early stage, with the help of the aftermath of the victory in the Battle of Kuchi, the Yugoslav coalition forces took Bihar in one go, and the Mughal imperial army retreated to the Gogra area to continue resistance. In the early stage, the Yugoslav coalition forces won, but with the occupation of Bengal, the richest region in the lower reaches of the Ganges, the countries focused on looting. The British, French, and Dutch East India Company armies were the first to take the lead in the raids, followed by the Orissa feudal lords. Not to be outdone, the armies of the five vassal states of the Chinese Empire were not to be outdone, because the military expenditure of the vassal armies was entirely paid by the governments of the vassal countries, and the central government of the Chinese Empire was unable to pull out a dime, so the five vassal states had to loot the Indian territory to balance the high fiscal deficit brought about by military spending.

Focusing on looting, naturally there was less energy for military operations, and attacks and operations were often unfavorable, and finally the Mughal Imperial Army found an opportunity.

On 30 April, the coalition forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia attacked Gogra, but the attack was unfavorable, and the Mughal Imperial Army made a counter-charge, and the coalition forces were defeated and retreated. Britain, France and the Netherlands each had their own thoughts, secretly playing the idea of consuming the Chinese Empire's servant army, and the villages and towns they defended were voluntarily abandoned, causing the flank of the Chinese Empire's servant army to open the door. The Mughal Imperial Army took the opportunity to counterattack on a large scale, and the Chinese Imperial Servant Army was defeated, so it had to retreat to Kuchi to defend it. Without the operations of the Chinese Empire's servant army, the armies of several other countries could not hold Bihar, and finally abandoned Bihar and all returned to Kutch.

The second battle ended with a successful Mughal counterattack, and the two battles resulted in the loss of troops on both sides, and they had no strength to attack, so the Bengal region fell into a stalemate.

The third battle took place in Nagpur, which broke out almost at the same time as the Battle of Kuchi and lasted for six months. The Mughal Empire fought fierce battles with the Chinese Empire's colonial servants, Orissa, Marat, Bijapur, and Coromandel feudal forces for control of the Godavari River and the city of Nagpur.

The main strategic purpose of the Battle of Nagpur was to contain the main Mughal Empire's army and prevent it from reinforcing Bengal, in response to the battles of Kuchi and Gogra. Strategically, the Mughal Empire failed because their main army failed to reinforce the Eastern Route Army in time, causing the Mughal Empire to lose vast areas of land in Bengal. However, in terms of tactics, the Mughal Empire suffered 120,000 casualties, which was small compared to the more than 340,000 casualties of the Yugoslav coalition forces.

However, the Chinese Empire did not care, because the death of nearly 200,000 colonial indigenous servant troops made the empire happy.

The fourth battle took place in the western part of India, and the countries participating in the war were of a different nature and did not belong to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. An invasion of a military alliance of feudal rebel armies of Western Persia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and the Rajtits in western Mughal Empire.

India was originally a traditional region of control for the Persians and Afghans, who were forced to withdraw from the region after the Mughal invasion. As the Chinese Empire gathered forces from South Asia to invade the Mughal Empire, the Mughal Empire threw its main forces into the eastern and southern fronts, and the western front reduced its forces.

As a result, Persia and Afghanistan used their traditional influence over the Rajtits to instigate their rebellion. The Mughal Empire sent troops to suppress it, while the Persian and Afghan armies intervened militarily, leading to the Battle of Tata.

Due to the fact that the Mughal Imperial Army was attacked on all sides, there was a lack of control and response mechanisms for the Rajtits rebellion, so that after the other side rebelled, the Mughal Empire Army suppressed it unfavorably, and finally allowed the Persians and Afghans to successfully intervene militarily, and the Battle of Tata failed, and the Rajtits became independent from the Tata and broke away from the central rule of the Mughal Empire.

The four battles consumed more than 300,000 troops of the Mughal Empire, so that the Mughal Empire had to draw troops from the north again and recruit new soldiers to replenish it.

In this way, the Mughal Empire spent all its minds on the east, south, and west lines, and they did not think that the Himalayas in the north could also emerge as enemies, so the supervision of the north was more relaxed, resulting in the 50,000 elite troops of the Chinese Empire lurking in the north for a year without being discovered.

In the upper reaches of the Zhumuna River, the 6th and 17th Infantry Divisions and the 3rd, 9th, and 12th Cavalry Divisions of the Royal Army of the South Asian Dispatch Army of the Chinese Empire suddenly appeared in the traditional sacrificial area of the Shadi people.

The newly dispatched commander was General Zhan Zengyong, and the deputy commander was Lieutenant General Dong Nan, the commander of the Hunter Commando Brigade of the Secret Service.

When the patriarch of the Shadi people saw the black-armored spirit riding out of the sacrificial forbidden area, he was surprised that he could stuff goose eggs in his mouth.

"You are—"

"Go to Hell and Ask"

A horse roared in, and between the lightning and flint, the patriarch of the Shadi people was already in a different place.

"Kill"

The cavalry division opened the way, and all the places along the way were cleared, leaving not a single living mouth.

The infantry division followed, setting fire to the houses and destroying the corpses.

The difference between the cavalry division and the cavalry division is that the tall battle-type dragon horses are used, while the Mongolian horses of the infantry division are only used as a means of transportation.

But in the eyes of the Mughals, there was no difference between them, they were all cavalry.

The army went south along the Zhumuna River, and 30,000 heavy cavalry opened the way, with a huge momentum and a general black pressure cloud.

Along the Jumuna River, two days later to Panibat. Although the Chinese Imperial Black Armor Elite Cavalry did not leave any living mouths along the way, there were still some civilians who were not at the "scene of the massacre" at that time who fled back to report the news.

In the city of Delhi, when Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire learned of the situation, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep at night, and urgently ordered the nearby army to be king.

However, there were only less than 50,000 Praetorian Guards in the city, and the number of defenders was just enough, and they could not go out of the city to defend against the enemy. The nearest is the 20,000 border guards defending the state of Nepal in Uzbekistan.

As a last resort, Shajehan couldn't take care of so much, and immediately transferred Oud's 20,000 troops to King Qin.

The 20,000 border guards of Ud were cavalry units, all equipped with Arab horses, and they were very mobile.

The commander, General Tucker, was not convinced at all when he first heard about the presence of a large number of Imperial Chinese troops in the north, and he did not believe that the soldiers of the Imperial Chinese Empire would be able to cross the harsh Himalayas into the Indian continent.

However, the facts were in front of him, and a few hours later he also received reports of fleeing civilians, confirming the existence of the Chinese Imperial Army.

Tucker was scared, not afraid of battle, but as a general, he immediately guessed the purpose of the sudden appearance of the Chinese Imperial Army.

Undoubtedly, the other side is coming for Delhi

At this time, Delhi's defense was empty, and once it was raided by the Chinese Imperial Army, it not only knocked out the capital of the Mughal Empire, but also destroyed the entire command center of the Mughal Empire.

Tucker couldn't say anything, and hurriedly led all his men and horses to rush to the king. However, instead of going directly to Delhi, Tucker went to Panibat in front of Delhi to intercept the Chinese Imperial Army. The purpose of his move was undoubtedly to buy time for the emperor of Delhi to either actively defend or flee quickly.

Tata's cavalry was fast and arrived at Panibat at dawn the next day.

Suddenly encountering a large army, both sides are not impulsive, but are doing tactical maneuvers, testing the other side's command ability.

Naturally, the light cavalry did not dare to engage the heavy cavalry head-on, however, to Tucker's dismay, the heavy cavalry of the Chinese Empire was no worse than the light cavalry in terms of speed.

Due to the first encounter with the cavalry units of the Chinese Empire, there was a mistake in the judgment of tactical movements, and the 20,000 light cavalry of the guide zhì Tucker was quickly stuck by the 30,000 heavy cavalry of the Chinese Empire, and by the time he reacted, he could no longer get rid of the other party.

I had to go head-to-head.

Looking at the cavalry tactics of the Mughal Empire, it is generally okay, nothing surprising, just regular tactics. The only reason why the opposing cavalry was stuck was that the commander of the Mughal cavalry did not understand the cavalry of the Chinese Empire, which was the only elite cavalry in the world that successfully combined the speed of light cavalry with the armor of heavy cavalry.

Undoubtedly, Tucker's command made Zhan Zengyong feel 'okay'.

"Array"

The order was issued, the order flag was waved, and the three cavalry divisions quickly lined up, forming a small phalanx for every 1,000 people, and a large phalanx for every 10,000 people, with the third cavalry division as the dragon head and the other two cavalry divisions as the dragon's claws, forming a zigzag formation, and like a huge attack arrow.

The wind was blowing, and the dragon flag flying high was fluttering in the wind.

Under the dragon flag, the cavalry warriors of the Chinese Empire were covered in black helmets and black armor, and their might was suddenly revealed. The red tassels raised high on the helmet added three points of heroism, and the war horse was covered with green mud, and like his master, he was covered with armor all over his body, only his eyes were exposed, and his gaze was cold.

After Tucker saw the Chinese Imperial cavalry opposite, he suddenly gasped and reloaded the cavalry, it seemed that it would be difficult to be good today.

In his heart, he hoped to delay a little longer, so that Shah Jie Khan in Delhi in the rear could flee quickly, but he shouted loudly.

Compared with the heavy cavalry of the Chinese Empire, Tucker's light cavalry did not have so many formations to change, and in the face of heavy cavalry, he had no other choice when he encountered natural enemies.

Zhan Zengyong took out the command knife and slowly raised it.

"Expand Attack Formation"

"Shout"

All the soldiers shouted in unison and drew their swords one after another.

The command flag was waved, and the soldiers entered the battle state one after another. The large and small phalanxes slowly changed to form a triangular assault formation, which was the killer weapon of the heavy cavalry.

The war horse neighed, and the horse's hooves couldn't help but slash the grass, if it weren't for the master's hard strangle, the war horse would have rushed out a long time ago.

"Black Armor Rider"

"Shout"

"Offense"

"Kill, kill, kill"

With three loud shouts, the morale of the cavalry warriors of the Chinese Empire was raised to the extreme.

Woo-woo-woo

The sound of the horn sounded, thick and loud, and it was heard for dozens of miles in an instant.

The warriors of the empire, adhering to the fine tradition of the black armor elite horseman, shouted when they heard the exuberance, and as soon as the reins were loosened, the war horses moved in response to the sound, and rushed out with a single arrow step.

Suddenly, on the plateau of more than ten miles, 30,000 heavy cavalry swarmed out. From afar, it looks like a torrent rushing down.

The topography of the southern foothills of the Himalayas is high in the north and low in the south.

The cavalry took advantage of the geographical advantage and obtained the fastest acceleration in a short time. The war horse galloped wildly, rolling up countless long lines of sand and dust, which quickly filled half of the sky. The sound of loud trumpets, thunderous drums, and shouts of killing all shocked the enemy's mind.

The earthquake trembled, and the torrent of steel wrapped in flesh and blood rushed straight towards the enemy.

The heavy cavalry attacked, and the sprinting speed of the dragon horse soared, and the earth suddenly trembled, and the Mughal cavalry hundreds of meters away could clearly feel it.

The trembling earth and the sand and dust in the sky suddenly cooled Tucker's heart, and he could feel the thick murderous aura that the other party was passing through the distance.

"Kill"

Tucker gave the order, and the whole army charged.

Even if you are afraid, but there is no choice.

After a few breaths, the two armies collided, like a giant * slapping each other, and it was blood-red in an instant. V