There is only one thing I want to mean, that is, the Zoroastrian Empire, which is similar to Persia in the previous life, is actually not as loyal to their country as some people think. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, in two years' time, Nadir Shah's intention to counterattack, drive out all the invaders of the Russian-Gothic Empire, and unify the entire Zoroastrian Empire, has become completely impossible.

Now this guy's biggest plan has changed from "becoming the most powerful ruler in the world" to "invading India eastward, ruling the whole region like all the people who invade India, and then building a new empire." ”

It's like the Aryans of the past, like the Kushans of the past, like the Zoroastrians, the Peloponnesians, the Turks. - Even when the Afghans are strong, they can go to Indy to **** Niang's vote. So, Nader Shah did not consider himself inferior to those rulers at all. He felt like he was just not very lucky. encountered this era that people can't figure out and can't understand, so it's fateful to this extent.

If he had been born hundreds or thousands of years earlier, he believed that his achievements would have been much greater than they are now. Uh-huh, that's it.

That's what this Nader Shah thinks. Two years after his accession to the throne and the establishment of the Afshar dynasty, he sent troops to the Mughal Empire in the east four times in a row. At the same time, it has also formed an alliance with the Sikhs, who are currently in an advantageous position in the Punjab region. It was agreed that, after the event, the Indus Valley, as well as Kashmir in the north, and Delhi in Dilsha, would take control of the Ganges Valley in central India, and at the same time attack the Deccan Plateau to the south, although all of southern India, including the Deccan Plateau, was now under the rule of the Maratha Federation.

However, just like Nader Shah thinks that he is just ill-fated and unlucky, so he is a special dragon swimming shallow water tiger falling into Pingyang. Maharajab Ranjit Singh, who is a Sikh and Sikh predominant, also considers himself a genius and a powerful ruler.

Unlike Nader Shah, Maharaja Ranjit considered himself lucky, and now that the people were in turmoil and heroes were rising, it was a good time for Sikhs to take over the Indies.

Maharaja Landit was ambitious. A series of reforms were implemented, mainly including the elevation of caste power - the promotion of the peasants of the third caste to yeoman peasants, and the distribution of land to those of the feudal landlords. Then, on the basis of this caste of yeoman farmers, these Jats swore allegiance to the army of Ranjit as a matter of course.

Truth be told, every medieval dynasty arose on the armies of small landowners, kulaks, and yeoman farmers. The reliability and combat effectiveness of such an army were among the strongest in the Middle Ages. In addition to the homesteaders, the Ranjit army also purchased enough weapons and equipment from some "special channels", and hired instructors from the "special channels" who were familiar with the first military technology of this era to train the army for him.

Although the organization of such armies is still feudal, their training, as well as their tactics and weaponry, are at least in line with the world. If you take an example, it is like the Hunan army and the Huai army in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era. Although it looks glamorous and shiny on the surface, it is actually a change of soup without a change of medicine.

As for the combat effectiveness of such an army or something...... That's pretty much it. It is relatively strong, and it is indeed very effective to fight those ordinary feudal armies. But compared to the modern troops of the real brand, it looks like garbage.

Only the kind of army that can fight the most can barely be said to be on a par with the real modern army.

Of course, the Afshar army of Nader Shah, mentioned earlier, is actually a kind of army like this. There is not much difference from the troops of the Great Army of Landit-

And then, Marata.

"Ah, ah, what a strange country. After seeing the intelligence of the Maratha Federation, William did not know for a while what to say about such a country.

If he is lagging behind, he is carrying out policies that appear to be quite advanced. That is, federalism.

But if he is advanced...... At the heart of the country, however, it is still a country of traditional Hindi faith. Nothing has changed.

It is even said that the Maratha Federation is inferior to both the Punjab and the Afshar dynasty - although it is the first class in terms of land size, resources, population and number of troops. But William felt that it really didn't work.

Because they are an Indian country. Hindi countries. No matter how large the population, how vast the land is, and how rich the resources are, it is just a dish. It was so before, and it definitely will be now.

In other words, this country with the largest power, territory, resources, and population will surely become the target of everyone in the first stage. Well...... Maybe I'll be able to get some benefit from the collapse of these guys. ”

William thought to himself - it seemed that the Marathas seemed to be a very good opponent, very easy to bully, and that after destroying these guys, they would be able to gain the most benefits and benefits.

Maybe there's a tactic here, which is to unite the other guys, forces and countries, to divide the Maratha and then annex it. It was as if the heroes of the late Han Dynasty worked together to annex Yuan Shu, which seemed to be the largest at the time.

But, come to think of it, William actually had another strategy to choose from.

That is, to do it to the Britons first.

Victoria, who now controls the northeastern part of India, can be called a large number of generals.

Despite the enormous challenges posed by the Visigothic Republic, aid to Briton itself has been largely cut off - there may still be some supplies or something, but very few arms. Not to mention reinforcements.

But even so, Victoria was confident.

After more than two years of fighting and operating, Victoria has gained a lot of experience, both in terms of ability and skill. Occasionally, in the dead of night, the "other queen" pondered such a question.

That is, if she fights William now, what is her chance of winning.

Occasionally, he would feel very happy, and even eager to try, thinking about defeating William, William fell to the ground, wailing and begging her to let him live or something.

Whenever she thinks about it, Victoria is happy and excited, even so excited that she can't sleep.

Now she has a very strong power in her hands. In a sense, it is even more powerful than what she has on her own soil.

The regular army under her command had three legions, more than 60,000 and close to 70,000 regular troops, which were her backbone. In addition to this, there were also three legions in Hindi - these three legions were not native Indians, but people from the Old World who came to India, including Britons, Asturians and Goths.

They were also trained in full accordance with the standards of the regular army, and the senior officers were usually Britons. The number is also close to 70,000.

This elite army of more than 100,000 and close to 150,000 is her descendant, the main force, and the elite. If there were no surprises, then Victoria even thought that the 150,000 troops under her command alone would be enough to win the war.

Of course, this does not mean that the army under her command is only 150,000.

In addition to these 150,000 descendants, she also has five legions and more than 100,000 Indian troops - although these Indian soldiers are a little inferior in quality and training, their weapons and equipment and tactics are also the latest in the old continent.

In arming his men, Her Majesty can be said to be close to going all out.

This made the Briton Arsenal very pleasant – and at the same time, of course, Her Majesty was pondering whether to build a large arsenal and artillery factory in Hindi. Otherwise, it seems that it will not be able to keep up with local aid alone......

This is an army of two hundred and fifty thousand. Even in the Old World, eleven legions, more than two hundred and fifty thousand troops, were an impressive army.

And in addition to this powerful army, she has another vassal army under her command.

Princely state.

Although from the beginning to the present, Victoria has never liked these stinky guys. But at the same time, she also admits one thing, and that is that these stinky guys are really useful.

Because of its own lack of power, and at the same time, the colonial government did not have enough officials and civil servants to control all the land in India and establish a centralized government from the center to the grassroots.

So, in those important transportation hubs, critical passes, large commercial centers, cities and rich lands, minerals and so on. Victoria, or the colonial government of Britton, sent special personnel to take care of it.

But for the wider countryside, the mountains, and the remote and desolate areas where there was no wool, Victoria was "generous" in letting their original masters control - that is, the princely states, the high-caste guys.

Although, as I said before, Victoria really didn't like them, but this was also a helpless thing, and the original basis of politics was compromise. Uh-huh, compromise, compromise.

Now Victoria wants to unify and conquer the whole of Indi, and after conquering the whole of Indi, she can think about how to deal with these dirty, foul-smelling, and ignorant princes.

And for now, bear with me for now. Look at these guys provided enough resources, enough tribute, and ...... Enough for the face of the army -

These scattered forces were reluctantly organized into fifteen legions by Victoria. In total, more than 300,000 troops.

Although the combat effectiveness of these guys is very low, so low that Victoria can't help but feel that one of her descendants can wipe out all these 300,000 troops. But there is still a certain significance to their existence.

Garrisoned, law and order, in addition to being a logistics force, as well as a baggage force and auxiliary troops, these guys can barely play some role.