Relative to the European generals of the past, Marlborough is in an era of change. In this era, it is not only society that is undergoing major changes, but also many other things. Among them, the rapid change of weapons used in the battlefield has also made many people feel a little dizzy. However, Marlborough has adapted very well to the changes. He not only has a sharp political vision, but also has a keen sense of strategy and tactics. And many accurate political speculations and military exploits allowed him to rise from a noble servant to a duke, and even a palace was built by the British king, called: Blenheim Palace!

And Prince Eugen, who was the same time as Marlborough, was also a rare and excellent general. Therefore, the two of them led an army of 100,000 troops from six countries to attack Delhi in two directions, and the results were naturally abundant.

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The two leaders of the Qing court who stayed in India were Lao Jiu Yinyu and Lao Shi Yinyu. These two people cannot be said to be incompetent, but compared to the two best generals in Europe, they, as well as their subordinates Long Keduo and Oro Dai and others, are really more than a step behind.

Originally, the Qing court did not have many troops stationed in India. When Yu Zhong led his troops to invade India, plus reinforcements from Tibet and Nepal, there were only more than 20,000 people, although the Qing court later supported some, but the total number of Qing troops in India still did not reach 30,000. Although Yinyu and Yinzhen also learned to recruit a lot of local Indian troops at the beginning, I planned to train these Indians into the "Eight Banners of India", in order to achieve the effect of "razing and razing". However, on the one hand, the Indians had a strong sense of religious caste, which made their control of this army unsatisfactory; Second, Indians have no sense of belonging, not even to "India" itself! Although the country has been inherited for thousands of years. However, in a country that has no history, only mythology, and has been conquered many times by foreign forces, it is difficult for its people to have self-confidence and to unite into a force. The looseness of the "sexual" personality makes the strength of this army really disappointing. Therefore, although this army known as "100,000" was covered with a "powerful" coat. In the end, he could only be used by Yinyu and Yingan to be responsible for the security of the territory and to "deter" the land kings in various places.

Originally, after learning of the arrival of Marlborough and Prince Eugen, Yinyu and Yinzhen I also thought about fighting with them. However, this kind of hardness is easier said than done, and if you really want to fight, it will make the two of them feel a little worried. After all, the two of them had never been to the battlefield, and even went to the barracks. Moreover, Yu Zhong had previously sent people to warn them to shrink their forces. Don't be underestimated. In this case, they heard the rumor that Yu Zhong had been "forced" by Marlborough to retreat, and the two were naturally even more reluctant to fight with the enemy who did not know the depths. That's it.

After a moment's hesitation, Marlborough and Prince Eugen were some distance closer to their location. So, in order to stop the enemy and try the success of the coalition army, the two finally sent the Indian Turkish army, and ordered some Indian native kings to also support some soldiers and horses.

However, Marlborough and Prince Eugen quickly easily shattered the husk of the Indian Turkish army and, most infuriatingly, I don't know if it was because the people of the higher castes such as Brahmins and Kshatriyas in India were closer to the white race, after being defeated by Marlborough and Prince Eugen. Many of the native kings along their way no longer obeyed their commands, and they remained more neutral, and even more desperately, sent troops to help the Europeans. And the Europeans are also very cunning. Not only does it appear that it is willing to "live in peace", but it rarely attacks even when faced with forces that are unwilling to cooperate with it. As a result, more and more of the kings joined the side of the Europeans.

In this case, of course Yinyu and Yinyu I know that it is because those Indians want to protect themselves, after all, the Qing army is less than 30,000. And it seems that they do not dare to go head-to-head with the Europeans, in this case, turning to the strong will naturally become the first choice of those Indians. Moreover, Yinyu and Yingan also know very well that there is no reason why they and their subordinates have made too serious cuts to these earth kings. Because, because of the traditional Chinese situation, the two men believed that if they wanted to consolidate their rule in India, the first task was to win the hearts and minds of the people. And the harsh oppression of the lower caste common people by the higher caste aristocrats in India is beyond their control. Therefore, they believe that only by striking at the aristocracy can they win the hearts of the people as quickly as possible. However, they did not expect that the low-level Indians did not seem to buy much from them, and what they did in the land also caused many local kings to turn away from them. Usually, these earth kings don't dare to do anything to them, but now that the enemy is coming, it has become an opportunity for these guys to launch.

However, the two had no time to regret that their methods were too reckless. Although Marlborough and Prince Eugen also encountered many counterattacks from local kings and Indian people on the way, the only force that could reassure them against the enemy was less than 30,000 Qing troops, while the Europeans numbered 100,000. Combined with the strength of the rebelled kings of India, the enemy was at least five times more powerful.

five times the enemy army, and it is not known whether the Indians around him will rebel......

Therefore, Yinyu and Yingan were in a hurry, so I had to report to Kangxi, even if the armies of Marlborough and Prince Eugen were still far away from the two cities of Delhi and Yangbu, where they were located~..................

"Now it's hard to regain the disadvantage at sea, but I can't imagine that there are frequent losses on land...... Ladies and gentlemen, what do you say? ”

After Yinyu and Yingan's emergency documents were transmitted to Beijing by Pegasus, Kangxi immediately summoned his courtiers in the Qianqing Palace. This time, the ministers of the upper study, the scholars of the palaces, the officials of the six ministries, the nobles of the clan, and the princes were all called by him.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let Shi Shiqi defeat Xikou Shui Shi quickly? Xikou came from the sea, and only needed to defeat their sailors and cut off his way back, and the Xikou land army would inevitably be "chaotic" without a fight. At that time, won't India's difficulties be solved without a fight? ”

As soon as Kangxi's words fell, he heard someone say loudly below.

"Idiot!" Tong Guowei glanced at the person who spoke, and couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, but he didn't say anything to refute it. Instead, he stood up and followed the words of this son: "Yes, Your Majesty! Shi Shiqi relied on the help of the Beiyang Naval Division, and now he has broken the main force of Xikou on the water. As long as he pursues and fights fiercely, first to capture Temasek, and then to break the remnants of Xikou on the water, even if we are defeated by land, I am afraid that they will only have one way to take the initiative to seek peace. So. The minions thought that they should immediately order Shi Shifat to attack by Luzon! ”

"What do you think?" Kangxi watched Tong Guowei retreat into the queue expressionlessly, and asked the others again.

"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Tong said is good, at this time, only by sending a sailor to attack and break the Xikou sailor can we solve India's predicament!" As soon as Kangxi's words fell, someone below said.

"That's right. cut off his way back, cut off his logistics, and let them in. Nor can you retreat...... Wait a while. Aren't you left to my slaughter? Others agreed.

"That's it! Since the battle has been won on the water, it should be pursued by victory, how can it be stopped and not moved? In my opinion. Maybe it's that Shi Shifat who thinks he has made a great contribution, so he doesn't want to risk it anymore! ...... "Some people started personal attacks!

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"Except for Tong Aiqing's, don't you have any other opinions?" Seeing that the people in the court, except for a few heavyweights who did not speak, the others were almost unanimously agreeing with Tong Guowei's suggestion, Kangxi's face became a little bad, and he couldn't help but ask loudly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Prime Minister Tong said does not seem to be feasible!" Seeing that Kangxi's face was uncertain, Zhang Tingyu had to come forward and say.

"Zhang Xiang. Why is what Tong Xiang said not feasible? At the time of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao burned down the black nest, and Yuan Shao's 700,000 army suddenly rushed to the wolf, and there was no day to recover, and the north was owned by Cao Mengde. Now Xikou is committing my China, which is arrogant, although it comes from a disease, it is a tree without roots and water without a source...... As long as we cut off his sea route. Can they still fly back with their wings? It's a pity that Shi Shifei didn't have the courage of his father, and after the first war, he didn't have the courage to fight again, otherwise, how could there be the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother in India? A clan prince wearing a Dongzhu glanced at Zhang Tingyu with disdain, and said with his head held high.

"King Anjun", Zhang Tingyu arched his hand slightly towards this person. This Anjun King Marhun was the son of Yue Le, the prince of An, and his father was in charge of the entire clan, so his status in the clan was also very high. He also knew why this King of Anjun worked hard to defend Tong Guowei. Prince An's son Yue Le has twenty sons, Marhun is ranked fifteenth, if it wasn't for the Tong family as a matchmaker to let him marry the Gege of the Horqin Borzigit clan, his identity and ability may not be enough to inherit the throne. Now, the Borzigit clan is dead, and Tong Guowei married Tong Guogang's daughter to him as a successor to Fujin, and the two have become Weng sons-in-law, so they naturally want to unite the front.

"King Anjun, Shi Shiqi Chen Bing Luzon, in fact, it's not that he doesn't want to fight, but he can't fight!" Although he understands the origin of King Anjun, Zhang Tingyu will not take the contempt of this empty prince to heart.

"Can't fight? Is he underpaid? Is there a shortage of ammunition "medicine"? Or is there not enough troops? Marhun snorted coldly and asked.

"Neither!" Zhang Tingyu replied.

"Then why can't you fight? Hmph, Zhang Xiang, you don't have to say anything......" Marhun waved his hand to stop Zhang Tingyu, who wanted to defend Shi Shifat, and glanced at everyone again, and saw that everyone was looking at him, so he put his hands behind his back and said arrogantly: "Han people are timid! According to this king, he Shi Shifat doesn't dare to fight at all! ”

"King Anjun, you are presumptuous!" A cold snort rang out after Marhun's words had been finished.

"Fourth elder brother, this king speaks according to the emperor's will, I don't know where the presumptuousness is?" Glancing at the person who dared to accuse himself, Marhun asked with a calm face.

"If Shi Shiji had been timid, he would not have dared to go to Temasek with just a few small boats...... From Guangzhou to there, why not a thousand miles by sea? And the route is also unknown.

You, the king of Anjun, said so loudly, where do you want to put the heroes of the court? Yin Zhen asked coldly.

"Heroes? Many! If the emperor hadn't sent the Beiyang Naval Division to come forward, he Shi Shiji would have been beaten back to Taihu Lake a long time ago, whether he could survive or not, dare to say that he was a hero? Moreover, back then, who didn't know that it was General Zhenyuan who first suggested to the emperor in the middle of the matter? He Shi Shi took the credit of our people, and suddenly jumped to the high position of the squire of the military department, and he was shamelessly self-righteous. This king has long looked at him unpleasantly. This kind of person is also worthy of being called a 'hero,' Marhun exclaimed.

"That's right...... that's right," Marhun's words caused a chorus of echo among the nobles of the clan and some Manchu ministers.

"Your Majesty, although what King Anjun said is slightly biased, it is not too different. Now India is in danger, and the minions are willing to ask for troops to fight. Regardless of land or water, as long as the emperor decrees, the slave will definitely return the victory! Marhun had just finished speaking. His brother Zhenguo Gong Jingxi jumped out again.

"Get out of here!"

The "Emperor's ......" was surprised by Kangxi's strictness, and Jingxi and Marhun were at a loss.

"How did Prince Ann teach you two bastards who don't know right from wrong? Go back to the house and introspect, you can't go out without a holy decree! Ahem......" Kangxi said angrily.

"......" didn't expect Kangxi to suddenly get angry, and those people who had just expressed their attachment to Marhun and Jingxi's words immediately hid their figures, and those who couldn't hide quickly shut up. And although Marhun and Jingxi were dissatisfied, they could only honestly follow the imperial guards to leave the Qianqing Palace, go home and think about it behind closed doors.

"Funny ......" Tong Guowei watched Marhun and Jingxi being kicked out of the Qianqing Palace, and secretly laughed in his heart. It's going to be a big battle, and it's different from the expedition to Dzungar in previous years. This war also had a huge connection with the densely populated areas such as the southeast coast. So. Those who can make great contributions, especially those who can drive away the Westerners who disturb the "chaos" on the southeast coast, will inevitably become the object of admiration of the people there. Even if Shi Shifat is a descendant of Shi Lang, a "traitor". But. The Great Qing Kingdom is a world full of people! This is not to say that the Qing Dynasty did not allow the Han people to make great contributions, but since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, which Han people who have made great contributions should not be attacked so many times? Hong Chengchou and other founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty didn't run, let alone others? This is not for anything else, first, it can make Hanchen feel grateful for the emperor's maintenance; Second, it is to remind those Hanchen who have made meritorious contributions: The family members of the Qing Dynasty are full of people, don't think that it is great to make a few contributions. Don't even think about being proud. Now, the Great Qing Kingdom does not produce people like Wu Sanzhu. And the reason why Marhun said those words that looked down on Shi Shifei was not that he really dared to look down on Shi Shifat. He is not a fool, of course he knows that if it were not for Shi Shiqi to command the battle, this sea may not be able to have today's situation. But the reason why his words can be supported by many Manchu people is not because they were designed in advance, but because those Manchu people have a high sense of superiority since they were sensible, but there are no real skills, naturally. Hanchen who has made great achievements should be jealous and strike at him verbally, anyway, he won't lose a few taels of meat if he says a few words. Therefore, this farce is just a "play" destined to happen. Even if it is not staged now, when Shi Shifat returns to Beijing for meritorious service, it will still be staged, even if he is defeated and comes back, he will not be able to run.

"It's not that Shi Shifat doesn't want to fight, but he can't fight.

Although the strength of my Great Shimizu Master is not bad, it is not stronger than Xikou, and it is even slightly weaker. If you start fighting, it is naturally good to win. However, in the event of defeat, my Qing Dynasty's Haijiang will no longer have the strength to block the attack of the Xikou Water Division! At that time, even if we win the victory on the land, in the end, it will only stimulate the Xikou to further disturb our sea frontier according to the advantages of the sea. At that time, I am afraid that for a long time, I can only ban the sea in the Qing Dynasty, and in that case, the loss will be extremely huge, and maybe the overseas territory will be lost from then on...... Therefore, the only way to confront the coalition fleet is to leave a sea force that can deter the enemy. After waiting for victory on the land route, Sikou felt that he had no way to advance and could not retaliate, so he retreated. This is Shi Shifat's intention! Therefore, if we want to solve India's predicament and protect our maritime borders, the only way to confront them is to confront them with sailors and dispatch our army to defeat the enemy! Zhang Tingyu didn't think so much about Tong Guowei, and after seeing the two troublemakers being blasted out, he continued.

"Dispatch the army to defeat the enemy...... Who can be sent? It seems that he is still angry with many people, Kangxi did not ask the ministers again, but asked several important ministers directly.

"Your Majesty, the minion recommends General Erlunt of Xi'an!" A full-man official came out and said.

"Erlunt was almost captured by Luo Buzang Danjin back then, and almost lost Qinghai, and the ability to use soldiers is really unreassuring...... In my opinion, it's better to let General Zhenwu Fu Ning'an come out! Someone else said.

"How can Fu Ningan compare to Lanzhou General Fu Erdan? In this battle, it is best for General Fu to go out! ”

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"Your Majesty, perhaps...... Yue Zhongqi can? "After arguing for a while, the ministers recommended about seven or eight generals, but unfortunately, these people were either not able to command the army, or they needed to guard the place, and they were inseparable, and they were not suitable. In the end, it was Ma Qi who proposed another candidate with some hesitation.

"Yue Zhongqi?"

"That's right, Your Majesty! Yue Zhongqi is brave, brave in battle, and can defeat the enemy. Moreover, he was in Tibet at this time, and after receiving the holy decree, he could enter India to support the two elder brothers, and the slave thought that he was a suitable candidate! Ma Qi replied with a bow.

"Pai Yue Zhongqi...... Can he command the whole army? "The current Zongren Mansion Zongzheng, the owner of Fontaineble's 'Lu', Prince Kang's Zhentai, who has always rarely 'appeared' at the court, came forward to ask quite unexpectedly.

"This ...... Minions don't dare to guarantee! Marzi replied with a somewhat slick bow.