Originally, Yu Zhong thought that he didn't need the 30,000 Huguang reinforcements. First, he was confident that he could use his current strength to drive Marlborough and them out of India, of course, before that, he had to unite the Qing army in India led by the two princes and Yue Zhongqi's troops in Tibet. As long as these three groups of troops and horses work together, and they have the advantage of being the first to come, there should be no difficulty in dealing with the outward menacing Europeans. The second is because he doesn't want to end the war so early. They have been planning this battle for a long time, and although the scale is much beyond expectations, it is also in their hands. The reason why they wanted to do this was to consume the treasury, not only the treasury of the Qing court, but also the wealth of the Europeans. Therefore, the later the war ends, the more advantageous it is, anyway, this battle was fought in India, and he doesn't care what it looks like. As long as you don't lose, it's done. Third, it was because he was not sure that the 30,000 Huguang Coalition Army would obey his orders. He didn't care about the two Yinxiang brothers sent by Kangxi, because these two imperial brothers had no military power in their hands at all, and most of the armies in Yunnan and Tibet were his old departments, and the main generals were also raised by him, so it was naturally impossible to threaten his command. However, that Songzhu is different. That guy brought more troops than him, and even if he didn't come to take the lead, just not listening to the dispatch would be enough for him. Moreover, who knows if this Song Zhu has anything in his hand that can threaten him? If you are far away from fighting in a foreign land, if your own people can't work together, once something happens, the consequences will be very serious! Therefore, although he did not disobey Kangxi's holy decree to let the other party withdraw to the same place, he only ordered the other party to follow from a distance. In this way, you don't have to worry about what that Song Zhu will do to him, and second, you can also put on a posture of a steady stream of troops to form a deterrent to some hostile forces.

However, he didn't expect that Yinyu and Oro Dai would suddenly send troops. and was also lured by Marlborough to annihilate most of the soldiers. Now it's too late to discuss how Marlborough used to get those two unobedient fellows to fall for it.

He was not afraid that Marlborough would lead an army to attack Tibet, but he was afraid that Marlborough would continue to advance westward, join forces with Prince Eugen's troops, and then attack Delhi together. If that's what he guessed, then, for sure. That Nine Emperor Prince Yinyu would definitely not be able to defend the city under the combined blows of the two famous European generals. This means that if he doesn't catch up quickly, when the European coalition forces capture Delhi, he will have to face the so-called 100,000 coalition forces alone. Although he only conquered North India with less than 30,000 troops,1 this does not mean that he can do it again with the same army! Not to mention the powerful European coalition army, just with the Qing army's achievements in two battles and two defeats, those Indians are afraid that they will have to move a little strange mind.

Therefore, at this time, the 30,000 Huguang reinforcements came in time.

Plenty of troops. then the confidence is also sufficient. Although the strength of the Huguang reinforcements is not known. However, the arrival of this army can at least make people feel more reassured. And, he believes.

With Kangxi's shrewdness, he shouldn't have sent an army that didn't know the details to come out and be embarrassed.

Therefore, after learning the news that Huguang's soldiers and horses were about to arrive, Yu Zhong immediately issued an order to send a few words to the more powerful forces in various parts of India, such as Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Pokaro, Dortongenj and other places: Yinyu, the tenth prince of the Qing Dynasty, and the first-class prince Oro Dai have just been defeated by the hands of Xiyi Marlborough, and the troops are scattered, if they find anything, either or send him to Ashsor. Or, just be entertained. In exchange, he could forgive all the sins of the Indians and reward those who found the traces of Yinqi and Orodai...... However, if Yinqi and Oro Dai have any danger to their lives in India, then he will inevitably go on a killing spree, and at that time, the Qing army will definitely wash the North Indian Plain with blood and let the blood stain the Ganges River!

That's a lot of hard work!

But. Just when the others thought that Yu Zhong had gone too far and might displease the Indian kings or even provoke them to rebel, Nirmazad, the king of Varanasi, sent someone to deliver news to Azsol...... Yinyi, Oro Dai and I have been captured by Westerners!

And not long after the envoy of Nil Mazadeh left, when Yu Zhong and the others were arguing about the accuracy of the news sent by this guy, another unexpected thing happened, and the commander-in-chief of the European coalition forces, Marlborough, actually sent an envoy to Yu Zhong's station.

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"My name is LeBron Collins! Colonel of the Royal Army of the Kingdom of Great Britain! It is a great honor to meet you, dear Lieutenant General Fuchayu! After the envoy was brought to Yu Zhong and the generals, he first bowed slightly to Yu Zhong very politely, and then introduced himself.

"You're a colonel?" After listening to the translation, Yu Zhong smiled, "Mr. Collins is really young and promising!" Seeing that you are only in your thirties, you are already a colonel who can stand on your own. Presumably, you must have been very appreciated and valued by Marshal Marlborough, right? ”

"Thank you for the compliment! Our Marshal Marlborough also admires your skills! Collins looked at Yu Zhong with a smile, and took out a letter sealed with fire paint from his body, "I have come this time to deliver a letter to you on behalf of Marshal Marlborough. ”

"A letter? Hehe, presumably your Marshal Marlborough doesn't know Chinese, right? Hehe, I don't understand your English either! Yu Zhong smiled, looked at Collins and said, "So, if Colonel Collins is not too troublesome, please help me read this letter, how about it?" ”

"It's a great honor!" Collins smiled and bent over, then lifted the seal, took the letter out of the envelope, spread it out on the palm of his hand, and read it.

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Marlborough's letter is not very formal, a bit like a conversation:

"Honorable Lieutenant General Fuchayu...... Uh, I don't know if I'm mistaken. I've heard people say that you Chinese like to put your last name first, which is a bit unaccustomed, but if I'm mistaken, please don't be surprised. …… Seriously, I've never met a stranger and as difficult as you. Your way of fighting is different, but it's very effective. But. I can tell from the way you fight that you must be an aggressive man—for, I think, if it were to defend against foreign invasion, no general would dare to give up a large part of his country as easily as you. I don't know if you think I'm right? …… Ah, that's off topic! But don't be surprised. Because I'm so curious about you! …… Not long ago, I finally invited His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince and a certain Duke of your country...... I'm sorry, they were very short-tempered, so I had to be a little rough to get them to accept my invitation, I knew it wasn't what a gentleman should do, but they reacted too violently. I think. It's probably because they misunderstood what I meant! …… Still, everything is not so bad. Now, two distinguished guests from your country are visiting Muzaffarpur, where I am stationed. I'm sure you'd love to meet them, too? In fact, I'd love to meet you so much! …… I and those two distinguished guests await you in Muzaffarpur! …… I hope you will arrive in less than 10 days, but please forgive me for giving you a time limit because I still have a lot of things to do. In ten days, I will have to go to Delhi to find a friend! …… Curious and admired by you: John Churchill! ”

"John Churchill?" After listening to Colonel Collins's recitation, Yu Zhong frowned, but he was not because he confirmed that the coalition forces had captured Yinqi and Oro Dai. Rather, it was a frown because of the last signature on the letter. Churchill? Depend on! Why does this surname sound so unpleasant?

"General Yu, John Churchill is Marshal Marlborough's real name! That's what his friends call him! I think he must have wanted to be friends with you, too, so he signed his name at the end of the letter! Colonel Collins said with a smile.

"Make a friend? Marshal Marlborough was just too polite. I feel very honored! Yu Zhong laughed twice, throwing aside some of the "messy" thoughts. It doesn't matter what Churchill he is, whether they are a family or not, it doesn't seem to be a good thing now.

"I think Marshal Marlborough would be very honored if he could hear your words!" Collins said with a slight bow.

"Mr. Colonel, you're welcome!" Yu Zhong smiled again. He said to Collins: "Colonel, you must have been very tired all the way, you must want to hurry back to rest, right?" Then I won't keep you! Drop-off! …… By the way, Colonel Collins, I beg you to go back and tell Marshal Marlborough, that I will do my best to grant his wishes! ”

"Huh? …… I will certainly convey your words to Marshal Marlborough! "Tired all the way, hurry back and rest? Now that you know that I am tired, let me go back to Muzaffarpur to rest? Azantol is still thousands of miles away...... This Yu Zhong is really a stingy guy! Unexpectedly, the "gentlemanly" behavior shown by Yu Zhong just now was just an illusion, and Collins couldn't help but scold in his heart. However, looking at the generals present who stared at each other, as if they wanted to stab themselves into a sieve with their eyes, especially the two ruthless-looking young men beside Yu Zhong, he didn't know how to make a sudden break in his heart.

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Situation...... Further deterioration!

Although Collins was blown away, Yu Zhong did not let the generals disperse. At this time, everyone has to use their brains to figure out how to find a way.

However, there are only two words that everyone shows - silence!

A prince and a first-class duke of the dynasty were captured! This is something that has never happened in the history of the Great Qing Dynasty. In particular, Yinyi's capture was a very tricky matter. Therefore, when the news was confirmed, Yu Zhong and his subordinates were speechless. Even Yinxiang and Yinyu didn't dare to say more than half a word, for fear that they would have to bear a great responsibility if they said the wrong word.

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"What's wrong? All dumb? "Everybody didn't speak, so it was quiet.

However, excessive silence has become a kind of pressure, so Yu Zhong, the main general, is very unhappy.

Whether this matter is handled well or not, he will inevitably become the main person responsible, but for him, this whole thing is simply an unwarranted disaster.

As early as when the European coalition forces first got the news, he warned Yinzhen and my group of bastards to shrink their forces and pay attention to defense, but those guys were disobedient and were captured in the end! Why didn't they just kill themselves?

"Dashuai...... Do you want to write about this and return to China to present it to the emperor? "Since Yu Zhong led his troops into India, he has not encountered any major battles. Everywhere I went, except for some resistance in Dhaka and other places, the rest of the places were only trivial, and there were not even a few decent battles. It is precisely because of this that the veteran Yang Tianzong is really convinced. After all, it can be said that it is very rare for a general who can keenly grasp the situation of the enemy country like Yu Zhong and lead a large army to shuttle through the territory of the enemy country as if it were no man's land. In particular, Yu Zhong still shouted and shouted and killed all the way, not only did it not cause large-scale resistance from the Indians, but also everywhere he passed.

It is even a miracle that the Indians in Bangladesh can even bring their own grain and grass baggage. Although he felt a little unbelievable about the weakness of the Indians, he didn't have the solemnity he had at the beginning when he saw that Yu Zhong could lead the army all the way forward so easily. However, no one thought that at this time, Yinqi and Oro Dai were captured by Westerners.

Doesn't this add to the blockage of his old man's heart? Now that Marlborough is hostage to the prince and duke, how can this battle be fought? However, the current situation is on the verge of being ready to go. So.

Come and think about it. He felt that the only way to leave the matter to Kangxi was to make his own decisions.

"Of course, I have to write a piece and send it back to China......" Yu Zhong looked at Yang Tianzong's heavy face, and he smiled helplessly, "But." Even if we write the letter immediately now, and wait for the news to reach the city of Beijing, and the emperor has made a decision, and then send the holy decree back, it will take at least more than a month and nearly two months. But Marlborough only gave us ten days to go to Muzaffarpur to fight him, and we didn't have enough time at all! ”

"It is almost a thousand miles from Asansol to Muzaffarpur, and even if we can get there at the appointed time, we are afraid that we will be exhausted. When the time comes. Wouldn't we be allowed to be bullied by Xikou, and maybe we would be wiped out! ......" Song Ai looked left and right and couldn't help but say. He had already made great achievements in the war in Pyong-Burma, and he was only waiting for another war in India to be promoted by one or two more levels, but the current situation made his hope dim. Could it be that on the day he conquered Dhaka, he sprinkled a soak of 'urine' behind the gate of a Hindu monastery, so the Indian gods wanted to punish him?

These guys are a little unexpected!

"That's just one of the issues. That Marlborough only gave us ten days to get to Muzaffarpur. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the exhaustion of our army from afar to attack, and maybe he had set some trap there...... But the key now is that even if we know this, with the Ten Elder Brothers and Oro Dai in the hands of the enemy, we will also throw a rat bogey. At that time, our army will certainly be in a situation of being passively beaten. Even if we can hold on undefeated for a while, we can't hold on for a lifetime. No matter how tightly you defend, there will always be times when you can't hold it! Yang Tianzong said again. In order to save two bastards, tens of thousands of troops were to be killed...... The lives of the royal people are fate, but the lives of these tens of thousands of soldiers are not fate?

"I'm going to kill the messenger!" Seeing that everyone was worried, Yinyu suddenly jumped out and shouted.

"Murder? Did you kill that guy for a? Yu Zhong didn't get angry, although he was also holding his breath, but it was useless to be angry at this time.

"If I kill that guy, if the Westerners can't see him turn around, they won't know the news from our side, and they won't be able to count the day! We'll have a few more days to get around! Yinyu said coldly.

"......" Yu Zhongren glanced at Yinyu in surprise, but he didn't expect this young man to think of this detail at this time. This kind of calmness is inevitably a little contrary to the impatience he usually shows.

"Dashuai, the fourteenth elder brother's method is not impossible to try!" Song Ai glanced at Yu Zhong and said approvingly.

"No way!" Yu Zhong was silent for a moment, and shook his head categorically.

"Handsome ......," Yinyu shouted.

"The two armies are fighting, and they don't come to make it! Those Westerners value this more than we do! At this moment, although the Ten Elder Brothers have been captured, I believe that they must not have been abused, and with their identity, they may still be served well. But if we had adopted extraordinary measures, it would have been difficult to say what people would have done. Yu Zhong said.

"So what are we going to do? Ten days to Muzaffarpur? There are already more Xikou troops than us, if they really do what they say, then it's not looking for death? What's wrong with exchanging the lives of the envoys of the Xikou army for tens of thousands of lives in my army? Yinyu jumped in front of Yu Zhong and shouted loudly.

"Yinyu, don't be rude to the handsome!" Seeing that Yinyu was a little out of shape, Yinxiang hurriedly pulled him aside.

"Of course I know that this time the situation is extremely unfavorable! So, we're going to ...... Hold still! Yu Zhong didn't look at Yinxiang and Yinyu, nor did he look at the others, just stared at the ground with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice.