The confrontation between the Qing army and the coalition army in Azassol has been going on for more than two months! During this period, although Marlborough made several provocations and even launched several siege battles, Yu Zhong just couldn't defend it! And as time passed, Marlborough, who had been happy that he had been able to defeat tens of thousands of enemies in one battle and capture the prince and duke of the Qing Dynasty, calmed down, and the field marshal became more and more aware of the bad thing!

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Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles! This is common sense! Before sending troops, Marlborough and other allied commanders had learned a lot about China from Tiger Blu, that is, the big liar Jia Wu, and Richard and others, combined with the information they had obtained from China over the years, and constantly studied all possible situations and strategies and tactics that should be adopted after the war with China. Therefore, when they faced the Qing army, they once had a lot of upper hand. After that, with the diplomatic strategy they worked out, it can be said that they led the army into India very easily, and they also received the help of many local Indian forces.

However, after entering India, both Marlborough and Prince Eugen, who once led a large army into Belgrade, felt a little "touched" by the strategic actions of the Chinese.

Originally, they planned to fight several tough battles with the Qing army defending India after landing on the shore, and they were also prepared to face several times more troops than themselves at any time. After all, the Chinese entered India several years before them, and very quickly subdued those local forces, and in the face of their attack, it was simply expected to gather a Sino-Indian coalition army to counterattack, and it was so natural that it could not be more natural.

But. Marlborough, Prince Eugen and others did not expect that the Qing army guarding India would retreat without a fight after learning of their arrival! And it's an almost unscrupulous retreat! Without any sense of responsibility, they gave up a large amount of land. Not even to the Indian kings who followed them! …… This made it incredible for two famous European generals who had been studying Chinese culture and the Chinese army for several years. Isn't it said that the Chinese soldiers in the land are ashamed to surrender even when they cannot be victorious, but are proud to have died on the battlefield? This retreat without a fight was not at all what they had expected. However, although they could not understand the actions of the Chinese, Marlborough and Prince Eugen and others did not stop advancing and pacing. Since the Qing army retreated without a fight, they naturally could not give up this opportunity. Therefore, the two armies drove straight into the main force of the Qing army.

However, when Yu Zhong led his army from Burma. Arriving in India at an almost perverted pace and taking Azansol before he could react, Marlborough finally realized his mistake...... Yes, the coalition did enter India very smoothly and united many local powers. The Qing army was driven to Delhi and Yangbu in Nepal, and achieved great "results". However, after a few more thoughts, Marlborough was shocked to discover. Not only did they actually get nothing, but. He also put himself in a terrible predicament - the coalition forces came to India for the sake of land, and being able to obtain great wealth here for a long time was the military goal of the coalition forces this time. However, since there is this goal, the first requirement is that this piece of land in India should belong to the coalition forces, that is, the British initiator this time. However, since entering India, in order not to cause their own large-scale attrition before the decisive battle with the Qing army, and at the same time to be able to undermine the prestige of the Chinese in India, they have adopted a soft foreign policy, that is. They're befriending those Indians! This decision cannot be said to be a mistake, because before that, this method allowed the coalition forces to gain huge support and march quickly, but Marlborough found that with the change of time, this decision really caused the coalition forces to feel trapped, and the coalition forces were simply cocooned and self-bound! …… Since they are making friends, how can they extend a black hand to their "good friends"? Especially when the Qing army has entered India on a large scale and the decisive battle between the two sides is imminent! Because, if you do it to the Indians at this time, it is tantamount to pushing it to the side of the Chinese. But if they don't do it, how can they open up the current situation? The situation facing the coalition forces is no longer what it used to be. Since Yu Zhong led his troops to quickly occupy Asansol and cut off the connection between the coalition army he led and Calcutta, now the coalition army has a large number of Chinese reinforcements in the east, the Qing army in Delhi in the west, and in the middle, a large number of Chinese cavalry suddenly appeared! These cavalrymen marched from Tibet through Nepal and were disrupting him and Prince Eugen's rear! In this case, Prince Eugen's troops could still get help from the coalition fleet around Mumbai, but Marshal Marlborough was already actually surrounded by the Chinese! …… In the north, there are unpassable Himalayas, in the west, there may be Chinese cavalry at any time, and in the east, it is extremely difficult to encircle in the middle on three sides, Marlborough found that he has almost no supplies, although those Indian kings who have taken refuge in him can still provide some support, but even "friends" can't always reach out, right? If so, I'm afraid this friend will come to an end! Moreover, if he always reaches out to others for supplies, doesn't it seem that he Marlborough is too incompetent, and that the coalition army he leads is not very "powerful"? And, the most poignant thing for Marlborough was that he could not "demand" items from Indians who had not expressed "friendship" to the coalition forces. The "friendliness" he has always shown to the Indians makes it impossible for him to continue to lead those allies to confront Yu Zhong! Who told Yu Zhong to go on a killing spree as soon as he came? Since he is the leader, he can't face this terrible enemy alone with his allies and go around robbing by himself, right? But in this way, it is equivalent to those Indians and Yu Zhong joining forces to block his army outside the city of Ashsol! However, that's not the worst! The worst thing is that even if he keeps confronting Yu Zhong like this, the consequences will inevitably be very bad! …… Those previous events had made Marlborough deeply understand that the Indians were all about asking for practicality. If he can't defeat the Qing army, even if he is dragged there by the Chinese again, those Indian native kings will probably throw themselves into the arms of the Chinese again! At that time, the coalition army he led was in addition to the Chinese. And they will have to face another enemy, their former "friends", the Indians!

It's not that Marlborough doesn't know what to do to break the bad situation he faces. He now has three paths: First, storm Azsol and defeat Yuzhong! This is the best way to achieve results. Not to mention that after defeating Yu Zhong, he can get through the connection with Gar Zhida, just because Yu Zhong is a top general in China and a conqueror of India. Defeating this person will be of unimaginable help to their goal this time. However, Yu Zhong did not have a lot of troops, and he defended the city. In addition, the more than 30,000 Chinese reinforcements who were "blasted out" of Azsol by Yu Zhong did not know where they were, and such a force that could threaten other places at any time suddenly appeared during the siege...... Therefore, unless he had to, he would never take such a path that might wipe out his entire army. Second, to the west. Meet Prince Eugen's troops! This is a more secure approach. However, in the same way, he also has scruples about doing it in this way! Let's not talk about whether Yu Zhong will do what he wants. Not to mention whether the Indian kings who were with him would change their ways because of his retreat without a fight, the Chinese cavalry army that entered India from Nepal alone was an insurmountable obstacle! …… This year. Cavalry is still the main force of all armies in the world. But the coalition army came from the sea, which doomed their local cavalry to have the strength to compete with the Chinese cavalry with tens of thousands of troops! If he forcibly marched westward, even if he could fight through, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. Three, to the south! There are many ports off the coast of India, and as long as he can advance along the east coast of India, he will definitely be supported by the coalition fleet, but if not, he can withdraw from India safely with his troops. But, it's the same. If he does this, he will not be able to say anything to those Indian allies, and second, Yu Zhong may not agree! Moreover, since he has always been active in northern India, he has little contact with those Indian forces in the south, and it is still a matter of whether people will make way for him! If you need to go all the way...... Whether or not you can get on board safely also needs to be reconsidered.

From the difficult situation he is currently facing, Marlborough feels more and more the strength of the opponent he is facing! He can already imagine that Yu Zhong probably didn't plan to fight him this time, and he simply had the idea of dragging him to death by fighting to death. …… This is definitely a formidable opponent! If he was really held back by him, then, in the absence of support from the rear, he would have to reach out to his allies' "Indian friends" for provisions. However, stretching out the hand too many times is bound to arouse the resentment of those Indians and doubt their combat effectiveness. At that time, if the Indians throw themselves on Yuzhong again, he will be encircled even more tightly. And in order to show his repentance to Yu Zhong, Marlborough can imagine that those Indian kings will probably attack him very hard...... Even if he can defeat those people, there is still that terrible Yu Zhong behind him!

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Marlborough is not a man who is used to sitting still! The British Field Marshal had always been on the offensive, something that almost all European generals knew.

Yu Zhong's bloody suppression of Bengal made the Qing army's rear road very stable, and this person's Yan tactics also gave him a headache, but this did not mean that Marlborough was helpless about it. Yes, there are only three paths he can take, but although all three paths are very difficult to follow, as long as he can master the right methods, it may not be impossible to succeed. Maybe there will be unexpected results.

Northern India!

One is called the other side of the Zhambyl side!

There is a tributary of the Ganges, less than three hundred miles from the territory of Nirmazad, the king of Varanasi, who had reported to Yu Zhong that he and the Orodai had been captured by Marlborough. However, it was here that someone got into trouble.

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"General, I'm afraid the enemy army is three or four times larger than ours......"

It's still early, and the sun seems to have just come out! There was a small village on the edge of the river outside Dhambyl, and at this moment, the outskirts of the village were lined up with a cavalry contingent that seemed to be only three or four thousand men. Moreover, the cavalry was being blocked by another army that was at least three times as large as them. This cavalry of about 3,000 people is all dressed as a Qing army.

"I saw ......" The besieged Qing army general looked to be in his forties, and his face was a little red, if he was an experienced person, he would definitely be able to see that this red "color" was commonly known as plateau red.

"How? This is the start of the fight? Listening to the conversation between the chief general of the Qing army and the deputy general beside him, another general of the Qing army also came over. The man glanced at the enemy soldier in the colorful uniform on the other side, and scratched his face with a hand with only three fingers. His expression made people feel that his mood at the moment was by no means the mentality of being surrounded by enemy troops several times his size! That's a relief! A sense of unconcerned ease!

"No hurry! We'll fight when they attack! ......" glanced at the general with only three fingers, and the chief general of the Qing army shook his head: "I heard the marshal say that the number of Europeans has been fighting non-stop for hundreds of years, and the combat strength of the army should be extraordinary. And their tactics are very different from my Eastern tactics, so I want to see how they differ from us! ”

"You're the boss, you have the final say...... Don't forget to let me know before you start! The three-fingered general smiled, turned around and walked towards the village behind the battle! …… If you look closely, you can see that the houses in those villages are faintly "exposed" deep iron pipes!

"Someone!"

Ignoring the casual nature of the three-fingered general, the commander of the Qing army suddenly shouted.

"General!" The pro-soldier next to him rode on his horse and clenched his fists in response.

"Send an interpreter to ask over there...... Let's just say that Yue Zhongqi, the general of the Qing Dynasty, is here, and asks them who they are and which country in Europe they belong to...... If you have a name, report it, so that we don't know who we are calling later! The chief general of the Qing army said.

"Order!" The soldiers shouted and immediately went to give the order.

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"Yue Zhongqi? …… A general who works hard to play mighty? Hearing the content of the Qing army's interpretation and shouting from the orderlies, the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, who was directing the whole army to surround the other side in the back, laughed. Trying to be prestigious? It's just a funny title.

"Your Excellency, General, according to the intelligence of the Indians, this Yue Zhongqi is a very powerful general in China. You'd better not underestimate the enemy! Glancing at the somewhat frantic generals, Colonel Collins, who had been sent by Marlborough, glanced at several Indian generals who were chatting on the other side, and couldn't help but say.

"Colonel, our forces are several times stronger than the enemy! The enemy was cavalry, but I don't believe anything great about their bantams! Besides, we also have cavalry! Seemingly disgusted with Collins, the coalition commander ignored him and instead tasted the wine that was on the sidelines.

"Arrogant Frenchman!" Collins cursed. Although a coalition was formed, the hatred between Britain and France made the cooperation between the two sides always unpleasant. However, for the sake of unity, he can't show too much. What's more, he is only a colonel, but he is a general! In the armies of Europe, the difference in status between them is often the difference in everything...... Thinking of this, Collins felt sad again. He really couldn't understand why this coalition army had almost become a large collection of generals. When he was in Europe before, how could he not have discovered that there were so many generals in this world?

"In any case, this time we outnumbered the enemy by several times, and again squeezed the enemy into a small area, still by the river...... To be able to achieve such an advantage, this Rensted's skill is still good. I'd better stop talking too much! Thinking of Marshal Marlborough's instructions when he came, Principal Collins breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked on to his own army in front of him...... He can't have a good fight with the Qing army from Asansol, and it's the same here, although the current situation makes him feel a little bullied!

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