While looting along the way, Wang Yuan was still spreading the news: after the King of Tianzhu occupied northern India, he would continue Sher Shah's policy of religious tolerance and abolish Sher Shah's centralization policy. The tax amount of each princely state would be higher than that of the Mughal period.

Down 20%!

For the nobles of the northern Indian states, as long as Wang Yuan fulfills this promise, then Wang Yuan will be the most benevolent monarch!

Religious tolerance? A large number of Hindu nobles were happy.

Abolish centralization? All the princes and nobles of the feudal states are happy.

The tax amount has dropped by 20% compared to the Mughal period? Oh my god, the King of India is my father!

As the news spread, a large number of local nobles were ready to take action. However, they did not dare to take action for the time being, mainly because they were afraid that Wang Yuan would be defeated and the Sur Dynasty would settle the old score.

As long as Wang Yuan wins one or two victories, countless nobles will surely come to seek refuge with them, bringing their own food and troops.

Because he was afraid of sending the enemy's main force back to the castle, Wang Yuan did not surround the point to call for reinforcements, but sat back and watched the Qinwang's troops from all directions gathered.

This move made the Afghan nobles laugh out loud, and they firmly believed that Wang Yuan would not fight, because Wang Yuan made almost all military mistakes: going deep alone, with poor logistics, missing fighter opportunities to defeat them one by one, and voluntarily giving up the mobility of the cavalry to fight.

decisive battle!

Another half month passed, and Wang Yuan was still grabbing food around Delhi, but the food he could grab was getting less and less.

At this moment, if Sultan Islam Shah chooses to defend the city and not leave, Wang Yuan will have no choice but to withdraw his troops and flee to other areas to grab food supplies.

Wang Yuan naturally couldn't afford it, but Islam Shah couldn't afford it either. As a sultan who had just succeeded to the throne, he would not allow more than ten thousand cavalry to roam the country, not to mention causing huge damage to the local area, and enemies roaming all over the country.

The longer it goes on, the more his prestige as the Sultan will be weakened.

Not only could he not hold on to the city, Islam Shah had to fight decisively as soon as possible to consolidate his throne with military victory.

Finally, when King Qin's army from all walks of life gathered to 110,000 people, Wang Yuan also returned from nearby Qianliang.

The army of the Sur Dynasty was inherited from the Mughal Dynasty, but the details and sources of troops were slightly different. It mainly consisted of: light infantry, war elephants, artillery, and cavalry.

The two sides set up formations and faced off on the plains outside Delhi.

The formation of the Sur Dynasty is very simple, it is a classic Mughal war, divided into left wing, center army and right wing.

At the front are light infantry, with sword and shield bearers and spearmen, followed by musketeers and archers. At the back are war elephants and artillery. The war elephants are slightly ahead and protected by light infantry. At the rear are cavalry, which can be

As a reserve team, they can also attack the flanks from behind.

Wang Yuan observed through a telescope and found that the enemy's war elephants and cavalry were not many. This was probably due to the loss of horse breeding land due to years of war.

There are also three types of enemy cavalry

One is the city cavalry, which is mainly Afghan and Turkic cavalry. It is an armored cavalry and is supported by state taxes.

One is the feudal cavalry, which is the cavalry unit of the princes and nobles of the feudal state, mostly light cavalry units.

One is the Sudanese personal cavalry, both men and horses wearing heavy armor.

"Expand your formation and don't let the thieves escape!"

Islam Shah felt that he was sure of victory. He had 110,000 soldiers against 16,000. How could the Flying Dragon Cavalry lose? He was only afraid that Wang Yuan's full cavalry lineup would use their mobility to run away and continue to wreak havoc on the place.

Islam Shah is not a mediocre man. He followed his father to fight in the war when he was more than ten years old. He has experienced hundreds of battles by now.

Not only that, his father Sher Shah was a Mughal emperor in the past, and he was omnipotent in literature, Taoism and military strategy. Islam Shah had been immersed in it for many years, and he learned a lot no matter how bad he was. He abolished his father's reforms, which was purely

In order to win over the nobility, I actually wanted to continue reforming and centralizing power.

Your father used to be an imperial master?

What a coincidence, I was also an imperial master before!

Wang Fang put down the telescope and said to Wang Yuan: "Father, the enemy has more than a dozen Folang machine guns, and the Portuguese dare to sell artillery to Sher Shah!"

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Maybe it was smuggled secretly by merchants from the Ming Dynasty. No matter how strict the investigation is, there will always be fish that slip through the net."

"Your Majesty, someone has escaped." Chand Bibi said suddenly.

Chand Bibi is indeed very talented in languages. After following her all the way, she can actually communicate in Chinese. She is currently wearing a military uniform and an Arab-style helmet. It is impossible to tell that she is a woman unless she gets closer.

Wang Yuan turned around and said with a smile: "Just run away, we will retreat too."

But it was hundreds of noble cavalry who joined the group halfway. Seeing the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, they left the battlefield before the fight started.

The enemy's formation advanced steadily. In addition to the Sultan's personal guard cavalry, the city cavalry and the feudal cavalry were all outflanked. Wang Yuan was not as stupid as the Rajputs back then. Eighty thousand cavalry rushed towards the opponent's position, only to be defeated.

The muskets and artillery fire destroyed the entire line.

When the enemy's cavalry outflanked him, Wang Yuan's entire army retreated to create a distance between the enemy's cavalry and infantry.

"Chase, don't let them run away!"

Islam Shah immediately gave the order, and the sound of horns sounded across the battlefield in an instant. The cavalry frantically outflanked Wang Yuan and blocked Wang Yuan's retreat. The infantry barely maintained their formation and accelerated the approach, but the artillery force seriously slowed down the advance.

In terms of the number of cavalry alone, Wang Yuan had the advantage, but the advantage was very small.

The total number of outflanking city cavalry and feudal cavalry has obviously exceeded 10,000, and the Sudanese guard cavalry has not yet been dispatched. As long as they are held back by the cavalry and the enemy infantry presses forward, Wang Yuan's troops will be in trouble.

Wang Yuan suppressed his horse's speed and tried not to waste the horse's energy. He retreated while observing the enemy cavalry coming from both wings.

Then, he soon discovered a strange phenomenon.

The entire army of armored city cavalry actually ran harder than the feudal cavalry (light cavalry). Those feudal cavalry were all troops of local nobles, and they obviously seemed to be working hard but not working hard.

"Turn, slash!"

Wang Yuan decisively gave the order, changed direction and killed towards the flank. The messengers around him immediately waved their flags. The king's personal cavalry, the Han cavalry, and the brother cavalry followed the fastest, while the 8,000 Gujar cavalry seemed a little slow and hesitant. These

The foreign cavalry attached to Wang Fang obviously did not want to fight.

"Raise the gun!"

As soon as the command flag was waved, 1,000 king's cavalry, 2,000 Han musketeers, and 5,000 brother musketeers all raised their flintlock rifled muskets, and in front of them were the enemy Shiyi cavalry running.

Assessing the distance, Wang Yuan ordered again: "Fire the gun!"

Several heralds around him waved their flags at the same time, and 8,000 firecrackers fired immediately.

"kill!"

Wang Yuan shouted loudly and rushed out at the head of the horse, his bravery no less than before.

There were only a thousand or so Shiyi cavalry on that side, and they were directly stunned by the volley of 8,000 fire muskets. When shooting at moving targets during the charge, the hit rate of the 8,000 fire muskets was extremely low, and they only killed and overturned more than a hundred enemies, but

The unexpected attack made the enemy panic.

The Shiyi cavalry panicked, some continued to run forward, some turned to meet the enemy, and some turned around and ran away.

The feudal cavalry led by the local nobles was more numerous than the feudal cavalry and was not attacked. However, when they saw their friendly troops being beaten into chaos, their first reaction was not to rescue them, but to turn their horses and run away. They had a little sense of responsibility.

Yes, he just threw an arrow and ran away.

Wang Yuan held the Dragon Bird Sword in his hand and cut down one person with one strike. He then cut down another person with the sword. After killing several knights in succession, the whole army suddenly began to cheer up.

Even the Gujjar cavalry, who were afraid of death, fell into disarray when they changed direction to charge, and were ready to leave the battlefield at any time. Seeing the king's bravery at this moment, it seemed that victory was just around the corner, so they also shouted and charged together.

Qi Jiguang has been following Wang Yuan. He uses a long spear. He keeps his mission in mind as a personal guard and does not actively seek out enemies to kill. Instead, he is alert to the surroundings to protect Wang Yuan's safety.

As a result, Wang Yuan did not need his protection at all after charging for dozens of steps, and all the enemies he encountered were killed in an instant.

Qi Jiguang became so heroic that he no longer restrained himself, but charged side by side with Wang Yuan, knocking down several enemy cavalry with his spear one after another.

Chand Bibi used a spear and a scimitar hanging on his waist. Don't think that the main weapon of the Green Cult cavalry is the scimitar. Even the famous Mamluks are accustomed to using spears to charge.

Chand Bibi lay prone on his horse, like a battlefield at this moment, sandwiched between friendly cavalry. When encountering the enemy, he would quickly poke and then withdraw his strength to survive. This style of play requires strong skills and is very effective against

Riding skills are extremely demanding, and you must also control the speed and strength when charging.

In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand feudal cavalry on the flank were killed, more than 4,000 feudal cavalry fled the battlefield in fear, and thousands of enemy cavalry on the other side also surrounded and attacked.

Wang Yuan did not take the opportunity to evacuate, but took advantage of the situation and moved around to the side of the enemy's infantry formation.

"All troops stop, unite!"

Islam Shah was also a veteran on the battlefield. The sultan immediately stopped his advance and asked the infantry to stop and form their formation.

At the same time, he mobilized artillery units and tried to target Wang Yuan who was outflanking him, but it was impossible to do so in a hurry. So he sent melee infantry to protect the matchlocks and compound archers, adjusted the formation and waited for Wang Yuan to rush. Then

Mobilize the Sudanese cavalry to block the rear of the infantry formation to prevent Wang Yuan from attacking from the side and rear.

Seeing that the enemy was experienced in combat, Wang Yuan did not order a charge, but crossed the battlefield from the side and stopped between the enemy army and the castle.

After this battle, the enemy was frightened by Wang Yuan's ferocity. Except for the Sudanese cavalry, all the other cavalry gathered together and did not dare to divide their troops to surround Wang Yuan.

The entire enemy army reorganized their formation and turned back to face Wang Yuan, but they did not attack rashly again.

Wang Yuan found that the enemy was not moving, so he smiled and said: "Dismount and rest."

In front of 110,000 enemy troops, Wang Yuan's 16,000 cavalry dismounted and stood quietly on the battlefield. While recovering their horses' strength, they reloaded their muskets.

What are you panicking about?

Wang Yuan's 16,000 horsemen carried three days of dry food with them. They had just gone to grab a lot from the surrounding areas.

As for the enemy's 110,000-strong army, since it is close to our own city, all the food and grass are stored in the city. Now that they have left the city, Wang Yuan will not let them go back to see who will starve first in the wild.

It has to be said that the army of the Sur Dynasty was very capable, comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty's border army.

Just now Wang Yuan went around to the flank, and the opponent was able to quickly transform the entire team. This not only requires the coach to have super high military literacy, but also the entire army must have a good military order transmission system, and must also conduct long-term training and actual combat. They are a little slow in changing formations.
To be continued...