819 Going to the Expedition
The Touyu Dynasty where Touo is located was originally a small population because of years of war. Fortunately, King Long rested for some years, so Touo did not continue to die in the war.
But then, in the battle of Awa, while destroying the Toyu Dynasty, it also severely damaged Donggo's population.
Although Yan Yingyuan rarely had any wars during his time in charge of Dongwu, there were Yunnan people going to Dongwu and mainland merchants going to do business, the population was not so easy to reach.
Therefore, the population in Donggo is mainly concentrated in a few cities, and most of the places are high mountains and dense forests.
After Togo became a province of the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty was of course also wary of the nearby Mughal Empire.
There were troops stationed in the borders of Bangladesh. At the same time, a large number of spies were sent to the nearby Bangladesh to spy on the military information of the Mughal Empire just in case.
However, the Mughal Empire finally had no reaction to the Ming Dynasty's destruction of the Dongyu Dynasty. And it was not for a short time, but it had not responded.
This situation naturally made the Ming army soldiers on the border relax a lot.
Later, Yan Yingyuan was promoted to Governor of Dongwu and led his troops to sea to manage Ceylon. Before taking office, the new Governor of Dongwu Zhang Huangyan had visited the capital to meet the emperor and received a reminder from the emperor to be careful of the Mughal Empire.
Zhang Huangyan himself also knew that Yan Yingyuan was going to hand over Ceylon and Mumbai with the Folangjiren. Whether it was him or Yan Yingyuan, they had predicted that they would react this time, so they were wary of it.
In addition to transporting material reserves to important border towns to prepare for war, Zhang Huangyan also reminded the border generals to be vigilant! Of course, he himself could not go to the border. After all, he was in charge of the entire Donggo and had to worry too much.
Of course, the premise of this is to predict that the reaction of the Mughal Empire may be more intense this time. But there will be no big things. Even if there are big things, such as sending troops, the spies in Bangladesh can get information in time and respond.
As a result, Shah Jahan sent his third son Aurangzeb, who was the best at war, to the Eastern Front.
I have to say that this is a cunning opponent.
In the original history, he was indeed good at fighting, and was able to lead troops to defeat his three brothers in the battle for the throne, and eventually imprisoned his father and killed his brothers, greatly expanding the territory of the Mughal Empire and creating the territory of India today.
This Aurangzebu obviously knew that there would be spies from the Ming army in Bangladesh, so he simply didn't want the infantry, but led the cavalry to quickly pass through Bangladesh with lightning speed and launched an offensive against Donggo.
This kind of undeclared raid really made him succeed. The border town he raided was first attacked by him and was attacked by sneak attacks, and the subsequent small towns were also slaughtered by him under his continuous raids.
After Zhang Huangyan from Awa's side heard the news, he immediately assembled a large army to fight, Aurangzebu retreated to Bangladesh, and then stationed in Bangladesh to rectify defense. At the same time, he also sent someone to bite him and sent envoys to question the Ming Dynasty, garrisoning troops in Mumbai, and invading the local area. Is this the East-West attack on the Mughal Empire or what does it mean? If the Ming Kingdom does not give an explanation, don't blame him for destroying Donggo's Ming army.
After hearing this, Zhang Huangyan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Can there be someone who is reasonable?
However, he also felt that the opponents he was facing were difficult to deal with, so he responded carefully while sending people to the capital and Ceylon.
Compared to Zhang Huangyan's nervousness and caution, Aurangzebu was much more relaxed. As soon as the war was over, he sent a document to report victory in front of the Imperial Guardian generals, exaggerating the merits of the Imperial Guardian generals and asking for credit for them, so as to continue to win people's hearts.
At the same time, he also emphasized in the good news that the Ming army would definitely counterattack, so the Imperial Guard could not go back. Not only that, he even asked for help in preparation for the next battle.
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Because there is a gold finger with the eavesdropping system, it is not necessary to send someone to report that far away. Emperor Chongzhen learned about Donggo's battle situation through the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Zhang Huangyan's body. At the same time, he also learned about the situation in Mumbai from the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Li Dingguo's body.
"It's time to loosen your muscles again!" Emperor Chongzhen threw down the imperial pen in his hand, stood up and stretched, and said to himself.
To be honest, I have been engaged in internal affairs this year, and now I think of the years of Jin Zhan and I really miss it!
Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order saying that the Mughal Empire invaded the Daming Dongwu and massacred the Ming people. He decided to lead the imperial expedition in person and destroyed the Mughal Empire to avenge the Ming people!
If this decree was issued earlier, everyone would question it. Because there would be no news in the capital. Besides, if Dongwu is so far away, the emperor has a clever plan, how could he calculate what happened so far?
However, Emperor Chongzhen had already demonstrated magical means during the Battle of Southeast Asia, and there were immortal weapons that could hear news thousands of miles away, and this matter was confirmed. Therefore, no one doubted whether such a thing happened to Dongwu, and they all believed Emperor Chongzhen.
Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen traveled thousands of miles to go to war, only avenging the people of the Ming Dynasty and practicing the oath of "those who violate the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away." For the people of the Ming Dynasty, they were very moved, and they prayed for the emperor to return triumphantly.
Of course, some people think that the emperor is the emperor, so how can he go on a battle in everything? Otherwise, what’s the use of those ministers?
Not only did the folk say this, but the civil servants and generals also felt embarrassed and asked for battle. Even Lu Xiangsheng, who had just returned to the capital from the south, was willing to go on a war on behalf of the emperor.
In response, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Lu Xiangsheng and others and said, "I'm afraid you don't know the situation of the Mughal Empire?"
"I have heard of it, but I don't know it!" Lu Xiangsheng told the truth.
As for other civil servants and generals, Lu Xiang rose to the front and reported to the emperor, so they were enough to listen and did not interrupt.
"Okay, I will tell you." Emperor Chongzhen said to Lu Xiangsheng and others: "The Mughal Empire was built by descendants of the Mongols. Its territory is about half the size before I opened up the territory, and it is also a country of farming. And when its national strength was at its peak, it fought south and north, wiped out many small countries, and it is still continuing to expand. In other words, the Mughal Empire is not a weak country!"
Lu Xiangsheng was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that this barbarian country was a big country and could fight well. It seemed that he should not be underestimated.
But even so, for Lu Xiangsheng, so what, it is impossible to be afraid of it!
Therefore, he wanted to continue asking for battle.
However, Emperor Chongzhen understood what he was thinking, so he took a step forward and said, "I think how many troops the Ming Dynasty would dispatch and how much food to consume, so that I can be sure to destroy it?"
Hearing this, even though Lu Xiangsheng was used to fighting in the south and north, he was still very cautious about this issue. He immediately frowned and found that it was difficult to estimate it. Because he knew nothing about the situation of the Mughal Empire, including the terrain, customs and customs. All of these would have a very significant impact on the war, and it would not be possible to consider it.
If you don’t know these, you can only estimate it in a big way. The other side is a big country with a vast territory. Not only will it have more troops, but it will definitely consume more food and grass.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at all the ministers, including Lu Xiangsheng, with a cautious expression. No one answered for a while, so he smiled in his heart and then added a knife to them, "There is another point, please don't forget that the provinces near the Mughal Empire are all in poverty-stricken, and some need to be transported from the mainland. And the transportation is backward, so you have to consider the food and supplies consumed on the road."
"..." After receiving this reminder, Lu Xiangsheng and others were completely speechless.
In this era of inconvenient transportation, very few foods are transported to the destination, and most of the food is consumed on the road, especially the farther the purpose is, the higher the proportion of this consumption on the road.
The Mughal Empire was a grain-producing area far away from the Ming Dynasty. It had to have a large army and had to transport grain. Even if it could win, it would probably be a damaging force in the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking about it this way, even Lu Xiangsheng, how could he ignore these facts?
Seeing that they stopped answering, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Therefore, this war with the Mughal Empire requires me to personally fight. I don't want the war between the Mughal Empire to drag down the good economic momentum in the country because of the Mughal Empire!"
If anyone in this world is the most confident of destroying the enemy, then there is no one else except Emperor Chongzhen!
Anyway, when Emperor Chongzhen led his troops to fight, they all won huge victories at a very small price, and there was never an exception!
So, just like that, no one argued with Emperor Chongzhen about sending troops.
So Emperor Chongzhen led the army to set off.
This time he went on an expedition, he didn't bring much troops. Only one of the cavalry camps had 5,000 people, and the general was Zhou Yuji.
Many of the other generals are already older and over fifty years old. In fact, even Zhou Yuji is no longer young, but relatively young.
In this army, there is also a young general in his thirties named Li Laiheng, a general under Zhou Yuji. Emperor Chongzhen went to the war, but in fact he was intentional to train him.
In addition, he also issued a transfer order, transferring Wu Sangui, and Kong Youde led more than 5,000 cavalry to go out to war. After destroying Jianlu, the two of them were appointed General Denglai and stationed in Denglai. Among them, Kong Youde was responsible for the training of the sailors there.
Among them, Kong Youde was exactly fifty years old, while Wu Sangui was forty years old, one year younger than Emperor Chongzhen.
This time, the emperor was in charge of the expedition. Compared to the past, some sections of the road can take the train, which is not only fast, but also saves energy. He also does not have to bring food, grass and supplies, just go directly. The military strength is not large, and only the local area needs to raise food and grass.
What is unexpected is that Emperor Chongzhen did not lead the army south!
Chapter completed!