833 Standing on the tuyere
However, Dalantai was still very cautious. Although he knew the general situation, he was still worried about whether the Mughal Empire's army would be fraudulent.
Because generally speaking, there is no reason for the two armies to stalemate here, so I just evacuated directly, right?
Da Lantai thought, no matter how much they care about themselves, do they feel that they are very stable and will not take the opportunity to make trouble? Or is it that they are very weak and the impact they cause is negligible?
Of course, it was obviously no, so Dalantai sent a visitor to find out the movements of the Mughal army very far away.
But what surprised him was that the news brought back by Tan Ma not only did the Mughal army withdraw, but even tried to draw elite troops from the local area.
"..." Dalantai really didn't know what to say about this.
However, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty guessed something and said to Dalantai: "This must be because the emperor gave them enough pressure to make them feel that they were not strong enough troops, so they were trying to draw local troops at all costs!"
If you attack the enemy, you will definitely save it! After hearing this, Da Lantai couldn't help but say this in his heart.
However, this is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. If you have such an effect, it is probably only possible for the famous Ming Emperor to do it!
Thinking of this, Dalantai suddenly wanted to meet this Ming emperor. What exactly is it like? It is so powerful?
Soon, he made a decision, issued a military order, and started attacking the towns in the northeast of Delhi, with the troops heading westward.
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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had changed his strategy. In the surrounding areas of Lahore, the towns that could be captured, in addition to "public trial" of the wealthy and powerful families and distribute their property, they also organized all the people without training, so they took the seized tents outside Lahore.
As a result, Lahore was even more incomprehensible. How many troops did the Emperor of Ming bring? Seeing the huge momentum outside the city, he was even more anxious. The messengers sent by risked their lives were one after another, and the urges were more urgent. I was afraid that the Ming army would not know when to launch an offensive and whether Lahore could stop it.
At the same time, Lahore was surrounded, and the wealthy and powerful people around him should not only be careful of whether the Ming army would turn around to attack, but also be careful of the rebellion of the untouchables in their city.
Because after so long, no matter what, the way the Ming army dealt with the city after capturing the city must have spread. These rich and powerful people looked at the untouchables and seemed to be the ones who were inside the Ming army. Especially those towns with few troops were even more afraid.
In the end, many rich and powerful people gave up their territory and fled to a safe place, that is Delhi.
In Delhi, as more and more wealthy people fleeing, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Even one day, outside Delhi, there was no idea when a Ming cavalry appeared. Not many, only more than five thousand.
But even so, Delhi was so scared that he closed his door tightly, as if he was facing a great enemy. Fortunately, the Ming cavalry had just wandered for a while before leaving. But even so, they were scared to death. The expedited messenger was sent from front and back.
This situation was not until the second prince Shashujia led his troops back.
Seeing the arrival of a large army of at least 100,000 people, all the rich and powerful people in Delhi breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the city gate to warmly welcome the arrival of the savior.
To be honest, Shashujia was shocked in the face of such a warm welcome. Compared with Shashuhan, he felt that he was not as enthusiastic as he was when Shashuhan was secretly.
This feeling made him feel a little fluttering. His desire for the throne of the Mughal Empire became even more eager. At the same time, he felt good about himself.
After rushing back from Ude, local elites have to be drawn along the way. No matter what, the army still needs to rest.
However, those rich and powerful people who fled from the west to Delhi were worried that their hometown would be captured by the Ming army and their property would be robbed, so they immediately submitted a memorial and strongly demanded that Shashujia immediately send troops to Lahore to eliminate the Ming army.
"Second Your Highness, the Emperor of Ming will not be your opponent at all. If you destroy the Emperor of Ming, the Khan will definitely be very happy!"
"The Second Highness wants to be able to save Lahore. If you have any needs in the future, please make a request to us!"
"I have long seen that the Second Highness is Taizu alive, and it is the Second Highness who saves Mughal!"
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The flattery came one by one, making Sha Shujia laugh from ear to ear: I'm embarrassed to tell the truth like this!
However, some people were surprised and asked Sha Shujia, what was going on with Gushikhan's troops? Why did 50,000 people come out, but why did 100,000 people come back? What's going on?
Shashujia felt very uncomfortable when he heard these words. However, he did not answer them, and these questions were criticized by the powerful people who had vital interests in the northwest.
It is rare that the second prince came back so quickly and calmed down the people's hearts. What else do you want?
The Second Prince brought so many troops back, as long as he wiped out the troops of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, whenever he heard this news, he would definitely be frightened and surrendered. He didn't understand this truth?
All these things made Shashujia truly feel that he could fly up by standing in the air and doing nothing!
So, first, in order to block the mouths of a few people, second, in order to prevent the persuasion of the rich and powerful, third, in his heart, he could not suppress his desire for glory after destroying the Ming emperor, Shashujia only rested in Delhi for three days and decided to lead the army westward.
"Your Highness the Second Prince, you will be invincible in the battle!"
"The subjects from the north have been waiting for His Highness for a long time!"
"The Second Prince is mighty, and the Second Prince is a thousand years old!"
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In the farewell of flattery, Shashujia led the cavalry, elephant soldiers, infantry, etc., and more than 100,000 people rushed to Lahore, about 800 miles northwest of Delhi.
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When Shashuja set out from Delhi, Shajahan, who was far away in Mumbai, received another urgent report from 800 miles.
In the central army tent, Shajahan stood up from his seat in a fright. In a hurry, he even knocked over the case in front of him. He didn't even bother to take a look, but just stared at the messenger and shouted: "The Emperor of Ming personally led his troops to invade Kashmir?"
This news was really too unimaginable for him.
First of all, the Emperor of Ming would lead his troops to attack Mughal himself, which was beyond his expectations. What he even more could not understand was how could the Emperor of Ming appear in the Kashmir region? If he appeared in Dongwu, he would not be so surprised or so panic!
You know, the side of Togo is too far from his ruling center. If something really happens, he can lead the army back! However, Kashmir is much closer to Delhi and the most prosperous area of the Mughal Empire!
"Returning to the Great Sweat, it was indeed the Emperor of Ming Dynasty who was personally expeditioning!" The messenger reported his hands urgently, and his hands were still shaking, but his tone was very certain.
After hearing this, Shah Jahan couldn't wait for his personal guard to report the report, so he strode over and then grabbed the report and started reading it.
At this moment, the curtain at the entrance of the central army tent was lifted, and Shah Jahan's personal guard came in to meet the two Westerners. These two people were Max and Anthony. They received a summons from Shah Jahan to discuss the attack on Mumbai.
To be honest, the two of them can see clearly. After so many attacks on Mumbai, Shah Jahan still couldn't even capture Tucheng. Both of them had lost confidence. They were preparing to advise Shah Jahan to use up the weapons, food, and other supplies of the Guangming Army. Only in this way can they capture Mumbai. As for letting them attack the islands on the sea at the same time when wars on land, they would not do it.
Because they tried it once before. However, the shore defense artillery built by the Ming army on the island taught them how to be human. And whether it was the British or the Dutch, they were unwilling to take the risk of heavy losses to attack Mumbai. Therefore, both sides retreated and complained to Shah Jahan, explaining how powerful the army's artillery was, how much they suffered from attacks in naval battles. Anyway, there was no navy in the Mughal Empire. Even if they talked nonsense about this sea affairs, as long as they did not expose each other, Shah Jahan could not see it.
At this moment, the two of them, just as they entered the Central Army tent and were about to greet Shah Jahan, they found that the atmosphere in the Central Army tent was very wrong.
I saw Shah Jahan's imperial case overturned there, and the guards had not had time to clean up. He had seen a messenger who was 800 miles away once before, so he knew it at a glance, and he knelt there, sweating all over his body as if he had caught it from the water. Shah Jahan himself looked at a document with a very ugly expression. The other guards around him looked like someone owed them how much money they had to come back.
Is something wrong again? Max and Anthony thought about this in their hearts, and couldn't help but look at each other and understand the look they looked at.
Suddenly, their brows frowned. Why are their allies so unreliable and so many things going on?
At this time, Shah Jahan had already read the report and felt a fire on his forehead. He held the report and walked quickly in the central army tent. Even when he saw Max and Anthony, he seemed to have not seen it. Obviously, his mind was just something in the report.
In the central army tent, everyone held their breath and did not dare to make any sound, waiting for Shah Jahan to have a result.
I don't know how long it took, Shah Jahan suddenly stopped and turned to look at his personal guard commander. Just when he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that there were two outsiders in the central army tent.
Chapter completed!