Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 821
The Toungoo Dynasty, where Dongwu lived, had a small population due to successive years of wars. Thanks to King Long's recuperation for a few years, Dongwu didn't continue to die in the war.

But then, in the battle of Ava, while destroying the Toungoo Dynasty, it also severely damaged the population of Dongwu.

Although Yan Yingyuan seldom had wars during his governance of Dongwu.People from Yunnan went to Dongwu, and businessmen from the mainland went to do business, but the population was not so easy to come by after all.

Therefore, on Dongwu's side, the population is mainly concentrated in a few cities, and most of the places are high mountains and dense forests.

After Dongwu became a province of the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty was of course wary of the neighboring Mughal Empire.

There are troops stationed on the border with Bangladesh.At the same time, a large number of spies were also sent into neighboring Bengal to spy on the military situation of the Mughal Empire, just in case.

However, the Mughal Empire ultimately had no reaction at all to the Ming Dynasty's destruction of the Toungoo Dynasty.And it wasn't just for a short period of time, but there was no response.

In this situation, the soldiers of the Ming army on the border naturally relaxed a lot.

Later, Yan Yingyuan was promoted to the governor of Dongwu, and led the troops to sea to manage Ceylon.Before taking office, the new governor of Dongwu, Zhang Huangyan, went to the capital to meet the emperor, and was reminded by the emperor to be careful of the Mughal Empire.

Zhang Huangyan himself also knew that Yan Yingyuan was going to hand over Ceylon and Bombay with the Fo Langji people.Both he and Yan Yingyuan had predicted that the Mughal Empire would react this time, so they were wary.

In addition to transporting material reserves to border towns to prepare for war, Zhang Huangyan also reminded the border generals to be vigilant!And of course it is impossible for him to go to the border, after all, he is in charge of the entire Dongwu, and there are too many things to worry about.

Of course, the premise of this is to estimate that the reaction of the Mughal Empire this time may be more intense.But it won't be a big deal either.Even if there is a big event, such as sending troops over, the spies in Bangladesh can get the news in time and respond.

As a result, Shah Jahan sent his third son, Aurangzeb, who was most capable of fighting, to the Eastern Front.

It has to be said that this is a cunning opponent.

In the original history, he was indeed good at fighting. He was able to lead troops and defeat his three brothers in the battle for the throne. In the end, he imprisoned his father and killed his brothers and brothers. He also greatly expanded the territory of the Mughal Empire and achieved what he is today. Indian territory.

This Aurangzeb obviously knew that there would be spies from the Ming army on the Bengal side, so he didn't want the infantry at all, but led the cavalry quickly through Bengal with lightning speed, and launched an offensive against Dongwu.

This kind of surprise attack without declaring war really made him succeed.The important frontier town that he raided at the beginning was breached by sneak attack, and several small towns that followed were also slaughtered by him under his continuous raids.

When Zhang Huangyan on Ava's side heard the news, he immediately assembled an army to fight, but Aurangzeb retreated to Bangladesh, and then stationed in Bangladesh to rectify the defense.At the same time, they also sent people to bite back, and sent envoys to question Daming's side, stationing troops in Mumbai, and invading local areas. Is this an attack on the Mughal Empire or what does it mean?If Ming doesn't give an explanation, don't blame him for destroying Dongwu's Ming army.

After Zhang Huangyan heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Can there be a reasonable person?

However, he also felt that the opponent he faced was difficult to deal with, so while dealing with it cautiously, he sent people to fly to the capital and Ceylon.

Compared with Zhang Huangyan's nervousness and caution, Aurangzeb was much more relaxed.As soon as the battle was over, he wrote and dispatched a victory report in front of the generals of the Imperial Forest Army, exaggerating the achievements of the generals of the Imperial Forest Army, asking for credit for them, and continuing to buy people's hearts.

At the same time, he also emphasized in the victory report that the Ming army will definitely counterattack aggressively, so the Imperial Forest Army cannot go back yet.Not only that, he even asked for help in preparation for the next battle.

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Because of the golden finger of the wiretapping system, there is no need to send people so far away to report. The Emperor Chongzhen learned about the situation of Dongwu through the Grade A wiretapping seed on Zhang Huangyan in the capital. Wiretapping Seeds learned about Mumbai.

"It's time to relax your muscles and bones again!" Emperor Chongzhen dropped the imperial brush 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 gold and iron horses, I really miss it!

Later, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree saying that the Mughal Empire invaded Dongwu of the Ming Dynasty and massacred the people of the Ming Dynasty. He decided to personally conquer the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Mughal Empire to avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty!
If this decree had been issued a few years earlier, everyone would have questioned it.Because there is no news at all from the capital.Besides, Dongwu is so far away, no matter how clever the emperor is, how could he calculate what happened so far away.

However, during the Nanyang War, Emperor Chongzhen had already demonstrated his miraculous means. He had an immortal weapon that could listen to news from thousands of miles away, and this was all confirmed.Therefore, no one doubted whether such a thing happened on Dongwu's side, and they all believed in Emperor Chongzhen.

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen traveled thousands of miles to go to war, only to avenge the people of Ming Dynasty, and fulfilled the oath of "Those who violate the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away".

Of course, some people think that since the emperor is the emperor, how can he go out to fight for everything? Otherwise, what use are those ministers?
Not only did the people say this, but the civil servants and military generals also felt embarrassed and asked for war one after another. Even Lu Xiangsheng, who had just returned to the capital from the south, was willing to go on the emperor's behalf.

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Lu Xiangsheng and the others and said, "I'm afraid you don't know the situation of the Mughal Empire?"

"I have heard about it, but I don't know much about it!" Lu Xiangsheng told the truth.

As for the other civil servants and military generals, if Lu Xiangsheng stood up and played against the emperor, it was enough for them to observe and not intervene.

"Well, I will tell you about it." Emperor Chongzhen said to Lu Xiangsheng and others: "The Mughal Empire was built by the descendants of the Mongols. Its territory is about half as large as it was before I opened up the territory. It is also a farming country. .And when its national power was at its peak, it fought south and north and wiped out many small countries, and it is still expanding today. In other words, the Mughal Empire was not a weak country!"

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard that, he didn't expect that this barbaric country is a big country, and it is still capable of conquering and fighting well, it seems that it should not be underestimated.

But even so, for Lu Xiangsheng, so what, it is impossible to be afraid!

Therefore, he will continue to ask for a fight.

However, Emperor Chongzhen understood what he was thinking, so he took a step ahead of him, and said again: "In the conquest of the Mughal Empire, Qing and others think, how many troops and how much food will Ming have to dispatch, so that they can be sure to destroy it?"

Hearing this, even though Lu Xiangsheng was used to going south and north, he was still very cautious about this issue.Immediately, he frowned, and calculated in his heart, but found that it was not easy to estimate.Because he knew nothing about the situation of the Mughal Empire, including the topography, customs and customs.All of these will have a very significant impact on the war, and it is impossible not to consider them.

If you don't know these things, you can only estimate in a big way. The other party 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 saw that all the courtiers including Lu Xiangsheng showed cautious expressions, and no one answered for a while, so he smiled in his heart, and then gave them a knife and said: "One more thing, please don't wait. Forget that the provinces adjacent to the Mughal Empire are poor in supplies, and some need to be transported from the interior. And the traffic is backward, and 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, food delivery rarely reaches its destination, and most of the food will be consumed on the road, especially the farther the destination, the higher the proportion of food consumed on the road.

However, the Mughal Empire was a grain-producing area far away from Daming. It had a large army and had to transport grain to it. Even if it could win, Daming would probably be hurt.

Thinking about it this way, even Lu Xiangsheng, how could he ignore these facts!

Seeing that they didn't answer, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Therefore, this war with the Mughal Empire requires my own conquest. I don't want to drag down the domestic good cause because of the Mughal Empire war." Economic Momentum!"

If there is anyone in this world who is most confident of destroying the enemy, then there is no one except Emperor Chongzhen!

Anyway, ever since Emperor Chongzhen led the troops to fight, they all won huge victories at a very small cost, without exception!

So, that's it, no one will argue with Emperor Chongzhen about sending troops.

So Emperor Chongzhen led the army and set off.

In this expedition, he did not bring many troops.There was only one part of the Hussars Battalion with [-] people, and the chief soldier was Zhou Yuji.

Many of the other chief soldiers are already old, in their fifties.In fact, even Zhou Yuji is not young anymore, but relatively young.

In this army, there is also a young general in his 30s named Li Laiheng, a general under Zhou Yuji.Emperor Chongzhen's expedition was actually intended to train him.

In addition, he also issued a transfer order, and transferred Wu Sangui and Kong Youde to lead more than [-] riders to accompany them on the expedition.The two of them, after destroying the Jianlu, were appointed as the commander-in-chief of Denglai and stationed in Denglai. Among them, Kong Youde was in charge of the training of the sailors there.

Among them, Kong Youde is exactly 50 years old, and Wu Sangui is 40 years old, one year younger than Emperor Chongzhen.

This time, the emperor personally drove the expedition. Compared with the past, there were some sections where you could take the train, which was not only faster, but also saved energy.And he doesn't need to bring food and supplies, he can just leave.The army is not large, and it only needs a place to raise food and grass.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen did not lead the army south!
(End of this chapter)