Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 824 End This Damn War
This point, Max is really sure.Don't look at the warships of the Ming Dynasty, which look similar to their warships, but there are still differences among them. Not to mention, the Ming army is even worse than them in terms of skilled personnel.

In fact, in the previous battle to seize the Strait of Hormuz, it has been proved that the British warships are still better than the Portuguese in terms of speed and flexibility.Therefore, it goes without saying that British warships are compared with those of the Ming army.

At this moment, Darashiko was still a little unhappy when he heard what Max said.However, at this time, the general of the Royal Forest Army spoke up and agreed with Max's suggestion.If it weren't for the countermeasure of siege, then the only way to go is to land in Mumbai on a large scale.

Darashiko doesn't care about other people's opinions, but he must pay attention to the words of the generals of the Royal Forest Army.So, he ordered to start large-scale construction of rafts and the like, preparing for landing operations.

In addition, he also asked the local governor to mobilize more local soldiers with water skills. Otherwise, if it was just a landlubber, it would probably be half gone before it landed.

Just like that, the battle in Mumbai, as the troops of the Mughal Empire were preparing, fell into a temporary calm.But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm.

There is no wood for building rafts on the coast of Mumbai, and it has to be pulled from dozens of miles away.Moreover, the people of the Mughal Empire really couldn't work fast, even if there were officers watching, it was still slow.With the addition of rainy days or something, the speed of building rafts is even slower.

Half a month passed, and the number of rafts built still did not reach a satisfactory number.Under Max's suggestion, it is necessary to continue to build, so as not to fall short due to insufficient troops.

Finally, after more than half a month of dawdling, about a hundred rafts were built, and each raft can transport about twenty people, that is to say, it can deliver about two thousand troops at a time.

Max felt that it should be about the same. After all, there are seven islands in Mumbai, and each island is estimated to have only a few hundred Ming troops, unless they don't want warships and use the people on the warships as land infantry.

So, on the morning of this day, the Mughal Empire and the British coalition forces began to attack Mumbai again.

However, God just came out to cause trouble. It was sunny and sunny a while ago, and there was no wind. Suddenly, there were dark clouds and violent storms.This caused the raft infantry who had just attacked halfway to drop at least half of their dumplings into the sea.

Before the war started, more than half of them had already been lost!
This situation made Darashiko so angry that he kept scolding her!However, in the face of the power of nature, even if the British warships had to stay ashore, it would be useless no matter how angry they were.

After the rain, the raft also lost a lot.We can only continue to prepare.

At this time, a fast rider suddenly came and reported to Dalashiko, saying that the third prince Aurangzeb had sent back a good news, and he had won the battle or something. This news stimulated him even more, and he quickly asked Delhi for his reaction. .

His confidant who came to report the letter told him that Shah Jahan had no special reaction. After hearing the good news, he just said hello casually, but he seemed a little dissatisfied with the third prince's request to send reinforcements and refused.In addition, he also asked about the battle situation on Rashiko's side.

The officials who supported him answered for him, explaining that the army was huddled on the island, and the British were not strong enough, so it was difficult to fight, and they were still preparing, but it would be no problem to destroy the Ming army.

After hearing this, Shah Jahan didn't say anything, and continued to worry about the end of the Taj Mahal.

When Darashiko heard this, he was a little relieved, knowing that his father Khan didn't like Aurangzeb, even if he won the battle, he was not very happy, which is a good thing!However, after all, Aurangzeb won the battle, which also put a lot of pressure on him. If the delay here continues, and the patience of his father is exhausted, the impression of him may also deteriorate. This is He absolutely cannot allow it.

Therefore, Darashiko began to urge his men to do things again, and clearly told Max that the next offensive must take Mumbai.The British not only had to cover the landing of the raft, but also sent people to the island to participate in the war, otherwise, all promises would be void!
He is not a fool. In the process of dealing with the British, he has already felt the urgency of the British to open business in the Mughal Empire. Anyway, the matter is already halfway through at this time, so he will use this as a threat. He is not afraid that the British will give up halfway!

Max was really angry when he heard this, but, as Darashiko expected, he had no reason to refuse. He only agreed to send troops to Mumbai together.

However, what they never expected was that just as they were preparing to launch another general attack on Mumbai three days later, a dozen Portuguese warships suddenly arrived.

These warships all came from Goa to deliver supplies to the Ming army in Mumbai.This is an agreement between the two parties as allies.And because Li Dingguo had sent someone to report the letter before, instead of just sending three transport ships as before, warships came.

Regarding this situation, both the British and Darashiko and others were taken aback.But they have nothing to fear, Max immediately sent warships to intercept.

However, the Ming army's [-] or so warships, which had been silent for a long time, set out to respond.The second battle in Mumbai, to everyone's surprise, started with a naval battle.

However, this naval battle is not aimed at a decisive battle.

On the British side, they do not have many warships deployed on the east side of Mumbai. Even if they come from other directions, there are only more than 20 warships.

On the other hand, the Ming army did not need to go around the island, but directly drove out. There were about [-] warships, plus the Portuguese warships. The Portuguese fleet entered the islands of Mumbai and approached the port.

This time the battle ended with the result that both sides only took a few shots.

On the Mumbai pier, Li Dingguo came to greet him in person.The Portuguese who led the fleet was Phillips, who both sides knew. He asked with a smile, "How is it? Is this war easy?"

"It's been nearly two months since the soldiers came to block the water and soil, and our ammunition supplies have not been consumed much!" Li Dingguo replied with a faint smile after hearing this.

When he was on the battleship just now, Phillips certainly looked at the situation in Mumbai and found that the seven islands were firmly in the hands of the Ming army.Especially after landing, he found that the ordinary Ming army soldiers who came to meet them did not show any signs of panic at all, so he knew that the battle situation here would not be bad.

Therefore, after listening to Li Dingguo's answer, he smiled and told Li Dingguo: "Marshal Li, I have some good news for you. Your Governor Dongwu has led the fleet to rest in Goa. It is estimated that in a few days, you will be able to catch up." Come."

From Ceylon to Mumbai, the straight-line distance is more than 1000 kilometers, and Goa is almost in the middle.Since he was coming to fight, Yan Yingyuan would not be able to lead the army all the way, but to take a rest in the middle.

Hearing this, Li Dingguo grinned and said, "Very good! I don't know what the Governor-General has to say?"

Upon hearing this, Phillips seemed to have just remembered, patted himself on the head and said with a smile: "Look, I'm so happy to be patronizing, this memory, if you don't tell me, I'll forget it all at once!"

After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Dingguo with both hands.

Li Dingguo took it immediately, checked the wax seal, and then opened it to look.

Phillips looked at him, and found that Li Dingguo had a sincere smile on his face after reading it, and he knew that there was definitely good news in this letter, so he asked, "Why, what's the good news?" Is it?"

Li Dingguo received the letter and looked left and right. Although they were all his own people, he still lowered his voice and said, "The Governor-General stated in the letter that he will use a surprise attack strategy to wipe out the current Mughal Empire's army in one fell swoop."

When Phillips heard it, he couldn't help being very surprised, and quickly asked: "How to annihilate it? After seeing our army arrive, they think they can't fight and won't retreat?"

Li Dingguo smiled slightly when he heard this, and whispered to him.

Phillips opened his eyes wide when he heard that. After listening to it, he thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You Easterners really will seize any opportunity, amazing, amazing!"

For this, Li Dingguo actually admired it.Although he sent someone to report the details of the previous battle, but if he wanted to infer the general situation of the battle from the details and make corresponding deployments, he had to say that Governor Yan is good at fighting!

At this time, Phillips turned his head to look at the British warships outside, and said confidently: "Marshal Li, I am very glad that our King has chosen to form an alliance with your Ming Empire. I believe that the ones we lost where the British, There will be a day to pay back!"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo turned to look at the British warship, nodded solemnly and said: "Don't worry, when the Governor arrives, he will definitely avenge you!"

Phillips heard it and nodded again.At this time, after repeated experiences, he understood the strength of the Ming army, and he was convinced of the Ming army. He didn't mean to contradict the Ming army at all. Instead, he was glad that Portugal could form an alliance with Ming.

However, Dalashiko on the shore saw the reinforcements from the Ming army in Mumbai. Although it was only a few Portuguese warships, he felt very uncomfortable. Max, ask if they don't work hard?
But this time, Max's attitude was a bit tough, and he refuted the naval battle, so don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.The Battle of Mumbai will not change just because there are a few more Portuguese warships.Anyway, the British guarantee that the enemy's warships will not interfere with the landing of the raft troops. Whether Mumbai can be captured will ultimately depend on the Mughal Empire.

Darashiko also had no choice. If he wanted to take down Mumbai, he needed the assistance of the British, so he vented his anger on his subordinates and ordered them to continue building rafts. If they wanted more rafts, they must take down Mumbai at once. , end this damn war!

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