Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 829 Quitting the Ming Emperor's Restless Thoughts
The news of the British fleet's defeat and escape was quickly reported by the indigenous people around the place where the battle took place, and finally reported to Shah Jahan in Delhi.

"What?" Shah Jahan was shocked when he heard it, and quickly confirmed, "Many warships from the Ming Dynasty have defeated the British fleet?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Shah Jahan felt tricky.

The Mughal Empire was created by the Mongols, and they naturally focused on wars on land.Not to mention that there is no such thing as a navy, even on the inland rivers, there is no large-scale fleet.Now it is absolutely impossible to attack the Ming army by the sea without warships.

After some deliberation, Shah Jahan finally had to send someone to find allies at sea.And he himself, of course, is still preparing for the battle.The collected northern troops, food, etc., have been continuously gathered in Delhi.

The weather in Delhi, from January to September is the scorching hot season, the kind that can burn people to death, and only the locals can endure this temperature.

But even so, the troops assembled in Delhi were all hiding in houses, tents, and under the shade of trees, panting with their tongues out.As for marching and fighting, it is impossible to do so on a large scale.

Just when Shah Jahan's army and supplies were almost assembled, and the weather began to cool down, the British took the initiative to send a messenger.

The messengers this time were actually representatives sent by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to communicate with Shah Jahan, saying that the United Kingdom is preparing to form a joint fleet with the Dutch, so that there will be hundreds of warships, and there will be no fear of the alliance between Ming and Portugal. Fleets can even ensure victory in naval battles.

Correspondingly, however, the Dutch should also participate in commerce and trade, and the trade between the British and the Dutch should be given special preferential treatment, allowing them to go to various parts of the Mughal Empire to do business and so on.

After hearing this, Shah Jahan agreed without hesitation.As long as you win the battle, it's just a business, and there is no threat.If they feel that there are problems in the future, they only need a decree to drive them out.

So, just like that, at the beginning of October in the 25th year of Chongzhen, Shah Jahan waited until the weather was not so hot, and immediately ordered the army to move out.

There are [-] imperial cavalry, [-] Shiyi cavalry, and [-] feudal cavalry. There are a total of [-] cavalry. As for the infantry, it is an order that the recruitment to the southern provinces must be elite. Go first Fifty thousand were assembled in the provinces near Bombay.In addition, there are [-] craftsmen recruited and [-] civilian husbands.

In this battle, Shah Jahan's royal conquest was a total of 13 cavalry, 50 infantry, and [-] civilian husbands, totaling [-] horses, known as an army of [-].The momentum is very large.

It is about [-] miles from Delhi to the province where Mumbai is located. Even if Shah Jahan led the cavalry, it took more than a month to arrive.

After a rest and a busy meal, on November 25, the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the battle to attack Mumbai officially began.

When it was about two hundred miles away from Mumbai, the sentry of the Mughal Empire encountered the Ming army who refused to accept it at night, but there was no scouting battle, and the Ming army withdrew by itself.

When Shah Jahan got the report, he just sneered and ordered the army to move on.When we get to the beach, where are you Ming soldiers going?
"Father Khan, you have to be careful that the Ming army landed from other places and sneaked into our rear!" Darashiko, who was driving, saw it from the side and quickly reminded him.

When Shah Jahan heard this, he just glanced at him, and said with a sneer: "The Ming army came from afar, how many troops can there be? Ben Khan will let them come to sneak attack, and their teeth will be broken!"

Darashiko has already learned the lesson from the beginning, how could he not be careful to guard the rear of the army.Now he has enough troops.He is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid that the Ming army will shrink on the island, that is the worst.

On this day, Shah Jahan finally arrived in Mumbai with his army. Looking at the scene in front of him, he felt a little awe-inspiring.

You know, when Darashiko was defeated, there was nothing on this shore.However, what Shah Jahan sees now is an earthen city built on the coast.Although it is not high, there are various defensive measures, including on the periphery of Tucheng, there are various defensive measures.

It may have been just three months, and the Ming army built such a well-defended earthen city so efficiently.It can be seen from this that the strength of the Ming army should not be underestimated.

Earlier, the sentry had already reported the situation to him.Shah Jahan, however, was less convinced.Only now that he saw it with his own eyes, he had to believe it.

Although Shah Jahan was emotional at this time, he didn't care much.He brought enough troops, ten thousand artisans alone.Originally, I thought about building more rafts and laying them directly on the sea.But at this time, it seems that they can build siege tools first and drown the Ming army with their troops.

With such a plan, Shah Jahan ordered the construction of siege equipment while waiting for the arrival of the allied forces.

During this period, he naturally sent cavalry troops to search both sides along the coast in order to be aware of the surrounding terrain.

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The Ming army naturally saw the arrival of Shah Jahan.In particular, seeing that his camp was set up in an orderly manner, regardless of the front and rear camps, they were all defensive and orderly. Just from these arrangements, it can be seen that Shah Jahan is used to fighting, and most of his troops are elite.

On our side, there are only about [-] infantry and cavalry in total, which is a bit different from the strength of the Mughal Empire.However, there are psychological expectations for the strength of the Mughal Empire, so it is not very shocking.

After Yan Yingyuan observed the enemy's formation, he saw that the faces of all the soldiers under him were serious, so he said loudly to his personal guards: "The order is passed on, the emperor has already expected this battle. The emperor's clever plan. Everything now is within the emperor's expectations. In this battle, the enemy will definitely be defeated!"

When the guards heard this, they were all overjoyed, and hurriedly sent orders to the various armies.

Needless to say, although the distance from the capital of the Ming Dynasty is unknown, the soldiers of the Ming army immediately cheered up after hearing this.

Originally, the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen was high, invincible, and the reputation of predicting things like a god, after being spread through various channels, it has been separated from the facts and become a myth.

At this time, Yan Yingyuan's news, although it seems a bit outrageous, can be calculated from such a distance, Zhuge Liang doesn't have this ability, right?

However, the soldiers of the Ming army believed that their emperor had this ability!
Since the emperor has already calculated it, there must be corresponding arrangements.Thinking about it this way, the morale of the Ming army can be seen to have improved significantly.

Bombay General Li Dingguo and Navy Chief Zheng Chenggong also confirmed that the words of the Governor-General were true.In this way, the morale of the Ming army was even higher.

Since the emperor led the army to fight, the Ming army has been winning battles. The confidence in victory cultivated continuously, even if it has reached the point of blindness, is not an exaggeration.

In short, the Ming army is not afraid of the Mughal Empire army on the opposite side at all. This is true.

This point was quickly sensed by Shah Jahan, who often observed the movement of the Ming army, which surprised him very much.

In the few battles he fought for Kandahar with the Safavid dynasty, when he led a large army to attack, he could feel how much a mighty army could have a psychological impact on the enemy.However, he didn't feel this in the Ming army now.

If it wasn't for the Ming army's arrogance and arrogance, then they were all elites, and they were no longer moved by these.However, would the Ming army be arrogant and arrogant?
Thinking of this, Shah Jahan came to a conclusion in his mind that Ming would be his greatest enemy in his life.It may not be the blessing of the Mughal Empire to fight such an enemy.If it is possible, it is better not to provoke the opponent like this!
Thinking of this, Shah Jahan finally sent someone to Bengal to deliver an order after deliberating for a long time, asking Aurangzeb not to attack Dongwu again, so as not to further stimulate the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as he sent the messenger, he heard many people cheering.Just as he was about to ask questions, he saw the guards outside the tent come in and report, "Khan, the allied forces at sea have arrived!"

Hearing this, Shah Jahan was also delighted, so he walked out to watch.

I saw that along the coast west of Mumbai, there were many tall sailing warships, many of them, very spectacular.

Seeing this scene, Shah Jahan's heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help thinking: Should he also prepare to build a sea fleet, or if there are always foreign enemies in the sea, he will always be very passive without a sea fleet !
Thinking of this, he hid this idea in his heart, and prepared to start preparations after this battle.

About an hour or so, in Shah Jahan's central army tent, he saw the heads of the Dutch and British.

"I am Max, Admiral of the British Fleet, and I am very happy to serve the respected Great Khan!"

"I am Anthony, the commander of the Dutch fleet, and I am very happy to serve the respected Khan!"

They didn't mention the position of governor, which would be more sensitive, so they only reported the status of a fleet commander.

On the side of the Dutch fleet is Anthony, the former governor of Batavia.Because he had fought against the Ming army, he was more familiar with the Ming army than anyone else, so he, who had already been imprisoned for losing the Far East, was sent here again to make amends.

The low profile of the two of them greatly benefited Shah Jahan.Especially when he heard these two Westerners say that with the strength of their current fleet, it is absolutely no problem to defeat the fleets of Ming and Portugal, and he was even more happy.

With the guarantee of these Westerners' fleets, Shah Jahan made up his mind to wipe out all the Ming army, so that the restless thoughts of the Ming emperor could be assuaged as much as possible.

Therefore, Shah Jahan also wanted to win over the two fleet commanders. When the two sides were talking happily, they heard rapid footsteps outside the Chinese military tent.

(End of this chapter)