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If Aurangzeb rushed to Delhi in time and defended Delhi with his cleverness, then by the time Shah Jahan came back, he would have accomplished a great feat and the successor to the throne would have been determined.

Thinking like this, Aurangzeb became more and more anxious. He even thought that the infantry was too slow, so he led the cavalry and ran away.

The Jinyiwei spies lurking along the way saw Aurangzeb leading the cavalry galloping past, and immediately reported the situation through the chat group. So, the Ming army here in Goa was dispatched. Since the Mughal Empire's army is here, and this is not a toilet, how can they come and leave whenever they want?

Not to mention how the mixed Ming army, horse and infantry, in Goa ravaged the infantry abandoned by Aurangzeb. As far as Dhaka, Bangladesh is concerned, the army led by Shah Jahan has a large number of people and is working quickly. It has already attacked the city once, but the result made Shah Jahan look grim.

Although the Ming army showing its face on the city did not increase much as he estimated, it should be because the Ming army in the city had limited strength. However, the Ming army's artillery greatly exceeded his expectations.

Although the Mughal army also had artillery, he had never seen any artillery that could hit farther and more accurately than the Ming army's artillery! The siege equipment he finally built and his elephant army were defeated by the Ming army's artillery on the top of the city before they could attack the city. Especially after the elephant was injured, it was completely out of control and trampled many of his soldiers to death, causing chaos and causing the first siege to end in vain.

Shah Jahan was not an incompetent person. The result of the first battle made him realize that the attack on Dhaka might not go as smoothly as he imagined. The arrogance of the Ming army was justified. The advantage of artillery was very helpful in defending the city, which gave him a very headache.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered the auxiliaries and servants to dig trenches and approach the city wall from the trenches, which would greatly weaken the power of the artillery.

As a result, the city of Dhaka immediately became full of excitement. Taking advantage of their large numbers, the Mughal army started digging shirtless just outside the range of artillery. But to be honest, the range of the artillery is far enough. It will take a long time to dig to the moat. Even if the Mughal army can rely on the cover of night to get closer before digging, it will still take a long time. A lot of time.

Ordinary people may not think much of it, but they will dig it out sooner or later. But for Shah Jahan, he was anxious. If the war in Dhaka dragged on for a long time, the more troops he brought, the greater the logistical pressure would be. The most critical thing is that the Ming army was so entrenched that it could not get supplies in the Bengal area and had to transport them from its own territory. This kind of war was really draining the country's power.

But now that we are here, we must defeat Dhaka. Shah Jahan felt cruel and supervised it personally, and the process of digging trenches was much faster.

On this day, seeing that the trench was almost dug near the moat, Shah Jahan finally looked a little better. When his men saw him, they all breathed a sigh of relief and started to flatter him one after another.

"The Great Khan is really wise. He can easily destroy the Ming army's artillery with just one move by digging a trench. No matter how powerful the Ming army's artillery is, it has no place to use it. It's really amazing!"

"Nonsense, the Great Khan is wise and powerful. Who in the world can be his opponent? Don't say it's just Daka. Once the Great Khan conquers it himself, you can see that he will soon reach Togo!"

"..."

After hearing these words, Shah Jahan was in a good mood and said calmly: "Don't say more, go back and prepare. I will give you more time to prepare. It is scheduled to launch a general offensive in three days to capture Dhaka!" "

Hearing this, the generals below were all happy and expressed that they must be the first to attack the city. He also said that in close combat, the Ming army was scum. It was as if the Ming army had no artillery to rely on and was definitely unable to fight back.

Just when they were happy, suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the tent. The leader of Shah Jahan's bodyguard hurried in and reported in a panic: "Great Khan, it's not good. Ming troops have landed from the sea. Now they are attacking quickly." Delhi, please come back as soon as possible!"

"What?" The faint smile on Shah Jahan's face was lost to Java Island in an instant. He couldn't even sit still. He stood up suddenly, leaned forward, and asked sternly: "What's going on? Thing, how is this possible?"

The confidant leader immediately stepped forward and presented an urgent document.

There was silence in the big tent, and all the people in the Mughal Empire were dumbfounded. The main force is outside, but the Ming army suddenly appears in the hinterland of the empire. Isn't it like a knife being stabbed directly into the heart?

Shah Jahan tore it open and read it in a few times. People with sharp eyes saw that Shah Jahan's hand holding the letter was trembling slightly, as if he was suffering from a disease common to old people. Seeing this, these sharp-eyed people felt something bad in their hearts. Even the wise Shah Jahan was afraid of this. Doesn't it mean that there are many Ming troops attacking the hinterland of the empire, and Delhi will be lost?

Shah Jahan read it once, and seemed to be reading it a second time, but he didn't say anything anyway. His appearance made everyone worried. If there was a loss in Delhi, what would he do if his family and wealth were all there?

They were anxious, and a few of them were even ready to make a move. The worry and urgency on their faces seemed to indicate that they wanted to persuade Shah Jahan to go back quickly.

But at this moment, Shah Jahan's expression suddenly returned to normal, and he even looked like he didn't care at all. He tore up the letter paper in his hand and said while tearing it up: "This really shocked me. It turns out it was just There are only two to three thousand Ming troops, and it is ridiculous to want to send the army back with just this small force!"

The letter in his hand had been torn into pieces and continued to be torn, but Shah Jahan glanced at everyone below and said coldly: "The Ming army used this move to show that they were worried that Dhaka would be attacked by our army." Next, I want our army to come back for reinforcements immediately. If we withdraw immediately, we have fallen into their trap! There are only two to three thousand Ming troops. I believe they will not be able to capture Delhi. They may be defeated by all the local armies. .”

At this time, the letter in his hand had been torn into pieces, but he did not throw it away. Instead, he held it tightly in his hand and announced loudly: "According to this Khan's decree, we will launch a general attack on Dhaka early tomorrow morning." , I will be rewarded heavily for the first one to climb the city, and I will never break my promise!"

An attentive person will immediately feel something is wrong when he hears it. Just before, didn't the Great Khan say that we should be more prepared and plan to launch a general attack in three days? Why did he say that he would launch a general attack early tomorrow morning? Not only that the trenches were not dug in place, but even the preparation time was not enough! Could it be...could it be said that the Great Khan was afraid that Delhi would suffer a loss?

Although a few people guessed that this was the case, they did not dare to pierce this layer of paper. If the Khan became angry, they could not bear the anger of the Khan. After these people left the camp, they found that the messenger who came to report the news was also missing, and they felt even worse. But there is nothing we can do except prepare with great concern, hoping that there will be fewer casualties tomorrow morning and reinforcements can be returned as soon as possible after Dacca is captured.

Early the next morning, but when the sun had just risen, the Mughal army had already eaten, lined up outside the range of artillery, and prepared to enter the trenches to attack Dhaka.

Except for his two panda eyes, Shah Jahan looked as usual, riding a tall horse to review the army in front of the formation.

This general attack must be successful. Only by capturing Dhaka in one fell swoop can he lead the army to return reinforcements. Otherwise, the 100,000 troops brought out may suffer heavy losses due to panic. After all, the families of this elite army are basically from Delhi or nearby. It is really unexpected that more than 10,000 Ming troops landed from the sea to attack Delhi. With Delhi's current strength, it is probably difficult to hold on for long.

Shah Jahan thought this in his heart and couldn't help but feel very bitter. If I had known this, the army should have set off later, so that the Ming army could pass by the sea and never come back!

After thinking for a while, Shah Jahan looked up at the position of the sun and felt that he could not delay any longer, so he planned to do some calculations to boost morale and eliminate the blow caused by the first siege.

Breathing in his chest, Shah Jahan was about to speak when he suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves. When Shah Jahan was about to start speaking, no one dared to talk privately, and the scene was still very quiet. Because of this, the rapid sound of horse hooves was particularly clear and attracted everyone's attention, including Shah Jahan.

I saw a horse galloping from a distance, carrying a flag, showing that he was a messenger of urgent need. At this glance, it was fine that the soldiers below didn't know about it, but the civil servants and military generals were shocked. They turned out to be urgent messengers. Nine times out of ten, the news was about the Ming army in the hinterland of the empire, and it was definitely not good news!

Shah Jahan was also very worried. He knew how many Ming troops had invaded the hinterland of the empire. However, no matter what, the war was about to break out. It could be said that the arrow was on the string and had to be launched. Since I have decided to capture Dhaka first and then return to the division, I must persist until the war is over.

Thinking like this, Shah Jahan made up his mind. With a cold face, he first glanced at the civil servants and generals who were following him, and then watched the messenger galloping in front of him. Before the messenger could speak, he shouted: "Isn't it that the Ming army is going to attack Delhi? This Khan already knows, there is no need to retaliate, just go down and rest!"

Upon hearing this, his personal guards immediately stepped forward and prepared to "help" the messenger to leave.

But who knows, the messenger refused to leave, but loudly reported: "The Great Khan, not only the Ming army, but also Gushi Khan in Tibet, also led a large army to attack Delhi. Now he is flanked by the Ming army from the north and south. Delhi is in danger." , please ask the Great Khan to come back quickly, otherwise Delhi will not be protected!"

As soon as the anxious shouts came out, everyone was stunned, even Shah Jahan was no exception.

The Ming army's attack on Delhi had already made him extremely worried. However, in order to prevent this attack from being in vain, to cut off future troubles on the Bangladesh side, and to avoid possible problems when withdrawing troops, Shah Jahan acted as an actor and concealed the news.

But who knew that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond his expectation. No matter how hard he calculated, he couldn't have predicted that Gushi Khan would come down from Tibet to attack Delhi at this time. Moreover, listening to this report, Gushi Khan was still in the same group as the Ming army. It was already difficult for the remaining troops in Delhi to hold on to the Ming army's attack. Coupled with Gushi Khan stabbing him in the back, Delhi is basically not safe.

Delhi was the capital of the empire, his home base, and the home of all his men. If the old nest is taken away, the empire will probably fall apart. This consequence was unbearable for Shah Jahan.

Although the attack on Dhaka is imminent, it must be withdrawn. After all, the preparations for Dhaka's attack were a little hasty, and Shah Jahan was actually not sure whether he could defeat them in one battle. Moreover, the Ming army and Gushi Khan cooperated so well and attacked Delhi just as the army was setting off for the expedition. This gave him an intuition that the Ming army had a premeditated plan.

In this case, the city of Dhaka must have been prepared for him to lead a large army to attack, and the possibility of capturing it in one go is even lower.

Thinking this way, Shah Jahan was also decisive and immediately issued an order to return to the army immediately to rescue Delhi and defeat the Ming army and Gushi Khan who attacked Delhi.

On the top of the city of Dhaka, through telescopes, Min Hongxue and others saw the actions of Shah Jahan and others, and said with regret: "It seems that the news has spread. It is a pity that the Mughal army will attack again." If we spend more troops once we attack the city, it will be much easier to go back."

Hearing what Min Hongxue said, Ma Xianglin put down his telescope and immediately replied loudly: "Don't worry, Mr. Ge. With their morale at this time, they are rushing back for rescue. If the generals are chasing after them, they will definitely be killed to the point where they regret not daring to attack." !”

Zhang Fengyi heard it from the side, and couldn't help but glance at her husband, and then continued what he said: "My husband's wishes are all subject to the order of the elder. No matter how elite the Mughal army is, my husband is confident to defeat them!"

After hearing this, Min Hongxue smiled and said: "I still know the bravery of General Ma. After Shah Jahan leads the cavalry to leave and the Jin Yiwei spies pass back the news, General Ma can take action."

When Ma Xianglin heard this, he was very happy. He immediately clasped his fists and responded loudly: "I will obey your orders!"

Shah Jahan wanted to rescue Delhi, so it was naturally impossible for him to lead his army back slowly. Therefore, after he left with the cavalry, after being confirmed by Jin Yiwei's spies, Ma Xianglin led the cavalry and began to harass and attack the panicked Mughal Empire infantry, while Zhang Fengyi led the infantry to catch up.

This was an unequal battle. Before Zhang Fengyi's infantry could catch up, after being harassed by Ma Xianglin's cavalry for a day, the Mughal Empire's infantry first collapsed and fled, and then the auxiliary troops. Finally the whole army collapsed.

Ma Xianglin was very angry about this. It felt like he had held back his strength, looked at his opponent's weaknesses, and was about to punch him, but the opponent fell down.

Min Hongxue from Dhaka couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing after hearing the report. Then he said to himself: "The next step is to take the second step to encircle Wei!"

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