Chongzhen Chat Group

On December 29, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, just one day before the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen received two messages through the chat group.

The first news is that the Cossack tribe, except for a few ethnic groups, most ethnic groups headed by Khmelnytsky are willing to accept the Ming Dynasty's request and defect to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen was still very happy about this. Because of the difficult living conditions, the Cossacks are also brave and good at fighting. However, what was different from his impression was that most of the Cossacks were not the famous cavalry of later generations, but infantry.

In the original history, during the Cossack uprising against Poland led by Khmelnytsky, he realized that if the Cossacks with excellent infantry and solid car forts faced Poland's famous hussars, they would probably be like the previous uprisings. For this reason, he made a promise and finally convinced the Great Khan of the Crimean Khanate, agreed to many conditions, and finally formed a mixed army of Cossack infantry and Crimean Tatar cavalry. against Poland.

Because Khmelnytsky requested revenge before going to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen agreed to his request and gave him the Ming Dynasty surname Zhu. After he made new contributions, he would be rewarded together.

Of course, those among the Cossacks who want to achieve military merit must be trained by the Ming Dynasty and divided into various units.

After learning that it was a great honor to be given a national surname by the emperor, Khmelnytsky was so happy that he simply changed his name. With Mangui's advice, he took the name Muming. From then on, Khmelnytsky’s official name is Zhu Muming.

Because of his example, most of the Cossacks who defected to the Ming Dynasty enthusiastically changed their names to Chinese names. Zhu Muming did not expect this, because it actually started a trend of name change. This trend even affected those serfs who defected to the Ming Dynasty. All these Western barbarians are proud of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is clothing or surnames, they all imitate the Ming Dynasty. Not only they change their names, but also their living habits begin to imitate the Ming Dynasty.

Two days later, on the first day of the first lunar month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Mangui reported another news, saying that the Ottoman Empire sent people to join forces with the Ming Dynasty to attack European countries. However, he made a condition, saying that he would share half of the land in Europe, and according to the Ottoman Empire, the most fertile areas were allocated to the Ottomans.

In the chat group, Man Gui told Emperor Chongzhen: "The envoy from the Ottoman Empire said that the Western barbarians in Europe are just rubbish to them. As long as our Ming Dynasty is willing to become an ally of the Ottoman Empire, we will definitely be able to conquer the entire Europe!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he sneered at this. If the Ottoman Empire really had this ability, why didn't it conquer Europe by itself and come over to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty?

With this in mind, he replied to Man Gui in the chat group: "Man Qing, just reply to them. In the eyes of my Ming Dynasty, not only the nobles of various European countries are rubbish, but even the nobles of the Ottoman Empire are rubbish." , I, the Ming Dynasty, sent troops to conquer the west just to kill all the garbage."

In the past, Ming might not have had this confidence. But now, as a technologically powerful country, Ming Dynasty's national power has fully developed, and it was originally planned to occupy the world and liberate all mankind. Since the Ottoman Empire is so ignorant, it naturally has to show its attitude.

When Mangui heard this, he was very angry and couldn't help being overjoyed. He quickly agreed, conveyed the emperor's words to the Ottoman envoy, and drove him away.

The envoy from the Ottoman Empire was very surprised by this, and was filled with hatred. After leaving the sight of the Ming army, he cursed and insisted that the Ming Dynasty look good, and hurried back to report to Murad IV.

In the blink of an eye, it was February 15th of the twelfth year of Chongzhen. The northern army of the Mughal Empire finally withdrew and rested. After careful consideration, Shah Jahan made the decision to fight in person.

In the palace, I saw him saying to the ministers below: "This time I send a whole country's troops to conquer the Ming Dynasty, I need a general who can share the pressure on my flanks. After the war starts, the flanks of the Ming army in Goa will be strong." Attack. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

The decision made by Shah Jahan was to hit the snake seven inches. He believed that the focus of the attack must be the Ming army in Bengal. Only by defeating the Ming army here and advancing the front to Dongwu, it is best to capture Dongwu. In this way, Goa will be a lone army. It will be easy for him to turn back and destroy the Ming army in Goa.

On the contrary, if he attacks the Goa Ming Army first, the Ming Army in Bangladesh will continue to send troops to attack the flanks of the army. This is a very dangerous thing.

As soon as Shah Jahan finished speaking, a young man among the crowd closest to him immediately stood up, volunteered and saluted and responded: "Great father Khan, I am willing to lead the army to attack Goa! I am willing to lead the army to attack Goa! Guaranteed, even if Goa cannot be conquered, the Ming army in Goa will not have any impact on Father Khan’s army!”

Shah Jahan heard the sound and saw that it was his third son Aurangzeb. He couldn't help but nodded slightly. This son is usually known for his resourcefulness and is especially good at military strategy. He is indeed a good candidate.

He saw that the other sons were hesitant at first, but now they seemed to be a little moved when Aurangzeb stepped forward. He couldn't help but feel disappointed, and asked with a smile: "Very good, how many troops do you need?" "

"It is reported that the mobile Ming army in Goa only has a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry." Aurangzeb said confidently, "Therefore, I only need two thousand cavalry and three thousand local troops. That’s enough!”

The troops he requested were not large at all. Shah Jahan was very satisfied and believed in his son's abilities, so he nodded in agreement. The ministers below also flattered each other, saying that as long as Prince Aurangzeb takes action, Goa will be fine. It's not even sure that Prince Aurangzeb can conquer Goa.

In the original history, Prince Aurangzeb was indeed a capable man. In the battle for the throne, he not only defeated several of his brothers, but even imprisoned his father Khan. It can be said that his throne was actually taken by force.

Then under his rule, the Mughal Dynasty expanded externally. However, it was also under his rule that the Mughal Empire began to experience civil strife. The forces that rebelled against him emerged one after another within the empire, and they could not be extinguished at all. As a result, the Mughal Empire turned from prosperity to decline.

After the deliberation, the Mughal Empire declared war on the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the excuse was that the Ming Dynasty had bullied others too much and occupied the Mughal Empire's Bengal and refused to return it. It would be worse than Shah Jahan without Shah Jahan. This revenge must be avenged.

Shah Jahan personally led an army of 100,000 troops, with countless auxiliary troops, and marched eastward to Bengal in a mighty way, claiming to be a million troops. At the same time, Aurangzeb led 5,000 troops and twice as many auxiliary troops to Goa, and at the same time launched an attack on the Ming army.

Emperor Chongzhen received the news when Shah Jahan had just sworn in and set off. In response, he immediately created a new temporary group and named it "Mughal Campaign". Those who joined the group included Liang Xiaozhen from the navy, Zhang Fengyi (representing Ma Xianglin) and Deng Kelu from the army, assistant ministers Min Hongxue, Gushi Khan, Minister of War Lu Xiangsheng and others.

Among them, this was the first time that Gushi Khan was pulled into a temporary group because of the war. When he saw the name of this temporary group, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

You know, in the past, when a battle occurred in a certain place, it was always called a battle in a certain place. For example, in this war, the main battle was in Bangladesh, so it can be called the Battle of Bangladesh. But Emperor Chongzhen directly named it "The Battle of the Mughals". Obviously, for him, this war was to solve the entire Mughal Empire.

Gushi Khan felt that there was a great courage coming towards him. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing surprising. This battle should indeed be able to solve the Mughal Empire. Not to mention occupying all of it, at least it can cripple it. He thinks there is no problem.

This war was under the unified command of Min Hongxue. Most people were silent, and only the Jinyiwei spies from various places reported information about the Mughal Empire's army from time to time. After that, apart from Emperor Chongzhen making a fuss, only Min Hongxue was issuing orders.

Gushi Khan also personally led the army this time, gathering all the elites under his command and marching on the uninhabited Tibetan plateau. The distance has been calculated and we will rest after we get off the plateau. After the war in Bangladesh begins, he can take action.

On Liang Xiaozhen's side, the Ming army and Tang army that were originally in Bangladesh have also been transported to the Lion Kingdom to wait. When the time comes, Deng Kru will be in command of the army. The reason for this division is, firstly, because the Bengali army has been stationed here for a long time and is familiar with the situation of the Mughal Empire. After landing back, they can also have a good idea.

The second reason is that the troops can be deployed to the Lion Kingdom without waiting for the Ming army in the Ming Dynasty to arrive. When the domestic army comes, it can take over Bangladesh's defense.

All these preparations were planned according to the itinerary of the Mughal Empire's army. Everything was prepared before the Mughal Empire's army came over.

Shah Jahan naturally knew nothing about this. He led the army across the country in a mighty way. With so many people along the way, it was like a bad wolf crossing the border, causing chaos in the place.

When you hear the Great Khan leading his army, prepare food and fodder! Local officials should meet with the Khan! Local people should give way to the army! Anyway, there are a lot of things going on. Life in the local area was already difficult because of successive wars, and it is even more difficult now.

The army marched very slowly and did not reach Bangladesh until a month later. Then, the war began.

"Report, we found out that the Ming army refused to collect at night!"

"Report, our scouts and the Ming army fought at night, and each suffered casualties. Now the Ming army has retreated without closing the night!"

"Report, the villages and towns ahead are deserted, suspected to be driven away by the Ming army!"

"..."

Shah Jahan listened to the reports one by one and didn't pay much attention to them. To attack with the strength of the whole country, it depends on strength. No matter what plots and tricks the Ming army has, they can just crush them with strength.

The army continued to penetrate deep into Bangladesh. As expected, Shah Jahan and others saw that the villages and towns along the way were deserted. In this regard, he said disdainfully: "Want to strengthen the wall and clear the country? Haha, don't think about what is behind this Khan?"

However, after all, he was a veteran in fighting, so he issued another order, requesting the dispatch of additional scouts to explore the surroundings of the army to prevent the Ming army from sneaking around behind and cutting off his food route.

"The Great Khan is wise, as long as there is no problem with our food supply, this battle will be won!"

"Yes, the Great Khan has sent heavy troops to escort the grain and grass, so how can the Ming army sneak attack!"

"The Ming army only has a total of 10,000 troops. Even if the Tang Dynasty adds reinforcements, 20,000 people will be able to hold up the sky. The Great Khan led us all the way to crush us, how could the Ming army dare to divide the troops!"

"Yes, just look at the strategy they used to clear the field. If they had sufficient troops, how could they use this strategy to clear the field?"

"..."

Listening to the discussion of his accompanying ministers and generals, Shah Jahan smiled and said nothing. You must know that he is attacking with the strength of the whole country, just to crush it with his strong strength, so that the Ming Dynasty will not have time to mobilize troops from distant countries. Killing a chicken with a bull's knife is nothing more than that!

Generally speaking, his idea is correct. However, if Shah Jahan knew that Emperor Chongzhen had such an artifact as a chat group, he would not think so. But it's a pity that he doesn't know!

Shah Jahan led the army and pushed all the way, or marched all the way. There was basically no fighting until Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, finally saw the flag of the Ming army.

The cavalry of the Mughal Empire roared back and forth around Dhaka, going to far away from time to time, or coming from far away from time to time. Outside the city of Dhaka, there are all the cavalry of the Mughal Empire.

Shah Jahan sat on his horse and looked at the heavily guarded Dhaka in the distance. Then he sneered, pointed at Dhaka with his riding crop and said: "The armies are resting and building siege equipment. This Khan will hang all the Ming troops in the city on the city wall!"

His men agreed with a bang, and then the army set up camp. The entire Dhaka wilderness was densely packed with camps of the Mughal Empire army. It could be said that it could not be seen to the end.

One day later, the scout reported back that there were no other Ming troops within a hundred miles of Dhaka.

After hearing this, Shah Jahan felt more confident, and immediately laughed and said: "The army in the isolated city, with no reinforcements from outside, will only end up with the city broken."

When his ministers heard this, they all agreed.

"With the Great Khan here, even if the Ming army sends people back to ask for help, it will be useless!"

"Yes, by the time the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty arrive, we will have already captured the city!"

"Well, I guess all the Ming troops in the city are trembling at this time, haha!"

"..."

However, what they did not expect was that in Dhaka city, Min Hong Xuezheng and Ma Xianglin were playing chess, and Zhang Fengyi was serving tea beside them. Looking at this leisurely look, people who didn't know better thought they were taking a rest there!

It's not that they're pretending, but there really is nothing to worry about. Everything has been arranged, and the enemies outside the city have not attacked the city. With the military strength and supplies in the city, they will not be afraid of a head-on confrontation. Now they are guarding the city alone and not going out to fight. It is just showing the enemy's weakness!

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