824 Plan ahead
Seeing that the general of the Imperial Forest Army beside him felt that something was wrong, he frowned and felt it. However, instead of looking at the men who had been sent to the island, he was intently discerning the anomaly.
Suddenly, he turned to look, and suddenly, the eyes widened, revealing an incredible look on his face.
I saw that behind them, I don't know when, countless Ming troops appeared, attacking their backs.
It turned out that he was a cavalry general and was sensitive to cavalry movements. However, on the coastline, the cannon roared, the gunshots burst, and the cheers and shouts of killing shook the sky, and it was very noisy, covering up the sound of the horse's hooves. Therefore, he did not react at the first time.
At this time, when he saw at least 2,000 or so cavalry behind him, and what was even more terrifying was that there were tens of thousands of infantry troops charging behind the cavalry, he knew that everything was over!
So, like crazy, he didn't even have time to speak, and he stepped forward and grabbed Darashiko by the arm, and pulled him to run to the horse.
When had Darashiko been treated like this, he was immediately furious, even if it was the general of the Royal Forest Army he wanted to woo, he didn't care, and he was about to scold immediately.
However, at this time, he had been pulled around, and he just happened to see the scene behind him, and suddenly, he was so frightened that he couldn't stabilize it for a while, and he was immediately pulled into a.
But this time, there was no need for anyone to help him, as if the ground was full of thorns, and he bounced up at once, and he didn't need the general of the Royal Forest Army to pull it, and almost ran to the place where the war horse was.
This anomaly of theirs immediately attracted the attention of the people around them, and soon, more and more people found the Ming army attacking them behind them, and suddenly, everyone was dumbfounded.
When did the Ming army appear behind him? Moreover, there are so many Ming troops, where did they come from?
"Kill ......" The Ming army shouted in unison, and the power of the momentum immediately became the most dazzling place in this land.
The British colonists, when they saw this scene, were also dumbfounded. The moment Max saw the Ming army, he knew that this battle would be a complete defeat.
Therefore, he did not care what the battle would be like on the shore, and immediately ordered his fleet to retreat quickly and withdraw from the battlefield immediately.
The rumbling sound of iron hooves finally brought the stupid Mughal Empire soldiers back to their senses, and no one thought of resisting, and immediately scattered like birds and beasts, only hating his father and mother for having two legs and running away desperately.
And those Mughal soldiers who were at sea, under the shelling of the Ming army in Mumbai, looked at the front and then at the back, and suddenly became a mess.
Some rafts are still habitually rowing forward, but many rafts have already turned around and rowed. At this time, it's too late to escape. In this way, you block me, I stop you, plus the anxious, more people fall into the water.
As for the armies of the Mughal Empire, which had already attacked the islands, they were all desperate. Some of them continued to rush at the Ming army in despair before being shot to the ground, while others, regardless of whether they could swim, threw away their blades and weapons and rushed into the sea, trying to grab the rafts that had already been offshore.
Of course, many more Mughal soldiers, seeing this desperate situation, knew that any struggle would be futile, so they threw away their armor and surrendered on their knees in order to survive.
The red crowd, in the charge of the cavalry with sharp knives, soon crashed into the scattered Mughal Empire army, like sharp scissors, cutting the cloth of the Mughal Empire unstoppably.
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the soldiers of the Mughal Empire surrendered on their knees. Only a few who escaped quickly, such as their eldest prince Darashiko, grabbed the horses and fled along the coastline all the way west.
Among the charging Ming troops, the soldiers of the Ming army who lagged behind had no enemies to kill at all, just ran to the coast, and the war was over.
"Daming Wansheng!" I saw that everywhere along the coast, there were soldiers of the Ming army excitedly raising their arms and shouting.
The sound of artillery has stopped, and most of the soldiers of the Ming army on the island do not know the situation, and when they saw the reinforcements suddenly appear on the shore and achieve such a great victory, they couldn't help but be extremely excited, and they echoed on the shore, raising their arms and shouting: "Ming Wansheng!" ”
The Portuguese, including Phillips, watched the Ming army defeat their opponents so easily, and listened to their very morale-boosting roars, and couldn't help but shout wildly to vent the excitement in their hearts.
Won, just win so easily!
At this time, on the sea east of Mumbai, many warships of the Ming army were seen. When Li Dingguo saw this, he smiled and ordered his men to clean the warship, while he himself went to meet the governor.
Phillips, who was with him, was still quite excited even after experiencing the catharsis of victory. Looking at Li Dingguo's back, he felt that the Oriental people were really good at fighting!
If it is said that when he first heard Li Dingguo's strategy, his praise was mostly polite. But at this time, the facts are in front of me, and it is natural to admire it. At this time, he remembered what Li Dingguo had said to him before.
In the past, there was a harbour east of Mumbai, suitable for sending troops ashore. Li Dingguo's blow to Darashiko was a surprise attack from here. This matter was reported to Yan Yingyuan after the war.
So, Yan Yingyuan drew a gourd in the same way, and when the army came over, he sent the infantry ashore, and when he heard the rumbling of the cannon on Mumbai's side, he knew that the war had begun, and the attention of the Mughal Empire's army must also be at sea. So, there was the scene of the great victory just now.
After meeting, the two sides talked, and Phillips listened on the side, and the actual situation was like this, which made him full of praise for the cooperation of Yan Yingyuan and Li Dingguo.
In this battle, the Ming army did not suffer much losses, but the attacking Mughal Empire army was almost completely annihilated. It can be said that among the Ming army and the Portuguese coalition army, all of them were very satisfied. If there is really anyone who is dissatisfied, then there is also something, that is, Zheng Chenggong, the chief soldier of the navy.
He regretted that the British fleet had withdrawn from the battlefield at the first time, otherwise, there would have been a place for his navy.
The results of the battle were quickly counted, and the captured enemy was about 6,000 people, and in addition, the enemy's grain and grass materials were all captured by the Ming army.
The seven islands of Mumbai were not enough to accommodate the Ming army after coming to help, and after Yan Yingyuan checked the terrain, he decided to build fortifications on land, with his back to the sea, which could be attacked and defended.
The top brass of the Ming army understood that the Mughal Empire would definitely not be willing to defeat and would definitely make a comeback. Moreover, after the strength of the Ming army is exposed, if the enemy wants to come, it must be a large army attacking. Before long, there will be a big war here.
Therefore, the Ming army drove the captives to step up their work and build the fortifications as soon as possible. The captured rafts were also used as pontoon bridges, and if the number was not enough, they continued to be built, and if the shore could not be held in the end, there would be a pontoon bridge retreat, and the speed would be very fast.
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When Yan Yingyuan was stepping up preparations for war, in Lhasa, Tibet, Gushi Khan was worshipping the Buddha devoutly, and there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, but he stopped at the gate of the hall and did not dare to make any more sounds, disturbing Gushi Khan.
After a long time, when Gushi Khan finished worshipping the Buddha and walked slowly out of the temple gate, he found his son Dalantai waiting there with a look of surprise on his face. So, he asked lightly, "What's the matter?" ”
"Back to Father Khan, the envoy of the Ming Emperor has arrived!" Dalantai replied respectfully and immediately.
When Gu Shihan heard this, his calm face showed an expression of surprise. You must know that Gushi Khan doesn't know how many ups and downs he has experienced, and he worships the Buddha devoutly, so it can be said that his mentality is already very good. There are very few people who can make him show a surprised expression, and Emperor Chongzhen of the Great Ming Dynasty must be the most likely one.
The trip he went to Beijing and dealt with Emperor Chongzhen, which can be said to have surprised him very much, no matter what it was, he had a feeling that Emperor Chongzhen was definitely not what this world should be!
Because, Emperor Chongzhen's ability has exceeded his cognition. Whether it was the ability to lead troops to fight, or the depth of knowledge, etc., it really shocked him.
Soon after returning to Tibet, he heard that Emperor Chongzhen personally led an army to quell the rebellion of the Dzungar tribe. For Emperor Chongzhen's benevolence and kindness to the Oirath Ministry, he would rather let go of the Dzungar Ministry, which was finally caught, for the safety of the herdsmen who were held hostage by the Oirat, which made Gushi Khan very moved. Such a Han emperor is really unheard of!
Therefore, at this time, when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen's envoy had arrived, he immediately quickened his pace and hurried to greet him. This surprised Dalantai, who was following him, but he didn't expect that Father Khan, who had always been calm, would have such an anxious side.
Regarding the intention of Emperor Chongzhen's envoy, Gushi Khan also had some guesses. After receiving the order, as he expected, he guessed it.
Gushi Khan did not shirk at all, and in front of the Ming envoy, he ordered his son Dalantai to immediately lead his troops to the Mughal Empire. All actions are subject to the arrangements of the Ming envoy.
Many years ago, Emperor Chongzhen asked him to prepare an elite army on the border of the Mughal Empire, but he didn't expect it to be used on this day.
The Mughal Empire never thought that the Ming Emperor would have a far-sighted plan and laid this chess piece a few years ago. If they knew, would they take the initiative to attack Dong Wu and provoke Da Ming?
The strength of the Ming army, even Tibet, is like thunder, especially the war on the side of the Tianshan Mountains, which makes the people here have a very good impression of the Ming Dynasty. Dalantai now has the opportunity to fight side by side with the Ming army, to be honest, he is very excited, and immediately rushed to the border with the Ming envoy to take over the army that had been prepared, and then launched an attack on the Mughal Empire.
By the time they were leaving, Darashiko had fled back to Delhi.