However, information in this era was very underdeveloped, and the war situation in various parts of the Mughal Empire often took a few days before news of the battlefield reached the city of Agra.

In the first few days of the battle, Rajahan did not know much about the situation on the battlefield, so in his opinion, even if the Far East was strong, the elite army of the empire would be able to hold back the offensive momentum of the Far East.

Although the Mughal Empire was caught off guard by the attack of the Far Eastern Army, the Far East was an expeditionary army, and if it attacked from several directions at the same time, the battle line was bound to be very long, and the logistical pressure must have been extremely great. As long as the army of the Mughal Empire blocked the offensive of the Far Eastern Army, and the Far Eastern Army could not get logistical supplies, the offensive of the Far Eastern Army would inevitably weaken.

At that time, reinforcements from the governors of various parts of the Mughal Empire will also arrive on the battlefield one after another, and the Mughal Empire will grasp the situation on the battlefield. In fact, until now, Rajahan, a descendant of the Turks and Mongols, is still full of confidence in the empire's army.

Although he acknowledged that the Far East had a powerful navy, when it came to a decisive battle on land, the Empire's iron cavalry and war elephant troops would definitely be able to crush the Far Eastern Army and wipe out the enemy within the territory of the Mughal Empire.

But a few days later, when the news came that the Far Eastern Army's fleet had rushed into the Yamuna River, Rajahan really panicked. Because most of the elite troops originally stationed near the city of Agra were sent to reinforce the Indus Valley and Bengal, the troops under the governors of various places were also reinforcing various battlefields one after another.

The defenders of Agra and Delhi were so empty that he had no choice but to order the defenders on both sides of the Yamuna to intercept the fleets of the Far Eastern Army with all their might, and to carry out a general mobilization in and around the cities of Agra, Delhi and Kipur, to clear the surrounding areas and concentrate all the elite into the city of Agra.

During the Mughal dynasty in the 16th century, Agra became the capital of the Mughal Empire from the time Abar was founded by Abar, a descendant of the Turkic people who believed in Islam. After years of construction. The city was extremely well defended, and the head of the city was also equipped with a large number of artillery, and the defenders near Agra and the Muslims in the city were strong enough to take advantage of the strong city defenses and a large number of artillery to stand for reinforcements.

Raja Khan, on the other hand, led elite troops from the area around Agra and took refuge in the castle of Agra. He also sent a large number of fast horses to various places and ordered the nearby Imperial army to aid the city of Agra.

Although many ministers urged Rajahan to retreat north with the imperial family of the empire. But Rajahan did not heed the advice of others, after all, the Agra Fort was very strong, and it was not easy to break through the Agra Fort in this era, even with the strongest army.

Agra Fort is located on a small hill on the banks of the Yamuna River, about 15 kilometers from the Taj Mahal, and is all made of red sandstone, so it is also called the Red Fort, which is on a par with the Red Fort in the capital Delhi. This palace fort with an area of 1.5 square kilometers. The shape is very majestic. It has the dual function of a palace and a castle, and the walls are 20 meters high, because they are all made of red sandstone, which glows a harsh red when the sun shines.

It is no wonder that Rajahan was confident in the defense of the Agra Fort, which was definitely the most impregnable fortified city in this era, even with tens of thousands of elite troops and a large number of artillery. It will not be possible to storm the Agra Fort without a few months.

It is precisely because of Raja Khan's overconfidence. It provided the Eastern Route Army with an opportunity to eradicate the royal family of the Mughal Empire. If Rajahan had followed the advice of others and led his elite cavalry and the rest of the royal family to withdraw to Afghanistan, with the support of his tribe and army there, the Far Eastern Army would not have the energy to pick him up, at least for the next few years.

In front of the large fleet of the Northern Corps, there were specialized pioneer boats that acted as pioneers. These pioneer boats were also converted from river steam deck barges, consisting of an river steam deck barge and a towed barge loaded with coal and water.

Equipped with a platoon of infantry. As well as two elongated 70mm naval guns and two twin water-cooled heavy machine guns, the firepower is very powerful. The main task was to protect the barge fleet of the Eastern Route Army and the Northern Army along the way and act as a pioneer for the barge fleet.

After discovering the convoy of the Northern Army of the Eastern Route Army, the Mughal army also began to use various means to intercept the convoy along the Yamuna River. They first gathered a large number of warships to meet them on the Yamuna River. But before he got close to the fleet of the Northern Army of the Eastern Route Army, he was beaten by the vanguard boats of the Northern Army.

Later, they set up heavy artillery on both sides of the Yamuna River, trying to use heavy artillery fire to sink the Northern Army on the Yamuna River, but they were immediately discovered by the air patrol air boat troops, and the artillery observation group on the airship commanded the vanguard boats to use artillery to eliminate the Mughal artillery on both sides of the Yamuna River.

In the end, the Mughal army simply prepared a large number of ships, hoping to scuttle them in some special sections of the Yamuna River to block the barge fleet of the Northern Legion. However, the airboat force detected their attempt, and the ships on the Yamuna River were sunk and scattered before the Mughal army could scuttle them.

Although the Mughal army failed to stop the barge fleet of the Northern Army, it did slow down the movement of the Far Eastern Army, giving the Mughal army plenty of time to prepare. The Northern Legion charged and fought all the way, and finally reached the city of Agra after a few days.

By this time, the vicinity of Agra and Delhi had been emptied, and fires were burning in many places. Almost all of the soldiers and civilians were relegated into the nearby fortified cities of Agra and Delhi.

"Bang...... Bang ......"

Huge pedals hit the riverbank, and the steam-deck barges of countless Far Northeast regiments docked the banks of the Yamuna River, and a large number of Far Eastern officers and soldiers quickly rushed onto the riverbank.

With the assistance of a large number of officers and men, the Far Eastern Engineers quickly set up beachheads, artillery positions, theater headquarters, storage centers, and improvised docks on the banks of the Yamuna River. In the shortest possible time, a delta-wing runway was built, as well as an airboat take-off and landing center, and ground crews of the Air Department also established a service maintenance base and an air force supply depot.

More than a dozen delta-wing aircraft have arrived at the airfield, and air force personnel are working intensively assembling them, and in a few hours, the delta-wing aircraft group of the Northern Corps will be able to take to the air to provide air support to the officers and men of the regiment.

In addition, several artillery groups of the Northern Army Corps have all been set up, more than a dozen river steam fire support boats have also anchored on the Yamuna River, and all artillery pieces have been under the command of the artillery observation group of the airboat detachment, and all kinds of firing elements are ready to cover the city of Agra and Fort Agra at any time. (To be continued.) )

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