The Battle of Golconda Fort was over. Emperor Aurangzeb did not attack Travant immediately, but stopped to rest. In this battle, although he annihilated 50,000 enemies, he also lost more than 20,000.
Officers need time to reorganize and replenish their forces.
While resting, he sent envoys to Travant to persuade Golconda King Bigap and Travant King Varma to surrender. It would be ideal if they could win without a fight.
He was a man of great promise, and he did not forget the promise he made to his beloved concubine. He sent people to search for the largest and most beautiful gems in Golconda Fort and Khairabad City and sent them to Delhi.
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The Mughal Kingdom's Menggala Province was called "Pungala" in the Ming Dynasty. The Ganges River passes through it, and the rivers are densely crisscrossed. There are frequent floods in the rainy season and it is rich in jute.
On the east bank of the Hooghly River in the Ganges Delta, there is a beautiful city, Garda, which is the capital of Bengal Province.
The Mughal deputy king Shaista Khan was stationed here. As the deputy king, he was supposed to stay in the capital Delhi. However, since he attacked the Maratha country a few years ago and was severely defeated by the Maratha king Shivaji,
He was treated coldly by the emperor. Aurangzeb sent him far away to guard the northeastern border.
Although the sea breeze was warm, he never wanted to return to the capital. But Aurangzeb remembered his fault for the defeat and kept him at the border.
On this day, I was thinking about the prosperity of the capital and thinking about how to plead with my nephew, the emperor, when my subordinate reported: "Your Highness, the Englishman is here again."
"Hmph," Shaista Khan snorted coldly, "These barbarians want to come to our country to trade, but they don't want to pay taxes. It's really unreasonable! Tell him, I'm very busy, so I won't see you!"
Not long ago, the business representative of the British East India Company visited him and offered him a lot of gold coins, hoping to establish a trading post here. For the sake of the gold coins, he agreed. Unexpectedly, these barbarians were not troublesome.
After three merchant ships sailed into the port of Calcutta, they first refused to pay taxes according to the rules and had a fierce conflict with Shikdar (tax officer). Later, the sailors on the ship got drunk and beat the locals. The local Amin
(The judge) came to hear the case, but even Amin was beaten. How could this happen? He clearly did not take the laws of the empire into account! So he sent warships to drive away the three barbarian ships and refused to allow the British to come.
This trade.
"Your Highness, the Yi people sent this." His subordinate handed over a gift list.
Shaista Khan took a look, wow, there were more gold coins than the last time. The attitude of the barbarians was quite sincere. He took a sip of black tea. Unlike the black tea of the Ming Dynasty, the tea leaves were chopped into pieces during processing.
, add milk and spices such as bean sprouts and fennel. Of course, spices are very expensive and can only be consumed by princes and nobles. Ordinary people can only add some milk and ginger.
"Well, let the barbarians come in."
Charnock, the commercial representative of the British East India Company, came to the deputy prince's palace with a very respectful attitude. As soon as they met, he bowed deeply to Shaista Khan and said, "Your Excellency, I am here this time because of the rudeness of our businessmen.
You sincerely apologize. Please forgive me." In this era, Britain is not yet an "empire on which the sun never sets," and the business representative's attitude was very polite.
"Well, let's forget what happened last time. If you still want to trade in Bangladesh, you need to properly restrain your businessmen and abide by our laws." Shaista Khan issued a faint warning.
"Thank you, Your Excellency. I promise that similar incidents will never happen again next time," Charnock hurriedly promised.
"Yeah", Shaista Khan hummed from his nostrils and closed his eyes slightly.
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On the border between the Ming Dynasty and Tianzhu, one hundred thousand Ming Dynasty troops are quietly lurking in the woods and grass.
These sergeants were transferred in batches from Myitkyina and Ava City. Not long ago, Yang Huai, the Duke of Jin, received an order from Emperor Guangwu, ordering them to launch a surprise attack on March 26 to capture the Mughal Kingdom in one fell swoop.
Bengal Province, and then advance northwestward to capture Bihar, Oudh, Lodhirkhand, and finally go straight to Delhi.
Not only the two of them, but the Li Dingguo tribe of Uzang also received the order, and invaded the Mughal Kingdom's Oudh Province from Jilong and Nemula Rift Valley in Nibaci territory, and joined forces with Yang Huai's tribe in Oudh; Guangdong
Grand Duke Sun Gui was ordered to lead the navy from Adaman Port to seize Hooghly Port, and cooperate with Yang Huai to seize Menggala.
Yang Huaizheng was thinking about the battle strategy, when Danyang Hou Zhang Chengwu entered the tent and reported: "Commander, there is news from the sentinel that there are only 300 Mughal troops in Sylhet, and the enemy is not aware of it. It's just~"
"Just what?"
"It's just that Ma Bao was a bit too ruthless. He slaughtered all the mountain people who discovered our army's whereabouts along the way."
Yang Huai was stunned, then smiled, "I thought that after being exiled for a few years, Lao Ma's heart would become softer, but I didn't expect that he would still be as ruthless as before! That's fine. If he is too weak, I won't trust him.
He is a pioneer."
Since Emperor Guangwu decreed that a group of generals who participated in the seizing of the gate and were exiled should be punished for their meritorious service, Yang Huai ordered Ma Bao and Bai Wen to be selected as the main and deputy vanguards. Of these two, one was demoted from the Marquis of Pucheng
Pucheng Bo; the other was demoted from Wuchuan Marquis to Wuchuan Bo. It is strange to say that one of them was loyal to Ji Wang Zhu Ruodeng, and the other was loyal to the former crown prince Zhu Ruoji. They fought to the death and were exiled to Fuzhou together, but they became as close as each other.
Brothers, get up.
"Commander, that guy Ma Bao killed innocent people indiscriminately and violated military regulations. Shouldn't he be punished?" Zhang Chengwu asked angrily.
"Violating military regulations will naturally be punished, but now that the war is imminent, it is the time to employ people. Let's fine him three months of military pay first, and we will deal with the rest after the war is over," Yang Huai said softly.
"Brother, has it arrived at the third quarter of Yinshi (4:30 in the morning)?" Ma Bao was lying in the woods and asked Bai Wenxuan gently beside him.
"It's almost there. Just now the Chinese army reported that there is still a quarter of an hour left." Bai Wenxuan asked with a smile: "Why, it's been a long time since I went to the battlefield. Brother Ma's hands are itchy?"
"Hey, brother, you still understand me." Ma Bao gently stroked his tanning whip gun, "I haven't seen blood for a long time, this baby is a little anxious."
Sylhet is just a small town on the national border, surrounded by villages.
The third quarter of the Yin hour came, and the sky was still dark. The sentries guarding the border were sleeping soundly against the earthen wall, but the hard-working Khasi people had already gotten up early to work. This is a nation that makes a living by fishing and farming.
Deeply influenced by the matrilineal clan society, the groom joins the bride's family after marriage, and the property is only passed on to the daughter. The children take the mother's surname, and monogamy is prevalent.
When the general offensive order was given, groups of sergeants set up long ladders and rushed toward Sylhet.
Ma Bao took the lead, with a whip on his left and a spear on his right, and climbed up the ladder.
"Enemy~" As soon as a Mughal sergeant got up to relieve himself, he shouted out one word and whipped his head to pieces.
On March 26, the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army launched a war against the Mughal Empire in the name of Zhe Mengxiong, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, invaded by the Mughals.
As the criminal generals who had made meritorious deeds, Ma Bao and Bai Wenxuan were not afraid of death in battle and rushed to the front. Their troops of 10,000 selected forwards were unstoppable. After annihilating 300 enemies in the first battle of Sylhet, they successively captured Chandel.
More than ten fortified cities, including Nagore and Serampur, marched directly towards the capital of Bengal, Garda.