The city of Gargoda has a very good terrain, with the Hooghly River in the west, a bay in the north, and a salt lake in the east. The crisscrossing waterways provide a natural cover for the city. This is why the Mughals chose this city as the capital of Bengal.
Reason.
At the entrance of the Hooghly River, the empire built the Hooghly Port. Thick merchant ships from various countries docked at the dock, bringing vitality to the city of Calcutta.
In the middle of the night, the fat captain had fallen asleep, but was awakened by the noise. He got up unhappily and put on his clothes, asking: "What's going on?"
"Sir, a fleet is coming ahead, and the sergeants are afraid they are pirates."
He looked out to the sea with an oil lamp, and there were about ten boats densely packed with lights. He couldn't help laughing, "Where did the pirates come from in peacetime? If they were pirates, why didn't the patrol boats outside the harbor call the police? There was a rumor in the city a few days ago.
News came that His Highness the Vice-President agreed to allow the British to enter the port for trade. These should be the British fleet. Notify Shikdar (tax officer) to inspect the goods, and the God of Wealth has come to visit again!"
What came was indeed not a pirate, but a Ming warship disguised as a merchant ship. In order to confuse the defenders, the British flag was hoisted on the ship. This trick successfully confused the Mughals, and both patrol ships outside the harbor were ensnared.<
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Yang Quan and Wang Sheng were ordered to lead fifteen large ships to clear the way for the army, followed by more than 300 ships of various types from Gongsun Gui of Guangdong and Lincha, the Hou of Ming Dynasty.
Under the light, the defenders saw that the British flag was indeed flying on the ship. They were relieved and allowed the ship to dock and lower the deck. However, those who came down were not British businessmen and sailors, but groups of fully armed Ming sergeants.
"No! Enemy attack! Call the police!"
As soon as the commander shouted, he was shot by a musket ball and fell into a pool of blood.
Sun Gui and Lin Cha were old at war. After capturing the Hooghly Port, they immediately divided their troops into two groups: one group was led by Lin Cha, who took a boat along the Hooghly River and entered the river channel outside Garda City, shelling the west and north city walls;
The other group, led by Sun Gui, took the land route to attack the east and south city walls.
As the uncle of Emperor Aurangzeb, Shaista Khan was over sixty years old. As he got older, he woke up early. On this day, he woke up early, suddenly felt thirsty, and pushed away the favor that served him.
Concubine, get out of bed and look for some water.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
Earth-shaking thunder exploded everywhere in the city.
"What's going on? Where did the sound of cannons come from?" After all, this veteran has fought in a war, and he can still distinguish the sound of cannons from thunder.
"Your Highness, it's bad, the Ming Dynasty - the Ming Dynasty navy is coming." The captain of the city guarding the city stumbled over.
"Ming Army? Our country has never been at odds with the Ming Dynasty, why did you attack me?" Shaista Khan was a little confused, and suddenly cursed: "As a guard, you don't defend on the city wall, why do you come to me?
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Gongsun Guiben of Guangdong was one of the earliest heroes of Conglong. The emperor valued affection and treated his veterans well, but he was low-key, never arrogant and proud of his favor. Because of this, Zhu Hengjia married him and married his daughter.
She was named the Princess of Yu. After the coup, good fortune came from heaven. King Zhu Ruofeng of Yu became the crown prince, and he also became the future heir of the country. He had higher prestige, but kept a low profile as usual. He also often educated his descendants, and became more and more famous.
As you are in a high position, you have to be more careful, otherwise you will be in trouble!
However, being low-key does not mean that there is no enterprising spirit. When it comes to fighting, the Duke of Guangdong takes the lead in being "ruthless" and never lags behind others.
He summoned Chen Qice, the veteran general who accompanied the army on the expedition, and the commander-in-chief of Tengxiang Town, and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, do you know why the Holy Father named you to go out for the expedition this time?"
"I don't know the end of the general, please give me some advice."
"Brother Chen has been following the Holy Master for many years, and it's time for him to be knighted." Although Sun Gui's words were soft, they were like thunder in Chen Qice's ears. Although he was not among the first batch of Guilin Conglong heroes, he had the highest qualifications among the Conglong heroes.
He is also considered old. As a military general, there is no one who does not want to be knighted. Watching a group of old brothers being knighted over the years, it is inevitable to feel jealous.
Huge waves arose in his heart, and a blazing light shot out from his eyes. He cupped his hands at Sun Gui and said, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your advice. I will ask you to go up first."
"Well, I've got it right. You must display the majesty of our army!" Sun Gui encouraged.
"Thank you, Marshal!"
A veteran of hundreds of battles, Chen Qice had a wealth of battlefield experience. Chen Qice first recharged his batteries and waited patiently for his own artillery fire to stop. As soon as the sound of the artillery fire died down and the smoke still lingered, he immediately beat the drum and marched in.
"Soldiers, as we eat the military rations of the imperial court, we must work hard for the imperial court. If we advance with the town, those who retreat will be killed!" As soon as he finished speaking, the white-haired veteran rushed in personally despite the arrows.
"Dong~dong~dong~"
The marching drum was sonorous and powerful, and even more powerful was the supervising team in the back row. They were afraid of the battle and retreated, so they took a knife.
The general is a courageous soldier, and all his subordinates are brave. A soldier who has fought hundreds of battles, his murderous spirit is soaring.
Groups of soldiers swarmed to the top of Gargoda City. The captains who defended the city desperately resisted, but in the end they were powerless.
"Look at the knife", an unknown soldier raised the knife and dropped it, and the captain's head rolled down.
Shaista Khan lost the courage to resist to the end and secretly ran down the city wall to escape.
The Ming army entered the city. Sun Gui was happy and a little proud. The great success of capturing the capital of Mengjiala was finally achieved by our navy!
"Commander, I interrogated the prisoners and learned that Shaista Khan, the deputy king of the Mughals and the emperor's uncle, is in the city." Zhang Chengwu, the Marquis of Danyang, mysteriously found Yang Huai.
"The deputy king of the Mughals?" Yang Huai was stunned. If he catches this person, it will be a great achievement!
"I am sending an order to the commander-in-chief to search for that Shaista Khan throughout the city. We will dig up the ground three feet to find him," he issued the military order.
"Yes!"
The Ming army closed the city gates tightly and began a large-scale search from house to house. They searched for a day and a night, but found nothing.
"Did that guy take advantage of the chaos and escape from the city during the battle?" Yang Huai felt depressed.
"Commander, our army is as big as an iron barrel when sieging the city. It is impossible for the Mughal deputy king to escape. At the end of the day, I will see that that guy must be hiding in people's homes. We can gather all the people in the city and order the prisoners to identify them carefully."
, Chen Qice offers a plan.
"Good! I will leave this matter to you."
"Boom~boom~boom~"
Gongs, drums and shouts were beaten everywhere in the city, "Common people, listen, come out and gather quickly. Anyone who offers sacrifices to Shaista Khan, the deputy king of Mughal, will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."??
The common people were captured one by one and identified one by one by prisoners who knew Shaista Khan.
In an unknown alley, a Mughal woman wearing a headscarf sneaked out from the back door of a house. She walked slowly and was obviously an old woman.
"You, stop, follow us to the square." Several soldiers stopped her.
The old woman turned around and wanted to run away, but she couldn't run fast. A fierce soldier lifted up her turban, and it turned out to be a man disguised as a woman.
"Don't kill me, I am Shaista Khan, the deputy king of the Mughals." The man sighed and said dejectedly.
The documents reporting the victory were rushed to Nanjing over 800 miles away.
As Sun Gui had expected, Emperor Guangwu wanted to grant Chen Qice a title. He heard that he led his troops to conquer the city first and captured the Mughal deputy king Shaista Khan. He immediately granted the title to Chen Qice without waiting for the end of the war.
He is Dingnanbo.
As the news spread, all the generals were eager to be awarded titles for their meritorious service, and they were all highly motivated to fight.
This chapter has been completed!