March 18, 1633, Patna.

Lieutenant General Mao Wenlong, who was responsible for guarding the flanks of his own transportation line, sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression, his eyes focused on the three disheveled officers kneeling in front of him, and a strong urge to kill arose in his heart.

On March 15, a decisive battle broke out between the main forces of Ming and Mozambique in Kanpur, more than 400 kilometers west of Patna.

On March 16, more than 50 kilometers south of Patna City: at the junction of the Deccan Plateau and the Ganges Plain, Aurangzeb led an army of 60,000 people to rush out of a gap and defeat the defenders.

The Fuguo Division and the Japanese Division here, and the entire Ming army's flanks were torn open with a big hole.

According to the deployment before the decisive battle in Kanpur, Mao Wenlong's three divisions were responsible for the flank defense of his army: Whether it was Liu Zhaosun or Cao Wenzhao, before leaving Beijing, Zhu Youdong gave many instructions and instructions, and everyone else in the Mughals

Well, that third prince, Aurangzeb, must be careful.

After the two arrived in India, after a little inquiry, they found out that Aurangzeb had gone to Andhra Pradesh in the southern part of the peninsula. Since that place was on the Deccan Plateau, it was quite far away from the Ganges Plain, the essence of the Mughal Empire.

distance, so the two did not modify the Privy Council's previous plan because of Aurangzeb, but continued fighting along the Ganges Plain: with the Ganges Plain in hand, the Mughal Empire collapsed, and by then Aurangzeb

Isn’t Zebu ready to be captured?

However, these two people had followed Zhu Youdong for more than 20 years and were highly convinced of the emperor's orders. Therefore, they still sent three divisions to form the Mao Wenlong cluster, specifically to guard against the Austrian troops that might rush down from the Deccan Plateau.

Langzeb.

After Mao Wenlong accepted this task, he arranged the three divisions as follows: the Fuguo Division with the weakest combat power was placed directly at the gap where the enemy was most likely to appear, and the Japanese Division with the second largest combat power was placed behind the Fuguo Division.

In case the Fuguo Division collapsed, the Japanese division was able to resist the opponent for a period of time. The 11th Division of the Ming Dynasty, which had the strongest combat power, deployed Patna City as the core: As the Ming army's front moved forward, this place had

Replacing Asansol Town as the gathering place for various supplies of the Ming army, the 11th Division sent troops to escort ships upstream along the Ganges every day to carry supplies to the friendly forces on the front line.

In fact, this arrangement is not a big problem: although the Fuguo Division has relatively poor combat effectiveness, it is equipped with cannons, heavy machine guns and other weapons. Although the soldiers cannot have a submachine gun in their hands, they can also have mortars and so on.

It is guaranteed that each company has one.

In addition to the good equipment, Mao Wenlong also asked the Fuguo Division to build a decent trench at the gap...

However, when Aurangzeb launched the attack on March 16, the Fuguo Division, which was mainly composed of Koreans, collapsed!

That's right, it just collapsed. It didn't take more than an hour from the enemy's artillery attack to the collapse of our side.

It didn't matter that they collapsed, it didn't matter that they abandoned a lot of baggage and fled backwards. The key was that when the Japanese division more than ten kilometers away became alert and prepared to engage in battle, this group of defeated soldiers actually ran towards the friendly positions.

After the Japanese division let these defeated soldiers pass, the enemy had already rushed in front of them!

More than 15,000 Japanese fought a fierce battle, but their strength was only a quarter of the enemy's and they lost the opportunity. Therefore, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the end. If it hadn't been for the 11th Division from Patna City.

Support, it's impossible to say, this Japanese division will become the first division-level unit to be annihilated by the organic system since the dawn of tomorrow.

The commander of this Japanese division is Yukimasa Sanada, the eldest son of Yukimura Sanada. At this moment, this small commander, who is only a little over 1.5 meters tall, is standing on the lower right side of Mao Wenlong with blood-red eyes. Like Mao Wenlong, he is staring at his knees.

Three people in the middle of the hall.

"Hey~" After the depressing silence lasted for a while, Mao Wenlong finally sighed: "General Jin, it has been twenty-eight years since I first met you in the army in Liaodong Town. Tell me,

How is this going?"

"Commander, there is nothing to distinguish between the guilty general and the guilty general. It is really embarrassing to the extreme. The guilty general did not expect that this Korean was so vulnerable."

The three people kneeling below, the middle one is called Jin Guan. This man used to be a military household in Liaodong Town, and he was also a brave warrior when he was young. However, when the military household was reformed later, he was invited by King Fu to serve as a military officer in North Korea.

The country's senior military officials gave up the opportunity to join the Ming Dynasty's new army.

Speaking of which, in fact, Fu Guoshi's performance on weekdays is not as bad as it is today. He usually builds bridges and roads, is responsible for transportation, and suppresses the Indian people along the way. He is a good hand. But no one expected that,

When a large number of artillery shells poured into the Fuguo Division's camp, this fully loaded division actually blew up the camp!

Then it was a sudden disaster: if the Japanese division behind had not fought desperately and given the 11th Division sufficient time to prepare, the city of Patna would have been taken by Aurangzeb in one wave.

If the city of Patna was taken, things would be very serious: there are more than 200,000 troops near Kanpur in front, and a huge amount of supplies are consumed every day. If it were not for the Ganges, the Ming army would not dare to go deep into the enemy territory.

Quickly. What if the city of Patna is captured and the shipping on the Ganges River is interrupted? Not to mention, there are hundreds of millions of bullets and tens of thousands of cannonballs as well as countless medicines and food inside Patna City and its ports along the river.

Waiting for supplies.

Even now it is very troublesome: Aurangzeb's army has arrived at the city of Patna. In other words, Mao Wenlong is a cautious general. Even if he is in the rear, he still digs two trenches around the city of Patna.

.So, at this moment, the Ming army can still rely on trenches to hold on.

“$#%&…Smecta!”

"Shut up! There is no place for us to talk at this time!"

The first sentence, Smecta, was yelled by a guy with small eyes and a big face next to Jin Guan, who looked like a stick at first glance. The latter sentence was naturally scolded by Jin Guan.

"General Jin, what did he say?"

"Commander, I forgive you. The common people in this country are ignorant, so don't be like him."

"It's okay. Just tell me, what did he say?"

"Well, Colonel Li Bingjun said that those Indians have at least 300,000 troops and thousands of cannons. It's natural that they can't stop them... Hey, Commander, this guy is so shameless, please don't take it to heart."

"Bagaya Road!" Sanada Yukimasa, who was standing nearby at first, and although his eyes were killing people, could not hold back any words anymore, he took a step forward and said in blunt Chinese: "Commander

Your Excellency, please also seek justice for the fallen warriors of our Japanese division! If these Koreans hadn't attacked our defense line, how could our artillery and machine gunners have been useless? If they hadn't entered our position without turning around.

He came to help us, but instead continued to run away yelling, which seriously affected the morale of our army and hindered the advancement of subsequent soldiers. How could we fight so badly?"

"General Sanada, please calm down."

Hey, this is really a headache. The relationship between vassal states, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and vassal states... I am a pure military commander, and I will never do these things!

He rubbed his head fiercely, then closed his eyes and thought for a while, and listened attentively to the faint sound of cannons outside the city before making a quick decision.

"General Sanada, how many of your troops can move now?"

"The general's command was originally full of 15,000 people, but only more than 200 people fell ill along the way. As a result, in the battle the day before yesterday... Your Excellency, we were defeated miserably. We could only continue to cut off our tails to survive, so

It is impossible to estimate how many have been killed. In short, there are more than 3,000 wounded soldiers currently in the city who cannot fight in the short term. Only more than 4,700 can be put into battle immediately."

"Okay. Later I will ask the quartermaster to replenish weapons for you. Make sure that each soldier has one. The ammunition base will be replenished to ten for each soldier."

"Thank you, Your Excellency. But these damn Koreans?"

"General, please be patient."

Turning around, Mao Wenlong said to Jin Guan: "General Jin, how many people do you have in Fuguo Division now?"

"Ashamed. Now that we have counted, there are still more than 13,000 people."

"Later, I will also ask the quartermaster to replenish your weapons and ammunition, and then you take them to defend the southwest side of Patna City." After taking a look at Sanada Yukimasa, who was about to run away, Mao Wenlong hurriedly said:

"General Sanada, your troops have been reorganized into a reinforced regiment, and they will be deployed behind them as the governor of the Fukoku Division. General Jin, I have already said that this time, you will not take a step back unless you have my own personal order!"

Yes, no matter how many casualties you have in the coming battle, you are not allowed to take a step back without the general's order! General Sanada, if the Fukoku Division retreats without the general's order this time, you will be allowed to attack them indiscriminately.

kill!"

"Hehe~" Sanada Yukimasa, who was full of jealousy just now, now showed a cruel smile: "Hi! Please rest assured, you are at the end of the road, and the southwest defense line must be impregnable!"

After waving the four people to retreat, Mao Wenlong stood up, and after pacing anxiously twice, he still couldn't bear it any longer, and finally kicked over the heavy seat, letting out a slight breath of bad breath.

"Father, calm down."

"Tmd!" Mao Wenlong threw another cup and said fiercely: "I followed the Prime Minister and Jin Shang when I was thirty. I have fought many battles in the past twenty-seven years. Generally speaking, I win more than I lose.

Young Master, I didn’t expect that my great reputation would be ruined by these sticks.”

"Father, our troops are severely lacking at the moment. These Koreans still have to..."

"My father knows, otherwise why would he let them go so easily? Gouri Jinguan was also a good general when he was in Liaodong Town. Why did he end up in such a bad situation in North Korea? If he hadn't sent someone now, huh! I would have run away from the battle.

The three chief officers were shot on the spot!"

After yelling to vent his anger, Mao Wenlong grabbed another cup and drank some water: "Commander Ma, how many people do you have in your 11th Division now?"

"More than 1,700 people were killed and more than 900 were seriously injured."

"Then there are still more than 12,000. Well, as long as the Fuguo Division can fight well this time, it won't be a big problem to defend Patna City for more than ten days. Chengdou!"

"Father."

"My father will draw you a platoon from the guard camp. You take them and set off from the port tonight to the downstream town of Asansol to find Commander Zhang Hong and ask him to gather the Marine Division immediately and come to the rescue! Tell me!

He, as a father, will last at least ten days starting from today, but at most, it is estimated that he can only last fifteen days."

"Yes, father. It's just that Commander Zhang's troops are spread out everywhere from Calcutta. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to gather them together."
Chapter completed!