Zhu Cijiong's army has captured Delhi, and even Li Yan has rushed to Delhi to join forces with Zhu Cijiong. However, the Mughal Crown Prince Aurunzeb still has not received the news.
This is also due to Zhu Cijiong's strategy of bullying the enemy.
When heading south from Peshawar, the Ming army adopted the strategy of hiding in the day and marching at night. After arriving at a place before dawn, they immediately sent out night guards to block the surrounding areas. No matter who was waiting, they were only allowed in and not allowed out.
Not only Zhu Cijiong's troops, but also the other two cavalrymen adopted this strategy.
So until now, Aurunzeb only knew that three Ming armies had gone south, but he did not know the specific strength of these three Ming armies. Therefore, the Mughal crown prince took it for granted that it was just a partial division of the three Ming armies.
The purpose of this was to disperse the strength of the Mughal army and give the main force of the Ming army in Peshawar some breathing time.
【In view of the general environment,
As a result, Aurunzeb accelerated his march and reached the outside of Peshawar within half a month.
At this time, Peshawar has long lost its former prosperity and liveliness, leaving only an atmosphere of chilling.
Seeing that the Ming army was huddled in the city and unable to get out, Aurunzeb immediately ordered four large camps to be set up outside the city and surrounded the entire city of Peshawar without leaving any room.
The next day, the Mughal army launched a fierce attack on Peshawar.
Moreover, it started with a strong attack, involving tens of thousands of people!
First, hundreds of giant bronze cannons were used to blast the city wall of Peshawar. Then tens of thousands of soldiers were dispatched to launch a massive charge towards Peshawar. Tens of thousands of low-caste untouchables accompanied the charge carrying long ladders. Once they encountered a trench,
, they would put ladders on the trenches for the high-caste soldiers to pass over. After rushing to the bottom of the city wall, they would put the ladders on top of the city walls, so that the high-caste soldiers could follow the ladders and fight their way to the top of the city.
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At the top of Peshawar City, Xia Wanchun and Hu Guozhu stood proudly.
In terms of military positions, Hu Guozhu was the deputy commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, and Xia Wanchun was just the chief of staff, but Xia Wanchun also had another identity, that of Qin Wangshizi.
Therefore, the 2nd Cavalry Division in Peshawar is led by Xia Wanchun.
Moreover, the relationship between Hu Guozhu and Xia Wanchun is very good, just like two brothers.
I saw tens of thousands of Mughal troops swarming in with ladders, and they were approaching within 500 steps. They had already entered the range of the 2.5-inch mountain cannon, and even entered the range of the multi-barreled heavy machine gun.
within.
Hu Guozhu couldn't help but ask Xia Wanchun: "Brother Duan, the Mughal army has entered within 500 steps, why don't you open fire?"
"There's no rush." Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "Old Hu, I've been thinking about a question, what should we do to inflict as much damage on the Mughal army as possible?"
"Inflict heavy damage as much as possible?" Hu Guozhu said in astonishment, "Isn't our task just to defend Peshawar? As for defeating or even severely damaging the Mughal army, that is the task of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division."
Xia Wanchun said: "Securing Peshawar is the top priority, but if there is still strength left, King Ding would also like to see us severely inflict a heavy blow on the Mughal army, so that the 1st Cavalry Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division might be able to completely annihilate the Mughal army.
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Hu Guozhu said: "So, you want to bring the Mughal army closer and hit them with heavy machine guns?"
"Yes, put it closer and then hit." Xia Wanchun said, "The closer the better, after all, you only have one chance."
Hu Guozhu said with a sinister smile: "Then let's get closer and fight, and it's best to let them climb directly onto the city wall before fighting. Only in this way can we kill as many enemies as possible."
"No, this is not the right idea." Xia Wanchun said, "The Mughal army only invested 20,000 to 30,000 people in four directions. Even if they were all killed, it would only be a drop in the bucket. Therefore, we cannot let the Mughal army go to the city, but we need to
Give them a little hope, let them feel that they can win if they work harder, wait until the Mughal army launches a heavy attack, then let them climb to the top of the city, then give them a decisive blow, and finally give them a decisive blow to the Moguls outside the city.
The Wo'er Army comes with a wave of artillery fire to clear the ground!"
Good guy, what Xia Wanchun wants to do
Control through firepower superiority.
But then again, the Ming army does have this strength.
After all, King Ding left them 12 heavy machine guns.
"Okay, let's do it like this!" Hu Guozhu nodded.
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Aurunzeb was standing on top of his chariot watching the battle.
This royal chariot is so huge that it requires four war elephants to drag it, just like a small castle. The Ganges plain has flat terrain and good road conditions, otherwise such a giant chariot would not be able to move at all.
"Your Highness, our army has passed the moat and is approaching the city wall."
A fair-faced and beardless eunuch reported to Aurunzeb that there were also eunuchs in the Mughal Empire.
In fact, eunuchs were not only found in ancient China, but also in South Asia, West Asia and even Europe. Arabs in particular liked castration more than the Chinese. The Arabs often captured black people from Africa, castrated them, and then sold them as commodities in the world.
Tang, this is Kunhua slave, one of the three great enjoyments of Tang aristocrats.
"Shut up, I have eyes, you don't need to tell me."
Aurunzeb was very unfriendly to this eunuch.
The reason is also very simple. This eunuch was sent by Shahja Khan to monitor him.
Once power is involved, father and son are no longer father and son, and this is true both at home and abroad.
Under the watchful eyes of Aurunzeb and the eunuchs, the four attacking Mughal armies successfully crossed the moat. Then the low-caste untouchables put up long ladders on the four walls, and then the soldiers began to antagonize the city.
Attached is siege.
It was only then that the Ming army finally appeared on the city wall, firing cannons downwards.
The gunfire of the Ming army was very sparse, which showed that the speed of loading ammunition was very slow, but there was no smoke.
On the contrary, after the Mughal musketeers who stayed outside the city for cover fired their cannons, the position was filled with smoke.
In short, the resistance of the Ming army was not as strong as expected. The Eighth Army Corps that launched the attack had even stormed the east gate of the city, but was unfortunately driven down by the Ming army with spears and ultimately fell short.
So during the second attack, Aurunzeb directly threw two legions.
However, it is very regrettable that the second attack was still a little worse.
So during the second attack, Aurunzeb directly committed eight legions, which was a total of 80,000 people, with two legions in each direction. Aurunzeb was determined to launch a general attack.
In addition, more than 200,000 untouchables helped the war.
In other words, there were almost 300,000 Mughal troops involved in the attack.
Such a large-scale siege was very rare in ancient China.
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Seeing the dark crowd surging outside the city, Xia Wanchun and Hu Guozhu immediately became excited.
Hu Guozhu said excitedly: "Brother Duan, it seems that the Mughal army is impatient. This should be the final general attack. We don't have to hide it anymore, right?"
"Yes." Xia Wanchun nodded vigorously, "Let's go full fire."
Hu Guozhu immediately turned his head and shouted: "Send my order, all the artillery regiments and machine gun batteries are on full fire, wow, ah, ah, all fire, all fire, all fire..."
Accompanied by Hu Guozhu's roar, 81 2.5-inch mountain cannons from three mountain artillery positions in the city, as well as 12 multi-barreled heavy machine guns and 162 mortars placed on the four walls of the city opened fire simultaneously.
In an instant, rows of cannonballs hit the Mughal army advancing outside the city.
There were also twelve dazzling tongues of fire that also swept towards the Mughal army.
The next moment, the Mughal troops who were charging forward fell down piece by piece.
Then, masses of dazzling red light appeared in the Mughal army's formation, and the four originally complete offensive formations quickly became fragmented.
Seeing this, Xia Wanchun and Hu Guozhu shouted excitedly.
It was so exciting. This battle was so enjoyable, so enjoyable!
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Aurunzeb was completely dumbfounded. How could this be possible?
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The attacking Mughal troops were cut down in rows like wheat. Aurunzeb's eyes almost fell to the ground. How could this happen? How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible!
Did the Ming Dynasty army use magic? Is there really magic in the world?
If there is no magic, how can we explain the scene before us?
Aurunzeb simply couldn't imagine how the Ming army did all this?
An arquebus that can fire continuously? A cannon that can attack over city walls?
The eunuch who was supervising the army next to him was also frightened and suggested anxiously: "Your Highness, quickly withdraw the eight legions that have been launched into the attack, otherwise it will be too late."
"It's too late." Aurunzeb sighed sadly.
While the two of them were talking, the eight legions that had launched the attack had been killed to pieces.
The Mughal army was completely stunned and even forgot to escape. They stood in a daze one by one. It was not until a few minutes later that they finally came to their senses and scrambled to escape, but it was already too late.
Because the Ming army's firepower could actually chase them five hundred steps away.
In less than a moment, most of the 80,000 people from the eight legions who went on the offensive, plus more than 200,000 low-caste untouchables, were killed and wounded by the Ming army, and the remaining half did not escape the firepower of the Ming army.
Then, a scene that surprised Aurunzeb even more suddenly took place.
The Ming army's artillery fire actually extended to the Mughal army's main formation outside the city.
One of the cannonballs fell directly in front of Aurunzeb's chariot.
The four war elephants were so surprised that they actually pulled the chariot towards Peshawar. The driver pulled the reins desperately but could not hold on. Aurunzeb had no choice but to jump out of the chariot, and he fell down.
When the guards rushed up to help Aurunzeb up, they saw that the chariot had been covered by Ming army artillery fire.
After the fierce explosion, the royal chariot was torn to pieces in an instant, followed by the eunuch who did not dare to jump out of the chariot. Even the four war elephants pulling the chariot were also affected and died on the spot.
Looking back, I saw that the Ming army's artillery fire had extended to the Mughal army's camp.
Seeing this scene, Aurunzeb lost any courage and immediately ordered: "Retreat, retreat quickly, retreat quickly, retreat as far away as possible, stay away from these damn Ming Dynasty devils..."