Chapter 1234, the situation in the north of Tianzhu
In the royal palace of Anning City in Ning State, King Ning, Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi, Qin Yuan, Liu Jiang and other kings and ministers of Ning State were holding a meeting to conquer the barbarians in northern Tianzhu.
"Can the Western United Trading Company send troops on time?"
King Ning looked at the map of Tianzhu. The land in the south and west of Tianzhu was occupied by the Ning Kingdom, and the east side was occupied by the Western United Trading Company. Therefore, this time, the Lodi Dynasty, Ning State, Western United Trading Company and the Western United Trading Company in the north of Tianzhu were invaded at the mouth of the Ganges.
The three Zhang brothers are the main force.
But some time ago, something big happened to the Western United Trading Company. Hu Xian, the governor of Ceylon, made such an incident that even King Ning doubted whether the Western United Trading Company could send troops to the Lodi Dynasty at the same time as agreed.
"Your Majesty, I have specifically contacted the new Governor of Ceylon, Prime Minister Feng, regarding this matter. He replied that the Western United Trading Company does not have much influence and can send troops on time as agreed."
Li Shishi replied quickly.
"That's good. If there was no Western United Trading Company, it would not be impossible to defeat the Lodi Dynasty with the troops of Ning Guo and the Zhang brothers alone, but it would definitely be more difficult."
Prince Ning nodded with satisfaction.
Now everyone knows about the Western United Trading Company.
"Are all our weapons and equipment in place?"
"Back to your lord, all the weapons and equipment have been transported to our Anning City a few days ago and can be distributed at any time."
Liu Yangzheng also replied quickly.
"Okay~"
"Qin Yuan, next you need to focus on training the slave army to familiarize them with weapons. In addition, the most important cannons and muskets, tell the soldiers below not to be afraid of wasting ammunition, and train me hard.
beat."
"Hit accurately and quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Qin Yuan quickly made a military salute and replied respectfully.
King Ning's current army is divided into three types. One is the original one, which is composed of all Ming people. They are equipped with the most advanced muskets and cannons, and even equipped with war horses, wearing sophisticated armor, helmets, etc.
etc., almost all of them were formulated according to the Ming army.
This part of the army is well-trained, has fought for a long time, and has strong combat power. It is the foundation of Ningguo's founding. Of course, their treatment is also the best.
Even the most ordinary soldier has a salary of more than one hundred taels a year. At the same time, everyone has obtained a large amount of land and slaves in Ning State. Although they are soldiers, they are actually big landowners in Ning State.
Of course, there are very few Han people in Ning State, and even ordinary Han people are treated quite well, let alone those who work for King Ning.
The second type is the army composed of ordinary citizens of Ning State and non-Han citizens. Many of these people are Koreans, Japanese and the like.
They are citizens of Ning State, but they are not Han people. Therefore, although the treatment of these people is not as good as that of the Han people, it is not bad. They have monthly salary, weapons and equipment, etc. are also very good.
Armor, helmets, swords, bows and arrows, etc., except for the lack of muskets and cannons, they were almost armed to the teeth with cold weapons.
The third type is the temporarily recruited slave army.
The origins of these slave armies are complicated, and they come from all over the world. They are slaves. If it weren't for the fact that there was really no manpower, King Ning would not have recruited them.
So in terms of treatment, they had no salary, and in terms of weapons and equipment, they were only given some leather armor, cotton armor and swords, not even bows and arrows, let alone muskets and cannons.
In Ning Guo's plan, these slave armies were used to charge into battle, and after defeating the Lodi Dynasty, he was ready to disband these slave armies.
These slave armies will not be allowed to exist for a long time, because this is a hidden danger for Ning State. There are too few Han people. How to rule such a huge kingdom requires great wisdom.
The army has been something that can directly conquer everything since ancient times. Naturally, it must be firmly in the hands of the Han people. There are too many lessons in history, and King Ning does not dare to be careless.
"Liu Jiang, how is the situation here in the Delhi Sultanate?"
King Ning turned around and asked about the enemy's situation.
After hearing what Prince Ning said, Liu Jiang pointed to the map of Tianzhu in front of him and said.
"The Delhi Sultanate, which originated in Afghanistan, was an invasion of Tianzhu by foreign invaders. During the Ningzong period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the governor of Delhi ruled by the Ghur dynasty of Afghanistan established himself as the sultan, made Delhi its capital, and began to establish the Delhi Sultanate."
"Up to now, the Delhi Sultanate has lasted for more than three hundred years. In its history of more than three hundred years, it has experienced a total of five dynasties. There is no blood or ethnic relationship between these five dynasties."
"The Lodi dynasty is ruling now, and it has now passed down to the second generation Sultan Shikandar Sultan."
Speaking of the Lodi Dynasty in the north, Liu Jiang has obviously done his homework and conducted detailed research on the Lodi Dynasty in the north.
"Everyone, please take a look~"
"After more than three hundred years of expansion and development, the Delhi Sultanate has occupied the entire northern Tianzhu. The most fertile Indus River Basin and Ganges River Basin are all under its rule. Even the southern plateau has a large area of land.
Belongs to the rule of the Delhi Sultanate.”
"They were originally foreign invaders. The ruling class were all military feudal nobles from Central Asia. With the 'Forty Families' of Turks and Afghans as the core, they occupied a large amount of fief land and relied on foreigners from Central Asia.
The mercenaries are the backbone of the rule."
"According to the information we have now, the Delhi Sultanate has a total of about 200,000 troops, of which about 100,000 troops are deployed in Delhi and Agra, and another 100,000 troops are guarding the southern plateau.
and the east side.”
"The armies of the Delhi Sultanate are all Turks, Afghans and other nomadic tribes from Central Asia. They are powerful and well-equipped."
"We, Ningguo, are attacking the Delhi Sultanate from the west. What we have to face is the most powerful army of the Delhi Sultanate. Delhi and Agra are important towns and are heavily guarded."
"In addition, in the Mewar area of the Indus River Basin, the native Rajputs of India are extremely brave, full of sacrifice and powerful in battle, and are known as the warriors of India."
"The Delhi Sultanate has always had no way to deal with these Rajputs. If we attack from the west, we will inevitably encounter them, so we need to take them into consideration."
"The Rajputs believe in Hinduism and are supported by many Indian Rajputs (short for the military leaders of the Aryan tribes). They are powerful and may have more than 50,000 troops."
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
This west road is really a tough one. It not only has to face the army of the Lodi Dynasty, but also the powerful army of the indigenous people of Tianzhu continent.
This is tantamount to a huge challenge and pressure for Ning Guo.
"We are chewing hard bones!"
Prince Ning couldn't help but said bluntly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, our Ning State is attacking from the west, and we are eating hard bones."
"In comparison, if the Western United Trading Company attacks from the center and the Zhang brothers attack from the east, the enemies they have to face are weaker than what we have to face."
Liu Jiang nodded solemnly: "However, if we can defeat it, we can also obtain the most fertile area and the most densely populated area in the entire Tianzhu continent."
"Hmm~"
Prince Ning, Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi, Qin Yuan and others also nodded.
It was precisely because of the fertile land and dense population in this area that King Ning knew he had to crack a hard nut, so he had to rush to do it, otherwise there would be no need to recruit an army of 50,000.
"Of course, don't be deceived by the appearance of the Delhi Sultanate."
"Although it is huge, with vast land and a huge population, the current Delhi Sultanate is actually very chaotic internally. This is our great opportunity."
"The rulers of the Delhi Sultanate were foreign invaders, and they relied on armies composed of Turks and Afghans from Central Asia."
“The adoption of high-pressure policies such as hostility, discrimination, and persecution against the native Hindu Rakhas and the vast majority of residents in Tianzhu mainland, the imposition of poll taxes, and the forced conversion of these Hindus to Yislj have greatly stimulated the hatred of these indigenous people in Tianzhu.
Hateful sentiments and resistance.”
"Therefore, since the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, these native tribes on the Tianzhu continent have never stopped resisting. Various uprisings and rebellions have emerged one after another."
"In the beginning, with the powerful force of the nomadic tribes, the Delhi Sultanate was able to suppress these rebellions. However, over the past three hundred years, these nomadic tribes from Central Asia have gradually become corrupted and are constantly divided within themselves.
Within a hundred years, we have gone through five dynasties, and you can see that there are many conflicts and constant fights among them."
"At this moment, although the Lodi Dynasty is still the ruler of northern Tianzhu, most of the governors in various places no longer obey the orders of the Lodi Dynasty, but are their own kings. The area truly ruled by the Lodi Dynasty
It’s actually not very big.”
"And the more critical point is that whether it is the army of the Lodi Dynasty or the Rajputs, they are all armies that use pure cold weapons and do not use cannons and muskets, so as long as we make full use of our muskets,
With the role of cannons, it is not difficult for us to defeat them (Historically, Babur, the founder of the Womor Empire relied on muskets and cannons to destroy the rule of the Lodi Dynasty and established the Womor Empire)
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Liu Jiang continued to introduce the situation of the Lodi Dynasty.
After hearing this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that it was not difficult at all.