Aurangzeb's army was brave and skilled in fighting, and quickly advanced to the vicinity of Golconda Fort, the capital of the Golconda people. This area was rich in gems, and the arrogant emperor made a promise to his favorite concubine to capture Golconda. After the castle, she will find the biggest and most beautiful gemstone for her.
The name Golconda Fort is derived from the Telugu word "Gorakonda", which means "Shepherd's Mountain". Although it is just an earthen fort, it is built on a mountain with steep terrain. It is less than twenty miles away from the fort. At the center is the city of Hyderabad. The two cities are horns to each other, protecting the kingdom.
The boundless army gathered near Golconda Fort. In order to capture this strong city, Aurangzeb gathered 120,000 troops, plus 10,000 Bijapur troops to assist.
His army consisted of four major parts: light infantry, elephant soldiers, artillery, and cavalry. The experienced emperor divided the army into three formations: left wing, center army, and right wing.
He placed 10,000 Bijapur troops at the forefront of the central army's array to serve as cannon fodder and consume the enemy's military supplies; in the front row were 30,000 light infantry, whose role was to protect one's own war elephants and attack the opponent's war elephants; Chapter 3 The second row is composed of 10,000 elephant soldiers and 1,500 elephants. Their role goes without saying. Their huge elephant hooves and strong trunks are great weapons. The last row is composed of 10,000 elite heavy cavalry. When the Mughal army launches an attack, the light infantry in the front row will be dispersed in front, back, left and right of the second row of war elephants to press against the enemy. When the mixed force of our own war elephants and light infantry successfully breaks through the enemy's front line, the last row will Only the heavy cavalry will be activated to give the enemy a fatal blow.
As for the left and right wings, there are 15,000 cavalry and 20,000 light infantry on each side. The cavalry is responsible for harassing and outflanking, while the light infantry suppresses the enemy's light cavalry shooters.
"Stop!"
Emperor Aurangzeb waved his hand, and the 130,000-strong army suddenly stopped, as motionless as a mountain. Although he was arrogant, he was not reckless. On the contrary, the veteran who had been fighting for decades was very cautious, and he stopped just at the distance of Gore. Out of the cannon range of the combined forces of Kunda and Travant.
"Huh? What's the point of the enemy not taking advantage of the danger to defend, but instead leaving the fort to fight?" He put down his telescope and said to himself. No wonder he was surprised. The number of enemies was only 30,000, and they were in similar formations. Compared with his own army of 130,000, the thickness of the military formation is much thinner. With such a small number of troops, they do not defend dangerous areas, but take the initiative to attack, which is naturally suspicious. The enemy commander either has a trick or is a reckless man.
Although he was suspicious, there was no way out. When the two armies were fighting, hesitation was the worst thing for morale. Aurangzeb, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, naturally knew this truth and ordered the entire army to press forward.
"Woo~woo~woo~"
Amidst the sound of the trumpet, the left and right wings of the Mughal army and the left and right wings of the coalition forces began tentative attacks on each other. However, the 10,000 Bijapur army at the forefront of the Chinese army was still moving forward slowly.
Aurangzeb roared: "Let them speed up!"
"Dong~dong~dong~" the urging drum sounded.
"Turn around, turn around!" Following the order from King Bijapur, the 10,000 Bijapur troops suddenly turned around.
"Follow me to kill the Mughals." King Adil of Bijapur pulled out his steel knife and rushed towards the Mughal army. All his men followed him and fought to the death.
Behind them, King Bigap of Golconda and King Varma of Travanthe led their armies to join them.
The Bijapur army's pre-battle defection caught the Mughal army off guard and they fell into chaos. The 30,000 light infantrymen in the front row suffered the greatest casualties, and the forward general Rajan was killed.
"No wonder they dare to go to war. I originally arranged this defective chess piece, but I underestimated these small countries." Aurangzeb gritted his teeth and ordered: "The infantry retreats and the elephant soldiers attack."
Milcha, the commander of the army, was shocked, "Your Majesty, the two armies are now strangled together. Many infantrymen cannot retreat. If the elephant soldiers attack, they may injure their own people."
"We can't control it anymore. The enemy is approaching. If we don't attack, the elephant will lose its speed." Aurangzeb said fiercely. As an emperor, he only wanted to win, no matter what the price, no matter how much he paid.
No matter how many people die, in his opinion, it is all worth it.
One thousand and five hundred war elephants swung their long trunks and rushed towards the coalition forces, throwing away and crushing the coalition forces and their own infantry who had no time to withdraw.
This indiscriminate attack surprised the coalition forces. King Adil of Bijapur fell off his horse in panic and died under the hooves of an elephant. King Bigap of Golconda and King Varma of Travanant fought desperately to stabilize the situation.
Stay on the front line.
Seeing that the war situation had stabilized, Aurangzeb breathed a long sigh of relief. His army was far more numerous than the enemy. As time went by, he would surely win the war!
"Kill~kill~kill~"
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing again on the battlefield. Shivaji led 30,000 Arata warriors to suddenly charge out from the mountains and attack the right wing of the Mughal army. The 7,000 Arata cavalry led by Sanbajie, Sanhu and his son were even more brave.
, the impact is at the forefront.
Asaf Jahi, the commander of the right wing of the Mughal army, was stunned and had to flee.
After killing the right wing of the Mughal army, Shivaji attacked the central Mughal army.
At this time, the only people Aurangzeb could mobilize around him were the 10,000 heavy cavalry and 3,000 bodyguards in the rear row of the central army. He gritted his teeth, ordered the heavy cavalry to charge towards the Marathas, and personally led the 3,000 bodyguards.
Formation to block the enemy, and at the same time ordered the commander of the own army's left wing, Tyril Khan, to defeat the coalition's left wing as soon as possible and then rush to the reinforcements of the Chinese army.
The impact of the Mughal heavy cavalry was much greater than that of the Maratha light cavalry, and they were quickly defeated. However, they lost speed in front of the layers of Maratha infantry phalanxes, and fell one after another.
But it bought time for ourselves.
Aurangzeb gathered some of the defeated soldiers on the right wing to form an army with his own troops. He issued a cold military order: "If the soldiers retreat, Mansabdar will behead them; if Mansabdar retreats, they will be beheaded and the Zaghir fiefdom will be taken back."
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The generals of the Mughal Empire were all called Mansabdars, and their ranks were distinguished by how many cavalry they commanded, from the lowest "Captain of Tens" to the highest "Captain of Ten Thousands". Ranks above seven thousand were limited to members of the royal family. All levels
Mansabdar was assigned the corresponding Zaghir fiefdom, and paid land tax in lieu of salary. Only he would be beheaded to death, but if the Zaghir fiefdom was taken back, the whole family would starve. With this order, from the chief of ten thousand men to
The captain of ten and the Mansabdars at all levels did not dare to retreat and resisted desperately.
Both the Chinese army and the left wing are in a stalemate.
Time passed moment by moment, and the numerical superiority of the Mughal army finally came into play. The commander of the left wing, Tyril Khan, led his army to defeat the coalition's left wing, and then quickly returned to support the Chinese army.
When he arrived, the Mughal army was about to run out of fuel. Tens of thousands of reinforcements suddenly arrived, and morale quickly recovered.
Emperor Aurangzeb hated the treacherous Shivaji, and after joining forces with Tyril Khan, the entire army pressed on the Maratha army.
The pressure was increasing, and the situation forced Shivaji to make a decision. "Retreat," he shouted the order.
Sang Bajie was shocked, "But father, once our army withdraws, what will our allies do?"
Shivaji let out a long sigh, "I can't control that much anymore. Hurry up and withdraw. After a while, I won't be able to withdraw even if I want to."
The retreat horn sounded, and Shivaji led the Marathas to flee back to Ragazir in a hurry. However, they suffered a lot from the friendly forces. The three-nation coalition forces of Bijapur, Golconda, and Travanthe were almost completely wiped out.<
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King Bigap of Golconda and King Varma of Travant fled to Travant in a hurry. Aurangzeb, the god of war, took advantage of the situation and captured Bijapur. Most of the territories of Golconda and Travant were pointed at.
Lavant also ordered the Chai Singh troops stationed in Indore to wipe out the Marathas.
