After Shivaji annihilated the fleeing armies of Prince Bahedu and General Chai, he calmly carried their heads to Ahmedabad to form an alliance with Li Dingguo.
The Marathas annihilated more than 30,000 Mughal deserters at one time, and the powerful strength they showed made Li Dingguo deeply jealous. He personally came out of the camp, warmly welcomed Shivaji, and almost entered the tent together arm in arm.
The alliance went smoothly. Both sides had agreed long ago. The Marathas gained Karnel and Gwalior, plus the mountainous areas north of Ahmedabad and north of Indore that they had already controlled, and it became a relatively large territory.
A big kingdom.
Shivaji refused to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, so the relationship between the two sides was reciprocal. The Ming Dynasty could not order the Marathas to assist in the war in the name of the suzerain state, so Li Dingguo could only ask Shivaji to assist in the war in the name of an alliance. Shivaji refused on the grounds that the Marathas had suffered too much in the war and needed time to rest and recover. Except for the signing of a friendship treaty and a vow to praise the friendship between the two countries, the Ming Dynasty achieved nothing. "This white-eyed wolf, if it wasn't for the Ming Dynasty, he would have been wiped out by the Mughals long ago. He actually refused to send troops to help in the battle. He is really an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!"
After the alliance was completed, Li Dingguo was so angry that he blew his beard and angrily prepared to leave and lead his army south to fight a decisive battle with Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
"Father, the Ming Dynasty is our ally. Why don't you agree to send troops to help the Ming army?" Samba asked Shivaji, who is a pro-Ming faction in the tribe.
"Allies? No, child, you have to remember that the Marathas have no allies. Step by step, they all rely on themselves." Shivaji paused and then said: "If the Mughals are wolves
, the Ming Dynasty is a tiger. If they want to avoid being bitten by wolves and tigers, they have to let them both lose. Now that the Ming Dynasty has the advantage, if they send more troops to help them, they will not achieve the effect of hurting both. Therefore, this soldier cannot be sent. Not only
We can’t send it, we have to create some trouble for the Ming Dynasty, and we can’t let the Ming Dynasty destroy the Mughal Kingdom easily.” Shivaji’s old eyes flashed with the light of wisdom.
"Father, what do you want to do?"
"Change of land," Shivaji said coldly.
"Exchange land? How do you plan to change the land?" Samba asked stammering.
"Exchange Bikaner for southern Ahmedabad, southern Indore, and especially Ahmedabad, which was our former ancestral home. Only by getting here can our country get access to the sea. Now,
We are surrounded by the Ming Dynasty on all sides, just like a piece of meat that fell into the tiger's mouth. I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will deal with us after it has dealt with the Mughals. Changing the land can greatly change the unfavorable geographical environment of our country, and it is also a test. If the Ming Dynasty agrees,
Even if you don’t have the intention to plot against me, you might as well sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; if you don’t agree, you are ambitious and must join forces with the Mughals to attack the Ming Dynasty.”
"Father, do we, the Marathas, have the strength to challenge the Ming Dynasty?" Sambaji was stunned by his old father's words.
"Haha, there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to live in pieces than in pieces. As a king, how can you not have the courage to fight to the death?" Shivaji's cloudy old eyes suddenly shot out fiery light. At that moment, Sangbaji had an illusion and felt
My father has become younger.
"What! The Marathas want to exchange land? Use Bikaner for southern Ahmedabad and southern Indore?" Li Dingguo was about to leave and lead his army south to fight a decisive battle with Emperor Aurangzeb when he heard this
The news made me jump with anger.
In terms of area, they are almost the same, and no one seems to suffer. However, the southern part of Ahmedabad is a fertile land close to the sea, and the southern part of Indore is also close to the northern part of the Narmada River. The soil is fertile and the economic environment is very good.
Karnel is much better. More importantly, with this change, the Marathas will have access to the sea. Not only are they bordering the Portuguese colony of Diu and the British stronghold of Surat, they can also contact other countries through the sea.
It changed the unfavorable situation of being surrounded by the Ming Dynasty and being controlled by others.
The incident was so serious that Li Dingguo immediately flew a flying slave to report to Nanjing. In order to speed up the transmission of military information, Zhu Hengjia ordered that in addition to the eight hundred-mile express delivery, the military report also used a large number of carrier pigeons, which shortened the time much compared to before.
The Maratha people's request was quickly conveyed to the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing by Li Dingguo, along with his suggestion: This kind of exchange would cause Ming Dynasty to suffer too much, both economically and geographically, so it could not agree to it.
"Haha, this Li Dingguo still doesn't have a long-term vision!"
The old emperor looked away from the military map, chuckled, and said to himself: "He only saw that Ming Dynasty suffered losses economically and geographically, but what about politically? With this change, it became politically stable.
The Marathas have given the Ming Dynasty one more friend and one less enemy. Moreover, do you think it is a good thing to have access to the sea and connect with the Portuguese and British colonies? This means that the Marathas will become a barrier to the Ming Dynasty.
, to help the Ming Dynasty resist the invasion of the Western Barbarians. Besides, with this change, the western part of Delhi will be deeper and safer. You feel that the Ming Dynasty suffered a loss, but I feel that I took advantage."
He is a person who likes to take advantage of small things. Since he thinks it is a good deal, why not take advantage? He immediately said with a stroke of pen: Agree.
After receiving Emperor Guangwu's order, Li Dingguo led his army across the Narmada River and approached Nagpur.
"What! The Holy One actually agreed?"
Li Dingguo was dumbfounded, but he could not disobey the emperor's order, so he immediately sent someone to negotiate with the Marathas about the land exchange.
The second person who was dumbfounded was Sivaji. He thought that the probability of Emperor Ming agreeing to exchange land was extremely low, and he was already prepared for a war. Unexpectedly, Ming actually agreed. His Majesty Emperor Ming is so broad-minded! p>
He was so moved that he gave up the idea of being at odds with the Ming Dynasty and became an ally. However, he still refused to help the Ming Dynasty conquer the Mughals. As a mature politician, he knew the importance of maintaining a balance of power.
Sex.
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Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his army from Khairabad to Nagpur. The Travanth state, which was beaten to death, escaped from death and finally avoided the fate of national subjugation.
Aurangzeb looked at the dagger in front of him and remained silent for a long time. It was given to him by his third son Bahedu. His son was filial and knew that he liked magic weapons, so he specially selected the best stainless steel. Please give him the best. It took the swordsmith two years to make this dagger, which is as sharp as clay.
The sword is still there, but the third son is gone. How can a person with white hair not give a gift to a person with black hair not make people sad?
Men don’t shed tears lightly. Aurangzeb claimed to be a hero, so how could he cry? He held back his tears, but his eyes were red.
"Father, please don't be sad. My son vows to kill all the Ming dogs and avenge his third brother," the youngest son Azam Shah said bitterly, his face turned livid with anger.
Seeing the heroic and majestic youngest, who looked so much like his third son, Aurangzeb was greatly relieved. He is indeed my son, he is so heroic!
