The small city of Bihar is suffering a baptism it has never experienced before - catapults.
The city of Bihar, made of rammed earth and stones, is solid and has stood beside the Ganges for hundreds of years. It has always been the largest city in the western part of Bengal.
It was once the mainstay of the resistance against the Mughal Empire, but now it has become an obstacle to the Yong Kingdom.
Dozens of newly made catapults were neatly placed outside the city. Only a few thousand people protected them, and the defenders inside the city could only watch.
Facts have proved that they cannot defeat them in a field battle.
"Speaking of which, why didn't the mountain people go and rob the countryside this time? Do they really want to capture the city of Bihar?"
"Impossible, the Governor has a lot of reinforcements!"
The defenders in the city were trembling and full of fear, while the nobles in the city were frightened and kept complaining to the city lord.
"In the past, I just grabbed some untouchables, but why is this person in the city now?"
"What should we do? Can the city of Bihar be defended?"
City Lord Jabbar had a headache. He shook his head and said, "Everyone, I don't know about this either. Who can understand the thinking of these highland barbarians?"
"But the most important thing right now is to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements from the Governor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tiles above his head suddenly fell, and suddenly a stone fell from the sky and hit the beam.
Everyone was frightened, especially the city lord Jabbar, whose face turned pale and his underwear was soaked.
"Really live!" Everyone couldn't help praying.
In Bengal, like other parts of the Mughal Empire, the middle and upper nobles were peaceful believers, while the people at the bottom were Hindus.
Outside the city, nearly ten thousand troops were stationed and surrounded the city of Bihar.
As the commander-in-chief of a town, although Sima Song felt a lot of pressure, he thought he was qualified.
After besieging the city of Bihar for several days and bombarding it with catapults, the city would be broken within three to five days with minimal losses. What a famous general!
Just when he was wearing armor and patrolling the military camp, he encountered a few listless soldiers.
"What? We almost won the battle, why are you not happy?"
"General, when can we go grab something?" A soldier couldn't help but said: "The donkey I brought is almost fat, and my family is expecting me to bring something back!"
"Yeah, if you don't grab things, how can your family survive?"
Faced with a series of complaints, Sima Song couldn't help but sweat break out on his forehead.
He actually neglected this important matter, and the morale of the army was in turmoil!
“There is nothing left to rob in the countryside now, it’s all in the city!”
After calming him down casually, he summoned all the officers.
"Our expedition this time is to occupy the city and land, not to plunder."
Sima Song said solemnly: "After the city is destroyed, I will share the land and money equally with everyone, so that you don't have to worry!"
"You will explain it carefully when you go back, do you hear me?"
"Yes -" the officers shouted loudly, finally showing a smile.
At this time, the Mughal Empire fell into a melee between warlords as a generation of heroic leader Aurangzeb died on the way to the Maratha expedition, and no heir was decided.
In the vast South India, the turmoil is surging. In Hyderabad, Maratha and other places, the princes and nobles are establishing themselves one after another.
In Bengal, although the hereditary nobles still need to pay money to the Delhi court, they are actually independent.
Murshid Quli Khan, the Governor-General and Prime Minister of Bengal, has become the de facto ruler of Bengal.
In Dara, Governor Murshid was living in the palace, enjoying the service of beauties and feeling extremely relaxed.
"Sir, Bihar sent people to ask for help. The mountain barbarians came down again and have surrounded the city of Bihar!"
"What?" Murshid was shocked and sat up suddenly: "What do these barbarians want to do?"
"Quickly, let Abdullah lead an army of 20,000 to rescue Bihar!"
As a Mongolian noble, he knew very well how the Mughal Empire came about.
This fertile land is home to a group of ignorant and weak civilians, who rule this area relying on scimitars and religion.
Naturally, he understands other people's ambitions.
Such a plump place, everyone wants to take a bite.
What’s more, the province of Bengal is rich in cotton, silk, and saltpeter.
"No, never, Bangladesh is mine!"
Murshid gritted his teeth and said.
Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. Half a month later, he was defeated by the army and was furious for a while.
At this time, the British entrenched in Calcutta and the French in Chandernagore began to visit.
They introduced their own firearms in detail and stated that the reason for the Meng army's defeat was the lack of firearms.
Murshid spent a lot of money to acquire a batch of firearms and went directly into the war.
At this time, bad news came from the front line. The enemy had reached Buxar and was moving towards Dhaka step by step.
What shocked him even more was that these highland barbarians were establishing order and began to recruit villagers to transport grain and collect taxes.
This obvious ambition makes people panic.
Unable to do so, he gathered 50,000 troops and headed for Buxar.
It's a pity that he overestimated the courage of the nobles and the courage of the soldiers, and even though his military strength was several times greater, he could not advance even an inch.
When he was in a dilemma, the highland barbarians sent a messenger and decided to negotiate peace.
"What? Cede the territory west of Buxar?"
Murshid said in shock: "This is hundreds of thousands of people."
The messenger said calmly: "If you want to continue, our Yongguo Congress will increase its troops again, and then this condition will no longer be there!"
There was another fight, and seeing that he could not gain the upper hand, Governor Murshid had no choice but to negotiate for peace.
In the first expedition, the Yong Kingdom obtained eighteen large and small cities, hundreds of thousands of people, and a large amount of fertile land.
The gold harvest alone reached 300,000 taels, and the Yong Kingdom had a prosperous year.
The smile on King Yong's face increased, and he told the prince face to face: "This peace negotiation is just a truce."
"When we reorganize our army, we will boil the frogs in warm water, cut the flesh with one knife after another, and swallow the whole of Bengal in our belly."
As he spoke, he pointed to the simple map and said: "The northwest is too conspicuous. Let's go to the northeast of Bangladesh. There are many mountains here and there are nobility and lords everywhere, which is perfect for us to train our troops!"
The prince nodded: "We understand this test. The Bengalis are vulnerable in field battles and cannot defend the city. As long as they rest for a few years, they will sing and dance in peace again and forget about the war!"
"That's right! That's the best thing you can think of!"
King Yong burst into laughter, pointed at Dhaka and said:
"Our ultimate goal is to capture this place and make it the capital of Yong Kingdom!"
"You mean?" The Crown Prince raised his eyebrows: "You won't move the capital?"
"We won't move!" King Yong shook his head and chuckled: "Dhaka is too rich, just like Jiangnan, it consumes people's will. I'm afraid that if the capital is moved there in the future, it will be destroyed in a few decades."
"Just like the Mughals today!"
The prince nodded, agreeing with this point of view.
With only ten thousand people, they were able to attack the city and seize the territory, even though the enemy's army was several times larger. The Mughals were really weak.
"My son, I don't have much time!"
King Yong beat his waist and sighed: "Since Emperor Shizu left, I feel that my strength is not as strong as before. It's time to come down and raise me."
"The future of Yong Kingdom will be left to you!"
The Crown Prince looked complicated, gritted his teeth and said, "Including Bangladesh!"
"Hahaha, yes including Bangladesh!"
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