Chapter 1541 The Battle of India - An Agreement Between Two People
One and a half months ago, South Hadiya Island.
This is an island with a very good geographical location and a very good environment. This island is located at the mouth of the Ganges River. Occupying this island is equivalent to blocking most of Bangladesh’s outlet to the sea; and the island itself is a little far away from the mainland.
The land army cannot swim across the distance and must cooperate with the navy. It just so happens that the navy sent by the Ming Dynasty this time is far stronger than that of Bangladesh. When the Ming army first landed on this island, South Hadiya Island
He once wanted to wipe out the Ming army, which was very small in number at the time, but was annihilated by the Nanyang Navy who arrived in time. After that, he honestly used the smuggled clairvoyants to watch the Ming army establish a camp in Bangladesh.
As for the environment, I don’t know how to describe it as excellent. The entire region of Bangladesh is located on the delta plain in northeastern India. 85% of the area is plain, and only the southeast and northeast are hilly areas. This is okay, because
Due to the alluvial water of the Ganges River, the land in the entire Bengal region is very fertile and the food yield is extremely high, and Bangladesh is certainly no exception. The food produced on this island in a year is enough to feed tens of thousands of soldiers. Unfortunately, it was already a day when the Ming army landed.
During the coldest time of the year, the grain has already been harvested. Otherwise, there would be no need to transport grain from Nanyang.
After the leading army occupied the island and spent the New Year in Nanyang, Lan Zhen immediately ordered the soldiers stationed in Pufan to go north. Lan Zhen's prestige was still very high, and the soldiers did not dare to disobey the order.
Able to dispatch quickly. Zhang Fu and Lu Guo Gongwen, who were appointed as the left prime minister of the vassal state, first led the front army to South Hadiya Island, and the rest of the army set off one after another.
It is very convenient to go to Bengal from Pufan or Sufan by water, and they have plenty of boats. They quickly sent the entire front army of about 20,000 people to South Hadiya Island. Of course, Zhang Fu and Wen also arrived. But they had just arrived on the island.
On the way, I heard a piece of news that I don’t know whether it’s good or bad.
"So, Fakhr al-Din Mubarak Shah refused to stop attacking Arakan, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and refused to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and refused to compensate Arakan?" Wen asked the person in front of him.
"The person in front of him looks like a standard Oriental, but I don't know why. Maybe Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, who ruled Bangladesh, abused them, or maybe they can't accept the local food.
, now black and thin, wrapped in a tattered robe in the style of the locals. This man was one of the envoys to Bangladesh, named Wang Sen. When he heard Wen's question, he slandered: "Obviously the Shah has already
He promised to send troops to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and promised not to attack Arakan in the future, but he just refused to pay compensation to Arakan.'
But he also knew the reason why Wen said so. The three conditions of Ming Dynasty are indispensable. As long as Bangladesh does not agree to one of them, Ming Dynasty will send troops to attack. So it does not matter whether Bangladesh rejects all three conditions. He hurriedly said
: "Your Highness, it is true that the King of Bangladesh Shah did not agree to Ming Dynasty's conditions. They even suspected of mistreating the envoys sent by Ming Dynasty. Their accommodation was very inconvenient and the food was difficult to eat."
"After hearing the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, did they become angry, abuse or even want to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty?" Wen asked again.
"Your Majesty, I have not done anything like this," Wang Sen said. Just kidding, Bangladesh has not closed itself off and has very close trade with other parts of Southeast Asia and India. How come you don't know that the Ming Dynasty has been arrogant at sea in recent years and often uses justice as a pretext?
An excuse to fight in Nanyang. If the Ming Dynasty's envoy is killed, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not give up, and this war will be completely inevitable. Of course, the Shah, who tried his best to avoid war, would not do such a stupid thing.
"What about the remaining envoys besides you?" Wen asked again. The Ming Dynasty sent a team of more than 20 envoys.
"They are all still on their way back from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. I first rushed back to South Hadiya Island to report the matter to His Highness," Wang Sen said.
"How are they going to come back?" Wen's face showed an annoyed look, but then Zhang Fu suddenly asked.
"It should be by boat. When Xianguan and others went to Dhaka City, they were by boat." Wang Sen replied again.
After that, Wen and Zhang Fu asked him a few more questions, asked him to write down all his experiences during his mission to Bangladesh, and then asked him to withdraw.
"Your Highness, immediately send one of your most trusted soldiers to take a boat to the waters next to North Hadiya Island. Stop the remaining envoys when they return, and then" Zhang Fu made a killing move.
"Xiang Zhang, what do you mean? No, no!" Wen was not stupid and understood what Zhang Fu meant. Zhang Fu meant to secretly kill these envoys, but frame them as a frame for the Bangladeshis, thus motivating the soldiers.
He was so angry that the accompanying civil servants did not dare to say anything, and then he could do whatever he wanted in the name of revenge for the envoy.
But Wen couldn't accept this kind of thing. There were more than twenty people there. As a young man who was just starting out, Wen's heart was not that dark yet and he couldn't agree.
"Since His Highness is kind-hearted, he will still send a group of his most trusted soldiers to stop them, but instead of killing them, he will secretly put them under house arrest somewhere, but he will tell the soldiers that Bangladesh has sent envoys except Wang Sen
Killed. Later, after capturing the city of Dhaka, they took advantage of the chaos during the city's destruction and put them into the prison of Dhaka City. Then they claimed that Bangladesh imprisoned them and would not allow them to return, so they were killed.
Rumors." Zhang Fu said again.
"Okay, this is a good strategy," Wen said. Although this strategy still had to deceive the soldiers, no one was killed, so he could still accept it.
The two of them discussed for a while and perfected the plan. Wen whispered a few instructions to a guard. The guard agreed and walked out of the tent. He soon walked in with another tall man and bowed after listening to Wen's instructions.
Exit the tent with a bow.
"He has been Gu's bodyguard since he was eighteen years old and has been for eight years now. He is Gu's most trusted soldier. He is sent to carry out this order and will never be leaked." Wen said to Zhang Fu.
Zhang Fu nodded and said: "Your Highness, this matter has been arranged. Do you want to discuss how to attack Bangladesh?"
"The two of us discuss attacking Bangladesh?" Wen Dao said: "We only have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Bangladesh is very rich and has a large population. The Shah usually has 50,000 standing soldiers and horses. Since then,
After the Ming Dynasty envoys arrived in Dhaka, the Shah recruited many more soldiers. The total number of soldiers was as many as 80,000, and more could be recruited. Even if the locals were not strong in fighting ability, they had the advantage of the location after all, and now they are not
If you find Buddhist believers in Bangladesh, you cannot rely on the local people who oppose Bangladesh, and you cannot easily send troops."
In this era, Bengal was already a place with a high proportion of Tianfang believers, and the rulers were also Tianfang believers. The fighting power of Tianfang believers was still good. Even the Tianfang believers in India were more powerful than Brahmans. Wen said that 20,000 people were against eight
Wan, dare not send troops rashly.
"Your Highness," Zhang Fu said, "I am not asking Your Highness to directly send troops to attack Dhaka, defeat the strong with the weak, and monopolize military glory. Although Bangladesh has far more soldiers and horses than 20,000 people, the Shah wants to guard against enemies in the north and west.
Troops must be left in the territory for defense, and there are not many troops and horses in each place."
"There are three routes to attack Dhaka. One is to land at Noakali, north of North Hadiya Island, and then go all the way north to attack Dhaka; the other is to go all the way north along the river to Narayanganj or even
The city of Dhaka has only disembarked from the boats to attack the city; the third step is to first seize the land south of the Ganges, use boats to isolate the two banks of the Ganges, and then cross the river to attack Dhaka after the rule on the south bank of the Ganges is consolidated."
"Our army can take advantage of the Bangladeshi people's difficulty in determining which route our army will advance from, and send troops to capture Noakhali first, so as to prepare for the smooth advance of the army when it arrives later. At the same time, I will also give myself more credit." Zhang Fu finally said.
Said with a smile.
"Why, does Prime Minister Zhang think we should march north from Noakali to attack Dhaka?" Wen asked again.
"No, I think we should go north along the Suhe River to Rajabali or Narayanganj, and then get off the boat and attack Dhaka directly. Firstly, the soldiers can save more energy when marching by boat, and secondly, the siege equipment can be advanced in advance.
It can be built and transported by ship. Thirdly, if the attack on Dhaka city does not go smoothly, the Bangladeshi soldiers who come from all over the country to support can be defeated first. Our navy is far superior to Bangladesh, and the country's soldiers cannot come by water.
We can only support by land. Our army is waiting for work and will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. Taking Noakhali first is to confuse the Shah and build a plank road in the open and covertly attack the warehouse." Zhang Fu said.
"It's a good strategy by Zhang Xiang." Wen praised. Most of the country in Bangladesh is an endless plain, and because it was developed early, not many forests are filled with fields. It is difficult to use any tactics in such a place.
, it is a head-on decisive battle. Zhang Fu can think of such a strategy and it is enough.
"If General Lan were here, he might be able to think of a better strategy, but I can only do this and I can't think of a better strategy." Zhang Fu said.
"You are talking about General Lan, do you want to send someone to send your plan back to Su Fan for General Lan to review?" Wen asked again. Although Zhang Fu has made a lot of achievements in the past, he still feels that he is not as good as Lan Zhen. He wants to
Please tell me. This is his first battle, he can only win but not lose.
"Your Highness, I think it's okay, but in this case, the credit will go to General Lan. Your Highness will be the leader of this vassal in the future, and it will be better if he can make more contributions and intimidate the locals." Zhang Fu said.
"This," Wen immediately hesitated. He was still worried that there would be something wrong with the plan, but after asking Lan Zhen for instructions, his achievements would indeed be greatly reduced. He couldn't make a decision for the moment.
After a while, Wen finally made up his mind: "Immediately send people to conduct reconnaissance near Noakali. If there are indeed not many Bangladeshi soldiers there, we can send troops to capture it!"