"We can arrive at Babna City tomorrow." Mu Ang said while sitting beside the carriage to avoid the noon sun, eating dry food.
"Yes, we can arrive at Babna City tomorrow." Zhu Ye took a mouthful of dry food and said with joy in his tone. Three days have passed since the first time he was attacked by the enemy. Every day
Enemy troops attacked them during the day. Although the Ming army's defenses were ten times tighter than in the past, the losses were not great. However, they had to slow down their march because they had to guard against enemy sneak attacks at all times. They should have arrived at the gate of Babna today, but
Because the march is slow, we won't be able to arrive until tomorrow.
"No one came to attack us this morning. It's probably because we are getting closer and closer to Babna City. If we continue to harass us, we won't be able to delay it for long. They all rushed back to defend the city." Mu Ang said again.
"That's about it." Zhu also thought so, and said: "Since they have all rushed back, can the march be faster? Try to reach the gate of Babna City early tomorrow."
"No!" Before Mu Ang could speak, Sheng Yong said first: "Although most of the enemy troops have withdrawn into the city, we are not 100% sure. If they have not withdrawn, but are waiting for the opportunity, waiting for our army to accelerate their march
If you reveal a flaw, wouldn't it mean that you are playing into the enemy's hands?"
"Your Highness, we should put safety first in this battle." Mu Ang also said. He was not worried about the loss of the army due to another sneak attack. In his opinion, if he could get to the city in advance, it would be okay to lose some troops. But he was worried.
Zhu was assassinated, so the group of men and horses guarding Zhu could not march quickly; this group of men and horses could not move quickly, so the entire army could only move slowly.
"I know." Zhu said dullly. Of course he didn't want to drag down the entire army because of himself, and he didn't think he was that dangerous; but Mu Ang and Sheng Yong wouldn't listen to this, so he could only do it himself
Sulking.
Faced with Zhu's attitude, Sheng Yong had no reaction and just continued to eat; Mu Ang put down his bowls and chopsticks and said to Zhu: "Your Highness, you are responsible for the safety of the entire vassal country. You must not be careless in protecting His Highness. And if His Highness is really
Since I was injured, no matter how much contribution I made in this battle, it will be wiped out. I cannot help but be careless."
"Besides," after consoling him, Mu Ang changed his tone and added: "Besides, if the march is slower, Your Highness can read all the "A Brief History of the Western Regions" sent by King Qin. Isn't it a good thing? "A Brief History of the Western Regions"
Although the descriptions are all about how the Tianfang believers in the Western Regions marched and fought, the enemies we have to deal with in India are also Tianfang believers, so there are always similarities; besides, it is said that the Tianfang believers in India all come from the Western Regions or Persia, Dashi, etc.
There are even more similarities. Your Highness, if you read this book from beginning to end, wouldn’t you be more confident about commanding the soldiers to attack Babna City tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?”
"The truth is always there for you." After listening to his persuasion, Zhu felt a little better and could understand the difficulties of Mu Ang and others. He said with a smile: "That's all, I will read the last few chapters of this book on the carriage.
After reading it. Same goes for Shang Bing, why didn’t you send someone to deliver this book earlier? I had to wait until I set off from Myanmar and came to Ahong country before this book was delivered. There are so many things that need to be done in Ahong country
How can I have time to read this book?"
"The King of Qin probably didn't think of giving this book to His Highness in the past. It wasn't until he got His Majesty's order to go south to attack India that he remembered that His Highness had already led troops to attack India, so he hurriedly sent someone to deliver the book. Yunnan has high mountains and dense forests.
, and it’s not close to the sea, so the delivery of books will be slower.” Mu Ang said.
"Speaking of Shang Bing, I don't know what's going on with him now." Zhu said: "If he wants to go south to India, he must first pass through Afghanistan. But Shaharul who is stationed in Afghanistan is said to be inferior to his father Timur.
But he can be regarded as an outstanding figure of his generation. Less than ten years after the defeat of Yiwu, he has regained control of most of Afghanistan and some lands in eastern Persia. He has not lost in several battles with Said who occupied Punjab. Said only
We can send heavy troops to defend, otherwise we would have captured the city of Delhi long ago."
"Although Shang Bing is also good at leading troops to fight, he may not be as good as Shaharul. The terrain in Afghanistan is very complicated. If Shaharul's main force cannot be defeated in one battle, it will not be easy to go south to India. I don't know if Shang Bing
How will Bing fight this battle? What will it be like? If we have defeated the Indians in Bengal and even gone north to capture Delhi, but he still fails to break into India, it will be interesting." Zhu was still thinking about it at the beginning.
Shang Bing was worried, but he couldn't help laughing at the end.
"The King of Qin will not wait until His Highness's troops have captured Delhi and have not invaded India. Moreover, His Highness, you are too gloating about your misfortune. It is not good for the soldiers to hear it." Mu Ang said, but his smile was not serious.
Although they said that Shaharul was difficult to deal with, they never thought that Shang Bing could not deal with him. They all felt that if Shaharul defended Afghanistan, although there would be a hard battle, the final winner would definitely be Shang Bing.
"Forget it, let's not talk about them. Although it is only a few thousand miles from Bangladesh to Afghanistan, and it takes a few days to get there by horse, but now the middle is occupied by Indians. When the news from Afghanistan reaches Bangladesh, it will take a big circle around the Central Plains.
It won't be passed on for two months, so even thinking about it now is useless." Zhu and Mu Ang had already finished their meal, handed the dishes to the servants to wash, opened the door of the carriage and sat in the carriage to continue talking.
They chatted for a few more words. At this time, a man wearing Brahmin-style clothes but with an oriental appearance came to Zhu's carriage with his entourage. He bowed and said a few words to Zhu, and then saluted.
After a while, he walked away. Zhu narrowed his eyes, looked at his back and asked Mu Ang: "Mu Ang, although I went south with them to send troops, I still don't think they can be trusted." He and Mu Ang have a good relationship, but their status is different.
Not big, they talk more casually when it's just the two of them.
"Your Highness, they will never rebel and join the enemy." Mu Ang said immediately.
"Mu Ang, I don't think he will rebel and join the enemy. The Ming Dynasty is powerful and has sent many troops to attack India. Unless it is defeated miserably, the foreign countries that have taken refuge in the Ming will not betray easily. I do think he will not be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
, it will be very difficult to tame his country and incorporate it into Min Fan later."
The man they were talking about was Sudang Dharmaraja, the king of the Ahom Kingdom, which was located in the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River and roughly ruled the later areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
More than ten years ago, Zhu led his troops to attack the Ava Kingdom and occupied the middle reaches of the Dajinsha River, which naturally alarmed the Ahong Kingdom, which was originally a neighbor of the Ava Kingdom. The Ahong Kingdom's King Su Dangfa Wang immediately sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to declare his vassalage to the Ming Dynasty.
Min Fan established contact with the Ahong Kingdom. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years later, in the fifteenth year of Jianye, Zhu received Yun's order to go south to attack Bengal. Attacking Bengal from his territory would certainly not be the same as other armies.
Taking the sea route, the shortest road is to go west from Ava City, cross the Naga Mountains, and go south along the Brahmaputra River. After receiving the order, Zhu summoned the army to prepare for dispatch, and at the same time sent troops to contact the Ahong Kingdom to get its consent.
The army bordered the country, and in accordance with Yun's order, he was ordered to send troops south to attack Bengal.
The Dharma King of the Soviet Party hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed to Zhu's request. The Ming Dynasty was too powerful in this era, and no country was willing to be its enemy. Of course, the same was true for the Dharma King of the Soviet Party. Of course, he also wanted to show Zhu Shi
Preparations were made for the false plan to destroy Guo. Then Zhu summoned 20,000 soldiers to the Ahong Kingdom, and the Su Dang Dharma King sent more than 3,000 people to go south with him. But at this time, the other four armies of the Ming Army failed in Dhaka City.
, had to retreat. After learning the news, Zhu returned to the vassal state and recruited tens of thousands of troops to the Ahong Kingdom. The Soviet Party Dharma King also had to send thousands more troops and horses, making up 10,000 people, and personally led the army.
Ten thousand people followed Zhu Nan.
The relationship between the Ahom and Bangladesh is extremely poor. They have fought many times as early as when the Delhi Sultanate still ruled Bangladesh. The King of Sudan will never lead the country to surrender to the Delhi Sultanate or Bangladesh. But what worries Zhu is that the Ahom
Originally he believed in Buddhism, but starting from the Su Dang Dharma King, the monarch also respected Brahmanism. Although Brahmanism was the object of unity, in terms of personal likes and dislikes, Zhu Du was not willing for the people of Ahong to become like Brahmans.
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What's more important is, "The Ahom country is located between Bangladesh and Myanmar. When Wen ruled the entire Bengal region, this country was sandwiched between me and Wen. If the land of the Ahong country is barren, or the people are all Indians, it will be fine.
, but the land they occupy is fertile, and their appearance is similar to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, they cannot be occupied by Wen, and they must be included in Min Fan. But if they all become Brahmans, how can I easily rule this country?
"Zhu said.
"Your Highness, this matter is not urgent. Right now, we should first consider defeating the Indian countries." Mu Ang advised. I don't know how many years will pass before annexing the Ahong Kingdom. Let's figure out what to do now.
"I always feel that if Ahong is not occupied as soon as possible, this country will be occupied by other countries." Zhu said.
"Your Highness, it won't be like this. The worst case scenario is that after the Indian countries are defeated and the war is temporarily stopped, Your Highness will immediately submit a letter to the officials and propose to annex the Ahong Kingdom. As long as the officials agree, the Ahong Kingdom is destined to belong to Your Highness, run away
No more." Mu Ang said again.
"That's what you said." Zhu Dao: "And I am not familiar with this country now. They have never seen how powerful the Ming Dynasty is before. After this battle, I will become familiar with this country and then let them see it."
As the Ming Dynasty became stronger, it began to slowly push for the annexation of the Ahong Kingdom and make concessions to the officials."
"When I arrive at the gates of Babna tomorrow, I will also see with my own eyes how the soldiers of the Ahong Kingdom are fighting. I will reward the meritorious ministers and punish the generals who have made mistakes."