"The army led by Salha has been completely wiped out!" Wen said with a voice full of surprise.
"Your Highness, this is what was written in the report sent back by Her Highness the Princess of Huainan." There was still dust on his clothes and his face was dusty. It looked like he was Pu Bing who had just arrived from Babna City.
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"This is really great!" Wen snatched the report and took a look at it, laughing and saying: "The entire Bangladesh has been completely occupied, the Shah has committed suicide, and the army led by Salha has been completely occupied.
Annihilate, even the city of Pabna has been captured, the war in Bengal is over, a great victory!" After saying this, Wen couldn't help but jump up. Although others were not as excited as him, they were all
It's all smiles.
No wonder they are so happy. Although they suffered some setbacks when they first started attacking Bangladesh, in less than two months since they started counterattacking in September this year, they have occupied the entire Bangladesh and annihilated more than 200,000 Indians.
Soldiers, such a glorious victory, even if it is still not as good as the Battle of Yiwu, is still a very brilliant result. Even Yang Feng, Cao Xing and others who participated in the Battle of Yiwu are very happy, not to mention the head.
Xu Zengshou, Zhang Fu and others achieved such great results at once. Even the princes who had been enfeoffed, such as Zhu Gaoxu, were very happy. Of course, his happiness may also be due to the fact that he captured a lot of trophies, which was enough for Su Fan's military expenses for three or four years.
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Even Lan Zhen couldn't help but smile. However, he was also the calmest general present. After a slight smile, he said seriously: "It is indeed very happy that the troops led by Salha wiped out the entire north. Let's do this tonight."
Tell the news to all the soldiers in the camp, kill the cattle and sheep so that the soldiers can celebrate!"
"Yes, General Lan." Everyone agreed with a smile.
"You will then report to me the military exploits of your subordinates. After Her Royal Highness the Princess sends someone to send back a detailed battle report, I will report to the capital. The report must be sent here within three days." Lan.
Jane said again.
"Yes, yes, General Lan, it is indeed best to prepare the report as soon as possible and send it back. It is already the middle of November, and it will be the middle of the twelfth lunar month when the report is sent to the capital, which makes His Majesty happy." Hearing Lan Zhen
If so, Wen thought of it and said loudly.
"Yes, General Lan, there is no rush to show merit to the soldiers, but the news of the great victory must be sent back as soon as possible, before the Chinese New Year, so that His Majesty will be happy!" Zhu Gaoxu said loudly. Other generals also spoke one after another.
stand up.
"Do you think I will forget to express my merits?" Lan Zhen originally wanted to send the memorial to the capital together with the memorial for the soldiers. Seeing everyone's persuasion, she immediately changed her mind, and because the status of the people present was not the same.
He lowered his voice and said jokingly: "You and your soldiers are all under my command, so the merits you have accomplished also belong to me. How can I not express my merits to His Majesty?"
"Oh, it's a shame, I didn't expect it. If I had thought of it earlier, I would have reported to His Majesty alone when I got back to the tent and showed my merits first." Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be disappointed and said. Naturally, everyone started joking again.
Except for Zhang Fu, who had a slightly lower status and was not an old nobleman, he didn't say much. Everyone else smiled and talked.
After talking and joking like this for a while, Lan Zhen added: "But there are still a few things to be settled. One is the matter of His Royal Highness King Heng moving the royal capital. Although the location of Gaoping City is good, it is inferior to Dhaka City.
Far away, His Royal Highness King Heng should still move the royal capital to Dhaka City. Not much else to say, you all have to select the hundred or thousand households that have made the most contributions in this battle from among the soldiers under your command, and officially move them.
On that day, the royal capital formed a queue and entered the city to show the Tianfang believers and Brahman believers in the city and let them know the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Isn't this the military parade your Majesty talked about?" Xu Zengshou said: "Military parades can indeed show majesty and intimidate the people. But the army has just fought with the Indian soldiers for several months. How can the people in the city not know about the great military parade?"
How powerful are the soldiers tomorrow? No need to hold another military parade, right?"
"No, even if the people in the city know the power of the heavenly soldiers, they still have to parade." Lan Zhen said: "Dhaka City was the royal capital of Bengal in the past, and it was the result of the initiative to open the city and surrender (the Shah heard that Salha was in
After a disastrous defeat near the Adrai River, he committed suicide after feeling that there was no chance of recovery, and the officials in the city opened the city to surrender). Even if the people in the city had heard of the power of the heavenly soldiers, they probably had no real feelings about it. It was necessary to shock them through a military parade.
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"But this military parade doesn't have to be like His Majesty's military parade in the capital. Even the guard station that just issued the armor has been replaced with a new set within a month. It's not necessary. And what I mean is, let them
When entering the city, wear the same clothes as when fighting, as if you have just come out of a fight on the battlefield. It is best for each soldier to hold the head of a Seal soldier, or string it on a weapon." Lan Zhen said.
"Old Lan, you are really bad." Xu Zengshou said with a smile again.
"What's the point? The Ming Dynasty had not yet been established when we were born. It stands to reason that we were still subjects of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty at that time. The Mongols have done a lot of such things."
"You also know that it was Meng Yuan. If you do this, you don't know how the history books will comment on you."
"When you live your whole life, you still keep thinking about how future generations will judge you? I am loyal to work for the Ming Dynasty and have a clear conscience." Lan Zhen said with a smile.
"Okay, Lao Lan said it well." Xu Zengshou smiled again, glanced at Wen, and said nothing.
Lan Zhen started to talk about the second thing. "The second is whether to take advantage of the victory to attack the city of Rajshahi. Although the 120,000 troops led by Salha were completely wiped out, this man did have some skills and not only escaped
, and made a prompt decision, taking away all the garrison guards from Pabna City and other cities, and evacuated to Rajshahi City. He also gathered some remaining defeated generals, recruited some local Tianfang believers, and gathered nearly 20,000 troops.
Do you think we should send troops to capture the city of Rajshahi now?"
Everyone discussed this issue seriously. Some people agreed to send troops to capture the city now to clear the way for the invasion of the Delhi Sultanate; but others felt that there was no need to rush, thinking that the troops could be stationed along the way from Babna City to Delhi.
There are too many cities, and it doesn't matter whether we capture the city of Rajshahi now.
After discussing for a while, Zhang Wuji suddenly stood up, came to Lan Zhen's side and whispered something. The expression on Lan Zhen's face changed slightly. After a while, she replied a few words to Zhang Wuji, and then said loudly: "Everyone, there is no need to talk anymore.
General Zhang had an idea that I found very interesting, so I decided to give General Zhang’s idea a try.”
"Actually, it's nothing. I just use the Ming Cultists to cooperate inside and outside to seize Rajshahi City. There are Ming Cultists in Rajshahi City who can assist." Zhang Wuji said with a smile: "I have been in Pabna City for a few months. Although I helped His Royal Highness King Heng to appease people,
But since I have given up my duties as a general, I should still do something to attack the city. I also ask your princes and generals not to be upset that I took the opportunity to perform meritorious service."
"How could it be!" Everyone immediately laughed. Even if some people wanted to compete for this credit, they would not say it out loud, let alone compete with Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji joked a few more and returned to his seat.
Afterwards, they discussed several things, and it was already noon. Since Lan Zhen had no urgent military matters, she still asked everyone to go to eat first, even though the matter was not finished yet. Everyone left the tent with a smile.
But Xu Zengshou purposely stayed behind. After everyone had gone out, he turned around and leaned next to Lan Zhen, whispering: "Is it worth it?"
"It's not worth it." Lan Zhen didn't pretend to be stupid: "After conquering India, I will never have another big battle in my life. But although I conquered Bangladesh and had such great military exploits, I am still worse than
If I am not as good as your eldest brother in Yiwu. If I don’t do something distinctive, how can I be remembered by future generations? People often can only remember the number one commander-in-chief. During the Three Kingdoms period, although Jiang Wan, Hua Xin, Gu
Yong and others are indeed not as good as Zhuge Wuhou, but they can still be regarded as famous prime ministers. But if it were not for "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", how many people can remember the prime ministers of the Three Kingdoms except Zhuge Wuhou? Only Sima Yi was imprisoned for trying to usurp the throne.
Future generations will remember it."
Lan Zhen's words were inappropriate. She seemed to be comparing herself to Sima Yi. However, Xu Zengshou had been friends with him for many years. She knew what he meant and would not tell others. She just sighed and said: "You are famous."
What is there to pursue? Isn’t it good to be like me? My eldest brother doesn’t care either.”
"It is precisely because your eldest brother doesn't care that I say these things to you." Lan Zhen said: "I understand how your family feels. The King of Zhongshan is the number one hero. It is not good for your family if your eldest brother is the number one military general.
.But I really want this title.”
"That's all, let's not talk about this anymore." Xu Zengshou waved his hands and stopped talking about this topic, and said: "Are you entrusting the next generation to King Heng? Let him be grateful to you? Where is the prince?"
"The prince is a scholar, and I can't get involved. Moreover, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to fight in the Central Plains in the future. If you are in the vassal state, you can fight more and train your children. Moreover, dividing your children in different places is also a trick. Your Xu family
Isn’t that the same way?” Lan Zhen asked.
"Well, I don't want to think about these things. I'll leave them to you people to think about. I'm going to eat." Xu Zengshou said again and turned to leave. Lan Zhen lowered her head again to finish the matter at hand.
go to eat.
But when Xu Zengshou walked to the door, he turned back and said: "Old Lan, in fact, you can go north and lead troops to attack the Delhi Sultanate, and then annihilate one or two hundred thousand soldiers in Delhi. Wouldn't your contribution exceed that of my elder brother?"
"This is indeed possible. But I have a hunch that by the time I finish resting these soldiers in Pabna City and prepare to go north, the war in Delhi City will be over." Lan Zhen said.
"King Qin and the others are so capable?" Xu Zengshou asked, not quite believing it.
"I really don't believe it either. But this is my hunch. My hunch is always very good." Lan Zhen said with a smile.
"Then let's wait for the news from the north. Why don't you go to eat? The food will get cold if you don't."