"General Salha, when you pass by Patna, why don't you go in and have a rest?" Wasim asked while sitting on the boat.
Salha glanced at him. He now knew what Wasim's purpose was in persuading him not to commit suicide, because Wasim had already told him his thoughts. He led the defeated soldiers and fled to the city of Rajshahi.
When he recruited Tianfang believers as soldiers and planned to hold on to the city, Wasim did not behave strangely and did what he should do.
But later, when Salha wanted to leave the city of Rajshahi, Wasim was different. Salha stayed in this city for a month, and news of the northern war situation came from Delhi. The Qin vassal soldiers followed
For more than a thousand years, the traditional route of Central Asian countries going south to attack India went south and entered Afghanistan. Shaharul, who controlled Afghanistan, did not want to fight the Qin Fan. Even though the Qin Fan had a blood feud with him, he was not willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
, claimed to be a vassal and paid tribute, Zhu Shangbing might not trust him even if he claimed to be a vassal and paid tribute. Therefore, Shaharul took advantage of the complex and changeable terrain in Afghanistan and the large number of Tianfang believers to confront the Qin vassal. Although Zhu Shangbing was anxious to lead his troops to India, he could not
If you dare to march blindly, the situation will become a stalemate.
But the troops of the Qin vassal were not the only ones attacking India from the north. King Zhu Gui and King Zhu Ji led their troops to meet in Kashgar, and then crossed the Karakoram Mountains from Hongqi Lapu to the Kashmir region. After that, the coalition forces of the two vassals completely ignored Peshawar.
The Delhi Sultanate garrison might have cut off their retreat, and seemed to be heading south towards the city of Delhi. Even the city of Srinagar was spared and headed south as quickly as possible.
Faced with the sudden appearance of the Ming army in India, the Delhi Sultanate was caught off guard and lost several cities in succession. It was not until the Ming army reached the north bank of the Langchen Zangbo River that it realized and defended the city of Shimla, stopping the Ming army.
After crossing the river, Said mobilized troops from Delhi, Peshawar, Lahore, Srinagar and other places, and asked the Bahmani Sultanate to send troops for support, hoping to encircle and annihilate the Ming army. But the Ming army was there.
The north bank of the Langchen Zangbo River also occupies several cities. It is also densely populated and one of the richest places in India. The Ming army does not have to worry about logistical supplies and weapon replenishment. Although it failed to cross the Langchen Zangbo River and capture
Simla city, but the Delhi Sultanate failed to encircle and annihilate this Ming army.
Seeing this news, Salha decided to leave the city of Rajshahi. Wasim hurriedly asked him why. Facing Wasim who persuaded him not to commit suicide, Salha did not doubt him and said directly: "Since I can't
It would be impossible to annihilate this Ming army immediately. Even if Shaharul stayed in Afghanistan and prevented the Ming and Qin vassal armies from coming south to India, the Ming army in Bangladesh in the south would definitely send troops north in advance after learning about this situation.
The Delhi Sultanate and the Bahmani Sultanate have already used 80% of their troops to defend Afghanistan and fight the armies of the Ming Dynasty Ting Fan and Ta Fan. The total number of troops that can be mobilized to defend the south is less than ten.
Ten thousand, and the Ming army in Bangladesh is close to half a million, and they can recruit local Pilomons as cannon fodder, so they will definitely not be able to hold it."
"The Ming army in Bangladesh should not have known the news from the north so quickly. It is a long way from Kashmir to Bangladesh in a big circle. Even if it is just to convey the news, the Ming Dynasty has a complete post station system, and it will take at least two months."
Wasim said.
"They don't have to go around such a big circle to deliver the news." Sarha said with a wry smile: "The Pilomons in India are not loyal to the country in the first place. They saw that the Ming army fought so fiercely and annihilated more than 200,000 troops in Bangladesh in two months.
, and knowing that the Ming Dynasty is more friendly to the Pilomons than the countries established by Tianfang believers such as our Delhi Sultanate, they will definitely surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, they will not dare to openly surrender to the Ming Dynasty before the Ming army attacks their hometown, for fear of
We Tianfang believers will support them before we die, but we still dare to deliver messages to the Ming army, and we can do it."
Wasim was silent. In fact, it is impossible to say who is right or wrong in this matter. When they established a country, the Tianfang believers must encourage their own religion and suppress other religions. However, this resulted in a serious conflict with the original forces of India.
Of course they would not be loyal to a country that harmed their own interests, and it was perfectly normal for them to defect to the Ming Dynasty.
"If I had known that something like this would happen, we should have gradually killed all the Pilomon believers along the Ganges from hundreds of years ago!" After a while, Wasim said.
Salha just smiled. Although North India has been ruled by Tianfang believers for hundreds of years, except for a few places such as Bengal, the number of Pilomons is ten times that of Tianfang believers. Killing so many people is even possible.
Yes, but what good does this do to the Tianfang believers who rule the country? The Tianfang believers came to India to enjoy blessings, and the Pilamons have all been killed. Who will serve them and pay taxes to support them? No one will do such a thing at all.
"General Salha, where are you going after leaving Rajshahi? Return to Delhi to help Sultan Said eliminate the Ming army in the north?" Wasim asked again.
"How could Sultan Said still trust me? I will definitely be arrested and executed by his order after I return to Delhi."
"Then why don't you stay in Rajshahi?"
"Staying in the city of Rajshahi is just waiting for death. The Ming army will definitely not be able to hold it after they move north in large numbers."
"Then where are you going?"
"I want to return to my hometown. If my hometown is also occupied by the Ming army in the future, I will lead my family west to Persia. Our ancestors are from Persia, so it can be regarded as returning to the place where our ancestors lived." Sarha followed the practice of Tianfang believers in India.
To put a gilt on his face, he said. When he said this, Salha showed an expression of relief on his face. He was under too much pressure these days, and being able to say everything made him feel relaxed.
few.
But what he didn't expect was that Wasim didn't react at all, but ten minutes after leaving here, he led his soldiers to surround the place, arrested him, and wanted to send him back to Delhi to be dealt with by Said. After that, he passed by
After discussion, the former garrison of Pabna City became the garrison of Rajshahi City. Wasim took Salha to leave the city and return north. After taking a boat for several days, they arrived outside Patna City.
"No, I don't want to enter the city." Salha said.
"Are you so anxious to rush back to Delhi to die?" Wasim asked curiously.
"The relationship between Patna City's defender Macni and me is not good, and I don't want to be humiliated by him again." Salha could only tell the truth.
"You and McNee have a bad relationship? Have you ever had a fight?" Wasim was even more curious. After Said captured Delhi City, he appointed McNee as the defender of Patna City. Salha was still there at that time.
He lived in seclusion in his hometown; Salha has been in Delhi since then, and was later appointed as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and came to Bangladesh. How did he have a grudge with McNee? Could it be that the two men who led the troops to rest in Rajshahi city on the way to Bangladesh
God has a grudge?
"When Timur Khan was still there, Said and I were both generals of the Great Khan. One time Said brought Macni to the city of Samarkand. We had some quarrels, and it seemed that we were born to watch.
Eyes, and there is a grudge." Salha replied.
Wasim never expected that it would be involved for more than ten years, and he was not interested in finding out how the grudge was settled. He said: "In that case, I won't stay in Rajshahi city any longer. You stay well in the boat, and I will ask someone to
Let’s go to the city to buy some food, and when we come back, we will continue to the city of Delhi. Fortunately, the city of Delhi is right next to the Ganges, and you can go there by boat without stopping to rest.”
Salha said nothing more. Wasim ordered a few people to go into the city to buy things, and he sat down and closed his eyes to meditate.
But unexpectedly, the people he sent to buy things came back after a while, saying that there were now restrictions on the sale of grain in the city, and inspections of outsiders were also very strict. They could not buy anything after entering the city. Wasim had to personally
Entering the city, I bought enough food based on my status.
"I don't blame you for what happened this time. It was McNee who went too far, but you should also bring your identity documents." On the way back, Wasim criticized them. The two of them nodded in agreement.
Not long after they returned to the boat, Wasim asked casually: "Is Salha planning to escape?"
"No, Salha has never made any move to escape. He is just reading a book in the cabin. By the way, General Wasim, the official who just inspected the passing ships said that the latest report on the situation in the north has been sent to us. Salha
Let’s take a look.” The person responsible for guarding Salha replied.
Wasim nodded, ordered the chef on the ship to cook, walked into Salha's house, raised his teacup to drink tea, and asked casually: "What else did the bulletin say?"
But after waiting for a while, he had finished the sip of tea, and he still didn't hear Salha's answer. Wasim raised his head and looked at Salha, and saw that his expression was very surprised and slightly panicked.
Wasim instantly guessed what was written in the notice, his heart suddenly tightened, and his voice became slightly trembling as he asked: "What happened?"
"The war situation in the north is about to undergo major changes." Salha said in a deep voice.
"What has changed?" Wasim asked, grabbing the report and reading it himself. But he read the report from beginning to end, but found nothing that made Salha so surprised. Although he typed a few times,
It was a defeat, but the loss was not huge, and the city of Shimla was still under the control of the Delhi Sultanate. What could have surprised Sarha so much?
"Look at this sentence:" Salha pointed to the last part of the bulletin and said: "..., a man who came from Afghanistan was captured alive and was going to the city of Bonaguode, which was under the control of the Ming army. This man was a
The real Han people learned a lot of information through torture."
"Is this surprising?" Wasim was even more puzzled. Capturing a real Han Chinese alive and getting information is certainly satisfying, but it is not worth being so surprised; and the expression on Salha's face just now clearly showed that
A bad thing, not a good thing.
"The generals of the Ming army knew that the appearance of Han people was very rare in India. Although there have been more and more Han businessmen in India over the past few years, there were not many Han businessmen who were willing to come so deep into the land, and even more so after the war began.
After they were evacuated, not a single Han Chinese-looking person could be found in Delhi."
"In this way, sending a Han-looking person to deliver a message will definitely be known by our army, and the generals of the Ming army should also know this. If there is really any news, they should choose local people who have taken refuge with them, and
Not Han Chinese."
"So the Ming army had an ulterior motive in sending this person to deliver the message? Then what was their purpose? To mislead our army by delivering false news? But our generals would not completely believe the confession," Wasim said.
Salha shook his head. "Although I have studied many battle cases of the Ming army, I can't guess what the generals of the Ming army planned to do. But one thing I can guess is that the army of the Qin vassal of the Ming Dynasty probably wanted to pass through the west.
Bal Pass, coming to India."
"Why?" Wasim felt that his brain was completely insufficient, and he didn't know how Salha reasoned it out.
"Because what was captured alive was the messenger who came from Afghanistan and was going to the city of Bonaguode, which was under the control of the Ming army. The Han people's appearance is so conspicuous, they will be discovered by Shaharul's soldiers or people in Afghanistan. But
He still came over safely, which shows that at least the Ming army in Afghanistan has obtained a stable road for troops to pass. If this is the case, the Qin army should be able to arrive in India soon," Salha said.
"Did Sultan Said think of this?" Wasim immediately became entangled. But he soon stopped being entangled and said to himself: "Whether Sultan Said has guessed it or not, but I
You can send someone to tell the Sultan." He then loudly ordered someone to come over, tell him the matter, and wrote a letter to him to take to the city of Delhi. The man accepted the order and left.
"If Said doesn't see this, even if you send someone to deliver the message now, if the Ming army makes any moves, it will be too late." Salha added.
"You don't hope for the good of the country so much? You are also a Tianfang believer, and the country was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. What good will it do to you!" Wasim shouted loudly.
"And how can Sultan Said not see that I am just..." Wasim wanted to praise Said again. But before he finished speaking, he heard a panicked voice from outside: "Wasim
