"May Allah grant you peace." Said looked at Wasim who was bending down to salute in front of him, and replied with a smile. He then said: "Wasim, you did well, you did well.
, did not let Salha escape and brought him back."
"Sultan, I really dare not accept your praise. Although I brought Salha back, what's the point? The army sent to Bangladesh was still wiped out by the Ming army. This was caused by Salha's wrong command.
, and I was sent by the Sultan to monitor Salha. Failure to prevent his wrong command was my dereliction of duty. The Sultan should punish me." Wasim replied with a look of shame on his face.
"It makes sense for you to bring Salha back, not without meaning. As for the army sent to Bangladesh being wiped out by the Ming army, you have no experience in commanding a large-scale army and cannot judge whether Salha's decision is right or wrong.
, this cannot be regarded as your mistake; and I think that the decision to concentrate 120,000 troops to encircle and annihilate the Ming army was not wrong. He only misjudged the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's Shang Zhiwei, which led to this great defeat.
As for you, you have fulfilled your duty by bringing Salha back, so I will not punish you." Said said unhurriedly.
"Your mind is as broad as the sea." Wasim couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Said, who was tall and wearing armor because he had just visited the military camp, and said with great emotion.
"God tells us to be tolerant towards our brothers in the religion," Salha said.
Hearing these words, Wasim was of course even more moved and almost cried. After a while, he returned to normal, and then organized his language to tell Said the current situation in Bangladesh.
"Although there are 20,000 troops in the city of Rajshahi, more than half of them are newly recruited troops, and the weapons to defend the city are not sufficient. If the Ming army only sends 50,000 troops to attack the city, the city can only hold on for two seconds at most.
About ten days; if the Ming army sends more than 100,000 soldiers to attack the city, the city will be lost for up to ten days. And the Ming army may even send more troops." After hearing what Wasim said, Said said to himself
Words.
"We can only recruit 100,000 more soldiers. Most of them will be sent to the north or stay in Delhi, and a small number will be sent to the south to garrison in Rajshahi and other cities. After a while, people will be ordered to post recruitment notices inside and outside the city, and send people
Inform all tribes. At the same time, be sure to tell all tribal leaders: If the Ming Dynasty controls North India, they will definitely be discriminated against and persecuted. For their own wealth, for their own status, and for their own beliefs, they must also fight with the Ming Dynasty.
and make greater contributions to the country’s war.”
"Wasim, I appointed you as the guard of Rajshahi City, and I will immediately allocate you five thousand soldiers. You will lead these five thousand soldiers and return to Rajshahi City tomorrow." Said said again.
"Yes, Sultan." Wasim, who had been silent while Said was talking to himself, immediately agreed.
"Wasim, I will send you another 25,000 soldiers one after another, but they should all be new recruits. In this way, you will have 50,000 soldiers in Rajshahi City, of which about 15,000 are
Veterans, 35,000 new soldiers. I hope that with these troops, if the total number of Ming troops attacking the city is less than 100,000, you can defend the city; if the total number of Ming troops attacking the city is less than 200,000, you can at least stop them.
Two months." Said ordered again.
"Don't worry Sultan, I will definitely be able to fulfill Sultan's request." Wasim stood up straight and assured.
Said nodded and told him a few more words, and Wasim was about to leave. Said nodded and was about to let him leave, but then thought of something and said, "Bring Salha up, I want to leave now."
Meet him."
"Sultan, if Salha wants to see anything, just order him to be executed. Moreover, the war in the north is still going on. There are so many things to deal with. It will take too much time to see him." Wasim said immediately.
"Although there are so many documents on the table, these things are actually not important. What is important is the war with the Ming Dynasty. Although Salha lost the battle in Bengal, as I said before, we must concentrate 120,000 troops to encircle and annihilate
The decision made by the Ming Army along the way was not wrong, and his commanding ability is still worthy of recognition; and he is also the general who knows the Ming Army best. I want to ask him what he thinks of the current war situation in the north," Said said.
"Yes, Sultan, I will bring him over immediately." Seeing Said's firm attitude, Wasim did not dare to persuade him any more, so he agreed and turned around to leave. After a while, he led Salha to Said.
"Dear Sultan Said, may Allah grant you peace." Salha bowed and said.
Said looked at him carefully and saw that although his clothes looked a little shabby, he was in good spirits and did not look afraid. Said said: "Salha, I heard that you are afraid of death, but
Why aren't you afraid when you see me?"
"Because there is no point in being afraid." Salha said: "Because of my command, more than 100,000 soldiers were wiped out by the Ming Dynasty. Such a heavy loss, it is not because of my good attitude that you can spare me. In fact,
Go on, the only way I want to survive is to make you think that I am still useful. So on the way back to Delhi from Rajshahi City, I kept reading the briefings, analyzing the Ming army’s intentions and next steps, and told Wa
Sim. Fortunately, my analysis is basically correct," Salha said.
"You are right, Salha. The only way for you to survive is to make me think that you are still valuable. But there is one thing you did wrong. You should still show fear, because if your attitude does not let me
Satisfied. When I am in a bad mood, you may not even have a chance to show your worth and you will be executed by my order. But you are lucky today. My mood is not good, but it is not bad either. You still have the chance to show your worth.
An opportunity to be worthy of oneself." As he spoke, Said took off his armor, sat back on his seat, motioned for Salha to sit down as well, and handed him a few pieces of paper.
Salha thanked Said, took the pieces of paper, sat down and started reading. After a while, he raised his head and said to Said: "Is the situation so bad?"
"Yes, the situation is so bad. I dare not write these things in the bulletin to let all military officers, government officials, and tribal leaders know. I am afraid that they will lose the confidence to fight back the Ming army. Even if it is written in the bulletin,
If I couldn’t hide the matter, I wouldn’t write it down,” Said said.
Salha looked down at the paper in his hand again. According to the contents on the paper, the actual situation was worse than he imagined! The areas of Khyber State, Kashmir and Punjab located to the north of the Langchen Zangbo River have almost been completely cleared.
The Ming army was under the control of the Delhi Sultanate, or even if it was not under the control of the Ming army, it was no longer under the control of the Delhi Sultanate. The Ming army on the northern front had nearly 200,000 domestic soldiers, and recruited 50,000 local Brahmans, while the Delhi Sultanate, Bahman
The total number of troops that the Nepali Sultanate can devote to the northern front is only about 250,000. The forces of both sides are already equal, and the Tianfang believers do not have the ability to counterattack on a large scale.
The reason why the Qin vassal army of the Ming Dynasty was able to pass through Afghanistan is also known. Shaharul actually gave up eastern Afghanistan and handed over the Shibal Pass and the city of Kabul, which were important passes through the Hindu Kush Mountains, to the Ming Dynasty. The entire army retreated
When he arrived in Herat, all the tribes who were willing to follow him also withdrew. Only then could Zhu Shangbing lead his army to India safely. This was not just a matter of the Qin vassal army coming to India safely, but also the issue of the troops from Central Asia to India.
The road was completely controlled by the Ming army, which could send troops to India for support at any time. At the same time, Shaharul withdrew to western Afghanistan, making it clear that they would not interfere with India's war, and also cut off the possibility of them receiving other foreign aid. The situation was very unfavorable to them.
