Chapter 1676 Where did the reinforcements come from?
On the battlefield, two armies of tens of thousands of people are still fighting, and hundreds of people are killed every moment. But one of the armies is gradually retreating, seeming to want to break away from the enemy and end the day's fighting. The enemy
The commander-in-chief seemed to want to annihilate all his opponents and was unwilling to cease fighting. However, as the sun gradually set and the sky became darker and darker, the enemy commander had no choice but to give up the pursuit and withdraw his troops back to camp. Seeing the enemy troops return to camp, the retreating army
The army commander breathed a sigh of relief and ordered some soldiers to remain vigilant. Most of the soldiers began to cut down trees and build camps. Of course, a few tents belonging to the commander were the first to be erected in the middle of the camp.
"Tomorrow morning, we have no choice but to retreat!" In a tent, Said looked around at the generals sitting below and said in a deep voice.
The generals were silent. Today they have tried their best, but they still have not defeated the Ming army. There is no point in continuing to fight the Ming army here. When the Ming army in other places realized that the enemy forces on the opposite side were weak, they launched an attack.
The defense line will be defeated. If the defeat in other places can be exchanged for annihilation of the Ming army in front of them, that would be fine. But since it is clear that it cannot be annihilated, it is better to retreat as soon as possible.
But they were not willing to withdraw their troops like this. This battle can be said to be the last hope to defeat the Ming army and save the country. This battle failed to succeed, and even if they withdrew, they would just linger. When the city of Delhi was captured by the Ming army, Delhi
The Sultanate was destroyed by the Ming army. Even if they could save their lives, they have been living under the oppression of the pagans since then. Some people feel that it is better to die.
"Sultan, even if you withdraw, you will only be waiting for death in the city of Delhi. It is better to fight with the Ming army in Lahore!" A general stood up and said.
"What do other people think?" Said did not speak immediately, but asked again.
No one answered for a while. After a while, someone said: "Sudan, since you ordered the withdrawal of troops, we will obey your order."
"Zaihir, how can you talk like that! This battle cannot achieve the goal. Even if we retreat to Delhi City, when the Ming army from the south moves north, the war will still inevitably fail. So what is the point of retreating to Delhi City! I understand,
As a tribal leader, and there are so many Tianfang believers in North India, even if the Ming Dynasty ruled North India, they would not, let alone dare to persecute the Tianfang believers too harshly, let alone a tribal leader like you. You still
You can gain a certain amount of power and status under the new ruler, and still enjoy a luxurious life in your own tribe. So you are not afraid of the defeat of the Delhi Sultanate."
"But are you willing to live under the oppression of pagans from now on! As a person who does not believe in Buddhism and Taoism, the mainstream religions of the Ming Dynasty, your status has always been lower than that of Buddhists and Taoists. Are you willing to do this? And?
Have you ever thought that your generation can still enjoy a certain amount of power and status and enjoy a luxurious life, but as the Ming Dynasty continues to suppress Tianfang believers, the number of Tianfang believers will become smaller and smaller. By the time your grandson's generation,
The Ming Dynasty may not have to worry about the serious consequences of severely persecuting the Tianfang believers, because the number of Tianfang believers will be so small that even if they all oppose the government, it will not have much impact. The Ming Dynasty dares to give the Tianfang believers the last choice
"Either convert or die! Do you want your descendants to convert to other religions, or do you want them all to die!" The first general who spoke loudly rebuked the general who spoke later.
"Zahid, what are you talking about!" Zahir said: "We are discussing whether to withdraw to Delhi City, and you are scolding and personally attacking me. Is this your attitude towards discussing issues?"
"You..." Zahid was about to say something else when Said, who was sitting high above him, suddenly said: "Zahid, Zahir is right. Don't talk about other things. We are only discussing whether to withdraw troops."
"Sultan!" Zahid raised his head and glanced at Said, but in the end he could only agree: "Yes, Sultan."
"I oppose the withdrawal of troops!" He repeated his point of view, and then sat down angrily.
Everyone immediately started discussing. Some people supported Zahid's idea, but most people wanted to withdraw their troops. Zahid was actually right. Even if the Delhi Sultanate was destroyed by the Ming army, because of the current number of Tianfang believers in North India,
There are many, and the Ming army will not massacre Tianfang believers, but also win over the generals and tribal leaders who have soldiers. Even if their status is not as good as that in the Delhi Sultanate, their lives will not be worse. As for the descendants
What will happen to future generations? Why do you think so far away? Who knows what will happen in a few decades? Maybe the Ming Dynasty will suddenly collapse. If it really falls into the situation Zahid said, it means that God is no longer there
It is natural for believers in India to convert to other religions.
Seeing that most people supported the withdrawal of troops, Zahid was very angry. Just as he was about to stand up and say something else, Said said again: "Since all the generals support the withdrawal of troops, we will withdraw from the city of Lahore tomorrow morning.
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"Sultan!" Zahid shouted again.
But Said ignored him and asked the generals to go out. Everyone quickly stood up, saluted Said and then left. Seeing that everyone else had left, Zahid had no choice but to leave the tent.
When he was left alone in the tent, Said stood up from the chair, walked to the window, opened the curtain, looked in the direction of today's battlefield, and recalled the second half of today's battle.
"Reinforcements! Where did the reinforcements come from!" When tens of thousands of troops appeared in the east under the flag of the Ming Dynasty, Said looked over in disbelief and shouted loudly at the same time.
It was really hard for him to accept the sudden appearance of reinforcements from the Ming Army. Originally, with the appearance of his ambush, the Ming Army did not expect that there would be so many ambush troops, let alone so many cavalry, and their defeat was gradually revealed; but then
As these reinforcements from the Ming army appeared, the soldiers who had been about to accept their fate suddenly became more motivated and fought hard with the soldiers under his command. They could not be eliminated for a while, and there was no way to retreat. When the reinforcements came, they would lose the battle because they were attacked from both sides.
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Moreover, he could never imagine where this reserve force came from. All the Ming armies that had entered India were carefully arranged by him to recruit any civilians.
"Quick, Ye Zide, lead your soldiers to block the Ming army's reinforcements!" Said ordered a general beside him, and at the same time he was thankful in his heart: "Fortunately, I have reserved a reserve team out of caution.
Otherwise, this battle will be lost.'
"Yes, Sultan." Yezid agreed without hesitation, turned around and went out to lead his troops to stop the enemy. After a while, the last army that had not yet engaged the enemy rushed to the east and soon started fighting with the reinforcements of the Ming army.
The battlefield was immediately divided into two parts. One was Said's main army who wanted to annihilate the Ming army led by Song Dynasty, and the other was the reinforcements who wanted to break through and block the rescue. Both sides of the two battlefields knew that if their side failed, this battle would end.
They were defeated, so they tried their best to fight with the enemy. For a time, more soldiers, both Ming and Indian, died in battle and fell to the ground, and their blood dyed the ground purple-black.
But the situation still favored the Seinlu. The reinforcements of the Ming army also came from afar, and they did not rest. They were not enough to rest. Facing the Seinlu soldiers who had rested for more than half a day, they were unable to break through the enemy's barrier;
The combat effectiveness of the captive cavalry is far superior to that of the infantry. If this situation continues, the Ming army will still fail in this battle.
But at this moment, Song Ying led the soldiers of Yiwu's right guard to fight out of the military camp and attack the back of the Indian cavalry. Said also expected that Song still had a reserve team, but his own reserve team
The reinforcements had been sent out to stop the Ming army. Where could there be troops to deal with Yiwu's right guard? He could only order some of the cavalry who were acting as ambushes to turn around and fight.
The Yiwu Right Guards are one of the two most important armies of the Song family. Both the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty focused on increasing the combat effectiveness of the Yiwu Right Guards. They were so powerful that even though the Indian soldiers had expected them, they still could not resist them for a while.
Live, be killed and retreat.
Seeing this situation, Said had to give up the idea of annihilating part of the Ming army, ordered to let go of the siege and regroup the army. Of course, the surrounded Ming army soldiers couldn't wait to fight out of the encirclement and save their own line.
Life, but it affected Yiwu's right guard's pursuit of Yinlu. As if there was an intermission in the middle of the fight, the two armies temporarily stopped contact.
But after a short rest, Song ordered the Ming army to rush forward and fight the Indians. As reinforcements arrived, the total strength of the Ming army was greater than that of the Indians. Now that the Indians had not built a camp, it was best to annihilate them all.
How could Song let go of the opportunity?
Facing the Ming army rushing up again, Said could only order the soldiers to engage the enemy. After that, the two sides fought from noon to the evening, until the sky became darker and darker, and it was almost impossible to see the figures on the opposite side. Song Cai
He ordered his troops to retreat and stopped fighting for the day.
'Is it true that Allah can no longer protect the believers? The gods of Eastern Buddhism and Taoism are not false gods, but are greater than Allah?' Thinking of the Ming army reinforcements that appeared at the critical moment, even though Said was a very devout believer,
I can't help but think like this.
"Sultan, the cooks have prepared dinner. Do you want to eat now?" At this time, one of his guards came in and asked in a low voice.
"I have no appetite now. Let's leave it for now. I will eat it later." Said replied.
"Sultan, even if the war is not going well, you still have to eat. Tens of thousands of troops must obey your command. If you fall ill because you don't eat, who else can command this army? You must eat." The guard advised.
Unable to resist the repeated persuasion of the guard, Said could only agree to go and eat now. The guard immediately smiled broadly and said, "I will bring the food to you right now. I was worried that it would have cooled down and I never brought it."
After a while, the waiter brought the dinner plate over and placed it on the table. Said sighed, sat down, and began to eat.
"Sultan, you don't have to blame yourself. If those reinforcements hadn't suddenly appeared today, this battle would definitely have been won! The same goes for those barbarians on the plateau. Why are they meddling in the war between the Ming Dynasty and our country..." the guard said again.
"What did you say? Barbarians on the plateau?" The guard was suddenly interrupted by Said mid-sentence.
"Yes, the barbarians on the plateau, those Ming army reinforcements, are not Han people, but barbarians living on the plateau who believe in Buddhism or Brahmanism."
"Is it Tibetans and Mara people?"
"It's them. I don't know how the Ming Dynasty persuaded these barbarians to participate in this battle."
"It's easy to convince these barbarians. As long as you raise the banner of the revival of Buddhism or Brahmanism in India, you can get them to agree..." Although Said was stunned at first, he quickly regained his composure and spoke to him in a relaxed tone.
The guard explained. But midway through his words, he suddenly stopped and his expression became ugly.