"Finally we got back in time!" Looking at the army composed of Eastern faces under the city, Ye Zide breathed out and said.
"Yes, fortunately, we arrived at the city of Delhi an hour before these Easterners. Otherwise, even if the city would not fall for a while, the army would be blocked outside the city. When the Ming army from the north moves south, the city would not be able to be saved. Sultan of Delhi
The country will also perish! Once the Delhi Sultanate perishes, the Bahmani Sultanate will not be able to stop the Ming army, and will eventually be defeated, not to mention those small countries established by believers. Then in the entire India
All countries established by Tianfang believers will perish. What a blessing." Mendir also said.
Just after the meeting where the decision to retreat south was made, all the generals had just finished their dinner. Said suddenly ran over in person and told them to assemble their troops and retreat immediately, without any delay. Everyone saw that Said said seriously, although
I was puzzled, but immediately put down my spoon and organized my own army to retreat.
It was getting late at this time, and marching was very inconvenient. Fortunately, even if the Tianfang believers in India were poor, they could still eat some meat during the festival, and they did not suffer from night blindness. Under the organization of the generals and officers at all levels, most of the soldiers took advantage of the opportunity.
The night retreated. Although Song Dynasty noticed the movement of the Indian prisoners, he did not order troops to pursue them because it was so dark.
After that, Said led the 70,000 soldiers who retreated, and rushed back to Delhi city day and night, and finally rushed back within three days. When everyone entered the city, Mendir was about to ask Said why he was in such a hurry.
When I returned, I felt some shaking in the earth. I picked up my clairvoyance and looked eastward. I saw tens of thousands of Easterners rushing towards the city of Delhi. They quickly rushed to the city and launched an siege. Mendir and others hurriedly
Leading troops to meet the enemy. The Easterners who were attacking the city seemed to know that there should not be so many soldiers in the city. Mendir could see the surprised look on the faces of the generals he commanded through his clairvoyance. Soon, they stopped attacking the city, Mendir and others
While letting the soldiers rest, they stood on the city wall and looked at the Easterners below the city with emotion.
"Where did so many soldiers come from?" Yezide couldn't help but said: "Looking at their clothes, they don't look like people from the Ming Dynasty, but even the Tibetans and Mara people have been mobilized by the Ming Dynasty. How can there be such a situation?"
How oriental?”
"Have you never been in the eastern part of the country?" Mendil asked as if he had recognized their identities.
Yazid shook his head. "No. I have always been in the west of the country and have never been east of Kanpur."
"No wonder, no wonder you didn't recognize their identities. They are also considered Tibetans, but they have crossed the Himalayas long ago and live in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northern Bangladesh..."
"Are you talking about Bhutan?" Halfway through, Yezid already knew that he was talking about people from that country.
"It's Bhutan." Mendir said: "Apart from Bhutan, which country can send so many Easterners to attack the city of Delhi at this time?"
"Bhutan itself believes in Buddhism, which is one of the two religions that the Ming Dynasty allows to be spread openly. It is naturally close to the Ming Dynasty. The totem of this country is the same as the Ming Dynasty. It is also a dragon. Due to cultural similarities, Bhutan
It is very normal to send troops to go against our country when the war situation is leaning toward the Ming Dynasty."
"Furthermore, the fifth emperor of Bhutan, Sir Drakpa Gyaltsen, accepted the title of the Ming Dynasty seven years ago and became one of the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not the emperor of the past. He is very cautious in accepting foreign titles.
, will not accept it easily. I think he accepted Bhutan’s surrender in the first place to prepare for his future attack on India with the help of Bhutan’s power.”
"As early as seven years ago, the Ming Dynasty prepared to attack India? At that time, the Ming Dynasty ended its war in Central Asia less than two years ago. And it accepted Bhutan as a vassal state seven years in advance. The Ming Dynasty still treated the vassal states very favorably.
, Locally worthless things can be exchanged for a lot of gold and silver, and tribute envoys can also bring things privately and sell them in the Ming Dynasty. As long as there are not too many things, the Ming Dynasty government will not take care of it. Isn’t this a loss?" Ye Zide said.
He said in confusion, unable to understand the Eastern tribute model.
"I don't know if it is a loss to treat other vassal states like this, but it is obviously not a loss to treat Bhutan. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty: eating someone's soft tongue will make others short-handed. Bhutan took advantage of the Ming Dynasty for seven years, and the Ming Dynasty attacked India and let it go.
If he sends troops, does he dare to send troops? If he has not taken advantage of the Ming Dynasty before, he can still refuse; but if he has taken advantage of the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to refuse. In particular, the Ming Dynasty also has strong military strength. The fifth generation of Bhutan
Dishe Drakpa Gyaltsen also had to worry about the possible consequences if the Ming Dynasty was enraged. Even if he didn't want to, he could only send troops. Look, there are 30,000 soldiers under the city. The total population of Bhutan is less than 500,000. Even if
Implementing the policy of using all the people as soldiers, the total military strength is only 50,000 to 60,000, and dispatching 30,000 people is already the limit. All the advantages taken from the Ming Dynasty in the past few years are not enough to consume the food along the way." Mendir said.
"But they can still divide the spoils after winning the war." Ye Zide said.
"Compared with the small amount of spoils distributed to the Bhutanese, compared with the huge benefits of seizing the city of Delhi in advance through a sneak attack, the Ming Dynasty will certainly choose the latter." Mendir added.
While they were discussing, Said sent a guard to convey the order, telling them that their men would not be guarding the city tonight, and they could retreat from the city and return to the camp to rest; the Sultan would reward them as soon as possible for their merits.
Mendir and Yezide hurriedly expressed their thanks. The guard gave a few more instructions, and finally said: "Two generals, please quickly lead your troops to retreat from the city. It is getting dark. We walked for half a day this morning, and again in the afternoon.
The soldiers were very tired after fighting with the Bhutanese, so they had to rest early. The Sultan had already sent someone to prepare dinner, and all the soldiers had meat to eat."
"Everyone has meat to eat?" Ye Zide asked back, and was very happy when he got the affirmative answer: "It's great that everyone has meat to eat."
"Hey, how do you know that the Easterners who fought with our army in the afternoon are Bhutanese? Oh, I know. A general who once stationed in the east must have recognized it and sent someone to tell the Sultan." Yezid added.
road.
But the guard showed a proud look on his face: "You guessed it wrong! Even before the enemy troops arrived at the city, Sultan Said already knew that the attackers were Bhutanese."
"How did the Sultan know before the enemy troops arrived at the city?" Yezid asked. And he immediately thought of another doubt. "The Sultan suddenly ordered his troops to retreat immediately under the city of Lahore. Did he know that?
The Danish came back to attack the city of Delhi? But even if the defenders in the eastern part of the country had discovered that the Bhutanese were coming to attack the city of Delhi, the news could not reach the Sultan's ears in such a short period of time. How did the Sultan know?"
"Of course I don't know about this. Only the Sultan himself knows." said the guard.
"Then I'll ask the Sultan!"
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“When I heard the guard mention that the reinforcements coming from Lahore were Tibetans and Marathas, I suddenly thought: Although the Bhutanese are also Tibetans, because this country is at the southern foot of the Himalayas, and has always been
We maintain our independence and do not obey Beilu's orders, so we Tianfang believers have always regarded it as an independent country, and the people are also called Bhutanese, not Tibetans. If there are Bhutanese in the reinforcements, the guards will definitely mention it specifically.
Since it was not mentioned, it means there are no Bhutanese among the reinforcements."
"But the fighting power of the Bhutanese is very strong, and the Ming Dynasty accepted this country as a vassal state seven years ago, so it will definitely not fail to use this country's army. Since the Bhutanese did not appear under the city of Lahore,
I have never participated in the war in Bangladesh before, so the most likely place to appear is the city of Delhi." Facing the questions raised by Zahid and Zahir, Said explained.
"Sultan, you have considered the problem too comprehensively. I am ashamed of myself." After listening to what Said said, Zahir spoke up after a while.
"Sultan, you are really a gift from God to all the Christians in India! Without you, the Delhi Sultanate would have perished." Zahid also said.
"This is all God's will," Said said.
"Allahu Akbar!" Zahid, Zahir and everyone in the room hurriedly bowed and said.
"Although God is great, God will not directly interfere in human affairs. To solve the problems we are facing now, we have to rely on the efforts of everyone." Said added.
"Please give me the Sultan's orders."
Said had a bitter expression on his face. Although he rushed back to Delhi in time to avoid losing the city, the situation he faced was even more severe. Although the troops drawn from the frontline city had been sent back halfway, according to the situation on the way,
According to the news received, the Ming army in some places noticed that the troops on the opposite side were weak and had launched an attack. Some cities were captured, but fortunately the losses were not great.
More importantly, he did not relieve the siege of Lahore City. After the failure of this siege, the Ming army would definitely seize Lahore City. The lands occupied by Qin Fan, Ta Fan, and Ting Fan were connected together, and they could vacate the city.
More troops were sent out, and the situation on the northern battlefield became even worse.
At the same time, the last attempt to win the war failed. When the Ming army in Bangladesh moves north, the city of Delhi will definitely be captured and the Delhi Sultanate will be destroyed. His persistence in the city of Delhi is just a fight between trapped beasts, with no chance of victory.
Hope.
"Even if I fail in the end, I will never make it easy for the people of the Ming Dynasty!" Said said suddenly.
"Sultan?" Seeing Said's expression, Zahid and Zahir both jumped, and Zahid pretended to be brave.
"Zahid, Zahir, you two immediately send people to post notices in the city, telling all citizens that the city of Delhi will soon be surrounded by several times the Ming army, and the war is likely to fail. If the city of Delhi is occupied by the Ming Dynasty,
All Tianfang believers will be brutally persecuted, so everyone must contribute to defending the city. Recruit all adult men in the city to serve as soldiers! I will fight to the death with the Ming army in the city of Delhi!"
