It has to be said that Aurangzeb's military ability was much higher than that of his two brothers.
He took a fancy to the Dutch firearms at a glance, and would rather pay a high price to upgrade the weapons for his trusted army.
Later, Aurangzeb cooperated with the Dutch and handed over his infantry to Kuyi, who would transport it by his fleet and land on the enemy's coastline. Then he led the cavalry to attack from the mainland, giving full play to his strength advantage to bully these enemies.
Several small countries at the tip of South Asia.
Also, this Aurangzeb has a bad idea. Before starting a war, he will give one of his shoes to the enemy he wants to attack. If the enemy accepts his shoe and chooses to surrender, he does not need to fight; but
, if he does not surrender, he will attack brutally and intimidate other enemies.
In the original history, several southern countries had to wait until he ascended the throne as emperor before raising troops to conquer. But in this plane, because of the flapping of butterfly wings, he took advantage of the opportunity to join forces with the Dutch and launched an attack on several southern countries.
The country's conquests helped him fight for the throne to earn more capital.
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Shah Jahan was in Agra, the capital of the Mughal Empire. He did not go to other places. He first received good news from his second son Shah Jahan and the Governor of Bengal, saying that the Governor of Bengal took advantage of the change in the command of the Dongwu Ming army to attack
After entering Dongwu, he surrounded the city of Ava and was about to fall. He then formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Arakan and urged the navy of the Kingdom of Arakan to attack Dongwu by sea and completely drive away Dongwu's Ming army.
This news made Shah Jahan feel very good. His ministers also congratulated him one after another.
"To say how powerful the Ming Empire's army is, it's because they haven't encountered our Mughal Empire's army. Look, have they revealed their true colors?"
"Yes, the Ming Empire's army can only bully those small countries. When it encounters our great Mughal Empire, its true colors will be revealed!"
"We, the Mughal Empire, haven't even dispatched the imperial army, but only the Bengal local army, and they beat the shit out of Dongwu's Ming army!"
"To put it bluntly, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, might as well order the Royal Guards to attack the Ming Kingdom directly. If you conquer the Ming Kingdom as well, then Persia will crawl at Your Majesty's feet!"
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Shah Jahan was very happy after hearing the flattery from his ministers. But he was also happy for another reason, which others did not know.
Aurangzeb's military talents are obvious to all. Shah Jahan himself tried to usurp the throne back then, and of course he would be wary of his military-talented son having the idea of usurping the throne.
Previously, the chieftain who escaped from Tibet heard in the east that the Ming army had conquered Dongwu, especially what the Dutch said, which made him very worried about the distant Ming Empire. For this reason, he had to let him
This man was so talented in military affairs that his son led the imperial army on an expedition to annihilate the Ming Empire's accomplices, the Portuguese in Goa.
Now, his second son is actually able to make achievements, and even defeated the seemingly powerful Ming Empire's army militarily, no longer allowing Aurangzeb to stand out militarily.
This situation is what Shah Jahan wants to see most, so he is also happy about it!
Later, Aurangzeb also sent back good news, saying that the Portuguese in Goa had been expelled, which made him very happy, and his original fear of Aurangzeb was reduced.
No, in the imperial meeting, he was discussing with his ministers another matter mentioned in Aurangzeb's victory report: taking advantage of the great victory to conquer several small countries in the south of the South Asian subcontinent and form the Mughal Empire.
Continue to expand your territory!
His ministers were divided into two groups regarding this matter.
One group thinks that Aurangzeb's idea is very good. It is similar to the Ming Dynasty's idea that the whole world is not the kingdom. The few small countries in the south of the South Asian subcontinent have not surrendered to the Mughal Empire so far, so they should be destroyed.
them.
Moreover, Aurangzeb was a famous prince in the Mughal Empire in terms of military command. If he commanded it, he would definitely be able to achieve his goal.
The other faction, in the eyes of Shah Jahan, belonged to the eldest prince and the second prince. They did not want Aurangzeb to make new achievements in opening up new territories, so they were opposed.
What they mean is that the goal of the Third Prince's army is to capture Goa. Now that they have accomplished their goal, they should follow the emperor's orders and not start the war on their own!
There are even several ministers who have already hinted to Shah Jahan that the Guards cannot be in the hands of Aurangzeb for a long time. If he rules for a long time, the Guards will only know Aurangzeb, and
I don’t know, Your Majesty.
If it were the former Shah Jahan, he would definitely mind these words.
However, the rise of the second prince in the east was able to lead the local army to defeat the seemingly powerful Ming army, which made him relieved. The art of emperors is to play with balance. He believed that Aurangzeb was really going to do something evil.
He had to be wary of Shashuja's side.
Therefore, Shah Jahan did not listen to the advice of these ministers at this time.
He felt that taking this opportunity to conquer the small countries in the south would also make his title of "Ruler of the World" more worthy of his name.
In addition, when he discovered that the Ming Empire was actually just a paper tiger, his mind returned to its original focus.
No, Shah Jahan put Aurangzeb's proposal on hold.
If Aurangzeb did not get the imperial order to use troops against the south, regardless of victory or defeat, he would have reasons to beat Aurangzeb.
Therefore, Shah Jahan paid more attention to the construction progress of the Taj Mahal.
This famous building was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved concubine, Aurangzeb's mother. Construction began in 1632, and more than 20,000 craftsmen were recruited, all of whom were skilled craftsmen from all over the country.
Including rare treasures from our own country, as well as Persia, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East, etc., inlaid with rare treasures from all over the world. The main material, marble, was mined and shipped from more than 400 miles away.
The Taj Mahal is about to be completed, and it has received the most attention from Shah Jahan. Even at this time, he had already planned in his heart that after completing the Taj Mahal, he would also build one for himself on the other side of the river.
The same magnificent mausoleum has different colors, but the craftsmen are all ready-made and have experience in construction.
There were several other architectural ideas on the capital side, including temples. He had originally put them down because of the threat from the Ming Empire, but he picked them up again and began to prepare for their construction.
In mid-June of the 24th year of Chongzhen, when Shah Jahan was carrying out major construction projects, he successively received news from the outside.
First, news came from the south. As expected, Aurangzeb still led troops to attack several small countries in the south even though he did not get his orders. By the time Shah Jahan received the news, Aurangzeb had already conquered a small country.
This was all expected by Shah Jahan, and he did not care too much. When Aurangzeb took charge of the army, he could act without authorization on the pretext that he did not have his will, deprive him of his military power, and let him calm down for a while.
.At the same time, he, as the emperor, was still responsible for opening up new territories, so why not do it!
However, what Shah Jahan did not expect was that his second son Shah Shuja suffered a huge defeat in the East and concealed it together with the Governor of Bengal. After nearly two months, the local government finally
Bypassing the news blockade of Shashuja and the Governor of Bengal, the news reached Agra.
This news made Shah Jahan very angry. But at the same time, he was also a little confused.
Previously, the Bangladeshi local army invaded Dongwu and surrounded the city of Ava. This news can be confirmed to be true, but how come it was only two months ago that the East suffered a disastrous defeat? Even Dhaka was lost.
Ming army?
The news from the local area was not accurate. Some ministers in the court also spoke for Shashujia, saying that it would be best to ask for the specific situation, in case it was a slander that framed the second prince.
Therefore, Shah Jahan finally sent an envoy to the east to investigate the truth of the matter.
At this time, Shah Jahan finally realized that the third son who was struggling in the south seemed to be a little more prominent and outstanding. At least the news from the south was that they were winning battles one after another.
For this reason, after Shah Jahan thought about it, he gave his eldest son, Dara Shuko, who had already been crowned prince, more strength.
Previously, he had given Dara Shuko control of 20,000 troops and 20,000 horses, and was appointed governor of Allahabad and governor of Gujarat.
At this time, after thinking about it, Shah Jahan allocated 10,000 more troops to Dara Shuko.
In this way, in name, his eldest son controlled the largest army. His second son only had the army of the province of Bengal, and the army in the hands of his third son was only temporary.
About a month later, there was a reply from his second son Shashuja.
Reinforcements came from Ming Dynasty, so the army had to withdraw from Dongwu. Later, more than a thousand warships came from Ming Dynasty. There were too many troops and Dhaka was difficult to defend, so they gave up on their own initiative.
However, Shashuja emphasized that Bangladesh has entered the rainy season, and there are flooding everywhere, and there will be hurricanes. What is even more frightening is that hot and cold diseases have been prevalent in the local area.
The more Ming troops come, the more uncomfortable it will be during the rainy season in Bengal. When the plague comes, more people will die. When that time comes, he can lead troops to counterattack and wipe out all the Ming troops.
In this way, not only can Dhaka be recaptured, but the invading Ming army can also be wiped out. The Ming army will no longer be able to attack the Mughal Empire. If Shah Jahan wants to, he can also lead Bengal.
The army launched a counterattack against the Ming army, and maybe they could capture the entire Dongwu, and make the Ming Dynasty afraid to send reinforcements again!