Aurangzeb did not live in the city, but in the Chinese military tent set up outside the city. According to his own intention, he shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
But needless to say, his military tent is naturally the most luxurious.
The first time he arrived at Asansol, he held the first military meeting. There were as many as a hundred generals attending the meeting. Of course, the Dutch Governor Kui Yi was also there, but he was treated differently from other generals.
, there are chairs to sit on.
A huge map of Bhagalpur was hung there, and Aurangzeb's close aide Shasta Khan was introducing the military situation.
I just heard him saying loudly: "According to the information, the Ming army in Bhagalpur only has 80,000 people at most, of which 20,000 are naval troops. There are as many as 500 warships docked on the Ganges River, at least
Two hundred of them are warships."
"The city wall of Bhagalpur is not high. The Ming army did not reinforce or heighten the city defense. However, they built parapets around the city wall, dug trenches, and placed barbed wire everywhere. If the cavalry charges directly, they will suffer heavy losses!
"
"Now that our army has surrounded Bhagalpur, His Majesty's decree is that this Ming army must not be allowed to escape. Therefore, the Ming army's warships must be burned first so that they have no chance to escape back to Dhaka along the Ganges River!
"
"On land, after the heavy artillery arrives, pull it to the shore and bombard Bhagalpur. Blow down all the barbed wire fences and parapets deployed by the Ming army. Then bombard the city walls of Bhagalpur to clear a way for the army to attack!"
"On the Ganges, the small boats collected this time were all piled with firewood. The large boats carried water war soldiers. They first set fire to the boats and went down the river to burn a large number of Ming warships docked at the Bhagalpur water gate.
Then the navy covered them up again, completely annihilating the Ming Navy and cutting off their escape route!"
"Then, we will launch another land attack to ensure that the current Ming army will be destroyed in one battle!"
After Shasta Khan explained the offensive tactics laid out by Aurangzeb, he lowered his hands and stepped aside, and everyone turned to look at their emperor.
Aurangzeb held the hilt of his sword in his hand, walked majestically to the edge of the map, and shouted loudly: "Who has anything to add to my tactics?"
It has to be said that, at least in a conventional sense, the tactics he deployed are very targeted. There are as many as a hundred of his generals who are currently discussing it, but no one has any other suggestions. They just agree one by one and say
Something like "Your Majesty is wise."
Even Kui Yi next to him felt that this way of fighting was the best, so that the Ming army could feel the frustration of the Dutch!
Haha, there are countless troops on land, surrounding Bhagalpur three levels inside and three outside. If the Ming army wants to break through the siege, they will probably be exhausted even if they just stand still and let the Ming army kill them!
On the Ganges, the ships collected by the Mughal Empire were absolutely useless in naval battles, but they were best used for setting fires.
I think back then, in the naval battle of Liaoluo Bay between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong was bullied by his large number of ships and used arson boats to burn the Dutch warships, which caused heavy losses. Now setting fire on the Ganges River is definitely more effective than setting fire on the sea!
After the Ming navy was destroyed, heavy artillery was deployed on both sides of the Ganges. Even if the Ming army in the lower reaches wanted to reinforce it, it would never be easy, not to mention that in the face of so many Mughal Empire troops, the Ming army
If the army only reinforces a few men and horses, what's the use? The Ming army wants to reinforce more men and horses. This place is very far away from the Ming Dynasty. Even if it wants to reinforce more men and horses, it is impossible!
This battle might only need Dutch artillery to fight, and it would be stable!
He was thinking that on Aurangzeb's side, seeing no one to add anything, he spoke loudly and proudly, and began to name and deploy specific combat matters in response to the previous combat plan.
When the generals heard his roll call, they all immediately stood up to receive combat missions. In just a moment, a large group of people stood up.
It was obvious that Aurangzeb had actually planned the battle against Bhagalpur for a long time before deploying the combat tasks so smoothly.
After the deployment was completed, Aurangzeb turned serious and shouted loudly: "This battle must be decided in one battle, otherwise a million troops will eat horses and eat them, which will consume too much money and food. If I find that I am timid, I will not dare to kill him."
If you do, I will kill him!"
He had already planned that after annihilating the Ming army in front of him in one fell swoop, he would start dividing his troops to kill his two brothers. Then he would lead his troops to continue the attack, and by the way, he would also annihilate the Ming army in Dhaka, and finally
It’s good to finish these things before the rainy season arrives.
Facing his strict order, hundreds of generals in the Chinese army's tent roared in unison in response. The sound was so loud that it spread far away, attracting many people outside the Chinese army's tent to look over.
In the next two days, the army began to prepare for the war according to Aurangzeb's intention.
All the soldiers of the Mughal Empire were very relaxed. They didn't even set up camp, because in their opinion, if a million troops came to kill, the Ming army did not even have 100,000 people, and the city wall of Bhagalpur was not high enough.
, this battle is definitely stable.
The battle is decided once, and then we have to go to fight somewhere else, so we can just make do with setting up camp.
These soldiers of the Mughal Empire looked at the Ming flag flying on the city in the distance, and they all talked very relaxedly.
"Do you think the people of the Ming Dynasty were so frightened that they didn't know how to escape when our army of millions came to kill them?"
"It should be that those officials dare not run away, right? It is said that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty killed without blinking an eye. If he dared to escape back, he would definitely be killed!"
"Then they won't die if they stay here. Isn't it still the word death?"
"You can surrender! Your Majesty may spare their lives, but that's not necessarily the case!"
"That's not possible. If they surrender, where will we get the credit? This battle is a sure thing, how would it be a pity not to take the opportunity to gain some credit?"
"That's right. It would be best if these Ming troops did not surrender. But then again, there are not even 100,000 people in this city, and there are not even enough heads!"
"..."
The Mughal Empire was a military-focused empire. From the court to the local level, there were basically military aristocrats, and their desire for military glory was definitely very great.
At this time, everyone in the Mughal Empire army was having sweet dreams, thinking that they could easily destroy the Ming army in Bhagalpur and get some military merit. They even thought that the military merit might not be enough, so they all rushed to attack the Ming army.
As Aurangzeb's military meeting ended, those troops who had received the mission were as happy as a festival, singing and dancing. But those who had not received the mission, or were just doing odd jobs, all had depressed faces.
, as unhappy as if his parents were dead.
Two days later, the Mughal Empire army completed its war preparations and saw densely packed ships lined up in the upper reaches of the Ganges River, filling the river. There were as many as two hundred arson ships alone.
These arson boats were filled with flammable materials. Coupled with the hot weather here, it was foreseeable that as long as these arson boats hit the Ming warships, they would definitely ignite the Ming war ships.
Aurangzeb was very satisfied with this. His only worry was that the Ming warships would escape. If the Ming warships fled downstream after the arson ship was lit, they could theoretically escape all the way to the arson ship.
After burning, then return to the water battle.
In order to prevent this from happening, the deployment of the arson ship was carried out secretly under the personal inspection of Aurangzeb, making the Ming Navy think that this was the warship that was going to fight the Ming Navy.
.
In addition, he also sent an army of 50,000 long-range weapons to go around the lower reaches and quietly ambush, instead of letting the army responsible for sniping the Ming army reinforcements downstream to intercept them. It must be ensured that the Ming army in Bhagalpur is the turtle in the urn and should be dealt with first.
Ming warships captured Bhagalpur again.
Aurangzeb was informed by his men that everything was ready and he was waiting for His Majesty the Emperor's order to attack.
So, Aurangzeb found a high place on the mountain with a good view, and took Kui and others to watch the upcoming exciting battle.
The entire Mughal Empire army was dispatched, and the army was also ready to attack the city.
Aurangzeb's plan was to let the infantry watch how to destroy the Ming warships, thereby boosting morale, and then fight for a battle to Bajarpur.
On top of the city, the Ming army was also on guard.
Looking at the posture of the Mughal army, any fool could tell that they were going to start a water battle.
In this regard, Mu Tianbo and others just observed the situation with telescopes, without any sign of panic.
Yang Zhan, the commander of the navy, was even in a mood and said cheerfully: "It's all old-fashioned tactics. Thanks to these Mughal Empire troops, the entire army came out to watch the battle. Don't look back and hit them hard."
If our morale is low, we won’t dare to fight!”
"Yes, they are still hiding it. Who doesn't know that this kind of tactics must be attacked with fire first!" Another general under Zheng Zhibao said, "Our ships were worse than the Dutch warships at the beginning.
They were blocked in the bay and set on fire."
Listening to their conversation, He Yilong joined in the fun and said: "No, don't say that. If they are really defeated later and don't dare to attack, our army will be left to eat!"
Hearing his words, the generals of the Ming army laughed loudly, and their voices could be heard far away.
Among the Ming army soldiers at the top of Bhagalpur City, some who had not been involved in the war for a long time felt relieved when they heard their laughter.
After waiting for a while, I finally heard the sound of horns from the Mughal Empire army, and their attack officially began.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Ganges River, and they saw the ships of the Mughal Empire divided into two waves, each wave containing hundreds of ships, heading towards the Ming army warships downstream.
In just one moment, the Ganges River was covered with ships. In this case, the Ming warships had no way to hide.