The Mughal Empire's warships were littered with pieces of wood and some unlucky limbs and broken arms.
Iron bullets really treat everyone equally, as long as they are hit, they will all fall apart!
This scene made everyone watching from a distance feel frightened, not to mention the Mughal sailors on the warship.
None of them knew whether a shell would fall on them at the next moment. This fear completely wiped out their composure.
When I saw these people, some were climbing on the warships and wanted to hide back, while others simply jumped into the river to escape.
In short, as the bombardment on the Ming warships began, the Mughal Empire's warships suddenly became a mess.
At this time, who cares whether the ship should stop or go upstream? It would be too late to hide from the Ming army's artillery shells.
So, the next scene happened naturally.
I saw those warships that had lost control, and they went down the river one after another, facing the row of burning arson ships in front.
It was not until the burning heat affected the chaotic Mughal sailors on board that they came to their senses. Their warship immediately hit the arsonist ship.
However, by this time, it was too late for them to try to stop the warship.
Even if a few ships endured the impact of the burning flames and reluctantly stopped, these ships were hit by the ships behind them and rushed towards the arson ship again.
At this time, the area burned by the arson boat and the river water underneath were all heated.
The so-called water and fire are merciless. These unlucky sailors of the Mughal Empire encountered the power of water and fire together.
These out-of-control warships collided with the arson ship. The sailors on the ship could not jump or hide. The fire quickly spread to the war ship, and in the blink of an eye there was another arson ship.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amidst the roar of the artillery on the Ming warships, the Mughal warships lost control one after another, and eventually they all went down the river and crashed into the burning arsonist ships, adding to the flames on the Ganges.
Let the fire burn even more fiercely!
Seeing this scene on the Ganges, the Mughal Empire's army came to their senses and fell into silence again.
There is no need to look at the final result. The navy of the Mughal Empire is definitely doomed.
Look, under the Ming army's bombardment, the warships were either directly blasted and sank, or they drifted down the river and joined the blazing flames.
The soldiers on the warships, those who were more lucky, were the ones who died directly after being shelled. There was no panic, no wails, and no need to taste the barbecue.
The unlucky ones were disabled and wailed on the ship, and then were swallowed up by the flames. There were also some who jumped from the ship to escape but were hit by the ship, or because of the impact of the river, they floated near the burning warship and screamed in despair.
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As soldiers, many people have actually thought that one day they will die in battle. In fact, they can still accept this result.
However, what they couldn't accept was that the battle situation was repeated over and over again, and the enemy would use their hands at will, resulting in heavy casualties on their side.
Looking at the struggling companions on the river, every soldier of the Mughal Empire felt a sense of depression in his heart.
At this time, no one thought that the Ming army in Bhagalpur was so easy to defeat. Many people even looked at this scene on the river, and they even raised questions: The Ming army defeated the water so easily.
Division, in the war on land, will the Ming army be very powerful? Will the one who attacks Bhagalpur first die first?
Everyone has only one life. In a war that can be won easily, they, the soldiers, are of course willing to risk their lives. However, if it is a difficult war, a war in which lives are likely to be lost, and
How many people can be fearless?
Of course, the lives of ordinary soldiers are just a number in the eyes of many people, for example, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Seeing more and more warships losing control on the Ganges River and joining the burning warships one after another, Aurangzeb looked very ugly.
He was not heartbroken for the soldiers who died or were injured, but that the navy suffered such a disastrous defeat in this battle, which greatly damaged the morale of the entire army.
He didn't even need to look at this, he knew it in his heart. What annoyed him even more was that with the annihilation of the navy, although there were still about thirty warships that could probably escape, this was definitely
It's useless, the Ganges River is already destined to become a river for the Ming army.
This will be very detrimental to the upcoming siege of Bhagalpur.
Not to mention that if the war goes well, the Ming army may escape by boat on the river. Once the siege begins, people approaching the east and west of the river will face flank attacks from Ming warships on the river. This will make
The siege army suffered heavy losses, and it became more difficult to capture Bhagalpur.
In other words, only the south side can still attack the city with all its strength without worrying about side attacks. However, in this case, the Ming army's defense focus will definitely be concentrated on the south gate, which will also make the siege difficult!
In just a flash of thought, Aurangzeb, who was experienced in fighting, had already thought of these thoughts.
The failure of the water battle made him feel very passive.
Aurangzeb stared at the burning warships on the river again, then turned his head and looked around, at his generals, and at the soldiers wherever he looked. Finally, he turned his head and looked at Kui Yi.
Said: "I can't wait any longer. The siege must continue. Otherwise, if we withdraw our troops and return to the camp, morale will inevitably be further reduced..."
Although the Mughal Empire did not have the power to go strong and then decline again and again, Aurangzeb still knew this truth. Not to mention, the water battle was an absolute fiasco. If the soldiers were allowed to return to camp,
Discussions will also lower one's own morale.
For this reason, he expressed his decision, and then said to Kui Yi: "In the next siege battle, we still have to rely on your artillery. However, the west side is not suitable and is vulnerable to attacks from Ming warships.
How about moving the bombardment to the south immediately and opening a way for me to attack the city?"
Although Aurangzeb's words seemed to be asking for Kuoyi's opinion, his tone was definitely arbitrary, and his meaning was very clear: the Dutch must do this.
After hearing this, Kui had no other ideas. It was originally agreed that the Dutch artillery would bombard the city wall.
Because they were going to attack the city, the Dutch also brought with them the Red Cannon, which has the longest range and the most power. Previously, for the sake of convenience, it was transported by boat. After unloading the boat, it was placed directly on the river bank.
The west side is the most convenient.
But as Aurangzeb said, the water battle failed and the artillery positions in the west were no longer safe.
Therefore, Kui Yi immediately nodded and responded: "No problem, Your Majesty will send someone to help move the heavy artillery to the south!"
The roads in the Mughal Empire were very poor, not to mention that it was impossible to follow the roads from the west to the south. The weight of the heavy artillery made just moving it a headache.
However, the Mughal Empire did have an advantage. It was not particularly afraid of carrying heavy objects.
Aurangzeb said without hesitation: "I will send you a hundred elephants, which should be enough!"
There are more than a thousand elephants that belong to the royal family of the Mughal Empire and are adults that can be used in battle.
During the previous civil strife in Arag, about a hundred elephants were lost, and Aurangzeb brought all the remaining nine hundred war elephants.
Once the war elephants appeared, and the Mughal Empire had enough manpower, it would not be so difficult to transport heavy artillery.
Looking at the team that was busy carrying heavy artillery, Aurangzeb thought for a while and then sent people to various military units to spread the word about how powerful the Dutch artillery was, the low walls of Bhagalpur, and the Ming army.
The parapets, barbed wire fences, etc. built outside the city could not withstand the bombardment of Dutch heavy artillery.
In order to re-boost the morale of the army as soon as possible, Aurangzeb even asked his subordinates to spread the word about a chat he heard from Kuyi.
He asked the Ming Dynasty's heavy artillery to actually come from a sunken ship in the Netherlands. After it was salvaged by the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty people found a treasure and imitated it, calling it the Hongyi cannon. The name is proof.
For the soldiers of the Mughal Empire, the Dutch fought side by side with them and destroyed several small countries in the south. They had seen how powerful the Dutch muskets and artillery were. Now that they heard such a thing, it was not at all like that.
Accident.
Suddenly, the morale that had been depressed due to the water battle was revived by Aurangzeb.
Everyone knows that if the Ming army's artillery is not as powerful as the Dutch's artillery, then the city wall will definitely be blasted away by the Dutch artillery.
Without the protection of the city wall, the Mughal Empire's army was nearly ten times larger than the Ming army, equivalent to ten men fighting one. No matter how you think about it, you can win!
This siege battle went round and round, and returned to what the Mughal Empire soldiers originally thought. They would definitely destroy the Ming army and win this battle.
With this idea, the morale of the Mughal Empire army naturally returned.
However, the Dutch themselves, especially Kui Yi, were not as confident as they were.
Especially since the water battle had just happened, Kui Yidian felt unsure.
There was such a big movement of heavy artillery being moved outside the city. It was impossible for the Ming army on the top of Bhagalpur city not to see it. However, it was quiet on the top of the city, as if the army outside the city was just a decoration and the heavy artillery was moved to the south gate for use.
It doesn't matter if you attack a city.
This is definitely a bit strange! This reaction is very abnormal! Just like the feeling during the water battle just now, Kui Yi feels more and more unsure!
However, he couldn't figure out what means the Ming army had to deal with it. In the end, he could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart and take one step at a time.
Although the Ming army did indeed shell the water battle just now, the secret of the range was not revealed.