Because at that time, when the Mughal Empire's warships were in chaos, they were not far away from the Ming army's warships.
At this time, during the time when the artillery positions were transferred, the military formation of the Mughal Empire also changed. The cavalry could not attack the city, so the light infantry and war elephant troops were the main force in the siege.
Aurangzeb mobilized elite light infantry and a hundred war elephants to the southern city wall, trying to allow his elite to attack the city in one go after the Dutch artillery blasted the city wall!
It took the Mughal Empire army an entire hour to adjust before the war, and coupled with the consumption of the previous water battle, it was already past noon.
At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the temperature in Bhagalpur had reached more than 30 degrees. The Mughal soldiers wearing military equipment were hungry and hot.
Previously, he thought that the water battle was foolproof. Aurangzeb gathered his entire army to surround Bhagalpur and let them all see the glorious victory of the water battle to boost their morale so that he could attack Bhagalpur in one go.
Unexpectedly, the water battle failed miserably, and the whole army witnessed it. For this reason, Aurangzeb did not want them to return to camp to rest and fight another day, otherwise the failure of the water battle would continue to expand the impact. They must continue to attack and win at least one battle.
The venue is good.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, this temperature is no longer suitable for fighting. However, Aurangzeb had no intention of withdrawing his troops and returning to camp.
However, in a siege battle, it is true that the entire army cannot go together.
In the end, the east and west sides of Bhagalpur were not suitable for siege. Aurangzeb only left a few thousand men to support the siege, while the other troops ate in front of the battle.
Of course, Aurangzeb also knew that it was not a good thing for the army to be hungry in hot weather. For this reason, he issued an order to urge the siege to start as soon as possible.
The morale of the Mughal Empire army was inevitably affected again. However, the expectation of victory still supported them in overcoming difficulties and waiting for the attack.
As for the Ming army, except for the officers on duty at the top of the city who were watching the movements of the Mughal Empire army outside the city, the other officers were dining in the city, taking a rest, and chatting about the water battle just now.
Laughing at the incompetence of the Mughal army.
The morale of both sides is naturally very different.
On the top of the city, Mu Tianbo observed the enemy's movements with a telescope, but no military orders were passed down. Because the Ming army had long expected the enemy's siege, and was not surprised by the Mughals' movements.
The preparations that need to be done have already been done.
The southern city head has the largest number of artillery pieces, and artillery signs have been marked everywhere outside the city in advance. The next thing to do is to give the enemies outside the city a "surprise"!
Finally, the Mughal Empire army, sweating profusely, basically completed the siege deployment. The Dutch artillery positions were also ready, waiting for the Mughal Emperor's order to launch the siege.
But who would have expected that before Aurangzeb's order was given, a deafening sound rang out from the top of the city of Bhagalpur.
"Boom boom boom..."
At the same time, I saw gunpowder smoke rising into the sky in an orderly manner from the southern city wall of Bhagalpur, which was very pleasing to the eye.
However, this pleasing sight was only for the Ming army. For the Mughal army, especially the Dutch artillery, it was simply the end of the world.
The heavy artillery of the Ming army were all rifled artillery, and their range was much longer than that of the Dutch heavy artillery. Therefore, the artillery positions set up by the Dutch were completely covered by the Ming army's artillery, and because the rifled artillery itself also had high shooting accuracy
, and the artillery has been marked in advance, and the parameters are all ready-made.
It was just the first round of shelling. There was no need to test the artillery. The iron bullets whizzed away, all hitting the Dutch artillery position, and then ejected, plowing bloody ditches, or hitting the Dutch artillery, human bodies, and ammunition.
It's very spectacular.
The Dutch artillery fell apart, the human body it hit was torn apart, and the ammunition was scattered all over the ground...
All the Mughals who heard the sound and looked over were stunned. This was another incredible scene for them!
How could the Ming Dynasty's artillery fire so far and so accurately?
This is unreasonable!
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery on top of the city continued to roar, and iron bullets continued to roar out, still accurately hitting the Dutch artillery position.
In just a short while, the Dutch artillery position was in a mess. Most of the Dutch did not expect to encounter such an attack and died on the position. Some of the people who were still alive, some with missing arms and legs, were there.
Crying for father and mother.
It was obvious that the Dutch artillery position was completely destroyed after being shelled by the Ming army for several rounds.
Subsequently, the Ming army's artillery began to shift its bombardment point and landed at the concentration of war elephants.
"Boom boom boom..."
The elephant soldiers of the Mughal Empire were waiting for the Dutch to launch an artillery bombardment and charge towards Bhagalpur. At this time, they were looking at the Dutch artillery position in stunned silence. Suddenly, the artillery shells roared towards them. As a result,
One can imagine.
Although their war elephants are well-trained and covered with thick armor, no matter how thick the armor is, how can they withstand the impact of iron bullets, and the targets of the war elephants are also
Large, when iron bullets hit, war elephants are most vulnerable to damage.
Things like disembowelment, breaking off legs and smashing heads, etc., just happened in an instant.
Although war elephants have been trained not to panic when hearing the sound of huge artillery, but looking at the miserable condition of other war elephants, how could those who were not injured still stay in place.
When the uninjured war elephants lost control due to panic, the Mughal Empire's light infantry near the war elephant team suffered!
Crazy war elephant, you will know who you are, and you will trample on anyone who blocks the way! Suddenly, wherever the elephant's hooves stepped, there was a lake of flesh and blood. The soldiers of the Mughal Empire saw the elephant heading towards them.
He was running wildly in the direction. Who cares about military discipline? He ran away as soon as possible.
From this, when the elephants go crazy, it looks good, and chaos is the theme it should have.
It has to be said that the war elephant is very powerful when used, but if it is used incorrectly and causes destruction on your own side, it is also very powerful.
These crazy war elephants were still wearing armor, and ordinary swords and guns were useless. Dozens of war elephants ran wildly, and the number of casualties was far more than the number of casualties caused by artillery.
Aurangzeb looked at this scene, his expression was very wonderful, changing from moment to moment, uncertain and very ugly.
But Kui Yi, who was standing next to him, looked at the top of Bhagalpur City in despair, at the section of the city wall that was still smoking, and murmured to himself: "How could this happen? How could it be possible to fight like this?"
Far away, and there is no deviation, how heavy must this artillery be? This is impossible..."
It's a pity that the Dutch rebelled early and haven't seen the Shenwei series in the Ming Dynasty army. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't dare to go out with the army. They would think of ways to secretly buy blueprints.
At this time, the Dutch had basically lost more than half of their five hundred artillerymen, and the remaining artillerymen who escaped were all scared to death.
As for those heavy artillery, they must be useless.
When Aurangzeb heard the noise, he turned his head to look at Kui Yi who was in a state of despair, and then turned to look into the distance with a gloomy expression.
At this time, the elephant may have been exhausted and was finally controlled by the elephant soldiers. However, behind the war elephant, it was really a mess, with heavy casualties.
Especially the wounded soldiers who were not dead were crying and wailing every one, which made the Mughal soldiers secretly sad.
The Ming army was still doing well and didn't spend much energy at all, but the imperial army had already suffered heavy losses!
What they saw and heard on this day made the Mughal Empire army finally have a doubt: Can the Ming army of Bhagalpur really defeat them with their superiority in military strength?
At this time, I turned around and looked at the Ganges River. The previously burning warships were almost burned. On the river, only the Ming army's warships were left.
All this seems like a dream, a nightmare for the Mughals!
On the hillside, Aurangzeb became angry and shouted to the sky: "I don't believe it anymore, my army of millions will not be able to conquer the small Bhagalpur!"
What he needs is a big victory to maintain his authority to lead troops. Otherwise, there's no telling what kind of monsters his two brothers will do!
So, he immediately issued an order to capture Bhagalpur even without artillery.
The troops whose names are called will immediately attack the city. Those who are not called will be allowed to eat whatever they want to prepare for the next wave of attacks.
He didn't believe it anymore. He used wheel warfare to attack, and he was going to kill these damn Ming troops!
The light infantry of the Mughal Empire were the least valuable and least valued. They were considered cannon fodder. After receiving the military order, they had no choice but to follow the general's arrangements and prepare to attack the city.
To the north of Bhagalpur is the Ganges River, and the east and west sides will be bombarded by the artillery of Ming warships. Therefore, although siege troops are arranged here, they are only used for containment and the number is not large.
Only the south side was densely packed with troops from the Mughal Empire, soldiers with long-range weapons, who attacked the city first and held their positions to provide cover for subsequent infantry attacks.
War elephants, as important siege weapons, have learned their lesson this time, and there will no longer be scenes of war elephants being frightened and running wildly en masse.
Under military orders, individuals seem a bit insignificant in such a large-scale war. Regardless of fear, worry, or fear, they must be carried forward by the army.
The usual supervising team also showed their swords behind the attacking army, exercising the responsibility of supervising the battle. Anyone who dares to retreat privately will be beheaded!
Some of the local cavalry were also galloping on the battlefield, waiting for the opportunity to rush forward on both wings of the light infantry's attack, cooperating with the light infantry to attack the city.
The sound of the trumpet once echoed over Bhagalpur.