It won't work if we don't withdraw our troops, it's getting late!
Besides, if you don't withdraw your troops and continue to look at the corpses on the ground, it will only damage morale even more!
On the top of the mountain, there was a gloomy wind.
There was no way. Not only did all the ships lose in the first day of the battle, but the land siege also resulted in at least 3,000 casualties. The most important thing was that the Ming army had no casualties, which was a huge blow to morale.
Who dares to provoke Aurangzeb at this time? If he is not careful, he may become a scapegoat and a punching bag.
However, it was the Dutch Governor Kueyi who finally broke the unbearable silence. He was heard saying to Aurangzeb: "I suspect that all the firearms of the Ming army, including their muskets and artillery, have a much higher range than our normal muskets and artillery.
Therefore, it is best to move the camps near the river, otherwise if they are bombarded by the Ming Dynasty at night, it will cause large-scale chaos."
Originally, Aurangzeb was also very dissatisfied with Kuyi. He felt that the Dutch had great firearms, which gave him great confidence. Unexpectedly, he was crushed by the Ming army in terms of firearms.
However, after hearing Kui Yi's words at this time, he turned around and felt that Kui Yi was right. There were many army camps too close to the Ganges River and had to be moved.
Otherwise, as Kui Yi said, after nightfall, the Ming warships can go up the Ganges and bombard the camp. This will cause the camp to roar, and in the end the war may be lost!
So, he quickly issued an order to keep all the troops who were camping near the river bank away from the Ganges River.
However, the Mughal Empire's army had too many troops, and there were camps everywhere, stretching for dozens of miles.
In the past, because it was close to the Ganges and it was more convenient to get water, most of the elite troops, or the troops with higher status in the Mughal Empire, camped not far from the Ganges. Their move caused a stir.
The movement was very loud.
It is impossible for these troops to camp far away from Bhagalpur. They have to go far away from the camp for daily fighting.
Therefore, other miscellaneous armies must also move places and give up their original camp sites to those elite troops. And the simple camps where they originally camped are not favored by the elite troops, so they took them away themselves.
Aurangzeb's decree affected most of the Mughal Empire's army.
After fighting for a day, I was tired and hungry. It was getting dark. I returned to the camp. I thought I could rest, but it turned out that there was another scene.
Many soldiers had opinions and were full of complaints. If it weren't for the strict hierarchy of the Mughal Empire, it would probably have caused turmoil.
Even if there is no turmoil, the morale of the Mughal Empire army will inevitably be hit again by this trouble.
Until nightfall, the Mughal army was still moving with torches.
Looking at the movement outside the city, He Yilong asked Mu Tianbo for a fight: "My lord, I am willing to lead my troops to sneak attack and give them a hard blow!"
After Ma Shouying heard this, he also echoed: "The Mughal Empire army has been tossing all day and also at night. They must be very tired. It is definitely okay to give them a break in the middle of the night!"
If Mu Tianbo's ancestor Mu Ying were here, he would probably make a decision quickly, but Mu Tianbo has never fought in such a big war. Even though he is different from history, he has fought in the Dongwu War and the Dhaka War.
Despite his experience, he was still a little hesitant when facing such a large enemy force.
It sounded like He Yilong and Ma Shouying didn't say anything, but he still worried: "What if someone in the Mughal Empire thought of an ambush?"
After all, we have few troops, so it would be bad if we suffer losses. He prefers to play it safe and spend time here with the Mughals. The final victory will definitely belong to the Ming army.
But Ma Shouying and He Yilong were originally from the 5th Battalion of Gezuo. They were very courageous and did not feel satisfied at all, so they just kept guarding. In their opinion, there were better opportunities now, so they thought of earning military merit.
When they saw Mu Tianbo hesitate and were about to say more, the navy commander Yang Zhan also said: "I think it's OK. Even if the Mughal Empire army is on guard, at most they will just have scouts to guard against our sneak attack. I've seen it, it doesn't matter.
If a sneak attack does not lead to a storm attack, then the grenadiers and heartless artillery can be brought up, and the storm attack will be. In the dark night, just let them fall on their backs and call it a day!"
He was born in martial arts and was brave and resourceful. In the original history, he eventually left his name in history. In this dimension, due to some strange combination of circumstances, he ended up working in the navy. However, this did not prevent him from being a master of the Moguls.
Observations of the Imperial Army.
He Yilong was overjoyed after hearing this, and quickly added: "Yes, we can also choose the local army from the Mughal Empire army to attack. They moved the camp in a noisy manner, just to the west camp, I have observed
Yes, this is a good place to start!"
After hearing what they said, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei Guards who usually did not interfere with military command, also smiled and said: "You can also ask the soldiers to bring electric horns, firecrackers and iron barrels. Once they stand up, they will make a bigger fuss."
The noise will make the Mughals think that we are a large army attacking their camp, creating greater chaos, and maybe the effect will be better!"
Either he doesn't speak, and when he speaks, everyone present must pay attention to his opinion.
When He Yilong heard that the Jin Yiwei commanders all agreed, he knew it was done. He was very happy immediately, and then asked a little doubtfully: "What are the uses of firecrackers and tin buckets?"
After hearing this, Li Ruolian just smiled and said: "It should be similar to the sound of a flintlock gun. It's hard to distinguish it in the dark. It's always possible to give it a try. It's not troublesome anyway!"
In fact, he was a close minister of Emperor Chongzhen. When he was in the capital, he spent more time with the emperor than others. Once, he heard Emperor Chongzhen tell this story, and the emperor also said it as a joke.
Then I remembered it.
However, he didn't know what the effect was, so he didn't say that he heard it from Emperor Chongzhen. If the effect was not good, it would be disrespectful to the emperor.
Of course Li Ruolian didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen heard what Liu Weichao said, and Liu Weichao saw it from the movie. Not to mention, no one knows what the real effect will be!
After listening to what they said, Mu Tianbo knew that it would be bad if he didn't agree, so he had no choice but to say: "Then you two select the elite of your team and be careful when going into battle. If there is an accident, send the signal and I will send troops to respond!"
He Yilong and Ma Shouying heard this and immediately agreed, fearing that it would be delayed and several other old guys heard the news and came to grab the credit.
Mu Tianbo was a little worried and did not rest. He went to the top of the city to observe the enemy's situation.
At this time, it was already around eight o'clock in the evening. Generally speaking, it was time to go to bed. However, in the distance at the Mughal camp, there were still many places still noisy, and it was obvious that they had not settled down.
Li Ruolian, who accompanied him, saw him observing the enemy camp and said to him: "The Mughal Empire was founded by the original Turks. They were stronger than cavalry and weaker than infantry. Their weapons were extremely large.
Some of them are just cold weapons. The breastplates of our soldiers can resist their attacks very well. Not to mention, we also have powerful firearms."
Having said this, he paused, looked up at the night sky, and then continued: "The moonlight tonight is also bright, which is good for us to steal the camp or attack by force. In addition, I observed the soldiers of the Mughal Empire.
Many people don't eat well and may suffer from night blindness, which is also a factor that is conducive to our night battle. Don't worry, we will definitely win this battle!"
After hearing his words, Mu Tianbo withdrew his gaze, turned around and saw that besides Li Ruolian, there were only two of their personal guards around him, so he said sincerely: "To be honest with you, sir, facing the Mughal Empire
With an army of one million, I was under a lot of pressure. In the past, I never dreamed that I would fight such a big war. Now that I think about it, I really wasted my youth!"
"Haha, the Duke does not need to be so polite!" Li Ruolian heard this and said with a smile, "The Duke comes from a family of generals and has extensive knowledge. Besides, who is born to fight? It is not just about fighting in battles.
Come here. I have been with the army for a long time, so I have such a saying! Once this battle is over, the Duke will be remembered in history. There are very few battles in history books where a small number wins a large number!"
Having said this, he pointed to the outside of the city with his hand and said seriously: "I believe that the millions of troops outside the city are the stepping stone for the Duke to become famous!"
Li Ruolian was very polite to Mu Tianbo. Of course, it was not just a matter of pure comradeship, but Li Ruolian knew that Emperor Chongzhen had a good impression of Mu Tianbo, especially when Mu Tianbo obeyed the court's wishes and took advantage of Mu Tianbo when bandits were raging in Yunnan.
He was even more praised for providing money to support the army to suppress bandits.
He thought it was because of the hereditary Duke of the Mu family. In fact, he did not know that Emperor Chongzhen knew that the reason why Mu Tianbo was loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the original history was because of his own integrity and not the hereditary Duke of the Mu family.
At this time, Mu Tianbo became excited when he heard what Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, said, and quickly replied: "The commander is good at supervising the army, and he will definitely leave his name in history!"
He himself knows how capable he is. If the army were not all elites, from generals at all levels to ordinary soldiers, they were all veterans who had fought many battles, and the court had deployed strategies in advance, he would never have been able to do this.
Chance.
After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. After observing the enemy's movements for a while, they turned back to check the preparations of He Yilong and others, and then summoned other generals to go over the details of the night attack carefully.
After there were no problems, they waited for midnight and launched a night attack on the Mughal Empire army.