By noon, the battle triggered by the night attack finally came to an end.
Outside the city of Bhagalpur, there are traces of burning, and even the forest in the distance is still burning. However, the war is over, and no one is taking care of the fire. If you want to burn it, just keep burning it.
After all the ashes were gone, the ground was full of corpses. Needless to say, they were all soldiers of the Mughal Empire. The smell of barbecue was everywhere in the wilderness.
Of course, there are still many corpses and there are not many signs of fire.
Looking at the corpses on the entire battlefield, about three-fifths of the corpses were actually caused by Mughal soldiers trampling each other to death, and more than one-fifth of the corpses were burned to death by fire. The remaining
Those below were those killed by the Ming army with firearms. This last part accounted for the smallest proportion.
As the saying goes, water and fire have no mercy. This battle shows the power of fire. Human beings are really very fragile in the face of flames. An army of millions can be wiped out in one night!
In the history of China, there are several cases where night attack battles combined with fire attacks led to great victories, and thus influenced the course of history. For example, the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao at the Battle of Wuchao, and the joint camp of Dongwu where Lu Xun burned Liu Bei.
It was a very important and famous war.
This burning camp in Bhagalpur does not need to be proved by future history. Everyone knows that this is also a war that changed the history of the Mughal Empire.
Emperor Aurangzeb, the most powerful of the three emperors of the Mughal Empire, assembled almost all the troops in the north, said to be one million, and was destroyed in one battle. It is estimated that less than 50,000 people escaped, and they were all
Having lost its organizational structure, it was very difficult for Aurangzeb to reorganize and fight again.
This is not only the difficulty of gathering the army, but also the problem of morale when facing the Ming army again!
As for the Ming army, they temporarily lost the ability to continue attacking because of this battle.
This does not mean that the army also suffered too many losses. On the contrary, the Ming army had almost no losses, but there were too many prisoners, at least 300,000 people, and war horses scattered everywhere. Just cleaning the battlefield and solving the problem
The issue of prisoners held back the Ming army in Bhagalpur.
If all these prisoners were trapped and killed, then the aftermath would be much simpler. However, for Ming Dynasty, the prisoners were all free labor force. Killing them? That would be a problem with their own money!
Therefore, in addition to the approximately 10,000 cavalry troops who dispersed with Bhagalpur as the center, taking advantage of the great victory to pursue the remnants of the enemy and force-land the surrounding enemies, the other Ming army officers and soldiers were busy dealing with the aftermath of this battle.
Naturally, the results of this battle spread like wildfire. As the defeated soldiers of the Mughal Empire fled in all directions, the news was carried to all parts of the Mughal Empire.
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Agra, located in the northwest of the Mughal Empire, was the capital of the Mughal Empire. It was a key point connecting the Ganges Plain to the east, the Punjab Plain to the west, and the Malwa Plateau to the south.
When Aurangzeb usurped the throne, a war broke out. However, due to internal support, the scale of the war was not large and it was quickly put down. However, a large number of people died, mainly from factions supporting other princes.
, and those who were die-hard loyal to Shah Jahan.
As a result, all Aurangzeb's supporters are left in Agra, whether openly or covertly, at least the praise of Aurangzeb can be seen everywhere.
This time, Aurangzeb led a million-strong army to conquer the Ming army that invaded the Mughal Empire. For the Mughals in Agra, it was natural that their emperor would win and the Ming army would win.
Must be defeated.
"His Majesty the Emperor is the most powerful Mughal warrior. He was famous in the past. After this battle, his reputation will probably spread to the Ming Dynasty. He can make the children of the Ming Dynasty stop crying!"
"That's not true. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty might even kneel down and beg our Emperor for forgiveness!"
"Yes, our Emperor has already destroyed several countries in the south. At that time, he did not bring many troops, but this time he attacked the Ming army, which had an army of millions. Defeating the Ming army and conquering the Ming country was not
Very simple thing!”
"Haha, maybe our Emperor sent a shoe over, and the Ming army heard the reputation and surrendered!"
"Yes, they will carefully enshrine His Majesty the Emperor's shoes, and then humbly welcome His Majesty the Emperor's arrival!"
"..."
Such comments are not only everywhere in the streets of Agra, but even in the Agra region.
At this time, at least here, the Mughals have recognized that the emperor of the Mughal Empire must be Aurangzeb, and cannot be the previous prince or the second prince.
After all, Aurangzeb not only occupied the capital, but also had the most powerful army. His own advantage was that he could lead troops in battles and conquer those who refused!
In the Mughal Empire, it has always been a tradition that whoever wins with his fist will be the emperor.
In such an atmosphere, Darashuke, who came from the south and tried to steal the city, suffered a bitter taste.
Originally he thought that he was the prince designated by Shah Jahan and the legitimate heir to the throne. Aurangzeb could not compare with him at all, and even killed Shah Jahan. If he could lead his troops to Agra, and Aurangzeb
In the absence of Ranzeb, Agra will definitely open the door to welcome him as the real emperor!
What he never expected was that everyone in the local area was very resistant to him. It was normal to stay closed-door to him, and even some military leaders tried to attack him.
This made him very angry, but his subordinates persuaded him, saying that the local military leaders did not know the general situation, so they did not care about it for now. As long as Agra was captured, the people would still have the will of the people, and Darashuk would remain the same.
He was the real emperor of the Mughal Empire!
Therefore, Darashuko stopped worrying and prepared to capture Agra first. No matter what, Agra was the capital of the Mughal Empire, and princes, ministers, and wealthy families all lived here. No matter who controlled Agra
Guerra will have huge political capital.
However, in the end, he was still disappointed, or in other words, angry.
He really didn't expect that when he finally got to Agra, Agra not only closed the door behind closed doors, but even attacked him when he was not prepared. What a contempt!
After all this hard work, Darashuke's men and horses were less than 10,000.
On the top of the city of Agra, all the princes and ministers laughed at Darashuko.
"I advise His Highness to surrender as soon as possible. Maybe Your Majesty can remember your brother and pardon you!"
"When His Majesty the Emperor returns home in triumph, where will you flee?"
"The whole world is the territory of His Majesty the Emperor. If millions of troops are coming, whoever dares to disobey, I advise you to surrender obediently to avoid suffering!"
"..."
Darashuke trembled all over after hearing this. Many of the people on the city were once on his side. The contrast between the flattery in front of him back then and the threatening face now is really a great irony!
However, Darashuke had no choice in this situation.
His troops were actually exhausted and their morale was low. He originally thought that reaching Agra would be the end point and would have a chance to make corrections, but he didn't expect to hit an iron wall. Under the threat of the garrison at the top of the city, many soldiers
All were shaken.
Can I really have a future by following the eldest prince?
Under this situation, some of Darashko's generals who were smarter immediately realized that the situation was not good, and quickly advised him: "Your Majesty, the traitor Aurangzeb is too powerful, unless he
We suffered a huge defeat, otherwise we might not be able to influence the people of Agra to submit to His Majesty!"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Aurangzeb led a million-strong army to conquer a mere 100,000 Ming army. With his fighting ability in arranging troops, he would definitely not lose. This meant that, in fact, within the Mughal Empire,
Darashuk actually has no place to stand.
After thinking about this, Darashko finally talked for a long time. Then he realized something was wrong, so he cheered up and said to his men: "The only solution now is to go to Persia. But everyone
Don’t worry, that Aurangzeb is so cruel and evil that he will definitely not be tolerated by the gods. It won’t be long before we can definitely kill him back. When that day comes, I, Dara Shuko, swear here that I will definitely share the glory and wealth with you.
!”
Compared with Aurangzeb, Dara Shuko is indeed more tolerant and tolerant in terms of religion. This is also true. Even if his current situation is very bad, there will still be people who follow him in the end.
Hearing his words at this time, I could barely comfort myself.
Therefore, Darashko's team stopped thinking about it and began to collect as much food and grass as possible around Agra to prepare supplies for their journey to Persia.
Needless to say, this collection of food and grass will definitely not be amicable and negotiated. Even because this side refuses to accept Dara Shuko, whether they really refuse or they are just afraid of Aurangzeb, in this regard,
Darashuk would not be kind to them.
As a result, the Mughals in the Agra area suffered another disaster.
There is basically no objection as to who suffered during the military disaster.
After plundering the Agra area, Darashko led the army westward.
However, what he never expected was that just two days after he left Agra, he would receive reports from the army on Pegasus.
Upon hearing this, Darashuke was completely shocked. He was even more shocked than when he heard the news of Shah Jahan's death.
It can even be said that this news is the most incredible that he has ever heard in his life!
It took him a long time before he came back to his senses. The same was true for the generals around him.
I heard Dara Shuko ask loudly in a very shocked tone: "Do you really want to confirm that the army that appeared outside Agra is the Ming army and not something else?"