Early the next morning, after it was dark, the Ming army got up and took a look. Oh dear, they saw corpses all over the ground outside Allahabad.
Just overnight, the Mughals outside the city were able to escape and die. The only ones the Ming army needed to take action were the Mughals inside the city.
It was only when it was getting brighter that the Mughal soldiers on top of the city finally realized that last night, the Ming army did not attack at night at all, but frightened themselves and scared away the army outside the city.
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Understanding this, looking at the corpses outside the city, the morale of the Mughal soldiers in the city has undoubtedly become even lower!
Aurangzeb was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
In this current situation, unless he can win a big victory, it will be extremely difficult to reverse this situation!
Looking at ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, there are actually very few people like Aurangzeb, who led an army of millions and was defeated, but still wanted to reverse the situation. Most of them were betrayed by their relatives and ended up dead in the end, such as Fu Jian.
For Aurangzeb, the army outside the city was gone, and he only had about 30,000 remnant troops in the city. What to do next made him think a lot!
To be honest, regarding the upcoming battle in Allahabad, he knew very well that the city wall might not be able to withstand the Ming army's attack. The best way was to go away and recharge his strength to fight again.
, instead of consecutive battles, which is likely to be a losing streak!
However, the Ming army outside the city turned out to be a light cavalry army consisting of one man and two riders. There was no way they could outrun them. How could they escape?
Aurangzeb was troubled when suddenly his men came to report and said: "Your Majesty, after the Dutch hijacked the guards at the South Gate, they opened the door and escaped!"
"What?" When Aurangzeb heard this, he was furious, "How could they escape? Didn't I say that no one can open the door without my order? They are a bunch of losers and trash..."
Although he was cursing angrily, he actually knew in his heart that it was probably because he treated the Dutch as guests, so none of his men were wary of the Dutch. They made up their mind to escape. If they suddenly attacked, they would definitely be attacked.
They succeeded.
I just didn't expect that the Ming army had just arrived in Allahabad and hadn't even launched a siege yet. The Dutch didn't think so highly of themselves and fled so eagerly?
At this moment, Aurangzeb had the idea of killing Kui Yi. However, Kui Yi had already escaped, and even if he wanted to kill someone, he was out of reach.
With no other choice, he could only make harsh words: not only would the trade and friendship agreement with the Dutch be revoked within the Mughal Empire, but the Dutch would also be classified as enemies.
However, Aurangzeb had no intention of continuing to "care" about the Dutch. The Ming army in the distance made some movement and began to move towards Allahabad, and finally began to surround Allahabad.
After marching day and night, the Ming army was not invincible after all. However, after a day of rest, it basically recovered a little. Seeing that some people were escaping from Allahabad, Li Yan ordered the siege to begin.
Others can escape, but Aurangzeb must not be allowed to escape.
Allahabad is located at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. It is not easy to complete a real encirclement. An army needs to be sent to the other side of the river.
However, the Ming army was only a cavalry army and did not have boats. If they wanted to cross the river, they had to find someone who was familiar with the local terrain to see if they could cross the river to the other side.
On Aurangzeb's side, there are actually difficulties.
He wanted to escape, and the best way was to go to the other side of the river.
But the problem is that when he led a million-strong army to the east, he took away all the ships he could collect along the way, and then they were burned by the Ming army.
Nowadays, there are only one or two small boats that have slipped through the net in Allahabad. Unless he abandons the army and escapes alone, otherwise, he relies on small boats to transport a few people at a time to the other side, which will last until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
And if Aurangzeb had escaped alone, or just with a few personal guards, there would probably be no place for him in the world.
After all, he usurped the throne and became the emperor. In the past, when his military was strong, he could ignore the fact that he was not in the right position. But once he loses the strong support of the army, he will most likely become a lost dog and be beaten! Not to mention
He said that not only were there Ming troops in the country, but his two brothers were also proclaiming emperor.
Therefore, Aurangzeb was still very hesitant about abandoning his army and fleeing. The reason was that he actually knew in his heart that Allahabad would definitely not be able to be defended, and if he stayed here, he would probably die in the end.
Character!
To escape or not to escape is really a dilemma!
However, his struggle only lasted for one day, and he no longer needed to struggle the next day.
Because Ming warships appeared on the Ganges! Over there in the east, Ming cavalry appeared again.
The Ming Dynasty's Expeditionary Army and the Ming Dynasty's Qinghai-Tibet Raid Army successfully met in Allahabad!
The Ming army here in Bhagalpur certainly knew how to take advantage of the victory to pursue and beat snakes to death. Therefore, after sorting out the prisoners a little, they immediately sent Yang Zhan's navy and He Yilong's troops along the way.
He started pursuing the Ganges River.
But they didn't expect that the Qinghai-Tibet Army arrived earlier than them and surrounded the remnants of Aurangzeb.
As a result, the Ganges River was filled with Ming warships, completely blocking Allahabad!
At this time, even if Aurangzeb wanted to leave his army and escape, he had no chance.
In the Mughal Empire, except for Yang Weizhi of Dhaka, Li Yan had the highest official position and was the governor. Therefore, Yang Zhan and He Yilong all reported to Li Yan and integrated into an army.
Even if the Ming army does not have a superior strength, it can defeat the Mughal Empire army. Not to mention, the Ming army today has more troops than the Mughal Empire army, and the morale of the defenders in the city is extremely high.
low.
There was no surprise. Two days later, when the Ming army launched a formal siege and the city of Allahabad was bombarded by a burst of heartless artillery fire from the Ming army, the defenders surrendered without Aurangzeb's consent.
Even for meritorious service, Aurangzeb himself was captured alive by the Mughals and sent to the front of the Ming army.
Just like that, the biggest war in the Mughal Empire ended. Basically, the Mughal Empire could declare its demise.
Why is it basically? This is because the Mughal Empire still has two emperors, namely Dara Shuko and Shashu Jia. Although they are very weak, they are also Mughal emperors and must be destroyed.
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In addition, there are still many places in the Mughal Empire that the Ming army has not conquered, and it will take time to conquer them.
The Mughal Empire was the first truly great country that the Ming Dynasty conquered. After annihilating its main force, occupying its capital, and even its most prosperous areas, it still took time to truly conquer the entire country, and this was still
It takes time.
However, one thing is certain, it just takes time, that’s all!
In the south, when the navy led by Zheng Zhibao arrived in Goa, the Colombo Dutch who had escaped earlier had already arrived in Goa. However, they did not choose to hold on. Instead, together with their accomplices, they fled before the Ming army arrived.
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The size of the Ming Dynasty's navy is still not something they can resist. It is true that they rely on the Mughal Empire, but the Mughal Empire is also fighting in the north, and even dispatched more than two thousand Dutch people to go with the army. Goa's strength is not
Not strong.
More importantly, the Netherlands relied on strong ships and powerful artillery. If the Ming army blocked the port and burned their warships, there would be nothing left.
Therefore, the Dutch finally chose to escape.
Their plan was: when the Ming people occupied Goa and were attacked by the Mughals from the land direction, if they could not resist it, they could still fight back; but if the Ming people defeated the Mughals, they would wait
After the war in the north came to an end, their governor Kuyi would definitely ask the Mughal Emperor to lead a large army. In the end, they would be able to return to Goa.
The wishful thinking was brilliant, but in the end it failed. After Zheng Zhibao's navy occupied Goa, the nearby Mughal Empire army did try to attack from land, but there was no doubt that they were beaten to pieces by the Ming army.
Many people also became prisoners of the Ming army and became free labor for the expansion of Goa.
In this way, the Ming army had strongholds in the north, east and south of the Mughal Empire. Based on this, it began to conquer the outside world. With the power of a great victory over Aurangzeb, wherever the Ming army went,
The Mughals surrendered one after another.
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News about the war in the Mughal Empire was quickly reported to Dhaka, and then rushed to the city of Ava. The phone was already set up here, and it was directly communicated to the capital. It was much faster than in the era before telephones.
Ten thousand times.
On the capital side, after learning the news of the great victory, there was actually not much celebration. It can even be said that there was far less joy than when Liaodong was regained!
This has something to do with the distance, the lack of connections between the superiors and subordinates of the capital, and the fact that the Ming Dynasty has won consecutive battles and has become accustomed to good news.
Even if the Mughal Empire was a big country, it was the same.
The same is true for Emperor Chongzhen. He must be happy, but he did not celebrate specifically. He just issued an order to continue selecting vassal kings and prepare to entrust them to the Mughal Empire. According to the plan, there will be at least three vassal kings. These things,
It has been done many times, and there is already a special yamen, and it is enough to carry out the vassal affairs step by step.
As for Emperor Chongzhen himself, his thoughts were not at all on the enfeoffment of vassal kings, but on the results that his daughter Princess Kunxing had just developed.
For him, what he cares most about is internal affairs. And the research results of Princess Kunxing are very beneficial to internal affairs. Of course, this is also the research step he specially requested from Liu Weichao and asked Princess Kunxing to do it.