Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 924
The two armies of the Ming army, the navy and the land, broke through more than 200 cities without much effort, and all the tribes along the way surrendered one after another. There was no decent resistance at all. On the fifth day, they approached Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Kingdom, for [-] kilometers.

There are so many powerful countries and tribes in the world who can dominate here as long as they come to India. The powerful Ming army is of course even more irresistible.

Only some direct Mughal troops can resist symbolically for a while, but their strength is very limited. In addition, the rivers in India are criss-crossed, and the medium-sized warships of the Ming army entered along the river, which let the soldiers and civilians of this empire know what is Blossom bomb.

The speed at which the Ming army advanced to the hinterland of India shocked the Mughal King Shah Jahan. Only now did she know how ferocious the military power of her eastern neighbor was.

The main army has a total of 20 people, and 15 were sent to the Kazakh Khanate. Now the domestic army that can really fight is only [-] horses, including [-] elephant soldiers.

These [-] elephant soldiers are also one of Shah Jahan's reliance. His main army is [-] firearms soldiers. Although Western countries have colonies in India, they are not stupid, and it is impossible to sell too many firearms to India. , otherwise it is suicidal.

The main equipment of Shah Jahan's [-] firearms was provided by Tsarist Russia, otherwise they would not form a five-nation alliance with Tsarist Russia. If the Ming army was defeated in the Kazakh Khanate, Tsarist Russia promised to sell [-] flintlock guns.

The Ming army had already reached the gate of the house. In order to defend the capital of Delhi, Shah Jahan had to send 30 troops to fight the Ming army [-] kilometers away from Delhi. He hoped that the firearms battalion could repel the Ming army with the help of the elephant soldiers.

There are only 10 people in this team with real combat effectiveness, and the rest are temporary recruits. These recruits have never been on the battlefield at all, and they are here to be cannon fodder.

The intelligence of the Ming army was top notch. As soon as Ah San's army left the city, Huang Degong and Zheng Chenggong got the news that [-] Longteng troops and [-] marines were waiting for Ah San's arrival in an open place.

Zheng Chenggong and Huang Degong, the two chief generals of the Ming army, chose this place as the main battlefield with full consideration, because there is a river not far away, and the medium-sized warships of the Ming Dynasty will arrive soon.

Now the Ming army is not in a hurry, anyway, boasting that they have reached the capital of the Mughal country, they just need to wait for work, the one who is anxious must be Ah San, if they are not in a hurry, the country will perish, even if the Ming army opens their pockets, they have to go in drill.

Don't think that it is an adventure to dare to go deep into the Mughal territory with more than 8 Ming troops. You must know that hundreds of people in Spain even destroyed the Yingjia Empire!With the equipment and technology of the Ming army, this army can run rampant in any country.

There are not only military doctors and chefs in the team, but also gun manufacturing and maintenance soldiers. The battleship carries a lot of materials, which shows that the army can make guns on the battleship at any time.

After receiving the report from the scouts, Huang Degong immediately ordered the Ming army to dig trenches. In order not to affect the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the soldiers who dug the trenches did not participate in the subsequent battles, but rested in the rear.

Don't think it's only a [-]-kilometer road, but because there are too many infantry, Ah San and the others walked for a long time before arriving. By the time they arrived, the sky had gradually darkened.

How to fight in the dark, after they arrived, they realized that the Ming army only had tens of thousands of people, so they began to set up camp on the spot, and prepared to fight against the Ming army tomorrow. elephant.

Seeing that Ah San came late, not only did not launch an attack, but also rested on the spot, Huang Degong and Zheng Chenggong both secretly laughed. Is this a war or a trip?

"General Huang, it's good that they are doing this. It may be difficult for our battleship to reach us today. Tomorrow, we will be able to deal with these savages together by land and sea."

Because he didn't understand the actions of the Mughal army, Zheng Chenggong simply called them savages.

Huang Degong chuckled:
"Captain, it seems that they still want to sleep peacefully. If we let them rest well, wouldn't they be more energetic tomorrow?"

Zheng Chenggong smiled and said:
"What does General Huang mean?"

"Captain, we will arrange a few groups of people to go to their camp from time to time at night..."

Huang Degong whispered a few words in Zheng Chenggong's ear, and Zheng Chenggong nodded immediately:

"Yes, the general will follow the arrangement!"

Shah Jahan was not only a king, but also a senior architect, and he designed new buildings with the court architects.

During his reign, the Mughal Empire reached the pinnacle of world-class architecture.

Shah Jahan's architectural style influenced the entire history of Indian architecture.

In 1628, Empress Dowager Nur Jahan built a mausoleum for her father in Agra, a building that introduced the mosaic decoration known as mosaic to India.

At the same time, Shah Jahan also renovated the Fort Palace in Agra.There he used white marble as a building material for the first time.

The Taj Mahal is another architectural work after these two projects. It is also built with marble and decorated with colored stone inlays.

It also shows a mixed style of Mughal architecture, as this greatest building of Shah Jahan was designed by two Persian architects and built by Indian laborers.

In 1637, he built the famous Shalima garden complex in Lahore.

Two years later, he launched his greatest architectural project, the construction of the new capital.

Near the medieval town of Delhi, he built a palace called the Red Fort, as well as the Jama Masjid, India's largest mosque.

Shah Jahan encouraged princes and nobles to build their residences around the palace, and services and commerce followed.

The result was a vibrant city, now Old Delhi, which served as the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty.

The overjoyed Shah Jahan is also a king who likes to fight. During his reign, he attacked his neighbors many times.

He recaptured Kandahar in 1638, but lost it again in 1649.

He lost 5 men in a fruitless attempt to take Samarkand, and he only managed to win in the south.

He then defeated and annexed the kingdom of Ahmednagar.

However, this victory provoked the revolt of several forces that would hasten the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

The conquest of the kingdom of Ahmednagar brought Shah Jahan's frontiers to the kingdoms of Bijapur and Golconda, the other two Islamic kingdoms to the south.

For the next fifty years, relations between the Mughals and their new neighbors alternated between war and an uneasy peace.

It is his favorite buildings and wars that consume too much national power and cause economic problems.

The army that came to fight the Ming army today has not been paid for several months, which is why the army is not active in fighting.

Today, the leader of the decisive battle with the Ming army is his eldest son Shike. This man is an incompetent person, but he is Shah Jahan's favorite.

However, Aurangzeb, the third son with outstanding ability, has always been unpopular. Shah Jahan will not give him the command of the most critical battle.

(End of this chapter)