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Chapter 1398 Trap!

The heavy rain lasted for a full hour and a half, rivers and ponds swelled, and the ground became muddy.Almost all the soldiers at the bottom were drenched by the heavy rain and felt uncomfortable all over.There was still a bit of bloody earthy smell in the air.

The muskets and guns on the battlefield fell silent because of the heavy rain. Without the sound of cannons and muskets from the previous trial, it seemed that the two sides had to retreat to more brutal hand-to-hand combat.

A group of Mughal light cavalry re-tested the right flank of the expeditionary force, where 2000 mercenaries and artillery positions were deployed.

The second prince, Shashuja, was ready to go with 7000 heavy infantry and 5000 heavy cavalry. He was wearing a gold armor, a helmet, and a saber in his hand. He watched the changes on the battlefield with only a pair of eyes exposed.

The light cavalry who went to test continued to harass the native mercenaries on the right wing. The front line of the native mercenaries was forced to shrink, and there was no sound of artillery and muskets from the artillery positions.

"It seems that their gunpowder was also soaked in the heavy rain and lost its effect. As long as the heavy infantry and heavy cavalry press on them, they will not be spared." Shashuja finally showed a smile at this time.

The failure of the siege of Calcutta Fort made him disgraced, and he gritted his teeth against the expeditionary army. Now it can be said that God has given him a chance to completely crush the expeditionary army!

In the case of muskets and artillery failure, who can withstand the impact of tens of thousands of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry!

The sound of the horn sounded, and the main battalion of the Mughal army raised the banner of attack!
"All the generals follow me to attack and destroy the enemy's front line!" Shashuja was ashamed, clamped his horse's belly, swung his saber, and led 7000 heavy infantry and 5000 heavy cavalry along the river bank and began to attack northward.

The heavy cavalry was in front, and Shashuja personally took the lead in the charge!
He wants to show his father the bravery as the deputy king of Bengal, to prove that his military ability is not inferior to that of his younger brother Aurangzeb, the deputy king of the Deccan!
The river flooded due to heavy rain, and there were many mud and shallow pits on the river bank, which slowed down the speed of the heavy cavalry and the heavy infantry following behind, but the muskets and artillery failed, and the expeditionary army lacked bows and spears could not stop this. Approaching the Reloaded Forces!

At least Shashuja thought so.

He raised his saber, and a group of guards in front of him had already protected him to prevent the second prince from being injured during the charge.

The heavy cavalry at the front could already see the approaching front of the Tubang mercenaries.

These Tubang mercenaries who looked similar to them were domesticated by Qin Zuoming with military sticks and turned into war machines, standing opposite them and fighting against them.

If in the era when there were no muskets, these low-caste people would not be taken aback by their superior and well-armed heavy cavalry!
Among the large number of native mercenaries, there are officers from China interspersed. They are the soul of this 2000 native mercenaries!

Seeing the heavy cavalry getting closer, these officers from the mainland of China pulled out the command sabers at their waists and raised them forward, shouting: "All ready!"

The Tubang mercenaries all raised their muskets and pointed them at the heavy cavalry who had entered within 100 meters.

Many of them have just been trained and their legs are shaking, but the lessons of the military sticks make them reflexively aim their muskets at the approaching enemies.

"No!" The heavy cavalry who were charging found that the opposite side had regrouped a line of muskets, and rows of muskets were aimed at them, and they couldn't help turning pale.

However, it was too late for them to retreat!
"Shoot!" The officer ordered, white smoke rose from rows of muskets, and the flames flickered.

Many heavy cavalry were shot and fell into the mud from the stand!In front of the 1777-style standard rifles used by Tubang mercenaries, the armor that the heavy cavalrymen were proud of was as thin as white paper, and lead bullets easily passed through their chests, killing them!

The first three rows of Tubang mercenaries fired violently, while the musketeers behind loaded the ammunition from the front, and then handed it to the front musketeers in turn to ensure the continuous output of the musket line.Their mercenaries use muzzle-loading muskets that are a generation behind regular soldiers.Even so, the firepower is far from what the matchlock guns of this era can match!
boom!The artillery positions that seemed to be dumb before suddenly remembered the scalp-numbing whistling sound!

The shot fell into the heavy cavalry, and the splashing iron balls and pieces mercilessly harvested a group of brave knights and horses!
The sound of the artillery made everyone in the Mughal army realize that the gunpowder and firearms of the expeditionary army had not lost their effect in the heavy rain, and they were still as violent as usual!
Heavy cavalry continued to fall under the fierce firepower, and the frightening sound of muskets shook their morale!

Rushing to the front of the musket line at the risk of huge losses, they were greeted by a row of cold bayonets, and they became live targets for the musketeers in the back row while riding on horses!
A heart-piercing pain came from Shashuja's right arm. He saw that his right arm was pierced by lead bullets, the blood stained the gauntlet, and the sword fell to the ground due to the loss of strength in his right arm.

"Ah!!!" Shashuja felt the great pain, which made him cry out heart-piercingly.

As a pampered prince, this was the first time he was seriously injured like this, it almost killed him!

Many heavy cavalry were suppressed by the firepower and began to flee backwards, while the heavy infantry behind were frightened by the retreat in front and the horrific sound of muskets, and fell into the mud in the chaos. Many infantry fell to the ground and were withdrawn by the front. The heavy cavalry trampled on, and the scene was a mess...

"Comprehensive counterattack!" The infantry battalion in the woods walked out of the woods at this time, advancing towards the Mughal army on the frontal battlefield!
The defeat of the enemy on the right wing is undoubtedly a huge blow to the 70000 troops of the Mughal Empire. Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy's army, there is no better time to counterattack than this!
The infantry battalion equipped with Dreiser rifles advanced rapidly under the premise that the gunpowder and firearms of the Mughal Empire army failed, and no long-range weapons could threaten them!
Not only gunpowder and firearms, but even the bows and arrows equipped in the Mughal Empire army were affected by the heavy rain, and only scattered arrows fell powerlessly.

"Calm down! Don't panic!" Mughal officers tried to maintain order in the army on horseback. However, as the expeditionary force counterattacked in an all-round way, the 55000 troops on the front and right flank fell into total chaos. No one knew what to do. Face the approaching expeditionary force!

They don't have long-range firearms in their hands, and they are targets in front of the expeditionary army with undamaged firearms!
The only chance to turn defeat into victory is for all the princes and generals to lead their soldiers in a life-and-death assault!

However, none of the princes and generals are willing to make fun of their precious lives, and some princes have already begun to withdraw from the battlefield with their troops!
(End of this chapter)