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Chapter 1526 Expedition to the Mughal Imperial Capital

The war of succession to the throne of the Mughal Empire was very tragic. The third prince Aurangzeb led 30 troops from the Deccan Plateau to the capital Agra in the Northern Expedition, claiming [-] troops.

The Deccan Legion and the Agra Legion commanded by the First Prince met on the Malwa Plateau, and the two sides launched a tragic battle that lasted for three days and three nights.A large number of ancient brass and bronze cannons were transported to the battlefield. Thousands of war elephants and tens of thousands of horses galloped on the battlefield. There were broken spears, arrows stuck on shields, and struggling wounds everywhere. soldier.

The First Prince's Agra Legion had a large number of people, while the Third Prince's Deccan Legion had experienced many battles, and the two sides were evenly matched. More than 20000 people were killed in the three-day battle.

Finally on the third day, Aurangzeb won over an important prince under the eldest prince. When both sides were exhausted, the prince rebelled and helped Aurangzeb defeat the eldest prince.

The eldest prince Darashiko fled back to the imperial capital in a hurry, and regrouped his troops to prepare for another battle.

At the same time, Calcutta's East India Expeditionary Force was ready to go after hearing the news.

A yellow dragon flag fluttered in the morning wind, and the flag bearer Kong Wu's strong hands held the flag tightly, making the yellow dragon flag, which symbolized the imperial army, remain motionless.

1000 regular imperial soldiers carried bags and muskets, wore uniform costumes, and wore uniform black hats with large brims.

In addition to 1000 regular imperial soldiers, there are also 5000 Indian servant soldiers hired in the name of the East India Company. They wear various costumes, wear turbans on their heads, and use 1777-style French standard rifles that are more backward than imperial soldiers. , it is also necessary to load gunpowder and projectiles from the muzzle.

Although there is a gap with regular imperial soldiers, the armed Indian servant army under the leadership of imperial officers can already defeat any Indian princely army whose number is equal to or even several times different from them.

"Qasim is waiting for us in the village of Praxi. He has assembled 10000 cavalry, 20000 farmers transporting food and grass, and hundreds of small boats to provide us with support and supplies."

Qin Zuoming pulled a piece of pure white war horse, which was a gift from King Kasim of Bengal, and it was very valuable.

"Kasim did not expect to be so generous. He easily led 10000 cavalry to support us. Maybe he also wanted to get a share of this expedition." Chen Bangyan said to him.

"What Indian princes want most is land. With land, there is land rent, and with land rent income, they can enjoy prosperity and wealth. These land rents are also the income we want. He must want to take the opportunity to annex the Mughal Empire in Heng Part of the land in the middle reaches of the river plain. But don’t worry, what’s his is ours, and what’s ours is ours.” Qin Zuoming said.

"Haha, that's right. Now that the Mughal Empire is in chaos, it's a good time to seize its coastal ports. When you go to expedition to the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire, I will also lead 11 armed galleons to Capture the port of Surat from the Mughal Empire. It is the most prosperous trading port on the west coast of the Mughal Empire. They are busy fighting for the throne, so they must not care about the gains and losses of a port. This will be an excellent opportunity!"

When Qin Zuoming led the expeditionary force to embark on a great expedition along the Ganges, Chen Bangyan did not stand by and wanted to take this opportunity to lead the armed fleet of the East India Company to occupy the port that was still controlled by the Mughal Empire government.

Both Mumbai and Goa captured by the East India Company were the strongholds of the Portuguese colonists. In addition to the Portuguese strongholds along the coast, there are ports of the Mughal Empire and some maharajas that have not yet been occupied.

If the Mughal Empire was still at peace, Chen Bangyan did not want to capture Surat Port, otherwise they might be besieged by tens of thousands of Mughal troops from the interior.

But now neither the eldest prince nor the third prince can spare their bodies to ignore the intrusion from the edge of the sea. They must deal with each other as soon as possible before the foreign enemy arrives.

Taking advantage of the troubled waters, how could you give up this good opportunity?
"I wish you all the best!" Qin Zuoming said to his companions who were also about to embark on a sea expedition when he led the expeditionary force away from Calcutta Castle.

"I also wish you triumph!" Chen Bangyan said.

Their expedition will be divided into two roads, all the way to the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire along the Ganges River via land, kill the eldest prince and the third prince, support the second prince as a puppet emperor, and encourage princes from all over the world to split from the empire.

In addition, they raided and captured the ports owned by the Mughal Empire and Tubang princes along the coast through the sea route, completely opening up all the markets along the coast.

The Land Expeditionary Corps led by Qin Zuoming consisted of 1000 regular soldiers and 5000 Tubang mercenaries, a total of 6000 people.They also used 3000 horses to transport artillery, ammunition and provisions.

It is quite difficult for 3000 horses to supply 6000 people with food, grass and ammunition for the expedition. In fact, most of the materials need to be transported by farmers called by King Kasim of Bengal.Moreover, Qin Zuoming predicted that during the battle, he would need to plunder the enemy's trains and towns in order to keep the food and grass for the expedition without any worries.

"Fight for the glory of China!!"

"Fight for the glory of China!!"

The flag bearer vigorously waved the heavy yellow dragon flag and shouted loud slogans, and the Indian servants behind were also full of fighting spirit.Because after each battle, they were able to collect a lot of loot from the enemy. This extra income made these poor servant soldiers crazy, and they could move forward with almost no urging.

Qin Zuoming led an expeditionary army of 6000 people to the village of Praxi, which once fought against the Mughal emperor. King Kasim of Bengal has assembled an army of 30000 people here, including 10000 cavalry.

The Mughal Empire had three elite units, one of which was the firearms unit learned from Persia, including bronze cannons, brass cannons, and heavy arquebus guns, which were the key to the invincibility of the Mughal emperors. Only the emperor mastered the ability to produce artillery.The second is the elephant soldiers abundant in India, which can deter the enemy in melee, and the cavalry who face the cavalry are not afraid at all.The third is tens of thousands of cavalry.

Qasim lacked artillery troops, so he organized 10000 feudal cavalry as his trump card to join the battle, and 100 elephants to transport supplies.

Hundreds of boats, carts, and tens of thousands of horses gathered near the village of Plassey. This was the first time that Qasim attacked his suzerain country after he became king of Bengal.

"I don't need the treasures of Agra, but I want the territory of Bihar!" Kasim rode on a group of pure black horses, with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

The reason why he is willing to dispatch his ace cavalry unit is to annex Bihar in the west of Bengal, so that he may become the biggest Indian prince!

(End of this chapter)