Guwahati is located in the west of the Ahom Kingdom, on the south bank of the Jamuna River.
The Jamuna River is more than three miles wide, and it is impossible to advance from both banks side by side and attack in a roundabout way.
This made Guwahati the gateway to the Ahom Kingdom.
Without capturing this place, Aurangzeb would not be able to continue his advance.
Originally, the Kingdom of Ahom was weak, and despite its advantageous terrain, it could not hold it.
Fortunately, the First Division arrived in time, passed through the city, formed a formation in the west of the city, and caught the Tianzhu troops.
The width of the Jamuna River determines that there is no need to worry about the enemy coming around from the north bank and attacking from behind.
If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses wanted to cross a river more than three miles wide, it would take half a month to prepare.
If Aurangzeb really dared to divide his troops and take detours, Yu Shutang would laugh out of his dreams.
The only thing to worry about is the mountains to the south of Guwahati.
"General Popkan, is there a road through the mountains to the south that can go around?"
The general guarding Guwahati was named Rasit Popkan, and he was very young.
This person is unknown, but in the original time and space, more than 20 years later, the Mughal Empire invaded the Ahom Kingdom, and it was he who led the army to defeat the Tianzhu army here.
After that battle, the Kingdom of Ahom began to regain its strength, and even managed to rectify the surrounding ethnic groups. On the contrary, its territory expanded a lot, and it ushered in a period of resurgence.
Because this Popkan's ability is relatively strong.
Faced with Yu Shutang's inquiry, Popkan did not dare to neglect.
"There are several steep paths in the mountains to the south that can go around to the back of Gauhati. The general has made some arrangements before, which are enough to withstand the passage of about 10,000 enemy troops."
There was a flash of appreciation in Yu Shutang's eyes.
"Before, you were the only one guarding here. The Tianzhu people only needed a frontal attack to be effective, so they were not keen on bypassing. But now they will definitely make a fuss from the mountains. Once they bypass, there will be many troops, and your previous arrangement will not be enough.
That’s it. In this way, General Popkan, you lead all the soldiers and horses under your command to defend the mountains with all your strength. I will send you another battalion to help. You have only one task. You must not allow the Tianzhu people to rush out from the mountains."
Hearing Yu Shutang's arrangements, Popkan was a little anxious.
"General, there are many enemies. If all my soldiers and horses are taken away, something bad may happen."
Yu Shutang accepted his intention, but his smile was very confident.
"As long as there are no problems in the rear and flanks, the enemies in the front are just chickens and dogs."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Popkan was worried, but he had no choice.
He has received a strict order from the king and must obey the general's orders when fighting.
It's just that the army from Shangguo only has more than 40,000 people. Can it really defeat the Tianzhu people's army of more than 100,000 people?
With this worry, Popkan could not help but be more cautious when arranging his troops.
He did not pile all his troops into the mountains, but sent elite troops to guard a few key roads. The rest of the main force was concentrated at the foot of the mountains. In this way, if there was danger in the mountains, he could support them, and the first division could be in danger.
Support the 1st Division.
As for the battalion assigned to him by the First Division, he completely ignored it.
What can a mere thousand troops do?
Yu Shutang didn't know what Popkan was thinking. Even if he knew, he would laugh it off.
The Tianzhu people are invincible in South Asia, but in the eyes of the National Defense Force, they are no different from local chickens and dogs.
Through the telescope, the penetration rate of firearms in the Tianzhu army did not even reach 30%, and they were all old matchlock guns.
The artillery that was rolled out was also junk.
The only thing that stands out is the more than one hundred elephants.
Warfare in South Asia relies heavily on elephants.
The elephants of the Tianzhu people are all covered in thick armor, and there are all kinds of gorgeous decorations on them. When the sun shines on them, they scatter a dazzling light.
Are the Tianzhu people planning to scare their opponents in this way?
While observing the Indian army in Yu Shutang, Aurangzeb was also observing the First Division.
After observing it, Aurangzeb was full of confidence.
"The army on the opposite side is vulnerable and can't even form a basic formation."
In Aurangzeb's eyes, the array of the First Division was very crude.
How can the infantry be directly lined up on the front line without any obstruction?
No trenches were dug, no fortifications were built, and the soldiers did not even have shields in their hands or armor on their bodies.
Can't this kill them all with just one charge?
Even though every soldier in the First Division had a musket in his hand, Aurangzeb was confident that he knew what a musket looked like.
What's more, there was no artillery at all in the First Division's formation opposite.
Because the artillery of the National Defense Forces had a long range, it was deployed in the rear area, so Aurangzeb could not detect it with the naked eye.
He only thought that with such a crude formation, his army only needed one charge to determine the outcome.
To the west of Guwahati city, there is the difficult-to-cross Jamuna River to the north, and dangerous mountains to the south, with only a narrow plain in the middle.
There is nothing fancy about fighting in this kind of terrain.
Aurangzeb was in low spirits.
"Let's attack. I hope to have lunch in Guwahati City."
The generals and soldiers below were extremely excited and immediately began to take action.
Groups of infantry moved forward quickly, building fortifications and covering the elephant soldiers' follow-up.
The elephant soldiers will be the main force of the charge.
Behind them, there were cavalrymen riding camels and wielding scimitars.
The most difficult thing is the gunner, who has to push the artillery under the scorching sun to keep up. If he is slow, he will be whipped and scolded by the officer.
Although they were not wearing armor, they were wearing combat equipment, which made the First Division uncomfortable.
Yu Shutang felt like his whole body was boiling with oil and knew he couldn't delay.
"Attack, end it as soon as possible."
The first division also moved.
The first group formed a neat array and squeezed towards the Tianzhu people without any speed or speed.
The artillery observation post began to report various data.
The artillerymen far behind had no requirement for protection, so they simply operated the artillery with their upper bodies bare and wearing large pants.
Amidst the neat and rhythmic chants, cannonballs were stuffed into the barrel one after another.
Aurangzeb was a little surprised to see that the first division also attacked.
What surprised him even more was that the first division dispatched only one square formation.
The other three phalanxes just followed behind and seemed to be dedicated to protection.
How confident were the troops coming from far away from China that they thought they could compete with his army of hundreds of thousands with only 5,000 men?
Before Aurangzeb could think about it, thunder suddenly broke out on the ground.
But the sky is clearly clear!
Before the Tianzhu people could react, hundreds of black dots quickly streaked across the sky, without any pursuit of accuracy, completely covering the formation of the Tianzhu army.
In an instant, everything within a radius of several miles was enveloped in smoke and flames, and the Tianzhu army completely disappeared in the smoke.
The effect has not yet been determined. From the rear of the First Division, another rain of orange-red fireworks covered the sky, causing the earth to experience horrific ravages again.
Su Yafa, Gangda and other kings and ministers of the Ahom Kingdom who were watching the battle next to Yu Shutang were all dumbfounded and completely lost their souls.