In the temporary palace on the front line of the Mughal Empire's Eastern Expedition, which was also the Bihar Governor's Palace where Salim lived for a long time before succeeding to the throne, Jahangir's anger was like a volcano about to erupt. His eyes were bloodshot,
The clenched fist thumped hard on the map.
The New Padishah of the Mughal Empire, faced with the continuous provocations and sabotage by the southern Xinjiang army, finally made up its mind that he could no longer sit back and watch the majesty of his army and empire be trampled on in this way.
"Mansingh!" Jahangir's voice echoed in the tent. His eyes were as sharp as a knife. He looked directly into the opponent's eyes and said sternly: "Your army has experienced hundreds of battles. I have always given them
Full trust, you know this. Now, I ask you to pull out those rats in southern Xinjiang from the darkness!"
Mansingh, a veteran general of the empire, although his face has many traces of time, his eyes still shine with a proud light.
Hearing Padisha's words, he knelt down on one knee expressionlessly, with a firm and powerful voice: "As you wish, my Padisha. I will personally lead the elite cavalry under my command to let those Ming people know,
The empire's wrath is more than they can bear!"
As the order was issued, the Mughal Empire's army began to make new movements. One part of the army continued to put pressure on Rajmohar, while the other part, under the leadership of Man Singh, quietly left the main force.
There is only one goal - to completely eliminate Gao Shizhong's cavalry.
Like cheetahs in the night, Mansingh's troops silently shuttled between the hills and plains of Bihar. They avoided the main traffic arteries and chose trails known only to the locals, hoping to reach Gao Shizhong.
When the cavalry attacked again, they were dealt a fatal blow.
Under the city of Rajmohar, the main force of the Mughals was not idle either. Padishah had sent an order from the rear - Patna, the capital of Bihar - asking the soldiers to strengthen the defense of the camp and set up more
There are many sentry towers and traps to prevent night attacks by the southern Xinjiang army.
At the same time, Padishah also requested that more patrols be sent to the front line to patrol around the camp day and night to ensure that no enemy could approach quietly.
Although some princes and generals on the front line were dissatisfied to varying degrees with Padishah retreating all the way to Patna after the last defeat of the vanguard army and refusing to stay on the front line, they still resolutely carried out the
Padishah's orders.
In Patna, Padishah, who was still nominally "on the front line", still held military meetings every day. On this day, after hearing the daily military intelligence report again, Jahangir angrily said to the generals present that
Said: "We cannot let the Ming people lead us by the nose, we must take the initiative to let them feel the power of the Mughal Empire!"
Jahangir's words were full of determination, and all the generals seemed to be infected by his momentum. They expressed their willingness to firmly follow Padishah and deal a heavy blow to the southern Xinjiang army - although these generals who stayed behind were all
The veterans who followed Emperor Akbar in the early years have not been given command rights for a long time. It is meaningless to make any statements now. However, Padishah is happy to hear the compliments of these veterans, and the veterans are also generous in giving them.
with these compliments.
As night fell, Jahangir stood on the highest point of the camp, looking at the city of Rajmohar in the distance. His heart was filled with complex emotions, including disgust for war and desire for victory. He knew that,
The outcome of this war was not only related to the glory of the Mughal Empire, but also related to his personal prestige and future.
"People of the Ming Dynasty, are you ready to face the wrath of the Mughals?" Jahangir thought silently in his heart, his eyes revealing firmness and coldness. As the night wind blew, the green-backed gold lion of the Mughal Empire
The negative sun battle flag buzzed in the night sky, as if foreshadowing the coming storm.
At the same time, the command room in Rajmohar City was also brightly lit, and the air was filled with a tense and serious atmosphere. Liu Xin, Gao Yuan and other important generals stood in front of a huge sand table, frowning
, discussing countermeasures.
They all knew that although the Mughal Empire's army had suffered setbacks in the previous confrontations, Jahangir's military superiority was huge, and the counterattack was bound to come, and it would definitely be more violent. And just now, they confirmed the news from Patna
The news came: Man Singh, the leading general of the Mughal Empire, has personally led his elite troops to break away from the main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. It seems that he should have gone to find Gao Shizhong's subordinates.
"We must take advantage of the opportunity of the Mughal army to divide its troops." Liu Xin's voice was firm and calm. "Jahangir believed that his troops were far superior to mine. He thought that since we had sent Gao Shizhong's surprise troops outside, the main force would only stick to the city.
...But the Duke of Guo said, 'What the enemy wants, I don't want to do.' Therefore, we decided to give him a surprise."
Gao Yuan also heard his father say this sentence "What the enemy wants, what we want to avoid" is actually "what the enemy wants is what we want to avoid", but Gao Pragmatic changed it to the expression of this era.
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Gao Yuan had received guidance from his mother Huang Zhiting before the Western Expedition. He knew that he had to show high respect for his father in everything, so that he could establish his image and prestige as the orthodox heir and gain support within Beijing. Therefore, upon hearing this,
Liu Xin quoted his father's words and nodded in agreement almost subconsciously.
He cupped his hands and faced north, indicating that he respected his father's teachings, and then said: "I have heard this lesson and am convinced of your father's wisdom. As the deputy commander said, facing this situation, we need a bold action
, to continue to weaken the enemy's morale and at the same time buy more time for our reinforcements to arrive."
It turns out that Gao Pangshi's news of sending additional reinforcements to them has been conveyed to the front line. They now all know that more than two towns of new troops are gathering in the rear of southern Xinjiang - they may even have already set off. So now they don't need to rush to a decisive battle, just
It is necessary to continue to torture the Mughal army and further reduce their morale. When reinforcements arrive, they can immediately launch a decisive battle, completely defeat the main force of the Mughal army, and obtain the second glorious victory since the Western Expedition.
However, now that General Mansinghe, the mainstay of the Mughal Army, has left the front line, both Liu Xin and Gao Yuan believed that this was a rare opportunity, and they decided to launch a larger-scale night attack, targeting the main camp of the Mughal Army.
The generals in the city and the city also agreed with this.
According to the assumptions of the Southern Xinjiang Army, although the Mughal Empire's army was huge, its sources were complex. One of the two most important main forces was Man Singh's headquarters, and the other was Jahangir's army from Emperor Akbar.
The imperial army inherited from the hands.
In addition to these two main forces, although there are about 30,000 to 40,000 troops, they all come from princes from various places, with varying numbers of troops, equipment and training levels. They usually obey the command of Mansingh. Now Mansingh
If Ge himself leaves, these armies are likely to have to fight independently once they are attacked, and their combat effectiveness will be sharply reduced. Therefore, launching a surprise attack at this time may create some kind of miracle.
Of course, this operation requires careful planning, especially the concealment when dispatching troops, to ensure maximum surprise and lethality.
"Sigang, your unit is responsible for the feint attack at the east gate to attract the enemy's attention." Liu Xin gave the order, her voice echoing in the commander's tent.
Gao Sigang, the commander of the second town of the Dingnan Garrison Army, replied calmly: "Yes! Deputy Commander, I will create a great momentum, make pre-war mobilization and firepower preparations, so that the Mughals will think that our troops will be in
An attack was launched early the next morning, forcing them to turn their attention to our troops."
"Very good." Liu Xin was very satisfied. This kind of general can be built step by step. He can understand the elegant meaning of a string song and know what he should do as soon as he hears his own arrangements.
She then turned to another general and said: "Si Yao, your troops will start from the north gate and attack the flanks of the Mughal enemy troops to launch a main attack. Please note that this is your main attack and not a feint attack."
Gao Yuan immediately took over the conversation and said to Gao Siyao: "What the deputy commander means is that your troops are going to launch a swift and violent attack under the cover of night, trying to quickly disrupt the enemy's position. Then from the chaos of the enemy
We will make subsequent judgments based on the extent of the situation, whether to continue to expand the results, or to give up when the situation is good."
Although he is only in his early thirties, Gao Siyao, who is the commander of the third town of the Phnom Penh Guard Army, is also a "veteran general" who fought in southern Xinjiang. He returned the military salute and said: "Don't worry, I will save you.
The third town of Phnom Penh will allow the Mughals to see the power of the southern Xinjiang garrison."
Gao Yuan nodded, glanced at Liu Xin, and saw that Liu Xin had no further expression, so he gestured to Gao Lian, chief of staff of the Western Expeditionary Army. Gao Lian nodded and began to explain some precautions and what he said to Gao Sigang before the war.
, Gao Siyao's detailed arrangements for the allocation of combat materials between the two departments - under the Southern Xinjiang Army staff system formulated by Gao pragmatically, the chief of staff must not only formulate combat plans for the general in advance, but the more important task is to refine combat tasks for the generals.
Specific units, distribution of combat materials, etc., rather than the appearance of military advisors in romance novels who only propose strategic and tactical ideas but are not responsible for specific affairs. It can be said that Gao Pragmatism basically copied the basic principles of the modern staff system.
As night fell, the soldiers of the Southern Xinjiang Army prepared nervously and orderly in the city. They checked their weapons, counted the projectiles and gunpowder, sharpened their bayonets or waist knives, and then began to seize the time to sleep.
In the dead of night, in the second half of the night, the Southern Xinjiang Army woke up from their sleep according to their respective tasks, quietly opened the city gate, divided into two groups, each walked through one door, like ghosts in the night, toward the outside of the city.
March forward. Gao Siyao's movements along the way were light and fast, trying not to make any noise so as not to alert the enemy.
On the east gate side, Gao Sigang's troops began to make noise after leaving the city, pretending to be building an offensive position outside the city, and pretending to attack early in the morning, attracting the Mughal army's attention to focus in this direction.
A Mughal general suggested taking advantage of Gao Sigang's "unsteady footing" to launch an attack first, but he was immediately laughed at. Pointing to the cannons and the dense crowds of heads on the city wall, he said: "You want to attack at close range? Ha, I
It seems that the other side also wants you to get close, otherwise how will the artillerymen and musketeers on these walls gain military exploits?"
Without General Mansingh, who had outstanding military exploits and strong qualifications, these generals and princes who were not affiliated with him suddenly quarreled with each other. They did not come to a conclusion for a long time, and they missed the best reaction time. When they discovered Gao Sigang,
It seems that the troops have built a temporary position, and these quarrels are over - because there is no point in arguing anymore, and attacking now will simply lead to death.
In the end, they decided to use part of their troops to keep an eye on Gao Sigang's troops, and the rest continued to sleep. The reason was: The Ming people came out to set up positions before dawn, so when it was daytime, they only needed to withstand the first wave of Ming people's attacks and delay them.
After the afternoon, the people of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be unable to fight anymore.
When the time comes, our Mughal army, which has gathered strength and strength, will launch an all-out attack and we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Maybe when the enemy is defeated and retreats to the city, we can follow behind and break through the enemy's fortified city... That's a shame.
It’s truly a godsend!
At this time, the Gaosiya troops coming out of the north gate quietly bypassed the light and dark sentry posts recently added by the Mughal Army and began to approach the main camp of the Mughal Army. However, after all, the Mughal Army
There are a large number of people. Because it was a surprise attack, Gao Siyao did not bring artillery, heavy equipment and other troops. Currently, it is said that it is a town of troops, but in fact there are less than 10,000 people.
Therefore, their goal is to go straight to the enemy's command center and granary. There is even a priority for both. The highest priority is the military camp, which is the area where the generals are most concentrated. If it does not go well, then consider
Attacking the granary - the reason is that even if the attack on the general camp does not go well, because of the caste system of the Mughal Empire, the generals will definitely concentrate their forces to protect their own safety first. In this way, the defense of the granary is likely to see a decrease in troop strength.
, the situation of loose defense is suitable for a strong attack.
However, just when the Southern Xinjiang Army was about to approach the Mughal Army camp, a sudden burst of rapid drums and horns sounded in the night sky, breaking the tranquility of the night. The hillside next to it suddenly lit up, and there were thousands of
The color of the torch.
"There's an ambush?" Gao Siyao's voice was filled with surprise, but he immediately realized that the ambush to the north of the Mughal camp was probably none other than the man who was thought to have been looking for Gao Shizhong.
Man Singh's command. It seems that this person does have some tricks, and he actually used such tactics to lure our southern Xinjiang army out of the city.
"It's a good plan to lure the snake out of the cave and control the tiger away from the mountain. However, you must have the power to subdue the dragon and subdue the tiger!" Gao Siyao not only did not panic, but instead pulled out the command knife from his waist and ordered with a decisive sneer: "Ignore them, all of them will be killed."
Army assault, follow me into the enemy camp!"
The morale of the Southern Xinjiang Army was indeed high. Even though they knew they were being ambushed, the soldiers still immediately let out loud shouts. They rushed into the Mughal Army's camp like a violent storm and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle - the enemy troops did not line up.
There is no need for a musket formation. What is needed now is to quickly fight with the Mughal army in the enemy camp. In this way, even if Man Singh who is ambushing on the side arrives, he can only join in the melee. The outcome depends on the outcome.
It's in between.
The light of fire, the light of swords, and the light of blood are intertwined, and life-and-death struggles are taking place in every corner of the battlefield.
In this sudden night attack, the Southern Xinjiang Army showed their courage and combat effectiveness. Although Mansingh was prepared, he may be worried that the news would be leaked, but the Mughal Army in the camp was ignorant and was beaten.
They were caught off guard, and the sudden attack by the Southern Xinjiang Army caused them huge chaos and losses.
The battle at the camp started. Gao Sigang's troops outside the west gate of Rajmohar immediately started shelling. The Mughal camp was even more chaotic. However, Liu Xin and Gao Yuan were observing the battle with binoculars on the west gate tower.
But something unusual was discovered - the expected rapid attack by Gao Siyao's troops on breaking through the enemy's central commander's tent did not happen, nor did the granary being massively burned down.
This means that the enemy is well prepared for this surprise attack.
Gao Yuan was unexpectedly faced with the battlefield for the first time. Although he didn't show any signs of losing his temper, his mind was obviously empty and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Liu Xin waited for him for a while, but when he saw that he still didn't say a word, she had to turn to face the ugly-looking Chief of Staff Gao Lian and directly ordered: "Change the battle plan, and order Gao Sigang's department to immediately turn a feint attack into a strong attack, and absorb
Lure out the enemy's main force from the front, and at the same time send multiple teams that will not be closed at night to notify Gao Siyao to slowly retreat and withdraw into the city. Huang Yingpin and Cen Maoren are then sent out of the north gate to set up a flying goose formation to support Gao Siyao's troops back to the city.
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Gao Lian didn't have any more words to say. He quickly returned the military salute and left quickly. It seemed that he didn't even bother to wait for the ordering soldiers and went to give the order himself.
Soon, Gao Sigang's troops stopped the medium and short-range light artillery bombardment, leaving only the heavy artillery on the city gate for long-range artillery attacks. The infantry under his command advanced in formation and attacked the front of the Mughal army camp.
After receiving a round of shelling, the Mughal army was ready to meet the enemy, and the two sides immediately fought.
However, although the Mughal army also had a lot of firearms, their infantry tactics obviously did not keep up with the southern Xinjiang army, and they took the initiative to charge more than 300 steps away.
Gao Sigang's troops completely ignored this. When the soldiers on both sides were no more than eighty paces apart, they stopped advancing at a whistle and quickly fired in a double row with the front row half-kneeling and the back row standing.
After waiting for a few more breaths, the two armies were only about fifty steps apart. Two short whistles sounded from the front row of Gao Sigang's troops——
"Bang! Bang!" Two rows of guns sounded almost at the same time, and the smoke emitted, almost covering the battlefield. In the night, the smoke from these two rows of guns directly created a smoke belt, making it difficult for both the enemy and our troops to see each other clearly.
The two rows of soldiers immediately staggered and squatted side by side, placing the butts of their rifles on their kneeling thighs, with the rifle tips pointed upwards, but their whole bodies remained motionless.
The row of soldiers at the rear ignored the smoke and immediately moved forward to fill up a row. The short whistle sounded again, and the soldiers who came up in this row fired forward at the same time. They did not care about the effect of the shot. After firing the shot, they immediately fired their guns.
The support is tightly clamped in the right arm, and the upper arm is pressed against the handle, ready for the first round of sharp thrusts.
At this time, the front row soldiers in the charge of the Mughal Army had suffered heavy losses, and at least hundreds of corpses fell to the ground. Don't underestimate the loss of just a few hundred people. If fighting in the daytime, most armies of this era would only need this.
One round of losses has a high probability of collapse.
However, it was night now, and many soldiers behind could not see the situation ahead at all, and continued to rush forward. As a result, the second round of salvo fire from Gao Sigang's department came. Although this round was almost a "blind fire",
Still more than a hundred Mughal soldiers fell to the ground.
The soldiers who died in battle are not scary, but the soldiers who were injured but screamed in agony were scary. Although the Mughal army did not know the casualties of its troops due to the deep night, but after the enemy's two rounds of volleys, many people from their camp issued
The screams made their hearts tremble - something bad happened, the enemy's firepower was very strong, we might die if we charged forward.
In this mood, the charging speed subconsciously slowed down. This was a collective consciousness, so although everyone was slower, it was precisely because they were slow that no one noticed. And because they immediately rushed into the Southern Xinjiang Army Qi
In the smoke of gunfire, the momentum of the Mughal army's charge slowed down.
As a result, the charge can hardly be called a charge, and has almost no impact. At this time, the Mughal soldiers who "charged" out of the smoke just realized that they could see something in front of them, and they were horrified to find that they had taken the initiative
Sent to the tip of the enemy's bayonet...
Hand-to-hand combat started on both the front and the sides of the Mughal army, with soldiers from both sides fighting together. Judging from the overall battle situation, the Southern Xinjiang army was well-trained and almost ruthlessly harvested the chaotic Mughal army;
However, although the Mughal army suffered heavy losses, it was difficult to show up in the night. Therefore, relying on their superior strength, they attacked wave after wave...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This melee lasted for nearly two hours. It was not until daybreak that the soldiers from both sides gradually distanced themselves, leaving corpses and messes all over the ground.
At this time, Gao Yuan on the city tower was surprised to find that Gao Sigang's formation for the frontal attack was still there, and the losses did not seem to be very large. Instead, many Mughal corpses were left near the battle line, which could be said to be piled up like a mountain.
The stench made even the towers of the city feel sick and suffocating.
On the contrary, the formation of Gao Siyao's troops, who were slowly retreating to the north, was a bit messy. Although it was still possible to see the fronts with battalion-level units as each formation, each front could not be leveled, and it was obvious that they were struggling to hold on.
Although Gao Yuan did not understand these tactical details very well, but after all, he could "oversee the overall situation" from his position, but he still subconsciously felt that something was not good. Just when he was about to turn around and ask Liu Xin for his opinion, he already heard Liu Xin's deep order: "Order:
Huang Yingpin and Cen Maoren expanded their wild goose formation and took the initiative to outflank and pursue the enemy troops led by Gao Siyao!"
The order was immediately executed, and the drums and flags on the city tower changed. Huang Yingpin and Cen Maoren, with nearly 10,000 men, immediately looked like giant rocs spreading their wings. Their two "wings" quickly stretched out, and it really looked like they were going to attack the people who were pursuing them.
The Mughal army behind Gao Siyao's tribe was outflanking them.
After leading the army to fight for two hours, Mansingh, who was still directing the pursuit, immediately noticed this change. He suddenly pulled the reins of his horse and quickly scanned the battlefield with his eyes. After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his sword and shouted an order: "
Stop the pursuit! The whole army moves closer to me and forms a formation!"
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