Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1242
As the number of Dashun troops at the beach camp increased, the betrayer Jafar's loyalty to the United Kingdom also increased.

Historically, Jafar tried to be a hero and also tried to stand on his own, because he found that the appetite of the British was growing.He was unwilling to continue being a puppet, because he was the second child when he was under Siraj, and it was meaningless to wait for the British to come and treat him as a puppet.

Historically, he asked the Dutch East India Company for help.During the Seven Years War, the Netherlands was neutral, and Britain did not want to involve the Netherlands in the war. The Dutch East India Company knew that Britain was unwilling to involve the Netherlands in the war, so it took this opportunity to help.Then, the Dutch were no longer even counted as the afterglow of the sunset. After being beaten up by the British, Jafar was also deposed.

After that ouster, Jafar realized that being a dog is actually quite good.

So after working hard for several years, he finally had the opportunity to show his loyalty to the British, and was once again promoted to the position of Jiedushi in Bangladesh.Even his sixth direct grandson was the first president of Pakistan after the founding of Pakistan.

The situation today is different from the history. The Dutch left early; the French had a grudge against him; As for the reason why Spain participated in the Seven Years War and declared war on Portugal in history, it also rescued Portugal from British colonial rule; the Afghans are not counted as external forces...

Therefore, even if Jafar wanted to fight against the British, the only external force he could theoretically find was Dashun.

But Dashun made a decision that many people could not understand, that is, to rescue Siraj.

Dashun had been keeping a low profile before, especially when it came to Siraj.But now, with the soldiers of Dashun landing and building camp at the mouth of the Hooghly River, there is no need to keep a low profile on this matter.

Moreover, Siraj also made a special statement that this time the restoration will only punish the culprit.

And whoever can chop off the heads of more than 20 people who must die, including Jafar and his aunt, will be rewarded heavily after he is restored as Jiedu envoy.

As for where the reward comes from...it is naturally from the property of the 20 people.

For a while, Jafar and the others were in a panic all day long.

There is an old Chinese saying, what you start with is what you will end with.

The traitor is betrayed by the new traitor, which seems to be the derivative meaning of the king's beginning and end.

It's just that Jafar couldn't understand Dashun's operation.

After all, Jafar was also the one who controlled the most effective cavalry in Bangladesh before. As a general, he still has the most basic vision of war.

Ordinarily, if he came to fight this battle, he should quickly capture Calcutta and eliminate the British with lightning speed.Then deal with him again.

The news of Dashun's siege of St. George's Fort before and the news of St. George's Fort's breach almost came soon after.

Even when Dashun's navy arrived at the mouth of the Hooghly River and the vanguard began to land, the side hadn't reacted yet.

With such a speed of attacking the fort, Fort William, whose defenses were incomplete after being burned by Siraj before, is obviously easier to break through than Fort George.For the more than a thousand people who landed before, it is entirely possible to break through Fort William and defeat the British with a surprise attack.

However, Dashun did not do this.

Instead, they slowly built camps on the coast, unloaded supplies, and assembled troops.

From the perspective of the art of war, it seems wrong.Because this will give Jafar and others the opportunity to gather forces and join forces with the British army.

But, in reality, war is a continuation of politics.

And politics is about interests.

The reason why Dashun prefers not to sneak attack Fort William, but slowly builds up troops, even giving the opponent a chance to join forces, so that it seems to have violated the taboo of military strategists, is that this is not a simple battle.

Instead, Dashun wants to take the opportunity to get rid of the old forces in Bangladesh, as well as some local forces that make Dashun feel uncomfortable and obviously can't cooperate.

High investment, high return.

The higher the investment, the more the old forces in Bangladesh will be eliminated in the First World War, then the tax revenue will be raised next year.

Moreover, most of the businessmen who cooperated with the British would pay for their underpants once Dashun captured Bangladesh, and they would definitely hate Dashun to death.

After all, they were originally responsible for exporting.

According to the basic business principles, it can be known that a catty of silk cloth and a catty of raw silk are actually a catty, and the loading ship also accounts for a catty of load.The more finished products, the higher their profits. Therefore, the capital of the British East India Company is more inclined to buy finished products in order to obtain the highest profit in a capital turnover cycle.

But Dashun doesn't want finished products at all, but wants to sell Dashun's finished products to Bangladesh.

This also means that there will definitely be a major reshuffle in Bangladesh's industry, commerce, and import and export comprador merchants.

Garrisoning troops at the mouth of the river is forcing the old forces in Bangladesh, nobles, princes, landlords, and businessmen, to choose sides and stand in line.

Once selected, Dashun wins and can be killed, captured, robbed, confiscated, and punished.

This would not cause great panic, and the rest of the people would think that it was Dashun who helped the British army before retaliating.

It is normal to be willing to bet and admit defeat. Who told you to be blind and bet on the British East India Company?The rest of the people would not worry about Dashun's methods falling on their own heads.

If we attack slowly at the beginning, attacking each other first, attacking Fort William first, and then attacking Jafar... This will be difficult.

If the British failed, even those who were dissatisfied with Dashun would not dare to stand in line.Without external forces, they did not believe that Jafar himself could resist Dashun who had defeated the British.

At that time, Dashun will not be able to deal with a mass of mud, and it will not be convenient to kill people.

For some things, it may be the best solution to charge people with murder, or even force those people to revolt.

For Dashun's side, I hope they get together and build a cesspit to save flies from flying around. When the time comes, the First World War will directly spread.

Their side also lived up to Dashun's expectations. Soon, people from Bangladesh and the British army from Fort William got together to discuss countermeasures.

Du Feng's quick victory at Fort George also played a psychological oppressive effect like a military myth when these people were discussing countermeasures.

Because, if Fort St. George is not captured so soon, in theory, there is another way to deal with Dashun's army.

That is, the British Navy's warships sank all downstream of Calcutta to block the waterway and prevent Dashun's warships from threatening Fort William.

The navy moved all the cannons to Fort William to strengthen the defense of Fort William.

The sailors landed, instead of fighting ashore, all at Fort William.

Utilize the naval artillery, sailors, and greatly strengthen the defenses of Fort William.

Bangladeshi troops assembled in Rajshahi and other places.

If Dashun attacked Fort William first, with a large number of defenders and strengthened artillery, if there was no Dashun siege myth that had been shaped by Fort St. question.

At that time, the attacking Dashun army was exhausted, so that the Bengal army could launch a counterattack.

It is really a taboo for military strategists to stop troops under a strong city.

However, what happened in Fort St. George has already happened. After Vice Admiral Watson proposed this plan, Jafar immediately raised objections.

In fact, Lieutenant Colonels Clive and Kut also strongly opposed this plan.

However, the reasons for their opposition are not the same as those of Jafar and other Bangladeshis.

Clive's reasons for objecting are:

The defense system of Fort William is definitely not as complete as Fort St. George.

According to news from Fort St. George, Dashun captured the fort with no more than 50 casualties.

There are also British troops there, so how can you be sure that Fort William will be able to defend for a few months?

Indeed, on the side of Fort St. George, Dashun's navy can be a deterrent.And if the navy here sinks, Dashun's navy will not be able to reach the port of Calcutta, and it will not be able to bombard Fort William.

However, fleet bombardment and rapid attack were just Dashun's unofficial siege methods.

Clever said that Dashun's siege methods are very mature, and it is obvious that it has learned from Vauban's system, which is beyond doubt.

This kind of formal siege method is the normal state of siege on the side of Dashun, but it is an accidental gambling-style tactic on the side of Fort St. George.

If Dashun adopts the Vauban system to attack the city, it will not need the help of naval guns at all.

Moreover, according to the formal siege method, Fort William has a big flaw.

Because the main defense direction of Fort William is on the side facing the Hooghly River.At the beginning of construction, the main enemies considered were the French, Dutch, and even Danes who were equally powerful across the river.

The side away from the Hooghly River was originally a swamp, and it was indeed impossible to attack there.

But... as the years progressed, a large number of textile industry practitioners flocked to Kolkata.Moreover, when the tax package rights were obtained from the Mughals, the Calcutta area had a small population, and the company also deliberately allowed a large number of people to gather in Calcutta.

Now, it's really shooting yourself in the foot.

A large population has drained the swamp, making the direction that did not need defense, and now the swamp can no longer make up for the lack of defense.

Besides, according to the standard Vauban system's attacking bastion method, under the dense zigzag trenches, the naval guns with heavy gun mounts and unable to adjust the angle have a fart use?

That kind of zigzag trench is not afraid of cannons at all, especially the cannons with fixed gun mounts used by the fleet.

No matter how many naval guns, it is okay to deal with the Indians who are attached to the siege. It is good for a city that has a long tradition of digging tunnels, filling coal smoke, digging trenches, and making convex surfaces since 2000 years ago. For the people of Dashun, these cannons are meaningless.

Especially during the siege of Dashun, the most disgusting thing was not their heavy cannons, but those howitzers that could fire explosive shells and small guns with low chamber pressure.

Relying on the zigzag trenches, as long as they get close, the cannons of the bulky gun mounts used by the fleet are all targets.

And to deal with these howitzers and small mortars that are approaching, you have to send troops out of the bastion to fight back.

The problem is that Dashun has special grenadiers suitable for trench warfare. Although they don't use the name grenadiers, they are basically the same. They are all specialized units for fortress warfare.The field elite grenadiers of the former king of Prussia simply took the wrong path. As far as field battles are concerned, the grenadiers are not cost-effective.

Relying on a group of sailors and a group of colonial privates to go out of the bastion to fight back, and to compete with professional grenadiers in terrain like trenches?Such a commander can be executed by shooting.

And if you don't fight for it, the group of Dashun engineers who dig holes faster than moles and are more professional will soon deploy their howitzers and small mortars in front of the trenches of the bastion. The hot air balloon reconnaissance will send the naval guns to the sky one by one.

Therefore, Clive and Kurt came to the conclusion: nonsense, it cannot last for a few months at all.

(End of this chapter)