Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 222 Great Defeat of the Delhi Sultanate

After Zhu Han entered the city, Duan Gong led his civil and military generals to come to see him immediately.

For Duan Gong, Zhu Han's first impression of him was very good.

Duan Gong led his more than 1 remnants and defeated generals, and he was able to open up a situation here in India and Bangladesh.

It shows that Duan Gong still has some ability in his hands.

It's just that before the arrival of the Ming army, Duan Gong's several raids all failed, which made Duan Gong and his men feel a little discouraged.

If the Ming army fleet led by Zhu Han hadn't arrived in time, maybe his morale might have collapsed.

Zhu Han asked Duan Gong about the strength and deployment of the Delhi Sultanate.

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Zhu Han had a clear understanding of the situation of the enemy and us.

The Delhi Sultanate has a total strength of more than 2 troops, and the strongest combat force is the Tianfang Sect mercenaries under the command of Timur, with a number of about [-].

The second is the Gracchus Guards, commanded by the Sultan of Delhi, with about 3 people.

The rest of the Delhi Sultanate army are all militiamen and strong men drawn from all over Tianzhu. Almost all of them are Brahmins, and their combat effectiveness is very low. The ruler of the Tianfang Sect took the road of sending cannon fodder to death very thoroughly, which consumed a lot of energy and gunpowder of Duan Gong's subordinates.

As for the Ming army, Zhu Han led more than 8000 people to land, and Duan Gong still had less than 1 remnants and defeated soldiers.

In addition, Duan Gong also recruited a group of local Tianzhu soldiers around New Dali City. These soldiers are also Brahmans, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not that high. Muir's cavalry in the river, even against the Janissaries of Gracchus, would suffer an ugly defeat.

"Our army is 2, and the enemy's army is 10. One will fight five. Our advantage is still very large."

After Zhu Han made a comparison of the strength of the enemy and himself, he still smiled very confidently.

Duan Gong and his generals were shocked by Zhu Han's calm and confident attitude.

They all felt that Zhu Han was full of determination to win this battle.

Duan Gong thought carefully, it was not easy to achieve this goal, and then asked: "Your Highness, how can we win?"

Zhu Han smiled and said: "You don't need to worry, I have my own way. What I need you to do now is to cooperate with my actions and lead the troops to defend the new Dali City."

Duan Gong was shocked, and quickly asked: "Your Highness, do you mean that you want to go out of the city to attack the Tianzhu barbarians?"

Zhu Han nodded with a smile, and said: "The barbarians from Tianzhu are no more than chickens and dogs, and only the lame Timur still has some skills, but he is not enough in front of my Ming soldiers. This king will go out of the city in person and lead the army to defeat him." them."

Duan Gong and his generals couldn't believe that Zhu Han's plan was true.

This is one dozen.

Ten thousand Ming troops against one hundred thousand Delhi Sultanate troops.

Duan Gong and his subordinates were thinking about it, and they didn't know how Zhu Han would operate in order to win this war.

Zhu Han smiled mysteriously and didn't explain too much.

Duan Gong and his subordinates are all troops from Dali, Yunnan. Although they are under the banner of the Ming army, they are not the same as the orthodox Ming army. Naturally, they can't understand how powerful the Ming army is now.

The army of the Delhi Sultanate is rotten, and the real threat is the more than 2 river cavalry led by the lame Timur.

"Lame Timur, this magical historical track."

The only person Zhu Han was afraid of was this Timur. As a well-known tyrant ruler in the history of Central Asia, Timur established a very vast Timur Empire in history.

He defeated the Golden Horde in the north, the Ottoman Empire in the west, and Tianzhu in the south. Only when he provoked the Ming Dynasty in the east, he suddenly fell ill and died without further action.

History has left a huge unsolved mystery, that is, the lame Timur vs. Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. Who will win the final victory?

But this time Zhu Han led the Ming army to Tianzhu in person, and unexpectedly met the young Timur by accident. Zhu Han naturally would not let go of this opportunity to defeat Timur and rectify Ming's name.

The next morning.

Zhu Han then sent an envoy to deliver a notification to Sultan Firuzsha of the Delhi Sultanate in the name of the Assistant Prince of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Han demanded a decisive battle with the army of the Delhi Sultanate.

If the Ming army is defeated, he will not only hand over the new Dali City and its surrounding land, but also ensure that the Ming army will never step into Tianzhu's land again.

If the Delhi Sultanate fails, the Bengal area will be ceded to Ming.

Such an arrogant attitude immediately angered Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah.

"Dare to challenge the great sultan?! Only cowards will shrink back and go back and tell your master, I, Firuzsha, is blessed by Allah and accept his challenge!" Firuzsha shouted loudly in the barracks.

After Zhu Han learned that Firuzha accepted his challenge, he immediately ordered Lan Yu to hurry up and prepare to go out of the city to fight.

Although the Ming army sailed at sea for a relatively long time, they hoarded a large amount of canned fruits and vegetables on board during the voyages, and diseases such as sepsis, which were common in voyages in this era, did not break out.

The soldiers of the Ming army were full of energy and spirited to fight.

Zhu Han ordered to dismantle all the light artillery on the battleship and transport them to land.

Less than 130 Ming soldiers were equipped with more than [-] large and small artillery pieces.

Moreover, these artillery are all very advanced new Hongwu artillery, equipped with a lightweight gun mount, they can travel with infantry on the battlefield.

The date Zhu Han and Firuzsha agreed to fight was two days later.

Two days will come soon.

Zhu Han led his Ming army out of the city to line up.

The main force of the Ming army was infantry, led by Sapphire.

The small number of cavalry on the left and right flanks was led by Duan Gong's general Yang Wudi.

Zhu Han personally commanded the artillery to sit in the central army.

Seeing the Ming army marching out of the city and slowly advancing towards him, Firuzha smiled arrogantly.

The Delhi Sultanate has a 1 army, and the Ming army on the opposite side has only [-]. In any case, Firuzsha can't think of any reason why he can be defeated.

What's more, the Ming army has sailed on the sea for a long time, and their physical strength must be seriously lacking. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers must be very low. How can they resist their own army of [-]?

This is a no-suspense battle!

However, Firuzsha was extremely cautious, and ordered his subordinates to send more people to patrol.

In Firuzisha's view, the Ming army would never foolishly engage in hand-to-hand combat with him, so their means must be long-range shooting.

The small number of muskets and artillery equipped in Duan Gong's army has already caused Firuzisha's Delhi Sultanate army to suffer considerable losses.

Firearms are powerful, and Firuzisha has suffered a lot, so he hates firearms.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Ming army from using long-range firepower to attack him, Firuzsha ordered Timur to lead the cavalry in the river to charge the Ming army immediately after the battle began, and did not give the Ming army a chance to exert its firepower advantage.

However, Firuzsha would never have imagined that the Ming army's firepower was not at the same level as Duan Gong's firepower.

In Duan Gong's army, there are only one or two hundred muskets at full capacity, and the artillery is only a dozen or so small cannons.

And the Ming army commanded by Zhu Han has more than 3000 musketeers, coupled with more than 130 field artillery, is enough to form a barrage of death that makes all enemies despair.

The current Firuzsha has not realized what a terrible enemy he is facing.

After seeing the Ming army approaching him, Firuzsha took the lead in giving the order to attack.

Like a dark tide, the army of the Delhi Sultanate charged towards the Ming army commanded by Zhu Han.

Firuzsha's eyes were full of excitement. In his view, this was a one-sided massacre, and the Ming army was destined to be wiped out by himself.

The two sides are getting closer.

The morale of the Ming army was high, and under the command of the military order, they pulled the triggers one after another and shot lead pellets at the enemy.

Bang bang bang!
After a volley, the infantry of the Delhi Sultanate fell in large numbers, and the pile of corpses blocked the charge.

It's just that these Tianzhu soldiers are cannon fodder for the Delhi Sultanate, and no matter how many of them die, it will not make Firuzsha feel bad.

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The powerful firepower of the [-] musketeers of the Ming army still shocked Firuzisha quite a bit.

Such a powerful firepower is simply impossible for the body to bear.

Those humble Indian soldiers, no matter how numb they are, their morale will definitely be destroyed by these powerful firepower.

In order to prevent the infantry of the Delhi Sultanate from collapsing prematurely, Firuz Shah ordered his younger brother Prince Manuel to command a part of the Gragu Guards to attack the Ming army from the left wing, while Timur commanded the cavalry in the river from the right wing. Attack the Ming army.

Suddenly, the elite cavalry of the Delhi Sultanate charged the Ming army with overwhelming momentum.

Regarding the changes in the situation on the battlefield, Zhu Han did not panic at all. He directed his artillerymen to respond calmly.

When the cavalry of the Delhi Sultanate came into range, Zhu Han gave an order, and the artillery of the Ming army roared immediately.

Boom.!

The dense shells drew an arc in the air and smashed hard among the cavalry of the Delhi Sultanate, killing hundreds of cavalry in an instant.

"Bastard, damn it!"

Seeing this situation, Firuzsha couldn't help scolding.

This kind of artillery is so cruel, it is like a death scythe that harvests life. Once it is hit, it will be a serious injury if it survives!
However, the artillery of the Ming army fired one after another. In the eyes of the Delhi Sultan army, it seemed that they would never stop. Every little while, another wave of artillery shells hit.

These shells drew arcs in the air, and continued to fall fiercely on the army of the Delhi Sultanate, immediately setting off a bloody storm.

This kind of artillery is really terrifying, it is like a hell weapon made by a magician, one can kill many people.

However, no matter how fierce the artillery of the Ming army was, Firuzsha still believed that this was a war without suspense.

Firuzsha firmly believed that as long as the cavalry of the Delhi Sultanate rushed to the Ming army's position, it would be a one-sided massacre.

Whether it is armored cavalry or light cavalry, their combat power is extremely amazing, as long as it is in close combat, it is impossible for anyone to defeat the cavalry.

As the Delhi Sultanate's cavalry approached, Zhu Han continued to command the artillery to fire calmly.

It's just that the Ming Army artillery fired not solid bullets this time, but shotguns filled with hundreds of iron sands.

With an order, another round of artillery bombardment by the Ming army began.

Although this type of shotgun has a short range, it is more powerful and has a better killing effect.

After the shotgun is fired from the gun, it will present a huge fan-shaped impact surface, and all enemies within a few dozen steps will be hit, and there is no way to escape.

In just a few seconds, the Delhi Sultanate's cavalry suffered huge losses.

"Retreat, retreat quickly, don't get close to the enemy's artillery!"

Seeing the power of the artillery of the Ming army, Timur was frightened out of his wits. He quickly turned the pier and led his cavalry in the river to distance from the Ming army.

Boom boom boom!
The artillery was still firing.

The artillery of the Ming army was so powerful that hundreds of enemies fell to the ground in one salvo.

The two-wing charge of the Delhi Sultanate's cavalry not only failed to deter the enemy, but paid a heavy price.

Prince Manuel had the same thought as Timur, and immediately commanded the cavalry of the Gracchi Guards to retreat quickly.

It's just that it's too late now.

The artillery of the Ming army has locked on the cavalry of the Delhi Sultanate, and they are not allowed to get out of range at all.

The artillerymen of the Ming army kept pouring shells at the fleeing cavalry.

"Boom boom boom~~!"

Cannons roared and smoke billowed.

The artillery of the Ming army kept spewing deadly iron like a torrential rain.

Under such intensive shelling, the cavalry of Firuz Kingdom could not dodge at all. Whether they were escaping or continuing to charge, they were all in dangerous range.

When Manuel saw the deaths of his soldiers one after another, his heart suddenly became fierce.

Manuel shouted, "Allahu Akbar!"

Afterwards, he led the Gracchus cavalry to charge forward bravely.

It's just that this desperate charge has no effect.

In front of the artillery of the Ming army, they looked so vulnerable.

After paying a heavy price of casualties, although some of the Gragu cavalry rushed to the Ming army's infantry position.

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The infantry of the Ming army under the command of Lan Yu faced the cavalry calmly.

The spearmen of the infantry of the Ming army used their spears to block the approach of the Delhi Sultanate cavalry.

The Musketeers behind the spearmen used their flintlock guns to shoot and kill the Delhi Sultanate cavalry in front of them one by one.

As the Delhi Sultanate cavalry fell off their horses one by one, the sword and shield hands of the Ming army shuttled out of the camp, completely killing these single Delhi Sultanate cavalry.

The Ming army's spearmen, musketeers, and sword and shield soldiers cooperated seamlessly, and a whole set of procedures for harvesting the enemy went smoothly.

The first attack of the Delhi Sultanate ended in a complete defeat. Hundreds of cavalry and infantry were killed in the confrontation, while the Ming army did not even hurt a single hair.

Prince Manuel, the younger brother of Firuz Shah Sultan, was also slightly injured during the charge, and fled back in embarrassment with his remnant soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is too strong!"

Prince Manuel's face was pale, with blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, looking very embarrassed.

"Dare to provoke the great Sultan."

Firuz Shah was furious: "How can I, the mighty Sultan of Delhi, lose to so few Orientals? I am absolutely not convinced. Today, I will use the blood of the enemy to tell all the believers of Allah who is the real guardian of the Prophet." !"

Firuzha's eyes were red, and he roared angrily: "Give me the order, the whole army will charge!"

Under Firuzisha's frantic shouting, the fleeing infantry turned around again, preparing to rearrange and rush to the Ming army's position.

(End of this chapter)