Chapter 895 Battle 1

Shah Jahan's third son, Aurangzeb, was in command of the Mughals.

Aurangzeb is a very capable person. In history, he will defeat several other princes in two years and force his father to abdicate, thus officially becoming the monarch of the Mughal Empire.

Although Shah Jahan's closest relative is the eldest son Dara, he dare not joke about military matters, so he can only hand over the power to the more capable Aurangzeb.

If Dala is allowed to lead the army, it will definitely be defeated.

Although Aurangzeb is very capable, he has the same problem as Dorgon, Haoge and others, that is, he does not know enough about Dahua's strength.

Aurangzeb knew that the Chinese army was strong, but he couldn't judge how strong it was from a single battle, nor could he infer it from some stories he heard.

Intelligence is still quite important, it's a pity they didn't do it well.

Therefore, even though Aurangzeb is very capable, his military arrangements are still full of loopholes in the eyes of the Chinese army.

Aurangzeb chose to open his formation and push forward.

Of course, he also made some preparations, such as making some armored vehicles that required five or six soldiers to push forward at the same time.

There are thick wooden boards and leather on it, which are used to block Dahua's bullets.

He also prepared elephant soldiers in the army, cavalry on the flanks, and a large number of archers in the central army.

There are also some giant crossbows and arrow beds.

The arrow bed uses huge stones as a power launcher, and hundreds of giant sharp arrows can be shot at one time.

It shoots far and is powerful, and it is a great weapon in the Mughal Empire.

Of course, there are not many of these good things, otherwise they could all go to Persia.

There were actually muskets in the Mughal Empire, but they were all very backward matchlock guns and a few flintlock guns.

These forces are very inconspicuous in their army, and Aurangzeb did not pay attention to them.

"Your Majesty, Dahua's army has come out and is approaching us."

On the 21st, his subordinates reported to Aurangzeb.

Oh?

Aurangzeb was a little surprised.

The strength of the Chinese army is only over 60,000, only one seventh of theirs.

The courage to take the initiative to attack with such a huge disadvantage in strength is surprising.

"Your Majesty, let me take the striker to meet them for a while."

Aurangzeb didn't even understand the true strength of the Chinese army, and so did his subordinates.

So when he learned that his opponent had only 60,000 people, General Maratha wanted to ask for a fight and grab a credit.

As soon as Maratha opened his mouth, other people also asked for a fight, wanting to claim credit.

Seeing the high morale of his subordinates, Aurangzeb was also very pleased.

He began to arrange military deployment, and let Maratha lead the chariot soldiers and crossbow troops to charge and kill the Chinese army from the front.

Let another general Mudra lead the cavalry to go around the flank of the Chinese army and attack the flank of the Chinese army.

Another general, Bahadou, led the infantry to charge from the middle to fight the Chinese army hand to hand.

It's a very well-regulated frontal field battle style, and there is nothing outstanding about it, but if the Hua army is also a cold weapon force, there is nothing wrong with his arrangement at all.

The two sides contacted at noon, and the forwards of the two sides met less than a kilometer away.

As for the army, it is still in the rear.

It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to pile up on the front line.

The 400,000 troops of the Mughal Empire almost covered this area, with a depth of several kilometers.

Even if it is the Chinese army, the front army and the rear army are separated by several miles. The left and right fronts are also several miles long, divided into multiple plates.

The vanguards of the two armies came into contact, and they fought without saying a word.

The Chinese army is a brigade of the 301st Division, and the Mughal side is a mixed force of infantry and archers, almost 10,000 people.

The two sides fought, and the Mughals set up a formation here, with archers in front and infantry behind, and then approached the Chinese army.

This is their traditional method of warfare. Let the archers enter the range first, and then shoot out all the seven or eight bows and arrows in their hands in the shortest time, and then retreat to the side, and the infantry charges.

The reason why archers carry so few arrows is entirely because of the pursuit of preemptive strikes, so they want to shoot as far as possible than the opponent.

This requires pulling the bowstring to a full extent, which takes a lot of effort.

Being able to shoot seven or eight arrows in a short period of time is considered pretty good.

And don't underestimate the power of this wave of projectiles, it is quite powerful against dense formations.

It's a pity that the Dahua army they encountered this time is their sorrow.

In the past, when they fought, they were often the first to strike, because their archers had a long range.

However, this time, it was the Hua army who took the lead, and their rifles had a longer range.

While the archers were still advancing, the Hua army opened fire.

Noo Kudo was filled with emotion when dealing with these unprotected and foolishly approaching enemies in formation.

In the past, he and his comrades attacked the Chinese army like the other side, but they were violently attacked by the Chinese army from a distance.

Most of his companions were dead, and he was more afraid of death. When he fell during the charge, he took the opportunity to pretend to be dead and did not continue to charge, saving his life.

"Kill, let these barbarians know how powerful I am Dahua."

A soldier next to him yelled and fired.

He didn't even realize that at this moment, he was a real Dahua, and he was proud of being a Dahua.

The gunfire rang out, and at the same time the artillery sounded from the rear.

Due to the difficulty of transportation, the Chinese army did not bring much artillery this time. The four divisions were only equipped with three artillery regiments, with a total of more than 160 field artillery pieces.

These field artillery are the only long-range fire support for the Chinese army.

When the artillery supported Kudo Noo's brigade, they didn't fire at full power, they just let 40 cannons fire. This was because they were worried about scaring the enemy away at once, and also to save ammunition.

With the sound of the guns, the shells accurately fell into the army of the Mughal Empire.

Suddenly, a lot of screams sounded.

Their formation is too dense, and this formation is simply giving away the head against the powerful artillery.

"Go faster."

The Mughal commander hurriedly shouted that they were still within effective range at this time, and they couldn't even fight back.

The archers immediately accelerated their pace, but as they were advancing, some people kept falling down.

There was a rattling sound from the Huajun side, and a large area was about to fall on their side.

How is this going?

This is the confusion in the hearts of all Mughal soldiers.

In the past, when they fought wars, they were absolutely safe at this distance. Why are people dying now, and a large number of them are dying.

Although they couldn't figure out why, they could also realize that this situation was very bad and very dangerous.