The golden lion sun flag was covered with the sky, and teams of cavalry marched down the Ganges River, covering the sky.

They hung war knives around their waists and muskets, bows, arrows, shields and other weapons. These cavalry were the most elite troops of the Mughal Empire, and received the highest salary. There were also special royal stables to take care of military horses.

Following the cavalry were infantry and errands, some equipped with combs, while others were still equipped with short knives and bows. As for the errands composed of low-level castes, there were not even decent weapons.

There were a large number of camels, cattle and elephants on the land, which were responsible for transporting food, bronze cannons, ammunition, bows and arrows to the emperor's huge army. The quarantine officer shouted the miscellaneous soldiers to keep up with the large army as soon as possible. Due to immature technology, in order to avoid the cannon explosion, the Mughal Emperor's bronze cannon thickened the cannon body, which seemed very bulky and incomparable to the power of the same weight as the Jiuzhou Army. These bulky cannons often need to be transported by wooden chariots with six wheels, and the speed was very slow.

Although noble cavalry was the mainstay of the Mughal Empire, these heavy artillery brought from Central Asia were the powerful tools for the Turks to conquer India and establish the Mughal Empire. The previous Indian Peninsula firearm technology was even more backward.

In addition to land, there are ships of more than 700 large and small numbers on the surface of the Ganges River, slowly following the army to provide supplies for the army.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan rode on a black and white war horse with precious silk on his saddle. The knife around his waist was also inlaid with gold and diamonds, which looked colorful.

Beside him are the Imperial Guards and the Guard of Honor, and this time the emperor has to do a good job in the personal enlistment.

The expeditionary army entered Bangladesh and gathered in a small village called Plassi, from which they could threaten Kolkata's leverage to the north.

A huge army and logistics force of 150,000 people almost flooded the small village, and the camp stretched for dozens of miles.

The second prince Shashujia, an army of 40,000 gathered by the local princes of Bangladesh, arrived at Plasi and gathered with the imperial emperor.

"Father, my son is incompetent and cannot capture the fortress of the East India Company. Please punish me!" Shashujia knelt in front of the emperor.

"Look at your appearance now that you are hollowed out by wine and sex. Your military talent is far inferior to your younger brother Aurangzebu. He is invincible in the Deccan Plateau." Shah Jahan said coldly.

Sha Shujia lowered his head, with a look of displeasure on his face.

"The Chinese fortresses and artillery are not comparable to those weak countries on the Deccan Plateau. Our artillery cannot collapse their fortresses. Their artillery caused great panic to our soldiers." Shashujia defended his behavior.

"No matter how powerful the artillery is, how powerful can it be? Is it more powerful than the Persians and Europeans' artillery?" Shah Jahan had a great understanding of artillery in Agra, and his understanding of artillery was the artillery of Persia, the land power power, and the artillery sold by Europeans.

"Their guns are more excellent in range and accuracy than those used by the Portuguese I encountered before. Please do not underestimate the enemy, otherwise you may repeat the setbacks of your sons..." Shashujia said.

"Do you think I will defeat the battle?!" Shah Jahan was slightly angry, and veins swelled up on his forehead.

"I dare not!" Sha Shujia quickly lowered his head.

As the emperor who often led troops to fight in the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan did not think that the so-called powerful artillery of the East India Company existed, but he did not underestimate the other party for this.

After listening to his second son's siege and deployment of Kolkata Fort, Shah Jahan seemed to see the problem: "No matter how strong the fortress is, it will be captured. There are only three ways: strong attack, siege, and siege. Strong attack requires soldiers not to fear life and death, and have a large number of artillery, which can attack water, fire attack, attack heart, and lure the enemy. The siege requires the cut off its water source and the food and grass. If the opponent's fortress is really difficult to capture, it needs to completely cut off its supplies from land and rivers. It is obvious that the last time you siege them, their ships could still collect food and fresh water at the edge of the river."

"We don't have any warships on the Hugli River, let alone blocking the estuary..." Shashujia felt embarrassed.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to surround Kolkata Fort from the waterway, but that he doesn’t have a decent ship on hand!

The fishing boat that does not even have a gun can't sail far away from the river bank and is easily overwhelming when it encounters storms in the Bay of Bengal.

The only thing we can rely on is some Indian merchant ships that are traditionally active on the Maritime Silk Road, and some merchant ships have also begun to set up gun doors. However, such merchant ships have some ability to protect themselves, but their attacks are insufficient, and they are far from destroying the Galen sailing ships commonly used by the East India Company.

"Send cavalry to strictly block the banks of the Hugli River, and prohibit any princes and princes from selling grain to the East India Company. They dare to sell it privately and kill without mercy! In addition, while sending envoys to their castle to invite war to attract their attention, while sending navy to bring arson boats into the Bay of Bengal, blocking the Hugli River, and completely trapping them to death!"

Shah Jahan judged the nearby terrain and based on the lessons of Shah Schuja's frustration in Kolkata fortress, he began to deploy in person.

This time, Shah Jahan was obviously more shrewd than the second prince who was inexperienced and began a real comprehensive siege.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen were dispatched to clear the fields on both sides of the Hugli River and moved the villagers away, making it impossible for the defenders of Kolkata Fort to buy food from the river.

Shah Jahan also sent a military supervisor to the troops of each prince to prevent the prince from colluding with the enemy and completely cut off the supply of the Kolkata defenders.

After the transport ships and troop transport ships on the Ganges River unloaded the food and artillery, they drove towards the estuary in a mighty manner. They wanted to follow the Ganges River into the Bay of Bengal, and then enter the Hugli River, and put pressure on the defenders of Kolkata Castle from the water.

"Will the East India Company people be willing to go out to fight? What they rely most on is the strong fortress and the advantages of warships. They will give up their advantages and fight against the 100,000 army?" Bangladesh Governor Qasim came to the Hugli River and looked into the direction of the Kolkata Fort built by the East India Company.

The East India Company sent someone to tell him that he could help him become the King of Bengal and become independent from the Mughal Empire.

But he never thought that the other party dared to come out and engage in an epic battle with the Mughal Emperor. Just kidding, 1,000 people from the fortress left the city and fought head-on with 100,000 people from the Mughal Emperor?

"But being the king of Bangladesh is really an undeniable temptation..." Qasim was shaken.
Chapter completed!