Chapter 1526: The Allied Forces of Indian Maharajas
"Kill!" The Mughal eldest prince Dalahiko rode a war elephant in armor and led tens of thousands of soldiers to fight with the Decan legion of the third prince opposite.
The two sides broke out again, and on the plains near the imperial city Agra, tens of thousands of casualties were killed or injured. The eldest prince had to lead the war elephant to charge in the enemy formation.
There was a pouring rain of arrows everywhere, and even the battle elephant riding by the eldest prince was shot by arrows. Dalahiko had to change to a war horse to continue fighting.
Both sides were red-eyed and fought for the supreme throne of the Mughal Empire. Whoever could win would have this great empire with a population of over 100 million!
The battle on the battlefield reached a heightened intensity, and thousands of people were killed and they did not withdraw their troops until the evening.
Gululu. The eldest prince Dalahiko frantically poured water into his mouth against a cowhide water sac. The continuous fighting during the day made him dry.
"The princes and princes of Bihar were urgently reported! The Bangladesh Governor Qasim colluded with the East India Company and led a 100,000 army to march along the Ganges! They supported the second prince as the heir to the throne and declared that they would compete for the throne for him!"
A cavalry rushed into the eldest prince's camp in a hurry and reported the bad news to Dalaxiko!
"The local princes and princes can't block their offensive?" Dalahiko asked anxiously.
"The princes of Bihar organized a 50,000 army, but the cavalry of Bangladesh and the musketeers of the East India Company were invincible, and they easily defeated the 50,000 army, more than 5,000 people were killed, and 100 princes were captured! Many towns in Bihar were looted by chaos and were scorched earth!"
"hateful!"
Dalashiko suddenly threw the cowhide to the ground, gritting her teeth.
"His Majesty the Emperor, compared with the rebellious third prince, the Qasim of Bangladesh and the East India Company are our biggest concerns. External troubles are not eliminated. Your fight with the third prince is just a wedding dress for others!"
"You go to see Aurangzeb and ask him for peace and reconciliation. We will decide until we defeat the invaders!" Dalahiko hesitated for a while, and finally decided to join forces with his younger brother to fight against foreign enemies first.
Aurangzeb is not a fool either. He originally wanted to defeat his brother first and then fight to the death with the East India Company and the Bangladesh Prince, but the other party came in full force. If they continued to fight and both sides were hurt, the other party would probably be able to occupy Agra without any losses.
The capital of Mughal Agra has several emperors plundered gold, silver and treasures from all over the country! If they are occupied by these outsiders, they will definitely not let the treasury go.
The two princes who were still fighting on the plains just now shook hands and made peace in the critical moment of the foreign enemy, forming the Mughal Empire coalition, calling on the princes and princes from various nationalities to come and serve the kings and princes.
They formed a unit of 200,000 people, including peasants and auxiliary soldiers, with the convergence of princes and dukes, claiming to be a 1 million army, waiting for the arrival of invaders on the plains in the eastern Agra. The number of the coalition forces of the princes and dukes is still rising, and it is very likely to reach a scale of 250,000.
Similar to China, the plains here are densely populated, and if they do not have combat effectiveness, they can easily gather a huge army.
The 250,000 army could not advance on a large scale. It could only rely on the wealthy Ganges Plain and surrounding towns to barely supply food.
The eldest prince Dalahiko was wearing a gold-plated golden armor and sat on a huge war elephant, with flags behind him.
The third prince Aurangzebu was wearing a black armor, which was in sharp contrast to the luxury of the eldest prince. He was calmer, brave and gloomy, and often looked down on his brother's belief and tolerance policy.
Similarly, Aurangzeb also rode on a tall war elephant. The two men stood side by side, each with their own guards.
If it weren't for the arrival of foreign enemies, only one of them would be alive.
"Aurangzeb, your Deccan army has two tricks. I don't know if you can defeat them when dealing with the East India Company." Dalahiko said to Aurangzeb beside him.
The two princes were just going to the death not long ago, and now they are going to fight side by side again, which is ironic.
"I haven't fought with them yet, nor even seen their army, but since the father and emperor personally led the team to lose to the other party, the East India Company annexed by the Chinese will be unprecedentedly powerful, stronger than the Persians. We may be defeated, like a betrayal dog, so there is no need for us to kill each other, because the throne will fall to the second brother, who is already the other party's puppet." Aurangzeb said cautiously.
"They are really that powerful? I don't think so. I heard from the defeated generals who returned that their gunpowder was wet and damp in the heavy rain and could not play a role at all. In addition, the rebellion of Qasim, who is a local snake, gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage of it. I have learned the lessons of my father's failure and made people strictly protect the gunpowder, and it is absolutely impossible to repeat the same mistake!" said Dalahiko.
"Then why did your general betray you in the previous battle and be won over by me?" Aurangzeb sneered.
Dalashiko heard Aurangzeb reveal his scars and looked like a pig's liver: "When did you buy that traitor?"
"A year ago, just after the completion of the matter, he promised him a territory of 1.6 million rupees per year, and he was eager to be loyal to me. I hope your people will not be bought again, otherwise we may face a catastrophe." Aurangzeb said coldly.
"My subordinates cannot be the ones who will betray me easily."
As soon as Dalashiko finished speaking, suddenly there was a stir in the royal coalition, and it seemed that someone was looking at the end of the horizon.
In the east, cavalry appeared one by one. At first, there were dozens of people, but the number of people behind them was increasing, covering the sky.
These cavalry were wearing the flags of the princes of Bengal.
The East India Company's expeditionary force arrived later, and a legion of 1,000 regular imperial soldiers and 5,000 Tumen mercenaries appeared on the battlefield with their luggage and muskets.
"That's the East India Company, defeating the army of his father? Their clothes look strange, but not many people are wearing armor?" The eldest prince was incredible when he saw that the Legion of the East India Company's extremely low leather armor rate was extremely low.
For Indian princes who also use bows and arrows a lot and some small muskets, armor also has considerable defense, which can effectively reduce the casualties of soldiers. The armor rate is a proof of strength.
But the other party actually sacrificed armor for flexibility?
"Either they have no money, or their weapons can ignore the existence of armor. If it is the latter, they will be extremely terrible enemies." A hint of fear flashed in Aurangzebu's eyes.
Chapter completed!