Chapter 190: India Strategy (Part 2)
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Zheng Zhilong was no fool, of course. After suffering heavy casualties, he understood Tang Tong's intentions and immediately led his troops to withdraw from the looting game. However, at this time, the main force of the Mughal Empire had suffered heavy losses, and Zheng Zhilong and those large merchant colonial armies had also lost a lot of personnel.
Tang Tong's shady trick could not be blamed on his cruelty. Since ancient times, no one in power would allow the army outside his own country to grow and become stronger. After Zheng Zhilong and others understood what was going on, Tang Tong's goal had basically been achieved. It was time for the remaining Mughal troops to take action themselves. After Tang Tong gave the order to attack, most of Tang Tong's subordinates who had been sitting on the sidelines suddenly appeared in front of the Mughal army like mushrooms after a rain.
This time, Tang Tong gave neither Emperor Shah Jahan a chance to resist nor Zheng Zhilong and other colonial troops who wanted to take advantage of the situation a chance to plunder. Tang Tong's main force of 70,000 men, plus more than 200,000 auxiliary troops, defeated Shah Jahan's army like a crushing blow. With the appearance of Tang Tong's army, Shah Jahan realized that all his previous actions had been used by Tang Tong. However, it was obvious that it was too late to understand it at this time.
At this time, Shah Jahan had no chance to surrender. Tang Tong's men were advancing too fast. None of Shah Jahan's cities could withstand Tang Tong's artillery fire for a day. One side was using cold weapons, and the other side was using more advanced hot weapons. In addition, Tang Tong's troops were well-trained. When Tang Tong's army reached the city of Alag, Shah Jahan's troops did not even have time to rush back to rescue.
Shah Jahan stood on a high platform, from where he could see the Taj Mahal. The hot weather unique to this land did not make Shah Jahan feel uncomfortable. At this time, he stood on the high platform, looking at the Taj Mahal that had cost him so much effort, thinking about the woman who was sleeping there, thinking about the woman that Shah Jahan missed. At this moment, Shah Jahan seemed to have forgotten the layers of troops besieging him outside the city, and forgot that the Mughal Empire was about to collapse before his eyes.
Several people who were guarding Shah Jahan were sweating profusely at this time, listening to the rumbling of cannons and thinking that the city was about to be breached. Their so-called emperor of the world still had the leisure to look at the Taj Mahal at this time. This made the people standing beside Shah Jahan unable to understand. They didn't understand that Shah Jahan already knew at this time that his downfall was inevitable and that he didn't have much time left to look at the Taj Mahal.
What Shah Jahan didn't know was that in another time and space, after Shah Jahan and Taj Mahal's son rebelled, they locked Shah Jahan, the so-called emperor of the world, in a place where he could see the Taj Mahal for a year, and let Shah Jahan watch until his death. However, it was obvious that Tang Tong would not give him this opportunity, not even a chance to look at the Taj Mahal for a moment longer.
After Tang Tong's army blasted open the city of Alag, they swarmed towards Shah Jahan's palace. At this time, Tang Tong had already drained the Mughal Empire of their wealth from the people bit by bit. At this time, the only wealth that could be salvaged was the Mughal Palace. Of course, for Tang Tong's men, what attracted them the most were the ladies and wives of the princes and nobles of the Mughal Empire, especially the princesses around Shah Jahan.
In this piece of land in the East, almost all the countries that can be destroyed have been destroyed, and there are also few opportunities to have the opportunity to plunder those women of status. Tang Tong's men are naturally concerned about this, fearing that they will arrive too late and those women of status will be plundered by others. For Tang Tong's generals, they hope to capture Shah Jahan, the emperor of the Mughal Dynasty, because for them, there are also few opportunities to establish a great dynasty.
Shah Jahan finally chose to surrender at the last moment, but it was too late for him to surrender at this time. Tang Tong did not give him any good treatment, but killed him directly. For Tang Tong, there was no need to talk about mercy now. He had left behind the Queen of Japan and the King of Korea before, because Tang Tong did not occupy the Ming Dynasty at that time, and because Tang Tong had a large number of Japanese allies under his command, Tang Tong could not kill all the people in these places like Japan and Korea.
However, there was no need for Shah Jahan to stay. There were no Indian allies in Tang Tong's army, only Indian slaves, so keeping Shah Jahan would be a trouble. With the fall of the Mughal Empire, there were not many places Tang Tong could attack. The Westerners were too far away and too powerful. Under the current conditions, Tang Tong did not have the ability to launch an expedition. Even if it was the Turkish territory, Tang Tong could only give it up temporarily, because once Turkey was destroyed, Tang Tong would have to face the Westerners' territory directly. So Tang Tong turned his target around and attacked those merchant colonial armies that refused to obey.
When Zheng Zhilong saw the Mughal Empire being crushed, he realized the true strength of Tang Tong's army and understood that Tang Tong's army was much larger than his. However, Zheng Zhilong was reluctant to give up the fun of being a local emperor. The colonial armies of several big businessmen also did not want to lose the fun of being a local emperor. These people did not dare to fight against Tang Tong alone, but when someone took the initiative, they formed an alliance. They wanted to rely on the advantage that Africa was far away from the Ming Dynasty but close to the Westerners, and wanted to deal with Tang Tong. Those Westerners also clearly realized the horror of Tang Tong's rapid rise, and were willing to help these people fight against Tang Tong.
Of course, most of the leaders of the merchant colonial army knew that they did not have the strength to fight against Tang Tong. After Tang Tong overthrew the Mughal Empire, they handed over their troops to Tang Tong, and received a title and territory from Tang Tong, living the life of a lord with a fiefdom. However, because these people came a little late, they could not compare with people like Liu Dashan who came earlier, so they naturally did not get as many benefits as Liu Dashan and his people. Especially some people who unfortunately lost their troops when looting in India, these people eventually even consumed the colonies they originally occupied on Indian territory, and were unable to defend those colonies. In the end, they fell into Tang Tong's hands cleanly, and these people ended up with nothing. This result made people like Liu Dashan, who were the first to hand over their colonial troops, very happy.
Zheng Zhilong did not have the determination to fight against Tang Tong at the beginning, but because he was joined by several other big businessmen, he became ambitious. However, when it comes to ambition, it is wise to always recognize one's own strength. Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenglu understood this, but Zheng Chenglu failed to dissuade the ambitious Zheng Zhilong. In order to avoid suspicion, Zheng Chenglu had to ask Tang Tong for leave and return to his old house in Fujian to recuperate. Li Dingguo became the commander-in-chief this time to deal with Zheng Zhilong and his people.
Li Dingguo was a man of great talent in warfare. He led 30,000 main troops and 70,000 auxiliary troops. This total army of 100,000 was nothing in the eyes of Zheng Zhilong and his men, but for Li Dingguo, these troops were already a lot, because if he brought too many troops, the consumption in Africa would be too great, and in such places, everything that could be robbed had already been looted by the colonial army, and all supplies had to be transported from other places. This was also what Zheng Zhilong thought was the weakness of Tang Tong's army, but Zheng Chenggong and his men did not expect that they had a bigger weakness in Li Dingguo's eyes.
The colonial army in the hands of Zheng Zhilong and those big businessmen had a big weakness, that is, these soldiers were basically from the Ming Dynasty. These people came out to serve as colonial soldiers, but their families remained on the land of the Ming Dynasty, while the sea from Africa to the Ming Dynasty was all in the hands of Tang Tong. Long before the war, Tang Tong's army had blocked the sea between them, and it was impossible for Zheng Zhilong and his soldiers to bring their families out.
After Li Dingguo's troops arrived in Africa, they did not start a war immediately. Instead, they kept issuing notices to Zheng Zhilong and his men, saying that the families of all those who worked wholeheartedly for Zheng Zhilong and his men would be implicated. In this era, there were many cases where one person committed a crime and his family was also implicated. Although Zheng Zhilong and his men tried their best not to let their soldiers know about the notice issued by Li Dingguo, some people eventually found out about it, and it gradually spread, which made those who had families feel resentful. They began to feel uneasy. After a while, Li Dingguo issued another notice. Anyone who could bring a rebel head to surrender would be treated preferentially. Depending on the status of the head, the reward would be at least fifty silver coins. If a big merchant leader could be killed, the territory previously occupied by that leader would belong to that person, and the corresponding title would be rewarded. As soon as Li Dingguo made this provision, Zheng Zhilong's subordinates and the colonial armies of those big merchants immediately became chaotic.
Afterwards, whenever Li Dingguo led his army to battle, many soldiers in the colonial army would defect and surrender. You have to know that these soldiers originally joined the colonial army just to make some money to live, and they did not have much loyalty to their employers. Under the emotion of caring about their relatives and with high rewards, it was impossible for them not to defect. As a result, Li Dingguo did not have to pay a high price, and the army composed of Zheng Zhilong and those big businessmen was defeated.
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