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Because of Li Xiangjun's words, Qin Mu did not remove Hai Rufeng from the position of admiral of the ocean-going fleet. According to Li Xiangjun, he resigned for a woman, and he was a man of character. It was actually more reassuring for such a person to lead the isolated ocean-going fleet.
Hai Rufeng, who won the beauty, was like Zhou Lang of Jiangdong. He was full of vigor and vitality and led the coalition forces of four countries to attack Jabalpur, an important city in the southern Mughal region.
According to the Qin calendar, it was already March. On the fifth day after Hai Rufeng's victory in Jabalpur, two pieces of news came one after another.
The first news was that the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was going to order the removal of Aurangzeb from his post as Governor-General of the Deccan and take back the military power in his hands.
Before Hai Rufeng had digested this important news, another piece of news came. After receiving weapons and political support from the Qin Dynasty, the Dzungar Khan Batur ordered his son Sengge to lead 50,000 cavalrymen and 30 artillery pieces from Yarkand City, crossing mountains and ridges, and suddenly entered the Indus River Basin.
The territory of the Mughal Empire at this time not only included later Pakistan, but also included southern Afghanistan.
Sengge's 50,000-strong army moved quickly, and with the help of artillery and thunder bombs, they destroyed cities and strongholds wherever they passed like a whirlwind. In a short period of time, cities such as Hunhra, Amrit, Lahore, and Murzuk in the Indus River basin fell one after another.
Upon hearing these two pieces of news, Shahwin Shah was overjoyed and said to Hai Rufeng: "After Shah Jahan ascended the throne, the Mughal Empire gradually became stronger, the people were prosperous, and the treasury was full. However, in recent years, he spent lavishly and spent huge sums of money to build palaces, mausoleums, and mosques, especially the magnificent and gorgeous Taj Mahal built in Agra for his beloved wife, Taj Mahal, Aurangzeb's mother, which cost countless.
In addition, Aurangzeb's army of more than 100,000 is fighting in the south, which is also a huge cost. Shah Jahan is probably not having a good time now. This time, Jabalpur was defeated and the Dzungar army invaded. Under the double attack, do you think the Mughal Empire will collapse?"
Samantha looked at Hai Rufeng expectantly. After Hai Rufeng sat down at the desk, he laughed and said, "Everything is possible?"
"Are you saying, my husband, that the Mughals will really collapse?"
"Haha... Samantha, don't always count on the enemy to collapse on its own. What you need to consider now is what kind of changes these two pieces of news will cause to the Mughal Empire. Then, follow the trend and you will have a chance to bring down the enemy."
The total strength of the four-nation coalition is actually only 26,000 people. They are very good at fighting in the mountainous areas, but if they advance further north, they will enter the plains. This terrain is conducive to the deployment of large troops and is very beneficial to the Mughal Empire.
"My husband, what kind of changes do you think these two things will bring to Mughal?"
Hai Rufeng did not answer immediately. He thought quietly, these two things are very important, one comes from the inside and the other comes from the outside.
So, to sum up, the Mughal Empire must have undergone major changes from the inside out. Let’s first look at the removal of Aurangzeb as the Governor-General of the Deccan.
Aurangzeb had led troops in battle for many years and was skilled in military strategy. He was decisive in killing and had made great achievements in battle. No one would believe that such a man had no ambition to seize the throne.
At least his brothers didn't believe it, otherwise they wouldn't have taken advantage of his misfortune and wanted to kill him.
With such brothers, Aurangzeb had no choice but to fight for the throne, unless he didn't want to live.
So now, will Aurangzeb obediently hand over his hundreds of thousands of troops and return to the capital Delhi to be the lamb to be slaughtered
This is a very intriguing question. If Aurangzeb is unwilling to go back to being a lamb to be slaughtered, then this time there will be something interesting to watch.
Was he going to act like a general in a foreign country, refusing to obey the king's orders? Or was he going to lead an army of more than 100,000 troops directly back to Delhi
Everything is possible.
But just waiting for the result was not Hai Rufeng's style. He quickly asked Samantha to find a smart and eloquent person. After giving instructions to this person, he sent him to Aurangzeb's camp with great fanfare.
Aurangzeb was in great torment at this time. He asked his personal soldiers to guard the tent and urgently discussed countermeasures with his trusted adviser Haq.
Haque urged Aurangzeb not to sit and wait for death but to take the initiative. However, the matter was of great importance and Aurangzeb, despite his resolute character, was unable to make a decision.
First of all, with repeated defeats, his prestige in the army and among the people is far less than before. If he launches a mutiny, it is hard to say how many of the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command would be willing to openly follow him in rebellion.
His father dared to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops to him. Even if he trusted him, he would definitely not leave any backup plan. But he still doesn't know what backup plan his father had.
On the other hand, while the war in the south was being defeated, the Dzungar army invading from the north was taking down cities and strongholds with unstoppable force. If a mutiny was launched at this time, would it put the entire Mughal Empire in an irretrievable situation
There was no time to delay any longer, as his father had already issued an order to remove him from the Governor-Generalship of the Deccan. If he did not hand over his military power, he would immediately be regarded as treason.
If he surrendered his military power, he would have to go back to Delhi. According to intelligence, several brothers were already waiting for him in Delhi, sharpening their swords. They had no intention of giving up just because of the invasion of foreign enemies.
"Your Highness, the Junggar army is invading on a large scale. If we do not take countermeasures soon, the consequences will be disastrous. Your Highness, please think about it. If you delay, even His Majesty will be suspicious. At that time, His Majesty will be worried that Your Highness will lead hundreds of thousands of troops back to Beijing. His Majesty will definitely not dare to withdraw a large number of troops to the north to counterattack the Junggar attack, which will cause the entire north to fall quickly.
Moreover, there is no way out for His Highness. If it drags on, His Majesty will become suspicious and His Highness will not have any chance at all. According to your subordinates, Your Highness can use the excuse of the North being in danger to lead the troops back to Delhi and capture the Crown Prince, the Second Prince and others first..."
Just as Hake said this, he heard a loud report coming from outside the big tent, saying that Hai Rufeng had sent an envoy to ask for a meeting.
Aurangzeb, who was already feeling irritated, shouted without a second thought: "No! Get him out!"
Hak hurriedly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, wait a minute. Hai Rufeng must have also received the news. He sent someone here at this time for other purposes."
"What's the other purpose?"
"Your Highness, Delhi already has doubts about you. Now Hai Rufeng has sent an envoy to contact you with great fanfare. Once the news gets back to Delhi, what will His Majesty think?"
"Behead him! Behead the messenger!"
"Wait! Your Highness, wait.....please listen to what I have to say."
"If you have anything to say, say it now."
"Your Highness, Hai Rufeng's move is actually an open conspiracy. Even if Your Majesty executes the messenger, it will be useless. This may not prove Your Highness' innocence, but may be considered as an attempt to cover up the truth. The Crown Prince and his men can make up a hundred rumors to slander Your Highness, but to Your Majesty, the truth of the matter is not important. What Your Majesty cares about is whether Your Highness is obedient and whether he has honestly handed over the military power. If Your Highness does not hand over the military power, Your Majesty will definitely choose to believe the Crown Prince and his men."
The so-called "suspecting a neighbor of stealing an axe" means that when a person suspects that his neighbor has stolen his axe, the neighbor will look like a thief no matter how you look at him. Aurangzeb was a very strategic man, and he understood these principles. As long as he did not hand over the military power, his father would become suspicious. Once he became suspicious, no matter what you did, it would only increase his suspicion.
Aurangzeb thought for a moment and said, "Are you saying that we should use this envoy to calm Hai Rufeng down?"
"Your Highness is wise. Hai Rufeng must be hoping that Your Majesty will raise an army to fight back to Delhi. If Your Highness really does this, he may keep his troops in place, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then reap the benefits when the time comes.
And this is what we need. If Your Highness leads an army back to Delhi, he also needs a relatively stable south. Otherwise, if Hai Rufeng follows closely behind to kill us, the situation will become very complicated and difficult to control.
Your Highness, I believe that the Qin people care most about their own interests. As long as they are given enough benefits, they may even abandon Orissa and other countries. Even if they don't abandon them, they will definitely not embarrass Your Highness. So, talk to Hai Rufeng now and promise Qin some benefits. He may not necessarily cooperate with us..."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
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