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After eight days of bloody fighting, the Mughal army led by Aurangzeb finally captured Jhampa.
In order to achieve the greatest deterrent effect, Aurangzeb resolutely ordered: massacre of the city.
The surging Mughal army rushed into the city of Jhanba, shouting the name of Allah, and bloodily massacred the defeated soldiers and civilians who had lost their ability to resist.
In the city of Jianba, which was filled with smoke and fire, cries, pleas, and laughter resounded throughout the city. There were scenes of burning, killing, raping, and looting everywhere. Countless men were mercilessly slaughtered. Corpses were piled on top of each other in the streets, and blood flowed like a river.
One by one, the women were stripped naked in the streets and became the targets of the Mughal army's ravages.
Aurangzeb watched this scene coldly, with no expression on his face. He was only 32 years old, tall, with Mongolian, Arab and Indian blood.
The current Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had four legitimate sons. Aurangzeb was the youngest, ranking fourth, but he was the most capable and warlike one, so he was appointed as the governor of the Deccan region.
The Deccan region refers to the mountainous area in south-central India. Aurangzeb now has an army of 160,000 and is fully responsible for conquering the small countries in the Deccan region.
Having just captured the city of Jhanba, Aurangzeb was inspecting the city wall where the smoke had not yet dissipated with several of his generals and trusted advisers.
One of his spies rushed back, knelt down and reported to him: "Your Highness, we just heard a piece of news that forty large warships of the Qin State suddenly appeared in the port of Paradip, defeated the Dutch there, and seized control of the area near Cuttack. Mantuo also sent people to Cuttack and was received by the commander of the Qin army."
This news surprised Aurangzeb. He asked his adviser Haq, "Haq, you have had contact with Qin merchants. How much do you know about them?"
The Qin Empire had only been rising for a few years, and was still a relatively unfamiliar country to India.
Haq was a man in his forties. He looked like he was of Persian descent. He answered respectfully, "Your Highness, I heard that although the Qin Empire rose only in recent years, their emperor was a very talented person. It took only two or three years to unify China, and he also sent troops to defeat the Junggars in the west.
The Qin emperor was also an open-minded person. He changed the Ming Dynasty's policy of banning sea trade, built a powerful navy, and defeated the joint fleet composed of the Dutch, British, Portuguese, Jiaozhi and other countries.
It also incorporated Luzon, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula into the Qin Empire. Later, it defeated Jiaozhi and Dongwu. Now it is said that only Siam has been restored with the help of the Qin Empire, and the other small countries have been destroyed by the Qin Empire. "
Aurangzeb wore a tall turban with a long white feather inserted in the middle of the front, making him look even taller.
After listening to Haque's words, he then asked: "Haque, what do you think about the Qin people occupying Cuttack?"
"Your Highness, I think we should send someone to find out their intentions first. If necessary, we might as well contact them first and make a decision after we understand their strength."
Several generals under Aurangzeb were unhappy when they heard this. Among them, Jagir Mussari said: "Although the Qin people defeated the Dutch at sea, it is not their turn to show off their power in India.
Your Highness, I think we should follow the original battle plan and pacify Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Otsa as soon as possible. As for the Qin people, we don't have to pay attention to them for the time being. When our army reaches Otsa, we can drive the Qin people away together. "
Aurangzeb was a fanatical Muslim who advocated strengthening the religious status of Islam and was determined to completely Islamize India. He advocated the restoration of the poll tax on non-Muslims, the expulsion of non-Muslim officials from government offices, the prohibition of their employment, and the massive demolition of Hindu temples and idols.
From his radical claims, it is not difficult to see how fanatical he is.
He happened to hear that the Qin people did not believe in Islamic teachings and forbade people to worship Allah, so he subconsciously had a kind of hostility and hatred towards the Qin people.
He thought for a moment and said, "After the capture of Jianba City, the enemy's opening is wide open. Musali, I order you to lead 20,000 troops to attack Raigar, Chalsuguda, and Badjir in the east, and then seize Cuttack while the Qin people are still unstable and drive them into the sea."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Afterwards, Aurangzeb led an army of 50,000 and marched south to attack Raipur.
Jamba is the second largest city in Chhattisgarh, a strategic location in the central part of the country. It was originally defended by various small countries. The loss of Jamba caused great panic in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Otsa and other countries.
Especially the Chhattisgarh Kingdom, their capital Raipur was only two hundred miles away from Jhanba City. After losing Jhanba City, the gates of the capital Duraipur were wide open and there was no place to defend it anymore.
In fact, these small countries in the central and southern parts of the country are flattering to say that they are countries. In fact, they are tribes divided by the caste system. Each of them has a military force of 20,000 or less, and each owns a piece of land. The structure is somewhat similar to the Tusi in the southwest of the Qin Dynasty.
However, because the areas where they lived were mostly mountainous and they were very good at fighting in mountainous areas, there were constant conflicts between the original tribes.
However, the Mughal Empire was now invading the south on a large scale, destroying Hindu temples and slaughtering Hindu believers wherever they went.
It was under common pressure that these small countries were forced to unite and resist the Mughal Empire together.
Now that Jhanba City had been lost, all the small states became precarious. When Chhattisgarh King Tubdi heard that Aurangzeb was leading an army of 50,000 towards his capital, Raipur, he did not dare to stay in the capital any longer and hurriedly retreated to the mountainous area in the south.
At this time, King Mando of Otsa happened to come and suggested that everyone use the Qin army to resist the Mughal army.
For the small countries that were in a precarious situation, no one would refuse this suggestion. They were located on the southeast coast, had more contact with the Qin army's merchants, and knew Qin better than Aurangzeb and his men.
What's more, among the warships that the Qin army brought this time, there were four that were astonishingly huge, like islands floating on the sea. This was something they could not even imagine, and it was enough to show the extraordinary strength of the Qin army.
After receiving the invitation, Chhattisgarh King Tubudi went to Badigir City in person without thinking much. Of course, since he was so diligent, he must have wanted to seek refuge there.
When they arrived at Badigir, Tubdi found that King Mohabudi of Jharkhand and King Nager of West Bengal had also come in person. Together with King Mando of Otsa, the four brothers exchanged greetings and held a meeting under the chairmanship of Mando.
They obviously did not realize how much impact this meeting would have on the future of India as a whole. They only wanted to keep their territory and their lives.
Mantuo was not only the convener of this meeting, but also the oldest of the four. He was the first to speak: "Aurangzeb is pressing forward step by step. With the loss of Jhanba, the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to us.
Aurangzeb has brought an army of more than 100,000 this time, and he will definitely not give up. I believe everyone knows whether we can survive on our own in the end."
Aurangzeb's army was advancing towards the capital of Chhattisgarh. Tubdi was the most anxious. Before Mantuo could finish, he said, "Don't say these useless things. Just tell us directly how to get Qin to help us. It will be too late if you are late."
Nagel also said: "Yes, yes, it would be best if the Qin army could come as soon as possible. I heard that their firearms are very powerful. I heard that they can even fly over the mountains. The Dutch are vulnerable. If the Qin army helps, we have hope."
Mohabudi was more realistic. He asked, "Does the Qin army have any conditions? I don't think they will help us for no reason. Tell me, what are their conditions?"
The other two immediately looked at Mantuo, waiting for his next words.
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