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Hai Rufeng sat on the elephant's back with a parasol on his head. The elephant moved slowly and steadily, and it was very comfortable to sit on it.
The forests in the mountains are lush and green, and the sunlight shines down from the tall treetops, forming colorful spots of light.
There were tens of thousands of Indian soldiers coming and going, with dark skin, turbans wrapped around their heads even in the hottest weather, and a variety of weapons. Most of them were barefoot. They were marching quite fast, and the sound of their footsteps startled flocks of birds in the mountains.
Hai Rufeng pointed at the soldiers below and asked Samantha with a smile: "Princess, I am a little puzzled. Do you think they feel top-heavy? You say you are short of cloth, but you have a lot of cloth wrapped around your heads. You say you are not short of cloth, but you are all barefoot and don't even have a pair of cloth shoes..."
Samantha never dreamed that Hai Rufeng, who was usually taciturn, would suddenly ask such a question. She was very surprised. Her sexy mouth was half open, but she didn't know how to answer.
She has a hot body and a seductive figure. Perhaps because she is half Persian, her skin is much whiter than that of ordinary Indians, and is delicate and tender. Her eyes under the veil are big and deep.
Because she not only understood Chinese, but also was familiar with the dialects of the surrounding countries, she was much more useful than the translator brought by Hai Rufeng, so she followed Hai Rufeng and was responsible for translating and passing messages.
Hai Rufeng's eyes inadvertently swept across her towering chest. He looked at it calmly, without any evasion, as if he was looking at his own woman. At least that was how Samantha felt.
When they were in Cuttack, when Hai Rufeng said he had a request, Samantha thought he wanted to exchange her for the troops. She felt deeply humiliated at the time, but the situation was pressing, and she wanted to return to the Cuttack area, so Samantha was mentally prepared to agree to his conditions humiliatingly.
But in the end, Hai Rufeng's condition was not to take her, but to take command of the army.
At that moment, for some reason, Samantha felt a little lost. She originally thought that Hai Rufeng wanted her, and she had already decided to sacrifice herself for Ottosa, but in the end, it was just her wishful thinking.
"Admiral Hai, Aurangzeb has an army of 50,000 coming this time. Are you really sure of victory?" Samantha felt that she had to find a topic.
"Princess. In fact, the so-called certainty is never reliable."
"Then what is reliable?"
"When other enemies lie down, we stand."
"So, Admiral Hai is not sure of winning either?" Samantha suddenly became a little nervous. Hai Rufeng looked relaxed, but they couldn't afford to lose.
After Aurangzeb captured Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, he was heading towards Birgarh, the temporary capital of Otsa.
The main force of Otsa, plus the reinforcements that the three countries could draw, were all here. If Otsa was defeated again, it would be the end of him.
Hai Rufeng smiled without saying anything, but his eyes made Samantha feel inexplicably relieved. This kind of smile represents a kind of confidence.
The whole of Otsa, except for the alluvial plains in Cuttack, is mostly mountainous. It is fortunate that we are sitting on the backs of elephants when marching in such a place, otherwise it would be very difficult.
This time, Hai Rufeng brought two hundred marines, led by Deputy Commander Liao Shangzhi, who sat on the backs of dozens of elephants. Each elephant had a wooden frame on its back that could seat several people.
Every time Samantha saw the Marines’ painted, ghost-like faces, she felt a little depressed, so she tried not to look at them.
The army marched westward along the mountain road. When they stopped to rest at noon, a messenger came rushing over from the front, reporting something in rapid succession.
After hearing this, Samantha quickly said to Hai Rufeng, "Admiral Hai, it's bad. The defenders of Mosa Ridge were defeated. Aurangzeb's army is coming."
"What happened? Motosa Ridge is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and we sent Thousand Thunders there, so how come we were defeated all of a sudden?"
"Yes... our soldiers didn't dare to use the thunder bomb, and in the chaos they blew up their own people..."
The reasons given by Samantha left Hai Rufeng speechless. This guy is really a hopeless person.
Previously, they sold 2,000 thunder bombs to four small countries including Otsa at the price of five taels of silver each, hoping that they would use them to resist Aurangzeb's army. They also sent ten instructors to teach the soldiers of several small countries how to use them.
Before the war, the soldiers of a few small countries could barely manage to throw them one by one.
As a result, when the war really started, everyone threw thunder bombs together and the atmosphere was tense. When the person in front threw one, it exploded with a bang, as loud as thunder, which scared the soldiers behind who were lighting the fuses so much that their hands went limp. In panic, many thunder bombs fell into their own battle formation.
As a result, not many enemies were killed in the bombing, but many of Aurangzeb's own people were killed. The situation was in chaos, so that the Mossa Ridge, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack, was easily broken through by Aurangzeb.
Fortunately, the 100 rockets sold to them were still in their army. Hai Rufeng tried to make up for his loss and immediately ordered the 100 rockets to be recalled and handed over to the Marine Corps for use.
The generals of the four accompanying small countries did not dare to raise any objections. In this way, the 100 rockets they bought for a total of 120,000 taels of silver finally returned to the hands of the Qin army.
Hai Rufeng frowned and asked, "How far is Aurangzeb's army from here?"
"There are still about fifty miles."
In other words, there was still one day's journey left, so he could not be careless. Hai Rufeng immediately summoned the main generals of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Meng and Otsa to discuss the battle plan again.
"Is there any other favorable terrain nearby?"
After Samantha translated Hai Rufeng's question, Otsa's chief general Brunan said, "There is a Fo Guang Shan ten miles ahead, which is conducive to resistance..."
It was only ten miles away. Hai Rufeng didn't dare to believe the Indians' words. He couldn't leave his life to these idiots. He asked Liao Shangzhi to send the Marines to scout the terrain in person. At the same time, he asked Brunan to draw the terrain of Fo Guang Shan.
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At the Mosa Ridge, fifty miles to the west, Aurangzeb stood on the top of the mountain with a long white feather on his head, gazing eastward, his eyes full of determination and coldness.
At the foot of the Mossar Ridge, nearly 50,000 Mughal troops were marching through the valley with great momentum.
All the pagans they captured had been killed. Large numbers of corpses were scattered in the grass by the roadside. The air was filled with a bloody smell and the scattered battle flags were trampled.
One of his generals, Dini, walked up to Aurangzeb with a thunder bomb and reported: "Your Highness, this is the weapon. It has been confirmed by the captives. This firearm is called a thunder bomb. It was provided by the Qin army to Otsa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. As long as you light the fuse with fire and throw it hard, it will explode..."
Aurangzeb's personal soldiers stared nervously at the thing in Dini's hand, fearing that it would suddenly explode.
Aurangzeb showed no fear at all as he stepped forward to take the thunder bomb and examined it carefully.
From this we can conclude that the Qin people have intervened in this war, or at least they have provided weapons to Otsa and other countries.
Aurangzeb was very angry about this.
Qin prohibited Islam, which he hated in the first place. Now Qin was helping Otsa and other countries to fight against his army. Aurangzeb secretly decided that he would not let a single Qin person go after he captured Cuttack.
Aurangzeb's army had a thousand muskets provided by the British and ten cannons being towed by elephants.
Elephants are extremely strong and they seem to be able to drag a cannon forward with ease, which means that the advance speed of the army of tens of thousands is not greatly affected by ten cannons.
Haque, the trusted adviser, advised Aurangzeb: "Your Highness, Otsa and other countries used this kind of firearm improperly. Anyway, because of the great defeat, they certainly dare not use it again. But I think the Qin people have been involved. They must consider that once Otsa and other countries are defeated, it will be disadvantageous to them. So the Qin people are likely to directly participate in the war. We should find out clearly first."
Aurangzeb said coldly: "They are already my Mughal enemies."
"Report, Your Highness, 10,000 enemy troops have appeared in Fo Guang Shan ahead of us, and are building fortifications to use the terrain to block our army. Among them are several hundred Qin soldiers..."
The news from the spies seemed to confirm what Aurangzeb said.
Hake said quickly: "Your Highness, I heard that the Qin people have a very powerful weapon. If they directly participate in the war, we must be prepared."
"I have an idea about this." Aurangzeb responded calmly, as if he was confident.
Afterwards, he ordered nearly 50,000 troops to speed up and advance towards Fo Guang Shan. Tens of thousands of troops formed like a long dragon in the mountains, marching forward with great triumph. Thousands of war elephants were sandwiched in the team, like giants.
Before the two armies officially met, their scouts had already started a life-and-death hunt in the mountains...
On Foguang Ridge, Hai Rufeng personally commanded 10,000 coalition forces, urgently built fortifications, and deployed troops. The first battle with the Mughal Empire, in which the Qin army participated, was about to begin... ... ...
.(To be continued..)
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