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Samantha's heart beat wildly when facing Hai Rufeng's frank gaze. When Hai Rufeng mentioned the conditions for sending troops, she had been mentally prepared to endure humiliation and devote herself to him.
In the past, she could face Hai Rufeng's gaze calmly, but ever since she secretly made that decision, there have been some inexplicable subtle changes in her heart, at least she didn't dare to face his gaze calmly.
As if she was guilty of something, she quickly changed the subject: "Admiral Hai, what do you think Aurangzeb will do next?"
Hai Rufeng turned his eyes away from her and looked at the plain below through the curling smoke on the mountain. Tens of thousands of Aurangzeb's troops were preparing to attack the mountain. On the creek below, wooden bridges were quickly built with logs, connecting the plains. There was a lot of noise and the sound of war elephants.
Those elephants were really great creatures, with great strength. They could easily drag a log, and they could even use their long trunks to roll up some wood to help the soldiers build a bridge over the river.
“Actually Aurangzeb’s best strategy is to wait?”
"Waiting for what?"
"Wait for Musali, wait for Ork, and wait for the other armies to break through first."
After hearing this, Samantha's mood immediately became heavy. Yes, Aurangzeb had more than just the 40,000 or 50,000 troops at the foot of the mountain. As the Governor-General of the Deccan, he controlled a total of 160,000 troops, who were divided into many groups to attack Otsa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other countries.
If he could keep his composure and keep Hai Rufeng here, and wait for other forces to come, Fo Guang Shan's defense line would collapse.
Hai Rufeng could sense Shamansha's worry. He smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, Princess. Aurangzeb is a cold and arrogant man. It is obvious that Aurangzeb does not think that waiting is his best option."
Samantha thought for a moment, bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Admiral Hai. I understand now. Admiral Hai's anger yesterday was aimed at Aurangzeb's character. Now he finds that his trick, which he should be very proud of, was easily cracked by Admiral Hai. For the arrogant him, this is tantamount to a humiliation. So, he will definitely attack the mountain with all his strength to save face, right?"
"Although there is only a one-letter difference between cold and arrogant, they are two different personalities. A proud person can be equated with a fool. A cold and arrogant person, after experiencing some suffering, can easily calm down."
"Admiral Hai is saying that last night's humiliation was not enough to make Aurangzeb attack the mountain with all his might, regardless of the consequences?"
"But given his character, he won't give up unless he suffers some hardship."
What happened next confirmed Hai Rufeng's prediction one by one. In anger, Aurangzeb ordered an attack on the mountain. Thousands of Mughal troops rushed across the river, stepped on the ashes on the ground, and rushed up the mountain with shouts.
The forest was burned, but the cliffs were still there, and the surging enemy troops could only attack upward along the steep and narrow mountain path. They formed small formations with iron shields and rushed up with all their might;
Brunan, the commander of Otsa who was in charge of defending the first line of defense, kept shouting. His soldiers pulled their bows with all their might, and arrows whizzed down like locusts, hitting the iron shields of the Mughal soldiers.
For a moment, arrows rained down on the mountain road. If you were not careful, the sharp arrowheads would pierce your bones, and blood would splatter. Screams and shouts shook the mountains.
The surging Mughal army advanced one after another, paving a path up the mountain with corpses and blood, and rushed up wave after wave. Some soldiers who were good at climbing climbed up the nearby cliffs in an attempt to encircle the Otsa soldiers on the first line of defense.
It was getting closer. The surging Mughal army was only twenty steps away from the first line of defense. At Brunan's command, his soldiers immediately threw out stones, which rolled down the mountain path and smashed the Mughal soldiers who were rushing up, causing them to scream in agony with their heads broken and their skin torn.
Small shield formations were smashed to pieces, and huge rocks rolled down like a mountain collapse, with a terrifying and breathtaking sound.
The Mughal soldiers were crushed to pieces and fled down the mountain in fear. In the first round of attack, the Mughal army did not gain any advantage except leaving nearly two hundred corpses on the mountain road.
Aurangzeb was furious, and the second round of attack soon followed, but the result was similar. As the mountain path was steep and narrow, he had tens of thousands of troops, but he could not deploy them. He could only rush up a few hundred people at a time.
The Otsa soldiers on the mountain were in a dominant position and attacked his soldiers head-on, causing heavy casualties. The mountain road was littered with corpses, leaving almost no place to stand.
Both rounds of fierce attacks ended in disastrous defeat. Aurangzeb finally calmed down and suspended this futile attack.
"Admiral Hai, the enemy has retreated." Samantha felt it was a pity, but the situation before her was just as Hai Rufeng had expected, which made her look at Hai Rufeng with admiration.
Otsa's chief general Brunan, Chhetisgarh's chief general Lasse, Jharkhand's chief general Dibaik, and Simon's chief general Huth also admired him sincerely. They had no grudges in their hearts and began to obey Hai Rufeng's orders and carry them out without fail.
Hai Rufeng said to them, "We have the advantage of the terrain, but not the weather. We are not afraid of Aurangzeb's fierce attack, but we are afraid of him not attacking. So, Brunan, send people down the mountain to humiliate and abuse Aurangzeb and see if you can anger him."
Samantha quickly translated Hai Rufeng's words to Brunan. Brunan saluted and carried out the order. He selected dozens of eloquent soldiers, first cut off the heads of the enemy soldiers who died on the mountain road, and then took the heads down the mountain. While insulting Aurangzeb, he unbuttoned his trousers and urinated on the heads. It was obvious that he used the heads of the Mughal soldiers as chamber pots.
"Aurangzeb, come here if you can."
"Hahahaha, sooner or later we'll cut off your head and piss on it."
"Aurangzeb, you bite me..."
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The extremely humiliating voices of the Otsa soldiers reached the mountain. Samantha turned away, too embarrassed to look. She blushed and asked Hai Rufeng, "Admiral Hai, will this work? Will Aurangzeb be so angry that he will continue to attack the mountain?"
“The chances are almost zero.”
Hai Rufeng answered very straightforwardly. Samantha was shocked and asked in confusion: "Admiral Hai, if you are sure that this will not anger Aurangzeb, why do you still do this?"
"You can't anger him, but you can undermine his prestige."
Samantha then came to her senses. Yes, humiliating Aurangzeb in this way, even if it did not anger him, would always be a big blow to his morale.
Aurangzeb was indeed very angry at being humiliated in this way, but he had fought for many years and was a relatively rational man. He knew the purpose of Hai Rufeng's doing this, so he held back.
But letting those guys on the other side of the river humiliate him all the time was not a solution, so he sent out several hundred men and horses to cross the river again and drive those Otsa soldiers back to the mountains.
But Brunan refused to give in. He tried every possible means to humiliate Aurangzeb. He urinated on the heads of the dead and then kicked them like balls.
Tens of thousands of Mughal troops watched this scene, and they were furious, but they could do nothing about it. A pessimistic mood began to spread among the tens of thousands of troops... ... ...
Aurangzeb quickly discussed countermeasures with his generals and advisers. He asked in a cold tone: "What countermeasures do you have for this situation?"
Hake said, "Your Highness, I think we don't need to pay any attention to the enemy's provocation. The more provocative the enemy is, the more it shows that they can't afford to delay. We just need to delay the enemy here for a few days, and other armies will continue to break through. Then Fo Guang Shan will fall without a fight."
His general Adnan also echoed: "Yes, the enemy has no choice but to use this despicable method to provoke us. As long as we ignore it, they will be helpless."
"Is that what you all think?"
"His Royal Highness Prince... ... .."
Aurangzeb looked coldly at his group of generals with an unfriendly expression.
Dini said quickly: "Your Highness, no matter what, it is always beneficial for us to delay the enemy's main force here, but if we want to delay them, we still have to make a feint attack."
Hake also quickly said: "Your Highness, since it is difficult to attack the mountain, we might as well find a way to lure the enemy down the mountain and then destroy them in one fell swoop."
"Huck, how are you going to lure the enemy down the mountain?"
"Your Highness, we can feign defeat and lure the enemy down."
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