Chapter 386: Everything will turn around after reaching its peak

Naturally, it was impossible that the war with the Ghaznavid Empire was provoked by North India itself.

However, over the years, as the local population of the Ghaznavid Empire grew, it was hit by natural disasters.

The nomadic people, unable to survive, had no choice but to take risks and go to places with abundant food to rob.

Originally, the Ghaznavid Empire was able to make some money because of the Silk Road, mainly the Silk Road in northern India.

But now that the Mediterranean and Red Sea canals have been opened, most of North India’s business no longer goes by land and does not pass through the Ghaznavid Empire.

In addition, there are often many unscrupulous businessmen among Indians doing business.

This would of course cause strong dissatisfaction among the Ghaznavid dynasty.

In fact…

This is actually very similar to the Tatars in the late Ming Dynasty.

Since I can’t survive, I’ll come and rob you.

and……

The nomadic peoples are extremely cruel and brutal, and they even engage in corruption, which is a countermeasure to the peaceful development of northern India in recent years.

How could these Indian soldiers from the northern Indian state of Lahore be a match for a group of starving nomads?

In addition, the country was still at peace before, so they could send spies here in advance and sneak into the city, which would be enough to coordinate the efforts from inside and outside.

Within a few days of the war starting, the nomadic cavalry of the Ghaznavid Empire captured several cities in the northwest of northern India.

As a result, many Indian civilians died under the hooves of the enemy cavalry.

of course!

In North India, the situation is not completely idly watched.

Although a large number of Indian civilians were massacred, it was actually a good thing for the Song regime.

But if we really leave it alone, countless people will flee to the interior of northern India.

Doing so will only aggravate the chaos in the entire Indian region.

only……

That’s what I mean.

Although there are plans to fight back.

But you have enjoyed peace for a long time, and everyone is just thinking about living a good life and not making progress. How can you find those ruthless people who dare to fight for their lives?

The result is…

When Solangi asked a local governor in northern India, the governor of Punjab, to resist the attack of the Ghaznavid nomads, the local governor seemed to have made the same mistake as the Song Dynasty did.

Firstly, there were not enough horses.

Secondly, underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

To know……

Ever since the imperial examination system was introduced to India, the officialdom has become extremely corrupt, especially the status of military generals, which has plummeted.

Now I have finally got an opportunity to lead troops and make meritorious service.

then……

The governor was so proud that he even wanted to have sex with the other person in the open.

Good guy!
The good news is that it didn’t break at the first touch.

But I couldn’t resist for long.

In addition, there were many small fry among the soldiers, which dragged down and lowered the average level of the entire army.

So that the defeat was severe.

In this battle, more than 5,000 Indian soldiers were killed or wounded.

Moreover, many of them were slaughtered by the enemy when they had their backs against the enemy.

When they discovered that the strength of the Indian soldiers in northern India was only so-so, this further fueled the ambitions of the Ghaznavid Empire.

Although the Ghaznavid Empire had few soldiers, only a few thousand.

But this is just the number of regular troops.

When they defeated the Indian soldiers and picked up their armor and weapons, they were able to quickly arm all Ghaznavid men over the age of fifteen to serve as soldiers.

All of a sudden, the army expanded to more than 20,000 people.

And even if some people still don’t have armor, it doesn’t matter, anyway…

All you need is a bow and arrow.

If you don’t have a bow and arrow, you can just use a sickle or a hoe.

and……

They were specifically sent to plunder small villages, so there was no need for much armor. Anyway, it was enough to massacre civilians.

After two months of development.

The Lahore State in northwestern India, as well as Punjab and even the Delhi region have all been occupied by the Ghaznavid Empire.

The people in these three areas also fled in two directions.

First direction, Solange.

The second direction, Uttar Pradesh, is towards the Ganges River Basin.

When the Ghaznavid Empire besieged Delhi, reinforcements from Solangi and other areas arrived late.

can only say……

Li Yuanjun is still very reliable.

After all, it is a unique firearms unit.

First use Indian soldiers to hold the front, and then send musket troops to attack the Ghaznavid cavalry from the flank.

For a time, the Ghaznavid cavalry was unable to withstand the attack.

At last……

When the Ghaznavid Empire saw that they could not win the battle, they fled, leaving behind two thousand corpses of miscellaneous infantrymen.

This was the first setback the Ghaznavid Empire suffered within three months since its eastward expansion.

More than a month passed.

The army of North India gradually recaptured the cities that had been lost before.

However, the people in the city have basically left.

It took more than a month.

Only then did they persuade the fleeing people to return.

The Ghaznavid dynasty knew that they could not defend these cities, so they simply killed the people, looted the food, property and other things, and also took a handful of women. If they could not take them back, they burned them on the spot and ran back to the plateau.

At the same time, since the North Indian soldiers were chasing them, they had to abandon some of their baggage and property.

It’s over, slowing down the pursuers.

And even…

They also considered whether to withdraw from their original territory and flee in the direction of Khwarezm.

Of course!
This is definitely a bad idea!
It is absolutely impossible to do this unless it is absolutely necessary.

But they also united with other nomadic peoples living in the Iranian plateau.

Start to encourage the other party to join them.

They also made it clear that if the other party did not join them, they would attack them.

This year.

The two sides started fighting again in the Peshawar area.

The defeat in this battle finally forced the enemy to abandon Ghazni, the capital of their dynasty.

It is absolutely impossible to win a head-on battle against a musket unit like Solange’s.

But the world is so big, where can’t they go?

Anyway, they are a nomadic people, so they go wherever they go.

the second year.

The Ghaznavid capital was captured by the Solangi army.

however……

No use.

Because all the people of Ghazni had already migrated away.

There is a time lag in receiving information in Constantinople.

By the time Constantinople received the news, the Ghaznavid Empire had already sent troops to attack Isfahan.

After all, Isfahan is just a commercial city on the Silk Road with a population of less than 100,000.

In addition, the city has rarely been repaired over the years, so the soldiers’ combat effectiveness is naturally not high.

then……

Soon, the news of the fall of Isfahan also reached Constantinople.

It was at this point that both Constantinople and Solange realized that this spark seemed to have become a prairie fire.

The Ghaznavid Empire has been a loser for so many years, and it is indeed time for a tough guy to emerge.

As the saying goes, everything has its limits.

These are the theorems of everything in the world.

exactly!

The leader of the Ghaznavid dynasty of this generation was an accomplished ruler.

He is very good at playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses.

At the same time, we also understand the contradictions between the grassland people and the farming people.

Including religious conflicts. The Ghaznavid dynasty mobilized local Muslims in Iran in the name of revenge for the descendants of Muhammad and asked these Muslims to join them.

Some people who were in difficult circumstances joined immediately.

What’s more, over the years, corrupt officials and corruption are rampant in many places.

The Muslims wanted to eat his flesh first, then break his bones, and finally drink his marrow. This was like a flint meeting an iron felt, and immediately a fierce spark was produced.

The flames of war instantly spread to almost the entire Iranian plateau.

Although Constantinople and Solange’s reactions were fast enough.

But you can’t distribute firearms to the local areas, otherwise they will not be able to resist.

The strategy of the Ghaznavid Empire became: if you come, I will run away. If you can’t catch up, I will continue to attack other places.

Anyway…

It is impossible to defend the city.

Defending the city is definitely a dead end.

The essential……

Because Constantinople withdrew a large number of defensive walls from some towns, and even the number of guards in the cities was reduced.

Ok!

The soldiers of the Ghaznavid Empire were like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

Everyone can be slaughtered by them.

July or August of the following year.

That’s just over half a year.

The Ghaznavid Empire had already reached Baghdad and was also heading towards the Anatolian Peninsula, opposite Constantinople.

of course!

The Ghaznavid Empire had more than one route.

There were several routes, Asia Minor was just one of them, and another route was to fight northward from the Iranian Plateau.

Prepare to absorb the people of nomadic peoples such as Khwarezm.

be honest!

Everyone knew how powerful the Song army was. Therefore, when the Ghaznavid army arrived at other nomadic tribes, these nomadic tribes were actually reluctant to play with the Ghaznavid army.

But the Ghaznavid Empire said, if you don’t join, we will attack you.

So what else can they do?
Even if you are pretending to surrender, you must first save your own people.

of course!

There are also many who are loyal to the Song people.

Those who would rather die than surrender will be beheaded by them.

When the chief’s head was taken to his people and displayed before them.

There was a thick streak of blood hanging from the head, falling to the ground.

Anyone who saw such a horrifying scene would be scared to death.

then……

Some people also follow their heart.

It means that whatever you say is the way it is, we surrender!

The power of the Ghaznavid Empire was immediately enhanced.

Fortunately, nowadays, they are attacking relatively poor places.

Therefore, it has not had much impact on the economies of Constantinople and Solange.

however……

Just watching them make trouble here is not a solution.

Then…

Constantinople and Solange had to get together to discuss how to reasonably annihilate the enemy.

In principle, whoever is closer will be the one to fight.

Although most of the areas controlled by the Ghaznavid Empire are now the territory of Constantinople.

however……

Solange couldn’t just ignore it.

After discovering the enemy’s situation and finding that they were divided into two groups, Constantinople and Solange each took over their own enemies.

Constantinople mainly dealt with those who fled to Asia Minor, while Solange sent troops to Khwarezm.

But over the years, raising people has become more important than raising horses.

There are definitely not many horses that Solange can take out at once.

Of course!
Solange can ask Zhu Luo for horses.

But wait until Solange asks Zhu Luo for the horse.

This is already the third year.

The Ghaznavid Empire has now gradually gained a firm foothold.

No more running!
The reason for running away before was insufficient population and soldiers.

Now that we have the population and enough soldiers, it would be unreasonable to run away.

They also received news related to gunpowder through Khwarezm.

Although we cannot produce guns and cannons like those of the Song Dynasty, we can still use them to make firecrackers to scare the Song Dynasty’s war horses or soldiers.

By the third year, Indian soldiers chasing the Ghaznavid rebels arrived at Khwarezm.

then……

They were surprised to find that the other party had even learned to use “land mines”.

of course!

Although it is called a ‘land mine’, its effect is actually very limited. You can only hear a noise but it cannot kill anyone.

But this did give the Indian soldiers a great shock.

Solange wanted to use the Indian soldiers as chopping blocks and the Li Yuan army as hammers. However, due to the existence of “landmines”, the chopping blocks were frightened and defeated before they could even stop the enemy.

In addition…

They were rebelling, and if they failed, they would be beheaded.

So they are fighting with all their might.

And what about India?

It’s okay to go to war far away from home.

The issue is……

They really don’t like fighting.

After all, there wouldn’t be much benefit from winning the war, at most it would just be a little more salary.

This also means that the desire for war between the two sides is far from comparable.

Say it again!

They always used them as human shields, while Li Yuanjun himself stayed away from them, always feeling that Li Yuanjun was not of the same social class as them.

They are just there to make some extra fuss.

After the battle, they suffered many casualties.

And almost no one in Li Yuan’s army would be injured.

Isn’t this bullying?
Why not let them use muskets and cannons?
Why are the Li Yuan army and the Song people the only ones able to use muskets and cannons?
Are we not human beings?

This also meant that it was impossible for Solangi’s army to be as united as that of Ghazni.

of course!

These are all very small factors that have a very small impact.

What really affected the war situation was that the Indian soldiers had never been hungry and the animal nature hidden in their human nature had not yet been unearthed.

They feel they have a way out.

Therefore, when they fight, they will not be serious and it is difficult for them to get into the right state.

It’s all because of eating too much.

boom!
As the Ghaznavid heavy cavalry rushed into the formation of Indian soldiers.

The Indian soldiers fled even faster.

Li Yuanjun’s army was helpless when they saw that their people were scared away.

They could only circle outside the field, delaying the enemy as much as possible and saving more of their own people.

Otherwise, you will end up throwing away your weapons and armor and giving them to the other side for nothing.

Although the Ghaznavid Empire did win a battle, it was not a big win.

Under the cover of muskets, most of the Indian soldiers were able to escape back.

The Ghaznavid Empire did not gain much benefit either.

Instead, they lost some heavily armed elite cavalry.

But even so…

Now that the matter has become like this, it is becoming a bit difficult to end.

and……

We must find out where the other party got the gunpowder.

(End of this chapter)