Counting civilians and craftsmen, the Mughals sent 250,000 troops, led by Emperor Aurangzeb.

On the Chinese side, there are only 2,000 Datong Army soldiers, 600 Datong Navy soldiers, and 1,000 temporarily recruited Han militiamen. In addition, there are 30,000 Bangladeshi servants and a number of civilians.

At the beginning of the war, the Mughal army was victorious and more than 8,000 Bengali servants surrendered.

Zheng Sen abandoned the cities along the Ganges River and retreated to Dhaka, clinging to the city where the Governor's Palace is located. In the Bodo River Basin in the lower reaches of the Ganges River, due to serious sedimentation, large ships are easily stranded, and the Datong Navy cannot enter at all. The navy can only be sent

Soldier, take a boat to Dhaka and help Zheng Sen defend the city.

During this series of actions, more than 10,000 servant troops surrendered.

The princes of the princely states who were previously loyal to Zheng Sen changed their tune and declared their allegiance to Aurangzeb.

At this time, Aurangzeb received news from the rear.

The rebel Shivaji took the lead and sent troops to attack the southwestern Mughal territory. Due to insufficient troops and the response of local nobles, Shivaji's army was invincible.

At this time, it was too late to return reinforcements. Aurangzeb sent an envoy to Bijapur. Not only did he formally recognize Bijapur's independent status, he also promised to marry Bijapur. The Sultan of Bijapur immediately sent troops to assassinate Shivaji.

The chrysanthemum of Shivaji's territory, most of which belonged to Bijapur's inherent territory, and the sultan wanted to take the opportunity to regain the lost territory.

Shivaji had no choice but to divide his troops and return for reinforcements. Some of the troops were stationed in the newly occupied territory, and the real elite went back to fight Bijapur.

As for the Sultan of Golconda, he accepted the gift from the Chinese envoy, but did not say anything at this time. Because there was a rebellion in his country, he was busy suppressing the rebels and had no energy to trouble the Mughals. Since the rebels were expelled, they went south.

He fled to Jin State and involved the King of Jin, turning South India into a pot of porridge.

One hair move affects the whole body.

Since Shivaji conquered a lot of territory to the north, the Rajputs took the opportunity to cause trouble. They were a full cavalry team and were unable to attack the city, but they went around the city and looted, hoping to go south to join forces with Shivaji.

The Datong Navy also cooperated, and even enlisted the Portuguese Navy to dispatch together to capture the coastal ports of Gujarat and set aside two port cities to provide rest and supplies for the Rajput cavalry.

The foolish king of Persia broke his promise and did not send troops to help China.

Those short-sighted Persian monarchs were actually busy marrying the Mughals and had no idea of ​​taking advantage of the opportunity to expand.

On the other hand, the Sikhs, who were the weakest, launched a great Sikh uprising in the northwest of the Mughals. They even held high the banner of "Capture Delhi" along the way, attracting a large number of Hindus to join them (in another time and space, Hindus even broke out in an uprising in Delhi.

).

Farther north, China's Dawan Protectorate led the cavalry, led the troops of the Bukhara vassal state, and a small number of Kazakh cavalry, and headed straight for Afghanistan.

The various Afghan ministries that were suppressed after independence saw China leading troops to kill them, and they all cooperated and responded. The Mughal garrison in Afghanistan was forced to shrink to a few large cities, and the rest of the territory was controlled by the Chinese army and Afghan tribes.

Immediately afterwards, the Afghan assassin risked his life and stabbed Governor Amir Khan seriously.

The governor of Dayuan sent a small number of elites to cross the Khyber Pass and fight towards the core territory of the Mughal Empire, attacking the city together with the Sikhs. All the cities that were captured were handed over to the Sikhs to rule Datong.

The army only needs food and some gold and silver.

Over in Dhaka, Zheng Sen defended the city for half a year.

Except for the coastal ports and Dhaka, all other territories in Bangladesh were conquered by Aurangzeb. However, Aurangzeb, who had a large number of troops, could not capture Dhaka, let alone attack the coastal ports.

The war is at a stalemate and can only continue to drag out time.

Zheng Sen's food reserves can last for at least another year. But Aurangzeb's army is almost out of food and grass, with only two or three months of rations left.

Aurangzeb asked his ministers to continue collecting grain. Because he was too hasty, Hindu landlord uprisings broke out in several areas along the Ganges.

In desperation, Aurangzeb took the initiative to seek peace talks.

The previous peace talks all collapsed because the lion Zheng Sen opened his mouth and wanted Aurangzeb to cede territory and pay compensation.

In the end, Zheng Sen figured out Aurangzeb's bottom line: This Mughal emperor could talk about anything, but he just didn't want him to cede territory.

The results of the negotiations are as follows:

First, the Mughals recognized China's rule over Bengal, and the territories of both parties remained as they were before the war.

Second, the Mughals provoked the war without authorization and compensated China for all losses.

Third, if the Mughals were unable to pay compensation, they would hand over some commercial ports in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges to Chinese officials for management. In other words, Chinese officials would obtain part of the Mughals' tariff rights and deduct war compensation from the tariffs.

Fourth, Chinese merchants obtained commercial privileges in the Mughal Empire.

Fifth, Chinese troops must withdraw from the Mughals (including Afghanistan) and promise to no longer support Afghan tribal and Sikh rebellions.

Sixth, China must not interfere in the war between the Mughals and the rebel Shivaji, and must not provide port asylum to the Rajput rebels. However, Chinese merchants can trade with the Rajputs, and the Mughals along the way

Officials may not obstruct or impose additional taxes.

Apart from engaging in diplomatic ties, Zheng Sen hardly fought any major battles. He only defended the governor's city for more than half a year and forced Aurangzeb to sign an unequal treaty.

After the treaty was signed, Zheng Sen did two more things.

The first thing is to clean up the internal affairs and give preferential treatment and rewards to the most loyal princes of the feudal states. Each prince can choose a son to send to Nanjing to study abroad, and help these princes apply for the title of "baron" (colonial special

title).

At the same time, the liquidation of those princes of the feudal states who surrendered the earliest does not mean killing them all. Anyway, some local power in their hands must be handed over.

The second thing is to impose comprehensive economic sanctions on the Bigapur country that helped the Mughals fight the war and increase the tax rate on goods traded with this country.

At the end of this war, the Mughal emperor's prestige was greatly lost. For the next few years, he was busy quelling domestic rebellions.
Chapter completed!