As we all know, war is not only about fighting soldiers, but also about fighting generals.

The general was incompetent and exhausted the three armies, which was fully reflected in the Ming and Yin War.

First of all, the choice of the front-line generals. The generals of the Ming army were all top military students from the Imperial and Ming Military Academy. They have participated in war training many times. They have a good understanding of the geography, humanities, politics, military and other elements of the Indian region.

The generals of the Mughal army, even the Supreme Commander Rao, had little understanding of the Ming army, and the other officers and soldiers knew nothing about the enemy, only knew that they were from the east.

Moreover, Rao, the general of the Mughal army, was stubborn and sometimes indecisive, which made the Mughal army miss a lot of strategic opportunities under his command.

As for the national strategy, there is also a big gap in the strategic vision of the monarchs and ministers of both sides.

The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb gave up the religious tolerance policy of his ancestors Akbar era, expelled Hindus from the government, and demolished Hindu temples and statues of gods in large quantities, focusing on strengthening the religious status of green and green in an attempt to completely green India.

Aurangzeb's short-sighted policy led to the sudden sharpening of religious contradictions within the Mughal Empire and quickly turned into an armed struggle.

The Sikhs and Rajiputs who insisted on their beliefs became open enemies of the Mughal Empire. Although Aurangzeb sent troops to disperse them many times, trying to eliminate his political opponents, he was still unable to completely eliminate his resistance.

Because these militants have strong bosses behind them.

In particular, the warlike Marathas took off directly with the support of the Ming army and developed military capabilities that could rival the Mughal Empire.

The leader of the Maratha people was named Sivaji. He was born into a small feudal family. He was the founder of the Maratha Alliance and a Hindu hero who resisted the rule of the Mughal dynasty.

The main reason why Zhu Hebi chose this person was that he was like a young hero who could not be killed. No matter how the Mughal army ravaged him, he was captured and humiliated and prepared to kill him, he could find an opportunity to escape. After returning to his territory, he would pull up his troops and continue working!

Seeing the growing resistance of Marat and colluding with the Ming army, Aurangzebu felt deeply uneasy. In order to kill this pioneer, he spared no expense and fought for many years, with no less than tens of thousands of soldiers killed every year.

Years of war against the Marathas consumed the Mughal treasury, and the heavy military, labor and taxes also greatly intensified the social and religious contradictions in the Mughal-ruled areas.

While supporting the Mughal "rebel army", the Ming army sent troops to attack important Mughal towns. Under the continuous attacks of the Ming army, the prestige of the Mughal Empire surrendered and almost collapsed.

The Hindu people on the Deccan Plateau and Indian princes of all sizes raised their troops one after another, fighting against the Mughal rule.

For a time, "thieves gathered like ants from all directions, and all treacherous heroes from all directions were raised." The powerful people from all over the country broke away from the Mughal rule and independent, and the world was in chaos. The South Asian subcontinent entered an era of separatist rule.

As the first Marathas to expose the rebellion of the Hindu kingdoms against Mughal rule, they became stronger and stronger.

In the 29th year of Tianwu, Sivaji not only recovered the lost territory in Pune and other places, but also expanded his territory, and later established a powerful army and navy on this basis.

In the 30th year of Tianwu, the immortal Xiaoqiang Sivaji established the capital of Rachigar City and became Peshwa. He ruled through a cabinet composed of eight ministers, and had a tendency to replace Mughals.

However, the factors that determine the fate of the Mughal Empire were the Crown Prince Zhu Hebi of the Ming Dynasty and the 100,000 Ming troops behind him!

In the following years, they played the role of gravediggers in the Mughal Empire.

The warlike Marathas could have become the vanguard of the Mughal army, but because of their narrow religious ideas, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb wasted a large number of precious potential allied forces.

Zhu Hebi is different. He doesn't care what kind of teaching he teaches the other side. As long as it is helpful to the Ming army's conquest of Mughals, he will make friends with everyone and promise to win the money and win the younger brother.

Of course, in order to prevent these little brothers from snatching the fruits of victory, Zhu Hebi prepared a move for them early.

For example, when the founding of the Marathi Alliance, Xiao Qiang Sivaji asked the prince of the Ming Dynasty in advance.

Zhu Hebi clearly asked them to establish a country, but they should implement a Peshwa system similar to the Japanese shogunate. The monarch was empty and the family that was hereditary as Peshwa (meaning the Prime Minister and Chief Minister) took over the power of the state.

In other words, the new dynasty has no emperor, and all military and national affairs are left to the Prime Minister.

Because your elder brother is me, Zhu Hebi, I am currently the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not suitable to be the emperor here...

The Marathi Kingdom was originally an alliance of regional chiefs. After the founding of the country, everyone wanted to be emperor, but the rebellion had not been successful yet and the Mughal Empire had not yet perished, so everyone could not confiscate people to fight for the throne.

Now, the Ming Dynasty has spoken. The Peshwa system that has been created just perfectly solved this problem. No one can argue, let immortal Xiaoqiang Siwaji be the prime minister and other chiefs be the cabinet ministers, perfect!

It has to be said that the system that Zhu Hebi thought of played a good leadership role in the Ming Dynasty and the expansion of the Marathi Alliance.

Under Zhu Hebi's rule, the Marathi people fought south and north, and their territory expanded rapidly like a red giant star, compressing the territory of the Mughal Empire in only one corner of the northwest.

The discussions in the palace continued. Zhu Hebi and the generals of the Ming army carefully discussed the next strategic deployment, striving to completely destroy the Mughal Empire by the end of the 30th year of Tianwu, and give an explanation to my father and the court.

Most of the Ming generals who fought against the Mughals were the eldest sons of the Tianwu nobles, and were commanded by the Crown Prince Zhu Hebi. In later history books, they were also called the Ming version of the "Big Son of the West Expedition".

While the conversation was right, the Eastern Palace guards came hurriedly and reported something in a low voice.

"What? Demolition of the Taj Mahal? Who gave the order?" Zhu Hebi looked bad and felt a little angry.

"Report to the Crown Prince, he is a chief of the Marathi Army. The front line did not accept any messages saying that the guy seemed to have fallen in love with the gems of the Taj Mahal..."

"A bunch of uneducated robbers!"

Zhu Hebi cursed in a low voice, took the paper and pen, wrote a temporary decree, and said to his guards: "Go and tell Sivaji, restrain his men and do less moral things! The Japanese palace in Ming Dynasty passed by the Taj Mahal. If you see a piece of marble missing there, our military will do him!"

The personal guard left.
Chapter completed!