"I don't know if that guy A San can complete the task smoothly. Originally, such things should be done by the people from the Intelligence Department, but those people from the Intelligence Department were never seen, and they were always the only ones who came to the door, and it was difficult for us to find them. Moreover, it is not a good thing to expose the personnel of the Intelligence Department for such a thing that has no sign of the eight characters."

It was Qin Zuoming who instructed his most savvy Tuban mercenaries to find the Governor of Bangladesh.

Since the Mughal Emperor ordered the expulsion of overseas people, Chinese merchants, Portuguese merchants, and Dutch merchants no longer dared to operate outside the fortress, so Qin Zuoming could only send recruited Indian national soldiers to negotiate.

"Do you think the Governor of Bangladesh agree to be independent from the Mughal emperor to become the king of Bangladesh?" Chen Bangyan asked.

"He was unwilling to agree to be a king. There were also a group of princes queuing up to become the king of Bengal. Occupying a wealthy place in Bengal can give them a more noble position, and their descendants are all royal families. When the emperor ordered a complete blockade of us, they dared to sell food to the East India Company in private. As long as they could give them enough benefits to let them go, they would be willing to betray the Mughal Empire." Qin Zuoming said.

The princes of Bangladesh are not a monolithic piece of law. They usually have territorial disputes. Even food is dared to sell to the enemy during wars. It is easy to find a puppet. What we need to consider is the power of the puppet and whether it is worth supporting.

"I heard that Shah Jahan, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, wanted to personally conquer us. This time, our fortress, which had not been built for a long time, was famous. It was successively attacked by the second prince and emperor of the Mughal Empire. With their empire's ability, if they use cavalry to attack for a long distance, they would be able to reach the city in less than a month. However, considering that they had to summon infantry and artillery, they would not be able to pose a threat to us in less than three months, so I plan to go out to sea to find the 12th Corps to seek help from the 12th Corps tomorrow." Chen Bangyan said.

The two commanders of Kolkata Fort, Qin Zuoming, were officers sent from their hometown Sichuan, while Chen Bangyan was from Guangdong and later served as captain of the Nanyang Fleet. Therefore, Chen Bangyan was more familiar with Nanyang and the 12th Corps stationed in Nanyang, and planned to take a boat to Malacca City in person to seek assistance from the 12th Corps.

In order to defeat the prestige of the Mughal emperor, they not only had to hide in the bastion and stay away from the door, but they wanted to pursue the defeat of the emperor's army head-on in the wild battles, so that the prestige of the Mughal emperor would plummet. As long as the prestige of the Mughal emperor was shaken, this complex empire would fall apart, and princes and feudal lords from all over the country would compete!

"The 12th Corps swept through some indigenous kingdoms in the South Ocean. The indigenous kingdoms in the jungle are very difficult to deal with. They also need to help maintain public order and quell the rebellion in the subjugated areas. I don't know if I can divide my troops to the Indian battlefield." Qin Zuoming was not very clear about the matter of the 12th Corps.

Unlike the Indian Peninsula, the Spice Islands are truly managed by the Nanyang Province, so the 12th Corps spared no effort to crack down on the indigenous kingdoms that refused to surrender.

On the Indian Peninsula, they adopted a strategy of dividing and conquer, as long as the East India Company can obtain raw materials and dump goods here.

"It is obvious that the war on the Indian Peninsula is more important now. If they knew that we were facing a larger siege of more than 100,000 people in the Mughal Empire, they would definitely send troops to support us. And the war on their side can be temporarily put aside, and the horses attack the Blue Kingdom, and the firearm level of Aceh's country is even worse than that of the Mughal Empire..." Chen Bangyan said.

"Then I'll leave it to you to ask for help from Malacca City. You only need to come to two more battalions. No, the troops of one battalion, plus the more than 2,000 Tumen mercenaries here, we can go out of the city to fight them." Qin Zuoming said.

"Leave it to me. I will at least bring a battalion of troops back here in time. I believe that if the Nanyang Fleet has successfully cleared the strongholds of the Netherlands and Portuguese, they will definitely pass by our Kolkata when they return, and then they will stay with us to deal with the upcoming army of the Mughal Empire. Speaking of which, the Nanyang Fleet's ships seem to be a little insufficient. They now have to control the long coastlines of the Nanyang and Indian Oceans at the same time, which seems a bit weak..." Chen Bangyan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the Nanyang Fleet running back and forth.

The ocean is too big. The coastlines of various countries are extremely long, and they can be hundreds or thousands of miles at any time. The Nanyang Fleet's sail battleships and frigates are only more than a dozen, and they seem a little sparse on the vast sea. Therefore, there are still smuggling ships and sampan boats in the Spice Islands. The Nanyang Fleet, which cannot patrol various seas, can only control important ports and straits.

The next day, Chen Bangyan drove a sailboat and disappeared from the Bay of Bengal, and went to Malacca City to ask for help from the 12th Corps.

The Nanyang Fleet was on the way back with the treasures that ransacked Surat.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan expelled foreigners who lived ashore from all over the country, and many of them were killed in the conflict.

At the same time, Shah Jahan personally recruited 70,000 troops to start the famous "Bangladesh Expedition"! Among them, 5,000 elite cavalry, 25,000 ordinary cavalry and auxiliary cavalry, 15,000 infantry and gunners. What remains are the cavalry of various local princes and nobles, infantry and gunners, as many as 30,000!

This does not include the civilians and horses who transported food in the middle. It is expected that soldiers and farmers will be recruited. The total number of slaves exceeds 150,000, and it is claimed that it is a 500,000 army!

In addition to its huge military force, there are more than 20 heavy bronze cannons, mortar cannons, more than 400 small cannons that are not as good as field cannons, and 300 battle elephants!

The second prince Shashujia, near Bangladesh, and the princes of the Tubang, were also preparing to perform well in front of the emperor. They once again gathered 40,000 troops, including logistics soldiers, and waited to meet with the emperor's army west of Bangladesh.

Shah Jahan was not very fast to recruit the army. On the contrary, it was not easy for feudal lords from all over the country to gather the army the emperor wanted. There were always local princes and princes dragging on, and Shah Jahan could only try his best to urge him.

One month after the order to expedition to Bangladesh, the expeditionary army completed the most basic preparations and began to march at a slow speed. During the march, the defenders of Kolkata Fort were trying to find reinforcements and train more Turkish mercenaries, and the South China Fleet was also on the way back.
Chapter completed!