The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 361 Landing in Mumbai

Ning Quan acted as soon as he thought of it and immediately called Zhuge Liang and others.

After giving some instructions, Ning Quan got up and headed for Malacca.

Also accompanying them were Gao Xiang and four others.

Since Gao Xiang and others have been promoted to the ninth rank, they certainly cannot be left idle and must be entrusted with important tasks.

It just so happens that Gao Xiang can lead the team to land in Mumbai.

Ning Quan is aware that Gao Xiang still has some command ability.

Because of the long distance, Ning Quan arrived in Malacca in the afternoon of the next day.

At this time, the port of Malacca was already shrouded in war clouds.

It seems calm, but in fact there are undercurrents.

All preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.

"Your Majesty, the combined fleet will arrive in a month, and our landing force will reach the Bombay waters in five days. The timing is just right."

Standing on the city wall, Zhou Yu reported to Ning Quan.

"Well, leave the landing to me, and you will just be in charge of the combined fleet."

"I will capture Mumbai as quickly as possible, and then send the fleet back to help you."

Ning Quan spoke.

"Be careful, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yu said worriedly.

After all, Ning Quan went to the battle personally this time.

"Haha, it's just a landing operation. With me here, there will be absolutely no problem."

After saying that, he boarded the flying car and flew towards the southwest with Gao Xiang and others.

At this time, the western Indian Ocean coastline.

A Daqian navy fleet is sailing at full speed.

The fleet had a total of 500 ships, including 70 warships and the rest were cargo ships and troop transports.

It was loaded with 40,000 soldiers and thousands of horses.

In addition, there are bows and crossbows, food, armor and other supplies.

The fleet was led by Ning Quan's large ship.

The Port of Mumbai was one of the important ports of the Mughal Empire and was heavily defended.

If you want to take it quickly, you must send out large ships.

Otherwise, if we want to rely on the navy, it may take a long time.

This will affect the battle with the Combined Fleet.

Because these warships have to go back to participate in the battle.

Because there were no more generals available, the fleet command was temporarily taken over by Ning Quan's brother-in-law Li Taiheng.

Li Taiheng came from the Ministry of War and was no stranger to fighting.

Although his level may not be up to par, he is still capable of taking over temporarily, and Ning Quan will be here soon.

"Buzz buzz~~~~"

When Li Taiheng was looking at the sea view, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound in his ears.

He looked up and saw that it was Ning Quan who came in a flying car.

So I hurried to the deck to greet him.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!"

Li Tai said with his fists clasped together.

"Brother, please don't be polite. What's the situation now?"

Ning Quan spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty, everything is normal. We will reach our destination in three days."

"Very good, let's move on then."

Ning Quan said with satisfaction after hearing this.

Immediately, Ning Quan and Li Taiheng came to the bridge.

"Let me introduce you to General Gao Xiang and General Zhao Biao..."

"General Gao Xiang will be fully responsible for the subsequent command."

Ning Quan pointed at Gao Xiang and others and said.

"I've met several generals."

Li Taiheng hurriedly saluted.

"You don't have to be polite, sir."

Gao Xiang and others quickly returned the greeting.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides began to discuss the battle plan.

.........

Three days later.

The fleet arrived near the coast of Mumbai.

"Your Majesty, the reconnaissance ship reported that the defenses of Mumbai Harbor were lax. There were no large or medium-sized warships in the harbor. They probably didn't notice our arrival."

The messenger came running to report.

"Well, in that case, let's proceed according to the plan. General Gao Xiang, you will lead your landing forces to attack Mumbai Harbor immediately. I will lead the warships to provide cover for you."

Ning Quan said after pondering for a while.

"The general will obey the order!"

Gao Xiang responded and left.

Soon, more than a hundred troop transport ships broke away from the fleet and rushed towards the Port of Mumbai.

Ning Quan then led a large ship and dozens of warships to follow.

At this moment, the defenders of Mumbai finally discovered the situation.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The shrill cries of the sentries rang out over the port of Bombay.

It immediately attracted the attention of all the defenders, and they all became alert.

"Enemy attack!"

"Quick, prepare to fire."

......

For a while, the defenders in the city continued to shout.

Following the shouts, the harbor defenders prepared for battle and began loading their cannons.

"Boom boom boom~"

"Pfft~"

Before the defenders could even begin to move, dense artillery fire directly covered the top of the city.

In an instant, the defenders on the city wall suffered heavy casualties.

"Ah, help."

"Help~"

"Woo woo, I don't want to die yet, someone come and save me."

......

After just one round of artillery fire, the defenders on the city wall cried for their parents.

The defenders at the port were horrified.

Because a large number of enemy ships are coming.

They could even clearly see the Daqian flag flying on the enemy ship.

"Quick, run!"

"The navy of the Daqian Dynasty has arrived."

"Run for your life."

"..."

After a brief shock, the port defenders turned around and fled, not caring about defending at all.

It’s not the defenders’ fault that they were not strong enough. It was just the tradition of the Mughal Empire that when they encountered a strong enemy, they just wanted to escape.

I don't dare to fight it head-on.

And who could have imagined that Daqian would actually attack Mumbai from thousands of miles away?

There were not many troops stationed in Mumbai, only less than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people.

Facing an enemy that suddenly arrives, there is absolutely no way to deal with it.

They could only flee in panic.

"Kill, charge, seize the city gate"

Gao Xiang saw this and shouted coldly.

"Kill."

In an instant, more than a hundred warships rushed into the harbor like sharp arrows.

In less than ten minutes, the first group of soldiers landed on land.

"Quick, close the city gate."

The general defending Mumbai immediately roared and ordered his men to close the city gates in an attempt to prevent the enemy from entering the city.

"Bang~bang~"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

However, before he could finish his words.

The two shells hit the city gate accurately and blew it up directly.

Immediately, Gao Xiang led his soldiers into the city of Mumbai.

Then, a bloody massacre began.

The defender of Mumbai was beheaded on the spot.

The defenders of Mumbai were being hunted down madly by the Daqian soldiers.

There were many people who did not know what was good for them, and in just half a day, the city of Mumbai fell into the hands of Daqian.

"Haha, Ah San is indeed vulnerable."

Seeing that Mumbai City was easily captured, Ning Quan, who was watching the battle on the big ship, couldn't help but mock.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

Li Tai flattered him.

"Hahaha, stop praising me, I know what I'm doing."

"Come on, let's go into the city and have a look."

Ning Quan smiled and waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Immediately, Ning Quan and his group boarded a transport boat and headed towards Mumbai.

A moment later, everyone entered the city of Mumbai.

At this time, the entire city of Mumbai was already in chaos.

The city was filled with poor people fleeing in all directions.

"It's so fucking dirty."

Ning Quan frowned and muttered to himself as he looked at the garbage and feces on the street.