Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology - Chapter 310

Chapter 310: Return of the Commandos Chapter 310: Return of the Commandos November 13th, 1655.

The Coastal region of Baluchistan, Port of Gwadar, and Port of Ormara.

Brigadier Generals Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh were dropped off at the Port of Gwadar and the Port of Ormara yesterday night at 7 PM.

However, they each disembarked at different ports along the coast of Balochistan.

Dinesh Reddy had chosen the Port of Ormara, situated at the east of the coast, as his landing, while Lingesh had taken Gwadar, located at the west of the coast, as his landing base.

Since the area of Baluchistan was very remote and had very little connection with the economy of the Mughal Empire, the information known about the far-western frontier region of Baluchistan was very limited.

This made the Bharatiya External Pragya’s infiltration very difficult, as it was almost impossible to penetrate the interior of Baluchistan without passing through one of the few trade routes controlled entirely by the Mughal Empire.

Hence, the Bharatiya commando had to take action and infiltrate the region, gathering all key targets, geographic intelligence, and other useful information for the war efforts against the Mughal Empire.

All this trouble could have been avoided if Vijay had outlined the important and key targets in the region of Baluchistan on paper at a moment’s notice, as he was aware of the key passes and crucial political centres in the region from his previous life.

However, he hesitated because if he made a mistake in the information he provided, it could cause a lot of casualties to the empire.

Since the troops of the empire are already stretched, a simple mistake could set back the empire’s offensive capabilities by a few years, which would be disastrous against an opponent of similar strength.

As for why he was worried, despite the geographical locations and the main passes of the region of Balochistan remaining the same, it was because in order to conquer these passes, a prominent base is required that is capable of self-sustaining itself.

So Vijay is doubtful if the information in this timeline is the same as in the previous one because there were a lot of changes that had happened in this timeline that did not exist in his past life.

Despite the striking similarities between both worlds, encompassing the majority of history, notable differences trace back as far as a millennium.

For instance, even the major Abrahamic religions, Islam and Christianity, though fundamentally unchanged in essence and teaching, underwent alterations in their religious books.

They are now referred to simply as the holy books of Christianity and Islam, rather than the Bible and Quran from the previous timeline.

While the content remains consistent, certain renowned works penned by religious scholars are more radical than in the past.

Another significant deviation occurred in the Maratha dynasty, which shifted from Maharashtra to Punjab as well as the Nepal region, which had a whole mini Kurukshetra war.

Given these variations, Vijay remained cautious, unwilling to leave anything to chance.

Back to Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh, since they did not want to take any chances, the intelligence personnel from both the Bharatiya External Pragya and military Pragya were brought along.

Each brigade had 200 of these personnel, with the 100 intelligence agents of the Bharatiya External Pragya skilled at camouflaging within enemy ranks and obtaining information, while the agents of Bharatiya Sainik Pragya were adept at inspecting terrain and acquiring all necessary geographical and military knowledge needed for battle, or even acting as auxiliary units in the role of scouts during the battle.

With these two units accompanying them, both Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh were relieved.

Although they were confident in their combat abilities and stealth operations, they were not as confident in collecting information about the region, especially in the current situation where they did not know the local language.

Fortunately, the intelligence agents coming along with them all knew the basic languages of the region, as both the Bharatiya External Pragya and Bharatiya Sainik Pragya included compulsory courses for Arabian, Persian, and Sanskrit-based languages spoken in the subcontinent.

There was a rule that each intelligence agent should be fluent in at least three languages of the three father languages, which helped these intelligence agents assimilate quicker in the local environment.

The operation of Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh started like this at two different locations on the coast of Balochistan, on the bank of the Arabian Sea, two hundred and thirty-two kilometres apart from each other.

It was 8:00 in the morning when the two brigades dispatched at the same time, after having camouflaged in local clothes and not taking the usual path, in order to flank the small checkpoint that was placed after the fall of the ports of Gwadar and Ormara.

One Week Later…

November 20th, 1655.

The Coastal region of Baluchistan, Port of Gwadar, Bruised and battered, Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh arrived at the port of Gwadar, surprisingly together, as they left in separate routes at the opposite ends of the coast of Balochistan.

Both Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh were in a very bad condition.

Dinesh had lost a tow on his leg, while Lingesh could be seen to be injured near his chest, and the wound appeared darker than usual, indicating infection.

Besides the major injuries, there were several cuts and bruises across their bodies, which had turned dark in colour, and dried blood stains could be seen all over, confirming their hardships.

The commandos and the intelligence agents were in even worse shape, as some of them had even broken a few limbs and were being carried on the shoulders of their comrades, while others were unconscious from significant blood loss.

Out of the 8400 people that went on this mission, only 5253 remained alive, with the majority of the survivors having various injuries, and a few of them still teetering on the edge of death, barely surviving each day.

Upon Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh’s arrival at the port of Gwadar, a signal was urgently sent to the naval fleet sailing on the waters, and immediate medical assistance was dispatched.

In the meantime, necessary first aid procedures were being done.

Prasanna Nayar, patrolling the coast, promptly docked at the port upon receiving news of their arrival.

Meeting the generals, his first gesture was a salute, conveying profound gratitude and admiration for their valorous deeds amidst certain death.

Prasanna knew that not even in a thousand years could he do such a thing, so his admiration for the commandos and the brigadier generals Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh soared to unparalleled heights.

Not wanting to delay the doctors any longer and before the drowsiness of the medicine hit, he swiftly inquired about the situation and the reason behind the high casualty rate.

After receiving the answer, which gave him chills, he immediately urged the medical team into action, ensuring they received immediate treatment.

With the orders from the senior doctors passed, the newly produced morphine was used to treat the soldiers.

Though the use of morphine was traditionally reserved for severe, unbearable injuries, the multitude of cuts and bruises made it unbearable for the soldiers; hence, the use of morphine was unavoidable at the end of the day.

Though the medication provided some relief, their recovery would require time to regain their former strength, and whether the already seriously infected patients would recover is a question the doctors had no answer to.

*Bam!* Prasanna suddenly hit his head in annoyance, which startled the sailors following him back to the ship.

He had forgotten the main task this operation took place for – the information.

“What am I doing now without asking about the information?” he thought to himself with an annoyed expression.

Without any delay, he quickly ran back to the beds where Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh were placed and quickly inquired about the intelligence report before the generals fell fully into a deep sleep.

Worried that they would not hear his words, he even started to gesture, closing his hands in the shape of a book and turning them.

Prasanna was inwardly begging all the gods for Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh to hear his voice or at least understand the gesture he was making because he knew that the whole battle planning of the war depended on this information alone.

Dinesh and Lingesh, who were starting to feel drowsy from the shot of morphine they had taken, could only vaguely understand what Prasanna was saying.

But still, seeing the gestures made by Prasanna, they somewhat understood and slowly pointed their hands towards the bags they were carrying with the last of their strength.

Having achieved the goal, Prasanna did not waste any longer and immediately took out the two large stacks of documents from the bags and swiftly sent them through the Laksham class Clipper at the fastest speed to the city of Karnavati.

November 21st, 1655.

Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, The region of Gujarat, The City of Karnavati The city of Ahmedabad has now been renamed Karnavati, as it was the city’s older name when it was previously established by Karna, the Chaulukya ruler of Anhilwara, who waged a successful war against the Bhil King of Ashaval and established a town called Karnavati on the banks of Sabarmati.

This later became the city of Ahmedabad.

Vijay, currently in the meeting room accompanied by Narasimha Nayak and Ramayya Senapathi Along with the intelligence directors Roshan and Aditya, had just received confirmation about the appearance of Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh, as well as the 2 intel records collected by one general each.

“How are Dinesh Reddy and Lingesh?

Are they alright?

How are the commandos?” Vijay asked with concern.

The person who brought in the news was a sailor under the command of the newly appointed Naval Commander Prasanna Nayar, so he was a little nervous answering the question.

But still, summoning his inner bravery, he reported, ”Your Majesty, there have been 3147 casualties in the operation, and the further casualties are not yet determined as almost 60 to 70% of the remaining soldiers are injured in one way or another.” ”How is this possible?

Didn’t they leave with ample medical supplies?” Vijay asked with an ugly expression on his face.

”Your Majesty, apparently the medical supplies were not enough to cope with their injuries,” the sailor responded.

*Bham!* Vijay banged the table in annoyance because these were the commandos in whom the Empire had invested a lot of resources.

Each of these commandos was equipped with a new-issue Brown Bess Musket and a wheel lock pistol along with the new drugs.

The first batch of production was allocated to the Bharathiya commandos.

Even with top-notch equipment, so many injuries and casualties were caused, despite not concentrating their tasks on offense like the last mission.

Vijay questioned whether the choice of choosing Baluchistan was right.

”Do you know why so many casualties occurred?” Vijay asked although he did not have high hopes for the small sailor to answer this question.

But surprisingly, he did.

”Your Majesty, His Excellency the commander inquired about this news, and apparently, it is because of the harsh terrain and dry climate which led to the soldiers being dehydrated very quickly and not able to cope with the environment.

On top of that, the distance from one town to another was a large distance which led to them not being prepared enough.

Additionally, due to the region being hilly terrain, whenever conflict occurred, it was around these hills.

So, due to not being familiar with the environment, a lot of casualties occurred.

And since there were not enough medical supplies with them, a lot of the soldiers had died due to injury itself.” *Tch!* Vijay clicked his tongue in annoyance because most of the solutions for these problems had been solved throughout the week.

Looks like they had miscalculated the harshness of the terrain.

Fortunately, when the Commandos were out on the operation, preparations were being made, so it could be possible for the army to still continue the battle plan If the trouble was only with the environment and the terrain.

But it was just a pity for the Bharatiya Commandos.

Looking at the intelligence directors in the room Vijay proceeded to ask the next main objective “Both of you, how long will it take to add the two pieces of information and make it into a report?” Vijay asked the intelligence directors in the room.

Roshan and Aditya looked at each other and replied without hesitation, “It will take a day, Your Majesty.” However, in reality, it would take longer.

But as the army is gearing up for battle and with the already casualties of the Bharatiya Commandos, they have no right to delay any longer, especially since a lot of their own agents died in this mission.

To be continued…

P.S.

Side story needed ?