Chapter 35: The Phoenix of Mewar – Amar Singh’s Counterattack

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1. The Ashes of Defeat – A King's Resolve

The night sky burned with the last embers of Kumbhalgarh's fall. Mewar had suffered a devastating loss, but Amar Singh's spirit remained unbroken.

✔ The Mughals held the fort, but they had not broken the Rajput will.

✔ Amar Singh and his warriors disappeared into the mountains, regrouping for vengeance.

✔ The Rajputs, once divided, now looked to Amar Singh as their only hope.

In a hidden camp deep in the Aravalli hills, the surviving Rajput chiefs gathered.

✔ Rawat Chundawat spoke first. "The fort is gone. But Mewar is not lost."

✔ Bagh Singh's voice was fierce. "We must strike before the Mughals settle in."

✔ Kesar Singh Rathore stood. "This time, we take the war to them."

Amar Singh's eyes burned with determination.

✔ "We will not sit in the shadows like cowards. We will burn the Mughals out of our land."

✔ "They think they have won. Let them taste the wrath of Mewar's fury."

The Rajputs were not defeated—they were reborn as warriors of vengeance.

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2. The Birth of a New Strategy – Unconventional Warfare

Amar Singh knew they could not win in a direct battle against the mighty Mughal army.

✔ The Rajputs had only 12,000 warriors left.

✔ The Mughals controlled Mewar with over 40,000 troops.

A different approach was needed. The war would not be fought in open fields—it would be fought in the shadows.

✔ Guerrilla warfare would become their weapon.

✔ Hit-and-run tactics would bleed the Mughals dry.

✔ Every village, every forest, every mountain pass would be a battleground.

Amar Singh divided his warriors into four specialized units:

(1) The Shadow Warriors – Night Assassins

✔ Elite Rajputs trained in silent kills.

✔ Targeted Mughal generals, officers, and key supply chains.

✔ Moved unseen, striking fear into the enemy.

(2) The Fire Walkers – Destruction Experts

✔ Set fire to Mughal supply depots, forts, and barracks.

✔ Sabotaged bridges, wells, and storage houses.

✔ Forced the enemy into starvation and chaos.

(3) The Thunder Riders – Cavalry Ambush Units

✔ Attacked Mughal patrols in open plains.

✔ Struck suddenly, then vanished into the mountains.

✔ Kept the enemy constantly on edge.

(4) The Mountain Phantoms – Masters of the Aravallis

✔ Guardians of the hidden paths.

✔ Created deadly rockslides to crush advancing Mughal forces.

✔ Ensured that no enemy could track Rajput movements.

Mewar was turning into a land of nightmares for the invaders.

✔ No Mughal soldier could sleep peacefully.

✔ No caravan could move without fear.

✔ No fort could be held without constant attacks.

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3. The First Blow – Striking at the Heart of the Mughals

The Mughals celebrated their control over Mewar, unaware that their nightmare was about to begin.

Amar Singh chose their first target—a large Mughal supply convoy heading towards Chittorgarh.

✔ The convoy carried food, weapons, and reinforcements.

✔ Escorted by 5,000 Mughal troops.

✔ Its loss would cripple Mughal operations in Rajputana.

Amar Singh and The Thunder Riders struck under the cover of darkness.

✔ Rajput arrows rained from the cliffs, killing hundreds in minutes.

✔ Warriors rode through the chaos, cutting down fleeing Mughal soldiers.

✔ The Fire Walkers set the entire supply train ablaze.

By dawn, 4,000 Mughals lay dead—and the remaining 1,000 fled in terror.

✔ "We are not the hunted anymore," Amar Singh declared. "We are the hunters."

The legend of the Rajput resurgence had begun.

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4. The Mughals' Desperation – Jahangir's Fury

News of the massacre reached Delhi, and Jahangir flew into a rage.

✔ "They dare defy me?" he roared.

✔ "Burn Mewar to the ground! Kill every Rajput who resists!"

He dispatched 20,000 fresh troops, led by the ruthless Mughal general, Mahabat Khan.

✔ "Find Amar Singh. Crush him. Show no mercy."

✔ "I want his head on a spike!"

But Mahabat Khan was walking into a nightmare.

✔ Every village became a battlefield.

✔ Every road was a death trap.

✔ His army was bled dry before it could even reach Amar Singh.

The Rajput counterattack was unstoppable.

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5. The Siege of Chittorgarh – The Final Gambit

Seeing his forces suffer massive losses, Mahabat Khan changed his strategy.

✔ He stopped chasing Amar Singh in the mountains.

✔ Instead, he turned towards Chittorgarh—the heart of Rajputana.

✔ If he could take the city, he could break Rajput morale.

Chittorgarh was home to the Rajput families, the women, and children.

✔ The people were outnumbered.

✔ They had only weeks before the siege would break them.

A desperate call for help was sent to Amar Singh.

✔ "The Mughals are coming for Chittorgarh!"

✔ "If they take it, Mewar will fall!"

Amar Singh did not hesitate.

✔ "Gather every warrior. We march at dawn."

✔ "For Mewar. For Rajputana. For freedom."

The final battle for Mewar had begun.

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6. The Rajput Charge – A Storm of Steel and Fire

As the Mughals began their assault on Chittorgarh, Amar Singh and his warriors arrived like a storm.

✔ The Thunder Riders cut through the Mughal lines like fire through dry grass.

✔ The Fire Walkers set siege weapons ablaze.

✔ The Shadow Warriors assassinated Mughal officers in the midst of battle.

The Mughals panicked. They had been so close to victory—only to find death waiting for them.

Mahabat Khan tried to rally his men.

✔ "Hold the lines! Kill them all!"

But then he saw Amar Singh charging toward him—and terror filled his eyes.

✔ "No! Not him!"

Amar Singh's blade flashed like lightning.

✔ Mahabat Khan's head fell to the ground.

✔ The Mughal army shattered.

The Battle of Chittorgarh was over.

✔ The Mughals fled.

✔ Rajputana was free once more.

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7. The Phoenix Rises – Mewar's Future

✔ Amar Singh rode into Chittorgarh as a hero.

✔ His people gathered around him, chanting his name.

✔ "Mewar stands! Mewar lives!"

✔ The war was not over—but the Rajputs had proven one thing.

✔ They could never be defeated.

As the sun set over the battlefield, Amar Singh looked toward the horizon.

✔ "We will rebuild. We will reclaim all that was lost. And we will never bow."

Mewar had risen from the ashes.

✔ And now, it was time to take back Rajputana—one victory at a time.

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