How to control Indian prisoners? It is actually very simple, just select the Kshatriyas in the army individually.
The rest of the Vaishyas and Sudras are very easy to manage as long as you don't kill them.
You can even get some food and let them manage it themselves.
As for Brahmins, this class is still very small in India.
This is inevitable. It is impossible to be a Brahmin just by being a priest. If this is the case, what is the point of being a Kshatriya?
This bloody battle at the Khyber Pass is completely unworthy of its name.
There was a lot of blood, 30,000 soldiers of the Shahi Dynasty plus more than 10,000 civilians were killed, fell to death, disappeared into the mountains, and were trampled to death by war elephants, a total of more than 4,000 people.
For a feudal army with a total of more than 40,000 people, it was quite a lot.
At the same time, the battle was actually fought. Zhang Zhao led his troops to fight against the war elephants, and Taniguchi Yinhaozi led his army to conduct a frontal attack.
Hundreds of elite troops drawn from the Shunyi Left Army were lost, and dozens of Khotan palace guards were killed or injured, so it cannot be said that there was no fighting.
But taken together, it cannot be called a bloody battle at all.
This battle seemed quite lively, but in fact it was not even as intense as the pursuit battle under Suiye City. The third brother's fighting ability was originally poor, and he was attacked by his own war elephant, so he was defeated even faster.
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Peshawar is the first key city beyond the Khyber Pass. As long as Peshawar is captured, the entire Indus River Valley will be completely open to our King Zhang.
Zhang Zhao looked at the scenery in front of him greedily, how beautiful it was!
The vast plain stretches as far as the eye can see, with faint smoke from cooking fires in the distance, and the newly harvested rice in the fields is piled into golden hills.
As soon as we leave this mountain pass, the humid air makes our faces feel moist. What's even better is that it is the Little Ice Age, and the Indian continent is not as hot as it would be in later generations. The climate in early September can be said to be very pleasant.
"Please! My King, you know that I don't want to kill people, I just want money. As long as you cooperate a little more and open the gate of Peshawar, I can continue to go back to Udabandapura."
Your king!"
Zhang Zhao gave the rope in his hand to a fat black man, who was Bach Maha, the son of Kal Maha.
The combination of these two people is already very proficient. It was their combination that led to the opening of Nalan De Fort at the exit of the Khyber Valley.
Karmaha's face was very ugly, and he asked his son to lead the king like a dog to call the door. No matter if he opened the door or not, the reputation of their family would be ruined.
From now on, I can only go down this path getting darker and darker, but Kalmaha doesn't want to do this.
Zhang Zhao smiled coldly, he knew who the old fox next to him was, he was just a bitch.
A builder who became a bitch but still wanted to build a memorial arch, betrayed the king, but still wanted to keep a good reputation, haha!
Relatively speaking, his son Bach Maha is a bachelor.
"General, do you think they can open the gates of Peshawar?"
Zhang Zhao pointed to the distance and asked. A few hundred meters away, Modapolo was crying and talking with a general wearing a pointed helmet on the top of the city. Both of them must have looked more excited, because the fluctuations in their voices were relatively different.
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"I think we may not be able to open the door. Peshawar is the most important city outside the valley. I believe the guard will probably refuse to open the door for the sake of everyone's safety!"
Karma tried hard to hide his displeasure and said to Zhang Zhao calmly.
‘Bah bang bang!’ Zhang Zhao clapped his hands nervously, “General, if they can’t open this city gate, what do you think I will do?”
A trace of gloom flashed across Karmaha's face, and then he looked a little nervous.
"What will Khan do? Will he kill my son?"
Old bastard! Bah! Zhang Zhao spat at Karmaha in his heart.
This old dog has been guiding Zhang Zhao to direct his emotions toward his son, intentionally or unintentionally. It seems that he is willing to give up his car to save the handsome man. He may be trying to sacrifice his son to preserve the family's reputation.
At this time, Tianzhu still pays more attention to loyalty and trustworthiness. After all, the Kshatriya group is also a warrior group.
In addition to the military democracy created by the five generations of lunatics in Chinese history, martial groups at home and abroad in ancient and modern times still value qualities such as loyalty and trustworthiness, even if they are just pretending.
"General, I will not kill your son, but I will kill your grandson and then tell your son that I did this because you angered me.
And after that, I will give your son a little extra power."
Zhang Zhao unceremoniously tapped the old Asan on the shoulder with the riding crop in his hand.
"I summoned Bach Maha last night. He was very proud of his son. It is said that your grandson is an extremely outstanding young man.
At the same time, he also said that you don't like your eldest son very much, but you like your younger son more.
You can imagine what Bach Maha will do when he comes back and knows about this and has power in his hands."
Karma was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at Zhang Zhao's face and became extremely excited. This Ju'er Khan wanted to incite his family to kill each other!
And it is very likely to succeed, because the eldest son has long complained about Bach Maha's partiality.
"I would like to go to the front to help persuade him to surrender, please ask the Khan for permission!" Karmaha immediately gave up and was willing to go to the front door himself to persuade him to surrender.
"Very good! Children can be taught!" Zhang Zhao said to Karmaha, who was nearly fifty years old, in the same tone as talking to a child.
"Remember, be obedient, otherwise no one can guarantee the wealth and safety of you and your family."
After watching the old bastard from Tianzhu go away, Guo Tiance rode his horse closer to Zhang Zhao.
"Your Majesty, this old man from Tianzhu is not honest. Why not just chop him off with a knife? Is there no need to spend any effort on him? Don't we have the king of the Natsuki Kingdom in our hands!"
Before Zhang Zhao could answer, Ma Yaozi looked at Guo Tiance with a smile.
"Guo Hucao, what do you think we are here for?"
"I know, it's for profit!" Guo Tiance still said it more tactfully, and did not directly say that he was here to rob.
"Isn't that right? Thirty percent of the wealth of this Tianzhu Xiaxi Kingdom is in the hands of the king's family. If we keep this king, how can we dig deep into the ground?"
Bai Congxin also came to join in the fun. As a former leader of the horse thieves, he was quite good at this kind of thing. He could immediately see what Zhang Zhao was thinking.
Guo Tiance suddenly understood and nodded, yes! We are here to rob, how can we choose the fattest sheep as a collaborator?
Of course, a fat sheep like King Natsuki must be eaten dry.
A few people were chatting while the Shunyi Left Army and Shunyi Right Army behind were preparing siege equipment.
But at this time, the city gate of Peshawar opened with a creak, and it seemed that it was the combined face of Madapala and Karmaha that saved them.
"Let's go! Enter the city!" Zhang Zhao waved his hand, but he did not move. Instead, Yan Jin led 3,000 troops into the city. King Zhang would not enter the city until everything was safe.
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Just as Zhang Zhao's extortion in Bukhara and Samarkand was a technical job, robbery in Tianzhu was also an undertaking that required careful operation.
First of all, it is already September. According to the fastest attack progress, he will not be able to plunder the entire Shahi Dynasty in India before October. In fact, even in the richest areas, it is very likely that he will not be able to finish it.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao cannot return to Huwen City immediately, because after October, the Khyber Pass will be blocked by heavy snow, and it will not be accessible until April next year. He will have to stay in Tianzhu for at least half a year.
Of course we can't start grabbing now.
At this time, the most prosperous area in the Indian subcontinent was not just the Ganges River Basin as everyone thought.
In fact, the economy of the lower reaches of the Ganges is not very prosperous now. Cities such as Mumbai have not yet disappeared, and the Ganges Delta is still full of giant crocodiles with snarling teeth.
Today's Tianzhu, the richest areas are the Indus River Basin and the middle and upper reaches of the Ganges, which are later known as Baba's Punjab and Sango's Punjab, as well as parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
This place is the core area of Tianzhu, rich in rice, sugar cane, spices, wheat, corn, etc., and its population is estimated to be more than 27 to 8 million.
At this time, the entire Indian subcontinent, according to relevant statistics from later generations, had a population of at least 60 million. It was really rich!
Part of it belongs to the Shahi dynasty of India, part of it belongs to the Palihar dynasty, also known as the Quzheluo-Protihara dynasty, and part of it belongs to the Polo dynasty.
So Zhang Zhao now needs to make a good plan. How to divide and attack the local indigenous people? How many people and people should be robbed from where? And then, he will not plunder too hard and affect his small cycle.
At the same time, who can be fought over? Who is the target of robbery and oppression? Who can be completely destroyed? Who can become the protector of the prosperity of the trade route after he leaves? Arrangements must also be made.
This chapter has been completed!