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Chapter 362: Smile away grudges

Indeed, it is time for all forces in West Asia to take action.

Just five days after Timur stopped attacking Darban, Ahmed, the leader of the Zarayier tribe who claimed to be Ilhan, led thousands of cavalry to raid Tabriz.

The people immediately welcomed the king, and the Golden Horde Khan Tokhtamysh and Ilhan Ahmed entered the city hand in hand.

Reconstruction of the Ilkhanate.

It is said that this is the harmony that the two great khanates have never experienced...

Well, the Ilkhanate and the Golden Horde actually never stopped killing each other since their establishment. Even the demise of the Ilkhanate was caused by the Golden Horde.

But now they finally join hands.

At this time, Timur had to look angrily at his grandson's head in the high mountains of the Caucasus...

Of course he knew there was another way through the Caucasus Mountains.

So after losing nearly 10,000 yuan in the attack on Terban, he had no choice but to bribe Chechens as guides to enter these high mountains.

Originally, he thought that what he had to face was only the dangerous natural environment, but he did not expect that the Ossetians, who were like a piece of fish to him, chose to join forces with the Georgians and use a hurried path in these majestic mountains.

The city wall he built blocked his way forward. This road was very simple at the moment. It was actually just a pile of rocks and mud, and even some parts were reinforced with logs. The length of the wall was only a few dozen horses connected end to end.

Locking up his grand ambition...

"This is God's will. God is punishing me for killing believers over the years."

Now in his sixties, he suddenly said with a bitter look on his face like a dying old man.

There was a flagpole erected on this city wall, with the head of his grandson Milzan on it. Of course his opponents were not trying to show off to him, but to tell him that they would fight to the last man.

This is exactly the case.

At this moment, his soldiers who were frantically attacking the city wall were fighting with the Georgians and Ossetians on the city wall, on the mountains on both sides of the city wall, and in all accessible places.

I say all the places that can be climbed because most places are inaccessible.

"The majestic mountain peaks are as high as the Tielekda Ban!"

He looked at the snow-capped mountains in front of him.

"Seems higher."

He said immediately.

"Sudan, their myth says that in ancient times there was a god who stole fire from the sky and brought it to earth. He was nailed to this mountain by the king of gods as punishment."

Yedigai beside him said.

Well, Timur's intuition was right, this place is indeed higher than Tielekdaban.

He was in Kazbek, the border between modern Georgia and Russia. However, the name was named after the powerful local family during the Tsarist Russia. It is more than 5,000 meters above sea level. The peak where Prometheus was said to have been crucified is of course just one of them. After all,

Myths and legends like this will eventually be interpreted in different locations due to their spread among different ethnic groups, but this is indeed one of the most widely spread, and it is also a holy place for Caucasian Christians.

They even say the manger where Jesus was born is here.

This is also the reason why Giorgi VII chose to stay here. He and the Ossetians are not as close as brothers. In fact, their relationship with the Ossetians is that of the Han Dynasty and the grassland. The latter cannot have enough food to eat.

Go down the mountain to rob the Georgians. On the contrary, when the Georgians become stronger, they have to plow their way out and clear their holes. But now in order to resist Timur, they can only unite, and the only thing that can unite them is the Orthodox Church, so Giorgi VII

Choose this holy mountain as the place to defend.

"Sudan, it's time for us to withdraw. There's no point in fighting here. Our food won't last long. In the words of the Ming Dynasty, a place like this cannot be opened by one man.

If the fighting continues and we run out of food, we will have to slaughter camels and horses.

What’s the use of opening it then?”

Shaharul said.

In fact, he did not expect this result at all, but the current situation is already very difficult. The wisest thing is to quickly retreat to the river. As for Persia, it is no longer important. If they can conquer once, they can conquer the second time.

As long as the elites in Hezhong and Khorasan are left behind, they will still be conquerors after all. In fact, Hezhong and Khorasan, especially Khorasan, can almost be said to have stepped on the head of Persia for hundreds of years. From then on, Khorasan

The legions started to suppress Persia.

It was just that the massacre of various cities in Khorasan during the Mongolian Western Expedition greatly reduced the power of Khorasan.

"We are invincible. If we cannot defeat even the Georgians, whoever will surrender to us in the future will rob us if we don't have food. There are mountain people, Chechens, Circassians, and Balkars here. They all have food and livestock. Killing

With them we will have enough food."

Pierre Mahima said angrily.

"Don't we have enough enemies? If it weren't for the Chechens leading the way, we wouldn't even be here. Do you want to turn them all into enemies?

The Ossetians are resisting us.

Do you want all Chechens and Circassians to resist us?

It's still too late to retreat now. If we retreat to the Kipchak grassland and force those Russians to hand over food, we will have enough food to return to the river."

Shaharul said.

Of course, when returning to the river, it is very likely that Yang Feng will also arrive.

But that was just right. After his father died, he surrendered to Yang Feng and joined forces with Yang Feng to kill these nephews, and then he became the new Sultan.

"Stop arguing and retreat!"

Timur shouted.

After all, he is a hero and knows when to retreat.

Not to mention that he can't open this place now, even if he does, what's the use? Since the Georgians have resisted him, they must have surrendered to Zhu Di long ago. After he defeated the Georgians, he still had to walk four or five days through the high mountains before he could get out of the mountain.

I'm afraid Zhu Di has already been waiting for him in Tiflis with his army. How can his exhausted and hungry army open Zhu Di's defense line?

The wisest thing now is to retreat, go back to the Kipchak grassland to search for food, and then use these food to support the Caspian Sea coast and return to the river. Zhu Gaoxu cannot stop him. Although it is difficult for him to annihilate Zhu Gaoxu, it is impossible for the latter to intercept him.

As long as he can retreat to the river, he can still wait for Zhu Di in Khorasan. The latter wants to return eastward, but he still can't fly through Khorasan. In the final analysis, Khorasan and the river are his foundation, as Shaharul said

That said, these conquered places can be conquered once and again...

In fact, he conquered them more than once.

Georgia alone has been beaten twice by him.

As long as his main forces in Hezhong and Khorasan are still there, he has not lost yet.

After saying that, he turned his horse's head without hesitation.

Shaharul immediately issued an order to retreat, and the Hezhong and Khorasan soldiers who were fighting fiercely with the Georgians quickly withdrew, and then the Sultan who followed them retreated silently.

Of course the Georgians did not dare to pursue. In fact, this result was perfect for them.

In fact, Giorgi VII was prepared to fight at least one-third of his army here, and now this result was already a big profit for him.

Tiflis.

"So, Timur withdrew?"

Zhu Di looked at the patch of white stretching across the sky in the distance with great interest.

"Your Highness, I think so. Those Ossetians followed them all the way to the Terek River. Because they were short of food, they killed many Chechens and robbed food and livestock. They found this road by relying on

The Chechens are leading the way, and since they have even robbed the Chechens for food, it is obvious that they are not prepared to use the help of the Chechens anymore."

Giorgi VII said.

Two years after he was driven out by Timur, he finally returned to his capital.

Yang Wuliu's translation made Zhu Di nodded.

"Our Ming Dynasty does not have many requirements for our vassals. We only need to surrender and pay tribute regularly. This varies according to the distance. For places as far away as yours, the maximum is one tribute every three years. As for the tribute, it is all from your local area.

Specialties, I don’t know what your specialties are, but we have an omniscient person in the Ming Dynasty, and he will set a tribute for you. As for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, you will be protected by the Ming Dynasty. If there is a foreign enemy that invades you, you can ask the Ming Dynasty to

The emperor sends troops, but they cannot attack each other with other Ming vassals. In addition, after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, your merchants can trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Whether by land or sea.

As for your title, the highest title for non-royal people in the Ming Dynasty is the county king, but although the vassal king is the county king, he is actually the king of the feudal country.

Except that you must obey the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor, everything else is yours to decide."

Zhu Di said.

Yang Wuliu quickly translated for Giorgio VII.

"Teach him some etiquette!"

Then Zhu Di said.

Yang Wuliu quickly said a few words to Giorgio VII, and then knelt down to Zhu Di.

Giorgi VII hesitated for a moment, but looking at the endless cavalry behind Zhu Di, he still knelt down for him honestly. After kowtowing, Zhu Di helped him up...

"This is my acceptance of your surrender on behalf of the Ming Emperor, but you and I have no identity. We will be brothers from now on."

he said with a smile.

brother……

Since they were brothers, it was easy to handle. Then Zhu Di and Giorgi VII joined hands and entered Tiflis amidst the cheers of the Georgians.

On the same day, Shirvan Shah Ibrahim I, who had been hiding in the mountains, also led his soldiers to find Kun Timur in Baku, and then professed his vassalship to the Ming Dynasty and reported to Kun Timur.

After Zhu Di, Zhu Di also promised to Ibrahim I, and also asked the Ming Emperor to grant him the title of county king, and then the title of king of Shirvan. In this way, all the cities in Shirvan opened their gates to welcome the king. After Zhu Di followed

After Tiflis returned, Ibrahim I was already waiting in his border city of Ganja to welcome the royal army, and as compensation for his late surrender, he presented Zhu Di with a large number of gifts.

So far, the Caucasus and Western Persia all paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

As for the Armenians, they are still electing their own king, and Zhu Di generously promised that as long as they elect their own king, he will ask the Ming Emperor for a title.

But at this time he also needs to face a problem.

Fancheng.

"Your place is really chaotic. Who are these Kurds? Also, don't you have a clear division of territory? To the north is the Black Sheep Turkmen, and you are to the east. What are the Kurds here, and there is Armenia next to it.

People, the west is not far from the Ottomans, right? They are all mountains. There are mountains on the left, Kurds on the left, Armenians on the right, and black sheep Turkmen nomads in the middle. You are also nomadic among them. So many people are all interacting with each other.

If you have hatred, don’t you understand the importance of unity?”

Zhu Di said while looking at the small town in front of him, surrounded by mountains and lakes.

I have to say that the complicated situation in West Asia is a headache even for him, as it is full of various ethnic groups intertwined together.

Tamar also has different beliefs.

Even if the beliefs are the same, the denominations are different.

Any difference in nationality, belief, or sect will lead to mutual killing.

"This is what it is like here, King Khan, don't think those Armenians are honest. The Armenia they talked about was hundreds of years ago. Now, half of the Armenian land they talk about is inhabited by Kurds.

"

Ahmed said with a smile.

After all, they could still communicate directly with each other in Mongolian. In the past half year, Zhu Di had also learned these Turkic Mongolian languages.

"What about you?"

Zhu Di said.

"We, our main territory is actually in Baghdad. Taoli Temple is the old capital and has long been occupied by the Black Sheep Turkmen. Who would like Taoli Temple when there is such a good place as Baghdad?"

Ahmed said.

"Don't worry, Tokhtamysh and I will send you to Baghdad. Compared with these messes, you are from the East after all. You Mongolians are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has an imperial edict, and all members of the Golden Family will have their own

Pasture. You are the Zha La Yi'er tribe. Chahan, the descendant of Mu Huali, is still the Marquis of Shenyang. He still commands the army to guard one side. After all, the Ming Dynasty is too far away from here and will not really manage it. It needs someone to serve as the Ming Dynasty.

Look at them.

Tuo Tuo Mi was still the Golden Horde Khan. He was the Shunyi King of the Ming Dynasty and the Golden Horde Khan of the Ming Dynasty. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty gave him nine white silk scrolls.

If you are Ilhan, you will also be the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will also give you the Nine White Papers.

We did have enmity in the past, but since Elbek pledged his allegiance to the Ming Emperor as the Great Khan of Mongolia, the enmity between us has been completely wiped out.

Let go of grudges with a smile."

Zhu Di said.

Of course, the main thing is to deal with Bayezid together.

Now that Timur is no longer the main enemy, Tokhtamysh sent people back to investigate. He has withdrawn to Khazhi and Talha, but there are still heavy troops stationed in Tarban, and because Timur looted before leaving, Chechnya began to attack

He is also extremely hateful. In short, Timur will never come back. But Bayezid is already moving eastward. After all, he is also eager to conquer this area. In the past, he did not dare to have Timur, but now Timur does not

Now, he has nothing to fear from Zhu Di.

Therefore, it is now time for Zhu Di to take over Timur's original mission in history.

King Yan of the Ming Dynasty versus the Sultan of Lightning.


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