Su Chen was thinking wildly by himself when Lapu Pasu ran into the tent:
"Commander! There is news about Osman!"
Su Chen was so happy that he finally found Osman's whereabouts!
We'll talk about the remnants of the clan later. Let's deal with the immediate matters first. The main thing is to make sure the army returns home as soon as possible.
Seeing that Lapu Pasu's face was not very good, Su Chen asked: "Isn't it good news?"
Rapupasu nodded: "I just received news from the Northeast that Osman led an army to surprise Nineveh."
"After capturing Nineveh, Ottoman went south along the Tigris River, and is probably almost at Ctesiphon now."
Su Chen's eyes widened: "Nineve?"
"It's only been a few days, why did Osman suddenly go upstream of the Tigris River?"
"Nineve is thousands of miles away from here, right?"
Rappasu: "Othman went around to get behind Nineveh from somewhere else. The journey must have been more than a thousand miles."
"According to the news coming back from the northeast, Osman doesn't have many troops, so he should have divided his forces."
Su Chen stared at the map: "Is Osman planning to kill Yi Siqi?"
"Is there any news about Yi Siqi?"
Rappasu: "We have given up attacking Ctesiphon and are said to have retreated to the northeast."
Su Chen glanced at the map: "Yi Siqi was very alert and did not go north to confront the Ottomans head-on."
"Ottoman has suffered a loss here. He will vent his anger on the Khazars later."
"I thought he was going to find a way to return to Dashi Peninsula first!"
"In this way, Zubair will gain a firm foothold on the Dashi Peninsula, and Dashi will be completely split into two!"
Rapupasu frowned: "What Osman did is really unexpected."
"Although he can quickly stabilize the situation in Northeast China, the peninsula is the root of cannibalism. His soldiers are all from the peninsula..."
Su Chen smiled: "Osman is a far-sighted leader. He knows that if the cannibals want to grow further, they must get out of the arid and barren peninsular desert!"
"The Two Rivers Basin or the Fertile Crescent is the foundation for the future power of the cannibals."
"Just like you Persians came to the Mesopotamia from the eastern plateau."
The birthplace of the Persians was the Iranian Plateau, but their ability to establish a powerful Persian empire relied on the fertile soil of the Mesopotamia.
Seeing Rapupasu frowning while staring at the map, Su Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "With the current strength of you and Huoslu, don't think too much."
"First defend the territory east of the Karun River to accumulate strength, and then you can pursue other plans when you have the opportunity!"
Rapupasu sighed and nodded.
Don't look at the fact that Rappasu and Khoslu now have 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and they basically occupy all the territory east of the Karun River and southwest of the Zagros Mountains.
Moreover, Osman's current strength has been weakened by most of it.
But Rappasu knew very well that he and Khoslu were far from having the strength to confront Osman head-on. Once Su Chen left with the Tang army, his own hard days were about to come.
Su Chen called all the officers and told them about Osman's current situation. Everyone was surprised and started discussing!
"Othman did not return to the peninsula!"
"He does this without fear of rebellion among his soldiers?"
"That is, all his soldiers were brought from the peninsula, and most of his family members are still on the peninsula, right?"
"That's good. Dashi is completely divided into two halves this time!"
"It is estimated that after Osman stabilizes the rear, he will return to the peninsula to fight with Zubair."
"That's better!"
Su Chen said: "Let's not worry about what will happen after the cannibalism."
Everyone laughed and said: "What the Marshal said is that we should finish things here quickly and then return to Datang!"
Su Chen nodded and said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, please inform the envoys of Osman and Zubair that the terms of the peace talks must be finalized within three days."
"If Zubair's envoys continue to delay, tell them that if there are no withdrawal terms that satisfy me in three days, I will order the fleet to continue bombarding the port cities along the coast of Dashi."
Su Chen followed Li Chengqian's advice last time, accepted the guarantee from the Dashi nobles not to build warships in the shipyard, and stopped shelling the coastal port cities of Dashi.
During this period of time, Osman's specific actions had not been clarified. The envoys sent by Zubair were making various excuses. Although Su Chen was very annoyed, he did not urge him much.
Now that Osman's whereabouts are known, Su Chen is too lazy to waste time with these people.
Now that Osman has gone to deal with Yisiqi and the Khazars, there is no point in staying here by the river.
After the Ottomans calmed down the rear, Zubair also established a foothold on the Dashi Peninsula.
As for what would happen to Yi Siqi and the Khazar people, Su Chen didn't care and couldn't care.
Li Chengqian: "Teacher, don't worry. I guess Zubair will have no intention of arguing with us after learning about Osman."
Su Chen smiled and said: "What His Highness said is that we are outsiders after all. If we were sent away early, the two of them would not dare to discuss how to separate the families."
"In this case, let's wait for Xue Rengui to return from the Kingdom of Kanni and immediately go back south to Basra!"
…
Things turned out exactly as Li Chengqian said. After Zubair's envoy learned of Osman's whereabouts, he immediately changed his previous attitude, and the three parties quickly negotiated the terms of the peace talks.
Osman submitted a confession to Datang, confessed his crime and apologized, but he had already agreed;
The food prime minister Mutarif who caused the locust plague in the Tang Dynasty was already on his way to be escorted;
Those Tang traitors, traitors, and Ottomans have all left, and it is difficult for Li Chengqian and Su Chen to pursue them anymore;
As for the various compensations to Datang, Su Chen felt that they were a bit cheap and cannibalistic.
Altogether, only 10 million yuan of property was given, and it had to be given in installments.
But Li Chengqian said it was almost done, and Su Chen didn't say anything else.
In addition to compensation, of course, a piece of land must be allocated to Datang, otherwise it would be a waste of time.
Su Chen didn't ask for much, just Basra and the surrounding land within a radius of a hundred miles.
It's hard for the big cannibal to accept the demand, and he can't even guard it.
Everyone in the navy must want to go home early, so not many garrison troops can stay temporarily this time.
So Su Chen only wanted the most valuable place at the mouth of the two river basins.
At present, the Tang Dynasty court has no specific concept of overseas territories, colonies and the like.
One hundred miles around Basra is equivalent to the area of two or three counties in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty. It is neither big nor small. This time, Su Chen first used Basra as an example to the entire Tang Dynasty.
It will serve as a pilot for Datang's overseas policy after the opening of the Maritime Silk Road and the beginning of the Age of Discovery.
