A few days later, Zhang Yanling and his party of more than a hundred riders set off from Guli City, exited the narrow pass on the west side and left the coast to the north, heading straight for Delhi City.
After traveling north for more than a hundred miles, the coastal plain was replaced by a large number of hills and mountains. There were two faint mountain ranges in front of us descending from north to south, forming an intersection not far away. It was like two large rivers meeting from thousands of miles away.
Converge and flow into one place.
This is the unique landform formed by the two mountain ranges in the east and west directions of the Indian continent. The one on the west that stretches from north to south is called the Western Ghats, which stretches for more than 3,000 miles. The one on the east is called the Eastern Ghats.
It stretches for more than 1,600 miles.
What is strange is that these two mountain ranges are located on the east and west sides of the subcontinent and meet for thousands of miles. However, they gradually converge as the terrain moves from north to south, and finally form in the form of low veins and hills in the south.
Connect, come together in one place.
A plateau is formed between the two mountain ranges, and between the mountains and the coast is a flat and open coastal plain. This continent has abundant rain, and the east and west mountain ranges form a corridor, forming a style between the coastal plain and the plateau in the middle. Rain and dew are both received.
, are slightly different, but generally speaking, the land is fertile and flat, which can be said to be a God-given land.
Zhang Yanling and his party passed through the remaining mountains at the intersection of the two mountains and entered the gentle plateau area called the Deccan Plateau. It is said to be a plateau, but actually it is compared to the coastal plain. The average altitude of this plateau is only 600 meters above sea level.
It’s only meters. The terrain of the plateau is also regulated by two mountain ranges, forming an inverted triangle terrain that is wide in the north and narrow in the south.
However, the terrain of the Deccan Plateau is flat. Once you enter it, you will find a flat plain and the road is very convenient. Although most of the areas are undeveloped and are still wild and fertile land. However, the cavalry is as relaxed as riding on the grassland.
Entering from the southern part of the plateau, the terrain of the plateau becomes more and more open. The two mountain ranges gradually become farther and farther away, spreading on the horizons on both sides. Zhang Yanling and his party rode towards the northeast, close to the Eastern Ghats Mountains. Because the city they were going to was in Delhi.
At the junction of the Western Ghats and the Deccan Plateau.
Two days later, in the endless field of vision, a small mountainside town appeared in the field of vision. That was the small town of Delhi.
This small town is called Delhi, but it is not the Delhi that was the capital of the Asan Republic in later generations. It just has the same name. It is located on the edge of the plateau and the Eastern Ghats, and there is actually only one road leading to the east side of the Eastern Ghats.
A mountain gorge passage in the coastal plain. This canyon is called Delhi Canyon, so the city got its name.
Because more than 600 miles further north, on the open plateau in the middle of the Deccan Plateau is Victory City, the capital of the Garo Empire. In fact, the small town of Delhi, as a series of small towns that defend Victory City, plays a defensive role in guarding the canyons and mountain roads.
This canyon passage that runs through the Eastern Ghats is of course also an important route for transporting materials, soldiers and horses in the eastern coastal plain. There are seven or eight such canyon passages in the Eastern Ghats, and each one has one like Delhi.
Small towns guarded the passes. Through these passages, the Garo Empire could communicate with the eastern coastal plain and easily radiate their rule to the coast.
It was almost dusk, and the setting sun was slanting on the small city under the hillside. From a distance, the small town of Delhi seemed inconspicuous. But in Zhang Yanling's telescope, he saw tall and solid stone city walls and towering sentry towers.
Towers and towers.
After getting closer, he had a better understanding of the topography of Delhi City. Although Zhang Yanling had no research on architecture, when he looked at this small city from the perspective of a military commander, he quickly understood that its construction
The terrain was carefully selected.
The hillside on the back is the slope between the two peaks of the mountain range not far away. The slope leads to the valley between the two mountains and goes deep into the mountains. There are gentle slopes dug into the hillside, while the sides are extremely steep. That is,
That is to say, the carriages and horses coming out of the valley can only go out of the mountain through this slope. And this hillside slope leads directly to the east wall of Delhi City.
The road out is completely blocked by this city. The road passes through the city. If the city gate of Delhi is closed, there will be no way out. The steep slopes on both sides are rugged and rocky, making it impossible to pass at all.
of.
This layout reminds Zhang Yanling of the Jianmenguan terrain in the Central Plains. Although it is far inferior, the construction ideas and layout are similar.
Ten miles away from the city, everyone stopped advancing. Liu Tan led more than ten cavalrymen to gallop forward and went straight to the city. The west gate of Delhi City opened. Liu Tan and others entered the city and lingered for a while. When they came out again, the Garo cavalry filed out behind them.
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Soon after, horns sounded and smoke billowed. The Jia Luo people came flying behind Liu Tan.
Qian Hu, the personal guard accompanying Zhang Yanling, shouted an order, and all the personal guards loaded their muskets and pointed their guns in the direction of the galloping cavalry on the opposite side.
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and ordered: "Don't be nervous, put down the blunderbuss."
After a while, Liu Tan and other ten cavalry arrived first, but the cavalry on the opposite side stopped more than a hundred steps away.
"My lord, that person is King Krishna of Kala. He came personally to greet your lord. I ran around the city and found that there were not many soldiers and horses. There were only less than two hundred cavalry." Liu Tan
Shen Sheng reported.
Zhang Yanling nodded and looked at King Jialuo opposite, who was wearing a gorgeous white robe and a white cloth turban on his head. The man was tall, with gray beard and hair, and a smile on his face. He had a majestic appearance.
gas.
"Is this the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Zhang? I, Krishna, the King of Gara, come to greet Mr. Zhang and his party. How polite." Krishna sat on the horse with a smile, stroked his chest and nodded, saying loudly
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Zhang Yanling rode out, approached slowly, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Zhang Yanling has met His Majesty the King. I don't dare to greet him personally if I have the honor."
Krishna also stepped forward on horseback. When the two of them were only about ten steps away, Krishna stopped his horse and said with a smile: "The talent in this country is indeed well-deserved. Looking at Mr. Zhang's appearance and demeanor, I already knew it."
Why did Fo Langjiren lose? He must have been impressed by Mr. Zhang’s demeanor. Hahahaha.”
Zhang Yanling laughed when he heard this and said: "His Majesty the King is really good at praising people. The defeat of the Folangji people was not because of me, but because our Ming Dynasty has a strong army and our soldiers sacrificed their lives. If you compete with my Ming Dynasty, you will definitely lose. I just happened to meet the opportunity.
If it were any one person leading the charge, the result would be the same."
Krishna nodded and smiled: "I'm just joking. Naturally, it's because the Ming Empire has powerful troops and brave soldiers. It's hard for the Folangji to match. But I don't agree with the statement that anyone who leads the army can win.
. I sincerely believe that without Mr. Zhang leading the army, it would be impossible. Mr. Zhang must not be humble. Your reputation has shocked the world, and no one knows about it."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Your Majesty the King is so complimentary. Thank you very much. Your Majesty the King is not bad either. I have also heard of His Majesty the King's reputation. Since His Majesty the King came to the throne, he has unified the peninsula and mainland, quelled domestic disputes, and fought against the northern countries. Your country is prosperous.
, the national power is getting stronger and stronger day by day. His Majesty the King is a wise king and has established immortal achievements, which is admirable and admirable."
Krishna's face glowed red, and he was deeply touched by Zhang Yanling's words. What Zhang Yanling said were exactly some of the measures and achievements that he was proud of. They hit the point exactly.
"Hahaha, I am really happy to receive such praise from the Duke of Ming Dynasty. However, everything I do is for the people of Jialuo and for the prosperity and strength of Jialuo country. These are all things that I am responsible for. It is not worth it.
Mention." Krishna said humbly.
The two of them complimented each other, as if they were old friends meeting each other, without any barriers. They are both high-ranking people, and there is no restraint or unfamiliarity. They let each other just open their mouths when listening to comfortable words, without having to think about it at all. Praise and flattery are forever
It is the best way to bring people closer together. Whether it is the East or the West, people from different countries and different races understand this.
After the two parties had finished their greetings, Krishna said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, it's getting dusk. How about we go to the city to talk? I've already held a banquet in the city to welcome you and wash away the dust."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said with a smile: "Very good, then I won't bother you."
Krishna smiled and said: "The Duke is indeed a courageous man. I thought you would hesitate."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Why should I hesitate?"
Krishna laughed and said: "After all, your Ming Dynasty has very little contact with me, the Garo Kingdom. Don't you have the slightest sense of precaution? I mean, this is human nature."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I came here with the intention of making good friends and coming with sincerity. I believe His Majesty the King also came to the meeting with the same intention. Both sides are here for the sake of good relations between the two countries, so what should we be prepared for?"
Could it be that His Majesty the King did not come with good intentions?"
Krishna chuckled and said, "Of course I came here to make good friends. The Duke is really upright and open-minded. But I, with the heart of a villain, try to judge the heart of a gentleman."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "The sun is setting, and I'm also hungry. Your Majesty, I think we should go to the city. I can't wait to go to the banquet. I heard that your Jialuo food is good, so I've already
Want to try it."
Krishna laughed loudly, immediately turned his horse's head, and ordered his troops to turn around and head towards the city. Zhang Yanling and others rode their horses to follow, with one team of Garo cavalry in front and one behind, surrounding Zhang Yanling and his party, and slowly entered Delhi.
city.
That night, in the palace of the Lord of Delhi, Krishna indeed held a sumptuous banquet in honor of Zhang Yanling and his party.
However, the so-called sumptuousness refers to a sumptuous banquet for the people of the Jialuo Kingdom. For Zhang Yanling, those dishes were simply unsightly and impossible to eat.
Dozens of copper basins were placed at the banquet, and the hot food inside was filled with minced meat. It was either red or white, yellow or black, and it was colorful, like a palette for each painting. All the dishes were served on the banquet.
The cooking methods of the Garo Kingdom will turn it into a pot of mush. The color and properties are extremely suspicious.
It's just a paste, but the key is the smell. It's mainly spicy and pungent, with some odor, making people wonder what's been added to it.
A pot of grey-green minced meat smelled very bad. But Krishna strongly recommended it to Zhang Yanling, saying that it was a precious delicacy in the Kala Kingdom. It was minced meat made from semi-digested soup taken out of the cow's stomach.
It is made of fresh game, supplemented by the finest seasonings from the Garo Kingdom.
Zhang Yanling didn't dare to taste a bite and only ate some minced meat with a slightly normal taste.
Moreover, apart from spoons, there were not even chopsticks for eating at the banquet. Krishna and his accompanying ministers dug at the food with their hands throughout the whole process, leaving their hands full of rice, which was disgusting.
During the dinner, Krishna even arranged singing and dancing. Several Gara dancers were quite good. Their waists were soft and their buttocks were like sifting chaff. They danced to the rhythm of the tambourine, which was pleasing to the eye.
The hospitable Krishna told Zhang Yanling which dancer or dancers he liked and told him directly. After a while, they would be sent to Zhang Yanling's residence to serve Zhang Yanling. Krishna said that these were the dancers from his palace.
The woman here was specially brought by him to entertain the distinguished guests.
Naturally, Zhang Yanling immediately rejected his kindness. Although the women of the Jialuo Kingdom dance beautifully, Zhang Yanling is not so hungry as to be picky about food.
Overall, the atmosphere of the banquet was good. It seemed that Krishna deliberately made Zhang Yanling comfortable and happy to express his goodwill.
He did this, and Zhang Yanling really felt at home, like a spring breeze. Of course, except for the vague things that were floating in his mind.