Manlaha said: "Our spies lurking in Ming Dynasty, Sauraha and Nasser." At this point, he pointed to the two people behind him: "For many years, he has been risking his life to spy on intelligence in Ming Dynasty. He found that the person responsible for guarding
Cao Zizhuang, a Khitan man at the west gate of Urumqi, was dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty and had no wife or children. He succeeded in persuading him to surrender, which is also a great achievement."
"In addition, the followers of Allah in the city also deserve the Khan's commendation."
It turns out that although the soldiers of the Samarkand Kingdom occupied Urumqi, they were not defeated by troops. It was Cao Zizhuang who guarded the west gate of Samarkand and Nasser - the two men who first went on their mission many years ago.
During the Ming Dynasty, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty under the persuasion of a spy who stayed in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, when Cao Zizhuang secretly opened the city gate and was discovered by his subordinate soldiers who wanted to stop him, the Semu people from the Ming Kingdom who were also sent to Urumqi as coolies helped Cao Zizhuang block the soldiers and dragged the soldiers from the Samarkand Kingdom to advance.
Within the city.
Before Yunxi sent troops to attack Annan in the second half of the fourth year of Jianye, he ordered all the Semu people who believed in Tianfang and Cross religions in the north to be gathered and sent to the northwest. Most of them were sent to Yiwu, and a few were in Shazhou and Suzhou.
etc.
Shang Bing also disliked the Semu people, but he considered it more from a practical point of view, and Yiwu and other places had a lot of things that needed to be built as newly developed places, so he captured these migrating Semu people and sent them to
They work as coolies at various construction sites. Naturally, the Semu people are dissatisfied.
In addition, most of the Semu people who believed in the Tianfang religion in the Ming Dynasty were Xunni sects, and Timur happened to be a Xunni sect, so under the instigation of Sora and Nasser, they all supported the Kingdom of Samarkand and helped capture Urumqi.
On the contrary, the original Tianfang believers in the Western Regions, because most of them were Shiye sects, took up arms to resist the soldiers of the Samarkand Kingdom, and in the end they were all wiped out.
"All the Xunni believers in the city must be rewarded. Manlaha, you will be responsible for this matter; the city will be temporarily managed by you. After the rewards are given, the local imams will be treated like domestic imams, and ordinary believers will be incorporated into the army. Listen.
It is said that there are more than 100,000 believers in Yiwu and other places. These believers are very beneficial for our army to attack the Ming Dynasty city. It is a pity that they are not trusted by the King of Qin and his ministers who are here in the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know much information.
"Timur finally said with a little regret.
However, he also knew that if these people were trusted by the Ming Dynasty and had a high standard of living, they would not turn to him like this. The same belief is no match for the consideration of practical interests.
Timur gave Manlaha a few more words and asked him to retreat.
When walking down the stairs, Manlaha's face was full of joy. Timur not only gave him the power to reward the local people, but also allowed him to temporarily manage the city. This was a great trust in him and also
This represents a further rise in his status within the Khanate.
'Select a few people who understand Mongolian from the local believers. It would be better if there are some who understand Khorezm, and let them take care of all the big and small things in the city. Now the army is stationed in Urumqi and there is not much to do.
But after the army moves eastward, there won't be many soldiers left here. At that time, it's time for me to show my ability. I want to...'
The more Manlaha thought about it, the happier he became, completely immersed in his fantasy. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly felt his body was hit by something solid, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
He woke up from his fantasy and was about to reprimand, "You don't have eyes!" when he heard a voice in front of him: "You want to die! If you crash General Jesb, you will definitely go to hell!"
Hearing this, Manlaha took a closer look and saw that the person who bumped into him just now was indeed Jesib. He stood up and bowed very respectfully: "Please forgive me, General Jesb, I didn't pay attention just now. It was definitely not intentional."
I want to bump into the general. Please forgive me, general."
"It's Manlaha. I also know that you definitely didn't hit me on purpose, and I wasn't injured. It's nothing. Just do what the Khan asked you to do. There's no need to continue to apologize," said Jesb.
Manlaha bowed again, then straightened up and left.
"General, why don't you punish him severely?" the guard said angrily.
"Since it was an unintentional mistake, don't blame him." Jesb said, "What's more, it will be dark soon, so the matter must be discussed with the Khan as soon as possible."
After saying this, he straightened up, took the hat that had just fallen to the ground from the guard, put it on his head, and walked into the house.
Seeing him coming in, Timur turned to Fu An, Claviyo and others and said: "Several envoys from eastern and western countries, I will now discuss the next military deployment with my generals. Please return to make arrangements."
I will go to your house and rest. I will see you again at supper time, and tell you some of the things I think you can know."
These people also knew that it was impossible for them to know the most secret military deployment right now, so they all bowed to Timur and left. There were others among them, but Fu An really wanted to know how Timur would fight next.
But I can only retreat.
After all the envoys left, Jesbu sat down and said to Timur: "Even now, I still can't understand why we have to bring so many foreign envoys, except Fu An from the Ming Dynasty."
"Of course they are useful." Timur smiled and said: "This time the Khanate conquered the Ming Dynasty, it was a war between the two most powerful countries in the world. All the countries that heard about it were very concerned about it.
The country that wins will become the most powerful country in the world at this time, and may even become the world hegemon."
"After our army defeats the Ming Dynasty and lets these envoys return home, they will spread the reputation of the Khanate all over the world. If the army wants to conquer any place in the future, it may be able to easily occupy it without fighting." Of course, he was
He will not consider his defeat.
Jesbu had reservations about this. Even if he defeated the Ming Dynasty, it would only increase Timur's own prestige and would be of little use to the entire country. After Timur died of illness, he would still return to his original state.
However, he did not continue to discuss this issue, but talked about the purpose of his coming: "Great Khan, as of today, a total of 3,321 soldiers have been killed in battle, died of illness or accidents, and have been removed from the accompanying troops.
We will recruit people from the auxiliary troops to make up for it."
"Two hundred thousand soldiers and three hundred thousand auxiliary troops, 150,000 soldiers and 230,000 auxiliary troops have arrived in Urumqi or will be able to arrive tomorrow. Another 50,000 soldiers and 70,000 auxiliary troops will arrive within the next seven days."
"Great Khan, it is almost dark today and it is not suitable to mobilize troops. But tomorrow, will the army wait for the soldiers who have not yet arrived in Urumqi, or will they immediately send troops to attack Turpan or even Yiwu?"