Chapter 1085 Conversation with the strongest man - rest assured
"That's why all the troops I will lead in this Eastern Expedition are all troops who believe in Tianfang religion. There is no army composed of people who believe in other religions: because this is a war between gods, how can pagans participate!" Posted
Mu'er attributed everything to Allah.
Yunxi didn't give him any more time to think. After the carriage stopped, he stood up and said with a smile: "Timur Khan, my camp has arrived. Why don't you go in and have a seat?"
"Go, of course you have to sit for a while." Timur came back to his senses and stood up and said to him. Although he was a little lost, he was still conscious.
Yunxi got off the carriage first and came to the door of the tent. Timur, with the help of Samachi, also got off the carriage and walked to Yunxi's side.
The guard guarding in front of the tent raised the curtain, and Yun Xi walked inside first, instructing the waiter to prepare a set of daily supplies according to his specifications, as well as a table of good meals. It was almost dark at this time,
Moreover, he didn't eat anything at noon, and he only had two quick bites of breakfast, so he was already hungry.
He then asked how the battlefield was at this time. "Your Majesty, the corpses on the battlefield have been collected. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, General Xu plans to cremate the corpses of our army and then bury them near Yiwu City; Xilu
The bodies were cremated and buried in a random hole."
"The battlefield has also been cleaned. The captured Xilu soldiers were placed in a camp in the Chinese army. They were placed in a tent according to a team of twenty people. They were not allowed to leave the tent at night, and those who violated the rules were punished with death. However, General Xu was worried
Some soldiers planned to kill these prisoners, so they arranged for the Shangzhi Guards to guard them." After Yunxi's hard work over the years, the Shangzhi Guards' obedience to discipline has been engraved in their bones. No matter how much they hate these Xilu in their hearts, they will not kill them as long as their superiors give orders.
They wouldn't kill him. Besides, Shangzhiwei and Xilu didn't have much grudge.
"Because it was getting late, and the captured Xilu told General Xu that there were still about 50,000 soldiers in the camp, so General Xu just arranged for the guard to seize the Xilu's undefended camp, and then set up camps around it to defend the remaining
Fifty thousand Xilu have surrounded us and plan to attack early tomorrow morning."
"As for cremation, if we decide to cremate it, then the corpses of all soldiers regardless of their status must be cremated. The corpses of ordinary soldiers must not be cremated. The corpses of generals must be buried completely! They are not even allowed to be taken back!" Yunxi!
He loudly said to the guards: "You go and pass on my instructions to Ancestor Hui. If I discover such a situation, this person and his superiors three levels above him will be exempted from the credit for this battle!"
Of course Yunxi supports cremation, but such matters must be consistent from top to bottom. It is impossible for high-level generals to do one thing and ordinary soldiers to do another.
"The captured Xilu soldiers must also be properly arranged and must not be mistreated."
"You can attack the camp early tomorrow morning, but before attacking, you must first persuade them to surrender. If the Western captives agree to our army's conditions, they will be allowed to surrender."
"Your Majesty, may I ask what the conditions are?" the guard asked.
"Tomorrow I will go with Huizu to persuade him to surrender." Yunxi said.
The guard bowed and saluted. Seeing that Yunxi had no other instructions, he turned around and went out to deliver the order.
"Timur Khan, are you willing to personally persuade the 50,000 soldiers in the camp to surrender tomorrow? To save them from being executed?" Yunxi sat on his seat and said to Timur across from him.
At this time, just like when he got on the carriage, Timur enjoyed the treatment of the Ming Emperor with peace of mind. He sat on the seat that had just been prepared and tasted Ming's snacks. After hearing Yunxi's words, he asked: "Will you really let them
To live instead of executing them all?"
"Originally, my decision was to trick them into surrendering and then execute most of them, and only a few of them would survive. But now I have changed my mind. Except for a few who have committed the most heinous crimes, anyone who is willing to convert to Buddhism can be pardoned," Yunxi said.
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"Why?" Timur asked.
Yunxi did not answer. He changed the subject and asked: "What do you think of Daming's dim sum?"
"It's different from Western and Chinese dim sum. It's a little heavier in oil and salt. But it's very delicious." Timur asked no more questions.
After that, the chef delivered the prepared meals. Yunxi pointed at the meals and smiled at Timur: "This chef is really thoughtful today. They are all my favorite dishes, and they are not subject to sexual harassment."
Chinese or Mongolian-influenced dishes. Would you like to try them?”
Timur was not modest and began to eat Ming Dynasty's food with the fork and spoon specially prepared for him. He was full of praises while eating. At the same time, he talked about a broader topic.
"I don't know what you call the current Eurasian continent, oh, Asia and Europe are the names of the western side. Europe refers to the westernmost part of the continent controlled by the Cross Christians, and all other places are counted as Asia. The entire continent
That’s why it’s called Eurasia.”
"I don't know how much you know about the overall situation of the Eurasian continent. But I want to tell you that the outcome of this battle will directly affect most of the continent, and other places will also be indirectly affected in the future."
"In the process of establishing my huge empire, I killed countless people, destroyed countless wealth, and destroyed countless countries. After this war failed and I was captured, it was impossible for the entire country to continue to maintain itself.
You should also know this."
Yunxi nodded, but did not speak. He just continued to act as a listener.
"Rebellions will break out in most parts of my country, and because the main elite forces suffered heavy losses in this battle and are unable to suppress the rebellion, we can only allow them to become independent."
"Countries that I have defeated before will also send troops to regain their lost territory, including the Golden Horde, Blue Horde, and White Horde, which you have contacted to send troops to drag me back during my Eastern Expedition. They will all send troops.
The entire central and southwestern parts of the continent will be mired in war for a long time."
"What are your plans for the future? After seizing the land of Seven Rivers, do you want to sit back and watch the fire from the other side without directly participating in the chaos, or do you want to accumulate your own strength step by step, and finally conquer the center of the entire continent or even march into the southwest?" Timur asked.
road.
Timur wanted to know how the situation would develop. He was already dying, but as one of the most powerful people in the world, he was still concerned about the international situation before he died.
But Yunxi gave him an unexpected answer: "I don't know."
"What, you didn't know? You had no plan for this?"
"I really had no plan for this at all."
Yunxi said: "Of course I can foresee the chaos that will follow, but I have no plan."
"I will leave all matters concerning the Western Regions to the vassal kings and their prime ministers here, rather than letting me control them from afar in the capital. And I haven't talked to them about their subsequent plans, so I don't know.
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"The Western Region is too far away from the Central Plains. Even if a matter is sent to me as soon as possible, it will take nearly twenty days. If it takes another twenty days to send it back to the Western Region, the opportunity has long passed, so I will leave everything to you.
They decide, not me."
Of course, Yunxi did not tell all the reasons. In fact, the main reason is that although the land in the Western Regions is still valuable, it will belong to the ocean for hundreds of years. If you control the sea, you will control the world; and the Ming Dynasty
There is no unlimited national power that can bloom in all directions at the same time, so he focused his main attention on the east, and Ming's main attention was also on the east. Unless a big change occurs, this battle should be the last time he personally intervenes in the Western Regions
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But Timur did not realize that the age of the sea was coming. Although most food merchants went to the East by sea to do business, because the Red Sea and the Mediterranean were not connected (of course, the Han people might have
After the Suez Canal was dug), selling goods from the East to Europe still needed to pass through land, so he did not really understand what Yunxi meant, but thought that he would focus mainly on continuing to strengthen control over the traditional sphere of influence in the East.
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However, this made little difference to the conversation at this time. Timur said: "In other words, the Ming Dynasty will not support the vassal states in the Western Regions like this in the future?"
"Of course not." Yunxi smiled and said, "Do you know how much money was spent on the food that was transported? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers fought in Yiwu before and after, and the food alone cost millions of dan per month.
, This does not include the hay for the horses. There is also the loss when transporting this grain to the northwest. In terms of grain alone, the total grain tax for the Ming Dynasty has disappeared."
"Even in the best of times, the food that can be saved in a year is only 30% of the food tax. If a certain place is hit by a disaster, it will be even less. And the northeast, southwest, and southeast all need support from the court. No matter how rich the family is,
, the imperial court won’t be able to support it if we continue to support it this way.”
"The vassal states in the Western Regions mainly have to rely on themselves. If they are stronger, they will expand. If they are weaker, they will defend their existing territory."
Timur nodded. Such things are common in the West, and of course he can understand.
At this time, he had finished his meal, put down his spoon and fork, wiped his mouth, stood up and walked to the door of the tent. Looking at the rain that started to fall again at some point, he turned his head and said to Yunxi: "I originally had the most interesting thing.
One question I want to ask you is how you will treat our country, Samarkand, in the future. But there is no need to ask this question now."
"You should still ask. After all, do you recognize that the power of the Fan Kingdom is still in the court? If I recognize the Samarkand Kingdom as a Ming Dynasty Fan Kingdom, the kings in the northwest may dare to encroach on it, but they will never dare to openly invade your country."
Yunxi said.
"Then will you accept Samarkand as a Ming Dynasty again?" Timur looked at him.
"As long as you can survive the siege from surrounding countries." Yunxi said.
"This is great." Timur smiled and said: "It is impossible for the surrounding countries to destroy our country and capture the city of Samarkand. Now, I can completely rest assured."
