Timur, who was worried about the Ming Emperor Zhu Yunxi thousands of miles away, was standing on the edge of the battlefield at this time, and said to his opponent's civil and military ministers in high spirits: "One of the main forces of the Ottomans, the Janissary of more than 20,000 people, has surrendered.
The great cannibals, the Kurds and Tatars, who are good at adapting to the situation, even waved their knives at the allies who were fighting side by side yesterday. The Ottoman army still fighting for Bayezid I has less than 30,000, and now it is
Our army has more than 100,000 fighting soldiers. Even if Bayezid I escapes by chance, the Ottomans will be severely damaged in this battle and will not be in trouble for at least ten years."
All the officials present cheered for Timur for another great victory, but then his general Jesb bowed and said: "Great Khan, the Ottomans have indeed failed in this battle. The great and invincible
Your Majesty has won another great victory. But I don’t think the Ottomans will be in danger for at least ten years, if Bayezid I successfully escapes."
"Although Bayezid I is not as good as the Great Khan, he is still a very great king and commander. If he can be captured alive, Osman now has no legal heir, which will make it difficult for Osman to threaten the empire within ten or even twenty years.
, and may even decline.”
"But if Bayezid I could not be captured alive and allowed him to escape back to Bursa, he would definitely be able to reunite the hearts and minds of the frightened Ottoman people after the war with his own prestige, and the lost army would certainly be able to regain its strength within five years.
established, so I think the Great Khan must capture Bayezid I alive."
"What are you talking about? You actually called Bayezid I, the defeated general of the Great Khan, a great king and commander? In modern times, except for the Great Khan, no one can be called great." A minister came out.
said.
Jesbu showed disdain and said nothing. Seeing this, the minister wanted to say more, but suddenly saw Tamerlane's expression change, and he backed away without daring to say anything more.
"I remember I said before that humility makes people progress, and arrogance makes people regress. Although the Timur Empire has won one victory after another, it must not underestimate people from other countries, including my defeated generals."
Mu'er said.
Everyone immediately bowed to express their acceptance of his teachings.
"What Jesbu said just now makes sense. Bayezid I was nicknamed Thunder. Although he has only been the Ottoman king for more than ten years, he has defeated the Hungarians, Bulgarians, the emperor of the Eastern Cross (Byzantium) and the Western Cross.
The emperor of the Eastern Cross Church (Holy Roman Empire) made a great name in the West. The emperor of the Eastern Cross Church even wanted to escape from Constantinople at one time. If he was let back, it would probably make the Ottomans faster than I expected.
recover."
"So," Timur said to his main generals: "Be sure to capture Bayezid I alive. If you cannot capture him alive, kill him."
"Yes, Great Khan." These generals bowed and said.
Timur gave a few more instructions, and most of the people retreated to carry out his orders.
Timur looked at the generals who rushed to command his troops and suddenly sighed: "Oh, you are so old. If I could be more than 20 years younger and as big as these generals in their forties, I would definitely fight such a great war.
I personally wielded my saber to kill the Ottomans. Unfortunately, I no longer have the strength. I can only show my face on the battlefield when the war starts to let the soldiers know that their Khan has not died of old age. After that, I can only hide behind
Take command."
"How old is the Great Khan? The Great Khan is still very young. Last year, he even got a concubine pregnant with a child." One of the eunuchs who served him said.
"Haha." Timur laughed twice and said: "I really can't feel that I am old. There is another great war, and it will be the greatest war in my life waiting for me to fight.
, how can I feel old!"
He then turned to a man with an Oriental appearance and said, "Sir, this is a joke."
"Birth, old age, sickness and death are things that people must experience in life, whether they are emperors or beggars, they are no exception, and they are not a joke." The man said.
The man who was talking to Timur was wearing a traditional Turkic robe, a Turkic-style hat on his head, and a pair of Turkic-style shoes. No matter from which aspect, he looked similar to Timur's tent.
There is no difference between him and an oriental-faced general who believes in the Tianfang religion. But the language he used to speak to Timur just now was the authentic Mandarin of Yingtian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty!
This man was the Ming Dynasty envoy who went to the Timur Khanate in the 28th year of Hongwu, but was detained by Timur when he wanted to return home. After that, Timur took him all over the west in order to show off the power of the empire to him.
Chen, Fu An.
Because Fu An was an official of the Ming Empire, which was also known as the Timur Empire at that time, Timur had always wanted to persuade him to surrender; but Fu An had always been unyielding, sticking to his mission just like Su Wu. But the more he behaved, the more Timur
The more I wanted to persuade him to surrender, the more I talked to him from time to time.
At this time, Timur heard Fu An's answer and said: "It is true. No one can avoid these four steps. But I think people with different identities are still different."
"If a beggar is sick and has no money to buy medicine, he can only rely on his body to fight it off. If he can survive it, he can continue or he will die if he cannot resist it. But it is different for people with noble status. People with noble status get sick.
You can use the most expensive medicinal materials and let the best doctors treat you. The chances of surviving an ordinary illness are much higher than that of a beggar, right?"
"What the Great Khan said is true, but it does not violate the fact that everyone will get sick. Besides, life, old age, and death are the same for everyone, so even if different people have different life spans, they all live a similar life." Fu An said.
"No! Different people's lives are different. For example, after inheriting my father's wealth, I fought in the north and south, witnessed countless strange customs, ate countless unique delicacies, and fucked countless women with different styles.
How can the life of someone who has chopped off countless heads with different faces be the same as the life of someone who has never left his hometown?" Timur said.
"Great Khan, your theory is wrong, Buddha said..." Fu An said.
Before he could finish speaking, Tamerlane interrupted: "Don't talk to me about pagan ideas."
"Then I have nothing to say." Fu An said.
Timur had no intention of continuing to discuss this issue with him. He walked into the house that belonged to an ordinary resident nearby and sat down. He took a sip of coffee and said to Fu An who also followed in: "I'll ask you again today."
Once again, are you willing to surrender to me, the Timur Khanate?"
"Although I, Timur, regard Tianfang Religion as the state religion, I do not allow other religions to exist in the country, and not all subjects must believe in Tianfang Religion. I just do not allow preaching to non-believers of that religion. Under my command
Those who do not believe in Tianfang religion include Armenians, Ukrainians, Greeks and Oros who believe in Eastern Christianity, Mongolians, Indians, Gurkhas and Tibetans who believe in Buddhism, and even Jews who believe in Judaism.
Although it is strange that one-third of you believe in Buddhism, one-third believe in Taoism, and one-third do not believe in religion, you can still have a place in the Timurid Empire. I can also guarantee that other ministers under my command will not discriminate against you.
"
"Fu An An accepted the kindness of the Great Khan, but since Fu An was born in the Ming Dynasty and was an official in the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for him to seek refuge with the Great Khan," Fu An said.
"I remember that you are not necessarily not willing to take refuge in foreign regimes. When the Mongols ruled the east, there should be many Khitans serving as officials under the Mongols." Timur said.
"Loyal ministers do not care about two masters. Those who were born under the rule of the Yuan Kingdom, or those who did not serve as officials in the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty and did not receive favors, whether they are Han people or other ethnic groups, are people of the Yuan Kingdom, and they can naturally serve as officials in the Yuan Kingdom.
; But if those who were officials in the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty surrendered, they would be ungrateful people and would be cast aside by all dynasties." Fu An spoke of the traditional concepts of the Han people before modern times.
"What a strange point of view." Timur said: "But according to your point of view, if your son born in our country wants to be an official in our country when he grows up, is it okay?"
Fu An was silent for a moment and said, "It is indeed possible."
Timur shook his head, not knowing whether it was because the Han people were so surprised by their views, or for some other reason.
At this moment, a messenger ran in and said to Timur: "Great Khan, the last 30,000 troops fighting for Bayezid I and another 20,000 have been defeated. Bayezid I fled to a small town.
On the slope, command the last remaining 10,000 horses to fight."
"Although the slope is not high, the army always attacks on its back, so it is not particularly easy to fight. Even if it is defeated, a lot of soldiers will be lost. General Jesb sent me to ask the Khan if he could let the sharpshooter shoot Ba
Jesset I?"
Timur pondered for a moment and said: "For the time being, capturing him alive is still the first goal. If the last army of Bayezid I is still not eliminated by sunset, let the sharpshooters shoot him."
"Yes, Khan." The man accepted the order and said.
Timur planned to say something else to Fu An, but before he opened his mouth, one of his guards guarding the door came in with a wooden box, bowed to him and said: "Great Khan, from Samarkand
Documents sent as quickly as possible."
"What happened in Samarkand or nearby?" Timur said to himself, and asked the guards to open the wooden box in front of him. He reached out and took out the documents from the wooden box and started reading.
Timur's behavior was normal while he was reading the document, but after he read the document, he immediately said to the guard: "Go and give an order to Jesb. If you can find an opportunity, shoot Ba Ba immediately."
Jesset I, there is no need to wait until sunset." 89