Chapter 2317: Six Great Countries in Central and Western Asia, Battle of Shurasena
Tianzhu is located in South Asia. It is too far away from the Central Plains of East Asia. In addition, it is blocked by the Himalayas. Therefore, except for the eastward spread of Buddhism, Tianzhu has almost no communication with the Central Plains. Instead, it has no contact with Central Asia, West Asia, and Southeast Asia. Lots of exchanges.
Ye Qingmei also collected information about Central and West Asia for a long time and spent a lot of money to buy it from merchants from the Mughal Empire and the Kushan Empire.
The exchanges between Tianzhu and Central Asia mainly relied on Kushan and Timurid, while the exchanges with West Asia relied on the Mughal Empire.
The spheres of influence of the two empires of Kushan and Timur have penetrated into Central Asia, and they have many conflicts with Central Asian countries. Especially the Kushan Empire has a territory in Central Asia that is larger than most of Central Asia. are all powerful.
The total area of Central Asia is about 4 million square kilometers, which is smaller than South Asia and Southeast Asia. The overall climate is harsh. It is dominated by a continental climate of temperate deserts and grasslands. Rainfall is scarce and most areas are extremely dry, so it is naturally extremely dry. poor.
In later generations, South Asia supported a quarter of the world's population with a land area of 4.3 million square kilometers.
However, Central Asia's 4 million square kilometers of land can only feed one percent of the world's population.
This shows how harsh the natural environment in Central Asia is.
From a geographical perspective, Central Asia is located at the junction of the Eurasian and European continents and is a transportation hub that connects the Eurasian continent. It has always been a must-pass for people going east to the west and south to the north. It was also the place where the ancient Silk Road passed.
As the largest continent in the world, Asia has a total area of 44.57 million square kilometers, accounting for about 30% of the world's total land area. With such a large area, countries and people in various regions are destined to have different geographical environments. , and there is a huge difference.
The areas in Asia with the best environment, the most fertile land, and the most suitable areas for human survival are basically concentrated in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Most of the land in East Asia has been developed by the Han people, and undeveloped land is also being opened up. Therefore, this land is definitely the highest quality and most suitable for human survival in the world.
Although a lot of land in South Asia has been developed, more than half of it is still undeveloped.
In Southeast Asia, only a small part of the land has been developed, and most of the land is undeveloped.
As for Central Asia, North Asia, and West Asia, most of the areas are ice fields, deserts, grasslands, and deserts. The climate conditions are too harsh. Even if the limited suitable land is developed, it is destined to not be able to support too many people.
There were a total of 5 countries in Central Asia in later generations, but now there are five empires, nine kingdoms, and 13 small countries.
The five empires are: Persian Empire, Kushan Empire, Timurid Empire, Samanid Empire, and Seljuk Empire;
Among the five great empires in Central Asia, the first three were all outsiders, especially the Persian Empire.
Stirred by rebels such as Alexander, the Roman Empire inevitably split, and the current monarch of the Persian Empire, Darius I, also led Persia to become independent from the Roman Empire.
Darius I originally wanted to strive for hegemony in Europe, but the competitiveness in Europe was too great and there were too many strong players. Neither Macedonia nor Rome was sure of victory.
In order to accumulate strength and expand his strength, Darius I led his army to attack West Asia and Central Asia, and established the Persian Empire spanning the three major regions of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and West Asia with a population of 13 million.
Although the current Persian Empire is not as powerful as it was in history, it is developing extremely rapidly. In a short period of time, it has occupied a large area in western Central Asia, forcing the other four empires to join forces to fight.
The Kushan Empire formed an alliance with the Timurid Empire, which also came from Tianzhu, and the Samanid Empire and the Seljuk Empire in Central Asia also formed an alliance with each other, just to prevent the Persian Empire from accumulating expansion in Central Asia.
After talking about the Persian Empire, let’s talk about the two major empires in Central Asia.
The current emperor of the Samanid Empire is Nasr ibn Ahmed, who was the founder of the Samanid dynasty in history. It occupied northern Central Asia and parts of the eastern region, with a total population of 7 million.
The current emperor of the Seljuk Empire is Tugril Beg, who is also the founder of the Seljuk Empire in history. It currently occupies central and eastern Central Asia, with a total population of 7.5 million.
Nasr and Tugrile are both hidden figures in the Hundred Calls of the alien race.
The Persian Empire occupied most of western Central Asia, the Kushan Empire occupied most of southern Central Asia, and the Timurid Empire occupied parts of southern and western Central Asia.
In addition to the Samanid Empire in the north, and the Seljuq Empire in the center.
The above five empires occupied most of Central Asia.
In addition, there are nine kingdoms in Central Asia with a population of less than one million, namely: Ottoman, Khwarezm, Karakhan, Ghazni, Golden Horde, Delhi, Mamluk, Yuezhi, Dayu Wan.
In addition to these nine kingdoms, there are thirteen small countries in Central Asia with populations ranging from 100,000 to 500,000.
The expansion of the three major foreign empires in Central Asia has aroused the vigilance of the local forces in Central Asia, and then relied on annexation and other effects to expand their power. This also made these small countries in an extremely difficult situation. They were either annexed by the empire or by the kingdom.
Initially, there were more than 200 small countries in Central Asia, but now there are only 13 left, and they are still dying rapidly. Maybe in a few years not even one will be left.
The expansion of the Persian Empire in Central Asia was jointly resisted by the four great empires including Kushan and Samanid. Darius I was not sure about confronting the four great empires, so he shifted the focus of expansion to West Asia.
The total area of West Asia is about 7.2 million square kilometers, second only to North Asia and East Asia, and larger than South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia. However, the overall climate is also more severe. Most areas have arid climate and lack of water resources. Many areas receive annual rainfall. The volume is less than 200 mm, and the terrain is mainly plateau.
In later generations, there were a total of 20 countries in West Asia, and now there are five empires, four kingdoms, and fourteen small countries.
The five empires are: Persian Empire, Mughal Empire, Parthian Empire, Egyptian Empire, and Arab Empire;
The Persian Empire occupied part of western Asia, and the Mughal Empire occupied part of eastern Asia.
The Parthian Empire, whose current emperor is Arsasi, was also the founding monarch of the Parthian Dynasty in history. It occupied the Mesopotamian plain, the Euphrates River in the southeast of Asia Minor, and the Amu Darya River in the east. The total population of the country was eight million.
The Egyptian Empire, under the current emperor Thutmose III, occupied the Nile Valley and its delta, as well as parts of North Africa, and had a total population of six million.
The Arab Empire, whose current emperor is Abu Abbas, occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula and has a population of 5.5 million;
In West Asia, in addition to these five empires, Babylon, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Turkey were kingdoms with a population of about one million, and 14 small countries with a population of less than 200,000.
The Persian Empire did not pay much attention to Western Asia at first because the land was too barren, so Darius I only captured a piece of territory and then directly led the army to attack Central Asia.
But when Darius I encountered trouble in Central Asia and turned around and wanted to conquer Western Asia, he found that this land also had heroes in large numbers, and the joint sniper attack by the three great empires of Parthia, Egypt, and Arabia made Persia even more vulnerable. The empire suffered heavy casualties on this land, and even almost forced the Persian Empire out of Western Asia.
After another encounter, Darius I looked back and found that Persia had offended all the major forces in Central Asia and West Asia. If it continued, sooner or later it would be attacked by a group of sworn enemies around it. , so the pace of expansion stopped, and peace temporarily returned to Central Asia and West Asia.
After learning about the situation in Central Asia and West Asia, Ye Qingmei's mood was obviously not calm. She had no idea that areas outside the Central Plains were so chaotic.
Relatively speaking, although East Asia is in chaos, it has generally stabilized. After the Qin Dynasty completes its unification, peace will completely usher in.
Ye Qingmei's trip to Tianzhu did not go smoothly. As soon as he entered the Indian Ocean, he was intercepted by the Shurasena Kingdom.
Shurasena Kingdom is a medium-sized power on the southeast coast of Tianzhu, with a population of 700,000. Although the country is small, the monarch is working hard to develop the country into a big country, but unfortunately his ability is limited.
King Shurasena learned from Burmese merchants that the Qin Dynasty had conducted a large number of transactions with various Burmese countries. Now there was a lot of wealth in the fleet. Driven by greed, King Shurasena planned to act as a pirate and rob.
What King Shurasena didn’t know was that the Burmese merchants he met were actually sent by King Paramo of Ayutthaya in order to stir up King Shurasena’s greed and avenge Qin for almost destroying Ayutthaya. , but the greedy King Shurasena was indeed fooled.
Shurasena Kingdom is not a powerful country, but because it is close to the sea and there are few rivers in the country, it has a large number of naval forces. It is a regional naval power.
King Shurasena naturally knew that the Qin army was not easy to mess with. The Ayutthaya Kingdom of Myanmar, which was stronger than him, was beaten to death by the Qin naval army. But at that time, he believed that the reason for the defeat of the Ayutthaya army was on land, and now Shurasena If that country wants to fight in the sea, can't it still defeat a mere 5,000 Qin navy?
In order to swoop down the Qin naval forces, Shurasena Kingdom directly dispatched all the naval forces in the country, a total of 30,000 naval forces and more than a hundred warships, to intercept the Qin army.
In the end, the result of this naval battle shocked the entire Tianzhu.
Great Qin's shipbuilding technology is several levels higher than that of Tianzhu. Shurasena's navy warships cannot catch up. Even if they can get closer, they will be attacked by Great Qin's navy first, and their range cannot reach Qin. army, so this naval battle also showed a one-sided trend.
Under the command of Qi Jiguang, the Great Qin Navy did not sink a single warship, but sank half of the warships of the Ashipo Kingdom and captured the other half. The Shurasena Navy was completely in ruins since then.
After the news of the Shurasena naval battle came out, all the countries in Tianzhu were in a collective uproar.
The infantry army of Shurasena Kingdom is indeed not strong, but its navy army is also famous for its strength.
However, the 30,000 recognized strong water troops were crushed by the Qin Dynasty's 5,000 water troops. This record was simply astonishing.
Although the countries in Tianzhu do not know much about the Central Plains, it is recorded in the history of Buddhism that the Buddha and his mother went to spread the word to preach, but were blocked by the local Taoists and were injured by the Taoists from the East. They did not die until they died. Take another half step into the east soil.
The deeds of the Buddha and his mother have made the people of Tianzhu realize that there is a powerful civilization in the East, and they must not be easily provoked until Tianzhu is unified.
Now Qi Jiguang, through the Shurasena naval battle, not only fully demonstrated the power of Qin to the countries of Tianzhu, but also shocked a large number of people, making them not only plot against the Qin envoys.
Ye Qingmei did not continue to take revenge on Shurasena Country, because it was meaningless. There were many countries like this in Tianzhu, and Da Qin could not take revenge at all.
Ye Qingmei ordered the fleet to dock, and then took the initiative to communicate with the countries in Tianzhu, and was welcomed by the countries near the sea.
The Mughal Empire, the Maurya Kingdom, the Gupta Kingdom, and many other small kingdoms near the sea all agreed to trade with the Qin Dynasty to purchase goods.
But the Kushan Empire and the Mughal Empire, the two landlocked countries in the north, and other landlocked countries, it was difficult for Ye Qingmei to get in touch with them.
Even if they made contact, they would not conduct transactions. After all, the southern coastal areas of South Asia were too far away from the two empires in the north, so Ye Qingmei could only give up trading with the two countries.
However, even if the Kushan and Mughal countries were abandoned, the markets of the countries along the southern coast of Tianzhu were still large enough to fatten up Da Qin.
Ye Qingmei sold equipment in various countries in Southeast Asia. After arriving in South Asia, there was not much equipment left on the ship. Therefore, the transactions with various countries in Tianzhu were not selling arms, but luxury goods such as ceramics, cloth, ornaments, bronzes, etc., and honest goods Tissue paper, refined salt, sugar, etc.
India is worthy of being called the brightest jewel in the crown of the British King. It is really rich. All its transactions with Da Qin were done in gold, and it bought every piece of Da Qin's goods. But Ye Qingmei was given to So happy.
After the transaction, Ye Qingmei and the three major overlords, after some discussions and negotiations, decided to build two new ports in Tianzhu, located at the junction of the Peacock Kingdom and the Gupta Kingdom, and the junction of the Gupta Kingdom and the Mughal Empire. The port is jointly managed by the four major countries.
This time Ye Qingmei only obtained the naming rights for one of the ports, and named it after Zheng He: Zheng He Port.
And another port was named Peacock Port by the King of Maurya Kingdom.
After settling everything, just when Ye Qingmei was about to leave Tianzhu and lead the return voyage, she received news of the outbreak of war.
Emperor Kanishaka of the Kushan Empire appointed General Qiu Juque as the commander-in-chief and led an army of 150,000 people southward in an attempt to annex the three forces bordering the Peacock Kingdom.
Immediately afterwards, the Timur Empire also sent troops, with 130,000 troops led by Emperor Timur himself, to attack the four forces bordering the Mughal Empire.
The war between Tianzhu is about to break out.
(End of chapter)
