Although Aurangzeb's precious daughter, Princess Nisha, already has a wife, Shasta Khan is still very sure that a war against the Jungar Kingdom is inevitable.
The "marriage discussion" between Princess Nisha and the Ming Emperor only gave Aurangzeb's Timurid Empire a more advantageous position in the upcoming war... but it was guarded against others. Indispensable! Aurangzeb killed three brothers and imprisoned his father before grabbing the throne. How could he take it lightly just because he didn't know whether a marriage would work?
As Aurangzeb's latest minister, Shasta Khan, of course, like his master, never believed in the family ties of the imperial family - not to mention that Princess Nisha and the Ming Emperor's marriage had not yet been revealed. Even if he enters the bridal chamber and does good things, will the Ming Emperor be reliable?
My father and brothers are unreliable, let alone my son-in-law?
So after concluding the negotiations with the Pearl Lama and the Three Jewels Lama, Shesta Khan immediately sent six of his confidants, divided into three teams, and rode fast horses straight to Samarkand to refuse the monks' conversion and surrender. As well as the news that Sengge wanted to play matchmaker with the Ming Emperor on behalf of Nisha, he informed Aurangzeb.
The reason why he was so anxious to report was to prepare Aurangzeb to fight the Sengge as soon as possible!
Although Aurangzeb did not want to go to war because his troops were weak, preparations still had to be made...the weaker the troops, the more complete the preparations had to be.
According to the countermeasures previously discussed by Aurangzeb and Shesta Khan, once war is inevitable, Aurangzeb should lead the main force south to Termez, leaving only a small number of empty troops in Samarkand to prevent the main force from being attacked by the monks. King Ge's surprise attack - although this possibility is unlikely, you still have to guard against it!
But when Shasta Khan returned to Samarkand from the Stone Castle King City, he suddenly found that the city had turned into a sea of soldiers. The number of troops gathered here not only did not decrease, but also increased a lot!
Inside and outside the city, Timur Empire troops can be seen patrolling or training everywhere. There were both Rajput cavalry and musketeers brought by Aurangzeb from India, as well as new troops recruited by Aurangzeb in Samarkand and Tajikistan.
Among them, the one who attracted special attention was a Shanatul guard who wore chainmail and a pointed iron helmet, and was equipped with a large number of Shanatul cannons (camel cannons), matchlock guns, and other cold weapons.
When Shasta Khan entered the gate of Samarkand, the newly formed army was conducting formation training in the open space outside the city.
Shasta Khan saw at least 5,000 soldiers of the Shanatul Guards forming a phalanx of 10 500-man phalanxes, with a mix of walking arquebusiers, camel artillery (Shannatul Artillery) and camel cavalry. formation.
The formation is not very strict, but the soldiers who form the formation look very strong, and they are indeed not comparable to the local Indian soldiers...
But Shesta Khan still didn't think that these armies could be compared with the elite soldiers of the Jungar Kingdom, who were already equipped with a large number of flintlock guns and used more powerful artillery!
Shesta Khan, who thought Aurangzeb was hot-headed, hurried to the palace. In the main hall of the palace, he saw Aurangzeb trying on his chainmail armor.
Although Aurangzeb was skinny, he had a big frame and was very tall. He looked majestic after wearing chain mail. In addition, he looked fierce, with deep eyes, a nose, and a big beard. He was not easy to mess with. ah!
"Your Majesty Alamgir, why are you still in Samarkand?" Shasta Khan looked around and saw that there was no outsider, so he saluted and started asking straight to the point.
Aurangzeb waved his hand and dismissed the eunuch who was packing his chainmail. Then he looked at Shasta Khan and asked, "My Wazir, look at me, do I look like a great emperor now?"
Emperor? Shasta Khan looked at Aurangzeb and saw that he really looked like him! There are more statues than that monk!
"Your Majesty Alamgir, you are the great emperor, you are the Alamgir of the Timur Empire!" Shesta Khan complimented.
Aurangzeb nodded and smiled: "I think so too! So from now on, I will be a great emperor!"
What does it mean? Shasta Khan couldn't understand, so he asked: "Your Majesty Alamgir, have you received my letter?"
"I got it," Aurangzeb said. "Since the sangha has rejected my kindness, war is inevitable!"
"Your Majesty, you don't want to marry the princess to the Ming Dynasty emperor?" Shesta Khan asked hurriedly.
"That's another thing..." Aurangzeb said, "The marriage between the princess and the Ming emperor has to be discussed slowly, but the war between us and the Jungar Kingdom is imminent!"
"Your Majesty Alamgir..." Shasta Khan was a little anxious, "We are not ready yet!"
"It's ready!" Aurangzeb shook his head, "At least let the envoys of the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Persian Empire believe that we are ready!"
"The Rakshasa Kingdom and the Persian Empire?" Shasta Khan frowned slightly, "Are they planning to send troops?"
"Yes!" Aurangzeb nodded, "Abbas II sent red-headed soldiers to Turkmen... Maybe he thought that the War of Gods against Zungol was a good opportunity for him to win over the Turkmen tribe."
The Persian Red-Headed Soldiers are a powerful military force of the Safavid dynasty of Persia, wearing the iconic little red hat. Its members are all from the Turkmen tribe.
So when the war between the Turkmen tribe and the Jungar Kingdom was inevitable, the Safavid Dynasty of Persia had to get involved in the war.
"The Rakshasa Kingdom has also sent missions to Xiaoyuzi, Bukhara and us." Aurangzeb said, "Obviously, the tsar cannot tolerate the expansion of the Jungar Kingdom and is ready to join forces with the Tianfang believers. ”
Tsar Alexei I now had a little free time - he was busy fighting Poland, Sweden, Turkey, and the people who rioted because of his excessive distribution of copper coins. The fighting was not completed until 1662. After the west side came to an end, he looked east and saw something terrible! The Ming Dynasty expanded greatly, and the Celestial Empire was revived. A bunch of vassal states were established in the south of the territory east of the Rakshasa Kingdom. The most powerful vassal state among them, the Jungar Kingdom, has reached Central Asia and extended its tentacles to the Volga. River!
If we don't take action, the Golden Horde will be resurrected!
So Alexei I quickly sent his important minister, Marquis Golovin, to lead 6,000 shooting troops to the upper reaches of the Ural River, and built the Orenburg Fortress at the intersection of the Ural River and the Sakmara River. The Kazakhs here provided weapons and equipment to help them resist the Jungar Kingdom.
Through the introduction of the Kazakhs, Marquis Golovin learned that an anti-Zhungar alliance had emerged in Central Asia.
Marquis Golovin felt that this was a good opportunity to attack the Jungar Kingdom and seize land in Central Asia, so he reported to Moscow and sent envoys to Bukhara and Samarkand.
Aurangzeb had a gloomy face and looked very majestic. "The envoys from Persia, Rakshasa and Shire Khanate will arrive in Samarkand soon. As the emperor of Hindustan and Timurid Empire, how can I sneak away quietly?" To Termez?"
"Then the marriage between Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Ming Emperor..."
Aurangzeb shook his head and said: "That is another matter, we can continue to push forward... You are still responsible. Remember, we must let King Sange realize that we are very willing to achieve a marriage! In addition, we should keep it as secret as possible, so as not to let this matter between men and women affect the sacred war!"
"Your Majesty," Shasta Khan was still a little confused about the situation, "then do we still want to retreat to Termez?"
"Why retreat?" Aurangzeb glared at Wazir, who could not speak. "I have written to the leaders of Afghanistan, inviting them to participate in this holy war, so I am fighting with Persia, Rakshasa, and After the meeting with the envoys of Khiva, I will go to Termez to wait for the brave Afghans!”
Shasta Khan was relieved after hearing this, because he knew that Aurangzeb could not wait for the Afghans... The Afghans were only brave enough to go to the Central Asian grasslands to fight the Mongols when they invaded India. ? Isn't that seeking death? Where can I find such brave Afghans?
