"Your Majesty Alamgir, Khujand is not close to Samarkand. If we have to cross the Turkic Mountains and bypass the Jizzak Oasis... with the marching speed of the Uzbeks and Turkmen, it will probably take 8 to 10 days. Right? It’s okay for the Turkmens to say that as long as they are given a few more rupees, they will definitely be willing to take the risk, but will the Uzbeks agree? Will Anusha Khan take such a risk?"
It was Shesta Khan who asked the question. He frowned and said: "And we have gone so far behind enemy lines. If we can't succeed, I'm afraid I won't even be able to return to the Khwarezm Oasis. If I were Anusha Khan, I would definitely not Will agree."
Aurangzeb laughed: "But you are not Anusha Khan, you are Shasta Khan. You are just my Wazir, not the king here in the river!"
So I can’t understand Anusha Khan’s ambition... He is also a descendant of Batu Khan, so how could he be willing to be the owner of the Khwarezm oasis? Moreover, there is only such a small area in the river, and there is no room for two tigers!
Although I am known as the emperor of the Timur Empire, my roots are in India after all, and I cannot stay in the river for a long time. Win or lose in the Battle of Samarkand, I will return to India.
Therefore, the only one left in the river to compete with him for supremacy in the future is King Sengge of Junger... And the battle of Samarkand is directly related to who can become the master of the entire river, between him and Sengge! "
Aurangzeb is still worthy of the evaluation of "resourceful". Although his army is not very capable of fighting, this does not mean that he lacks wisdom.
He could still see the current situation in the river very clearly, and he could also see through Anusha Khan's mind.
He continued: "If the Sengge successfully captures Samarkand, then the Khiva Khanate, which only owns the Khwarezm Oasis and Bukhara, will sooner or later be wiped out by the Sengge's Jungar Kingdom.
On the other hand, if the Sengge was defeated in the Battle of Samarkand, Samarkand would soon fall into the hands of the Khiva Khanate. Anusha Khan is one step closer to his dream of ruling the river!"
Shesta Khan frowned and said: "But if Anusha Khan suffers too many losses in the battle to attack Fergana, I'm afraid he will die faster. Even if he wins, he will get nothing! "
"You are right!" Aurangzeb nodded and looked back at his bravest general, Singh. "Singh, you also have to go with Anusha Khan and bring your Rajpur. Special Cavalry.”
The bearded Singh was startled by Aurangzeb's order, and his brave-looking face suddenly burst into tears, "Your Majesty Alamgir, I, my army suffered heavy losses..."
Aurangzeb smiled and comforted him and said: "Don't worry, there will be no big problem with the Uzbeks and Turkmens dispatched with you. If anything happens, I will also think of a way to save your life." It won’t be too much of a loss.”
Shasta Khan still shook his head, "I'm afraid it's still not enough!"
Aurangzeb's brows wrinkled slightly, "If that's not enough, I have another trump card! No, two trump cards!"
...
One of Aurangzeb's two trump cards is of course his most beautiful and favored daughter Princess Nisha... I don't know where Prince Alim, the son of Anusha Khan, got the bear. You are so brave that you dare to snatch a woman from the emperor of the Celestial Empire!
And this woman was not good at all in the eyes of Prince Alim's father, Anusha Khan. It was not that she was not beautiful enough, but she had a gloomy and melancholy temperament (inherited from Aurangzeb), and a kind of lethargy. Disgusting bookishness.
It might be appropriate for such a woman to marry into the Ottoman or Persian court, but marrying into the Khiva Khanate, a desert oasis country, is really out of reach.
But Aurangzeb had another trump card, Samarkand!
"Your Majesty, King Khan, I have been away from India for so long...that the gangsters on the Deccan Plateau are ready to take action again! So after the Battle of Samarkand, I will return to India. .After I leave, Samarkand will be handed over to the rule of a brave and wise governor. I hope that this governor will be my son-in-law and the husband of Nisha! Alim, will you inform Samarkand for me?"
How could Prince Alim be unwilling?
The inheritance system of the Khiva Khanate is the "Fire Merger Succession System" - these days, all Tianfang Sect countries follow this method. When the old emperor dies, the sons will fight each other as usual!
Therefore, if Prince Alim can marry Princess Nisha and gain the territory of the Samarkand Oasis, his status as the heir to the Khiva Khanate will be stable... and his life will be equivalent to an insurance policy!
However, he is not completely brainless. This matter must first seek the support of his father, Anusha Khan - because in the Tianfang Sect camp, the "Fire Merge Inheritance System" does not necessarily have to wait until the old man dies before it starts. Sometimes the old man Even if they don't die, the sons will still fight!
Therefore, Anusha Khan may also oppose this matter.
But seeing Anusha Khan’s smiling face, Prince Alim was finally relieved! The beauty is there, the throne is secure, and my life is insured!
Anusha Khan nodded and asked, "So when will the wedding be held?"
"It will be held when the Dzungars retreat!" Aurangzeb smiled. "With you as the commander-in-chief and commanding a coalition of 60,000 people to attack Fergana in a roundabout way, the Dzungars will definitely retreat."
The 60,000 coalition troops mentioned by Aurangzeb include 30,000 Uzbek cavalry from the Khiva Khanate, 15,000 Turkmen tribe cavalry, and 15,000 Rajput cavalry led by Singh.
Aurangzeb then said: "If King Khan agrees, I will immediately let the 20,000 Uzbek cavalry led by Prince Alim enter the city... and immediately make him the governor of Samarkand!"
"Where is Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Anusha Khan was still worried.
"Of course I'll stay in Samarkand!"
"Okay! That's it!" Anusha Khan finally relented, "Let's start moving the camp tomorrow... and announce the marriage of Princess Nisha and Alim at the same time!"
"Okay!" Aurangzeb nodded repeatedly, "Let everyone know about this happy event... Every coalition officer and soldier will receive 10 rupees of silver coins for this happy event!"
Anusha Khan was completely relieved.
If the emperor of the Timur Empire in India still wanted to save face, this marriage would not be a scandal! Moreover, Samarkand can also be obtained. The problem now is to severely damage the Jungar army outside Samarkand.
As long as they can be defeated, the Khiva Khanate, no, it should be the Uzbek Khanate, can be revived!
...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"
Outside the city of Samarkand, in the center of the Jungar Army bastion, Sengge was reading the traditional masterpiece "R Futon" in a large golden-domed tent. Suddenly he heard someone say something bad... and subconsciously The famous book was hidden under his buttocks. As soon as he hid it, he saw the Mingzhu Lama lift off his chain and come in.
Sengge breathed out: "Mingzhu, what are you shouting for? I thought it was Anu who came!"
"Your Majesty, something big has happened!" Mingzhu Lama stamped his feet, "The city of Samarkand has sent troops! Fifty or sixty thousand cavalry left the castle, crossed the river 50 miles to the west, and are now heading towards the Turkic Mountains!"
Sengge looked at Mingzhu blankly and said: "This...it's nothing. They are probably going to attack Fergana. With Hu Zhongyong guarding it, nothing will happen. Besides, Anu's hand There is also a large army of soldiers inside, by the way, is Anu really not here?"
Sengge only brought 33,000 troops and 15,000 civilians south to Samarkand. After completing the fortress outside Samarkand, he had already sent the civilians back - he came to consume troops and food with the enemy, and of course he could not Bring more troops, otherwise the people in the city will not starve to death, but the people outside the city will starve to death first.
Mingzhu Lama shook his head: "Kedun really didn't come... You'd better take a look at this!"
As he spoke, Lama Mingzhu handed Sengge a letter written in Persian.
Sengge took the letter and opened it, but he didn't understand it at all.
"What are you writing about?" he asked.
Mingzhu Lama said: "The letter was written by Shasta Khan, saying that Anusha Khan of Khiva Khanate forced Aurangzeb to marry Princess Nisha to his son Alim!"
