It was not until the Ming army and the Mongolian surrendering army completely took control of Yili City's defenses that Zhu Di Shiran rode his horse into the city gate. In this regard, the trembling Black Erhuozi did not dare to stop him at all. His spirit had already been completely destroyed by the Timur Empire. Now facing the Ming army that could compete with Timur's army, he naturally also Can't muster the will to resist.
Timur wanted to kill himself, but at least the Ming army had no reason to kill him, the Great Khan.
Zhu Di rode up to the Khan's side on horseback, and saw that the dark-haired man was haggard and had sunken eye sockets. Although he is tall and tall, he is humble and humble. Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous. He took advantage of Timur's entanglement with Tuotuo to raise an army in anger. After all the twists and turns, he didn't gain any ground. The anti-religious Timur killed him in his own city. Such a coward. It is really difficult for people to respect the master of the country.
Not bothering to do any superficial things with him, Zhu Di directly stared at the Great Khan of the Golden Family from his horse: "My soldiers are coming from afar to work hard. I would like to ask the Great Khan to allocate food and salary for the king's labor."
"This..." Hei Erhuo Zhe suddenly looked embarrassed. "Your Highness, King Yan, is poor in the Little Khanate and has just suffered from war. It is really..."
"With a great country, it's not like we can't even provide food and wages for tens of thousands of people, right?" Zhu Di snorted coldly. "You have enough energy to raise food and wages for Timur to conquer Ming Dynasty, but you don't have enough energy to work for you and your benefactors who are in trouble?"
As soon as these words came out, Hei Erhuo Zhe's complexion suddenly changed, and his whole body started to tremble with fear. Yao Guangxiao had already investigated the political relations in this three-thirds of an acre of land. How could he hide the fact that Li had promised to assist Timur in attacking the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Di?
In the past, Timur was able to attack Yili Khan. Hei Erhuo relied on this promise and married his daughter to Timur, so that Timur could control Yilihan. The State Grid is open.
Now, the old promise to Timur's empire has been found out by the rightful owner, the Ming Dynasty. How can the black man not sweat?
He was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground... How big a crime was it to conspire to attack Ming Dynasty? The mighty military power of the Ming Dynasty also made it difficult for small countries in the country to deal with it...
I'm afraid that if he refuses even a little bit more, the King of Yan will directly use this incident as an excuse to convict Yili, and directly level Yili's country...
The situation is stronger than the people, and the black children can only raise food and fodder for the Ming army in despair. With Yili supplying food and grass, Zhu Di was relieved for the first time. He couldn't bear to stay with this weak-minded Khan for a long time. After leaving hundreds of soldiers waiting to receive food and grass, he led the army back to the military camp outside the city. As soon as Fang returned to camp, he summoned the generals and began to arrange the next plan for the western expedition.
"Monk, it's up to you to worry about this country. This place is our escape route back to the Ming Dynasty. The black man is a soft persimmon. If Timur leaves and comes back, he may become a wall. Grass."
"This also means that the country still needs to be in our own hands."
"Amitabha." Yao Guangxiao nodded gently. "Don't worry, Your Highness, the situation in this country is much simpler than that of the Timur Empire."
"The national conditions are similar to those of the Northern Xinjiang Khanate. Most of the people are nomadic, and the standing army only has more than 10,000 Khans and kings in the city. As long as we take away these Qixue and leave a few hundred elites, we can Take control of this country."
Zhu Di nodded. This also meant that the Lihan Kingdom had a mediocre king and a weak country. There was no need to waste too much thought. The biggest problem afterwards was how to face the powerful Timur Empire.
After having a confrontation with the Timur Empire once, Zhu Di's fear of the Timur Empire was growing day by day. He did not think that Tokhtamysh, who repaid kindness with hatred, could defeat the Timur Empire. As long as the Timur Empire defeats the Golden Horde and frees up its hands and feet, it will inevitably launch a crazy counterattack against them.
"Do you think we should stay here and wait for the attack, or should we take advantage of Timur's entanglement with the Golden Horde to make a big move against him?" Zhu Di asked.
"Does this need to be said? Now that we have supplies of food and grass, we will naturally continue to move westward." Fei Ju said. "Take advantage of his illness and take his life. If you don't go now, why don't you wait for him to free up his hands?"
"Your Highness King Yan, I think this is not allowed..." The person who spoke was Haohai Dayu, a general of the Choros tribe. He touched his beard and seemed a little hesitant. "The river is no better than the east. Most of the people here don't know the greatness of the Ming Dynasty, and they don't even understand the language. To rule them, it takes a lot of energy and time."
"Not even the Black Erhuo Khan succeeded in seizing the land in the river, let alone us... even if we captured a large area of territory, we couldn't hold it!"
The generals were silent. Fei Ju originally wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but had nothing to say. What the surrendered general said is right. They, a group of rough guys, and these Central Asian people do not understand the language, and their customs are even different. Even if it is captured, how will the country be able to calm the people and implement administrative orders?
If you want to take root in this foreign land, even if there is no war on all sides, it will probably take several years. Not to mention that there are powerful enemies watching from the side.
It would be better to garrison directly in Yilibaili. At least here, Yilibaili Khan will provide food and fodder.
"Monk, what do you think?" Zhu Di turned to ask Yao Guang about filial piety.
"Amitabha." Yao Guangxiao proclaimed the Buddha's name first, then took a few steps forward and came to the map of Central Asia in the center of the military tent. "It is indeed difficult to hold a large territory for a long time...but what if we only occupy one area first?"
The generals were stunned, and Zhu Di took a step forward: "Oh? What do you say?"
"Your Highness, the Timur Empire is very powerful, and it fights on its own territory. And the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away from us." Yao Guang said filially. "Even if we stick here, when Timur defeats the Golden Horde and returns, we may not have a chance of victory."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to cut off one arm of Timur's empire first... We can take this place first and open up the road to the Ilkhanate..." Yao Guangxiao took the push rod and pushed the pottery figurines representing the Ming army onto the map. one of the places.
"This is... Thirsty Stone City?" Zhu Di's eyes narrowed.
"Yes, it's Keshi City." Yao Guang said filial piety. "This city is the place where Timur's dragon flourished. Although the capital has been moved now, this city connects the north and south and is a hub in Timur's empire."
"Timur conquered the Ilkhanate, but he turned back due to Tutumi in the middle of the road. In other words, the Persian land that was taken from the Ilkhanate under the Timur Empire is now no longer Unstable…”
"We can first take the Thirst Stone to cut off Timur's southward aid route, and then lead our troops southward to take the land of Persia..."
(End of chapter)
