In order to completely eliminate Tokhtamysh's forces, Timur once again mobilized his army to go north. Not to be outdone, Tokhtamysh assembled a larger army. However, before the war, the Mongols and Turks under Tokhtamysh discovered that Timur's army was different from them.
Although it stands to reason that the Timur Khanate is also a Mongol-Turkic regime, and its main force should be its nomadic cavalry, there are actually a large number of Persians in the army in front of them.
The Persians have always been known for their weak soldiers. Filling these people into the front line shows that Timur's strength has been greatly reduced, and he can only pretend to be a facade to embolden himself. As a result, Tokhtamysh's nobles fell into the mood of blindly underestimating the enemy, and even ignored the orders of the Great Khan himself and insisted on a decisive battle with Timur.
However, the fighting effectiveness of Timur's Persians was much higher than expected, and the Golden Horde army was defeated. At this time, Guo Xian, the general of the purple tent, had already invaded Beergosarai. Tuotuo was lost and homeless. He led a few remaining soldiers and fled to Lithuania. The homeland of the Golden Horde changed hands again.
Timur originally planned to completely destroy Beergosarai to prevent the growth of opponents who could threaten him. However, the Purple Horde Khanate believed that in this case, the enemy had lost the ability to make a comeback and there was no need to abandon the city.
The Purple Horde Khanate was very interested in the north at that time and always wanted to reopen the Silk Road on the grasslands. Beergosarai was important and was a key hub for opening up trade routes, so it was reluctant to give up or destroy it.
After all, Timur tried his best. In order to show respect, Zizhang Khan suggested that Belge Sarai be renamed "Timur Sarai" to commemorate his illustrious military exploits. From now on, the city will be jointly run by both parties, collecting commercial taxes and tribute from the surrounding steppe tribes.
Although the eastern section of the Prairie Silk Road has been basically cut off at this time, as a regional trade center, Sarai City is still quite profitable. Timur was satisfied with this suggestion and agreed to their request.
After that, the Purple Horde Khanate began to invest its energy here.
Sarai means "city" in Persian. The first capital of the Golden Horde was "Batu Salai" established by Batu. Later, the successor Khan Belgo moved the capital to the Volga River and established the new capital "Beergo Sarai".
These places, even if they have been destroyed many times in history, can always be rebuilt because of their important location. In the era of the rise of Russia, the city Tsaritsyn was built near Belgosarai, and Batu Sarai became Astrakhan, which shows the significance of geographical location.
The main force of the Purple Horde Khanate was limited in number and could not stay here forever, so the Khan hired nearby Slavs to serve as guards. The biggest threat here is the remnants of Tokhtamysh, and the Slavs have hundreds of years of hatred with the surrounding nomadic tribes, so they resisted very hard.
"Timur" means iron, and "Sarai" means city. Therefore, the local Slavs also call it "Stalingrad", which also means "Iron City".
After the army withdrew, the remnants of Tokhtamysh launched several attacks, but were defeated by the mercenaries defending the city. The city gradually settled down and became the core of stable surrounding areas.
After solving Tokhtamysh, the Ottoman Sultanate, entrenched from Asia Minor to the Caucasus, became the next target.
Although the territory is small, the Ottomans are not an opponent that can be underestimated. Because the strength of such a country cannot often be determined by just looking at its territory.
Ottoman is located at the junction of two civilizations and can also be regarded as the border area of the world of Tianfang Sect. The cultural customs here are quite different from those in the hinterland.
The backbone of the Ottomans is the jihadist group known as "Ghazi". The constant influx of nomadic tribes, exiles and fanatical believers from the east provided him with a steady supply of troops, allowing the Sultan to use forces far beyond the scope of his territory.
This tradition has a long history in Asia. In 1071, the Seljuk Turks defeated the Eastern Roman army in Manchikot. It is generally believed that this battle opened the door for the Turkic tribes to advance westward.
Of course, this statement is not accurate, because Turks are just their own name. In the eyes of the most educated Persians in the area, these people can only be called "Turkmen", which means people who look like Turks but not Turks - after all, the Persians have seen the real Turkic Khanate. , people really won’t admit their mistakes.
Moreover, the Turkmen tribes were not all Central Asian Turkmens. In fact, the first wave of people who invaded Asia Minor, looted and occupied Roman territory, were mainly local Armenians.
The Armenian country has a very long history, and their Christian churches are older than those in Europe. The territory of this country has changed a lot in its history. In many cases, it is a somewhat vague collective term, and its internal forces are also quite complicated.
These Armenian tribes from the Caucasus quickly occupied a piece of land in Asia Minor under the banner of jihad and established the Danishmand dynasty. Therefore, the first batch of "Turks" who invaded Rome may not even be Turkmen, but Armenians.
After several years of jihad in the local area and enjoying the fun, these Armenians seemed to find that their religion was not quite right. So, they reacted and announced that they had joined the Tianfang Sect.
