manynovel Chapter 1195 Expansion
Chapter 1195 Expansion
A Longevity Festival is lively throughout May.
At the beginning of June, the major vassals took turns bidding farewell to the emperor and queen, ending this happy reunion.
Immediately, the emperor set the tribute rules:
Because the vassal kingdoms were far and near, the vassal kings of the Nanyang vassals came to the capital to meet the emperor every two years.
The six kingdoms in the northwest, as well as the Yong and Cao kingdoms in the southwest, had a dynasty every three years.
Although the railway has reached Gansu, for the northwest vassals, there are still two to three thousand miles to go.
In Ili City, the King of Liao once again preached on the cooperation of the six countries.
"Your Highness, Persia is attacking!"
At this time, the messenger from Xing State gasped: "The Persians have brought tens of thousands of troops and are approaching the White Tiger City on the border!"
"Persian?" King Xing was stunned: "Isn't Suleiman I enjoying himself in the harem?"
"Besides, wasn't I the one who bribed the eunuchs? Why didn't they dissuade me?"
After the Safavid dynasty of Persia reached its peak under Abbas I and Abbas II, Suleiman succeeded to the throne at an early age, and Persia entered a period of middle and decline, with powerful ministers and eunuchs controlling the government. This was also the basis for the establishment of the Xing Kingdom.
"Your Highness, the eunuchs said that this was the Mughal King's idea. The Mughals will send 20,000 troops from Kabul to attack our country together!"
When King Xing heard the words, he was silent.
He turned his head and gritted his teeth and said, "The Mughals who ruled India are descendants of the Mongol Tatars and have always been evil."
"Fourth brother, he wants my Xing Kingdom. He wants your Liao Kingdom!"
The King of Liao naturally heard it clearly, and his face was ugly: "Although this matter belongs to the Xing Kingdom, it is a major event for our six countries. The Moguls are a big problem. Brothers, the time has come to send troops!"
"I am determined to send 30,000 troops!"
Upon hearing this grand gesture, the kings were stunned.
King Zhao was the first to respond: "I will send 10,000 troops, supply 50,000 dan of food, and 50,000 dan of fodder!"
The Zheng, Xu, and Chen families hesitated for a while, and then each decided to send five thousand troops to help the Xing Kingdom resist the siege of Persia and the Mughals.
The King of Liao also knew what was appropriate, and he immediately reported the matter to the governor of Anxi.
The latter hesitated for a moment. He could not bear the consequences of losing his vassal, so he could only grit his teeth and send out five thousand troops and an additional twenty thousand silver coins.
At this point, Feige had to send an urgent letter to Beijing to report the news.
After a day of talks in Ili, the details of the coalition were immediately decided.
With King Liao, King Xing, King Zhao, King Zheng, King Chen, and King Xu as marshals, and the governor of Anxi as deputy marshal, a total of 50,000 reinforcements were sent to Xing State in the name of a vassal-protecting army.
The specific command power fell into the hands of Anxi Commander-in-Chief Sun Lin.
As a relative of the emperor, the emperor's brother-in-law, and the uncle of King Liao and King Xing, Sun Lin naturally had the absolute right to speak, and no one dared to say anything.
The King of Liao could only smile and compliment Sun Lin, and immediately gave up all thoughts of seizing power.
However, Anxi still had the approval of the King of Liao for doing this. Who gave him the most troops? This is the treatment he deserves.
Even the Xing State only had an army of 20,000. The Liao State could even provide 100,000 at one time, which was the most powerful support for the Xing State.
Anxi's soldiers and horses were the fastest, and he returned to Blue Moon City with King Xing, calming the hearts of his people.
In less than seven days, 30,000 Liao cavalry crossed the Amu Darya River and arrived at Blue Moon City.
The King of Liao even came with his troops in person.
"Fourth brother, the Persians haven't done anything, but Kabul is very restless. The spies came to report, and there are about 20,000 troops stationed there."
King Xing said in a deep voice: "They must be waiting for food and fodder!"
Xing State is located in the Amu Darya River Basin in northern Afghanistan. The terrain is flat, with mountains to the east and south, and the Khorasan region to the west, adjacent to Persia.
The group looked at the map and pondered it.
At this time, the commander-in-chief of Anxi was Taiyuan Hou Sunlin who stayed here after the expedition to Anxi.
In a western expedition to Kazakhstan, not only the veteran Xin Wencheng was promoted to Gong Guogong, but also three marquises, ten uncles, twenty viscounts, and thirty-five barons.
The imperial court added nearly sixty nobles at one time.
There are also a large number of brave and resolute captains who lead life-long titles.
Sun Lin's promotion from earl to marquis of Taiyuan was a matter of course.
At this time, he was already fifty-three years old.
It is extremely difficult to get promoted again.
At this time, he stared at the map intently, and then said for a long time: "Your Highnesses, marching north from Kabul is simply a bad idea. The other party will definitely go northwest and join forces with the Persians!"
As he spoke, he pointed at Yujing City and said: "This place originally belonged to the Tatars, so they naturally wanted to take it."
"I heard that Mughal King Aurangzeb was conquering the country east and west, and he had great ambitions. It is normal for him to have ambitions towards Liao and Xing."
"It's as I expected. If he fights like this every day, after his death, the country's power will inevitably decline, just like the Persian country. King Xing, this is your opportunity!"
"Ah?" King Xing was stunned. He looked at Kabul below, and his mouth felt dry for a moment.
Blue Moon City is good, but there is no danger to defend it.
Kabul is the essence of Afghanistan. It is located in the canyon plateau, and Kandahar in the south is extremely prosperous.
Immediately, he looked to the west again.
That's the Khorasan region, and it's a good place.
If this battle is won, it might really be possible to expand the territory!
"Uncle, what do you mean?" King Liao's eyebrows jumped, and he also realized the benefits of Xing Guo.
"Take the initiative!" Sun Lin said solemnly: "We have at least 50,000 people now. Wouldn't it be easy to defeat the 20,000 to 30,000 Persians?"
"They didn't even expect that we would take the initiative to attack. They didn't even expect that we have so many soldiers and horses that we can fight with more."
King Liao and King Xing looked at each other and agreed. The two of them stayed in Blue Moon City while Sun Lin commanded the army to attack.
At this time, Mulu City was the border city closest to Xing State in Persia, and now the Persian army was stationed.
After years of peace, the firearms army established by Abbas I was depleted, and Persia returned to its original nomadic army era.
Faced with the surprise attack, he was unable to react for a moment, and he hurriedly closed the door only when he was killed by the coalition forwards and reached the city gate.
The army outside the city was immediately surrounded.
Although the two armies had very little combat experience, Sun Lin, as the commander, had experienced hundreds of battles, and his frontier troops acted as the core, sweeping directly into the camp.
In just one day, Mulu City became an isolated city, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses outside the city became prisoners.
"I haven't had enough yet!" Sun Lin looked at Tucheng, which was no more than two feet tall, and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Bring out the catapult and crush these barbarians to death!"
The Persians in the city were panicked, but they were quite confident in Mulu City.
This city, which has been reinforced for many years, is still one of the few strong cities in Persia, second only to the capital Tabriz, Tehran, Baghdad and other major cities.
"what is this?"
Stones hit the city wall one after another, and some flew over and poured into the city. No matter how solid the house was, it was just like paper in front of it.
Today's Persians don't know how to do such delicate things as catapults.
Soon, within half an hour, Mulu City surrendered.
Sun Lin then sent his men to Kabul and asked for a meeting with Mulu City.
Now, it was the turn of Afghan Governor Amir Khan to sit on the throne. He did not expect Persia to be such a waste.
As the governor for more than 20 years, Amir Khan has great prestige and is the most trusted governor of King Aurangzeb.
Likewise, although he was not good at fighting, he witnessed the threat of Xing State and had no choice but to make a proposal to Delhi, requesting that troops be sent north to capture the prosperous Samarkand (Jade Capital).
"Get out!" Amir Khan spat. Xing's military strength was beyond imagination, which made him unable to advance or retreat.
After hesitating for a long time, he decided to retreat: "Tell the Zhina people (Maha Zhina, meaning Great Sui Dynasty) that I am willing to live in harmony and submit the contract."
After saying this, he sighed and remained silent.
"Governor, why don't you fight?" the general under his command said angrily: "The empire is invincible, so why is it afraid of that person?"
"I said, stop the troops!" Amir Khan said solemnly.
"Yes!"
After everyone left, Amir Khan raised his head: "Master Zhen, I am afraid that Afghanistan will belong to that person in the future..."
The Mughal Empire continued to conquer and expand its territory, which naturally brought endless resistance.
Now, since that person is so powerful, provoking him again will not be worth the gain.
Persia, Tabriz on the west side of the Caspian Sea.
After learning of the defeat, the prime minister and eunuchs reached a peace treaty with the Xing State without the knowledge of Suleiman I, recognizing Xing's occupation of the Amu Darya River Basin, and ceding three hundred miles of Mulu City as the center to the Xing State in exchange for prisoners. .
At this time, the troops of Zheng, Chen, and Xu were still on the road.
After the battle, King Xing was overjoyed. He promised Sun Lin: "Uncle, I would like to make one of your sons the Duke of the County, and he will be prosperous for generations to come!"
Only then did Sun Lin reveal a smile.
Seeing how miserable he was, King Liao was a little moved for a moment.
His target was the Khiva Khanate on the south coast of the Aral Sea.
After annexing Khiva, wouldn’t it be nice to then plot to capture Persia?
This is the time for him to show off his ambitions.
At the same time, King Yong, who returned to Yong Kingdom, also looked south.
After years of fighting in the north and south, he completely brought the entire Nepal region under his control, with the total population exceeding three million.
The highlands, which are narrow and have few plains, are naturally difficult to satisfy.
Except for a basin, there are mountains everywhere. Who can bear this? The products were too poor, which made King Yong who lived a luxurious life intolerable.
They couldn't even exchange their products for silk.
In such a large harem, only the princess and concubines could wear silk, which was too simple.
Compared with other feudal lords, the difference between a beggar and a rich man is basically the same.
Jealousy and poverty made King Yong extremely unbalanced.
This time he bought three thousand flintlock muskets and twenty lightweight Shaowu-style artillery pieces from Beijing, and his ambition suddenly exploded.
To the south of Yong is the Ganges plain and Delhi, the capital of the Mughal state.
For the Yong State, which had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it would not even be able to create a bubble if it was spread.
Then his direction can only be eastward.
That was the Bengal region, with fertile land and insurgents fighting against the Mughals. It was a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
He sat on the throne, facing a group of ministers and monks, and said loudly: "It is my intention to send troops eastward and capture the grain-producing areas so that the people will no longer be hungry!"
The natives are naturally unwilling.
Both Brahman and Buddhism teach people peace. Naturally conservative and conservative.
Only those civil and military officials who came from the Ming Dynasty with him enthusiastically supported him.
During this period of conquests from east to west, a lot of land was conquered, a lot of titles were granted, and many people became ambitious.
Two thousand musketeers, three thousand cavalry, and five thousand infantry were formed, totaling ten thousand people. They set out eastward and went directly to the high ground.
The Bengal region, full of rivers and estates, welcomed a tiger down the mountain.