Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 269 Cutting, cutting off the back road

The 21st year of Yongle, the sixth day of March.

Mashhad.

In Jian Xiao's original thought, it was unwise to march forward in the heavy snow, because the heavy snow would not only slow down the march, but also increase the consumption.

These are still secondary, the most important thing is people.

Even the well-trained guards of the prince may not be able to withstand this kind of temperature and weather. What's more, Zhu Zhanhe also brought a batch of new arrivals to Balihei. He didn't know what was under the land of nothingness. of disaster victims.

However, the reality was exactly the opposite of Jian Xiao's expectation.

Years ago, Zhu Zhanhe ordered to set off from Balihei to the southwest, followed the soles of the Ichiro Plateau, and made a short detour to Mashhad.

Along the way, there were only low temperatures, no wind and snow, and no difficulties.

Because the north of Mashhad and the west of Balihei are the famous Karakum Desert in later generations.

Many people may not know about the Karakum Desert, but if the name is changed and a famous scenic spot in this desert is added, many people will know about it.

The Enduring Gate of Hell in the Black Desert.

Yes, it was the Gate of Hell that burned for 1971 years after a giant natural gas pit was drilled during exploration in 50. Scientists were afraid of the poisonous gases and decided to attack it with fire.

This year's weather has been abnormal, and it has snowed in the Karakum Desert. But the reason why a desert is a desert is because the amount of evaporation is much greater than the amount of precipitation.

……

Due to the failure of the harvest and Zhu Zhanhe's previous actions to take in the victims in Bali, Mashhad was already a ruined city.

Because of the Karakum Desert, Mashhad became the only way for the victims to get to Balihei, which led to the complete ruin of this city that was not mainly for farming but for commerce.

Shaharul never turned a blind eye to what Zhu Zhanhe did. In addition to mobilizing troops, he also blocked the victims from going to Balihe in all aspects, which naturally included Mashhad, a city on the pass.

It's just that the angry victims attacked the city, making the city completely empty.

"Your Highness, what shall we do next?"

Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng stood behind Zhu Zhanhe, their faces full of worry.

Originally, they did not agree with Zhu Zhanhe's decision to relocate, but whether they agreed or not, obeying Zhu Zhanhe's orders has always been their first rule.

After arriving here, their worries became even more serious.

"Isn't it just because there was no seizure? It's not like that." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand with a smile on his face.

When occupying Balihei, Zhu Zhanhe seized a large amount of food from the generals guarding the city, including disaster relief food prepared by the Timur Empire.

This is why Zhu Zhanhe dared to advance into Balihei and then waited for the supply line to be completed.

No one except Zhu Zhanhe in the entire Ming army knew that the capital of Timur's empire was not Samarkand at the beginning, but Balihei.

As the former royal capital and now the companion capital, coupled with its proximity to the Amu Darya River, Balihei is naturally extremely wealthy.

But Mashhad is different.

To the north of Mashhad is the Karakum Desert and to the south is the Ichiro Plateau. This means that Mashhad is not a farming city, but has become a commercial city relying on its important geographical location.

As a commercial city, there may be a lot of money here, but there is usually not a lot of food, especially in this environment where there is no harvest.

However, the accident caused the disaster victims, which led to Mashhad being washed away.

However, Zhu Zhanhe has never been a reckless person.

"Take a look." Zhu Zhanhe threw a secret letter into Jian Xiao's hand, still looking at the dilapidated city with a smile on his face.

"This……"

Jian Xiao read just a few lines of words quickly. When he handed the letter to Zhu Sanfeng who was standing aside, the look of shock on his face was also seen by Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Sanfeng.

"Burn it." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand.

Zhu Sanfeng heard this and threw the letter in his hand into the brazier.

One thing was written in the secret letter: The ocean-going treasure fleet entered the Euphrates River and went directly to Baghdad.

This was the information Zhu Zhanhe got in Balihei before setting off.

This was Zheng He's sixth voyage to the West. He set off in the first month of the 19th year of Yongle. Historically, he should have returned to Yingtian in August last year.

According to history, this was Zheng He's last voyage to the West during the Yongle period. The next and last voyage would have to wait eight years.

Why didn't Zheng He return as scheduled and also learned that he was attacking the Timurid Empire?Zhu Zhanhe didn't know, but he guessed that Zheng He should have learned about it from the victims or local people in places like Jasa, Adan, Zufar, and Horumos.

After all, it was too big a deal to stop harvesting, and last year happened to be the time when Zhu Zhanhebing posted about the Mu'er Empire.

Does Zheng He have other ideas?Or do you simply want to do your part in opening up territory for the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Zhanhe did not know it, but he did not abandon Zheng He. Instead, he asked him to divert from Khrumos to the Euphrates River. After entering Baghdad, he turned overland and went all the way north to the Caspian Sea, completely destroying Shaharul. Isolated.

"Then...His Royal Highness, should we take action?"

Originally, Jian Xiao was just restless, but after learning about Zheng He, Jian Xiao couldn't sit still.

"we can not……"

The conversation stopped suddenly because Zhu Sanfeng pulled the corner of Jian Xiao's clothes from behind.

"It's okay, there's no need to be taboo." Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Jian Xiao in surprise, and also saw Zhu Sanfeng's little move.

"You just don't want Zheng He to take away the credit. I know that, but you don't have to worry."

With that said, Zhu Zhanhe took out another piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, but this time it was not a letter, but a map.

"Jian Xiao, I have marked the marching route and the places to pick up supplies along the way. Your final destination is Qazvin."

Qazvin is located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, two thousand miles away from Mashhad. Although there are mature trade routes, it is not easy to get there.

However, Jian Xiao accepted it without hesitation.

"Don't worry, Your Highness! Jian Xiao dare not say anything else, but Jian Xiao will definitely help you handle this matter!"

Jian Xiao was always steady, but this time, there was a bit of excitement on his face.

Not only Jian Xiao, but also Zhu Sanfeng next to him was a little unable to hold back, looking eager to try.

"Sanfeng, you'd better live in peace." Zhu Zhanhe guessed Zhu Sanfeng's thoughts and said with a smile.

"I know you want to go too, but Jian Xiao alone is enough, and I will let him take Kunzashi with him, so you can only stay here."

"After all, I'm afraid no one is more familiar with us than you and Jian Xiao."

Zhu Sanfeng and Jian Xiao both looked at each other when they heard this, and they both saw in each other's eyes the expectation that the great revenge was about to be avenged.

When they returned to the Ming Dynasty, they successfully disembarked at Horumos and arrived at the coast of the Black Sea by virtue of their status as envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from the Black Sea, entering the Mediterranean, going to South America and back.

At that time, they knew that they could not wait for Zheng He's fleet at Khrumos, so they landed from the Black Sea, followed the line of Qazvin-Mulu-Samarkand, and finally entered Delhi Sudan from Ghazni and returned to the Ming Dynasty. .

After passing Mashhad, it was the same road they had taken back then. Not only was this road extremely familiar to them, but it was also...

revenge.

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Timurid's Empire, Buri (Bulish).

Zheng He looked at the seahorse-shaped Urumiye Lake in front of him, but his mood was extremely heavy.

In Khrumos, he learned from the victims that Zhu Zhanhe, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, was helping the victims in Bali, and he immediately guessed Zhu Zhanhe's purpose.

After all, Zhu Zhanhe has always been a restless person.

In the eyes of the world, Zhu Zhanhe was either at war or on the way to war. He was not only the murderer of the Ming Dynasty, but also a warmonger looking for provocations everywhere.

It is ironic to think about it. When Zhu Zhanhe conquered the grasslands, conquered Jiaozhi in the south, and conquered the Japanese country in the east, people regarded Zhu Zhanhe as the savior and the most enlightened person in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Because since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no one like Zhu Zhanhe who can truly achieve death even if he is far away.

But as time went by, and as Zhu Zhanhe's conquests moved away from the Ming Dynasty, people's impression of Zhu Zhanhe changed from a savior of ordinary people to a tyrannical man who only knew how to fight.

This transformation may seem strange, but in fact, it is normal.

People used to support Zhu Zhanhe because Zhu Zhanhe only beat people who had bullied them.

Grassland, Jiaozhi, and Wa Kingdom, all of them were people who once invaded Ming Dynasty.

But later, Siam, Nanjang, Khmer, Delhi Sultan, and now the Timurid Empire became too far away for ordinary people, so far away that they did not even know the names of some countries.

Under such circumstances, people would not be grateful to Zhu Zhanhe. Instead, they felt that the years of war had consumed too many people, food, and various supplies. They regarded Zhu Zhanhe's behavior as a burden.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe never expected anyone to understand him.

Even though, when he conquered the Southern Palm of Siam and other countries, he used people from Uszang Dusi.

Even if his food, grass and supplies were never collected from Daming, they were all collected from Yunnan and the Indo-China Peninsula, and he had nothing to do with those people.

Even though he entered Delhi Sultanate with almost no soldiers, there was no loss at all.

However, people still don't understand and don't understand him.

Besides, even if they knew that Zhu Zhanhe had never used them, they might not be able to understand Zhu Zhanhe.

For example, Zheng He.

He knew that Zhu Zhanhe had hardly used any supplies from the court except in the grasslands and the Japanese country, and he also knew that Zhu Zhanhe did not suffer any losses when he captured the Sultan of Delhi.

However, he still didn't understand Zhu Zhanhe.

The reason was Zhu Zhanhe's seven years of planning.

Zheng He swore that he had never seen such a tragic scene.

Thousands of miles of bare land, exchanging children for food, these are the most common sights in today's Timur Empire, and there are even more unacceptable ones.

Zheng He didn't understand, and even felt that Zhu Zhanhe was a bit scary. If he could make the decision, he felt that he would not choose to support Zhu Zhanhe.

But there was no way. Zhu Zhanhe was the grandson of the Ming Dynasty and the future King of Wu in the Ming Dynasty. It would be fine if he didn't know, but he knew it.

Without support, he could face his heart, but after going back, he could not face Zhu Gaochi.

Because he knew that if Zhu Gaochi knew about this matter, he would definitely ask him to support him. At the very least, he would meet Zhu Zhanhe first, and then persuade Zhu Zhanhe to return to the Ming Dynasty.

At the very least, return to Delhi Sultan.

But what Zheng He didn't expect was that his reluctance cut off one person's hope, and made the two people choose completely different paths.

(End of this chapter)