Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 270 They Are Too Cheap
Will Shaharul, Khalil and the Ottoman Empire put aside their past grievances and choose to unite?

Zhu Zhanhe has considered this issue, and he has considered it from the beginning, and the final conclusion he reached is affirmative.

There is a saying that goes well: There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

At the moment, Zhu Zhanhe is their common enemy. This is just like the Warring States Period in the Central Plains. Everyone fights with each other, but when Qin goes out to block the Xiongnu, everyone will give way to Qin.

To Shaharul and others, Zhu Zhanhe was the invading Huns.

However, even though he knew it, Zhu Zhanhe didn't have any good ideas, and he didn't really care.

There is no good way because this kind of thing is almost impossible to prevent. He can lead people into Mashhad and even further into Qazvin, blocking the communication between Shaharul and the other two parties, but this is only temporary. .

If they really want to unite, Shaharul and the Ottoman Empire can completely enter the Timurid Empire through the Kipchak Khanate in the north.

But a union is a union. The union of three people can beat a strong man, but if it is the union of three mice, they will still be trampled to death by the strong man.

Due to the failure of harvests and snowstorms, the number of people in Timur's empire that originally numbered more than 500 million has dropped sharply to less than 1000 million, and the number of young people is even smaller.

It is difficult to count now, but Zhu Zhanhe estimates that the number of young people will not exceed one-third.

In addition, the food supply of the Timur Empire was also tight, and the disaster relief work was repeatedly reduced, which made the few people extremely dissatisfied with the rulers of the Timur Empire.

On the contrary, Zhu Zhanhe, who once drove the victims away from Balihei, established excellent prestige in the hearts of the people of Timur's empire.

This is actually easy to understand. The relationship between the rulers of the Timur Empire and the people is like a company. The people pay taxes to the ruler, just like employees work for the company. When there is a disaster, the ruler provides disaster relief, just like the company pays taxes to the company. Employees pay wages.

All this is a matter of course, but Zhu Zhanhe's disaster relief is like a stranger giving you a sum of money when you are desperate. Although it is not much, it is enough to ensure that you survive.

The gap is highlighted here.

Therefore, even if they are united, Zhu Zhanhe is not afraid.

However, he was destined not to see such an ending.

After Zheng He arrived in Tabriz, his first victory was to capture Tabriz, and his second victory was to intercept and kill the Ottoman envoys.

As for Khalil?
When Timur died of illness, he and Shaharul were divided into separate areas. He was in the west and Shaharul was in the east.

If Zheng He had gone further west, he would have reached Yisha, the part of the Khalil regime. Shaharul, who felt that disaster was imminent, would have retreated to Asia Minor.

After the Ottoman Empire's envoy was intercepted and killed, the ruler Murad also learned the news from the refugees, and immediately packed up his things and prepared to flee.

At this point, something unexpected happened to Zhu Zhanhe.

The Battle of Constantinople broke out early.

When Zhu Zhanhe received the news, he was completely confused. He did not expect that his actions would accelerate the historical process, nor did he expect that it would become a great moment in history. He was known as the most powerful person in the world in the fifteenth century. Ottoman Empire, one of the most powerful empires, changed its fate of being powerful and entered into extinction.

Standing on the city wall of Mashhad, Zhu Zhanhe looked at the black desert in the north, his face full of solemnity.

Historically, the famous fortress attack and defense battle of Constantinople took place 30 years later, in the mid-fifteenth century.

At that time, the Ottoman Empire had defeated its powerful enemy the Timurid Empire and completed the unification of Afghanistan and Central Asia, so there was the Battle of Constantinople.

Historically, the Ottoman Empire tried its best to face Constantinople. In the end, it finally took over Constantinople by bribing merchants to enter the Golden Horn and through a land and sea attack.

but now……

The Ottoman Empire had just experienced the disaster of a dead harvest, the population had dropped sharply, and the morale of the army was also quite low. Under such circumstances, they attacked Constantinople...

Yes, the Byzantine Empire also introduced potatoes, but it was much later than the Ottoman Empire and Timurid Empire.

In addition, Europe during the Little Ice Age was also colder, and only two crops of food were cultivated a year, which delayed the outbreak of Phytophthora infestans in potatoes.

To sum it up in one sentence: In the historical Battle of Constantinople, the strength of the Ottoman Empire was higher than that of the Byzantine Empire, but now it is just the opposite.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe seemed to have foreseen what the outcome of the Battle of Constantinople he had facilitated would be like, and at the same time he was very regretful.

As an empire that had great influence and was also known as the invincible empire from the late [-]th century to the [-]th century, Zhu Zhanhe really wanted to destroy the Ottoman Empire with his own hands, but now...

"His Royal Highness..."

Zhu Sanfeng climbed onto the city wall, holding a letter in his hand.

"Huh? Did it come from Jian Xiao?" Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Zhu Sanfeng, and his eyes were immediately attracted to the letter in Zhu Sanfeng's hand.

"Ah."

"Just tell me, I won't read it."

"Actually, just one thing. Jian Xiao gathered a large number of victims in Qazvin. Because he did not get your order before setting off, he wanted to ask you whether to deal with these refugees like he did in Bali, or what to do. You have other arrangements.”

"Ask him to bring it back to me." The corners of Zhu Zhanhe's mouth turned up.

"Okay." Zhu Sanfeng nodded and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Zhanhe.

"Wait a moment." Zhu Zhanhe's eyes narrowed.

"Ask Jian Xiao to tell Zheng He and ask him to lead reinforcements from Baghdad to Qazvin. At the same time, ask Jian Xiao to come back and prepare to march towards Samarkand."

"Or, Jian Xiao may not come, but Kunzhaxi will come back."

"Are you planning to..." Zhu Sanfeng was startled when he heard this, but was immediately overwhelmed by ecstasy.

"Yes." Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

"The appearance of Zheng He was unexpected. He blocked the connection between Shaharul, Khalil and the Ottoman Empire. This also created excellent conditions for us."

"Remember to tell Jian Xiao that you must treat the refugees well along the way. They are an important fighting force in our attack on Samarkand."

"Yes!"

……

Using slave soldiers was a method that Zhu Zhanhe had never thought of and had never used before. He had never used slave soldiers before, whether it was Japan, Siam or the Sultan of Delhi.

There are two reasons: one is that Zhu Zhanhe doesn't need it, because no matter how difficult the enemy is, they can't get tough when facing the white phosphorous egg.

The second reason is that Zhu Zhanhe did not trust slave soldiers.

But this time, Zhu Zhanhe thought he could use it.

Zhu Zhanhe felt that it was good to let these slaves... oh no, it should be said to be refugees, and let them fight against their rulers and even against their own relatives.

This is the fate that a nation that has committed many evil deeds deserves.

In comparison, the skeletons buried under the void were too cheap for them.

(End of this chapter)