Chapter 106: The Tongue War Envoy marches into Caspian Hainan

After the Ottoman envoys met with the general sent by Ningde, the commander of the Yaogang Cavalry Division immediately came over to apologize to them. The envoy had not yet been freed from the horror of death, nor did he dare to reproach too much.

After eating something in the morning, the general and the division commander asked the members of the mission to get into the car, but they were still a little afraid to get on. When they saw the car, they were a little scared, and they didn't know what was going on with this cage-like thing. There was no way to take the lead in getting into the car first, and they started pedaling. A long convoy was set in motion, and they realized that this thing was really good, much better than a horse-drawn carriage.

When passing by the Persians who had not had time to clean up and discarded the artillery team along the way, the Persian envoys understood that this was the cannon of their Persian Imperial army, and there were still corpses on the side of the road that had not been cleaned up. The envoys of the Persian Empire were frightened, and he had just regained some of the majesty of the envoys, and the idea of seeing the officials of the Ming Dynasty lose their temper with them was gone. He still did not understand and did not believe that the mighty Persian Empire army would be defeated. But there was no defeat, how could the cavalry of the Ming army ambush the convoy so far away and capture them. And what about the artillery here? Is it true, as Emperor Abbas said, that we are here, the war is over, and we have lost? The envoys of the Persian Empire were in a state of great distress.

The car drove quickly, and the convoy came to a parking lot in the neat Ming army camp and stopped. When the envoys of the two countries got out of the car, they were led by several young officers to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Ning De, Li Kui, and Sun Chuanting all greeted them outside the tent.

Ning De bowed to them and said to them through the messenger: "Please forgive our front-line officers and soldiers, he really doesn't know your true identity!" This is a big misunderstanding, I apologize to you! ”

These envoys thought to themselves, "These sins and shames that we have suffered, how many words will you finish?" But if it's not over, what can it do, will it be done? There is no way, these envoys returned the salute with stiff faces, and reluctantly politely said a few words. Ningde understood their mood very well at this time, and invited them into the account.

In fact, the big tent of the Chinese army in Ningde is no longer a tent in the strict sense, but a large hall-style building made of reinforced concrete, which is the command center of Ningde.

When the envoys entered the hall, they were stunned by the bright electric lights inside. On the ceiling of the hall are long tubes that glow white. The envoys of the Ottoman Empire heard that the envoys who had been to the Ming Dynasty had gone back to introduce the electric lights of the Ming Dynasty, and today it was the first time they had seen them. I thought it was all exaggerated by people who went to the east and came back, but I didn't expect this electric light to be so bright.

The envoys of the Persian Empire had never heard of this and were even more shocked. In fact, what shocked him even more was that he didn't see the Persian Empire army, which was hundreds of thousands of people!

After Ningde and the envoys of the two countries were seated, the staff officers brought them very good fragrant tea.

These people are really thirsty, and they don't care about etiquette, and they can drink enough cups.

Sun Chuanting gave Ning De a look, and Ning De said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you will be considered home when you come to us." You have worked very hard along the way, and you have been so wronged. I would like to plead to you today. However, I would like to ask you to take a bath and rest in the guest house first, and we will have a feast in a moment! Let's get down to business! ”

These people really don't have the energy to talk about business now, especially when they hear that they can take a bath, which makes them crave more than the wine banquet that Ning De said. Originally, they had come all the way from the Persian plateau to be extremely dry, and they were tossed around as prisoners, and they didn't know how much sand and dirt they could have, but it would be great if they could bathe it. However, they doubted that there were any decent bathing facilities in the Ming army barracks. They thought it was just to boil a few buckets of hot water and everyone scrub it. But it's good to be able to do that!

The envoys of the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire never dreamed that there would be guest houses with air conditioning in the Ming military camp. There are toilets inside, all with bidet showers, and hot water. In fact, there are also internal telephones and refrigerators in the guest rooms, but they don't know how to use them.

The dizzy envoys, after receiving them and teaching them how to use various utensils, soaked comfortably in the bathtub one by one, leaving all their honor and disgrace behind. No matter what, they all admired that the people of the Ming Dynasty were too good at enjoyment, and even went out to fight to enjoy it. How did they know that the kiln people built this place as their home. The officers and men poured great enthusiasm into the construction of the barracks. If it weren't for the fact that the Caspian Sea and Blackfish would have been flooded here, I'm afraid the camp would have been better built.

The envoys finished bathing, slept beautifully, and woke up refreshed. When they came to the banquet hall, their expressions were different. In fact, they themselves knew that they were captured by the Ming army, and they couldn't blame Ningde for the crime, it was completely due to the inconvenience of communication. The Ming army discovered the misunderstanding and sent people over overnight, and they had already done their best to remedy it. Everyone sat down, and after Ningde made amends again, the envoys of the two countries couldn't say anything more. They all said that this was a misunderstanding, and the matter was over.

After the banquet began, after a few rounds of wine, Ning De sighed and said to them, "Alas! If only you had come earlier! We may not be able to fight this battle with the Persian Empire! As you may have already understood, we fought a bloody battle with the Persian Empire for two days, and it was also a river of blood. ”

When the envoys of the Persian Empire heard this, the ominous thing in their hearts was confirmed, and they couldn't eat anything!

Ning De glanced at him and said, "This battle is down." The Persian Empire probably had more than 200,000 dead officers and soldiers, and nearly 100,000 civilians. We have taken prisoners more than 60,000 Persian officers and soldiers, and 100,000 people. There were 20,000 camels, 80,000 horses, and 80,000 horses. Prior to this battle, we tried to avoid war with the Persian Empire. On several occasions we sent letters to the Persian army explaining our desire for peace, and we retreated our troops and moved our camp away from the Persian border. The purpose is to show our sincerity in seeking peace. We also asked the Ottoman Sultan to send someone to bring our sincerity in seeking peace to Abbas the Great of the Persian Empire. However, the will for peace of the Persian army was not sought. The Persian Imperial Army, without any prior explanation, took advantage of the night to suddenly send out troops to surround our camp, cut off our food routes, cut off our water supply, and we had to launch a counterattack. This is the last thing we want to see. ”

Ning De's words were very sincere, and after listening to the words of the Ottoman Empire, they all nodded again and again and said: "What General Ning said is that I went to the Persian Empire to ask Abbas the Great for peace on your behalf on the orders of our Sultan this time, but it was still a few days late. What a pity! ”

When the envoys of the Persian Empire heard Ningde's words, their lungs were about to explode, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Persian Empire were wiped out by the Ming army, and they were looking for death. Or people repeatedly didn't want to fight, and the Persian Empire army had to force others to fight, but they were destroyed as a last resort. How can there be such a reason? But what Ning De said, he couldn't refute any of it. It's just that his face is flushed and he can't speak.

In fact, Li Kui couldn't help but want to laugh for a long time, because the Persians were indeed looking for a fight, as Ning De said.

After holding it for a long time, the envoy of the Persian Empire said: "I don't know what happened in this war, I can't say anything!" However, I have come this time to negotiate peace with you on the orders of our Emperor Abbas, and to avoid war! ”

Hearing what the Persian envoys said, the Ottoman envoys also hurriedly said: "That's the case, Abbas the Great also doesn't want war!" ”

Sun Chuanting interjected: "We welcome the envoys of the Persian Empire to come to the peace talks, and this is what we have been looking forward to. However, you say that you don't know what this battle is about, but it is very simple, this battle took place around our camp, far from the border of the Persian Empire. It was your army that launched a counterattack when they arrived at our door, is that very clear? ”

"This, this, we will report to our Majesty after we understand!" The Persian envoys didn't want to say much about it. It was not a secret that their army was coming, but the mission of the Persian Empire's army, and the envoys knew it very well.

Ning De saw that the envoys of the Persian Empire wanted to avoid this matter, and immediately said: "We have always avoided war, not because we are afraid of war. Since the Persian Empire's army did not listen to our dissuasion and insisted on provoking a war, then the Persian Empire should bear the responsibility for starting the war. If the Persian Empire can't give us a proper explanation, we will attack Isfahan, the capital of your country, and we are confident that we will capture Isfahan in a short time! ”

Although the envoys of the Persian Empire also knew that the military strength of the Ming army was too strong, they could not show weakness at this time, "Although our Persian Empire has lost hundreds of thousands of troops, the military strength of our empire has not been seriously damaged. We have the ability to repel any aggressor! ”

Li Kui laughed and said: "You guys, don't be stubborn, what you sent out this time is that you are tender and absolutely elite, and then organize a ragtag army, but it is even more of a rabble." Just don't blow it anymore! ”

The Ottoman envoy immediately advised: "Everyone, don't talk angry, our mission is to persuade peace." What do we have to say? ”

Sun Chuanting also said: "General Li Kui, let's listen to the opinions of the Persian envoys first!" ”

"Good! What do we want to hear about the Persian Empire? Li Kui said.

At this time, the Persian envoy was really hard to say. Their original opinion was to ask the Ming army to withdraw from Yue, that is, other people's land, and to give a certain amount of compensation, otherwise they would fight until the Ming Dynasty agreed. I can't say that now.

The Ottoman envoys also had some complications in their hearts, when they were in the Persian Empire, they were so arrogant, and now he also wanted to see their jokes, and said to the Persian envoys: "Since the matter is like this, you still have an opinion, if it doesn't work, let's talk about it again!" ”

In fact, the envoys of the Persian Empire came to convey the opinion of Abbas the Great, and when he dared to express other opinions, he gritted his teeth and said: "Before I come, my Imperial Majesty, let me tell you: you must withdraw from the territory of Yuejie in its entirety, and compensate for the losses caused to Yuejie's others. Otherwise, we'll get you to agree to this condition! ”

After the Persian envoy finished speaking, he felt his lips tremble a little. Ningde, they and the Ottoman envoys all wanted to laugh when they heard it. But on this occasion, they all endured.

Sun Chuanting took over and said, "Your Excellency has finished the opinion of His Majesty the Persian Empire. Let's give our opinion. We and the moon are other people's business, and we have a reason. Now the Sultan of Yuejibei has assisted us in taking over the affairs of Yuejibei, and is already on his way to our kiln. The two of us have signed and merged the agreement. This matter is not to be bothered by the Persian Empire. However, in spite of our repeated goodwill, you insist on attacking us, and the losses you have caused us must be compensated. This is our bottom line, and adults can bring our opinions to His Majesty Abbas! If you can't give us a satisfactory answer, we will really take Isfahan. At that time, you will pay more! ”

Sun Chuanting's words were clear and resolute. Both the Persian and Ottoman envoys heard very clearly.

When the Ottoman envoy heard this, he said, "I see that the Persian envoy hastened back as soon as possible." Tell me the opinion of the Ming army, and ask His Majesty Abbas to send an authorized envoy to negotiate! "The Ottoman envoys are considered to have relieved the siege of the Persian Empire envoys, and he means that the current envoys do not have Abbas's authorization and cannot talk about it, but it is actually the truth, so that the Persian envoys do not have to be embarrassed.

"Good! I'll rush back as soon as I can, and report this to our Majesty!" At this time, the envoy just wanted to leave here quickly, and he even forgot to ask what the Ming army wanted.

Ning De said unceremoniously: "We agree that the envoy will go back as soon as possible to report this matter." But until we hear back from Abbas the Great, we think we're still at war and we're going to take revenge on you! ”

"Oops! Can you bear with it, wait for news from Abbas the Great! The Ottoman envoy persuaded. He was trying to curry favor with the Persians.

"In this way, we promise not to attack in the direction of Isfahan until we get a reply from Emperor Abbas! However, there will be the necessary pressure! Sun Chuanting said, thinking about where on the south shore of the Caspian Sea.

Early the next morning, Ningde and the others prepared chariots and horses for the envoys of the Persian Empire, brought them food and food, and sent troops to see them off. The Ottoman envoys, Ying Ningde, repeatedly retained them, promised to stay for a day, and then returned to the Ottoman Empire directly through Persia.

The Ottoman mission visited the Yaogang military camp for a day, and Ningde also prepared a lot of gifts for them. to thank them for their hard work, and to apologies for taking them captive. By this time, the Ottoman envoys had long since been freed from the embarrassment of being captive, and repeatedly said that they should not mention the incident again. However, when he was leaving, he asked Ning De: "General Ning, what kind of military action will you do next!" ”

You replied, "Since we have said to you that we will not attack Isfahan, we will do what we say." But we can't help but put a little pressure on them. We are ready to attack them along the Caspian Sea. Depending on the situation, see where you can attack! Otherwise, the Persian Empire thinks we are bluffing and ignores our demands. ”

The Ottoman envoys felt that what Ningde said made sense, because it was advantageous for the Yaogang people to attack along the Caspian Sea and also use ships to transport military supplies and provisions. But how did he know that this was a deliberate plan by the Yaogang people, the purpose of which was to occupy some places on the south shore of the Caspian Sea.

Therefore, when the Ottoman envoys returned to the Ottoman Empire and said these things to the Sultan, the Ottoman Manchu civil and military forces also felt that the Ming army had done the right thing and did not feel that there was anything wrong. When they thought about it a long time later, they admired the Yaogang people even more for thinking very long-term. At that time, the kiln people made full use of the direct access to the Black Sea coast opened at this time.

Sending off the Ottoman envoys, led by Li Kui himself, a cavalry corps, and Mongol cavalry, marched along the coast of the Caspian Sea to the north side of the Alborz Mountains. Their goal was to occupy the area between the southern shore of the Caspian Sea and the Alborz Mountains.

The extent of the bottom of the Caspian Sea coast here will also be not small, but Ning De, Li Kui, and Sun Chuanting all know that in the future, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea will be dug up, and at that time, the Caspian Sea level will be greatly increased, and many Caspian coastal lowlands will be submerged. In fact, the Caspian lowlands were originally the original seabed. In the past, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea were connected, and at that time the Caspian Sea lowlands were the seabed, and later due to geological changes, the Alborz Mountains and the Greater Caucasus Mountains were uplifted, turning the Caspian Sea into an inland lake, and the water continued to evaporate, exposing the Caspian Sea lowlands.

So they knew that the Caspian lowlands could not be used for long, and that they had to occupy the entire northern part of the Alborz Mountains. In particular, they learned that the northern part of the Alborz Mountains, with its abundant rainfall and lush vegetation, was a good place to develop, unlike the southern part of the Alborz Mountains, which was dry and water-scarce. This information strengthened their determination to occupy these places.

Li Kui and his troops led their army through the fertile and vast Golgan steppe, targeting an ancient city in Persia. Gorgan is a historic city, but it was also plagued by the Arabs in the 8th century, the Mongols in the 13th century, and the Safavid dynasty returned to Persia (Iran). Today, he is going to change his master again.

However, Li Kui felt very regretful that although they had taken a quick raid, when they came to Golgan, they still saw an empty city. Except for the old people who couldn't walk, the people of the whole city fled to the ground, not to mention the officers and soldiers who defended the city. However, fortunately, the city was not destroyed. The most unhappy were the Mongols, who said to Li Kui: "General Li, you take a rest first, and we will search the city before you enter the city." ”

Li Kui understood that the Mongols wanted to enter the city and plunder. However, what Li Kui thought was that in order to occupy this place in the future, he must win the hearts and minds of the people, and he must not disturb the people. He said to the Mongol Thousand Households: "This place will be our own from now on, and the people here are our own brothers and sisters, and no one is allowed to be rude to them." If it is found that there is adultery and robbery, the officer directly responsible and the person concerned will be killed! ”