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The seizures in Shiraz City were very rich, and the three wings of the 9th Brigade Regiment were frantically looting outside, and they also obtained gratifying results, and the telegram was sent to the theater headquarters, and Qian Xiangyang was very happy to hit the governor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Several other brigades achieved their objectives and captured the planned city, but unfortunately, the capture was not large.

The 35th Brigade received a telegram from the 9th Brigade to block the native troops fleeing from Shiraz, and in the end they were not all surrounded, but only a few were captured, much to the disappointment of the 35th Brigade.

Zhang Liang smiled and said to Qian Xiangyang: "Governor, don't be disappointed, it's good to be able to complete the tasks of the empire, the few treasures captured are just an accident, the places occupied by the 9th Brigade are all in the interior of the Zagros Mountains, there are fewer wars, and there are fewer external invasions, and other tribes that are located in the key points of transportation, there are many wars, even a little wealth is also regarded as military expenses, besides, their tribes change frequently, so how much wealth can be accumulated." “

"What you said is right, I am greedy, and it is already good to be able to complete His Majesty's instructions. How are the negotiations between the Reich Foreign Ministry and Russia going? Qian Xiangyang asked.

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Governor, the negotiation is progressing very slowly, let's use this time to clean up the natives in the occupied area." “

"Anyway, I don't understand why these tribes are so fanatical about religion, and the Kurds, Persians, Arabs, Baluchis, etc., are still better driven away, or they are not easy to manage, and they are all driven into the Russian sphere of influence." Qian Xiangyang decided to continue to implement the strategy of the empire, and not a single native.

Zhang Liang said: "Due to the slow progress on our side, His Majesty originally planned to come to the West Asia Theater in June to inspect, but it was later postponed to August, so we must make comprehensive arrangements." “

"This is not to blame us, it is caused by the adjustment plan of the General Staff, Your Majesty does not blame us, just don't worry. The commanders of the other armies and Song Yi were informed that all the cavalry would be dispatched to expel and kill all the natives, and by mid-August, not a single natives would be allowed to exist in all the occupied areas. Qian Xiangyang ordered.

After the order was issued, the mercenaries were the first to act, and they used the squadron as a combat group to conduct dragnet searches in the occupied areas, and if they encountered any natives, they would not drive them away, and they would be killed directly.

In particular, the mercenaries of the East and West Routes, who had not captured much, were envious of the rich captures of the 9th Brigade, and now vented their hatred on these indigenous civilians.

The killing frenzy caused great panic among the natives, and even the indigenous tribes far away from the occupied areas of the Xia Empire began to flee frantically, and Iran is now a land of right and wrong.

The normal order of production and life in the occupied areas of the Russian Empire was disrupted, and the arrival of a large number of indigenous tribes broke the local balance of power, and tribal conflicts broke out from time to time.

However, the little gold and silver they obtained from selling weapons soon entered the treasury of the Xia Empire by buying grain, and in the end it was the Xia Empire that was cheaper.

As the relations of production have been broken, food production cannot be increased in a short period of time, and the shortage of food this year will be even greater next year, which will be a heavy burden for the Russian Empire, unless they withdraw from northern Iran, or allow these tribes to flee Iran, either way, it is not something that the Russian Empire is willing to accept.

If Iran is withdrawn, then the Iron Gate Pass and the Mashhad Pass will become the pockets of the Xia Empire, and the two gates of the southern part of the Russian Empire will be opened, and their hinterland will be threatened by the Xia Empire at any time.

If all these tribes were allowed to move away, there would be no need for Iran to exist, and it would lose its value as a buffer. To maintain order in northern Iran, the Russian Empire had to bail out the tribes that could not survive.

Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, and other people near the Midwest frantically migrated to the Ottoman Empire, and they were organized into large chieftain tribes by the Ottoman Empire, stationed throughout the Balkan Peninsula, and each chieftain tribe formed a certain number of mercenaries and undertook certain defense tasks.

These tribes would rather face the armies of several countries in the Balkan Peninsula than the armies of the Xia Empire, they are simply not people, they are beasts, burning, killing and looting, making people desperate.

The continuous arrival of these tribes brought a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, self-sufficiency, and a formed army, which did not increase the burden of the empire, but also increased the military strength of the empire.

Both sides had certain interests, which was a great joy for all, which in turn attracted more Iranian tribes to come, forming a virtuous circle, for which the Ottoman Empire was very grateful to the Xia Empire.

The Xia Empire killed very little on the surface, as long as it was a tribe, it basically adopted a policy of expulsion, and the people killed were individuals and small tribes who were unwilling to move away, or left alone, so that Russia could not grasp the handle, and could only verbally condemn it diplomatically, which did no harm to the Xia Empire.

Britain, France, Germany and other countries are also happy to have a large-scale conflict between Russia and the Xia Empire, and they are not willing to mediate at all, and a war in Central Asia will not threaten their sphere of influence, but can also contain the armies of the two countries and reduce their military pressure.

The Russian Empire suffered successive military and diplomatic defeats, and could only return to the negotiating table again to patiently negotiate with the Xia Empire.

The original intention of the Russian Empire was to drive the Xia Empire's forces back to the south of the Zagros Mountains, but the Xia Empire's army had already driven the local indigenous tribes away and had completely occupied those territories, and they would not spit out the fat in their mouths anyway.

The Xia Empire was not afraid of a stalemate in negotiations, which would only make the situation in northern Iran worse and the Russian Empire more passive, and in which northern Iran could not afford to lose, the Russian Empire could only make concessions and compromises.

The result of the compromise was to cede the southern part of Iran, occupied by the Xia Empire's army, to the Xia Empire, instead of existing as the Xia Empire's sphere of influence.

Although the king and parliament of the Kingdom of Iran tried their best to oppose the cession of territory and the secession of the country, they did not have a strong army, and the armies of the tribes were no match for the Xia Empire, not to mention that the Russian Empire had agreed to these terms, and they could not do anything about it, and they could not recover the occupied territory by their strength, and could only be slaughtered by the powerful.

Of course, the Russian Empire also took advantage of the Xia Empire's urgency for territory to extract as much material as possible to relieve the economic pressure in their north.

For the aid of some money or food, it is not difficult for the Xia Empire, as long as the occupied areas are legally attributed to the territory of the Xia Empire, it is worth the effort.

The Russian Empire was quite satisfied with the attitude of the Xia Empire, and was also relatively satisfied with the price paid by the Xia Empire, and finally the three parties reached a treaty to demarcate the border line, and the occupied areas of the Xia Empire became the legitimate territory of the Xia Empire.

Zhang Wei's heart was very happy to occupy a large territory in southern Iran and become the legal territory of the Xia Empire, and only paid less than 10 million Xia Yuan in materials, this is the most beneficial treaty for the empire; He was ready to personally go to the West Asian theater to reward mercenaries and garrisons.