When Chongzhen personally led the three major fleets of the Ming Navy and the 3rd Division of the Army to conquer the city in the South Seas, the two armies led by Zhu Cijiong and Li Yan also launched a war of annihilation against the Mughal Dynasty, which had ruled the South Asian subcontinent for more than 100 years, from the west and north respectively.

At this moment, Zhu Cijiong was sighing in a long and narrow valley.

"Brother Duan, how far have we walked?" Zhu Cijiong asked Xia Wanchun. Xia Wanchun was stunned for a moment and asked Zhu Cijiong: "Is it from Samarkand?" ”

"No, I mean the valley in front of me." Zhu Cijiong pointed to the mountains on the left and right sides with a horsewhip in his hand and said,

"How far have we traveled in this valley?" Xia Wanchun replied, "It's almost a hundred miles." ”

"I've walked a hundred miles." Zhu Cijiong said,

"This is simply a new Tianxin that is no less than Tongguan Road, if the Mughals build a pass at each end of the east and west ends of this valley, even if we transfer 4-inch field artillery, it will not be easy to blast through such a Xiongguan."

"What King Ding said is very true." Xia Wanchun said thoughtfully,

"In terms of the severity of the pass, the Khalber Pass is far above the Tongguan Road, and the Mughals have been in India for more than 100 years, but they have never thought of building a pass on the Khalber Pass, which is really stupid, too stupid."

"Kelber Pass?" Zhu Cijiong said,

"It's called the Kelber Pass?" Xia Wanchun didn't say much, just beckoned a guide wearing an Arab robe to come forward.

The Arab who followed behind Xia Wanchun hurriedly urged his horse to come forward, hugged his chest with his right hand and saluted Zhu Cijiong first, and then gave Xia Wanchun a chest hug salute.

Xia Wanchun said to Zhu Cijiong: "King Ding, this person's name is Abdullah, he is a jewelry merchant who travels between Samarkand and Delhi, occasionally goes to Samarkand, and even goes as far as Xi'an, and knows the Mughal Empire well, and is the guide and interpreter we just found. Zhu Cijiong smiled and asked, "Abdullah, do you know how to speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Will say a little." Abdullah said in a stiff tone,

"But there's no problem with day-to-day communication."

"Good." Zhu Cijiong nodded happily and said,

"Tell Lone about this valley, oh, Kelber Pass."

"Okay." Abdullah said respectfully,

"The Kelber Pass is the only passage connecting mainland India with Persia, with a total length of more than 100 miles, with the city of Landikana to the west and Peshawar to the east."

"Peshawar?" A cruel smile bloomed at the corner of Zhu Cijiong's mouth,

"How's Birandi Cana City?" The city of Landikana is a small city in the Bukhara Khanate, which was slaughtered by Zhu Cijiong's army just three days ago, and tens of thousands of residents in the city, regardless of men, women, and children, were all killed.

Abdullah licked his lips greedily and said: "Landikana is like a stone like a pearl compared to Peshawar, Peshawar City is a pearl in the Indus Valley, it was once the capital of the Kushan Dynasty, and it is also the most important trade transit point between the Indian mainland and the Persian Empire, and the Tang Dynasty Gao Xuanzang also praised this as the land of abundance...... Seeing that Zhu Cijiong seemed to be a little impatient, Abdullah quickly put away his pretentious heart and went straight to the topic: "In a word, Peshawar is the largest city in the entire Indian continent after Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, with a population of more than 500,000 and countless merchants from all over the world. ”

"City of Gold?" Zhu Cijiong only smiled when he heard this, and his face did not show any special expression.

Back five years, Zhu Cijiong may be tempted when he hears the word gold, because at that time, the Ming Dynasty had not yet issued silver and gold tickets, and needed silver and gold as the currency in circulation, so a large amount of gold and silver were needed.

But the situation is very different now, the Ming Dynasty still needs gold and silver, but no longer as currency but as jewelry.

"Yes, the City of Gold." Abdullah swallowed and continued,

"In fact, the golden city of mainland India is not only Peshawar, but many other cities are also called the Golden City, which is a continent rich in gold, and the Mughal Emperor Sharjah Khan even used gold to build a mausoleum for his concubine."

"A mausoleum made of gold?" Zhu Cijiong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, so extravagant?

"Yes, it is said that the guardrails of the Taj Mahal are made of gold, the tops and walls of all the buildings are inlaid with various colored gems and gold, and the floor is also paved with gold bricks, which is extravagant to the extreme, oh yes, this Taj Mahal was designed by the Mughal Emperor Sharjah Khan himself, Sharjah Khan loved architecture, and was more of a master builder than an emperor."

"Passionate about architecture?" Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but think of his imperial uncle, Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao.

It's a pity that the emperor's uncle is no longer there, otherwise he could have discussed art with this Sharjah Khan.

Smiling, Zhu Cijiong asked again: "How many roads is Peshawar from here?" ”

"It's not far, about thirty miles." Abdullah replied. The smile on Zhu Cijiong's face became more and more intense: "Order, the whole army should speed up the march, and we must rush to the camp outside Peshawar before evening, ha!" After speaking, Zhu Cijiong urged the war horse to gallop away.

Xu Wuniu and hundreds of other horsemen hurriedly urged the horses to chase after them. Xia Wanchun did not rush to chase Zhu Cijiong, but immediately stepped forward and asked Abdullah: "Abdullah, are you Arabs in Peshawar?" ”

"Yes." Abdullah hurriedly said,

"Yes." Xia Wanchun asked again, "How many people are there in total?" Abdullah replied: "I don't know the specifics, but there are still more than 100,000 people." After a pause, Abdullah added: "They are all my people. Abdullah insisted on adding this sentence because he feared the massacre of Arabs in Peshawar.

Because the Ming army was really ruthless in killing foreigners, the four major khanates of Central Asia were almost wiped out by them.

"Okay." Xia Wanchun nodded and asked again,

"Now, on behalf of His Royal Highness King Ding, I will give you two choices, one is to give you 10,000 taels of gold as a reward, and you can leave Peshawar with your people and return to the valley of the two rivers; Second, you and your people can stay in Peshawar, and I can even recommend you to be the chief treasurer of the Indian firm. ”

"The Great Shopkeeper of the Indian Firm?" Abdullah couldn't believe his ears. Although he had not been in contact with the Ming army for a long time, Abdullah had already heard about some things in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty established the Western Regions Merchant in the Western Regions and the Central Asian Merchant in Central Asia, and the chief treasurer of the Central Asian Merchant Firm, Abaiyi, was a Turkut.

Abdullah also knew that the names of the Western Regions and Central Asian businesses were merchants, which were actually government offices. Because the Western Regions and Central Asia are in charge of almost all the affairs of the Western Regions and Central Asia.

Now, Xia Wanchun actually said that he could recommend him to be the chief shopkeeper of the Indian firm, which was like a big pie falling from the sky and smashing it on his head, almost knocking him out.

The reason is also very simple, if he really wants to be the big shopkeeper of the Indian business, it is equivalent to the emperor of the Indian continent, except for the official envoys from the Ming Dynasty, the entire affairs of India are decided by him.

Still, Abdullah remained calm, knowing that there must still be conditions. At that moment, Abdullah suppressed his excitement and asked, "What do you need me and my people to do?" ”

"It's very simple." Xia Wanchun said word by word,

"Convert to Mahayana Buddhism, and it is Mahayana Buddhism from the Ming Dynasty, your children must enter the Ming Dynasty official school to study, and from then on rewrite Chinese characters and speak Chinese."

"Huh?" Abdullah was stunned when he heard this, and converted to Mahayana Buddhism? This is undoubtedly a demanding condition.

Xia Wanchun didn't rush to force Abdullah to make a statement, just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you still have time to think about it slowly, just make a decision before the army captures Peshawar." ”…… At the same time, Li Yan's army was already gathering near Shigatse.

Li Yan originally only brought two cavalry divisions into Tibet, but because the Tibetan serfs rebelled repeatedly under the fanning of the nobles, Li Yan was in a hurry, and finally he was even forced to divide his troops to garrison.

Later, after Buddhism in the Central Plains entered Tibet in a big way, the situation changed. Because Central Plains Buddhism and Yellow Religion, that is, Lamaism, are of the same origin and are both branches of Mahayana Buddhism, the serfs in Tibet do not even need to change their beliefs, and they directly switch to the protection of Central Plains Buddhism.

[Note: The above article said that Huangjiao is Hinayana Buddhism, and it is all Mahayana Buddhism] Foreign monks will chant scriptures, and the key is that foreign monks also bring food.

As a result, the Tibetan lamas soon lost their influence among the serfs. By now, even the Jokhang Temple, the nest of Tibetan Lamaism, has become the Shaolin Temple in Tibet.

Without the support of the serfs, the Tibetan Bahan and the remnants of the nobles under the command of Gushi Khan were soon expelled from Tibet by the Ming army, and finally took refuge under the banner of the Mara Dynasty.

Li Yan decisively gathered a cavalry division and a half to prepare for a crusade against the Mara dynasty in Nepal. After defeating the Marat Dynasty, he continued to move south and cooperated with Zhu Cijiong to destroy the Mughal Empire.

Li Yan was still very cautious, even if he had an absolute advantage in the military, he did not underestimate the enemy in the slightest, and sent a large number of monks before sending troops to Nepal to inquire whether the Nepalese had feuds or enemies.

As a result, these monks really brought back good news to Li Yan, the Nepalese Mara Dynasty really had a feud.

"General, the Gurkha are the feud of the Mara dynasty in Nepal, and now the Gurkha have become strong under the leadership of their chieftain, Pritvy, and are ready to resist the tyranny of the Marats."

"Good." LI Yan Daxi,

"Immediately send someone to contact the Gurkhas, and convey the goodwill of the Ming Dynasty to them first, as long as they are willing to assist the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Mara Dynasty in Nepal and hunt down the remnants of Zangba Khan and Gushi Khan, the Ming Dynasty can even reward them with the Kathmande Valley."