"That's why all the armies led by this crusade are all armies that believe in the Heavenly Sect, and there is no army composed of people who believe in other religions: because this is a divine war, how can it be participated by infidels!" Timur put everything on Allah.

Yun Xi didn't give him any more time to think, stood up after the carriage stopped, and said with a smile: "Timur Great Khan, my tent has arrived, why don't you go in and sit down?" ”

"Go, of course, go and sit down." Timur came to his senses, stood up and said to him. Although he was a little depressed, he was still sane.

Yun Xi stepped out of the carriage first and came to the door of the tent, and Timur, supported by Samaqi, also got out of the carriage and walked to Yun Xi's side.

The guards guarding the tent lifted the curtain, and Yun Xi went inside first, and instructed the waiter to prepare another set of daily necessities according to his specifications, as well as prepare a good meal on the table. By this time it was almost dark, and he had not eaten anything at noon, and had only eaten two bites of breakfast in a hurry, and he was already hungry.

He asked again how the battlefield was at this time. "Your Majesty, the corpses on the battlefield have been put away. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the corpse of our army, General Xu, was intended to be cremated and subsequently buried near the city of Yiwu; After the corpses of Xilu were cremated, they dug a pit and buried them casually. ”

"The battlefield has also been cleaned, and the captured soldiers were arranged in a camp in the Chinese army, and placed in a tent according to a team of twenty people, and they were not allowed to leave the tent at night, and the violators were to be executed. However, General Xu was worried that some soldiers would plan to kill these prisoners, so he arranged for direct guards to guard them. "After Yun Xi's hard work over the years, the obedience to discipline is engraved in his bones, even if he hates these Western captives in his heart, as long as the superiors order that they are not allowed to be killed, they will not be killed. What's more, there are not many grievances between Shangzhiwei and Xiyu.

"Because it was getting late, and the captured Xilu told General Xu that there were still about 50,000 soldiers in the camp, General Xu just arranged for the guard to seize the camp that was no longer defended by Xilu, and set up camp around to surround the remaining 50,000 Xilu, planning to attack early tomorrow morning."

"For cremation, if you decide to cremate, then the corpses of all soldiers must be cremated regardless of their status, and the corpses of ordinary soldiers must not be cremated, and the corpses of the generals must be buried with all their tails! Don't even take it back! Yun Xi said to the guards in a loud voice: "You go to pass on my message to Hui Zu, if I find out that there is such a situation, this person and his superiors at the third level above him will all be exempted from the credit of this battle!" ”

Of course, Yun Xi supports cremation, but such a thing must be consistent from top to bottom, and it is always impossible for the upper-level generals to do one thing and ordinary soldiers to do another.

"The captured Western soldiers must also be well arranged, and they must not be abused."

"It's okay to attack the camp early tomorrow morning, but you must persuade them to surrender before attacking, and if the Xilu agrees to our army's conditions, they will be allowed to surrender."

"Your Majesty, dare to ask what the conditions are?" The guard asked.

"Tomorrow, I will go and persuade Huizu to surrender." Yun Xi said.

The guard bowed and saluted, and seeing that Yunxi had no other instructions, he turned around and went out to deliver the order.

"Timur Khan, would you like to personally persuade the 50,000 soldiers in the camp tomorrow? The result of saving them from being put to death? Yun Xi sat down in his seat and said to Timur opposite.

At this time, Timur enjoyed the treatment of the Ming Emperor with peace of mind as when he got into the carriage, sat on the seat he had just prepared, tasted the snacks of the Ming Dynasty, and asked rhetorically when he heard Yunxi's words: "Will you really let them live, instead of all of them being executed?" ”

"Originally, my decision was to trick them into surrendering and most of them were executed, and only a few survived; But I have changed my mind now, and with the exception of a few who have committed the most heinous crimes, anyone who wishes to convert to Buddhism can be pardoned. Yun Xi said.

"Why?" Timur asked.

Yun Xi did not answer. Diverting the topic and asking, "What do you think of Da Ming's dim sum?" ”

"Unlike the Western and central dim sum, the oil and salt are heavier. It's very tasty though. Timur didn't ask any more.

After that, the chef brought the prepared meal over. Yun Xi pointed to these dishes and smiled at Timur: "This chef really has a heart today, they are all my favorite dishes, and they are all dishes that have not been influenced by the Semu or the Mongols. Do you taste it? ”

Timur was not humble either, and began to eat Ming's meal with a fork and spoon specially prepared for him, and was full of praise as he ate. At the same time, he talked about a broader topic.

"I don't know what you mean about Eurasia now, oh, Asia and Europe, as the name of the West. Europe refers to the westernmost part of the continent that is controlled by the Crusaders, and everything else is counted as Asia. This is why the whole continent is called Eurasia. ”

"I don't know how much you know about the Eurasian continent as a whole. But I want to tell you that the outcome of this battle will directly affect most of the continent, and other places will be indirectly affected in the future. ”

"In the process of building this vast empire of mine, I have killed countless people, destroyed countless wealth, and destroyed countless nations. After the defeat of this war and the capture of my captivity, it was impossible for the whole country to continue to sustain itself. You should know that, too. ”

Yoon-hee nodded, but didn't speak, just continued to act as a listener.

"Rebellion will break out in most parts of my country, and because of the heavy losses of the elite main forces in this war, they will not be able to put down the rebellion, so they can only be left to their independence."

"The countries that I defeated before will also send troops to regain lost territory, including the Golden Horde, Blue Horde, and White Horde, which you once sent to contact me to send troops to drag me back during my eastern crusade, and the central and southwestern parts of the entire continent will be plunged into war for a long time."

"What are your plans for the future? Will you just watch the fire from the other side after seizing the land of the Seven Rivers and not directly participate in the chaos, or will you accumulate your strength step by step, and finally conquer the center of the entire continent or even march to the southwest? Timur asked.

Timur was curious to know how the situation would develop after that. He was short on his life, but as one of the most powerful people in the world, he was still concerned about the international situation before he died.

But Yun Xi gave him an unexpected answer: "I don't know." ”

"What, you don't know? Are you completely unplanned for this? ”

"I really didn't have a plan for it at all."

Yun Xi said: "Of course, I could have predicted the chaos that would follow, but I didn't have a plan. ”

"I will hand over all the affairs of the Western Regions to the feudal kings who have been sealed here and their kings, not me in the capital. I haven't talked to them about their plans yet, so I don't know. ”

"The Western Regions are too far away from the Central Plains, even if a matter is transmitted to me at the earliest, it will take nearly twenty days, and if it takes twenty days to send it back to the Western Regions, the opportunity has long passed, so I will leave everything to them, not me to decide."

Of course, Yoon-hee didn't say all the reasons. In fact, the main reason is that although the land of the Western Regions is still valuable, it will belong to the ocean for hundreds of years in the future, and if you control the sea, you will control the world; And the Ming Dynasty does not have unlimited national strength and can bloom in all directions at the same time, so he focuses his main attention on the east, and the main attention of the Ming Dynasty is also on the east. Unless something big happens, this battle should be the last time he personally intervenes in the Western Regions.

But Timur did not realize that the time of the sea was coming. Although most of the Great Food Merchants traveled to the East by sea to do business, since the Red Sea was not connected to the Mediterranean Sea (of course, if the Han Chinese had probably dug the Suez Canal hundreds of years ago), he still had to pass through land to sell goods from the East to Europe, so he did not really understand what Yun Xi meant, and thought that he would focus on continuing to strengthen his control over the traditional sphere of influence in the East.

However, this is not much different from the conversation at this time. Timur said: "In other words, the Ming Dynasty will not support the feudal states in the Western Regions in the future?" ”

"Naturally not." Yun Xi smiled: "Do you know how much money is spent on the food and expenses that have been shipped?" Eight or nine hundred thousand soldiers fought in Yiwu, and they had to eat millions of stone every month for food alone, not counting the hay for horses. There is also the loss of transporting these grains to the northwest that year. For grain alone, the total grain tax of the Ming Dynasty has disappeared for a year. ”

"Even in the best of years, the amount of food that can be saved in a year is only 30% of the grain tax, and if a disaster occurs in a certain place, it is even less. Moreover, the northeast, southwest, and southeast regions all needed the support of the imperial court. No matter how thick the family background is, the imperial court will not be able to support it with such support. ”

"The Western Regions Domain, mainly on its own. If the strength is stronger, it will expand, and if the national strength is weak, it will defend the existing land. ”

Timur nodded. Such things are common in the West, and he certainly understands them.

At this time, he had finished eating, put down the spoon and fork, wiped his mouth, stood up and walked to the door of the tent, looked at the rain outside at some point, turned his head and said to Yun Xi: "I still have the most important question to ask you, that is, how you will treat me in Samarkand in the future." But now that question doesn't have to be asked. ”

"You should still ask. After all, whether to recognize the power of the Fan Kingdom is still in the imperial court, if I recognize Samarkand as the Ming Dynasty, the kings of the northwest may dare to encroach, but they will never dare to openly invade your country. Yun Xi said.

"Then will you re-accept Samarkand as the Great Ming Kingdom?" Timur looked at him.

"As long as you can survive the siege of the surrounding countries." Yun Xi said.

"That's great." Timur said with a smile: "It is impossible for the surrounding countries to destroy our country and capture the city of Samarkand. Now, I can be completely relieved. ”