Chapter 3 Persia Again Peace Talks Increase the amount of silver in compensation

Abbas didn't expect the envoy to really go, thinking that he would just take advantage of it and give some face.

Abbas, who was angry, slapped the table and shouted: "Don't be embarrassed, you participated in the whole negotiation process, only you know the situation best, who will go if you don't go?" You have to go to this matter, and you have to go if you don't go! ”

Other ministers echoed Abbas.

"Yes! You're going to have to do it! ”

"Oops! Don't think too much about it! ”

"The Ming army has passed Qom! Can't wait any longer! ”

The envoy tilted his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take on the mission now!" Our agreement was signed before the war started again, and now that the war is going on again, I'm afraid that the Ming army will make more demands! We can completely imagine this, I am afraid that I will not be able to complete the mission and delay the major events of the empire! ”

The envoy's words silenced Abbas and his ministers!

The envoy is right, they have already used so many troops, and we have sent troops to intercept them, so they will naturally make new demands!

After being cold for a while, those ministers couldn't hold their breath, and one said: "Your Majesty, as long as the Ming army can retreat, no matter what the Ming army asks, we must agree first!" ”

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Again, many people are in tune with it.

Abbas let out a sigh of relief and said to the envoy: "Go ahead, whatever the conditions, you can agree first." The condition is that they can no longer advance towards Isfahan. ”

The envoy looked around and saw that all the ministers had cast some pleading glances at him, "Alas! He sighed and said, "My visit this time is different from last time, this time it is difficult for us to gain the trust of the Ming army." Your Majesty's words have also been heard, don't wait for me to sign the agreement back, you are finding fault again! ”

"No, no!"

"Oops! Go with confidence! ”

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Seeing everyone's reaction, Abbas also said: "I will call the shots for you in this matter, as long as you let the Ming army stop advancing towards Isfahan, no matter what method you use, you have made a great contribution to the empire." ”

"Alright! I'll go again, but," said the envoy, pointing to the minister with whom he had been last time, "you have to come with me!" ”

When the minister saw that he could not dodge, he had to say, "All right! I'll go with you again! ”

When Post's envoy left Isfahan again, Li Kui led the vanguard of the Mongol cavalry, which had already galloped from the west side of Mount Alborz, detouring south of Mount Alborz, in the direction of Tehran. When the Mongol cavalry led by him heard that there was a battle, they were all very excited, and the marching speed was very fast. Li Kui was also mixed up on horseback, and followed the Mongolian soldiers to gallop, not lagging behind them at all.

However, Ning De and Sun Chuanting were a little depressed, they didn't want to attack Isfahan, because if they fought there, they would completely destroy the Persian Empire, not to mention the impact of this matter, they were not prepared for this in all aspects.

After the Third Army of the Yaogang Cavalry defeated Qom, they let the army rest in Qom for a day, and when the Third Army left Qom, they also let the commander of the Third Army suppress the speed of the march. Although the commander of the Third Army was very eager to fight, as a senior general, he had to act according to the strategic intentions of the whole army. In addition, he also knew that relying on the Third Cavalry Army to attack Isfahan on its own was a bit weak. He knew that even his own cavalry division could attack Isfahan, but he would face many difficulties if he wanted to completely solve the battle. If the Persian army had used crowd tactics against them, they would have been exhausted by killing people.

After the envoy of the Persian Empire accepted the mission, he did not return home, nor did he sit in the car with the people, but rode wildly to the north. They know that time is too important for them.

The Persian Empire mission was on the road between Qom and Kashan and met the advance of the Third Cavalry Corps. The striker brought the mission back to the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps.

When the poster saw the commander, he immediately said: "Please general, do not march on Isfahan again." Our Imperial Majesty has signed a contract with the Ming Dynasty. The war is over! ”

"You say it's over?" The commander said unceremoniously, "I think so, if we don't capture Isfahan, you can't be convinced!" ”

"No, no, the general misunderstood!" The envoy said, "It will take some time for our Imperial Majesty to convince the courtiers. I ask for your understanding! ”

The army commander said: "I don't care about this matter, I still have to listen to our General Ningde." Moreover, our General Li Kui has already led a large army from the Caspian Sea, and this battle cannot be said to be fought without fighting! ”

"Please stop the military horse and report to General Ningde, we can send the agreement over immediately!" We promised to pay the money, and then we sent it! When the envoy heard that Li Kui had led the army over again, he was a little anxious. Things are also like what the general said, the army has already started the war, and it cannot be said that if it is not fought, it will not be fought.

The army commander said, "Wait a minute, I will ask our General Ningde." ”

The envoy was a little puzzled, could it be that General Ningde had already come with the army, and the army commander rode a horse to ask for instructions. How did he know that the kiln gang could already communicate with telegraphs?

After a while, the army commander came over and said, "We, General Ningde, are waiting for you in the camp. However, we were instructed to wait on the spot after taking Kashan. If you do not accede to our demands, we will attack Isfahan at once. Don't try to delay our march with these delaying tactics, it's useless! ”

"Good! We won't bother the general much here. Go to your camp now! "The envoy doesn't want to waste time here.

"Alright! We, General Ningde, instructed us to send a team of cavalry to protect your safety! ”

"Great!" The envoy knew that with the escort of the Ming cavalry, not only would the road be safe, but also a lot of troubles such as inspections would be reduced along the way.

In fact, Ning De received a telegram from the commander of the Third Cavalry Army, and he was the happiest to know that the Persian Empire had finally surrendered.

Of course, Sun Chuanting was also happy, and said to Ning De: "General Ning! We can't afford to cheapen them this time! ”

"Huh! Of course, we can't work in vain, the extra ammunition spent, and the people who eat and feed the horses, so many officers and soldiers are busy all the time, this is all about silver! Ningde said.

"Yes! We can't do what we suffer! However, the most important thing is to withdraw the army as soon as possible and not to provoke the Ottoman Empire too much! Sun Chuanting said, "In my opinion, the Ottoman Empire and the Russians have not started a war for a long time, and we must pay attention to this matter." Don't let them focus on us. ”

"Hmmm! Rest assured! I know what to do, and I will stop when I meet the envoy of the Persian Empire. Ningde said.

When Ning De saw the envoy of the Persian Empire again, although he was still very polite, there was already dissatisfaction in his tone, "Your Excellency, I have finally waited for you!" Otherwise, I really can't explain it to our court and Your Majesty! ”

"Oops! General Ning was really embarrassed. When I returned to Isfahan, and when I saw your Majesty, I told Your Majesty about our peace talks. However, there are still many adults who disagree, and it is a great constraint to our majesty. Our Majesty was also very helpless and had to deal with them. Now I have finally convinced you, no, I have sent you the contract signed and stamped by our Majesty non-stop! The envoy explained carefully.

"I don't care about the affairs between your monarchs and ministers, but our court and Your Majesty already know that we are going to war again. Our army will soon reach Isfahan, and the army led by our General Li Kui will soon converge with the vanguard. The contract you sent back is no longer valid! "Ningde's tone is a little unkind.

"No, no, please believe that our Majesty is really very sincere and will always be reconciled with the Ming Dynasty. Please don't take the contract signed between the two countries as a child's play! "The envoy was a little nervous.

"You have seen when you come that our army has passed through Qom, and has now taken Kashan. Soon we will be able to storm your city of Isfahan. I want to see if those guys who have made mistakes and still admit their mistakes are still tough when they kneel in front of us? Ningde didn't let go at all.

"General Ning, I know, we're late to deliver the contract. But we did our best. The envoy said, "We also know that there will be some costs for such a military action you have taken, and our Majesty says that we can give you some compensation!" ”

"Compensation?" Ning De said, "Our hundreds of thousands of troops have wasted so much grain, grass and ammunition, as well as the pensions of the casualties of officers and soldiers, how can you compensate?" ”

As soon as the envoy heard Ning De say this, he knew that there was a door, "General, can we cede a little more land to you on the other side of the Green Ridge?" ”

"Humph! Do you think we don't know how to count? Those are places that you can't control yourself. We are not interested! Ningde was very dissatisfied.

The envoy said, "As long as you can put forward conditions, my mission can be completed!" He immediately asked: "General Ning, how can we be regarded as old friends, you can give me a reminder and see what we do, General Ning can not only satisfy the soldiers, but also satisfy the court and emperor of the Ming Dynasty." We do our best! ”

Before Ning De could answer, Sun Chuanting, who had not spoken, said, "That's it! To be honest, we don't want to fight anymore. We will add another contract to the original contract, and you will pay us another three million taels of silver as compensation. In this way, we don't have to change the original contract. If we get the money as soon as possible and send it back to the court, it will stop the mouths of those people in the court. Our border soldiers can also be withdrawn. No one wants to fight, no. In the future, our two countries will live in peace and do more business with each other. ”

"This is really a bit much, our hundreds of thousands of troops have just gone, and the treasury is very empty! General see if you can have a little less? The envoy began to cry poor.

"Humph!" Ning De snorted twice with his nose, "You just don't have a face." Let's send the army to Isfahan and see if you have so much money in your city!" We don't want to fight anymore, and you still cry poor when we ask for such a small request? ”

In fact, Ning Deti's request was not expected by the envoy, but the envoy understood that his task of peace talks had been completed, and the Ming army did not really want to attack Isfahan, so he deliberately cried poor and wanted to bargain. Besides, if you don't bargain, you can't go back and explain. There's also a minister with him! However, seeing that Ning De was really a little angry, he still felt that he should not make trouble, and hurriedly said: "General Ning, don't be angry, what I said is really the truth." In this way, we agree to this condition. But to raise money, you have to give grace some time. ”

"No," Ning De said firmly, "the silver in the original agreement, you must send it to Kashan and hand it over to us within five days of your return to Isfahan." The money of this new supplementary indemnity must be delivered to Kashan within fifteen days after you arrive in Isfahan. When we received the money, we withdrew. Otherwise, we will attack Isfahan and take it ourselves. This is the last condition and your last chance! ”

"Alright! Looks like we have no choice! The envoy said helplessly.

"What? We put forward such lenient conditions, and you still don't appreciate it? Ningde asked.

"Appreciation! Appreciate! We appreciate it! The envoy hurriedly said, and said in his heart that he must not make any extraneous branches.

The envoy signed an agreement with Ningde to pay three million taels of silver, and the next day they left Ningde's camp and rushed back to Isfahan in the snow.

The war between the Ming army and the Persian Empire really shook the western countries a lot. It turned out that the destruction of the moon by the Ming army did not cause such a major shock to them. Especially the Ottoman Empire, their monarchs and ministers did not expect that after the Ming army and the Persian Empire fought a war, they would border them. Originally, the Persian Empire and the Ming army went to war, and the Ottoman Empire was very happy, because although the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire have now reconciled, it is because neither side can defeat the other, and they have to reconcile. Therefore, when the Ming army fought the Persians, the Ottoman monarchs and ministers gloated.

However, the Ottoman Empire suddenly bordered a powerful country like the Ming Dynasty, and suddenly felt strong pressure from top to bottom. A strong neighbor by its side, and a much stronger neighbor, the Ottoman Empire had to face it seriously.

After the Ottomans received 5,000 muskets, they quickly formed a special musket team of 20,000 men. They were taken from the Russians' method of mixing musketeers with ordinary and soldiers on the battlefield. This team is all selected elite soldiers. In addition to their daily intensive training, the Ottoman sultan personally worked with his generals on tactics suitable for musket use. The plan of the Ottoman Empire was to launch an attack on Russia when the grass was warm in the spring, and to avenge the defeat of the last war.

The Russian Empire, the old enemy of the Ottoman Empire, was already fully prepared to attack the Ottoman Empire in one fell swoop and completely defeat the old enemy Ottoman Empire. However, as soon as their front team crossed the Greater Caucasus Mountains, they received news that the Ottomans had received a large number of muskets. The cautious Tsar Alexei urgently called off the military offensive. The tsar knew what five thousand muskets meant on the battlefield. It was with a thousand muskets that he defeated the mighty Ottoman legions.

The news that the Ottoman Empire had received five thousand muskets caused a lot of shock throughout the Russian Empire. Because they knew that these muskets could easily upend the balance of power between the two sides.

The Russian Empire also knew that it was necessary to buy as many muskets as possible from the Ming Dynasty. But the musket was too expensive, and the Russian Empire was no match for the Ottoman Empire. Tsar Alexei consulted with his ministers for a long time before squeezing out the silver for a thousand muskets.

Even so, the number of muskets of the Russians was too much worse than that of the Ottoman Empire. The Russians have an advantage, though, and that is that they have experience with muskets. After the victory over the Ottoman Empire, they made a careful review of the use of muskets on the battlefield. On this basis, some tactics were summed up. They were ready to use these tactics to compensate for the lack of muskets. Moreover, they captured a large number of Ottoman artillery in the Battle of Kursk, as well as pre-charged muskets. These also greatly increased the power of firearms in the Russian Empire.

The news of the victory of the Ming army over the Persian Empire also caused a very big shock to the Russian Empire. They didn't expect the Ming Dynasty to extend its claws so far, not only to occupy the Ula Mountain region, but also to the entire Caspian Black Sea coast. The monarchs and ministers of the Russian Empire understood that even after they defeated the Ottoman Empire, they were immediately faced with a situation of full contact with the Ming army, which made the Russian Empire feel that it was a very terrifying thing. The Ming army was too strong. However, Tsar Alexei understood that if the Ottoman Empire was not defeated as soon as possible, there might be no chance in the future, and even faced the two-sided threat of the two powerful enemies of the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty. Tsar Alexei of the Russian Empire also made up his mind that the spring was warm, and launched an attack on the Ottoman Empire to defeat the Ottoman Empire completely.

Ningde sent off the Persian Empire mission, and Sun Chuanting began to study the construction of a road along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. They all know that in the face of the long border line of the Western Front, there are not enough armies. It is necessary to build a highway suitable for the high-speed mobility of the army. In this way, they can control the area at the northern foot of the Alborz Mountains that Li Kui and the others occupied.

After Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhang Zhimu tell him the news of the Western Front on the phone, he seemed to be happier than Zhang Zhimu, "Zhang Dongjia, with the Persian Empire compensating the silver, we will repair the canal and railway as soon as possible." With the railroad that connects to us, we can't run. ”

"Yes! Mr. Lu is already organizing technicians, and when it warms up, they will send a survey and design team to the west. We also wanted to design a section of construction and a section of construction, and design while constructing. We improved the traffic conditions of the west as soon as possible! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Good! Such news is really gratifying! After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he put forward another request that made Zhang Zhimu a little embarrassed!