Chapter 605: Haidu Khan First Update
Asking for a monthly pass!
Bao Yin looked coldly at the chaotic scene in front of him, and then looked at the faces of Han people peeking out from the doors and windows of another restaurant run by Han merchants in the distance. Just shook his head slightly, the number of Han people in the Western Regions was actually quite a lot. In Beshbali, Haiabli, Alimari and other places, the Han people are the second largest ethnic group after the Mongols - although the Tianfang cultists in the Western Regions and Central Asia have Turkic species, they are not strictly speaking. The Turks and the Kipchaks may seem indistinguishable to outsiders, but they themselves do not mistake their relatives.
In addition, there are many people like Baoyin, who are of Europa race (Baoyin is a mixture of Normans and Mongols, and many of the great nobles of the 13th century are Normans), and they do not believe in Tianfang at all.
In addition, the nomadic tribes of the steppes around Haiabli also did not believe in the Heavenly Religion. Most of the nomadic tribes in the steppe, whether they were Mongols, Mirbegs, Kipchaks, Turks, Tatars, Naibarians, etc., were either shamans or Nestorians, and basically did not have the power of Tianfangjiao.
It can be said that although there are many Semu people in Haiji, they are not a nation, and the Semu who believe in Tianfang Sect are only a small part, and the number is not as large as that of the Han Chinese. But the Han people have been bullied by them...... Why are the Han people here so far behind Chen Dexing and his soldiers? They are not united, they don't know how to resist, do they have to count on themselves all the time?
Bao Yin grinned, took off the bow and arrow from his back and held it in his hand, and was about to open his bow and arrow to shoot the living, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves. Bao Yin looked up. I saw a group wearing mink hats and Turkic robes. Cavalrymen with Mongolian scimitars on their shoulders rushed down the streets. The people who were congested in the streets and made trouble all stumbled and avoided, and a few of them were knocked off by galloping horses. But the knight on the horse did not ask, but sped forward. Needless to say, these people are all Mongolian masters, and their horses are trampled to death, even the Semu people are also Bai Rao!
One of the healthy horses came straight to Baoyin, and there was a Han man who had just been beaten in the way, and his leg seemed to be lame, and he could not get up, and he was about to be trampled to death by the horse. But when he heard the sound of a bowstring, the knight on the horse hurriedly reined in advance, so that the front hooves of the war horse under his crotch stood upright from the ground. But no arrows flew, and it turned out that Bao Yin was to scare the man.
When the front hooves of the war horse hit the ground, the man on the horse laughed, this is a middle-aged man who is quite handsome among the Mongols, with an oriental face, clear facial features, and very bright eyes. He has a very friendly gaze and a neatly trimmed beard on his cheeks and chin.
The young man was not annoyed by the teasing of Bao Yin, and as he spoke, he turned off his horse and walked up to Bao Yin. The left hand pressed the right shoulder and bowed slightly. smiled and said: "Beauty, you must be Princess Baoyin Temur, the daughter of Guiyu Khan, right?" I've heard of you in the Kipchak steppe. I'm busy brother Timur. It's your cousin. ”
"Busy brother Timur?" Bao Yin's eyebrows were raised, revealing a very surprised expression. She has many cousins and nephews. So much so that she couldn't even remember their names completely. But the busy brother Temur is one of the few cousins who can keep her name firmly in mind.
Because he was the head of the Central Pull Capital of the Golden Horde, and the most likely person to become the next lord of the Golden Horde, even though Kublai Khan undermined the elective system of the entire Great Mongol State. But the elective monarchy of the Golden Horde still existed. After the death of Belge Khan, the new khan was still to be elected by the Mongol nobles of the khanate, especially the descendants of Jochi. And the Batu clan (Beerge is the younger brother of Batu) is of course the most powerful in the Golden Horde, and the leader of the Batu clan is the new Khan of the Golden Horde after the death of Belge Khan.
The future Golden Horde did not stay among his people, nor did he go to Batu Sarai (the capital of the Golden Horde), but went to the sea.
This is so unusual!
"What's going on?" Baoyin has always appeared in Chen Dexing's harem with a big-chested and brainless image, as if she is Chen Dexing's favorite plaything, but that is just an illusion, and her political sense of smell is still quite keen.
The arrival of Timur, a busy brother, must mean something important about to happen or has already happened!
"Big thing!" Timur, a busy brother, looked at his aunt, who was many years younger than him, and shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile, "And it's a very bad thing...... I'm going to see Haidu now. Aunt Boyin Temur, are you also going to the king's tent that is set up at the sea? ”
Something terrible? Is Brother Bei'er dead or is Hülegü dead?
Bao Yin pondered in his heart - contrary to Chen Dexing and Zhang Xizai's expectations, the two Western Dao Khan kings, who they thought could replace Kublai Khan as the Mongolian co-ruler, were already sick!
By the time Kublai Khan ran to the Western Regions, it is estimated that both of them had already become ancient, and one of the new Khan kings was Timur, a busy brother who had now run to Haiabli, and he had a good relationship with Haidu. The other one is Hülegü's eldest son, Abha. Like his father, this man believed in Tibetan Esoteric but was the protector of Christianity—the kings of the Western Mongolian Dao of this era seemed to be people who believed in the wrong religion.
The Golden Horde, who ruled the Rus', did not believe in Christ as the Tsar, but embraced the Heavenly Religion. The Ilkhan, who ruled Baghdad, became associated with Christianity and brought to the Middle East, a religion that was alien to Westerners.
As a result, the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate, two Mongol khanates that were supposed to unite (and they did not have much of a conflict of interest) to expand westward, were attacking each other for a long time. As a result, Europeans escaped a catastrophe, and Western civilization survived the most difficult and weak years.
Now the appearance of the busy brother Timur has also allowed the troublesome Hui Semu to escape the catastrophe. When Bao Yin and the busy brother Timur were talking, these people had already run away. Bao Yin didn't have the time to pursue anything, and he didn't wait for Haidu's summons, but went to the king's tent in Haidu with his busy brother Timur.
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The size and shape of the king's tent and the nine white threads in front of the king's tent are exactly the same as Kublai Khan's tent, that is to say, the same as the sweat tent of the Mongol Great Khan!
The ambition of this Haidu Khan can be seen just by looking at his royal tent. And Haidu Khan's strength is the weakest of the four kings of the Western Dao.
In the Western Regions, the most powerful was the Chagatai Khanate, King Aruhu, who controlled Bukhara, Samarkand, the Ferghana Basin, the steppes of the western Chu River, and the Oasis of Khorezm. This Aruhu was Ali Buge's confidant, and with the support of Ali Buge, he obtained the territory of the Mongol Khanate in Central Asia, so his strength increased greatly, and later he seized the territory of the Jochi system in Central Asia.
With the support of the Jochi (Golden Horde), Haidu unified the kings of the Ögedai lineage and controlled the Ili River valley up to the Altai Mountains, an area that was not too large for the Mongols. Sandwiched between the mighty Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, and the central Mongol Ulusi, it was very difficult to develop - his situation was even worse than in history, when Ali Buge had defeated the Western Regions and driven out Aruhu, giving Haidu a rare opportunity to grow. But at the moment, the incident of Ali Buge's defeat in the Western Regions has not happened. The Chagatai Khanate was still huge, and Haidu fought with them several times, but all of them returned without success.
At this time, his cousin Baoyin, who was said to be dead, suddenly came from the east. He also brought many things that surprised him, including the flying ball of Babel, the incredibly powerful H medicine, the sturdy and unusually strong steel armor, the extremely sharp steel knife, and the telescope that could see ten miles away.
In addition to these, Baoyin also brings a possibility...... The possibility of cooperating with Chen Dexing, the enemy of the Mongols, against Kublai Khan!
Chen Dexing's Daming Society provided H medicine, Nanfen steel, and military expenses to Haidu, and supported him in obtaining the Mongolian headquarters. And the condition is that Haidu converts to the way of heaven and takes Tiandao as the state religion!
The conditions seemed to be very superior, but Haidu Khan did not agree, because he always advertised himself as a descendant of the Great Khan of Ögedei, the most orthodox heir of Great Mongolia, and the defender of Mongolian traditions. How could he cooperate with the enemies of the Mongols and stab the Mongol Khan in the back?
The contradiction between him and Kublai Khan is one thing, but the contradiction between the Mongols and the Han is another! The former is a personal grudge, and the latter is a national war!
But just two days ago, the shocking news came from the east: Great Mongolia had lost the Central Plains!
Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia, was defeated in the crucial Battle of the Central Plains! Although a large number of descendant troops were preserved, they were no longer able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Now that he has been defeated in the Hetao, he is coming to Beshin Bali.
Moreover, according to reliable sources, the defeated Kublai Khan still had at least 120,000 Mongol troops and 30,000 Han Chinese troops, as well as a large number of H-medicine weapons, and the Bas-pa of Uszang remained loyal to him, ready to provide troops and food.
In addition, Haidu was convinced that Hulegu of the Ilkhanate and Ahuru of the Chagatai Khanate would also provide assistance to Kublai Khan, as long as Kublai Khan was willing to go to the Kipchak steppe.
In Haidu's view, Kublai Khan would also inevitably regard the Golden Horde as an object of annexation, because the lands of the Golden Horde were connected to the Mongol proper. After annexing the Golden Horde, Kublai Khan was able to advance and retreat freely. If you advance, you can counterattack the Central Plains, if you retreat, you can establish a khanate court in the Kipchak steppe, and if you go, you can also attack Europa.
Haidu has always been an ally of the Golden Horde, and also occupies the key point where Kublai Khan invaded the Golden Horde from Beshbali. Almost certainly the first object that Kublai Khan wanted to annex! (To be continued......)