my days with tyrants

I have to say that Zhu Di's trick is extremely effective.

The peoples who were conquered by Timur did not dare to resist, because they were not familiar with Ming Dynasty. The vast majority of people here have only a concept of Ming Dynasty. They don’t even know where Ming Dynasty is. Some people even think that there is actually a country in the east. Called Khitan, Ming and Khitan are two countries.In this era, the only things that can bring news from the East are caravans, but the news that caravans can bring is limited, and because of the different language names, it is easy to cause confusion...

For example, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, European missionaries were still trying to find the powerful Khitan in the east. The earliest missionary from the Western Regions to Daming, Ebendi, only learned that Daming was actually the The Khitan they imagined.

This is still the intellectual class.

For ordinary people and even local tyrants, their knowledge is even more lacking. For example, one of the reasons why Ebendi passed safely in southern Xinjiang was that the elders did not know Christianity at all.

He even felt that his prayers were no different from his own.

I thought it was some faction I didn't know.

This was more than 200 years later. As for this time, it is even more closed. It can be said that even the elders probably only know one name of Daming.

It is even possible to think that Ming and Khitan are parallel countries.

They didn't know how powerful Ming was, but they knew how powerful Timur was, so they were worried that Timur would come back for revenge.

Then let them see the strength of Ming Dynasty's military power.

Let them see how Timur's army was littered with corpses in front of the Ming army's artillery fire, how the Hezhong and Khorasan cavalrymen who once made them tremble, were shot and killed like dogs by the Ming army, and even the Ming army The servants of the army are all powerful in fighting, at least those Huining soldiers really beat Timur's subordinates in the mountains, and then let them know that Timur has no ability to open the ear squad...

They can get rid of this demon.

It is impossible to cross the Caucasus Mountains without opening the Daerban. This is a majestic Great Wall with an altitude of several thousand meters, and it runs from east to west. Only the Daerban is the gate.

And as long as he can be blocked on the Qincha grassland all the time, all ethnic groups in the south will be free.

There is no need to pay heavy taxes to him, no need to sacrifice young men as cannon fodder to him, and no need to worry that one day he will suddenly lead his soldiers to slaughter his own city.

then……

In the mountains north of Tiflis.

"These dirty heretics."

Mirza, the son of Milan Shah, looked at the mountain people leading the way in front of him with contempt.

He stayed behind in Tiflis, but he had only a few thousand soldiers under him, and Zhu Di's [-] troops marched south, so he didn't dare to fight.

Timur actually left tens of thousands of troops south of the Caucasus.

After all, he still has to guard against Bayezid and suppress Georgia and other places.

but……

The vast majority are dependent in nature.

For example, the Black Sheep Turkmen, the White Sheep Turkmen, the Jalayir, and the Persians.

His army was originally composed of soldiers from these conquered nations. The core Hezhong and Khorasan soldiers were only [-] soldiers, but half of them had to be left for defense in the east, including suppression in other places, and only half of them were fighting , the rest are these messy nations.

Originally, he defeated Bayezid's army in history by bringing a group of vassals with the direct line of Hezhong and Khorasan.

Among them, the white sheep Turkmen contributed the most, while the black sheep Turkmen incited the Ottomans for him, accusing Bayezid of not being pure enough in his belief...

One of the main forces of the latter was the Serbs.

Bayezid even married the daughter of the King of Serbia, after killing her father, of course, but was an ally with her brother, and the Serbian Legion fought bloody for him in the Battle of Ankara.

Of course, Timur, who slaughtered the most brothers of the same religion, and even drove the old and weak into the temple and burned to death, accused Bayezid of impure faith. It is still very interesting.

But under the current situation, it is impossible to expect these messes to work hard for Timur.

They are all watching.

In the final analysis, Timur is strong, of course they don't mind gnawing on the bones, but when Timur is weak, they become the bones of Timur. Now Timur is hard to say, so of course we have to wait and see. If Mu'er doesn't turn on the earphone, these guys will keep watching.

And Zhu Di doesn’t need many people to defend the ear squad, a few thousand Ming troops are enough. In this case, people like Tuotuo Lost and Kun Timur will not be idle. They have already entered Shirvan and attacked Tiflis It was already inevitable, Mirza didn't expect to have thousands of people, in a city full of heretics, to be able to resist their attack.It is estimated that the Georgians in Tiflis will welcome the king without hesitation. You must know that Timur has slaughtered the city here before. He even drove women and children outside and let the cavalry trample directly.

The hatred is as deep as the sea!
So Mirza is very wise to go north.

He found these Ossetian mountain people, and let them guide him through the Caucasus Mountains. If he can go north on this road, he can take his grandfather's army down this road, and then copy touched Zhu Di's back.

"Emile, something is wrong, why is there no bird singing!"

The subordinate beside him said vigilantly.

Mirza looked around, they were walking through a valley, with forests on both sides, but strangely, there were no birds.

When a large group of cavalry passes by, it will definitely startle the surrounding birds and beasts.

But now no...

Someone has scared away the birds and beasts here.

"Damn it, grab 'em!"

Mirza pulled out his knife without hesitation and shouted.

But at the same time, those Ossetian mountain people rushed to the dense forests on both sides at the fastest speed, and one of them was still roaring like crazy. The next moment, under the cover of fallen leaves among the trees, countless ambush soldiers stood up, then drew their bows and shot at them. shot a sharp arrow.And behind them, a large number of heavily armored soldiers also climbed up from the fallen leaves, charged towards the mountain road with spears in their hands, and smashed into the middle of them against the arrows of the Khorasan cavalrymen, shooting these Khorasan cavalrymen with their spears. The cavalry fell off the horse.

Along with the sound of killing, the stretch of mountains and forests were full of ambushes rushing straight down.

"It's a Georgian, a soldier of their king!"

shouted the men.

Almost at the same time, a sharp arrow hit his eye, and the guy screamed and fell off the horse.

Mirzan roared angrily, knowing that it was impossible for him to kill him, just like his father who was hacked by Yang Feng, he rushed straight to the Georgian rushing out of the forest bravely. He was hit by a javelin on the horse, thrown by the fallen horse, and then held down by the Georgians.And behind these Georgians, the figure of King Giorgi VII of Georgia appeared, who proudly walked in front of him under the protection of a group of guards.The guy who was driven away from Tiflis by Timur last year smiled at Mirza who was struggling and roaring, then drew his sword, stabbed him in the neck very simply, and cut off slowly while he was convulsing. his head.

……

"Go back and tell your king that as long as he pays tribute to Daming, then I can guarantee that he will get the title of county king."

And at this moment Zhu Di was looking at the envoy of Giorgi VII.

"Your Highness, this title is not easy to translate."

Yang 56 said cautiously.

The translation problem is indeed difficult to solve. Tuotuo Mizai can easily understand the title of the county king. The main reason is that Tuotuohan was conferred by the Yuan Dynasty, and the latter was conferred the title of Suning King by Yuan Wuzong. They already have corresponding words, but Georgia There is definitely no word for the king of the county in the human language.

The messenger looked at him suspiciously.

"I remember Yang Feng said that the title of Daming can be translated by some western titles. He said that the prince of the county can be translated as grand duke, which is the monarch of Kievan Rus in the past."

Zhu Di said.

"Uh, little one understands."

Yang 56 understood immediately.

The word Grand Duke of Kievan Rus must exist in the Georgian language. In fact, Georgia’s rulers, the Bagration family, even married Kievan Rus. The husband of the most famous Queen Tamara in Georgia’s history is the son of the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, although Later she killed this husband.

Immediately afterwards, he translated to the envoy, who immediately showed a satisfied smile.

Of course, they don’t really care about conferring titles. Anyway, Da Ming is far away, so it’s impossible to care about their affairs. They are still the Kingdom of Georgia, but they use this new identity to trade with Da Ming, especially since they don’t have to pay taxes to Da Ming. As for paying tribute to Daming every few years, this is not worth mentioning.It is nothing more than the fact that when the caravan passed by, they would bring some gifts to the Emperor of Ming and exchange them for trading rights, which is very reasonable.

Of course, he didn't know that Zhu Di was just coaxing them casually.

Zhu Di does not have the final right of interpretation.

He would propose to the imperial court that Giorgi VII should be crowned as a county king, but whether or not to be crowned is a matter for the imperial court, but there is no problem, and Yang Feng doesn't care about making another county king.

"Your Highness, where are we Armenians?"

Another businessman Yang 78 said cautiously.

He just came back from Shunik, which is currently the last base of the Armenian resistance force, which is actually next to Naka later.

The Armenian settlements are now basically under the iron heel of Timur, and the remaining few are also under the protection of Bayezid...

Yes, it is protection.

Compared with Timur, Bayezid is a safe haven for the Armenians. In history, the Armenians even fought bloody battles for Bayezid in Sivas, and the thousands of people captured in the end were all slaughtered, while Timur The remaining few who refused to surrender in the controlled area hid in Shunike.These Armenian businessmen are of course very clear, so if you want to call on the Armenians, you have to go to Shunik. As for the king of Armenia, this title is now in Cyprus, and the king of Cyprus Janus has the three crowns of Jerusalem, Armenia, and Cyprus, although his territory Only Cyprus.

"If you have your own monarch, Ming can also designate him as a county king, so that all Armenian lands will be ruled by a county king, just like all Ming vassal states.

Daming doesn't want anything from you other than paying tribute.

You have been to Daming, you know how prosperous Daming is, and with how rich Daming is, you don't think much of what you have.

If you don’t have your own monarch, then it’s no big deal, it’s nothing more than conferring on one of you alone as a commander and appointing your chiefs as commanders. The distance is so far, and it’s impossible for the imperial court to send officials to you. . "

Zhu Di said.

"Your Highness, if this is the case, all Armenians are willing to fight for Ming."

Yang 56 and Yang 78 knelt on the ground excitedly and said.

They accurately said that Timur did not destroy it. In fact, there was no Kingdom of Armenia before Timur. The Armenians were under the rule of the Ilkhanate. Even before the Ilkhanate, there was no Kingdom of Armenia, at least not in Armenia. The land has not had its own country for the Armenians for hundreds of years, and they have always been under the rule of various forces.

If the Kingdom of Armenia can be rebuilt...

That would be really hard work.

"Get up, I, Da Ming, will survive and die, and I will benefit all directions. As long as you sincerely surrender to Da Ming, even if you are thousands of miles away, Da Ming will uphold justice for you."

Zhu Di said with satisfaction.

It is very pleasant to be able to get a nation to work hard for it by just talking about it casually.

"Your Majesty, it's an urgent report from the Erban that Timur has stopped the attack."

Zhu Neng came in and said.

"If you can't beat it, it will stop naturally, but you have to prevent him from going the other way."

Zhu Di said.

It is impossible for Timur to open the Erban. The terrain of that place is so special that it is completely a copy of Shanhaiguan. This kind of terrain is blocked by thousands of powerful troops. In fact, it is no longer the Ming army but the It was Zhao Shengjun who was defending, and the Ming army wasted too much ammunition. On the contrary, Zhao Shengjun's Huining archers didn't have to think about ammunition.

Then he looked at Yang 56.

The latter immediately understood, and hurriedly told the messenger.

The messenger said a few words firmly.

"Your Highness, he said that even if Georgia fights to the last man, it will not let Timur pass through Ossetia, and they have formed an alliance with the Ossetians, and the Ossetians will work with the Georgians to prevent Timur from going south from Ossetia , In addition, they are still in contact with some other people in the north, such as Balkar and Circassians, but these people have very messy beliefs."

Yang 56 said quickly.

"Do they like Timur?"

Zhu Di said.

"Your Highness, no one likes Timur. He brings only death and plunder. Compared to him, Bayezid is a benevolent monarch. The Kipchaks actually don't like him either. The Kipchaks he slaughtered There are millions. He is like a devil, bringing death wherever he goes, but people are afraid of death, so wherever he walks, they have to surrender to him. But this kind of surrender is only when he can always When he is strong, he can be feared all the time, but if he is no longer strong, then everyone will rush to him for revenge."

Yang 56 said.

"Then, let's all act. In less than half a year, the army led by Yang Feng will enter the river and destroy Timur's lair."

Zhu Di said.