The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 564 Zhu Di rolled up
Asia has been a region with developed civilizations since ancient times.

During the fourteenth century, China took the lead in breaking away from the dark age and began large-scale production and civilization construction. Central Asia and West Asia also fell apart and fell into a state of chaos.

There were four dynasties in the land of the original Persian Empire, and they were trying their best to recover. Before Timur's invasion, the three local kings were all fond of literature, especially Shah Shuza, who once encouraged a kind of Renaissance.

Unlike China, the Ming Dynasty experienced nearly 300 years of recovery. Although it finally returned to the dark period, it left behind a fire. The recovery of civilization in Central Asia was only short-lived. With Timur's invasion, civilization was just born. The spark was completely extinguished again.

Samarkand.

That is, Uzbekistan in later generations is now the capital of the Timur Empire. In the 21st year of Hongwu, Timur received the envoys of the Ming Dynasty here.

Chen Cheng came to appease the Timur Empire under the order of Zhu Gaochi and arrived in this city. After learning about it, Timur in front asked someone to escort Chen Cheng to West Asia.

at this time.

Timur's exploits were about to reach their peak.

Starting from the Western Chagatai Khanate, it successively conquered the kingdoms in the Persian region, and then spent five years defeating the Khwarizm, and then defeated the black-clothed tribe on the Indian border and the Afghan tribe of Su Laihu barbarians.

Massacres and plundering were carried out, such as the massacre of 10 people near Dili.

When Zhu Di conquered the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Timur was at war with the largest overlord in West Asia, the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor. So when Chen Cheng arrived, the place was already full of wars and ruins.

"Why did the previous dynasty attack the Eastern Chagatai Khanate?"

In order to welcome the Ming Dynasty's envoy, Timur summoned all the local dignitaries.

Chen Cheng's position is next to Timur, showing the status of the Ming Dynasty.

With Timur's current status and strength, of course he was unwilling to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. However, after so many years, Timur was hesitant in his heart whether to fall out with the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Cheng was a famous diplomat in history, and he could see Timur's ambition at a glance.

"The Great Tomorrow Kingdom represents civilization. Any disruptor who undermines regional stability and order will be punished by the Great Tomorrow Kingdom. All disrespectful people will be conquered and destroyed, and they will be the masters of justice."

The mission's interpreter translated.

Inside the hall.

All kinds of people looked at Chen Cheng curiously, how could anyone dare to be so arrogant in front of Timur.

Timur was startled, and his face changed color.

Sometimes red and sometimes white.

When he was young, when Timur started in the Western Chagatai Khanate, he was a little more particular. Compared with the Mongol conquest, the killing and destruction were not that serious.

As he entered middle age, defeating the Afghan and Indian black ministries, his buried savagery finally came to light.

Slaughter from Central Asia to West Asia.

In history, Timur detained Zhu Di's envoy, hoping to force him to surrender, in order to show his prestige and end his vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

However, the righteous words of the envoy Fu An in the court and the national integrity he showed frustrated Timur's purpose. He was so angry that he finally did not dare to kill the Ming envoy and detained him for 12 years.

Until Timur died of illness, his successors were unwilling to have any grudges with the Ming Dynasty, so they sent out envoys and tributes, continued to declare themselves ministers, and escorted Ming envoys back to their countries, thus resuming the interrupted tributary relationship and maintaining it until the Wanli period.

Timur was filled with murderous intent.

Chen Cheng's expression remained unchanged and he was ready to die.

In front of the countries in Central and West Asia, everyone was shocked by the appearance of disregarding death.

The soldiers clenched their weapons and waited for Timur's order.

suddenly.

Timur laughed.

"Your Ming Dynasty's power has extended to my territory, and it is not far from my capital. We may not have frequent dealings with you in the future."

Chen Cheng stared at Timur unceremoniously.

"Does Timur Khan want to terminate the vassal relationship with Ming Dynasty?"

Timur didn't expect that the Akito in front of him had such a lack of vision, and his expression turned cold again.

Some of the envoys from various countries had dealt with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty before in Samarkand, and some were in contact with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty for the first time. There were still countries in the world that dared to threaten Timur Khan. Many people felt that Moved.

Timur's surrender to the Ming Dynasty was a well-known fact in the early days. As Timur's power grew, he no longer disclosed it to the outside world. Many kings in West Asia did not know this.

Chen Cheng made up his mind to reveal the truth in front of everyone.

Timur thought for a moment.

His army is still in West Asia, and the war has not been completely won. It is not a good time to fall out with Ming yet, but he is unwilling to continue to admit his surrender to Ming in front of the newly conquered kingdoms.

People's thinking changes with the change of position.

He is now the largest overlord in Central Asia and West Asia, how can he still be willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty?

"Hahaha."

"When the envoys from the Ming Dynasty are tired, send them to rest."

Timur ordered.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng already understood and was "escorted" by the guards instead of trying to beat the odds.

The hall fell silent.

Timur couldn't help but feel angry.

I originally wanted to use the Ming Dynasty envoys to establish prestige, improve my reputation, and build morale for the upcoming decisive battle. I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty envoys were so hard-headed and not afraid of death at all.no matter what.

Hongwu 35 years.

In Chibuhaba, northeast of Anxi'er City, the Asia Minor army and Timur's army, with a total of one million troops, fought here.

The right wing of the Asia Minor army was the Otu Barbarian Army, and the left wing was the Serbi Army.

Timur's army included Mongols and troops from Asia Minor, and 32 war elephants captured from India were in front of the battle.

This is the prototype of the giant elephant in the famous Lord of the Rings film.

China has a record of fighting elephant soldiers since ancient times, with basically no defeats. For example, Mu Ying often fought with elephant soldiers in Yunnan and won in one battle. The elephant soldiers are like a mythical army in the eyes of Westerners.

same.

After the defeat of the nomadic forces around China, they often went to the West to dominate and dominate.On the contrary, no nomadic forces from the west have ever been able to set foot in the east.

In this famous war in West Asia, the historical data recorded by Westerners specifically wrote about these 32 war elephants, and Timur indeed regarded the elephant soldiers as a magic weapon for conquering the enemy.

No matter how historical records record it, or how developed Western film and television technology is in later generations, reality is reality.

The elephant soldiers made great achievements.

The battle started in the morning and ended at midnight.

The so-called famous Ortu Barbarian Army surrendered on the battlefield after fighting halfway through the battle. Seeing how powerful the opponent was, no matter how the historical data praised how powerful they were in the past, it was actually a sign of poor military discipline in combat.

Not to mention the Tang army, even the Song army was inferior.

Don't talk about how the Persian army could arm-wrestle with the Tang army. This is all nonsense from future generations.

The performance of the Otu barbarian army led to the defeat of the army in Asia Minor, and Timur won a complete victory.

Not only did he destroy all the troops in Asia Minor, but he also captured King Bagaj.

After the victory, there was a carnival feast for Timur's army.

Cities in various places were first plundered, full of crimes in the process, and then slaughtered. Timur's reputation spread to Europe, including the monarch of Egypt, who also sent envoys to meet Timur and recognized him as the leader of the Timur Khanate. vassal state.

The Eastern Roman Emperor John VII and the monarchs of Edin, Saruhan and other places were all ordered to recognize their countries as masters.

This year.

Timur's power reached its peak.

Li Xian finally returned from the Golden Horde, but there has been no news from Chen Cheng.

Hongwu 35 years.

The population of the Ming Dynasty reached more than 520 million, including only the registered population, including Annan and Champa, as well as Eastern Chagatai Dusi, Sainan Province, Saibei region, Nurgandusi and other places.

The population in the country is about 170 million, including Korean maids, Japanese maids, Japanese eunuchs, etc.

Zhu Di organized an army of 60, including 50 in the army and [-] in the navy.

Goryeo Li Chenggui finally died of illness.

Shortly after Li Chenggui died of illness, Zhu Gaochi sent an envoy to mourn, and signed agreements with Li Fanguo, Li Fanqian, and Li Fangyuan successively, and Korea was divided into three.

Li Bangguo was the king of Goryeo, Li Bangqian was the general of the left army, and Li Fangyuan was the general of the right army.

In order to establish his concubine as the heir apparent and eliminate the threat from his two younger brothers who held military power, Li Fanguo chose to completely defect to the Ming Dynasty.

Taking this opportunity, Qiu Fu was awarded the title of Marquis of the Ming Dynasty and assumed the post of Governor of Goryeo. He led [-] elite troops to garrison Seoul, Goryeo, and established the Myeongrye United Navy. The Ming army was responsible for the command, and divided Jeju Island into the headquarters of the Myeongrye United Navy. , managed by the Ming army.

"The layout is good."

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed.

The fourth child, Zhu Di, is good at military affairs, and his grandson is good at planning.

The huge Goryeo was actually manipulated by his grandson, and was actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty without any effort. Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to be defeated by such a layout method.

Zhu Di was also shocked.

His own son knows when he has such ability.

Zhu Gaochi looked low-key.

This is the benefit of knowing history. He is just taking advantage of the situation, and it cannot be regarded as his true talent. He smiled and said: "Li Fanqian and Li Fangyuan must be unconvinced in their hearts. It's just that due to the current situation, neither of them dares to be the first to fall out."

"Since they don't dare to fall out now, it will become a fact after a few years, and they won't be able to do anything about it."

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently.

When he first established the Ming Dynasty, how many chieftains truly joined him?But as long as they choose to lower their heads for a moment and form a habit, the longer time goes by, the greater the inertia will be.

Less than [-]% of the chieftains from all over the Ming Dynasty eventually rebelled, and [-]% of the chieftains were unwilling to follow the rebellion, but instead became the help of the Ming Dynasty. This is the reality.

He did not conquer North Korea in the first place. In fact, it was because North Korea was too far away and was not aligned with China. Relying solely on conquest would probably cost a lot of material and people. At that time, the Ming Dynasty even lacked a population in the mainland, let alone Liaodong. .

"I heard that Timur has become the overlord of Central and Western Asia. I'm afraid he won't surrender to us. I still don't know whether Chen Cheng is dead or alive." Zhu Gaochi was not dazzled by the momentary victory.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di couldn't help touching his chin.

It's been less than a year since he returned to the capital. Is he going to lead troops to fight again?
(End of this chapter)