Daming Military Empire

Chapter 527

Before the peace talks started, Kandahar hosted a grand ceremony. Zheng Zhilong recruited a bunch of third-rank officials from several nearby provinces, and more than half of the fourth-rank and above generals of the three legions stationed in Kandahar. He gathered dozens of people , held a grand award ceremony for Suyman.

The moment Zheng Zhilong pinned the golden dragon epaulets on his shoulders, Suyman felt as if he had integrated into the Ming Empire.

Of course, this was just an illusion. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Zhilong invited him to have a private discussion about the distribution of land ceded by the Persian Safavid Empire.

The border from Kandahar to the Ottoman Empire is nearly [-] miles. In other words, the Persian Safavid Empire must cede at least tens of thousands of square kilometers of land to fully control the Eurasian Railway in the hands of the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

For such a long and narrow area, Daming naturally didn't want to send troops to garrison it entirely from his own side, so Zhu Cijiong's order was to let the Ottoman Empire bear at least half of it!
For these tens of thousands of square kilometers of land, the Ming Empire naturally didn't pay much attention to it, because the territory of the Ming Empire is too vast now, and this land is just a drop in the bucket.

But the Ottoman Empire was different. Since the death of their legendary emperor Suleiman I, the Ottoman Empire's external expansion gradually stagnated in the next 100 years, and it hardly made much progress.

If he can obtain tens of thousands of square kilometers, then Suyman will be the greatest contributor to the empire for decades. Glory and power are not easy to get.

Although he now relies on the sole favor of Ibrahim I to control the power of the empire, he is actually just a pasha, not a grand vizier. If he has the credit for expanding the territory, he will have confidence Take the position of Grand Vizier.

Therefore, he coveted the land ceded by the Persian Safavid Empire. If possible, he even wanted to take all the land from Kandahar to the middle of the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, this is unlikely, because the Ottoman Empire's military strength is really limited, and there is simply not enough troops to garrison such a narrow and long area.

In the end, the two agreed that the narrow area of ​​more than [-] miles from Kandahar to the Aral Sea belonged to the Ming Empire, and the narrow area of ​​more than [-] miles from the Aral Sea to the border of the Ottoman Empire belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

It is said that the land has not yet been obtained, and the two are so happy, will the Persian Safavid Empire agree?

Zheng Zhilong was not worried at all that the Persian Safavid Empire would disagree, because he had too many cards in his hand.

A few days later, the Grand Vizier Taqi of the Persian Safavid Empire finally arrived at the city of Farah. Zheng Zhilong received the news and led a group of negotiators to the Ming army camp outside the city of Farah to have a good rest. In the evening, the Persian delegation was notified to come to negotiate early the next morning.

Taqi felt uneasy along the way, because the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire had too great an advantage. He believed that if the Ming Empire did not count casualties, it would definitely destroy the Persian Safavid Empire!
He has already made plans to agree to the Eurasian Railway built by the Ming Empire. As for Britain and the Netherlands, offend them if they offend them. The Persian Empire has been beaten like this, and they have not seen them lend a helping hand. Such an ally , It is really chilling.

In fact, he wronged Britain and the Netherlands. After the two countries received the request for help from the Persian Empire, they also considered the issue of support. However, the Ottoman Empire was in the middle of the land route, and the sea route was blocked by the Daming Habsburg Alliance. Well, unless they go around the Cape of Good Hope in a big circle, but, in that case, the cost is too high, and the time-consuming is too long. When the support troops rush over, the Persian Empire is probably finished!

Therefore, after the two countries sought Richelieu's opinion, they both chose to remain silent.

It is said that Taqi came to the Ming army camp with a nervous mood, facing a artillery formation composed of more than 1000 artillery pieces. The first row alone greatly surpassed the artillery pieces of the Persian Empire in terms of caliber and length. The bigger the rear cannon, the more amazing it is to see it.

No wonder Sultan was so unconfident. He couldn't resist these artillery pieces alone.

Then there were rows of cavalry and infantry. The uniforms, equipment, formation, and spirit were simply daunting.

At this moment, Taqi has completely lost his self-confidence. Being an enemy of such a powerful empire is simply looking for death!
Zheng Zhilong set up these positions to make the Persian negotiating delegation fearful. As long as they are fearful, the negotiation will be much easier.

Sure enough, when Ta Qi walked into the negotiating tent, his complexion was obviously a little pale, and it seemed that the effect was not bad.

Zheng Zhilong didn't go to greet them in person. After Taqi came in, he just politely led Su Yiman and others to stand up and let the translator introduce them one by one.

The first person to be introduced was naturally himself, Zhennan King of the Ming Empire and Governor of Nanyang Zheng Zhilong.

After hearing the introduction from the translator, Ta Qi couldn't help but feel a little thumping in his heart. Of course he has heard of His Royal Highness Zhennan King of the Ming Empire, and the area in charge is even larger than the entire Persian Empire. Moreover, this guy is a pirate, so he can't be provoked!

When the translator introduced the second one, his eyes almost popped out. It turned out to be Suyman Pasha. Why did the actual ruler of the Ottoman Empire wear the military uniform of the Ming Empire? What the hell is this?

Then came Hou Shilu, Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong. These three are leading generals, so there is nothing to say.

On the side of the Persian Safavid Empire are Grand Vizier Taqi, Minister of Military Affairs Sultan, Minister of Finance and two leading generals.

After the introduction, the two sides sat down on both sides of the negotiating table, and Zheng Zhilong said coldly: "On behalf of the Ming Empire, this king strongly condemns your country's invasion of Kandahar. Please make an official apology from your country for this matter, and express your gratitude to me." Make compensation for the casualties and military expenses of the soldiers of the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire!"

When Ta Qi heard the interpreter's explanation, he couldn't spit out a mouthful of blood. Who did it first? He couldn't help retorting: "His Royal Highness Zhennan King, our Persian Safavid Empire did not invade Kandahar, we just defended it. "

Zheng Zhilong still said coldly: "Defense? Is it necessary for defense to lead an army of 20 within a hundred miles of Kandahar City? If our Ming Empire hadn't sent reinforcements in time, would you have changed from defense to offense?"

Ta Qi was speechless, why is this person so shameless!
He only thought that Zheng Zhilong was really irrational, but he didn't know that it was their provocation that caused the Ming Empire to increase its troops in South Asia.

Sultan, the only negotiator of the Persian Empire who knew the truth of the matter, was already sweating from fear at this moment. If the two sides continue to argue on this issue, then he is absolutely finished!

He thought about it quickly, and then interrupted: "His Royal Highness Zhennan, anyway, it is true that we did not attack Kandahar, and now your Ming army has penetrated hundreds of miles into our Persian Empire, and Ottoman The imperial army has also besieged our old capital Tabriz for more than ten days. It is not the fault of our Persian Empire, right?"

(End of this chapter)