“Oh?”

"Durani, who was originally a general under the former Persian emperor Nadirsha, immediately led the elite Pashtuns back to Afghanistan after Nadirsha's death. In the past ten years, he has successively launched troops against the four major tribes of Kabul, Ghazni, Kandahar and Herat, and conquered there one by one."

"In the past two years, he saw that Karim Khan of the Persian Empire had no ambitions, so he led his troops into Khorasan. As of now, he has captured Mashhad and Neshapur of Khorasan and approached Mare, the capital of Khorasan."

"The War Thriving: Even the Turkmen leader Shah, who is in Ashgabat, can only surrender to him, but Durani did not capture Mare, where Shah Ruk, the grandson of Nadir Shah, is located. Perhaps like Karim Khan, he is concerned about Nadir Shah"

"Wrong!"

Qitad interrupted him without hesitation.

"If it was Karim Khan, it would be understandable. I see Karim Khan's actions in Persia over the past few years, and he was ready to stabilize the internal situation of Persia. The Pashtuns were fierce and good at fighting. In the past, they just succumbed to him because Nadirsha was even more vicious."

"Nadirsha has been dead for nearly twenty years now, and his influence is minimal. How could Durani care about him anymore?"

"Your Majesty means that Durani obviously understood the situation on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. The reason why he stopped at Mare was not because he was concerned about Nadirsha, but because of our country?"

"It is most likely that Ashgabat's Shah is an ally with our country. He must be clear about this. Once Mare is captured, he will be neighboring Ashgabat, which will inevitably involve our country."

"Also, Durani must have known the news that our country had defeated the Ottomans the previous year. Faced with such a powerful force, he must carefully consider it. In addition, although Shah Rukh is a puppet of Khorasan, he obviously has a new occupation of Mashhad. After Neshapur, he will be worried about the Persians who are still loyal to Shah Rukh in the local area."

"At present, he is in the newly occupied Persian region. Once it is stabilized, he will definitely take down Mare. According to the eunuch of the Persian Empire, some of the amazing wealth Nadirsha has obtained from India remains with Sharuk, which means that these wealth is in Mare"

"How could Durani, who knows the depth of Nadir Sha, not knowing these things? It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't do it."

"If you want to kill Mare, he must be concerned about our country. There is a matter of the Shire Canal at the moment. I believe that Yilak Altuk of the Khanate of Shiva had been in contact with him early in the morning."

"If he can defeat our country in one battle, he can take Mare with ease"

"Your Majesty means that Altuk's support must be Durani?"

"It's probably true, but I dare not be completely sure. However, the news of my arrival here will definitely reach the Shiva Khanate. Then you will know. If the Afghans get the news, they will definitely cross the Amu River and then enter the Shiva Khanate. I believe that the Rasim Zoroastrians who are densely spread in the oasis will not fail to detect it."

After saying this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently.

Yamankara knew his feelings at this time and smiled and said, "Your Majesty has long been longing for Mare's wealth, so he simply defeated the Afghans and took away those wealth."

But Qitad shook his head, "Now with the help of Masonic and Jews, our country's goods can enter the European market with great ease, and the fiscal revenue is already quite considerable. With the 10 million silver coins promised by the Principal of Kishinau, there is no shortage of silver and money at all."

"What I think is how to deal with the situation in the Persian Empire"

"Now Karim Khan is alive, but the power is gradually in the hands of Aga. According to the information provided by Aga, the mayor of Mare is Haji, a tribe from his tribe. It is easy for me to take Mare..."

"However, if Shah Rukh had done this, it would be better to take the initiative to transfer the Peacock throne that symbolized the Persian Empire from the Mughal Empire to me. As for the rest, I have no interest in it"

In his heart, whether it is Persia or Afghanistan, because they are plateaus, mountains, and mostly deserts, it is really unreasonable. At this time when the railway has not yet been launched, taking these two places not only cannot add color to the kingdom, but also the city is a kingdom cemetery.

Historical records are not far away, and he is unwilling to forget big things because of small profits.

What's more, Nadirsha's wealth head was obviously taken away by Karim Khan and Durani Khan. He was not very interested in the rest except the Mauryan Throne.

In comparison, the wealth that the Barbary Kingdom on the southern coast of the Mediterranean, which had been plundering in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years, was probably no less than that in India, and was related to his Mediterranean strategy, which was what he wanted to get.

....

A few days later, after seeing that the canal was sailing without any obstacles, the fleet officially entered.

The canal is 100 meters wide, but there is no risk of dangerous shoals and reefs. In order to prevent sand and soil from flowing into the river, a large number of drought-tolerant poplar trees have been planted on both sides, which are very easy to survive in severe salinization deserts.

The speed of the fleet can reach fifty miles per hour, and the distance of five hundred miles will arrive in one day, which is unimaginable in the past.

If you go to Kaplan through the desert, you will need a large number of horses and mules to pull the cart to do it. In the pre-railway era, rivers, only rivers were the most convenient passage!

It was already evening when we arrived at Kaplan Harbour. A brightly lit, large, but not tall light gray round castle stands on the south shore of Lake Sarekamesh.

There, Qitad met the leader of the Zoroastrian sect, Rasim, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and his great disciple, Yudith, the messenger of the magic fire in the sect.

Rasim was over 70 years old and his hair was completely white. The sudden rebellion of his most trusted disciple Arslan obviously made him even older. His forehead was full of ravines, and his originally obese figure became extremely thin.

The envoy of the wonderful fire, Yudith, was an extremely strong man with a dark beard.

As the front line base of the Chitatade's Oasis, Kaplan City is not tall, only one meter high, but has a scale of eight miles. It is not so much a castle as a huge military camp.

With the change of canals, and the Tamsui River flows into Sarekamesh Lake, there is no shortage of ammunition, food, and freshwater. With Truchen's current strength, it is enough to have such a castle.

If the Shiva Khanate is completely conquered in the future, such a castle stands on the west side of the oasis, it will be a kind of pressure in any case. In addition, the city of Aral in the north, under the clamping of the two cities, the Khanate's rulers have to consider it if they have the intention of being unjust.

"Sweat"

In the castle mansion, Rasim still called Qitad's former name, but his voice was trembling and his old look was full of oldness.

"In these few days, Altuk has gathered 50,000 troops near the old city of Yulong Jiechi"

"Oh? Just these 50,000 people?"

Rasim's muddy eyes finally shone.

"This is the smart and wise Truchen Khan"

Instead of answering Qitad's question positively, he kept sighing.

"So, does Altuk really have foreign aid?"

Rasim nodded, "It's a Pashtun native, Durani's younger brother Shuja personally brought 15,000 Pashtun elites"

"Elite? What kind of elite method"

That Yudith had been to Truchen before and received brief training from Truchen Army, and he was still aware of the strength of various countries.

He took over the conversation.

"The Khan, the Pashtuns, lived in the deserted mountains for a long time, and were fierce by nature. According to the Khan's previous statement, they were elite cavalry that integrated the tactics of Mongols and Turks. They focused on armor and had a combination of light and heavy cavalry, were very good at riding and shooting, and also had some firearms. Most of them were left in the Nadir Sha army before, but the number was not large."

"Their horses are also produced in the mountains of Afghanistan, and have the title of camels among horses. They are more hungry than Mongolian horses, but they are much taller"

"Once the person charges, he is not afraid of death, and has a lot of rules, so he is not a random charge"

"In the past, Nadirsha relied on the Kurds, the Pashtuns who relied most among other tribes"

A few words made Qitad ponder.

Of course he was not afraid of the Pashtun cavalry. Since he came to this world, Cossacks, Ottomans, Mamuruks, Europe, Kazakhs, Junggars, Khalkhas, Manchus, what elite cavalry have he never seen?

Among these troops, in his opinion, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, who had a powerful empire as a supporter, are still among the best, and the rest are not enough to show it.

What he thought was: "It is better to make peace instead of fighting with the Pashtuns? Since I have decided to take down the Khanate of Shiva and make it either a vassal of our country, just like the Crimean Khanate, the Principality of Ukraine, or directly incorporate it into the administrative system of the kingdom"

"But the hatred between our country and the Uzbeks cannot be eliminated in a short while. There are four major tribes of Manjit, Hongjila, Qincha and Naiman. There are many nobles of various tribes, which are probably more than the previous Turkut Khanate. It is easy to capture this place, but it is much more difficult to manage."

"If we contact Shujia, we would plunder the southern cities of Shiva Khanate and kill all the Naiman and Qincha nobles there, and our tribe and the Turkmens destroyed the northern nobles together, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?"

"Since Durani is a great Khan of a country, he should know this truth, but their goal is obviously not Shiva, but Khorasan, and I don't know if they can understand it."

Seeing Qitad fall into deep thought, Rasim thought he was in a dilemma and suddenly fell to the ground.

This scared Qitad and quickly helped him up.

"Master, what are you doing? I can't bear it"

Rasim said in tears and choked, "Shan, there is no one else who can save the Zoroastrians except you"

"There is another secret in this sect that has never been told to outsiders, that is, within our sect, in addition to the leader, the deputy leader, Mingli/Miaohuo/Miaoshui/Miaofeng/Qingqi, there is also a special messenger who ranks between the leader and the five envoys."

"The envoy may not be a Zoroastrian, as long as it is beneficial to the Zoroastrian cause, I originally wanted to tell the matter to Dahan early in the morning, but unfortunately I wasted my time until now"

Qitade read a book in later generations, and it happened to mention this point, and then smiled and said, "The Messenger of Light?"
Chapter completed!