Although Aurangzeb's precious daughter, Princess Nisha, already has a wife, Shasta Khan is still very sure that a war against the Jungar Kingdom is inevitable.

The "marriage discussion" between Princess Nisha and the Ming Emperor only gave Aurangzeb's Timurid Empire a more advantageous position in the upcoming war... but it was guarded against others.

Indispensable! Aurangzeb killed three brothers and imprisoned his father before grabbing the throne. How could he take it lightly just because he didn't know whether a marriage would work?

As Aurangzeb's latest minister, Shasta Khan, of course, like his master, never believed in the family ties of the imperial family - let alone Princess Nisha and the Ming Emperor's marriage.

Even if he enters the bridal chamber and does good things, will the Ming Emperor be reliable?

My father and brothers are unreliable, let alone my son-in-law?

So after concluding the negotiations with the Pearl Lama and the Three Jewels Lama, Shesta Khan immediately sent six of his confidants, divided into three teams, and rode fast horses straight to Samarkand to refuse the monks' conversion and surrender.

And the news that Sengge wanted to act as a matchmaker for Nisha with the Ming Emperor was informed to Aurangzeb.

The reason why he was so anxious to report was so that Aurangzeb could be ready to fight the Sengha as soon as possible!

Although Aurangzeb did not want to go to war because his troops were weak, preparations still had to be made...the weaker the troops, the more complete the preparations must be.

According to the countermeasures previously discussed by Aurangzeb and Shesta Khan, once war is inevitable, Aurangzeb should lead the main force south to Termez, leaving only a small number of empty troops in Samarkand to prevent the main force from being attacked by the monks.

King Ge's surprise attack - although this possibility is unlikely, it is still necessary to guard against it!

But when Shasta Khan returned to Samarkand from the Stone Castle King City, he suddenly found that the city had turned into a sea of ​​soldiers. The number of troops gathered here not only did not decrease, but also increased a lot!

Inside and outside the city, you can see the Timurid Empire's troops patrolling or training everywhere. There are Rajput cavalry and musketeers brought by Aurangzeb from India, as well as Aurangzeb's troops in Samarkand.

and new troops recruited locally from Tajikistan.

Among them, the one who attracted special attention was the Shanatul Guards, who wore chainmail and pointed iron helmets and were equipped with a large number of Shanatul cannons (camel cannons), matchlock guns, and other cold weapons.

When Shasta Khan entered the gate of Samarkand, the newly formed army was conducting formation training in the open space outside the city.

Shasta Khan saw at least 5,000 soldiers of the Shanatul Guards forming a phalanx of 10 500-man phalanxes, with a mix of walking arquebusiers, camel artillery (Shannatul Artillery) and camel cavalry.

formation.

The formation cannot be said to be very strict, but the soldiers who formed the formation look very strong, indeed they are not comparable to the local soldiers in India...

But Shesta Khan still doesn't think that these armies can be compared with the elite soldiers of the Kingdom of Jungar, who are already equipped with a large number of flintlocks and use more powerful artillery!

Shasta Khan, who thought Aurangzeb was hot-headed, hurried to the palace and saw Aurangzeb trying on his chainmail in the palace hall.

Although Aurangzeb was skinny, he had a big frame and was very tall. He looked majestic after wearing chain mail. In addition, he looked fierce, with deep eyes, a nose, and a big beard. He was not easy to mess with.

ah!

"Your Majesty Alamgir, why are you still in Samarkand?" Shasta Khan looked around and saw that there was no outsider, so he saluted and started asking straight to the point.

Aurangzeb waved his hand and dismissed the eunuch who was packing his chainmail. Then he looked at Shasta Khan and asked: "My Wazir, look at me, do I look like a great emperor now?"

The great Shasta Khan looked at Aurangzeb and saw that he looked really like him! It was much more like that monk!

"Your Majesty Alamgir, you are the great emperor, you are the Alamgir of the Timur Empire!" Shesta Khan complimented.

Aurangzeb nodded and smiled: "I think so too! So from now on, I will be a great emperor!"

What does this mean? Shesta Khan couldn't figure it out, so he asked: "Your Majesty Alamgir, have you received my letter?"

"I got it," Aurangzeb said. "Since the sangha has rejected my kindness, war is inevitable!"

"Your Majesty, you don't want to marry the princess to the Ming Dynasty emperor?" Shesta Khan asked hurriedly.

"That's another thing..." Aurangzeb said, "The marriage between the princess and the Ming emperor has to be discussed slowly, but the war between us and the Jungar Kingdom is imminent!"

"Your Majesty Alamgir..." Shasta Khan was a little anxious, "We are not ready yet!"

"It's ready!" Aurangzeb shook his head, "At least let the envoys of the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Persian Empire believe that we are ready!"

"The Rakshasa Kingdom and the Persian Empire?" Shesta Khan frowned slightly, "Are they planning to send troops?"

"Yes!" Aurangzeb nodded, "Abbas II sent red-headed soldiers to Turkmen... Maybe he thought that the War of Gods against Zungol was a good opportunity for him to win over the Turkmen tribe."

The Persian Red-Headed Soldiers are a powerful military force of the Safavid dynasty of Persia. They wear the iconic little red hat. All of its members are from the Turkmen tribe.

So when the war between the Turkmen tribe and the Jungar Kingdom was inevitable, the Safavid Dynasty of Persia had to get involved in the war.

"The Rakshasa Kingdom has also sent missions to Xiaoyuzi, Bukhara and us." Aurangzeb said, "Obviously, the tsar cannot tolerate the expansion of the Jungar Kingdom and is ready to join forces with the Tianfang believers.

Already."

Tsar Alexei I now had a little free time - he was busy fighting Poland, Sweden, Turkey, and the people who rioted because of his excessive distribution of copper coins. The fighting was not completed until 1662.

After coming to an end in the west, he looked to the east, and it was amazing! The Ming Dynasty expanded greatly, and the Celestial Empire was revived. A bunch of vassal states were established in the south of the territory east of the Rakshasa Kingdom, among which the most powerful vassal state

The Jungar Kingdom has reached Central Asia and extended its tentacles to the Volga River!

If we don't take action, the Golden Horde will be resurrected!

So Alexei I quickly sent his important minister, Marquis Golovin, to lead 6,000 shooting troops to the upper reaches of the Ural River, and built the Orenburg Fortress at the intersection of the Ural River and the Sakmara River.

The Kazakhs here provided weapons and equipment to help them resist the Jungar Kingdom.

Through the introduction of the Kazakhs, Marquis Golovin learned that an anti-Zhungar alliance had emerged in Central Asia.

Marquis Golovin felt that this was a good opportunity to attack the Jungar Kingdom and seize land in Central Asia, so he reported to Moscow and sent envoys to Bukhara and Samarkand.

Aurangzeb had a gloomy face and looked very majestic, "The envoys from Persia, Rakshasa and Shire Khanate will arrive in Samarkand soon. As the emperor of Hindustan and Timurid Empire, how can I sneak away quietly?"

To Termez?"

"Then the marriage between Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Ming Emperor..."

Aurangzeb shook his head and said: "That is another matter, we can continue to push forward... You are still responsible. Remember, we must let King Sange realize that we are very willing to achieve a marriage!

In addition, we should keep it as secret as possible so as not to let this matter between men and women affect the sacred war!"

"Your Majesty," Shasta Khan was still a little confused about the situation, "then do we still want to retreat to Termez?"

"What's the retreat?" Aurangzeb glared at Wazir, who couldn't speak. "I have written to the leaders of Afghanistan and invited them to participate in this holy war, so when fighting with Persia and Rakshasa,

After meeting with the envoys of Khiva, I will go to Termez to wait for the brave Afghans!"

Shasta Khan was relieved after hearing this, because he knew that Aurangzeb could not wait for the Afghans... The Afghans were only brave enough to go to the Central Asian grasslands to fight the Mongols when they invaded India.
Chapter completed!