It has been more than a month since Kitard and the others returned to Truqin.

Bekotov has been notified of the situation of the Russian prisoners. When he learned that there was another person named "Petnov", he couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

However, when Kitard told him that there were only a few dozen prisoners left, he did not show any sadness on his face and just made a cross on his chest.

As for Lashi, he was very satisfied with their performance in Khiva, but he was very dissatisfied with his unauthorized insertion into the Sarekamysh people, thinking that he was just trying to scare the people away. He was also very dissatisfied with the speculation that Lassim would send out horse thieves to intercept and kill them.

Doubtful.

For him, Rasim's caravan is too important. It is an important source of his financial resources. Because he occupies the gem mine of Elista, he can stand out among the descendants of Ayuqi Khan, not simply

It's because of military strength.

In any case, in order to get canonization from the Tsar as soon as possible, he still made up his mind to send troops to the Khiva Khanate to rescue those Russians.

"Lash Khan is also a rare talent in our tribe. He is proficient in Mongolian, Chinese, and Russian. He also personally revised the 'Oirat Code' compiled a hundred years ago based on the current situation of the tribe. It cannot be said that he is not an accomplished Khan, but

Compared with his predecessor Genghis Khan, Batu Khan is still far behind."

"Not to mention compared to Genghis Khan and Batu, I'm afraid I can't even compare to my ancestors, Orluk and Ayuqi"

Kitard listened to Lash's reprimand in silence without saying a word.

When he left Manutuohai and on the way back to Truqin, he couldn't help but be filled with emotions.

"In order to stabilize Truqin, I asked him for some more herders, but he refused. It seems that the three thousand tents sent to Truqin were already his limit. Although he is a father,

We are still wary of our sons, because since the establishment of the Torgut Khanate, there have been many cases of fathers, sons, and brothers killing each other."

"Not only that, he also asked my herders to try not to cross the Manech Lowland. It is probably because of this consideration."

"He has already brought Wobaxi back. It seems that he has realized that his eldest son's current situation has posed a threat to him, and he will start to vigorously train Wobaxi."

"He also betrothed his sister Dulan to the son of Dulbert Datai Jize Dandorji, obviously in order to win over this chief who has a lot of troops."

(Dulan, Kitard’s sister, is Turandot. In order to distinguish it from Turandot of the Sarykamysh tribe, it will be renamed Duran below)

"However, the North Caucasus alone is not enough to support too many herders, because the flatlands of the North Caucasus are more suitable for farming than grazing. The best pastures are in the Caucasus mountains, and the quality of the alpine pastures there is excellent."<

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"But most of the mountain pastures are in the hands of the Chechens and Adi..."

But it’s not entirely without focus.

"A few years ago, Russia and the Ottomans signed an agreement. The entire North Caucasus region, except for the Kuban region and the Chechnya region, remained neutral, especially from Stavropol to Nalchik.

This area is a neutral zone"

"It should be possible to vigorously win over the tribes in these places."

With these thoughts he returned to Truchin.

At this time, the autumn harvest is only one month away.

After arriving in the city of Malga, he said to Turandot: "There are two schools in the city. One is specifically for boys and has a larger number of students. The other is for girls. Anyone over ten or under fifteen can enroll. The number of schools is small.

There are only a few hundred people, so you should go there to study for a year first."

At this time, Turandot already knew the existence of Abahai, and one can imagine the sorrow in his heart, but he felt relieved when he thought of his own life experience.

"In this life, I will be satisfied if I have the good fortune to meet Kitard. If I still have any evil thoughts, I will be punished by God."

When she learned that Abahai was also studying there, she even thought of competing with her.

"What do you learn?"

Kitard saw that she looked sad at first and then disappeared in an instant. He was very satisfied with her performance and said: "Originally, both schools taught Mongolian writing. Before I went to Khiva, I changed it to Chinese.

The content is almost the same, you’ll know it once you go there”

Turandot left with a smile. Kitard naturally knew that she was pretending, and he couldn't bear it in his heart. However, for him, it was important for him to rush to the North before the agreement between the Russians and the Ottomans expired.

The first priority is to stabilize the Caucasus.

Every step he takes must not only be steady, but also have great gains, and he must not make any mistakes.

This is the eighteenth century, the eighteenth century that is approaching modernity. If he wants to steal food from Europeans, he has no capital to fail.

He must cheer up, give up his love for his children, and devote himself to his great cause.

What was before him was:

First, what is his current strength? Based on this strength, how large a scale of war can he support?

Of course, this kind of war is obviously aimed at forces other than the three major empires of Russia, Ottoman, and Persia. He knows very well in his heart that he is far from being a match for any of these three major opponents.

Second, if you want to test any of these three opponents, especially the last two, what else should you do?

Third, the Russians themselves cannot be provoked in a short period of time and can only endure the humiliation. Apart from taking chestnuts from their fire and rescuing the prisoners, is there any way to stabilize them?

Therefore, as soon as he returned to Truqin, he quickly held a meeting, attended by Chu Hu'er, Tie Chena, Shen Muhua, and Su Wenyu.

Bayar is now regularly stationed in the enclave of Gelia. Rather than letting a warrior like Chu Huer take charge of such a place, it would be better for him to be proficient in the languages ​​​​of various ethnic groups and to be able to communicate among various ethnic groups familiarly. Wandering people grasp.

"Huntai Ji"

Since his grand appearance, Kitad changed his name to "Sarai Kitad". Since he spent the last three years in Truchen, most people still call him "Kitad". Of course, people around Lashi still call him "Sarai".

And people like Chu Huer naturally regained the title of "Huntaiji".

During the time that Kitard was away, Chuhu'er stayed behind, so it was natural for him to report what happened to Truqin after he left.

Kitard also knew that nothing major happened, otherwise Chu Huer would have come to report early in the morning.

"There is nothing major happening inside Truqin. During normal times, I am responsible for training the army, and Shen Muhua is responsible for government affairs and school. Everything is normal."

"The Armenian earth city has been built, and the surrounding fields have been opened up, and food has been successfully planted. Judging from the growth, it is obviously not as good as that near Magar. This is normal, after all, it is a newly opened field."< /p>

"During the time you left, there was no movement from the Ottomans. Bayar personally sneaked to Sochi, the Ottoman stronghold on the east coast of the Black Sea. Batumi inquired about the news. As Hundaiji expected, he learned that Aziz was defeated. After his death, the former deputy pasha and the former West Passi noble immediately became the new pasha."

"Of course, they will naturally send people to Russia to complain to the Tsar that we violated the agreement, but the Russians covered it up by saying that they violated it first."

"However, the ambassadors of both sides are still arguing with each other. Based on the feedback from various caravans, Bayar guessed that the Ottomans were really using diplomatic means to cover up the fact that they were defeated and lost their troops in order to give the people an explanation."

"The reason why the Russians let us go for the time being is that we are attacking their biggest rival, the Ottomans, and the Russians have always regarded themselves as the first to fight against the pagan world. Since they established their empire, they have in fact become It became the greatest force for the Christian world in Europe to fight against the Ottomans."

"Of course, this is only on the surface. In fact, Bayar speculates that the Russians are using diplomatic means to divert attention. Their real target is the Crimean Peninsula, so we still have time."

"With the Chechens, Mansour immediately reported the situation to the Persians after returning..."

"Persians?"

"Yes, they ignored Azat Khan of Azerbaijan and reported it directly to the Persians. What is beneficial to us is that after the death of Nader Shah of the Persians, his descendants were fighting among themselves for the throne. Now The internal fighting has not ended yet, and we have no energy to take care of the affairs of the North Caucasus."

"As for the Chechens, in addition to their own people, there are also Avars, Dalgins, and Lakhs who are all ready to make a move. Especially the Avars were originally dissatisfied with the Chechens. After Mansour's defeat, he only brought a few Chechens with him.

When people returned to their tribes, they brought a large number of Avars, Daljins, and Lak cannon fodder, all of which were trapped under the city of Alan."

"The dissatisfaction of these people has completely exploded. It will not be easy for Mansour to suppress their anger, let alone come to trouble us again."

"No!", Kitard shook his head, "According to my understanding of the Chechen people, the more this happens, the more Mansour will point the contradictions at us, and use the outside to resolve internal disputes that are difficult to resolve against him.

is the best strategy”

"Then..."

"But don't be afraid. Since the Avars and others have lost a lot of young people, Mansoor must convince these tribal elders or provide certain compensation. Before that, these tribes will not listen to his words."
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"Most of the Chechens' subordinates are Islamists, and Mansour is a big mullah. This is his biggest support, but he still needs to be convinced one by one. In addition, the Chechens have also suffered heavy losses internally. They also need to be comforted and persuaded. This

That’s the only reason why they haven’t made any move yet”

Kitard was vaguely uneasy, "The area under the jurisdiction of the Chechens has a much larger population than Truqin. If they come in full force, Truqin may not be able to stop them. Besides, in a few days, I will lead troops to attack from a long distance."

Shiva"

Chu Huer continued: "The Cossacks in the Kuban area have not caused any trouble, but there is also bad news."

"Oh?"

"Huntaiji, the commander of the Eastern Ukraine Army has been selected. It is none other than the former ambassador to our army, Speeden. He has been promoted to major general. The former deputy commander Suvorov has been transferred to the Kuban area. Plus

In the Taman area, the regular army here has been increased from a regiment to a brigade."

"They also set up a fleet at Taman Port"

After hearing this, Kitard thought to himself: "It's true that we are enemies. The two famous Russian generals all came to my side at once. They set up a fleet in Taman Port. It was obvious that they were not coming for me, but were in the process of setting up a fleet at Taman Port.
Chapter completed!