Chapter 436 Changed the world
Mustafa asked: "His Excellency Fazo, can't they be impressed by the vast plains along the Black Sea coast? And they also share the interests of Black Sea trade with us alone."
Fazo nodded directly: "Yes, Vizier, if you think about all the passages of this war, you will find that if the Chinese just want land and the Black Sea, then King Yu should choose to fight us with the Russian Federation at the beginning, instead of joining us with the alliance against Russia first.
The ultimate goal of these complex military strategic plans is only one, that is, balance. Now Poland has formed an alliance with Russia, and through land division and some political compromises, they can completely eliminate the original conflict. The alliance of Christianity deals with our Tianfang religion, while Poland and Russia compete with each other, and the Chinese are inserted into the Black Sea and even the entire Europa. In other words, China is qualified to intervene in every war in Europe in the future. For such a country that is far away from Europe and needs twenty years or even longer to build and consolidate new territory, the most favorable situation of the continental pattern is to remain unchanged.
No country will become stronger, nor will it be destroyed or weakened on a large scale. The Chinese are a very important weight, balancing every war and offsetting every victory.
Over the past two years, King Yu's political skills were to unite the strong against the weak. In our war with Russia, the Ottomans had the upper hand. They allied with us to deal with Russia, and through national looting, they completely weakened the fastest-expanding country on this land in the past hundred years, and then acquired all the land east of the Ural region.
Later, the Politic Federation joined the war, Poland and Russia took the upper hand, and King Yu turned to the Christian world, gaining half of the Crimean Khanate and the Black Sea coast.
In the case of seizing interests and land, joining the strong to deal with the weak is a very effective means, but when they want to balance regional politics next, they must unite the weak to resist the strong to maintain regional balance and stability.”
Sultan listened carefully to Fazor's words and asked, "Fazor, what you mean is that we cannot get the support of the Chinese to end the war, and it is even more impossible to get their support in the war against Christians?"
"Yes, at least this possibility is not available in this war. Your Majesty, the significance of the Black Sea to China may be beyond everyone here's imagination, and I need to remind you that they want more than the Black Sea trade rights, the Black Sea Fleet and the division of the Crimean Khanate. China's eyes are staring at the entire Europa. I think that in our negotiations with us, the right to freely pass through the Turkish Strait is a necessary clause issued by the Chinese. As long as they insist on this clause, they will definitely share the land along the Black Sea coast with the Politic Federation and the Russian Empire.
Therefore, the idea of Vizier's desire to win over China by betraying the Tatars is completely ineffective. And I think that the right of way in the Turkish Strait is the key to whether we can end the war with the enemy. Your Majesty, the great you and your servants, can accept this clause." In order to convince Sultan, Fazo spoke out the news that he had not yet confirmed in a firm tone, thus pushing the discussion of the imperial meeting to a new dimension.
That is, the enemy wants the Ottoman to share not only the Black Sea, but also the Mediterranean!
The Black Sea and the Crimean Khanate were not acceptable to the nobles present, let alone the Mediterranean. But this time no one quarreled, and everyone knew that if Fazo's guess was true, then the enemy's desire to war would be beyond his imagination.
The Sultan looked at Mustafa, and Mustafa's eyes were confused. Obviously, this great Vizier had never thought of reaching this realm. When he looked at Fazo, he looked at him as if he was ready to die and did not vomit. The Sultan asked, "Fazor, what if the Ottoman did not agree to the opening of the strait?"
Fazo said: "Then the war will not end, or the so-called contract is just a truce. If the enemy is sure to contact other Christian countries in a short time, the war will continue, and we will not only lose only the Crimean Khanate, but also the land in the Balkans.
And if they cannot contact, it will only end temporarily, and wait until the next war, and the Chinese will join the ranks of the strong again and divide our interests. But as your loyal minister, what I must say, the next war is the Ottomans against China and the entire Christian world, and even the pagans.
At least when Venice and the Holy Roman Empire participate, the Persians will take advantage of the situation to rob, and China's military operations on the Arab coast are not just about seizing ships, capturing Aden, and forcing Muscat. Your Majesty, in the current war, the Chinese dominate the war, and they participate, the war will continue, and they leave, and the war will end, but if it is the next time, I believe the Chinese will lose their dominance."
Everyone seriously considers Fazo's words, but in fact everyone knows a public news, that is, the king of the Politic Federation, the relationship between Sobesky and the Holy Roman Emperor. Sobesky is a military king who rose up in the war between Russia and Sweden and Poland. In that protracted war, Sobesky received support from the Holy Roman Emperor. The two countries and the two monarchs formed a deep friendship. They are also Catholic countries. In the current situation of the war, just because the Holy Roman Empire participates in the war, the Ottomans will mobilize the whole country's army. The Venetian Republic has fought a hundred years of war with the Ottomans, and they will definitely take advantage of the situation.
The result is very bad now, but if you cannot accept it, the result will be even worse. Now you are just giving up benefits, and if you persist, it will be life and death.
Everyone was silent, and the same was true for the Sultan. After a long time, the Sultan asked: "Fazor, if you go to negotiate, can you gain a real ally for the Ottoman?"
"It depends on His Majesty's future strategy. If it continues to expand, we just cultivate a wolf that comes up to bite when we are weak, but if it is shrinking, we will gain an ally that will help us balance the Christian world." Fazo reminded seriously.
Sultan shook his head slightly. The Ottomans now seem to be at the peak of hundreds of years, but in the same way, the same is true for all countries in the Christian world. The rise of Spain defeated the Ottoman hegemony over the Mediterranean, and the Venetians even tore the wounds of the Ottomans on the ocean. On land, the Poli Federation, Russia, the Holy Roman Empire and the Pagan Persian Empire are all enemies of the Ottomans, and the Balkan pagans are also ready to move. The Ottoman hegemony is shaking. Can this empire continue to expand?
The Sultan couldn't find the answer and finally said, "Fazo, Mustafa, you all go to negotiate."
The Ottoman Sultan formed a strange mission, which was not large in scale, but Fazo and Mustafa were both messengers, with no superiors and subordinates, and the Sultan's meaning was very clear. It was reasonable for the two political enemies to obtain consistent terms and could be used as the will of the Sultan. Therefore, this mission looked more like two missions.
After a simple contact on the front line, the negotiation location was set at the Crimean Khanate's means Bachzisalai. This city is located in the mountainous area in the southern part of the Crimean Peninsula. It has a history of more than 100 years, but it is still going on. The Tatars are not accepted by the empire and surrender are not allowed, so they can only resist to the end. However, there are accepted ethnic groups in the Crimean Khanate.
The Jews, Gothics, Greeks and Genoeses were not Tianfangists, merchants, and the targets of exploitation by the Tatars. These people were accepted and became part of the Imperial Black Sea Appeasement Zone.
After determining the negotiation location, Fazo proposed to go from land to Bakhzisa, which was also agreed. On the way, they met groups of Tatars who were bound to be slaves. Perhaps these Tatars who often hunted slaves did not expect that they would have such a day. The news on the way that the Three Kingdoms Alliance had reached an agreement on territory. Although it was a bit tortuous, the principle of territorial division and water opening had been implemented, but there was a small dispute in some areas without natural terrain, especially in the new territorial demarcation between Russia and Poland.
At the isthmus leading to the mainland on the Crimean Peninsula, the mission conducted a stay and repair. Not only was it allowed to visit the local projects, but it could also communicate with the people who contracted the projects. The Jews and Genoese contracted the construction of the Sino-World Boundary Facility. Two hedges were built on this isthmus that was only eight kilometers wide. This project was the tax for the merchants involved in the contracting project this year.
Hedges are a border facility that can also be used for agriculture and military purposes. They are generally a 10-meter-high and seven-foot-wide earth wall. However, trees are planted on it, shrubs, vines or other vines are planted on both sides, densely packed and can even reach four or five meters high. There are ravines on both sides three feet wide and three feet deep. Plants with developed root systems can strengthen hedges. This facility was originally used to prevent the loss of free-range animals, but now military and defense facilities have been derived. This facility will also be built not only on the Crimean Peninsula, but between the Don and the Volga River, after the boundary survey is completed.
Although this was a simple facility, it was enough to make Mustafa desperate. The emergence of the hedge made him realize that China had reached an agreement with his allies on territorial issues. His previous idea of betraying the entire Crimean Khanate in exchange for Chinese support was directly killed.
After the mission entered the Crimean Peninsula, Mustafa and Fazo, who were not unfamiliar with this, found that the world in front of them was very different from what they remember. There were no Tatars on the peninsula. All the farms and pastures were accepted by Mongolians from deep in the mainland, and they recited scriptures and disappeared during the week. The originally gorgeous temples of Tianfang Cult were monks in yellow hats and red robes. After arriving at Bachzisa, Mustafa and Fazo truly understood why Li Junwei wanted to set up the negotiation site here.
In order to avoid the misery of becoming slaves, the Tatars in the city were still resisting, especially those nobles. The Khan Palace had become a fortification. Not only this city, but also some ports or towns with walls and forts. They were besieged by cavalry, but no one surrendered. Surrender could only save their lives, freedom and wealth would be robbed, and even the integrity of their families could not be guaranteed.
Li Junwei gave them a new way out, that is, Fazo and Mustafa persuaded surrender. The resisters could leave, but they had to give up all their belongings. Nothing could be taken away except for people and clothes wrapped in leather.
Fazo and Mustafa accepted Li Junwei's suggestion and took the initiative to negotiate. They tried to save more hawks for the Ottomans. Although the Tatars were no longer strong, forty thousand Tatar cavalry were still in the territory of the Ottomans. It was beneficial or harmless for the Ottomans to retain a Tatar tribe.
No one was willing to accept death, nor did he want to become slaves. When a road of freedom was in front of him, the Tatars chose to surrender, but some were unwilling to let their property and city be owned by the Chinese, so they carried out destruction. However, the first arson case was bloody suppressed. The military order given by Li Junwei was punished, but the Junggar cavalry carried out bloody massacres, and the massacre itself was the best punishment. In addition, all cities were peacefully handed over. About 70,000 Tatars boarded the ships of the Ottoman Black Sea Fleet and left. Perhaps they were hatred, but they never came back in their lives. This land was already very Tatars.
Li Junwei didn't care about the Tatars' departure as a system. Like the 40,000 Tatar cavalry, these people would still be used as Ottoman's hawks and dog minions to deal with Cossacks, Polish cavalry and Russians in the Balkan direction. This is also a means of balance. Of course, Li Junwei did not realize that in the next few years, the Tatars who fled into the Caucasus Mountains in the North Caucasus region would also cause a lot of trouble for the empire, but in that direction, Li Junwei also arranged a "human fence" for the empire - the Chinese Cossacks.
The Cossack tribe of Shahni settled in the North Caucasus region to resist the Tatars' counterattack, fought against the Chechens and Georgians in the North Caucasus region, including a tribe of the Tianfang Cult, waving their sabers and shouting Ula, and composing a loyal hymn.
After entering Bachzisa, Li Junwei's first thing was to ask craftsmen to restore the important attraction fountain in the palace - the Tears Spring. It is said that this was built by a Crimean Khan for his wife. In order to protect him, his wife was killed by political enemies, and the Khan missed her day and night and built the Tears Spring Fountain to miss her.
Chapter completed!