Mount and Blade Central Asia

But since Aleppo couldn't produce more soldiers right now, and Hama had no one available besides Aziz's men, Mr. Li only had one way to expand his military base...

The total number of Mughals living in this land is nearly 30,000, most of whom are still in a nomadic state.

He did not expect that he could trick them into changing their traditional customs in a short period of time, but he could definitely win them over by using sweet words without spending any money on a daily basis, and then invest real money in wartime, and hire them to work for the shaman.

Li Rufeng's real target is the people in Hezhong.

There are about 10,000 people from the Riverlands under Dost's command, of which about a quarter are young and middle-aged. After eliminating some who are not suitable for fighting in the battlefield, it should be no problem for the remaining people to form a team of half a thousand people.

Moreover, compared with the Mughals, the people of Transoxiana are more suitable for settled life. They are the Mughals who gave up their nomadic customs and turned to embrace settled life.

In fact, the war between the Transoxiana people and the Mughals vividly illustrates the impact of two lifestyles on civilized groups.

At first, the people of Transoxiana who began to adapt to settled life quickly prospered. Later, in order to reunify the country, the Mughals sent troops across the border and almost crushed the people of Transoxiana.

However, settled life made the people of Transoxiana more resilient and more confident in making a comeback. After decades of stalemate, the two sides finally switched positions in terms of strength, and the people of Transoxiana eventually drove the Mughals back to their former territory.

The current leader of the people of Hezhong is Karim Ansarifard, a man who, in Li Rufeng's opinion, is intelligent and reasonable.

People do this on their own initiative.

That afternoon, Li Rufeng's messenger set out with Li Rufeng's invitation to the Hezhongdi people's base. They are still temporarily stationed in the area south of the Tianshui River, acting as a buffer zone between the Black Sheep People and the Mongols. Only a small number of them have reached the pasture of Li Rufeng's tribe.

Qinggelinayan had urged Li Rufeng once to complete the acceptance of the people in Hezhong as soon as possible.

In the eyes of that Nayan, although the people of Transoxiana were a potential force, they were not as important as his authority among the Mughals. After visiting the city of Aleppo, that was the only thing that Qinggeli Nayan respected.

However, after Li Rufeng had thought of recruiting new blood from outside, he turned his attention to the inside.

He did not intend to waste his prestige to forcibly change the Mughal lifestyle, but that did not mean he would ignore so many human resources. He had already signed regular supply agreements with several familiar tribes for cattle, sheep and dairy products.

These days, it is a buyer's market for the Mongols. Only Li Rufeng can provide enough daily necessities to buy their output, so it becomes a right to buy someone's goods first.

And rights, rights are so important...

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Chapter 306: Go west quickly to invite Shaman Rufeng!

Karim Ansarifard has not had a good time recently, or it should be said that the entire Transoxiana people have not had a good time. After all, they are not like the Mughals who maintain nomadic traditions and the entire tribe can just leave.

The people of the River Land are accustomed to settled life, and their migration speed is very slow. Even today, some people are still on the way to migration. For this reason, they have to maintain a situation of intimidation but no war with the Black Sheep People.

Perhaps it was because the main force of the Black Sheep People was not in this direction, or perhaps it was because the people of the River Land had sufficient military force. In short, the Black Sheep People did not take any extreme actions against the migration of the people of the River Land for the time being. They just followed the people of the River Land and plundered their scattered livestock and sheep from time to time.

This behavior is more like a provocation and a temptation.

But this provocation made the people of Central Asia very angry. After all, the Black Sheep people were just one of the many targets of their plunder and exploitation, no different from other Turkmen people. But now they gathered under the banner of the Black Sheep people and suddenly became arrogant.

The Black Sheep are on the rise.

"The Mahemat tribe needs to pass through Urfa on their way back. If something happens to them, it will most likely happen there." Karim pondered as he looked at the map in his hand.

The Mahemati tribe has 8,000 horses and nearly 10,000 sheep. It is the most important horse-herding tribe of the people in Hezhong. No matter where it is placed, this is a huge fortune.

Such a large-scale migration of herds requires very carefully planned routes. There must be enough grass and water along the way to allow the herds to pass through safely without dying of thirst or starvation. Therefore, their migration routes are almost the same as the marching routes of soldiers, but they are more predictable.

The Mughals had advised him not to worry about financial gains and losses. The Black Sheep had already killed Maharaja Miranshah, and psychologically they were no longer afraid of the military power of the Timurid Khanate.

The reason why they haven't taken action right now is mainly because they are trying to consolidate their current territory, and the main military pressure is on the east, but this does not mean that they will not take action.

Karim naturally knew that he was dancing on the edge of a knife, but...that was real money. If he lost it like this, he would have no chance of being a leader.

He had previously sent people to try to persuade the Aries people to buy the horses and livestock he had, but the Aries people still refused on the grounds that they did not want to get involved in the war between them and the Black Sheep people. Even though he lowered the price again and again, the negotiations still failed.

That Osman is a ballless bastard! Pah!

"How many people did you send?" Karim asked his uncle. His current situation was not much better than that of the Aries people. He was surrounded by powerful enemies and had difficulties both front and back. The only difference was that the Mughals were not afraid of death.

"I sent two hundred-man teams. If any accident really happens, these people are enough to support the Mahemati tribe. If there are more..." Sagrichin sighed and said no more.

Both the uncle and nephew looked dejected. It was really speechless to see the once overlord reduced to this state.

The good news is that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though they were forced to migrate, the people of Central River Land still had enough food and clothing. In their spare time, they held banquets almost every night. They sat together and used barbecue and kumis to cover up their anxiety about the future.

Karim, who lived in a tent, was woken up at night by someone. The noisy voices made him kick his wife away. He turned over, picked up the scimitar hanging next to him, pushed open the roller shutter and walked out shirtless.

"What happened!" Karim grabbed the guard's shoulder and asked loudly.

"I don't know, sir! I don't know!" The captured guard also looked confused.

The ransom item seized by Knight Xi said, "I heard that the shaman was quite brave. Consider this as my gift."

"Okay, I'll set off as soon as it gets light." Sagrichin took the arm armor and nodded. The two looked at each other in silence and sighed again.

Chapter 307 New Copy

Unlike the people of Hezhong who were no better than a chicken after a phoenix fell to the ground, Li Rufeng, who turned a disaster into a blessing and captured another city, received another good news. The Smyrna garrison trapped in the port of Anamur found a land route and planned to cross the mountains and retreat along the coastline back to the Khanate.

At present, the only Khanate power they could contact was Li Rufeng, who had done business with the Port of Mersin before, so the leader of the thousand-man team wrote a letter to Li Rufeng and asked a merchant to deliver it.

The centurion of Timurid Khanate in Smyrna was called Badak, a native of Kesh, the hometown of Timur, the city of heroes, and one of the most valued cities in the entire Khanate.

If Timur hadn't died and if there hadn't been so many messed up things happening in the Khanate, Badak would have had a bright future after completing his overseas service. But now he's become a homeless dog...

Of course, this is also the reason why Badak is an orthodox officer of the Khanate. He also has a sense of honor and cannot bear to abandon his soldiers. Moreover, because he is isolated overseas, he does not understand the internal situation of the Khanate and still has certain illusions about the Khanate.

That's why Badack wrote to Li Rufeng in such a particularly official tone, hoping that he could provide enough food and fodder to help his thousand-man team leave the Karaman territory by land.

This might be the most formal official letter Li Rufeng had ever seen since he traveled through time, but considering that Timur had been dead for more than three years, he could only think that Badak was a hard-headed person. If he met other people like this, they would have no choice but to starve to death.

However, it may be precisely because of this that Bardock's thousand-man team did not join the local forces like the thousand-man team in Antalya.

"What do you think?" Li Rufeng asked Ahmed. He had also read the letter.

When Li Rufeng sent Muzaffar, the only capable and martial man among his subordinates, to Hama City to be the emperor, he suddenly discovered that his team lacked counselors. When he wanted to make some choices about the future based on the current situation, there was no one to discuss with.

If you ask those people to kill people, they are definitely good at fighting, but asking them to make suggestions from a political perspective is like asking Zhang Fei to wear white stockings and dance "Little Swan". It is really asking too much.

Haishaer is only slightly better than others in this respect, which is like upgrading Zhang Fei to Guan Yu, but how to say this kind of thing, you have to find Liu Bei to jump out of the charm...

Even without considering his Ottoman background, we have to consider the possibility that he could win over those soldiers and form a force in the city of Aleppo.

Li Rufeng was confident that he could calm the other party down, but who would want to cause trouble for himself?

This is especially true of the newcomer, John Hiltberg. Judging from his self-introduction, he meets the criteria of being both civil and military, but if he goes there, he might just hit it off with Badak and take his men directly back to Samarkand.

The people from the Eagle of Order are no match either. Li Rufeng looked at Ahmed and shook his head. These people usually look down on others. Even Haishar was very arrogant when they first met him.

Li Rufeng had always considered himself well-educated and well-mannered in the Timurid Empire. Who knew what kind of character Badak had? Even if they were willing to help, Li Rufeng still felt uneasy.

Should I go there myself?

Li Rufeng thought about it for a while and realized that this was probably the best solution.

That was a whole team of a thousand people, and they were elite troops stationed in the enclave. They had no one to rely on and did not have so many troublemakers. Unlike the Mongols, they were not restrained by Qinggeli Nayan. Moreover, they were scattered into so many tribes that it was difficult for them to gather their full strength.

If he could win over that thousand-man team, Li Rufeng's military strength would almost double, if not immediately double, and his ability to protect himself against the Black Sheep People and Mamluks would be even greater.

"No matter what you are thinking, I think it's a bad idea!" Ahmed was a master scholar after all. Almost at the moment Li Rufeng made the decision, he realized what the other party was going to do.

"If something happens to you, all your efforts will be wasted!" Ahmed advised, "Besides, you are a complete stranger to Bardock. He is just..."

"He must know my teacher, otherwise he should have sent someone to take the letter to Qinggeli, right?" Li Rufeng said with a smile, "He knew he wouldn't get any help from Qinggeli, so he wanted to try his luck with me."

"So, you're planning to leave this mess behind, go to Anamur alone, lead a thousand-man army through half of the Ottoman Empire, and then return to Aleppo under the noses of the Ottomans and Cypriots?" Ahmed demanded. "If any detail goes wrong, everything will be over!"

"Who said I have to go alone?" Li Rufeng shrugged. For a time traveler, the construction plan and development plan have been planned. Clicking start and waiting to read the progress is the most boring process.

Wouldn't it be better to take advantage of this time to download a dungeon or something and expand the gameplay?

What's more, he is not without insurance. Although he does not trust Saduddin and Haishar to handle this matter alone, it doesn't matter if he is present in person.

A more secular, mysterious organization whose roots can be traced back over two hundred and fifty years to a businessman named Ach Evren.

Initially, it was a religious and commercial brotherhood, not particularly different from some commercial republics in Europe at the same time. It was headed by big businessmen and would do anything for commercial gain, and trading with pagans was commonplace.

They had a lot of money and technology, and even learned gunpowder technology from the East from the Mongol governor of the Roman province and tried to make their own cannons.

After the Battle of the Goksu Valley and the invasion of the Mamluk dynasty, the central government of the then Rum Sultanate almost completely collapsed, and the Akh Brotherhood expelled the then Rum Governor in Ankara and actually controlled Ankara.

In order to quickly restore order and prosperity in the Anatolian region, the Akh Brotherhood first chose the Karaman people as their support objects, but soon discovered that the Karaman people were stubborn and full of primitive religious fanatics, so the two sides soon became tired of each other.

It is said that Osman himself was handsome with sharp eyes and eyebrows. He eventually won the support of the Akh Brotherhood with his personal charm, and won the daughter of the great sage Edbali, becoming a winner in life.

From then on, the Ottomans embarked on a path of expansion and conquest with the support of the Akh Brotherhood.

Hayshar had said before that Osman was under the protection of another mysterious organization, which was the Ah Brotherhood.

Compared to the Eagle of Order, the Brotherhood of Ahch undoubtedly has a stronger control over its territory, but according to the Eagle of Order, the Brotherhood of Ahch itself is also divided into two parts: the Inner Circle and the Outer Circle. Even the origin history they claim to have is false, only used to deceive the Outer Circle members.

As for how many years the Inner Ring has existed, the Eagle of Order does not know. They can only be sure that they have existed at least since the First Crusade.

And in the destruction of the Catalan Mercenary Corps a hundred years ago, the shadow of the Ach Brotherhood was also behind it.

Over the years, the Eagle of Order has maintained a cautious cooperative relationship with the Ach Brotherhood.

Every few years, they would communicate with each other about the major actions of the Four Wind God's followers in their respective territories, and retain several ambassador-like people in each other's core territories to facilitate advance communication when cross-border actions occurred.

However, the cooperation between the two organizations had been affected to a certain extent by the war launched by Timur. Strictly speaking, the two sides had not sent personnel to each other for exchanges for three years. Before that, many craftsmen in the Eagle of Order organization had studied in the Akh Brotherhood, and some of the Akh Brotherhood's Crusaders also graduated from the Castle of the Eagle of Order.

A strong woman.

Therefore, even without considering political factors, Li Rufeng did not mind the emotional development between him and Parisa. However, as a time traveler, he did have some pursuit of love.

It would be best if some real feelings could be cultivated, so inviting Parisa to join was also somewhat personal.

The reason why Parisa agreed so quickly was actually because she had this consideration, and she had probably considered it earlier and more deeply than Li Rufeng.

As Timur's granddaughter, Parisa has received training that is unimaginable for ordinary people since she was a child. That's right, it is training, not learning.

From court etiquette, geography, astronomy, literature, horsemanship and even martial arts, Parisa had to learn them all step by step. Although the Timurid Empire was a new country, it had conquered countless ancient dynasties with hundreds of years of heritage, and had abundant resources in this regard.

Timur himself may not have figured out which process to follow for the training of his descendants, so he simply treated them all equally, arranged various projects, and slowly screened them.

He couldn't bear to see his descendants being raised as waste. Even if they were waste, they had to be well-trained waste...

So Parisa had long accepted her fate. Sooner or later, she would become a pawn of her grandfather and marry an emir or a prince from a foreign country.

But now, Parisa can at least choose a target that she has seen before and has some understanding of. This is a gift from God.

Parisa decided to actively pursue Li Rufeng. Perhaps it was because the hand that had penetrated the environment and snatched the magic sword had left such a deep impression on her when they first met. Perhaps it was because Li Rufeng was the first man to show her kindness and shelter after her great change, which gave her a sense of security. Perhaps it was because of the unique aura and attitude towards women that she had developed after spending time with him...

In short, since some time ago, Li Rufeng has deeply attracted Parisa.

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Author's Note: Note 1—This organization did exist historically. The well-known Zhihu influencer, Shu Dashi, has a comprehensive analysis, which served as my primary source for this description. Furthermore, the book "The Ottoman Empire 1299-1923" mentions that Osman's father-in-law was Adebali, the Grand Sage of the Ahk Brotherhood...

Considering the Brotherhood of Ahch's technological fervor, its prolific army imams, its unrestrained disregard for food and clothing, and its tradition of often helping Christian crusaders sell stolen goods, it undoubtedly bears considerable similarities to the Mechanicus in Warhammer 40k. In fact, Master Shu himself published an entertaining blog post last week describing the similarities between the Imperium of Man and the Ottoman Empire. If you're interested, you can check it out.

If you are not good, you will be an insignificant maid for the rest of your life.

"I don't have any fancy clothes anymore." Parisa sighed. She used to have a whole room of fancy clothes, but now, God knows who is wearing those clothes.

"Your Highness, if you don't mind, I have a gorgeous dress here. I swear to God, it's brand new and I've never worn it before." Alana hesitated and said cautiously, "We have similar figures, so it only needs a few minor alterations to fit. I'm quite good at sewing, so I can find a chance to modify it to suit your figure while we're on the boat."

"In that case, thank you, Alana. You don't have to use the honorific all the time. I will remember this." Parisa nodded and accepted the gift.

But when she looked at Alana's chest again, she blushed, knowing that the other person's words that they were similar in size were just a polite remark...

Parisa was tall and well-proportioned, and was definitely not poor, but she was far behind Alana. If Parisa could support one child, then Alana could at least feed three children and still have some money left.

I'm afraid this slight modification will be a big project.

On the other hand, Li Rufeng was also distributing the balance of power among various parties in Aleppo after his departure.

First of all, there are the Mongols. The spokesperson for the interests of Li Rufeng's headquarters is naturally the chief of the Wuerhun tribe. He is smooth, experienced, and shrewd. It is a bit difficult for him to figure out conspiracies, but it is not easy to deceive him.

With Wuerhun around, Li Rufeng's personal guards cooperating in Aleppo and Li Rufeng's headquarters cooperating outside the city, his base would not be in trouble.

The current affairs of Li Rufeng's headquarters will be temporarily handled by Habashibuhua and Gudier, and Huluchirjia will be an entourage and set off for Anatolia with Li Rufeng.

In the city of Aleppo, Li Rufeng supported grassroots merchants like Marinus, which to a certain extent divided the influence of Saduddin Fasif.

Coupled with the post station bureaucrats brought by Muzaffar, with Li Rufeng's prestige, the merchant class would not be able to make any progress in a short period of time.

The interests of the centurion Mengge are consistent with those of Li Rufeng. As long as Qinggelinayan does not represent the Mongols and turn against Li Rufeng, there is no need to worry that Mengge will turn against him.

As for the Mamluks, Li Rufeng planned not to worry about them for the time being. Before that coward Ais Baker had the nerve to come back from the countryside, the interests of the Mamluks were completely excluded from Li Rufeng's interests.

What really made him feel that he needed to get rid of before leaving was the group of people from the river.

Yesterday evening, a messenger representing Sagrichin arrived in Aleppo and invited Li Rufeng to visit the gathering place of the people of Central Asia. In the other party's words, this was a request for help from the Eternal Heaven believers to the shaman.

Li Rufeng knew nothing about Sagrichin. The old shaman had never taken him across the Tianshui River to visit the tribe of the people living in the river.