The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 434 Zhu Di's Surprise Attack on Chagatai

Zhu Xiong Ying looked at the map in the distance and said with a smile.

"This time, their ultimate goal is to cross Hotan and then head north to directly occupy Almaty!"

"Almaty was the only route for the Timurid Khanate to reach and support the Chagatai Khanate!"

"If we can take this place, the Chagatai Khanate will be ours for the taking!"

"As for Fourth Uncle's safety, rest assured that nothing will happen. After this battle, Fourth Uncle has made such a great contribution. When it comes to receiving a fief, no one in the court will dare to stop him. He could even be granted the entire Chagatai Khanate to the west!"

Hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed. What he said made perfect sense. However, the fourth son was his favorite among his brothers. He was expected to become his right-hand man and even the cornerstone of Xiong Ying. Who could have imagined that things would turn out this way? Thinking of this, he sighed and said.

"That would be for the best, but please make sure your fourth uncle doesn't get into danger. And what about the Timurid Khanate you mentioned? Will they really come to our aid? As far as I know, besides the Timurid Khanate, there's also the White Horde to its north. Won't the White Horde help us?"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded after hearing this.

"Therefore, the intelligence gathered by my men in the West should tell us that the relationship between the Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Khanate is very strong!"

"These two great powers even intermarried, which made them extremely powerful, while the White Horde in the north was different!"

"Because they are located in the cold north, even north of the Dead Sea, they are targeted by these two major powers. In addition, there is the Golden Horde to the north of the White Horde. These two major powers are constantly fighting and have no time to think about other things. Therefore, the Timurid Khanate is the most likely to provide support this time!"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed. Genghis Khan's westward conquests had indeed left behind many powerful states, and now, a century later, they still posed such a thorny challenge to them.

Genghis Khan was truly a great and powerful figure.

It seems that things in the West are more complicated than we imagined.

"I've heard that the Timurid Khanate has a large army. Should we send more troops? Otherwise, taking over the Chaogetai Khanate won't be an easy task!"

Zhu Xiong Ying shook her head.

"Although the Timurid Khanate is powerful, its troops are too scattered!"

"To his west are the Saldabars and Turkmen, and they have always been at odds with him. Even after so many years, we still haven't been able to subdue them all!"

"In the northwest, Khwarazm, which had been destroyed by Genghis Khan, rose again and occupied a considerable amount of territory. Our relationship with them is not good!"

"And to their south lies the Kartid dynasty. With these people holding them back, even if the Timurid Empire could send some troops, it would probably only be a small number!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"That's good. I was really worried that these countries are too powerful, and we might not be able to defeat them!" He then took out another document and said.

"Oh, right, there's something else very important. This is a message from our people in the Ü-Tsang Commandery. Many locals are dissatisfied with us, especially the old nobles. So they sent someone to contact a country in the southwestern Indian region, I think it's called the Delhi Sultanate!"

"I've heard that the Delhi Sultanate is very powerful. Should we send someone to support it?"

Zhu Xiong Ying was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and after thinking about it carefully, he said.

"The Delhi Sultanate is indeed quite powerful."

At least in that region, the Delhi Sultanate was extremely powerful!

"But he would absolutely not dare to launch a war on his own. To his south, there are the Sultanate of Bahmani and the Mussurinaek Dynasty. With these two great empires, he would absolutely not dare to provoke another behemoth!"

"Tell the people at the border that if these guys dare to attack, don't be polite to them. The U-Tsang Commandery is located in a high-altitude area, and the troops recruited from this place are very well adapted to the high-altitude climate. Moreover, we are defending here from a high vantage point, so even if they send out more troops, it will be difficult for them to defend against us. This is our advantage!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao paused for a moment, then nodded. He realized that he didn't know much about the West. Besides agreeing with Zhu Xiong Ying, they hadn't found any other use for him. Thinking of this, he sighed and felt somewhat discouraged.

It seems I'll have to find a way to gather more information about the West so I can get firsthand intelligence in the upcoming battles.

Otherwise, if things continue like today, it would probably cause trouble for the ministers inside.

They were all shocked to learn this news; they never imagined that Zhu Xiong Ying knew so much about the affairs of Western countries.

It's so clear that they've never even heard of these countries.

The twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, standing to the side, suddenly brightened up. He had been temporarily summoned to handle government affairs and become a Grand Secretary because at that time almost all officials were in the hands of Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong.

But so much time has passed, Li Shanchang has long since passed away, Hu Weiyong is old, and now he has become the most senior member of the cabinet. Where can he go to seek justice?

If, upon hearing this, his eyes lit up, since there were still so many countries after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he might as well learn more about them. This would make it easier for the Ming Dynasty to fight against them, especially since their languages ​​were completely different from those of the Central Plains.

We can also train a group of people to learn their language first, then communicate with them, and gradually change their language habits.

The twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, told Zhu Xiong Ying his thoughts, which surprised Zhu Xiong Ying greatly.

The twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, actually had such thoughts? Thinking about it carefully, it seems that he had indeed neglected his own people. Even if he arrived at those places, he might not be able to make contact with them.

(End of this chapter)