The Sun and the Lion

Thousands of miles away in Samarkand, the atmosphere in the city is completely opposite to that of festive Tabriz. The Uzbek army's raids on the countryside have created a large number of refugees. Even the most ordinary citizens know that the war is just around the corner.

To this end, Babur issued an emergency order requiring officials to collect war preparation supplies through various channels. Craftsmen in the city were forced to stop other work and concentrate on supplying military supplies to the army, while merchants sold large quantities of goods to officials to meet unlimited demand. .

The Burkes scattered in Fergana and Hezhong also gathered with their own troops and horses. Babur gathered all the forces, but after counting, he found that these forces were still not enough.

The reinforcements coming from Fergana only had 3,000 cavalry, and together with the Samarkand troops, the number was only 7,000. If the Safavid reinforcements were added with the 4,000 cavalry, the number would be almost the same. Only eleven thousand people can be gathered.

This made Babur feel desperate. If Shaibani Khan came out in full force, the number of men he could pull out would definitely be three or four times this number.

To this end, he specially summoned his cronies and allies to discuss countermeasures. The participants were Hasim, Ibrahim Salu and other loyal ministers who had been following Babur before, as well as Gaola Beli, who was no different from other Burkes. Allies of entanglement.

"Nowadays, Yuejibe Khan keeps sending troops to provoke. All of you here have fought with them on the banks of the Syr Darya River. Knowing their ferocity, we must think of a way to prevent these barbarians from trampling on Samarkand." Bull glanced at the crowd, hoping someone could give him a strategy to resolve the current crisis.

Hasim first said: "Dear Emir, we are outnumbered at the moment, and others are coming towards Samarkand. It is better to abandon the river first, retreat to Khuzel, and wait until Shaibani Khan divides his troops before looking for opportunities to fight." .”

The previous field battle outside the city of Samarkand left a huge shadow on everyone. If you want to rely on the existing troops to fight Shaibani Khan, you will lose. Although Babur had tried his best to expand and reorganize his troops, and the discipline and organization of the Guregani army had been improved, no one was confident that they could win with a small number and a large number.

These remarks aroused dissatisfaction among everyone. Saru, who has always been brave, simply glared at Hasimu: "If you and I hadn't served His Majesty together for a long time, I would really suspect that you are Yueji's lobbyist. Humph, give up Samar Han, are you worthy of the citizens in the city who support His Majesty? Are you worthy of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for Your Majesty to capture Samarkand? How many Burkes will listen to His Majesty's orders when we retreat to Khuzel?"

Babur did not want to give up Samarkand at this time, and was very dissatisfied with Hasim's proposal: "Hasim Bek, I do not doubt your sincerity, but don't mention giving up Samarkand again."

With the meeting in such a deadlock, Gaolaberi knew it was time to intervene.

"Dear Emir, and fellow Burkes, if you are willing to believe me, then I have a way to help the Emir repel the others and save Samarkand from being ravaged." Gaolaberi suddenly spoke, Catch others off guard.

Babur tightly grasped this possible life-saving straw: "My ally, if you have any suggestions, please tell me quickly. Don't waste time and make us anxious."

Seeing that he was so eager, Gaolaberi thought that the success rate of persuading him had been greatly improved, so he continued: "You can continue to borrow troops from the King of Kings. As long as he agrees to your request, Shaibani Khan can only be obedient in the end." Return to the north bank of the Syr Darya River and give up the attack on Samarkand.”

This plan was very tempting, but Babur was not a fool. He knew that asking for reinforcements would come with a price, but he did not want to give up on the river. In this embarrassing situation, he could only bite the bullet and choose this risky option. .

"At present, it seems that this is the only feasible strategy."

Several Burkes who heard Babur's sigh also shook their heads, preparing to accept this fact helplessly.

"So, what's the price?" Hasim asked the question to Gaolaberi for Babur. He looked at the Azerbaijani who looked at him, hoping that the conditions stated by the other party would be accepted by everyone.

"You misunderstood." Gaolaberi replied to Hasim seriously: "I am not the Shah's envoy. I am just giving advice to the emir based on the current situation."

Hasimu looked at Babur and suddenly felt that there was no point in asking this question, so he simply shut up and said no more.

After seeing that all the Burkes were convinced and the internal thoughts were generally unified, Babur ended the meeting and went to Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuaｎ.com to prepare his own request for help from Safavid.

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In the palace in Tashkent, Shaibani Khan was listening to the report from the messenger. The spies disguised as businessmen reported to the Khan one by one the war preparation measures in Samarkand and the panic of the citizens.

"Hahahaha." Shaibani Khan, who was sitting cross-legged, laughed and slapped his thigh after hearing this: "What does this little brat Babur want to do? I can scare him like this just by sending some people."

In his opinion, the Guregani army was not something to be afraid of. Even if Babur ordered to assemble troops to prepare for war, he would not have the guts to fight him. When the time came, the army would press the border, and even if there was no decisive battle, as long as the river was burned and killed, where would Babur have left? Food and property sustain the army?

But he was not only worried about Babur. In the Khan's view, the biggest difficulty in capturing the river was the Persians, those hateful Tajiks.

The Safavids controlled the city of Bukhara, which meant that their troops could gather here and quickly intervene in the situation in the river. This was exactly what he worried about, after all, he still remembered that it was him who had been defeated a few years ago.

So he expanded his strength as much as possible. First he conquered Khwarezm, and then expelled Chagatai Khan and obtained Tashkent. With these two areas, his financial resources soared. At this time, news came again - under the rule of Safavid A major rebellion broke out in Afghanistan.

In this way, the energy of the Persians will be tied up in the rebellion, and it will be difficult to find the strength to reinforce the river before the rebellion is extinguished. Thinking of this, Shaibani Khan gloated and prayed for these freedom-loving Afghans who had the courage to resist, hoping that they could persist a little longer.

"Very good, very good. Send an order to all the sultans to gather in Tashkent and prepare to go south to attack Samarkand!" Shaibani Khan, who believed that the current opportunity was the best, made a decision and prepared to send troops.