The Sun and the Lion

Ibrahim looked at the map and silently described the territory under his current rule with his eyes. Everyone in the vast land from Diyarbakir to Tashkent surrendered to the new order he created, and the country's power could be said to be flourishing. .

However, he found that there was a gap in the map assembled by retrieving memories - he moved his sights to Makran between Kerman Province and Sind, between Sistan and the Gulf of Oman, which has not yet been included in Safa. Under Wei's rule, the Baloch tribes operating in the area were scattered in various settlements under the control of various chieftains.

Looking at this unconquered land, Ibrahim felt entangled. It was really uncomfortable to see the lack of Mokran on the map, but the problem was that compared to other areas in Iran, it was too poor.

Due to the harsh natural environment, Makran has a sparse population, mainly concentrated in several small ports along the coast. The Baloch people living in the interior mainly rely on oasis agriculture and animal husbandry for their livelihood, and live in very poverty.

After struggling for a while, he decided to call people first: "Call the financial vizier, the great emir and Mirza to come here to discuss matters."

After a while, the three of them rushed to the study. They saw the map spread on the table and the King of Kings who was looking at the map and thinking about it. They thought that a new expansion was probably going to be launched.

"Master, all the people you want to summon are here." the eunuch reminded.

Ibrahim raised his head and looked away from the map. After the three people saluted, he went directly to the topic: "I want to bring Moklan under my rule, so I summon you all to come and discuss it."

Everyone looked at the map, and the Financial Vizier first raised an objection: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the environment in Moklan is very harsh, with a poor population and few products. The fact that no big city has developed in the area is the best proof. For this reason It is not worth spending military expenses and the lives of soldiers in the barren land."

"I understand everything you said, but I think we still can't let the local people live in chaos, and the coastal ports must be used by me." Ibrahim briefly stated the reasons and asked Tofmas to put away objection.

The Financial Vizier began to settle accounts for the war: "Your Majesty, there are still savings in the treasury that can be used for the war. I wonder what size of troops you plan to send?"

Ibrahim looked at Hussein and Ismail: "How many troops do you think should be sent?"

"If you need it, I can prepare a large army in Bam to surrender those heretical tribes." Hussein said slowly, not paying any attention to the financial vizier beside him.

Ismail on the side compared Makran with the Hindu Kush mountains where he had fought before, and believed that these Baloch people were actually the same as the Pashtuns and Hazaras. The only difficulty was to fight against them. The local environment was unfamiliar, and he was more concerned about how to eliminate this fatal information gap between the two parties.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most critical thing is whether we can find a guide who is familiar with the terrain of Maklan and the distribution of tribes. If we can have a sufficient understanding of the local forces, I guarantee that we will not need more troops than in Afghanistan."

This stumped Ibrahim. Safawi was able to find Afghan guides to clear the mountainous areas because he successively conquered Kandahar and Kabul and showed powerful force to the tribes in these mountains. However, in Maklan, the prestige of the King of Kings is still there. Does it work that well?

"There should be Baloch people coming to trade or live in cities in Kerman and Sistan close to Makran. We can directly find and recruit guides in Bam who can be used by our army."

With the guide problem solved, Ibrahim finally began to determine the size and commander of the troops to be assembled in the city of Bam. Taking all factors into consideration, he did not plan to go on a personal expedition this time, but instead appointed a trustworthy general to conquer Moklan.

Thinking of a general he could trust, Ibrahim set his sights on Mirza, and Ismail immediately understood: "Do you want my brother to go to Bam to command this army?"

"Then do you want me to appoint someone else?" Ibrahim asked, and he was surprised that Ismail accepted the task so simply.

Ismail quickly shook his head: "Since you trust me so much, how can I refuse?"

"Okay, how many troops do you want?" Ibrahim asked.

"If there is no strong city that needs to be besieged, then of course it will be all cavalry. The number should not be too large. I am afraid that we cannot raise military supplies locally, so just...well, five thousand cavalry." Ismail finally said hesitantly.

"Five regiments, that's not too little. Then I'll just transfer five captains from the Shah's friends to you. This will save you time in gathering Qizilbash." Ibrahim agreed. road. Find Shuyuan www.ｽhaoｓhuyuan.comｍ

At the same time, capturing Maklan is not just a matter for the army. Ibrahim also plans to order Ehsan to dispatch fleets to attack various ports along the coast of Makran, which will also save time.

However, Ibrahim, who had prepared a sharp knife, still planned to follow the procedure. He asked Kamran to draft a surrender letter to the Baloch tribe on the spot. Although neither he nor the clerk knew whether there was a central authority among the Baloch tribes in Makran and who the most influential people were.

In other words, the recipient of this letter of persuasion to surrender cannot even be determined, and it can be read to any Baloch tribal leader.

Ismail took the written letter of persuasion to surrender, and after a cursory glance, he decided that it was of no use at all. He had to wait until the sword struck the heretic's body before negotiating a treaty.

Ibrahim and the three discussed some details and then dismissed the financial vizier and the emir, leaving them to do the work they should do. Only Ismail remained.

After Tofmas and Hussein left, Ibrahim said to Ismail, who was left alone: ​​"I will lead the army immediately after the wedding. You are very busy this year."

Ismail didn't care: "Tajiru and I have been together for so long, next week is just a ceremony. Besides, she can still be with me in the military camp, just like an officer."

For him, isn't the greatest pleasure and value on the battlefield? Ismail was eager to send him to every war in the future, especially to fight heretics and infidels.

Faced with Ibrahim's "comfort", Ismail explained: "You seem to have misunderstood me. It is better to lead the army to remove obstacles for our cause than to stay here in the gardens and palaces doing nothing."

This statement reassured Ibrahim, and Mirza left the palace after the two continued to talk alone.