Firmament

Eagles and chickens can't play together.

- Hezhe proverb

Two diplomatic incidents occurred in succession between the two powerful countries of Khorezm and the steppe country, which completely tore the veil over each other's faces and prematurely exposed the true face of their expanding power.

The first diplomatic incident was a border dispute and armed conflict between the two countries.

When the steppe state of Jebel destroyed the Western Khitan, Khorezm preemptively occupied the territory in the southern part of the Western Khitan and the area around the Zara Ra. This practice aroused strong dissatisfaction among the steppe countries. Territorial disputes began to arise between the two countries.

Jochi and Subutai, one of the four famous generals, were ordered to take over Western Khitan. In accordance with the requirements of the king of the steppe country, they respected the beliefs of the people in the occupied territories, pacified the frightened people, and integrated the remnants of the scattered Western Khitan army, so that the local social order was quickly restored to normal.

The society is in good order. The officers and men of the steppe country had nothing to do. In their spare time, the generals and their soldiers were training and hunting for fun.

One day, Jochi met the army of Khorezm in the land of Western Khitan.

Aladdin Mahamat commanded his men and horses to take a fighting posture and solemnly warned: "This is the sacred and inviolable territory of the Khorezm Empire. You have now entered our territory. Please evacuate immediately, quickly and unconditionally, otherwise you will bear all the consequences. "

After hearing the warning, Jochi felt a little confused: This is obviously the land of Western Khitan that I conquered, how can it be the territory of Khorezm?

He lowered his voice and asked his subordinates, "Have we crossed the border between Khorezm and Western Khitan?"

The subordinate replied very resolutely: "My lord, we are in the land of Western Khitan. The border between Khorezm and Western Khitan is in the hilly area ahead, and it will take some time to ride a horse. "

Jochi listened to the answer of his subordinates, and his heart suddenly felt heavy. Sensing that the comer was not good, he ordered his subordinates to prepare for battle.

He loudly informed Aladdin Mahama, "Respect the noble king, we really have no intention of offending your land. The king of the steppe country has never ordered us to go to war with your country. The reason why we came here is just to hunt and train soldiers. "

King Aladdin Mahaha replied in a loud voice, "Yes, you are not wrong in what you say. Though he did not command you to attack my country, I did not command my army to attack you. You have come here from all over the north to break into the sphere of influence of the Khorezm Empire. We must expel you completely!"

Aladdin Mahamat did not finish speaking, brandishing a sharp sword in his hand, and commanded the army to rush towards the soldiers of the steppe country.

A big war is on the verge of breaking out!

Jochi and Subutai are both battle-hardened generals who are in danger. They rushed into battle positions like lightning and quickly defeated the Khorezm army.

Aladdin Mahamat did not expect that the army of the steppe country would be so brave and good at fighting, and he was shocked for a moment and panicked. He was ready to organize a counterattack by an army scattered by the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Subutai led a team of men and horses to kill in front of Aladdin Mahamat.

Seeing that the situation was not good, a partial general hurriedly rushed to the front of Aladdin Mahamat to rescue the driver, but was split in half by a sharp knife flying from the speedy platform, and died tragically under the horse's hooves.

Aladdin Mahamat noticed that the situation was not good, and hurriedly turned his horse's head and retreated.

Subutai led the army in hot pursuit.

At the critical moment, Prince Zalandin Minburnu led reinforcements to the battlefield. They intercepted Subutai and brought Aladdin Mahamat out of danger.

Prince Zalandin's mother was a noble and elegant Indian woman. His size and appearance are like the queen mother. Not very tall. The skin is slightly darker than that of the Khwarazmians. He was far-reaching, determined, brave in battle, and a wise leader in the future.

That night, Jochi discussed with Subutai that the steppe country had just sent an envoy to visit Khorezm, and it was evident that the king did not want to make enemies with Khorezm, and besides, the prestige of the Khorezm army was greatly disturbed during the day, so we still took the opportunity to evacuate this place of right and wrong.

They lit torches around the camp and deliberately bluffed to trick the Khwarazm army into believing that they had been preparing for battle.

The next morning, Aladdin Mahamat received the news that the army of the steppe country had withdrawn overnight. Although he was still apprehensive about the fierce battle between the two sides the day before, he did not retreat timidly. With the retreat of the steppe army, he led the army to occupy another piece of Western Khitan territory.

The king of the steppe kingdom received a report from Jochi and learned of the encounter.

He knew very well in his heart that King Khorezm was not a young bird content to forage for insects in the grass, but a giant bird with great ambitions and eager to spread his wings. The steppe countries must speed up the conquest of Khorezm and resolutely remove the obstacles that stand in the way.

However, the king of the steppe country was not very sure about sending troops to Khorezm. He decided to send envoys and caravans to Khorezm to spy on military intelligence under the guise of commerce.

This is the second diplomatic incident, the killing of the steppe caravan at Khorezm.

The king of the steppe kingdom sent a huge caravan of 450 men in accordance with the trade agreement reached between the two countries.

The

caravan set out with 500 camels, carrying precious goods such as gold and silver, silk, camel hair fabrics, beaver skins, and mink skins, with the letter that the king had dictated to Aladdin Mahamat. They crossed the vast steppes, crossed the Karatau Mountains, the watershed between the steppe nomadic and the oasis agricultural areas, and came to the border city of Khwarazm in the north.

On this day, there were almost 10,000 empty alleys. Citizens took to the streets to catch a glimpse of the prairie people. They were very curious about the short stature, round face, and slender eyes of the steppe people, and pointed and judged.

Steppe merchants unloaded bundles of luggage from their hunkbacks and laid out oriental goods on the streets.

Citizens flocked to them, negotiated prices with them, and bought or exchanged their favorite goods.

The

name of the military governor of the False Tara was also difficult to say, and he was the nephew of the noble Empress Dowager Turhan, that is, the king's aunt and cousin.

It is also difficult to be born in a hundred battles, and have the sharp eyes of a falcon. He arranged for his subordinates to disguise themselves as citizens to go to the bazaar to spy on them.

The soldiers soon discovered a flaw in the steppe caravans: some merchants who did not speak Khorezm were doing business absent-mindedly, while those who spoke fluent Khorezm were nowhere to be seen. After a secret investigation, they discovered that most of the caravans of the steppe country were secretly spying on the intelligence of the Khorezm army.

It was also difficult to quickly send someone to report the matter to Aladdin Mahamat, demanding that the spy who pretended to be a merchant be executed.

Aladdin Mahamat had been wary of the Prairie King's diligence, but now seeing that their schemes were exposed in broad daylight, he decided to adopt a proposal that was difficult to come up with, and had a complete showdown with the Prairie Country. He ordered all the envoys and merchants to be put to death and all their property confiscated.

Heaven is not as good as people.

Not all of the people who left the city that day were spies, but one was a businessman worthy of the name. The merchant went to the mountains outside the city to do business, and thus escaped the killing of the Khwarazm soldiers. On his way back to Tatara, he heard of the massacre, and immediately discarded the rest of his merchandise, and secretly fled back to the steppe country, reporting the massacre to the king.

The scheme is revealed, and the spies are dead.

This accident completely angered the ambitious king of the steppe country.

He didn't believe that there were still people in the world who dared to oppose him! His eyes burst into flames of anger, and he smashed the milk tea bowl in his hand to the ground with a snap.

The king of the steppe country believes that the war to exterminate the female kingdom is at the most critical juncture and cannot be lost. If the army is now sent to conquer Khorezm, the steppe country will definitely fall into the danger of being attacked on both sides. Considering the overall situation, he believes that this blood debt should be written down first, and then he should try to liquidate Khorezm at the right time!

He decided to stabilize Khorezm for the time being.