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After the envoys of the Safavid Empire arrived in Nanjing, they showed full sincerity in establishing diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty and quickly reached a series of agreements on trade.
In terms of politics and military, the Safavid Empire would marry Abbas II's sister Princess Isman to Daqin as the concubine of the Qin emperor, and the two countries would form a friendly relationship.
At the same time, an agreement was reached to attack the Ottoman Empire from both sides. The Safavid Empire would mobilize 100,000 elite troops to attack the Baghdad area, forming a pincer attack from the north and south with Li Ding who was attacking the Caucasus area.
When the two countries reached a series of political, military and trade agreements in Nanjing, due to the time difference, Su Jin in Hezhong had already provided a large amount of weapons to the Kurds and Uzbeks.
It is not surprising for Su Jin, because the envoys of the Safavid Empire took more than a month to travel to Daqin. After the establishment of diplomatic relations, it took at least another month for the news to reach Hezhong.
Before receiving the news of establishing diplomatic relations, Safavid was the biggest threat to Su Jin. He delivered large quantities of weapons seized from Kazakhstan, Brut and Bulat to Uzbekistan and the Kurds, half on credit and half free.
It just so happened that in order to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible, the Safavids withdrew their troops on the border first. As a result, the Uzbeks and Kurds immediately started to make trouble, and the war in the Khorasan region suddenly reignited.
At this time, Su Jin's pressure was greatly reduced. He sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, while sending 20,000 troops northward. With the cooperation of Yang Jier, he completely wiped out the Qipchaq Great Caoyuan and filled the military gap left by Li Ding's army after the westward expedition to the Caucasus.
At this time, Li Ding had already led 40,000 Mongolian cavalry and 20,000 Kazakh cavalry, and quickly killed his way across the west of the Volga River.
The Volga River in the middle and lower reaches flows through semi-deserts and deserts, where water evaporates and there are no tributaries to flow into it, so the flow rate is reduced. The lower reaches are flat and low-lying. The drop is small, the water flows slowly, and it is divided into 80 branches that flow into the Caspian Sea.
These areas were sparsely populated, and Tsarist Russia had very few troops stationed there. In addition, after the river was diverted, it was impossible to stop Su Jin's army.
Before the army arrived, hundreds of Tsarist Russian troops were so frightened that they fled.
The guide Anomir said to Su Jin: "General, a few hundred miles north of the Volga River, Tsarist Russia built a Tsaritsyn Fortress at the confluence of the Tsaritsyn River and the Volga River. During the reign of the Golden Horde, the Uzbek Khan first established his capital in Tsaritsyn.
To the north of the Tsaritsyn Fortress is the rich Don River Plain, so the location of the Tsaritsyn Fortress is very important. Since it is surrounded by rivers on three sides and only has fan-shaped land in the north, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
There are artillery guns on the fortress, and there are tens of thousands of troops stationed there. There are also several fortresses nearby. Once the Tsaritsyn Fortress is attacked, the troops from other small fortresses will be able to come to reinforce it quickly. If you want to attack it, it will be very difficult.
The Tsaritsyn Fortress was the bridgehead of Tsarist Russia against the Ottomans from the Caucasus region. The Ottomans had launched tens of thousands of troops to attack the Tsaritsyn Fortress many times, but failed every time.
Going south from here, due to frequent wars, ordinary people have all fled and it is deserted. Small armies of the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia have been fighting on this land for many years. More than a hundred miles further south, there is the city of Kota built by the Ottomans in the Caucasus.
The situation of the Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus. Arnold Milton did not need to say anything, Li Ding had already figured it out clearly. The 50,000 main forces of Arterius were completely wiped out. It was good that the Ottoman soldiers in Kota did not collapse.
Then why didn't the Tsarist Russian army take this opportunity to seize the Caucasus region
Then you'd have to lend him a few water jars to give him courage.
Li Ding and Aobai fought all the way and conquered Eastern and Siberia, and defeated Arteriosus at the Mugodjar Mountains. If the Russian army were to attack the Caucasus at this time, wouldn't they have to take off their quilts, bend their upper bodies, raise their hips, and show their anus to Li Ding and Aobai
At this time, Aobai said: "General, we must reserve a retreat route. If everything goes smoothly in the attack on the Caucasus, there will be no problem. But if the war is delayed, we must transport food and grass supplies from Atyrau.
By then, the Russians will certainly take advantage of the situation and attack our supply lines, so I suggest that we leave 10,000 troops here and build some defensive fortifications just in case."
Li Ding thought it made sense and was about to deploy according to what Aobai said. However, when he was about to speak, he suddenly had a new idea: "General Guarja, you heard what Anomir said just now. The Tsaritsyn Fortress is not only easy to defend but also has artillery and a large number of Russian troops defending it. The Ottoman army attacked many times but failed to capture this fortress. If we attack this fortress by force, even if we can capture it, I am afraid we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties."
When Aobai heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and said in a lost voice: "General, do you mean to lure him out of his hole?"
"good!"
The two men immediately began to plan the deployment, and finally decided to leave 10,000 people to build fortifications in the lower reaches of the Volga River, but they also left 10,000 Kazakh cavalry.
Afterwards, Li Ding's 50,000 troops marched towards the city of Kota in the Caucasus. There were still 4,000 defenders in the city, there were cannons on the city walls, and various fortifications were also very strong.
However, the defenders in the city were already frightened by the huge army outside the city, and they were even more shocked when they saw Arteris and others being taken to the city.
It was under the leadership of Arteris that the Ottoman Empire recaptured the Caucasus region from the Safavid Empire. Arteris, the Governor of the Caucasus, had a very high prestige among the Ottoman soldiers.
But the higher his prestige, the greater the psychological blow to the soldiers defending the city as prisoners of war of the Qin army. The soldiers were thinking, even the brave and warlike Governor Arterius was defeated, how could we possibly defeat the Qin people!
Li Ding asked Arterios to go to the city to persuade them to surrender, but Arterios refused. However, many of his generals, in order to save their lives, vied with each other to express their willingness to go to the city to persuade them to surrender. These people had once been important generals in the Caucasus region, and this was a fatal blow to the morale of the people in the city.
Li Ding issued another ultimatum: those who voluntarily laid down their weapons could go home, but if they continued to resist, after the city was captured, no one would be left alive!
Of course, psychological warfare alone is not enough. Later, Li Ding ordered an attack on the city and said to the 10,000 Kazakh vassal troops: "After the city is captured, you can plunder freely for three days."
Inspired by the wealth and beauties in the city, 10,000 Kazakh vassal troops launched a fierce attack on Kota City. Li Ding also used rockets to assist in the battle and sent out a supervision team. Anyone who fought poorly or took a step back would be beheaded!
For a moment, there was a roar of artillery fire and the sound of killing under the city of Kota.
The 10,000 Kazakh troops were said to be vassal troops, but in fact they were from the regular army. Under the strict military law and huge temptation, they attacked with all their might.
The morale of the defenders on the city wall was low. Under such a fierce attack, the city wall was in danger in half a day. If it continued like this, they would not be able to hold on for long.
At nightfall, the defenders in the city began to flee secretly, one by one, and finally it was out of control. Hundreds of people fled in the middle of the night. Li Ding struck while the iron was hot and ordered an attack on the city overnight. At five o'clock in the morning, Kota City fell. But this is not the point, the point is later.
At this time, Li Ding ordered to surround the four city gates to prevent anyone from escaping, and the army did not enter the city. Only 5,000 soldiers were sent into the city, disguised as Osman's defenders, to confront the army outside the city.
This trick of subterfuge and concealing the truth was actually done for the Russians to see. From the second day on, there was always a deafening sound of killing outside the city of Kota, and the fierce battle between the Qin army and the "Ottoman army" was quite intense.
The Qin army failed to capture the city for a long time, and logistical supply was inevitably in crisis, so Li Ding had to order the transportation of food and fodder from Atyrau City on the Caspian Sea.
The Russians were of course very concerned about the bloody battle between the Qin army and the Ottomans in Kota. Since the Qin army had dispatched a large number of cavalry outside the city of Kota, although the Russians could not get close to observe, the sound of fighting outside the city could be heard for twenty to thirty miles every day.
The food and grass supplies for tens of thousands of troops had to be transported from Atyrau, and it was impossible to hide the movement from the Russians. The Russians in Tsaritsyn saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
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