The Turkic world was very vast, from the Kharto Khanate to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, it was occupied by the Turks in this era.

The Seljuk Empire was the main empire of the Turks.

But this empire is actually more like a United Empire united by multiple Khanates.

Sanjar is just the most powerful lord among them.

Sanjar's failure and the fall of Isfahan all heralds the collapse of the Seljuk Empire.

The Song army looked down on the vast Turkic world.

Since Yue Fei conquered Baghdad, the entire Turkic world was shocked.

Where is Baghdad?

Baghdad is right on the banks of the Tigris River.

There is also a river called the Euphrates to the west of the Tigris River, which is the famous Mesopotamian Basin.

I have to mention another person here.

who?

Zanji, whose original name is Imaddin Zanji.

He was originally a slave, and his talent was outstanding because he could fight wars. In the year when Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he was appointed as the governor of Basra by the Seljuk sultan Mujisuddin Abu Kasem Mahmud bin Mohammed bin Maliksha of the then Seljuk dynasty.

Later, the Seljuk Empire was in a state of unstable state. After Sanjar regained power, he originally planned to use troops to the West, but Yelu Dashi's arrival changed the Seljuk's military center.

This gave Zanji an opportunity to take advantage of it. He suggested his kingdom in the Mesopotamian River Basin and established his capital in Mosul, north of the Tigris River.

It is eight hundred miles from Baghdad to the south.

Just this year, he led the Turkic army to recover the city of Edessa on the Euphrates River in the west and successfully blocked the Crusaders' advance eastward.

Moreover, his cavalry took the opportunity to go west and advanced towards Constantinople of the Roman Empire, and his journey was unstoppable.

But now, he can't sleep anymore.

I originally heard that Isfahan fell, so I didn't take it seriously.

But unexpectedly, the war burned to the banks of the Tigris so quickly, and even Baghdad fell.

His lair is in Mosul to the north.

On October 2, the 18th year of Jingkang, Zanji sent his eldest son Saifudin Gaqi to Baghdad to meet Yue Fei.

The purpose of this mission is two: one is to understand the background of the Song army; the other is to reach a peaceful situation.

Zanji was very powerful, he defeated the Crusaders, and now the Emperor of Constantinople was worried.

But when he followed the people who fled Isfahan and told him about the situation of the Song army, he decided to reach a peace with the Song army immediately.

If a war starts on both sides, he will undoubtedly lose.

But his eldest son Saifudin Gazi doesn't think so.

Over the years, he followed his father, licked blood from the knife, and had won many victories.

Especially this year, the Crusaders were wiped out in Edessa, and the young people were silent in a huge victory.

When he learned that he was going south to negotiate, he of course volunteered and promised his father that he would negotiate well.

But in fact, he was ready to start a war.

Before arriving in Baghdad, Saifudin Garzi said to his men: "My father wanted to establish an alliance between the two sides, but in my opinion, there was no need. We defeated the Crusaders and could just take advantage of our army's momentum to go south to defeat Baghdad, which is a rich city in the south."

His men also agreed with him.

So, now he is quite proud in front of Yue Fei.

"This is my father's letter to you."

Saifudin Gazi presented the letter written by Zanji, and a special translation was translated to Yue Fei.

After listening to it, Yue Fei knew that this was a relatively friendly letter, and the other party did not want to start a war.

It just so happened that Yue Fei didn't plan to start the war immediately. They fought all the way from Suoye City to this place, and it also took a long time to repair it.

Many soldiers missed their hometown. In order to stabilize the soldiers' emotions, Yue Fei began to allow some soldiers to marry local women, which was considered as a family to alleviate the depression and anxiety of the war.

Saifudin Gazi said: "My father is willing to reach peace with you, so you better not act rashly, and do not think about sending troops to attack us while we are not paying attention."

Perhaps because he wanted to pretend, Saifudin Gazi deliberately shouted: "We have 100,000 cavalry, and the pagans in the West have collapsed under our cavalry. The Roman emperor is now planning to make peace with us. The war there is truly cruel and you cannot imagine."

The translation was translated truthfully, and when all the generals here heard it, they immediately became angry.

Especially Yang Zaixing, he stood up and laughed: "What a big tone, Marshal, I will kill them within three months!"

After the translator translated Yang Zaixing's words, Saifudin Gazzi was furious: "I kindly bring a voice of peace. Is your attitude and thoughts going to provoke a war?"

Zhang Xian on the side said: "So what if you hit you!"

Saifudin Gazi was furious. He glanced around and looked at these oriental people who looked completely different from him, with murderous aura in his eyes: "Don't think that if you defeat Sanjar, you can do whatever you want in our sacred realm. I will give you a chance to apologize, otherwise our cavalry will come to Baghdad!"

Yang Zaixing suddenly drew out his sharp sword and was about to slash Saifudin Gazi.

Seeing this, Saifudin Gazi quickly drew out the knife.

Yang Zaixing was stopped by Yue Fei, and Yue Fei said to Saifudin Gazi: "You go back and pass on a message first. Ours is ordered by His Majesty the Emperor of Holy Martial Arts to come and carry out education. You can do it if you don't want to start a war, and accept our education."

Saifudin Gazi snorted coldly and took the people out.

Yang Zaixing said: "Master, why don't you kill him here directly?"

"It is no good for us to kill him and let the enemy share the same hatred against the enemy. This man is very arrogant and different from his father's idea. When he returns, he will inevitably have differences. They quarrel and weaken each other. If we attack again, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Yue Fei's words impressed everyone, and everyone no longer worry about this matter.

I heard that an envoy came from Isfahan, and the court planned to set up a Protectorate here.

Yue Fei sent someone to greet him, and it is said that Lu You's father Lu Zai came.

There was news coming from the east that a group of people who moved west were coming here.

In recent years, the territory has become larger and larger, and the front line has been very long.

In order to ensure the safety of immigration, the Song army had left behind in every large city and specially divided an army to protect the safety of those who moved west.

However, in order to come here to find gold, some people hired some civilian armed forces in Gaochang and walked west along the Silk Road.

There was a customs clearance letter from the court, and it was very smooth all the way.
Chapter completed!