"What did you say?"
"They said the Song people had completely stopped using swords and guns in battle, and their weapons were long black tubes. When they rushed over, they heard a loud noise, and many people around them fell off their horses and died."
"Is there such a thing?"
Chagar was shocked.
"yes."
Tugrile said with a worried look on his face, "And the most terrifying thing is that they are only two arrows away from the Song people. At such a distance, the Song people can kill them as easily as slaughtering cattle and sheep. If the Delam people get their hands on Song weapons, we will be in great danger."
Chagar's face became serious.
If the Song people only had artillery, they also had artillery. In addition, it was difficult for the Song people to travel long distances. They only needed to defend well and wait for the opponent's logistics to fail to keep up, and then they would naturally win easily.
However, the enemy not only had artillery, but also strange black tubes. In a field war, artillery plus black tubes would definitely be an advantage.
For these nomadic people, this was a complete dimensionality reduction attack.
That's it.
After all, the long distance is still a major drawback. If they can't defeat the Song people, can they not defeat the Byzantine, Buyid, Fatimid and other countries?
At that time, the worst that could happen is that they can continue to fight westward. The world is so big, there will always be a place for them to stay.
But what if the Song people sold weapons to the locals?
That would be the end of it.
So we have to say that Tughril’s concerns are indeed a huge problem.
"Brother, if we ask the Song people to buy it, will they sell it to us?"
Chagar thought of a question and said, "Don't the Song people want us to send envoys to pay homage to them? That's not a big deal. They also said they want to trade with us more. If they can sell firearms to the Delam people, they may be able to sell weapons to us."
Tugrile pondered and said, "That's a good idea indeed. We should probably send our troops westward immediately to destroy the Delam people."
"ah?"
Chagall asked puzzledly, "Is it so urgent?"
"It's urgent."
Tugril drank another glass of wine and said, "Think about it. If we don't rush to destroy the Delam people, what will happen if they purchase weapons from the Song army? What if we become enemies with the Song people and they refuse to sell us weapons? If we delay any longer, the consequences will be disastrous."
"indeed."
Chagall thought it made sense.
It was obviously too late for them to make friends with the Song envoys and express their willingness to send envoys to the Song Dynasty in the hope of purchasing weapons.
It’s not that the other party may not be able to accept it. Apart from the daily life in the future, there are no eternal enemies between countries, only eternal interests.
The Song Dynasty cannot reach the Middle East for the time being. As long as there are interests between the two sides, there is no room for negotiation.
But now the envoys of the Song Dynasty have already gone to the Baiyi Kingdom. According to the reports from the spies there, they have demonstrated the power of artillery to the Baiyi people, which means that it is very likely that the Song people will sell firearms to the Baiyi people.
It might be half a month before the Song envoys returned, and by then no one would know whether the Baiyi people had been equipped with artillery.
On the other hand, their artillery is still being transported to the Mongolian grasslands and has not arrived yet.
As one side gains strength, the other side loses strength. If they are not careful, they will fall into a weapons gap and be pushed back by the Delam people. What if?
Therefore, while the Buyids have no weapons and equipment, the best outcome would be to send troops directly to capture Baghdad and eliminate the Buyids.
"The Daylamites no longer have any fighting power. My easy conquest of Persia is proof of that."
Tugrile said: "The only thing that worries me is that the Song people's ships are equipped with weapons. What if the Song people intervene?"
Chagar said: "We can talk to the Song people and restrain our army from conflicting with them. We can also agree to the Song people's conditions, send envoys and trade, as long as they don't interfere in our own internal affairs."
Tugrile nodded and said, "I hope the Song people will not take the initiative to become our enemy. If they allow it, I will send someone to communicate with them and I will negotiate with them personally."
"It would be best if you could go."
Chagall praised: "This also reflects our sincerity."
"What a pity! I originally wanted to contact the Caliph and get his order before attacking the Buyids. Our target is not the pagans in the north, but the Shia heretics in Fatimidia. The only way out is to march westward."
Tughril shook his head and said, "But without the Caliph's order, rashly sending troops would likely cause dissatisfaction among the various sects. It would be unwise to hastily attack now."
"yes."
Chagall also said: "But there is nothing we can do about it, why not..."
"Not as good as what?"
"Why don't we contact the Caliph first and ask his opinion?"
"What if the Caliph disagrees?"
"The Buyid dynasty has controlled the Caliphate for so many years. I think the Caliphate is very likely dissatisfied. If we tell the Caliphate that we are willing to give him the highest respect, who knows."
"Well, that's it. Let's organize the army and ask the Caliph."
Tughril made the final decision.
People may not believe it, but the Seljuk Empire did not actually want to destroy the Eastern Roman Empire, which had Christianity as its state religion.
In history, the Seljuk Empire had conflicts with the Eastern Roman Empire several times. The most intense one was the Battle of Manzikert, where 40,000 people fought against 100,000 people and the Eastern Roman Emperor Romanus IV was captured.
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