Behdashir Castle later became the city of Kerman.
This castle was named after Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanid Dynasty of Persia, who ordered the construction to be completed.
It is a defensive castle with a defensive power that far exceeds that of the city of Shulgaz.
The castle is not big and can only accommodate more than 20,000 people at most, but now there are nearly 100,000 people gathered inside and outside the castle.
Around the 10th century, the city of Behdashir was renamed Kerman.
The city was called Qierman City in Marco Polo's records.
Behdahir Castle is covered with a large amount of volcanic ash, so that the land here is fertile and rich in a kind of gem called Turkic Jade.
There are also a large amount of iron ore buried in the surrounding mountains.
The Desert Eagle is a smaller, faster flying and more agile eagle.
No bird can escape their pursuit.
There are large areas of farmland and woods outside the castle.
There are no rivers here, and water depends entirely on karez wells.
Karez is a non-powered water-absorbing facility that exploits groundwater resources and can guide groundwater to the surface through underground channels by gravity for agricultural irrigation and domestic water use.
It is mainly used in arid desert areas and is found in many places in Anxi Protectorate, Yizhou, and Xiqin.
This facility is available in all areas.
Residents around Behdashir Castle grew crops while weaving and were famous for their Kashmiri wool scarves and other fabrics.
Kashmiri wool scarves and other fabrics were very popular in the Western Qin, Tang and Eastern Roman Empires and were highly regarded.
Favored by the royal family, dignitaries and wealthy businessmen.
The main palace of the castle.
Mansour stood in front of the map and walked around anxiously.
There had been no news about Shulgazi City, Bam Castle and Manhard's army for nearly half a month.
This made him feel very bad, either.
It was the reconnaissance post of the Western Qin Army that intercepted the news, or something happened to Manhard's army, Bam Castle and Shulgaz City.
This is more than 60,000 troops and a city and a castle.
Even if the West No matter how hard the Qin army fights, it's impossible for them to avoid making any noise.
Thinking of this, there were beads of sweat on Mansour's forehead like bark.
If Shulgazi City, Bam Castle and Manhad's army were all destroyed in such a short period of time, this would be a blow to him.
It's just too big.
The officials and generals on both sides stood and did not dare to speak.
The atmosphere was a bit depressed.
Everyone looked at Mansour worriedly, fearing that he would go crazy and kill people indiscriminately.
At this time, the intelligence officer quickly walked in and saluted Mansoor and said: "The chief of the believers, the honorific title given to the caliph by the believers and his subjects, was first coined by the second caliph Umar.
Something happened.
The scouts we sent got the exact information.
According to the news, the 30,000 reinforcements led by General Manhard were blocked by the main cavalry of the Western Qin Army near Bam Castle."
"Tell me what's going on, what's the specific situation?"
Mansour asked immediately.
The intelligence officer immediately said: "According to the information obtained by the reconnaissance cavalry, the King of Western Qin personally led 10,000 elite cavalry to appear near Bam Castle.
He waited for General Manhard and his army to arrive under Bam Castle and suddenly appeared under Manhad.
The rear of Hader's army blocked their retreat."
When Mansour heard this, he was immediately furious: "Is Manhard a pig?
Don't you know how the Western Qin army could have touched his behind without noticing if he sent out a detective sentry to investigate?"
General Ziad who was standing next to him stood up and said: "The caliph is the honorific title given to the caliph by the chiefs and subjects of the believers.
There are mountains to the north and south of Bam Castle.
If the Western Qin cavalry wants to appear behind General Manhard, it must bypass the Barrez Mountains."
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Or the Kabudi Mountains.
This can definitely not be achieved in a hurry.
It must take several days of preparation.
In other words, they have already received the news.
From this point of view, the Western Qin people must have spies here."
Mansour said angrily: "Of course I know there are spies, but now is not the time to talk about it.
I am asking why Manhard let the Western Qin army touch his behind without noticing."
The ministers and generals were too scared to speak out.
No one wanted to stand up and cause trouble for the Caliphate.
Ziad was just an example.
Boshilin turned his head to look at Wichir Khalid, winked at him, and secretly conveyed a meaning through his eyes.
Wei Qier is an official title in the country of Dashi, equivalent to the chief minister or prime minister.
Khalid was Abbas's general when he was still alive, and his official position was not high.
After Abbas died, Khalid supported Mansur, so he gained Mansur's favor and was appointed minister of land tax.
Later, he was appointed as Wichir, with power over the whole country.
He was the executor of all the decrees of Caliph Mansur, and his family was promoted from obscurity to the most prominent dignitaries in the country.
Family Barmac family.
Khalid and Boshilin were good friends.
They were both Persians.
The difference was that Boshilin was born a slave, while Khalid was born a noble.
Khalid noticed that Boshilin was looking at him.
He looked up and immediately understood what Boshilin meant.
At this time, he was the only one who could stand up and speak without being punished by Mansour.
Khalid thought for a while and stood up and saluted Mansour and said: "Sir, I believe that General Manhad must have been careless.
They thought that they did not need to be too cautious when fighting in our country.
Little did they know that the King of Western Qin took advantage of him.
This kind of contemptuous mentality” Mansour calmed down his anger slightly and pointed at the intelligence officer: "Keep talking."
"Yes," the intelligence officer agreed, and immediately continued: "After General Manhard's troops were cut off, Manhard sent out only 5,000 cavalry to fight against the 10,000 cavalry of the Western Qin Army.
The King of Western Qin only dispatched With 5,000 Guards cavalry, he personally led the army to fight, and a general named Erzhu and a general named Nuer jointly commanded the troops.
The two sides encountered each other on the edge of the Bam Oasis, thirty miles northwest of the Bam Castle, and soon Hurry up and get ready for each other Charge.
The Western Qin cavalry is well-trained, the military formation is tight and compact, and they move as a whole.
However, our army's formation is scattered, the armor is not as strong as the Western Qin army, the weapons are not as sharp as the Western Qin army, and the cavalry and shooting skills are not as good as the Western Qin army.
The cavalry was superb, so it suffered heavy losses from the beginning.
It is unknown what specific tactics the two sides adopted.
However, Manhard's five thousand cavalry were completely wiped out in this battle, and no one survived.
The Western Qin army suffered insufficient losses. a thousand people” "Hiss" Everyone in the lobby gasped.
Mansour thought that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Great Food Army might not be as good as that of the Western Qin Army, but he did not expect that the gap was so big.
According to the intelligence officer, the King of Western Qin could obviously use all 10,000 cavalry, but only used 5,000.
The cavalry of the Guards was equal in strength to Manhard's cavalry.
With equal strength, the casualty ratio reached almost 6:1.
This is really unimaginable.
You must know that the Great Food Army has been suppressing the Eastern Roman Empire for the past two hundred years, and they have been unable to find them.
North, I didn't expect to be so vulnerable in front of the Western Qin Army.
Bing Bo Xilin was equally shocked.
He had fought several battles with Zhao Ziliang twenty years ago.
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At that time, he was shocked by Zhao Ziliang's ability to command troops.
Although Zhao Ziliang's army was powerful at that time, it was far from as fierce as it is now.
After a long time, Mansour came back to his senses and said in a difficult tone: "Intelligence officer, please continue."
"General Manhard only had more than 20,000 infantry left, and he had no advantage over the Western Qin cavalry.
They set up camp at Bam Castle, but were harassed by the Western Qin cavalry all night and lost 3,000 people. and most of the food, Manhard had to lead his army to retreat into Bam Castle, and sent people to break through to Behdashir Castle, but all those who asked for help were intercepted and killed midway by the Western Qin cavalry."
"The Western Qin people then occupied the camp and raised it to strengthen it.
They found out the food in the castle and sent people to sneak into the castle.
They burned the granary and poisoned the water source.
Manhard's army in Bam Castle was cut off from water.
Without food, the whole city had to surrender.
It is said that General Manhard became a servant because he refused the king of Western Qin.
The commander of the army was killed.
Now deputy general Schneider is the leader of this surrendered servant army.
He, other generals and all the soldiers have defected to the Western Qin people.
Two days ago, news came from the direction of Shulgaz City.
Come, Zierzi was defeated, the city was captured, and he and nearly 20,000 people were captured by the Western Qin army."
After hearing this, Mansoor swayed and almost fell down.
The ministers and generals were shocked and shouted: "The chief of the believers!"
Mansour was supported by his attendants and sat down to rest for a while before he got better.
After all, he was over sixty years old.
Hearing the news, his body couldn't bear it.
He waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, we two." 100,000 people, and more than 60,000 people were lost in less than 20 days after the war started.
What will happen after this battle?
We can no longer be so passive defensive, we must take the initiative to attack.
I have been thinking about it for a long time just now.
I think we can send a force across the Luti Desert to attack Jiling City or Zaheidan, cut off the King of Western Qin's retreat, and let What do you think about him not getting supplies?
Khalid, tell me."
After hearing this, Khalid broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
Are you kidding me about crossing the Luti Desert?
Isn't this a way to die?
But he couldn't say these words.
He rolled his eyes and stood up immediately and said: "Sir, the leader of the believers, although I have brought I have fought in battles, but in the military aspect, Boshilin is better at it, so why not let him analyze it for His Majesty?"
Boshilin glared at Khalid, and then heard Mansour say: "Boshilin, you say" Bingbo Xilin had to stand up and said: "Sir of the believers, your idea is very bold.
If we are lucky, it can indeed have an unexpected effect.
Although it is already the end of September, the heat of the Luti Desert is extremely hot.
Between May and October, no one has ever had the guts to cross the Luti Desert.
Sometimes the sun shines brightly there during the day.
You can bake eggs with light, but sometimes the temperature there is relatively normal.
It depends on your luck.
If you are lucky, you can get to Jiling City and Zahedan unimpeded.
If you are unlucky and encounter high temperatures, you may have to As the spokesman of Allah in the world, if you think you can do this and wipe out the entire army of believers in this desert, then it must be feasible."
Mansour was very satisfied with Boshilin's words, nodded and asked: "Since you said it is feasible, why not you be the commander of this army?
I will give you 20,000 people, 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry."
How about going to attack Jiling City?"
Bingbo Xilin immediately said: "Sir, sir, it's not that I don't want to go.
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It's just that I'm old and I can no longer fight on horseback.
If I am likely to betray your trust as a commander, I can recommend someone to you." , he is Ziad, he has fought with the King of Western Qin.
He understands the fighting methods and habits of the Western Qin army, and he has rich combat experience, so he is the best candidate.
In addition, I think we can attack Zaheidan, but we cannot attack Jiling City.
Jiling The city has the seventh Western Qin army The legion is too strong and not the best target, and Zahedan is a transit point on the supply line of the army under the jurisdiction of the King of Western Qin.
If you capture it, you can cut off his logistical supplies.
In addition, if conditions permit, you can cross the Luti Desert.
It must be as fast as possible, but if there are 10,000 infantry, the marching speed will be greatly slowed down.
I suggest that all the infantry ride horses, so that they can catch up with the cavalry's marching speed and maintain sufficient physical strength.
After arriving at Zahedan The attack can be launched immediately.”
Mansour was very satisfied with the suggestion of annexing Bo Xilin and immediately ordered: "Ziyad, I will give you 20,000 people, 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
The infantry will all be equipped with war horses and carry enough food and grass.
We will set out across Lu tomorrow.
We will attack Zahedan in the desert and cut off the supply line of the Western Qin King's army.
Then we will march towards Shulgazi City and attack the Western Qin King's army from the east and west with the main force of our army."
Ziad stood up and saluted and agreed: "Yes":