After discussing this matter, Mansour was about to order the entire army to withdraw to Behdashir City.
At this time, the Minister of Intelligence stood up and reported: "Sir, chief of the believers, there are some news from Mulu City, the capital of Khorasan in the north.
I think it is necessary to report it to you."
Mansour raised his hand: "Let's make a long story short.
We need to evacuate as soon as possible."
"Yes."
The Minister of Intelligence agreed and said: "According to the news from Mulu City, Yang Xingbang, the deputy general of the Fifth Army of the Western Qin Kingdom, commanded 10,000 elite cavalry in Ogusi and 10,000 elite cavalry in Huacizimo and guarded the Guchang City in the north.
The 15,000-strong army fought several battles outside the city.
Both sides had their own victories and defeats, but our army had more infantry and suffered greater losses.
After the war, there were more than 7,000 people left, and they could only retreat to the city to defend.
The Western Qin people's puppet, Kurkure of the Persian Slavan faction, gathered 50,000 Khorasan Persians to launch a fierce attack on Guchang City in five days.
The former city of Guchang has been captured, and now the troops of Oghuz, Khwarizm and Kurkure are besieging Mashad City, and However, their fifth legion was eyeing Mulu City on the side of the Karakul Canal Corridor.
Now people inside and outside Mulu City were panicking.
Governor Prince Mahdi sent a letter saying that the Western Qin Army had sent a large number of rangers to rob Mulu City.
Looting and killing, the residents outside the city hid in the city because of fear.
After those people entered the city, they Everyone talks about the power and cruelty of the Western Qin people, which frightens and scares the soldiers and civilians in the city.
His Royal Highness Prince Mahdi believes that if Mashad is captured by the Western Qin army, Mulu City will become an isolated city and will be trapped alive by the Western Qin army.
He asked to abandon Mulu City and lead his army to break out in order to preserve his strength and plan to recapture Mulu City in the future."
Mansour was very angry after hearing this, "How could I have a son like Mahdi?
He would take the initiative to abandon the land and people where the glory of Allah is bathed.
This will be punished by Allah.
Send someone to tell him."
He, if he is still my son, I hope that he will hold on to Mulu City like a real warrior.
More than a hundred years ago, the Byzantines could hold on to Jerusalem for three years under the heavy siege of our army.
Couldn't he be able to hold on to the Western Qin people?
Can we hold out for two years under siege?”
Holding a city for three years, this kind of war has never happened in Chinese history.
No matter how strong a city is and how much food and grass it has, it will never be able to hold it for such a long time.
The reason why the Byzantines in Jerusalem were The reason why they defended Jerusalem for so long was not because the Byzantines were determined and heroic, but because the Arabs did not want to cause large-scale damage to Jerusalem.
As we all know, once a large-scale siege is launched, a large number of heavy siege weapons will inevitably cause extensive damage to the city walls and buildings within the city, especially heavy trebuchets.
Of course, the Arabs more than a hundred years ago had just left the peninsula and had not yet inherited the military siege technology of the Persians.
The inability to deal with the solidly walled Jerusalem was also an important reason.
The vizier liked Prince Mahdi better and could not bear to have him trapped in Mulu City, so he stood up and spoke for him, "Sir, the chief of the believers, the situation now is different from what it was more than a hundred years ago, but our army lacks siege technology and equipment.
The Byzantines had no choice but to hold on to the fortified Jerusalem for three years, but now our opponent is the Western Qin State.
They followed and carried forward the Eastern civilization and military ideas.
With their ideas and technology, their siege weapons are the most powerful in the world.
Mulu City may not be able to survive the attack of the Western Qin people for long.
The reason why the Western Qin people have not launched an attack on Mulu City until now is because they believe that first After capturing Guchang City and Mashad City, there will be no threat to Mulu City.
With the population around Mulu City, the food in the city will not last long."
Mansour waved his hand angrily: "No, Mahdi is my son.
I can't let him abandon all the people and land in Mulu City and just escape back.
This is an extremely shameful thing.
It will bring shame to the Abbas family."
Shame, don’t talk about this matter anymore, even if he is going to die, he will die in Mulu City for me."
After hearing what Mansour said, the ministers and generals all felt sad.
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It was also the misfortune of the princes to encounter such a father.
After the military meeting, the ministers and generals walked out of the hall one after another.
General Boerke, who was appointed to stay to reinforce and block the Western Qin Army, had already left first to mobilize troops, horses, and food.
He had 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. .
Other ministers and generals left one after another to prepare for the retreat, and Khalid and Boshilin finally walked out of the carriage.
Khalid stopped the intelligence minister who was walking in front and asked: "I guess you were in front of the caliph just now."
I didn’t tell the whole truth.
I know Prince Mahdi’s temperament very well.
It’s impossible for him to ask the Caliph to evacuate Mulu City.
What on earth is going on?”
The intelligence minister was a little embarrassed when Khalid said it right.
He was worried that Khalid would report to Mansour, so he looked around, pulled the two of them aside, and then whispered: "To tell you the truth, I I received news that Prince Mahdi actually led his troops to withdraw from Mulu City a few days ago, and is still retreating.
On the way, they were strongly blocked by the Fifth Army of the Western Qin Army.
The two sides fought hard.
Prince Mahdi lost 5,000 elite cavalry and 5,000 infantry.
He retreated southward in panic with the remaining 20,000 people, bypassing the The city of Mashad is under siege, and they are now retreating southwest through the hinterland of Khorasan Province."
When Khalid heard this, the expression on his face showed a wonderful change, "If the Caliph knows about this matter, Prince Mahdi will be finished.
Prince Mahdi has always been friendly with us Persians.
The Caliph is already old, and no one will We know when he will be recalled to heaven by Allah.
Once the caliph is called by Allah, then other princes will succeed the caliph.
This will have disastrous consequences for us Persians and the rule of the entire dynasty.
Unfavorable, so" Having said this, Khalid looked at the Minister of Intelligence and Bingbo Xilin, "So this matter must not be spread, at least not now."
Bingbo Xilin and the Minister of Intelligence looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
Khalid said to the Minister of Intelligence: "You should pay attention to the movements of Prince Mahdi's army at any time and report to me at any time."
"I understand," the intelligence minister agreed, and then left.
Khalid said to Bingbo Xilin again: "This time you went undercover to the King of Western Qin.
To be honest, it was very dangerous.
I didn't recommend you to go at first, but your military talents cannot be buried.
The Caliph doesn't trust you. , I want to tie you to my side, but I know this is your only chance to rise again.
Only if you successfully defeat the King of Western Qin through this undercover operation can you restore your reputation in the army and reunify.
Commander, this dynasty needs generals like you.
With our current national strength and military strength, we are still unable to compete with the Western Qin State.
This time we must defeat the King of Western Qin and let his army withdraw to the Western Qin State.
This dynasty needs you.
Reorganize the army, and all this takes time.
You and I are not young anymore.
We must complete some things in our lifetime, and we cannot leave these shortcomings to those who come after us."
Bingbo Xilin sighed: "I can only do my best to go this time.
To be honest, I have no confidence.
I can't figure out the King of Western Qin.
From the limited intelligence analysis, he sometimes treats his subordinates He was extremely trusting, and sometimes extremely suspicious.
Sometimes he was generous to his subordinates and gave generous rewards, but sometimes he was extremely stingy.
His food was very ordinary except for the large amount, while other kings or emperors' daily diet was very ordinary.
It's delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and he's doing a lot of construction in the country Build many roads that extend in all directions and can lead to any small town in any province.
He also advocated planting trees on the edge of the desert to block the wind and sand and reduce the erosion of the land by wind and sand.
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From east to west, from south to north, there are several Ten thousand The whole territory surrendered under his hooves.
No matter how you look at it, the King of Western Qin is a great king, but he is not called the emperor.
This man's heart is as deep as the sea, and his wisdom is boundless.
I really have no one in front of him.
Faith is hidden from him.”
Khalid patted Jiboshilin on the shoulder: "Just do your best, I will wait for your good news at Behdashir Castle."
Late that night, an explosive news spread in the Dashi Army camp.
Bo Xilin asked to see the Caliph late at night and asked to unite his troops to fight against the Western Qin Army.
However, he was rejected by the Khalifa and was severely reprimanded.
Mansur said Come on, let him stop thinking about leading troops in battle.
Boshilin was so angry about this that he impulsively pulled out his sword towards Mansour.
Mansour was furious and ordered the surrounding guards to catch him, beat him dozens of times with whips and put him in prison.
The cage was taken away with them during the retreat.
In the middle of the night after the main force of the Food Army retreated, General Burke, who was ordered to lead his troops to reinforce the infantry of the besieged Food Army in the Tach Highlands, rushed to the Tach Highlands with 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry all night, and arrived at the Tach Highlands at dawn.
When they were nearby, the besieged Dashi Army infantry had already been killed by the Western Qin Army's cavalry, and the Tah Highlands had been completely occupied by the Western Qin Army.
From a distance, you can see torches held by soldiers of the Western Qin Army everywhere on the Tah Highlands, as well as piles of lit fires.
Under the light of the fire, you can see many Western Qin soldiers carrying stones to build fortifications.
The cavalry of the Western Qin Army, which had just ended the war, began to prepare for war after learning about the arrival of another large food army.
"General, the high ground has been occupied by the Western Qin Army.
What should we do now?"
Jamal, the deputy riding on horseback next to him, asked Burke.
Burke said: "Now the Western Qin soldiers have just occupied the high ground and their foothold is not yet stable.
If we wait until they build their fortifications, it will be impossible for us to seize it.
I want to attack before they build their fortifications.
Let's see if we can capture this high ground.
If we can capture it, There is no need to withdraw the main force of the Caliphate.
Just take two thousand cavalry to divert the cavalry of the Western Qin Army.
Leave the rest to me.
Remember not to engage in close combat with the Western Qin Army.
Our cavalry is Although I am not as good as them in riding and shooting, it should be enough to play hide and seek with them."
"Okay, be careful":