Just when Zhao Lei and others were launching a large number of slaves to storm Zale Fort, Caliph Mansour in Behdashir Castle was furious.
"What are you talking about?
Prince Mahdi retreated with his army from Mulu City.
Who gave him the order?
Who gave him the courage to lead the army to withdraw without permission?"
Mansour looked at Vizier Khalid and the Minister of Intelligence and shouted.
He asked.
The situation in the north has completely collapsed and is extremely bad.
Even though the news that Prince Mahdi led troops to evacuate Mulu City without authorization was deliberately concealed by Khalid and the Minister of Intelligence for a long time, the situation in the north is becoming increasingly chaotic, and a large number of Persians have fled. and the great cannibals will come in waves soon , the arrival of these people will inevitably leak the news that Prince Mahdi evacuated Mulu City without authorization.
At that time, the news can no longer be concealed.
In order not to be implicated in this matter in the future and not to be charged with deliberately concealing the news, Khalid and the intelligence The minister had to take the initiative to report the news to Mansour.
They had expected that Mansour would be furious, but they did not expect that Mansour's anger exceeded their imagination.
Before they could speak, Mansour asked: "Where is Mahdi now?"
The intelligence minister's eyes drooped, as if he didn't hear anything.
He was just an intelligence officer, and his status in the Abbasid dynasty was far inferior to that of other ministers.
He couldn't bear the anger of the caliph, so he could only act like a tortoise.
Vizier Khalid could only bite the bullet and stand up and answer: "Prince Mahdi arrived at Zalande and was blocked by the Fifth Army of the Western Qin Army during the breakout process.
Only 20,000 of the 30,000-strong army were left.
Some of the 10,000 infantry were killed by the Western Qin army, some were captured, and some disappeared.
The remaining 20,000 were cavalry.
They barely managed to survive by discarding almost all their armor and other heavy objects during the breakout.
Get rid of the pursuit of the Western Qin army, and now Khorasan The defense forces have all collapsed.
A large number of subjects are fleeing through the Kavir Salt Desert.
A small number of subjects are fleeing through Khorasan Province to the southwest.
Guchang City, Mashad, Neshapur, Zevar , Mashhar, New Shahr and other cities have fallen one after another.
Half of Khorasan Province has fallen into the hands of the Western Qin Army.
The remaining part will probably be captured by the Western Qin Army in a few days.
The nobles from all over the country have surrendered. , rich merchants, and slave owners are numerous.”
"Damn, all these people deserve to die.
When I regain Khorasan, I will burn these people alive."
Mansour was so angry that veins popped out on his face, and he vented his anger on Prince Mahdi: " Mahdi, a bitch who is greedy for life and afraid of death, actually led his army to retreat despite my strict orders, abandoning Mulu City, an extremely strong city, so that the Western Qin army could march straight in."
Khalid said quickly: "Sir of the believers, this cannot be entirely blamed on Prince Mahdi.
His Royal Highness the Prince has tried his best.
After Guchang City and Mashad City were besieged, Mulu City was in an isolated and helpless state.
If not Prince Mahdi made a decisive decision and led his army to break through.
Now I am afraid that the entire army has been wiped out.
It is good to be able to save 20,000 cavalry and come back."
Mansour pounded the table angrily: "In any case, he retreated without permission and came against my will.
Tell me my will and send someone to Zalande to capture him."
As the most loyal subordinate and minister of the Caliph, Attis, the commander of the Guards, immediately stood up: "Yes, the leader of the believers."
It was too late for Khalid and some Persian ministers to stop him.
At this time, the war was not going well everywhere, with serious military losses and too many surrendered subjects.
Mansur was in a rage and stood up to oppose his decision at this time. , there was absolutely no good fruit to eat, and the ministers had no choice but to watch the commander of the Guards leave.
Mansour seemed to have made up his mind.
He said to the ministers: "The man named Zhao Hu has led his army to the edge of the desert in the west and is peeping at us like a poisonous snake.
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The King of Western Qin has arrived with his troops.
I've been to Mahan Town for several days.
We cannot be flanked by them.
No matter how strong Behedashir Castle is and there are enough food and weapons in the castle, if we are surrounded and blocked by them in the castle, no matter how many troops we have, we will not be able to exert our strength.
We cannot let the West King Qin's army continues to be rampant Go down, they have come a long way and need time to rest and regain their fighting strength.
We cannot give them time.
Generals such as Ziad, Daoud, Said, and Burke have all died in battle.
The morale of the army is low, and the confidence of the people in us is low.
It’s no longer enough, we The Abbasid Dynasty has reached its most critical moment.
We must take the initiative and use a victory to boost the morale of the soldiers and improve the confidence of the people and believers.
I have decided to take the initiative to fight a decisive battle with the Western Qin Army in two days. , I will personally command" The ministers were shocked and stood up one after another to obstruct and express opposition.
The Minister of Agriculture said: "Sir of the believers, you are the leader of all the people and believers.
The battlefield is too dangerous.
If something unexpected happens to you, Ah The Bass Dynasty is in danger, please consider carefully for the sake of the rule of the dynasty."
Mansour was furious: "Why are you cursing me?
Do you think I can't defeat the King of Western Qin?
He is just a little baby in my eyes."
The Minister of Agriculture was horrified and said: "Sir, chief of the believers, I am your servant.
Everything I have is given by you.
My glory, wealth and power are all given by you.
Without your honor, how could I be where I am today?"
I certainly hope your rule lasts forever , I hope you defeat the King of Western Qin in one fell swoop.
You are right.
The King of Western Qin is indeed a little baby in front of you, but don’t forget that this little baby created an undefeated myth and achieved a period that the world cannot imitate.
Legend.
He started from the bottom It only took two years for a high-ranking soldier to become a general, and it only took more than ten years for him to go from a general to the leader of a country.
He turned this barren land of Western Qin into the most prosperous and fertile land in the world, making Western Qin the most prosperous and fertile land in the world.
Qin became one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world Chief of the believers, you are the head of a country, the leader of your people and believers.
Fighting is a matter for the generals.
Your duty is to guide the direction of the dynasty and to shepherd all believers and people for God.
Your responsibility is Far from being comparable to commanding a war."
The words of the Minister of Agriculture made Mansour's anger disappear a lot.
Upon seeing this, Khalid immediately stood up and said: "Sir of the believers, Mr.
Marwan is right.
After you lead the army out of Baghdad, Baghdad's important political and educational affairs will It has piled up like a mountain, and you need to go back and deal with it urgently, such as If you don't deal with it, it will affect the operation of the dynasty.
This battle can and must be fought, but Baghdad needs you to go back and take charge.
I think it is better to hand over the military command here to General Atis, the commander of the Guards.
General Attis came to command the army to fight against the army of the King of Western Qin" Ministers stood up one after another to express their support for Khalid's opinion, but some also expressed opposition.
The objections were quickly drowned out by many favorable opinions.
In view of the one-sided view, Mansour could only keep his regrets in his heart and announced that he would hand over the command of the frontline troops to General Attis, the commander of the Guards.
Attis would command all the troops in Behdashir Castle and the West.
The Qin army is fighting, and he will return to Baghdad soon.
The ministers accompanying the army and the captured Prince Mahdi will also return to Baghdad to face the judge's trial.
Zaland is one hundred and twenty miles northwest of Behdashir Castle.
The two hundred people sent by the Guards to arrest Mahdi were brought back the next day.
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Mansour scolded his son.
After a meal, he threatened to put him on trial when he returned to Baghdad, which frightened Mahdi.
On October 22, Mansour and his military ministers set out from Behdashir Castle back to Baghdad, accompanied by 10,000 Guards, including 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry.
Although Mansour vowed to After returning to Baghdad, Mahdi was put on trial, but he was not tied up.
He only sent troops to watch him and never left him for a moment.
Mansour and the food ministers and generals did not know that Wei Gao had secretly left the town of Mahan with 3,000 people on this day and marched southwest.
His purpose was Shiraz and Bo Xilin in Western Qin.
The military found clues, but when he figured it out The news that the missing army was led by Wei Gao and marching to the southwest was already too late to secretly convey the news.
Mansour had already set off, and the route back to Baghdad happened to be the same as Wei Gao's army. route.
After Bingbo Xilin discovered that Wei Gao's army secretly set off to the southwest, he was not prepared to pass the news to Behdashir Castle, but when he learned from other channels that Caliph Mansur had left Behdashir Castle and He was shocked when the route back to Baghdad happened to be the same as Wei Gao.
This coincidence was too good.
Both sides set off almost at the same time.
Once Wei Gao's army encountered the Caliph's army, the Caliphate would be in great danger.
When Boshilin learned the news, he was very anxious.
He could not watch the Caliph in danger.
If he left it alone, he didn't know that someone in Dongchang was watching him.
In desperation, he completely ignored his identity as an undercover agent and risked exposure to deliver the news to the liaison personnel.
As a result, the news was passed on, but he himself was also identified as an undercover agent by the shrewd West Qin Dongchang spies, and all the liaison personnel in Mahan Town were implicated.
Come down.
"Let's go, hurry up."
Several soldiers pushed Bingbo Xilin, who was tied up by Wuhuada, into the Chinese army's tent.
Zhao Ziliang was sitting in the main seat looking at a note found from a liaison officer.
What was written on this note was the information sent by Bingbo Xilin.
After reading it, Zhao Ziliang looked up at Bingbo Xilin and sighed: "General Abu, you said that you sincerely served me, but how do you explain this now?"
Bingbo Xilin said calmly: "The facts are here.
Now that your Majesty has discovered it, what else can I say?
I'll let your Majesty handle it."
Zhao Ziliang said: "General Abu, I treat you sincerely, but you treat me like this.
You disappoint me so much.
Come on, take me down."