The soldiers quickly dragged Bingbo Xilin away.
Liu Dan stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, how to deal with Bingbo Xilin can't be kept secret forever.
News of this matter will spread sooner or later."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter if the news spreads.
This man has a high reputation in the country of food, especially among the Persians.
If we kill him like this, wouldn't he become a generous man?"
Heroes who go to death.
The cannibals need such heroes, but we don’t need them.
Yes, so we can't help him.
Lock him up first and put someone under strict supervision.
Don't let him commit suicide or have any other accidents.
Don't treat him harshly in terms of food and other treatment.
Find a beautiful and knowledgeable noble woman to take care of him.
How can his hero of food and daily life not be accompanied by beauties?"
Liu Dan agreed: "I obey" Mahiz City is one hundred miles southwest of Behdashir Castle.
Wei Gao set out at dawn with three thousand cavalry, and arrived at dusk twenty miles east of the city of Mahiz.
This place in southern Persia is located on a plateau, and the roads are difficult to travel.
It is already very fast to travel a hundred miles in one day. marching speed.
As the army was on its way, a scout on horseback came galloping from the northwest.
He ran directly to Wei Gao, panting heavily and clasping his fists to report: "Report to the general, a large food army was found twelve miles northwest.
Advancing towards the city of Mahiz, the number of troops is about 10,000, all of which are cavalry.
There are many flags among these soldiers and horses, and they are extraordinary, as if they are the emperor of the Kingdom of Dashi."
"It is impossible for the Caliph of the Great Food Kingdom to be the charioteer in this army."
Wei Gao was shocked after hearing this.
"Isn't Mansour in Behdashir Castle?
Why did he appear here?
Why didn't we receive the news?"
The sentry knight said: "This army and horse did not arrange any guard posts around it.
The villain and the brothers took a closer look and saw clearly that among these soldiers and horses was indeed the chariot of the Emperor of the Great Food Kingdom. , some specifications of flags, utensils, carriages and horses, only the emperor is qualified to enjoy."
Wei Gao then thought about it and realized that this place was far away from the front line.
There was actually no main road to get here from the small town of Mahan.
He found a guide to take a small road before leading his army here.
This large food army might He didn't expect that the men and horses of the Western Qin Army would suddenly appear here.
He thought that it would be safe away from the front line, so he did not arrange guard posts around the army.
This is also reasonable.
In this era, during the march of the army, only sentries and vanguard troops were usually arranged in front of the army for reconnaissance and path exploration.
Historically, the practice of arranging sentinels on both wings of the army during its march was not pioneered until Genghis Khan's Mongolian army was established.
The role of arranging sentinels on both wings of the army is very important.
It can know in advance whether the flanks of the army are safe. , if the flanks are attacked during the march, they will almost be defeated, but if warning sentries are arranged, there will be enough time to prepare for the war, and they will not be caught off guard.
The reason why all the armies did not arrange sentinels on both wings before was not because no one thought of it, but because the communication methods were backward.
Even if sentries were arranged, the generals could not be notified in time, because basically there were people on both sides of the marching road.
It's not a flat land, marching There are either rivers or mountains on both sides of the road, or there are a lot of fields, or woods.
Only in the vast prairie can the road be smooth.
Only in the vast prairie can the scouts ride freely on both sides of the army.
Back and forth, which is completely unfeasible in other areas.
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But this situation changed after Genghis Khan's Mongol army destroyed the Jin Kingdom.
After the Mongol army destroyed the Jin Kingdom, they discovered the fireworks made by the Han people.
As long as the fireworks are high enough, they can be seen from a long distance away.
Colors released in the sky The Mongols used fireworks to convey messages, and arranged a large number of reconnaissance posts on both wings of the marching army.
As long as an enemy was discovered on the flanks, they could immediately use fireworks to send messages.
This method can almost prevent the flanks from being attacked or attacked.
The possibility of being ambushed.
Although gunpowder has been discovered by folk Taoist priests in the process of refining alchemy, it is far from being used in military applications.
Zhao Ziliang has also been restrained from using gunpowder, but the method of using fireworks to communicate was discovered by him twenty years ago.
It was used and is still used today.
The fireworks used for communication are extremely strictly controlled strategic materials even in the Western Qin army.
Wei Gao did not personally observe the situation of this food army, but since the sentry was said to be the chariot of the Caliphate, it is most likely that Mansur was actually preparing to return to Baghdad.
After all, no one dared to use utensils that exceeded the specifications.
And flags, this is a big taboo thing, this kind of thing is a big taboo in any country, unless someone is impatient to live.
"It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist."
Wei Gao thought for a while and said to his generals, "Even if Mansour is not in this army, there must be another big shot in this army.
It is Mahiz City.
According to the current marching speed and distance, we should arrive at Mahiz City earlier than them.
I think we should stop advancing and immediately order the entire army to stop advancing and wait for the Caliph's army to arrive at Mahiz City."
"Yes, General" After the army stopped, it began to rest on the spot, and sent out sentries and reconnaissance horses to detect the surrounding enemy situation.
At the same time, the sentinels who stared at Caliph Mansour's army did not relax at all and continued to stare.
While the soldiers were resting, eating, and feeding their horses on the spot, Wei Gao studied the map and said to the generals: "According to the marks on the map, this city is just a small city with adobe walls.
Feng's family is very It's amazing, less than one foot tall.
The area inside the city is very small, and it can't accommodate ten thousand troops to enter and station them.
Their army will definitely camp outside the city tonight.
Mansour's chariot must spend the night here.
It doesn't make much difference to us whether he enters the city to spend the night or stays in the camp outside the city.
We wait until nightfall to attack and defeat his army in one fell swoop.
If he It would be best to be in the camp.
If we are in the city, after we defeat the army outside the city and then enter the city, this broken adobe wall will not be able to stop us."
A general stood up and clasped his fists and said: "General, please give the order."
Another general also stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Yes, we have fought so many battles, and we have captured everyone from small soldiers to generals, but we have never captured the emperor.
Now that we have the opportunity to capture the emperor of the Great Shi Kingdom, how can we let it go?
This is unprecedented.
What a great achievement, this is an eternal opportunity, an opportunity that must not be missed and never come back again, General."
"Okay."
Wei Gao immediately stood up and ordered: "Immediately order the scouts to find out the terrain around Mahiz City, draw a map and send it back, and send people to watch every move of the food army and report the situation in a timely manner.
The troops and horses are recuperating in place and waiting for orders."
"promise" The plateau terrain is too complex.
This is the first time Wei Gao has led his army here.
Even the guide cannot explain clearly what the surrounding terrain is like.
It can be seen that the complexity of the terrain cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
The Caliph's escorting army did not send out guard posts on the left and right wings.
Wei Gao originally thought that he would not need to make any other preparations and led his army to kill them from the flanks.
However, because he did not know the surrounding terrain, he was worried that the troops would be discovered by the food army before they arrived.
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Alright, when the time comes Fighting a tough battle is not worth the loss.
He only has 3,000 men and loses one less.
He cannot replace them in a short time.
Therefore, he is not prepared to fight a tough battle.
As long as he can find other ways to win at a small cost, he will not choose to fight with them.
The enemy is head-on.
An hour later, news came from the direction of Mahiz City, twenty miles away.
As expected, this large food army of 10,000 people had camped outside the city.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, but the detective cavalry The sentry did not dare to get too close and did not find out who the leader of this army was, whether he was staying in the camp or had entered the city.
After hearing the report, Wei Gao thought that he should find out who the leader of this army was, whether Caliph Mansur was staying in the camp or had entered the city of Mahiz.
He could not rashly order an attack without clarifying three questions.
After the order was passed on, the people from the scout camp immediately took action and captured a food soldier who slipped out to use the toilet near the food army camp.
The man was quickly escorted over by the detective sentry.
After Wei Gao saw it, he had his guide called over and told the guide: "Tell him, if he wants to live, tell me who the leader of this army is.
Tonight is Live in the city or live in a camp outside the city?”
Not all the food soldiers are fearless of death.
When they really face death, everyone will be timid.
The caught tongue was quickly dropped.
Wei Gao got the news he wanted.
Caliph Mansu You are indeed in this army, He was already old, and it was very cold outside at night.
His body could no longer withstand the wind and sleeping in the open air, so he went directly into the city after arriving.
He was accompanied by two hundred attendants and all military officials, and everyone else stayed outside the city.
In the camp.
Late that night, Wei Gao led his army to raid the food army camp outside Mahiz City.
The camp had no defense facilities, not even the simplest horse to resist, and there were no protective fences around the camp.
Wei Gao led his army and rushed straight in.
After entering the camp, many soldiers of the Food Army were awakened and killed when they got out of the tent.
More people were set on fire and burned alive in the tent by the Western Qin Army while they were sleeping.
"The enemy has come in, let me out, let me out quickly."
Prince Mahdi, who was locked in a wooden cage, screamed in fear when he saw the enemy raiding the camp.
The food army soldiers guarding the area hesitated for a moment, then took out the key and opened the chain.
Mahdi ran out of the wooden cage and pointed at the food army soldiers around him and shouted: "Quick, all of you follow me."
Taking advantage of the chaos in the camp, Mahdi escaped on horseback with a few soldiers.
When he left the camp, he reined in his horse and stopped near the camp.
He turned to look in the direction of Mahiz City and said to several soldiers: "Let's go first."
Find a place to hide and wait until you understand the situation before deciding where to go."
Many of the food troops in the camp were killed and dispersed and fled towards the direction of Mahiz City.
The city gate had long been decayed and was of no use at all.
It was knocked open by the random soldiers and a large number of broken soldiers poured into the city to hide.
Wei Gao was worried that his cavalry would not be able to rush into the city.
Unexpectedly, the Da Shi rebels opened the way in front and broke through the dilapidated city gate, and the army rushed into the city at once.
Two hours later, all the fighting in the city ended.
A large number of the defeated troops of the Great Food Army were captured, and more people were killed.
Only a few were actually killed by the Western Qin Army.
Many of the defeated troops of the Great Food Army were killed by their own people.
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Killed to death.
Before Wei Gao arrived at the city lord's palace, several Western Qin soldiers killed several fierce attendants in a room and dragged the pale Mansur out from under the bed.
Wei Gao held the handle of the knife and looked at the gray-haired but still dignified Mansour, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Caliph, Wei Gao, the deputy general of the Second Army of the Western Qin Dynasty, has admired your name for a long time.
I think if the king of our country knows We will definitely look forward to meeting you once we meet here.”
Mansour forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath and said to Wei Gao: "General, I admire your bravery and courage, but the dignity of the king should not be violated.
If you must let me see the King of Western Qin, I hope he's decent when I meet him."
Wei Gao bowed his head and saluted, and said seriously: "Of course, although you have become my prisoner, you are still the caliph of the Dashi Kingdom.
As long as you cooperate with us, I guarantee that you will be sent to our king as the most distinguished guest. , no one dares to be rude to you during this period.”
Mansour said with difficulty: "Thank you":