By mid-September, the soldiers and civilians in Jerusalem finally couldn't stand it anymore and sent people out of the city to negotiate.
If the Mahdi promised not to kill anyone in the city, they would surrender.
But Mahdi did not agree to this request.
He knew that his brothers in the city were exhausted, so he ordered to step up the attack on the city.
On September 20, the dilapidated city walls of Jerusalem were breached by the Mahdi army.
The Arab army rushed into the city and carried out a brutal massacre.
His brother, the city lord, was also killed in the chaos.
It took three days for the massacre to stop, and the entire Jerusalem The soldiers and civilians in the city were almost slaughtered.
The massacre of the Mahdi army in attacking Jerusalem spread quickly.
This not only did not frighten the Arab soldiers and civilians in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Tripoli and Mauritania, but instead made them decide to fight to the death with the Mahdi.
Many people believed that they would die anyway. , it is better to drag Mahdi to die together.
This situation is completely contrary to Mahdi’s original intention of ordering the massacre of the city.
This caused his army to encounter strong resistance when it attacked the Sinai Peninsula in early October.
One of his brothers dispersed the cavalry into many small groups in the Sinai Peninsula to constantly harass his army and supply lines.
The water sources along the route were poisoned, which hindered the attack of the Mahdi army and had to stop in the Sinai Peninsula.
In the blink of an eye, in February 773 AD, the Mahdi finally pacified the Sinai Peninsula and was about to send his troops to the west to attack Egypt.
At this time, news came from the Eastern Roman Empire that Constantine V was preparing to send troops to attack the Bulgar Khanate in the north.
The emperor suddenly fell ill, so the dispatch of troops had to be abandoned.
The sick Constantine V lacked energy and was unable to handle state affairs normally, so he had to order Leo to return to Constantinople from the front to help handle state affairs.
Leo's departure made the Eastern Roman Empire no longer able to deal with the Antioch area.
Arabs pose a threat.
After the news of Constantine V's serious illness and Leo's return to Constantinople reached the Mahdi, he was in a good mood and believed that the time was ripe to completely quell the chaos in the country.
He immediately launched an offensive to the west.
Egypt region.
The Egyptian region is one of the most important regions in the Arab Empire.
It has a large population, prosperous culture, busy ports, and prosperous commerce.
The taxes in the Egyptian region account for at least a quarter of the entire Arab Empire, and both sides of the Nile River in the Egyptian region are still extremely important.
The grain-producing areas, all of these are the reasons why the Mahdi could not let the Egyptian region not be governed.
He must regain Egypt peacefully.
Just as the Mahdi was fighting a war with his brothers in Egypt, the Western Qin Dynasty got the news.
Xinjing, the royal palace.
Wang Can, the governor of the East Factory, reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, the Caliph Mahdi of the Great Food Kingdom has marched westward and is attacking the Egyptian region.
Although the Egyptian defenders are not weak and have sufficient taxes to support their troops, they cannot compete with the Mahdi's army. , Egypt will be captured in half a year at most.
If Mahdi captures Egypt, he will get Egypt’s financial support and his strength will be doubled.”
Zhao Ziliang was stunned: "Egypt is so rich."
Wang Can nodded and said: "Yes, Egypt is rich, very rich."
Zhao Ziliang's fingers on the imperial desk tapped the table rhythmically, which showed that he was thinking.
Wang Can did not interrupt and waited quietly.
After a long time, Zhao Ziliang shouted: "Come here, Prime Minister Dugu Wensu and Hongxu, Minister of Honglu Temple."
A eunuch immediately agreed: "I obey the order."
Half an hour later, Dugu Wensu and Honglu Temple came to Qinzheng Hall and saluted Zhao Ziliang together: "I will see you, Your Majesty."
"Pingshen" Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and asked: "How are the two Qing families executing their economic invasion and infiltration plan against the Dashi Country?"
Hong Xu is the specific executor of this plan.
He raised his hand and replied: "Back to your Majesty, the plan is currently being implemented and one-fifth of it has been completed."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said: "The progress is a little slow.
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There is news that the Mahdi has sent his troops to the west to attack Egypt.
We have finally caused chaos in the food country.
How can we reunite them again?
It seems that it is time to Mansour put it back and moved forward the plan.
It’s time for the father and son to have a fight.”
Hong Xu was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, we don't have many ministers and tribal chiefs that we can control in the Dashi Kingdom.
If Mansour is allowed to go back, he will have no one under his command and he will not be a match for Mahdi."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "You guys, you are underestimating Mansoor.
After all, he has been the caliph for twenty years.
His methods and mentality are definitely not comparable to Mahdi.
If the strength of his men is too Strong, coupled with his means and talents Wisdom, Mahdi is not his opponent at all.
We make the overall strength of the two of them equal.
We have to make them fight inextricably and no one can do anything to the other.
Only then will the drama be interesting.
If it is a one-sided situation, That wouldn’t be interesting.”
Dugu Wensu and Hong Xu agreed: "Yes, I obey the order."
Zhao Ziliang knew very well that although Mansour was old, he was a caliph after all, a supreme being in the Arab world.
Such a person would never lose his fighting spirit because of his age, especially when he was under house arrest in Western Qin.
Three years later, once he returns to Baghdad, this man will definitely take back his own power again, and his attachment to power will even become more crazy and persistent.
He will never admit defeat until he dies.
That afternoon, Zhao Ziliang's chariot came to the gate of a secluded and relatively closed courtyard in the new city of Xinjing.
Mansour, the former caliph of the Dashi Kingdom, lived here, and his former minister and Bo Xilin lived in his Next door, the two adjacent small courtyards have special soldiers standing guard.
There are food slaves in the small courtyards to serve.
Mansour and Bingbo Xilin are still living well here.
At this time, the soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the small courtyard saw Zhao Ziliang's chariot arriving, and they all knelt down on one knee with their spears in hand.
When Zhao Ziliang stepped down from the imperial carriage, Zhao Lei was already waiting beside him.
He said, "Father, I will send someone in to ask Mansur to come out to greet you."
"No need, just go in" Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and walked directly into the gate of the small courtyard.
At this time, Bingbo Xilin and Mansour were sitting at a round stone table playing chess.
The two were under house arrest here for several years, but they learned to play Go and read books about the Western Qin Dynasty to pass the time.
Zhao Ziliang saw the two people from a distance and asked while walking around: "These two people are often together."
"Yes, Bingbo Xilin often comes to Mansur to play chess and talk.
Because outsiders are not allowed to enter here, even if they have any ideas, they cannot implement them, so the villains wait to prevent them from visiting," said the official responsible for guarding the place.
There was no reaction on Zhao Ziliang's face, but he had already decided to keep Bingbo Xilin, who was originally going to be sent back with Mansour.
This man's military talents would be of great help to Mansour, and Mahdi Attis, the commander of the Guards, was an old minister of Mansour.
If Attis was turned against him by Mansur, the Mahdi would not have any capable generals.
Although Mansour and Bingbo Xilin were concentrating on playing chess, they still heard the sound of many people arriving.
They both looked towards the source of the noise, only to see Zhao Ziliang walking away surrounded by a large number of civil servants and generals.
When they came over, the two looked at each other, put down the flags in their hands and stood up.
They were still caged birds and had to bow their heads.
Mansur made a ceremonial gesture of feasting and said calmly: "It turns out that His Majesty the King of Western Qin has arrived, and Mansur's place is flourishing."
Bingbo Xilin also saluted Zhao Ziliang and said, "I have met His Majesty the King of Western Qin."
Zhao Ziliang looked at the chessboard, nodded to Bingbo Xilin, and smiled at Mansour: "The two of you actually learned Go, and their chess skills are pretty good.
It really impressed me.
I suddenly became interested, Mansu."
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Your Excellency, can you play a game of chess with me?"
Mansour had to do it even if he didn't want to, so he had to say: "I am very happy."
So the two began to play chess, with Zhao Ziliang holding the white stone and Mansour holding the black stone.
Zhao Ziliang asked while making his move: "Has Mr.
Mansour gotten used to living in Xinjing in the past few years?"
Mansour settled quickly and replied: "It's not bad.
It's very quiet here.
It's warm in winter and cool in summer.
All the necessities of life are available.
This is the most peaceful few years in my life.
Thank you His Majesty the King of Western Qin for your warm hospitality."
"You're welcome."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and kept making moves.
He didn't seem to have thought much about how to play chess.
The two of them chatted one after another.
After nearly half an hour, the chessboard was covered with chess pieces and it was about to enter the final stage.
Zhao Ziliang suddenly changed the topic: "Your Excellency, if you have a chance, can you still Do you want to go back?”
Mansour's hand, which was about to make a move, stopped in the air, his whole arm trembled, and the chess piece between his fingers fell into an empty space.
Zhao Ziliang looked at where Mansour landed, and then looked up at Mansour's expression and eyes.
Although it was only for a moment, Mansour concealed it very well, but this moment was still seen by Zhao Ziliang.
He knew Mansoor was confused.
Mansour couldn't help but feel confused.
He had the opportunity to return to the Kingdom of Dashi before.
Zhao Ziliang also promised that if he wanted to go back, he could send him out of the country in person.
But at that time, he did not dare to go back because he had one of his men available at that time.
There was no one there, and it was uncertain whether he would live or die after he returned, so he did not dare to go back.
Instead, he followed Zhao Ziliang to Xinjing.
However, in the past few years, although he had lived a normal life, Quiet, but his heart was always restless.
He found that he had become a canary in a cage.
This feeling was uncomfortable.
He longed to regain the power of the food country and return to the pinnacle of power.
But what will happen if he goes back now?
It has been so long, will those former subjects still obey his will?
It was not possible then, and I am afraid it is even worse now
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