Many ministers in Baghdad had long been bribed and controlled by the Western Qin.
On the second day after Zhao Lei led his army to besiege the city, a riot broke out in the city.
This was launched by several ministers controlled by the Western Qin in order to weaken the defensive power in the city. , in preparation for persuading others to surrender.
For a new city like Baghdad, there are many buildings in the city that are unique in the world.
It is easy to destroy them, but it is difficult to rebuild them.
Moreover, it is not wise to rely on destroying these buildings to achieve the purpose of defeating the resistance of the cannibals.
Lift.
Zhao Lei knew this very well, so he wanted to persuade him to surrender.
The art of war also said that attacking the heart is the most important.
If Baghdad could be captured without spending a single soldier, this would be the best thing.
After persisting for three days, the stubborn forces in Baghdad finally lost their fighting spirit to resist to the end due to the efforts of the peace faction, opened the city gate and surrendered, and Baghdad was ruled by the Western Qin Dynasty.
The territory left behind after Mansour died of illness was quickly controlled by Western Qin in the following ten days.
During this period, Mahdi had already learned the news, but he was not prepared enough and did not dare to act rashly.
On the ninth day of December, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition Li Siye rushed to Baghdad with his soldiers and generals non-stop.
On the way, the vast deserts, deserts, plateaus, hills, salt marshes, highlands, ravines, and oases allowed Li Siye to see the complex world of Persia. terrain.
Overlooking the splendid Baghdad city from a high place outside Baghdad, he felt a lot of emotions for a while.
He remembered the conversation between Zhao Ziliang and him before leaving: "I know why the king sent the plateau army and the slave army to fight in the Persian region. "?"
Li Siye clasped his fists and said: "I don't know, please ask the king to clarify my doubts."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Most of the food country is desert, desert, accompanied by plateaus, hills, salt marshes, highlands, ravines, and oases.
Fighting in that area places great demands and dependence on the army's logistics, but food is Secondly, the most important thing is the water source and fodder.
Let’s talk about the water source first.
The army must march along the water source, otherwise.
It is impossible to survive in the vast desert.
At this point, in addition to relying on the Dongchang spies we placed in the territory of the Great Event, we also need to find local people as guides.
The locals may hate us, but don't worry, financial interests It touches people's hearts.
There are always people in the world who will be driven by interests and be used by me.
Let's talk about fodder.
There is little cultivated land in the Big Food Country, and there are even fewer pastures and grasslands for grazing.
Although the war horses of the Big Food Country are famous all over the world, there are really not many places where they can be used for large-scale grazing, and they cannot support too many cavalry.
And ours Most of the standing army is cavalry, with only a small amount of infantry.
Only the Endeavor Legion and the Plateau Legion have few cavalry.
There are many infantry, and other legions of our standing army are not suitable for fighting in this area.
Only the Plateau Legion and the Slave Legion are suitable for this area.
Moreover, these two legions have a large number of troops and have little demand for fodder.
They will not be short of fodder.
The combat effectiveness of this region has been reduced, so I transferred the Plateau Legion and the Slave Legion to the Great Food War."
Historically, the Mongolian army's offensive progress stopped in Syria and Palestine.
It was defeated by the Mamunuks several times in Syria and Palestine.
In addition to tactical command errors, there was also a lack of troops.
In these battles, the number of Mongolian troops was far lower than that of the Arabs.
Especially in the decisive battle of Ain Jaru, the Egyptian Sultan Kudus had 120,000 men, while the Mongolian general guarding Damascus was so timid that he only had 20,000 men without spending the main force.
The cowardly Buhua was angered before the war started, and chased into the valley with his pursuers.
Entering the trap set by Laihudusi, after being surrounded on three sides, all the Syrian servants fled, leaving only 20,000 The Mongolian cavalry of our headquarters, the Mongolian cavalry are worthy of fighting in hundreds of battles.
After a short period of panic, Buhua regained his composure.
As expected of a battle-hardened warrior, Buhua quickly calmed down and attacked Mamunuk's weak flank with a force of ten thousand people.
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He personally Leading a team of ten thousand people to storm the enemy's left flank.
At first, Mamunuk was almost defeated.
If Hudusi did not personally go into battle and fight to boost Mamunuk's morale, I am afraid that Mamunuk would have lost this battle.
The Mongolian cavalry's skill with bow and horse is indeed unparalleled in the world, but the close combat is not as good as that of the carefully trained Mamunuk.
The battle lasted until the afternoon, and Hudusi's military superiority finally came into play.
The timid Buhua personally led After the guards launched a counterattack and were killed, the remnant Mongolian army, which had lost its command, finally could no longer resist and fled in panic.
However, it was soon surrounded in Beishan and finally the entire army was annihilated.
Li Siye thought of Zhao Ziliang's words and secretly warned himself to be vigilant at all times.
This may very well be the last journey of his military career, but he must not lose his reputation here.
"Let's go to Baghdad and see the most prosperous city in this big food country."
After saying this, Li Siye took his family generals and soldiers and rode down the mountain.
Only his majestic figure with fluttering white beard was left on the ridge.
When they arrived at the city gate, they saw that the city gate was already full of people.
Standing at the front was Zhao Lei and his deputy general Zhamu.
Zhao Lei was sent to Persia again to take charge of the overall situation shortly after his mother's death.
Bai Xiaode He was transferred to the slave army as the commander.
This time Zhao Ziliang transferred the slave army to fight again.
He also took a fancy to Bai Xiaodece, who had been in charge of military affairs in Persia for a period of time and was familiar with the local situation.
"The last general led the officials and generals of the Persian Governor's Palace to welcome the general to Baghdad to preside over the Western Expedition," Zhao Lei said loudly and clasped his fists immediately after Li Siye rode in.
Li Siye jumped off the horse and stepped forward to help Zhao Lei's arm and said with a smile: "Prince, you don't have to be like this.
I can't be so polite as a prince."
Zhao Lei said sternly: "Commander, please don't call me Prince.
This is during the Western Expedition and in the army.
It's better to call me by military rank for convenience."
Li Siye nodded and said: "Okay, in that case, you're welcome, old minister.
Today, General Zhao led the officials of the Governor's Mansion and the generals of the Plateau Army to greet me at the gate of the city.
I understand this heartfelt feeling.
I and my generals are dear to my heart."
The soldiers have been sleeping rough all the way, why don't we go to the city first?"
"I have prepared the marshal's carriage for the marshal.
Please come, marshal" A group of people walked into the city gate and walked along the street to the marshal's quarters.
Along the way, Li Siye found that the buildings in the city and various sections of the city wall were well preserved.
He couldn't help but ask: "When did you capture Baghdad?
How did the city walls and the interior of the city become intact?"
The building was repaired so quickly, it was like it had never experienced a war.”
Zhao Lei clasped his fists and said: "So that the general knows that we did not launch an attack on Baghdad.
We only besieged the city for three days.
The remaining thousands of defenders in the city surrendered.
Their main force arrived before our army arrived.
We were annihilated outside the city, and there were insiders we planted in the city to fish in troubled waters, so we surrendered quickly."
"I see.
I asked why there is no trace of damage in the city.
It turns out that they surrendered directly.
General Zhao really knows the essence of military art and captured the world-famous city of Baghdad without even using a single soldier."
"The handsome man is so complimentary" On December 15, Bai Xiaode led a slave army of 50,000 people to station outside Baghdad, and joined most of the Plateau Army commanded by Zhao Lei in Baghdad.
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On December 18, Li Siye convened the generals and deputy generals of the two armies at the marshal's camp to discuss matters.
Li Siye, wearing heavy armor, sat on the main seat and looked at the generals on both sides and said: "Generals, before I come, the king has discussed with me the general strategy of the Western Expedition and given clear instructions.
The Western Expedition It is mainly divided into two attack routes, and continues westward to attack other areas of the Mesopotamia Plain, Syria, and the land of Canaan, that is, Palestine.
At this time, there is no name for Jordan.
Phew, Jordan is also included in Palestine.
The military combat missions along this route are mainly handled by the Plateau Legion.
On the other side, when attacking from Barda to the south, the military combat missions are mainly undertaken by the Slave Legion.
The direction of attack is towards the cannibal’s lair.
To eat the peninsula, the navy will cooperate with our offensive in the offshore to prevent them from supporting each other from the sea.
I will take command from Baghdad."
This military meeting decided on the strategic direction of the main military operations, that is, dividing one into two.
The Plateau Army will continue to attack westward, while the Slave Army will attack southward on the Arabian Peninsula.
Most of these two directions are desert areas, but the Western Qin Army does not care.
All legions have already adapted to fighting in various environments.
Fighting in desert areas is nothing new.
There are also large areas of desert in Western Qin.
Surviving in the desert is also commonplace for the Western Qin army.
As the two armies attacked west and south, Li Siye led 10,000 people to sit in Baghdad and direct the military operations of the two armies.
After the meeting, Li Siye left Zhao Lei and Bai Xiaode behind and said, "Two generals, military action is not the only way to conquer the enemy.
Before I came, the king once explained that pure military action cannot make the enemy surrender.
On the contrary, sometimes with certain tactics, unexpected results can be achieved.
There are many tribes of different sizes in Dashi, and these tribes may have similar relationships.
They have the same beliefs, but they all have their own interests, so to a certain extent they are not monolithic.
Of course, they are likely to unite for our attack.
At this time, in order to reduce casualties, we must think of dividing them. , and then defeat them one by one, this can reduce our casualties or use methods to make them suspicious of each other and let them kill each other."
Bai Xiaode nodded and said: "We will strictly follow the teachings of the king and the commander-in-chief.
While launching military attacks, we will use tactics and tactics to divide and disintegrate them.
We will defeat them one by one or win over some and attack others in order to achieve our goal.
Purpose" Li Siye patted the two of them on the shoulders and said: "Okay, our army has never been to this area.
The soldiers may not be suitable for the climate here at first.
The two generals must not be greedy for success and rush forward.
They must fight steadily and steadily." , give the soldiers enough time to adapt to the environment, and don't make a large area unacclimated to the environment and lose combat effectiveness."
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