It was similar to what Naren Xiaofeng imagined, but the Qin army camp, about twenty miles south of Layi City, was surrounded by the Dashi Army, but the specific scene was completely different from what he imagined.

After learning that the three great cities occupied by the Hurami Sect, Shabul and Shahrud were all lost, the Mitra Sect, which occupied the city of Lai, was deeply shocked. This time, they did not completely defend the city, but took the initiative to go out of the city to cooperate with the Qin army.

The leader of the Mitra Sect, Serasan I, led an army of 10,000 to camp about ten miles north of the Qin army, while his son II, collected 20,000 young and strong guards in the city.

In this way, the Khurasan army that advanced east could not encircle the Qin army from the north, and could only station between Layi City and the camp of Serrasan I.

However, for the three guards, they were still surrounded by 30,000 elite troops led by the Caliph Mansour, the Caliph Empire who had already arrived here!

Mansour is fifty-seven years old this year. He dared to take the initiative shortly after the completion of Baghdad City, which shows his confidence in the army under his command.

In fact, in the years when the black-clothed food replaced the white-clothed food, in addition to the outstanding achievements of Gebo Silin, his elder brother Safah and his uncle Abdullah were also very good at fighting. After Safah's death, both Abdullah and him were known as the successors of Safah, but Mansour took the lead in winning over Gebo Silin.

After Bingbosilin destroyed Abdullah, Mansour killed Bingbosilin again, and then took over the power and built the city of Baghdad, which indicates a new era. According to the military system of the Black Food, there must be a large number of central imperial guards near the capital. The White Food was easily overthrown by the Abbasids because there were too few troops guarding the capital.

The Central Imperial Guard must be the essence of the entire imperial army.

Of course, the Dashi Empire is a bit special now.

Because of the existence of Khorasan, the empire has in fact two major legions, one is the non-Khorasan military group centered on Baghdad, and the other is naturally the Khorasan Legion.

At present, the strength of the Khorasan Legion is far less than that in history, because in real history, after the Battle of Talas, the Great Cannibal controlled the entire river, with a much larger population than it is now, and the strength of the Khorasan Legion is even greater.

At that time, Mansur adopted a strategy to transfer a large number of outstanding Khorasan soldiers to the Baghdad Legion, but it was not possible at the moment. Due to the loss of the entire river, he could only allow Governor Khorasan to continue to have a huge army.

First there were Khorasans and later Turks, which was the core of the real Black-clothed Great Food Army.

But in any case, after the huge city of Baghdad was built, Mansur migrated a considerable number of Egyptian peasants, Damascus craftsmen, and Anbar's herders (later herders in the western desert of Iraq, which generally refers to the nomadic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula) to the surrounding Baghdad, and his regime was unbreakable.

The main force of his Baghdad legion is also divided into three parts: around Baghdad, the Mesopotamian basin is called the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard from the Damascus is called the Infantry Corps, the Cavalry from the Peninsula is called the Anbar Legion. In addition, when the Empire attacked the Kingdom of Ethiopia, it captured a large number of slaves and selected thousands of elite troops. Some were castrated and sent to the harem, and some were incorporated into the Imperial Guard.

At present, his 30,000 elite troops are arranged like this:

The Anbar Light Cavalry Legion is on the east of the Qin army camp, the Damascus Infantry Regiment is on the west, and his Imperial Guards are on the south.

In the south of the Imperial Guards camp is a small hill. Mansour built another small camp on the hill, which is actually his palace. The thousand black slave soldiers he trusted the most were guarding the palace.

The commander-in-chief at the foot of the mountain is actually his eldest son Mahdi.

As an army that can be left by Mansour to follow him, it is obviously the most elite army in the empire, no doubt about it.

On a sunny morning, Mansour, who was stationed on the mountain, got news about Karati.

In a large tent with a distinctly large food style, after listening to the report of Suleiman, who ran here from Karati, he was fifty-seven years old, with gray-bearded Mansour's face, without any panic.

In the big tent, in addition to Mansour, three others were kneeling in front of him, one with his left hand and two with his right hand, and one with his back.

Let’s talk about the man standing behind him. He is extremely tall, almost two meters tall, slender and upright, dark skin, about thirty years old, without a beard. He looked gentle and respectful when he looked at Mansour, but when he looked at the remaining three, he looked inviolable.

Ayub, one of the black slaves captured by the Great Food Empire when it invaded the Kingdom of Ethiopia and African tribes south of Egypt, was the eunuch. He is now the head of the court and commander of the black guard of Mansour.

The man in his left hand face was somewhat similar to Mansour, and he was about thirty years old, but he had a thick, dark beard.

Mahdi, the eldest son of Mansour, led the Central Imperial Guard as the Great Emir.

The first person in his left hand had fair skin and a thin beard. If he didn't wear a big food robe, at first glance, he thought he was a Greek merchant from the Roman Empire.

Abdulah, a Damascus military family, was a Christian before. He converted to the Great Food Church during the era of white-clothed food and has always been the most trusted infantry commander of the Damascus Empire. He was the commander of the 10,000 Damascus infantry.

At the lower head of Abdulah, a middle-aged man with an extremely fierce face, with slightly dark skin, deep eyes, thick and thick beard, which was Amal, the leader of the Anbar Legion.

"Sureman, this idiot!"

Before the meeting, Mansour stretched out his right hand and asked everyone to crawl at his feet to kiss, and then led him to pray, before officially entering the agenda of the meeting.

Perhaps in order to alleviate the embarrassment and uneasiness caused by Suleiman's failure, Mahdi cursed at the beginning.

However, he was obviously steady and agile, and highly trusted by Mansour. After scolding, he immediately said: "Don't worry, there are only three large camps in front of us, with 15,000 people, while there are only ten thousand regular troops of the Mitras who occupy the magpie nest in the city of Lai. The rest are farmers who are used to holding hoes, and the Qin army from the west, which adds up to 30,000."

"The great Mansur Caliph has more than 30,000 elite soldiers, and the successful Fawaz has 30,000 elite soldiers. The total number is still our army's dominance. What's more, the Governor of Tochar, Zuhair, who has recently joined the Caliph, still has 30,000 elite soldiers."

(Author's note: Mansour, the winner, Mansour is his claim, original name Abu Jafar Abbas, Mansour Caliph, just like the Chinese call an emperor "His Majesty of the Holy Ming and His Majesty"; Fawaz, the former governor of Tochar, was a Sogdian who lived in Persia. After Goshuminu became the governor of Tochar, he became the governor of Tus and the director of the Khorasan cavalry, and his name contained the meaning of "successful person"; Zuhair, the name of Goshuminu, who joined Mansour, originally meant light, and here is the meaning of "abandoning darkness and turning to light")

At this time, the news of the war in Mulu City had not yet reached here. According to their ideas, a city larger than the newly built Baghdad had 50,000 regular troops and hundreds of thousands of people. They were still devout Grand Juemen. In a few months, the Qin Kingdom could not have been able to break through.

So Zuhair, who set out from Herat, could act according to the opportunity. His cavalry could both travel somewhere and divide into two. In any case, they would be at least 15,000 fierce Tocharian cavalry, and wherever they were used, they would become the key to victory or defeat.

The Tocharo, Persian horse, and Ahama (sweat-blooded BMW) are known as the three major BMWs in Central Asia. However, in terms of endurance, the Tocharo is still above the other two. This kind of horse is the Turkic horse in the north of the desert (the Mongolian horse in later generations), a higher Turkic horse!

The Tocharians lacked organization and training. Otherwise, with the blessing of this kind of war horse, the cannibals would not be so easily conquered. However, Zuhair came from the Shaye Army and had a good way to train cavalry. When Mansour summoned him at Bill Jand, he asked him to secretly take the army to the vicinity of Torbat Hedariy (bet between Bill Jand and Tus City). He went north to Mulu City and only went west to Layi City for only more than a thousand miles.

With the endurance of Tocharis Camels, even if you go to the farther city of Lai, you will arrive in ten days at most!

Of course, Mahdi said this mainly to calm everyone's minds. In any case, the Governor of Mosul Suleiman has been defeated. Once he loses Ibrahim, he can gather a large number of troops in the west again. Although his combat power is worrying, it is ultimately a hidden danger.

"Okay," Mansour finally spoke, "The current situation is very obvious, and the war in Mulu City is unknown, but according to the speed of the marching of this Qin army from the west, they are indeed very strong and should not be taken lightly, but that's it. Their main force was firmly attracted by the Xhosa people on the west coast of the Caspians, and most of the military power that can be used in China has been transferred to Persia."

"In other words, if you win this battle, you can ensure that our country will have peace for at least ten years. You originally wanted to wait until Suleiman arrives before attacking. Since that's the case, you will start attacking early tomorrow morning!"

"Caliph..." Mahdi seemed a little hesitant.

Mansour glared at him, but his voice was still very stable.

"What are you still hesitating about? The enemy's biggest reliance is firearms. If our army actively attacks its large camp, it will be unfavorable, and if we set up a formation to fight in the wild, the outcome will be difficult to predict. Only in one situation can we ensure victory."

"The enemy has firearms, and we also have them. Tomorrow morning, all the battalions will use catapults to drop sulli-bombs to the enemy camp. The enemy will definitely come out and take the initiative to attack our army. In this way, our army will have the advantage. Since it comes out in a hurry, it will definitely not be a formation. At that time, you can wait or hold on or seize the opportunity to attack."

Everyone understood immediately.
Chapter completed!