Chapter One Thousand and Fourteen

"How's it going, is there any news from the Empire?"

A voice came from the Black Forest, and on the official road that ran through the Black Forest, Abmus/Lin sat on the remains of an unknown stone statue beside the road, and spoke. The Silk Road was a route for merchants, and the Black Forest was a place where merchants often rested, so many merchants erected statues of various gods here to protect themselves.

Most of these idols are gods of wealth associated with gold and silver treasures, and each one of them is erected here, and over time, it becomes a landscape in the Black Forest. There are even many people who come here to admire and watch.

But neither Abmus/Lin nor Ziad had any intention of appreciating it. In the Battle of Talas, 100,000 elite warriors of the Great Eclipse were killed, the Behemoth Legion was wiped out, the Aurora Legion, which had been formed at the cost of the Empire's immense strength, was also severely damaged, and most importantly, even the Empire's favorite Mesil died there.

The hearts of the two were extremely heavy at this time.

Starting from Khorasan to Samarkand, the Great Iron Horse led by the two of them was invincible and destroyed an unknown number of forces, but in Talas, the two suffered an unprecedented defeat in their lives.

"I have already been contacted, the Governor of Tarsus, Qudipo, and the Governor of Cairo, Osman, have responded, they have heard about Talas, and they have led the most elite forces, and they are rushing here as fast as possible, and they will be able to arrive smoothly in a month at most. They are very interested in the Tang Dynasty, which has never been in contact with the East. ”

Ziad said.

The names of Qu Dibo, the governor of Tarsus, and the Osman, the governor of Cairo, are unfamiliar names to the country east of the Green Mountains, and I am afraid that not many people know them at all, but in the Great Food Empire, as well as their respective jurisdictions, they are like thunder and crying.

In terms of status, these two people are almost equal to the iron-blooded governor Abmus/Lin, especially the governor of Tarsus, Qudibo, who is also known as the governor of war, under his leadership, the army of the Great Food has advanced by leaps and bounds, destroyed and decayed, crossed the Mediterranean, captured Tarsus, and fought all the way to the vicinity of the Black Sea.

In terms of the degree of fanaticism of war, Qu Dibo is probably even stronger than Abmus/Lin.

Abmus/Lin likes to conquer, to conquer different empires and peoples, while Küdibo likes war itself. Where there is war, there is Qudibo. Therefore, although he did not have much contact with Abmus/Lin, the warlord who was talking about the tiger was the first to respond to Abmus/Lin's request for help and led the army to rush over after hearing about Talas.

As for the Governor of Cairo, Uthman, although his status is not as good as that of Abmus/Lin, he is also a brilliant and famous presence in the Great Food Empire. He had a wealth of combat experience, especially since he and Abmus/Lin were extremely good friends, and they fought side by side during the conquest of the ancient Khorasan dynasty, leading armies together to destroy this ancient and powerful adversary.

The two have an extremely strong friendship.

In Abmus/Lin's plan, the Ottomans were originally their own reinforcements in the rear, as long as they conquered Talas and advanced into the Western Regions, the Ottomans would come from the rear, join up with themselves, and conquer the East. But now, the crushing defeat of Talas forced Abmus/Lin to change their plans and recruit Osman in advance.

Hearing Ziad's words, Abmus/Lin was obviously much more energetic, whether it was Qudibo or Osman, everyone had a large number of elite soldiers under their command, and if they supported them, Abmus/Lin's losses in the war could be quickly compensated. What's more, both the Tsudbo and the Ottomans were also very strong in battle, and the combination of the three satraps could almost completely destroy Talas, and even complete the great cause of conquering the East in one fell swoop.

Despite this, Abmuth/Lin's bushy brows were still slightly furrowed.

"What did Qu Debo say? He never did anything that didn't do good. If you are willing to make a move this time, you must have some requirements. ”

Abmuth/Lindau.

"This ......"

Ziad hesitated, but seeing Abmus/Lin's stern eyes, he finally spoke:

"Qu Dibo asked the Governor to relinquish part of the war zone, and if the war was won, he wanted the Governor to give up the quota of Eastern weapons in the caliphate. In addition, he has the right to select 10,000 elite soldiers from the army of adults, follow him, and become his personal soldiers. ”

Ziad said. As he spoke, he kept quietly looking at Abmus/Lin's face, and sure enough, hearing Qu Dibo's request, Abmus/Lin's face became darker and darker, and more and more ugly. Ziad's voice couldn't help but get lower and smaller.

The East is an unexplored war zone with endless treasures and enemies, and Qu Dibo has been coveting the East since the empire divided the war zone. It's just that the empire is highly hierarchical, and no one can disobey the orders of the caliph, plus Abmuth/Lin has always been strong, and his iron fist is no less than that of Qu Dibo, so Qu Dibo has never been able to intervene in it.

But this time Talas's fiasco obviously made Qu Dibo feel the opportunity, and he immediately poked out his minions without hesitation.

The Black Forest was quiet, the pins could be heard, and there was no need to look up, and Ziad knew that Abmus/Lin's face must be extremely gloomy at this time.

Everyone knew that the East belonged to the confinement of the iron-blooded governor Abmus/Lin, and anyone who made such a request would be tantamount to a kind of humiliation to Abmus/Lin, so it was impossible for him to agree to such a request under any circumstances.

"Good!"

Unexpectedly, just when Ziad thought that Abmuth/Lin would refuse, Ziyad heard an unexpected answer.

"Your Excellency!"

Ziad's heart was shocked, and he raised his head sharply, looking shocked.

"My lord, you must not agree, if you agree to Qu Dibo's unreasonable demands, I am afraid that your lord will become the laughing stock of the entire empire in the future. And it is also extremely detrimental to the prestige of adults in the East. ”

It was just a split second, and Ziad immediately reacted and exhorted with all his might. Every Imperial Governor is arrogant, and if Abmus/Lin agrees to Qudibo's request, then he will always be crushed by Qudibo in the future.

"Ziad, you don't understand what I mean. Now is not the time to consider personal gains and losses, and both me and Qu Dibo have underestimated the severity of this Eastern Campaign. In Talas, we have encountered an enemy we have never seen before, and they are stronger than any of our previous opponents. The Behemoth Legions, the Aurora Legions, we have relied on them to conquer many powerful opponents, including the Khorasan Empire, but this time they all failed. From Khorasan all the way to Samarkand, there has never been an empire that can hold us back for so long, and no one can defeat us, but these Dons have done it. ”

Sitting on the remains of the stone statue, Abmuth/Lin looked completely different from before, and their eyes were extremely sharp, as if they had penetrated all the details and mysteries of the entire war.

"Adult ......"

Ziad was stunned, this moment of Abmuth/Lin was something he had never seen before.

"Let him come, and tell Qu Dibo that I have agreed to all his conditions, but only one condition, he must bring his best troops over. ”

Without waiting for Ziade to say more, Abmus/Lin said categorically and without hesitation.

"My subordinates understand!"

A complicated look flashed in Ziad's eyes, and he finally nodded.

"Also, what's going on with the militia draft?"

Abmuth/Lin asked.

This time in the war with the Tang Dynasty, the Great Food suffered heavy losses, Abmus/Lin is now seriously understaffed, and urgently needs to replenish the source of troops, the Great Food is a fighting country, this style of advocating combat has gradually spread to all the nearby conquered areas, so the Great Food Empire has always had the best reserve source, and militia recruitment is one of the important means.

The big cannibals are generally martial, with a very high level of training and a strong sense of battle, as long as they are equipped with weapons, horses and armor, and after a certain formation and training, these people are high-quality soldiers. In this way, Abmus/Lin has been able to gain a steady stream of troops, and in the Battle of Talas, although he and Gao Xianzhi held on for more than two months and suffered huge losses, in this way, not only did not decrease, but increased.

This is also an important reason why the Great Food Empire has been able to continue to expand, conquering so many empires and civilizations in a short period of time, and transforming into the most powerful empire in the entire west of the Green Mountains.

"This ...... The casualties in this war were much worse than we had estimated, and the militia was severely depleted from Khorasan to Samarkand. What's more, this war with Datang, everyone is paying attention, as soon as Talas was defeated, the news immediately spread, and now many people have begun to evade recruitment, and the number of our recruits has been far less than before, I am afraid it will be difficult to recruit a large number of troops in a short period of time. ”

Ziad said in a deep voice.

The side effects of the Battle of Talas were much more serious than expected, not only the strength and morale, but now they couldn't even recruit reserves, which the two had never thought of before.

Abmuth/Lin didn't speak, and her thick eyebrows grew deeper and deeper.

“...... However, it is not the militia and Qudibo that are most worried, but the Baghdad side. ”

Ziad was so worried that he didn't say any more.

The Great Eclipse was a hierarchical empire, and the death of a Messir was even worse than the defeat of Abmus/Lin at Talas, and the death of the caliph's favored servants under the nose of the governor of the East was both a dereliction of duty and a serious incompetence. Judging from the news coming from Baghdad, the capital of the empire, His Majesty was very angry, and the entire capital of the empire, Baghdad, also set off a monstrous wave because of the death of Mesil, and countless nobles, governors, and generals were blaming Abmus/Lin.

Although Messier's reputation in the imperial capital is not necessarily very good, but now that the emperor is angry, no one will jump out at this time and have trouble with His Majesty.

- Although Masil is unpopular, he represents the caliph after all!

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