Mahdi smiled, smiling with great confidence. In an instant, even Said had a feeling that the young prince's smile actually had some sparkle of wisdom in it.

"The capital and core territory of the Tang people are thousands of miles away, and the longer they stay in Khorasan, the more the cost of the conquest will be, even to the point that it is unbearable, and at that time, even if I don't make a move, how long can they hold out?"

Mahdi's penetrating analysis, even Said felt that it made sense, and deep down he couldn't help but worry a little about Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army, if what Mahdi said became true, then wouldn't everything he did become a wasted effort?

Anything that monopolizes Anxi's business and sweeps away the resentment about Taixifeng's magnates when he was young will become a bubble in the water.

However, with his sudden rise in the court of Taixiphon today, even if he monopolized the entire trade route from Anxi to Chang'an, what was there to be excited about?

Thinking of this, Said actually felt a burst of excitement, and the whole person was stunned.

It seems that even if it succeeds, it is better to increase the remuneration required from the Tang people, and the trade route from Ctesiphon to Khorasan is better.

Rather than being a lackey next to the powerful, being a businessman on the go all day seems to be more in line with Said's appetite.

"Said, Said, what's wrong with you?"

Mahdi put his arms around Said and shook him violently, which pulled him back from his trance.

Said said with a smile:

"His Royal Highness's words are like gods, and the villain admires them very much!"

Mahdi did not notice Saeed's gaffe, but continued:

"Therefore, I went to Khorasan this time, not to recover Mulu City, but to consume all the Tang people in this foreign land!"

Said was awe-struck for a while, it seemed that he had underestimated Mahdi before, and Mahdi's strategy could be said to be vicious and extremely operable.

From the position of Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army, it is inevitable to fight quickly, and only in this way can the results of the battle be maximized.

Otherwise, who can guarantee that there will not be long nights and dreams?

Yes, it is a long night and a lot of dreams, and after a long time of contact with the Tang people in Anxi, Said has become accustomed to using the vocabulary of the Tang people.

The episode of Rai's encounter with the Persian rebels did not affect Mahdi's sanity, and although anger was inevitable, the Persians here had been duly punished, sounding the alarm for those who dared to oppose Ctesiphon's court in the future.

No one knows what Mahdi was thinking, and after punishing the local Persians, he actually wanted Said to say that he had not given up on the idea of co-opting and assimilating the Persians, but was more determined than ever.

Saeed once asked the reason in confusion, and Mahdi only said lightly: The Persians, Sogdians, and Tocharians are all inexhaustible, and the best way is to let them all convert to the Great Food Religion and become faithful servants of Allah, and the caliphate, as the highest existence in the world, will naturally become their allegiance.

Although it takes time and effort to do so, it is obviously more beneficial for the empire in the long run.

You must know that although the Great Eclipse during the Umayyad Dynasty adopted a relatively soft policy towards the conquered Persian homeland, rebellions still emerged in various places, and the ultimate root cause was that the identity of the conquered land with the Great Eclipse was too low.

Now, Mahdi once again put forward his views on the Tang people's westward expedition, thoroughly analyzed the seemingly unrivaled Shenwu army, and pointed out the huge risks and crises it faced.

"Therefore, the Tang people must be in a hurry to fight, and we, as the fighters, must not be able to fulfill their wishes. Now, the Tang people show that they are no longer in a hurry to march westward, this is all a deceptive illusion, used to disrupt our vision, in fact, they must have held back their strength somewhere, just waiting to fight hard!"

At this moment, Mahdi let out a somewhat smug laugh.

Said refreshed his perception of Mahdi more than once, it seems that the reason why this person was able to get the favor of Caliph Mansur is not only because of his preference for young sons, but perhaps more because of this person's ability.

The army soon left Rai, which served as the eastern edge of the hinterland of the court of Ctesiphon, and further east it was already inhabited by the Persians.

The Persians here were not friendly to the Great Eater army, or rather fearful and curious.

When they left Ctesiphon, the inhabitants of the road watched curiously by the roadside, but since the passage of Rai, wherever the army passed, the inhabitants scattered and hid like sheep hiding from wild beasts.

Only the officials stationed in the area organized a number of wealthy merchants and tribal chiefs to hold a welcome ceremony that appeared to be on a decent scale.

Mahdi was embarrassed by this scene, and he shrugged helplessly.

"See, Saeed, how important it is for these infidels to convert to Allah as soon as possible!"

Said pouted, he knew what it was like to be in the East, far from Ctesiphon, and many would rather pay a high poll tax than convert to the Great Food Religion, and many went bankrupt and became vagrants, and eventually became the backbone of the Persian restoration.

It is probably very difficult to convert the Persians without coercion and without bloodshed.

However, Said didn't care about this matter, he was concerned about where Qin Jin was and how the Shenwu army would fight the elite of the Great Food Taixifeng Imperial Court.

That night, in the name of sending spies to the East, Saeed also sent his henchmen who had been with him for more than 20 years, and his real purpose was to find the Shenwu Army, and the soldiers informed Qin Jin of Mahdi's strategy for the battle.

As for whether his henchmen can safely find the Shenwu Army in Khorasan and whether they can smoothly inform Qin Jin of the information, Said can only pray silently for him.

Seven days after leaving Rai, the Great Eaters finally met a small Persian army and fought an encounter.

The Persian army encountered was clearly not the rebels who gathered together like Rai, they had uniform uniforms and banners, and even the battle formations were undisguisedly fierce.

The encounter between the two sides was immediately dissipated and did not last long, and even the total number of dead and wounded on both sides did not exceed twenty.

However, Mahdi was nervous.

The Tang people who should have met did not meet them, but instead met the Persians, who did not seem to be weak.

For this reason, Mahdi decided to give these Persians from east Khorasan a taste of the wrath of the Great Eaters.

Ten thousand-man detachments were sent out, they were dispersed, closely connected, and as soon as the enemy was spotted, they immediately gathered and concentrated superior forces......