Mo Jian even made great efforts this time, in order to behave well in front of Qin Jin, he had always been kind, he killed several old subordinates one after another, and controlled the left and right leaves in his hands in one fell swoop, so that no one would oppose sending troops to attack Elan.

In fact, many of the barbarian tribes who came to join in the fun were all holding the mentality of picking up meat and eating behind the Shenwu Army, and now Mo Jianlian jumped out and took the initiative to gnaw bones for the Shenwu Army, which would naturally attract the opposition of many people.

This dispatch was temporarily joined by 5,000 Sogdian cavalry, led by Manyak's son Asta.

Originally, in the plan, Qin Jin did not plan to send Sogdians, but after Asta learned the news of the imminent dispatch of troops, he hoped to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions.

The Sogdian chieftain Maniak the Elder also came forward in person, hoping that his son would make a name for himself in this attack on the Great Cannibals.

In the past hundred years, the Sogdians living in Khorasan had enough of the oppression of the Great Cannibals, and they also had a very low status among the barbarian tribes, and now with the support of the Tang people, they naturally had to raise their eyebrows and let those who once rode on their heads see that the Sogdians can now ride on the necks of the Great Cannibals to and pee.

Therefore, it doesn't matter how many people and horses are sent, the important thing is to be able to follow along, and the cavalry of 5,000 people is also a lot for them.

Asta wanted to ask Ying to be the vanguard of the army, but Wang Renli, who was in charge of the command, refused his request.

For this reason, Asta was full of displeasure, and even wanted to act on his own, but after all, he had seen the harshness of the Shenwu Army's enforcement of military law, so he had to give up.

Regardless of whether the Grolu or the Sogdians, as long as they join the battle sequence of the Shenwu Army and obey the unified command, they must abide by the military law of the Shenwu Army, otherwise the military law is strict but they will not kill the innocent.

If old Manyak could see that his son, who was the most troublesome, could obediently obey orders, he would be surprised.

Although Wang Renli was young, he was killed from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and this was the first time he led the army alone, so he didn't engage in any cavalry raids, but only fought steadily, and clearly pounced on it with superior troops.

If Asta is allowed to go deep alone, in case he is taken advantage of by the big cannibals, it is equivalent to dampening his spirit before he fights.

It's not that he looks down on the Sogdians' combat effectiveness, it's not that he thinks the Sogdians' combat strength is not good, and this big cannibal cannibal should not be underestimated even if he is a skinny camel.

When he set out from Sylvan, Asta had been asking questions about Wang Renli's left and right, and now he was a little angry and only rode his head and didn't say a word.

Wang Renli felt a little embarrassed, so he coughed and said with a smile:

"I heard that the Asta brothers once chased the butt of the Great Food Prince Mahdi in the grasslands of the north of the mountain?"

It was a compliment, and when it came to the smug, Asta was really interested, so he nodded unceremoniously in acknowledgement, and at the same time told the story of his battle of wits and courage with the Mahdi army.

After all, it was a thousand people who attacked and harassed tens of thousands of people, and most of his tactics were aimed at a small number of rangers in the big eater, and sometimes he also took the opportunity to set a fire at night, although it was not annoying to let the big eater hurt his muscles and bones.

In Asta's mouth, these achievements have been exaggerated a lot, and Wang Renli is also speechless when he listens.

Wang Renli made another judgment on Asta, in fact, this guy is not a chicken chick who has just taken off, but his desire to win is too urgent, and it is easy to have the problem of arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

If it were his comrade, he would definitely remind him with a heartfelt message. However, for a person with strong self-esteem like Asta, Wang Renli knows that even if he makes a kind reminder, it will definitely alienate the relationship that was reunited before.

The Qarluq army was at the forefront, and they were the first to encounter the Great Eclipse army from Ilam.

After receiving the warning, Wang Renli immediately ordered Asta's Sogdian troops to move to the flank of the Qarluq tribe in order to respond to the Qaroqs at any time.

Astadon was as excited as a chicken, and happily received the order, leading his five thousand cavalry to gallop away.

The serious 800 Shenwu Army only has 5,000 foot soldiers, Wang Renli naturally will not be easily dispatched, their main duty is to protect the Chinese army from being attacked and harassed by the enemy.

The Grolu people were indeed very effective in combat, and in only half a day's effort, they defeated the Great Food Army, which was responsible for blocking the border of Ilam.

In this battle alone, 1,000 people were beheaded and more than 3,000 were taken prisoner.

That's a lot of money for a half-day battle.

However, Asta's 5,000 cavalry was only responsible for support on the periphery, and there were few beheadings, and after coming back, he felt depressed, shouting that he would not do any support in the future, and he must fight hard.

By the time Wang Renli's Chinese army arrived at the battlefield, the battle had already ended, and he had a general idea of the battle situation, and the Great Cannibal should be just a tentative ambush here, and if the road was unimpeded, then a fierce battle would inevitably be fought under the city of Elam.

Prince Qajar, who was traveling with the army, was most interested in the thousands of captives who had been his men, but had been seduced by Muhammad's shameful donkey and had betrayed their master.

The captives were thrilled by Prince Qajar's appearance, and expressed their willingness to be his faithful servants once again.

Khazar was very satisfied, and while comforting the captives, he was thinking about it, and asked Wang Renli to ask the three thousand captives to be added to his guard.

"What? to put 3,000 captives into the guard?"

Wang Renli immediately shook his head and refused, not that he deliberately wanted to restrict Qar, but that these captives appeared as enemies half a day ago to ambush them, and if they were not screened and reorganized, they were hastily charged into Qajar's guards, he was only afraid that Qajar would have another accident, and how would he explain to the prime minister when the time came!

However, Prince Qajar's proposal was not entirely impossible, and in the end, after careful consideration, Wang Renli agreed to select one of the three people, and after screening, he would be mixed into Qajar's guard.

Khazar's guard has less than a thousand men left since Ctesiphon's escape, so it will not be too much of a detrimental effect to add another thousand.

Moreover, Khazar himself really needs a certain number of soldiers to show his strength, otherwise how can he convince the great cannibals defending the city to return to his command when he arrives at Elam?"

What to do with the remaining 2,000 captives, Qajar advocated their release on the spot, and Murjlien and Asta were surprisingly in agreement, advocating that they should be killed on the spot, so that it would be a disaster to let them go, and waste food if they stayed.