Saeed adamantly disagreed with his appointment as a general, and in fact Caliph Mansur did not say anything further and agreed with Mahdi's proposal.

It's just that Mahdi's mood is a little unusually excited, and he keeps asking Mansour's permission.

In the end, it was at Said's insistence that Mansour personally nodded the proposal.

It is clear that Mahdi is deliberately trying to woo Said, or to say that he is showing the utmost sincerity.

It was not until the caliph left the tent, and the generals and ministers departed one after another, that Mahdi returned to his rightful place and sat down, and after a long sigh of relief, he said in a rather dissatisfied tone:

"Why did you turn down such a good opportunity? Do you know how many difficulties the generals in Ctesiphon had to go through to obtain the title......

Said naturally knew it, but he still couldn't accept it, no matter what way it was.

"If the villain is awarded the title in vain, he will not only make enemies for himself, but also cause unnecessary trouble for His Highness. Since His Royal Highness has made up his mind to lead the troops to the east, the villain will do his best to help, and when the time comes, after making meritorious contributions and receiving meritorious rewards, will anyone jump out and question it?"

These words were so penetrating that Mahdi laughed happily, feeling that he had indeed despised Said in the past.

Of course, this is due to Mahdi's instinctive rejection of businessmen, and it was not until he came into contact with them several times that he realized that businessmen were not all money-hungry people.

For example, Said, although he seems to be a coward who is greedy for money, but after in-depth contact, he found that he has a quality that many civilian officials and generals do not have, that is, he dares to speak out and advise, and usually stops on the spot, and will not do anything out of the ordinary, which is too embarrassing.

"Well, I already know your thoughts, since the caliph can't give you enough rewards in office, then ......"

As he spoke, Mahdi smiled mysteriously, and then ordered Sayyid to be led to see the surprise that had been prepared for him a long time ago.

The surprise was indeed a surprise, and twelve beautiful women became his favorite concubines, some from the Greeks, some from the Persians, and some of the Sogdians......

Unexpectedly, he had just returned to Ctesiphon and got more than a dozen women, Saeed not only liked money, but also liked beautiful women, so he accepted it deservedly, and enjoyed the blessings of the coming year for a whole day.

Early the next morning, Mahdi sent someone to ask for Saeed and told him the news.

The Great Food Reinforcements have been on the road in batches.

Mahdi, as the commander of the leading troops, followed and slowly advanced.

Said was taken aback, he could not have imagined that Mansour's decision was so decisive, and that once he had made a decision, he would not drag his feet in the mud. It's no wonder that Mansour's Great Eclipse was able to expand its territory in four directions at once.

None of this is without reason.

"Why is it so fast? You don't even need to prepare, just go?"

Mahdi laughed, he thought that Saeed had been drained of his head by twelve beauties, and even his reaction had become slower.

"These soldiers and horses are all preparing to attack Constantinople in the autumn, but now that there is a problem in Khorasan, we must first solve those Tang people who are not self-sufficient and have come from afar. ”

Then, with a sigh, Mahdi added:

"The plan to attack Constantinople is about to be delayed, the caliph's long-planned strategy has been disrupted, and the Tang people will have to pay for it!"

His gaze suddenly sharpened, and Said couldn't help but shudder.

Mahdi marched three days later, escorted by 10,000 horsemen, and slowly headed east, accompanied by Saeed as a member of his staff.

Prior to this, 30,000 people had already been divided into two echelons and left for Khorasan one after another.

Because of the slow pace of the march, Said was able to get a taste of the prosperity along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

Compared to a few decades ago, it seems to be much richer, with endless fields and seedlings reaching to the edge of heaven and earth. Only the sun hanging high overhead was a little unseasonable, and the abundance of light and heat made the grass and trees on the ground fall to the brink of lack of water all the time.

But the heat and drought did not bother the industrious and intelligent foodie farmers, who built huge and ingenious waterwheels to draw water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and channel it into elevated aqueducts to flow into the fields on both banks.

For a moment, Said was in a trance, as if he had returned to his childhood thirty years ago, carefree playing and frolicking under the protection of his grandfather, enjoying a luxurious life that most civilians could not enjoy.

However, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and the explosion thundered loudly.

Said woke up from his memories and suddenly found himself sweating profusely, even the white robe that covered his body was soaked.

Dark clouds obscured the blazing sun, and Mahdi looked up at the sky and muttered:

"This rain is good, otherwise the crops on the banks of the two rivers will dry up and die!"

The Great Cannibal has always focused on nomadism and neglected the crops, and Mahdi's performance surprised Said, who seemed to value the farmland far more than he imagined.

The Great Cannibals originated in the desert and lived in an extremely harsh environment, and the only way they could replenish the tribe's supplies at all times was to loot.

rob the Persians, rob the Egyptians, rob the Romans, the Greeks...... As long as they can be provided with everything necessary for survival, there is nothing that they will not grab.

Therefore, as a representative of backward barbarism, the Great Cannibal has always been suppressed and divided by the Persian Empire.

Until the advent of Muhammad, the state of oppression and enslavement of the great cannibals was changed.

More than 100 years later, the enslaved became the masters of this vast land, while the Persians, who had been glorious for a time, are now inferior.

After leaving the valley of the two rivers, the terrain gradually changed from the plains to rugged, with more and more rolling mountains and woods, and they were about to enter Khorasan, the land where the Persians arose.

Mahdi was very closely connected with the first two echelons, communicating three times a day, maintaining control over them at all times.

However, to his disappointment, he did not find any traces of the Tang people along the way.

If it is inferred according to common sense, after the Tang people occupied Mulu City, in order to stabilize the land they had won, they would inevitably accelerate the pace of expansion, and only by constantly advancing westward could they retain the existing fruits of victory to the greatest extent.

However, everything was not as expected, and the Great Food Pioneers, who had penetrated deep into the hinterland of Khorasan, did not find any trace of the Tang people, and not even the defeated soldiers of the Great Food did not find much.

The sporadic defeat of some soldiers added up to no more than a thousand people, which really did not match a big defeat.

In order to understand this mystery in the heart, Mahdi decided to speed up the pace of the march, no matter what tricks the Tang people had, as long as the army advanced to Mulu City as quickly as possible, it would be clear.