For some sensitive topics, Abu *** didn't dare to talk too much, so as not to be heard by people with intentions, so it would be very troublesome.

As for Mansur, he didn't agree with Ziyad's opinion, he didn't think that Mansur would be unfavorable to him, after all, if Mansur wanted to maintain the stability of the country, he had to rely on his help, and no matter how bad a person was, he would not choose to cut off his right-hand man, unless he didn't want to live.

Of course, he also knew that Qi Yad's reminder was a good intention, and he would not blame Qi Yade, but he had to remind Qi Yad that Qi Yad could learn to be cautious in his words and deeds, and not to cause a big disaster.

Here in the royal city, Mansur's power completely dominates, and at the same time, it also completely controls the right to speak, under the unified propaganda of the official, the ordinary people of the royal city know that Abdullah rebelled first, and Mansur was elected as the caliph after the rebellion, so naturally they support al-Mansur more.

In the northern city, it was a different situation, after Abdullah's rapid march returned to the northern base camp, he immediately began to denounce Mansur, exposing Mansur's conspiracy, pointing out that it was Mansur who rebelled, and he himself was wronged.

Now, al-Mansur has been elected as the new caliph of the Apos dynasty by those guys in the royal city, which is naturally intolerable to Abdullah, and he will never recognize al-al-Mansur's possession of the empire.

Therefore, what Abdullah urgently needs to do now is to convene a meeting as soon as possible to deal with the ascension of Mansour.

"Sir, al-Mansur killed the caliph and poured dirty water on us, it is unbearable, and we must not recognize al-Mansur's caliphate status."

"The chief is above al-Mansur in terms of seniority and merit, and our chief should be the caliph."

"Sir, don't hesitate, you should succeed to the throne as soon as possible, and then issue an edict against the rebellious Mansur."

"Caliph, take the throne!"

The henchmen are a group of people who have no way out, and they fully support Abdullah's ascension to the throne in order to stand up to Mansour.

Abdullah first hypocritically wept bitterly over the death of Apos, and then, in the name of rebellion, he ascended the caliph, and immediately after ascending the throne, he issued a letter of rebellion, asking Nasser and other generals to immediately reorganize their armies and prepare to crusade against the rebellious al-Mansur group and avenge the death of Apos.

Both the Mansour Group and the Abdullah Group are arming up for their own interests, and an unprecedented Armageddon within Apos is about to begin.

In the direction of Aden City, everything is sunny, there is no atmosphere of war at all, the Ottoman and the soldiers and horses under the command of Ziyad outside the city are safe, and the Tang soldiers and horses in the city of Aden and the soldiers and horses of Artik do not have any contradictions, the four forces are like friends, they get along very well, if it is not for the fact that all parties have a large number of weapons, they are really like friends.

What happened in Khorasan was a shocking news, and it soon spread in the city of Aden, where Ang Lee knew, Osman knew, and Artik, the lord of Aden City, naturally knew.

In the face of this sudden change, all parties are a little nervous, and the rare quiet atmosphere seems to be about to be broken.

First of all, Osman was the first to sit still, and he sent his men to communicate with Li An, feeling that it was time for the Aposian dynasty to fight infighting, and he should go north to seize Egypt.

However, after thinking about it again and again, Li An rejected Osman's proposal, he felt that Mansour and Abdullah had not yet fought, and the strength of both sides had not been damaged, so it was too hasty to go north at this time, and suggested that Osman send a small number of men and horses to Egypt, mainly responsible for reconnaissance and development of his own forces, so as to join forces with the main army Mali in the near future and take Egypt as a strategic place in one fell swoop.

The Ottomans listened to Ang Lee's advice, and immediately sent 500 men and horses, disguised as a caravan, and went to Egypt in five routes, preparing to develop a base area, and by the way, reconnoiter the enemy situation there, in preparation for the capture of Egypt in the future.

Artik was quite calm, and when he had nothing to do, he would come over to chat with Ang Lee about the situation today, or about food and women.

However, the situation of the Apos dynasty is a topic that can never be avoided, this issue is too hot, and it is unrealistic not to talk about it, and sometimes, unconsciously it comes to this topic.

"Lord Castle, what do you think it tastes like?"

Ang Lee asks Artik to taste the food of the Tang Dynasty and asks about the taste.

"Oh, it's so delicious, there are many delicious flavors in Datang, much more delicious than the ones I ate in Khorasan back then."

Artik replied casually.

"Khorasan? Khorasan also has delicious food? ”

Ang Lee asked.

"Khorasan food has always been very famous, and Li Shilang can try it if he has time, but the situation in Khorasan is very bad now, so it's better not to go for the time being," Artik said. ”

"Yes! The situation in Khorasan is indeed very bad! I heard that the fight was very intense, and I don't know who can have the last laugh. ”

Li An pretended not to know the situation and sighed.

For the development of the situation in Khorasan, Ang Lee is very clear, according to the trajectory of history, if there is no deviation, the general under the command of Mansur Abu *** will defeat the soldiers and horses under the command of Abdullah, and finally eradicate this political enemy.

However, since Li An came to the Tang Empire, everything in the world has quietly changed, and no one can be sure whether the Apos Dynasty will continue to develop according to the trajectory of history.

And no matter how the situation develops, Ang Lee will not sit idly by, he will always do something to make it impossible for the Apos Dynasty to achieve a strong unification, only in this way is the best in the interests of the Tang Empire.

"Abu *** went deep into the north, and was defeated by Abdullah many times, and had to retreat more than a hundred miles as a last resort, and the area controlled by Abdullah is very vast, and there are enough reserve soldiers, it seems that Abdullah wants to win!"

Artik opened his mouth to speak his judgment.

Li An smiled and said: "Abdullah does have some advantages for the time being, that is because he is fighting near his northern lair, while Abu *** is a long-distance march, logistics and supply is quite difficult, because the foothold is not stable, it is not unusual to be defeated several times in a row, however, Abdullah *** has retreated more than a hundred miles and entered the plains, in that kind of terrain, the Khorasan cavalry will have a great advantage, and it seems that it is not difficult to turn defeat into victory." ”

"Li Shilang thinks Abu *** will win?"

Artik asked.

Ang Lee smiled: "Not only is it a win, but it is also possible to win big." ”

"Not likely, I think."

Artik doesn't think the same thing as Ang Lee.

Li An smiled, looked into Artik's eyes, and suggested, "City Lord, why don't we make a bet!" Bet on who will win, Abu *** or Abdullah. ”

"Good! So what are the chips? Is it fun to bet on chips that you have to have? ”

Altic said with a smile that for high-level people, it is not a big deal to gamble a little money.

Li An pretended to think deeply for a while, and said: "Since you want to bet, you have to bet bigger, Aden City is not bad, and it can be used as a bet." ”

Artik was taken aback, but quickly calmed down again, and said with a smile: "Li Shilang is so calculating, Aden City is mine, Li Shilang is planning to withdraw if he loses, and let me leave Aden City if he wins, I won't take advantage of this!" ”

Li An smiled: "City Lord, don't worry, how can I let you suffer?" If I win the city of Aden, I will give greater benefits to the city lord, and the city lord is also a talent, am I really willing to be only a small city lord, and I don't want to have greater development? ”

"What does this mean? What is the greater development, please also elaborate. ”

Artik didn't understand what Ang Lee was talking about, and asked.

Li An took out the map that had been prepared long ago, and said: "City Lord, please see, Aden City is just a port, it is nothing compared to the entire peninsula, if I can win Aden City, I will help the city lord own the southern part of the entire peninsula, and at that time, the city lord can control more than a hundred times the land at this time, no loss at all!" ”

Artik was suddenly shocked, looking at the map for a long time and couldn't calm down, Ang Lee's proposal made him a little moved, if he could own most of the peninsula, it would be great, but if he wanted to cede Aden City, he still had some pain, after all, it had been in business for so long, it was really reluctant.

"Does Li Shilang really have a way to help us occupy most of the peninsula?"

Artik asked nervously.

Li An smiled: "This can still be fake, now Mansur and Abdullah are fighting a bloody battle, both sides have put their most important forces into the battlefield, there are not many soldiers and horses in the southwest direction, it is most suitable to take this opportunity to seize the peninsula." ”

Artik felt that there was some truth, but he still asked nervously: "There are 10,000 elites of Qiyad outside the city, and my 10,000 soldiers and horses are all temporarily recruited, both equipment and training are far inferior to Qiyad's elite troops, just this group of enemies in front of me is difficult to defeat, how to take the entire peninsula?" ”

This is a very real problem, Artik can barely confront the cavalry of Ziyad with the walls of Aden, and if he fights in the field, he can't defeat it at all, let alone attack a large number of cities on the entire peninsula.

Li An waved his hand and said: "The city lord is too worried, the news from the north shows that Qi Yad is in the army of Abu ***, so, who is in charge of the Qi Yad army outside us?" At least it's not Qi Yade, and besides, the equipment and training of the soldiers and horses under the city lord's command are insufficient, and our Datang can help! We can provide you with better weapons, we can also help you train elite soldiers, and one point, the Ottoman generals outside the city can assist you in battle, so the city lord has a good chance of winning. ”

When Artik heard this, he was very surprised, he couldn't figure out who was going to visit Ang Lee, but now, he was completely sure that the mysterious person who visited Ang Lee a few days ago was Osman's subordinates, especially it can be seen that Osman and Ang Lee have been in contact, and, judging from the meaning of Ang Lee's words, Osman is not willing to follow Ang Lee's instructions at all.

"Haha! Li Shilang is really capable! It's not easy to make the unruly Ottoman general bow down and obey! But what did the Ottoman generals get? Why is he obedient? ”

Artik is not a fool, Ang Lee gave him the entire peninsula, so what can Osman get? If nothing can be gained, why would Osman listen to Ang Lee and help him fight against Ziyad's soldiers?

Li An didn't intend to hide it, and said: "City Lord, please see, this is Egypt, there is a lot of room for expansion to the west and south, if the Osmans can finally own the whole of Egypt, it will also be very good!" ”

Artik nodded approvingly and said, "Li Shilang is really a good plan!" As a result, the land of the Umayyad Dynasty was divided into many parts, and it was no longer possible to form a powerful empire, and the Tang Dynasty could permanently get a good place like Aden City. ”

Li An smiled: "The benefits are mutual, since I, Datang, am willing to help you, I will naturally ask for a little benefit, Aden City includes the surrounding small places, as well as the small peninsula between Egypt and the peninsula, these are the rewards of our Datang for helping you, and moreover, Datang garrisons soldiers and horses in these places can also better protect you, if someone attacks other people's land for no reason, the Tang Empire will definitely interfere, of course, the main purpose of Datang occupying these places is to prosper commerce, Wouldn't it be great to bring you together to be prosperous together? ”

"What Li Shilang said is very reasonable, if the Tang Dynasty can really help our Shiites occupy the entire peninsula, we are willing to sacrifice the small land of Aden City, and I hope we can be friendly for generations."

Artik said wisely.

Because this guy knows the strength of the Tang Empire very well, and cooperating with the Tang Empire, even if he can only obtain the Arabian Peninsula, it is much stronger than nesting in Aden City, besides, the Tang Dynasty is so powerful, if he refuses to agree, if he angers the Tang Dynasty, Aden City will also be robbed, and once that happens, he will not get anything.

"City Lord."

Suddenly, a subordinate came over.

Artik smiled at Ang Lee, walked over, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, so in a hurry." ”

"News has just come from the north, Abu *** broke Abdullah, a battle killed tens of thousands of people under Abdullah's command, Abdullah fled back to the northern lair, Abu *** marched all the way and besieged Abdullah's lair."

The subordinate spoke.

When Artik heard this, he was slightly surprised, and sighed that Ang Lee's wisdom was so accurate, so he waved his hand and asked his subordinates to retreat quickly.

And at this time, Ang Lee's subordinates also got the news and immediately told Ang Lee.