Mansur is now ready to send an arrow, now that the opponent is prepared, it is necessary to control the situation in Khorasan as quickly as possible, and ascend to the position of caliph as soon as possible, and then have more strength to fight against Abdullah's power, and finally sit on the throne completely.

First of all, he sent someone to inform the generals who had the core strength, Abu *** and Ziyad, and told them to immediately prepare the defense of the Nasser's army in the north, which was crucial.

Although the Nasser army has left Khorasan for dozens of miles, they should have received the news in the city now, if they are killed, it will not take too long, and the soldiers and horses of Abu *** have spent a lot of time pulling out the camp, and the soldiers are tired, if they run dozens of miles to attack the Nasser army in the north, they will definitely be defeated by the Nasser army who is waiting for work, the same reason, after getting the news, if the Nasser army rushes back, it will also consume the physical strength of the soldiers, so, It will definitely be defeated in the hands of Abu ***, at this time, for the armies of both sides, whoever takes the initiative will fall into a passive situation.

After sending someone to inform Abu *** and Ziyad, al-Mansur sent several more troops and horses to annihilate all the strength left by Abdullah, leaving no one alive.

Eventually, al-Mansur set his sights on the palace, and he summoned his most loyal soldiers, dressed them in the clothes of Abdullah's soldiers, and slaughtered them directly at the palace, where he was so strong that he was disturbed.

Most of the palace guards were Apos's cronies, but many of them had defected to al-Mansur, and without these internal supports, Mansur's personal soldiers would not have been able to storm the palace so easily.

The battle in the palace was fierce, and there were still many soldiers loyal to Apos, how could they allow the rebels to harm their masters, and desperately defending them was what they had to do.

The violent shouting of killing naturally alarmed Apos, who was lying in bed, and he asked the people around him in horror to know what was going on outside.

But when he struggled to turn his neck, he was stunned to find that all the servants around him were gone, and when there was turmoil in the palace, these servants would not faithfully serve the terminally ill Apos? They were ready to flee from the palace, but most of the slaves did not escape, and they were discovered by the soldiers on the way, and no matter which side the soldiers were, they would not be polite to these slaves, and besides, after killing these escaped slaves, they would get a lot of softness, so why not?

In the face of danger, there was not even a person around to serve, and Apos suddenly felt so pitiful.

There is an old saying that when you have no money, others will be disobedient and use power to control others, and when the power is not there, others will leave you.

This sounds cruel, but it is true, Apos usually has a very high prestige, and no one dares not to listen to him, it is because he has power, and at this moment, because of his serious illness, power has long been out of his possession, and unconsciously, most of his people have chosen Mansur and Abdullah, and he is only left with an empty shelf and a few henchmen.

Listening to the screams outside, Apos became more and more flustered and frightened, so that his breathing gradually became short, and then he passed out without taking a breath.

The strength of the personal soldiers sent by al-Mansur was not weak, but after fighting for a while according to al-Mansur's instructions, they pretended to be invincible and retreated, and fled from the palace step by step.

"Stop chasing, enter the palace."

Of course, al-Mansur would not let his soldiers and horses fight his own soldiers and horses, and after making a little appearance, he led the soldiers and horses into the palace, which was already in chaos, with bloody corpses everywhere, and many wounded soldiers and palace servants.

Of course, al-Mansur had no time to deal with the wounded soldiers and servants of the palace, so he rushed directly to the residence of Apos with his soldiers and horses, in the name of protecting the caliphate.

"Sir, the caliph has left, and he has gone to see Allah."

The subordinates who entered the palace first reported the situation truthfully.

The corners of al-Mansur's mouth flashed with a hint of imperceptible pride, and he said loudly: "Abdullah rebelled and sent his subordinates to kill the caliph. ”

"Sir, don't say that, you've done your best."

His subordinates are all al-Mansour's henchmen, so they naturally pick up good words.

Al-Mansur nodded, looked at everyone, and said: "The caliph has died, and the empire cannot be left without an owner for a day, so immediately invite all the people in the court and hold a meeting overnight to discuss the empire's plans." ”

"Yes, sir."

All the subordinates received the order and scattered to invite the officials of the imperial court.

Now, almost all the ministers who supported Abdullah, except for those who have fled, have been eliminated, and the remaining ministers, either close associates of al-Mansur or neutral wall-to-wall grass, have invited them to come and discuss the plan, needless to say, they must be to discuss who should be the caliph.

Now, is there a better option than to support al-Mansour as caliphate? Of course, there is no more, there is only one way to support Mansour.

Fifty miles to the north, Abdullah and Nasser knew exactly what was happening in the city, and they were furious.

Their plan failed completely, and they were going to use a little trick to get rid of Mansour, but Mansur was also a ruthless character, and he actually acted in advance.

Fortunately, Abdullah kept his hand before the adventure and took all the main forces with him, otherwise, he would have lost everything.

"Sir, what should we do now, Mansour has already turned against us in a coup d'état."

"Sir, the army is back by surprise now, and it will be able to return to the royal city overnight."

Several subordinates said.

Abdullah shook his head and said: "It's too late, Mansur is not an ordinary character, it is estimated that the entire royal city has fallen into his hands, we want to rush back, we can only be defeated by him, the best way, it seems that there is only the second plan, a few of you go to the east, and the rest will go to the north with me, we will recruit troops, accumulate grain and grass, widely spread the fact that Mansur usurped the throne, sooner or later, one day, we will pull Mansur down." ”

"Sir, the news has just been sent back from the royal city, and Abu *** and Qi Yad led the main army and deployed in the north of the royal city, blocking our way back to the royal city."

A subordinate hurried to report.

Abdullah spoke: "You see! Mansour, the bad guy, has been prepared for a long time, and if we go back now, we will only hit the knife edge of Abu ***, so we can only think in the long run. ”

"Sir, it's good that our soldiers, most of their hometowns are in the north and east, and no one will miss Khorasan, we can develop calmly."

The subordinate said happily.

Abdullah sighed: "After plotting for so long, Mansour won the first step, but we will not admit defeat and will fight back one day." ”

"What the chief said is that since there is no way back to the royal city now, then we will have a good rest, and speed up to the north early tomorrow morning to fight against Mansur."

Nasser said.

Because Abu's army did not pursue them, Abdullah's soldiers and horses could rest for the night, and set off again the next morning to their northern base camp.

Unlike Abdullah's army, almost no one in the Mansur group has a chance to sleep, let alone the ministers of the court.

Because Apos is dead, they must meet overnight to discuss the hundred-year plan of the Aposian dynasty, this kind of thing cannot be delayed, it must be determined as soon as possible, only in this way, Mansur can rest assured.

The personnel were soon arranged, and Mansur was very pleased with this, and announced Apos's death with great sadness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Abdullah rebelled, his men stormed the palace and killed our caliph, this mad fellow has fled the royal city, but Allah will not spare him, he will be destroyed by us."

Mansour said righteously.

"Abdullah's rebellion is a crime that deserves death."

"Now that the caliph is dead, we should discuss the heir."

"Yes, yes, it's time for us to talk about the heir."

"Governor al-Mansur has the highest prestige, and the position of caliph naturally belongs to Governor al-Mansur."

"That's right, we support Governor al-Mansur as caliph."

"Sir, don't hesitate, we need you to lead the whole country."

Said a group of supporters.

Of course, Mansour could not agree immediately, at least, he had to humbly excuse himself to show his humility and prove that he did not plan to be in a high position.

"Sir, now that you are the only one who can lead us to strength, don't shirk it."

"If none of the governors are qualified to succeed to the position of caliph, who is to be qualified?"

"I pray that the governor will succeed to the throne as soon as possible, and make decisions for us and for the former caliph."

The confidants repeatedly begged, but al-Mansur couldn't refuse, so he had to pretend to be reluctant, saying that he was only temporarily promoted to the caliph, and as long as there were better talents, he would definitely abdicate and let better talents rule the country.

In this way, thanks to the efforts of al-Mansur's supporters, al-Mansur was able to ascend to the position of caliph of the Apos dynasty as he wished.

After ascending to the position, the first thing al-Mansur did was to issue an order to rebel, he severely criticized the rebellious Abdullah, and handed over the task of exterminating Abdullah to his general Abu ***.

The rebel army must set out in a few days, a promise al-Mansur made to all his subjects, as if the day of triumph was at hand.

At this moment, all the burden falls on Abu ***, in order to complete the important task assigned by Mansour as soon as possible, Abu *** wants to bring Ziyad with him, so that his chances of winning are one point greater.

As for the direction of Aden City, there is no major movement for the time being anyway, and besides, if Datang really uses force, letting Qi Yade go back will only be sent to death.

"General, the preparation time sent to us by the calibrarian is too short, how can we be fully prepared in such a short time?"

Ziyad complained in front of Abu ***, complaining that Mansour did not understand military affairs.

Abu *** smiled: "How is it not enough, to deal with Nasser's kind of goods, you don't need too much preparation, it is enough to prepare food and grass for a month, ten days to set off, ten days to fight, and ten days to return, so our time is enough." ”

"After the battle in a month, the general is too optimistic! Nasser is not that easy to deal with. ”

Ziyad spoke.

In Ziyad's opinion, Abu *** is too underestimated, and he actually wants to defeat Abdullah in ten days, which is simply a joke.

Unless Abdullah does not hide or hide, and directly pulls out the main force for a decisive battle in the field, how can it be defeated in a very short time.

Abu *** said with a smile: "Ziyad, I was just joking, but you have to understand one thing, this time it is a political battle, and Abdullah's rebellion is unforgivable, so the sooner we send troops, the more we can reflect the determination of the caliphate, this is very important, as for the problem of insufficient material preparation, it can be handed over to the logistics people, three days after our departure, the logistics arrows and grain and grass will continue to be transported north." ”

"The general really believes that Abdullah is rebelling, how can anyone rebel transfer the main force away, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses, this is too stupid."

Ziad said in a low voice.

Abu *** was startled, quickly looked left and right, and whispered: "Ziyad, you are just a general, these things are not something you should care about, in the future, don't talk nonsense like this, don't make trouble for yourself." ”

Ziyad nodded and said: "I will only dare to say anything in front of the general, and I will not talk nonsense in front of other people, but the caliph is ruthless, after solving Abdullah, the next one may be us." ”

Abu *** was shocked, looked at Ziyad, and said, "Ziyad, how can you have such an idea? How can you doubt the caliphate. ”

Ziyad spoke: "General, Abdullah is the uncle of the caliph, they have a family relationship that blood is thicker than water, when they attacked the Umayyad Dynasty, they were the closest comrades-in-arms, and the relationship was very good, but now, in order to compete for the position of the caliph, he didn't even care about his family affection, and killed so many people overnight, it is really ......"

"Enough, Ziyad, you are not allowed to say any more, it is not early, you go back and rest! I didn't hear anything tonight, goodbye. ”

Abu *** waved his hand and told Ziyad to leave.