Li You and others took out binoculars to observe the situation of the enemy army, it was still early, and they could only roughly see the figure of the Arabs. There were about dozens of people who appeared on the hill, and it is not clear whether there were any others behind.

"It's a great cannibal ranger." Hamid's former general, Gasif, said.

Hamid has a royal guard known as the Immortals.

The name of the Immortal Army is a reference to the "Undead Army", an elite unit of the Achaemenid dynasty in Persian history. The Changsheng Army has a strength of 6,000 people, all of which are equipped with the Tang Army. In order to distinguish them from the Tang army, the lower part of their helmets was wrapped with Persian heads, and the armor was still wearing Persian colorful clothing with small squares.

The Immortals also retained the custom of having caravans, camels, and mules at the rear of the ranks to transport supplies, as well as concubines and retinues to serve them, as well as special food for the troops to enjoy individually.

The soldiers of the Immortal Army were all tall and tall, and they were all veterans who had been trained by Xue Rengui and Zhang Guigui and others when they followed Hamid in the Western Regions, and later went through many battles. After Hamid became king, he selected elite soldiers from them to form the Royal Guard, which was comparable in combat effectiveness to the Flying Tiger Army.

The former general of the palace, Gasif, was 36 years old, tall, bald, square face, short beard, and a fierce face, and the muscles on his body were hard and bulging, as if they were about to tear through his clothes. He is the leader of this immortal army.

Gasif explains: "The Great Cannibal 100 riders do not have a flag, and the rangers usually have 50 riders. "The Persian army of 50 people also had standard-bearers.

The Great Cannibal obviously saw the team here, although they were not many in number, but they were condescending and easy to advance and retreat, and in order to see the situation here clearly, they did not rush to withdraw.

Hamid didn't want the big cannibals to see the Don army appear now, and said to Gasif: "Drive them away." ”

Garsif put one hand on his chest and saluted, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

He turned his horse's head, pointed to the big cannibals on the hill, and said to one of his generals, "Drive those big cannibals away." ”

"Yes, Lordship." The general rushed out first, and as he ran, he ordered, "First team, follow me." ”

200 Persian cavalry followed him and rushed towards the Great Cannibal.

Li You continued to observe the great cannibals, and he saw that the great cannibals turned their horses' heads, retreated, and soon disappeared.

He put down his binoculars and said to Hamid: "Old Ha, before my Tang Dynasty army arrives, you can send more men and horses to drive away the big cannibal rangers, and try not to let them touch our reality." ”

Hamid nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The army moved on.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the sun rose high, driving away the last trace of fog, and in the distance, a majestic city appeared in front of Li You and the others, and Kabul arrived.

With the sound of a trumpet, the tall black-purple gates with huge brass nails were opened, and a large number of men and horses, numbering thousands, poured out of the city, lined up on both sides of the road in front of the gate, waiting to greet His Majesty.

"Long live Your Majesty."

Seeing Hamid and the others coming, the welcoming crowd erupted in earth-shattering cheers.

At this moment, Li You saw the welcoming crowd with sincere expressions on their faces, felt that Hamid's prestige in Persia was very high, and he couldn't help but admire his achievements in the past few years.

Hamid was a deposed prince in Persia, and when he returned to his homeland and encountered the invasion of the Great Cannibals, he was able to occupy the five southeastern provinces of Persia, and his talent and charisma can be seen.

At this moment, Hamid was a little sad, in order to keep the Persian Empire, he couldn't help but cede the land and people here to the Tang Dynasty. The only thing that comforted him was that the Tang Dynasty was strong and strong, and with Li You's presence, these people would not suffer.

Kabul is an important town on the "Silk Road", the famous trade route between the East and the West, and was a center of trade and cultural exchanges between the East and the West for more than 2,000 years. In Sindhich, Kabul means the center of trade.

In ancient times, Emperor Alexander of Macedonia and Emperor Nadir Shah of Persia used it as a military route through the Hindu Kush Mountains to conquer India in the south. At the beginning of the 16th century, Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty from Central Asia, occupied Kabul. In 1773, the Durrani dynasty unified Afghanistan with its capital.

At this time in Kabul, there are few plants in the city, most of the buildings are square or rectangular roofs, the Afghan region is dry and rainless, the locals are very smart, and the shape of the roof is suitable for rainwater collection.

Kabul is the capital of Angolt province, and the Governor's Palace is located in the city.

Hamid knew Li You, and the first thing he did when he entered the Governor's Palace was to set up a banquet to entertain Li You.

Kabul is rich in grapes, apricots, dates and other fruits, and the storage of dried fruits is very high, and eating raisins and dried apricots before meals can help to appetize.

The banquet began.

In the banquet hall, everyone sat on a colorful Persian carpet, and a group of beautiful Persian maidens served plates of Kabul specialties, including aunt's mutton curry, flatbread pilaf, roast leg of lamb, etc.

Qualcomm and others couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that there were steamed dumplings in the staple food, and they were a little regretful that they didn't eat dumplings on the first day when they went out. Hamid has been in Chang'an for a long time, and of course he understands the living habits of the Tang Dynasty, so he specially made dumplings for Li You and others.

In the recipes of modern Afghans, there are also dumplings, which were handed down from China in ancient times, and Hamid brought them from the Tang Dynasty to contribute to the cuisine of Afghanistan.

At this time, the eating habits of the people of Kabul are also hand pilaf, and they should wash their hands before eating, and the guests should wash first, and the host will wash later. Hamid respects his guests and specially prepares chopsticks for them. However, following the local customs, Li You and others still ate according to the rules of the Persians.

The crowd enjoyed a Persian dance while dining.

Hamid smiled: "Lao Li, I'll surprise you in a moment." ”

Li You hasn't seen anything now, he doesn't lack anything that Hamid can take.

Li You jokingly asked, "I remember that you only have one sister, aren't you already married?" ”

Hamid smiled: "Yes, I can't help but marry you." However, my gift is more valuable than giving you a beautiful woman. ”

Li You really couldn't think of what gift Hamid could give him, so he didn't bother to guess, and picked up his glass and drank with Hamid.

The Persians were very hospitable, not only the variety of dishes, but also the size of the tableware, and the amount of one dish was equivalent to two plates in the Tang Dynasty. Qualcomm and Baihu and the others ate very well, eating and drinking, and Li You chewed slowly, looking forward to Hamid's gift.

Finally, the last hard dish came to roast the whole sheep, the general wine banquet, the roast leg of lamb, only very distinguished guests, will roast the whole sheep to entertain.

The butler of the Governor's Palace, who was in charge of setting up the banquet, specially announced the name of the dish of roasting whole sheep, and he said: "Today, His Majesty the King has specially prepared a dish to entertain His Royal Highness the King of Tang Qi, roasting whole sheep. ”

Although Li You likes to eat roasted whole sheep, it is not new to him. He was wondering why Hamid was emphasizing this dish when suddenly, his nose twitched rapidly, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.