After nearly an hour of hurrying and hurrying, Li Gao led the Guardian Army, and finally rushed to the outside of Guchang City at three o'clock.

From a distance, Guchang looks more like a military fort sandwiched between mountain crevices. It is also the location of Guchang, the closest place to the Narud Mountains and the Hezal-Mahed Mountains. There are several peaks in the surrounding area, undulating and undulating. Patches of small valleys are densely spaced apart like pearls strung together.

Once here, the Kashav valley comes to an end. Further west, there is the Atrak Valley. It is a river that flows to the Caspian Sea and originates in the Hezal-Mashed mountains. Guchang is at the source of the Atec River.

Compared with the Kashaf River, the runoff of Atraq is obviously several times more. Because of its proximity to the Caspian Sea, during the monsoon, the abundant water vapor on the surface of the sea is blown over the Atrak Valley. It is then blocked by high mountains, forming clouds with abundant water and bringing precipitation.

In addition, the meltwater from the high mountains in winter makes it much more advantageous than the Kashav River, which is relatively close to the inland and has a single water source.

As for the valley where Guchang City is located, it was formed by the Atquera River on the original valley. This makes the area the largest of the many valleys. But in the entire Atrak Valley, it's nothing.

Surrounded by mountains, there are only northwest and southeast directions, and there are relatively narrow passages. The whole shape is more like a kettle with narrow ends and wide in the middle.

With this geographical advantage, Guchang City is built on the mountain. Surround the entire valley. The towering walls stretch from the low valleys to the surrounding mountains. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a husband and a man.

So that in the eyes of others, Gu Chang is more like a behemoth. The narrow Kashav valley is perfectly separated from the Atrak valley.

So majestic! Once in the possession of the Cathars. Nishapur County, for the most part, is safe.

Li Wei looked at it, and he also had a heart in his heart that he must take it.

It's just that at the moment, this little force will definitely not work. Therefore, for safety reasons, he deliberately stationed troops at the foot of the mountain more than 20 miles away from Guchang City. There are not many villages there! Before the arrival of the cathars, the villagers had been harassed by the rout of Khorezm and had taken refuge in the nearby mountains.

Therefore, there are few people, and the probability of being found is extremely low.

Even if someone reported the news, it was unfortunately discovered by the Khorezm defenders in the city. Li Qiqi was also able to lead the apologetics to retreat in time under the disparity in strength.

Fortunately, until now, the defenders of the city have not been aware of the existence of the cathars.

Li Wei also calmly led the guards and other small groups of people to an unnamed hill close to Guchang.

Although among the mountains, this nameless hill is very inconspicuous. But the advantage is that the terrain is gentle, and it is easy to climb. And there are fewer trees on the top of the mountain, and the view is relatively wide.

After finding the best viewing position, Li Gao took out the clairvoyant mirror equipped by the Governor's Palace for the cathar army from his bosom. However, due to the limitation of production, not every soldier has it. Therefore, except for commanders with military ranks such as the Commander of the Ten, only special troops can be equipped. Like the rangers who are in charge of reconnaissance in wartime, they are one for each person.

But in terms of precision, it is naturally inferior to those commanders with military ranks.

At this moment, what Li Gao is in his hand is plated with a layer of gold powder on the appearance. It is carved with patterns and decorated with precious stones and agate. At first glance, it is exquisite. The distance it observes is also longer than that of ordinary clairvoyants.

Beggar Ahehema is also one of the entourage! After seeing the clairvoyant mirror that Li Gao took out, he immediately couldn't take his eyes off. Although before this he had seen the same object in the hands of Timur. But that's iron! Although there are patterns, they are very simple. In terms of exquisiteness, it is far inferior to the clairvoyant mirror in Li Wei's hands.

And he also heard that the effect of this clairvoyant mirror is very magical. The scenery from thousands of miles away can be seen clearly. Unfortunately, not many clairglasses have been seized from the cathars. His clansmen's sons stumbled upon a missing item, which was also taken away by Timur on the grounds of military quarters.

His regret is unknown to Li Wei. Because his entire mind was immersed in Guchang City in the distance.

I saw that the city was not very big! Viewed from above, it looks more like a round cake. The Atrak River, which originates in the high mountains, meanders from it. Because it is late autumn, the flow of the river is not large. Large tidal flats are also exposed. The top was leveled and became a training ground for the Khorezm people.

The buildings are all built at the foot of the mountain. Its architectural style is relatively simple. Because it is made of sediment from the river, the color is the same earthy yellow. There are also quite a few tents, stationed around the tidal flats.

Apparently due to the lack of accommodation after the withdrawal of the Khorezm army. Timur's banner fluttered on the city walls, apparently inside the city.

At this time, the earthy yellow street market, which is not very wide, is all empty. Occasionally, there are a few Khwarazm soldiers, who make routine patrols.

On the city wall near Mashhad, a large number of Khorezm soldiers were stationed. They all stared in the direction of the Karashav Valley, obviously guarding against the arrival of the cathars.

Since the founding of the city in Guchang, it has always been used as a garrison. Both the Samanid and Seljuk dynasties had more military uses than civilian ones. Even the current Khorezm is no exception.

In Suriri, merchants who came and went from the south were not allowed to stay in the city for a long time after paying enough transit taxes. Therefore, there was no trading house in the city.

However, outside the two gates of Guchang City, a large scale market was spontaneously formed.

At present, affected by the defeat of the army of Khorezm, the bazaar is empty. But the inns and trading houses that stretch out are still busy in the past.

In addition, there are several military forts on the two nearby mountainsides. There were also soldiers stationed inside. Hundreds of Khorezm soldiers also constantly patrolled the various military forts.

Obviously, it would take a lot of money to capture Guchang City with brute force.

After Li Gao put down the clairvoyant mirror, he noticed the blazing eyes of Qida Aheima. He handed the clairvoyant mirror into his arms and let him see it with his own eyes.

This made Beggar Ahimama excited. Then he took it with a slight trembling hand! As if he had a rare treasure, he carefully raised it to his eyes.

"Yikes! How amazing it is? He opened his mouth wide and said in surprise.

The soldier, who knew Turkic dialect, immediately sneered and explained: "Haha! This is a clairvoyant mirror, which was made by the craftsmen of our Governor himself under the direction of the Governor. ”。

"Your Governor made it?!" , Beggar Aheima was a little incredulous. In his opinion, such a thing must have used some kind of magical power. Therefore, only the gods have this qualification.

As for ordinary people, that is absolutely impossible.

When the soldier heard this, his smile was even greater. But I also know that tribesmen like Beggar Aheima have little knowledge. So I didn't want to explain, so I didn't bother and said it as an interesting story in Persian.

Although he did not speak Persian, he was able to understand some Persian when he came into contact with the Khorezm. Therefore, from the laughter of the soldiers, I still roughly understood that they were laughing at themselves.

This made him blush, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, at this time, Li Dawei happened to ask Qida Aheima to introduce the situation in Guchang City, which resolved his embarrassment in time.

After listening, Li Gao used the same question to ask the Khorezm soldiers captured on the road and the villagers who were 'invited'. This is not to say that Li Gao Qi does not believe in Qi Da Ah Hema, but Li Qi wants to ask a few more people to get more detailed information.

In the end, Li Gao asked the clerk next to him to sort out their words. This is an official who is equipped with more than 1,000 household heads. On weekdays, he is only responsible for recording official documents and sorting out documents.

Originally, the supervisor was responsible for this. However, considering the many affairs of the supervisor, Li Chengji was still in the army and set up another position.

As the head of ten thousand households, Li Gao has three clerks in charge of clerical work by his side. None of them are weak scholars who are powerless! It's a warrior who can be brave and good at fighting when he gets on a horse. When Li Qi is in danger, he can also try his best to keep him safe.

Shortly after returning to the camp, the registrar was able to compile the relevant information. After Li Qi read it, he ordered people to find the Khorezm captives caught on the road, and planned to ask them to send something to Timur in the city.

It's just that this errand was bumped into by the chief of the Budak tribe, who had just returned to the country, Beggar Aheima. Immediately, without much thought, he took the initiative to take it. It was also after joining the Apologetics that I became more and more aware of the Apologetics. Even though it is only the tip of the iceberg at present, everyone can read and hyphenate last night, and today's clairvoyant mirror has shocked him beyond measure.

So I thought about it and made a great contribution as soon as possible. In order to gain a firm foothold in the apologetic army. What's more, as a submissive tribe, he must show concrete actions as sincerity for his conformity. When you meet the rumored governor of Khorasan in the future, you may be unexpectedly favored.

Li Gao thought about it, but he didn't stop it. He gave the tokens of Ali Shah and Yangir to the beggar Ahima. so that he could see Timur after his destruction, as a bargaining chip for negotiations.

Slimali also suggested that the Protector soldiers be assigned to enter the city with the beggar Aheima. Although it is nominally to protect the safety of Beggar Aheima, in fact, it is only to spy on Beggar Aheima.

As the head of the clan, Beggar Aheima is not a fool. Immediately prostrate yourself on the spot and show your loyalty. Li Gao also immediately vetoed Slimali's proposal, and asked Beggar Ahimama to lead a few Khorezm captives into the city as lobbyists.

This luck suddenly made Beggar Ahimama excited.

"Wan Hu Chief, you?!" , Slimali said with some worry after Beggar Ahimama left.

Li Wei knew what he wanted to say, and said very firmly: "Wait!" He's going to bring us good news! ”。 The tribes of the beggars and ahema are in the tents of the cathars. If they have different hearts, these tribesmen will not survive.

Therefore, he believed that Beggar Aheima would not have done such a stupid thing.