Half an hour later, the hustle and bustle of the camp had fallen silent. Except for a few burning tents, there was no other fire. The water vapor that originally shrouded the earth was also dispersed by the previous firelight.

Although it was dark, the line of sight was much clearer than before.

It's just that the owner of the camp has changed from Khorezm to the cathar.

"Enlighten the head of ten thousand households! The enemy army is in a hurry! Grain, grass, baggage, and other things should be stored. But...", speaking of this, the report of Sili Mali surfaced a touch of embarrassment.

"Oh? What is the cover-up? Li Qi's originally relaxed face showed a little solemnity. The tone of his voice was unconsciously heavier.

"It's a captured soldier! According to the surrendered army, there are more than 600 soldiers who have been captured. After they were captured, they were placed in the northwest of the camp. But when the last general led his troops, it was already vacant. ”。 The further down he went, the more worried he became.

In the end, those captured soldiers were all born and died together not long ago. Now that I know the news that they are still alive, the joy in my heart is self-evident. But suddenly, they were nowhere to be seen. It's like being full of hope, but suddenly facing despair. The taste of the heart is something that ordinary people can't understand.

When Li Gao heard this, he was silent for a while, and said loudly: "Immediately bring the men and horses and follow me to chase the remnants of the enemy!" ”。 Although he was not sure whether the captured soldiers were alive or dead, one way or another. Doing everything possible to weaken the enemy's forces is an unquestionable choice.

And in case the soldiers encounter misfortune, they can also use the lives of the enemy to avenge them.

When those soldiers who were worried about their own army heard this, they were immediately shocked. One by one, they turned over and got ready to go on the march. Li Wei did not delay, waved the horsewhip and walked away.

As for the thousands of soldiers who were captured, they were herded into a large tent long before they left. This is the camp where Timur lived in Zhanli, and he left in a hurry, and he didn't have time to take it away.

Because of the tight time, the cathars didn't have time to clean up the belongings inside.

Now a large amount of firewood is piled up around the tent. All the oil that had been stored in the camp in Khorezm was poured on it.

When the cathars left the range of the camp, Li Gao immediately stopped. The guard next to him immediately greeted him with a flaming arrow.

Li Wei did not delay, took the rocket, and tightened the bow Xuan. As soon as the palm of the hand was released, the arrow made a burst of sound and galloped out.

In less than a breath, the rocket landed steadily in the firewood. In an instant, an orange flame suddenly rose. Then with lightning speed, they formed a circle. The tent, which was still wet, quickly burned into a fireball.

The Khorezm soldier inside noticed something was wrong. Utter desperate sorrows, sympathies, and wails. But under the raging fire, no matter how much struggle and unwillingness there is, it will be wiped out with the fire.

Some of the departing cathars couldn't help but look back! Seeing the raging fire, a little happiness appeared on his face.

Although in the military discipline of the cathars, the killing of prisoners was not allowed. But that also depends! As now, the soldiers were angry that the Khorezm had defeated the cathars led by Ahura.

In addition, the captured cathar soldiers had disappeared without a trace, making them all mistakenly believe that the Khorezm had killed all the captives before they left. Therefore, everyone has a revenge mentality against Khorezm.

In addition, there are not many apologists led by Li Gao this time. Chasing down the remnants of the enemy is not a risk-free journey. With these captives, it is extremely inconvenient. But don't take them with you, for fear they will run away.

If the garrison is divided, it will weaken the strength of the cathars.

Therefore, from the perspective of maximizing profits, killing them is the best choice.

Li Weiwei, as the head of the Ten Thousand Households of the Guardian Army, stood out from the horse bandits in Bancheng County. There are not tens of thousands of people killed with their own hands, but nearly 1,000. Counting those who died at the hands of the apologists, the number would have already exceeded 10,000.

Therefore, when faced with a choice, he can often maintain full sanity and calmness.

It was also the day the Apologetics Army was established, and Li Chengji said a word to them. 'On the battlefield, we must be cold-blooded to the enemy. Because only in this way can we ensure that our own blood is hot when we go off the battlefield! ’。

In order for more cathars to survive, they must do their best to annihilate this Khorezm army. Thus establishing the dominance of the cathars in the land of Nishapur.

They're fast! Outside a village called Ahrabad, they caught up with a small army of Khorezm tribes that had fallen into a belligerent attitude. This is the Budak tribe of the twelve Kipchak tribes, which is the same clan as the Boya Wu clan of the Khamli, Mongols, and Jurchen tribes.

It's just different from the Kang Li Department who is gradually integrating into Khorezmo! The Budaq Division, which lives between the Khorezm Sea (Aral Sea) and the Caspian Sea, is much smaller than the Khorezm Tribe, which is affected by Khorezm. Therefore, in the tribe, the surname of Boyawu, which is common to the twelve tribes of Kipchak, is still predominant. And the Kangli Department is dominated by the destruction of Ori Boyago. Faintly, became a large tribe independent of the Kipchaks. But linguistically and culturally, they still belong to the Kipchak tribe.

In later generations, Ahrabad was a small town in the Kashaf Valley. The population is small, and there are no rich minerals. Now, it's just a small and inconspicuous village. The villagers of Neili are mainly Shia Persians, and their livelihood is mainly from farming.

However, when it is convenient, it also provides a resting place for past businessmen to earn some livelihood.

At this time, on the earthen walls on the outskirts of the village, there were villagers with bows and arrows and long knives. The dirt road leading to the entrance of the village is also blocked by gates made of wood. Budak was twenty miles away from the village, clamoring for the villagers to open the door.

But the villagers are clearly hostile to them!

No matter how the Budak Ministry shouted, the villagers were unmoved. The villagers lying on the wall shouted and scolded them to leave.

The village of Ahrabad alone sits at the foot of the Narud Mountains, along the banks of the river, forming a continuous cluster of settled villages. If the Budak ministry wanted to leave, it would have to borrow from the villagers of Ahrabad.

However, when Khorezm's army had passed through the area, they had forced the village to hand over most of the surplus grain by force. As a result, the villagers of the village held a grudge against the Khorezm army. In addition, the tribes that accompanied the army did not have any military discipline.

When he saw the girl in the village, he made a bow. It is true that the village of Ahrabad has been harmed a lot.

If the Khorezm army continues to be strong, the villagers will only dare to be angry. But they really saw the appearance of Khorezm's rout fleeing before. As a result, the fear in my heart has also been reduced a lot.

At this moment, the tribe that has plagued him has come to borrow the way, and he will not open the door for anything.

In fact, the Budaq Department can also go back and take a detour. But this choice became quite difficult after an unknown enemy army burned the wooden bridge to the other bank. They also thought about wading through the water, but the bows and arrows of the enemy troops on the opposite bank deterred them.

"These damn folks, they should have been killed a long time ago!" , the chief of the Budaq tribe, Beggar Aheima, was a little angry. The enemy troops guarding the other side turned even redder.

When Li Wei led the cathar army to arrive, the Budaq department was in a dilemma of being attacked on both sides. Just look at the 'villagers' in front of them, all in rags. He is like a man and more like a beggar.

In the case of unknown friend or foe, he immediately reined in the horse to check.

Hiss... The mount hissed. Because Li Wei did not deliberately suppress the movement, the three forces fighting in front of him all looked at it together.

It's just the reaction of the three parties, which are clearly different. The tribal army was panicked, and morale was even lower. The villagers guarding the city wall were also a little cramped and uneasy. Only the 'villagers' who were closest to them and were guarding the riverbank were all happy.

"It's our brothers! It's our cathar brothers who are here! One of the dirty villagers is happy to look at the color road. Because he was so excited, he was a little trembling when he spoke. When the others heard this, they all danced with joy.

Slimali was about to step forward to investigate, but was immediately confused by their reaction. But these 'villagers' are still sober-minded. He came over and surrounded him. A commander was about to lead his troops to stop him, but he was stopped by Li Qiqi. Because judging from the reactions of these people just now, it seems that they are friends rather than enemies.

"Sli Mali! You've come just in time. These bunnies were left behind by the Khorezm and cut off! But when he ran into us, he immediately became a grandson. Now they can neither cross the village nor return. It's just time to take them to the nest! An unkempt man pointed at Slimali and said with confidence. It seems that before this, they were old acquaintances.

"Ab Laice?!" , Slimali listened to the voice, looked at it carefully, and immediately said with surprise and joy.

"Hehe... It's me! It's me! And so many brothers! After that, he pointed to the brother beside him. It's also that their appearance is too embarrassing, so that Sli Mali didn't recognize it for a while.

"Ahh Is it Ab Laith's boy?! Some of the cathar soldiers who were close to each other also recognized Abu Rais, after hearing their conversation.

Smiling embarrassedly, Ab Reis came up to Li Wei. Changing the pleasant appearance of the hippie smile just now, his face was straight, and he knelt down and saluted: "Abu Lais, centurion of the sixth detachment of the first battalion of Chiyan, meet the head of ten thousand households." ”。 After speaking, he pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed respectfully.

The rite of superiority and superiority in the cathar army is prostration. But instead of kneeling on both knees, it was like medieval Europe, where the knightly salute was performed on one knee. Originally, Li Chengji wanted to implement modern military etiquette, but the people of this era attached great importance to the superiority and inferiority.

Especially the consciousness of obeying the strong and fearing the powerful in his bones made Li Chengji give up this plan. It draws on the knightly rites of the West and the kneeling rites of the East to form a new set of etiquette. It not only reflects the dignity and humility of the superiors and subordinates, but also does not excessively deepen the servile thinking of the soldiers. (Thanks to Crimson Bear for the tip and monthly pass.) I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss it very much. ）