Chapter 129: Soldiers Coming to Khorasan
"What kind of bullshit is not an undead army, it is not a fight at all, Lao Tzu charged, and they scattered as birds and beasts......." Looking at the Persian captives who were frightened into frightened birds, Cheng Chuji spat out, "But speaking of which, they Persians are really rich, you see what kind of Persian horse, just his few horses are worth a lot......."
"Well, I said brothers, do any of you know what kind of horses those horses are? Why haven't I seen it? As one of the representatives of the Li Tang royal family's qualifications in the broken leaves, Li Chonghui, looking at those few BMW horses, his eyes were about to burst into flames, he was the second son of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, the family was very rich, and he had never seen any horses, but he really hadn't seen these horses today.
In ancient times, BMWs were men's favorites like modern luxury cars, Cheng Chuhei, Li Chonghui, and Li Fu, who came to the gold-plated leaves of broken leaves, saw the BMW collected by Kumaji, and their eyes were red, "Damn, this Kumaji is really rich......." Li Fu muttered a sentence and then said to Li Chonghui, "Little prince, the boss is good for everything, but it is not good for all the seizures to be returned to the public, if anyone catches whom, then these BMWs will be mine a long time ago......"
"Cut, just you? Xiao Fuzi, you are a civil official in charge of grain and grass, can you afford to hold a knife and a gun? Li Chonghui glanced at Li Fu with disdain, "Brother Zhan is too ruthless, or I would have detained these horses a long time ago, hey......." Li Chonghui sighed helplessly, this is not the Central Plains, not in Chang'an, the Jiankun Army is also different from the Tang Army, their military law is extremely fierce, violating the military law, it doesn't matter who you are, so Li Chonghui and Li Fu are like Li Fu, and they have also put away that kind of care, so far they have done a good job.
"Brother Zilu, Brother Zilu, you came at the right time, you have been to Ctesiphon in Persia, can you tell our brothers, what kind of breed are those good horses of Kumaji??" Cheng saw it, saw the big spy Ye Muyi, and waved to Ye Muyi again and again, this Ye Muyi is a high-level system person, he was ordered by Li Lu a few years ago, in the name of business, to go to the capital of Persia, Taixifeng, for two years, he is very familiar with Persia.
"You mean the horses?" Ye Muyi pointed with his hand, a few gentlemen nodded again and again, Ye Muyi smiled, "The two larger jujube red horses are Bedouin horses, and the two smaller zebras are Bobu horses, both of which are good horses from the Western Desert, much better than the Turkic horses we are riding now, in the west, those barbarians regard horse breeds as more important than family members, when I went to Persia before, I also tried to bring back one or two Bedouin horses, but the investigation over there was strict, and there was no way to ..... it."
"Good horse, good horse, no, when I return to the broken leaves, I have to grind well with Brother Zhan, and when I see a good horse, I will be like seeing a beauty......." Li Chonghui couldn't help but say, and several other gentlemen also showed the same meaning, "Hahaha, according to me, your brother's wish is likely to be disappointed, I have seen all those horses, the stallion is not castrated, and the mare is also extremely powerful, if there is no accident, these good horses should be treated as stallions, okay, you don't have this expression, The best horses only recognize one master, so you don't notice that these good horses are particularly intimate Kumajina...... "Ye Muyi poured a basin of cold water on them.
What is the origin of those good horses that Ye Muyi called "Bedouin Horses" and "Bobu Horses"? The Bedouin horse is actually the famous Ā Lā Bo horse in later generations, in this time and space the Persians called this kind of good horse "Bedouin horse", because they were domesticated by the Bedouins who lived in the Nefud Desert, vassals of the empire, this kind of good horse evolved and grew up in the desert climate, and was regarded as a treasure by the Bedouins, and was often taken to the home tent to be placed and protected, because of the close relationship with humans, which made them kind, intelligent and willing to please, and they also have a high degree of mental strength and alertness. Suitable for use in raids and wars, Bedouin horses must be harnessed with skill and respect due to their combination of spontaneity and sensitivity.
Unlike other horse breeds that require training to go into battle, this Bedouin horse is a natural war horse, does not neigh when approaching the enemy's war horse, does not reveal the target, charges in battle, is brave, and has fast speed and long-lasting endurance, so it is the best choice for war horses.
Bedouin horses have long been known for their beauty, intelligence, bravery, perseverance and romance. Because they have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years, they live intimately with humans. They know how to get along with humans. In fact, their wisdom has been proven time and time again. They are tame, docile, friendly, and sometimes even distressing. Bedouin foals, for example, are not afraid of people at all, and are indifferent to sudden noises.
As for the Bobu horses, they and the Bedouin horses are both representatives of the desert hot-blooded horses, although they are not as lively and beautiful as the Bedouin horses, and their movements are not light and smooth enough; The character is not as gentle and kind as that of the Bedouin horse; But the same thing is that they are strong and hard-working, which makes the work of caring for them easy, and there is the fact that the Bob horse is better to feed than the Bedouin horse.
These two kinds of good horses are super good horses that can be compared with the sweat and blood horses that Li Lu can take out at present, and they have naturally received great attention, and these good horses of Kumaji are purebred horses, and Jin Yiwei has long been eyeing these good horses, and they will be sent to the horse farm on the shore of Yibohai {Lake Balkhash}, where the horse breeders will carry out horse breeding and improvement work by professional horse breeders.
In this battle of Wukan, Di Qing and they captured a lot, there were as many as 50,000 war horses from Persia alone, a few gentlemen, in the case of not being able to obtain those thoroughbred horses, they retreated to the second, from Sima who was responsible for the calculation and distribution of the spoils, they got a few good war horses, this guy immediately left his Turkic horse, and rode a Persian horse that was a head higher than the Turkic horse.
Just as a few of them were admiring their new mounts, Di Qing's handsome order came down, saying that they were holding a meeting to study the next strategic direction. In the big tent, Di Qing held a baton in his hand and pointed out thousands of troops on the sand table, "Gentlemen, the strategic location of Khorasan is very important, as long as you take Khorasan, you can threaten the core area of the Persians to the west, and you can drive straight into Tianzhu by crossing the Kaibo Pass {that is, the Kaibol Pass of Afghanistan} to the south......." At the pre-war mobilization meeting, Di Qing analyzed the important strategic position of Khorasan to the generals, "At present, Bayesset, the governor of Khorasan of the Persians, has been captured by us, and the entire Khorasan group has no leader, It's the perfect time to take them......"
"Dashuai, you can give the order!!"
"Yes, Marshal, our swords are hungry and thirsty......"
Everyone said to Di Qing that their fighting spirit was high, and Di Qing saw that the army's heart was available, and immediately issued an order.
"The whole army will march and take Mulu City, the capital of Khorasan!!" Also, the Persian governors of Khorasan have been captured, and now Khorasan is leaderless, and the door is wide open, if such a good opportunity is not seized, then Di Qing will regret it for the rest of his life.
Khorasan means "place where the sun rises" in the Pahlavi language spoken by the Persians, and the approximate area is the northeastern part of Persia, the southeastern part of Turkmenistan, and the northern part of Afghanistan. The natural boundary from east to west is bounded by the Hindu Kush Snow Mountains in the southeast, the Amu Darya River in the northeast, and the Karakum Desert due north. Due south is the Sistan-Lut desert and to the south is Kerman. Due east is the Earl-Boers Mountains on the Caspian Sea, to the southeast is the Cavell Salt Desert, and to the northeast is the Caspian-Aral Sea desert.
This vast area is the homeland of the Tianzhu-Persian Aryan people, the stronghold of the Persian-speaking people, since the time of the Ahmenid dynasty, part of the Persian kingdom, known as East Persia, is the first line of defense of the Persians against the Scythians and Turks beyond the Amu Darya River---- similar to the Yinshan region of the Hetao on the Chinese side.
The Persians had four central cities in Khorasan, they were called the four counties of Khorasan, the easternmost city was called Barikh (about the vicinity of the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in later Afghanistan}, the southernmost city was called Herat (this Herat was Herat, Afghanistan}, the westernmost city was Sapnir (not far from Mashhad in later Iran), and the northernmost city was the residence of the governor of Khorasan and the target of Di Qing, Mulu City.
When Di Qing and their troops approached Mulu City, sure enough, the entire Khorasan was just as Di Qing and they expected, they didn't expect that the Persian Emperor's ** team with the assistance of the powerful undead army would be defeated, and it was defeated so badly, even the governor was captured alive, and the whole Khorasan fell into a panic, which has never been encountered since Shapur the Great, the Persians couldn't believe that there was a foreign army that could kill Mulu City, that is, the strong Bada and Turks in the past, failed to do this, How did this foreigner named Jiankun do it?
Khorasan, which had lost its unified command, was soon torn apart, and in the face of the invasion of the Gyungkun people, some advocated surrender, some advocated resistance, but more wanted to escape, and even some Persian nobles were directly frightened by this shocking news.....
After Di Qing arrived, they sent an ultimatum to the four counties of Khorasan, asking them to surrender unconditionally, but the Persian nobles of the four cities thought that Di Qing was a barbarian, with a strong city as a shield, and the protection of the god Ahura, so they refused to surrender, and Mulu City even killed Di Qing's messenger, which annoyed Di Qing and them, dare to say that the master is a barbarian, and dare to kill the messenger, you are really impatient....
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