In order not to repeat the mistake of Bulan, Habil ordered the roving outposts to be spread to all the easily crossable riverbank areas along the Volga River in the Khazar Khanate, so as to monitor the movements of the Don army from all sides. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Habil did not dare to act rashly, he knew very little about the situation of the Western Qin army, not to mention that this time there was not only the Western Qin army, but also the Ji Thorn Department of the Pecheneg people and the soldiers and horses of the Kimak Khanate, although the scale of this coalition army was relatively large, but they were all cavalry, they moved quickly, one position a day, and it was difficult to accurately locate them.

Habil sent ranger outposts to investigate the ever-changing camp of the Western Qin army, and at the same time sent people to clear Blan's forces in Samandar, and he decided to wait for the news from the Samandar side that Bran had been eliminated before fighting the Western Qin army, and at the same time execute Bulan.

On the ninth day of the fifth month, the day after Habir ordered Bran to be taken into custody, a Khazarian warrior came in from outside the tent and reported to Habil: "Asahan, a delegation from the Eastern Roman Empire has come to the camp, and they have asked to meet Asahan!" They also have officials from our Khazar Khanate by their side to lead the way! ”

"The mission of the Eastern Roman Empire? How did they get here? Aren't you afraid of being caught or killed by the Western Qin army? Habil was surprised.

A minister next to him saluted and said, "Answering Assassin Han, since this delegation is here, and it is led by officials from the Samandar side, there must be something important, Answering Assassin Han might as well meet him!" ”

Habil thought for a moment, waved to the Khazar warriors, and said, "Let them come in and see Ben Khan!" ”

"Yes, A. Thorn Han!"

Soon a Khazar official came in with three men from the Eastern Roman Empire, two of them and a priest, who was none other than Magat, the bishop of Judaism in Samandal.

"Meet the Thorn Han!" Magath led the salute to Habil.

Habil's face was a little bad when he saw Magat, he stared at Magat coldly and asked: "Bishop Magat, in Samandar Bin Khan, you are too old to bear to let you be locked in prison and tortured, and kindly let you go, what are you doing here?" ”

Magath bowed unhurriedly and said, "Dear Tsaihan, I'm here to save the Khazar Khanate this time!" The Western Qin army is menacing, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and although the warriors of Assassin Han are also good at fighting, they are poorly equipped, and it is not so easy to repel the Western Qin army, and the Khazar Khanate needs the rescue of external forces! Your son-in-law and nephew, His Majesty Emperor Constantine V of the Eastern Roman Empire, heard that your country was being attacked by the Western Qin army and was worried about you and the Khazar Khanate, so he sent an embassy and gave me carte blanche to negotiate reinforcements with you! ”

Haber was very unhappy when he heard this, although the Khazar Khanate was called a khanate, but in fact it was an empire, and there were not only the main ethnic groups living in it, the Khazars, but also the Magyars in the northwest in Levidia, the Alans living in the Caucasus Mountains, and even the Mordovans in the north were also subject to the Khazar Khanate, and there were only tens of thousands of Western Qin troops, could it be that the Khazar Khanate would inevitably fail in the face of the Western Qin army?

Habil was about to get angry, and the minister next to him whispered to him: "A. Assassin Han, what Magat said is not unreasonable, although our warriors are brave, they are indeed inferior to the Western Qin army in weapons and armor, if they can get the support of the Eastern Roman Empire, the chances of victory are naturally much greater, why should A-Thorn Han ignore the future of the Khazar Khanate for the sake of the battle of will?" The Eastern Roman Empire is willing to come to support, of course we can't ask for it, don't want it in vain if there are benefits! And in this matter, the villain thinks that your daughter, Irina the Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire, must also have helped! ”

Habil thought for a while, and was persuaded by the minister, he looked up at Magath and asked, "Bishop Magat, I don't know how the Eastern Roman Empire is going to support my Khazar Khanate?" Think that the Eastern Roman Empire was repeatedly invaded and attacked by the great cannibals of the East, and the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire repeatedly asked my Khazar Khanate for help, but our Khazar Khanate didn't say a word, and every time it sent tens of thousands of cavalry to help, how many soldiers and horses was the Eastern Roman Empire ready to send to help us meet the Western Qin army? ”

Magath saluted and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, A. Assassin, this time the Eastern Roman Empire is only ready to support 3,000 infantry for the time being, and they are all mercenaries!" ”

Hearing this, Habil was furious: "Magat, are you making fun of me, the king of the Khazar Khanate?" Three thousand infantry, and they are all mercenaries put together by some mongrels who don't know where to find them, Ben Khan sees that you didn't send these people here to reinforce, but to prepare to add vegetables to the Western Qin army, hum! Someone, send off! ”

"Slow!" Magath hurriedly raised his hand, "Answer the stabbing Han is angry, I haven't finished my words yet!" Even if you want to drive us away, you have to let me finish talking, or how can you look like a Khazar? ”

Habil raised his hand with a cold face, and the official who had just stood up to see off the guest stopped and retreated to his place.

Habil said: "Okay, King Ben Khan will let you finish your words, and see what else you have to say!" ”

Magath said: "Answer, on the surface, this force of 3,000 people is a mercenary, hired by your country, but in fact, these people are the regular heavy infantry of our Eastern Roman Empire, they have received strict military training, if the formation of a heavy infantry phalanx, the general infantry army formation is not its opponent, it is not only not afraid of the blow of the bow and arrow, but also effectively resist the charge of the heavy cavalry, at a critical moment, this is an army that can turn the tide!" ”

"Oh? If this is really what you said, such an army can indeed be used, but the number seems to be too small, our Khazar Khanate has sent troops to help you in the Eastern Roman Empire every time, and now you have only sent 3,000 troops, is it too stingy to be together? Habil said dissatisfied.

Seeing that Habil's attitude had changed a bit, Magat decided to step up his efforts and continued: "Answer, it's not that we don't want to send more troops, it's really because now our country has not turned its face with the Tang State and the Western Qin side, and it is not good for our country to send more troops, if the troops are sent too much, the Western Qin army will find out the problem, and it will not be good for our country to fall out with the Tang State at that time, and our emperor, ministers and nobles don't want to fall out with the Tang State now, plus the big cannibals in the east and the Bolgars in the west are eyeing our country, Therefore, our country cannot set up more enemies, and I hope that the assassin will understand the difficulties of our emperor and his subjects. However, in order to compensate for our lack of troops, His Majesty the Emperor of our country has decided to support your country in advance with 6,000 swords, 10,000 spears, 6,000 sets of armor, 3,000 sets of horse armor, 300,000 arrows, and 300,000 pounds of food! ”

When Habir heard that there were so many ordnance materials, he smiled on the spot and laughed: "Hahaha······ Okay, well, my good son-in-law is really generous, this is what allies do! Come, sit down with Bishop Magath and the two lords of the Eastern Roman Empire! ”

The three small stools were quickly moved, and Magath scolded the barbarians in his heart for turning their faces faster than turning books, and that having milk is their mother's goods! But he said, "Thank you for the sting!" ”

After sitting down, Magath said, "A. Thaw, I have a little personal request, and I ask Mr. A. Thaof to grant it!" ”

Habil was overjoyed to receive such a great benefit, and was a little carried away, and raised his hand and said, "Say, as long as Ben Khan can do it, he will definitely fulfill your request!" ”

Magath said: "I heard that Thorn Han ordered General Bran to be arrested and decided to execute him in a few days? ”

These words made Habil vigilant, his face changed, and he asked, "You know all about this matter?" Why do you ask this question? ”

Magat smiled and said, "My request is to ask Thorn Han to release General Bulan, after all, he has been fighting for you and is loyal to you, even if he is defeated by the Western Qin army this time, who can guarantee that he will never be defeated on the battlefield?" If anyone who is defeated will be punished, then who will dare to lead an army to fight for you in the future? ”

Habil's face was very ugly, "Magat, Ben Khan doesn't understand, Bran is not related to you, why did you save him?" ”

"General Bran is God's people, all God's people are in trouble, I will find a way to save him, answer to Assassin Han, of course, this also includes you, this time you fought with the Western Qin army, the situation is not very good, so I came, both to save General Blan, but also to save you, you and General Bran are God's people, you should help each other, and deal with the Western Qin army together!"

Habil sneered in his heart, I don't believe these nonsense words of yours? If it weren't for the sake of consolidating power and rule, I wouldn't have believed in any Judaism, and who has not converted and converted for profit these days? If you want to fool me, don't even think about it, hum!

Habil scolded in his heart, his face pretended to be pensive, he is actually difficult to choose now, solving Bran and disintegrating his power in Samandar is something he has been planning for this time, but if he doesn't agree to Magat, this guy is only afraid that he will make a fuss about the reinforcements and ordnance materials, either get some miscellaneous soldiers and a bunch of rags, or delay the time to send troops and send ordnance materials, really let Magat delay for a while, at that time I am afraid that the daylilies will be cold.

Habil was in a dilemma when a cronie walked in from outside, who quickly came to his side and whispered, "The matter over there at Samandar is settled!" ”

These words made Habir's heart fall back into his stomach, since he had solved Bran's power in Samandar, it didn't matter if he was released now, he couldn't jump up!

So Habil pretended to be extremely embarrassed and said to Magat: "For your sake, Ben Khan can let Bulan go, but after all, Bulan lost the battle and caused heavy losses to our army, so he can't be punished, Ben Khan deprived him of the official position of the 10,000th commander, whipped him fifty times, and demoted him to an ordinary soldier!" ”

Magath still disagreed with this punishment, although he also knew that it would be best if Bran could be spared punishment, but he also knew that it was impossible, but he still decided to fight for Habir to reduce the punishment of Bran as much as possible, if Bran was deprived of all military rights and official positions, Bran would be useless, he immediately stood up and said: "Answer, this punishment is too heavy, right?" You stripped him of his position and turned him into an ordinary soldier, which makes him worse than killing him! ”

Habil frowned, thought for a while before reducing some of the punishment, and said: "Okay, Ben Khan will reduce his punishment for your sake of your face, demote him to a thousand commanders, and whip him fifty lashes as punishment!" ”

"Thank you for your mercy!"