Flower Thorn Zim Baba Khan immediately sent all his troops 12,000 cavalry to the southern border near the Kopet Mountains to confront the 20,000 cavalry of the Great Food Country Buranod, and within two days, Xuan San led the Eighth Army to rush over, so in the comparison of troops, Buranod was at a disadvantage, Buranod was not to be outdone, immediately transferred troops from Mulu City and Mashhad, and soon another 30,000 foot soldiers rushed to the border to meet Buranod, and the strength of the Great Food Army suddenly increased to more than 50,000 people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But soon, the Great Cannibals began to worry, they found that on the southeast border, the Western Qin Army suddenly arrived with the strength of two legions, even if all the remaining troops in Khorasan Province were transferred, it was not enough to stop the Western Qin Army, Caliph al-Mansur's 100,000 Guards lost nearly 30,000 in the process of counterinsurgency, transferred to the north 50,000, and there were less than 20,000 left, with 20,000 against the two legions of the Western Qin Army, the Great Cannibal seemed to be a little lacking in confidence.

Baghdad.

In the embassy of Western Qin, Liu Mingjian, the envoy in Baghdad, was reading the official document sent from Western Qin, when a waiter outside the door walked in and reported: "My lord, the caliph has sent someone over to see you!" ”

"Oh, please come in!" Liu Ming quickly put away the official document and sat behind the desk when he saw it.

"Yes!"

After a while, a court attendant walked in and saluted Liu Mingjian and said, "Your Majesty, our caliph has summoned you to meet you, please be sure to go!" ”

Liu Mingjian asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"The villain is not clear, please forgive your Excellency!"

"Okay, I'll come with you as soon as I change my clothes, please wait a while!"

"Okay!"

Liu Ming saw that he changed his clothes and followed the waiter to Baghdad soon, although this was not the first time he came to the Caliph's palace, but every time he came here, he couldn't help but sigh at the luxury here from the heart.

The Caliphate's palace was covered with 22,000 beautifully woven carpets and 38,000 brightly colored curtains, of which 1,200 were embroidered with gold. The Queen's table was filled with polished gold and silver utensils and a variety of everyday utensils set with precious stones.

In the court there was a hall of alien trees, in which there was a tree made of gold and silver, weighing 885.5 kilograms, on which small birds of gold and silver "roosted". As soon as the mechanism moved, the birds chirped and chirped for joy. In the Imperial Garden, the dwarf date palm trees that are carefully cultivated are a unique sight: the tall tree that used to grow into the sky has to be made small and exquisite, which can only be done with exquisite gardening techniques.

There were more than 3,000 eunuchs and court ladies who cleaned the palace of the caliphate, built flowers and branches, and were responsible for the royal life of the caliphate.

Of course, in Liu Mingjian's view, although it is extremely luxurious, it lacks atmosphere, solemnity and solemnity. He once had the honor to go to Chang'an to meet the Tang Emperor, and when he walked into the palace of Daming Palace, he felt that he felt small and humble, but he never had it here. He has also been to the royal palace in Xinjing, and the luxury is not as good as here, but it is atmospheric and majestic.

Under the leadership of the attendants, Liu Mingjian walked into the main hall of Caliph al-Mansur to deal with state affairs, bowed to al-Mansur, who was sitting on the throne, and bowed: "Liu Mingjian, the envoy of Western Qin, greets His Majesty the Caliph!" ”

Mansour raised his hand and said, "Lord Liu is exempt!" I brought you here today to ask you, do you know that Western Qin dispatched three legions to my eastern and northeastern borders? ”

Liu Ming saw: "Yes, caliph, I just heard the news!" It is said that it was because General Buranod of your country led his army across the border and entered the territory of Huathornzim without authorization, I don't know why he did this, but I know that no matter what the reason is, this is a violation of the sovereignty of our Western Qin Kingdom, and I, Western Qin, have the right to take any action to deal with this matter! ”

Mansour said: "I regret that General Buranod strayed into the territory of Khorizm in pursuit of a rebel army, and I have sent my will to Buranod to reprimand him!" And this is just a misunderstanding, I don't want you and me to destroy the friendly relations between our two countries since the founding of the two countries because of this incident, I think we should lift the state of military confrontation and restore peace and tranquility on the border, what do you think? ”

Liu Ming saw it and said: "Your Majesty the Caliph, we in Western Qin have never taken the initiative to invade any country, and we are forced to fight back every time we fight, even if we send troops to Northern Tianzhu, it is because their lords are disrespectful to our king. Of course, we are not willing to go to war with a powerful country like the Great Food Country, but after all, your army has entered the territory of Huathornzim, a subject country of our Western Qin, without authorization, which has already constituted an invasion of our Western Qin, and if we want to quell this matter, someone must be responsible for this matter, otherwise our king and the court will not be able to explain to the vast number of people! ”

Mansur frowned, he thought for a long time, and said to Liu Mingjian: "I understand what Lord Liu means. We, the Great Food Country, hope to maintain a long-term friendly relationship with the Western Qin State, so the Guards General Buranod who caused this misunderstanding will be relieved of his military rights, stripped of his military positions and all titles, and demoted to a slave! The Guards deployed in Khorasan Province will also be transferred back soon! ”

Liu Ming saw that he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty the Caliph is wise, once Your Majesty's will is carried out, I think my country's troops will withdraw from the border!" ”

A smile appeared on Mansour's face, and he said to Liu Mingjian: "A group of Western dancers have come to my palace today, Lord Liu must not be seen, will they stay and enjoy it with me later?" ”

Liu Ming also smiled when he saw it: "It's better to meet by chance, since this is the case, the foreign minister will stay with His Majesty to enjoy the beautiful dancing of Western dancers!" ”

The Great Food Kingdom came into contact with the tense military confrontation crisis situation of the Western Qin State, and calm was restored on the border, and the protagonist of the incident, Buranod, was stripped of his military position and knighthood, and became a slave, and he was taken to Alexandria Harbor to do heavy slave work.

Constantine V of the Eastern Roman Empire, who received the news, was greatly disappointed by this, if the Great Food Kingdom and the Western Qin State fought, this drama would be much better, and the Great Food Country was likely to be torn apart, not only the internal opposition forces cut the land and claim the king, but also the Western Qin and Eastern Rome encroached on its land outside, and the powerful Great Food Country may have collapsed from now on, but it is a pity that the Western Qin State did not fight with the Great Food Country.

Constantine V could only maintain a military offensive against the Great Food Country in the northwest, but his pace slowed down a lot, after all, he had now penetrated into the territory of the Great Food Country, and he didn't want to be cut off by the Great Food Country.

Mansour relied on sacrificing Buranod in exchange for respite, and he knew that he had to use this opportunity to defuse the crisis, so the guards sent to Khorasan Province were transferred back, and 20,000 men were re-recruited to garrison Khorasan Province and the southeastern province of Histan, but these 20,000 people were composed of farmers and herdsmen, and they had little combat effectiveness, also because he did not want to provoke the Western Qin State.

After the remaining 70,000 Guards were drawn back, 50,000 were immediately sent to the northwest to reinforce the front, and a large number of Allah's warriors shouted holy war to the front, ready to give the Eastern Romans a little color, while the remaining 20,000 marched west, ready to encircle the rebel Salad and his men with the Egyptian army.

The arrival of the 50,000 caliph guards greatly increased the pressure on Constantine V, who did not want to go to the army in person, but he was already in his forties, and he was increasingly feeling that his energy was a little lacking, and if he did not do it this time, he would never have a chance again in the future. In order to cope with the reinforcements of the 50,000 caliph guards and block their early offensive, Constantine V ordered everyone within a radius of more than 100 kilometers to be captured and built fortresses, and to seize all the grain, livestock, wood and iron tools that could be plundered, and he decided to build a strong defensive line in the valley of the Sersar River to resist the counterattack of the Great Eaters, in fact he did this in the Anatonian plain, and the effect was not bad, and he did the same in Thrace to resist the Bulgarian attack, It also makes the Bulgarians sigh.

The policy implemented by Salad after conquering a large part of Syria allowed him to gain the support of a large number of Syrians, and his sect also gained a large number of followers and followers, which made it easier for him to recruit warriors to form an army, and the troops transferred by Caliph Mansur from Egypt and the 20,000 guards sent by him met with stubborn resistance, they did not have the support of the people in Syria, the logistics supply lines were often attacked, and a large number of supplies were looted, which brought great trouble to the caliph to quell the rebellion of Salad.

Salad was now full of ambition, gaining a foothold in Syria, and his self-confidence was boosted by the 100,000 troops under his command, and he was no longer afraid of the caliph and his army, and he began to give speeches in Syria, often going into the countryside to contact the villagers and gain their support, and Salad's prestige was quickly established, and most Syrians knew his name.

"General, 20,000 guards are coming from the direction of Baghdad!" Tanma reports to Salad.

Salad was furious: "Does Mansour think I'm a bully? Not only did they send troops from Egypt to fight me, but they also sent the Guards to flank me? I've got to show him how good I'm doing! Come, send an order to assemble the army, defeat the 20,000 guards first, and then go to fight the army from Egypt! ”

Salad's loyal friend Sogdian Maihuara then persuaded: "General, how many troops can we draw out now to deal with the 20,000 guards coming from Baghdad?" ”

Salad thought for a moment and said, "There should be fifteen thousand, right?" ”

Mai Huala said: "General, the Guards are all well-trained troops, they are only for killing, and most of the soldiers of your army are farmers who have just laid down their hoes, and they can't defeat the Guards at all one-on-one, not to mention that our strength is less than 5,000 men!" The morale of the officers and soldiers is now sharp, we need to wait for them to be tired and demoralized when they attack the city, we can definitely defeat them if we come out of their rear, but for now we better recuperate! ”

Salad thought for a moment and felt that McHuara's words made sense, and that this guy was able to come up with a plan to win the battle every time, which made him start to believe in him.