Conquering Basra is to get the harvest of the land Silk Road and the wealth of the maritime Silk Road, and the wealth accumulated in the city can even be compared with the treasure of the dragon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhou Jun got 10 million pieces of gold, silver and copper, ingots, money, etc., and rare treasures, such as boxes of gems, which were terrible!

Shi Wanchao has received more than 100,000 guan of goods, and he has obtained millions of yuan of goods since the Western Expedition.

For him, he is really worried about how to use this huge amount of money!

He belongs to the nouveau riche, his family background is shallow, and he can't give too much money to the family, they can't keep the money.

He doesn't know how to write the word "squander", almost nothing is spent in the army, and there is nowhere to spend money.

What he has is the equivalent of a "BMW" for automobiles, and as soon as his horse dies on the battlefield, a good horse will be given to him immediately.

For a general like him,

As for the beauties, the general will reward the little princess and noble girl of the royal court who met on the road, but everyone realizes that "there is a knife on the head of the color word", if you don't want to fight, you can enjoy it at will, otherwise it is better to refrain from it.

However, Shi Wanchao is the general's favorite general, he likes the army, he is not happy to engage in politics, as long as someone kills him and fights for him, he will not think about anything, it is the favorite goods of all the leaders, so Wei Xi's industry also gave Shi Wanchao a subscription.

Wei Xi is a conscientious person, his industry is not like the sky/dynasty/shares/city has no in and out, only the subscription of shares has no dividends or very few dividends, there are large dividends every year, and soon, Shi Wanchao found that he had so much money that he didn't know how to spend it!

So he went out on the street with a five-kilogram nugget in his hand, and it was not a pity to throw it away.

……

The Tang army, from the generals to the soldiers, earned it and didn't care about the money, and in the palace in Damascus, the roar of its owner over his lost money made everyone in the palace tremble.

"Rashid lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and lived up to my expectations!"

"Kassim will eat, and he has brought 100,000 soldiers to raise horses!"

"Nasser (Governor of Khorasan) and Abaz (the main commander of the front) are cowards! Afraid of the dead ghosts, let the Tang people do whatever they want in the land of the gods, and they will only stay in the city and drink tea! ”

"Those city lords, they don't know anything, they can only watch belly dancing and eat mutton! I have a will to be on guard everywhere, but it is not the same thing! ”

Caliph Abd al-Malik roared like thunder, and the ministers of the palace bowed their heads and endured his wrath.

Everyone understands why he is so angry, this caliph is a dictator, his force is strong, he has expanded his control area into North Africa, he has always beaten others, and rarely been bullied by others.

He was furious for five minutes, and then, in a low voice, asked, "Netu, what do you think should be done?" ”

Vizier (Prime Minister) Netu muttered: "The Supreme Caliph must gather the troops of the two rivers and join forces with Damascus to defend against the invading Tang army. ”

The news of the fall of Basra had reached Damascus as quickly as possible, and from there the Caliph's annoyance came from, he knew too well how rich it was, and that every year there were large sums of taxes, the pearl in the crown of the Arab Empire, to dust it and to lose face.

Another vizier Kalkin believed: "Qasim's troops must be brought back, to the valley of the two rivers!" ”

"Why?" Someone asked.

"As my esteemed colleague has pointed out, the army of the Two Rivers, together with the army of Damascus, to defend against the invading Don army, note that he used to resist, not to destroy them." Kalkin pointed out: "The soldiers of the two rivers have not been trained for a long time, and when the formation and training are completed and come in handy, they don't know where the Tang army has fought!" ”

"Now we have only one mobile force in the East, and that is Qasim's army, and they must be transferred back!" Kalkin said helplessly: "Otherwise, you can only mobilize the troops of North Africa!" ”

The ministers grimaced, this was not a good choice, because the troops to North Africa were fighting so vigorously that they had almost taken down the Mediterranean border, and they had occupied a vast territory from Tunisia to Morocco, until the strait between Africa and Europe--- Gibraltar, and were about to cross the sea to Europe.

The return of the main forces there means that the vigorous North African strategy of the Arab Empire has come to an end, which is intolerable to all.

"So, transfer Qasim back to the two rivers!" The caliph said decisively, then pointed at Kalkin and said, "You immediately set off for Baghdad and form a new army!" ”

"Yes, Supreme Caliph!" Kalkin was instructed that he had been sent to the East to preside over the war, but for some reason he had not done so.

Kalkin led 10,000 cavalry from the Great Basat and hurried to Baghdad.

The city of Baghdad is a historic city in Arabia, located on the Tigris River, less than 100 miles from the Euphrates River, sandwiched between two rivers, and is exceptionally rich.

It is the former capital of the BC Dynasty, and it is still prosperous, with a large population, convenient transportation, merchants, market shops, and a monopoly on Chinese silk, porcelain and other goods.

When Kalkin arrived in Baghdad, he established his military palace, declared a state of war everywhere, and issued a series of orders.

He sent people to take over the official warehouses in various places, calculate the money, food and materials, and all expenditures must be approved by him.

Then a large number of conscripts were recruited, marshalling was carried out, and training began.

Send scouts to reconnoiter the movements of the Tang army and understand the enemy's situation.

Build the city, strengthen the city defense, fortify the wall, and prepare to meet the attack of the Tang army.

He conscripted a full 200,000 soldiers and trained them with great fanfare.

Thank God that the Don army did not take Baghdad, and the wealth of the city supported his expansion.

One can imagine that the caliph was so angry that he gave the Tang people the wealth of so many cities, which led to the loss of power and the serious weakening of the rule of the Great Eater.

……

"Well, you want us to go back to Baghdad?" Qasim in Isfahan received an order to immediately lead the main infantry to Baghdad, obey Kalkin's command, and destroy the Don army that invaded the valley of the two rivers.

He conferred with Rashid, who shook his head and said, "That's not a good idea!" ”

In his opinion, the troops are on an expedition, and the other side is a cavalry unit, and the troops and cavalry have been dispatched together, and they may not be able to please well.

The best way is to clear the wilderness, hold the city, prevent this Tang army without a rear from being reinforced, and then concentrate all the cavalry troops to pursue and annihilate the Tang army.

"No, no!" Qasim sighed.

He knew that Damascus's patience with him had reached its peak, and if he did not listen to the order, he was afraid that the order to remove him would be issued!

In fact, the struggle between the various factions in the country was fierce (because of religious issues) and the internal contradictions were deep, and if the Tang army continued to wreak havoc in the country and was used by those who had a heart, it would affect the rule of the country.

So Qasim's army of 30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry marched to Baghdad.