Khorasani Shapur City, the city lord's house. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The tea was curling, and the city lord Uli hoped for the tea smoke and fell into deep thought!

Ulrich was a standard Central Asian, handsome, middle-aged, personable, and hospitable, and for many years he made a lot of money running the city of Nishapur (located in the northeastern corner of Iran), taking advantage of the city's experience with the Silk Road.

He was a long-sleeved dancer, and his superiors were satisfied, because every year there were large bribes in the account, and his subjects were satisfied, at least their lives were a little better than in other places, and the merchants were also satisfied, because Ulrich knew how to protect the "chickens that lay eggs".

Hello everyone is really good, he lives his little life peacefully, leisurely, rich, every morning to take care of the council, drink tea in the afternoon, and drink and feast until late at night, how good!

Unexpectedly, a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the Tang people, a large country in the east (although Wu Zetian ascended the throne and established the Wu Zhou Dynasty, but the western countries only recognized the Tang Dynasty) did not know what kind of wind to draw, so far to invade, Damascus strictly ordered to resist, and he also had to drive ducks to the shelves, prepare military supplies, train the people, and strengthen the city defense.

He was so tired that he had no time to drink tea in the afternoon, and the extravagant banquet in the evening was greatly reduced due to the impact.

In front of his city is Mulu City in front of the eastern powers, with a good luck, he sincerely prayed that Mulu City would not fall, shelter him from the wind and rain, but unfortunately his god did not take care of him, and Mulu City was broken,

What shocked him was the information brought by the elders, which made him panic.

Break the city in four days!

Those who dare to resist slaughter the city!

Kalim and Surrey in Mulu City and all the male soldiers and civilians in the city were killed, and not a single one was left!

Ulishi knew that the city defense and even the army of Minnishapur City were not as good as Mulu City, Mulu City was the capital of Khorasan Province, and its resources were tilted towards it, and the old governor Nasser knew that Mulu City's defense was much better than Nishapur City.

But in front of the Tang Army, Mulu City only held out for four days!

In just four days, the seemingly solid defense of Mulu City is made of paper in front of the Tang people?

Where to go, Ulrich is in a dilemma.

Beat? The Tang Army is not a human being, they are a "God-chosen nation", in the past, they were synonymous with wealth, and there were many city-states on the Silk Road that were favored by them.

Today, they are a symbol of power, who broke the army of millions of people and captured the caliph alive, and who is not afraid!

Fall?

Damascus was very clever, and as a measure to prepare for war, officers were sent to the large cities on the road of the Tang army's westward advance, who were responsible for leading the troops and supervising the battle.

All military orders must be countersigned by them to take effect.

Those who surrender and flee in vain will be beheaded!

Then there was the officer who was in charge of implementing the "scorched earth policy", and in case the city was not safe, he would burn the city and everything to the enemy, leaving nothing for the enemy.

Mulu City was supposed to be on fire, but the chemical bomb disrupted their steps, and it only burned a little.

The city of Nishapur, as a large city in the province of Khorasan, was of course no exception, and was urged by the general of the Janissaries, Hassan, who was extremely loyal to the caliph.

As long as he says a word down, Hassan will dare to send him back to the West!

Moreover, the matter is very high, the surrender of the Tang Dynasty is not just a word of surrender, and there is also a way to abandon the original religion and convert to Buddhism and Taoism, without any room for negotiation, especially for the upper echelons who surrendered. (Wei Xi will not be soft on this, if he doesn't take advantage of his current strong position to liquidate, it will be difficult in the future).

Therefore, if Wu Liran said to surrender, it is not possible that some fanatical believers will not surrender to the Tang army, but because he has betrayed the religion of the past, then "the traitor will die".

While he was thinking, the attendant came to report: "General Hassan asks to see!" ”

"Please!" Ulrich said hurriedly.

General Hassan was an Arab, a shrewd man, not like an Arab with a big beard, but with two small mustaches.

As he entered the flower hall, Ulrich said warmly, "My brother, welcome you and have a cup of tea!" ”

"Hello, Castle Lord!" General Hassan nodded.

The two sides sat opposite each other, and the attendants served fragrant tea.

With the status of Ulich and the status of the city of Nishapur, there is naturally a good tea, or Longjing, the West Lake of China, because of the hot weather, people in West Asia generally like this Chinese green tea, and the magnates even use snow water to make tea, which tastes excellent.

Although Hassan did not reject Chinese tea in the event of a war with China, the topic was not very pleasant after a few drinks.

"A lot of people have fled to the city lately." Hassan went straight to the point: "They spread a lot of rumors! ”

Ulrich has a good family background and is well educated, and he said tactfully: "Rumors stop at the wise!" ”

Hassan shook his head and said, "You are wise, but most people are not!" ”

"What do they say about Tang Dog, which is very powerful, and it will break Mulu City, which is stronger than us, in four days, and say that those who disobey Tang Dog will slaughter the city, and if you don't want to die, surrender quickly!"

"They are blaspheming and betraying the Caliph!" Hassan said viciously: "These people should all be arrested!" Those who dare to say words of surrender are all beheaded! Hear "

"As you wish!" Ullich showed the demeanor of the upper class, and immediately called the captain of the city's city defense, Jalali, who was responsible for maintaining order, and asked him to post an example, strictly prohibiting rumors, pointing out that the loss of Mulu City was because the people there were full of sins and did not receive God's blessing, and as long as everyone in the city believed in God, God would bless the city.

Then send out spies to investigate everywhere, and if anyone dares to say this, they will all be arrested, and those who do not listen will be guilty of the same crime!

With the arrangements in place, Jalali took the order, and Hassan nodded in satisfaction.

Ullich smiled as he watched Jalali leave, thinking that it would be strange if he could be caught, only a fool would be caught.

Hassan then said of the second thing: "In addition to spreading rumors, the people who enter the city are likely to harbor spies among them, and they should all be taken care of and let them all go to the city to defend!" ”

"That's right!" Ulrich simply gave the order and did so.

"Rumors are currently circulating in the city, and in order to strengthen everyone's belief in fighting, I propose to ......," Hassan recounted his proposal.

He wants to concentrate the homes of high-ranking military officers and high-ranking civil officials in the city to the city lord's mansion and take care of them in a centralized manner!

Ulrich didn't agree so happily this time, he muttered: "The city lord's mansion is big enough, and it won't be a problem to accommodate more people, but after summoning them, your people will take care of it?" ”

Hassan smiled dryly, "No, I'll take care of it with your people!" ”

"Good!" Ulrich did not refuse, and agreed.

All the demands were met, and Hassan happily said goodbye to him and left.

After he left, Ulrich's face sank!

Hassan's last request really killed two birds with one stone, not only threatening all the high-ranking officers and civilian officials, but not afraid that they would not die, and even extended his black hand into the city lord's mansion!

Watching together? It is to send troops to the city lord's mansion, if Ulrich does something wrong, the sudden change will be born in the armpits!

He calculated, left and right, but it was difficult to decide.

Soon after, the attendant came to report: "Zarzaga, the guard of the south gate, asks for a meeting!" ”