"Husband, I want to have one more child."

"Hmm."

The seeds of life burst out from the depths of the Sogdian woman, and at last the clouds stopped and the rain stopped.

The girl's body was completely paralyzed, and Ma Ling looked at Yiren's clear eyes, and couldn't help but cover her head, tasting the slightly cool and sweet moist lips.

The girl patted Ma Lan's big hand covering her chest, and murmured, "Husband, take me with you this time, okay?" ”

"Lin'er, this time I'm going to kill someone, I don't want you to see it." Ma Lu said softly.

Kang Lin'er sighed regretfully and stopped talking.

Ma Lan helped Kang Lin'er tidy up her clothes and walked back to the palace with her in her arms.

Ma Chen, who had been making a fuss for a day, had already fallen asleep, and slept very quietly in the company of the maid.

After seeing the little one, he hugged the Sogdian girl back to the room, and watched the Sogdian girl sleep peacefully in her arms, Ma Lu's heart was extremely quiet.

Sometimes I really don't want to run around anymore and want to live a stable life. But there was no turning back when he opened the bow, and in order to let the Han family erlang take root in the west of the green mountain, he still had to work hard.

……

Tian Mingyuan took 5,000 Anxi New Army to go out alone, and the news came back continuously, according to the latest news, the army had successfully reached Jiling City and completed the predetermined strategic goal. Along the way, the Dekhgans played a great role in the ancient city of Herat, not only sending them to the city of Herat, but also sending caravans to provide sufficient support for the army's journey from Herat to the city of Herat.

Now Tian Mingyuan is returning to your Shabuer from the class teacher of Jiling City, preparing to wait for Ma Lu's main force there.

Due to the long distance of the road, it takes a long time for the message to be transmitted, and the news of Tian Mingyuan's class has just been delivered to the Capture and Drink City, according to the time, it is estimated that Tian Mingyuan is about to return to your ancient city of Shabul.

Therefore, Ma Ling can't continue to delay, and must set off as soon as possible to join Tian Mingyuan and complete the goals set for this year.

Separation is always sentimental, Xiao Machen is extremely attached to him now, and refuses to leave him, Kang Lin'er also has slightly red eyes, and she can't hold back tears.

Hardened his heart and handed his son to Kang Lin'er, Ma Lan galloped out of the fishing city, and did not dare to look back.

This time the expedition was very large, and all the remaining Turkic miscellaneous soldiers in the capture city were brought out by Ma Lan, followed by a large number of Kangju caravans. Duan Xiushi no longer went out with the army this time, but stayed in the city to provide logistical support. The army left the city of fishing and drinking, passed through the territory of the Xinping Army and the Yanchuan Army to the south, crossed the Wuhushui and passed through the territory of the Lantian Army, and embarked on the journey again.

The army first arrived at Mulu City, the capital of Khorasan Province, where in addition to a small number of Tang garrisons, there were 10,000 Turkic miscellaneous soldiers led by Qibiye himself. When they arrived here, the 10,000 people of Khibino also joined the army, and followed Ma Lan to the ancient city of Youshabuer on the border of Khorasan Province, and went to meet the 5,000 men and horses of Hetian Mingyuan.

The leader of the Turkic miscellaneous soldiers was originally Khamye, and after arriving here, all of them naturally belonged to his subordinates, and now Khamye has more than 20,000 Turkic miscellaneous soldiers under his hands. For this expedition, Ma Lan's troops can be said to have poured out.

Because it was to feed the enemy, the supplies needed were not much, but in order to give some sweetness to the Dekhgans who submitted to the city, Ma Lu also allowed the Dekhgans of the cities along the way to send caravans to provide military supplies for the army. There is enough wealth in the treasury of the city to build two Baghdad cities, so there is no need to worry about money, and as long as there is money to be made, the Dekhgans can naturally arrange everything very properly.

According to the agreement with Duhao, the Kangju merchants took over the second half of the business, and the other half of the business was shared by the Dehgans along the way. The tax collector of Mulu City, the Batim family, has a lot of connections with Kang Million, so the merchants of Mulu City get a large share, and after arriving in your Shabul City, Ma Lu will give the rest of the share to your Shabuer City and the newly conquered Dekhgans of Herat.

The target of this expedition was a large area east of the line between Shapur and Kerman and the Strait of Hormuz, covering not only the remaining provinces of Khorasan, but also a large area of the Persian homeland. The population of this area is extremely large, but the generals and governors of the big cannibals did not look at it.

Now it can be said that the situation is very good, and the seeds that were sown at the beginning have begun to be harvested.

……

Ali's descendant, Shia leader Ibrahim had already officially launched the caliphate late last year, taking his army from the city of Rai westward to compete with Abdullah for territory.

The descendants of Haojie Ali have been operating underground for a hundred years, and they are still very appealing, and although the scholar Sadiq is not in the army, Ibrahim uses his prestige to call believers. Ibrahim's momentum was so strong that much of the territory west of Rai fell under his control.

According to the latest information, Ibrahim's army has even invaded Abdullah's traditional territory in Syria and occupied the ancient city of Aleppo, forcing Abdullah to return to Damascus with the Syrian army.

Due to the pressure brought by Ibrahim, Abdullah even announced plans to move the capital from Kufa back to Damascus, which is now the new capital of the Great Food Empire.

The Prophet had no children, and Abdullah, like the Abbas brothers, descended from the family of Uncle Muhammad, while Ibrahim and Ja'far. Sadiq was a descendant of the Prophet's son-in-law, Jack Ali, and was of comparable blood. As a result of the juxtaposition of the two caliphs, not only the Persian Mavari were divided, but even the Arabians and Yemenis, who had returned to the Arabian Peninsula, split into two factions to support the two caliphs.

At the same time, the post-Umayyad caliphate, who had fled to Córdoba, Spain, was not to be left alone, and was said to have successfully crossed the sea to occupy Tunisia in January this year, and was eyeing the territory of the Egyptian governor. Egypt was also Abdullah's sphere of influence, and now Abdullah can be said to be on both sides.

In other words, there are now three caliphs in the Great Food Empire, which is excellent news for the Tang Dynasty. The first goal of the competition was the fertile Plain of the Two Rivers, the most fertile of the Persian homeland, and the fertile lands around Ctesiphon. With the resumption of the war in the Great Eater, the Tang Dynasty will be able to calmly collect the territories that have been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty from the map.

What started out as a map opened up the frontier is now about to become a reality.

Among the three major Kazakh legislations, the official caliph Abdullah knows best how powerful the Datang Iron Cavalry is, and it is impossible to be an enemy of the Datang.

As for the Shiite caliph Ibrahim, the Shiite army in his hands was still established at the suggestion of Ma Lan, and his army set out from Rai to the west, but did not turn back to attack Rai City, and now Rai City is still well accepted by the Tang Dynasty agents.

And the Umayyad Caliphate, who fled to Córdoba, Spain, even if he conquered Egypt, had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Iron Cavalry had no intention of running that far.

Therefore, in this expedition, none of the caliphs will rise up against the Tang Iron Cavalry. The biggest difficulty this time is not that the enemy is strong, but that the road is long and the territory is vast. Immigration was not possible in the region, so it was ruled by the Persian Dekhgans, as the Arabians had done.

……

After arriving at your Shabuer City, the two new Anxi armies converged again, and the number reached 10,000 again. Tian Mingyuan's expedition was far away from the center of the Great Food Empire, and there were not many die-hard Persian Mawari along the way, and there were very few obstacles, so the Anxi Jian'er under his command basically had no losses.

In an interview with Tian Mingyuan, Ma Ling also learned that from Herat to the line of Jiling City, Zoroastrianism still has great power, although the Persian Governorate has disappeared for almost a hundred years, there are still a large number of Zoroastrian monasteries in Jiling City, and there are many remnants of the Sassanid Empire.

Because before Tian Mingyuan's army set off, there had been an incident in which Ma Xuan killed Mu Kun and his party, so Tian Mingyuan was not polite after arriving at Jiling City, and arrested all the Zoroastrians who claimed to be descendants of the nobles of the Sassanid Empire and lined up to cut off their heads to avoid future troubles.

Ma Lan is extremely satisfied with this. Anyone in the territory of the Tang Dynasty needs to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, although the Zoroastrians cannot be eliminated, but this kind of guy who has something to do with the Sassanid royal family is unacceptable.

Or the same sentence, since you are offended, then you will be offended to death, the Pushang family hiding in the Tocharian Mountains has been killed, and those guys in the Persian Temple will not let go, how can these people let them live?

The Tang Dynasty's march into the river was not for the restoration of the Sassanid Empire. Everywhere the iron hoof goes, it is Tang soil, and it is impossible to share it with others.

After the two armies had met, Ma Lan first summoned Bagheri, the tax collector of your Shapur city, and inquired about the passage of the Hawarijites. The Hawariji faction can bypass the wooden deer and go directly to the fire search, but your Shabuer City is a must-pass place, and it is impossible for Bagari not to know it.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Bageri quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, claiming that he was originally going to make a confession, but later he was stopped by several other Dehgans, so he was confused and suppressed the news.

If it weren't for the Anxi army that happened to attack Huoxun, the thousands of Hawariji sects who sneaked into the river would have caused extremely serious harm to the people of the Han family. Ma Lu found all the Dehgans identified by Bagheli, and after some confrontation, he made sure that they were correct, and directly exterminated these families. Of course, as the agent of your Shabuer City, you still have the intention of riding the wall, and Bagheri and his family are naturally not immune.

What Dehegan has is that after disposing of these wall-riding factions for deterrence, Ma Xuan selected one from the Dehegan who joined the service and succeeded the Bagheri family as the agent of the Tang Dynasty.

From the west of your Shabur to the ancient city of Rai, it is also the route that the thousands of Hawariji sects must pass through to enter the province of Khorasan, and many agents of the Tang Dynasty along the way also did not report to the Tang Dynasty about the border of the Hawariji sects. The same fate awaits them. However, this expedition took the route to the south, so the disposal of these families can only be done after the expedition is completed.

…… (To be continued.) )