The sweep of the Hawariji cultists went unexpectedly, and although it was a night battle, the 500-yuan crossbowmen were unscathed, and the Turkic soldiers suffered only a dozen casualties.

The athletes returned safely, and Ma Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also a little afraid when he saw Niu Xu who was pierced through the chest by a giant arrow.

Although there are no eyes on the battle array, any soldier in the army should have the consciousness of dying in battle at any time, but Niu Xu is his son and nephew after all, if he is really cut off here, it will be difficult to explain when he sees Nan Basu in the future.

was pierced by a giant arrow in the back of the chest with a big hole, and he was able to come back in good shape, this kid is really a lucky general, but it is somewhat similar to himself.

The condor archer who escaped was really powerful, and not only successfully escaped in a one-on-one situation, but also made Niu Xu suffer a big loss. Ma Lan knows the strength of the calf, and he is definitely a real good hand who can make Niu Xu suffer such a big loss.

But after all, Niu Xu has a big life and can come back alive.

The Hawariji faction is best at assassination, and I heard Niu Xu say that this method of the condor shooter is definitely an expert in assassination. The life of such a guy is definitely a scourge. However, the Hawariji faction has been completely wiped out, and the life or death of an eagle archer is actually irrelevant. This ancient mysterious sect is probably going to collapse after this blow.

Ma Lan looked at the map in front of him, and drew a curve from the swamp between Kufa and Basra to the city of Silmi, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

It seems that it is not easy to make those Dehegans who ride the wall completely fall to Datang. Havaliji sent so many people to come here, and they will have to pass through a large number of Tang territories, the ancient city of Rai, and the ancient city of Shabul are all places that must be passed, and after your ancient city of Shabuer, you can bypass Mulu City and go directly to the northwest to reach Huoxun, but all the areas you pass through are areas that have been occupied by the Tang Dynasty.

Thousands of people crossed the border in such a way that the Dehgans could not have been ignorant of it, and yet no one had reported it to him until now.

Even if the Hawariji faction were to disperse, it would not have escaped the eyes and ears of so many Dehgans. In the end, this situation occurs, which shows that these guys are not sure about the future situation and still have an attitude of riding the wall.

In other words, killing people wasn't enough to make these guys really afraid.

"It seems that after this expedition, most of the Khorasan that has been occupied, as well as the territory from your Sabul to Rai, will be well organized." Ma Lan said in his heart.

Riding the wall is a kind of survival wisdom of the Dehegans, but since they have fallen to the Tang Dynasty, they need to pay a price if they continue to ride the wall. These guys must be made to understand that since they have chosen to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, they must be truly loyal.

I was really kind to these Dehegans before, and it seems that Hülegü's methods are more effective, and when they conquer Huoxun, they will have to set off a bloody storm again in the territory that has already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

……

This time not only did he completely destroy the Hawariji faction's power in Hoxun, but he also obtained a treasure worth more than half a million dinars in the treasury, which was a surprise.

The Hawariji faction must still have power, but it should be in the distant valley of the two rivers, and it will not intersect with the Tang Dynasty in a short time. As for what kind of battle will happen in the future, it will be after the Datang Iron Cavalry stepped into the two river valleys, and there is no need to think about it for the time being.

There was no word all night, and the next day, when the Tang army and the Turkic army were approaching the city from both sides of the city, the siege was about to begin.

Tens of thousands of Huoxun civilians were pressed by the army under the city of Huoli Ximi, and they were extremely frightened when they looked at the slowly approaching army, and cried loudly towards the city, asking the Huoxun King to open the city gate and let them in.

The defenders at the head of the city paid no attention to them, just nervously watched the approaching enemy, ready to attack at any moment.

Ma Ling sat on the Qinghai skull, watching as the spies pushed the captured dozen Havaliji cultists and the prince of the Fire Hunt, Asilan, under the city. The Anthi agents took up their knives and beheaded more than a dozen Havaliji followers. Asilan's face was pale, and he closed his eyes and waited for death, but he didn't wait for a fatal knife, and couldn't help but open his eyes again.

"Asiran, tell the people of Huoxun who you are." Zhao Yang stood beside Ah Xilan and said loudly.

Ah Silan snorted and said in a deep voice: "I am Ah Silan, the prince of the Fire Seeking Country. ”

He spoke in Sogdian, and his voice was so loud that it was so clear to the people who went up and down the city. All of a sudden, one after another looked at him, and Ah Xilan instantly became the focus of his gaze.

"Tell the people of Huoxun that do you believe in the god of light or Allah?" Zhao Yang said again.

Asiran's face changed slightly, and she clenched her lips tightly. There was a commotion among the people of Huoxun, and their faces were full of doubt, even the soldiers who were defending the city.

The King of Fire Quest had just led them to kill the Persians who had emigrated on the grounds that they had turned their backs on the God of Light, and now the Tang people had actually asked their prince if he believed in the God of Light, what did this mean?

Seeing that Asiran didn't speak, the expressions of the people of Huoxun slowly became strange. At this time, a gloomy laughter sounded beside Ah Xilan, Ah Xilan's face twitched, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Zhe, who was holding a few bloody manes in his hands, and was looking at him with a sneer. Thinking of the pain she endured yesterday, Asiran couldn't help but clench her legs hard.

"Tell the people of Huoxun whether you believe in the God of Light or Allah!" Zhao Yang repeated, and Lu Zhe shook his mane gently.

A sudden surge of anger surged in Asiran's heart, and he cried out, "Damn heretic! I have taken refuge in Allah, and even if you kill me, I will ascend to Heaven! You damned creatures are dead and you can only go to Hellfire! ”

"What?"

"Oh my God! Prince Asiran turned his back on the God of Light! ”

"He's the prince of Huoxun, how could he do such a thing!"

Hearing Asiran's words, there was an uproar up and down the city. The people of Huoxun and the defenders on the city wall looked at Asiran as if they were looking at a monster.

Not long ago, Prince Asiran claimed to be a believer in the God of Light, but now he suddenly turned his back on the God of Light, which made it difficult for these Fire Seekers who were extremely devout to Zoroastrianism to accept, and they were all extremely shocked for a while.

Ma Lan nodded in satisfaction, and Zhao Yang raised his voice and continued to ask, "Your father, the king of the Fire Seeking Country, does he believe in the God of Light or Allah?" ”

"You don't have to threaten me, the God of Light doesn't exist, and all the people of the Fire Quest royal family have understood this more than ten years ago, and they have all taken refuge in Allah. Allah alone is the only true God, everything else is false! 'Asiram looked agitated and shouted, "We are Allah's followers, so what's that!" We have taken refuge in the only true God of the world, and you blasphemous pagans dare to set foot on the land of Allah, just waiting to go to Hellfire. ”

Ma Lan nodded again, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger. Up and down the city, the noise became louder and louder.

The eyes of tens of thousands of fire seekers all fell on Ah Xilan in front of the Tang Army, with puzzlement in their eyes, but more anger.

As the prince of the Fire Seeking Country, Asiran even claimed that the God of Light did not exist at all!

What's even more outrageous is that he claimed that the entire Huoxun royal family had turned their backs on the great God of Light and believed in the evil Hu Da!

Many pious people pointed at Asiran and shouted and cursed. On the city wall, the soldiers also looked extremely angry, and many people directly put down their weapons and walked down from the city wall.

The Fire Quest King ordered them to defend the city wall, and they had already prepared for a battle to the death, but at this time, they were no longer willing to fight for a Hu Da believer.

More and more people laid down their arms, and one of the walls soon became sparse. The general headed by him couldn't suppress the bullet at all, and he had no choice but to send someone to report the fire to find Wang Zhaowulie.

Soon after, Zhao Wulie hurried to the city wall, and before he could speak to Asiran, he was immediately surrounded by the remaining soldiers. The soldiers asked each other if their king had really turned his back on the great god of light and converted to the evil Huda, as Prince Asiran had said.

Zhao Wulie looked at his son through the cracks, and his heart was extremely annoyed. Yesterday, when Asiran went to assassinate the Tang general, he did not approve of it, he trusted the caliph, and was only willing to obey the orders of the caliph, defend the city, and wait for the arrival of the caliph's reinforcements. As a result, Ah Xilan did not listen to the order and went to assassinate the Tang general without authorization, not only was he caught by the Tang people, but also revealed the biggest secret of the Huoxun royal family.

This kind of thing cannot be admitted after all. Zhaowu Lie was an old man, and he knew that if he admitted it at this time, he would immediately be torn into a pile of minced meat by the loyal soldiers.

"Don't listen to Asiran! Asiran has gone mad! The Fire Quest royal family has not turned their backs on the God of Light! We are still the most devout believers in the God of Light! No one believes in Hu Da, and there is not a single one in the Huoxun royal family! Zhao Wulie broke free from the crowd and stood on the city wall and shouted loudly.

"Father!" Standing at the foot of the city, 'Asiram cried out with grief and indignation, "As a member of Allah's people, how can you say such a thing!" If you talk like this, you will go to Hellfire. ”

"Shut up! Asiran, the Tang people forced you to say this! Zhao Wulie stood on top of the city and shouted in a loud voice, "You will die if you die, don't involve the family!" No one in the Huoxun royal clan has turned his back on the God of Light, and you were forced by the Tang people to say such things, you are already a traitor to the God of Light! ”

Zhao Wulie has been looking for the king of fire for many years, and he has a lot of prestige among the people, seeing him say this, the soldiers' expressions softened, and the people under the city were also suspicious.

Ma Lan smiled, urged Qinghai Cong to take a few steps forward, looked at the fire on the head of the city and said: "Zhao Wulie, since you said that you are not a believer of Hu Da, then you are here to scold Hu Da in front of your people for being an evil god, you dare to scold like this, I will treat you as if what you said is true, do you dare?" ”

When the soldiers at the head of the city heard this, they all looked at Zhao Wulie with some expectation. Ma Lan looked at the city with a light smile, and looked at Zhao Wulie with tens of thousands of Huoxun people under the city.

The corners of Zhao Wulie's mouth twitched, and his face couldn't help but sink. After all, he is a believer in the Hawariji sect, and the followers of this sect are the most devout to Hu Da, and now let him scold Hu Da in public, how can he open his mouth, how can he dare to open his mouth? (To be continued.) )