Qi Biye waved his mace and said with a smile: "There are dozens of injuries, but none of them died." ”

Ma Ling smiled and nodded, these guys are really good at fighting the wind.

"These things have been counted, and there are thirty percent of you. Later, the merchants of Kangguo will come over, and you can sell to them directly. ”

"Thank you, General!" Qi Bino was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly.

The Kang merchants, who were responsible for supplying the army and buying the spoils of the army, followed the army and camped in the poplar forest ten miles behind the Turkic camp.

A group of scouts galloped backwards, delivering Ma Lu's orders, and half an hour later, the caravan of Kangguo merchants continued to reach the edge of the Wuhu water.

Although the Turkic soldiers liked to plunder, they did not care much about the price of the booty, so the merchants of Kangguo liked to do business with these guys. After the caravan arrived, the Turkic warriors immediately surrounded it, took out all kinds of loot from their arms, and asked the Kangguo merchants to estimate the price.

Soon the merchants' camels were filled with various items, and the Turkic warriors were given a slip with the price written on it. Most of the Turks could not read, but they didn't care what was written on it, and the Kang merchants had already proven their reliability in previous transactions, as long as they returned to the fishing city with this kind of slip and found the corresponding Kang merchant's trading house in exchange for the corresponding money.

It is also necessary to continue to plunder to the south, and it is not convenient to fight with wealth with you, so it is better to go to the city after the war to capture and drink the city and then get the money and be sure.

The bulk of the materials left by the great cannibals Ma Lan divided the Turks into 30%, and the person in charge of the trading of these things was naturally the Qibi Ye, and the one who could eat such a large number of materials was the family business house of the king of the river. What Qi Biye got from the manager of the Duai family firm was also just a receipt, and thirty percent of the materials belonged to the Duai family firm.

Ma Lan could also accept this kind of transaction, so he also sold some of the materials directly to the firm of the Du Ai family, and got a receipt with the price written on it. The camels and horses were not sold, but ordered the people of the Ao family trading house to help them drive back to the city. The people of the Eighth Army in the river will soon come, and these things are necessary for them.

As for food, it was the most important thing to settle the Eighth Army in the river, and Ma Ling also ordered the Duai family business house to transport it back to the fishing city.

With a large number of caravans following, it was easy to supply military supplies and dispose of booty, and of course the merchants also made high profits from them, and they took what they needed.

……

In this battle, the Persian tribes in Khorasan Province can be said to have suffered heavy losses, and the death of more than 100,000 young people was fatal to the Far Eastern Province of the Great Food Empire.

Without these young men and strongmen, and without the regular army of the caliph stationed here, the province of Khorasan presented to Ma Lan was like a stripped-naked Persian girl, weak and helpless.

Without the young and strong Persian tribes, only the old and weak could not survive at all. If Ma Ling wanted to seize enough land for the Eighth Army in the river, he had to destroy these Persian tribes, so those Persian tribes had no chance of survival.

The Persian homeland south of the Wuhu River is an ancient agricultural civilization, and although the province of Khorasan is remote, it also has a large amount of fertile land, and there are millions of people living here. Now that the Persians in Khorasan Province have lost the ability to resist, there is no obstacle to the land grabbing for the Eighth Army in the river.

This time, the Persian tribes who came to the Wuhu water to help in the war were mainly from the area around Mulu and north of Mulu, and Ma Lu's first goal was to seize the land here.

Although he was never afraid of slaughtering foreign races, he did not want the soldiers of the new army to be stained with the blood of Persian women and children, so the matter of attacking and losing the young and strong Persian tribes was naturally left to the Turkic miscellaneous soldiers.

Ordering the Kangguo caravan that came with him to stay and dispose of the corpse of the big cannibal, Ma Lu took 10,000 athletes and went directly to the camp, following the road that Hajid's army stepped on when it came straight to Mulu City. After 10,000 Turkic miscellaneous soldiers fell ten miles of the Tang army, they were still preparing to fight a good battle.

The Persian tribes who have lost their youth and strength have become meat on the chopping block, and there is no need to rush to care. At present, Mulu City is already an empty city, and the wealth in it is what Ma Lu needs the most.

In order to settle the Eighth Army in the river, Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, threw 10 million dollars. For Ma Lan, the Son of Heaven has achieved the extreme, and everything in the future needs to be settled by himself. After capturing Mulu City, plundering the vast wealth of this ancient city can relieve some of the pressure.

The army marched all the way to the southwest, exerting the speed of the cavalry to the limit along the way, and ten days later it had reached the foot of Mulu City.

When the army arrived, the Persians in the city did not react at all. They were all waiting for the news of the victory brought by the governor Hajid, but they didn't expect that the last thing they were waiting for was the iron cavalry of the Tang people!

……

Mulu City is the place where the Abbasids first flourished, starting from the sixth year of Tianbao, and . Posilin and Nasr and Yemeni Zhu Dayi and others fought here, and the city of Mulu was in chaos, the population was drastically reduced, and the city became dilapidated.

During the reign of the Umayyad Dynasty, Mulu City had 300,000 inhabitants, but now there are less than 200,000 left.

It was the wealthiest city in Khorasan province and was inhabited by a large number of Dekhgans. The Persian nobles had their own way of survival in the war, that is, they did not hesitate to rely on the strong. Before the Tang army entered the city, many Dehgan sent envoys to visit Ma Lu, claiming that he had the right to manage the city and was willing to dedicate Mulu City to the respected Tang people.

This is the so-called Belt and Road Party, but there are too many Belt and Road Parties.

The rich city is already in front of you, you can take what you want, and where to send it to others!

"General, are you really going to slaughter the city?" Duan Xiushi looked at the huge ancient city in front of him and frowned slightly.

"Why, what has been decided a long time ago, does Cheng Gong have to regret it now?" Ma Lumo pointed at the city and smiled slightly.

Duan Xiushi smiled bitterly: "They are all raised by their fathers and mothers, why do you have to work so hard!" My Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and such things are rare in ancient times. I'm afraid that in this way, the general will leave a reputation for eternity! ”

Ma Ling smiled: "The people in Chang'an City have already scolded me for being a traitor, so what does it matter if I leave a reputation for eternity." It's better to be afraid than to be bullied, we have to gain a firm foothold here, if we don't use some thunderbolt means, it won't work. Only after the thunder can there be a gentle drizzle, otherwise there are so many of us, how can we control the city? ”

Duan Xiushi let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly.

There is no turning back from the bow, it is all a matter decided in advance, and since the army has arrived here, some things are already inevitable.

Although he was very resistant in his heart, he also understood that what Ma Lu said made sense. In an enemy country, there are enemies on all sides, and how to deter others without thunderbolts. The Eighth Army in the river is trekking west of the Green Mountain, and if it does not firmly control this Mulu City, there will not be enough land to supply the people of Guanzhong who have come from afar.

Dozens of emissaries sent by Dehgan were gathered, and one by one they were beheaded by the Anxi army. Turkic soldiers and Anxi warriors poured into the city from the two gates, and easily occupied the completely undefended city.

What Ma Lu wants to do now is the same as what Hülegü did in history. Hulegu was able to establish the Ilkhanate with a small number of Mongol troops, relying on the word ruthless. If you want to make the alien bow as quickly as possible, it is simply impossible to be soft-hearted.

Genghis Khan's son-in-law was shot dead by the defenders during the attack on Mulu City, and Hulegu killed 750,000 Mulu people, and after the capture of Baghdad, he killed millions of inhabitants. It was only under absolute shock that millions of local residents obeyed and that the later Ilkhanate was born.

The bloody method is the most criticized by historians, but it is the most effective method. This has been proven again and again in history, and Ma Lu came from later generations, so he naturally understands this truth best.

……

None of the Dekhgans were authorized by the invaders, and all the residents of Mulu were confined to their homes and did not dare to go out. The people of Mulu at the bottom were extremely devout to Hu Da and prayed for Hu Da's salvation at home, while the rich and noble were worried that their wealth would be taken away by the invaders.

In the half of the city occupied by the Turks, there was a fire immediately, and Ma Lu struggled for a long time, but finally gave the order.

"Plunder for three days, seal the knife after three days!"

The Anxi athletes were extremely excited, and rushed out of the streets and alleys of the city in groups.

No one dared to resist the demands of the invaders, no matter what they wanted. Miserable cries rang out everywhere in Mulu City, and the whole city fell into a gloom.

After all, the Tang army is the Tang army, although the athletes got the order to slaughter the city, they didn't really kill on a large scale, and only those residents of Mulu who dared to resist were killed. The Turks, on the other hand, are bloodthirsty, and the half of Mulu City they occupy is much more miserable.

The Persians and Sogdians originated from the same clan, and the beautiful Persian women made the Anxi athletes look hot, and this time without the constraints of military discipline, the beautiful Persian women in Mulu City were attacked and became the main target of harassment by the Anxi men.

A great deal of wealth was moved out of the homes of the Dehgans and transported to the governor's palace in the center of the city. While the Anxi army is wreaking, it will also have some small acts of kindness, such as freeing the slaves of the Dehgans.

After three days passed, the two urban districts of Mulu City were completely different. The Turks were already empty, and there were almost no living people, and the half of the city occupied by the Anxi army rarely committed any killings, and only a few hundred people died, but the Persian women who were a little beautiful were almost killed by the Anxi men.

In the end, the Mulu people in the other half of the city fled to the territory occupied by the Tang army to avoid being killed by the Turks.

It is naturally impossible for Ma Ling and Duan Xiushi to participate in these things, but other Anxi generals and colonels are involved, even including people with titles like Ma Yong and Ma Qiang.

Three days have arrived, and Ma Lan gave an order, and the slaughter in Mulu City was over. The Persian women who had been captured by the Anxi army were also released back to their homes. The Turks, on the other hand, withdrew from the city with their entire army and began to clean up the surrounding villages and towns in an orderly manner. (To be continued.) )