One of the closest towns to Isfahan is surrounded by smoke under clear skies.

Ma Lan stood outside the city, looking down at the information sent by the Eagle Slave.

The distance of dozens of miles flew quickly for Hai Dongqing, and not long after Mi Xue's information was issued, the information had already reached his hands.

The current situation was one-way transparent to him, and the wanton killing prevented the transmission of news to Isfahan, and the enemy seemed to be shrouded in the fog of war, not knowing his movements, and thanks to Mi Xue's information, he already knew the situation in the city well.

There was no new news, and as I had received the previous days, the enemy's army had been under tension and had to prepare for battle every day, as it had been reported a few days earlier, since the creation of a no-man's land to prevent the enemy from gaining information.

The enemy was more tired than the new army of Anxi who came from afar, and this is the meaning of creating a no-man's land.

The town in front of him was still burning, and it would be the last town to be leveled before the army reached Isfahan.

A pale young lieutenant galloped out of the city gate with a squad of cavalry, his long knife already stained with blood.

That was Zhao Guang, who was originally an operational staff officer of Tian Mingyuan, and this time he was responsible for the slaughter of the city.

For this young man, Ma Lan did not blame, in fact, in the Tang Shilin, there has always been a tendency to cultivate martial arts, and there are many scholars who have such an attitude as Zhao Guang for external expansion, and Zhao Guang is not a special one.

Not blaming is not blaming, it does not mean that Ma Lu will agree with his opinion. Before he refuted Zhao Guang's words, he did not rise to the level of the collision of the two civilizations, in fact, no one would think that the Great Food Civilization could be compared with the Central Plains civilization, and not many people would be convinced when he said that. But that's the truth, he's a hereafter. Naturally, he knows the terrible Hu civilization, and this war is not only about the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty, but also about the status of Chinese civilization west of the Green Mountains, so no matter what, he will continue this war in his own way.

This is his obsession. No one can stand in the way. No matter how close you are, let alone this young scholar.

The young man's heart is too soft-hearted, which is indeed a problem, so Ma Lu asked Zhao Guang to take the lead in killing. This is not a punishment for him, in Ma Lan's opinion, since Zhao Guang is also an officer in the Anxi New Army, these things are his duty.

Now it seems that this teenager is not bad, at least the execution is still there.

Zhao Guang galloped back with three hundred knights. handed over the military order to Ma Lan and retreated silently. It seems that he is still not convinced in his heart, but everything needs a process, and Ma Lu is not in a hurry.

A teenager who refuses to slaughter foreign races is just a small matter after all, and Ma Lu doesn't care. At this time, it was only more than sixty miles away from Isfahan.

In this battle, Ma Lan did not intend to fight a siege war. The decisive battle with Ibrahim will take place outside Isfahan.

The army crossed the burning city. Continuing to slowly approach, the scouts galloped in all directions in front of and behind the army, and the Turkic cavalry gradually distanced themselves from the caravan and army.

The 14,000 Anxi new army has been fully gathered, and this will be the decisive force in this battle. The Turks were still only responsible for fighting with the wind, so they were left behind, and Ma Lan was not prepared to let the enemy know about the existence of the Turkic cavalry. At least until the enemy is routed. When the enemy loses the will to fight, tens of thousands of Turks will rush up, and the speed of picking up heads will be very fast.

By this time, there was no need to hide his whereabouts. The distance of dozens of miles is really nothing for the cavalry. It didn't take long for a group of Tang Army scouts to appear outside Isfahan.

The appearance of Tang Jun was expected, but it was extremely sudden. Outside the city of Isfahan, there were dense camps, and the Tang army scouts were outside the city, looking extremely arrogant, and a team of dozens of people rode around to check around, and they didn't take the Persians outside the city into account at all.

Among the Persian Mavari, there were also brave men, and in many camps, a large number of Persian warriors rushed out, shouting and rushing towards the wandering Tang army scouts. However, the Tang army scouts did not love war at all, and when they saw that there were many Persian Mavari, they shot a few arrows and left, and if there were few people, they shot all of them directly.

The Persian warriors were mainly infantry, and only a very small number of them had war horses, and the Tang army scouts came and went like the wind, and it was impossible for them to get close at all. And the steel arrows of the Yuan Rong crossbow also made the Persians suffer, and soon a large number of corpses appeared in the open space outside the city.

Compared to the bravery of the Persian Mawaris, the fleeing Arabians and Yemenis were extremely unbearable. They also saw the Tang Army scouts outside the camp, but almost no one dared to rush out with weapons. Compared to the pious Persian Marwari, they were too cowardly.

Of course, most of the Persian warriors were not pious Marwari, but were driven under the city by Ibrahim's soldiers, and they stayed in the camp in peace, and did not rush out, but were the most devout of Huda. These people were in the minority, so when thousands of corpses fell, there were basically no Persian warriors rushing out of the camp.

There were many temporary military camps outside the city, but the open space between the military camps became the world of the Tang Army scouts. A large number of scouts rode their horses from camp to camp, surveying each camp with impunity. Some even rode their horses in groups near the city gate and shot a few arrows at the city before turning back.

The enemy arrived suddenly, but Ibrahim breathed a sigh of relief.

The behavior of the Persians outside the city annoyed him, and the arrogance of the Don army made him angry, but ...... The time to come finally came, and his heart was much quieter.

When he was in the ancient city of Lai, his battle with the Tang army was extremely short, and he did not have an in-depth understanding of this army, but now from this group of scouts, he can also see a little bit of the strength of the Tang army.

The most powerful is naturally this hard crossbow, which has a long range and can be fired continuously. The reason why these Tang Army scouts dared to get so close was because they relied on it.

One man controls three horses...... It's extravagant, but it's nothing, and it's good for long runs, but it's not helpful for killing. Compared with this kind of hard crossbow, the bows and arrows in the hands of his subordinates are simply burning sticks, even those ballistae placed on the head of the city cannot reach the range of the opponent's hard crossbow.

But he has a big city in his hands, and this is his confidence.

Unlike the haste in defending Rai, this time he had a real army in his hands, and hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the city were all under his orders. The attacking Tang army was only more than 10,000 people, and he had so many troops and this city, and he was not afraid in his heart.

These days...... The soldiers were all in tension, tired and tired, but there was nothing, after all, there were many people. No matter how the Tang army scouts provoked outside, the city was unmoved, and the city gate was tightly closed, just waiting for the main force of the Tang army to come.

If the Tang attack is frustrated, the morale will be affected. When they came from afar, they would inevitably not be able to bring too much food, and if they could not capture the city, they would not be able to obtain supplies.

Moreover, this is the kingdom of Allah, and they are blessed by Allah. The victory in this battle must belong to the Muslims.

"Allah will surely protect his people and punish the wicked aliens of the East!" Ibrahim thought to himself.

The sun was shining, and in the military camp outside the city, the Persians looked extremely nervous. But at this time, they have no choice but to stand with themselves.

The Tang scouts did not approach the barracks, but only used crossbow arrows to snipe the people who left the barracks, and then they circled the city in groups, apparently to check the city's defenses.

The small pits that could trap the horses' hooves did not play a big role, and the Tang army scouts seemed to be prepared for these things, so only a few horses broke their legs in such small pits. However, each of them carried three horses, which did not affect them. And the huge trenches that could be seen, they went straight around.

The setup didn't do much, but it was for a small number of scouts. When the main force of the Tang people reached the city, Ibrahim was sure that these small pits and trenches would still work, and would cause great trouble for the Tang cavalry.

The clear sky suddenly darkened a little, and it wasn't long before dark clouds obscured the sky. Ibrahim looked up at the sky and prayed silently to Allah in his heart.

The clouds grew lower and lower, as if they were about to press down on the city below. Suddenly there was a thunderclap, and then a heavy rain fell suddenly.

The rain was so heavy that the heavens and the earth became a world of water in an instant. Ibrahim stood atop the tallest tower in the city, his face beaming with excitement as the scouts frantically tipped their crossbows into their leather boxes.

Bows and crossbows are afraid of water, and obviously the same is true of the enemy's hard crossbows. Allah heard his prayer and was talking about the bad luck that would bring to the original alien race.

The Tang Army scouts who had been circling around outside the city shouted loudly, and the teams galloped quickly towards the way they came, and soon disappeared without a trace. There was a great cheer from all over the city, as if they had won a battle.

The most devout Muslim warriors knelt directly on the ground, thanking Allah for his kindness, and Ibrahim knelt on the top of the tower, looking extremely excited.

After all, this is the kingdom of Allah, and where can it be easily occupied by aliens from afar. At this time, he only hoped that the rain would be heavier and that it would rain longer. It's best to disable all of the enemy's crossbows, and then he'll have a chance to win. (To be continued......)

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