Under the coerced confessions of Anthy's secret agents, any kind of secret can be asked.

These guys, indeed, were Hawarijites, mostly Arabyans, and a few Persians.

They had traveled all the way from faraway Kufa to get here, and had only been here for a little more than a month.

And the target they wanted to attack turned out to be the Tang people in the middle of the river!

……

It turned out that the combined expedition of the Syrian governor Abdullah and Ma Lan to Kufa last year attracted the support of the Persian Dehgan wall-riding faction along the way, but it attracted the wrath of the Hawariji faction. They considered Abdullah to have betrayed Allah by not only not recovering Khorasan but instead allied with the invaders who had occupied Khorasan, the Tang people.

After the Abbasid Revolution, many of the originally noble Arabyans and Yemenis lost their privileged position in the empire and had to sit on an equal footing with the Persian Mavari, and they were extremely angry, and many of them joined the Hawariya faction, which claimed to adhere to the original doctrine, many of them were Arab regular troops during the Umayyad period.

As a result, the Hawarijites continued to grow in power, and before Abdullah and Malu jointly attacked Kufa City, the Hawarijites were also preparing to attack Kufa City and pull al-Mansur from the throne of the caliphate.

The Hawarijites never recognized other caliphs, and their leaders have always called themselves caliphs from the beginning. Since Abdullah, the governor of Syria, took Kufa first, the Hawarijis targeted the new caliph Abdullah and the Tang people who helped Abdullah take Kufa.

This faction is the craziest and most belligerent, and extremely repulsive to infidels. Abdullah was also a ruthless character, extremely jealous of the Hawarijites, and after he became a caliph, he immediately launched an attack on the Hawarijites' lair.

A major battle between the two sides in the swampy area near Basra resulted in a crushing defeat for the Hawarij's elite Syrian legion under Abdullah. The remnants of the Hawariji faction fled into the depths of the swamp, regrouped, and after deliberation, decided to abandon the fight against the powerful Abdullah and instead go to the distant region of Khorasan, calling for the recovery of the Khorasan province to attract more people to join them, so as to fight against Abdullah and establish their own base.

The Fire Seeker Kingdom in the lower reaches of the Wuhu River has a secret nest that has existed for forty or fifty years, and this stronghold was originally set up to spread the teachings of the Hawariji sect to the barbarians in the northern steppe, but the grassland barbarians continued to fight and had little success, but some of the Fire Xunns accepted their mission and secretly became their followers. The greatest success occurred more than ten years ago, when the Huoxun royal family accepted their teachings, became devout believers, and gave them a lot of wealth.

Therefore, these remnants of the Hawariji faction decided to come to the distant country of Huoxun and use it as a base to attack the Tang people in the upper reaches of the Wuhu River. They had also heard of the power of the Tang people, but what they were best at was guerrilla warfare and assassination, and they wanted to use this method to defeat the Tang people, and finally achieve the goal of driving the Tang people out of Khorasan Province.

Led by their leader the Caliphate, these Hawariji sects traveled from as far away as Basra to Hohshun, where they spent more than three months recruiting a number of fanatical Muslims along the way to regain the province of Khorasan.

After they arrived at Huoxun, under the arrangement of the Huoxun King, they gathered on an oasis behind the city of Cargo Ximi, trying to adapt to the climate of the desert area, and preparing for an attack on the Tang people in the middle of the river. They didn't expect that before they could make a move, the Tang people had already attacked the Huoxun royal capital.

The Hawariji faction was originally preparing to fight a guerrilla war, and had no intention of confronting the Tang army head-on, so knowing that the Tang people were coming, after they discussed, they decided not to rescue the city of Cargo Fortune Ximi, but to stand still on the oasis. The caliph of the Hawariji faction ordered the king of Huoxun to defend the royal capital and fight to the end against the incoming Tang people, saying that only in this way could he ascend to the kingdom of heaven.

The hidden valley under the sand mountain was their lair in the fire, and it was also the place where they placed their wealth, and it had existed for decades. Today, it was attacked by the Tang people, and many high-ranking members and their Huoxun minions died there. When word reached the oasis, their caliph ordered all the cavalry to set out for a counterattack.

Their numerical superiority was great, and they did not lack the courage to fight, but in the end, they did not expect the result of the total annihilation.

……

Ma Lan looked at these guys and listened to what they said, this Havaliji faction was nothing but fanaticism. In the face of the army of the Tang Dynasty, it is the most stupid choice to either fight or flee, and it is the most stupid choice to not move, that is, to be indecisive.

It is a very interesting thing that the Hawarijites who came from afar wanted to stir up the storm in the river. Listening to these guys, in addition to the nearly 3,000 cavalry who poured out of the nest during the day and were completely annihilated, there were more than 3,000 infantry on the oasis, which was the last force of the Hawariji faction in the Fire Quest Country, and these must also be solved as soon as possible.

If the Havaliji faction does not oppose the Tang Army, in fact, he does not mind that another guy claiming to be a caliph in the Great Food Country will stand up and completely tear apart the Great Food Empire. However, this fanatical faction hates the infidels extremely much, and it is impossible to compromise in the slightest, so there is no possibility of cooperation, and there can only be life and death between you and Datang.

These dozen guys didn't answer the question honestly, after Ma Lan got what he wanted, these guys were already covered in injuries.

After letting the spies take these guys down, Ma Lan also frowned.

The Hawariji caliphs are still waiting for news above the oasis, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they know that they have failed. Of course, it was also possible that they already knew they had failed, because that damn Condor Archer had run away again and must have brought the news back.

There were more than 3,000 people, all of whom were infantry, and it was extremely easy to annihilate. It's just that it's getting late now, and it's not a good time to send troops.

Several of the staff members couldn't understand the captives, but there was an interpreter who probably knew what was going on. Fang Wenwen saw that Ma Lan was a little hesitant, and said: "General, the soldiers are very fast, these villains must be eliminated as soon as possible, so as not to harm the people in my river in the future." ”

Ma Ling thought about it for a while, and finally made up his mind.

The traditional area of Hawariji activity is from Kufa to Basra, and they are not accustomed to fighting in the desert area, and it is no joke that these people come to the riverine area to fight guerrillas. However, if you let some of these guys escape, you may really be able to create some trouble in the river in the future.

These guys who want to harm the Han people in the river should indeed get rid of them as soon as possible, so as not to leave a disaster for the future.

Although the night battle may have caused some damage to the Anxi athletes, they can't care so much.

With his mind already decided, Ma Lan looked at Zhao Yang and said, "You have to work hard this time." ”

Zhao Yang nodded vigorously: "The subordinates must make the merit and live up to the mission!" ”

"Take 500 yuan Rong crossbowmen, go to the Turkic army and bring 2,000 people with you after passing the city, you don't have to leave a mouth alive when you arrive, as long as you can move, kill all of them!"

"Yes, General!"

The five-hundred-yuan crossbowmen left the camp and bypassed the high-speed of the city of Micheng.

As night fell, the camp of the Anxi army was brightly lit, and scouts outside the city came and went with torches held high, continuing to blockade the fire seekers around the city. The fire seekers from afar were trapped outside the city, and they couldn't bear to cry.

The appearance of the Havaliji faction also disrupted Ma Lan's plan. Originally, I thought that these Fire Seekers would put a certain amount of pressure on the Fire Seeker King, but since the Fire Seeker King had become a devout Hawariji sect, I am afraid that he would not care about the life and death of these people.

In this case, there is no need to wait any longer, just attack the city tomorrow.

……

Zhao Yang arrived at the Turkic army behind Xi Mi City and recruited 2,000 Turkic miscellaneous soldiers, with 500 Yuan Rong crossbowmen in front and 2,000 Turkic knights behind, and quickly rushed to the oasis marked on the map.

After the sand mountain that I had visited during the day, there was a dead silence there, and there was no one there, and it was clear that no enemy would come to this place again. The chaotic horseshoe prints left by the black-robed knights in the day are still clearly visible at this time.

Galloping along the horseshoe print, it didn't take long to find your destination, a huge village on top of an oasis.

The village was brightly lit and very lively, and the sound of the galloping horses' hooves alerted the Havalijites in the village, and one by one they ran out of their houses, and gathered together with weapons in hand, and soon there were about 2,000 people gathered in the open space of the village, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands, and reorganizing the ranks in disorder.

The army rushed into the village, and a dense rain of arrows poured out, and five hundred Yuan Rong crossbowmen fired a volley, and five thousand steel arrows flew out and fell into the crowd, and the people gathered in the empty field fell to the ground.

Without continuing to reload the Yuan Rong crossbow, Zhao Yang roared angrily and rushed forward at high speed with five hundred athletes, wielding his Mo sword to kill the Hawariji sect disciples who had become sparse. The Turkic soldiers who came to the aid of the war also dispersed, throwing greased torches into the houses and sweeping towards the villages.

Fighting a tailwind battle is the specialty of the Turkic soldiers, and a salvo of the Anxi athletes has already killed the enemy's main force, and the rest is much easier. The Turks divided into small teams, galloped back and forth in the village, and when they saw a figure, they rushed over and killed them directly.

Soon the whole village was on fire, and one by one the Hawariji rushed out of the burning houses and were beaten to death by the Turkic crowd. The salvo of the 500-dollar crossbowmen had already killed the strongest of the Havaliji sects, and there was no suspense in the battle.

These guys, who had made an expedition from the distant Plain of the Two Rivers, with great ambitions to regain the entire province of Khorasan and become the heroes of the Great Food Empire, had their dreams completely shattered under the sword and spear of the Tang and Turks. (To be continued.) )