It will never be easy to establish a solid rule in a place where Hu Da believers are in the majority, as Ma Ling knows very well.

However, what he has to do now is just to gain a firm foothold in Mulu City first, and as for other things, he can only talk about it later.

Mulu is the birthplace of the Abbasids and the stronghold of the Abbasids, and the news of the fall of Mulu to Kufa is bound to cause shock to the Abbasids. How Mansour, as a generation of heroes in black, will treat this matter, Ma Lu is also looking forward to it.

Hajid, the governor of Khorasan appointed by the caliphate, died, leaving behind a large number of weapons and equipment in Mulu City, including many catapults, and a very good stock of stone bullets. If Hajid did not take the initiative to attack, but stayed in Mulu City to defend, it would have taken a lot of effort for the Anxi army to take the city.

However, Ma Lan originally did not have a plan to attack Mulu so early, and if Hajid did not attack the city of Drink, he would have waited for Abdullah's envoy in the city of Drink, and would not have come so far with the Anxi army.

A large amount of wealth and grain was transported by the caravan from Mulu City to catch and drink, in preparation for the arrival of the immigrants of the Eighth Army in the river. No matter how much land is captured, there is no point in not being able to hold it permanently, and it is the most important thing to let the Hermes-Epitek firmly take root in the west of the Green Ridge and spread it.

Calculate the time, the Lantian Army of the Eighth Army in the river will arrive soon.

……

Mulu is extremely far away from Kufa in the valley of the two rivers, so Mansur and the ministers of Kufa are still unaware of the fall of Mulu.

When a new king ascends the throne, it is natural to have a new atmosphere. The ambitious al-Mansur ascended to the throne less than half a month later and signed a startling decree for the emissaries to be sent to the provinces.

From the time of the four caliphs to the later Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs were seen as agents of the prophets. And in this command, al-Mansur declares that he is not only an agent of the Prophet, but also a representative of Allah on earth!

In the command, al-Mansur also demanded that all Muslims pray for him every Friday, and that those who disobey will be severely punished.

After the order was issued, it immediately caused a strong reaction in various parts of the Black Clothes Food, and this order, which was seriously contrary to tradition, caused a huge backlash everywhere.

Mansur's arrogant orders angered many of the traditionally observant Persian Mawari and Arabyans, and several small rebellions broke out in Kufa, all of which were severely suppressed by al-Mansur.

In the worst case, the rebels even set fire to most of the city of Anbar, and Mansour's royal palace was destroyed in the fire, forcing him to temporarily move to the Grand Mosque in the ancient city of Kufa.

The higher the status, the less religious the belief is, and naturally does not care about any tradition, and the so-called faith is just a tool for profit. The Persian nobles who supported Mansur in Kufa only cared about their own wealth, and naturally chose to stand on Mansur's side at this time, relying on the support of these people, the wave of protests in Kufa City was quickly quelled.

In the provinces of the empire, however, this order was hotly debated, and the governors and generals in various places had different ideas, and few of them strictly followed the order.

The already fragile foundations of the empire were made even more fragile by this order. On the surface, it is no longer calm, and there is an undercurrent surging in the dark.

Determined as hard as a stone, al-Mansur ignored popular arguments and began to enforce the order and expand the size of the Empire's regular army.

Nine hundred and sixty dirkhans per year, high salaries were always attractive, and the number of the caliphate's army around the city of Kufa grew rapidly, ready to maintain the authority of the caliphate and suppress popular revolts.

And at this moment, the news of the fall of Mulu City finally reached Kufa.

……

"Hajid, you idiot!"

Inside the largest mosque in the city of Kufa, the new caliph al-Mansur gritted his teeth with anger on his face.

He deliberately issued a chaotic order, in order to first lure out the hidden opposition forces in the empire, and then use force to solve them one by one, and then integrate the entire empire before facing the aggressive Tang and Sogdian coalition forces on the edge of the Wuhu water.

The Tang people were too powerful, and without domestic tranquility, the Great Cannibals simply did not have the strength to face that huge Eastern Empire.

For this reason, as soon as he became caliph, he wrote a letter to Hajd, asking him to remain on the defensive in Khorasan. Unexpectedly, the messenger who delivered the letter did not return, but this bad news came.

"Without my order, if you send troops to attack the Tang people, you will die yourself, and you will bury 20,000 elite soldiers!" Mansur looked horribly gloomy and roared loudly.

Among the many ministers in front of him, many of them were also nervous, and some of them had a hint of schadenfreude on their faces.

The Abbasid party arose in Khorasan, but the founding was in Kufa, and the founding fathers who supported Abbas mainly came from these two places, so naturally two factions were formed. Naturally, the nervous look is the important minister who lives in Khorasan, and the gloating is naturally the Kufa.

"Dear Mansur, send troops to the rescue of the faithful Khorasans, who are your most faithful servants." One of the ministers said in unison.

Several other important ministers from the Khorasan province also stood up and asked Mansur to send troops to recapture Mulu.

Mansur snorted heavily, pacing back and forth in the room, looking extremely agitated.

"If that Persian slave is still here, how could this happen! It's a pity that he was deceived by the Tang people and died at the hands of the Tang people, but instead led resentment to me and Safah! ”

The situation in the country is unstable, the hidden enemies are jumping out one by one, and he is preparing to eliminate these people one by one to integrate the entire empire, but he didn't expect such a big thing to happen!

The Tang people, who have been building a city on the other side of the Wuhu River, have already killed Mulu City!

It is simply impossible not to send troops, he has just ascended to the position of caliph, and if he behaves weakly at this time, he will immediately lose his prestige in the country.

But the troops ......

Hajid is also a famous fierce general, and he was defeated so easily by the Tang people. Who to send to lead the army to recapture Mulu City?

This time the army must be victorious, otherwise his prestige will cease to exist, and it will be impossible for him to stay in the position of caliph.

He was just about to lure the enemy out of the shadows, and to expand his army against those political enemies. Now he has to let the army go to the east to subdue Mulu City.

Sending troops to recover Mulu will definitely not work if there are fewer people. If too many troops are sent, the city of Kufa will be empty.

Once Kufa City is empty, those enemies will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. Not to mention anything else, at least Abdullah will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and will definitely stab him in the back.

"Great Mansur, your uncle Abdullah is a fierce general, this time to send people to recover Mulu, Abdullah is the best candidate." Vizier Khaled, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Let Abdullah go and recover the wooden deer?" Mansour's gaze lit up.

"There is no better candidate for the great Mansur than Abdullah." Khalid whispered.

Khalid was Mansour's most trusted minister and was once a member of the . The generals under Po Silin have made great contributions to the establishment of the country by the black-clothed food. Khalid's hometown was also in the province of Khorasan, and his father was the Grand Elder of the largest Zoroastrian monastery in Balhei, but Khalid himself was a devout Persian Mawari.

"Khalid!" A minister from Khorasan angrily said, "Think of your father, think of your family! Mulu has already been occupied by the enemy, and soon the whole of Khorasan will fall into the hands of the Tang people! Abdullah is far away in Damascus, how can you let him come and recover Mulu City! ”

The other ministers from Khorasan also shouted in a chaotic manner, all of them extremely angry.

It will take a few months from Damascus to Mulu, and will there still be people alive in Mulu City in a few months? Everyone's clansmen are there, damn what Khalid is thinking!

Mansour's eyes became extremely bright, and he waved his hand and said categorically: "That's it!" This time, the task of recovering Mulu will be handed over to Abdullah and his Damascus army! Herald! Send the order to my uncle now! ”

The ministers from Khorasan were extremely anxious, but when they saw Mansour's fiery gaze, they could only shut up. None of them were stupid, so they knew what Mansour was up to.

Mansour glanced appreciatively at his vizier, and said to himself that this was the true and loyal minister. Khalid's hometown, which was also in Khorasan, was able to think of him and take this opportunity to persecute his political enemies, which was a testament to his loyalty.

It has not been a day or two since Abdullah had bad intentions, and news has come from Damascus that Abdullah has repeatedly said in private that al-Safah had quoted the Holy Word during his lifetime, suggesting that he should take over the position of caliph. Such rumors are believed by many people in Syria and even in Egypt, and they hate this uncle Mansur to the core.

This time, in the name of the caliphate, he was ordered to go on the expedition, and if Abdullah accepted the order, let him expend his strength in the confrontation with the Don army. If he does not obey the order, he will crusade against him in the name of the caliph, and leave the affairs of Mulu alone for the time being, and the people will have nothing to say.

"Go down, all of you. Khalid, you stay. I've recently discovered an island in the middle of a river, and I'm going to make it my new capital, and we can talk about it......"

……

At the same time that the order was sent to Damascus, it was announced in the city of Kufa, and at the same time an emissary sent the order to the various provinces of the empire.

Mansur was using this method to persecute Abdullah, and in the distant Mulu, Khamiyah and 10,000 Turkic soldiers cleared the villages outside Mulu City, and began to march north with a large army, preparing to clear the Persian villages and towns north of Mulu City to Wuhushui.

A large number of Kangju caravans followed the Turkic miscellaneous soldiers like ants, ready to collect the Turkic spoils. These Persian tribes, who had lost almost all of their youth and strength, were about to be wiped out.

In Mulu City, in the Governor's Palace, a mysterious guest came.

……

Note: 1. Vizier, equivalent to the prime minister

2. Khalid, the prime minister of al-Mansour, the first prime minister of the Burmaci family, who has been the prime minister of the Abbasid dynasty for several generations and has controlled the government for decades. (To be continued.) )