When General Avanti arrived at the headquarters of the Mongol Great Khan's army, he saw a large number of tents forming a continuous camp. There are no defenses such as horse rejection on the periphery of the camp.

The Great Khan's army stopped General Avanti near the camp, and as soon as he saw his face, he heard the opposite general shouting: "Tiegu Dieer's thief army, our tricks have been seen through by us, don't you hurry up and dismount and surrender!" ”

Hearing this, General Avanti was shocked, he didn't expect that his plan on his side had been seen through in an instant. Seeing the defenseless camp of the Great Khan's army, and then looking back at the subordinates who had been prepared on his side, General Avanti was heartbroken, pulled out his scimitar and pointed straight to the sky, and shouted loudly: "Warriors of the true gods, seventy-two virgins in heaven are waiting for us!" Kill! With that, he kicked his mount in the crotch with his spurs and led two hundred vanguard troops to clash towards the camp of the Great Khan's pro-army.

As the generals of the Mongol army, various examples of warfare told them that as long as they could storm the enemy's camp and start arson, even 2,000 people could collapse an army of 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Seeing Avanti's army playing a surprise attack, the commander of Boyan, who had stopped drinking, ordered people to wave the banner and blow the horn. The curtains of the tents on the periphery were lifted in an instant, and the Great Khan's troops with Mongolian heavy muskets rushed out and opened heavy fire on General Avanti's troops.

Outside there were drums and trumpets, and gunfire was loud. Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia in the Golden Horde, was not affected in the slightest way, but Princess Maria and Aruhun showed uneasy looks. It didn't take long for the marshal of Boyan to return to the big tent and salute Kublai Khan, "Great Khan, that Tiegu Dieer is indeed going to rebel. The thieves who stole the camp were almost overwhelmed, but they didn't know whether to pursue Tabriz City immediately. ”

Kublai Khan smiled slightly. He considered the possibility of Tigu Dieer's rebellion, and also considered Boyan to ask for help to deal with it. Now that the results have been tested, Kublai Khan smiled and said, "Don't worry. Let's prepare for this day, and we'll be in the city early tomorrow morning. ”

After speaking, Kublai Khan looked at Aruhun, "You will go to the city with me tomorrow to call the city." That Titan is probably spreading all sorts of rumors, and you must personally inform the deceived generals in the city. ”

"Yes." Aruhun replied immediately.

The Great Khan's army began to prepare for battle, and Aruhun was preparing to expose the evil face of Tigudier under the city tomorrow, and the time soon came into the evening. The curtain of Mary's tent was lifted, and the maid brought in something. After reading this, Princess Maria sat down in her chair and fell into deep thought by candlelight.

The night was dark, and the Mongol army was knocking out. Princess Maria looked up from her contemplation, put on her hooded cloak, blew out the candles, and walked out of the tent, hiding in the shadow of the tent. Not long after, a person walked into the dark shadow with a calm step. The princess whispered in Greek, "Is that you, little friar?" ”

The man, speaking in very unfluent Greek, said, "The roses of Constantinople are still as beautiful as ever." ”

Even though the man's voice was low, Her Royal Highness still vividly recalled how she felt when she first heard it twenty years ago. Twenty years later, the voice in the memories is not much different now. The princess dragged the man back to the tent, and in the darkness she hugged her beloved tightly and whispered, "You didn't look at me today." Not at all. ”

Marshal Boyan didn't speak, he just took the little Byzantine princess Mary in his arms. The woman who made him feel love was trembling with excitement at this time, and the tremor made Boyan's heart full of wanting to protect her. After meeting Maria on a mission to Constantinople, Boyan decided to protect her for the rest of his life.

"Because I'm old, why don't you look at me?" Maria leaned her face against the chest of the handsome man and muttered.

"I'm worried that one look at you will rush up to hug you desperately." Boyan replied softly.

Hearing this, Mary let out a loud choked and then covered her mouth and nose tightly with her hands. Although the crying was suppressed, Boyan Dashuai felt the woman in his arms tremble even more. He just hugged his beloved woman and said nothing in the dark.

After a while, Princess Maria gently raised her head from Boyan's chest, "It won't be too long before I go back to Constantinople." ”

"I'll send you."

The two then hugged each other tightly. However, Maria did not let the warm embrace last, and she pushed Boyan away with all her might. Boyan knelt on one knee in the dark, took Maria's hand, kissed it on the back of her hand, and then got up and left.

Seeing her lover's figure disappear beyond the curtain, Princess Maria took a few steps back and sat back in her chair weakly. At this point, she didn't have to worry about anything, so she covered her face with her hands, and a low cry came from between her fingers.

On such nights, the handsome Boyan lay on the bunk and could not sleep, while Princess Maria washed her face with tears. Aruhun was thinking about how to win over those who could support him, and Kublai Khan was thinking about what to do with the Ilkhanate after he killed Tigudier.

In the royal capital of Tabriz, the remnants of the fleeing army informed Tigudier that the Mongol Khan's army had a terrifying array of muskets and artillery. The elite Tuleba army, which is the Cult of the True God, launched two fierce attacks like moths to the flames, and even rushed to a distance of less than ten meters from the tent of the Mongol army. No matter what the allure of the seventy-two virgins in heaven was, these people were eventually crushed by the fire of the Mongol army. Although it is unknown how many people escaped, less than 200 were able to escape back to Tabriz.

"How are you going to fight in the back?" Tigudier's voice was anxious, and after discovering that he had kicked the iron plate, the son of Torre finally knew that Kublai Khan, who controlled the entire Mongolian steppe, was not in vain. When he swung the scimitar of the True God Cult at Kublai Khan, he had to face a terrible counterattack.

"Kublai Khan was alone and could not fight for a long time. I might as well kill all the generals and ministers outside the True God Cult in the city first. Resist by the walls. At the same time, the followers of the True God Cult from all over the country were recruited to fight. Whitebeard Tula was silent for a moment, and a black-bearded Tula recounted his views on military affairs.

"The ministers of the city can't be killed." Tigu Dieer immediately objected.

"Sultan, it is a scourge for those in the city to remain."

"Kill them, what will happen to their subordinates."

"If they defect to Aruhun, we will all face unforeseen disasters."

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Tigudiel wanted to establish his Ilkhanate, and Tigudier's Tulamen wanted to establish the Ilkhanate of the True God Cult. If you have different positions, you can't convince the other party when you argue. Eventually, the Tula of the Cult of the True God reluctantly reached an agreement with Tigudier that the most important minister in the city should first make a statement. By this time it was late at night, and these people were really sleepy, so they went to sleep.

Before dawn, the Great Khan's pro-army had already gotten up to bury the pot and cook food, and set off when it was dark. Early in the morning, the Great Khan's army arrived outside Tabriz. Marshal Boyan, who commanded the pro-army, looked at the capital of his hometown with an indifferent expression. He himself was born in the Ilkhanate in 1235 and arrived in Dadu in 1265. After 17 years of allegiance to Kublai Khan, he returned to his hometown in 1282. Everything he experienced in the first 30 years of his life has shaped Boyan's character.

"I'm Aruhun, you wait for Kaejo now!" Aruhun shouted to the city.

The defenders of the city did not open the city, nor did they shoot arrows at Aruhun. Looking at the tens of thousands of Great Khan's pro-army outside the city, they had a look of fear on their faces. Seeing that he failed to open the city gate, Aruhun's face became ugly. Even though he didn't dare to leave the protection of the guards rashly, Aruhun still stood up slightly on his horse and continued to shout to the city: "You wait for General Buhua to come out to see me." Or go and tell General Buhua now, Tiegu Dieer rebelled, and sent troops to attack the Great Khan. ”

General Buhua is an important minister of the Ilkhanate, and he has the strength to change the balance of power in the Ilkhanate.

At this time, in the court of Tiegu Dieer, General Buhua sat in the guest seat and listened to Tiegu Die'er talk about the latest situation.

"Kublai Khan came to seek to seize the Ilkhanate. You also know that Boyan has always felt that the death of cowardice without flowers is the fault of Hulegu Khan returning to his teacher. After defecting to Kublai Khan, he was going to bring his troops to Kublai Khan to seize the Ilkhanate......"

Tigudier spoke loudly about the crisis facing the Ilkhanate, and General Buhua listened quietly, thinking about the current situation in his heart. Tigudier's elder brother Abha had been very zealous in anticipation of the arrival of the Mongol Khan Kublai Khan, and this was completely public. If Abaha was still alive, probably the army of the Mongol Great Khan would have entered Tabriz in a welcoming atmosphere.

As for plotting to seize the Ilkhanate, General Buhua did not think that the Mongol Great Khan would do so. Since its founding, the Ilkhanate has had many wars with the surrounding khanates. Kublai Khan's tens of thousands of pro-troops could defeat the Ilkhanate's army, but they couldn't annex a country as vast as the Ilkhanate.

Thinking about this, General Buhua replied decisively: "If the Ilkhanate is seized by Kublai Khan, I can only go to work as a herdsman." ”

Tigu Dieer's face was overjoyed, and with the support of General Buhua, the chances of holding Tabriz increased a lot. Let General Buhua wait in the palace first, and Tiegu Dieer persuaded several other generals who were invited. The attitude of these people is not as refreshing as that of General Hua. The decision of Tigudier to resist the Great Khan's pro-army was vague.

Knowing that there must be no mistake at this time, Tiegu Die'er could only order these people to be put under house arrest first, and then invited General Buhua to come, "General Buhua, this time the matter is big, we must do everything possible, please bring your family to the palace." In the event of a city breakdown, we can also use the palace walls to keep your family safe. ”

"You can't trust me?" General Buhua said angrily.

Tiegu Dieer's head shook like a rattle, "No, no, no, how can I believe that General Wu Hua." This was done only to protect the safety of General Buhua's family. ”

Looking at the guards around him, General Buhua finally nodded and agreed, "I'll send someone to bring my family into the palace now." ”