"They are not people, they are devils. Iprahim's face showed fear, the bravery of the Xia army's swordsman, just like the legendary Tang Dynasty, even the Khorasan cavalry had to be afraid of three points, and even the huge war elephant charge was intercepted head-on. Seeing that the cavalry of the Xia army was already slowly dispatching, it seemed that the situation was to copy the two wings of the Khorasan cavalry, but the Seljuks did not have the slightest concept of covering the friendly army, "Retreat," Iprahim ordered in a deep voice, "Retreat!"

Seeing this bizarre enemy army carrying a large number of giant beasts to help retreat, there was a burst of cheers from the Xia army camp, Bai Sheng wiped his face full of blood, which was sprayed by a war elephant, raised his Mo knife, and shouted loudly: "Great Xia will win!" The Mo swordsmen shouted in unison, and the hussars and the Xia soldiers in the camp also shouted together, "Victory!" "Victory!" The cheers were wave after wave, and the momentum was so strong that the Samanid army, which was full of confidence at first, was frightened from top to bottom, and held the camp for several days, and when the Xia army challenged, they only dared to shoot back with arrows.

Cornise happily pressed the book to her chest, her eyes slightly closed, and she was so excited that she was about to cry, Samarkand had fallen for hundreds of years, and was about to be freed under the rule of the infidels. "Master," said the servant Mi Wan as she ran into the room, panting, "The Seljuk Guards have heard that many people have been killed in the battle in Samarkand, and they are clamoring to kill all the Xia missions. "What?" Cornise stood up with a look in her eyes, "Follow me to inform the envoys of Zhang, it's time to leave." She didn't care about packing up the things around her, glanced back at the cradle placed in front of the window, wiped away a trace of hesitation from her eyes, and quickly ran out with Mi Yu.

Rumors that the Xia army had defeated Ibrahim in Samarkand spread throughout the streets of Bukhara, believing that the lost Turkic Serjuks were angrily complaining that the Xia delegation was living in the residence of Prime Minister Ibrahim, and that they were going to kill the Xia people. Kanglisi wore a veil and entered the gate, and when she saw Zhang Zhongyao, she said: "Envoy Zhang, Your Majesty has defeated the army of the Samanid Kingdom under the city of Samarkand, and now the momentum is in full swing, I will take you out of the city." Her eyes flashed with a determined gaze, Zhang Zhongyao did not hesitate, nodded and said, "Everything is according to Madame's orders." Kang Lisi nodded, there are a thousand cavalry in the Xia Kingdom Mission, as well as many craftsmen and scholars, all of whom are valued by His Majesty the Xia Kingdom. "Before the Seljuks have gathered, let us rush out of the northern gate and through the desert to reach the city of Samarkand, where the roads are known only to our Sogdian caravans and the tribes who have lived there for many years, and the Seljuks do not dare to chase them in. ”

The situation is becoming more and more tense these days, Zhang Zhongyao has long ordered the mission to wait for the rest of the day, and the order is to set off immediately, Zhang Zhongyao took three hundred Xia troops as the vanguard, Princess Sang Luzhuo and her personal maids, craftsmen and scholars all rode horses, and were surrounded by five hundred horses and Muliuke troops in the middle, Cai Lang took two hundred horses after the Xia army was broken, and the infantry army all rode war horses, except for horses, dry food and water bladders, all the baggage was left.

Outside the gate, more and more Seljuk soldiers and rebels were crowded, holding their blades high, shouting hoarsely for revenge for blood, suddenly, the gate opened, and a cavalry rushed out furiously, and the Xia soldiers with horse lances mercilessly swept away the chaotic people who stood in the way, and the Seljuks were caught off guard and scattered in all directions.

"Let's go!" Zhang Zhongyao shouted, and his horse stepped onto the long street, and more than a thousand cavalry drove twice as many horses as follows him closely, wading all the way through the streets and alleys of Bukhara, and heading straight to the north gate.

It has been two days since the army of the Xia Kingdom got lost.

Everywhere there were similar rocks, gobi and artemisia grass, the occasional white bones, panicked, muttering guides, and Khotan's dusty face was as ugly as a dead man. "Wechen should be damned. "Heavy rain and strange winds have changed the course of the river that we could follow, and now we should have been going west, but we don't know when we should turn south. Wu Yingying looked at the compass on the marching vehicle, and said in a deep voice, Kang Ke Khotan and the guide relied on the experience of the landform to identify the direction, and in this regard, the uncommon celestial phenomena changed the landform, although they could identify the direction, it was easy to miss the slightest point, and they were wrong. If you can't find an oasis on the established route, drinking water for tens of thousands of sergeants and tens of thousands of camels and horses, it is a big problem.

"Look, there's a team of horses!" Chase pointed to the southern road, only to see a cavalry appear on the horizon in the distance, without a flag. The two armies had no way to avoid the Gobi, and the cavalry of the other side began to form a cordon. "These thousands of cavalry must have come out of Bukhara, ask them to lead the way!" Ma Jing, the captain of the dragoon army, rushed over with two thousand horsemen, Wu Yingying took out the clairvoyant mirror, carefully observed the army opposite, and suddenly, he saw Zhang Zhongyao's face full of surprise.

Zhang Zhongyao was the commander of the Flower Hat Army, and his prestige in the army was known, and when he learned that he had returned safely, the sergeants of the Flower Hat Army cheered loudly, and Wu Yingying was even more pleased to reward him and Cai Lang, and gave a jade plaque presented by the King of Khotan as a meeting gift to Princess Sang Luzhuo.

After listening to Zhang Zhongyao's introduction, Wu Yingying rode over to visit, with a smile and appreciation on his face, just like after a dance in Jinling, Kang Lisi lowered her head, and only felt a gentle and thick voice in her ears, but she couldn't hear his words clearly, and salty tears couldn't help but burst out of her eyes, wetting the light veil. Wu Yingying looked apologetically at Cornise sobbing in a low voice, feeling very different from before. Kang Ketian did not come to dissuade him from afar, and after a while, Kang Lisi stopped crying.

"The plan of our army is to first seize the neighboring town of Bukhara, drive the local people to Bukhara, consume the enemy's food and grass, and create destruction and panic, and make siege equipment outside the city, and at the same time prescribe the terms of persuasion to surrender, regardless of whether the defenders surrender or not, we will return to Samarkand in half a month, claim that we have captured Bukhara, blow the enemy's morale, and work together with General Xin to break the main army of the Samanid State. Is there anything wrong with this strategy?" Wu Yingying asked with a smile, the army of the Xia Kingdom marched from Bukhara to Samarkand, blocking the main roads along the way, for the army of the Samanid Kingdom outside Samarkand, Bukhara has fallen nine times out of ten, and the appearance of the army of the Xia Kingdom in the hinterland of the country and behind the army is already extremely shocking news.

Zhang Zhongyao frowned and thought about it, and was about to nod, but Cai Lang said: "Your Majesty, Iprahim, the general of the Samanid Kingdom, has transferred the main force of the Praetorian Guard to Samarkand, and now the battleable army stationed in Bukhara is only less than 10,000 palace guards, which is not enough to match our army, and the gates of Bukhara are not closed until dark, and the guards are lax, we should immediately enter Bukhara." Seeing the light of confidence in his eyes, Wu Yingying looked at Zhang Zhongyao, Zhang Zhongyao pondered for a moment, and agreed: "From what I have seen, although the palace guards of the Samanid Kingdom are well-equipped, they are not as experienced as the Seljuk army and the Turkic Janissaries. ”

Seeing this, Wu Yingying nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then change the plan, surprise attack and capture the city, you two will explain the situation in the city in detail, and arrange a detailed and stable march plan with Chase." ”