Fortifications have been erected on the outskirts of Tehran, with mortars and machine guns erected.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Yuan Bin summarized the latest clues: "According to the report, the Timurid Khanate, the Black Sheep Tribe, and the White Sheep tribe have each dispatched a large number of men and horses, and will launch an attack from the south, north, and east, apparently preparing to carve up Tehran." ”

Zhu Qizhen stared at the map and said: "No matter how many people come, we just have to wait for work, ammunition is tight, don't waste it, and specialize in playing dense formations!" ”

Li Zhen replied: "Please rest assured, the emperor has deployed heavy firepower in three directions, forgive him that he has thousands of troops and horses, and it will never be possible to break through the defense line one step!" ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Is everything in the city under control?" ”

Yuan Bin said: "Back to the emperor, all the internal should have been found out, and they are currently under our monitoring, just wait for the war together, immediately arrest people, and sacrifice the flag in front of the battle!" ”

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then asked, "How are the three thousand battalions arranged?" ”

Li Zhen replied: "Each of the three directions will send 1,000 men each, but as the war unfolds, the forces of the three fronts can be exchanged at any time. ”

"What about heavy firepower?"

"Back to the emperor, please look at the defense map!"

Li Zhen took out a magnified map, with Tehran City as the center, and three lines of defense were laid out on the periphery.

"To the north is the Black Sheep tribe, they have seen the power of heavy machine guns, and they must be on guard, so the minister planted mines on the north road and prepared five mortars, waiting for the enemy to enter the minefield, bombarding the ground with artillery and detonating the mines."

"To the south is the Aries tribe, because the terrain is mainly hilly, not suitable for large-scale charges, the enemy may divide the troops, the minister has sent people to block many small intersections with boulders, leaving only a large gap, here prepared two heavy machine guns, three mortars."

"The most abundant troops were the Timurid Khanate, and according to the scouts, about 50,000 cavalry were dispatched this time, so the minister prepared three heavy machine guns and twelve mortars on the eastern defense line, and dug a dozen trenches in front of the defense line to slow down the enemy's charge."

Zhu Qizhen kept nodding, these three families are not an alliance, although they raised troops together this time, they are nothing more than coveting Tehran City, and no one wants to give up the other two.

If these three work together, I'm afraid they can't do it.

In this way, they can be defeated one by one, without even thinking about the other party's assistance to each other, because each of them expects the other two to have more casualties.

"The tactics are very good, however, the battlefield is changing rapidly, if I don't have time to give an order, the Qing family can make their own decisions on the front line, no matter what means, no matter what tactics, there is only one goal, that is, to defeat the enemy!"

Li Zhen saluted and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yuan Bin again and said, "Jinyi Wei is on standby at any time, and he will carry out the decapitation operation when necessary!" ”

Yuan Bin bowed and saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Everything is ready, and the next thing is to wait.

Seeing the Ming army on the front line ready to go, the people of Tehran all knew that a fierce battle was about to take place here.

Only this time, none of them closed the door and stayed out of the matter.

Hundreds of people came to the Ming army's position and brought food and extremely scarce mutton.

In fact, the mutton here is not scarce, but expensive, originally it was only exclusive to the aristocracy, and the commoners were not eligible to enjoy it.

Since the arrival of the Orientals in Tehran, the lives of the common people have gradually improved, and even the extremely luxurious mutton has been served on the table.

Whether it is the Black Sheep tribe, the White Sheep tribe, or the Mongols, they all have one thing in common, that is, after coming to Tehran, they only loot and kill, and never treat the people as human beings.

The people are the easiest to be satisfied, they just want to be fed and clothed, and that's it.

It's such a simple appeal, but it has become a luxury.

It wasn't until the arrival of the Ming army that they really lived a human life.

Good days have just arrived, and no one wants to lose.

The construction of Tehran New City is still in full swing, with the council hall, the school, the medical center, and the commercial street......

These buildings have already taken shape, and the smiles on the faces of the people who work as they look at the half-built school and imagine that their children will be able to study here in the future.

They were eager to take out all the food they had at home and send it to the Ming army positions on the front line.

The newly enlisted recruits were also sent to the front, only as reserves, and they would observe up close how the Ming army fought, and this war would become their lifelong treasure.

Finally, the three-way army arrived one after another.

The 50,000-strong army of the Black Sheep tribe was stationed thirty miles north of the city.

50,000 elite cavalry of the Timurid Khanate were stationed twenty miles east of the city.

The 30,000-strong army of the Aries tribe was stationed twenty miles south of the city.

The whole of Tehran suddenly became cloudy, and it seemed to be shrouded in bad luck.

None of the three armies took the lead in attacking, but waited on the spot, waiting for the other two to take the lead in attacking.

The Great War was imminent, and the city of Tehran began to impose control.

The whole city is under martial law, and it is forbidden to enter and leave at will, and even walking on the street will be interrogated.

As a result, some people suddenly couldn't sit still.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

"I ...... I'm Badiel, going to church to meditate. ”

Most of the locals have already mastered some of the daily language, and it is not a big problem to do some simple communication.

The Ming army was patrolling a small team, and the captain Zheng Kun came to Badir, looked him up and down, and said, "Can't you meditate at home?" The emperor has decreed that you must not come and go at will, go back quickly! ”

"Master Jun, just let me go, I have to go to church every Sunday, otherwise...... The Lord will blame! ”

Badir pleaded bitterly, and his expression was very reverent.

Zheng Kun glared angrily: "Joke! Could it be that if you go to the church to meditate, the enemy will be able to withdraw his troops? ”

"I will pray that the Lord will bless our army and defeat the enemy!"

When it came to this, Zheng Kun was also very helpless, waved his hand, and said, "Go and come back quickly!" ”

"Yes, thank you, Master Jun!"

Baddiel nodded in agreement, and walked briskly to the church.

Behind him, Zheng Kun whispered to a soldier: "Go and keep an eye on people, don't startle the snake." ”

That night, Yuan Bin led Wantong to the front of the palace.

"You mean, the Pope also collaborated with the enemy?"

Zhu Qizhen's face was heavy, if it was an ordinary person, it would be fine, but this pope is not easy to move, and things are a little troublesome.

Wan Channel: "Back to the emperor, it was discovered by Zheng Kun, the little flag officer, when he was patrolling, Badier is the internal response of the Black Sheep tribe, and the minister has already verified it." Today, a lockdown order was issued, and this person could not leave the city, so he went to the church, just to pass on the information through Moravi. ”

"And how did Moravi deliver the information?"

"He has carrier pigeons!"

Wantong threw the cloth bag in his hand to the ground, and two pigeons fell out.

Zhu Qizhen picked one up and found that there was a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg, and when it was opened, it was a very small piece of parchment.

Look at the wound of the pigeon, it was wounded by an arrow.

"Where did you shoot it?"

"On the position north of the city, however, one was still released."

Zhu Qizhen took the parchment and asked, "What is written on it?" ”

Wantong replied: "The minister has already looked for Rui, and said that there is no ammunition in the city, and he should take the lead." ”

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "Fortunately, you let one go, if you beat them all, the news won't be delivered!" ”

Yuan Bin asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to act?" ”

"Then what are you waiting for, arrest someone!"

"About Moravi ......"

"I can't manage so much for the time being, let's talk about arresting it!"

"Yes!"

In the dead of night in the old town, there was a sudden commotion.

Some people who eat melons looked at the windows, only to see that the street was full of brocade guards, fighting with open flames, and breaking into a private house.

"What do you do?"

Badiel was shocked and subconsciously picked up a sharp knife.

Then, he saw a familiar face, it was the patrol leader during the day, Zheng Kun.

"Put down the knife!"

Zheng Kun's face was cold, and his eyes were full of murderous aura.

"You ...... What are you going to do? Why did you break into my house? ”

"Knowingly ask!"

Zheng Kun sneered: "You fornicated with foreign enemies, betrayed the people in the city, and died on the verge of death!" ”

"I didn't!"

Badiel's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

"It's useless if you don't admit it, you went to find Moravi during the day, and then Moravi released the carrier pigeon out of the city, but unfortunately, the carrier pigeon was shot by our army, the evidence is conclusive, do you still want to deny it?"

"I ...... I don't know, I don't know anything, I just go and meditate......"

Badir's expression was horrified, and although he insisted on not admitting it, his voice became quieter and quieter.

"Smack!"

Zheng Kun kicked over, hitting Badiel's wrist, and the sharp knife in his hand fell to the ground.

"Lock it up and take it away!"

There was a sound of chains, and Badiel was locked up and escorted out.

At the same time, several private houses were also broken into by the Jinyi guards, and they couldn't help but say that they would arrest people and leave.

The cathedral was already surrounded, and Wantong personally led a team to arrest people.

"This is the church, you are blasphemy!"

Moravi kept yelling to hide the fear in his eyes.

Wantong was puzzled: "What did he say?" ”

Rui translated truthfully, and then asked: "Lord Wan, Moravi is the pope of Tehran, and the faith in the hearts of the people, no matter what happens, is to give advice to the overall situation. ”

"The big picture?"

Wantong couldn't help laughing: "You mean, if I arrested him, Tehran will mess up?" ”

Rui nodded solemnly and said, "Please also respect the local customs and folklore." ”

"Let me ask you, what does the Pope do?"

"He is the head of the local church, the messenger of God."

"Well, you can answer me one more question, who appointed the Pope?"

"Yes, of course...... God's will. ”

"What does that god look like, have you seen it?"

"Lord Wan, please don't joke about this kind of thing."

"You haven't seen it, have you? I've seen it! ”

Wantong suddenly put away the smile on his face and said, "The god in your mouth is the Black Sheep Tribe, the Black Sheep tribe that comes to loot and kill people at every turn!" ”

Rui was puzzled: "Lord Wan, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Don't you understand?"

Wantong looked at the cathedral, his face was disdainful, and said: "This pope colluded with the Black Sheep Tribe to provide it with information, didn't you find out, every time you waited for the money and food in your hands before the Black Sheep Tribe came to plunder?" ”

Rui was stunned, his rank was too low, and he didn't know what was happening today.

After listening to Wantong's words, his face suddenly changed greatly.

Don't...... Did Moravi really fornicate with foreign enemies?

Wantong didn't have the heart to accompany him to think about life, so he immediately ordered: "Take people!" ”

A dozen brocade guards rushed into the church, and a moment later, brought out Moravi, who was tied up like rice dumplings.

At this time, Moravi was still yelling, but Wantong and the others didn't understand, so they ignored it.

Rui rushed forward and asked, "Did you provide information to the Black Sheep Tribe?" ”

Moravey suddenly closed his mouth and lowered his head.

Seeing this, Rui was even more angry, and raising his hand was a slap.

"Talk, is there such a thing?"

Moravi was directly stunned, as the Pope, who saw that he was not respectful, and Rui was even more so on weekdays, and today he actually did it to himself......

"Your mother, Lao Tzu has been with you for so many years, why didn't you find out that you were a spy of the black sheep!"

Moravi finally spoke: "I don't want to either!" ”

Rui said coldly: "No wonder the Black Sheep tribe never stepped into the church every time they plundered, I thought they were in awe of the gods, but I didn't expect ......"

"If I don't agree, they'll kill me and destroy the church," said Moravi, "If I don't agree, they're going to destroy the church, I'm ...... I don't want to......"

Rui snorted coldly and said, "It's better to destroy such a church!" ”

Early the next morning, the people of the city received news that the Ming army would execute the traitors in the city in front of the battle.

There were fifteen men in all, including Pope Moravi.

When the news spread, everyone was shocked that the Pope, whom they usually respected, turned out to be the one who betrayed them.

The commander made Sun Jixian personally supervise the beheading, and Lu Yi, as an adjutant, counted the crimes of those present who collaborated with the enemy.

When it was Moraouy's turn, he also took out the carrier pigeon as evidence, as well as the secret letter tied to the pigeon's leg.

The onlookers talked a lot, but when they saw the carrier pigeon and the secret letter, the confusion on their faces gradually turned to anger.

Rui looked at Molavi and asked, "Do you have any last words?" ”

Knowing that his death was near, and begging for mercy was useless, Moravi shouted: "The army of black sheep is coming, don't you all want to live!" ”

"Whether we can live or not, it's not your turn to worry about."

"Rui, do you think you can get anything good by following the Orientals? I'm telling you, they're not welcome here, just wait, and when they're gone, you'll die a terrible death! ”

"Even if I die, I will die defending my homeland, and you ...... Betray us and you will go to hell! ”

"I just want to keep the church, keep my loyalty to God, what's wrong with me?"

"You can die!"

Rui turned around and said, "Lord Sun, you can be executed!" ”

Sun Jixian nodded and ordered: "Chop!" ”

The bright steel knife was raised, blood splattered, and more than a dozen heads fell to the ground.

The surrounding people saw the Pope beheaded with their own eyes, but there was no pity on their faces.

Yes, times have changed.

(End of chapter)