Chapter 273 A hasty attack

As Marbert guessed, Leon is indeed no longer in Ashkoman at this moment.

Li Ang didn't care about the fleet of the Bacchus Empire at all. He left most of the merchants in Madan and Ashkoman, and led a large force to the southwest.

The businessmen were not panicking. In their view, since Master Li Ang would continue to go out to fight, they were certainly confident that Ashkoman would definitely be safe. It had to be said that the businessmen's simple judgment was actually

The most correct.

Of course, Li Ang doesn't need to worry about the Bacchus fleet. Emperor Marius is his ally, and that fleet is under the banner of General Agathon - even if the two sides are not allies, Agathon can't do anything like robbing merchants.

, he couldn't even shave his face.

Right now, Li Ang is in a place called Fangdal, southwest of Ashkoman.

This place is not in the desert, but a town built in a grassland, surrounded by the best grassland in the entire Dexia.

The grassland where Fangdar Town is located is the horse breeding land of the Desha Principality, and it is also the place where the ‘Gazi Raiders’ and ‘Gazi Archers’ were born.

There is a huge mountain south of Ashkoman. This mountain is also regarded as the "Gazi Mountain", and there are temples everywhere on the mountain.

The Dexia people regard this mountain as the birthplace of the god Vata, that is, they regard it as a sacred mountain. The huge peninsula surrounding this mountain is also the earliest birthplace of the Dexia people.

It's just that they came earlier. They came to the vicinity of Gazi Mountain as early as the time of King Kavala of Pande.

Oh, Li Ang can understand two sentences - one is 'Bispa' and the other is 'Uzza', which he learned from the Jatu people.

Since the area around the Ghazi Mountains has always retained its nomadic culture, it has given birth to countless skilled riders and archers, and the people are brave and good at fighting. Therefore, most Dexia lords will go to the Ghazi area to recruit warriors.

From the beginning, Li Ang was confident that he could quickly conquer Ashkomen - he could do this no matter what method he used. After all, Emperor Marius' fleet would also provide support, but Li Ang used the least labor-intensive method to achieve it as quickly as possible.

Just for the purpose.

Because Vata God not only represents prosperity and wealth, but also represents reproduction.

To put it simply, whoever gives Li Ang and Ramon more benefits will hand over Toba City to the other party, and Li Ang's army will support the other party to become the real Bahad Khan - of course, before that, Li Ang at least

It is necessary to prevent the Desha lords from being able to quickly replenish their troops, lest they fall into a tight siege.

But after Ikram brought Li Ang to the place where the herdsmen gathered in the Ghazi Mountains, he asked the herdsmen to capture Li Ang in the name of Bahaman - he promised those people that the person who captured Li Ang would become the Khan at the foot of the Ghazi Mountains.

He also claimed that Caliph Bahaman would establish the area around the Ghazi Mountain as a permanent reservation, so that the 'Gazi Mountain People' could use their ancient traditions to implement self-governance!

Therefore, the lords of Dexia are particularly willing to go down to Ghazi Mountain to recruit warriors - these pious people here will not threaten their status, as long as they are given the honor of 'Gazi Warriors'...

No one in Dexia will know about the verbal agreement between Li Ang and Marius, at least no one knows about it yet, except Ramon.

He wants to become Dexia's hero and wants to gain status with dignity by standing...

So Li Ang encountered an attack.

Today, the area around Ghazi Mountain is probably Dexia’s ‘soldier base’, but in the past twenty years, no ‘Gazi warrior’ has become the lord of Dexia…

And this will give Li Ang enough time and space to conquer Toba City.

The Dexia people are not considered the aborigines of the Pendor continent. They originally came from the same lineage as the Jatu people - they also came from the Amara continent.

In order to avoid the situation like Cardin's first encounter with the main army when he arrived in Lion City, Li Ang must first destroy Fangdal, Dexia's recruitment center - or in other words, move it to another place.

And they left just as the fleet of the Bacchus Empire was 'attacking' Ashkoman...

When Li Ang went to Fangdal to have relatively friendly communication with the mountain people here, he would naturally leave the protection of the army temporarily. After all, if he brought too many people with him, the herdsmen would stay away.

Eshkoman is bound to face a tough war.

He will rush to Toba City and preside over the auction of the title Bahad Khan with Li Ang.

At the same time, if you are willing to serve as a mercenary for the Lord of the Lion Realm, or sell horses to the Bacchus, you can even earn three times more money than before.

The auction of the throne mentioned by Li Ang and Ramon can actually be understood as the auction of military power and the ownership of Toba City.

However, their daily living habits and looting methods are really no different from those of the Jatu people. Civilized society cannot be developed by just building a few cities...

Li Ang originally planned to ask Ikram to tell the nomads that from now on, matters such as recruiting soldiers and selling horses can be carried out in Ashkoman, where the bids will be higher.

And this second-generation official with some brains has probably carefully considered the consequences - he can't kill Li Ang. If Li Ang dies here, he will most likely die too.

Moreover, many Desha 'city dwellers' living in Toba or Ashkoman now even regard the traditional herdsmen under the sacred mountain as brainless barbarians - this is a mockery with a bit of regional discrimination.

, and the people who are being discriminated against are the people at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

Ramon's propaganda ability is outstanding in this era. The great lords of Dexia, including Cardin, will definitely hear about this matter as soon as possible, and they will definitely rush to Sinjar.

After all, Li Ang told Agathon early that he only needed the Bacchus Empire to defend Ashkoman.

Although his father received the support of Li Ang and seemed to have a chance to become Bahadur Khan, who knows whether it will come true?

But Ikram didn't think so far, he just felt very shameful - now he seemed to be a translator leading the way for Li Ang, and he felt like he was leading the invaders to kill his own compatriots.

Speaking of which, Ikram is smart enough to persuade the herdsmen to listen to him with such a promise. Many mountain people are not willing to deal with "city people". The implementation of autonomy has always been what the mountain people have been asking for.

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Since the people near Gazi Mountain only spoke their traditional dialect, which was very different from the mainstream official language in Pendor, Li Ang couldn't understand the people here, so he asked Ikram to be his translator.

In fact, Cardin must do this now. If he cannot win back Ashkoman, it will be equivalent to announcing to everyone that the current Bahad Khan is no longer good. Everyone, come and snatch the Khan's position...

But the people near Gazi Mountain are really devout, and they will even send their wives alone to the temple on their wedding night to seek blessings from the gods.

So, after taking Li Ang to Fangdal, Ikram decided to take a risk.

Besides, if you give everything to God, how can you be a lord?

They still live around the holy mountain of Ghazi chasing water and grass, and have preserved their ancient nomadic tradition.

Therefore, the army did not enter Fangdal, and Li Ang only brought the guards with him.

The person who brought Li Ang to Fangdar was Ikram, the son of Bahaman.

In fact, Cardin's reaction was faster than Leon and Ramon imagined. After Ashkoman was occupied by Leon, Cardin had already considered that Tahir might be unstable, so the news of the auction had not yet spread.

When he reached Toba he went to Sinjar.

Li Ang's army is just one mile away. It is of course very dangerous to attack Li Ang here, but Ikram is just a young man in his twenties, and his mind is full of so-called honor and bravery. Maybe he thinks this is a chance

A heroic feat.

Kadan's Toba City blocked the southern part of Desha, and Sarafan could not break through the blockade and return to the area around the Ghazi Mountains, otherwise he would most likely gain the full recognition of the Ghazi people.

But most of the Desha people who settled in the city are not able to be 'pious' - the senior monks in the temples of the Holy Mountain have a very deep understanding of 'piety' and cannot dedicate their property and wives to God Vata.

People who are not pious enough...

Yes, no matter what era or place, auctions are always operated behind closed doors...

This is because it is not easy to become a 'Ghazi Warrior'. It requires not only extraordinary martial arts, but also devout faith - you have to kneel on your knees to climb the holy mountain and go to the temple to offer everything you have in order to become a 'Templar Warrior'.

' title.

So Ikram plans to capture Leon alive.

Then Ramon will publicly announce the auction of the Lord of Ashkomen in Singal.

But since most Desha people have now become settlers, the nomads at the foot of the Ghazi Mountains have become aliens.

Young people always value dignity and honor more.

But the Dexia people themselves do not admit this. They probably consider themselves to be people in a 'civilized society' and look down on warlord tribes like the Jatu people. Moreover, if they have different beliefs, everything is different. The Jatu people do not believe in

Vata, then they are definitely not the same kind.

Compared with Ashkoman, who was bound to inherit, the 'opportunity' to become the heir of Bahad Khan was not so fragrant to Ikram.

Yes, most of the Desha lords like Bahaman and the 'Ghazi raiders' or 'Ghazi archers' in the team are not real templars. They are just Bahaman in the name of the Caliph.

It's just a title given to the elite troops...

Of course, this does not affect Leon and Ramon's plans.

The Desha people around the Gazi Mountains are different from the settlers who call themselves "civilized people". The people here are still pure nomads.

He wanted to catch Li Ang and then force Li Ang to act according to his own ideas.

If necessary, after conquering Toba, you must return to Ashkoman and cooperate with Agathon who defends the city to defeat Cardan's army.

Moreover, the Desha people and the Jatu people came to the Pendor continent for the same reason - the Jatu people came as mercenaries of General Osa in the 150th year, while the Desha people came to the Pande continent hundreds of years ago.

Mercenaries of the late King Kavala...

The army of the Lion Kingdom will definitely kill him, and even destroy everything including Ashkoman. Li Ang's men will definitely kill his father Bahaman, and maybe his uncle Gaiwan Khan and sister Luha will also survive.

If we don't go on, the whole family will be uprooted...

Anyway, the auction house only needs to pay the deposit first. As for whether the final payment is required when delivering the goods, it depends on the actual situation...

Bahaman and his son often went to Fangdar to recruit Ghazi raiders, and Ikram was very familiar with the place.

Of course, this is a sale, and he must get enough profit. Marius said before, ‘Wait until you capture Ashkomen,’ so let Emperor Marius go to the auction house to bid.

This was originally just to prevent Fangdal from becoming a recruitment base for the Dexia people and prevent the Dexia lords from quickly regaining their strength.

In order to recover Ashkoman intact, Cardin will definitely participate in the auction - if Ashkoman fails in the auction, the city will definitely be completely destroyed by Li Ang's army. This is easy to imagine.

Of course, if Li Ang hadn't died, the ending would probably be similar... In order to save the family, Bahaman might personally kill this son who doesn't know how to be generous...
To be continued...