Muhan Mo De II, who was secretly rejoicing after escaping, quickly replied: "Your Majesty the Sultan, Maha Mo sent an envoy to say that his sentries found traces of Song cavalry on the south bank of the Khwarezm Sea, so
Gather the troops along the Jihun River. There is no way to regroup southward for the time being... Your Highness the Sultan, I think Mahamo is talking nonsense and deliberately making excuses. In fact, he has no respect for the true God and you, the Sultan.
Heart..."
Sanjar gave Muhammad II a fierce look. You never forget to put eye drops on your enemies.
But in his heart, Sanjar was really angry at Mahamo's perfunctory behavior - Song cavalry appeared on the south bank of the Khwarazm Sea? Why didn't you say that Song cavalry appeared in Khorasan and Sistan?
But he was a little helpless about this Mahamo. This guy was like a snake in the desert, highly poisonous, but extremely flexible.
At that time, the emirs (military/tribal leaders) in Khorasan and other places took advantage of the chaos in the country after their father's death to raise troops to resist the rule of the Seljuks. At that time, his elder brother Balkyaruk was focused on the Mesopotamia region and was following his uncle.
They are fighting and don't care about supporting themselves.
At that time, the emir of Khwarezm was a military slave who had repeatedly achieved military exploits. He was beaten to death. The emirs also took the belongings of the former emir of Khwarezm, Anoush, and Garcha's.
His son, Qut Pudin, was sent by Mahamo to Khwarazm to support him as the emir.
Mahamo was very capable and quickly eliminated his opponents and took control of the Khwarezm area.
Later, his brother Balkyaruk sent the main force to support him and wiped out the rebellious emirs in one fell swoop. Mahamo did not miss the old friendship at all, and stabbed him in the back, holding the heads of the emirs who promoted him to the throne.
The application form was accepted.
In fact, Mahamo's father, Anush's jin Garcha, was a military slave under his father Khan. Because of his repeated military exploits, he was enfeoffed to Khwarazm as an emissary in accordance with the practice of the Seljuq Khanate of enfeoffing meritorious officials.
Mir.
Since they were all a family, Mahamo knelt down so neatly, and the certificate of nomination he paid was so substantial, he begged his brother to let him continue to be the emir of Khwarezm.
Later, this guy gradually became stronger and more dishonest.
A few years ago, I let my son jump out, intending to stand on his own, but I led the troops to teach him a lesson. This guy immediately killed his son to plead guilty - thinking that I didn't know that he was the instigator behind the scenes.
Now it’s back to both ends!
What a shame! I can’t take care of him for now. When I go to the east, I’ll stop by Khwarazm on the way back and get rid of this poisonous snake completely!
Sanjar secretly made up his mind, then waved his hand, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Khorazmo is located in the lower reaches of the Jihun River, so it is appropriate for Mahamo to set up defenses along the bank. The Song Dynasty people traveled thousands of miles to attack. I heard that
It's very powerful. We must prevent them from crossing the Jihun River, rushing to Khorasan, and getting around behind us."
Muhan Mode II said reluctantly: "Your Majesty the Sultan, there is the Xihong River in front of the Jihun River. And the lower reaches of the Xihong River to Khwarezm are thousands of miles of Gobi Desert, and even birds cannot fly across it.
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Sanjar turned his head and stared directly at Muhammad II with his white and black eyes.
Mu Han Mo De II felt that he was being targeted by a desert venomous snake, and his tongue would lick his face. He quickly lowered his head and replied respectfully: "It's my subordinate Meng Lang. Everything depends on greatness, nobility and harmony."
The wise Sultan has decided!”
Sanjar nodded with satisfaction and urged: "Okay, let's head to Samadha immediately and wait for Masud and Samman."
A few days later, Sanjar entered the city of Samadha and unceremoniously occupied the palace of Muhammad II. After waiting for another day, the commander of the Ghaznavid army, Masud, and the leader of the Gur army finally arrived.
Saman.
Masud was the son and heir of Sultan Ibrahim of the Ghaznavid Khanate.
"His Royal Highness the Sultan of Sanjar, in addition to bringing my father's most sincere and loyal greetings, I also brought a hundred war elephants, five thousand archers and infantry, thirty thousand heavy infantry, and one
Ten thousand Yinketa cavalry, and five thousand Gulam cavalry."
"I am very grateful to Sultan Ibrahim for his greetings, and also to Prince Masud for coming with his troops in person. Ghaznavids will always be an ally of the Seljuks."
Sancar said gratefully.
"Your Highness the Sultan, this time I have brought 13,000 infantry, 5,000 volunteer cavalry, and 2,000 Gulam cavalry. I am willing to do my best for the only true god, the great Seljuk Khan.
Power." Saman Hussein also said.
What else is there to say, they are all good brothers, half-brothers!
Sanjar said: "It's all for the only true God!"
Mu Han Mo De II stood aside, with a hypocritical smile on his fat face, and a pair of small eyes wandering around.
These three people looked at each other as brothers and sisters, but Mu Han Mo De II knew in his heart that the relationship between them was actually very subtle.
In the past, the Ghaznavid Khanate had ten thousand objections to the Seljuqs.
I took the lead in overthrowing the Samanid dynasty of Persia, but as a result, my subordinates and the Seljuqs took advantage. How can I swallow this tone?
Do it! If you don’t do it, how can you live up to the title of big brother who took the lead back then!
The Seljuk Khanate was on the rise at that time, and its military virtues were abundant. If you don't accept Ghazni? Then beat him until you do. So Ghazni was beaten until he became miserable. In the past, Khorasan, in the middle of the river,
Kerman and other territories were taken away, leaving only a small basic territory such as Ghazni and Peshawar. The country was almost destroyed.
Until Ibrahim succeeded to the throne.
He is not only an artist, but also a skillful diplomat. He emphasized to the Seljuks that we are all Turks, and Turks do not fight Turks. Then he surrendered neatly and eased the relationship. Then he used the method of marriage,
Let the two countries become relatives.
After the Seljuks turned from enemies to friends, Ibrahim turned the development direction of the Ghaznavid Khanate to the southeast.
If I can't defeat the Seljuks, can I also defeat the gangsters like Tianzhu? Besides, Tianzhu and the gang are so rich that they would be embarrassed not to grab a few.
So in these years, the Ghaznavid Khanate took a few mouthfuls of blood from Tianzhu, and its face became rosy and energetic again. Later, the Seljuqs turned from prosperity to decline, and Ibrahim did not rush to add insult to injury, but
I have distanced myself appropriately and just secretly took advantage of him.
As the Seljuks came to their senses, the first emirs of Khorasan who jumped out were killed one after another. Ibrahim turned around and formed an alliance with Sanjar.
As for the Gur Kingdom, it was only a small khanate between the Seljuk Khanate and the Ghaznavid Khanate, with medium strength. It was nominally a vassal state of the Ghaznavid Khanate and an in-law of Ibrahim.
But in fact, he and Sanjar were flirting with each other.
It now serves as a buffer zone between Seljuks and Ghaznavids.
After exchanging greetings and greetings, Sanjar led the three of them into the hall and began to convene a four-party military joint meeting.
At the meeting, Sanjar explained the situation.
There is only one isolated city left in the Eastern Kara Khanate. It has been besieged for a winter and is already dying. It is uncertain when it will fall. As for the Gaochang Kingdom, since there is not much news, it is estimated that the whole country should, maybe, probably have fallen.
As for the strength of the Song Army, based on various intelligence, it is estimated to be around 200,000. However, 100,000 must be left in Gaochang Kingdom and the eastern region of the Eastern Kara Khanate to suppress local areas and guard against resistance. This is based on common sense.
out analysis.
Therefore, the number of troops used by the Song Army on the front line was about 100,000. I believe that most of them were cavalry. They fought bravely and had very sophisticated armor. They should not be underestimated.
Then Sanjar specifically pointed out that the pagan tribe of the Khitan people in the Qihe area eventually surrendered to the Song people. It is said that some kind of cavalry army was formed, with a strength of between 20,000 and 30,000...
There are other troops that can be recruited and recruited, and Sanjar also roughly pointed them out.
Finally, Sanjar concluded, "Our army is 250,000, and the enemy's army is 150,000. The advantage lies with us..."
The other three nodded one after another, some were like chickens pecking at rice, some were very reserved, or some had something in mind.
"Everyone must know Dmitri under my command." Seeing the three allies nodding their heads, Sanjar looked very happy, "I appointed him as the commander-in-chief and responsible for this military operation. His orders,
That's my order."
After speaking, Sancar called in Dmitry and the generals of the four armies.
"Now please let Dmitri assign the task!" Sanjar glanced at everyone majestically, gave up the hosting position to Dmitri, and then stood aside, staring at the map and thinking deeply.