Wei Baoqing nodded, "That's why Sanjar shouted loudly for the holy war. Without this righteousness, he would not be able to drive his troops to send troops willingly."
"No matter how loud you shout, it's useless." Yang Zongmin shook his head, "We both believe in the true God, but we beat each other to a bloody river. What's more, there are two major sects in Japan: Sunni and Shia.
, there are also many branch factions below, and they also regard each other as enemies."
Zhao Si said unhurriedly: "That means that the enemy army is actually not united, and Sanjar is also aware of this huge crisis. At the moment of life and death on the battlefield, if his subordinates have different intentions, this is very fatal. So.
Sanjar hesitated and hesitated. Now he wants to avoid huge risks through negotiation. But, does he have what we need?"
Bai Chonghu said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Sanjar himself is our biggest obstacle to the west. Without him, Khorasan and Persia would have no nominal ruler. The forces in various places would not obey anyone and would fight on their own.
We can defeat them one by one."
"What does the General Staff mean to get rid of Sanjar and destroy the nominal rule of the Seljuk Khanate in Khorasan and Persia?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The west side is in chaos, so we can manage it calmly."
Zhao Si thought for a while and quickly made a decision, "Since Sanjar is of no use to us, then the goal of killing him and destroying the rule of the Seljuk Khanate in this area remains unchanged. However, negotiations are still possible
Talk. I believe that Sanjar is not naive enough to believe that we can give up huge benefits with empty words. Yang Zongmin, you and Yunhai go talk to that Tuglia."
"Your Majesty, please teach me how we should discuss this!"
"After several battles with real swords and guns, Sanjar couldn't convince his men, and I couldn't convince him either. I believe Sanjar has many people he doesn't want to see in the future. Tell him that I do too, and then we can reach some kind of tacit understanding.
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Yang Zongmin understood that it was nothing more than reaching a tacit understanding to use the other party's hand to eradicate dissidents. But there must be many such dissidents in Sanjar, but there are really none on his side. But everyone can act.
Zhao Si thought for a while and then added: "Tanma Si has drawn up a plan and must pass on the news that Sanjar is secretly negotiating with us. The key is to let Sanjar's several giants, Mu Hanmo De
II, Masud, Saman, Fatah, Yaq, and Daoud know.”
Fatah, Yag, Daoud and others are the leaders of the Inkta cavalry in Semnan, Sistan, Yazd and other places, and are the powerful factions in these areas.
"yes."
"Li Yunhai."
"I'm here!"
"You have been active in the Seven Rivers area for a long time, and have fought against the Eastern and Western Kara Khanates. You have also gone deep into the river area and the Ogus Wasteland in the north. Now I want to assign you an important task."
"Please give me your Majesty's orders!" Li Yunhai asked without hesitation, not even asking what the mission was.
"Mohamo of Khwarezm is very smart. He secretly sent an envoy to Suiye City early. The General Staff Bureau has collected information about this guy in the past. He is indeed a smart little guy. He can use it now! I sent you to take him with him.
The cavalry army first went to Zangzhi in the lower reaches of the Xihong River, which is said to be the place where the Seljuqs made their fortune. From there, they crossed the Xihong River and tried to find a way to cross the Gobi Desert on the south bank of the Khwarezm Sea and enter the Huali Desert.
Razim. Then under the banner of Khwarazm, we went south along the west bank of the Jihun River and headed directly into Khorasan."
Li Yunhai thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, I once heard a man from a tribe near the Khwarezm Sea mention that not far to the west of Zang, there is a branch of the Xihong River, which is a seasonal river.
It is rarely exposed on the ground and spends most of its time hidden underground. It flows diagonally to the northwest and flows into the sea two to three hundred miles east of Khwarezm."
"I thought that by walking along the seasonal river, at least it would be easy to reach underground water, all the way to the northwest, and then turn due west along the Khwarazm Sea to arrive at Khwarazm."
Zhao Si nodded: "Okay! Since it is a seasonal river, the underground river will not be buried too deep underground. Ask the Logistics Bureau to prepare thirty sets of well drilling equipment and supporting technicians to bring them to you.
The equipment has been improved several times and is used in Hexi, Shuofang, Dingxiang and Mobei, and it is very effective."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Yunhai, this road is very difficult and dangerous. You must be careful. After arriving in Khwarezm, this guy Mahamo will be double-dealing. You must be careful to guard against him."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I know how to deal with him. Be careful."
"It also has the intention of destroying the banner of Khwarezm, do you know?"
"To tell you your Majesty, the bad things like murder and arson were all done by Khwarezmo and have nothing to do with our Song country."
Zhao Si smiled and patted Li Yunhai hard on the shoulder.
In the past ten days, the Song Army and the Seljuk Allied Forces tested each other, and the fighting became more and more intense, from small encounters with hundreds of people, to encounters with thousands of people, and finally developed to battles with tens of thousands of people.
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There were wins and losses for each other, and each assessed the other's damage. But the overall situation was that the Song army was slowly retreating. However, the Seljuk coalition's advance was slower than the Song army's retreat.
Two days later, amid increasingly fierce complaints from the generals, Sanjar issued an order and the army continued to march towards Talas.
The geographical location of Talas is particularly important. To the east is Qianquan Mountain (Kyrgyz Mountains), to the west is Kalchuk Mountain (Karatau Mountain), and behind it are vast, flat grasslands and deserts.
Qianquan Mountain and Kalchuk Mountain are both remnants of the Tianshan Mountains. Qianquan Mountain is higher in altitude and has a more dangerous terrain. Kalchuk Mountain is much gentler and has many mountainous grasslands. Talos is located on a wide road between the two mountains.
In the valley, there is a Dalu Chumo River next to it.
After much calculation, compared to the mountains and more dangerous terrain of Yezhiguan, Shule City, the Seljuk coalition still felt that the direction of Talos was easier to attack.
This morning, the sun just jumped out of the horizon, and the sunlight was like thousands of arrows missing, covering the earth in an instant. In the south, countless flags popped up on the ground, like an endless forest.
The flags are filled with phrases such as "The only true God is the greatest." There are Dashi scripts, Persian scripts, and some Turkic scripts. The colors of the flags include navy blue, black, and white. Thousands of them are gathered together.
It makes a flapping sound in the wind.
These Japanese soldiers who had just finished their morning service, either on horseback or on foot in formation, slowly walked out from various camps east of Baishui City and walked toward the plains one hundred and twenty miles south of Talos City.
This is a hilly area with a large piece of flat land in the middle, enough for an army of 200,000 to 300,000 people to fully deploy.
Sanjar rode his horse and walked among the crowd, and the elite Gulam cavalry in full armor protected him. His expression was a little complicated, and his eyes were a little erratic, like clouds in the sky.
Masud and Saman followed closely, looking at the figure in front of them wrapped in black armor and white robes, and looked at each other. The two looked up and looked into the distance, but the expected Song Army had not yet appeared.
Muhammad II and Fateh, the Emir of Sistan, stood side by side on horseback and talked eagerly. At this time, Muhammad II seemed extremely eager to marry off the daughter he had raised for thirty years.
The old father's saliva flew everywhere, condensing into blossoming flowers in the air.
At this time, the sound of hundreds of horns was blown, loud and majestic, carrying the loneliness of the vast grasslands and the loneliness of the snow-capped mountains and glaciers, sweeping in from the north.
Everyone in the Seljuk coalition was cheered up and looked forward. This chapter has been completed!