Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 221

"His Highness the Great Emir, my venerable father, may the praises of the heavens and the earth exalt our Lord during Eid al-Fitr.

Your son Hamid hopes to present the most precious prey to the great Emir in the upcoming hunting activities. Please allow me to leave early so that we can prepare enough hunting targets for everyone! "

Prince Hamid stepped forward, and in the eyes of everyone, made a request to King Nasr II.

King Nasr II nodded lightly. Eating and drinking together during the Eid al-Fitr is of course only part of the festival. In order to show the power of the dynasty, a hunting game will be held later.

It has always been the crown prince's job to prepare enough prey such as leopards, wolves, and gazelle in advance.

Originally, King Nasr II wanted Prince Sadid to preside over the preparations this year, so as to stimulate Sadid more and prevent him from retreating.

But now that Hamid has come out to ask for it, Nasr II decided to show a little mercy and let Hamid enjoy the last glory as the crown prince.

"I accept your blessing, let's go! My child, remember that the prey must be richer!" Nasr II rarely showed his kindness and kindness as a father.

Prince Hamid also smiled brighter, like a child who was exaggerated by his father, but he aimed at Lahore, the North City clerk sitting among the ministers, from the corner of his eyes.

Lahore has already changed into an unusual green hat, which is a secret sign agreed by the two.

When Juer Khan's army arrived on time, the clerk Lahore would put on this hat.

At this time, Prince Hamid will find an excuse to leave, and then join General Hussein who led the army out.

A trace of gloom flashed across Sadid's face, but he became firm in an instant. He nodded slightly to an officer wearing a four-petal helmet standing not far behind Prince Hamid. The Gulam guard officer brought by Rat is his confidant.

Sorry bro, the Samanid dynasty can only have one emir.

Zhang Zhao did arrive, but not completely, because he divided the seven thousand army into two parts.

The 1000 people in the former army were all light cavalry, led by Bai Congxin, and there were more than [-] Xicao knights who were familiar with the local conditions.

They put on the robes of the Gulam guards to cover the cotton armor and armor inside, and now they have sneaked to the place where the Ramadan festival is celebrated outside Bukhara, less than fifteen miles away.

The remaining five thousand troops were waiting in a small village thirty miles away from Bukhara.

Zhang Zhao was still very cautious. He was going deep alone now, and in order to quickly pass through the Red Desert, he only brought ten days' worth of rations, which can be said to be risky.

The purpose of separating the troops is to prevent them from having a chance to respond in case of traps and dangers.

For the last part of the thousand heavy infantry, Zhang Zhao left them outside a small city called Kagan.

It is about 8000 miles away from Bukhara, and the city has a population of about [-] people, and it happens to guard the key point from Bukhara to Samarkand.

Once they fight, they will immediately capture the city regardless of the direction of Bukhara and whether there are traps or not.

At the same time, according to the agreement, the army of Juzhanti should leave the customs today. Under the command of Yan Jin and Liu Zaisheng, under the banner of Juti's defenders, they will go straight to Samarkand.

Zhang Zhao brought 7000 people across the Kyzyl Kum Desert to Bukhara directly, so the defenders of Juzhanti can use the disguise given to them by Prince Hamid to forcefully break into Samarkand, and can It is best to go directly into the city, because you can't cheat the city gate, and you will be able to surround Samarkand.

This is Zhang Zhao's double insurance, one is to invest 1000 people first to judge whether it is a trap or not.

In the end, if there is a trap or the plan fails, the whole army will retreat to Samarkand after collecting enough food in Kagan.

The worst result is nothing more than Saman Persia's army confronting the city of Samarkand, or even retreating to fight.

Zhang Zhao would not do the thing of recklessly going in and putting the outcome in the hands of others.

. . . .

Mahmud was full of doubts, because Prince Hamid was not going to arrange a way to hunt prey, but was going to Bukhara.

As a Ghulam officer from Herat and a confidant of Prince Sadid, Mahmoud knew what he was going to do, but he didn't care. Although Prince Hamid was the crown prince, he was only loyal to Prince Sadid.

Mahmoud glanced vigilantly at the dozen or so Ghulam who were also from Herat, and all of them poked their hands into the robe at the same time.

They wore chain mail under their robes, hid long daggers, and had already sandwiched Prince Hamid in a zigzag.

But after Prince Hamid is dealt with here, they will not go back to wait for death as King Nasr II imagined.

Instead, they will report the news of Prince Hamid's death to Ghulam in Bukhara. These confidantes of Prince Hamid will definitely fight to the death and find trouble with King Nasr II.

When the two sides were fighting in the dark, Prince Sadid would lead them to strike back suddenly and kill Nasr II.

In this way, the emir is gone, and the crown prince is gone. As long as he is willing to seal the official and pay a lot of money, Gulam of Blaha will definitely make the most sensible decision.

'Hey! Before Mahmoud could make a move, Prince Hamid suddenly rushed forward without warning.

A Gulam from Herat quickly drew out his long dagger, but a burst of light flickered, and Prince Hamid's personal guard suddenly drew a dagger from the side of the horse, and with one blow the sword in the Gulam's hand was cut. The long dagger fell down from the wrist.

"Do it!" Simultaneously with the screams of his companions, there was also a strange language, which Mahmoud had never heard before.

The guards next to the two princes suddenly pulled out a small hand crossbow, and shot at Herat Ghulam who was standing in front of the princes.

Amidst the sharp piercing sound, the two Herat Gulam fell to the ground with arrows.

Taking advantage of this gap, the four guards protected Prince Hamid, and rushed out of the double-teaming of a dozen Herat Ghulam at the fastest speed.

Mahmoud broke out in a cold sweat. With a loud shout, he clamped the horse's belly, drew out the riding bow hanging on the horse's side, and drew the bow to shoot.

At this moment, there was a sound from the bushes on the side of the road, and hundreds of people came out of Bukhara Gulam wearing the iconic chain mail, and everyone aimed at them with longbows.

The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind!

If Mahmoud knew this Chinese idiom, he would have sighed before he died, but unfortunately he didn't understand it.

Dense arrows shot towards them like raindrops. Among the dozen or so Herat Gulam, most of them were shot into hedgehogs except for a few who ran away immediately.

"Light up the smoke and inform Ju'er Khan!" Prince Hamid shouted loudly to the guards around him, and then rode his horse straight to the city of Bukhara.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes in the Gulam barracks in Bukhara was full of people.

General Hussein, who had been lurking here for a long time, first assembled thousands of the most loyal troops, and at the same time gathered all the officers above the hundred head of Gulam in Bukhara into the barracks.

"Loyal guards officers! You are the most valiant warriors in the kingdom, but you are not treated as warriors should be, because the traitor Grand Wazir Baal Ami, who embezzled all the treasures and lands .

At the same time, the incompetent nobles of the Diwan Council also colluded with the guards of the Forbidden City of Alka to control the Emir. Those so-called guards are not worthy of the military salary that is three times higher than yours every year.

Please follow me, let's rescue His Royal Highness Amir and eliminate the traitors around His Highness!
I!Hamid hereby promises that as long as everyone is willing to follow me, the gold, silver and land of Bukhara and even the entire kingdom will be shared with me by you! "

Prince Hamid's statement was direct and provocative.

As Bukhara Gulam who obeyed him, on the issue of treatment, he must have been reduced by the Diwan Council controlled by Grand Wazir, and the anger of dissatisfaction has long filled the hearts of every officer.

"Your Highness, we are willing to follow you, rescue the Emir, and kill all the traitors!"

As for the soldiers, there are few people who are afraid of making troubles. Only doing troubles can bring them power and wealth.

Before Prince Hamid’s words fell, the officers became agitated. In the chaotic meeting place, more than a dozen officers installed by Balamian were chopped into meat paste. Then, under Hussein’s instructions, Separately the officers began to assemble the army.

Ten minutes later, more than [-] Bukhara Gurams were assembled.

Prince Hamid left his son in the city to defend the city and closed the main exit of Bukhara, and then 10,000 taels and thousands of people drove to the venue outside the city to pay off the Eid al-Fitr.

Almost as soon as the smoke was lit, King Nasr II felt something was wrong.

He had just summoned the Chief of the Imperial Guard Wan to get someone to investigate the situation, when smoke rose in the direction of the Forbidden City of Alka, which meant that the Forbidden City of Alka was under attack.

Nasr II's face suddenly turned livid. As an emir who has ruled the country for more than [-] years, he really did not expect that anyone would dare to resist his rule, nor did he expect that his son Hamid, who was obedient, would actually Dare to make trouble.

"Kill them all, retreat into the city, and send people to the surrounding towns, so that all the Iktars are armed to serve as kings!"

King Nasr II quickly made arrangements, and he pointed to the cannon fodder left by Prince Hamid at the venue and shouted.

These people are small officials attached to Hamid. Nasr II couldn't figure out why Hamid brought these people here. Let Hussain sneak back to Bukhara.

The celebration site of Eid al-Fitr is located under a small hill, with the wide Nami River on the left.

And on the hill, there is a stone city that has already been built, and it was built according to the regulations to prevent this kind of thing.

In previous years, when King Nasr II was in a good mood during Eid al-Fitr, he would rest in this stone city for one night.

Iqta is the land system of Saman Persia. Those who can be called Iqta are mostly landlords with hundreds to thousands of acres of land.

The Al Saliya standing army was drawn from among them. At this time, there were still thousands of houses in Iqta around Bukhara. Under extreme mobilization, 20,000 people could still be drawn.

(End of this chapter)