Chapter 41 Mirza Wants to Return Aid

Muhammad Mohsin walked into the tent: "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly call me here? What happened?"

"Something did happen."

Abul Hassan, who learned that his home had been stolen, faced his brothers with a mask of pain and handed over the letters their father had sent them.

The messenger from Mashhad did not deliver the distress letter to Mirza as soon as possible according to Bey's instructions. He did not know Mirza's specific location at all, so he could only bypass the red head and send the letter to Hera. Go and ask Hussin Baihara to save Mashhad.

The emir was so shocked after learning the contents of the letter that he no longer bothered to guard against his relatives in the north, so he had to order the army to march towards Mashhad. However, the distance between the two cities is not close. It would take the army dragged down by the carts 12 days at the fastest to complete this journey. In addition, we can only pray that Mashhad's city defense can hold up until reinforcements arrive. .

At the same time, Hussin Baihara also decided to inform his two sons of the critical situation, saying that Mirza was not responsible for the death of Mashhad, and hoped that they could deal with the enemy forces in Astarabad as soon as possible. Return to the east to defend.

"What should we do? Our scouts discovered that the castle has fallen, and the enemy's scouts have also discovered our army. We can't act rashly now." Muhammad Muhin shook his head and paced repeatedly thinking.

But Abul Hassan didn’t think so: “I want to return east to Mashhad.”

"what do you mean?"

Faced with doubts, Abul Hassan stated his reasons unhurriedly: "My troops are all recruited from Mashhad, and I am also the governor of Mashhad. Losing the jurisdiction is incompetent, and the morale of the military is also at stake." Unstable."

"You don't think you can recover Khorasan with your troops, do you? Our two troops together only have more than 10,000 people, and the enemy troops besieging Mashhad are several times yours. And don't forget Why are we here?" Mohammad Mohsin advised.

"As soon as the news of Mashhad's siege spreads, how many people in our department will be willing to fight hard?"

This threat made him realize that this was just a notification, not a negotiation.

Thinking of this, Muhammad Muhin had no choice but to continue to persuade with a sense of luck: "If you disobey the order privately, you will be punished."

"What's the point? What's wrong with me returning to support my territory? Besides, the end of the combat season is not far away, so why do you allow the troops to spend the winter here safely? Why don't you go back to Merv? I will withdraw my troops first, and you have a reason to leave. Astarabad is not owned by you and me, let Badi Zaman take his troops to recover it!"

"Oh, that's the only way it can be." Muhammad Muhin still agreed with him.

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The scout quickly walked into the castle hall and reported to the officers who were meeting to discuss facing the enemy: "General, fellow captains, the enemy has begun to withdraw."

"What's going on? The enemy has traveled thousands of miles to get here, and now they have to withdraw before they even start the siege?"

"It's absolutely true, General. My brothers and I saw with our own eyes that the enemy was dismantling their camps."

Gaolaberi fell into deep thought. After capturing Astarabad, Ibrahim gave him the task of guarding the place and there were no other requirements. If you leave it alone and allow the enemy troops to leave freely, the mission will be considered completed.

If this was not a fraud, it would be a pity to let them go like this, and it would also undermine his prestige in the military.

Moreover, when they were about to begin the siege, they suddenly had to withdraw their troops. Apart from Ibrahim's fierce offensive, he could not guess the reason for the enemy's retreat.

But if he was really deceitful and rashly attacked and fell into an enemy ambush, and the entire army was wiped out, even if he saved a life on the battlefield, would the King of Kings let him go? He is not one of those people. There is no possibility of reminiscing about old feelings. Deprivation of power and property is considered light.

It's not his style to be timid, just act recklessly and that's it.

So what if I'm ambushed? The red heads were still able to rush out. Sheikh Haidar was killed in the attack and the army was not destroyed. Today, he will replicate the operations of his father's generation.

At the sound of the trumpet, the red heads stationed in Astarabad - mainly warriors from the Qajar tribe - gathered under the horse-tail banner of Sultan Gaurabeli and marched towards the distant Guregani camp. Launch a raid.

The scouts of the Guregani Army quickly discovered something strange, and they quickly reported the red-headed attack to the two Mirzas. This caused the Guregani Army to respond quickly.

Since Tamerlane founded the Guregani army, cavalry and infantry formed two complete legs. The infantry took the lead. They were responsible for digging trenches, setting up fences, and then hiding behind obstacles to release arrows or operate siege engines.

The two Mirzas centered on the camp, and when they set up camp, they asked the infantry to build fortifications to protect the camp. After the order was given, the well-trained infantrymen quickly arrived at the predetermined location and allowed the invading red heads to taste the arrowheads made by the Khorasan blacksmith.

The first round of shooting by the Guregani infantry effectively delayed the red-headed attack. The arrows and obstacles were enough to offset the impact of the cavalry. Looking for the book www.zhaoshuyuan.com Seeing that it was difficult to attack head-on, the red-headed soldiers retreated to the bow and arrow first. Out of range.

The Guregani cavalry also took this opportunity to complete their deployment, and the two wings of the infantry were filled.

The red heads simply moved closer to the two wings, intending to use mounted fire to harass the enemy cavalry. The outposts who noticed the enemy's new movements promptly reported back, and the infantry once again used bows and arrows to cover the cavalry to meet the enemy.

But this time the red heads did not flinch. They increased their horse speed and used the shortest time to catch up with the enemy. Qianqiang and Sheshier first made many people fall off their horses. The Gulegheni cavalry then used their numerical advantage to wrap up the red heads, but the red heads rushed left and right and failed to close the dumplings.

After suffering some casualties, the red heads tried to break away from contact with the Guregani cavalry, intending to use cavalry again to kill and seduce the enemy cavalry.

Many of them quickly chased them out with red eyes. When they left the infantry's bow and arrow range, they lost their cover and organization and became the prey of the red heads.

Abul Hassan was so angry that he ordered the sound of trumpets and drums to warn the cavalry who rushed out of the formation without authorization.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

Muhammad Mohsin's reminder brought Abul Hassan back to his senses. Only then did he remember how much misunderstanding he had caused by conveying a signal to the troops to withdraw.

Fortunately, in the face of a powerful enemy, the soldiers did not dare to retreat even after receiving the order. The junior officers first sent messengers back to their superiors to verify the correctness of the orders and began to stabilize the fluctuating military morale.

At this time, the sound of drums made the Guregani army tremble again. However, this rhythm was very unfamiliar to them. If they listened carefully, they found that the source was far away from them.

Seeing that the enemy did not take the bait, Gaolaberi did not intend to rush forward. By observing the enemy camp, he judged that the size of this army was much larger than his own, and judging from the performance of this battle, it was not a mixed bag.