The Sun and the Lion

Mihad, who had changed his clothes, was brought to Ibrahim. His appearance had changed a lot from the first time they met, and his injuries had been treated, but Mihad still didn't look energetic enough.

Kneeling on the carpet of the big tent, if Mihad wanted to flatter him, he could say that it was more comfortable than lying on the bed. However, after the salute, Ibrahim did not give Mihad a chance to flatter him, but went straight to the point. .

"Mihadberg, I called you here because I intend to let you take charge of an army again. I can see that you are not a self-destructive person. You are still ambitious and smart enough, and now you have converted to the true faith. , I plan to give you a chance."

Very good, Mihad felt heartened, the Lord would not abandon him, and he was ready to serve the new master.

"Your Majesty, even if you ask your loyal servant to set foot on the whole world for you, I dare not refuse."

"My secretary told me that our brave warriors captured nearly 6,000 people in total. Your task is very simple. Select all the cavalry from these 6,000 people. The military judges will supervise. The bow bearers It will test their skills."

"As you wish, Your Majesty." Mihad accepted the order.

Mihad followed the bow holder through many camps to the prisoner of war holding point, which was originally the location of Ahmed's camp and was the center of the camp. The tents belonging to the Sultan and the tents of attendants and guards have all been emptied. Several groups of cavalry were arranged to guard the outermost area. Inside were Christian cavalry on foot. They did not understand the language and had different beliefs. They had no mercy for the Turkmen prisoners of war.

The prisoners of war were divided into groups with uneven numbers. The legs of the group members were strung together by ropes and tied so short and tight that they could not move at all. The hands were also strung together, preventing the prisoners of war from making various movements smoothly.

The prisoners of war were forced to kneel on the ground, and their valuables had long been stripped off, not even a complete piece of clothing.

Looking at these unidentifiable prisoners of war, who looked like beggars and loaches, Mihad felt distressed. After all, most of the soldiers inside were from his own troops, and those from other tribes either ran away with Ahmed or disappeared. In the chaos, it accounts for a small proportion.

"Formerly honorable warriors can stand up and be free."

Military judges conveyed this news to the divided prisoners of war everywhere.

The prisoners of war first looked at each other, and then some of them began to struggle. The soldiers stepped forward and cut off his bonds with knives.

The released prisoners of war gathered together and stood before Mihad. In the end, there were only more than a thousand prisoners of war selected. These 1,000 people, who looked unkempt, tortured, and looked like a gang of beggars, were about to be entrusted with important tasks and became Mihad's political capital.

In Kirkuk, in Murad's tent, his trusted generals threw the heads whose blood had not yet dried up at Murad's feet, and some prisoners were also escorted in by the soldiers. .

Murad recognized these people. Even though they were covered in blood, he could still tell who the heads on the ground belonged to. He raised his head and looked at the prisoner. The other person looked ferocious and wanted to eat Murad. .

The origin of these heads must start a few months ago.

A few months ago, Murad was unable to gather an army that could compete with the enemy in terms of numbers. In order to change this situation, he had to turn his attention to other forces.

In the end, Murad and the Musasha Order reached an agreement. The Musasha Order provided military services to Murad, while Murad supported the Musasha Order on religious issues and legislated against non-Musasha religions. The group's monk activities were carried out and a large amount of real estate was given to him.

But this was opposed by Sunni clerics, and jurists in Baghdad jointly signed a letter demanding that the privileges granted to the Moussa Shah order be revoked and their properties confiscated. In rural areas, various mosques are using practical actions to resist the monks of the Musa Shah Order. They incite devout believers to obstruct them in every possible way. They first besiege them, or rely on the advantage of large numbers of people to forcibly destroy the preaching sites and crowd out the mosques. The facilities used by the dervishes were demolished and renovated.

But the monks were not intimidated. They overcame the difficulties, developed some believers, and took over the real estate given to the order by Murad.

This completely angered the Sunni forces.

Just a month ago, the first death occurred in Murad's territory. A new dervish was killed by bandits on his way to preach. Then the incident intensified. Although there was no strong evidence, but...

After learning about this incident, the Musa Shah Order wrote a letter questioning Murad's authority to rule, "Under the rule of the respected Sultan, there were so many robbers on the roads, killing people and robbing people just like eating and drinking. , and the bandits are also very poor, they will not let go even the monks who have nothing but robes and walking sticks..."

After receiving the letter, the first thing Murad had to do was to reassure the troops from the Musasa Order. He could not block these messages, and the officers had to know that there was always a way.

After stabilizing the troops, Murad set out to deal with the Sunni forces, but he soon discovered that he was powerless in the religious field. The jurists in the city quoted scriptures, started a war of words with him, and competed with him on their theological level. And he had no way of starting with the mosque. After all, it was the grassroots organization with the widest coverage in the Tianfang world, and the countryside was their territory. Unless these priests are satisfied, they cannot be stopped by a mere order. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com

After resolving Murad's weak counterattack, the priests launched a new round of offensive. The incited believers were not only satisfied with obstructing missionary activities, but began to directly attack the dervishes.

The monks who had already developed followers would not sit still and wait for death. The two factions started fighting with each other, but after all, the monks had an unstable foothold and were quickly defeated.

The defeated dervishes were dragged out by the fanatical people, tied with hemp ropes, and whipped until they were bloody and bloody. Then, the monks who were whipped to the point of dying suffered humiliation from the priests, were stoned to death, and their bodies were hung at the temple gate for public display.

The religious group's real estate was embezzled and all became the religious property of the mosque.

Faced with such a blatant move, the Musasa Order decided to write another letter to Murad, asking Murad to use force to suppress the rebellious Ulema. And asked the troops to break away from Murad's command and gain the right to move freely.

But the clergy had already contacted some generals in the army who were averse to heresy. When the letter was sent to the Sultan's camp and the contents were known to the generals, they decided to stop it.

Eventually, under duress from his generals, Murad agreed to their plan and drafted a bill outlawing the faiths of the four major non-Sunni sects. Then the unsuspecting Order Army camp was raided. They had no time to organize a defense and had to break up. The entire army was broken up. At least half of them were killed and captured. The others fled, but they probably survived. However, the cavalry pursued them.

After dealing with these matters, Murad ordered to return to Baghdad. When he arrived in Baghdad, he was greeted by a declaration of war from the Moussa Shah Order: "Murad, the devil's minion, you and your minions are waiting to be killed by us. Send them back to Hell!"