The Sun and the Lion

"Your Majesty, Murad fled after surrendering. The current situation in Arab Iraq is chaotic, and the tribes are like a piece of scattered sand. This plain is already yours." In the big tent, Turgut asked Ibra Xin reports on the latest situation.

Also listening to the report in the big tent were staff and officers.

"I thought he would die under the sword of the rebels, but I didn't expect that he would abandon everything and run to Syria." Ibrahim didn't understand what this operation was, but this did not prevent him from conquering this fertile land.

"In that case, let me talk about the next arrangements. General Gaolaberi, I will hand over the troops except the bow holders to your command. The land of Arab Iraq must be included in the bag."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gaolaberi accepted the appointment.

"Assad, you did a good job on this mission. You stay with the army and cooperate with General Gholabery. In addition to conquering Arab Iraq, the goal this time is to include Khuzestan. General Gholabery , Assad, I hope you can work together to force the Moussa Shah to surrender after taking Baghdad."

"If there are insufficient troops, you can replenish them from the Garamanlu tribe and the Ustaji tribe. The governor of Kurdistan will also prepare all military supplies such as grain, grass, ordnance, etc. for you."

"You guys, do you have any questions?"

"No, Your Majesty." Then, with Ibrahim's permission, the two left the tent and prepared to go south. Others also left the big tent one after another and went about their own business.

"Your Majesty." Just when Ibrahim closed his eyes to rest in boredom, a soft call attracted his attention. Opening his eyes, a beautiful woman wearing a brightly colored dress with intricate patterns was kneeling in front of him, holding a plate with drinks and snacks. It can be seen from her face that she is not Iranian or Turkic. Her long black hair was slightly curly, untied and hanging loose.

This female slave from Rus is what Ibrahim is most satisfied with. It matches Ibrahim's aesthetics. These well-trained slaves have many skills. Since that night, whenever she took a break from business, Ibrahim would call her to wait on him.

"Anna, just put the plate on the carpet."

The slave girl put the plate down obediently, and then asked aloud: "Your Majesty?"

"Well, let's continue with the book we didn't finish last time." Ibrahim yawned, sipped the fermented date water, and listened to the slave girl reading the stories and poems in the book. Ibrahim simply sat on the couch, put down the cup, and lay down on his back, simply using it as a sleep aid.

Just when things were about to develop further, Ibrahim had to get up to work again, and the sun was still high in the sky.

The slave girl put away the plates and books, then stepped aside and waited.

Summoned by Ibrahim, he asked: "Your Majesty, when will you decide to set off?"

"Just tomorrow. Pay attention to the personal belongings of the soldiers in the baggage, and don't make any mistakes." Because Gaolaberi took away the main force, most of the civilian staff also left with him, and the remaining staff were not enough to fully bear the responsibility. The complicated military affairs and preparations required the two of them to work hard.

But it is worth it. As long as the general does not control personnel power and financial logistics, it is absolutely impossible to turn the troops into his own private army. This wave is just an early experiment by Ibrahim, and will be promoted in the standing army after improvements.

"I understand."

"And what's the loss to the bow bearers?" Ibrahim asked.

Then Hashayar's narration and the information sent by his staff allowed him to understand the current situation of the bow holders. Thanks to the sophisticated equipment and superb combat skills, the bow holders have not experienced large-scale attrition.

"Kulchibash, do you think I will need more troops similar to bow-wielders?" Ibrahim looked at Hashayar and asked.

"I believe that your Majesty needs it." Hashayar and his staff agreed. They are not the Khans of the tribe. As officers of the standing army, they naturally hope that the standing army will be as powerful as possible.

"After Arab Iraq and Khuzestan are brought under the rule, the archers can be expanded to five regiments. There is also the Ghulam Army. I want to fill this empty shell again and add a special supply camp. , it won’t be a problem for the number of people to reach 20,000.”

"But if we follow the original selection criteria, can the bow wielders recruit enough soldiers?" Ibrahim stared at Hashayal, looking at the commander of the imperial guards who he promoted from the bottom.

"I believe that the scope of recruitment can be expanded, not just limited to the Qizilbash tribe. As long as they are loyal enough believers and have good physical fitness, they can be recruited into the army."

"So, how do you maintain military quality?"

"Strict training, Your Majesty. Mix new recruits and veterans at the same time. Veterans and those who perform well in training are lower-level officers. It doesn't matter if the training time is longer. The bow wielders are your guards, but they are not the main force on the battlefield. , it doesn’t hurt to replenish slowly.”

After arranging future military expansion plans, Hashayar resigned and left the big tent.

After all the foreign ministers have withdrawn from the big account, go to Shuyuanwww. zhaoshuyuan． com Anna slowly walked to Ibrahim's side, knelt down and waited for the master's instructions. Because there were no women before Ibrahim, there were naturally no women's clothes. Most of the clothes for the dancers and concubines were purchased temporarily. However, Mao Mei's appearance is good enough to temporarily cover up this point.

He thought that after returning to Tabriz, he would have to spend a lot of money on clothes and jewelry for his wife and concubines. The harem of the King of Kings cannot be shabby.

"There's a lot of time left."

At the same time, Murad, who fled to Aleppo, first asked for help from the Governor of Aleppo. With the help of the Governor of Aleppo, his letter was sent to Cairo, but it was uncertain how the Sultan of Egypt would reply to him. . The current Mamluk Sultanate is a sluggish and unprogressive regime, which is in sharp contrast to the Ottomans in the north.

Murad did not choose to hang himself from a tree. He wrote another letter to Osman Padishaba Yazid II, which showed his dog-licking side to the extreme - these flattering sentences occupied the majority of the letter. In part of the content, too little is actually used to state and analyze the pros and cons, and the writing is not deep enough.

Maybe Jiaxingtang's illness is more convincing than this, but this was Ibrahim's complaint after learning about it.

This letter was sent to Kostantiniya by Murad's trusted servants.

However, neither the land nor the sea route is very safe. Turkmen horse bandits are looting and attacking business travelers on the road. Not to mention the sea. The Hospital (Pirate) Knights of Rhode Island carried out plundering activities against Muslims at sea for more than a day or two.

"Just go to Mecca for Hajj." Murad was already desperate. If neither of them were willing to help him fight against Ibrahim, then he would simply give up everything. At least you won't be attacked by weapons if you live in seclusion.