“His Majesty the Great Amir, my noble father, in the world where all things in heaven and earth are praising God, the Almighty God, may the praises of all things in heaven and earth sublime our Lord.
Your son Hamid hopes to present the most precious prey to the great Emir in the upcoming hunting event. Please allow me to leave early so that enough hunting objects can be prepared for everyone!"
Prince Hamid stepped forward and made a request to Nasr II in the eyes of everyone.
Nasr II nodded slightly. Of course, gathering together to eat and drink was only part of the festival. In order to show the power of the dynasty, a hunting game would be held later.
It has always been the crown prince's job to prepare enough leopards, wolves, yellow sheep and other prey in advance.
Originally, Nasr II wanted Prince Sadid to preside over the preparations this year, so as to stimulate Sadid more and prevent him from shrinking from the battle.
But now that Hamid has come forward to request it, Nasr II decided to be a little merciful and let Hamid enjoy the final glory of being the crown prince.
"I accept your blessing, go! My child, remember that the prey must be plentiful!" Nasr II rarely showed the gentle and kind side of his father.
Prince Hamid also smiled brighter, like a child who was exaggerated by his father, but out of the corner of his eyes he glanced at Lahore, the North City Clerk who was sitting among the ministers.
Lahore has put on an uncommon cuckold, which is the secret code agreed upon by the two.
When Juer Khan's army arrives on time, Clerk Lahore will put on this hat.
At this time, Prince Hamid would find an excuse to leave, and then join General Hussein who was leading his army out.
A hint of gloom flashed across Sadid's face, but he became firm in an instant. He nodded gently towards an officer wearing a four-flap helmet standing not far behind Prince Hamid.
The Ghulam Guards officer brought over by Rat was his confidant.
Sorry brother, the Samanid dynasty can only have one emir.
Zhang Zhao did arrive, but not completely because he divided his 7,000-strong army into two parts.
The one thousand people in the front army were all light cavalry, led by Bai Congxin, and there were also more than 300 Xicao knights who were familiar with the local situation.
They put on the robes of the Ghulam Guards to cover the cotton armor and armor underneath, and now they have sneaked into a place less than fifteen miles away from the Ramadhan Festival celebration outside Bukhara.
The remaining five thousand troops were waiting in a small village thirty miles away from Bukhara.
Zhang Zhao is still very cautious. He is now going deep alone, and in order to quickly pass through the Red Desert, he only brought ten days of military rations. It can be said that he is taking great risks.
The purpose of deploying the troops separately is to prevent traps and dangers from arising and to give them a chance to respond.
Zhang Zhao left the last part of the thousand-layer infantry outside a small city called Kagan.
It is about thirty miles away from Bukhara, and the city has a population of about seven to eight thousand people. It also happens to guard the key point from Bukhara to Samarkand.
Once a fight breaks out, regardless of the direction of Bukhara and whether there are traps or not, they will immediately capture the city.
At the same time, according to the agreement, Juti's army should leave today. Under the leadership of Yan Jin and Liu Zaisheng, under the banner of Juti's defenders, they will approach Samarkand.
Zhang Zhao and his 7,000 men crossed the Kizilkum Desert directly to Bukhara, so Juzhanti's defenders could use the disguise given to them by Prince Hamid to force their way into the city of Samarkand.
It would be best to enter the city directly. If you can't trick him into opening the city gate, you will also surround Samarkand.
This is Zhang Zhao's double insurance. One is to invest a thousand people first to determine whether it is a trap.
In the end, if there is a trap or the plan fails, the entire army will retreat to Samarkand after collecting enough food in Kagan.
The worst outcome would be to have the Saman Persian army confront each other under the city of Samarkand, or even retreat to fight.
Zhang Zhao would not do anything like rushing in and putting the outcome in other people's hands.
....
Mahmoud was full of doubts, because the road Prince Hamid was taking was not to arrange for hunting prey, but 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 warily glanced at the dozen or so Gulams around him who were also from Herat, and they all reached into their robes at the same time.
They wore chainmail in their robes, hid long daggers, and had already formed a cross-shaped formation with Prince Hamid sandwiched in the middle.
However, after dealing with Prince Hamid, they will not go back to wait for death as Nasr II imagined.
Instead, the news of Prince Hamid's death will be reported to Ghulam in Bukhara. These Prince Hamid's confidants will definitely fight to the death to cause trouble for Nasr II.
When the two sides fight to the point of darkness, Prince Sadid will lead them to suddenly counterattack and kill Nasr II.
In this way, the emir is gone, and the crown prince is gone. As long as he is willing to give up the official title and assassination, Ghulam of Braha will definitely make the wisest decision.
‘嘘嘘嘚!’ Before Mahmoud could take action, suddenly Prince Hamid without warning grabbed the horse’s belly and rushed forward.
A Ghulam from Herat quickly pulled out a long dagger, but there was a flash of sword light. Prince Hamid's personal bodyguard suddenly pulled out a short sword from the side of the horse, and with one strike the Ghulam's hand was removed.
The long dagger cut off the wrist.
"Do it!" At the same time as the screams of his companions, there was also a strange language, which Mahmoud had never heard before.
The guards around the two princes suddenly drew out a very small hand crossbow, raised their hands and fired at the Herat Ghulam who was blocking the princes.
Amidst the sharp sound of breaking the air, two Herat Gulams were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Taking advantage of this gap, the four guards protected Prince Hamid and rushed out as fast as possible from the double-team of more than a dozen Herat Ghulam.
Mahmud broke out in a cold sweat. He shouted loudly, clamped his horse's belly, pulled out the riding bow hanging on the horse's side, drew the bow and was about to shoot.
At this moment, there was a noise in the bushes on the roadside, and Ghulam Bukhara, wearing his iconic chainmail, came out with hundreds of people, each holding a long bow and aiming at them.
The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows behind!
If Mahmoud knew this Chinese idiom, he would definitely sigh before dying, but it is a pity that he does not understand.
Dense arrows were fired towards him like raindrops. Among the dozen or so people in Herat Gulam, except for a few who ran off their horses, most of them were shot into hedgehogs.
"Light up the smoke, notify Ju'er Khan!" Prince Hamid shouted loudly to the guards around him, then rode his horse and rushed directly to the city of Bukhara.
At this moment, the horseshoes in the Ghulam military camp in Bukhara city were filled with people.
General Hussein, who had been lurking here for a long time, first gathered thousands of the most loyal troops, and at the same time gathered all the officers above the 100-year-old head of Gulam household in Bukhara City into the military camp.
"Loyal officers of the Guards! You are all the most heroic warriors in the kingdom, but you have not received the treatment that warriors deserve because of the traitor Great Wazir Baraami who embezzled all the treasures and land.
.
At the same time, the incompetent nobles of the Diwan Council colluded with the guards of the Forbidden City of Alka to control the Emir. Those so-called guards are not worthy of the annual military salary that is three times higher than yours.
Please follow me, and together we will rescue His Highness the Emir and eliminate the traitors around His Highness!
I! Hamid hereby guarantees that as long as you are willing to follow me, the gold, silver and land of Bukhara and even the entire kingdom will be shared with me!"
Prince Hamid's speech was very direct and inflammatory.
As Bukhara Ghulam who obeyed him, his treatment must have been reduced by the Diwan Council controlled by the Grand Wazir, and the anger of dissatisfaction had long filled the hearts of every officer.
"Your Highness, we are willing to follow you, rescue the emir, and kill all the traitors!"
Few soldiers are afraid of making trouble. Only by making trouble can they bring power and wealth.
Before Prince Hamid finished speaking, the officers became agitated. In the chaotic meeting place, more than a dozen officers installed by Balaami were chopped into pieces. Then, under Hussein's instructions,
The various officers began to assemble the troops separately.
After ten minutes, more than 15,000 Bukhara Gulam people were assembled.
Prince Hamid left his son in the city to defend the city and blocked the main exit of Bukhara. Then 12,000 people marched to the site outside the city to pay off the war.
Almost as soon as the smoke was ignited, Nasr II felt something was wrong.
He had just summoned the guards to prepare for the investigation of the situation, when smoke started to rise 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 20 years, he really did not expect that anyone would dare to resist his rule, nor did he expect that his submissive son Hamid would actually
Dare to cause chaos.
"Kill them all, retreat into the city, send people to the surrounding towns, and have all the Iqta armed, King Qin!"
Nasr II quickly made arrangements. He pointed at the cannon fodder left at the venue by Prince Hamid and shouted.
These people were all minor officials who were dependent on Hamid. Nasr II originally couldn't figure out why Hamid brought these people here. He thought he wanted to build up his momentum, but he didn't expect it was to cover up.
Let Hussein sneak back to Bukhara.
The ultimate celebration place is located under a small hill, with the wide Nami Water on the left.
On the hill, there is a stone city that has already been built, and it was built according to regulations to prevent this kind of thing.
In previous years, when Emperor Nasr II was in a good mood, he would rest in this stone city for a night.
Iqta is the land system of Saman Persia. Those who can be called Iqta are mostly landowners with hundreds to thousands of acres of land.
The Ersalia standing army was drawn from among them. At this time, there were still thousands of iqta houses around Bukhara. Under extreme mobilization, they could still draw out ten or twenty thousand people.
This chapter has been completed!