Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Amanishahan immediately loudly expressed her agreement after hearing this.

"Yes, yes, no matter what, we must rescue the high priest!"

The chief priest then carefully inquired about the specific situation of the Han army.

Amani Shahan spoke to everyone while recalling what he saw and heard in the Han army camp.

"Look at the banners, this Han army is the soldiers of the Jiedushi Envoy in the Han River... I saw the banners of four divisions, but two of the divisions were not genuine Han armies, but mercenaries recruited by the Han army!"

The chief priest said in surprise: "Mercenaries should be what the Han people call righteous followers!"

Amanishahan nodded repeatedly when he heard this and said: "Yes, yes, yes, it means obedience, or the priest is knowledgeable!"

The chief priest said: "The Yiconong of the Han army are all warriors recruited from various countries, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the Han army..."

At this point, he asked again: "Do you know the name of the Han army formation?"

Amanishahan shook her head when she heard this: "The Han general did not identify himself, but I don't think his appearance looks like a Han!"

The chief priest was shocked and asked again: "The banner of the Han army is the word "Su"?"

Amani Shahan nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, this is the banner!"

The chief priest frowned when he heard this: "It's him!"

At this time, a priest wrapped in a black robe said: "I didn't expect that the one who came was actually the Han military captain Su Fei!"

Amanishahan asked in surprise: "Is there anything special about Su Fei?"

The chief priest sighed and said: "This Han general was originally the prince of Khotan, and his sister was the wife of the Han Protector of the Western Regions..."

At this time, an officer wearing Greek armor shouted:

"The commander-in-chief of the Han army, Su Fei, is the heir to the throne of Shache and the brother-in-law of the Han general who protects the country. If he is captured, he can be exchanged for the Great Amani Shahan to be sacrificed!"

Amanishahan spoke in support: "General Keith is right, this Su Fei has such a noble status, as long as he takes down the Han general, he will be able to exchange for the high priest!"

When Amanishahan thought of her embarrassing appearance just now, she felt hatred towards Su Fei.

The chief priest sighed after hearing this: "It's not that easy. This man is also a famous general. In the past, he once defeated an army of three thousand with five hundred horses..."

General Keyes also said: "This Su Fei is really difficult to deal with. When I, Kang Ju, made a big move eastward... I also suffered a big loss at the hands of this person!"

Amanishahan was surprised when she heard this and said: "General Keyes has fought against this Su Fei?"

Case sighed: "Yes, in the past, a certain man was just a centurion... and almost died in his hands!"

The chief priest comforted him: "This time we have 70,000 troops, eight times the number of Han troops...General Keyes can just take revenge for the past!"

Keith nodded when he heard this and said: "If you want to defeat the Han army, you can only use the human wave tactic!"

The chief priest nodded and said with a smile: "Our biggest advantage is the large number of people..."

"Chief Priest, the Han army has just arrived and is not yet stable. It is better to leave the city immediately to fight the Han army!"

At this time, Amani Shahan spoke from the side and encouraged him to go to war immediately.

Keyes also said at this time: "Amanisha Han's words are reasonable. The Han army has just arrived today. When it is the weakest, it can go to war immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the chief priest asked several believers born in the army beside him: "What do the generals think?"

A bearded officer said: "What Priest Amanishahan and General Keyes said makes sense. The Han army has not set up camp yet, and it is the time when they are most afraid of being attacked!"

This bearded man has always been quite popular among Zoroastrian believers. He supported sending troops, and several others also expressed support.

The chief priest no longer hesitated at this time, "Then send out troops and let the Han people see the power of my holy religion!"

"Don't worry, Chief Priest. Our Holy Cult has 70,000 people. Even with a heap of people, we can kill the Han army!"

Amanishahan rubbed his hands and said confidently.

At this time, he was already imagining how he would torture Su Fei after catching him in order to repay today's humiliation.

However, although Case also supported the war, he was not as optimistic as he was. Although the Han army was small in number, it was well-equipped and well-trained.

Although the Holy Cult has a large number of people, they are poorly equipped and lack training. In addition to their large number of people, they only have fanatical beliefs.

He had heard that the Huns used 100,000 cavalry to wipe out 5,000 elite Han troops.

He looked at the confident people around him, but in the end he still did not express his worries.

The chief priest asked everyone for the last time: "Do you still have any objections?"

Everyone said "Nothing!"

Then the chief priest held a grand sacrificial ceremony in the square in the center of the city.

"My children, go! Kill all the Han and pagans you see... God will bless you!"

Incited by the chief priest, most of the believers fell into fanaticism.

Then they poured out of the city under the leadership of several officers.

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In the Han army's tent, Su Fei was summoning the generals to discuss matters.

"Gentlemen, this Zhizhi city is high and strong. Do you have any good strategies?"

Su Fei looked at everyone with a serious face.

Li Shuo said: "There are as many as 70,000 Zoroastrian believers in this city. Excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are at least 40,000 to 50,000 capable soldiers. This city is not easy to attack!"

Zhongli also said: "If you want to conquer this city, you must lure the enemy out of the city. But how can we lure the enemy out of the city!"

Li Shuo said: "How about we get the high priest of the evil cult..."

Su Fei shook his head and said: "The great priest has been sent back to the Second Master City, and it will be too late to send him back..."

Zhongli said: "Although Zhizhi City is strong, it is not big. There should not be much food stored in the city. It would be better to besiege and not attack!"

Su Fei then turned to look at Li Ke, "Uncle Li Dub, does Qianniu Guard have any information about the city?"

Li Ke said: "Since the Lord intends to promote "Taoism", Yang Gong immediately ordered Qianniu Guard to inquire about the information about the Zoroastrian Cult..."

"According to the intelligence collected, the Zoroastrian Cult has been preparing in Zhizhi City for nearly two years. The city has stockpiled at least a year's worth of food and grass for a hundred thousand troops..."

Li Shuo let out a "poof" when he heard this, "King Kang Ju is such a loser that he allowed a few evil cults to control the country's cities without being able to control them!"

Su Fei shook his head and said: "No wonder King Kangju, Zoroastrianism was a major religion during the Persian Empire..."

"The Parthian Empire still respects it as the state religion. It has been hundreds of years since this religion entered Kangju. At least half of the people in Kangju are followers of this religion..."

"As early as a hundred years ago, Zoroastrianism was able to compete with King Kangju..."

Li Shuo felt incredible when he heard this and said: "The kings of Kangju in the past have actually allowed a mere cult to compete with him!"

Su Fei smiled and said: "Li Shuoer came to the Western Region not long ago. This kind of situation is quite common in the Western Region countries... Just like the Qiuci Kingdom, before our Han Dynasty entered the Western Region, the highest-ranking person in the country was not the king but the King.
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