At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 559
Fortifications have been built on the outskirts of Tehran, and mortars and machine guns are all set up.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Yuan Bin summarized the latest clues: "According to the intelligence report, the Timur Khanate, the Black Sheep Tribe, and the White Sheep Tribe each dispatched a large number of troops and will launch attacks from three directions: south, north, and east. It seems that they are preparing to carve up Tehran."

Zhu Qizhen stared at the map and said: "No matter how many people come, we just wait for work at ease, ammunition is scarce, don't waste it, and specialize in dense formation!"

Li Zhen replied: "Please rest assured, the emperor, heavy firepower has been deployed in three directions. Forgive him with thousands of troops, and he will never break through the defense line!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Have all the internal affairs in the city been controlled?"

Yuan Bin said: "Back to the emperor, all the insiders have been found out, and they are currently under our surveillance. When the war breaks out, we will arrest them immediately and sacrifice the flag before the battle!"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then asked: "How is the [-]-battalion deployed?"

Li Zhen replied: "Send 1000 troops in each of the three directions. However, as the battle unfolds, the strength of the three fronts can be exchanged at any time."

"What about heavy firepower?"

"Go back to the emperor, please see the defense map!"

Li Zhen took out another enlarged map, with Tehran city as the center and three lines of defense around it.

"To the north is the Black Sheep Tribe. They have seen the power of heavy machine guns, so they must be prepared. Therefore, I planted mines on the road to the north and prepared five mortars. When the enemy enters the minefield, they bombard the ground with artillery and detonate the mines."

"The south is the Baiyang tribe. Since the terrain is dominated by hills, it is not suitable for a large-scale charge. The enemy may split up. I have sent people to block many small intersections with boulders, leaving only a big gap. Two heavy machine guns and three mortars are prepared here."

"The Timur Khanate has the most troops. According to reports from the scouts, roughly [-] cavalry were deployed this time. Therefore, I prepared three heavy machine guns and twelve mortars on the eastern defense line, and dug more than a dozen trenches in front of the defense line to slow down the enemy's charge."

Zhu Qizhen kept nodding his head. These three families were not in an alliance. Although they joined forces this time, they were just coveting the city of Tehran. No one wanted to hand over the other two.

If it is said that these three companies work together, I am afraid it will not be possible.

In this way, they can be defeated one by one, without even considering each other's assistance, because they all hope that the other two will suffer more casualties.

"The tactics are very good. However, the battlefield is changing rapidly. If I don't have time to issue an order, the Qing family can make their own decisions on the front line. No matter what means, no matter what tactics, there is only one goal, which is to defeat the enemy!"

Li Zhen saluted and said: "I obey the order!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yuan Bin again, and said, "Jin Yiwei is on standby at any time, and will be beheaded when necessary!"

Yuan Bin bowed and saluted: "I obey the order!"

Everything is ready, the next step is to wait.

The rain was about to come, and the wind filled the building. Seeing the Ming army on the front line ready to go, the people of the whole Tehran knew that a fierce battle was about to take place here.

It's just that this time none of them closed the door and stayed out of it.

Countless people came to the Ming army's positions and sent food and extremely scarce mutton.

In fact, the mutton here is not scarce, but expensive. Originally, it was only reserved for nobles, and ordinary people were not entitled to enjoy it.

Since the Orientals came to Tehran, the lives of the people have gradually improved, and even the extravagant mutton has been served on the table.

Whether it is the Black Sheep Tribe, the White Sheep Tribe, or the Mongols, they all have one thing in common, that is, after coming to Tehran, they only plunder and kill, and never treat the people as human beings.

The common people are the easiest to be satisfied, they just want to eat and clothe themselves, that's all.

It is such a simple request, but it has become a luxury.

It wasn't until the arrival of the Ming army that they really lived a human life.

The good days have just arrived, and no one wants to lose them.

The construction of Tehran's new city is still in full swing, with council halls, schools, medical halls, commercial streets...

These buildings have already taken shape. The workers look at the half-built schools and imagine that their children will be able to study here in the future. The smiles on their faces are from the bottom of their hearts.

They can't wait to take out all the food at home and send it to the Ming army positions on the front line.

The new recruits who have just joined the army are also sent to the front line, just as a reserve team, they will observe how the Ming army fights at close range, and this war will become their lifelong wealth.

Finally, the three-way army arrived one after another.

The [-] troops of the Black Sheep Tribe were stationed [-] miles north of the city.

The [-] elite cavalry of the Timur Khanate were stationed [-] miles east of the city.

The [-] troops of the Baiyang tribe were stationed [-] miles south of the city.

The whole of Tehran was suddenly clouded, and it seemed to be shrouded in bad luck.

None of the three armies launched the first attack, but waited and watched, waiting for the other two to attack first.

The war is imminent, and the city of Tehran is under control.

The whole city is under martial law, and people are not allowed to come and go at will, even walking on the street will be questioned.

As a result, some people couldn't sit still.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

"I... I am Badir, I go to church to meditate."

Most of the locals have already mastered some of the daily language, and it is not a big problem to do some simple communication.

The Ming army was patrolling a small team. Captain Zheng Kun came to Badir, looked him up and down, and said, "Can't you meditate at home? The emperor has ordered that you are not allowed to go in and out at will. Go back!"

"Master, just let me go, I have to go to church every Sunday, otherwise... the Lord will blame me!"

Badir begged bitterly, with a very pious look on his face.

Zheng Kun glared: "Joke! Could it be that if you go to church to meditate, the enemy will be able to withdraw their troops?"

"I will pray, let the Lord bless our army and defeat the enemy!"

Having said all this, Zheng Kun was also very helpless, waved his hand, and said, "Go and come back!"

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Jun!"

Badir nodded in agreement, and then walked quickly to the church.

Behind him, Zheng Kun whispered to a soldier: "Go and keep an eye on the man, don't startle the snake."

That night, Yuan Bin led Wantong to the Imperial Palace.

"You mean, that pope is also collaborating with the enemy?"

Zhu Qizhen's face was heavy, it would be fine for an ordinary person, but this pope was not moving, and things were a bit troublesome.

Wan Tongdao: "Returning to the emperor, Zheng Kun, the little flag officer, discovered it during his patrol. Badir is an internal agent of the Black Sheep Tribe, and the minister has already verified it. Today, the order to close the city was issued. This person could not leave the city, so he went to the church. He just wanted to pass on the information through Moravi."

"How did Moravey pass on the information?"

"He kept pigeons!"

Wantong threw the cloth bag in his hand to the ground, and two pigeons fell out.

Zhu Qizhen picked up one and found a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg. After opening it, there was a very small piece of parchment inside.

Look at the pigeon's wound again, it was injured by the feather arrow.

"Where was it shot?"

"In the north of the city, however, one was released."

Holding the parchment, Zhu Qizhen asked, "What's written on it?"

Wantong replied: "The minister has already checked with Rui Yi, and he said that the ammunition in the city is empty, so we should take the lead."

Zhu Qizhen laughed and said, "It's a good thing you let one go, if you shoot them all down, the news won't be delivered!"

Yuan Bin asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to act?"

"Then what are you waiting for, arrest people!"

"About Moravi..."

"I can't manage that much for the time being, just grab it and talk about it!"

"According to the order!"

In the dead of night in the old town, there was a sudden commotion.

Some melon-eaters peeked out the windows to see, and saw that the street was full of brocade guards, fighting with open flames, breaking into a private house.

"What are you doing?"

Badir turned pale with fright, and subconsciously picked up a sharp knife.

Then, he saw a familiar face, it was the patrol captain during the day, Zheng Kun.

"Put down the knife!"

Zheng Kun's face was stern, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"You... what are you going to do? Why did you break into my house?"

"Knowingly asking!"

Zheng Kun sneered and said: "You have conspired with foreign enemies and betrayed the people in the city, you are dying!"

"I do not have!"

Badir's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

"It's useless if you don't admit it. You went to Moravey during the day, and then Moravey released the pigeons out of the city. Unfortunately, the pigeons were shot and killed by our army. The evidence is solid. Do you still want to deny it?"

"I... don't know, I don't know anything, I just meditate..."

Badir looked terrified. Although he insisted on not admitting it, his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Snapped!"

Zheng Kun kicked over, hitting Badir's wrist, and the sharp knife in his hand fell to the ground.

"Lock it up and take it away!"

There was a crackling sound of chains, and Badir was locked firmly, and he was pushed out.

At the same time, several houses were also broken into by Jin Yiwei, who could not help but arrest them and leave.

The cathedral was surrounded by people, and Wantong personally led a team to arrest people.

"This is a church, you are blaspheming!"

Moravian kept yelling to hide the fear in his eyes.

Wantong asked puzzled, "What did he say?"

Rui translated truthfully, and then asked: "My lord, Moravi is the Pope of Tehran. The beliefs in the hearts of the people, no matter what happens, the humble office suggests that the overall situation is the most important thing."

"The overall situation is important?"

Wantong couldn't help laughing: "You mean, if I arrest him, Tehran will be messed up?"

Rui nodded solemnly and said, "My lord, please respect the local customs and customs."

"Let me ask you, what does the Pope do?"

"It's the leader of the local church, the messenger of God."

"Well, you can answer me one more question, who appointed the pope?"

"Of course it is...God's will."

"What does that god look like, have you seen it?"

"Master Wan, please don't joke about this kind of thing."

"You haven't seen it, have you? I have!"

Wantong suddenly put away the smile on his face, and said: "The god you are talking about is the Black Sheep Tribe, that Black Sheep Tribe who comes to rob and kill people at every turn!"

Rui Rui asked in confusion, "Master Wan, what do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Wantong looked at the cathedral with contempt on his face, and said, "The pope colluded with the Black Sheep Tribe and provided information for it. Didn't you realize that every time you have money and food in your hands, the Black Sheep Tribe comes to plunder?"

Rui was stunned, his rank was too low, and he didn't know what happened today.

After hearing Wantong's words, his expression changed drastically.

Could it be... Moravey really had an affair with a foreign enemy?
Wantong didn't want to accompany him to think about life, so he immediately ordered: "Take him!"

More than a dozen Jinyi guards rushed into the church, and after a while, they brought out Moravi who was tied up like rice dumplings.

At this time, Moravi was still yelling, but Wantong and others couldn't understand, so they ignored it.

Rui rushed forward and asked, "Have you provided information to the Black Sheep Tribe?"

Moravian immediately shut his mouth and lowered his head.

When Rui Yi saw this, he was even more furious, raising his hand and slapping him.

"Speak, is there such a thing?"

Moravi was stunned. As the pope, whoever saw him was not respectful, and Rui Yi was even more so on weekdays. Today he actually did something to him...

"Damn it, I've been with you for so many years, why didn't I find out that you are a black sheep spy!"

Moravian finally said, "I don't want to either!"

Rui said coldly: "No wonder the Black Sheep Tribe never set foot in the church every time they plundered. I thought they feared the gods, but I didn't expect..."

Moravey said with a crying voice: "If I don't agree, they will kill me and destroy the church. I... I don't want to..."

Rui snorted coldly and said, "It's better to destroy such a church!"

In the early morning of the next day, the people in the city got the news that the Ming army would execute the traitors in the city before the battle.

There were fifteen people in total, including Pope Moravi.

When the news spread, everyone was shocked. The Pope they usually respected turned out to be the one who betrayed them.

Commander Sun Jixian personally supervised the beheading, and Rui Yi, as an adjutant, counted the crimes of collusion with the enemy by those present.

When it was Moravey's turn, he also took out the pigeon as evidence, as well as the secret letter tied to the pigeon's leg.

The people onlookers talked a lot, but when they saw the carrier pigeon and the secret letter, the doubts on their faces gradually turned into anger.

Rui looked at Moravey and asked, "Do you have any last words?"

Moravi knew that his death was approaching, and it was useless to beg for mercy, so he shouted: "The black sheep army is approaching, you don't even want to live!"

"Whether we can live or not is not your turn to worry about."

"Rui, do you think you can get any benefits from following the Easterners? Let me tell you, they are not welcome here, just wait, when they lose, you will die a miserable death!"

"Even if I die, I will die to defend my homeland, and you... betrayed us, you will go to hell!"

"I just want to keep the church, keep my faith in God, what's wrong with me?"

"Go to hell!"

Rui turned around and said, "Master Sun, you can execute the sentence!"

Sun Jixian nodded and ordered: "Cut!"

The shining steel knife was raised, blood was sprayed, and more than a dozen heads fell to the ground.

The surrounding people saw the Pope beheaded with their own eyes, but there was no mercy on their faces.

Yes, times have changed.

(End of this chapter)