The Sun and the Lion

Kohat said, as the scout said, Ibrahim did collect a large amount of grain and buffalo here. After the main force met him, in order to further boost morale, when he handed over all these supplies to the quartermaster, he ordered: "I hope that every soldier can eat beef until the main force returns to Kandahar."

For ordinary soldiers, it is unbelievable that beef appears in daily rations. Even if there are military merchants selling meat, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to consume it every day.

It was still difficult to achieve this with the livestock obtained from Kohat, so the Safavid army did not delay and continued southward, successively raiding Bennu, Leghi, Tange and other places. Unknown how many Pashtun tribes were beaten till they howled like ghosts. , for a time, various settlements on the west bank of the Indus River set up numerous temples. The body and blood flowed southward along the Indus River.

Such killing and looting also made the army move slowly. It took more than six weeks for the army to march from Kohat to Sibi.

When he arrived here, Ibrahim did not continue to plunder, but formed a formation and surrounded the castle first.

The atrocities committed in the past two months have spread Ibrahim's notoriety. Everyone said that an army of demons suddenly appeared in the Indus River. They only burned, killed and looted, and no one knew their names.

Now, this large army has surrounded Sibi and has not yet engaged in battle. Both civilians and officers feel a mountain of pressure.

In order to put further pressure, Ibrahim ordered a group of strong cavalry to be selected to charge towards the city of Sibi. For a time, the Safavid cavalry's killing shouts and ferocious appearance frightened the defenders. Several guards at the city gate lost their heads because they were unable to dodge, and several people on top of the city were shot with arrows in their chests, upper limbs or heads.

The archers at the top of the city were so frightened that they forgot to release their arrows. They just watched these Safavid cavalry go away.

After intimidating them with force for a while, the Safavid cavalry retreated into the military formation.

"In the name of Allah...is this a punishment on earth?"

Just when everyone thought that Xibi was about to face the fate of destruction, only one group of riders slowly approached the castle, and the others just continued to maintain their formation in the distance.

"Don't act rashly..." The officers comforted the nervous archers. Since the other party did not choose to destroy this place immediately, there might be a glimmer of hope. The performance just now was obviously just to suppress the defenders psychologically.

This time it was not red heads who were sent, but Afghan cavalry. The Pashtun officer who was entrusted with the important task shouted after he thought he was close enough to the defenders: "You don't have to be nervous, I was sent here just to keep you alive. If you want to survive, ask your commander to come out and interview me."

The sentry at the top of the city saw that the number of riders coming was not large, and the large army was still some distance away, so they thought it was unlikely that they were committing fraud.

After more than ten minutes, the city gate slowly opened, and the emir stationed here led his guards out of the castle. In order to prevent the Safavid side from mistaking it as a provocation, the number of followers he brought was roughly equal to that of the Safavid cavalry.

"Dear Your Excellency, when did our country offend you and raise troops to attack this place?"

The Pashtun centurion, who was backed by the Safavid army, had a very arrogant attitude: "Our army is just following your Majesty's orders. Your Majesty has his own reasons for attacking whomever he wants, and this is not something you can pry into."

Hearing these words, the Emir of Sibi wanted to have a fit, but he turned to look at the castle and endured it: "I know that such a fortress cannot resist your attack. This fact, your monarch I must also know that, in this case, there should be a way for you to survive by sending Your Excellency to negotiate with me, please make it clear."

Seeing that the lord of the city was treating him so disrespectfully, the centurion, who was originally supposed to deliver the letter, felt very comfortable, and then handed the letter of persuasion to surrender to the emir of Sibi.

Ibrahim's request for Sibi was that they disarm and donate the food, grass and weapons from the treasury as a ransom fee. At the same time, he asked the emir stationed in Sibi to cooperate with him in going to Quetta to persuade the Sultan of the Alkhun Dynasty to surrender.

At the same time, he also guaranteed that the Safavid army could camp far away from Sibi and restrain the military discipline of his troops.

He did this, on the one hand, to prevent the Safavid army from being attacked from the rear when they were marching in the valley. On the other hand, it was also a gesture to Quetta to weaken the Sudan's resistance.

Seeing that the whole city could be saved, the Emir of Xibi breathed a sigh of relief: "Take me to your army's camp. Find Shuyuan wｗw.zhaｏshuyuan.com"

When the defenders and civilians who crowded at the top of the city and held their breaths saw that their emir was going to the enemy camp, their already anxious hearts couldn't help but become even higher.

The centurion did not bring the Emir of Sibi to the Safavid army camp, but to the military formation. Ibrahim was sitting behind the military formation to observe the city of Sibi.

"Dear Your Majesty, Foreign Minister..."

Ibrahim turned his eyes to him: "There is no need to say polite words. Since you are willing to come here, you agree to my conditions."

"Yes." Xibi Emir bowed his head humbly.

Ibrahim did not say anything unnecessary, but urged him to immediately organize people to transport grain, grass and ordnance to the Safavid army camp. However, when disarming, the Emir of Sibi requested that the most basic swords and shields be left for the defenders.

"Dear King of Kings, the foreign ministers have handed over all the military provisions, fodder, horses, mules, livestock, armor, bows and crossbows in the city. The foreign ministers have also followed you to Quetta. No one can mobilize the army. Unless God comes to earth, what will happen to our army? Can we still attack your army?"

The emir of Sibi was very worried. After all, after being completely disarmed, the defenders could not even deal with bandits. If the nearby tribes had evil intentions, they were fully capable of plundering Sibi.

Ibrahim looked at the Emir of Sibi: "Can I trust you? Do you think I will trust you?"

Seeing the silence of the Emir of Sibi, Ibrahim continued: "There is no need to discuss this matter. I am not the owner of Sibi City. You can think of your own way to defend the city. You can simply pay tribute to the surrounding tribes."

After saying that, he gave the order to the waiting herald: "Command all ministries to prepare to leave."

Then, he continued to lead the bow-wielding men as the vanguard as before, intending to take the lead in entering the Bolan Pass and rush north along the rugged valley road towards the city of Quetta.