The Sun and the Lion

"You must have made a plan before you came here." In the warehouse of the caravanserai, the red heads removed the goods that were piled on top for cover up little by little, and piled the kerosene and other arson items at the bottom. The objects were rediscovered, and the number of them surprised the monks and believer leaders who came.

"Oh my God, there's so much kerosene! How did you transport it in without telling the guards?"

"Ha." The fifty leader just sneered disdainfully: "That's just because the bribe you gave is not enough, and the concealment is not concealed enough."

"Then what are you going to do with all the kerosene? We are in a slum. The guards in other urban areas will not care unless the fire reaches the other areas. Maybe they will block the intersection and not allow us to run out, and then watch us burn to death."

"They don't care about ordinary poor people, but they do care about the lives of mosques and jurists." The leader of the fifty people said this sentence nonchalantly.

"You mean..." The monk was a little wary.

"It's not like there's only one sect operating in this city. You can deliberately provoke sectarian conflicts and then turn them into large-scale armed fights, coupled with a fire that threatens multiple mosques. Can you still ignore it?"

"Are you really a fifty-man commander? I even suspect that you are a close associate of the spymaster." The believers on the side did not expect that the fifty-man commander's plan would be so bold.

"I will send ten good men to help you fight and ambush the guards. Also, not only believers must participate in the event, but you can also find some thugs to disrupt the situation. Money is not an issue, the caravan has plenty." The fifty captain jumped over the believers. He complained and continued to explain the matters.

"Do you have enough people to attack the city gate?" Perhaps he was a little nervous, so the monk asked a meaningless question.

"I should ask this question in reverse. More than fifty people, including me, are all veterans and are fully equipped. It is not a problem to deal with the dozen or so guards at the east gate alone, but it is the hundreds of uprising people you have mobilized. , how many guards can be held back and for how long."

"If these kerosene were replaced by armor of the same weight, how many sets would this be?"

The fifty leader continued to ignore the topic. He lifted a piece of cloth covering several boxes, and then opened the box. Inside lay a brand new crossbow machine.

"For untrained people, armor doesn't have much effect, but you can take a look at this." He picked up a crossbow and showed it to the monks and believers, "I heard that this thing is quite simple to use. Yes, but I have never used them. These boxes of weapons are all lent to you and will be returned after the war."

The believer took the crossbow and looked at it curiously.

Weapons such as crossbows appeared in the Tianfang world in the 12th century, that is, during the Crusades. However, because this machine is not as convenient as a bow to use on horseback, crossbows are rarely used in field battles and are only used in city defense and water battles. .

After counting, there were twelve boxes of crossbows and nearly a thousand crossbow arrows, which was enough.

"Then, let's discuss the details..."

For several nights, the believers passed through unpatrolled alleys to transport their war supplies. However, relying on manpower to transport kerosene through narrow and bumpy passages was very inefficient. In the end, a considerable part of the supplies were borrowed and donated by caravans. It was brought to the mosque in its name.

These materials are stored scatteredly, but due to the lack of safety awareness and the construction quality of the slums, the risk of accidents is not small, but no accidents occurred.

At the end of November 1495, a clay pot filled with kerosene was thrown into the crowd. The fire spread rapidly and many believers were killed or injured. However, the perpetrator did not leave the scene after setting the fire. Instead, he took out a knife, holding the knife in his right hand and a can in his left hand. He shouted, "Allah Akbar" and rushed towards the mosque, cutting down all those who tried to stop him.

Soon, the first mosque was engulfed in fire.

It was only then that the onlookers realized what was going on and hurried to report it to the officials. The clergy of other sects, including Sunnis, have been attacked to some extent, killed, injured, and even lynched, had certain organs removed, and were humiliated: "You are more... It is better to serve your master in the palace than to misinterpret the prophet here."

This incident shocked Rostam Eshavind, and he quickly ordered the mobilization of guards to arrest all the Safavid members in the city, and wrote a letter asking Ibrahim to give an explanation.

"Also, there is the businessman who donated money to those thugs. Ha, I thought he was a compassionate person, but I didn't expect him to be a thug." Rostam suddenly remembered something and gritted his teeth. But in the next moment, His attention was drawn away.

The thugs who initiated the riot did not disperse in the face of the encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers. Instead, they quickly dragged the battlefield into a slum in the northeast corner of the city. The advantages of having no fuel and familiarity with the terrain hindered the officers and soldiers. Many stones, bow arrows and crossbow arrows fell from the sky, but their accuracy was poor.

At this time, another terrorist attack occurred near the North City Gate. Many houses were burned, and several cold arrows pierced the bodies of the guards.

For the residents of Rasht, today is a very warm winter day.

Half an hour later, the scouts sent by Gaolaberi reached the edge of Rasht, but when they saw that the city gate was not opening, they found a small forest near the city wall to hide.

On the city wall, a fifty-man long sword pierced the guard's throat again. He had been leading the battle for nearly half an hour, but the guards at the city gate were not as difficult as expected. The total number of forty red heads killed and injured so far It was almost halfway, and although there were no reinforcements yet, he did not dare to put his hope of victory on the thugs.

He drew out his long sword, and then the fifty-man leader blocked an oncoming blow. After a closer look, he saw that this was still an officer. When the officer saw that his New Year's greeting sword technique was blocked, he did not dare to attack rashly. The two of them cautiously tested and struck the sword.

The scouts who were resting in the woods planned to take another look under the city wall. They discovered the two men fencing on the wall. The fifty-man leader had the upper hand, forcing the officer to retreat repeatedly, and finally leaned against the female wall.

At this time, he didn't know the seriousness of the matter.

He leaned against the parapet, but not completely, leaving a large area uncovered. The scout drew an arrow from his quiver and shot an arrow into the officer's butt.

The results were immediate, and the fencing soon came to a victory. At the same time, after paying a huge price, the red heads successfully took control of the east gate of the city.

"Brothers below, please go back and report back quickly. The sooner the general's reinforcements arrive, the better!"