Although many nobles wanted to negotiate peace, there were also staunch advocates of war.
The pro-war faction first expressed that God's army was invincible and could not possibly lose to Easterners who had no faith, based on the glory of God.
Then, after a detailed analysis of the information that was sent back, they denounced the shameful peacemakers and called them unprincipled capitulationists.
Then, it incisively analyzed that the Eastern army was playing psychological warfare.
Yeli Jamshi, a close confidant of Abu Muzaffar, bluntly stated at a court meeting: "To date, no one has actually seen what the enemy army looks like. All of you here have only heard about them. Tell me, who has seen these people from the East?"
The room fell silent.
He continued, “The great Gurkha has defeated the invincible Sanjar. The world is about to change. It is time for us Ghazni to return to Isfahan. We have waited a hundred years for this! We absolutely cannot allow internal chaos to break out at this time!”
His words brought some reassurance to many people.
"But the enemy has an army of 200,000!"
“I say, Sannier, use your poor brain to see that this is an enemy trick. East of the Amu Darya, there are countless Khitan troops, their steel swords so bright in the sun that it’s blinding.”
"Moreover, Jurhan's firearms are an insurmountable wall for the people of the East!"
"But the fall of Fulousha City is right before our eyes. What explanation do you have?"
"According to my information, that traitor Amu took money from the Easterners and opened the city gates on his own initiative."
General Sanil of the Royal Guard said, "In any case, the Easterners have crossed the Amu Darya River without anyone noticing. I don't know if Jurhan knows they're here, or how they managed to evade his sight. If the intelligence from the front is true, we will face a disaster!"
"Then show your courage, General Sannir! God will protect us!"
"We are discussing the fate of Ghazneh right now, not just acting on passion!"
"As the commander of the Imperial Guard, it is absolutely impossible for you to choose to negotiate peace when the enemy comes!"
"You're dragging us all into an abyss!"
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Faced with the debate at the court meeting, Sultan Abu Muzaffar angrily shouted, "Stop arguing!"
The two quickly said, "Please forgive us, my great Sultan."
“Ghazni could never surrender to a country without faith, it’s impossible! The great God is with us!”
Yeli Zhamushi said, "The Sultan is right! The enemy is just bluffing. We should organize our troops immediately and launch a counterattack!"
After a court meeting, the army in Ghazni began to move, and all the city gates were sealed off, preventing anyone from leaving.
The common people were not used to the sudden changes, and with rumors spreading throughout the city, small-scale unrest soon broke out.
In the afternoon, Sultan Abu Muzaffar delivered a morale-boosting speech in the roundabout in front of the palace.
Countless people came to watch.
The Sultan's voice echoed through the air, resounding and powerful: "The people of God are invincible! We will defeat this faithless army from the East! We will cross Sistan, return to Isfahan, and reclaim the glory that belongs to Ghaznavidy!"
The thousands of voices of the Imperial Guard below roared: "Eternal God! Long live the Sultan!"
Soon, the Imperial Guard quelled some of the riots in the city.
The city of Ghazni was prepared for resistance and counterattack.
On the other side, Wu Jie's army, like a dark cloud looming overhead, pressed towards Ghazni with an unstoppable force.
Two days later, one afternoon, a sentry on the walls of Ghazni looked into the distance and saw a long line that was gradually changing.
The sentries started talking about it.
After a while, the line grew longer and longer, stretching out on the horizon.
At first, the sentries didn't know what it was.
When you see the metal gleaming in the sunlight, and the sight of mountains of knives and forests of swords, you realize that it is an army as vast as the ocean!
Everyone gasped in shock.
They swore they had never seen an army of such size in their entire lives.
The entire population of Ghazni is only this many.
Where did this army come from that they could send out the entire city?
How exactly did they manage to manage such a large army?
The Song army was in full force, with every soldier standing tall and marching forward in orderly steps.
The earth seemed to tremble beneath their feet.
The sentries standing on the city wall felt their legs go weak.
Even though they were standing on the city wall, they felt a real sense of oppression from ahead.
It was as if a torrent of steel was flowing this way, ready to crush the city walls to pieces and submerge everything in the world.
The messenger immediately went to deliver the message.
Soon, Sanil, the commander of the Imperial Guard, arrived at the city wall.
At this time, the Song army was only one kilometer away from the city wall.
With a wide field of vision, the massive torrent of metal seemed to obscure the earth, creating a sense of awe that words cannot describe.
Sunil only said one sentence: "May God bless us."
Zhang Jinze, the commander of the firearms battalion, rode over and said, "General, everything is ready."
Wu Jie, in command of the army and clad in golden armor, said, "Remember, either don't fight at all, or fight to the death! Use all the cannons and concentrate all your firepower to bombard the city walls!"
Zhang Jinze felt his blood rush to his head and shouted, "Yes!"
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