Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 784

Qingji had to admit that Darius I was indeed a generation of heroes.

He was different from the previous Persian kings, who only knew how to use military force blindly to expand territories.

At least, during the reign of Darius I, he also carried out a series of reforms in politics, economy, military and other aspects:

Provinces are generally set up in the occupied areas, a new tax system is implemented, and currency and measurement systems are unified.

As the supreme commander of the army, he divided the whole country into several military regions, and the military regions have several provinces under their jurisdiction.

The army was organized into four levels: the Undead Army of Thousands, the Regiment of Thousands, the Regiment of Hundreds, and the Regiment of Tens. The infantry and cavalry were composed of Persians as the core, and a fleet of about [-] to [-] ships was built with Phoenician sailors as the backbone. fleet.

In order to facilitate the deployment of troops in various provinces and the transmission of information, roads were vigorously built and a network of post roads was formed.

In addition, Darius I also sent people to survey the sea route from the Shendu River to Egypt, and dug a canal from a tributary of the Nile River to the Red Sea...

With such a powerful enemy, how could Qingji not be prepared for danger in times of peace?

"Datis, this time Darius sent you here, presumably to surrender?"

Qingji, who was sitting on the steps, looked at Datis thoughtfully and asked.

Hearing this, Datis couldn't help but smiled embarrassingly: "Respected His Majesty the King of Wu, although our army has been defeated and trapped here, but what a hero I am, the King of Persia, with his arrogance, How could you be your prisoner, King Wu?"

"Your Majesty King Wu, to be honest, I am declaring war on your army on behalf of my king."

"Declaration of war?"

Qingji smiled and said, "Okay. If Darius fights, I will fight. Now that you are weak and I am strong, why should I be afraid?"

"His Majesty King Wu, my king wants to have a fair fight with you!"

"A fair fight? I don't know how Darius wants to fight this battle?"

Datis said sternly: "I have heard that the Wu Kingdom has many elite soldiers, and our Persian Kingdom has countless elite soldiers and strong generals."

"My king's intention is that the two armies each send 3000 elite soldiers, and I, the king of Persia, will fight with you, the king of Wu, on the front line of Duanshui. Regardless of life or death, we will fight until the last man!"

"If my king wins, please withdraw the siege. If my king loses, the rest of the troops should surrender. From then on, every soldier in Persia will never set foot in the Western Regions!"

"I don't know what His Majesty King Wu thinks about this?"

As soon as Datis' words fell, the generals present, such as Gong Zifan, Heifu, Goujian, Meng Ben, etc., couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation, and they began to reprimand.

"presumptuous!"

"You guys are just wishful thinking!"

"My lord, the Persian army has run out of food and grass. It is already at the end of its strength, and it will be an exhausted army. Why should your lord take the risk of fighting them?"

"Please, Your Majesty, fork this guy out!"

Obviously, no one thought that Qingji would take the risk of fighting the Persians.

Qing Ji waved his hand, signaling to the generals to be calm, and when everyone was quiet, he looked at Datis meaningfully and said, "Datis, this is what you call fairness." war?"

"Exactly!"

Datis bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty King Wu, my king believes that your army won the battle of Wulei without force."

"Your Majesty, King Wu, you deliberately got close to women, locked up your parents and children, and acted like you were incompetent. You tempted our Persian army to ignore it and drive straight in, so that we suffered a disastrous defeat."

"How can such a deceitful plot be called fair?"

Hearing this, before Qingji could speak, the always straightforward young master Fan sneered, "Hmph! What a joke!"

"Datis, haven't you heard that soldiers are not tired of deceit?"

"Furthermore, your Persian army has a total of 22 horses, and our army is worth [-]!"

"You have the face to say the word 'fair' with so many enemies and such a disastrous defeat. Isn't it ridiculous?"

"I have never seen such a brazen person like you!"

"This……"

Datis couldn't help being dumbfounded, and was so stunned by Gongzi Fan that he couldn't speak at all.

After thinking for a while, Datis had an idea, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty King Wu, with all due respect, my Persian army is part of an expedition of thousands of miles. The vehicles and horses are exhausted, and the personnel are sleepy."

"After entering the Western Regions, many soldiers in the army became unaccustomed to the environment, so their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced."

"Your army is waiting for work at leisure. How can this be fair to our Persian army?"

Qing Ji said with a faint smile: "Datis, you are talking nonsense."

"You Persians entered the Western Regions, and the water and soil are not acclimatized, so why not my Wu army?"

"Furthermore, why do you need to pay attention to fairness when you are such a bullying foreign barbarian who doesn't care about martial arts?"

"..."

Datis was speechless for a moment.

Just like what Qingji said, the local soldiers in China are also not well adapted to the climate of the Western Regions, and there are quite a few people who are not acclimatized.

In particular, Wu Jun, who came from a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, was fighting the Persians despite the severe cold weather, and the non-combat attrition was extremely serious...

War, how can there be a fair statement?
Kou can go, so can I!

This is a domineering declaration made by Qingji, and it has actually been done.

"Datis, tell Darius after you go back on behalf of the widow. The widow can accept his surrender, spare him life, and treat him as a guest. He may not be redeemed in the future, and he will be free again."

Qing Ji said righteously and sternly: "However, if he is obsessed with his obsession and insists on resisting to the end, he will end up dead!"

What is "guest courtesy"?
Mu Le, who was in charge of translating for Qingji and Datis, told Datis.

The so-called guest etiquette means that after Darius I disarmed and came down, Qingji will treat him with courtesy and treat him as a distinguished guest...

However, how could the arrogant Darius I accept such a result?

Datis couldn't help laughing bitterly, and said: "Your Majesty, you must know that rabbits can bite people when they are in a hurry. My Persian army still has [-] people, most of them are the king's guards. If you don't give me a way out, King Wu, In the end, it is inevitable that the fish will die and the net will be broken."

"The matter has come to this, why does His Majesty the King of Wu need to increase unnecessary casualties?"

Seeing this, Qingji waved his hands and said, "Come here, see off the guests!"

As the saying goes, don't speculate, half a sentence is too much.

Since the Persians have no intention of surrendering, why should Qingji waste his words with Datis?
"His Majesty King Wu..."

Datis hesitated to speak, and when he was about to continue lobbying for the celebration, a guard suddenly entered the palace in a hurry.

"Report-"

"My lord, Hanzhong County urgent report!"

Young Master Hong, who was standing aside, took the memorial from Su Wei and handed it to Qingji to read.

Seeing the contents of the memorial, Qingji couldn't help frowning.

Immediately afterwards, Qingji let out a long sigh of relief, and stared at Datis with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)