The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 358
Sun Feng led more than 1000 barbarian cavalry headed by the Teutons and ran into the Sasanians head-on. The two sides began to accelerate five hundred steps away. , More than [-] Teutonic people had red eyes, roared frantically, and lashed their horses vigorously. The horses flew into the air and galloped like a giant dragon, rushing into the battle formation of the Sasanians first.The Germans, Gauls, and Goths followed behind, like the wings of an eagle, ruthlessly pounced on their prey.

Awad cried out inwardly, but he also knew that he could not retreat at this time, and the only hope of escape was to rush forward and make a bloody path.He raised his knife and shouted, ordering to speed up.

With a sound of "boom", the two sides collided, and without even having time to shoot arrows, a fierce battle broke out.Sun Feng holds a halberd in his left hand and wields a knife in his right. The one who is far away stabs with the halberd, and the one who is closer slashes with the knife. Upon contact, he cuts off two Sasanian cavalrymen. Kill in front of you.

In a short while, they penetrated into the Sasanian battle formation for more than a hundred steps. Sun Feng beheaded twelve Sasanian knights one after another. The horse was finally hit by the Sasanian. The two horses collided with each other, and their huge body made a loud noise. , flew out with a slap in the face, and when it landed, the war horse had already vomited blood, and fell to the ground twitching.

Sun Feng got off his horse in time and threw his saber in mid-air.The sword circled, buzzing, flew a few steps, and rushed right in the middle, trying to kill Sun Feng on the chest of a Sasanian centurion.The centurion screamed and fell off his horse. Sun Feng took a few steps in the air. Nicholas stretched out his hand from the horse, pulled him onto the horse's back, and then threw him onto an empty saddle horse. , He raised his spear and rushed to the front.

The Sassanids did not dare to fight, and fled in embarrassment at the first touch.When Sun Feng and the others turned their horses, the Sassanid had already run away with only one figure left.Behind them, thousands of corpses fell to the ground, and the wailing sounded. The originally clean river beach was littered with corpses. The blood stained the land, and the quietly flowing Tigris River also turned red.

"Your Highness, shall we chase?" Nicholas wiped the blood from his face and shouted excitedly.Never since the war with the Sassanians has it been so easy.

"No need, our mission has been completed, the rest will be done by General Xiahou and General Cao." Sun Feng smiled, pointed to the smoke and dust soaring into the sky in the distance, and then circled it with his hands: " The old rules, count the number of casualties, clean up the battlefield, hurry up, don’t clean up too cleanly, save some for others.”

Nicholas and the others understood, so they split up immediately without saying anything.The Teutons are the vanguard, and they should give priority to choosing a war interest. More than 1000 Teutonic warriors rushed into the battlefield, collected most of the horses, captives, and armor, and then let other barbarian cavalry go in to pick them.

It didn't take long, and the results of the battle were counted. In this short charge, they beheaded nearly 1000 Sassanids, self-injured more than [-] people, and injured more than [-] people. to [-] people.

Not long after, Cao Zhang rushed past the battlefield with more than [-] cavalry.

The Sassanids were in bad luck. They were stopped by Sun Feng for a while and rushed over. They didn't even have time to reorganize their formation, and they ran into the Bedouins led by Xia Hourong. One wanted to take advantage of the fire and the other wanted to seize the road Fleeing for their lives, the two sides fought together, killing blood and blood.Finally rushed out of the Bedouin interception, and before he had time to catch his breath, Cao Zhang chased after him with more than [-] riders, watching the overwhelming billowing smoke and dust, watching those monsters rushing out of the smoke and dust like devils. When the Han cavalry came out, the Sassanians were so frightened that they didn't even have the courage to fight, so they ran away.No matter how much Awad yelled, he couldn't stop his rout. In the end, under the protection of the personal guard battalion, he merged into the tide of rout.

Cao Zhang ordered to chase them for 3000 miles before they stopped. In the end, only [-] of the [-] Sasanians escaped, and the entire army was almost wiped out.The banks of the Tigris River, which are more than [-] miles long, are full of blood and corpses, which is horrible.

When Cao Zhang packed up the loot and returned to the ancient city of Seleu, Xia Hourong and Sun Feng had already returned, and they were all smiling, only Cao Zhi drooped his eyebrows with a displeased expression on his face——everyone has contributed, only he has not done anything. It's frustrating.He just challenged Sun Shao to take part in the siege with his soldiers, but Sun Shao refused again.Sun Shao said, the Guishuang people and the Romans are in high spirits, and they are about to take down the ancient city of Seleu, what do you want?

Cao Zhi was so angry that he had nothing to say, so he lost his temper with Cao Zhang and asked Cao Zhang to arrange some cavalry for him no matter what.Cao Zhang knew that he was unhappy, so he tried to comfort him, but the cavalry didn't give any.

Sun Shao ordered that the heads and battle flags of dozens of Sasanian centurions and thousand commanders cut off be sent to the front of the formation and handed over to Quintus.Quintus was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately had someone carry it to the siege engine with a wooden pole, and showed it to the Sasanians at the top of the city.Although the Sasanians couldn't see the heads clearly, they could still recognize the battle flags. They recognized that they were reinforcements preparing to support them, but they were defeated, and it was a big defeat. Even the battle flags were taken away.

The morale at the top of the city plummeted, no matter how Ibrahim boosted morale, they couldn't stand it anymore.Upon seeing this situation, without Quintus' order, the four army commanders who were besieging the city issued an order for a full-scale attack.The drums soaring into the sky inspired the soldiers to move forward bravely, setting off wave after wave of offensives, while the Bodiao people in the south heard the passionate drums and knew that the city was about to be broken, so they were not to be outdone. The elite imperial guards rushed up and launched a final onslaught on the ancient city of Seleu.

Ibrahim was dying, but the army was defeated. The destruction of the reinforcements brought a devastating blow to morale. The Sasanian soldiers could no longer stop the enemy's attack and retreated step by step.Bodiao's imperial guards came into battle and dealt them a fatal blow. After sustaining for a short moment, the defenders at the top of the city began to waver and eventually collapsed.

Almost at the same time, the Romans also killed the top of the city and opened the city gate. Quintus threw in two reserve legions in time, flooding into the ancient city of Seleuque like a tide.

Bodiao showed great power and led the imperial guards like a broken bamboo, and finally surrounded Ibrahim who had withdrawn from the north gate. After a brutal fight, Bodiao beheaded Ibrahim's head with his own hands.

After a day of bloody battle, the ancient city of Seleu was broken.The Romans and Guishan people who rushed to the top of the city cheered loudly. They cooperated to kill the remnants of the enemy at the top of the city, and joined forces at the top of the city. Barbarian mercenaries, everyone was excited by the hard-won victory.More than ten days of training has greatly improved their siege skills, but no one thought that they could take down the ancient city of Seleu in one day. Tiaodu was overjoyed, and felt full of confidence in conquering Ctesiphon next.

I don't know who was the first to shout the slogan at the top of the city, and then all the tens of thousands of soldiers shouted excitedly.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor—"

"Long live the Guishuang King—"

"Long live the King of Yue—"

Slowly, all the different voices merged into "Long Live the King of Yue—" and the shouts shook the blood-stained ancient city of Seleu to tremble, crossed the wide Tigris River, and reached the city of Taixifeng.

Ardashir was dumbfounded, he knew that Awad had failed, and at the same time the ancient city of Seleu had also fallen.After only half a month of defense, the ancient city of Seleu was lost, which would also be a fatal blow to Ctesiphon's morale.Compared with this, the outcome of Awad's [-] cavalry is not so important, after all, not many people know about it.

The defenders of Ctesiphon did not know the specific situation, but only knew that the ancient city of Seleucid had been breached by the enemy, and that the enemy would soon cross the river to attack Ctesiphon with the power of victory. They felt a chill, and the atmosphere of the whole city became Very depressing, it seems that the end of the world is coming.

On the contrary, the ancient city of Seleu was full of jubilation. Sun Shao, Lu Xun, Li Yan and others entered the city like heroes amidst the cheers of the Romans and Guishuang people. The Romans and Guishan people on both sides of the street saluted them respectfully, and even the Huns, Teutons, and Bedouins who followed them into the city were all honored as reinforcements for defeating Sasanian this time. The main force, they were also greeted by the Romans and the Kushan people.

Sun Shao walked into the city lord's mansion that had just been cleaned up, still smelling of blood and smoke, and the courtyard walls had collapsed in several places. He said to Quintus and Bodiao with a smile on his face: "You two are a big show this time. Shenwei, it only took one day to take down the ancient city of Seleu, which is enough to frighten that old thief Ardashir. Shall we celebrate the two of you here today?"

Quintus was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear. Although he tried his best to be reserved, he couldn't help being happy when he saw that little Gordian's face was so dark that it was about to drip, but he had to pretend to be smiling. .This time, with the help of Yue people, he and Bodiao worked together, and all the commanders of the trusted army under him went into battle, and took down the ancient city of Seleu in one fell swoop. The strength against Gordian has become stronger, and the balance of power has tilted towards him, how can he be unhappy?For Sun Shao's proposal, he agreed with both hands, but he still said to Bodiao: "King Guishuang personally beheaded Ibrahim, and he has grown stronger and stronger. It is really admirable. I also hope to offer him a few more glasses of wine. , to show my admiration."

Botiao was in a good mood, stroking his beard and laughing loudly. Although his strength was not as good as that of the Romans, and he was a step late in opening the city gate, he beheaded Ibrahim, which was enough to make up for the gap.When he was in a good mood, his speech became pleasant. He joked with Quintus: "I am really old. I have fought for so many years. This is nothing more than that. His Majesty the Emperor was able to win such a big battle for the first time on the battlefield. Victory is really stronger than Trajan, and he will definitely be a great Caesar in the future."

Quintus laughed straight, everyone was happy, and the matter was settled. After tidying up nervously, a banquet was set up in the city lord's mansion. All the generals from the three kingdoms attended. Only little Gordian was left unhappy.

When the wine was half full, the depressed little Gordian held up his wine glass, and came to Sun Shao with the excitement of the wine, and smirked with a fake smile: "I toast to the king."

Sun Shao looked at him like that and wanted to laugh, thinking that maybe old Gordian was too shrewd and lived an unreasonably long life, so his son didn't have many opportunities to exercise. He is in his 50s, and he still has a bit of recklessness One look at his appearance, one can tell that he is here to find some displeasure.Without saying a word, he raised his wine glass as a gesture, took a sip, and then put down the glass.

Little Gordian was a little unhappy: "Could it be that the king looks down on me, why don't you finish drinking?"

Sun Shao frowned and chuckled: "I said general, today is to celebrate the honor of His Majesty the Roman Emperor and the brave King Guishuang, not for me. If you want to toast, you should also toast them, right?"

Little Gordian curled his lips, shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I think this is due to the great king. Without you helping us train siege techniques and improve siege equipment, we would not be able to take down the ancient city of Seleu so quickly." He paused and then said: "If you hadn't repelled the reinforcements from the Sassanids, there might be blood in the city now. I admire the king, he is very thoughtful about everything and doesn't give the enemy a chance. If you change People who are inexperienced may be like ostriches, they only have the ancient city of Seleu in their eyes, and they don’t care about what’s behind them.”

Quintus immediately sank his face, and when Mennolufis saw it, he got up and shouted: "Gordian, what do you mean by that? You want to preserve your strength and dare not go into battle, but now you are making sarcastic remarks ?”

Little Gordian turned his face and looked Mennolufis up and down, as if he had just discovered it, he said with a fussy smile: "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be the minister who broke the city today, Mennolufis Congressman Fez. Congratulations. You have made great achievements this time, and you will be a hero of Rome in the future. However, am I wrong? Without the help of the Yue people, you can take down the ancient city of Seleu today? Don’t forget , you were beaten by the Sassanids and more than half of you were injured, and thousands of Romans died in the city."

Speaking of the latter, he was already a little stern, and he seemed to be seeking justice for the soldiers who died in battle.When Mennolufis heard this, his face flushed immediately, but he refused to let go of his airs and quarreled with young Gordian in public.He sneered and waved his hand: "Yes, without the help of these allies, we would not be able to take down the ancient city of Seleu. It's no wonder that we are all fighting for the first time. How can we compare with the battle-tested General Gordian? General Gordian refused to make a move, preferring to watch the Sassanids being arrogant, so we had no choice but to do so. Next time we come to Cetsyphon, we will not make a fool of ourselves, let's invite General Gordian to show off our glory, and let us Look at how the world-famous General Gordian fought."

Gordian patted his chest with the help of wine and said, "Don't worry, as long as the army arrives at Taixifeng City, I will definitely go to battle in person. I just don't know if His Highness King Yue still has this plan?"

Sun Shao raised his brows, and looked at Quintus hesitantly. Quintus froze for a moment, and glanced at Balbinus with his eyes.Balbinus hurried forward, dragging little Gordian out with half-pull and half-drag.Sun Shao glanced at the embarrassing crowd, laughed, raised his glass and said, "Everyone, General Gordian was happy for a while and drank too much, please don't mind. Come, let's drink."

Everyone echoed along with them, and a few people laughed loudly on purpose, restoring the atmosphere to its original state.It's just that Quintus and Bodiao sensed Sun Shao's anomaly, and their expressions were a little uneasy. After the banquet was over and most people had retreated, Quintus found a reason to drag it to the end.Sun Shao didn't say much, ordered people to prepare tea, and invited him to sit down and talk.

The tea was served, and the scent of the tea lifted the drunken Quintus. He took a sip of the tea, looked at Sun Shao's calm face through his eyes through the misty tea, and said in silence for a moment: : "Old friend, don't you want to beat Tessie?"

Sun Shao sighed and asked, "Do you think you can still fight?"

Quintus frowned slightly, put down his cup gently, sipped a piece of tea, and nodded slowly: "Yes, although we took down the ancient city of Seleu, the casualties were not small. I don't know what happened to the Guishuang people , but I lost at least [-] or more people, including wounded soldiers, a total of nearly [-]. Ctesiphon is stronger than Seleucus, and there are more defenders. The difficulty is much greater, and our casualties will be even greater Big."

"Quintus, you've made great progress." Sun Shao praised, but didn't say anything more, but the meaning was obvious.Although the ancient city of Seleu has been taken, the loss is too great, and it is not appropriate to immediately attack Taixifeng.And if they want to wait for a period of time, they may not be able to delay it. Right now, the best way is to wait till the end.

"You want to negotiate with Ardasil?" This is Quintus's old business, and he guessed Sun Shao's thoughts at once.

Sun Shao nodded: "It took us only half a month to take down the ancient city of Seleu. Ardashir must be very nervous. He still can't figure out our details. If we are willing to negotiate with him at this time, maybe we can get Good income." Sun Shao said lightly: "War, isn't it just for profit? Now we are approaching the city and forcing him to sign the alliance under the city. It will not only avenge him, but also obtain satisfactory benefits. Why do we have to take risks and fight again? Go on? If we are trapped under the fortified city and cannot win Ctesiphon, won’t we lose all our previous efforts and gain nothing? It will not be worthwhile if we are chased by the Sasanian cavalry again. Quintus, think carefully Think about it, is this the truth?"

Quintus frowned more and more. What Sun Shao said made sense. If you only consider the benefits, it is indeed the most reasonable to negotiate with Ardasil now, and the possibility of obtaining ideal benefits is not small. , It always makes people feel a little bit unwilling, they have already hit Taixi Fengcheng, but they didn't attack the city, does it mean that the evil is not finished?
(End of this chapter)