The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 369

Ardasil pondered for a long time, a sneering smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he waved his hand and told the commander to go down.The commander replied, turned and left.Ardasil looked at his back, raised the corners of his mouth and slowly collapsed, his face became very serious.

Are they planning to use this tunnel to enter the city at the end, or do they already know that I found this tunnel, so they just gave up?Ardashir wiped the beard at the corner of his mouth, thinking deeply.He regretted it a little now. It was a bit risky to pin his hopes on those ten secret agents in the battle a few days ago.Although these ministries were loyal and did not disclose anything from the beginning to the end, Sun Feng captured many prisoners because of this. With so many people, who can guarantee that all of them are as loyal as the ministries of the ten temples?
Alas, if this is the case, then the loss outweighs the gain, not only losing a large amount of property in vain, but also losing a great opportunity to catch a turtle in the urn.If the enemies sneaking into the city were blocked, it would be several times better than the current situation.

As soon as this idea came to mind, Ardashir suddenly sat up straight in vigilance.When did I become so indecisive, and when did I start to have regrets?He has always prided himself on being daring, resourceful and decisive, why is he so unconfident now?Could it be that he was afraid of being beaten by the Sun family father and son?

Losing confidence is more dangerous than losing a battle.Aldashir was drenched in cold sweat, and it took him a long time to recover, and he slumped down on the chair, his face turning blue and white.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a guard with a spear knelt down on one leg outside the door, touching his chest with his hand: "Your Majesty, I am reporting from the city that the envoy of the Prince of Yue is requesting to enter the city."

Ardasil didn't say a word, he felt that Sun Feng's envoy should come too, the ransom has been paid, and the captives will be released tomorrow, and it's time for the other party to make another move.Ardasil was silent for a moment, and waved his hand to let the envoy proceed.

After about a meal, Jiang Gan, who was wearing a long shirt, came to Ardashir unhurriedly, bowed slightly and gave a salute: "Jiang Gan, the envoy of the Allied Forces, has seen the King."

"Why didn't you kneel when you saw me?" Ardasil returned to his usual majesty, snorted softly, and burst out with murderous aura.

Jiang Gan smiled, and turned his head to look at the guards who rushed over to knock him down. He glanced at the two soldiers and stopped involuntarily.Ardasil was furious, sat up straight, slapped the armrest, and was about to lose his temper when Jiang Gan put away his smile, frowned and said, "My lord, haven't you recognized the situation in front of you?"

"What situation?" Ardasil was furious: "You think Ctesiphon is a place where you can come and go as you please?"

"Not yet, but soon." Jiang Qian waved his sleeves like chasing flies, and the two guards, who knew they had made a mistake, stood there tensely.Ardasil still doesn't care about punishing them now. He heard other meanings from Jiang Gan's words. It seems that Sun Feng is bound to conquer Taixifeng, and he has something to rely on. He immediately thought of those authentic , which shows that the other party may not know that he has discovered these tunnels, and is still counting on these tunnels to function.For him, this is undoubtedly the best news.

"Big words." Ardasil snorted pretending to be disdainful, relaxed his body again, and sat back on the chair, but his eyes were a little unnaturally tense, and he stared closely at Jiang Gan's every move: "What's the matter?" If you want to say something, hurry up and leave when you finish speaking, lest this king will get angry and take your life, and there will be no way to regret it at that time."

"Hahaha..." Jiang Gan laughed loudly: "You kill me? I came to give you a chance to live, but you want to kill me? It's so ridiculous."

Ardasil was overjoyed in his heart, but he asked calmly: "I am alive and well, what chance do you need to give me to survive? It was you who burned the Roman camp last time and taught you a little lesson. I hope you will retreat in the face of difficulties, but I didn’t expect you to die without repentance, and you still insist on not leaving. I am afraid that the camp of your Han people will be burned next time. At that time, let’s see if you can talk like this again.”

Jiang Gan smiled and said nothing, and looked at Aldahill with ease, which seemed to mean, blow it, keep blowing, see how you can play, and I will say it after you finish blowing.

Ardasil was irritated by his expression, he straightened his body, his face sank, and he was about to shake his prestige, but then he realized that the other party might just want to stimulate him to lose his mind, so he couldn't fall into his tricks, he He relaxed his body again, and sneered: "Don't use your tongue, just say what you have to say, I see what other tricks your prince can use."

"My prince has a kind heart and doesn't want to prolong the war so that the soldiers on both sides cannot be reunited with their families, so he sent me to discuss with the king a way to end this war." Jiang Gan said slowly: " Your Majesty has been fighting for many years, and he must have known that Taixifeng has become an isolated city. He heard that His Majesty is familiar with the military tactics of our Han people, and he must also know the old saying that "a city without support cannot be defended". Taixifeng is now an isolated city without reinforcements. It is only a matter of time before it falls However, my prince Nian Dawang is also a hero, and the Sassanid family is also a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. We Han people pay attention to survival, and we don’t want your Sasanian ancestors to be sacrificed, so I want to give you a chance.”

"Really?" Ardasil suppressed a smile and said calmly, "What kind of opportunity is it?"

"If Your Majesty is aware of current affairs, then open the city and surrender. My prince can make the decision and let Your Majesty keep Taixi Fengcheng and be your Sassanid King."

Ardashir stretched out his hand, stroked his beard back and forth, and sneered: "Keep Taixi closed, and the rest of the country belongs to you?"

Jiang Gan didn't seem to understand the irony in it, so he nodded: "Not exactly, some of it should be distributed to the Romans and Guishuang people."

"Bah!" Ardasil spat, "Don't mention this again. If you have nothing else to say, you can go and tell your prince that I thank him for his kindness. However, if I really do this I'm afraid that the ancestors of the Sasanian family will spurn me."

Jiang Gan didn't think it was disobedient, he paused and said: "Since the king is obsessed with his obsession, then he should settle for the next best thing." He stretched out his hand and took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and an eunuch beside Ardashir hurried away. He came over, took the paper, and forwarded it to Ardashir.Ardasil glanced at it: "What?"

"The letter of war." Jiang Gandao: "My prince is willing to fight fairly with the king to determine the outcome. If you win, we will immediately withdraw from the Sasanian land. If the king loses, then please ask the king to withdraw from Taixifeng and end the war." After this war, peace will be restored to the people of the world.”

"Ridiculous!" Ardasil dismissively said, "I'm here, you can come to fight at any time, what's so unfair? Do you still expect me to fight with you? I am willing, but unfortunately, I can't trust you guys These dishonest people."

"Hey, if the sky does evil, you can still live. If you do evil yourself, you can't live. The ancients are sincere." Jiang Gan sighed and cupped his hands: "Since the king doesn't think about the people of Taixi Fengcheng at all, then we have no choice but to Carry out the wrath of the Vajra, follow Ahura's will, punish the evil and punish the evil, so as to save the world from the fire and water. Your Majesty, please do it yourself."

"Hahaha..." Ardashir laughed loudly, "Ahura, the true god, said that the more vicious you are, the more you will pretend to be kind. You invaded me, Sassan, and you pretended to be kind. When I Are all Sasan Persians easy to deceive? Go ahead and tell your kings and princes to fight as soon as you want, and don’t say anything against your will. Although I, Ardashir, have never seen any big world, but a real gentleman and Hypocrites can still tell the difference."

Jiang Gan put away his smile, sneered, turned and left.

Seeing his distraught look, Ardasil was in a good mood, raised his hand and called again: "Stop."

Jiang Gan stopped his steps, turned around and looked at him angrily: "Could it be that the king regretted it?"

"I have nothing to regret." Ardashir walked down the throne slowly, came to Jiang Gan, stared into his eyes and said, "I also have something to say. The new year is coming soon, Ctesiphon is not Troy , you are not Achilles, not to mention heroes like Achilles are not immortal, if you don't have the ability to attack the city, you should return as soon as possible, otherwise, hehe, it is not me who regrets, but you gone."

Jiang Gan's eyes tightened, he cupped his hands, turned his head and left without saying a word.Ardasil looked at his back in a hurry and laughed heartily. He walked to the throne, looked at the letter of war on the case, curled his lips, stretched out his hand and tore it to pieces, then waved his hand and ordered The two guards pushed out and beheaded just now.

The two guards cried and begged to no avail, and they were soon beheaded and decapitated.

……

When Sun Feng received the report, he didn't say anything, but politely said to Jiang Gan: "Mr. Wronged."

Although Jiang Gan didn't understand why Sun Fenghui made such an arrangement, he still said respectfully: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission, and I will resign."

Sun Feng nodded and watched Jiang Gan retreat, then turned to Lu Xun and said, "The prisoners will be released tomorrow, should we attack?"

"No hurry." Lu Xun shook his head confidently: "It will take some time before the news spreads after the captives are released. Ardashir is not stupid, and he will definitely control the mouths of these people. According to Chen's opinion , we need to let the Romans shout a few more times, and let all the people in Tessiphon know that it was Ardashir who resisted to the end and forced us to kill him."

Sun Fengxin understood and nodded repeatedly.

"Prince." Lu Xun moved his body and leaned forward: "The battle is imminent, you'd better report the situation here to the king."

Sun Feng thought for a while, and nodded his head: "I will rush to my father's camp to explain to him immediately."

"That's right." Lu Xun smiled very satisfied.

Sun Feng invited Quintus to discuss the matter, and asked the Romans to be a propaganda team for a few more days.Quintus didn't say a word, and agreed to all of them, shouting a few times without killing anyone, besides, the one who can shout in Persian is the most among the Romans, he is doing his part.After Sun Feng arranged the relevant affairs, Lu Xun guarded the camp and made preparations before the final general attack, and rushed to Sun Shao's camp with his personal guard battalion.

Sun Shao was drinking tea in the camp, accompanied by Emily and Diana, one on the left and the other on the right, one squeezed his shoulders, and the other read to him the posthumous work "Meditations" by the former Roman Emperor Marco Aurelius.Aurelius was a rare philosopher-emperor. He was not only a wise monarch, but also a learned Stoic philosopher. Even when he went out to fight, he kept reading and meditating.He obeyed Greek culture and was proficient in Greek. This "Meditations" is a diary-style philosophical work written in Greek. He never mentioned it to others during his lifetime, and it was not discovered by those who sorted out his belongings until after his death.His son, Commodus, was of mediocre intelligence and had no interest in this Greek philosophical work, so he threw it in a corner. Later, Rome was in chaos, and several successive monarchs were warriors, so he had no interest in this philosophy. It was not until Alexander succeeded to the throne that he rediscovered it Sun Shao and he had seen this book when they first met in Axum.Now that Alexander died in the battle, Momia was sad when she saw this book. She heard that Sun Shao liked the book, so she gave it to Sun Shao.Sun Shao couldn't understand Greek, but Emily and Diana, who were born in noble families, both had Greek lessons, so they happened to be his interpreters.

As soon as he heard that Sun Feng was here, Sun Shao didn't feel any surprise, but asked Emily to put away the book and poured Sun Feng a cup of tea.

"Father, you have worked hard." Sun Feng saluted with a smile, and sat opposite Sun Shao.

"What's the trouble for me?" Sun Shao laughed, raised his teacup and took a sip: "Come to see me suddenly, is it because the battle is not going well?"

Sun Feng recounted the battles of the past few days, and finally said: "The camp of the Romans was burned, which made our already not very abundant supplies even more stretched. In this way, when entering the city, I am afraid bloody battles will be unavoidable." He said shamelessly: "In the past, the eldest mother often said that if you don't carry the burden, you will not know how heavy it is. After a few days of serving as the chief general, I realized that the father's strategy is not easy. "

The corner of Sun Shao's mouth twitched: "Feng'er, you have done a good job, I am very satisfied. In war, there are always accidents, how can everything go as you wish. The Romans were attacked, and you did not lose your balance. That's it. It’s been priceless.”

"It's all thanks to my uncle. If I hadn't had him by my side, I'm afraid I would have panicked too. Besides, the generals worked hard, whether it was Chen Hai and Li Yan, or the two generals Cao and Tianzhu's mercenaries. The army remained calm when the two sides were attacking, which also made me feel at ease. What made me even more grateful was that Yang Dezu had seen the subtleties and had captured those ten spies before I realized it. This was the key to our final victory. Thinking about it now, I’m still terrified.”

"Yang Xiu is a talent, but unfortunately, he can't be used by me after all." Sun Shao sighed: "But it's okay, this is the family tradition of the Yang family."

"Well." Sun Feng thought for a moment, and then said: "Father, do you think there is still time?"

"It's too late." Sun Shaoman said indifferently: "Go and fight with peace of mind. Don't worry about these things. With me guarding the back for you, you can do it boldly."

Sun Feng nodded gratefully, and said again: "Aldashir knows that we can't support it for long, and will definitely order Awad to attack again. Without the help of the Romans, is the army here too weak? I Let's bring over the cavalry under Cao Zhang and Bo Tiao."

Sun Shao thought for a moment, then said worriedly: "Take them here, do you have enough troops?"

Sun Feng said without hesitation: "Anyway, these cavalry are useless when they attack the city. Let them come here to ensure that the father is safe, so I can rest assured."

"Hehehe..." Sun Shao smiled and raised his hand to pat Sun Feng on the back of the head: "Little Zhuzi, you have a sweet mouth. But, you don't have to sell your mouth in front of me. After this battle is over, take your note Don girl, go back and lie to your aunt and grandmother, I'll see how you explain it to them. Also, how are you going to arrange the two girls from the Zhang family and the Yang family?"

Sun Feng smiled embarrassingly, and raised his hand to touch his head: "Marriage matters are naturally the orders of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker are all up to the father and the queen."

"You don't want to push this problem to me." Sun Shao curled his lips: "If you mess with yourself, you can deal with it yourself." He paused, and then said: "In terms of the strength of the siege, my ten-thousand-destroyer The strength of Fengying is still countable, if you need it, take them there."

Sun Feng shook his head resolutely: "Father, you have done so much for me. If I still can't conquer Taixifeng, how can I have the face to take charge of major events here? Destroying Fengying is my father's Imperial Guard. I How can it be used easily? If it must be used, it must be commanded by the king." He smiled, "I still want to use this battle to form my own Imperial Guard, which can be used in future battles. I don't know. Does the king think so?"

"Alright, it's time for you to form your own Imperial Guard." Sun Shao didn't insist: "However, you have to remember that no matter at any time, you can't entrust your life to the hands of foreigners. The Teutons are still It can be used, but other barbarians may not be credible. They are pursuing profit and have no loyalty at all. Don’t be blinded by them. In my opinion, it is better to form a guard army dominated by Yue people. Let the Teutonic Knights be the only one, so as not to lose the tail."

"Here." Sun Feng was overjoyed. He had always wanted to form his own imperial guards, but he was afraid of arousing Sun Shao's taboo, so he took this opportunity to propose it. Unexpectedly, Sun Shao not only did not object, but instead offered him Idea, which made a stone in his heart fall to the ground.He was a little ashamed, and felt that it was wrong for him to be on guard against his father. Just as he was thinking about how to explain it, Sun Shao went on to say: "Your uncle is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and he is deeply influenced by Confucianism. He is a reliable and loyal minister. You Listen to his advice a lot.”

Sun Feng didn't understand what this meant for a moment, he glanced at Sun Shao, but Sun Shao didn't look at him, just bowed his head and drank his tea.Sun Feng thought about it for a while, and it was Lu Xun's idea to ask him to test Sun Shao's mind, but now Sun Shao praised Lu Xun greatly. Could it be that he has seen the things behind this, and expressed his request for instructions in a disguised form? affim?
"Here." Sun Feng answered vaguely.

"Taking Ctesiphon, we have a large amount of land that can be distributed, and all meritorious people can get a piece of land, but how to distribute it should not only consider the present, but also consider the future. This is a very challenging thing. You must not only Listen to other people's suggestions, and have your own ideas." Sun Shao took a sip of tea, took the "Meditations" from the case, and gently placed it in front of Sun Feng: "This is the reflection of the Romans themselves. There are many insights, but there are also many one-sided words. After all, doctors can’t heal themselves. You can read it if you have time, and you can learn some lessons from it. The Romans went from a small city-state to an imperial empire across Europe, Asia and Africa. After entering the golden age, and now falling into such a field, there are too many things worth learning from. You should not leave such a treasure mountain and return empty-handed, otherwise, it would be a pity."

"Here. My son must remember the teachings of my father." Sun Feng bowed in response.

(End of this chapter)