Chapter 63 Divide the stolen goods in advance

Teisifeng is on the left bank of the Tigris River. The Dilla River passes around the city in the east and flows into the Tigris River in the south. Tecifeng is at the intersection of the two rivers. Because of such convenient conditions, after the establishment of the Sassanid dynasty, Ardashir diverted water to build a wide moat, making the already strong city of Taixi more inaccessible. However, considering the advantages of the Vietnamese navy, Aldahir ordered a large number of wooden piles in the moat, and it was necessary not to let the warship of the Vietnamese navy approach the wall directly.

On the right bank of the Tigris River is an ancient city left over from the Seleucid dynasty. The two cities stood together, supported each other, and firmly guarded the surface of the Tigri River. All the ships passing through the river are within the attack range of the two big cities. It is not easy to pass safely.

However, Aldahir was still worried. Despite the opposition of the ministers, he moved all the surrounding residents within 20 miles into the city, demolished the houses, and transported all the wood into the city, leaving no available materials for the upcoming enemy. In the face of everyone's doubts about whether Vietnam and Rome will come to the siege, Aldahir affirmed that they will definitely come, and it won't be long. Tesiphon will surely usher in another test after the invasion of Atlas.

The first sentence was right, but the last sentence was wrong. The allied forces of the Han Dynasty, Rome and Guishuang rushed to Tesiphom, but it was three months after Aldahir returned to Tesiphom. It was not until the beginning of October that Sun Shao and Quintus slowly rushed to 30 miles outside Taixi Fengcheng with 300,000 troops. In addition to his nervousness, Ardahir was also relieved. With the three-month preparation time, he had made all the preparations, and even the grain was robbed into the city. Now he is as stable as Mount Tai, and he is sure enough to defend the city of Taixi, so that Sun Shao and Kuntus are in vain outside the city of Taixi.

However, for the Sassanians, who have been mainly attacking for more than ten years, watching the enemy approaching step by step, they can only stay in the city instead of taking the initiative to attack and beat the enemy, which is already an unbearable humiliation. In particular, tens of thousands of soldiers who returned from the city of Aksum gathered anger and wanted to return these humiliations to the Vietnamese people. And they didn't pay attention to the Romans. Although there were a large number of Romans, Quintus had never fought a war. He ascended to the throne of the Roman emperor only because of a woman, and the 40,000 of the most powerful in the 80,000 troops did not support in front of the Sassanians for half a day. They had enough capital to be in scorn. Look at the Romans.

Guishuang people are almost the same. In the eyes of the Sassanians, only Yue people are their opponents, and only Yue people are their opponents. If it hadn't been for Sun Shao, the king of Yue, who led the army to attack this time, the Sassanians would not have been stubborn in the city at all. They would have taken the initiative to defeat all the Romans and nobleshuang people outside the country.

Aldahir was full of energy to defeat Sun Shao in the city of Taixi, wash away the great humiliation and son-killing hatred he suffered under the city of Aksum with the blood of the Vietnamese people, and use Sun Shao's failure to pay tribute to Alpha and Shapur's spirit in heaven. For this purpose, he operated with rare energy at full capacity, and did every major event by himself, without letting go of any doubts. All the merchants, scholars and all kinds of people of the Han Dynasty who failed to withdraw from Taixifeng in time were detained by him. Even other people who had been to Yue were detained for the grounds of war.

The city of Taixi has entered an unprecedented tense state of war. Compared with the siege of the Roman emperor Tulajan more than a hundred years ago, the atmosphere of the whole city was depressing. The heavily armed soldiers walked through the empty streets at neat steps, and the people Hiding behind the closed door, he stared at these fierce soldiers nervously. He didn't even dare to breathe for fear of being heard by those soldiers. Then he broke through the door and rushed in.

The priests of the temple were also mobilized by Aldahir. They walked out of the temple, into the streets, into the homes of ordinary people, and preached Ahura to them. Mazda's divine intention called them to obey Ahura's call, obey the orders of Aldahir, the king of Sassan, and fight against Sun Shao, the king of Yue, the spokesperson of the evil god Aliman. They promised that anyone who fought bravely would be pardoned to varying degrees according to the size of their meritorious deeds. Even if they committed an unforgivable crime, they might be forgiven. When they passed the bridge of judgment after death, they would enter heaven under the welcome of beautiful fairies.

Zoroastricism is a Sassanid religion. Almost all of them believe in Zoroastism from nobles to slaves in the city of Tesifeng. In the mouth of the priests, except for the Aldahir family and a limited number of nobles, most of them are guilty. There is very little chance to enter heaven, and a considerable part of them have to go to hell in the end. Accepting the punishment, now such a good opportunity suddenly emerges, and those who are worried about death all day long can't help but be overjoyed and obedient.

With the efforts of all aspects, Taixi's lockdown is ready for the fierce battle. Ardahir was as good as he was. According to the wooden mantle that Sun Shao saw in Aksum, he also made a large number of wooden mantles to protect the important buildings in the city to avoid being destroyed by gunners from outside the city.

Thirty miles away, Sun Shao and Quintus stopped moving forward and saw Cao Zhang and Bo Diao who came to meet. As soon as they met, Bo Tzuo first expressed his gratitude to Sun Shao, and then said with some regret, "It's a pity that the king came too late. The Sassanians have made sufficient preparations. If they could arrive a month earlier, it would be much easier to attack the city."

When Kuntus saw that there was no him in Bo's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. However, for Sun Shao's sake, he hadn't had an attack yet, but his face was a little bad.

Sun Shao smiled and said, "Why, the king is worried that I can't capture the city of Taixi?"

Bo said with an awkward smile, "How dare I doubt the king's means? I'm just saying that if we could come earlier, the Sassanids would not have been so well prepared, and it would be less difficult for us to attack the city. Now Aldahir has moved all the surrounding people to the city, gathered all his belongings, and collected all this year's food into the city. It is initially estimated that he can support the army for at least a year. Now the people in Taixi are stable, but it's not easy to attack.

Sun Shao smiled and didn't care. He asked, "If Aldahir doesn't gather all these together, even if we capture the city of Taixi, how can it be enough to distribute it? King, there are too many people here waiting to share the loot. If there are fewer, it's not enough.

Seeing Sun Shao's funny words, he couldn't help laughing. He thought for a while. Although he thought Sun Shao's words were reasonable, there was a premise that Sun Shao could capture Tai Xifeng. Can Sun Shao capture Tai Xifeng? Bo Tiao was uncertain. Anyway, from his point of view, it was impossible to capture the city with his current strength. Even if the Han Dynasty had more experience in attacking and defending the city than him, he still couldn't see any magic way for Sun Shao to attack the city.

Maybe he can only rely on the blessing of the gods. Bo Ting said to himself in his heart that Sun Shao has always been lucky. He hopes that he can also get the blessing of the gods this time to conquer the Taixi lockdown in one fell swoop, which can not only destroy the Sasans and make Guishuang breathe a sigh of relief, but also capture some property from the Taixi to make up for the losses of Guishuang over the years.

"Then I'll wait to receive the booty." The tone also said with a funny smile.

"There are trophy, but only those who have merit can get it. Everyone can participate in the score. Those who can't lose the battle should also receive the reward." Quintus interrupted without a yin or yang. Bo Ting glanced at him with squinting eyes, curled his mouth and disdainful: "Then I'd like to see what kind of contribution the emperor can make."

Kuntus's face changed. He was about to attack, but he was stopped by Sun Shao. Sun Shao waved his hand: "You both relax. It's okay to make jokes, but don't take it seriously. The reason why we can get together under the lockdown of Taixi is that we can cooperate sincerely. If we can't cooperate, we can only be defeated by Aldahir, and we will regret it later.

Quintus and Botton looked at each other unconvincedly and turned their heads at the same time. Sun Shao saw it and smiled helplessly. The two donkeys really couldn't be tash into a slot. It's so sad. He waved his hand and asked Sima Shi to take a map, spread it on the table, and knocked gently with his fingers and said, "Two, let's discuss how to divide Sassan's land after breaking through Taixifeng first. I like to do things fairly and reasonably. You can weigh your own strength first, and then see how much benefit you can get.

Bo looked at Sun Shao in surprise and felt that Sun Shao seemed to be too confident. The war had not been fought yet. He was ready to share the stolen goods first. Is he really very confident in winning Tai Xifeng? The tone was extremely curious, and it was not easy to ask each other. His heart was itchy, and even his eyebrows jumped up. He went to the table, took a look at the map, and was immediately shocked: "Your Majesty, is this map really detailed? Is there still a long way to go? How did you measure this?

"Of course, it is measured with feet." Quintus said jokingly. Bo looked at him, but didn't say anything. He still looked at Sun Shao curiously. Sun Shao smiled and said, "I have a detailed map of all the places where our businessmen pass by. In fact, the truth of the battlefield of the shopping mall is almost the same. The distance is also an important aspect of whether you can make a profit, don't you think so?

Bo Ting nodded, but he was a little vigilant. There were also many merchants of the Han Dynasty in Guishuang's territory. According to Sun Shao, Sun Shao also had a map of Guishuang on hand? At the beginning, I only knew that the merchants of the Han Dynasty could bring wealth, but I didn't expect that they still had these functions. Now it's a little late to ban it, and if it's too obvious, I'm afraid that the Yue king in front of him will not agree. Alas, I can only hope that I will not become his enemy in the future, otherwise I will fall behind before the war.

Sun Shao saw the flashing eyes clearly, but he didn't break it. It is necessary to give him a little pressure at this time, so that he will not do his best.

"Gentlemen, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea are now my Yue country. Thanks to the trust of His Majesty, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea are also allowed to let our Yue Guo sailors gallop. I am a little inch by inch. After breaking through Sassan, I hope to put the Caspian Sea in my pocket. I hope you two don't rob me."

The tone was surprised. No wonder Sun Shao helped the Romans this time. It turned out that the Romans not only gave Axum to Sun Shao, but also handed over the sea power of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea to Sun Shao. With such a great benefit, Sun Shao did not participate in the profit-sharing, and he also gained a lot. It doesn't matter to him whether to beat Tai Xifeng or not. Anyway, he has made a lot of money. He meditated for a moment and was very nervous. Sun Shao was so greedy that he didn't give up after taking the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and he had to swallow the Caspian Sea again. The Caspian Sea is located in the north of Guishuang. If Sun Shao is stationed in the Caspian Sea, it is equivalent to hanging a knife on the head of the Guishuang people. However, even though Bo Ting was unwilling, he did not dare to oppose it face to face. On the first hand, although this place used to be a noble frost man, it has now been taken away by the Sassanians. Sun Shao wanted the sea, which was also taken from the Sassanians, which was just right. If the wave tone is not allowed, it goes without saying that Sun Shao will definitely play with ghosts. The Caspian Sea is too far away from the Romans. The Romans will certainly not object to Sun Shao taking over. Maybe they are happy to see the jokes of the noble frost people.

After pondering for a long time, he forced a smile and said, "Is the king going to develop to the east?"

"I'm not interested." Sun Shao reached out and picked up a cinnabar pen and drew a line on the map. "There are high mountains on both sides of the southeast of the Caspian Sea. I'm going to take the mountains as the dividing line. The side to the sea is mine, and the side to the back of the sea. I don't ask. I don't know what the king is doing?"

Waves breathed a sigh of relief. According to Sun Shao's painting, the land taken by the Sassanids should be able to return to Guishuang's hands, as long as the Romans are not allowed to insert their hands. He thought about it. The Guishuang people were mainly cavalry, supplemented by farming. The main forces were in the south. The Caspian Sea could not be taken into account at all. They had no sailors to enter the Caspian Sea. It would be better to give it to Sun Shao to avoid conflict with Sun Shao. Of course, this can't be given in vain. It needs to be exchanged for some benefits.

"Your Majesty, the sea here is a large area of land. There are many high-quality pastures around, and my people often graze there. Sometimes they also cross the Caspian Sea and migrate to the pastures on the west coast. The king occupied the Caspian Sea. For them, it will not be easy for them to migrate in the future.

Sun Shao frowned and looked a little surprised: "It turns out that the king's clan has moved to the east coast. I didn't expect you to adapt to the new place so soon. If that's the case, you'd better graze there. I don't want the Caspian Sea. Just move to the south. Anyway, I'm new here, and there's no problem of adapting or not.

The wave-toned face suddenly turned red. He heard the strong threat in Sun Shao's words. You want the east coast, right? Well, the land robbed by the Sassanids in the south belongs to me. Compared with this large area of land in the south, the grasslands on the east and west sides of the Caspian Sea are vast and sparsely populated, which is not worth mentioning. He quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, that's not necessary. We don't have many people there. I'd better let them go back."

Quentus laughed dumbly, with a little more disdain in his expression.

"Thank you very much for your generosity." Sun Shao smiled and waved his hand: "Then it's settled. The Caspian Sea belongs to me. The land east of the Caspian Sea and Zagros Mountain belongs to the king."

The wave nodded repeatedly and smiled. This land is bigger than the place robbed by the Sassanids, and Guishuang earned it.

"The land west of the Euphrates River, north of the Syrian desert, to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, including Asia Minor, belongs to Rome." Sun Shao drew a large piece of land on the map and said to Quintus with a smile. Quintus didn't say anything, just nodded. These days, he and Sun Shao had already made a deal. Now I'm going to say it again, it's just to listen to Bo. Bo Ting looked at the map, but was a little surprised: "Where's Armenia? Rome doesn't want it?"

"Armenia to the north, the area between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, all the way to the extremely cold place, belongs to my big man." Sun Shao pointed to his nose.

The tone wants to speak but stops. Armenia is a Roman. It doesn't matter whether Quintus likes to send it or not. Besides, there are few people there, many barbarians, and there are no benefits. Sun Shao is willing to ask for it, so just give it to him.

"East of the Euphrates River and west of the Zagros Mountains, which originally belonged to Baitia and now belongs to the crescent-shaped land of Sassan, which cannot be determined yet. Because although I have the confidence to take Tesiphon and hit the Sassans hard, it is still unknown whether I can destroy Sassan in the end, and I may have to make peace with Ardahir in the end. In this case, it makes no sense to say that the ownership of this land is now. He looked up at Quintus and Bo and said with a smile, "But I have a proposal. I don't know if you agree?"

Quintus remained calm, but the tone once again raised his vigilance. Although he was not familiar with Quintus, looking at Quintus' expression, he didn't have to think that this weak Roman emperor was now Sun Shao's echo. They must have discussed how to divide up the land of Sassan on the way, and now they are partnering to deal with him.

"Your Majesty, you might as well talk about it first. What kind of good proposal is it?" Bo said with a mischiety smile.

"My proposal is to reward this land in order to encourage the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms to take the lead in the battle. If you can't break the city, if you break the city and finally destroy Sassan, the land will be rewarded to those meritorious ministers, whether they are Romans, nobles, or my big Han people. As long as they have merit, they can get a piece of land from it. In the future, this land will not establish a country, but only a principality, as a buffer zone between the three countries and a free trade zone without tariffs. What do you two think?

When the wave tone was heard, the eyebrows suddenly jumped, and then the eyebrows were happy. He never wanted to step in here. After all, it was too far from Guishuang. Even if he wanted to control it, he was powerless. What's more, if you really want to destroy Sassan, it will become the boundary between Guishuang and Rome, and there will be continuous conflicts in the future. And if, according to Sun Shao's suggestion, taking this place as the fief of meritorious ministers, it will not only solve the problem of future rewards, but also establish a buffer zone between Guishuang and Rome. Most importantly, this will give every general the motivation, and they can work together to solve the Sassanids and completely eliminate them. Destroy this strong enemy. In case he can't fight down, it's still the land of the Sassanians. It's just sandwiched between the three countries, and his strength is greatly damaged. It's not easy for him to be as majestic as he is now.

"King Gao Ming." Bo Ting raised his thumb and praised loudly, "I agree with the king's proposal, and I will use this place as a fief of meritorious officials. Under the reward, there must be a brave man. With such a fertile land as a reward, I believe that the soldiers of any country will be possessed by gods and brave.

(to be continued)