Chapter 22 World War

Liu Xie, the emperor, was very happy when he saw Quintus. The Roman Empire, as powerful as the Han Dynasty, came from so far away to ask for help. Anyway, it was an honor. I heard from Quintus that there are now four great empires in the world. In addition to the Han Dynasty and Rome, there are also Sassan and Guishuang. The emperor opened his eyes and took a breath at the same time.

In the eyes of the emperor, Guishuang is already far away in the sky, while Sassan is still in the west of Guishuang, and Rome is in the west of Sassans. How far is this? Twenty thousand miles, fifty thousand miles, or one hundred thousand miles? Chief Liu is so big, the furthest to Chang'an in the west and the furthest to the East China Sea in the east, which has made him feel very far away. Who would have thought that the world was far greater than he imagined.

General Guan Yu, Cheqi General Cao Zhang, and Lieutenant Zhang Zhao and Prime Minister Gu Yong had different faces. No one spoke. Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong's face were very direct. This was a joke at all. There was no big army going on an expedition for tens of thousands of miles, and it was also for the life and death of others. Rome and the big man had no friendship. It was necessary for the big man to spend so much. At the cost of helping Rome fight?

Guan Yu's face was yellow. After Liu Bei's death, he cried and vomited blood. Later, he did not recover. Fortunately, Luoyang had nothing to do. After Baguan arranged the guard, he, the general, had almost nothing to do. Luoyang retired. He twisted his beard and muttered. This Quintus had seen Sun Shao and Cao Qian before he arrived in Luoyang. What's their opinion? Sun Shao sent this Kuntus to Luoyang. What is the purpose? Is he inclined to fight or not? Guan Yu knew that although the development of Yue had been very fast in recent years, Sun Shao's strength was far from being able to go on an expedition. Otherwise, he would not have watched Tianzhu not do it all the time.

However, Sun Shao is often unexpected, and how can he know if he will have any bold plans this time?

Cao Zhang was a little excited. He had been preparing for several years and wanted to send troops to the Western Regions, but the accumulation of the past few years was not enough for him to sweep the Western Regions. The Western Regions can't be done, Guishuang can't be talked about, Guishuang can't be talked about, and Sasanne is even more out of reach. No matter how you look at it, it feels like a dream.

However, like Guan Yu, Cao Zhang prefers Sun Shao to have the idea of sending troops. The problem is that they can't guess how Sun Shao intends to fight. The difficulties are obvious. If there is no practical way, sending troops is a child's play.

The emperors and ministers looked at each other in front of each other, and no one said first. After inviting Quintus out, the five people sighed together.

"If you really send troops, then three of the four empires in the world will participate in the war. This war is not small. I think we should be cautious." Zhang Zhao first opened his mouth. When he saw that Cao Zhang wanted to speak, he sneered and said, "General, you can run across the northern border with 30,000 iron riders. You can hear it clearly. Sassan's cavalry is not only 30,000 people, but they have heavy armored horses. I'm afraid that even your iron riders may not have the upper hand, not to mention the treval. Involving thousands of miles, this heavy and grain is a big problem. I'm afraid that all the farmers of the Han Dynasty can't support this war.

Cao Zhang opened his mouth. Although Zhang Zhao's words were unpleasant, it was indeed the truth. It was impossible to transport grain for thousands of miles.

"Is it human? Did Mr. Zhang ever think that the king of Yue could take Funan and expand the land for thousands of miles?" Guan Yu said that he was not satisfied with Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao was self-infed and did not take him seriously, and he refused to bow to these scholars and doctors. He always felt that if Zhang Zhao had not been Sun Shao's teacher, he would have been squeezed out by Sun Quan like Lu Xun and others. How could he be so proud?

Zhang Zhao sneered, turned his head, and didn't even look at Guan Yu.

"Why don't you discuss this with the four kings?" Gu Yong said slowly, "This is the cooperation between the Han Dynasty and Rome. It is not something that any vassal state can bear. It is arranged by your majesty, and the four kings work together to solve it."

"Gu Gong, do you think you can fight?" The emperor looked at Gu Yong with some surprise. Gu Yong generally seldom spoke, and if he had any comments, he would say to him in private that it was rare to say things in front of others like this.

"I don't know how to fight. I don't know if I can fight." Gu Yong smiled and said, "However, there are not only a few of us, but also four vassal kings. Why don't your majesty ask for their opinions?"

The emperor nodded repeatedly. Sun Shao and Cao Qian pushed the hot thing to him, and he had to invite the four kings to discuss it. Without saying a word, he asked people to issue an edict to the four kings to inquire about their attitude. After hearing this, although Quintus was anxious, there was no other way. This matter was really too big, and it was reasonable for the big man to discuss it.

After thinking about it, Quintus felt that these people were unreliable. If he really had the final say, he had to be Sun Shao, the king of Yue. So after he was sure that Sun Shao would not come to Luoyang, he returned to the State of Yue. At this time, Sun Shao had already said goodbye to Cao Qian and returned to Qian Tang. Kuntus met Sun Shao in Qian Tang City.

Seeing Quintus sweating with urgency, Sun Shao smiled: "What's wrong with the trip to Luoyang not going well?"

Quintus shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not going well. Your great emperor has no courage at all."

"Uh--" Sun Shao pointed to Quintus, "You can't say that. My Majesty is a rare British master, but you barbarians can't understand it."

Quintus also knew that he had lost his words and did not argue. He told the situation of his trip to Luoyang. Sun Shao has received the imperial edict of the emperor, but he has not yet replied, because several ministers around him did not agree. He estimated that only those generals could agree to this war, and the other members of all parties would explicitly oppose it. And he himself also knows that it is impossible to complete this world war with the strength of the State of Yue alone. At least it requires the help of the iron cavalry of the State of Wei, but Cao Chen has not said much time, and the State of Wei is likely to face an adjustment. At this time, it is almost impossible for the State of Wei to send troops.

"Quentus, don't worry." Sun Shao said with a smile, "They won't help you, I'll help you." Don't worry, I won't watch my friends be wronged. As for you, don't stay here. Take a boat back to Rome immediately, tell your empress dowager and the emperor, and say that I would like to meet them, but according to the rules of my Han people, I can't go to your Rome. Unless..." He smiled and said, "Give me all the land I have stepped on."

Quentus was shocked. Sun Shao's appetite was too big. The places he stepped on were all his. So if you invite him to Rome, won't Rome become Yue's country? He hurriedly smiled and said, "I also know the rules of your big man. The king of a country can't go to other countries easily. Your Highness, where do you think it's better to meet?"

"It's a pity that your Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are not connected. Otherwise, my warship can directly enter the Mediterranean Sea." Sun Shao said with some regret, "Choose one that is almost far away for both sides. Can you Roman warships do it? If not, I can ask someone to pick you up in the Red Sea.

"Our Roman warships also sailed to the sea." How dare Quintus let the Roman emperor sit on the warship of Vietnam? In case the Vietnamese people have bad intentions, wouldn't it be troublesome?

"Well, I think it's here." Sun Shao pulled a chart and clicked at the southern end of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Sea: "Let's meet at the door of the Sassanian's house to see how he reacts. If he knows each other, then we will all sit down and talk together. If he doesn't know the depth of heaven and earth, then we will humiliate him in front of his house.

Quintus was overjoyed. If he really wanted to do this, there would be no room for redemption between Yue and the Sassanids.

" By the way, if you have time, go to Guishuang. There are a big conflict between Guishuang and Sassanids. If you can negotiate with Guishuang together, you must be more touched by Sassanids."

Quintus nodded repeatedly and left happily.

When Sun Shao reported the news to the ministers accompanying him, everyone was shocked. They couldn't believe their ears that Yue wanted to travel thousands of miles to help the Romans fight? Is there any mistake? Tianzhu in front of the house hasn't been finished yet. It's nonsense to go so far to fight the Sassanians who are good at cavalry.

"Zhong Da, what do you think?" Sun Shao looked at Sima Yi, who had been silent, and asked in a relaxed voice. Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, forced a smile, and refused, "I'm here for the first time. I don't even know where Rome is. How dare I put my beak?"

Sima Yi is very depressed. He doesn't like Cao Yan very much. As a member of Hanoi family, he looks down on Cao Yan, who is a casteous origin. He is ashamed to serve under him. This is the reason why he refused to be an official at the beginning, but Cao Jian is quite unreasonable and forced him to become an official. If he is an official, he will become an official. Over the years, he has been keeping a low-off and rarely takes the initiative to give Cao Qian came up with an idea and didn't make any great achievements. Of course, the promotion was also very slow. There was also the reason why Cao Pi valued him. Unexpectedly, Cao Pi's life did not last long and died in front of Cao Yan, which directly cut off Sima Yi's hope.

Cao Wei half forced him to send him to Sun Shao's side. He understood very well and breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Hen has been away for a few days. He was afraid that Cao Hen would find a reason to clean him up before he died. Cao Hen has not been shy about his wolf for a day or two.

In spite of this, he did not plan to show his skills in the State of Yue. Although Sun Shao was better than Cao, he was not much better. They were all unscientist. Sometimes Sima Yi also wondered why so many families failed to succeed, but the three families of Cao Liu and Sun had become the climate, and these three families had no academic background.

"Has Zhongda ever heard of Alexander, King of Macedonia?" Sun Shao was not angry and said slowly.

Sima Yi shook his head. He had heard of some, but was not interested in expressing his opinions on it. Or, he didn't want to talk to people like Sun Shao from the bottom of his heart. He is very annoyed now. I am forty-five years old. I have crossed middle age and entered old age, but now I have been left by Cao Qian. I have made no achievements. Do I have to be promoted step by step?

"Have you heard of it?" Seeing that Sima Yi was not interested, Sun Shao turned his eyes to Sima Shi behind Sima Yi. Sima Shi is 27 years old this year. He is a talented person. Unlike Sima Yi's gloomy face, he is relatively sunny.

"I know a little bit." Seeing that he couldn't hide, Sima Shi had to arch his hand and smile and said, "I heard that he was a young and handsome man like His Royal Highness the King of Yue, leading tens of thousands of troops all the way to Tianzhu. I think that if there is anyone in the world who can reproduce Alexander's great achievements today, it is innumerable.

Sun Shao was surprised that the people of the Sima family were really watertight. However, he is also very wary of the father and son. Of course, he will not be stunned by such an obvious [***] soup. He shook his head and said with a faint smile, "How dare I be compared with Alexander's untalented talents? He defeated the Persian Empire and went on an expedition to Tianzhu, but now I can't even do anything about Tianzhu at my doorstep. It's more than a thousand miles away."

Sima Shi smiled and stopped talking.

"Whether you fight or not, you can't come to a conclusion for one reason. Although I can't compare with Alexander, what the Macedonians can do, why can't we Han people do it? If after careful consideration, it is really too difficult, it doesn't matter. We can slow down, slowly create conditions, and wait until the conditions are suitable. If you don't even dare to think about it, it's not a good phenomenon. I have always said that a gentleman is self-improvement, and a man should dare to think about it. Who said that? Think about it boldly and be careful to prove it. You have all seen the teapot boil water, but who would have thought that these steam could have such a big effect? Gentlemen, let go of your minds.

Sun Shao's painstaking persuasion, and everyone was silent after listening. Although they felt that Sun Shao's words were very empty, it was indeed the same reason. Alexander could do it, but why couldn't the Han people do it? At least it's possible, just how to do it.

Sun Shao took a sip of tea, looked at everyone's faces, and said, "This war either doesn't fight, or you have to fight well. Although there are countless small countries in the world, these four countries are really mentioned. If it works well, we are completely likely to take this opportunity to make a big profit.

"The king's words are reasonable." Yang Xiu suddenly stroked his beard and smiled: "Whether we can fight against the Sassanids or not, at least we can encourage the Romans. The harder he fights with the Sassanids, the better it will be for us. I'm afraid it's not a good thing to let the Sassanians destroy Rome. I think that Arda is also a good fighter. He is polite to us now. I'm afraid he still can't deal with us. He can fight on both sides, attacking Rome in the west and Guishuang in the east. How could he know that he would not fight with us in the future? Instead of this, it's better to let them play for a few more years. If they can lose both sides, it would be better.

Everyone listened and laughed at the same time and nodded frequently.

Sun Shao then asked Yang Xiu to reply to Luoyang. In the letter, he once again expounded the deeds of Alexander's Eastern Expedition, and then explained the significance of this war. Finally, he said that this war was too involved, and the Yue Kingdom could not bear it alone. He hoped that the emperor and the other three countries would help each other, and everyone would work together and definitely come up with it. A good way to do it.

The emperor is indispensable. Seeing that Sun Shao was full of confidence and fighting spirit, he also praised a few words, and then authorized Sun Shao to preside over the war to see if he could fight and how to fight if he wanted to fight.

Sun Shao was authorized and immediately launched a diplomatic offensive. He repeated his old tricks and sent envoys to Guishuang and Sasanne in the name of persuading peace, suggesting that everyone should not meet each other with swords and soldiers, and sit down and have a good talk, so as not to hurt peace.

The people who send Guishuang are very smooth. Guishuang Wang Botiao is now anxious. Since the death of Su Diba, the talented Guishuang has begun to decline. In recent years, there have been Tianzhu people who have been making themselves kings. Guishuang's territory is getting smaller and smaller. Among them, the most arrogant is the new King of Zhuluo, supported by Wu Jun. In a few years, he expanded his territory two or three times, some of which were snatched from King Salbah of Zhuo, and some of which were snatched from Guishuang.

Ferroz's Sancharo (mobile spy) has appeared in Fahrenheit City more than once, and the wave feels great pressure. While stepping up his defense against Ferroz, he also prevented the attacks of the Sasans in the west. In front of the new Sassanids, Guishuang is like an old man at dusk. He is vulnerable to every battle and will be defeated. .

Now Sun Shao proposes to make peace. Although Bo knows that this is not possible at all, the Sassanians are full of fighting spirit, and the Yue people are not a good bird. Maybe he just wants to fish in the water. You know, behind Ferroz is the army of the State of Wu, and the commander of the army of Wu is Sun Shao's sister-in-law Lu Xun. Although Wu Yue is two countries, they have the same surname, saying that they are two countries, but it is just a cover.

Bo was very polite to the envoys of the State of Yue and agreed with Sun Shao's proposal. He expressed his willingness to send envoys with the State of Yue to discuss the armistice. It is best to withdraw the army of the State of Wu first. Our Huashi City is under too much pressure.

Sun Shao agreed. He immediately ordered Lu Xun to retreat a hundred miles. Although Ferroz was very reluctant, he was not an opponent of Guishuang people at all without Wu Yue's support. Although Guishuang was almost finished, there was no problem to deal with a little Zhu Luo.

"Don't worry, I, Han people have a saying that if you want to take it first, you want to advance and retreat first." Lu Xun advised: "Your territory has expanded a lot in the past few years, and it's time to stop and rectify it. Look at how good Zheluo and Pandia are now. They don't have to fight, and they can get rich. The country is prosperous and the people are safe.

Ferroz has a headache: "What should I do? I also want to do business, but Vietnamese merchant ships rarely go from here. They would rather go to Panyue and Yangon than come to me. General Lu, can you help me think of an idea?

Lu Xun smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? You do business with Guishuang people. We retreat backwards here. He is bound to concentrate his troops in the west to guard against the Sassanids. He needs all kinds of materials to fight. Why don't you profit from it?

Ferroz suddenly realized that Lu Xun received Sun Shao's order and retreated a hundred miles without saying a word. It turned out that it was to let the Guishuang people and Sasans go desperately.

(to be continued)