Chapter 67 Illusion

Not only the Sassanids saw this scene, but the Romans and the Guishuang people outside the city also saw this scene. They were inexplicably shocked and secretly happy. Because although the faces of the three people are not clear, they can still be guessed. The sitting is the god of the Sassanians, the kneeling is Aldahir, and the standing is a Han man. Doesn't this mean that Aldahir is going to be unlucky this time?

Where is the Han man? Many people coincidentally pointed to Sun Shao. He can stand in front of the Sassanid god. He is at least a demigod, right?

The Romans and Sassanids looked at the Han people who taught them to attack the city, and their eyes suddenly changed, and there was a little more awe intimination. When Quintus heard the report, he rushed out and saw the last faint shadow. He was stunned. He stood outside for a while, and then wrapped himself in the raft and slowly walked back to the gorgeous tent. Momia came out head-on and asked puzzledly, "Why is the noise in the camp?"

Quintus schipped his lips and told the matter. Momia was also surprised. She thought for a moment and smiled, "This is a good thing. It symbolizes that Aldahir will eventually kneel at your feet, and we will definitely break through Tesifeng."

"It's kneeling at his feet, not at our feet." Quintus laughed a little lonely. He was a little unconvinced. He had 80,000 people, and the people of Yue were only 80,000 or 90,000, and they were put together. Why was he destined to break through Taixifeng? Why did Aldahir kneel at his feet instead of in front of his Quintus? Is God also biased?

Moya saw Quintus's loss, and she smiled: "You and he are old friends. Rome and Vietnam are brothers. What's the difference between Aldahir kneeling in front of him and kneeling in front of you? If you really want to break through the lockdown of Taixi, aren't you three the winners?

Quentus smiled awkwardly, nodded, and then said with a smile, "With the help of the Han people these days, our soldiers have made rapid progress, and the next siege should make great progress."

"This is good." Momia nodded faintly: "As long as you trust each other, I believe that nothing can hold you. Quintus, he is your friend, not your enemy. If he treats you as an enemy, he won't send anyone to help us practice attacking the city. This is the long skill of the Han people.

"I know." Quintus quickly smiled and changed the topic and said, "You didn't scare Philip these two days, did you?"

"He is your adopted son and the brother of the prince of Yue. How can he be afraid of the battlefield?" At the mention of Philip, there was a proud smile on Momia's face. When attacking the city these days, she has been watching the battle with Philip. Surprisingly, Philip will calm down as soon as he hears the sound of the war drums. She stares at the east and west with two big black eyes, as if he was learning to arrange troops, and sometimes he clapped his hands with joy. Sun Feng, who came to see him once or twice a day, said that the child was born to belong to the battlefield. In the future, he must be a meritorious emperor, which made Momia very angry.

"Tell Obi Anna the good news. She will be happy." Quintus said with emotion. If only Alexander knew that he had such a son.

Mia's face stiffened, and her high mood suddenly changed. She dealt with a few words absent-mindedly and turned away. Quintus was a little puzzled, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to smile bitterly.

Lu Xun and Li Yan sat opposite each other, tasting tea with delicious taste, and no one spoke. In the past two days, they have guided the training of the Romans and the Guishuang people respectively, and lived a very fulfilling life, especially Li Yan. He enjoyed undisguised respect in the eyes of the Guishuang people, and he was very relieved. He never thought that one day he would become a respected gentleman and guide them in siege tactics, and now all this has come true.

"General Lu, do you think this is really God's will?" Li Yan put down the teacup and frowned slightly. Although he was not as excited as those soldiers, he was also very shocked. Why did people suddenly appear in the dark night sky? Is it really a god? The Han people have repeatedly slandered the latitude, and disasters have also been common in recent decades. Li Yan has also seen Huanglong with his own eyes, but it is the first time he has seen such a strange thing as a person in the sky. He not only hoped that this was really a sign that they could conquer Texifeng, but he was afraid that it was just an illusion to appease the army. The people of the Qin Dynasty are also famous for their good illusions, and the people of the Great Qin Dynasty are not allowed to use it to deceive people.

"The plan is in the man, and the success is in the sky." Lu Xun smiled, picked up the cup, and took a shallow sip: "Whether it's true or not, it's a good thing to raise morale. General Li is experienced, and he doesn't believe that if there is an omen, he can get something for nothing, right?

Li Yan smiled shyly: "It's natural. There are too many omens that have become a reality after decades. Who knows if this refers to the Battle of Taixifeng? What's more, sometimes the omen can deceive people. At the beginning, when Liu Yan heard that the daughter of the Wu family had the appearance of the queen, he married his son Liu Mo and hoped to bring him good luck. Who would have thought that Liu Mo was a blessing and died early. Later, the king first entered Shu and married the Wu family, and the Wu family became the queen, which was regarded as a match. Shi's assertion, however, is still worse after all. Queen, of course, it's not the queen. I don't know if it's not accurate at all, or she misheard the wrong voice at the beginning and mistook the king for the emperor.

Lu Xun couldn't help laughing, raised his glass, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Lu Xun didn't believe this very much. Originally, he didn't believe in these strange things. Later, when he came to Yueguo, he often read some academic newspapers published by Funan College, in which there were many explanations of natural phenomena, including many explanations of disaster phenomena. Although Lu Xun did not fully believe in these explanations, compared with He would rather believe that there are things that he doesn't understand than any miracle.

What's more, he knows Sun Shao's methods very well. If this is Sun Shao's instructions, he is more receptive, although he can't figure out the mystery now. However, there is no need for him to say this to Li Yan. After all, it is good to keep some mystery. He does not believe that the two countries of Yue and Shu can get along like this all the time.

Li Yan looked at Lu Xun for a long time, but did not see any flaws. The young Yue general's face was simply a pool of stagnant water. Thinking that he had even cheated the Romans, he took people to the predetermined place to ambush and ambushed the Sassanians. He sighed secretly. The man's scheming was too deep and the calculation was too exquisite. Fortunately, he was no match for him, otherwise it was really frightening.

Sun Shao sat in the tent and was surprised to see the wave of rushing to report the news. "Is this really the case?"

The tone was originally a little suspicious, thinking that it might be Sun Shao's trouble, but when he saw Sun Shao's expression, the doubts in his heart immediately disappeared. No one can pretend to be so similar. Bo Ting thinks that he has met countless people. No matter who he is, it is not easy to lie in front of him. He hurriedly said what had just happened. Sun Shao listened attentively and was also very excited: "This is a good omen. Do you see clearly that he is a Han man? Did you see his face clearly?

"That's not the way." Bo Ting shook his head and said with some regret, "It's too far away. I can only tell what it is a Han man from the clothes. What does it look like, but I can't see it clearly. However, many people say that this Han man should be the king.

Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, laughed, and reached out and patted his hand: "Your Majesty, you are making me happy. I'm just a prince of the Han Dynasty. How can I represent the Han Dynasty? There are so many Han people here. How can I know if it's someone else? Maybe it's our emperor who is far away in Luoyang, or it may be the god of our Han people, which is hard to say. As for me, I dare not take on this important task. If you want to capture the lockdown of Taixi, you have to cooperate sincerely.

The wave tone laughed and was in high spirit: "That's natural. Only by cooperating can we defeat the old dog Aldahir."

The news of the miracle soon spread all over the camp. Those who didn't see it felt very sorry and lost a wonderful experience. However, morale was successfully mobilized. The next day, both those who participated in the training and those who participated in the siege felt a hundred times more spirit. In contrast, the Sassanids at the head of the city were demoralized. Although Ibrahim used all means to boost morale, the priests also shouted, but that kind of absolute The atmosphere of hope is still spreading irresistible in the city.

Ibrahim did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent someone to send the news to the city of Taixi on the other side of the river. He asked Ardahir to come up with countermeasures immediately. Otherwise, it would be unpredictable how long the ancient city of Seleu could stick to it. At the same time, he also reported the changes of the Romans and the Guishuang people who attacked the city to Aldahir, hoping that the wise Aldahir would make a judgment.

Ardahir was shocked when he received the news. His heart seemed to have been punched, and he stopped beating in an instant.

A miracle? Are there any miracles in the world?

Aldahir was frightened. The thin paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, which made him unable to bear it. He immediately asked the messenger to keep him out of contact with outsiders. At the same time, he sent someone to invite the high priest of the temple, who was also his uncle Aquila.

After listening to this, Aquila was also shocked. He stroked his beard and didn't say anything for a long time. After a long time, he said, "Whether this is a real miracle or not, we can't admit it. Otherwise, Tai Xifeng will be finished, and Sasanne will be finished."

"I know this." Ardahir had regained his composure. He stared at Aquila: "Can you make a corresponding miracle?"

Aquila frowned and thought for a long time before shaking his head: "If I were on the ground, I could make the same miracle, but from this narrative, it was in mid-air. I can't think of any way to have a miracle in such a place."

"So... Do you mean that this is really Ahura's revelation?" Aldahir's face changed. He and Aquila are uncles and nephews and the highest power of Sassan. Of course, he also knows that most of the miracles that Aquila shows in front of the people are his illusions, just like those wandering artists, but he is smarter and more secretive. As soon as he received the news, his first reaction was illusion, so he was in a hurry to invite Aquila to discuss. Now that he heard that Aquila was not sure, his worries were even heavier.

"What are you worried about?" Aquila stared at Aldahir unhappily: "Even if it's Ahura's revelation, what if we don't want to accept it? Remember that gods sometimes change their minds. If you don't have confidence now, even if this is an illusion, Ahura will really abandon you. If you are strong enough, even if it is really Ahura's inspiration, he will change his mind because of your strength.

Aldahir took a deep breath, slowly spit it out, calmed down his mood, and asked slowly, "Then how should we deal with it? If there is no statement, the people will panic.

"It's okay. I will announce tomorrow that it is Aliman (the evil god of Zoroastrianism) who pretends to be Ahura. This is a test for us. Ahura will soon reveal his real revelation and help us defeat Aliman's protected enemy." Aquila stood up, walked back and forth twice, and finally stood in front of Ardahir: "But are you sure of a victory?"

Aldahir's eyebrows are slightly locked. His original plan was to stick to the city. The task of the ancient city of Seleu was to consume the enemy's strength, delay the time, and make the enemy tired. He was unable to attack Taixifeng or lacked stamina. At that time, he would attack later and defeat these enemies who came thousands of miles away. But now Aquila asked him to take the initiative to attack when the other party's morale was high, which disrupted his original arrangement.

However, Aquila's purpose is also very clear. If he can't win a victory, it can't prove that what he will preach tomorrow is correct. Even if the people and soldiers in Taixi Fengcheng don't know this news for the time being, the ancient city of Seleu will definitely not be saved. They know best how deeply the Sassanids believe in Ahura. If Ahura says that the war is wrong, it must be wrong.

If you don't fight, you have to fight, and you have to win. Aldahir was very embarrassed. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Give me five days. I'm going to arrange it well."

"Oy, I'll give you another five days, a total of ten days. Within ten days, you must win once." Aquila said gloomily, "Otherwise, you are going to kill all the people in the ancient city of Seleu, and you can't let one person enter the city of Taixi."

"I know." Ardahir nodded, clenched his lips, and his eyes were cold. Even if Aquila didn't remind him, he would think of this.

Aldahir's messenger soon returned to the ancient city of Seleu, accompanied by a priest of a temple. He announced to the soldiers and people of the ancient city of Seleu that just two days ago, the temple was warned by Ahura that the evil god Aliman disguised himself as Ahura in order to destroy Sasan to deceive the world and asked them to polish it. Eyes, don't be deceived. Ahura is very angry with Aliman's behavior. He will use his magic power in ten days to teach Aliman and his enemies a lesson.

With this news, the atmosphere in the ancient city of Seleuzes. Ibrahim breathed a sigh of relief, seized the time, guarded the city tighter, and waited uneasily for Ahula to show his magic power within ten days.

Time passed day by day in his expectation. Ahura's divine power had not yet seen it, but the enemy outside the city launched a fierce attack again. This time, they still attacked in both directions at the same time, but there were tens of thousands more Han people behind the Guishuang people, and the formation suddenly became as large as the Romans. What shocked the Sassanians at the head of the city was that the number of siege vehicles pushed to the front of the battle increased greatly. At a glance, there were at least 20 of which were covered by thick wooden boards on both sides and on the top, which firmly covered the strong slaves standing behind the siege vehicles. What surprised them was that the first thing to rush to the siege was not the siege truck, but to hold it. The soldiers of the huge wooden shield rushed to the city about a hundred steps, and then formed a wooden wall with a huge shield. Then, a team of archers rushed up and lined up behind the wooden wall in turn. Next to each archer stood a soldier with a short sword or a knife, holding a shield to block their arrows.

In the direction of the gate, a wooden strip stood there quietly. It was a wooden dragon with a sharp angle at the top, with a cross-section like a triangle, about two people high and thirty feet long. Ibrahim hesitated for a moment and guessed the purpose of this thing. This should be a modified siege mallet. The noble frost and the Romans used the siege mallet to break the door, but the siege mallet was just a huge log, hanging on a wooden cart or directly carried by the soldiers. Except for a few wooden shields, there was almost no cover on it. It was the first time he saw a siege mallet tightly blocked with a wooden board like this.

The enemy's protection is more thorough, and this offensive is definitely more fierce than ever before. Ibrahim did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent orders to prepare. All the reserve teams entered the position and were ready to fight hand-to-hand at the head of the city.

In the rumbling drums, two teams of noble frost soldiers came out of the battle array and fished into the wooden dragon opposite the gate. With a shout, they pushed the siege mallet slowly towards the gate, crossed the filled city, and rushed directly to the closed gate.

"Rel the arrow--" Ibrahim gave the order.

"Rel the arrow--" At the same time, a roar broke out under the city. The archers behind the wooden wall raised their bows and arrows and shot the first batch of arrows at the head of the city. The long arrows roared out, rushed to the head of the city in an instant, shot on the Sassanid's shield, making a "through" sound, and some arrows crossed the wide wall and shot directly into the city.

Ibrahim turned his head and let an arrow pass. The long arrow passed by his neck. The wind blew his face painfully. The aftertaste of the arrow was still strong, and it hit a guard behind him. The long arrow "pounced" through his armor, and blood spewed out of the blood tank, splashing Ibrahim's face.

Ibrahim was shocked. He knows how far Guishuangren's arrows can shoot. He knows very well that shooting from a hundred steps to the head of the city is the limit, and it is impossible to shoot through the iron armor, unless it is a sharpshooter who can pull open the strong bow. It is very rare for a sharpshooter to pull open such a strong bow. Even if there are, he will not be mixed in the archers to suppress it. Now, he not only sees this powerful bow and arrow, but also sees more than one.

What's going on?

(to be continued)