Chapter 1211: The High Priest's Prophecy!
Chapter 1211
"Get out, get out!"
The Great Food Emperor Caliph said three words in succession, his face was pale, his face was distorted, and his whole person was angry. Whatever the reason, it was absolutely impossible for him to accept.
Seeing that Mutassim III's eyeballs were crawling with bloodshots, and the whole person was like a fierce beast that chose people to eat, everyone was terrified, where did they dare to say half a sentence, and one by one they were full of horror, and they hurriedly retreated.
In just a few moments, the entire hall was empty, and there was no one but Mutassim III.
"Bastard! bastard! bastard!"
Mutassim III stood at the table, his eyes looking in the direction outside the palace gate, his fists clenched, his chest rising and falling like bellows.
In the first battle of Kaichun, although only 60,000 people were killed in the Great Eclipse, hundreds of thousands of troops actually fled without a fight, which was more difficult for him to accept than the defeat of 700,000 troops in the Battle of Khorasan, of which 500,000 were killed. This also means that the entire Great Food Empire has no way to take the newly established Sassanid Dynasty in the East and the coalition forces inside.
Defeating without hope and retreating without a fight was simply an unprecedented humiliation in his life for Mutassim III.
"High Priest, am I going to swallow this breath like this? Is it true that the great empire has no way to take these Orientals?"
The caliph gritted his teeth and suddenly couldn't help but exclaim.
There was silence behind him, except for the echo of the caliphate, there was no sound, as if only for a moment, and as if countless centuries had passed, and finally an old voice sounded from behind the caliph:
"It's just a defeat, so why should Your Majesty be obsessed?"
Behind the caliph, the light and shadow changed, and an old figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scepter representing the supreme divine might slowly walked out of the shadows behind the main hall. As he walked, the black robe swayed slightly, making a rustling sound, like the wail of countless sandworms for their deaths. However, there was no sound coming from this figure, as if a ghost had come out of the darkness.
At this moment, the only person in the entire empire who could appear so close behind the caliph when he was in his rage was probably the mysterious high priest.
"I can't bear it! It's a great shame! I must gather the entire army of the empire and fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty! Completely destroy all the heretics in Khorasan and the East!"
The Caliph's eyes were blood-red, and he roared with excitement, and his robe danced violently under the vigorous blowing, emitting bursts of sharp roars like swords sweeping through the air.
"Your Majesty don't worry, it's just a small cluster of Tang people, there is no need to be angry with them at all, and the problem Your Majesty is worried about will be solved in a short time. ”
Unlike the angry Caliph, the High Priest looked calm, very calm, and his wise eyes seemed to see through all the secrets of heaven and earth.
Hearing the words of the high priest, the caliph shook violently, as if realizing something, and turned his head sharply:
"High Priest, what do you mean by that?"
The high priest had something to say, and it didn't seem like it was spoken at random.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, the celestial phenomena have changed, and what Your Majesty hopes for will happen soon. ”
The high priest smiled indifferently and did not explain much.
And the caliph stood there in a daze, and many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, I don't know what he thought, and in an instant, the original monstrous anger in his chest dissipated a lot.
......
Once again, the attack of the Great Cannibal was repulsed, much to the chauffeur of the entire Khorasan. Unlike previous wars, this time, Khorasan relied on its own strength to truly deter the great cannibals. This means that the entire Khorasan and the newly formed Sassanid dynasty truly have the power to protect themselves in the face of the Great Eclipse.
Countless Khorasans took to the streets and cheered.
Time passed slowly, unconsciously night fell, in the room, Wang Chong was correcting official documents, the war during the day was completely expected for Wang Chong, from the moxi armory to transport tens of thousands of crossbows, millions of crossbow arrows, basically there is no enemy that can not be dealt with, even if there are millions of enemy troops outside the city, each crossbow arrow only shoots one person, they can be wiped out cleanly. This is also the reason why in the previous battle, Datang did not hesitate to use these precious crossbow arrows.
Each of these crossbow arrows is expensive, as much as a hundred taels of gold, put it in front of you, millions of crossbow arrows, the cost is as high as 100 million taels of gold, even Wang Chong does not dare to move so casually. However, more than a billion taels of gold were extorted from the Great Food Caliphate, and these have become insignificant, even if the household department and the military department ask them, Wang Chong can directly take out hundreds of millions of taels of gold to block the mouths of the ministers.
- With such a huge wealth, no matter how expensive these crossbow arrows are, they are not worth mentioning to Wang Chong, which is why he dares to use so many crossbows and crossbow arrows in Khorasan.
Time passed, and Wang Chong's mind was immersed in the official document. The larger the coalition army becomes, the more trivial things are involved, and these aspects cannot be taken care of by Feng Changqing alone.
But gradually, Wang Chong felt that something was wrong. Outside the window, at some point, it gradually became noisy, and as time passed, the noise did not weaken, but became louder and louder, and finally, there were even fireworks, firecrackers, and cheers of the crowd that can only be found in Middle-earth.
"What's going on?"
Wang Chong put down the wolf pen in his hand and frowned slightly.
He had also been in Khorasan for several months, and had never encountered such a situation. In the midst of his panic, a sudden thumping of footsteps approached, followed by a quick knock on the door.
"My lord, General Bahram is invited, please join us in the Vulcan Festival!"
"Vulcan Festival?!"
In the room, Wang Chong raised his eyebrows, greatly surprised.
"The general said, you will know when you go. ”
The guard outside the door.
Wang Chong's heart became more and more strange. But he also knew that he couldn't ask the guard anything, so he simply stood up, pushed the door open and walked out. Bang bang, just opened the door, and was greeted by more than a dozen huge fireworks rising into the sky, turning into a brilliant fireworks in the sky. Wang Chong already felt different in the room, but when he really walked out of the room, he realized how lively Khorasan City was now.
Wang Chong stood at the door of the room, and looked around, only to see that the entire city of Khorasan was full of blazing bonfires, and the intense light of the fire rose to the sky, illuminating the night sky thoroughly. In the past, the city of Khorasan should have been dead silent, and all the people had fallen asleep, but now, everywhere was a sea of joy. The city of Khorasan was so crowded with people that even Wang Chong didn't know how many people had taken to the streets to cheer and celebrate.
"What the hell is going on?"
Wang Chong's eyes widened suddenly, he had never encountered such a situation after staying in Khorasan City for so long, even Wang Chong didn't know what was happening.
"General Wang, here!"
Just when I was confused, a familiar voice came into my ears.
Wang Chong turned his head to look and saw Bahram wearing a fiery red robe, standing in the firelight with several leaders of the rebel army, several of them with ruddy faces and smiles on their faces, looking very happy.
"General, what's going on in the city? And what's Vulcan Day?"
Wang Chong strode over and asked.
"Hahaha, the festival of the god of fire is the festival of light, we Khorasan people believe in the god of fire, and it is also the god of light, and this is the most important festival of our year. But since the Sassanid kings were destroyed and all the Khorasans were reduced to slavery and controlled by the Great Cannibals, we have not held any Vulcan festivals. This time, however, the Sassanid Empire was restored, and the Great Eclipse was defeated twice in succession, and all the people were greatly encouraged, and spontaneously decided to reinstate the cancelled Vulcan Festival. We thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go with everyone's wishes. ”
"General Wang, you are the benefactor of our Sassanid Dynasty and all the Khorasan people, without you, the Sassanid Dynasty will never see the light of day again, and all our Khorasan people will also live in the reign of terror of the Great Cannibal, so no matter what, this time Vulcan Festival, you must join us!"
Bahram smiled and extended the invitation.
"This ......"
Wang Chong was hesitating, and he heard the urging of several rebel leaders:
"My lord, let's go! Even the tall adults have participated, and now it's just you!"
"Yes, my lord, everyone is waiting for you!"
......
Wang Chong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded:
"Okay!"
Following Bahram and others into the street, countless bonfires were scattered, and thousands of figures surged out like rivers, singing and dancing around the clusters of bonfires, cheering and cheering. The cheering crowd was men and women, young and old, and each had a heartfelt joy and excitement on their faces. Seeing these people, even Wang Chong was unknowingly infected.
It was also at this time that the crowd spotted Bahram and Wang Chong, and suddenly let out a burst of enthusiastic cheers. Boom, in a commotion, a plump and sexy Khorasan girl suddenly separated the crowd, showed a coquettish smile at Wang Chong, and then put a fiery red wreath around Wang Chong's neck.
In an instant, a deafening cheer and whistle suddenly sounded all around, and even Bahram, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but laugh.
"Hehe, this is our Sassanid tradition, if a strange guest comes here to join us in the festival of Vulcan, we will give them a ring of fireworks as a sign of welcome and respect. But if it's given to an unmarried girl, it's an expression of love!"
As soon as Bahram's voice fell, Wang Chong's cheeks fluttered like fire, and all the rebel leaders around him laughed happily. The Sassanid girl who presented Wang Chong with a wreath danced around Wang Chong and boldly threw flattering eyes.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you that our Sassanid maidens are completely different from Middle-earth, and when you fall in love with someone, you will take the initiative. Adult martial arts are world-famous, only to skip people, and unmarried, we have a lot of girls in the Sassanid Dynasty, and they love you. ”
Bahram's voice smiled, and it sounded in Wang Chong's ears without losing any time.