"Your Majesty, the grain officer Gerard has not heard from him for a long time, and the prescribed time has long passed, so I don't think things are right. The Bursa military division said with a sad face.

"It doesn't matter, maybe it's the weather, I'm sure Gerrard is capable. "Suleiman the Great.

"Report!" the officer ran in in a panic to pray.

"The wagons were intercepted by the Athenians who had been killed from nowhere, and Gerald's head was cut off and hung from a high pole. ”

"Hey!" before Suleiman the Magnificent could react.

"Report!" another lieutenant officer came in to report.

"A team of men and horses came out of nowhere in the mountains and forests, and set a fire to the grain storage place, and our grain storage is all gone!"

"Poof!" said Suleiman the Great, and fell back into his chair. He never dreamed that the enemy would make such a move.

I didn't expect my own defense to be so vulnerable. In fact, if the war had just begun, Xue Zong, Ye Zi and Hannibal would not have succeeded so easily, but the war dragged on for too long, which made the army disheartened and caught off guard, which caused a big loss.

The Athenian army waited for work, and the victory was already divided.

The Bursa military division hurriedly persuaded Suleiman the Magnificent that he had no choice but to withdraw his troops for now, otherwise there might be a danger of annihilation.

Suleiman the Magnificent had no choice but to agree.

The defeat was like a mountain, and the simultaneous march of 200,000 troops was indeed majestic, but the withdrawal was not so smooth. Who withdraws first and who retreats later, the generals are fighting for each other.

On the way to withdraw, they were again blocked by the Athenian rebels, and countless people surrendered and fled. The day finally returned to the Iron Helmet Pass. Out of here is out of the confines of Athens.

But when they saw the banner on the city, they were all astonished. For some reason, the banner of the Athenian army was planted at the head of the city, and the emblem of Hannibal's army was rusted.

There is a person at the head of the city, covered all over his body, holding a sword, and the sun is shining, which is really the majesty of the general on all sides.

Hannibal sneered: "Suleiman, don't get off your horse and surrender quickly, but when!"

Suleiman knew that the big thing was coming, and he was very annoyed in his heart, and regretted that he should not have listened to the words of the military advisor, so he ended up in the current situation. Or perhaps this unjust war should not have been waged.

Thinking of this, Suleiman the Magnificent drew his sword from his side and held it across his neck, wanting to kill himself. Dadamir beside him was quick with his eyes, snatched the sword, and said, "Your Majesty, don't do this!"

"Hey, it's my fault that it affects everyone. If I don't die, the whole army will die, so won't I become a sinner for the ages?" Lyman the Great looked at the city and said, "Hannibal, if this king knew that you were there, he would never invade Athens, and the consequences of the war would be borne by this king alone. ”

Hannibal looked at Suleiman the Magnificent with an expressionless face, and said sharply: "Why bother, if you have self-knowledge, surrender as soon as possible, and the princess will fall after hearing this." ”

"Hahahaha...... Suleiman the Magnificent laughed loudly and said, "This king is the king of a country, how can he surrender to a woman?"

Suleiman the Magnificent took all the blame for the war on himself. Although he was not a worthy monarch, he was not a hero.

As soon as the king died, the dragons were leaderless, and the Bursa military commander knew that only peace could be lived, so he volunteered to come alone to the Iron Helmet Pass and asked for peace with General Hannibal face to face.

Seeing that Suleiman the Magnificent was dead, Hannibal agreed to Bursa's request.

Let him enter the city, and the two discussed peace talks in the Shuaifu.

Both of them are extremely famous generals, but they will win and lose one when they are in different circumstances.

"Bursa military division, don't come unharmed. Hannibal said.

Bursa smiled bitterly and said, "Hey, the general of the defeated army is not brave enough, can the general let us live?"

"I can't be the master of this, I have to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess. But you must first disarm and surrender. ”

"No, without guarantees, I won't let my army surrender. ”

Some people may wonder why the two of them care so much about the order of surrender and disarming. In Middle-earth, the people and troops of the defeated nations were all used as slaves.

In addition, all the surrendered troops will be put to death, in order to prevent future troubles.

Although slavery had been abolished in Athens, it was in times of peace, and war often brought out the most vicious aspects of human nature.

While the two were arguing, the patriarch of the Andrei family brought a letter from the princess, detailing how to deal with the hundreds of thousands of troops.

Hannibal looked at it and said to Bursa with a smile: "The princess is really a holy monarch. Take a look. Hannibal said, handing the letter to Bursa.

Bursa unfolded it, his body trembling slightly, and tears in his eyes.

In her heart, she wrote that the princess did not want to see more casualties, and hoped that General Hannibal would show mercy and not dispose of prisoners of war at will, and said that the two countries exchanged troops and it was all the responsibility of the monarch and had nothing to do with the people.

Bursa nodded, put the letter on the ground, and knelt down to bow three times.

Then he turned and walked away.

More than 100,000 Ottoman troops finally put down their swords and guns and accepted the Athenian adaptation.

From then on, it became the power of the Athenian army.

After this, the princess instructed Hannibal to send troops to the Ottoman Empire, and captured the capital Booker with little resistance. The Ottoman Empire disappeared from Middle-earth.

In the Ottoman Empire, Hannibal pursued a new policy to rule the Ottomans in the manner of the Athenian reforms, which were unanimously approved by the citizens for the reduction of taxes and the abolition of slavery. After the Athens occupied the Ottoman Empire, there was almost no resistance, and the so-called world of the people won the hearts of the people.

At the same time, Princess Aemosis reinstated Hannibal as First General and hired Creek with a large sum. But the scheming businessman is nowhere to be found.

After hearing about Zhou Cang's actions, Princess Emoxys made an exception to pardon Zhou Cang's crimes and made him a general. Needless to say.

Although the war has come to an end, the impact is extremely far-reaching. Since then, countries have torn off the mask of hypocrisy and opened the prelude to chaotic wars. The ancient alliance was officially declared to be dissolved.

The people in the martial arts even violated the rules of the alliance and participated in the national struggle, fighting for money and power.

The three hundred years of peace came to an end, and Middle-earth entered the Age of Black Iron.

......

Late at night, high in the mountains outside the city of Athens.

Xue Zong received a message from his master Huang Song and came to meet him tonight.

On the edge of the cliff, Huang Song looked into the distance, looking at the vast dark night, his expression was very solemn.

"Master, are you looking for me?" Xue Zongdao.

"Well, Xue Zong, I heard that you got the essence of dragon blood and got the approval of the trident, so I'm happy for you. ”

"Haha, everywhere, it's all taught by the master. ”

"It seems that the time has come. Huang Song turned to face Xue Zong and said, "Xue Zong, do you remember the prophet I told you about?"

"Hmm. ”

"The Prophet wants to see you, and she will tell you everything you want to know. ”

Xue Zong vaguely felt the burden on his body, after going through so many things, he would no longer feel panicked and at a loss, since he had chosen this path, he could only go through thick and thin. No matter what the future holds, you must be worthy of your heart.

Xue Zong nodded and muttered in a low voice, "Baicao Valley?"

End of volume III

[Hello readers, I am Qi Shiming. Perhaps in your eyes, the author of this article does not write quickly, but objectively it is. The third volume is complete, and this is really just the beginning, and after that, I have conceived a lot of stories, including the war between the gods and demons, the choice between the Greek gods and the eastern gods, and the intrigue between the allies......

Of course, I want every story to have an end, and I'm sure you think so.

In the next volume, Xue Zong will go on a solo heroic expedition to see the various states of Middle-earth, so let's look forward to it. 】