As soon as Ales said this, there was a sudden silence in the carriage.

The sound of horses' hooves and human voices could be heard outside the window, and the sound of squeaky wheels rolling could be heard under the carriage, except that the two people in the carriage seemed to suddenly become completely clay statues, motionless.

It was a long time before Perseus finally broke his silence.

"Why do you say that?"

Ales was slightly happy in his heart, because he felt that Perseus seemed to have been a little moved by himself, and hurriedly said: "Master, please think about how much the master has done for Theodotus over the years, but how much has the governor of Theodotus returned to the master and the master's family?" But what did that damned Aulius do for the governor? He simply married his sister to the Governor and gained the Governor's trust. Is such a governor really a man worthy of your master's following? ”

Perseus was silent.

What Ales said is indeed the truth of the matter.

In fact, as Theodotus's number one adviser, Perseus only needed to stay comfortably in Bactria, help Theodotus grow in strength, and then become independent at a suitable time to free himself from Seleucid rule.

The reason why Perseus risked his life to cross the area controlled by the Huns and come to Handan City is because Perseus is no longer as favored as before.

Any resident of the city of Batquera knew that the most trusted governor of Diopotus today was a man named Aulius, who was far from Perseus in terms of talent, but who had fallen out of favor with him by virtue of nepotism and smuggling.

It was precisely in order to compete with Aulius for favor that Perseus was willing to take such a big risk to travel eastward, which led to these later stories.

Perseus silently thought about these past events, and his old face kept twitching slightly, as if he had been aroused by some emotion.

After a few moments, Perseus suddenly said, "Open the window." ”

Alex froze, then reached out and opened the window.

Perseus propped himself up with the help of Alex and leaned against the window, looking out of the window.

A cavalry contingent of the Zhao army was passing by Perseus's carriage.

Perseus set his eyes on the cavalry, and found that everyone in this cavalry was fully armed, and the whole body was completely covered with silver heavy armor, and even the horses were covered with a thick layer of armor.

The sun was shining from the sky, and the armor of this heavy cavalry reflected a dazzling light that made it impossible to open your eyes.

Perseus's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion: "The gods are above, is this the heavy cavalry led by Alexander the Great in the legend?" ”

Ales shook his head and said, "Master, let me not say objectively, the combat effectiveness of this heavy cavalry may be stronger than the one led by the great Alexander the Great back then!" ”

Perseus swallowed with some difficulty, and suddenly asked, "Do you know how many such heavy cavalry there are in this expedition?" ”

Ales thought for a moment and said in a tone that was not very uncertain: "Master, I have heard some conversations of the cavalry of the Zhao Kingdom, and judging from their conversations, there should be six to seven thousand heavy cavalry. ”

"Six thousand heavy cavalry!" Perseus was completely shocked by this terrifying number, and only sighed after a long time: "I finally understand why the strength of the Huns is still no match for these Zhao armies. ”

Ales nodded, and said in a very serious tone: "Master, please believe Ales. If the master could go out to Handan a few more times at that time, the master would have a deeper understanding of Handan City and Zhao State, and would have more confidence in the combat effectiveness of their cavalry. ”

"You know something!" Perseus suddenly became furious and slapped Ales in the face: "Alexander the Great's army is invincible, if the great Alexander the Great is still alive, there is no country in this world that can stop us!" ”

Ales bowed his head and remained silent.

Perseus, who had vented his anger, seemed to be a little tired, glared at Ales viciously, and then slipped back into his quilt and fell into a deep sleep.

……

When he was camping on this day, Li Mu, who had just settled down, got a piece of news.

"Perseus, the emissary of the Seleucid Empire, asking for an audience?"

Li Mu smiled and said to Zhao Kuo beside him: "It seems that our envoy's patience seems to be quite limited." ”

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "If his patience is not so limited, I'm afraid that the prince will have to let the brothers with armored cavalry hang next to his carriage for many more days with their armor on their heads." ”

Li Mu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, pass him in." ”

A moment later, Perseus, supported by Ales, slowly walked into Li Mu's tent.

"What? Do you want us to continue the attack on Theodotus, the governor of Batkeria, after expelling the Huns? Li Mu's face looked very gloomy: "What do you mean by this, do you really want to see Seleucus and our Zhao State start a full-scale war?" Perhaps I should have someone verify your identity as a messenger again? ”

After listening to the translation, Perseus hurriedly said: "Dear General Li Mu, I'm afraid you have misunderstood, in fact, you may not know that our Bactrian governor Theodotus has long been disobedient, but our king has been fighting in the west, so there is no time to clean him up." Our king has already said that as long as General Li Mu can eliminate Diodotus, then the wealth of the entire Bactrian region can be owned by General Li Mu and Zhao State! ”

Li Mu obviously hesitated after hearing this, and only after a while did he sneer and said, "How much wealth can a mere Bactria have?" ”

Perseus laughed: "Please rest assured General Li Mu, maybe when it comes to the rich Bactrian region, it can't be compared to the Zhao State, but when it comes to wealth, General Li Mu will definitely be satisfied." And we will also provide General Li Mu with enough detailed information, as long as General Li Mu can eliminate Theodotus, Seleucus will be the most powerful ally of General Li Mu and Zhao in the future! ”

Li Mu's eyes turned, and he suddenly looked at Perseus and smiled: "If I'm not mistaken, after the death of Diodiotus, the new governor of Bactria should be a man named Perseus, right?" ”

Perseus also smiled: "General Li Mu really doesn't lose the wisest General Zhao. ”

The two laughed at the same time.

Li Mu stopped laughing and said, "I still want at least 200,000 slaves!" ”

Perseus shook his head and said, "At most, 100,000, I also need enough population to guard Bactria, and even if you have 200,000 slaves, it will be difficult to successfully return to the Central Plains of Zhao with them." ”

Li Mu snorted and said, "One hundred and sixty thousand, and then add all the wealth of the Bactria region that we can capture!" Messenger Perseus, don't forget that it is you who have asked me now, and you are not in a position to bargain! ”

Perseus gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously: "Then it's decided!" ”

Looking at the back of Perseus leaving, Zhao Kuo, who had been watching the whole process by the side, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This old boy, is it so easy to get into the trap?" ”

Li Mu laughed and said, "General Zhao Kuo, people are old, which means that time is running out. And as soon as a person realizes that his time is running out, he becomes impatient. When he really gets impatient, it's inevitable that he will make mistakes. ”