After Yuan Zhao finished the court meeting held early the next morning, he did not return to his house, but directly said goodbye to everyone at Suzaku Gate, and left the city. After the death, there is no time to ask more.

The emperor did not send it far, and the ministers of the court did not come to send it far. Yuan Zhao returned to Chang'an in secret this time, and in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, his whereabouts must be kept strictly secret before he returned to the Han army camp in Dunhuang.

And the reason why it is so hurried is that in addition to the fact that the arrangements for returning to Chang'an are going very smoothly. And because he finally got the long-awaited good news.

The contest with the Persians in the northern Xiongnu steppe has officially begun. After several wars of varying sizes, the two sides have won and lost each other, and are now in a stalemate phase. On the whole, however, the Persians did not take advantage.

The Black Eagle Army under Wei Qing's personal command and Yu Dan Danyu's army combined, and there were already 100,000 people. And the reason why he didn't launch a big campaign was because he obeyed Yuan Zhao's overall operational deployment, so he didn't act rashly.

"If we want to achieve complete victory in the western expedition, we must wipe out all these Persian armies that have poured into our nests, within our control. They cannot be allowed to return to the Western continent ....... ”

This is the latest news conveyed to Wei Qing after Yuan Zhao decided to launch the Western Expedition plan. Wei Qing thought so. Since Yuan Zhao has already decided, he has always resolutely supported it. After carefully and meticulously comparing the strength of the Persian army in all aspects, Hou Weiqing of Changping confidently sent back his assurances to Yuan Zhao.

"The day of the defeat of the Persian army in the Western Regions was the time of a full-scale counteroffensive in the northern steppes...... The Persian army of 200,000 soldiers, not a single soldier or soldier will ever escape the Tianshan Mountains again! ”

If someone else has such a big mouth, maybe it's just to grow his own prestige. But from Wei Qing's mouth, Yuan Zhao was absolutely relieved. In this era, Wei Qing is definitely the premier general. If you don't have an innate advantage, you are also willing to bow down in this regard.

The threat from the north is not to be considered for the time being. I believe that the Black Eagle Army, which has been recuperating for a long time, will be shocked and stirred for thousands of miles once it officially starts a decisive battle with its opponent!

What Yuan Zhao has been looking forward to in the past few days is actually news from the Feijiao Army. Whether this newly established maritime squadron will be able to shine in this first operation and show its strength, no one is yet sure.

Although he has concentrated all the strength of the Han Dynasty in this regard, whether it is the level of shipbuilding or the ability to navigate on the water, he has a certain foundation, and he can come and go freely between the rivers, lakes and seas near the territory of the Han Dynasty, but after all, he is limited by many conditions, and once he wants to carry out long-distance operations, the difficulty and danger can be imagined.

What Yuan Zhao never expected was that this sailor team that was on a mission for the first time would bring him unexpected surprises. Soon after, they not only completed the combat mission assigned by Yuan Zhao excellently, but also crossed the ocean and directly killed the southern branch peninsula of the western continent where the Persian Empire was located, making great contributions to the Han Dynasty's conquest of the West!

However, of course, they don't know what kind of glorious journey they are about to embark on. In the waves of the South China Sea, Yuan Hengbo, who was the first sea general of the Feijiao Army, was sweating and commanding his fleet to fight.

Actually, even he didn't think about it

By the end of the day, the Persians' naval army, which consisted of a chaotic array of merchant ships, was simply vulnerable.

In the Far West, piracy was an ancient profession. Many people are forced to make a living, or those who are willing to work for leisure, choose to rob to make ends meet. In the rich water systems of the western continent, those merchant ships that come and go are their best targets.

burning, killing, looting, cruelty. Nothing is the bottom line for these people. The semi-civilized, semi-barbaric race takes such things for granted. Even in the Persian army, there were many warriors who were born from pirates.

Proficient in water and brave in battle. These are their specialties. It is precisely because of this natural character of not being afraid of death and daring to break through that this Persian maritime legion, composed of pirates and slaves, of about 30,000 people, will risk being killed at any time, obey the dispatch of the Persian king, and come to the east from the sea, wanting to be a surprise soldier, in response to the army of the Persian king, and attack the Han Dynasty by surprise.

When 30,000 people came east with the monsoon, and by the time they finally saw the eastern land with experience and luck, there were only about 20,000 left. Even if death was so terrible, it did not discourage the fanaticism and courage of the remaining people.

Because they soon discovered that the legends that circulated on the Western continent were true. The Oriental world is indeed a place of wealth and prosperity. Even if they had not officially set foot on the territory of the Han Empire, they were already dazzled and amazed by the treasures and silks and various supplies and grains they had intercepted and looted in the South China Sea.

The Persian pirates who have tasted the sweetness are like bloodthirsty sharks in the sea, and they can't stop it. They were on the South China Sea channel and began a period of madness. No matter what kind of ship passes through this area, it will not be spared. It doesn't matter if he is a Han Dynasty person, a Jiaozhi person, or some other East Vietnamese person...... As long as it is a ship, they will be plundered, and as long as it is a person, they will be killed.

The Persians had their own plans. Before hearing the call of the Persian king, they wanted to accumulate their strength, and then once the order came, they would desperately rush to the territory of the Han Dynasty and burn and destroy it.

This kind of unbridled killing has made these Persians forget about fear and death. They drank the plundered wine of the Han Dynasty, ate all kinds of delicacies that they had never eaten before, and spoiled the women of oriental skin on the deck, each of them full of jewels and jade...... This is their paradise, but also their hell.

This crazy day didn't last long. Doom came at an unexpected time.

When the Persian fleet, which covered the sea like crows, saw several tall ships coming from a distance, their first feeling was not fear and doubt, but extreme excitement.

They had never seen such a tall ship, and the hundreds of pages of reed sails on it. Such a magnificent ship must be loaded with countless treasures, right? The eyes of the Persians shone with greed. Then, unceremoniously, they went into action.

In the eyes of the pirates, no matter how big a ship is, it is useless. As long as they approach quickly in their own clipper, and then climb to the bow with great skill using iron locks and flying claws, everything will be quickly controlled.

The Persians thought so and did so. They stopped enjoying for a while, and the action coordination was very skillful,

The dozens of ships at the head were the first to disperse and quickly surrounded the first large ship that was far ahead. I believe that in less than a quarter of an hour, they will have everything on this ship.

On the tall warship, Yuan Hengbo put down the "lookout scope" in his hand, and a cruel sneer appeared on his face. His name was originally called Yuan Thirteen, the word Hengbo, which was given to him by Yuan Zhao.

"The blue sea is thousands of miles, and the transverse waves are in all directions".

The eight words that Yuan Zhao wrote to him by hand, this person who was born as a guard in Weiyang Palace regarded them as treasures. When he officially worshiped the general, he had already made an oath in his heart that he would never live up to the high hopes of the Hou Ye.

The flying banner hunts in the sea breeze. The soldiers under his command are already gearing up and can't wait. Looking at the Persian ships that were crowding around like sharks, someone asked the general if he needed to fire weapons to sink them now. Yuan Hengbo shook his head, that was too boring, he wanted to test the other weapons on this ship.

"Put them all here...... Herald, long-armed hammer ready! ”

The crossbow arrows lined up on the large bed crossbow were like spears, shining with a cold, deadly light. And those remote trebuchets are loaded not only with huge stones, but also with several specially modified black oil that can cause explosions and burns. It's just that it's not where they come in yet. Hearing the general's order, one hundred and ten strong Han soldiers immediately turned on the melee weapons on the warship. They all had excited looks on their faces, eager to see for themselves how the actual combat effect was.

The Persians, who were full of dreams of making a fortune, ran headlong into it. The protection force on this big ship is too weak, and not even a single feather arrow has been fired? It made them ecstatic. So what are you waiting for, immediately approach, ready to board.

There was a loud noise falling from the sky, and when the leader of the ship looked up, before he could shout an exclamation, he and the rest of the ship, as well as the whole ship, were sunk under the surface of the water.

The long-armed hammer, this melee weapon specially designed on the Han warship, shrinks freely and is hugely powerful, carrying the power of ten thousand jun every time it falls from a high place. The ordinary wooden boats of the Persians will be smashed by people and boats at once, which is simply miserable.

Dozens of pirate ships, a few breaths away, with a loud bang, all disappeared. All that remains of the sea is fragments of stumps. Such a huge destructive power made all the people on the Persian fleet watching not far away stunned and overwhelmed.

However, this is just the beginning. As the desolate horn sounded on the sea, more than 20 warships of the Dahan Feijiao Naval Division lined up and began a rolling sea slaughter .......

When Yuan Zhao left Chang'an City, he received the news of the total annihilation of the Persian fleet in the South China Sea. He was happy in his heart, calculated the time for the Feijiao Water Master to go west after the great victory, and immediately passed the order.

"The whole army is advancing at a rapid pace...... The day of the Western Regions is the time of the decisive battle with the king of Persia! ”

Behind him, thousands of horses and halberds were like a forest. The second batch of the Western Expeditionary Army of the Han Empire, including the Red Fire Army, was 80,000 strong troops, with iron hooves and golden armor, and eagles flying.

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