Chapter 242: Alliance

When night came, the north wind gradually strengthened, and when the wind just started, it just shook the trees, slowly raising dust and sand, and whistling. The remnants of the 100,000 resting horses, according to Jiang Wei's instructions, successfully arrived at the predetermined place, and waited for the time to come.

Ardashir's 200,000 horses lined up on the border of the Armenian region. When such a strong north wind came, the guards sentry slumped down one by one, holding their swords and guns, with their backs to the north, occasionally turning their heads and glancing at the dark field outside the camp. The bonfire had already been extinguished by the strong wind, and the flying sand and dust hit the wall, making a crackling sound. The hardest part belonged to the scouts, but in such a ghostly weather, one by one, their stomachs were filled with soil foam, and after a few sentry rounds, they saw that there was no movement, so they patrolled not far from the camp.

Vologis VI's confidant, Euvidas, led 10,000 men to attack the center, and at this time quietly moved his men and horses to a place ten miles away from the Sassanid army's camp. The wind was blowing from behind, it was really cold, and Yovidas spat out, the sand particles in his mouth made his mood gloomy, how could he fight in such weather? The soldiers should be allowed to stay comfortably in the camp, drink good wine, and fall asleep.

The deputy whispered to Euvidas, "General, the hour has come. ”

Uvidas moved his numb body and asked his deputy, "Is it really here?" ”

The deputy said, "Yes, the scheduled hour of the Han man has arrived. ”

Yovidas said lazily, "Prepare to attack." ”

10,000 people slapped off the dust on their bodies, pulled up their horses, and ran towards the Sassanid military camp with the wind, ten miles away, in an instant, seeing the black camp in front of him, Evidas shouted loudly: "Fire oil arrow attack." ”

Some soldiers had already shielded the wind with their shields, lit torches, and sharp arrows soaked in fire oil reached out to the torches, and the oil cloth wrapped in the tips of the arrows quickly caught fire, and the soldiers opened their bows and shot rockets one after another. I saw countless red dots in the night sky fly into the camp of the Sassanid army, and the red dots hit the ground, igniting everything that could be burned. The fire borrowed the wind, and the wind helped the fire, and the camp soon fell into a sea of fire.

When the Sassanid soldiers heard the movement outside the camp, they immediately reacted and shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy Attack!! ”

The soldier sleeping in the tent was awakened by the hoarse cry, and hurriedly dressed, and in a few breaths the fire had spread.

More than a dozen large camps of the Sassanid army were taken care of, and on the ground for more than thirty miles, the fire shone brightly, and half of the sky was red and shining. With the help of the gale, the flames raged freely in the camp, and the poor 200,000 soldiers did not have time to sit down and prepare for battle, and more than half of them were consumed by the fire. The rest of the soldiers did not bother to take their weapons in a panic, and wore thin underwear, scurrying around the camp, looking for space to escape the fire.

The north wind was fierce, and the camp was reduced to ashes in less than an hour, and Yovidas saw that the light of the fire was fading, and shouted: "Charge." ”

10,000 horses entered the camp of the Sassanid army, and the soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the fire soon became ghosts under the sword. Over the years, I've been chased and beaten by Sassanid's centaurs, and the grievances in my heart have been released here, and when I saw that a military camp was quickly cleaned up, I shouted and took the lead in running towards the next military camp.

Merkguiz made a detour to avoid the Sassanid army's camp and marched to the south of the camp, blocking the road to Ecbatana. In the second half of the night, when he saw the night sky in the north filled with fireworks, he was overjoyed and reminded his subordinates loudly to prepare for battle.

The Sassanid men and horses were defeated, and the other brother of Ardashir, Prince Masha, who was the commander-in-chief of the army here, ran out of the camp under the protection of his own soldiers, and when he saw that all his men and horses were in flames, and his heart was miserable, Almighty Ahura and Mazda, please give me wisdom and strength to save these poor people. Ahura and Mazda, the founders of Zoroastrianism, the almighty gods, did not manifest, and Mashar could only watch as countless soldiers died in the flames.

Of the 200,000 Sassanid soldiers, less than 60,000 ran out of the camp, and when Prince Mahas saw that the men and horses of the abominable Sabbatarian Empire had been killed, he relied on these barefoot and frightened soldiers to fight with others, so he had to let his own soldiers inform the remnants of the soldiers to retreat to Ecbatana.

Yuvidas broke out, he hadn't fought a tailwind battle for many years, and he couldn't let go of such an opportunity to beat the water dogs, and he commanded the men and horses to quickly chase after him. As if possessed by Angola and Manuel, Evidas took away one fresh life after another between the rise and fall of the spear.

(Zoroastrianism is a dualist theory, with Ahura and Mazda as the supreme primordial gods, the creators of the omniscient and omnipotent universe, with virtues such as light, life, and creation, and are worshiped as good gods; Angola and Manuel are the embodiment of darkness, representing ugliness, blood, killing and other evil deeds, called evil gods. )

Mashar finally got rid of his pursuers, and looking back, there were less than 10,000 people behind him. The 10,000 soldiers looked aggrieved, all of them were gray-headed, bloodstained with blood, and tired like dead dogs. Fortunately, the city of Ecbatana has revealed its massive body, and the almighty gods Ahura and Mazda have guided the light, and hope is at hand. With his impassioned voice, Mashar continued to boost morale, and the 10,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers rose up and marched towards the light.

Merkgis saw hope in the bitter waiting, originally thought that he had been in vain all night, and could not get any military achievements, and when he saw the disgraced Mahas and his party, he shouted excitedly, one man and one horse, and he stepped forward with a gun and killed it. The soldiers behind him were all brave and competed for the lead.

When Mahas saw another man coming, he screamed and fell from his horse. The soldiers on the left and right hurriedly rescued him, protected Mahas, and rushed away in spikes regardless of the soldiers.

Outside Altaschat, the sun shines after a strong wind, and the air is filled with the moist smell of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Vologis VI anxiously waited for the first soldier to report victory.

Vologis VI looked at the soldiers who came in with trepidation, for fear that he would open his mouth to tell bad news. The soldier looked happy, ran into the tent and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, a thousand joys. General Evidas broke through the middle and killed five large battalions in a row, killing more than 30,000 enemies. ”

What the? Vologis was stunned, Yuvidas only led 10,000 horses, and actually killed 30,000 people, this guy is lying about the military situation, right? The soldiers retreated, and one after another the victors came, and Vologis VI smiled, when did his men and horses fight so easily?

Jiang Wei had a smile on his face that was not commensurate with his age, as if everything was under control. Jiang Wei carefully calculated all this, and the Sassanid army must not have expected it. The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the people and horses of Ardashir would never have thought that the rest of the men and horses would launch a sneak attack in such bad weather, with the common fire oil raid in the desert, with the howling north wind, the army of the Sassanid Dynasty, that is, how to resist with three heads and six arms?

Vologis VI received good news one after another, and looked at Jiang Wei with complicated eyes, the kid on the other side was not more than twenty-five years old, how did he do all this?

Euvidas and Merkgis almost returned to the outside of Artashat on their front and back feet, and the two arrogant Parthians looked at Jiang Wei with indescribable admiration, and the Han envoy opposite was like a mountain in the minds of the two people.

The sun, which represents light and heat, moved slowly, Vologis VI's men and horses all returned, and the generals who led the troops were elated from the bottom of their hearts.

Jiang Wei'an sat in a big tent, not arrogant or humble, but Vologis VI couldn't help but dance, the statistics of the results of the battle were beyond his expectations, and the rest of the men and horses almost wiped out the Sassanid army at the cost of less than 20,000 people. Such a victory is worthy of a great book from Vologis VI, but the envoy of the Han Kingdom who brought all this is still sitting in the presence of the old god, and he does not say a word.

Vologis VI accompanied the twelve minutes and said carefully: "Respected envoy of the Han Kingdom, this battle has achieved an unexpected victory, is there anything you are not satisfied with?" ”

Jiang Wei clenched his fist with his left hand and hammered the table and said: "It's me who didn't think about it, if you place more people in the direction of Ekbatana, you can completely annihilate the Sassanid people." ”

At this time, all the generals of the Rest Empire were immersed in loud joy, and when they heard Jiang Wei blame himself, they looked at each other one by one, this Han national, he was not satisfied with such a great achievement? What is he calculating in his heart?

Vologis VI laughed and said, "Dear Brother Jiang Boyo, we have never won such a great victory since the war with Ardashir's men and horses, and your ability and courage are worthy of the admiration of our Rest Empire, and the alliance can be completed today." ”

Jiang Wei said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, before I came, my emperor told me that although Ardashir, the dog emperor, got most of the land in Persia, he was unpopular. Your Majesty the Emperor can take advantage of the great victory and take the opportunity to expand, kill Ardashir as soon as possible, and become a brotherly state with our Han forever. ”

Seeing that Jiang Weisheng was not arrogant or discouraged, Vologis VI was overjoyed and said: "After the alliance is formed, I will appoint you as the general of the Rest Empire, command my men and horses, and seize the land of the whole country, how about it?" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this Brother Jiang Boyo is the noble man of our Resting Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor can entrust everything. ”

Pasadola said disdainfully, "Your Majesty the Emperor, would you rather trust an outsider?" ”

Vologis VI smiled, knowing that his great general was jealous, which proved from another aspect that although this general of Pasadora was vinegar, his ability was indeed average, and he couldn't see the existence of people with more ability than him, and what he needed to revive the empire was talent, not vinegar.

Vologis showed rare wisdom and decisiveness, and the alliance was successfully achieved, and Jiang Wei was appointed the first general of the Rest Empire, responsible for the full command of the Sassanid counteroffensive.