The Sassanid emperor Ardashir was able to ascend to the position of supreme ruler alone. His grandfather was a Zoroastrian priest and had great prestige in the country. In Ardashir's father's generation, Papek, the Sabbatical dynasty gave Papek a piece of land called Stahel in recognition of his grandfather's work. As at the end of any dynasty, the last emperor Vologis VI was reassured, and soon after he ascended the throne, his younger brother Artaban IV rebelled and took over most of the land in peace. The Roman Emperor Caracalla, seeing the civil strife, sent an army to conquer. Vologis VI was overwhelmed by this internal and external troubles, so he had no choice but to conquer the situation and force the strong men.

At the instigation of his son Ardashir, Papek proclaimed himself king in the Stahel territory and raised the banner of recruitment. In 224 AD, Ardashir overthrew the Parthian dynasty, ousted Vologis VI, and established the Sindean dynasty, the Sassanid dynasty. In 226 AD, Ardashir was crowned in Ctesiphon and proclaimed himself "King of Kings".

At this time, Ardashir had not yet held a coronation, but had only seized most of the Persian lands, and Vologis VI retreated in Armenia and resisted stubbornly. In order to stabilize the territory he had occupied, Ardashir declared Zoroastrianism (i.e., Zoroastrianism) as the state religion, and because his grandfather was a priest of Zoroastrianism, Ardashir proclaimed himself the head of the sect, and his brother and uncle were named the head of the sect, and the head of the church called himself Ahula. The chief priest of Mazda, the savior of souls. Ahula. Mazda is the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism and the founder of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrianism has a long history, more than a thousand years before Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism and Christianity, and spread in the Persian region. Later, the Arabs rose up and overthrew the Sassanid Dynasty, Zoroastrianism gradually declined, * Christianity arose, Zoroastrianism moved eastward, and was introduced to China through the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty. Zoroastrianism, also known as Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Mingjiao, etc., Manichaeism is the inheritance and development of Zoroastrianism by Mani around 226 AD. Manichaeism has been circulating in China for many years, and finally shined in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang, a Manichaean, overthrew the Mongols and established the Ming Dynasty.

Ardashir's conspiracy did not achieve the desired effect, originally expected that Prumoyi IV could hold back the Han army for a while, and his side was free to defeat the Han army, but he did not expect that Prumoyi IV was defeated so quickly, and the Han army of 300,000 people crossed the desert in the south of Kushan and rushed to Flousha. In this way, the number of Han troops in the Flousha area reached 600,000. Ardashir had to readjust the deployment.

Liu Ze was overjoyed when he saw that Cao Cao had brought such men and horses, as well as countless grains and grasses, and led more than a dozen people under his command to welcome him out of more than 50 miles. Cao Cao, who is over sixty years old, is full of spirit, old and strong, riding a sweaty and bloody horse, galloping in front, seeing the smoke and dust rolling in front of him, leading a person, wearing a golden battle armor, a white dragon horse under his crotch, and two black men on the left and right, like an iron tower, raising his whip and roaring.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and asked Cao Zhang, "Who is here?" ”

Cao Zhang said: "It is the emperor and Xu Chu and Dian Wei. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and with a whip on his horse, the sweaty BMW hissed and jumped over. When Cao Cao saw Liu Ze's appearance clearly, he raised his arms and shouted: "Emperor Lao is here in person, and the old minister Cao Cao is driving." ”

Liu Ze was also ecstatic in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Brother Meng De, come so fast." ”

The two of them were famous horses under their crotches, and their speed was fast, and in an instant the two war horses had collided head-on, Liu Zefei dismounted, came to Cao Cao's horse, stretched out his arms to help Cao Cao, and Cao Cao shouted in a panic: "No, no." ”

Liu Ze laughed loudly: "Brother Meng De has passed the age of ear shun, and he is still immortal with a sword, fighting the world for the Han Dynasty, and he deserves the help of his younger brother." ”

Cao Cao got off the war horse, saw that Liu Ze's temples were also gray, and said in a deep voice: "It's useless for me to be a courtier, and the labor emperor has traveled thousands of miles and suffered from the wind and frost." ”

Liu Ze said: "If it weren't for Feng Xiao's untimely death, which was painful, he would not have led the troops to the west. Brother Mengde came and fought with Persia, which increased his confidence. ”

Cao Cao said: "The situation in Ardashir in Persia is undecided, and he dares to strike first and stubbornly resist our army? ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Don't talk about the war today, my brother has traveled thousands of miles, and he will soon rest in Fulousha City, and I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for Brother Meng De at night." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." The two laughed at each other.

At this time, the teams on both sides converged, talking and laughing all the way, and marched towards Flousha.

Early in the morning of the second day, the main generals of all walks of life gathered in the main hall of the Tsar's Palace, Cao Cao couldn't wait, and first said: "Your Majesty, our army should take advantage of the power of great victory, quickly defeat the Persian soldiers and horses, and the peak of the army is directed at Ctesiphon." ”

Liu Ze said: "I heard that Brother Mengde has a new poem coming out, among which there is a cloud: Lao Ji is in the bush, and his ambition is thousands of miles; The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong. Impassioned, exciting. Okay, let's ask Ziyang to talk about the situation between the enemy and us, and then discuss the strategy of breaking the enemy. ”

Liu Ye came to the sand table, lifted the wooden stick, pointed to the terrain map and said: "Persia has arranged an army of 300,000 on the periphery of Mulu City, Gaofu and Lanshi City. Among them, the focus of the enemy army was placed outside the high attached city, and in this area, 200,000 troops were gathered. Our army fought several times with the enemy, testing each other. The Persians charged with war elephants, each followed by fifty hoplites; As soon as the battle elephant frustrates our army's position, the cavalry in the rear will take advantage of the opportunity to increase the results of the battle, and finally the infantry team will be used for close combat and occupy the place. In addition, the enemy army in the city of Talmena in the region of Gederosia, Bosnia, gathered tens of thousands and prepared to attack the city of Minagara, southern Kushan, trying to attack Florusa from the south, forming a semi-encirclement of our army. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "There are a lot of war elephants in Tianzhu, but Zhuge Ke came up with a brilliant idea and broke it in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Ze said: "Could it be that voles are used to intimidate elephants? ”

"Haha..., no, no, it's a wild bee."

Liu Ze said: "Will the huge and incomparable war elephant be afraid of wild bees? ”

"Not bad." Cao Cao said with a smile: "Zhuge Yuanxun is incomparably smart, and said: 'All things are born with each other. Although the war elephant was huge, it was not difficult to find something to restrain it, so I went to the soldiers of the Mulu King to inquire about it, and sure enough, I found a way. I was in Tianzhu, tried and tested, and the war elephant saw the wild bees, which can be described as panicking. ”

Liu Ye said: "There are many deserts in Guishan, and wild bees are difficult to find. I don't know if Cao Gong can carry wild bees? ”

Cao Cao said: "The wild bees have made great contributions, and before they came to Guishuang, they were all released. ”

Liu Ze smiled: "What's so difficult about this? You can send orders to merchants to find bees. The Hindu Kush is surrounded by abundant water and grass, wild flowers, and beekeepers. Our army buys in large quantities, that is. ”

Cao Cao said: "The emperor mentioned voles just now, could it be that they can also restrain war elephants? So, why not do both? ”

Liu Ze said: "Vole, the army has prepared some, but I don't know what the effect is?" ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Why don't you try it with the bees and compete?" ”

While they were talking, the scouts arrived, and Liu Ze called into the hall and asked, "What changes have the enemy army had?" ”

The scout said: "Your Majesty, there is the Roman Empire in the west of Kushan, and according to the Flying Eagle, there is a large army coming from Rome in the east, and the vanguard has arrived in Nissa. ”

"What? The Romans also came. Liu Ze said: "You go down, increase your efforts, and investigate carefully." ”

Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it seems that Persia and Rome have formed an alliance to resist our army together. ”

Liu Ze stared at the map, looked at it for a long time, and said, "Is there any news of Gongjin recently?" ”

Liu Ye said: "Gongjin has gained a firm foothold in Luzon when he sent troops to Luzon Island, and is vigorously developing the naval army. ”

"It looks like we're going to be ready for a long fight. Persia had a population of less than 20 million, and about a million soldiers could fight. The last emperor Vologis VI was still resisting, and Ardashir could draw no more than 500,000 troops, and if Persia had allied with Rome, he would have drawn even more troops. The population of Rome is huge, far exceeding the population of our Han Dynasty, and the army is even larger. In this way, our army may face a million enemies. It's not a good battle. Zi Yang, herald Gong Jin, gather the navy, with Gong Jin as the main general, Xingba and Bo Yan as the auxiliary, I don't care what method he uses, rush to this water area called the Indian Ocean, through the Red Sea, into the Mediterranean, and turn Rome upside down. ”

Cao Cao said in a staggered manner: "Your Majesty, how can you sail the oceans for thousands of miles?" ”

Liu Ze said: "This war can't end in a year or two. Brother Meng De, the enemy army is endless, is it impossible to fight a decisive battle with our army on the border? ”

Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is huge, do you want to transfer troops from the country again?" Also, the emperor said just now that the last emperor is still alive, can you take advantage of it? ”

Liu Ye said: "Since the war is stalemate, we need to prevent the enemy from cutting off my back road." Chen suggested that the passage between Guishan and the Western Regions and Tianzhu should be smooth. ”

Liu Ze said: "Urgently order the country, transfer Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Man Chong, and Lu Qian to each lead 50,000 troops, set off from each station, choose a shortcut, and rush to Guishuang in the starry night. Huo Jun was ordered to be responsible for the defense of the northern part of Guishan and ensure that the road to the Western Regions was unblocked; Ordered Zhang Liao to rush to Minnagara to support each other with Tianzhu Zhang Wei and ensure the road to Tianzhu. He ordered Zhuge Liang and Tianzhu Cao Ang in the Western Regions to raise grain and grass and send them to Guishuang. Especially in Kongming in the Western Regions, ordnance, gunpowder packs, and medicine are indispensable. It's just that the candidate for this envoy Vologis VI is difficult to choose? ”

Liu Ye recorded quickly, and after Liu Ze finished speaking, he also finished recording, and said after hearing the words: "Tianshui Jiang Wei Jiang Boyo, who is proficient in the languages of various ethnic groups, and is resourceful and courageous, can be used." ”

"The war is raging, the army is stationed, how can we contact Vologis VI?" Cao Cao asked.

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Ziyang has been operating in the Western Regions for many years, and there must be a way. ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "At the beginning of the first sale of the Thousand Golden Dragon and Tiger Pill, there was a big merchant in Persia, named Rou Jiamo, and in the next year, he has gathered tens of millions of wealth by relying on the law of management. This person has been dealing with Persian officials at all levels, and he is very popular, so it is better to think of a way to do it to him. ”