The noise caused by the rolling boulders drowned out the sound of hundreds of Han soldiers climbing the ladder. On the lookout in the city, the Persians saw the Han army climbing up to the top of the city and shouted a warning to the soldiers who were hiding under the city, and the Persian soldiers under the city began to throw arrows at the head of the city. The Han army had long expected this, and the soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city one by one were wearing heavy armor, and the arrows did not cause any harm to them at all.

Hundreds of people went up to the top of the city, and watched the situation of the Persian soldiers, and saw that the city wall was densely packed with people, and they were all overjoyed. The oil and gunpowder packets turned into a downpour and were thrown at the crowd under the city walls. All of a sudden, explosions rang out. The oil does not need to be ignited by gunpowder, and the city is full of flames, so you can light the torch and throw it down from the city, and the oil will slam and turn into a sea of fire.

The Persian soldiers under the city wall were more or less contaminated with some fire oil, and together with the firelight, they all became fire men, howling and running around. The explosion of gunpowder had already torn the crowd apart, and the fire was ignited, so the evasive soldiers had no idea what direction to go, and only thought about extinguishing the flames on their bodies. The Persian archers were immediately shocked. Enraged, the Persian guards brought in more archers to join the archery throwing team.

Seeing that there was no one under the city walls, the Han army at the head of the city drew a repeater and shot at the Persian archers. The effect of hundreds of crossbows is much more powerful than that of more than a thousand archers, the Persian archers throw arrows and need to lean back, and the Han army at the head of the city directly aims and launches, the arrows are like rain, and the Persian archers are killed and wounded.

Seeing the sharp weapons of the Han army, the Persian guards immediately brought in shield soldiers and erected large shields in front of the archers to protect the archers from the rain of arrows. When the Han army at the head of the city saw it, they put down the crossbow, took out the longbow from their side, put on the arrows, hung the gunpowder bag, lit it, aimed it at the shield soldiers, and shot it. The soldier, who had realized his strength, rounded his arm, threw the sheepskin bag full of fire oil at the shield.

With the combination of oil and gunpowder, the shields could only retreat, and the archers followed suit, so that the arrows did not pose any threat to the city. The Han military captain signaled to the city, and more Han soldiers flocked to the city. The strength of the people was great, and hundreds of ropes were thrown down at the head of the city, and the bed crossbow was dragged up to the head of the city whole. At the time of a meal, there were more than a hundred bed crossbows lined up on the city.

The Persian guards and soldiers saw the thick bed crossbow and iron arrows, shining with cold light, and their hearts were cold. The weapons of the Han army are endless, on the other hand, on their own side, only throwing spears and bows and arrows are considered long-range weapons. Forget about throwing a gun, the other party is condescending and will definitely not be able to play a role; Although this bow and arrow can reach far, it is also crushed to death by others. The guard sighed and flew to the main general, Prince Daoyar.

Without waiting for Daoyaer's information to come back, the Han army at the head of the city had already twisted the bed crossbow, and the thick iron arrows were hung with gunpowder bags, and at the sound of an order, the iron arrows roared out and faced the Persian archers. And the shield men flew over. The tremendous power caused the color of the Persian soldiers to change suddenly, and the ranks that were arranged in formation were instantly disrupted.

Daoyar received a report that the three city walls were occupied by the Han army, and was shocked, and urgently dispatched reserves to arrive, and spread out far away to prevent the Han army from going down the city.

Liu Ye learned of the situation in the city and summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures. Liu Ye said: "The Persians were quite helpless for our army to occupy the city, so they ordered the army to be stationed under the city. When the fire on the horse road is extinguished, it will inevitably risk death to seize the head of the city, which is narrow and our army cannot be deployed. The city gates and holes are blocked by boulders, and it is difficult to clean up for a while, if you want to break the city quickly, what is the best way? ”

When the Han army at the head of the city is always exhausted, the supply under the city is also necessary. If the Persians charged with cavalry, there would be so much place at the head of the city, and the Han army would have to be squeezed out of the city.

Guan Yu said: "There are huge stones everywhere in the city, why not let the soldiers block the horse road with boulders?" Then occupy the city gate tower, cut down the drawbridge, and start a fire in the direction of the city gate cave to block the enemy army, and our army can smoothly move the stones and open the city gate hole. ”

Liu Ye smiled bitterly: "The boulders thrown by the stone-throwing car are all round, how to block the horse road?" ”

Wen Ping smiled: "This is easy to do. Let the stone-throwing cart throw hundreds of prismatic stones on the head of the city. It is based on prism and cobblestone in the back. If the Persians wanted to go up to the city, they had to move the prism first, and the cobblestone rolled down, how magnificent. ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "This plan is wonderful, do it quickly." ”

Guan Yu said: "Guan Mou asks for his life, and he is willing to go to the city and command the battle." ”

Man Zhong said on the side: "General Guan charged into battle, the enemy has more than a million soldiers, and the city is narrow, so it is better to let the last general go." ”

Liu Ye actually likes to be full of favor, but Guan Yu opened his mouth first, and he is an arrogant person, it is not easy to refute his face, hearing what Man Pet said, he immediately kicked the ball to Guan Yu, and said with a smile: "The city gate is open, and Yun Chang can show his strengths, I don't know what you think?" ”

How could Guan Yu not understand what Liu Ye meant, and said immediately: "Since Berning has spoken, I will give up to Berning." ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "Boning, you must be prepared to hold the head of the city, the enemy army in the city is 150,000, and it can not be broken in a day, and our army will have an extra chance of winning if you occupy the city." ”

Man Zhong replied solemnly: "Please rest assured, Lord Liu, Man Pet is here, and the city is here." ”

When the man went up to the city, there were already a pile of prismatic stones near the road, so he ordered some of the soldiers to be on guard, and some of the soldiers to rest and wait. Although the fire burned violently, after all, it could not bear the time, and it did not take long for it to be extinguished.

When the Persians saw that the fire was extinguished, they moved their men and horses to fight for the city.

Liu Ze came to the outside of Ekbatana, Liu Ye greeted him, symbolically asked about the offensive and defensive situation, and went to rest. Just before a bowl of tea was drunk, Xu Chu came to report: "Your Majesty, General Guan Yu asks to see you." ”

Liu Ze ordered in, Guan Yu entered the big tent, hugged his fists and saluted, Liu Ze stepped forward and grabbed Guan Yu and said: "You and my brother too, why bother to be polite?" I don't know if Yun Chang is coming, but there is something important? ”

Guan Yu said: "The minister came to admonish. ”

Liu Ze was stunned for a moment, "It's okay for Yun Chang to say it directly. ”

Guan Yu said: "Millions of young and strong aliens are causing trouble in Persia, whether rich or poor, and if they resist a little, they will kill innocents indiscriminately. As a result, our soldiers have lost all their hearts, and it is not easy to clean up. I beg the emperor to give an order to stop this. ”

Liu Ze said: "The rich people in Persia are nothing more than merchants and slave owners, young and strong plunderers, how can there be people who sit and wait? And those who resisted were all merchants and slave owners who recruited the common people, and the young and strong slaves. Due to the language barrier, the common people and slaves could be persuaded day and night, and there was no good way to kill them in order to seize their wealth and deplete the Persian national strength. ”

Guan Yu pondered when he heard this, and said for a while: "It's just how to win the hearts of the people?" ”

Liu Ze said: "I should write to Deng Ai, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei and others, and let them kill all the slave owners and Persian noble officials. All the land passed was divided among the people, slaves were freed, and cattle and grain were given. Or it can win the hearts of the people a little. ”

Guan Yu saluted Liu Ze and said: "Thank you to the emperor, the emperor said a word, and there are countless living people." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Yun Chang Bodhisattva's heart, I should be widely spread." ”

Guan Yu said: "Guan was born at the bottom and knows that it is not easy for small people, so he has the courage to speak out. ”

Liu Ze smiled, changed the topic and said, "I want Liu Zheng to experience and govern Persia." Looking around, who assists? Is there a candidate for Yun Chang? ”

Guan Yu said: "I don't know who the emperor likes?" ”

This ball is kicked, and Guan Yu is not simple. Liu Ze said with a smile: "Civil and military complement each other, and Wenchen likes Zhuge Keye." ”

Guan Yu said with a smile: "Didn't the emperor intend to let Guan be this martial minister?" ”

Liu Ze said: "Yun Chang is compassionate and cherishes the people, so he can help Liu Zheng to govern it." ”

Guan Yu is over fifty years old, and he has always restrained himself with the justice of the Spring and Autumn Period, tempered his virtues, based on loyalty, strict self-discipline, and won the hearts of the military. However, fighting on the battlefield and expanding the territory is the dream of every general, and Guan Yu doesn't want to miss the opportunity to make contributions. Assisting Liu Zheng is just a place of appeasement, at most, it is to suppress the trouble, where is it as happy as going into battle.

How could Liu Ze not know what Guan Yu was thinking in his heart, and continued with a smile: "Since the beginning of the army, I have known Yun Chang and Yide, and I have gone through ups and downs, and the brotherly love can be brilliant in history. Liu Zheng is your nephew, you don't expect it to be a big success? ”

Guan Yu said with a wry smile: "The emperor presses each other with brotherly affection, is there a way out?" ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Conquer Ekbatana, change the name of this city to Zhongyi City, Yun Changjin named the King of Zhongyi, led 100,000 male soldiers, and defended Persia." ”

Guan Yu said: "Then thank you to the emperor." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "If you get the whole territory of Persia, you will have to fight against Rome." Rome's strength was too great to be won overnight. My Han territory has reached infinity, and if I don't give a reward, I am afraid that everyone will complain. ”

Guan Yu said: "This is not possible, I can fight with the emperor in the four seas, build an immortal career for the Han Dynasty, and fulfill the wish of my life." ”

"Hehe, if you don't reward your merits, how can you do it. I intend to let you old brothers guard one side and pass it on to your descendants, what does Yun Chang think? ”

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done, guarding one side, holding heavy troops, in the long run, the end will not fall, and the outcome is unpredictable." The emperor still vested the military power in the prince, and ordered him to appoint the chief general. ”

Liu Ze said: "If the prince has different intentions, who can restrain him? Alas, the place is big, it is very difficult to govern, and it is also difficult to stabilize. ”

How can Guan Yu understand Liu Ze's current mood, in Liu Ze's heart, wherever it belongs to the territory of the Han Dynasty, he expects long-term stability and eternal obedience to the central power. It's just that people's hearts are unpredictable, and with territory and soldiers, who doesn't want to be a person who monopolizes power, political struggle, as long as society exists and develops, will not disappear.

Guan Yu said: "My big man can minister tens of thousands, and he will eventually think of good." ”

Liu Ze smiled bitterly: "Our generation has accumulated supreme prestige, maybe we can hold it down, right?" But what will the next generation, or grandchildren, think? ”

Guan Yu said: "The emperor should not be distressed, get Persia first, and then make plans." ”

Liu Ze smiled: "That's all." Suddenly remembering something, he patted the case and said: "It's not good, I almost forgot about it." ”