"Li Mi of the Honglu Temple of the Great Han Dynasty, meet His Majesty Persian Sha Zhongsha."

"Ah, the Han envoy is exempt. After more than a hundred years, the land of Persia has ushered in the envoy of the powerful Han Empire in the East, which is really gratifying! ”

At this time, the monarch of Sassanid Persia was the second emperor of this dynasty: Shapur I. This emperor has a lot of controversy in history.

To put it simply, this emperor is somewhat similar to the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty later: he has the ability, and he has indeed made certain achievements. But there are also many things that have been done wrong or many failures. Originally, these are nothing: people, success and failure are life. But this Shapur I, like Qianlong, is so happy that he likes to whitewash the peace. The country boasts about its successes, but it is secretive about its failures.

It is now the end of the year 269, and nine years ago, the king had defeated the Romans at the Battle of Edessa, captured the Roman emperor at the time, and for a time reached the shores of the Mediterranean, threatening Egypt under the control of the Roman Empire.

But it was also nine years ago, when the king returned to his army with great ambition, he was defeated by the indigenous Palamirs of Syria. Forced to sign an alliance that recognized the independence of the Paramir.

But now nine years have passed, at least in the entire central and eastern part of Sasansan, when Li Mi and the others traveled all the way, they only heard that the great Shapur I had captured the Roman emperor - this matter was printed on the new version of the coin, and it was difficult for the whole country to think about it! And there was no news about Palamir. While highlighting the great joy of this emperor and whitewashing the peace. It also fully shows that at least at this time, the Sassanid royal family still has a strong control over the country.

Of course, the country had only been in existence for a few decades at this time, and Shapur I was only the second emperor of this dynasty. In the future, he still has nearly 400 years of national fortune. At this time, Sassanid was still in an upward period.

The guests and hosts have finished their salutes and sat down. Shapur I spoke: "Dear Li, I consulted my advisor last night, and found out that the Han Kingdom has not exchanged envoys with Persia for more than a hundred years. What has happened in the past 100 years? Can you give me a brief explanation? ”

"I don't dare to quit if I want to. Honorable Sha in Sha, the reason why the envoy of the Great Han is more than a hundred years late is because we are busy quelling the rebellion......"

So Li Mi began to talk about the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then talked about Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, the Sima coup, Sima Zhao's invasion of Shu, Guan Yi's capture of Tianqing, and then the successful Northern Expedition of Shu and Han, opening up the Western Regions again......

He was originally a literary master, and he personally experienced most of the history of the story. Therefore, I am talking about the ups and downs here. In addition, Kurshan has been traveling around for many years, and he is very sharp-toothed, and his translation is also very high-level. So for most of the day, Shapur, as an old man, completely forgot about his fatigue and listened to it with fascination.

"I see! It turns out that there are such wonderful stories and great heroes in the land of the East! Well, the Prime Minister Zhuge of your Han Dynasty and the Marshal Guan are all great heroes! Well, don't be angry, this king also thinks that Prime Minister Cao, the actual founder of the Wei State, is also a very great hero. ”

"Hehehe, you don't have to worry about the sand in the sand. Although the Cao family usurped the Han, the crime was great. But we must also admit that Cao Mengde is indeed a big hero. ”

"Your envoy's heart is as open as the sea. Well, honorable Li, as you say, the current Great Han, in his east, there are still two rebellious countries to conquer. At this moment, what is your request for Marshal Guan to send you to our Persia? ”

"Hehehe, my family's eldest Sima Yan, your father in Shazhongsha, raised troops as a small lord, and after years of fighting, he once again unified the homeland of the Rest Empire. Such a feat is no less than that of our Han ancestor Emperor Guangwu. It is said that in this process, you, as the eldest son and right-hand man of Aldarhi I, made the greatest contribution to the establishment of the country. Now, under your leadership, the country is on its way to greater glory than the Sabbatarian Empire once accomplished. In such a great country, there are many things worth learning from our Han people. Therefore, the first order of my great Sima to our envoy this time is: Please send your country's history books to Sha Zhongsha, so that our scholars and people of the Han Dynasty can know the great heroic deeds of your father and son! ”

"Hahaha~~~" After listening to Kurshan's translation, Shapur only felt extremely happy, and his whole body was soaked with a sense of comfort: "Your envoy is humble." At the critical moment when the country was about to perish, Marshal Jiaguan stepped forward and annihilated the invading enemy. The deeds of the country were preserved. It is also worth learning from us Persians. His bravery and wisdom must have been blessed by Mazda...... Well, there is no problem at all with what your envoy just said, and the king immediately ordered the historians in the palace to count the history books of our country, copy two copies, no, copy five copies and send them to the envoy. Let the messenger bring him back to the Great Han. ”

"Thank you in the sand! China's Great Sima also said that in the past, China's main battlefield was in the west of the Han Dynasty's homeland. There were mountains and mountains, and the main role was played by the infantry. In the next five to ten years, we will go to war against the two rebels in the east. There was an endless plain that required strong cavalry. Horse breeds in China are generally short, generally less than six feet tall at the shoulders and less than 700 pounds in weight. Although he was extremely hard-working, he was weak in sprint...... Therefore, in order for us to successfully counter the rebellion later, we are eager to bring in tall and powerful horse breeds from your country......"

"Well...... Shapur, who was in a very good mood just now, was immediately unhappy - although he was very old, he had a bit of a good face problem common to old people. But the important weapon of the country, the principle of not easily dummies, can still be remembered very well.

Without waiting for Shapur to refuse, Li Mi smiled slightly: "My family's eldest Sima said that he has great respect for Shazhongsha. Therefore, this time, I sent an envoy to your country, and was entrusted by my great Sima to bring a sharp weapon to Shazhongsha that can help your country completely defeat Rome! ”

"Oh?!"

"Please order the guards in front of the hall to let a few of my entourages enter the hall with their belongings."

"Yes."

After a while, Long Yu took the lead, and several Han soldiers each walked into the main hall with some objects.

Li Mi also stood up, walked to Long Yu's side, and stretched out his hand to point to the saddle in Long Yu's hand: "Respected Sha Zhongsha, this is the invention of my family's great Sima genius." Stirrup! With this thing, the knight's feet have a place of force on horseback. On the next trip, I found that your country's horses are extremely tall and strong, and your country's cavalry can sprint at high speed in a short time even if they are covered with armor all over their bodies, and even if their war horses are covered with armor. But without stirrups, your cavalry is prone to falling off their horses after sprinting at high speeds, and even if they don't, they are extremely limited in what they can do on their horses. And with this thing......"

Before Li Mi finished speaking, Shapur on the other side had already stood up from the throne impatiently and ran over.

He completely ignored the reminders of the guards around him, and didn't think about getting so close to Long Yu at all, in case Long Yu had any careful thoughts, he would fall into a dangerous situation. At this time, his eyes were almost jumping out of their sockets!

The main opponents of the Sassanids, the Western Romans, the Eastern Kushans. Incidentally, they also had to face some nomadic tribes on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea in the north, in the Arab region. Of these opponents, the biggest and strongest is, of course, Rome!

And the Roman infantry phalanx, tsk, is how strong everyone knows.

The Sassanid infantry was nothing compared to the Roman infantry. The reason why they won and lost on the battlefield with Rome was that Sasanian's main advantage was cavalry.

But the light cavalry often did not know what to say in the face of the well-organized Roman infantry phalanx. As for the heavy cavalry, it is possible to break the formation, but the casualties are too great. So much so that the knights who control the heavy cavalry often become disposables.

It is precisely because of this that the Sassanid initiative against Rome often takes five years or more to launch once: the accumulation of supplies is one thing. More important is the cultivation and training of heavy cavalry.

So this stirrup means so much to Sassanid that it cannot be overemphasized.

Shapur is the true king of horses, after coming into contact with the stirrup in kind. He immediately shouted, "Come! Bring my Ma Zhongsha here! This king wants to test it himself! ”

Ride your horse and put your feet on the stirrups. Shapur quickly felt the benefits of the stirrups. He laughed heroically on his horse: "With the help of this thing, it is to capture another Roman emperor, why is it difficult?!" Dear Li, your Marshal Guan is really a genius! Such a character, in our Persia, I am willing to exchange a province! ”

"Hehehe, sand in the sand is heroic! I just don't know how many of your country's war horses are worth in a province? ”

"Huh? Hahahaha~~~ Envoy Li is really a loyal subordinate of your Marshal Guan. Well, since your country has handed over such an important military weapon to us, then the king of Ben will not hesitate to talk about the stallion. I'll give you five thousand...... No, three thousand horses! Half male and half female! How is it? ”

"Thank you Sands!"