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Quintus saw that Sun Shao was serious, not like a joke, so he didn't say anything, lowered his head and drank tea, only to find that the teacup was dry, Sun Shao beckoned, Emily hurriedly walked over, held her sleeve with one hand, stretched out her tender lotus-like arm, and lifted the silver pot to refill Quintus's water. Quintus, www.biquge.info pen "Fun" Pavilion, took the opportunity to change the topic and squeezed his eyes at Sun Shao: "What, my Roman woman is not bad, right?" ”

Sun Shao smiled and glanced at Emily and Diana, who were blushing: "How can there be anything wrong with your old friend's arrangement, I am very satisfied, I haven't thanked you yet, so I will replace the wine with tea, thank you for your kindness." ”

"If you like it, if you like it, if you like it." Quintus laughed, "It's also a blessing for them to be your women." Emily, Diana, you will serve Your Highness well, and only by making him feel comfortable physically and mentally can we fight a good battle. Only by winning the battle will the Emisha family have more benefits. ”

"Look at you, it's a good thing to move at every turn." Sun Shao couldn't cry or laugh, he waved his hand, interrupted Quintus's words, put away his smile, and said very solemnly: "This is my opinion, I don't know if you can accept it, I just want to say hello to you first, you go back and discuss it with the courtiers to see what they think." ”

Quintus smiled silently, his goal had been achieved, at least now Sun Shao was not very resolute in asking for immediate withdrawal, but asked him to go back and discuss it first, which showed that there was still room for negotiation. He said no more, and got up to take his leave.

"King, do you really want to withdraw from the army?" Emily leaned beside Sun Shao and asked in a coquettish voice, "I'm still going to invite my family to Ctesiphon." ”

Sun Shao glanced at her, stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around her shoulder, and said with a smile: "What do you know." Although we have taken Seleucus, the casualties of Rome and Kushan are not small, and Ctesiphon is ten times stronger than Seleucus. ”

Diana, who was cleaning up the paperwork on the side, thought seriously for a moment and nodded: "Then it's better to take it when you see it." ”

"That's right, even if you can understand the question, why don't they understand?" Sun Shao gently patted his thigh and shook his head again and again, sighing.

Quintus returned to the big tent, Momia was holding Philip, teaching him to read the word cards word by word, and when he saw Quintus's face, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked Philip to take him away, and asked Quintus to pour tea. Quintus waved his hand: "No need to pour tea, I have to talk to someone later." ”

"What's going on?" Momia asked puzzledly, "Why don't you look so happy when everyone rejoices when you have conquered Seleucus today?" ”

Quintus sighed and told Momia what Sun Shao had just said. Momia listened quietly, sipping the tea slowly, until Quintus finished speaking, looking at her expectantly, she raised her eyelids and looked at Quintus: "I think his concern is right." ”

"He's right?" Quintus was a little disappointed, and then tasted a little: "He's worried? ”

"Yes, if you think about it, what he said is indeed the truth, although Seleucus has been captured, but the losses of you and Bo Tune are not small. Not to mention the Kushan people, at least 30,000 of the 80,000 troops under your command will not be able to go into battle in the short term, and the most elite 10,000 people are still in the hands of little Gordian, if he still refuses to dispatch, then how many people do you have who can be used? Seleucus only had 10,000 defenders, and you have paid such a big price, how can you say that you will definitely be able to take Ctesiphon. Even if it's you, you don't feel sure, right? ”

Quintus nodded silently, he just didn't feel that he was too sure, so he didn't insist on it with Sun Shao. But he felt that it was a pity to give up like this, not only did he leave troubles, but Sun Shao barely contributed except for one trip, but he got the most benefits, which seemed a little unfair. Seleucus was won by him and Bo Diao, so Ctesiphon should be fought by Sun Shao, how could he shake his hand at the end of the day, and say that he would not do it?

Momia seemed to see Quintus's displeasure, and she continued, "Do you think that the Han people can take Ctesiphon?" ”

Quintus pondered for a while: "No. ”

"You don't have the strength to fight again, and he is not sure to break the city alone, so wouldn't it be the best way to give up now? Your Majesty, Seleucus is the result of the union of the Three Kingdoms, how can you ask him to take Ctesiphon alone? Momia's tone was calm, and he couldn't hear a trace of worry, and Quintus's originally impatient mood gradually calmed down, and he savored Momia's words, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"He's worried that we're not going to help?"

Momia nodded lightly, Quintus saw it, smiled, shook his head and said, "He, he's still so careful, obviously he wants us to help him, but he wants to put on a posture that he doesn't want to fight." He thought for a moment, and then said, "I understand, I'm going to discuss with them, and I must stir up their morale, otherwise this battle will not be easy to fight." ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Momia was just the right amount of flattery.

Quintus walked out of the tent in a relaxed mood, summoned several important generals, and first analyzed the current situation with them and asked for their opinions. After Mennolufis and the others weighed the pros and cons, they all felt that if it was possible, it would be better to take Ctesiphon with a bang, and no matter how bad it was, they would come to Cessie's city to put direct pressure on Ardashir to force him to sign the contract. Of course, in order to do this, the Romans must first ensure that they have the strength to fight, and the most important thing is to force little Gordian into battle.

After everyone agreed, Quintus asked Balbinus to go to Gordian Jr. Balbinus understood, and when he went to the big tent of little Gordian, little Gordian was pacing in the tent with regret, and as soon as he saw Balbinus, he greeted him, and looked embarrassed: "My friend, I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" ”

Balbinus comforted: "It's not a big deal, but you have reminded everyone that Ctesiphon is not easy to fight, and we are not sure of victory, so it is better to withdraw like this." ”

Before he could finish his words, little Gordian was in a hurry. He led two of the most elite legions, but he returned to Rome without success, and what face did he have to meet his father and Roman citizens? He originally planned to force Quintus to make a statement in front of everyone to let him go into battle, and it was best to squeeze each other and raise the price, but he didn't expect these useless guys to be really scared.

"How can that work? We've come all the way to just take a Seleucus and leave? Ardashir is not a man of gratitude, and if he is not killed this time, when he can catch his breath, then Rome will definitely be the first to be retaliated. ”

When Balbinus saw it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and he pretended to say some difficulties, and vaguely pointed out the adverse effects of discord within the Romans, and little Gordian understood the true meaning of Balbinus, but the words had reached this point, and he couldn't regret it, so he had to pat his chest and say that as long as Quintus intended to attack, he would definitely take the lead and go all out.

Balbinus returned satisfied.

At the same time, Bo Tiao also understood Sun Shao's worries, he was not as troublesome as Quintus, as long as he decided to continue the attack, the Guishan people would not have other opinions.

Sun Shao was still a little hesitant to get the assurances of Bo Harmony and Quintus, but he couldn't resist their insistence, so he had to let them hurry up and rescue the wounded, and contact Ardashir to see if they could win without a fight. If it really doesn't work, then there is only one more battle. Looking at Sun Shao's reluctant look, Quintus and Bo Tiao were involuntarily taken away by him, not only promising to work together, but also promising that Sun Shao would arrange the distribution of the spoils of the attack on Ctesiphon to make up for the losses he paid.

Sun Shao was full of contentment, and immediately asked Jiang Gan to personally rush to Taixi to seal the city.

Jiang Gan took Sun Shao's handwritten letter and came to Taixi Fengcheng proudly. As soon as Ardashir saw Jiang Gan, he sneered: "Your king doesn't come with a large army to attack the city, what did he send you to do, do you want to rely on your mouth to say that my Tessie is closed down?" ”

Jiang Gan stood neither humble nor arrogant, looking at the palace wrapped in glass and full of exotic style, and said with a smile: "The king has won the award, I am not Meng Jiangnu, and I have not said that I have the ability to bring down the city wall." ”

Ardashir was confused, who is Meng Jiangnu?

"However, I have come here with the sincerity of the king of my family." Jiang Gan took out Sun Shao's handwritten letter from his arms and handed it to the eunuch who caught up with him. The eunuch trotted and then handed it over to Ardashir. Ardashir took it in his hand and glanced at the handwriting on the cover. Sun Shao is written in Chinese characters, a flowing small block looks very comfortable, although Ardashir can't read Chinese characters, but also tastes the calmness between the lines, it is conceivable that Sun Shao must have been in a happy mood when writing this letter, and his attitude was calm. At the thought of this, Ardashir felt a sense of disgust.

"I don't know your kanji." Ardashir threw the letter on the case in front of him, and said with pretense of disdain: "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Jiang Gan didn't mind, and said in response: "Actually, it's simple, mainly two things, one is the Seleucid War, we captured about 8,000 captives, considering that they all have families and mouths, the king of my family can't bear to let them become ghosts under the sword, and he can't bear to let them go away to a foreign land and become slaves, so I suggest that the king redeem them, if the king is willing to make peace." ”

"Truce and peace?" Ardashir obviously didn't think about this plan, and was a little stunned for a while: "You want to make peace?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Gan smiled: "In order to show sincerity, we can even release dozens of people first, as long as the king symbolizes the surname to pay a little ransom." As he spoke, he took out another list and handed it over. Ardashir took it and saw that most of these people were centurions and thousands, all of whom were more important people, and the prices in the back columns were indeed not high. He couldn't help but be a little moved, and glanced up at Jiang Gan: "How are you going to make peace?" ”

"As long as the king is sincere, how to make peace can be discussed." Jiang Gan looked very good: "There is a preliminary plan in my king's letter, please put forward your opinions after reading it, and then we will negotiate further." Until then, the king will give me the ransom to bring back, and we will release these people back. ”

Ardashir just wanted to say that Lao Tzu didn't know Chinese characters, but after thinking about it, he felt that these were very shameless, and there were many Han people in the city of Tessie, so it shouldn't be a big problem to read this letter. He sneered secretly, although Sun Shao took Seleucus at a rare speed, but the casualties must have been small, and he was a little powerless to fight Cessiphon, so he came to ask for negotiations.

Ardashir did not hesitate, and immediately asked people to take out the ransom money for Jiang Gan to take back. Jiang Gan easily completed the task, left the city of Taixi, and returned to the opposite shore in a warship. Here Ardashir found someone to translate Sun Shao's documents, and Sun Shao also sent back those prisoners very quickly, of course, he did not forget to convey the news of the negotiation to these prisoners in advance, so as to show that he sincerely wanted to negotiate.

Ardashir was not stupid either, he arranged for the prisoners to be taken back to the city, so that they would not have any chance of contact with others, and at the same time put the interpreters in custody, trying not to let the news of the negotiations leak out, so as not to sway the morale of the army. Still, when he heard about the miracle, he was shocked.

There was not a single flaw in this miracle, and the illusion he arranged failed completely, could it really be a miracle? If you can't find a flaw, what if the miracle appears again when Sun Shaobing comes to the city? Will Ctesiphon follow in the footsteps of Seleucus and be captured by Sun Shao in a very short period of time?

Ardashir had never thought of negotiating, but now, he was a little shaken. No matter how great a person is, there will be a fear from the bottom of his heart in the face of unknown forces. Ardashir was not sure if Ahura was still on his side, and he also knew the impact of Seleucon on morale in less than half a month, although he tried his best to block the news, but it was difficult to guarantee that it would leak out, if the soldiers knew that it was the will of God, he was afraid that no matter how many defenders Cessiphon had, he would not be able to hold the city.

Ardashir pondered for a long time and decided to delay it first, anyway, his purpose was originally to delay Sun Shao's support, and now Sun Shao took the initiative to negotiate, of course he couldn't ask for it. So he sent a well-spoken minister to cross the river to negotiate with Sun Shao.

Sun Shao was very enthusiastic, personally met with the minister, and said enthusiastically that if Ardashir really had the sincerity to negotiate, he was willing to bring up the old affairs of the four-nation alliance, expose the unpleasant things, and remain allies in the future to jointly maintain peace in the world and give the people in the world a stable living environment. Then he appointed Jiang Gan as the negotiator, and instructed them to show sincerity, not to be perfunctory, and to seek happiness for the people of the four countries.

Jiang Gan was indeed sincere, and at the outset he threw out a very attractive proposal, which was to allow the Sassanids to ransom the remaining captives at a fair price. When the Sassanid envoy heard this, he was right, and it was good that eight thousand warriors could go back to help defend the city. The two sides were interested, and the matter was quickly negotiated, and Ardashir was rewarded, and there was no objection, and immediately arranged for a ransom to be delivered. At the moment when he saw the eight thousand soldiers safely return to Taixi Fengcheng, he almost thought that Sun Shao really wanted to negotiate.

However, Ardashir soon regretted it. Eight thousand people are not dozens of people, many of the soldiers guarding the city know about the return of these captives, and the news that the king is negotiating with the enemy cannot be forbidden, and the entire Tessie Blockade immediately fell into a strange atmosphere, and slowly the captives' families came to intercede, asking for their family to be reunited, and at first Ardashir planned to delay, but later he found that it was okay not to delay, and a delay was even more rumors, and in desperation, he had to let a group of people out first.

As soon as these men left their custody, the news of the negotiations could no longer be controlled, and the news of the miracles outside Seleucus soon spread throughout the city.

Ardashir regretted Mo Die, he was careful, he was careful, but Sun Shao still found a flaw. Now it is useless to tell the soldiers that he is just delaying the army, he can only re-evaluate this matter and seriously consider the possible surname of negotiating with Sun Shao.

Ardashir suggested that all Romans, Han Chinese, and Kushans should withdraw from the Sassanid lands and then negotiate further.

As soon as Sun Shao received this news, before he had time to react, Quintus and the others were in a hurry and withdrew from the land of the Sassanids? It's simply impossible, after so much hard work, can you spit it out again? They immediately came to Sun Shao and strongly objected. Sun Shao smiled, don't worry, prepare for the siege with peace of mind, how can I agree to Ardashir's condition, he is forcing me to take the initiative to attack the city.

Quintus breathed a sigh of relief, "So what are you going to do?" ”

"I will let all the Sassanids know that Ardashir is not sincere in negotiating, and that he is going to gamble with the surnames of the whole city." Sun Shao sneered: "I want to tell the Sassanids of the whole city that Ardashir is no longer the incarnation of Ahura, he is now the incarnation of Ariman and wants to drag all the 100,000 Sassanids into the abyss of death." ”

Sun Shao decided to terminate the negotiations and immediately arranged for a large army to cross the river, and the 200,000-strong army surrounded the north side of the city of Taixifeng, and hundreds of warships carried by more than 8,000 sailors also blocked the Tigris and Dia rivers. The Sassanids, who had been expecting success in the negotiations, were disappointed when they saw that the army had suddenly besieged the city, and Ardashir was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to announce that Sun Shao had no sincerity in negotiating and that he would eventually attack the city. Anyway, Sun Shao was outside the city, and even if he didn't have any words, he couldn't reach the city, and the people in the city could only hear his words.

He never expected that before his order had spread throughout the city, someone would come to report it, and suddenly a lot of paper fell from the world, on which Ardashir had made those demands, and the root cause of the breakdown of the negotiations had been spread in a short time.

Ardashir was taken aback, and he rushed out the door, looking up into the distance, only to see that the city of Ctessi had fallen as if it had snowed, and countless pieces of paper were falling from the sky and scattered everywhere. He looked up, and when he had all his eye, he saw a large blue ball in the sky—against the blue sky, and it was impossible to distinguish it without paying attention—and snowflakes of paper fell from the ball.

Suddenly, Ardashir seemed to understand the origin of the miracle.

(To be continued)