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Aquila hurried over, and when he saw Ardashir's eyes, he stopped and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, and his face was extremely depressed. www.biquge.info They have been worrying about miracles, worried that Sun Shao will do such a miracle again in Taixi Closure City, they are thinking about how this miracle was done all the time, and then they also come to a miracle to fight back, but they never expected that Sun Shao actually showed such a miracle in front of them, in the crisp daylight of this day.

A spherical object, helplessly appeared in the sky above the city of Tessie, without a trace of concealment, it appeared in front of them so bluntly, and the truth of what they didn't think of even if they broke their heads was revealed, but did they really understand?

No, they still can't figure out how the ball ended up in the air, unless it's ...... The power of God.

Aquila could understand Ardashir's current mood, he was very ashamed, as the smartest person of the Sassanid family, the high priest of the Sassanid state religion, he could only watch the enemy perform "miracles" in front of him, shaking the morale of the army, and he was helpless.

He is proficient in illusion, but he can't do such illusions, even if he wants to tell the people that this is just a trick for the enemy, what can be the convincing?

Aquila felt Ardashir's powerlessness under the city of Axum, and he saw that his opponent was not far away, but he had no way to defeat him.

"I went back to bathe and fast, and then I prayed to Ahura, and I am sure that Ahura would not just abandon us." Aquila couldn't bear to look at Ardashir's desperate eyes hidden under his calm expression, put his hands on his chest, saluted Ardashir, turned and hurried away.

Ardashir stood motionless in the hallway of the palace, like a statue at the door, until the negotiating minister hurried up to him.

"Honorable King." The minister bowed and bowed, kneeling down.

"Do the Han people still talk?" Ardashir shuddered all over his body, and then recovered from his state of distraction, and asked expressionlessly.

"They rejected the king's request and then changed theirs as well." The minister took out a roll of paper from his bosom and handed it respectfully, not even daring to raise his head, and his body couldn't help trembling. The corners of Ardashir's mouth twitched, he took the paper, unfolded it and glanced at it, it was Chinese characters again.

"Call those interpreters." Ardashir turned and strode toward the temple.

The interpreters were imprisoned in the palace, and soon arrived, and each of them translated a contract and sent it to Ardashir. Ardashir glanced at it, and although there were slight differences in the words, the main content was basically the same. Sun Shao's attitude has obviously changed, he is very dissatisfied with the conditions put forward by Ardashir, and said in a sarcastic tone that Ardashir has not yet woken up from the grief of the loss of his son under the city of Axum, and does not know that the city of Tessy has reached the critical moment of life and death, and actually put forward such conditions that do not know the severity of the conditions, obviously trying to push all the Sassanids into the abyss of death. He also said that the Kushans and the Romans, as well as the leaders of the barbarians, were eager to conquer Ctesiphon, and then take all the Sassanids into slavery, and to divide equally the wealth that the Sassanids had plundered over the years, and that he wanted nothing but Ardashir to his face:

How can you be so stupid? Is it that after losing the blessing of Ahura, even basic judgment has been lost, and you really think that you can keep Ctesiphon with tens of thousands of suspicious people? I, the Great Han, are Fire Virtue, and like the Sassanids, I am protected by the god of light, and Ahura has made a new choice between you and me, and now is the time for you to make your choice.

Surrender or perish.

Immediately following behind, Sun Shao issued an ultimatum, listing a series of harsh conditions, on the condition of preserving Ctesiphon, demanding that Ardashir cede all the cities except Ctesiphon, and compensate the countries for the cost of sending troops, apologize to the countries, disband most of the army, and promise not to take the initiative to provoke war again. If according to this condition, then Sassanid will not die but also die, leaving only Ctesiphon, how is he different from those city lords?

The more the minister thought about it, the more frightened he became, and when he received this contract, he already felt that his head had not been around his neck for long.

To the minister's surprise, Ardashir did not burst into a rage, he read the contract, gently let go of his hand, and the paper full of words fell to the ground and scattered at his feet.

Silence, breathless silence, the minister fell to the ground, not daring to look up, and from his point of view, he could only see Ardashir's intricately embroidered boots.

The boots were motionless.

The minister felt as if a mountain was pressing on his back, making him tremble uncontrollably, and his forehead was already pressed to the ground, and drops of sweat dripped from his sideburns and dripped on the ground paved with blue bricks.

"Go and tell him that if you want to fight, you don't have to rap. As long as he can take Ctesiphon, he will kill him and have no complaints. Ardashir stood up, threw down a cold word, and turned to leave.

When Sun Shao received the reply, he didn't say anything, but just invited Quintus and Bo Tiao and the others, and then asked the Sassanid envoy to say it to them again. Quintus and Bo Tune, of course, scolded and shouted that when the Ctessi blockade was broken, Ardashir's head must be pulled off. Sun Shao was silent, and when the messenger had left, he said to Quintus, "Ardashir is crazy, and he has decided to go all the way to the dark, so we have nothing to be polite about." How are the siege machines you have prepared these days, and are you ready for the siege? ”

"It's almost ready." Quintus made a look, Mennolufes hurriedly stepped forward to report, just within a month of Sun Shao and Ardashir's nonsense, they mobilized all the baggage troops, even the craftsmen among the accompanying merchants were all requisitioned, a total of a hundred siege vehicles, more than three hundred ballistas, a thousand siege ladders, fifty crash cars, and countless other equipment.

"Almost all the trees in this vicinity have been cut down by us, and we can only make up so many numbers, if the number is not enough, then we can only send people to the mountains to cut down the big trees, but in that case, I am afraid that time will not be able to catch up." Menoluffis said embarrassedly: "Also, this place is full of river beaches, and there are no stones to be found, and even the adobe bricks used for those houses have been moved to the city by Ardashir, and we have a large gap in the number of cannons, if three hundred ballistas go into battle together, it will only be enough for one day." ”

"One day?" Sun Shao jumped up suddenly, and glared at Mennolufis in disbelief: "You're not joking, are you?" ”

Mennoluphes shook his head in embarrassment: "That's true. We discussed whether we could fill the soil with straw bales and use them as bricks. ”

"Straw bale, I think you're the straw bale." Sun Shaoqiang endured and didn't scold this sentence, and made three hundred ballistas, but only one day's ammunition, so it's a fart. You think that Ctesiphon is Seleucid, and you can take it in one day. He glanced at Quintus very dissatisfied, and Quintus lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Who wants to be the commander of this siege? Hurry up and stand up, I'm not going to do it anyway. Sun Shao sneered and sat back in his seat, his gaze sweeping over Quintus and Bo Tuo's faces. Quintus and Bo Tiao glanced at each other, but they didn't dare to squeak, they had already lost a lot of money when they attacked Seleucus, and now if they attack again, they are afraid that it may not be enough to smash all the men and horses into it.

"So, you two want to watch the battle?" Sun Shao was angry and funny: "During the negotiation, it was you who wanted to strip the Sassanids clean, and now you have forced Ardashir to be anxious, and people don't talk about it, you spread your hands and are ready to shrink back, have you already thought about seeing my jokes?" Now that I'm talking about it, how will it end? Two, how do I end up? The more he spoke, the louder he became, and in the end he was almost scolding, and the Romans and Kushan people were very embarrassed by him, but they didn't dare to squeak, for fear that as soon as Sun Shao opened his mouth, he would let him attack first.

Cao Zhang and the others also looked at the Romans and Kushan people with displeasure, and they still wanted to conquer Ctesiphon with this strength? That's a joke.

Sun Feng felt a little unbearable, no matter what, there was a Kushan king, a Roman emperor sitting here, Sun Shao reprimanded people as if they were grandsons, which seemed to be a bit excessive. If they were in a hurry and walked away, wouldn't it be even harder to fight.

"Father, they have done their best, not intentionally delaying, let's think of other ways to remedy it."

"Remedy?" Sun Shao turned his face, glared at Sun Feng, and said with a very arrogant attitude: "Do you have a way to remedy it?" ”

Sun Feng was stunned, he just wanted to round the field, but he didn't expect Sun Shao to directly target him, he was a little caught off guard for a while, and stammered: "I hope everyone will find a way together." ”

"So you can't help it?" Sun Shao waved his hand and dismissed: "If you can't do it, don't speak, stand aside." After saying that, he turned around and was going to be angry at Quintus and the others. Sun Feng hurriedly pulled his sleeve and looked at him with begging eyes, "Father, it's better to think long-term." ”

"Think long-term?" Sun Shao was angry, shook his hand, and shook Sun Feng's hand away: "Do you know how long our grain and grass can last?" Only one month at most. He actually told me that he was going to the mountains to cut wood, and then told me that the cannon would only last for one day. Can you take Ctesiphon in a day? Well, can you? ”

Sun Shao's voice was violent, and Sun Feng roared loudly in front of everyone. No one expected Sun Shao to be so angry, and he didn't give Sun Feng a little face. Thinking that Sun Feng has always been very prestigious in front of everyone, but now he was reprimanded loudly by Sun Shao because of them, they were all a little embarrassed, and they thought of persuasion, but they were afraid of being caught by the angry Sun Shao, and they would be embarrassed when the time came.

The atmosphere in the tent was a little strange for a while. Sun Feng blushed and endured Sun Shao's venting, some of the others lowered their heads, some looked at Sun Feng sympathetically, only Cao Zhi drank by himself, and was not affected at all. Little Gordian looked gloatingly, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, there are really not many opportunities to see King Yue so angry.

"Uh-huh!" Quintus couldn't help it first, stood up and persuaded: "This is our negligence, not the prince's fault, please don't be angry." ”

"Not angry?" Sun Shao laughed angrily and glared at Quintus: "I said old friend, you said it easily." Now that I'm saying it, Ctesiphon is there, but we only have a day's worth of artillery, and the grain and grass can last a month at most, what do you say? He doesn't understand, but he dares to come out and say that he is not ashamed, you say that I am not angry. He turned his head and glared at Sun Feng angrily: "You have to have the ability, you come to be the main general, take the Ctesiphon, and the future will be yours, okay?" ”

Sun Feng was also anxious, and responded loudly: "I should do what I do, I still don't believe it, we can't take the Taixi seal without the artillery?" Isn't there a miracle that we can make Ardashir bow down? I don't believe these are gods. ”

Sun Shao suddenly realized: "So you are counting on the gods to help?" Do you think that the Han man standing behind Ahura is you? ”

"Erchen doesn't dare." Sun Feng stiffened his neck and said: "Erchen is rebellious, brave and daring, and he is the vanguard. ”

"You have the help of the gods, and your waist is stiff." Sun Shao nodded with a sneer, and glanced at the people under the seat: "However, I'm worried that only the gods can help you now." I won't help you, and as for the others, I don't think you can count on them, for they probably don't believe in this Sasanian god either. ”

Sun Feng looked at Quintus and the others for help, and Quintus was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant. Sun Feng's courage is commendable, but is it a bit too reckless to let him be the master of the siege? He hasn't reached the age of 20 yet, can he command this army of nearly 200,000 and take the city of Tessie?

There was silence in the big tent for a while, and only Sun Shao's sneer echoed in everyone's ears.

Sun Feng's swollen red face slowly turned a little pale, and he fell into a dilemma. It was here that Lu Xun and Cao Zhi stood up in unison.

"The minister is willing to assist the prince in attacking the city." Lu Xun said calmly.

"I'm not talented Cao Zhi, I'm willing to join in the fun." Cao Zhi shook his sleeves and said casually.

"Well, there are really people who are not afraid of death." Sun Shao sneered, and then looked at the others: "I'm afraid only the two of you are not afraid of death." ”

Li Yan slowly stood up: "The king is wrong, I, Li Yan, am not afraid of death." He straightened his clothes, walked up to Sun Feng, and bowed his hand: "Li Yan is not talented, I am willing to obey the prince's orders and meet the Sassanids." ”

Cao Zhang slapped his thigh, also stood up, and shouted impassionedly: "What's wrong with not enough artillery?" One day, it was enough to take down this little Tessie blockade. Cao Zhang is not talented, and he is willing to listen to the prince's drive. ”

As soon as Cao Zhangyi stood up, Xun Yun, Adi Gui and others stood up one after another to express their support, seeing this scene, the Romans and Kushan people couldn't sit still, Menoluluffis first stood up to show support, and then, Quintus also stood up, arched his hand to Sun Shao, and persuaded: "I said old friend, you see, although the prince is young, he is very courageous, worthy of being your son, is Philip's brother, we are all willing to support the prince, we are very confident in this big war." ”

Bo Tiao also stood up, walked up to Sun Feng, and patted Sun Feng's shoulder vigorously: "Good boy, I am also willing to listen to you, as long as you give an order, I will lead the Praetorian Guard to rush forward first." He glanced at Menoluffis and grinned, "This time, I'm going to get ahead of you." ”

Menolulphes was also happy: "That's up to you." You see, it's not just me here, there are also a few Han generals who want to fight for merit. ”

"Don't be too happy, wait until you take Ctesiphon and you will blow it." Sun Shao poured a basin of cold water on them: "Do you think he is really blessed by the gods, and when the time comes, he won't be able to take the Taixi Seal City, I think you still support him so much." ”

"Father, with the help of so many good friends, I believe we will be able to take Ctesiphon." Sun Feng was full of spirits: "Please listen to our good news from my father." ”

"Hmph, I'll wait." Sun Shao lowered his face and brushed his sleeves away. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, Quintus hurriedly chased after him, and the others talked around Sun Feng, Sun Feng saluted Lu Xun and Cao Zhang respectfully: "This time, I want to ask the two of you to help." ”

Lu Xun and Cao Zhang glanced at each other and said with a smile: "Prince, don't worry, as long as everyone works together, we will definitely be able to win Tai Xifeng." You go and ask the king for guilt first, and General Cao and I will discuss the strategy first and see what preparations need to be made. ”

Sun Feng nodded gratefully: "If there is really the protection of the gods and I take Tessifon, I will definitely not forget your great kindness." ”

Quintus caught up with Sun Shao, Sun Shao still looked unhappy, and scolded indignantly: "Little rabbit cub, the hair hasn't grown yet, you dare to contradict me, it's really amazing." Don't let him make a mistake, he doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and he thinks he can do anything. ”

Quintus persuaded: "You ought to be glad, old friend, for it is a blessing for you to have such a son. If you think about it, even if he can't take Ctesiphon, it's a very good thing that he can get everyone's support with his courage. I think that when Alexander was his age, he still had to listen to Momia for everything, and he couldn't take any ideas himself. In my opinion, only the Alexander of Macedonia could have that. ”

"Just him?" Sun Shao pursed his lips and dismissed: "Old friend, don't make me happy, I don't dare to expect to give birth to such a heroic son." ”

"It could be." Quintus touched his chin and smiled: "If he can command the army to take the city of Ctesi, he will definitely become a hero like Alexander in the future." Well, it's a very good thing that I have such a hero as an ally in Rome. ”

"Then you can help him." Sun Shao said in a mocking tone.

"Of course, he is Philippe's brother, that is, my son and nephew, of course I have to help him, and this is also for the future of my Rome, so I naturally spare no effort to help him achieve this cause." Quintus patted Sun Shao on the shoulder: "You said it in front of everyone, as long as he takes Ctesiphon, he is the lord of Ctesiphon, you can't go back." ”

"Don't worry, I won't regret it."

(To be continued)