For Persia, who lived in West Asia, the Jin people stationed in the river made them feel a bit like a man. Not to mention the occupation of Tocharo, which had always belonged to Persia, by the Jin army, just the Central Asian region that they had long coveted made it impossible for the Persians to look at the relationship between the two countries calmly.

If it weren't for the fact that Persia still wanted to get weapon support from the Great Jin, I am afraid that the powerful Persian cavalry would have marched eastward long ago. For the Persians, who have a glorious history, it is really difficult to accept that their fate is held in the hands of others. After October of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the relationship between Persia and the Great Jin Dynasty quickly cooled due to conflicting interests and religious conflicts.

Although the Persian Empire was in decline on the Eastern Front, on the Western Front, thanks to the support of the Great Jin, it was victorious. However, the Roman Empire has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the national strength is strong, even if it is defeated in successive battles, it is still entangled with the Persians, and a lot of weapons and equipment are purchased from the Great Jin, so that the Persians can no longer easily win.

"Smack!"

In the palace of Ctesiphon, Persia, a fine porcelain vase from the East was smashed to pieces, and Psidor looked at several important ministers of the Persian Empire in front of him with red eyes.

"Are the Jin people really reluctant to withdraw from the Hanzhong region?" After hearing the news that Zhang Fang refused to withdraw from the river, Pucidore was furious, it turned out that after the Great Jin troops entered the river, the Persians wanted this ally to withdraw from the river, but the Great Jin refused without hesitation.

"Yes, not only did they not even withdraw from the river, but even Tocharo, which was important to us, they were not willing to hand it over. After the Jin people occupied Tocharo, they were able to look down on our Persia from a high vantage point. As long as they wished, the Jin army could cross the Amu Darya at any time. A Persian minister bowed.

"How much do you know about this Zhang Fang?" Pusidore was silent for a moment and asked, it seems that he wants to start with Zhang Fang, the general of the Jin army, it seems that the Persians also know the meaning of the words of the Tiangao Emperor Yuan.

"My lord, it is said that this General Zhang was a rebellious subordinate of the feudal king, and later surrendered to the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty and became a famous general under his command, and became one of the ten major envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty. When Emperor Sima Shu pacified the rebellion of the vassal kings, he repeatedly asked that the other party must be captured alive, and it can be said that Zhang Fangneng has everything today thanks to the promotion of the Great Jin Emperor, so the minister thought that it would be difficult for us to win over the other party. ”

"Waste. A bunch of waste. Won't you bribe each other a little more? If the money doesn't work, then send the beauty, if the beauty can't work, you tell Zhang Fang. As long as he is willing to raise the flag and stand on his own. I, the Persian Empire, would like to support him as king of Central Asia! I don't believe that the other party is not fooled! Pusedore said dismissively. He didn't believe that there were cats in this world that didn't eat fish.

"Great Deputy Supervisor, if Zhang Fang still doesn't eat this, shouldn't we take action now? After all, if it drags on like this. After the Jin people have fully stabilized the Hezhong region, our eastern province will probably be threatened by the Jin people! ”

Didn't Puccidore know any of this? It's just that he was forced by the situation, and he thought about it in his heart for a while, it was absolutely unwise to turn his face with the Jin people now. Now that Persia has not yet gained the upper hand in the war on the Western Front, perhaps the cavalry he sent has not yet reached the river, the Jin army will cut off its aid to Persia, and the Romans will also take the opportunity to counterattack.

Moreover, he can't draw too many troops now, although the Romans are not the opponent of the Persians on land, but at sea, they have an absolute advantage, especially the weapons that can throw fire bombs on the Roman warships, which are simply the nemesis of the Persians.

Although the Persians also captured the mysterious weapon called mobile fire by the Romans on the battlefield, and Persian craftsmen tried to imitate it, no matter how hard they tried, they could not achieve the effect of burning even on the sea.

Of course, if Psidore knew that the place occupied by the Persian Empire today was the most oil-rich region in the world, he was afraid that he would have to die of anger, and the feeling of sitting on a mountain of gold but not knowing how to use it was undoubtedly the most depressing.

"As for the things in the river, let's let them go first. After all, the Romans are now too much of a threat to us, although they were not the opponents of the Persian warriors on the battlefield before, but since the Tajin began to open the arms trade to each other, the Romans have gradually regained the advantage on the battlefield. ”

It's not that Psudore doesn't really want to compete with the Jin people for the middle of the river, it's just that he really can't draw extra troops, and secondly, he needs to rely on the Jin people's weapon support. Another point is that Pusidor was a little jealous of the strength of the Jin Empire, thinking that the Persian cavalry was beaten by the Qiang cavalry, but the Jin army beat the Qiang people to the point that they were almost wiped out.

If there are more people sent, the Western Front will become overstretched, and if there are fewer people sent, it will not be helpful. The most terrible thing is that the Romans are getting stronger and stronger, and the Roman legions, which are already very combative, gradually lose their advantage over the Romans after receiving the weapon support of the Great Jin, causing the balance of the war to tilt towards the Roman side little by little.

Abandoning the Hanzhong region, now it seems, seems to be the best choice, those barren lands in Central Asia, even if they are abandoned, there is nothing to be sorry for, just the loss of Kuba (also called Gaofu in the Book of Han, now the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul), Samarkand (also known as Siwanjin in the Book of Wei), and Bukhara, which occupy an important position on the Silk Road, made Pucidore a little unable to give up.

Although the Transoxiana region was considered barren by the Persians, these cities were a cornucopia in their eyes. With these cities, the Persians were able to collect a large amount of extra taxes each year. In particular, Kuba was not only an important town on the "Silk Road", a major trade route between the East and the West, but also a military artery for the Persian Empire to conquer India through the Hindu Kush Mountains in the south.

It can be said that after the Great Jin Dynasty occupied the river, it was equivalent to cutting off the road of Persia's expansion to the east and India, and the Persians in the future may only expand to the west or Africa, competing with the Romans and the Arabs who had not yet risen for living space. The thought of this situation made Pusedore worried, partly for the future of Persia but more for his own position of power.

However, Pusedor has not lost his mind, he is very aware of the current situation of Persia, and he must not turn against the Jin. I saw him think for a long time with a gloomy face and said, "What we have to do now is to concentrate on dealing with the Romans, as long as we completely defeat them and capture Rome, we can naturally recapture the lost Eastern Province at that time!" ”

As soon as Percidor made up his mind, the ministers naturally could not say anything more, putting aside the affairs of the eastern provinces, and the princes and ministers of the Persian Empire once again turned their attention to the western front.

The news of the Great Jin Army's arrival in the river also reached the ears of Constantine the Great, which greatly encouraged the Roman monarchs and ministers, after all, if the river was in the hands of the Great Jin, it was also very convenient for the Romans to get supplies and replenishment. Moreover, Emperor Constantine was very confident that the Persians would not allow the Jin to occupy the river.

As long as there was a rupture in relations between the two sides, it created an opportunity for the Romans to form an alliance with the Jin. Emperor Constantine was very much looking forward to an alliance with the Great Jin, believing that if the two were formed, Persia would be destroyed.

If in the past the Romans considered themselves the most powerful country in the world, now every self-aware Roman knows that there is a country in the East that is even more powerful than Rome. This can be seen from the changes in the situation on the battlefield on the Western Front, whenever the Great Jin 'favors' which side is 'eccentric', Rome or Persia can gain the upper hand, otherwise they will be passively beaten.

The previous feared Persian artillery units were almost invincible on the battlefield, although the Romans did not lack courage in their blood, but courage could not play a decisive role on the battlefield at all, they were still constantly accepting defeat, and the battle line was constantly pushed back, and it had entered Rome itself.

Fortunately, at this time, the Great Jin agreed to open the arms trade to them, so that the decline on the battlefield was gradually stopped. It's just that in this way, the Romans want to have a better relationship with the Great Jin.

"General Bode! Send someone to contact the Jin people again immediately! Try to form an alliance with them, and if the other side still doesn't agree, then try to get as much material support as possible. ”

Constantine the Great, faced with what could be called a precarious situation, became more and more arrogant, and now he knew that he could not win this war on his own, let alone retake lost territories such as Syria.

Hearing Constantine the Great's proposal, a Roman general did not show a trace of excitement, and General Bode frowned slightly and thought about something.

Seeing that General Bode did not respond for a long time, Emperor Constantine frowned and said, "General Bode! I'm talking to you! ”

General Bode reacted sharply and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty the Emperor! I'm thinking about something! ”

"Oh!" When Emperor Constantine heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you thinking?" Is there anything more important now than the defeat of the infidels? ”

Every time Emperor Constantine said this, he felt strange now, if he really wanted to say heretics, then the Jin people were the same, and there were many more. After the people of Central Asia converted to the Lingbao Sect, the influence of the Lingbao Sect became even greater.

Of course, General Bode didn't know what his emperor was thinking, and when he heard the other party ask, he hesitated for a moment before he expressed his worries: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister doesn't think that the Jin people will ally with us!" ”

Emperor Constantine was stunned for a moment, his face was a little cold, and he said, "Why? Even though they are allies of the Persians, are we afraid that they will not abandon the Persians as long as we come up with enough benefits? You wouldn't think the Jin people would be naïve enough to keep any covenant, would they? ”

Bode smiled bitterly when he heard this, of course he would not be naïve to think that the Jin people would abide by the treaty, between countries, where is the true faith and righteousness to speak of, there are only interests, and the Jin people have never promised anything to the Persians. (To be continued......)