Qingji had to admit that Darius I was indeed a generation of heroes.

He was different from the previous kings of Persia in that he only knew how to blindly use military force to expand his territory.

At least, during the reign of Darius I, he also carried out a series of political, economic, military and other reforms:

Provinces were established in the occupied territories, a new taxation system was introduced, and the monetary and measurement systems were harmonized.

He assumed the post of supreme commander of the armed forces and divided the whole country into a number of military regions, which were under the jurisdiction of a number of provinces, and the garrisons of each province were not subject to the control of the governors of the provinces, but were under the unified command of the military commanders of the military regions.

The army was organized into four levels: 10,000 immortal army, 1,000 regiments, 100 regiments, and 10 regiments, with the Persians as the core to form infantry and cavalry, and Phoenician sailors as the backbone to build a fleet of about 600 to 1,000 ships.

In order to facilitate the deployment of troops from various provinces and the transmission of information, vigorous efforts were made to build roads and form a network of post roads.

In addition, Darius I surveyed the route from the Poison River to Egypt and dug a canal from the Nile, a tributary of the Nile, to the Red Sea......

With such a strong enemy, how can Qingji not be prepared for danger in times of peace?

"Dattis, this time Darius sent you, presumably to surrender?"

Qingji, who was sitting on the steps, looked at Datis thoughtfully and asked.

As soon as he heard this, Datis couldn't help but laugh wryly: "Your Majesty the Honorable King of Wu, although our army has been defeated many times and has been trapped here, what a hero is my King of Persia, and with his arrogance, how can he be your prisoner of King Wu?" ”

"Your Majesty King Wu, I can't hide it, I am here to declare war on your army on behalf of my king."

"A declaration of war?"

Qingji laughed and said, "Okay." If Darius fights, the widow fights. Now that you are weak and I am strong, why should the widow be afraid? ”

"Your Majesty King Wu, my king wants to have a fair battle with you!"

"Fair fight? I don't know how Darius wants to fight this battle? ”

Datis said: "I have heard that there are many elite soldiers in Wu State, and the elite soldiers and strong generals of our Persian State cannot be counted. ”

"My king's intention is that the two armies will each send 3,000 elite soldiers, and I, the king of Persia, will fight with you on the front line of Duanshui. Fight to the last man! ”

"If my king wins, please withdraw the siege from the king of Wu. If our king is defeated, the rest of the army will surrender, and from then on, every soldier of the Persian kingdom will not set foot in the land of the Western Regions! ”

"I don't know what His Majesty King Wu thinks about this?"

As soon as Datis's words fell, the generals present such as Gongzi Fan, Heifu, Gou Jian, and Meng Ben couldn't help but be indignant and reprimanded.

"Presumptuous!"

"You're waiting, this is wishful thinking!"

"Great king, the Persian army has run out of food and grass, and it is already the end of the strong crossbow, and it will be a tired army. Why would the king risk fighting them? ”

"Please fork this guy out!"

Obviously, no one thought that Qingji was going to risk this battle with the Persians.

Qingji waved his hand, signaling the generals to calm down, and when everyone was quiet, he looked at Datis meaningfully and said, "Dattis, this is what you call a fair battle?" ”

"Exactly!"

Datis stubbornly said: "Your Majesty King Wu, my king thinks that in the battle of Wulei, your army is not victorious. ”

"Your Majesty King Wu, you deliberately got close to women, confined parents and children, and made a stupid and incompetent appearance, inducing my Persian army to ignore it and drive straight in, so that it suffered a crushing defeat."

"How can such a deceitful scheme be said to be fair?"

Hearing this, before Qingji could speak, Gongzi Fan, who had always been straightforward, sneered: "Hmph! Joke! ”

"Tartis, haven't you heard that soldiers don't get tired of deceit?"

"Besides, your Persian army is full of 220,000 horses, and our army is worth 100,000!"

"With more enemies and fewer enemies, and you ended up in such a miserable defeat, you have the face to say the word 'fair', isn't it ridiculous and generous?"

"Ben Gongzi has never seen such a brazen person as you!"

"This ......"

Datis couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and was so frightened by the son that he couldn't speak at all.

After thinking for a while, Datis had an idea, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty King Wu, with all due respect, my Persian army belongs to a 10,000-mile expedition, and the carriages and horses are tired, and the personnel are tired. ”

"After entering the Western Regions, many officers and men in the army have become unaccustomed to the water and soil, so their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced."

"Your army is waiting for work, how can this be fair to my Persian army?"

Qing Ji smiled and said, "Datis, you are completely strong and nonsense. ”

"You Persians have entered the Western Regions, and the water and soil are not adapted, so why shouldn't my Wu army?"

"Besides, with you and others who bully the weak like this, and don't talk about martial virtues, why should the widow pay attention to fairness?"

“……”

Dattis was momentarily speechless.

As Qingji said, the local soldiers in China are also not very suitable for the climate of the Western Regions, and there are many people who are not accustomed to the water and soil.

In particular, the Wu army from the water town in the south of the Yangtze River was under the severe cold weather, and it was unbearable to fight against the Persians, and the non-combat attrition was extremely serious......

How can war be fair?

Kou can go, I can go too!

This is a domineering declaration of Qingji, and it has actually been done.

"Dattis, tell Darius when you return on behalf of the widow. The widow may accept his surrender, spare him from death, and treat him with courtesy, so that he may not be redeemed in the future, and he will be free again. ”

Qing Ji said sternly: "However, if he is obsessed and has to resist to the end, the end will be a dead end!" ”

What is "courtesy"?

Muller, who was in charge of translating for Kyungji and Dattis on one side, told Dartis.

The so-called courtesy, that is, after Darius I unloaded his armor and came down, Qingji would treat him with courtesy and treat him as an honored guest......

It's just that Darius I, who was arrogant, how could he accept such a result?

Datis couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty King Wu, you must know that rabbits can bite people even if they are in a hurry." Our Persian army still has 20,000 people, most of them are the king's guards, if you don't give a way to live, King Wu, it will inevitably end up being a fish dead and the net will be broken. ”

"The matter has come to this, why should His Majesty King Wu increase the unnecessary casualties in vain?"

Seeing this, Qingji waved his hand and said, "Someone, send off!" ”

As the saying goes, don't speculate for more than half a sentence.

Since the Persians had no intention of surrendering, why should Qingji waste his words with Datis?

"His Majesty King Wu......"

Datis was about to continue to lobby for Qingji, when suddenly a guard hurried into the palace.

"Newspaper—"

"King, Hanzhong County Emergency!"

Gongzi Hong, who was standing on the side, took the piece in the hand of the guard, and handed it to Qingji to read.

Seeing the content of the recital, Qingji couldn't help frowning.

Immediately after, Qingji breathed a long sigh of relief and stared at Datis with a cold look.