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Volume Two: Set Sail Chapter 152: Become Famous in One Battle

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    Chapter 152: Become famous in one battle

    Ardashir rushed out of the valley under the escort of the Guards. The endless desert was transformed into a sea of ??silver by the bright moonlight. The sandy dunes were like solidified waves, and the Sasanian cavalry were like the hands of a torrent that burst the embankment.  Travel thousands of miles, wantonly across the ocean.

    Ardashir galloped on his horse, not even having the courage to look back. He knew that even looking back would be of no use and would only make him angrier.  More and more cavalry rushed into the desert behind him, gradually leaving the tragic sounds of fighting behind them.

    Lu Xun looked at the Sassanids disappearing into the desert, a sneer appeared on his lips, and then ordered to surround the more than 10,000 Sassanians behind them.  Ardashir broke out of the encirclement. The Sassanid people who were behind them originally hoped that he could come back to rescue them, but it seemed that they found that Ardashir had gone forever, and the pursuers behind him and the ambush on the cliff refused to let him go.  They had a chance to breathe. These Sassanid troops, who were originally mercenaries, put down their weapons and surrendered soon after supporting them.

    Dawn came quietly amidst the cries of killing that gradually subsided. When the first ray of sunlight shone into the valley, the valley was filled with the smell of blood and burned flesh. The captured Sasanians lined up in a row with their heads down.  The long team, under the guard of Vietnamese troops and Bedouin, dragged their heavy legs into the designated area. After fighting for half a night, their muscles and intestines were wet, and they just wanted to have a mouthful of food and water.  Drink, nothing else comes into consideration.

    The Bedouin and Roman mercenaries were overjoyed when they saw the spoils in the valley. These weapons, armors and horses were what they longed for. However, they did not win this battle alone. The more talented people were the first to win, the spoils had to be divided.  They also have to wait until the Yue people have chosen before it is their turn.

    Although Xia Hourong was also very tired, he was in a very good mental state. He stood side by side with Lu Xun, chatting and waiting for the statistical results.  They are all people with status. Even though they are very excited, there is not much difference on their faces.

    "This battle resulted in at least over 10,000 casualties and thousands of prisoners. The general's record is really enviable." Xia Hourong looked at Lu Xun with a bit more sympathy. He compared the speed of infantry and cavalry, even if Lu Xun was ahead of him.  After walking for nearly three days, even if the Sasanians were delayed by him, people had to admire them for daring to use troops like this.  More importantly, Lu Xun first went to the desert and then rushed back in the middle of the night. This kind of play had never been heard of before, but it was this tactic that deceived an experienced veteran like Aldashir.

    Lu Xun became famous in one battle.  After this battle, no one dared to say that Lu Xun became a general because of nepotism.

    "General Xiahou's courage to go deep is the key to the success of this battle. If you hadn't been chasing after you, the Sasanians wouldn't have panicked and retreated in panic, and the losses wouldn't have been so great. Ardashir is a very talented person.  It is not easy for a person with authority to make him lose his position." Lu Xun turned his head and looked at Xia Hourong, and said with a smile: "Aren't you worried that this is Aldashir's plan to lure the enemy?"

    "Worried." Xia Hourong smiled, "If I don't get accurate information, I won't dare to rush in at night."

    "Really?" Lu Xun raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "It seems that you have very outstanding scouts."

    "Yes, but they are not under me, but the Teutons." Xia Hourong pointed to Stiliko who was chatting and laughing with several barbarian leaders in the distance: "That barbarian has a centurion under his command.  Not only was he brave and good at fighting, but he was also very thoughtful. He led his men into the valley and discovered that General Lu had set up an ambush here."

    As soon as he heard that he was a barbarian, Lu Xun immediately lost interest. He glanced at the excited barbarians gathered in the distance, with a natural arrogance in his eyes, and said casually: "Really? General Xiahou has such a barbarian to help him.  It¡¯s hard to think about whether or not to make meritorious deeds. General Xiahou, Ardashir fled into the desert, do you have any plans?¡±

    Xia Hourong smiled and asked, "Does General Lu have any plans?"

    Lu Xun shook his head: "I only have 20,000 people here. In order to speed up, I didn't bring a heavy crossbow, and the arrows are almost used. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to catch up? Let him go. Wait until he returns to Ctesiphon.  Take a breather, and the armies of Romans and Kushans will attack the city, and it won¡¯t be too late to take his head then.¡±

    "The general is right." Xia Hourong breathed a sigh of relief: "I originally planned to fight him at all costs, but now that General Lu has beaten him to death, there is no need for me to do anything difficult. I  Just prepare to lead the Bedouins in the desert to harass him so that he can't sleep well. As for the outcome, I won't force it."

    "That's good, the Bedouin are very familiar with the desert. With them following behind, Ardashir will definitely have a sleepless night."

    "Hahaha" Xia Hourong said cheerfully?, pointed at the barbarians and said: "When I led them to chase them out, I promised to make them rich, but I didn't get any advantages along the way. Now I have a small victory with General Lu. I wonder if General Lu can  ¡­¡±

    Lu Xun glanced at Xia Hourong with a half-smile: "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

    Xia Hou Ronggong raised his hand and said, "Thank you so much, General Lu. After dividing the spoils, I will start the pursuit."

    Lu Xun nodded and said nothing more.  Xia Hourong's timely attack helped him a lot this time, and it was natural to give them some spoils.  What Lu Xun wanted was to severely damage Ardashir and complete Sun Shao's overall arrangement. Now that this task has been completed, Sun Shao's reward will definitely not be less. He doesn't care about the Sasanians. At present, the Yue Kingdom has almost taken over the Uzbekistan.  Zite, whose weapons were superior to all other armies, except for war horses, he really looked down upon the equipment of the Sasanians.

    Half a day later, the statistics came out. About 18,000 Sasanians died in the battle, nearly half of them were killed by arrows and stones, and more than 2,000 people were killed by the pursuing troops led by Xia Hourong.  The rest were trampled to death by their own people.  There were more than 5,000 captives, most of whom were barbarian mercenaries. Their only request was that they could not be distributed to the barbarians, because the barbarians either beheaded the prisoners or made them slaves. Even if they wanted to be slaves, they were willing to do more.  As for the slaves of the Chinese people, everyone knows that the Yue people are the richest, and they can live well even if they are slaves in the Yue country.

    The Vietnamese army was the first to contribute. Although the barbarians were a little regretful that they could not get slaves, Lu Xun gave them all the captured weapons and armor, which was considered compensation for their losses. Naturally, the barbarians were all happy.

    After resting for a day, Xia Hourong led the Bedouins into the desert and followed the tracks left by the Sassanid people. Lu Xun rested in place for another two days before leading the Vietnamese army and thousands of people.  Roman mercenaries rushed to the city of Gudes.  Along the way, those who were left behind kept returning. They originally complained about Lu Xun, but after hearing the soldiers who participated in the war talk about the battle that night with great joy, they regretted that they could not keep up and lost one of them.  A great opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

    Two days later, Sun Shao led the Deefeng Battalion and 3,000 Axum slave troops to catch up with the army. As soon as he saw the loads of loot and the smiles on the faces of the soldiers, he knew that he had won the battle, although he did not know the victory yet.  No matter how big it was, the battle was won in the end.

    Lu Xun and General Cui Qian came out of the camp to greet them. As soon as they met and saluted, Cui Qian said first: "Your Majesty, you came too late and failed to see the ambush commanded by General Lu. That was really alas.  , it¡¯s really amazing.¡±

    Cui Qian shook his head as he spoke, making Sun Shao couldn't help but laugh.

    "Jianzhong, was this battle enjoyable?"

    "It's enjoyable." Cui Qian said with some exaggeration: "It's simply more enjoyable than the battle to kill Maximus."

    Sun Shao couldn't help but laugh, pointed at Cui Qian and said: "You big pirate, don't pretend to be well-behaved in front of me. If something goes wrong, you will become a monster. When have you, Cui Qian, been so well-behaved? When you look like this, I know you must be a criminal.  What's wrong, sell it to me first."

    "No." When Cui Qian saw Sun Shao joking with him, most of the burden in his heart was relieved. He praised Lu Xun and mentioned his military exploits. He just knew that Lu Xun couldn't be messed with now. He had offended him before, for fear of offending him.  What did Lu Xun say in front of Sun Shao, so he deliberately showed his extraordinary relationship with the king in front of everyone.  It's just that now that Sun Shao has exposed it in person, it can't help but be a little embarrassing.

    Lu Xun welcomed Sun Shao into the camp, and told the story in an understated manner, putting all the major contributions on the heads of the generals, especially Xia Hourong's contributions. Even the Roman mercenaries praised him. Sun Shao was very impressed.  He greeted the barbarian leaders happily and enthusiastically.  The barbarian leaders came forward to greet him one by one. Everyone rushed to say flattering words and praised Sun Shao to the sky.  Sun Shao just responded with a smile and asked about their situation from time to time.

    Stiliko finally stood in front of Sun Shao, but his expression was very strange. He stretched out a finger to point at Sun Shao, but found that this was a bit rude, and quickly retracted his hand, but he was speechless.  Come on, your face is red from holding back.

    Cui Qian was furious. He stood up with a sullen face and was about to get angry, but was stopped by Sun Shao.

    "Don't be anxious, take your time." Sun Shao comforted gently.  Stiliko nodded gratefully, calmed down his mood, caressed his chest and bowed deeply, and then said inquiringly in blunt Chinese: "Your Majesty, have Ihave wemet before?"

    Sun Shao was stunned for a moment and thought for a moment: "Have you ever been to Axum?"

    Stiliko shook his head quickly. Sun Shao was very curious. He had never set foot on the Roman border. This time he set off from Axum and rushed to Gudes via the Red Sea.This is the territory of the Bedouin, so how could Stiliko have seen him?  Could it be that this barbarian wants to get close to him?  He smiled: "Then we must have been friends for a long time."

    After hearing the interpreter, the barbarian leaders could not help laughing, saying that Stiliko was cunning and came up with such an excuse in order to get closer.  But Stiliko shook his head stubbornly, tugged at his beard and thought for a long time. Suddenly he suddenly realized it and shouted: "By the way, you look a lot like my son-in-law."

    In a hurry, he called in Germanic. Sun Shao didn't understand it, but some of the barbarians understood Germanic. When they heard this, some of them changed their faces in fright, and hurriedly came up to hold him back.  Stiliko, some were gloating about his misfortune, waiting to see Stiliko being dragged out by the Yue people to fight - he compared the King of Yue to his junior, a little centurion. Isn't this asking for bad luck?  ?

    The interpreter hesitated for a moment and did not dare to translate. He looked at Sun Shao timidly. Sun Shao was confused and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. What did he say?"

    "Your Majesty, this barbarian talks nonsense, saying that you look like his daughter's husband."

    Sun Shao didn't react for a moment, but Cui Qian was furious. He stood up and pointed at Stiliko and shouted loudly: "You barbarians, how dare you be rude to my king."

    Stiliko ignored the expressions of others and explained quickly: "Your Majesty, youyou really look a lot like my son-in-law."

    "Your son-in-law?" Sun Shao was angry and funny. Does this barbarian have a daughter who wants to marry me?  Do you have to say that his son-in-law and I look alike?  He looked at Lu Xun inexplicably, and Lu Xun said disapprovingly: "It's inevitable for a barbarian who doesn't understand etiquette to say the wrong thing. Your Majesty, you don't have to argue with him." He thought for a moment, suddenly froze, turned around and walked towards the face with a worried expression.  In front of the white-haired Stiliko, he said urgently: "Is your son-in-law a black-haired warrior? The one who is very brave in battle?"

    Stiliko nodded repeatedly after listening to the interpreter¡¯s translation.  A trace of annoyance flashed in Lu Xun's eyes, he turned around and walked quickly to Sun Shao, leaned down and said a few words in his ear.  Sun Shao was stunned and looked surprised: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

    "Isn't that right? Please take a look and you will know?"

    Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said with a meaningful smile: "There's no rush." ??He raised his hand and called the interpreter, asking him to give Stiliko a few instructions. Although Stiliko didn't understand what he meant, he still  Seeing that Sun Shao was speaking carefully, he didn't dare to be negligent and nodded quickly.

    "Well, it is a great pleasure to meet you all today. The army is simple and simple, so I can only entertain you with light wine. When we get to Gudes City, I will treat you to a drink." Sun Shao shouted boldly.  He said that he ordered people to prepare a banquet and invite various barbarian leaders and meritorious people to eat.

    Looking at these shouting Germans, Gauls, and Goths, Sun Shao's eyes were full of smiles and a hint of emotion. Who would have thought that the descendants of these barbarians would later dominate the world and call themselves  The heirs of Roman civilization were civilized people, everyone else was barbarian, even the true Romans were sidelined.  In fact, not only the Romans, but also the four great empires have fallen. The Kushan people have disappeared in the long river of history, the Persians are killing each other, the land that once gave birth to the Mesopotamia civilization is raging in war, and the Han Empire is collapsing.  After that, the Wu Huan Hua, full of blood and tears, ushered in. In the following nearly two thousand years, they were ravaged by countless barbarians in turn. Two barbarians even unified the country. Now there are still enough arrogant Han people at that time, but  Shamelessly, he worshiped the barbarians who had ravaged him as great heroes.

    Is this how history is insulting?  Sun Shao was in a trance for a moment.  Seeing this, Lu Xun thought that he was still thinking about the black-haired warrior, and couldn't help but feel sorry for his momentary mistake.

    After the banquet, Sun Shao returned to the back tent. Lu Xun sat respectfully opposite him, holding a beautifully decorated long sword in front of Sun Shao with both hands.

    Sun Shao took it and took a look at it, turned around and handed it to Ao Lei, then glanced at Lu Xun who looked calm: "Why haven't you taken it out and used it?"

    "There is no need." Lu Xun said calmly: "The king's sword is an important weapon of the country, how can it be shown to others lightly?"

    "Humph." Sun Shao sneered: "I still know the generals under my command. They are used to being domineering, and some don't know the heights of the sky. Now is a war period, and it is the time to employ people. They rely on their troops and ships, and they are all  It's a bit too much. But, Boyan, the war is about to end. If they continue like this, won't they destroy the relationship between our monarch and his subjects?"

    Lu Xun hesitated for a moment, and then he understood Sun Shao's intention. A look of shame appeared on his face, and he lowered his head and said, "I I am ignorant."

    Most of Sun Shao's generals have fought with Sun Shao for many years. Many of them are very arrogant and feel that they are the heroes who deserve their due.  In times of war, the general will come first, and other ministers willThese opinions will be tolerated, but now the situation has changed. The Sasanians are trapped in the siege of the Three Kingdoms. Even if they survive, it is expected that their power will be greatly reduced.  Rome has gone through civil strife and has been severely weakened. It is impossible to provoke another major war in a short time.  The country of Vietnam, which seems to be the most prosperous, has actually used all its strength. It is unlikely that it will have the strength to further expand the scale of the war in the short term. Instead, it should stop and digest the fruits of victory.  The reason why Sun Shao tried to make Lu Xun the general was because he valued his ability, and on the other hand he wanted to support him to compete with the old generals headed by Cui Qian, so that they would not be too arrogant and develop to the point of incompetence.  The situation of cleaning up pushed the relationship between Sun Shao and them to the point where they couldn't cope with it.

    However, now he has not taken such a tough attitude for his own personal plans. Although Cui Qian and the others no longer despise him, after all, the purpose of keeping Sun Shao is still some distance away.

    In other words, he did not fully achieve Sun Shao's goal.

    "No one is perfect, and you don't need to blame yourself too much. I am satisfied that we can fight the war to this extent." Sun Shao waved his hand to express Lu Xun's relief, "Aldashir went into the desert like this, can you return to Taixi?"  Feng is really a problem. Don¡¯t hesitate. After arriving at Gudes, immediately summon the Romans to prepare to attack Ctesiphon. This time, if you don¡¯t kill Ardashir, you have to shed a layer of skin.¡±

    "Your Majesty, in addition to the 10,000 Bedouins led by Xia Hourong, are there any other intercepting troops?" Lu Xun asked tentatively.

    "Of course." Sun Shao showed a cruel smile: "My habit is to either not take action, or to kill him if I take action. Don't look at the Sassanid people losing many generals one after another, but the true Sassanid elites have limited losses.  , most of the casualties were mercenaries from the subordinate countries. If Aldashir is allowed to return to Ctesiphon safely, it will only take him two or three years to recover, but now, there are 50,000 elite cavalry from the Kushan people and Cao Zhang  If he waits there, his life will not be so easy?"

    "The Wei cavalry has arrived?" Lu Xun was shocked. His biggest headache this time was that he had no cavalry and could only use infantry to deal with the Sasanians. Unexpectedly, the Wei cavalry, which had been delayed for a long time, was arranged by Sun Shao to that front.  In this way, the Sassanids would face an attack by 50,000 refined cavalry as soon as they came out of the desert. The lethality can be imagined.

    "Of course we are here." Sun Shao curled his lips proudly: "Not only Cao Zhang has arrived, but Cao Zhi has also arrived. At the same time, Li Yan from the Shu Kingdom has arrived. Unfortunately, there are only 20,000 cavalry. Cao Zhi and Li Yan led the infantry  The pawns are the main ones, and their role this time is limited. They can only show their power when they besiege Ctesiphon."

    Lu Xun was dumbfounded. He had always thought that Sun Shao was now generous enough. He used himself as bait to attract the Sasanian elite to Axum, where the Romans, Bedouins and he intercepted the Sasanian elite who returned without success.  The Shan people severely damaged the main force of the Sassanids. Unexpectedly, Sun Shao had a bigger force. He actually mobilized the Wei cavalry and Shu infantry to cooperate with the Kushan people to intercept and kill the Sassanid people again. Finally, they had to  The siege of Ctesiphon was a major operation that spared no effort. Sun Shao made full use of all the power he could use.

    "Your Majesty you are brilliant." Lu Xun murmured.

    "You are so good at fighting and using these methods, I dare say you would be better than me." Sun Shao said without humility.

    "Your Majesty" Tu Hu appeared at the door of the tent and signaled with his eyes.  Sun Shao immediately put away his smile, turned around and sat down, and nodded.  Tu Hu withdrew. Not long after, a young man wearing Han military uniform came in. Looking at Sun Shao who was sitting on a high seat, he smiled slightly and said, "I am here to pay my respects to my father." Then he turned around and spoke again.  He bowed to Lu Xun and said, "My nephew pays homage to my uncle."

    Lu Xun looked at Sun Feng, who had an elegant manner and looked dashing except for his dark complexion. He quickly returned the courtesy: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

    "Uncle, you're welcome." Sun Feng accepted the gift calmly, and then cupped his hands and said, "My father has always said that my uncle is a crouching dragon, and one day he will soar above the nine heavens, and today it really came true."

    "I don't dare. If the prince hadn't gone into the mountains late at night to investigate, and asked General Xiahou to lead the army to attack, and the prince would have taken the lead, forcing the Sassanid people to retreat, I wouldn't have had the chance to gain fame."

    "Cough!" Sun Shao coughed angrily: "I asked you to come here to see you guys complimenting each other?"

    Both Sun Feng and Lu Xun couldn't help laughing.  There was no smile on Sun Shao's face, and he said with a sullen face: "Shuzi, you are so brave, you actually became a mercenary, and you always charge forward in every battle. Have you forgotten that you are the crown prince of Yue? How serious is that?"  Are you an ordinary scholar now?"

    Although Sun Feng was scolded by Sun Shao, he felt the deep concern under Sun Shao's gloomy expression. A warm current surged through his heart, he put away his smile, bowed and said: "Father, my son and minister are unfilial, let meFather was worried.  However, what I did was to imitate my father's feat at Nishijuan Castle, increase my actual combat experience, and hone my body.  "

    "You" Sun Shao choked, then stood up and said angrily: "Xiao Zhuzi, your wings are stiff, aren't you? You dare to speak cleverly and flattery in front of me, do you think I dare not deal with you? Do you know that since then?  You changed the route without authorization, and the fifth battalion lost track of you. How worried is your eldest mother?"

    When the bridge was mentioned, Sun Feng's face showed a deep feeling of longing, and he choked with sobs: "Father, how are you doing, eldest mother?"

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