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Volume 2: Set Sail Chapter 169: Stop when you¡¯re good

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    Chapter 169: Stop as soon as you see fit

    Sun Feng led more than 10,000 barbarian cavalry headed by Teutons and ran into the Sasanians head-on. Five hundred steps away, both sides began to accelerate. Sun Feng took the lead, with thirteen knights supporting him, raising their spears and shouting  , more than a thousand Teutonic people roared crazily with red eyes, and beat their horses hard. The horses leaped into the air with all their hooves and ran wildly, like a giant dragon, rushing into the Sasanian battle formation first.  The Germans, Gauls, and Goths followed, like an eagle spreading its wings, pounced on its prey.

    Awad complained secretly, but he also knew that he could not retreat at this time. Only by rushing forward to break out of the bloody road could he have hope of escape.  He raised his sword and shouted, ordering to speed up.

    With a "boom", the two sides collided and started a fierce battle without even having time to shoot arrows.  Sun Feng held a halberd in his left hand and wielded a sword in his right hand. He stabbed with his halberd at a distance and slashed with his sword at a distance. As soon as he made contact, he killed two Sasanian cavalrymen off their horses. Thirteen knights followed closely behind them and struck down the Sassanids one by one.  Kill in front of you.

    In a moment, they went more than a hundred steps deep into the Sasanian battle formation. Sun Feng killed twelve Sasanian knights one after another. The war horse was finally hit by the Sasanian people. The two horses collided with each other, and their huge bodies made a loud noise.  , flew out sideways, and when it landed, the war horse had vomited blood and fell to the ground twitching.

    Sun Feng got off his horse in time and threw his sword in mid-air.  The sword circled, made a buzzing sound, flew a few steps, and hit the chest of a Sassanid centurion who was charging towards Sun Feng and wanted to kill him.  The centurion screamed and fell off his horse. Sun Feng took a few false steps in the air. Nicholas stretched out his hand from the horse, pulled him onto the horse's back, and then threw him onto an empty-saddle war horse.  , he raised his spear and rushed to the front.

    The Sassanid people did not dare to fight. They were divided at the first touch and fled in confusion.  By the time Sun Feng and others turned their horses' heads, the Sassanids had already run away until only their backs were left.  Behind them, thousands of corpses fell to the ground, and there was a chorus of wailing. Corpses were strewn on the originally clean river beach, blood dyed the land red, and the quietly flowing Tigris River also turned red.

    "Your Highness, shall we chase?" Nicholas wiped the blood on his face and shouted excitedly.  Since the war with the Sasanians, the battle has never been so easy.

    "No need, our mission has been completed, let General Xiahou and General Cao do the rest." Sun Feng smiled, pointed at the smoke and dust in the sky in the distance, and then circled it with his hand: "  The old rules, count the casualties and clean the battlefield, be quick, don¡¯t clean it too clean, leave some for others.¡±

    Nicholas and the others understood what was going on, and immediately split up without saying anything.  The Teutons are the vanguard, and they should give priority to choosing the battlefield.  More than a thousand Teutonic warriors rushed into the battlefield and collected most of the horses, prisoners, and armor before allowing other barbarian cavalry to go in and select.

    It didn't take long, and the results of the battle were calculated. In this short charge, they killed nearly 3,000 Sassanids, killed more than 100 of their own, and wounded more than 300. Including other tribes and losses, the total casualties were numerous.  to a thousand people.

    Not long after, Cao Zhang rushed past the battlefield with more than 10,000 cavalry.

    The Sassanid people were in bad luck. They were first stopped by Sun Feng and charged for a while. Just as they rushed over, they didn't even have time to reorganize their formation. Then they encountered the Bedouins led by Xia Hourong. One wanted to take advantage of the situation and the other wanted to seize the way.  To escape for their lives, the two sides fought each other, killing blood and flesh everywhere.  Finally breaking out of the Bedouin blockade, and before they had time to take a breath, Cao Zhang chased after him with more than 10,000 horsemen. He looked at the overwhelming billowing smoke, and looked at the demons rushing out of the smoke.  When the Han cavalry came out, the Sasanians were so frightened that they lost the courage to fight and fled.  No matter how loudly Awad shouted, he could not stop the rout. In the end, he had no choice but to merge into the tide of rout under the protection of the personal guard battalion.

    Cao Zhang ordered the pursuit for twenty miles before stopping. Only 3,000 of the 20,000 Sasanians escaped, and almost the entire army was wiped out.  The more than 30-mile-long bank of the Tigris River was covered with blood and corpses, and it was too horrible to see.

    When Cao Zhang packed up the loot and returned to the ancient city of Seleucid, Xia Hourong and Sun Feng had already returned. They were all smiling. Only Cao Zhi had drooped eyebrows and an unhappy look on his face - everyone had contributed, but he had not done anything.  It's really depressing.  He had just asked Sun Shao to fight and asked to lead his soldiers to participate in the siege, but Sun Shao refused again.  Sun Shao said, the Kushans and Romans are very popular, and they are about to capture the ancient city of Seleucid. What do you want to do?

    Cao Zhi was so angry that he had nothing to say, so he had to lose his temper with Cao Zhang and asked Cao Zhang to arrange some cavalry for him no matter what.  Cao Zhang knew that he was unhappy, so he comforted him a few times, but the cavalry did not give any.

    Sun Shao ordered that the heads and battle flags of dozens of Sassanid centurions and thousands of captains be delivered to the front of the formation and handed over to Quintus.  Quintus was overjoyed when he saw it.He was immediately carried on wooden poles to the siege truck and showed to the Sasanians at the top of the city.  Although the Sasanians couldn't see the heads clearly, they still recognized the battle flags. They recognized that they were reinforcements prepared to support them, but they were defeated, and they were defeated badly. Even the battle flags were taken away.

    The morale at the top of the city plummeted. No matter how much Ibrahim tried to boost morale, they couldn't stand it anymore.  Upon seeing this situation, without Quintus's orders, the commanders of the four legions that were attacking the city issued orders for a full-scale attack.  The sound of drums soaring into the sky inspired the soldiers to move forward bravely, setting off wave after wave of offensives. When the Bo Diao people in the south heard the passionate drums and knew that the city was about to be broken, they were not to be outdone. Bo Diao personally led the most powerful troops.  The elite imperial guards rushed forward and launched a final fierce attack on the ancient Seleucid city.

    Ibrahim struggled to the death, but was defeated like a mountain. The destruction of the reinforcements brought a devastating blow to morale. The Sasanian soldiers could no longer resist the enemy's attack and retreated step by step.  The arrival of the imperial guards in waves gave them a fatal blow. After holding on for a brief moment, the defenders at the top of the city began to waver, and eventually collapsed.

    Almost at the same time, the Romans also attacked the city and opened the city gate. Quintus promptly put in two reserve legions and poured into the ancient Seleucid city like a tide.

    Bo Tiao showed great power and led the Imperial Guards with overwhelming force. Finally, they surrounded Ibrahim who had withdrawn from the north gate. After a brutal fight, Bo Tiao personally beheaded Ibrahim.

    After a day of bloody battle, the ancient city of Seleucid was defeated.  The Romans and Kushans who rushed to the top of the city cheered loudly. They worked together to kill the remaining enemies at the top of the city. They met victoriously at the top of the city. They hugged each other to celebrate their victory, regardless of whether the opponent was a Roman, a Kushan, or  The barbarian mercenaries were all excited by the hard-won victory.  Ten days of training have greatly improved their siege techniques, but no one expected that they could capture the ancient city of Seleucid in one day. This is simply a miracle, whether it is the Romans or the Kushans, whether it is Quintus or Bo.  Tiao were overjoyed and felt confident about conquering Ctesiphon next.

    I don¡¯t know who was the first to shout a slogan at the top of the city, and then tens of thousands of soldiers all roared excitedly.

    "Long live His Majesty the Emperor¡ª¡ª"

    "Long live the King of Guishuang¡ª¡ª"

    "Long live the King of Yue¡ª¡ª"

    Slowly, the different voices all merged into "Long live the King of Yue¡ª¡ª". The shouts made the blood-stained Seleucid city head tremble, crossed the wide Tigris River, and reached the city of Ctesiphon.

    Ardashir was stunned. He knew that Awad had failed and that the ancient city of Seleucid had also been lost.  After only holding it for half a month, the ancient city of Seleucid fell, which would be a fatal blow to Ctesiphon's morale.  Compared with this, the outcome of Awad's 20,000 cavalry is not so important. After all, not many people know.

    The defenders of Ctesiphon did not know the specific situation. They only knew that the ancient city of Seleucid had been captured by the enemy. The enemy would soon cross the river and attack Ctesiphon with the power of victory. They felt waves of chills, and the atmosphere in the whole city also became  It's very depressing, as if the end of the world is coming.

    On the contrary, the ancient city of Seleucid was full of joy. Sun Shao, Lu Xun, Li Yan and others entered the city like heroes amidst the cheers of the Romans and Kushan people. Whether they were standing at the top of the city,  The Romans and Kushans on both sides of the street saluted them respectfully. Even the Huns, Teutons, and Bedouins who followed them into the city were honored as reinforcements for defeating the Sasanians.  The main force, they were equally greeted by Romans and Kushans.

    Sun Shao walked into the city lord's mansion that had just been cleaned up and still smelled of blood and fireworks. The walls of the courtyard had collapsed in several places. He said to Quintus and Bo Diao with a smile on his face: "You two have a big show this time."  Divine power, it only took one day to capture the ancient city of Seleucid, which was enough to scare the old thief Ardashir out of his guts. Shall we celebrate the two of you here today?"

    Quintus was so happy that he couldn't help but smile. Although he tried his best to be more reserved, he couldn't help but be happy when he saw little Gordian's gloomy face, but he had to pretend to smile.  .  This time, with the help of Yue people, he and Bo Diao worked together, and all the commanders of his trusted legions went into battle and captured the ancient city of Seleucid in one fell swoop. Not only did he prove his commanding ability, but also the commanders of his trusted legions all made contributions. In the future,  The strength against Gordian has become stronger, and the balance of the struggle for power has tilted towards him, how can he be unhappy?  He agreed with Sun Shao's proposal, but he still said to Bo Diao: "King Kushan killed Ibrahim with his own hands. He is still strong and strong. It is really admirable. I also hope to toast him with a few more glasses of wine."  , to show my admiration."

    Bo Tiao was in a good mood, stroking his beard and laughing. Although he was not as strong as the Romans and was a step late in opening the city gate, he killed Ibrahim, which was enough to deserve this.A little bit different.  When he was in a good mood, he began to speak pleasantly. He joked with Quintus: "I am really old. I have fought so many wars for so many years. His Majesty the Emperor can get such a big victory for the first time he goes to the battlefield."  Victory is truly more powerful than Trajan, and he will definitely be another great Caesar in the future.¡±

    Quintus laughed, everyone was happy, and the matter was settled. After a tense tidying up, a banquet was held in the city lord's palace. All the generals of the Three Kingdoms attended. During the banquet, everyone exchanged glasses and the atmosphere was harmonious.  Little Gordian was the only one who was unhappy.

    After half-drinking, the depressed little Gordian held up his wine glass and came to Sun Shao to take advantage of the wine. He gave a half-hearted fake smile and said, "I'd like to propose a toast to your Majesty."

    Sun Shao wanted to laugh when he looked at him like that. He thought that maybe the old Gordian was too shrewd and lived a ridiculously long life, so his son didn't have many opportunities to exercise. He was already in his fifties, and he still had a bad temper.  He had a reckless attitude, and one look at his appearance, and one could tell that he was looking for trouble.  He didn't say anything, raised his glass to signal, took a sip, and then put the glass down.

    Little Gordian was a little unhappy: "Does the king look down on me? Why don't you finish the drink?"

    Sun Shao frowned and chuckled: "General, today we are celebrating for the respected Roman Emperor and the brave King Kushan, not for me. If you want to toast, you should also toast them, right?"

    Little Gordian curled his lips and shook his head: "Otherwise, I think this is all thanks to the king. Without you helping us train siege techniques and modify siege equipment, we would not have been able to capture the ancient city of Seleucid so quickly."  He paused and then said: "If you hadn't repelled the Sasanian reinforcements, there might have been a river of blood under the city by now. I admire the king, he thinks everything carefully and doesn't give the enemy a chance. If it were different  Those who are inexperienced are just like ostriches, they only have eyes for the ancient city of Seleucid, and they don¡¯t care about what¡¯s behind them.¡±

    Quintus suddenly darkened his face. When Mennolufis saw it, he stood up and shouted: "Gordian, what do you mean by this? You want to preserve your own strength and don't dare to go into battle, but now you are making sarcastic remarks.  ?¡±

    Little Gordian turned his face, looked Mennolufis up and down, as if he had just discovered it, and said with a surprised smile: "Who did I know? It turned out to be the man who was responsible for the destruction of the city today, Mennolufis."  Congressman Fes. Congratulations. You have made a great contribution this time. You will be a hero of Rome in the future. However, am I wrong? Without the help of Yue people, can you take the ancient city of Seleucid today? Don¡¯t forget  , you were more than half injured by the Sasanians, and thousands of Romans died under the city."

    Speaking of the later, he was already a little bit lingering, and he was justice for those who died of war.  When Mennolufis heard this, his face turned red immediately, but he refused to put down his arrogance and quarreled with little Gordian in public.  He sneered and waved his hand: "Yes, without the help of these allies, we can't take the ancient city of Seleucid. It's no wonder, we are all fighting for the first time, how can we be compared with the battle-hardened General Gordian, but  General Gordian refused to take action, preferring to watch the Sasanians become arrogant, so we had no choice but to do it. Next time we arrive in Ctesiphon, we won't show our shame, let's ask General Gordian to show off his glory, and let us  Look how the world-famous General Gordian fights."

    Gordian took advantage of the wine and patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, as long as the army arrives at Ctesiphon City, I will definitely go into battle in person. But I don't know if His Royal Highness the King of Yue still has this plan?"

    Sun Shao raised his brows and glanced at Quintus hesitantly. Quintus was stunned for a moment and glanced at Balbinus.  Balbinus quickly stepped forward and dragged little Gordian out with half a pull and half a drag.  Sun Shao glanced at the somewhat embarrassed people, laughed, and raised his glass: "Everyone, General Gordian was so happy that he drank too much. Don't mind. Come, let's drink."

    Everyone agreed, and a few people joked loudly on purpose, restoring the atmosphere to its original state.  It was just that Quintus and Bo Diao sensed Sun Shao's abnormality and looked a little uneasy. After the banquet was over and most people had retreated, Quintus found an excuse to stay at the end.  Sun Shao didn't say much. He ordered people to prepare tea and invited him to sit down and talk.

    The tea came, and the aroma of the tea cheered up the drunken Quintus. He took a sip of tea, looked at Sun Shao's calm face through the misty tea scent, and said after a moment of silence.  : "Old friend, don't you want to fight Ctesiphon?"

    Sun Shao sighed and asked, "Do you think you can still fight?"

    Quintus frowned slightly, put down the cup gently, sipped a piece of tea, and nodded slowly: "Yes, although we captured the ancient city of Seleucid, the casualties were high. I don't know"How about the frost people, but I lost at least more than 10,000 people, plus the wounded, the total is close to 30,000.  Ctesiphon is stronger than Seleucid and has more defenders. It will be much more difficult and our casualties will be greater.  "

    "Quintus, you are making rapid progress." Sun Shao praised him and did not say any more, but the meaning was obvious.  Although the ancient city of Seleucid was captured, the damage was too great and it was not appropriate to attack Ctesiphon immediately.  And if they want to wait for a period of time, they may not be able to afford it. At present, the best way is to wait until the end.

    "You want to negotiate with Ardashir?" This was Quintus's specialty, and he immediately guessed Sun Shao's thoughts.

    Sun Shao nodded: "It only took us half a month to capture the ancient city of Seleucid. Ardashir must be very nervous. He still can't figure out our details. If we are willing to negotiate with him at this time, we may be able to obtain  Not a bad profit." Sun Shao said calmly: "Isn't fighting just for profit? Now we are approaching the city and forcing him to sign an alliance under the city. We have not only avenged ourselves, but also obtained satisfactory benefits. Why do we have to take risks and fight again?  Go down? If we are trapped in the fortified city and cannot capture Ctesiphon, won't our previous efforts be in vain and we will gain nothing? If we are chased by the Sassanid cavalry again, it won't be worth it. Quintus, think about it carefully  Think about it, is this true?"

    Quintus frowned more and more. What Sun Shao said made sense. If we only consider interests, it is indeed the most reasonable to negotiate with Aldashir now, and the possibility of obtaining ideal benefits is not small. But in this way  , it always makes people feel a little unwilling. They have already attacked Taixi Feng City, but they don¡¯t attack the city. Doesn¡¯t it mean that the evil has not been eliminated yet?

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