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Chapter 274 The Western Battlefield

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    "Is it that Wang Wengxu?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became interested when he heard Wei Zifu say that Liu Jin was about to become a father.  In addition, it was also because Wei Qing was also very concerned about Liu Jin and Wang Wengxu when he died, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still kept this in mind.

    "It is this girl. However, Jin'er is only the grandson of the emperor, so he cannot give this girl a title." Wei Zifu also often saw Wang Wengxu and liked this woman who knew etiquette very well.

    For the wives and concubines of the emperor's generation, the Han Dynasty did not have corresponding titles and status. Even if Wang Wengxu was pregnant with Liu Jin's flesh and blood, she was still just a child of the prince's family, and in terms of status, she was just an ordinary palace servant.

    "Sooner or later, there will be titles and things like that." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said noncommittally. He really liked Liu Jin, but even if he was the emperor, he could not transcend Liu Jin's status as a grandson and canonize Wang Wengxu in advance.

    "Now that the war in the Western Region has begun, will your Majesty go to Shanglin Garden this year?" Wei Zifu suddenly asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. She never talked about the affairs of the previous dynasty, although the focus of this sentence was to ask Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty whether he would go to Shanglin Garden.  , but still mentioned the war in the Western Regions, which is rare for Wei Zifu.

    Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sighed heavily, and then said: "There should be no problem with Huo Guang in the Western Regions. This kid is more tolerant than his brother. But it is precisely because of this that I can see that many ministers in the court are very jealous of him.  , afraid that he will become the second Huaiyin Marquisand now there is no Wen Zhonghou in the court!"

    Wei Zifu¡¯s face changed slightly when he heard this. Logically speaking, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should not have said these words to her.  Wei Zifu could feel that although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that the ministers were afraid of Huo Guang and feared that he would become the second Marquis of Huaiyin, in fact, this was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself.

    According to Wei Zifu's past rules of dealing with things, she would definitely not answer such a question, but today she took over Emperor Wu of Han's words for the first time: "There is no Marquis Wen Zhong, but there is still His Majesty. Besides, Huo Guang's kid's behavior  He has always been cautious and loyal to His Majesty, so he may have ulterior motives for saying that he will become the Marquis of Huaiyinand after all, he can be considered the prince's cousin!"

    Wei Zifu naturally meant that Huo Guang would not be a rebellious minister.  After Wei Qing's death, the power of Wei Huo's relatives was greatly reduced. Originally, there was still Prime Minister Gongsun He supporting the court, but now that Gongsun Jingsheng happened, Gongsun He, the Prime Minister, both in terms of reputation and status in the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty,  Nothing is as good as before.  It can be said that Huo Guang is the only person in the entire Wei Huo family who plays the leading role!

    For the future of the prince and the glory of the Weihuo family, Wei Zifu had to choose to support Huo Guang.  Of course, there is one thing Wei Zifu didn't say, that is, Huo Guang is Liu Jin's de facto teacher.

    Everything in Chang'an City remains as before, and Huo Guang has been fighting the Parthian army in Guishan City for more than a month. The ravines outside the city have long been filled in by the Parthians. However, Huo Guang defends the city and basically does not leave the city to fight with the Parthian army. This has been more than a month.  Although Lai Eurobazo launched several sieges, they were ultimately unsuccessful.

    In the resting camp, Europazo was sitting in front of a round table with the five kings. There was a map on the table, which was the map of the Western Region.

    "Prime Minister, why do we have to spend time here with Huo Guang, the Marquis of Anyang? We can completely bypass Guishan City and go straight to his capital, Dunhuang." The king of Charaseni was a young monarch who was always known for his bravery and good intentions.  Although he was famous for his war, he had a different idea in his mind, which was to take Dunhuang directly.

    Eurobazo looked at the map of the Western Region, with a consistent smile on his face, and thought for a moment before saying to King Chalaseni: "There are two passes in the west of Dunhuang, one is called Yang Pass and the other is called Yumen Pass.  Both were built by our opponent Anyang Hou Huoguang. It is said that these two passes cost hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gold to build and are the strongest passes in the entire western part of the Han Empire. And there are no less than six more in their capital Dunhuang.  The most elite cavalry unit under the command of Huo Guang, Marquis of Wan'an Yang, is their true elite. Its combat effectiveness is several times higher than that of the army in Guishan City. If we bypass Guishan City, Dunhuang's army will stop us at Yangguan or Yumenguan.  Anyang Hou Huoguang's army in Guishan City will cut off our supply line. The distance here is too far. Once we lose our supply line, we will lose this war."

    Eurobazo pointed with his finger on the sheepskin map. Now they have a deeper understanding of the Western Region Governor's Mansion and even the entire Han Dynasty. They even know the distribution and deployment of troops in the passes.

    "But this Guishan City can't be conquered. Are we going to keep fighting with them here?" Lord Charaseni continued with some reluctance.

    Eurobazo didn't take it seriously and said with a smile on his face: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious We defeated the Great Yueshi, and the materials accumulated by the Great Yueshi are enough for us to consume here for three years.  It will take a long time. In addition, the things we have prepared will be completed in a few days, and it will definitely give our enemiesWhat an unexpected surprise!  "

    "Uh" Lord Chalaseni didn't know what to say anymore. Eurobazo's confidence and words made it impossible for him to refute.

    At the head of Guishan City, Huo Guang would conduct routine inspections every day. Although the ravines outside the city had been filled in, they initially thought about digging ravines again. However, every time they tried to go out, Anxi would send troops to harass them, and finally they  That's all.  Fortunately, the Dawan Kingdom spent some effort in building this capital city. The city wall was tall and strong, and there were sufficient supplies, food, grass and soldiers in the city, so the battle to defend the city was not difficult.

    "Are those blast furnaces still emitting smoke every day?" Huo Guang looked at the Parthian Camp from a distance and saw thick black smoke rising from behind the Parthian Camp.

    This abnormal situation has been occurring for more than ten days. Huo Guang once sent people out of the city to quietly investigate, and found that the source of the black smoke was the blast furnaces behind the Parthian camp, which were like the ones used to refine ironware.  And ever since the blast furnace appeared, thick smoke has been rising every day without stopping for a moment.

    "Yeah, I wonder what these Parthians are doing? It's been almost half a month." Bai Bing said with a puzzled face. He was the vanguard officer at the top of the city, and he usually guarded the city wall himself.

    "Does Lord Cangwu know what they are doing?" Huo Guang couldn't figure out what the Parthians were doing, so he asked Dongfang Shuo, who was always known for his extensive knowledge and strong memory.

    Dongfang Shuo frowned slightly. Ever since the strange blast furnace appeared, Dongfang Shuo felt vaguely uneasy. However, he had never seen that thing before. He could only roughly guess that it was used for refining iron tools. What was it used for specifically? Orobazuo had it.  He didn't know what his plan was.

    "The Parthians should be preparing something, maybe some kind of equipment for siege. It must be some kind of iron siege equipment." Dongfang Shuo couldn't guess what he didn't understand, but he could also learn from it.  There are clues to analyze the possibility, but the truth of the matter is actually no different from Dongfang Shuo's analysis!

    "It seems that it is something not simple The smelting technology of the Parthians is indeed much higher than ours" Huo Guang also had similar thoughts to Dongfang Shuo.  It can be seen from the Parthian armor that their metal smelting technology is very superb, and now they seem to be refining some equipment. It can be said that Parthia is a civilization that has developed iron tools to a high level.

    "Our news should have reached Chang'an a long time ago, but there has been no movement from the court. It seems that the emperor is not planning to provide us with assistance!" Dongfang Shuo said with some worry. Hexi officials like Chang'an still felt a little chilled by Chang'an's attitude.  .

    "By the way, what's the progress regarding Gongsun Jingsheng's imprisonment last time?" Huo Guang seemed to suddenly remember something and continued to ask for news about Chang'an.

    "From the recent news from Miss Tang, the Prime Minister is arresting Zhang Anshi, but Miss Tang seems to have discovered something suspicious. It seems that Shuiheng Captain Li Guangli is secretly promoting this matter." Dongfang Shuo is the only one in Hexi who knows the inside story of Li Yan's incident.  He didn't know if Li Guangli was Huo Guang's person, but since Huo Tang mentioned these doubts many times in the news, I'm afraid there is something hidden in it.

    "Oh? He is so unwilling to be lonely? Has the King of Changyi died?" Huo Guang did not expect that he had always looked down on Li Yan, an unlearned elder brother. Now he was not only prospering, but also seemed to be causing trouble in Chang'an.  The wind stirs up the rain.

    "Not yet. It is said that the King of Changyi also relied on his uncle Li Guangli very much, almost to the point of obeying his words." Dongfang Shuo replied in a low voice.  Liu Kun should have had nothing to do with the Li family originally, but now almost everyone who knows about it is almost dead.

    "Well Chang'an has never been at peace!" Huo Guang suddenly sighed and sighed, not knowing what he thought of.

    When Huo Guang and Europazzo fought fiercely in Guishan City, Sulla, who was far away in Rome, finally took full control of the entire Rome in the past three years, and an unprecedentedly large army of 170,000 men was finally formed.

    "Your Majesty the Consul, our legions are ready. News from Parthia shows that the 180,000-strong army led by Parthian Prime Minister Europazzo is fighting our eastern ally Anyang Hou Huoguang in Guishan City." In the Roman Senate  , Sulla sat high in the center of the circular meeting hall. Beside him, a boy of only twelve or thirteen years old reported to Sulla solemnly.

    The boy is very young, but his face does not show the immaturity that should belong to his age. Instead, his eyes have a calmness and wisdom that is difficult for adults to match.

    "Caesar, what's going on in the northern capital now?" Sulla held the seat with both hands, exuding a majestic aura like a king. The Senate has long become Sulla's voice. Here, as long as Sulla decides,  The Senate only gave a symbolic authorization.

    The young boy is exactlyCaesar, who was now Sulla's aide-de-camp, had not yet held any prominent official position, but his name was already well-known in Rome.  Upon hearing Sulla's question, Caesar replied without hesitation: "Mithridates VI has conquered the kingdoms of Colchis and Bosporus, and has now established relations with the Republic's tributary states Bithynia and Cathy.  Bordering Padosia, it already poses a threat to our north!¡±

    "Then before the Eastern Expedition, let's get rid of this wolf in the north first!" Sulla stood up slowly, but made the decision to fight the capital first instead of going to the Eastern Expedition as agreed.

    Outside the Senate, Caesar followed Sulla. After thinking for a long time, the young Caesar finally plucked up the courage and asked Sulla his doubts.

    "We have made an agreement with Huoguang, Marquis of Anyang in the East, to attack Parthia together. If we fall into a war with our capital in the north now, wouldn't we miss the agreed time?" Caesar asked with some confusion. He knew that he was in power.  The official has always attached great importance to the covenant with the East, and Sulla would not do such a thing of betraying the covenant.

    "Actually, this is a good opportunity. My friend in the East has now restrained Eurobazo's 180,000 troops. The pressure in Asia Minor has dropped sharply. This is a great opportunity for us to wipe out the north. Send someone to report the situation  Tell our friends in the East, he will understand all this!" Sulla explained to his adjutant Caesar, in his opinion, Huo Guang contained nearly half of the main army of Parthia, which provided him with a way to deal with the new rise.  Opportunities for the capital.

    Different people will see different results for the same thing. In order to stabilize his rear, Europazzo joined forces with King Mithridates VI of Pontus to start a war in the north of Rome. The purpose was to make Sulla  Unable to look eastward.  In Sulla's view, Huo Guang restrained nearly half of Parthia's troops, which prevented Parthia from fully attacking the province of Asia Minor, which gave him an excellent opportunity to conquer the north of Rome.  In the eyes of King Mithridates VI of Pontus, with the help of Anxi, it was an opportunity for him to invade Roman territory and increase his strength again.

    While everyone was sparing no effort in their calculations, Huo Guang also saw the messenger sent by Sulla.

    "Grand Governor, Sulla said that it is temporarily impossible to march eastward as planned. A country called Pontus in the north of them is rising. Not long ago, Parthia united Pontus. Now, war has ignited in the north of Rome, and Parthia's Wandu  The king of kings, Mithridates II, also led an army of 200,000 men to threaten the province of Asia Minor." Su Wu translated the news from Rome to Huo Guang. This was an unexpected change.

    "Based on your understanding, can Sulla be able to withstand it?" Just as Sulla thought, Huo Guang did understand his situation. A country that dared to directly challenge Rome would never be weak, and Anxi was on the Eastern Front.  Applying pressure meant that Sulla had to fight on two fronts at the same time. You can imagine the pressure he faced.

    Su Wu thought for a moment, and then said uncertainly: "It should be no problem! The province of Asia Minor has the Euphrates River as a natural barrier. The person guarding it now should be Sulla's beloved general Mulena. If the eastern front can stop the Parthian army,  With Your Excellency Sulla¡¯s abilities, you should be able to calm down the war in the north very quickly!¡±

    In fact, Su Wu's ideas coincided with Sulla's. However, when Sulla led the Roman legions to the northern front of the Republic, the army of King Mithridates VI of Pontus had already changed its direction and directly  Appeared in the northern part of the province of Asia Minor.  While Mulena was still trying his best to deal with the Parthian army, a steady stream of Pontic troops appeared behind him.

    By the time Sulla learned all this, Asia Minor, the place that once made Sulla his success, was now owned by Mithridates VI. Even Sulla's beloved general Mulena was killed in this battle.  The 60,000 eastern legions loyal to Sulla were almost completely wiped out
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