The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 336
Ardasil looked at Valrag for a while, but said nothing.Ever since he received Maximus' bizarre defeat, he began to worry about domestic security.The reason why he dared to go on an expedition when the Red Sea was under the control of the Yue State Navy was because of serious civil strife in Rome, and it was impossible to have the strength to attack Sasan in a short period of time. Without the cooperation of Rome, the people of Guishan would not dare act rashly.Now that Rome has resolved Maximus' rebellion in the first battle, although there are still some losses, the losses are limited. With the pride of the Romans, it would be strange if they didn't take advantage of this opportunity to attack Sassan. Once Rome calms down , Guishuang will naturally be ready to move.

His originally confident expedition now looks very reckless, and the city of Axum is surprisingly strong. Under the protection of the Yue people who are good at defending the city, he lost the confidence to break the city, and planned to return quickly before he suffered a disastrous defeat. Tessiphon, lest the rear fall.

At this time, he was both happy and worried about Varag's appearance. Varag hadn't contacted him for so long. Help Sun Shao earn him?Guishuang and Rome are all tied together with Sun Shao, and it is not unusual for little Axum to turn to Sun Shao.

Valage narrated the story of Yu An again. Of course, in order to show his vigilance and caution, he naturally modified himself and added some twists and turns to the originally unexciting story.

"How to get into the city?" Ardasil asked a little casually.

Seeing Ardashir's expression, Valag couldn't help being anxious. If Ardashir doesn't believe him and doesn't want to take risks, then what is his chance of survival?Sun Shao defended the city of Axum, and showed his strength in front of the Axum people. His status in the hearts of the Axum people has greatly increased. Without any external force, when will he, Valag, want to take back the city of Axum?
"My lord, there is a secret passage in the palace of Axum, which can lead directly to the outside of the city. This is a secret that only the royal family knows, and now only I know." Valag lost his patience unnaturally, and told the most confidential situation, saying As soon as he said it, he regretted it a little. At this time, he should first discuss the conditions with Ardashir.

Shapur saw the flash in Valag's eyes, and he smiled at the right time: "Don't worry, we Sasanians are trustworthy. If this thing can really succeed, we will never sorry for you."

Varag smiled shyly, and looked at Ardashir with a guilty conscience.Ardasil stroked his beard and thought for a moment: "Should I go directly to the palace through the secret path? Since he is in the palace, how can Sun Shao be unprepared?"

"Sun Shao didn't know about this secret passage." Varag said with some pride: "He once asked me cryptically, and I told him that there was no such secret passage in Axum City, and he never asked again. Of course, I think he will definitely look for it, if he finds it, can I still sit here now?"

Ardahill nodded, and asked again: "Then how do you plan to meet us?"

"Your Majesty, you must remember the Trojan horse, right?" Varag laughed lightly.

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Watching the Sassanid army, which came in good spirits and left in disappointment, leave the camp, the outside of Axum, which had been surrounded by water, suddenly became empty, leaving only the smashed siege equipment and the Sassanian who died in battle. The bloodstains left by people made everything calm again. The soldiers stationed at the city head day and night immediately became excited. beat each other to celebrate.Gradually, this joy spread to the entire city of Axum. The streets of Axum city, which had been under military control for more than half a year, became lively again. People came out of the houses with wooden curtains and gathered on the streets, passing each other news of victory.I don't know who started it, they started to thank the gods who bless them, thanked the soldiers of the Fengfeng camp who defended the city with them, thanked His Royal Highness the King of Yue, and even thanked the emperor of Han who was far away in the east .

Sun Shao stood on the tower, accepting the worship of his subjects with a smile on his face. He said happily to Warrag: "How about it? I said the Sasanians will leave in despair. The city of Axum will become his heavy burden." Remember, he will definitely think twice before coming to Axum in the future."

"Your Majesty is wise, without your Majesty's command, how could the city of Axum be able to withstand the attack of [-] Sassanids and achieve such a victory." Warrag pointed to the wooden curtains that can be seen everywhere, and then pointed to the top of the city. The continuous crossbows that can be seen everywhere, as well as the defensive crossbows on the towers that frighten the Sasanian heavy armored knights, said with pride: "These are brought by the king. If there is no king, there will be nothing like this, Axum People will now all become slaves of the Sasanians, and will never be able to bathe in the sunshine of freedom."

Sun Shao laughed triumphantly, the laughter was full of arrogance.

Varag said with concern: "My lord, for more than half a year, your king has worked so hard to defend the city of Axum. Now the Sasanians have finally been defeated by your king. Even people like Ardashir have been defeated by your king." My subordinates, the day when your majesty will be famous all over the world is not far away. It’s just that your majesty has worked hard during this time, from now on, your majesty should pay more attention to your body and take a good rest.”

Sun Shao waved his hand, and said proudly: "I'm not tired, I've defeated Ardasil, and I'm full of energy now. Send my order, all the soldiers and all the subjects have made meritorious deeds in defending the city. I want to reward them, For three days, everyone in the city will enjoy a liter of wine, and those who participate in the defense of the city will be doubled. Let those nobles who sacrificed their slaves come to the palace, and I will get drunk with them and celebrate with the people."

"Long live the king—" Valag was in the middle of his arms, and quickly knelt down and shouted long live.

The order was passed on, and the city of Axum boiled.Ding Feng and Zhou Yin rushed to dissuade them, thinking that the Sassanids hadn't gone far, and they were all cavalry, and they might return at any time, so it's better to be cautious.Sun Shao was a little unhappy, his face sank, and he walked away.Ding Feng stared viciously at the triumphant Varager, but he was helpless.What happened to Yu An a few days ago made them scruples, and they didn't dare to confront Axum, who was now favored.

Seeing Valage's humble smiling face, Ding Feng flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and left.Zhou Yin cupped his hands, and said half-jokingly: "King of Axum, this time Axum City has survived, and you have made the first contribution. Don't forget my contribution to destroying the front camp."

Walag laughed quickly and said, "What is General Zhou talking about? I don't have any credit for it. It's just that the king appreciates it. If it is really a credit, the soldiers of the Destroying Front Camp are the first credit. General Ding and General Zhou You have worked hard, and your Majesty will never forget you."

Zhou Yin was also so angry that he couldn't speak, chatted a few words, and left in a hurry.Valage looked at his back and knew that he was going to persuade Sun Shao. However, Sun Shao was in high spirits now, so he probably wouldn't listen to their advice.And if they forcefully persuaded Sun Shao to be angry, then it would be great, and it would be easier to handle this matter without the hindrance of the Zefeng Ying.

Sure enough, as expected by Warrag, Zhou Yin hit a wall again, and Sun Shao got angry, saying that since you are worried that the Sasanians will go and come back, then go to defend the city, and you don't want to participate in the celebration banquet.After hearing this, Varag was secretly proud of himself, and turned around to arrange a grand celebration banquet.

Axum was immersed in the joy, only the soldiers of the Destroyer Camp were still guarding the city, and Ding Feng and Zhou Yin sat on the tower, listening to the singing and dancing in the palace, relatively speechless.Neither of the two spoke, but what they wanted to say was clearly revealed in their eyes. During this period, Varag came over and saw the two of them were depressed, sighed, and felt very happy, but on the surface they persuaded them with earnest words, saying It was thanks to them guarding the city that the city could celebrate with peace of mind, which made Ding Feng and Zhou Yin roll their eyes in anger.

After two days of celebrations, the whole of Axum fell into a state of confusion. Apart from being punished to defend the city, the only one who was sober was Walag, who was punished to defend the city.

In the dead of night, when the people in the palace were drunk, Valag quietly walked into a side yard. After making sure that there was no one behind, he lit a candle and walked into an unremarkable hut. He opened a very old-looking cabinet door, revealing a secret passage. He walked down the secret passage, and Shapur, who was fully armed, was waiting inside.

"How about it?"

"They're all drunk, just like dead pigs, just waiting for you to slaughter them." Varage smiled contemptuously, staring into Shapur's eyes and said, "Your Highness, I have fulfilled everything I promised you."

"I will do what I promised you." Shapur patted Varag on the shoulder: "After the matter is completed, Egypt is yours. Don't worry, as long as you take down the Vietnamese, the Romans and Guishan people are not us opponent, you are the eternal king of Axum, not only do you not have to be manipulated by the Yue people, even the Romans can be ignored."

"I hope so." Satisfied, Varag led Shapur out of the hut, pointed to a wall not far away, and said, "Pass this wall, walk through a gate, which is the core of the palace, and Sun Shao will sleep There, he is probably so drunk that you can't recognize you when you stand in front of him, and you can cut off his head without even breaking a sweat."

"It's a Trojan horse trick." Shapur lowered his voice and smiled, stretching out his hand: "Please also ask King Axum to lead the way."

Varag nodded, walked in the front, and led Shapur out of the hut. More than 300 stalwarts filed out, followed Varag and Shapur through a small gate one by one, and came to the core area of ​​the palace.Through the gorgeous curtain, Shapur could almost see the guests staggering here and there in the front hall. The wind from the skirts of the dancing girls could be heard clearly. From time to time, someone shouted. A young noble probably had too much to drink. Thinking it was in her own home, she couldn't reach a female musician who was playing the piano, she opened her mouth full of alcohol and moved closer to her.

Shapur smiled slightly, followed Varag around a few times, and went straight to Sun Shao's bedroom.There wasn't even a single person checking them out along the way. Many guards were dozing off against the wall with their weapons in their arms. Those who were sober saw the leader, Warrag, all picked up their weapons and followed.

"This is my confidant." Varag explained, emphasizing his tone, and said emphatically: "I came here to exchange the guards of the Tiger Guard camp with good intentions and let them drink."

Shapur didn't say a word, but nodded as he walked.He took a closer look, and saw that the drunken soldiers had a heavy breath, and there was a smell of alcohol all over their bodies, and they didn't even have the strength to get up after being stepped on. They just muttered and cursed, obviously they were really drunk.

Sun Shao turned out to be human too, not invulnerable.Shapur glanced at Varag who was leading the way in front of him, feeling inexplicably regretful, but unfortunately he failed to capture Axum, and he made a great contribution to Varag for nothing, and gave him Egypt.

While thinking, Shapur followed Varag quickly into a large ornate room, but he was stunned as soon as he entered the room.Valag said that Sun Shao, who was already drunk as hell, was sitting on the bed, and a scantily clad maid was kneeling behind him to hold his shoulders, and another maid was kneeling on the ground, putting one of his feet on her lap, Carefully trim his pedicures.Sun Shao rested his forehead on one hand, looked at Varage and Shapur who came in with piercing eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was a pleasant smile on his face.

When Valage saw it, he took two steps subconsciously, rushed forward, and habitually showed a flattering smile: "The king is sober?" Then he realized that he was not here to pay his respects, but to kill Sun Shao Yes, what's more important is that Sun Shao should have fallen into a deep sleep, but the current situation is obviously not in line with his expectations.

"I'm awake, if I don't wake up, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to wake up." Sun Shao smiled, waved his hand, let the two beautiful maids back down, and clapped their hands lightly: "Come here, a distinguished guest has arrived, okay Greet them."

Varage was taken aback, and before he recovered, Shapur already knew that things had changed. Without saying a word, he pushed Varag away, rushed forward with one stride, stretched his left hand and went straight to Sun Shao's neck. Holding the sword tightly.After the two maids retreated, there was no one around Sun Shao. If he didn't attack at this time, he would have no chance when the ambush came out.If he can control Sun Shao before the ambush comes out, maybe he still has room to bargain.

Sun Shao laughed even more happily. He sat there motionless, watching Shapur rushing towards him.Shapur didn't care about thinking too much, exerted all his strength, was as agile as a lion, and came to Sun Shao in the blink of an eye.

"Kill!" With a violent shout, a figure flew up in the air, and slammed Shapur's head hard with his bent knee.Shapur went all out, leaving no room at all. Being hit from the side, he had no chance to react at all. He flew out horizontally as if hit by a bison, and fell to the ground with a bang. He only felt that the stars were popping up in front of his eyes, his ears were ringing together, and the sky was spinning. Although he tried his best to distinguish Sun Shao's direction, he didn't have any strength in his hands, and all he could do was to lift his head up a little. , and soon fell powerlessly again.His forehead was pressed against the smooth floor tiles, and his heart sank continuously. It looked like an extremely subtle plan, but it seemed that he had cost his own life.

Ao Lei knocked down Shapur with a flying knee, and guarded Sun Shao in high spirits, with a knife in one hand and a halberd in the other, pointing at those Sassanid warriors who were still struggling, and shouted: "Take them all!".Following the sound of chaotic footsteps, Tu Hu led the Tiger Guards to surround the palace, and more than 100 crossbows were ready to go, aiming at the Sasanian warriors.Tu Hu rushed to Sun Shao with big strides, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is frightened."

"You're just shocked." Sun Shao rolled his eyes angrily, pushed him away, walked up to the pale-faced Varage, and grinned: "Varague, you've made another contribution. It's really not easy for Shapur to be tricked into me by such a scheming plan."

Valage tried his best to squeeze out a smile, but the muscles on his face froze. After trying for a long time, he couldn't smile. He trembled uncontrollably, and his strength was taken away by a little bit. Sun Shao's smile In his eyes, it slowly turned into a sinister smile, and the whole world changed in his laughter.

"Hey, what a villain, not even half of Shapur." Sun Shao looked condescendingly at Valage who was limp on the ground, put away his smile, and waved his hands dismissively: "Pull him out , before the nobles leave, let them take a look at this villain who doesn’t want to be the king of Axum, but wants to be a ghost.”

"You...you...you never believed me?" Valag worked hard for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence intermittently.

"I believe you? Look at your ugly face, is it worth my trust?" Sun Shao curled his lips, and then glanced at Shapur who was still trying to get up not far away: "As long as this person wants to make meritorious service Only a crazy bird would believe you."

Warag's lips trembled, and he stretched out his hand to grab Sun Shao's feet, but Sun Shao kicked him away in disgust, and walked towards Shapur with a big laugh.Shapur had just half sat up and was shaking his head, trying to wake himself up.

"Lei Zi, your knee is too hard, won't he become an idiot?" Sun Shao said worriedly.

"This girl's head is really hard. She was hit by me, but she is still alive." Ao Lei grinned happily and said, "Your Majesty, is this considered a capture?"

Sun Shao turned his head to look at him, and couldn't help laughing. "I know you guys are unhappy if you don't drink, don't worry, the meritorious service you have done this time is enough for you to drink for a lifetime."

Ao Lei smiled embarrassedly.

Under the siege of the Tiger Guards camp, the warriors brought by Shapur were shot down before they lasted for a long time, and then they were beaten up by the wolf-like tiger warriors. Only a dozen or so people remained, fighting back to back.

"Keep two alive." Sun Shao greeted, he walked up to those terrified and inexplicable warriors, looked at them, and ordered two casually: "Both of you take Shapur's head back and tell Ardashir that Old thing, Shapur is a young boy, too impulsive, not a good successor, so I will solve it for him and let him choose one of the remaining sons. Tell him in addition, hurry up Hurry back, don't let us poke his lair. I heard that the Romans and Guishuang people who besieged Ctesiphon were a little impatient, and I'm afraid they won't be able to leave anything intact when they enter the city."

The two warriors looked at each other, unable to understand what Sun Shao was talking about. An interpreter next to him stepped forward and translated Sun Shao's words, and then the two warriors understood. They knew that they had lost their lives, and immediately fell to their knees without saying a word. kowtow.

"Let them repeat it again." Sun Shao waved his hand and said to the interpreter: "If the retelling is wrong, kill them, and change two more, anyway, there are too many people."

The interpreter translated his words again, and the faces of the two warriors turned pale, and they hurriedly stammered and repeated, not even daring to change Ardashir's name into a respectful title.Sun Shao listened to the interpreter's report, nodded in satisfaction, and directly chopped off Shapur's head, and let them take it out of the city. None of the remaining dozen warriors were left, and all of them chopped off their heads and went out to show the public.

The next day, the news spread that Varag had colluded with the Sassanids and planned to rebel. The whole city was in an uproar. There were hundreds of Sasanian warrior heads testifying, Shapur’s body testified, and they were lucky enough to enter the palace for a banquet that night. The accusation of the nobles made Valag immediately become a public enemy of the whole people. Sun Shao asked him to hang him on the Guangcheng in front of the palace. The spear killed him, and when one struck, the rest swarmed up, and it didn't take long for Varag to be ripped apart.

At dawn, Ardashir, who was lying in ambush outside the city with his eyelids twitching, received Shapur's head. He passed out as soon as his eyes went dark. Going out to behead, at the same time leading the army to rush to the city, ordered to attack the city immediately, Ding Feng and Zhou Yin, who were sulking, were alerted, surprised and happy, and immediately commanded the Destroying Front Battalion defending the city to launch a counterattack.Ardashir came in a rage, but he was not ready to attack the city. Facing the sharp counterattack of the Destroying Front Battalion, he lost more than 2000 people at once, and had to return home in defeat.He looked at Axum, gritted his teeth, and wished he could fly into the city and kill Sun Shao with one bite.

It's a pity that he is not an angel after all, and he has no wings. After calming down, he can only follow Sun Shao's suggestion and immediately withdraw his troops and rush back to Taixifeng.The expedition to Axum ended in a disastrous failure. It took half a year and nearly ten thousand soldiers were lost. Anxious and angry, he soon became ill.

More than 8 cavalry left Axum in frustration, and marched toward Tessiphon day and night.

The so-called "it's raining when the house is leaking, and the wind is blowing when the ship is broken", the unlucky things either don't come, and they come in a series. As soon as the dejected Sasanian cavalry entered the territory of Egypt, they encountered new situations. The Arabs who came out harassed them in groups and robbed their supply camp. At the beginning, Ardashir didn't pay much attention to it. The Arabs had a good reputation for robbery and robbery. Egypt was close to their sphere of influence. It is not surprising that there were a few robberies, but there were more and more such things later, and the Arab robbery group became larger and larger, which aroused Ardashir's vigilance.

The Arabs were so arrogant that they dared to rob the Sassanian army. Could it be that Taisiphon was really surrounded by people, making the Arabs think that Sasanian was already vulnerable and ready to be slaughtered?

　There was a system failure last night, and I couldn't log in all the time.

　　
　
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