The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 352 All the way to the West ([-])

"Li Mi, Prime Minister of the Great Han Honglu Temple, pay homage to His Majesty Persian Sha Zhongsha."

"Ah, the Han envoys are free. After more than 100 years, the land of Persia has ushered in the envoys of the powerful Han Empire in the east. It is really gratifying!"

At this time, the monarch of Sasanian Persia was the second generation emperor of this dynasty: Shapur I.This emperor has a lot of controversy in history.

To put it simply, this emperor is somewhat similar to my later Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty: he has the ability, and he has indeed made certain achievements.But I also did a lot of things wrong or failed a lot.Originally, these were nothing: human beings, there are successes and failures in life.But this Shapur I, like Qianlong, was very rejoicing and liked to whitewash the peace.He brags about his successes all over the country, but keeps secret about his failures.

It is now the end of 269 AD. Nine years ago, this king defeated Rome in the Battle of Edessa, captured the Roman emperor at that time, and once hit the Mediterranean coast, threatening Egypt under the control of the Roman Empire.

But also nine years ago, when the king returned to his army with great ambition, he was defeated by the indigenous Paramirs in Syria.Forced to sign a covenant, recognizing Paramir's independence.

But now nine years have passed, at least in the entire central and eastern region of Sasanian, when Li Mi and others traveled all the way, they only heard that the great Shapur I had captured the Roman emperor-this event was printed on the new coin Well, it's hard to know whether the whole country knows it or not!But nothing was heard about Paramir.While highlighting the great success of the emperor and whitewashing the peace.It also fully explains: At least at this time, the Sasanian royal family still has a strong control over the country.

Of course, this country has only been established for a few decades at this time, and Shapur I is only the second emperor of this dynasty.In the future, he still has nearly 400 years of national luck.At this time, Sassan was still in a rising period.

Both the host and the guest have finished their greetings and are seated.Shapur I said: "Dear Li, I consulted my advisor last night, only to find out that Han has not exchanged envoys with Persia for more than 100 years. What happened in these 100 years? Can you explain to me briefly? ?”

"Stay true to your wishes, but dare not resign. Dear Sha Zhongsha, the reason why the Han's envoy was late for more than 100 years is because we are busy suppressing the rebellion..."

So Li Mi began to talk about the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then talked about Cao Pi's usurpation of Han, Sima's coup, Sima Zhao's conquest of Shu, Guan Yi's restoration of Tianqing, and the success of the Northern Expedition of Shu Han, opening up the Western Regions again...

He was originally a master of literature, and he has personally experienced most of the history in the story.So here it is, talking about ups and downs.In addition, Ku Ershan has been doing business for many years, is eloquent, and his translation is also very good.So after a whole half a day, Shapur, as an old man, completely forgot about his fatigue and listened fascinated.

"So that's it! It turns out that there are such wonderful stories and great heroes in the Eastern Land! Well, that Prime Minister Zhuge and Marshal Guan of your big man are all great heroes! Uh, envoy Li, don't be angry, Ben Wang also believes that Prime Minister Cao, the actual founder of the Wei State, is also a very great hero."

"Hehehe, Sha Zhongsha doesn't need to care about it. Although the Cao family has usurped the Han, it is a great crime. But we must admit that Cao Mengde is indeed a great hero."

"Your envoy's heart is really as wide as the sea. Then, respected Li, as you said, the current big man has two rebellious countries in his east that need to be conquered. At this moment, your Marshal Guan What is your request for sending you to our Persia?"

"Hehehe, my great Sima Yan, Sha Zhongsha, your father raised troops as a small lord. After years of hard work, he once again unified the old land of the Anxi Empire. This kind of feat is no less than that of our ancestor Guangwu Emperor. It is said , During this process, you, as the eldest son and right-hand man of Ardarhi I, made the greatest contribution to the establishment of this country. Now, under your leadership, this country is moving towards a goal far beyond what the Parthian Empire has achieved in the past Brilliant. In such a great country, there are many places worthy of our great man's learning. Therefore, the first order of my family's great Sima to our mission this time is: Please send the history books of your country to our great man. Scholars and common people can know the great heroic deeds of your father and son!"

"Hahahahaha~~~" After listening to Kurshan's translation, Shapur felt extremely happy, and his whole body was soaked with a sense of comfort: "Your envoy is humble. Your Marshal Guan is the key to the country's imminent demise. Moment, stand up and wipe out the invading enemy. Preserved the deeds of this country. It is also worth learning from us Persians. His bravery and wisdom must have been gifted and blessed by Mazda... Well, your envoy There is absolutely no problem with what I said just now, the king immediately ordered the historians in the palace to count the history books of our country, copy two copies, no, copy five copies and send them to the envoy. Let the envoy take it back to the big man."

"Thank you Sha Zhongsha! The great Sima of our country once said that in the past, the main battlefield of our country was in the west of the homeland of the Han Dynasty. The mountains there are undulating, and the infantry plays the main role. In the next five to ten years, we will go to the two sides in the east. There is an endless plain, which requires powerful cavalry. And the horse breeds in our country are generally short, generally less than six feet high at the shoulder, and weigh less than seven hundred catties. Although they are extremely hard-working, they are weak in sprinting... So, In order to smooth our suppression of the rebellion, we urgently hope to introduce tall and powerful horse breeds from your country..."

"Well..." Shapur, who was in a good mood just now, immediately became unhappy-although he is very old, he has a little face-saving problem common to the elderly.But the country's most important weapon, the principle of not being easy to fake, can still be remembered very firmly.

Not waiting for Shapur to refuse, Li Mi smiled slightly: "My senior Sima said that he admired Sha Zhongsha very much. So this time, when I was envoy to your country, I was entrusted by my senior Sima to bring Sha Zhongsha A sharp weapon that can help your country completely defeat Rome!"

"Oh?!"

"Please Sha Zhongsha order the guards in front of the hall to let some of my followers enter the hall with their belongings."

"can."

After a while, Long Yu took the lead, and several soldiers of the Han army walked into the hall with some objects.

Li Mi also stood up, walked to Long Yu, and pointed to the saddle in Long Yu's hand: "Dear Sha Zhongsha, this is a genius invention of my chief Sima. Stirrup! With this thing, the knight on the horseback There is a place for the feet to bear the force. On the next journey, I found that the horse breeds of your country are extremely tall and strong. Even if your cavalry is fully armored, and even the horses are armored, they can still sprint at high speed in a short period of time. But Without stirrups, the cavalry of your country tends to fall off their horses after a high-speed sprint, and even if they don’t fall off their horses, the movements they can do on the horse are extremely limited. But with this thing..."

Before Li Mi could finish speaking, Shapur stood up impatiently from the throne and ran over like flying.

He completely ignored the reminders from the guards around him, and didn't even consider getting so close to Long Yu. If Long Yu had any small thoughts, he would fall into a dangerous situation.At this moment, his eyes almost jumped out of their sockets!

Sasanian's main opponents are Rome in the West and Guishuang in the East.Incidentally, it has to face some nomadic tribes on the south coast of the Caspian Sea in the north and in the Arabian region.Among these opponents, the biggest and strongest is of course Rome!

And the Roman infantry phalanx, tsk tsk tsk, everyone knows how strong it is.

Sassanian infantry was nothing compared to Roman infantry.The reason why Sassan had a win or loss with Rome on the battlefield was that Sasanian's main advantage was cavalry.

But the light cavalry often didn't know what to say in the face of the orderly Roman infantry phalanx.As for the heavy cavalry, it is possible to break the formation, but the casualties are too great.As a result, knights who control heavy cavalry often become disposable items.

It is precisely because of this that it often takes five years or even longer for Sasanian to launch an active attack on Rome: the accumulation of materials is one aspect.More important is the cultivation and training of heavy cavalry.

Therefore, this stirrup is of great significance to Sasanian, and it cannot be overemphasized.

Shapur is the real king of horses, after touching the actual stirrup.He immediately yelled loudly: "Come on! Bring my Ma Zhongsha here! This king wants to test it himself!"

After riding on the horse and stepping on the stirrups.Shapur quickly felt the benefits of the stirrups.He laughed boldly on the horse: "With the help of this thing, how difficult is it to capture another Roman emperor?! Dear Li, your Marshal Guan is really a genius! Such a character, in our Persia, I am willing to exchange a province for it!"

"Hehehe, the sand is full of pride! I just don't know how many war horses of your country are worth in a province?"

"Huh? Hahahaha~~~ Envoy Li is really a loyal subordinate of Marshal Guan. Well, since your country has handed over such an important military weapon to us, it is unreasonable for the king to hesitate any longer on the stallion. .I'll give you five thousand...no, three thousand big horses! Half male and half female! How about it?"

"Thank you Sand in Sand!"

(End of this chapter)