The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 355 All the way to the west (eight)

New Year's Day 270 AD, Palmyra, Royal Palace.

"Your Majesty the Queen, our scouts found an extremely large caravan in the desert eighty miles south of the royal city. A cursory observation shows that there are nearly [-] camels, all of which are fully loaded with goods. .and about three thousand Semitic horses besides that."

Of course, Shapur and Hormuz were not stupid to directly notify the ruler of Paramir, Zanubia, to rob in the form of a state official letter.In fact, the various princes and nobles in the Middle East are intertwined with each other.Of course, the Persian Empire has its own agents in the city of Paramir.Speaking of these words through the agent from the perspective of considering the interests of the city-state, of course, the Queen can believe it even more.

Moreover, what the agent said was not true: Even if Kurshan’s camel team was in the Western Regions, Taixifeng was not fully loaded with two hundred camels because of the addition of other goods: Shu brocade, the largest cargo, was in the Tessie gave a part of it to Shapur, and sold more than half of it at the price of [-] gold coins per piece of Shu brocade.Other bone china, special products from the Western Regions, etc. have also been emptied out a lot... In fact, even if all the things sent by Shapur are added to Kurshan's camel team, there is only a full load of about forty camels. .

However, all this was intended to prevent Li Mi's envoy team from going to Rome.Who cares if you run out of stock?
"Oh? Is the news true? Where did such a huge caravan come from? It can't be a diplomatic mission of any country, right?"

"Uh, well, Your Majesty. It shouldn't be. Our people have been following them in the desert for several days. We found Elamites inside."

Elam, formerly an ancient civilized country, is now a province in the Sasanian Empire.Susa, the summer capital of Sasanian, was in Elam.The prince of Palmyra evasively said that there were Elamites in it, but he actually wanted to mislead the queen: These are Persian merchants, if you kill them, you will kill them.

It's a pity that a female hero who can replace her deceased husband in such a troubled world is not so easy to fool.Although at this time Zanubia was short of funds due to city defense issues, he was extremely eager for large sums of money.But her mind was still clear.

"Send the order, sound the trumpet, and summon our cavalry."

"Yes, my majesty!"

Palmyra is a city-state, but at this time the city-state is catching up with good times: the king of Persia is dying, and the ten-year crisis of the Roman Empire is not over yet.Therefore, at this time in Palmyra, no one cares about him at all.The expansion is extremely fast, and a considerable amount of population and wealth have accumulated in the city.Therefore, shortly after the horn sounded, two thousand camel cavalry had assembled.

Camels usually walk slowly, but when they really want to gallop, the speed is also very objective.In less than an hour, this camel cavalry team appeared in front of Li Mi's mission.

Before this team appeared on the horizon, Kurshan and others who were familiar with the desert situation had already warned Li Mi.So, when Zanubia's cavalry also saw Li Mi's team.The Han army has completed the formation.

"Warriors from all countries in the Western Regions, line up the infantry formation! Han knights, line up on the right side of the infantry formation! Chamber of Commerce personnel and others, keep an eye on the camel team and horse team. Come! Bring out my big man's flag!"

Long Yu shouted hoarsely for soldiers of all races to line up.And Li Mi looked at the unprecedented camel cavalry in the distance with a heavy face.

"Zihui, this camel is much taller than a horse, if there is a fight later, how will it be fought?"

"Hmph, how can we fight? It's just a fight to the death! But Uncle Ling, if we really want to fight later, please leave first. I won't have the time to take care of you then."

"I'm not one of those nerds. Of course I know that there must be someone between you and me who will go back alive. Otherwise, we will fail the great trust of Da Sima. However, in my opinion, today's battle may not be fought."

"Huh? Why is this?"

"Hehehe, because the opponent's cavalry also stopped. Hey, what I am most afraid of is that the opponent will charge up if they disagree with each other. Now the opponent has also stopped, and it seems that they want to talk. Good, as long as you are willing Talk, then there is hope. Lao Ku, get ready, I will go to the other side to have a look."

Li Mi and Long Yu were discussing on one side, while Zanubia was full of doubts on the other side.

Such a huge team is completely beyond the reasonable scope of ordinary caravans.Moreover, this team actually set up their formation in an instant, and even played so many and such neat banners.There is no doubt that this is not a caravan at all, but a national armed force.

But which country's army is this?This unique square flag is different from the common triangular flags in this land.And what is the pattern on the square flag?Is it text?I don't know it at all!

"Be alert! Archers, raise your bow!"

The roar of the chief guard interrupted Zanubia's thoughts. When she turned her eyes from the distant banner to the near one, she realized that two horses were galloping towards her position with two people on their backs.

"Let our warriors put down their bows and arrows. There are only two people on the other side. There is no need to be so nervous."

"Li Mi, Prime Minister of the Honglu Temple of the Great Han, greetings to Your Excellency! This is the mission of the Great Han to the Roman Empire. We agreed to meet here with Flavi, the commander of the Sixth Roman Legion. May I ask which country you are a friend from? How do you call it?"

Although Kurshan's Persian language has become more and more proficient, the translation skills are also getting higher and higher.However, Li Mi's passage contains a lot of information, and it is completely different from the impact of the external image of the Persian and Roman costumes of the Han family.It still took the other party a long time to react.

"Han~~" After pronouncing this syllable in an extremely non-standard manner, Zanubia collected his mind and nodded to his chief guard.Then the chief guard drove the camel forward slightly: "This is the ruler of Syria, the conqueror of Egypt, the guardian of the city of Palmyra, the queen mother, queen, and regent of the Kingdom of Palmyra, Your Majesty Zanubia .”

Where did the chieftain come from?So many titles?Isn't he the prince of a city-state?In my big man, Dingtian is only at the level of a county lord.After complaining secretly in his heart, Li Mi leaned back on the horse again: "Big man Li Mi, I have seen Her Majesty the Queen."

"Han~~~What is Han Kingdom? Where is it?"

"My big man is in the extreme east of your country, with a territory of thousands of miles and billions of people. It has a long history and a prosperous civilization! Fifteen thousand miles east of your country is the eastern end of the Persian Empire. From there, go east Fifteen thousand miles away is Chang'an, the capital of our Han Dynasty. Fifteen thousand miles east of Chang'an is another sea. The territory of our Great Han Dynasty is [-] miles west of Chang'an and east of Chang'an. Fifteen thousand miles."

Fifteen thousand miles, ten thousand miles, five thousand miles... This kind of thing has no specific concept at all for the monarch of a city-state.

"May I ask the messenger, how far is it from here to Ctesiphon?"

"Well...less than eight hundred miles."

"I see. I believe the envoy's words for the time being. Could you ask the envoy to get off the horse, have a drink in the back, and tell me something about the East."

"It's a great honor. But before that, please let me go back to the team to appease my partner, Your Majesty the Queen."

"Yes, this king will also restrain our people."

After returning to the Han army formation, Li Mi called Long Yu: "I didn't expect the Persians to find their deadly enemy Palmyra to attack us, and I didn't expect that the chieftain of Palmyra was actually a woman in charge. I am stable for the time being." Stop her, and go chat with her first. You restrain everyone and strengthen your guard. When necessary, don't care about my life or death."

"Oh, it's actually the head of the house. Well, Uncle Ling, how does this queen look? How old is she? Do you want to, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Nonsense! I'll go there first. By the way, ask the people below to choose two for me. No, five Sichuan brocades, ten toothpaste, ten toothbrushes, 20 yuan soap, and a set of bone china."

"Hey, hey, hey~~~ It seems that this queen looks pretty good. Got it, got it. I'll take care of it for you right away."

In the face of such a big killer as silk, especially the best Shu brocade in silk, any woman of this era is powerless.After Li Mi took out the gift "dedicated" to Her Majesty the Queen.The atmosphere on both sides immediately became harmonious.

"Respected Li, the gift you brought is really amazing. From this, you can imagine the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. Can you stay and guide our craftsmen here to weave this Shu brocade?"

"Hehehe, Her Majesty is joking. I am an official. I don't know brocade weaving at all, so even if I stay, it will be useless to Your Majesty."

"Do you have craftsmen in your team? If so, please resell them to me. No matter how much the price is."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. My team is a mission, only soldiers and officials. There are no craftsmen."

"Hey, to be honest, our country is in danger at the moment. Rome in the west and Persia in the east have repeatedly fought for Asia Minor. In the middle, the people of this land have been repeatedly beaten for decades. Destroyed by the war, I lost dignity, freedom, and even life. My husband, who stood up for the people here, was assassinated and killed by a despicable assassin. I had to take this burden. But I also know that a small country like ours, Once the big countries on both sides regain their strength, they will soon cease to exist. Therefore, we urgently need to have a source of national strength. Dear Li, you must have seen a lot after traveling tens of thousands of miles. Can you help Me?"

"I deeply sympathize with what happened to Your Majesty, but I'm sorry, I'm just an envoy. The order my lord gave me is to establish contact with Persia and Rome. I can't and can't do anything else .”

"Okay. Dear Li, as for today's incident, I probably know what's going on. It should be that old rascal in Persia who wanted to use me. I knew that after the incident, I didn't want to be used by him. But after seeing what you gave me, I really want to take you all down."

"Why, Her Majesty wants all the goods in our caravan?"

"Yes, our country will definitely be invaded by Rome or Persia in the near future. Before that, I need a large number of soldiers and improve the city defense as much as possible. All of these require a lot of money."

"Hehehe, Her Majesty the Queen can give it a try and see if my big man's blade is sharp."

As soon as these words came out, Li Mi got up from his kneeling position, looking down at the queen fearlessly.

Seeing Li Mi get up, Zanubia also got up.Then, Li Mi was embarrassed - he was at least five centimeters shorter than others.

"Hehehe~~~Li, you look really nice when you're angry."

(End of this chapter)