My XX deal with Sister Nero

"Oh, by the way, I will bring a batch of my treasures with me, and I hope you can also help me bring them on your warships."

Treasure?

Hearing this word, the spy's eyes lit up. As an important general, the treasure he mentioned... should not be a small amount.

Seeing the spy's greedy expression, Wuda laughed, patted the spy on the shoulder and said, "When I get to Parthia, you will definitely get some benefits!"

"I'm here. Thank you, General." The spy licked his lips subconsciously.

"That's easy to say." General Wuda patted the spy's shoulder vigorously and said, "There have been many strangers coming and going outside my gate recently. I'm sure you've seen it, so... you should be a little more careful recently and try to reduce the chances of going out. I don't want anything to happen that will ruin our plan. In addition, although I have been marginalized by His Majesty, I can still provide you with some intelligence, but it's not that important. Just don't despise it when the time comes."

"Of course." The spy nodded. Since General Wuda had been marginalized, the intelligence he could obtain... would definitely not be much, and would definitely not be that important.

Well, anyway, now relying on that detailed military map, the Parthian Empire has roughly figured out the defensive weaknesses of the Sassanid Empire. The next thing to do... is naturally to take advantage of this weakness and conduct a beautiful beach landing!

Parthia's unusual movements naturally attracted the attention of the Sassanid Empire. With 40,000 troops gathered around the Persians, this army, which is currently just a rebel army, dared not even breathe a sigh of relief. Now that they are gone, the Sassanid Empire... is time to take advantage of the opportunity to make some big news!

Chapter 438 Everything is going as planned

"Enemy...enemy troops are attacking!"

One morning five days later, through the thick fog on the sea, a soldier on a sentry tower on the border of the island of the Sassan Kingdom let out a very shrill cry.

Enemy attack!

After five days of sailing, the navy of the Parthian Empire finally appeared near the Sassanid Empire!

"duangduangduang!" Accompanied by the rapid sound of bells and gongs, there was suddenly a commotion in the military camp not far behind the watchtower. Then, countless soldiers poured out of the camp and climbed up several temporary watchtowers and wooden city walls around them, intending to rely on these temporary city defense buildings to resist the attack of the Parthian Empire as much as possible.

However, the Parthian Empire did not seem to have any intention of attacking.

The sun was high in the sky and the thick fog had dissipated. It was not until this time that the soldiers of the Sassanid Empire present were finally able to see the ferocious warships equipped by the Parthian Navy!

Although the Parthian Empire did not have a navy before, as a powerful empire, when it decided to form its own navy, the first thing it had to do was naturally to find small countries with navies to purchase warship manufacturing drawings or related craftsmen, and then... build its own warships.

It must be said that the large warships of these small countries with navies were more or less influenced by the shipbuilding industry of the Roman Empire. So judging from the appearance alone, the large warships built by the Parthian Empire are actually not much different from those of the Roman Empire.

As for the Sassanid Empire, it was an island country, but because it was isolated overseas, it didn't have many external enemies, so their navy... well, basically non-existent.

The Sassanid Empire also knew this. Instead of spending a lot of effort to build a navy from scratch, it would be better to use local materials and build a city defense building according to the terrain.

As for the Parthian Navy, the purpose of their coming here was not to directly attack the Sassanid Empire, but because... this navy did not know much about going to sea for the first time, so they first tried to learn under the guidance of old sailors who were familiar with sailing. Well, it was good enough to get to this point, what else did they want?

"Drop anchor!" Seeing that the army had reached the sea outside the destination, on the flagship in the middle, a middle-aged man in golden armor waved a scimitar in his hand, directing the ships to drop anchor while connecting all the ships with wooden boards.

"What are they doing?" Looking at the warships dropping their anchors into the sea one after another, a general of the Sassanid Kingdom standing on a watchtower frowned and said.

"I think... they probably want to rest here." Another general shook his head and said, "The Parthian Empire's navy is not good at naval warfare, so they connected their warships with iron chains. As we all know, before a siege, the first thing the foreign troops who came from afar have to do is to set up camp and restore the physical strength of their soldiers in order to attack the enemy... Maybe that's what the Parthian Empire is thinking."

The general was not wrong in his guess; the Parthian side did have this in mind.

After all, the Parthian Empire was not good at naval battles. They...always regarded naval battles as landing battles or land battles on ships.

"Here they come!" Standing at the door of the big tent, Wu Da looked up at the sky and murmured.

The news that the Parthian army was approaching spread quickly throughout the Sassanid Empire. As a senior general of the empire, Uda certainly knew about it a long time ago... No, in other words, he knew the specific time of the Parthian Empire's invasion earlier than Shanuya.

After all, for now, Uda has completely gained the trust of the Parthian Empire.

"Next... it's time to proceed to the second step." Although I have vaguely heard His Majesty mention who the mastermind behind this plan is, but... is he worthy of being a famous general who was able to suppress the Parthian Empire for a time?

Wuda shook his head bitterly. This was the gap between countries. In the Sassanid Kingdom, he could be said to be a famous general, but... what had he done?

The reason why he was able to become a so-called famous general was simply because he relied on the protection of his father, or in other words, all the generals in the entire Sassanid Kingdom were like this.

They are called generals, but in fact, most of them have never fought a war in their lives. How can they be considered famous generals?

Look at him, he has fought countless battles, big and small. This is what a famous general does, okay?

I am nothing!

Forget it, I won’t say anymore.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Da called his deputy general over and told him carefully: "You stay here for me. I have to go to the palace."

"Yes... General." The deputy general looked at Wu Da with a strange expression and said.

In the eyes of this deputy general... no, in the eyes of the entire Sassanid Kingdom, Uda was just a demoted general.

Although Wu Da was nominally the supreme commander of this defense zone, in fact, the person in charge of this defense zone was this deputy general, and Wu Da was only the nominal commander.

In the eyes of other generals, Wu Da was thrown into a remote defense zone just because he was suspected by His Majesty, and he did not have absolute say in this defense zone. If this is not a demotion, what is it?

Maybe after the war, General Wuda would even lose his life?

So although this deputy general respects General Wuda on the surface, in fact... Tsk, who is this?

So when General Wuda said that he was going to the palace, the deputy general's first reaction was that he wanted to take the opportunity to go to the front line, prove himself, and earn some merits for the benefit of future generations.

Go ahead, go ahead. His Majesty won’t necessarily let you do this anyway, right?

So, the deputy general nodded and said, "General, go with peace of mind. I will take care of everything here."

"Well... then I'll leave this place to you." Wu Da looked at the deputy general meaningfully and nodded.

After simply packing his luggage, Uda returned to the capital of the Sassanid Empire.

Now that the Parthian Empire's army has arrived near the Sassanid Empire, the next thing the Sassanid Kingdom should do is the second step.

That's right, according to the script, at this moment Uda returned to the capital and knelt down to beg King Sanuya, hoping that His Majesty the King would transfer him to the front line.

And Shanuya, following the script, waved his hand at him in an upset manner and told him to go away.

General Wuda was very tenacious. Although he left the palace that day, he came to the palace gate again the next day to ask to see His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty would give him a chance.

After all this, Shanuya was in trouble, so he simply gave Wuda a new identity.

That’s right, it’s the legendary vanguard general.

Chapter 441: Damn it, why?!

As the saying goes, those who play tactics have dirty hearts.

Looking at the fire in front of him and the Parthian soldiers who kept jumping into the water, the Parthian commander's heart was bleeding.

Just after breakfast in the early morning, we saw a warship with a white flag coming towards us from the direction of the Sassanid Kingdom with the help of the wind. According to previous negotiations, this ship should be the warship of General Uda loaded with jewels and his subordinates.

That’s right, when the ship got closer he did see General Wuda standing on the bow, but... it seemed that the wind was a bit strong today, and the ship... seemed to be moving a bit fast?

You can't stop the ship? But that's not right. If you can't stop the ship, can't you just drop the anchor? The anchor is supposed to be used as a brake, and... why did you drop the lifeboat? Why did you all get on the lifeboat? Why... why did your ship catch fire? !

Damn it, why? !

Don't come over here!!!

However, neither the flaming warship nor God heard the Parthian commander's inner cry. He could only watch as the flaming warship slammed into a Parthian warship not far away.

With a loud bang, the two warships collided fiercely, and the Sassanid warship that was burning with flames also ignited several Parthian warships around it, causing these warships connected by iron chains to also catch fire.

It's over...it's all over.

The Parthian Empire’s nearly one year’s hard work was all gone!

Like the navies of other countries, Parthian warships were naturally equipped with small boats as lifeboats, but the problem was... there were not enough small boats!

In addition to a certain number of sailors, these warships also have 40,000 Parthian troops!

forty thousand!

Forty thousand land forces are on the sea, on this warship, on this burning warship!

How do you think they should retreat? Where should they retreat?

This...damn Uda!!!

"General!" Seeing the fire spreading towards this side, a guard beside the Parthian commander said: "General, the fire is coming, you should retreat first!"

"Retreat? You want me to retreat? Then what about these brothers under my command?" The general grabbed the guard's collar and shouted.

"But General..."

"No buts!" The general interrupted the guard rudely, "Let go of all the boats! Let the brothers retreat first! Retreat as many as possible! Quickly!"

"...Yes!" The guard gritted his teeth and ran towards the ship's side not far away.

Soon, under the command of the commander-in-chief, almost all the warships lowered their small boats and evacuated the soldiers as much as possible. However... would the Sassanid Kingdom allow them to do so?

Seeing the enemies jumping into the sea like dumplings, the army of the Sassanid Empire finally took action!

You are at sea, with strong ships and powerful guns, and we can't do anything to you. You are on land, and we can't do anything to you either. But now, you are in the sea, without your warships, then... prepare to die, you cowards!

With an order, the Sassanid Kingdom gathered all its warships and began to chase the Parthian soldiers who were fleeing frantically on the small boats.

Forty thousand troops, a full forty thousand troops, were eventually eaten by the fish under the Sassanid Kingdom's frenzied pursuit.

Although even Vologases I did not know how many manpower the Parthian Empire had, based on its ability to fight the Roman Empire on equal terms, the maximum number of troops that the Parthian Empire could mobilize should be more than 500,000.

Therefore, 40,000 troops were not enough to cause serious damage to the Parthian Empire, but they were enough to make the other side take it seriously.

However, even if Parthia wanted to get serious now, it couldn't do anything to the Sassanid Empire.

The reason is very simple. In this battle, all the fleets of the Parthian Empire were wiped out. How did you get here? Did everyone swim?

So now, even if Parthia wants to continue attacking the Sassanid Empire, it can't do anything to them for the time being. In addition, the consequences of the defeat in this war... are very serious.

As mentioned earlier, after the failure of the war with the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire faced a series of internal and external troubles. Internally, there were rebellions by the Persians and other eastern ethnic groups, and externally, there was the newly rising Kushan Empire and the Roman Empire, which had always been eyeing it covetously. Various other factors made the Parthian Empire actually always in an extremely dangerous state.

In order to resolve this situation, Vologases I specifically chose a small country like the Sassanid Empire to launch an attack, intending to use it to divert domestic conflicts.

However, what was unexpected was that the Parthian Empire suffered a setback this time. It sent out 40,000 troops to conquer such a small country, but was completely wiped out.

Who can accept this? Not to mention the nobles who wanted to use this as an excuse to cause trouble, even Vologases I could not accept this situation.

What is this? Even a small country can be defeated? So tiring, being the king of kings is so tiring...

However, the Parthian Empire did not know at this moment that the Roman Empire had already assembled a large number of troops in the Anatolian Peninsula, the Jewish region, and the Egyptian region, preparing to completely defeat them in one fell swoop!

"Oh? The Sassanid Kingdom really won?" Like General Wuda, Tony was not sure whether there would be wind in the sea near the Sassanid Kingdom in those days, so this victory... was largely a matter of luck. That was why General Wuda said that even God was helping the Sassanid Kingdom.

As for Tony, he received this war report not long after leaving the Italian area. Of course, he could see some things behind this report, such as... the internal conflicts in the Parthian Empire were becoming increasingly intensified.

After the failure of Vologases I's second expedition, the nobles who were already dissatisfied with him united this time and planned to force him to abdicate. The so-called forcing of the abdication was not to force Vologases I to abdicate, but to make him hand over more power.

As mentioned before, the Parthian Empire is called an empire, but in fact it is more like a federal state. Vologases I, the King of Kings, is the supreme leader of the entire Parthian Empire. Under him, there are many small countries within the empire, and within these small countries there are many tribes. Those who forced the palace this time are actually the monarchs of some small countries. They want more autonomy. Only in this way can they have more power, and they look... more like a monarch.

If Vologases I had not thought about not letting his ancestors down, he would probably have really quit by now.

Fortunately, Vologases I had a younger brother who supported him very much, that was Tiridates, the King of Armenia in the world where Tony lived in his previous life.

PS: There will be only one update today. It is raining heavily in Chongqing right now. I have to turn off my computer first. Then I will write more if the rain stops. If it doesn’t stop... there is nothing I can do.

After all, there was thunder at the moment, and the thunder was quite loud.

Chapter 442: The Roman Empire is coming?

In the world where Tony lived in his previous life, Tiridates I was a distant cousin of Vologases I. Regarding the ownership of Armenia, the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire finally reached an agreement after a series of wars and diplomatic negotiations. The Roman Empire was the suzerain state of the Kingdom of Armenia, and the king of the Kingdom of Armenia had to obtain the approval of the Roman emperor to succeed to the throne. The side branch of the King of Kings family of the Parthian Empire entered Armenia and became the new king of the Kingdom of Armenia.

After the negotiation between the two empires, the first king of the Kingdom of Armenia was Tiridates I, a distant cousin of Vologases I.

But this world is different.

During the war between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire, Tony suddenly appeared and thwarted the conspiracy of the Parthian Empire and seized Armenia, making the Kingdom of Armenia a complete vassal state of the Roman Empire. At the same time, because of the appearance of Cephalus, the gods intervened in the war, and the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire were forced to shake hands and make peace, so that our Tiridates I did not become a king, but just a general with an army. But... he was still a distant cousin of Vologases I, and Tiridates had some respect for his distant cousin who was the king of kings.

If you think about it carefully, it is true. If Tiridates had no ability, if he and Vologases I were not of the same mind, then why would Vologases I support him and make him the king of the Kingdom of Armenia?

Although Tiridates did not become king in this world, his abilities and loyalty to Vologases I were still there. That is why Vologases I trusted him very much and placed him on the border with the Roman Empire to defend against attacks from the Roman Empire.

"General, the Roman Empire's behavior has been a little abnormal recently." In the border city of Assacillia of the Parthian Empire, a general stood next to Tiridates and said to him.

"Huh? What's going on?" Hearing the general's words, Tiridati subconsciously raised his head and looked at the general.

"That's right, General. According to reports from spies on the front lines, the Roman Empire's border guards are behaving a little abnormally. They seem to be moving around quite frequently. And according to reports from spies, the inspections of many Roman Empire border cities are becoming more and more strict. Moreover, the Roman Empire seems to be strengthening the defenses of border cities, and they have even increased the number of patrol soldiers they have sent out of the city."

"Hmm?" Hearing the general's narration, Tiridati frowned subconsciously.

What does this mean? The Roman Empire's border troops...seem to be preparing for war?

Are they planning to attack Parthia? But that's not right. I heard that the Roman Empire is planning to deal with the possible rebellion in Judea and the so-called Kingdom of Egypt in southern Egypt. How can they still want to deal with us?

"I remember... the number of national troops stationed in the Roman Empire bordering the Parthian Empire should be less than 10,000, right? Could it be that they want to attack Parthia with these 10,000 troops?"

As mentioned before, the enemies of the Roman Empire in the east are different from the barbarians in the north. For these northern barbarians, the Roman Empire always has to stockpile heavy troops on the border, because these barbarians have a simple way of thinking: if you deploy too many troops on the border, I will not be able to defeat you unless I fight you.