In the emperor's tent, although the fire was blazing, the atmosphere was very cold.
Hades sat there stiffly like a stone statue, with a gloomy face, and glanced at Sima Yi from time to time, with a hint of complaint in his eyes.
Sima Yi's expression was gloomy, he just lowered his head to warm himself by the fire, pretending not to see Hades's complaining expression.
"Yi, didn't you promise me that I can easily defeat Dongfang? But now, tell me how to cross this Jade Gate?" Hades finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Sima Yi.
Sima Yi was shocked and pretended to be calm: "Brother, you have to be patient. Yan Liang is cruel, and the people in his country are resentful. As long as we hold on for a while, civil strife will break out in the Chu country. By that time, the Chu army will inevitably
Morale collapsed, and that’s when we captured Yumen Pass.”
"Civil unrest?"
Hades snorted coldly: "You said a few months ago that there would be civil strife in the Chu State, but now there is no trace of it. However, in Persia, because of this expedition, civil strife has broken out.
.”
Sima Yi was choked and his hair was covered with gray. He was embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
In order to support this war, Hades increased taxes on Persia and requisitioned many civilians as coolies, which caused serious damage to the Persian economy and made the people complain.
Nowadays, almost every few days, urgent reports come from the Persian mainland, reporting that there is either a riot here or a rebellion there.
These things all give Hades a headache.
There were even many officials who stayed in the country and advised Hades to withdraw his troops and return home to give up this meaningless eastern expedition.
Of course Hades can't give up, he is already riding a tiger and can't get off.
The domestic economy has declined because of him, and his emperor's prestige has been seriously damaged. If he can conquer the East and return to Persia with great achievements and countless wealth, everything can be restored.
If he returns without success now, he will be greeted by rebellions. He is likely to be guillotined by the rebels like the previous emperor.
But now, a jade gate blocked him, ruthlessly destroying his hope.
"Tell me, Yi, what should I do to save everything?" Hades yelled at Sima Yi angrily.
Sima Yi was shaken. He was silent for a long time and sighed: "Brother, this is all my fault. Why don't we just retreat to the Persian country? When the time comes next year, we can conquer the Chu Kingdom eastward."
At this point, Sima Yi had no other choice but to withdraw his troops.
"No! I will never withdraw my troops!"
Hades was furious and shouted: "I, Hades, will conquer the world. There is no place that cannot be conquered. I will never retreat until the east is flattened."
As soon as he finished speaking, Minos hurriedly walked into the emperor's tent. He said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, something bad is going on. Something big has happened in Persia."
"Why panic? What big thing can happen is that another city rebels, just send troops to suppress it." Hades said disapprovingly.
Minos said nervously: "Your Majesty, this time is not a rebellion in the country, but the Romans. The Romans sent an army of 400,000 to invade our Persian homeland."
"What!" Hades was shocked and jumped up, as if the sky was falling.
Even Sima Yi was so shocked that he even dropped the wine glass in his hand to the ground.
Hades was so frightened that he snatched the sheepskin from Minos' hand and looked at it carefully with great trembling.
Gradually, Hades's expression froze, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
The Romans did invade.
The Roman Emperor Alexander openly tore up the peace treaty with Persia and sent Sacchar, the best general in the empire, to lead seven consuls and 400,000 Roman cavalry to kill Persia.
"The Romans actually broke the treaty and sent Saga!" Hades shouted in shock and anger.
Hearing Saga's name, Sima Yi couldn't help but feel shocked.
Saga was the most powerful among the twelve consuls of Rome. Not only did he have extraordinary martial arts skills, but he also had a strong ability to command troops.
When Hades invaded Rome, he was defeated by this Saga. Hades also fought against this man on the battlefield, and there was no winner in fifty-fifty fights.
This man's martial arts can be said to have surpassed the existence of the three Persian generals.
What's more, in addition to Sacchar, there were seven other Roman consuls, and all of those seven were men whose martial prowess was not inferior to that of the three Persian generals.
Rome sent such a powerful combination in this battle, and also used an army of 400,000, which shows that Alexander was determined to raise an army that would overwhelm the country and destroy Persia in one fell swoop.
"Sima Yi, didn't you say that the Romans have no time to attack us? What's going on now?" Hades roared complainingly at Sima Yi.
"This... this is really unexpected. Logically speaking, the Romans should be restrained by the Germans. They are full of internal conflicts. How could they choose to invade Persia at this time..."
Sima Yi was also very anxious and his thoughts were confused. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he thought of what was going on.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Yan Liang must have sent an envoy to Rome to induce Rome to send troops to invade, hoping to take the opportunity to carve up Persia. In order to divert domestic conflicts, the Romans invaded Persia on a large scale."
Hades finally realized it and couldn't help being shocked by what Yan Liang had done.
You know, between Rome and Chu, there was a Persian country, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
With this extremely long distance, Yan Liang could actually think of using the Roman Empire to stab him in the back to contain him.
Yan Liang's combination of vertical and horizontal methods and his broad and far-reaching knowledge are simply incredible.
"Withdraw your troops, send an order to the entire army, and quickly withdraw your troops back to Persia!" Hades got busy and shouted loudly.
Sima Yi was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, we must not withdraw our troops hastily at this time."
Hades was stunned for a moment and shouted at him: "Persia is in serious internal trouble. The Roman army invaded at this time. If I don't lead the main force to rescue, Persia will be swallowed up by the Romans. By then, I and these few
One hundred thousand soldiers will become lonely ghosts and die without a burial place."
"Of course Yi is aware of this situation. What I mean is that we must withdraw our troops and return home. But if we withdraw hastily at this time, if Yan Liang raises a large army to pursue us, our military morale will be unstable and we will be defeated. Only then will the real
It’s dangerous.” Sima Yi said worriedly.
"What you said makes sense, so what should I do?" Hades asked in panic.
Sima Yi pondered for a long time, a hint of mystery flashed in his eyes, and whispered a few words to Hades.
After hearing this, Hades nodded repeatedly and waved his hands: "Okay, that's all it is now. I'll do as you say."
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Yumen Pass.
In the imperial tent, a battle just passed, and Yan Liang conquered all the women from the Western Region until they were all dripping with sweat and panting.
While Fang was resting, Zhoucang outside the tent reported that Hades, the Emperor of Persia, had sent envoys to ask for an audience.
Yan Liang was really surprised when he heard the news.
The arrogant Hades, who claimed to destroy Chu within three months, actually took the initiative to send envoys to ask for an audience.
interesting.
"You all go down first." Yan Liang slapped Dai Qi's smooth buttocks, "Send the Persian envoy to come, and also send Guo Fengxiao."
All the beauties from the Western Regions wisely retreated. After a while, Guo Jia braved the cold wind and entered the tent.
Not long after, the curtain was lifted, and the Persian envoy entered the tent, respectfully paid homage to Yan Liang, and presented Hades's personal credentials.
Yan Liang didn't bother to read it, so he just asked his ministers who were proficient in Persian to read the contents of the credential to him.
Yan Liang smiled as he listened.
It turns out that this is Hades' Book of Summation.
Hades stated in his peace petition that he was willing to end the war with Chu and sign a peace treaty between the two countries. Persia could donate all the lands of the four Western Regions except Shule to Chu to show its peaceful intentions.
Sincerity.
To cede territory and seek peace?
At this point, Hades was troubled internally and externally, so Yan Liang thought it was time to seek peace.
Moreover, although Hades cut off the four countries of the Western Region, he retained Shule, which was equivalent to retaining a stronghold for advancing back to the Western Region.
It seems that this is a very sincere and real request for peace.
Yan Liang did not agree to Hades's peace terms on the spot, but he did not treat the Persian envoys badly either. He ordered the envoys to make arrangements first and entertain them with wine and meat.
The Persian envoy thanked him and left.
As soon as the people left, Yan Liang turned his attention to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, how sincere do you think Hades's request for peace is?"
"I think that Hades's desire for peace is absolutely true when he reaches this point."
Guo Jia answered simply, then changed the topic and said: "However, Sima Yi's guy is full of tricks. I think Hades's purpose of seeking peace this time is not so pure."
"How do you say that?" Yan Liang asked thoughtfully with a smile.
Guo Jia said unhurriedly: "I don't know whether the Romans attacked Persia, but the internal turmoil in Persia is certain. Hades's army has low morale and lacks food and grass. It should be natural for him to want to withdraw his troops and return to the country. But
, he is now on the front line of our Yumenguan, and once he retreats, he will definitely be subject to a large-scale counterattack and pursuit by our army. I think this is what Hades is most worried about when he retreats."
Yan Liang nodded slightly and sneered: "So, Sima Yi taught Hades to pretend to sue for peace, and took advantage of our army's relaxation to secretly withdraw his army to the west. By the time our army discovered the truth, his main force had already withdrawn.
We can't catch up with you, so I'm being filial, is that what you mean?"
"Your majesty is wise, this is what I mean, I can't think of any other way Hades can escape at this time." Guo Jia said with a smile.
A hint of murderous intent emerged on Yan Liang's heroic face, and in his eagle eyes, the fire of killing was burning.
With a cold snort, Yan Liang said sternly: "You can leave whenever you want, and come whenever you want. How can there be such a cheap deal? Hades, you can't leave."