Chapter 524: Appearance! [Subscribe]

The east-west straight road paved by the Wei Dynasty has been under construction for five years.

The section from Yecheng to Hexi was completed first.

From Hexi to the Western Regions, more than half of the repairs had been completed.

The current straight road construction requires clearing and preparation first, and then foundation treatment, including obstacle removal, compaction, laying the first layer of gravel, and leveling.

Next, the craftsmen laid three layers of soil on the straight road, one layer of native soil;

A layer of cooked soil;
The third layer is still a reinforced cooked soil layer, which is to crush the raw soil and burn it to form a solid material similar to later concrete.

Finally, a series of treatments such as drainage are required.

The straight road built in this way is solid, flat and durable.

The entire straight road is a thousand miles long, but it is not connected all the way because the environment in some areas does not allow it.

The straight road is wide enough for eight horses to run side by side.

Cao Cao's troops then took the straight road and moved very quickly.

December.

The team entered Hexi.

Inside the carriage, Cao Cao lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery along the way.

Entering Hexi, you can still see a large number of people working on construction sites on both sides of the road, most of whom are foreign laborers.

It was thanks to the gathering of millions of foreign workers that the two major super projects, the North-South Canal and the East-West Straight Road, were built one after another.

Cao Cao lowered the curtain and looked back into the car.

Jia Xu was sitting next to him.

There were many people accompanying the emperor this time, including Guo Jia and others.

In addition to fighting the Kushans, Cao Cao also had an important plan that needed to be implemented, which required a lot of civil and military personnel.

Xi Zhicai, who was on business in Luoyang, also joined in halfway.

Xi Zhicai is responsible for coordinating all matters and is always on the go. But he is full of energy and his spirit and physique are better than before.

He was in a sickly state in his early years, but after years of treatment by Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji, he is now almost cured.

He and Guo Jia, two brothers in distress, were riding side by side outside the carriage, whispering to each other.

"Wenhe, you always avoided traveling whenever possible in the past. Why did you mention twice that you wanted to take the initiative to accompany me before going out this time?" Cao Cao asked.

Jia Xu: "I have received news that the Kushans are withdrawing their troops and rebuilding their defenses. It is best to attack now."

"Tell me more. I want to hear the real reason."

"..."

Jia Xu was a little embarrassed and whispered:

"My wife at home always wants to kill me. I can hide from you if I come out early."

Brothers killing each other... Cao Cao changed his mind before he reacted and couldn't help laughing.

The team soon crossed Hexi and approached the Western Regions.

At this time in the Western Regions, troops from Cao Wei's camps from all sides rushed over like thousands of streams converging into the sea.

The first to arrive were Zhuge Liang, Gao Shun, Ma Chao and others who came from the northern side of the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty is coming to the Western Regions. Let's make some preparations first."

"What preparation?"

"We need to discipline the Zoroastrian vice-pope, otherwise how can we show our skills in front of His Majesty?"

Inside the military tent, Ma Chao and Pang De had a brief conversation.

The Zoroastrian deputy leader, Sassi, was imprisoned next to the two of them.

After he was captured alive, all his belongings were taken away except for the red robe he was wearing.

Even his hair was combed three times, leaving him with nothing.

His supernatural power was also beaten up and almost broken when Ma Chao and Pang De captured him.

Seeing Ma Chao and the other two coming in, Sa Xi said, "What on earth do you want to arrest me for? I can pay a large sum of money to redeem myself."

Countries such as Parthia and Rome had the custom of paying money to redeem captives.

Saxi can't speak Chinese.

But he could speak the language of Dayuezhi.

Ma Chao and Pang De were both generals from Liangzhou in their early years, and they had frequent contacts with many tribes such as Qiang and Di in Hexi.

The Dayuezhi migrated from Hexi, and their languages ​​have many similarities.

So Ma Chao and Pang De were able to communicate with Saxi.

Ma Chao looked at Saxi and asked, "Why did you, the Zoroastrians, get involved in the war between our Wei and Kushan?"

"The Yuezhi have relics from the gods, and we Zoroastrians want them, so we are willing to help the Kushans."

Saxi didn't want to suffer any physical pain, so he answered all the questions:

"We didn't expect that the Wei army had so many soldiers and generals, and they were defeated in the battle and suffered such heavy losses."

Ma Chao sneered, "So you Zoroastrians deserve a beating. You will behave yourself only after you've been beaten."

"Kushan, Parthia, and Rome, you should know a lot about Zoroastrianism, tell me about it."

Saxi introduces them one by one:

"The Kushans have six legions, and Parthia has two more legions than the Kushans..."

Ma Chao interrupted, "Who are you trying to fool with this well-known news? I'm giving you face."

"Ling Ming, hit him."

Pang De swung his big mouth and hit Sa Xi repeatedly with such force that in a blink of an eye, his skin was torn apart.

He is in a high position with great power, and he has many things he misses. The longer he enjoys the comfort in his high position, the more he cherishes his life. This is an inevitable rule:

"Stop hitting me. I'll tell you what you're asking."

"Sure enough."

Pound stopped and said, "The strength and trump cards of Kushan, Parthia, and Rome."

Ma Chao and Pang De came to interrogate Sa Xi, and obtaining information was secondary.

The main thing is that he knew Cao Cao was coming, so he first came to discipline the deputy leader of Zoroastrianism and train him well, making sure he would answer whatever he was asked and be well-behaved and sensible.

The two men planned to take a rest every day before Cao Cao came.

A few days later, Cao Cao's carriage entered the Western Regions.

Mahavira and Mahadeva also came to the Western Regions.

In Brahmanism, Shiva corresponds to the human incarnation of Shiva among the three gods.

The contemporary Mahadeva has a round face, a precious pearl on his forehead, is in his early fifties, and has a bright gaze.

He was tall and strong, with magic rings on his head and neck.

They came down from the plateau and saw that on the open land where the Western Regions and Hexi met, there were tents of the Wei army's camps connected and soldiers were everywhere.

The entire camp was tinged with blood. "It is indeed very powerful."

Mahadeva narrowed his eyes slightly.

There was a reason why Mahajvādhi asked him to come along.

According to the customs of Brahmanism, after the goddess Parvati has gained great power, she should unite with Lord Shivaji and practice together a secret technique passed down by the Brahmans.

Mahavira presented Parvati to the Emperor of Wei, which was equivalent to taking away the most beautiful woman in India from Mahavairocana.

Mahadeva was secretly dissatisfied and did not cooperate with India in paying tribute to Cao Wei every year.

Da Jingtian planned to take this opportunity to let him see the power of Wei, so as not to displease Cao Wei and cause trouble.

Both of them had deep practice. When they approached Cao Wei's military camp, they saw the blood and the concentrated soldiers. Da Zizai Tian was secretly frightened, but Da Jing Tian was just what he wanted.

"There is a divine general in this camp!" said Mahāyāna.

"You will meet more than one of the great generals of Wei."

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"Let's go, let's go into the camp first."

Mahajanga was the first to urge his war elephant towards the military camp.

The next morning.

The sound of horses' hooves could be heard, and Cao Cao's carriage rolled in.

The pioneer leading the way was Zhao Yun, riding a white horse and holding a silver spear.

Behind him were the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Chun.

In the center of the team was Cao Cao's carriage, and on the left and right were Dian Wei and Xu Chu in full armor, as well as the accompanying civil and military officials.

Finally, there is the heavy cavalry, which has just been expanded to a full 200 people.

The entire army was equipped with uniform black armor, and the war horses were no exception. They pushed forward from a distance like a torrent of steel, extremely fierce and unmatched.

The three divine generals... Mahadeva, looking at Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Xu Chu from afar.

Dian Wei and the other two were all moved by his gaze.

Under the interaction of qi, the gazes of the three people were like lightning, covering the air and falling on the Mahadeva who was welcoming the emperor.

Da Zi Zai Tian Xia subconsciously looked away, and became even more frightened.

Only a god could suppress him with his gaze alone.

Mahadeva turned his head and looked towards the front of the welcoming team.

Also standing there were Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang and other civil and military officials, with battle flags fluttering.

When Mahadeva came yesterday, he looked at the military camp and saw that there was a divine general in the camp.

Now with Dian, Zhao and Xu, Cao Wei actually has five great generals! !
"His Majesty!"

Cao Cao's carriage came closer.

Yin, who was traveling beside the car, let out a deafening tiger roar.

When Cao Cao got off the carriage, all the civil and military officials led by Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao knelt on one knee to welcome him.

Frightened by the mighty Wei army, Mahadeva and Mahadeva also bowed their heads and knelt on the ground.

Cao Cao looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone, please stand up!"

"May your Majesty be safe!"

"May your Majesty be safe!"

The response from the civil and military officials shook the area for hundreds of miles.

Cao Cao smiled and entered the camp first.

The core civil and military officials also entered the general's tent.

Ma Chao and Pang De followed into the tent, carrying the Zoroastrian deputy leader as if he were presenting a treasure.

"That's the vice-patriarch of Zoroastrianism!"

Mahadeva saw Sasi.

The influence of Zoroastrianism spanned the two great empires of Kushan and Parthia.

Its scale and power were greater than those of Brahmanism and Buddhism of the same period.

The parallel status of Sasi is also higher than that of Mahadeva.

However, he had been taken prisoner and was in a miserable state.

After a while, Da Zizai Tian entered the general's tent with a nervous mood and met with Cao Cao.

The next day, the army moved westward, heading straight for the Kushan border.

……

On the plateau bordering the Western Regions and Kushan, Afu Yu and Bu Liugu looked far to the east.

In the previous battle, Bu Liugu was brought out by Afu Yu.

The two men headed southwest and returned to Kushan.

The direction they were looking at at this time was the location where Cao Wei's army was advancing, although it was too far away and they could not see anything.

But Afu Yu seemed to be able to feel the troops pressing in from that direction and the smoke rising into the sky.

The Kushans had received the news and knew that the Emperor of Wei was coming west.

A Fu Yu said in a deep voice: "The last battle they fought against the Xianbei was also led by the Emperor Wei himself."

Bu Liugu: "Master, are you saying that Emperor Wei is coming to destroy Kushan this time?"

Afu Yu hummed: "He is leading the army in person, so I think he is sure to win."

Bu Liugu: "The Kushans have pulled back their defenses. The First, Second, and Third Legions are still there, so they are not without the ability to fight."

"Besides, the Zoroastrian pope was furious because his deputy, Sassi, was captured. He is said to have sent the head of the Zoroastrian divine guard to support the Kushans. In my opinion, the Wei people may not be able to gain the upper hand after a long expedition."

"I have considered what you said."

“The Wei people’s excessive aggressiveness has indeed caused a lot of people to feel uneasy.

As for Zoroastrianism, their appearance to help the Kushans is not as simple as it seems! "

"Master, do you think that Zoroastrianism has the support of the Parthians?" Bu Liugu said.

Afuyu nodded: "Although Parthia and Kushan are enemies rather than friends, if Kushan continues to lose and is annexed by the Wei people, Parthia will be sandwiched between Wei and Rome. You can imagine how unfavorable the situation will be."

“So the force of Zoroastrian aid will be unusually strong.

Because there were not only Zoroastrians among them, but also possibly Parthians who supported them. "

However, even though the two old enemies, Kushan and Parthia, miraculously formed an alliance to some extent, Afu Yu still had a feeling that they would still find it difficult to compete with Wei.

"Let's go back to Kushan first and see how much power they have gathered."

The master and the disciple went away at a very fast speed in the direction of Fulusha.

In mid-January, after nearly two months of trekking, Cao Cao crossed the border of the Pamir Mountains in the Western Regions and officially arrived at the battlefield.

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