Chapter 526 Warm up and destroy a country [Subscribe]

The man who came was called Gondor Phares, a close confidant of the Zoroastrian Pope and also a branch of the Parthian royal family.

He had two identities and came late at night to submit a visiting card and ask to see Cao Cao.

Perez led a small team of seven men, all of whom were experts in Zoroastrianism.

They were outside the military camp, waiting for their own troops to come in and report.

Several people were also secretly looking at the Wei army camp.

The Wei army camp had only been set up for a few days and was still under expansion.

After nightfall, there were still soldiers hammering wooden stakes, building wooden buildings, or setting up facilities such as chevaux de frise on the periphery.

There are arrow towers at the four corners, and cavalry scouts are scattered inside and outside.

In just a few days, the military camp was transformed into a simple war fortress.

"Is the news wrong? Is this military camp really only built a few days ago?"

Fares asked his deputy beside him in a low voice.

"The speed at which the Wei people set up camp is truly astonishing."

The deputy was a tall young man in his early thirties:

“There is a very strange aura in this military camp. You see, when you look deeper into the camp, your vision seems to be obstructed.

I counted the tents on the perimeter three times, and each time I got a different number. It was so strange.”

"This military camp seems to be constantly changing."

Several other people felt the same way.

They didn't know about Cao Wei's military camp, because Mr. Shuijing, Pang Degong, had joined Cao Wei for several years and incorporated an arrangement similar to the Bagua formation into the camp.

Cao Wei's camp was built with a square outside and a round inside, and each tent was designed to match the direction of a strange gate. If there was no one to lead the way, you would get lost if you walked in.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the group was led into the camp, and it was Zhuge Liang who received them.

Who is Boss Cao? He is not one of the so-called envoys who can be met whenever he wants.

Phares looked at Zhuge Liang and said in a stern tone:
"We need to take Vice-Pope Saxi away. We have something more important to discuss. We need to see the Lord of Wei."

They came with an interpreter and immediately relayed the words to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang said calmly: "If you want to see our Majesty, let your Lord Vologases come in person."

Phares choked and said, "We represent His Majesty Vologases. If there is a delay, can you afford it?"

Zhuge Liang was neither too hot nor too cold and always took his time.

Few people can match his ability to see into people's hearts and grasp the big picture from the subtle details.

Through some intelligence and the timing of the arrival of several people, we can roughly guess what Parthia is planning.

Parthia felt that Wei was going to attack Kushan, but they had not yet officially gone to war with Wei and were falling out.

Now that they have appeared, Wei should try to win them over to prevent Parthia from joining the war and to help Kushan.

However, the actual situation is that not only Cao Cao did not see it.

Zhuge Liang didn't want to pay attention to them. After a few words, he left the group and went to the general's tent in the center of the camp to report the situation to Cao Cao:

"Your Majesty, the Parthian envoy said he has important news."

Cao Cao put down the scroll in his hand:

"What is their purpose?"

Zhuge Liang walked to the map in the general's tent and pointed to the westernmost area where Parthia and Kushan met:

“Wenhe gave the news yesterday that the Parthian troops secretly advanced eastward from the west of Kushan and have officially entered Kushan.

It seems that their goal is to deal with our army in Lan's City."

"I guess that Parthia is cooperating with Kushan on the surface, but once the war situation is unfavorable and our army defeats the main force of Kushan, Parthia's troops will enter Kushan and immediately occupy the western region of Kushan."

"The benefit of this move to them is that even if Kushan is conquered by Wei, they will have an extra buffer zone to deal with Wei."

"Go on."

“They sent envoys here to ask us to give up the Kushan land west of Lan’s City and let them swallow it up in exchange for not taking the initiative to start a war with us.

If there is a buffer zone, they will promise us not to join the alliance with Kushan."

“Of course, they also intend to paralyze us.

If our Great Wei shows any sign of weakness on the battlefield.

They will certainly join forces with the Kushans and attack us."

Since ancient times, coalition forces have never truly worked together.

Parthia wanted to flexibly adjust the direction of its military deployment according to the war situation.

Because the Kushans were weak, they took the opportunity to seize their territory.

Because Cao Wei was weak, they joined forces with the Kushans to attack Cao Wei and sent envoys to discuss secret matters, which was just a means of testing each other.

So Cao Cao didn't even plan to meet them because he knew it was nonsense.

"Let's save their lives first and drive them away. In three to five days, they will come back and bring more sincerity.

We will find out their background when the time comes, keep the benefits, and the people...” Cao Cao made a gesture.

Zhuge Liang understood what he meant.

What Cao Cao meant was that if Parthia dared to send troops to ally with Kushan, there would be no point in being polite.

Let them bring the benefits themselves, and then turn against each other, openly kill their envoys, and send it to the Parthians as a declaration of war.

Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang were determined to drive away the Parthian envoys, and he would soon come back with "sincerity".

This is because the Wei Dynasty has already taken action against their ally, Kangju.

The time is tonight.

The way Wei attacked Kangju would shock the countries surrounding the Pamir Plateau.

Cao Cao predicted that after the news spread, the Parthian envoys would have to travel again.

That night.

Not only did the Parthians fail to meet Cao Cao, they were also kicked out.

When the few people left Cao's camp, they were all filled with indignation and extreme anger.

They are a powerful country, and have never encountered such treatment before the Wei Dynasty.

"The people of Wei will pay the heaviest price for their rudeness."

"When we return, I will advise Your Majesty to use all our strength against the Wei people and let them know how powerful Parthia is on the battlefield."

"Walk."

……

The night was hazy.

The Wei Dynasty had previously occupied Samarkand, a major commercial city of Kangju. From Samarkand, advancing northeastwards, about 700 miles away, was Shencheng, where Kang Yingzhou, the ruler of Kangju, was now located, located in the Tashkent Basin. That night.

Xu Chu and Taishi Ci approached Shencheng.

Xu Huang led the troops and followed behind him.

Before they came to kill, Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan and others had already launched a full-scale offensive against Kangju.

The purpose was to tear apart their defense line and induce the mobilization of their troops, so that Xu Chu, Taishi Ci, and Xu Huang could take advantage of the gaps in the defense line exposed by the mobilization of their troops, rush in and approach Shencheng where Kang Yingzhou was.

"I'm going to break into the city, Ziyi, cooperate with me!"

"Fight openly or sneak in!"

"Your Majesty said that you want to intimidate all parties, so let's attack openly and vigorously!"

"I'm going."

Xu Chu had a brief conversation with Taishi Ci, then took a deep breath, and a violent wave of power emanated from his body.

Xu Chu shouted in a deep voice, it was great that Dian Dasha didn't come to steal the credit.

He rushed out from the darkness of the night, stomping on the void with big strides, his figure rising higher and higher.

When he reached a height of several dozen feet, he suddenly dived down from above.

Using oneself as a weapon, the sharp edge of the weapon released from outside the body is like armor wrapped around the body.

Rumble!
Xu Chu hit the city wall like a huge hammer.

The city walls shook and rocks and earth flew everywhere.

Xu Chu stood up and rushed to the king's palace in the center of the city, attracting all firepower and attention.

rear.

Taishi Ci smacked his lips, envious of Xu Chu's level of a godly general.

Although he now has many magical powers, he is absolutely unable to stay in the air for a long time.

He was only one step away from the Divine Martial Realm, but he failed in his several attempts.

Previously, it was relatively easy for Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Huang Zhong to break through the pass because they were so talented.

Going further down, even with the martial luck that Taishi Ci had accumulated over the years, he still couldn't break through.

However, in recent days, he has continued to feel that the power in his body is connecting with the heaven and earth and is constantly rising. His chance of breaking into the Divine Martial Realm is infinitely close.

Inside the city.

In the hall, Kang Yingzhou was walking around anxiously.

He had always adopted an avoidance policy in order to reduce losses and not be the first to bear the attack from Cao Wei.

Unexpectedly, Cao Wei would target Kangju first.

After Cao's army launched the offensive, Kang Yingzhou received a series of unfavorable battle reports in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, Suxie City was attacked by Cao's army and the city gate has been breached."

"Earlier, Fu Mo was also broken..."

The person who reported the news was an old minister, and he looked sad as he spoke.

Less than a day after Cao's army launched the offensive, they received seven or eight battle reports.

Every time a city or a defense line was breached.

Only when we actually engaged in battle with Cao's army did we realize how ruthless they were and how fast they advanced. Once they broke through the defense, they would destroy all resistance like a whirlwind.

In order to prevent the war from recurring, Cao's army would often choose to kill prisoners.

This has nothing to do with cruelty. If the prisoners are not killed, a large number of soldiers and horses will be consumed to guard the prisoners.

Only by killing prisoners can we maintain rapid advancement, inflict severe damage on the enemy, and unleash the power of blitzkrieg.

In history, blitzkrieg has always taken no prisoners.

Whenever the defense line was breached by Cao's army, all the Kangju soldiers were slaughtered.

Ma Chao and Wei Yan were both famous in history for being ruthless and killing people without blinking an eye.

As Kang Yingzhou heard the bad news, his fear continued to accumulate.

"Your Majesty, why don't we surrender?" The old minister offered a suggestion.

"Shut up... If you surrender to me, you will die..."

Kang Yingzhou's face was grim: "Pass the order down, Kangju will fight to the death to resist the Wei army... Send a message to Kushan and Parthia, and ask them to come to our aid!"

"I'm afraid it's too late. With the speed of the Wei army... it's less than a day!"

Before the old minister could finish his words, he heard a roar, followed by the sound of war drums shaking the heavens and the earth.

A surge of soldiers emerged in the city and rushed towards the palace at an astonishing speed.

There were sounds of weapons clashing and shouts of killing; a fierce battle was taking place outside the palace.

city ​​gate.

Xu Huang led his troops to chase Xu Chu, approaching on horseback from a distance, preparing to charge into the city.

Kang Yingzhou walked out of the palace and looked outside.

He saw several figures rising and falling outside the palace. They were several good fighters from Kangju, working together to resist Xu Chu.

At this moment, Kang Yingzhou suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

An arrow appeared in front of him without warning.

The speed of this arrow is as fast as flowing light.

As the leader of a country, Kang Yingzhou also had good fortune. Suddenly, wisps of purple halo burst out from his body, condensing like substance and like a barrier, blocking the cold arrows.

However, the purple halo immediately cracked.

The arrow quietly split into a second arrow.

The two arrows collided, changed their trajectories at the same time, changed direction, and disappeared in a flash.

Kang Yingzhou tried to retreat back into the hall, but he staggered and then stopped.

He stood at the door of the temple and slowly touched his neck. He felt all the strength in his body pouring out from his neck, and intense fear and darkness surged in together.

Kang Yingzhou fell over and his breathing stopped.

The arrow pierced through the throat!

In the distance, Taishi Ci was standing on a building. He had just jumped up and attacked from mid-air, then fell back to the top of the roof.

The death of the King of Kangju was just the beginning.

The Kangju Kingdom will be turned upside down this night.

The Wei Dynasty attacked from the outside and beheaded people from the inside. This was a warm-up battle before the Wei Dynasty fought against the Kushan Empire. The first step was to destroy Kangju.

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