Chapter 535: All parties competing for it [Subscription Request]

Afshin is a Boli, fat and middle-aged.

He was sent as an envoy by the king to establish diplomatic relations with the Wei Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Poly was located in the mountainous area in the south of Parthia, which is a basin in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in later times.

Previously, the Parthian ruler Vologases ordered the mobilization of troops from the south to suppress the rebels and to reinforce them to the east.

The "rebels" here refer to the Poly people.

They were a small country to the south of Parthia. Historically, they sometimes rebelled against Parthia and sometimes submitted to it.

The contemporary Vologases V was cruel by nature and often exploited them.

The Polynesians resolutely resisted and fought against them.

The Polynesians were brave and good at fighting, but their numbers were small, and they relied on the mountainous terrain in southern Parthia to defend themselves.

The news that the Wei Dynasty advanced westward and defeated the two great powers, Kushan and Parthia, caused a huge stir in the surrounding countries, with explosive effects.

Some countries that were originally suppressed by the Kushans and Parthia were the first to rush here with the purpose of developing diplomatic relations.

In fact, he wanted to curry favor with the powerful and seek shelter with the help of Wei.

For them, since they were already at odds with Parthia and Kushan, the sooner they moved closer to Wei, perhaps they could get a chance to turn things around.

In addition to Afsin who came from Poly, there were also the Alans living in the area of ​​Xihai, which is adjacent to the northwest corner of Kangju.

It also includes envoys from all over India.

Before being invaded by the Kushans, India was divided into many small countries.

These small countries are independent of each other, but theocracy is unified.

In countries like India, royal power is lower than divine power.

The Wei Dynasty defeated the Kushan Empire and Parthia, which frightened Mahavairocana and Mahadeva.

The Kushans invaded and enslaved them for hundreds of years, but the Wei Dynasty took only a few years to demolish the Kushans and tore them to pieces.

In comparison, the gap in strength between Tianzhu and Wei is simply incomparable.

The more they thought about it, the more they felt that they should try harder and flatter more openly.

They summoned the royal families and even the rulers of small countries across India, such as the Sutavaha Dynasty, also known as the Prasadvana Dynasty, the Magadha Dynasty, the Chola Kingdom, etc., to come and meet the emperor.

At noon, thirty miles east of the city of Fulusha.

Outside Cao Cao's camp, envoys from many countries were standing in a row, waiting to enter the camp.

This was the first time Cao Cao had heard of some of these countries.

The power of Wei's vassal states grew rapidly and competition became increasingly fierce.

Mahavira and Mahadeva proudly stood at the front of all those waiting to see them.

Cao Wei's personal troops came out of the camp:

"Your Majesty summons envoys from all countries to meet you."

Mahajudgalyayana and Mahadeva straightened their backs and entered Cao’s camp first.

Behind them were several Indian rulers and royal family members.

Next came Nazleng, an envoy from the Afsins and Alans, who was about forty years old.

As soon as they entered the military camp, they heard the sound of soldiers training, which suddenly became louder.

"Da Wei is a supreme country illuminated by divine light."

Da Jingtian said to the several kings who were accompanying him: "Look ahead, that is the great warrior of Wei."

In the open space in the camp in front, Ma Chao, Pang De, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were leading the troops in training.

The four people were divided into two sides, the enemy and ours, and were conducting a simulated military training.

The Kushan leader Poteo once ordered his troops to withdraw and asked the southern commander Purjes to retreat to assist in the defense of Vlusha.

Guan and Zhang then came up from the south, following one another and joined forces with Cao Cao.

Although Guan and Zhang failed to completely defeat the Kushan troops on the southern front, their performance was not weak.

You have to know that the southern front where they commanded troops only had a 10,000-man force, which was not the main force, but they were able to win battles one after another.

The Kushans had as many as 50,000 troops stationed in the southern part of the country, but they were severely damaged by Guan and Zhang's last attack on foot, which burned their baggage. More than 10,000 of them were killed in the single battle.

Afterwards, Pujes, despite having several times more troops, retreated his forces several times and was defeated by the two men's pursuit.

It was not until Pujes received orders from Bodiao to withdraw his troops to the north to support Flusa that Guan and Zhang also followed and attacked from the south.

Currently, the only thing left for the Kushans is a small area west of Vrushala.

At this time, in the military camp of the Wei Dynasty, Guan and Zhang were in one group, and Ma Chao and Pang De were in another group, leading their troops to practice against each other.

Cao Cao was also watching.

Beside him stood Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and other civil and military officials.

There is also Taishi Ci who has just completed the breakthrough to become a divine general.

Lu Su has now gone to the northern front, along with Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Qu Yi and others.

Cao Cao wants to take Fulusha, and Zhang Liao and his men will also launch the next phase of military operations.

In Cao Wei's camp, there were four divine generals alone.

There are more generals who are close to the level of divine generals.

These soldiers gathered together, and the fighting spirit in the camp was fierce. When the envoys entered the camp, they suddenly felt as if swords and axes were hanging over their heads, and the temperature around them seemed to drop suddenly.

When they listened carefully, they seemed to hear the roar of swords and the sound of thousands of troops fighting in the void.

Their military force is so powerful that it is everywhere.

Cao Cao returned to the tent and met with the envoys.

These envoys representing various parties' understanding of the surrounding areas will assist the Wei army's subsequent plans.

For example, Afsin brought maps of Parthia from Poli.

It includes information such as the distribution of important cities, the approximate locations of military garrisons, and the presence of civil and military officials, which is very useful.

The meeting was pleasant.

After a while, after these envoys left, Cao Cao contacted Lu Su, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun again.

While the Wei army was taking the Kushan capital of Furusha, Zhang Liao's army would also take action simultaneously.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. The Parthians wanted to mobilize troops to reinforce the eastern defense line.

The Wei army was preparing to advance westward first to attack the Parthian garrison in the east.

Cao Cao made all the arrangements and picked up the two letters from the emperor on the desk to look through them.

One of these two letters was just delivered by Podia, the ruler of Kushan.

The other was written by Vologases, the ruler of Parthia.

In Bo Diao's letter, he emphasized that he had been used by the Xianbei to become an enemy of the Wei Dynasty. Now the Wei Dynasty had attacked with thundering power and the Kushans were defeated. He felt deep regret.

I hope Cao Cao can give him a chance.

If Cao Wei agreed to withdraw its troops, he would be willing to pay tribute to Wei every year as a vassal state, send his closest relatives to Wei as hostages, and offer 200,000 healthy horses.

Two hundred thousand strong horses was equivalent to castration of one's own flesh and blood, and was equivalent to giving the lifeline of the Kushan cavalry to the Wei Dynasty.

Most of his own cavalry will be laid off as a sign of submission.

I've been beaten to my doorstep, and you tell me to offer a good horse to show my submission. It would be great if I could take the horse back myself. Why do I need you to give it to me?

Cao Cao chuckled and threw his letter aside.

Another letter from Parthia had a rather tough attitude.

The purpose was to express an attitude, saying that if Wei threatened the security of Parthia, a national war would be launched, and hoped that Wei would be cautious and not suffer losses on both sides.

It is not difficult to see that the famous Parthian tyrant, His Majesty Vologases, has also become cautious and is no longer as unscrupulous as before.

He began to reason with Da Wei.

After reading the two letters, Cao Cao came to the edge of the big tent and looked towards Fulusha and even further west.

……

In April in Yecheng, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.

When concubines traveled, they had to consider their accompanying children in advance. Some of these children were still young and it was not convenient for them to go out in the cold winter.

So Yu Qing told Cao Cao early on that she wanted to go to Crescent Moon Lake Palace, but the trip was not realized until April.

All the palaces are ready and are about to head to Crescent Lake, escorted by the palace female guards.

Da Qiao usually liked to plant plants. Before leaving, she personally took care of the flowers and plants, loosened the soil, applied fertilizer, and watered them.

He also gave instructions to the maid who stayed behind on how to take care of the child.

in the afternoon.

When Da Qiao left the yard, she saw her sister Xiao Qiao, who was wearing a blue and white Han skirt, holding a chubby little girl who was just learning to speak in her left hand, and a slightly older boy was also accompanying her.

This son and daughter are the offspring of Cao Cao and the sisters Qiao and Da Qiao respectively.

The Cao family now has many descendants. Except for Diao Chan who has a special physique, most of the other concubines in the imperial courtyard have children.

We are going to travel tomorrow, and today all the people from the inner palace are gathering to discuss travel arrangements.

When Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao arrived at the main hall of the inner palace together, people from other courtyards also came over one after another.

Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Yu Qing, Wen Ji, and Zhen Yan arrived early and were talking on the side.

Yao Jing, Bian Mei and Bai Ke have just arrived.

They usually have their own things to do, and it is rare for them to get together, so the atmosphere is lively.

After a while, Zou Yuan and Du Xiu Niang also came over.

All the girls gathered together, filling the garden with fragrance, competing with each other for beauty.

In addition, the descendants of each courtyard were also there, big and small, wow, about thirty or forty people.

This big family.

The children were so happy to see so many sisters and brothers, and they were all eager to try and find people of the same age to play with.

Yu Qing glanced at the eldest princess and motioned for her to take the children out and look after their younger siblings so that the adults could talk about things.

Cao Ning considered himself an adult and felt helpless about taking care of these little ones. He agreed reluctantly, stood up and waved his hand.

It was strange to say, among the heirs, there were a few naughty ones who took everyone's words lightly, except Her Royal Highness the Princess, who did not need to say anything. She just waved her hand, and the heirs from all the courtyards immediately lined up and followed them out as if they had heard an imperial decree.

Looking from behind, the team photographed by the descendants of the Cao family, from low to high, seemed to have a full signal.

Even a two-year-old child had to behave unruly in front of Cao Ning.

All the concubines were stunned.

How could our own naughty boy be so obedient in front of Cao Ning?

After the children went out, the concubines looked at each other and smiled.

The girls discussed the travel arrangements together.

Among all the concubines, Yu Qing entered the palace the earliest and had the highest status as Imperial Noble Consort.

However, Bian Mei was responsible for the arrangements of specific matters such as travel.

She was in charge of a huge system of Qingbili, so she was more than capable of doing these things and arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Diao Chan's experience in managing the inner treasury in recent years has made her increasingly mature.

But she was in charge of the inner treasury, so she never interfered in other matters in the palace.

Yu Qing asked her to arrange the trip with Bian Mei. Diao Chan agreed but did not get involved in the specific matters.

The concubines were very much looking forward to the trip and exchanged opinions with each other.

In the evening, all the palaces had a meal together before dispersing.

……

Flusha.

Cao Cao walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, looked out at the Kushan capital again, and asked Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang beside him:
"Everything is arranged?"

"Your Majesty, it has been arranged."

There was an operation in the evening, which was a joint plan by Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang to complete the takeover of Fulusha.

Cao Cao was waiting for the show to begin with a curious look on his face.

Zhuge Liang looked at the sky and said, "It's time to start now."

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