The city of Kalihet, among the castles of the lords.

Minchan was drinking a little wine in the study, and when she turned her head and saw Lu Ren pushing the door in, she smiled evilly: "It's here!" By the way, how many times did you conquer that little sassy hoof today before you fainted her? ”

Lu Ren hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this?" Besides, if it's like you said, my little body has to be broken. Anyway, I used a little extraordinary means to make that little sassy hoof think that he would pass out if he couldn't stand me. ”

Minchan shrugged. It's been so many years, what kind of means Lu Ren has, Minchan is still very clear. Just thinking about it again, Minchan couldn't help but joke to Lu Ren: "That little sao hoof is also a stunner in the world, now give it to you, you can enjoy it." Otherwise, our sisters would have to worry about others saying that they were jealous. ”

Lu Ren said angrily: "You have to get it, don't talk nonsense!" To put it mildly, which woman am I really going to, and who of you can stop me? Okay, don't talk about that, how well do you gather information there? ”

Minchan smiled and handed Lu Ren a glass of wine: "Don't say it, these individuals sent to us by the Sassanid family are not fuel-efficient lamps, and what can be obtained by ordinary methods is not useful information." ”

Lu Ren took a sip of wine and smiled: "But will you be an ordinary person?" ”

Hearing Lu Ren say this, Diao Chan raised her eyebrows at Lu Ren quite proudly. Minchan was originally born as a singer, and as a person deliberately cultivated by Wang Yun, she herself had some elements of court spies in it. It's just that after following Lu Ren, under normal circumstances, there is no need for Minchan to engage in any espionage activities, and occasionally under some special circumstances, Lu Ren will ask Minchan to come out, and then there is really no information that Minchan can't handle.

They poured another sip of wine, and Minchan also had a straight face, and said very seriously: "The Sassanid family was beaten a little badly by Kasi Yili before, but this family has a very solid background, even if it raised troops at that time, many dark lines hidden in the rest of the place have not been moved. ”

Lu Ren nodded. After playing politics for so many years, Lu Ren understood that this was a relatively prudent method adopted by the Sassanid family when acting in trouble. These dark lines, if the Sassanid military operations on the open side are going well, then these dark lines can suddenly respond at the right time; And if the move fails, these dark lines can also continue to lurk to preserve their strength, and wait for a better time to start again. And the original historical resting will be replaced by Sassanid, and the plot has a lot to do with these dark lines. Well, this kind of thing is actually very common in the history of China, and it is not new.

Minchan continued: "Actually, I haven't collected a lot of information so far, it's not that I'm unwilling to do my best, but these people themselves should know relatively limited, after all, they are not the core members of the Sassanid family." The real core personnel, the Sassanid family did not send us here. That little sassy hoof may be regarded as a core personnel, but it should be the kind that rubs the edges. ”

Lu Ren said: "I have been mentally prepared for this. Alright, tell me what you've heard. ”

The Sassanid family's main base was in Persis (present-day Fars Province), although the Sassanid lineage is disputed by its Sassanid ancestor, Sasanid.

Around 208 AD, Ardashir of the Sassanid clan was victorious in an internal power struggle, and after executing his other brothers, he proclaimed himself ruler of Posis, and later moved his capital to the newly built Ardashir south of Posis. Ardashir-Kharrah (formerly known as Ghul, present-day Firuzabad). The nearby mountains and narrow passes make the capital an easy place to defend, and the tall, ring-shaped walls may have been modeled after those of Darabkild, and in the northern part of the city was a huge royal palace, the remains of which still remain.

According to the original history, Ardashir I consolidated his rule and rapidly expanded his power, demanding allegiance from the nobles of Fars and seizing the neighboring regions of Kerman, Isfahan, Susa, and Mesene.

His expansion then caught the attention of Ardashir V, who in 224 ordered the governor of Khuzestan to crusade against Ardashir, but Ardashir won the battle and Ardashir himself conquered Ardashir, only to be killed in Hormuzgan.

After the death of the ruler of Sabbat, Ardashir I, invaded the western part of the Sabbath Empire. The struggle between Artaban V and Vologasis VI for the throne of the Sabbatical Empire contributed to the expansion of the Persians' power, allowing Ardashir to consolidate his power without the intervention of the Sabbatarian Empire, and the geographical advantage of Fars also played a role. Ardashir was crowned sole ruler of Persia at Ctesiphon, ending nearly 400 years of rule in the Sabbatical Empire and beginning more than four centuries of Sassanid rule.

This is the original history, but the current situation is that Ardashir was accidentally hit by the artillery on Kasily's side when he launched a rebellion, and he hung up directly...... At that time, the artillery that Cass Eli had put out with the help of Wan'er was still hidden, and no one in the outside world knew how terrible the artillery was.

The Parthian Persian army was dominated by cavalry, and the heavy cavalry composed of noble members was more often a group charge tactic when charging, and naturally became the target of artillery bombardment. Anyway, Lu Ren was also dumbfounded when he heard this, and said in his heart that this unlucky Ardashir really died a bit like a guy in Chinese history. It's just that the guy was hit in the big tent and was seriously injured, and the person didn't die immediately, but he died of depression after going back, but Ardashir, the unlucky guy, knelt down directly.

None of this is, just say that as soon as Ardashir died, the Sassanid family became a leaderless situation. Not only did the dragons have no leader, but the unexpected hanging up of the dragon leader also triggered a series of power struggles within the Sassanid family. And Kass Eli's ability to successfully get rid of the Sassanid family's power on the surface also has a lot to do with the internal struggle of the Sassanid family.

Then the Sassanid family finally didn't get stupid, and after realizing that the situation was wrong, they chose a successor. However, due to the fact that the Sassanid family was about to enter the "underground struggle" at this time, except for a small number of people at the top, the general staff did not know who the successor of the Sassanid family was. Of course, this is also understandable, if everyone knows that they will be stabbed to Cass Eli again, then this successor must not be fully wanted by Cass Eli?

The above is the current situation of the Sassanid family, and although the power of the Sassanid family on the surface has been leveled by Kassanid Eli, the Sassanid family has a deep foundation, and a lot of dark lines have been buried in order to do things before, so after transferring to "underground work", it is not easy for Kassanid Eli to uproot the Sassanid family.

After saying these situations, Minchan added to Lu Ren: "These are what I tried to inquire about, but it is not ruled out that these people deliberately want to tell you these situations through their mouths. In a word, these people sent by the Sassanid family are not so simple, at least I can see that these people are the elite personnel carefully cultivated by the Sassanid family. ”

Lu Ren nodded in understanding. In the Chinese art of war, this matter is "due to the enemy", that is, the information to be transmitted through the intelligence personnel of the other side. And why would Lu Ren be so careful about the Sassanid family? Isn't it that Lu Ren feels that this Sassanid family is not so easy to deal with?

He took the map from the side of the rest, looked at it carefully, and said, "Let me confirm that the original root base of the Sassanid family was in Persis (that is, the modern province of Fars)?" ”

Minchan said: "That's right, at least these people are deliberately passing on this news to you." However, as far as I can see, most of what they say is true, and at most they will exaggerate a little bit in terms of strength. After all, the Sassanid family wants your support, and since they want your support, then they must also show the strength and sincerity that can get your support. ”

Lu Ren said: "That's right. If they don't have the corresponding strength, then they are not eligible for my support, and the Sassanids are quite smart in this regard. Hmmm......"

Saying that, Lu Ren looked at the map again, touched his chin and muttered, "Palsis area...... Basically, those areas north of the Persian Gulf. No wonder the Sassanids were in such a hurry to come to me, they had a base north of the Persian Gulf, and if they had secured a few major landing ports, they would be able to easily get my support by sea. ”

To clarify, Parsis at that time was roughly the modern province of Fars, but the modern province of Fars was not equal to the Palsis at that time. To be precise, the modern province of Fars is not very close to the sea, and there is a province of Hormuzgan in between, but this was not a problem at the time, and the Sassanid Palsis pocketed all the territory near the sea, after all, the trade by sea can bring huge profits to the Sassanids. So in fact, when Lu Ren had not severed his trade with Anxi, there was a lot of trade between the Sassanid family and Lu Ren, but the Sasanian family played the brand of the Kingdom of Anxi in order to facilitate business, and Lu Ren would not pay attention to this aspect at that time.

But now the situation is different. Since Lu Ren is going to attack and rest from the sea, then the issue of the Persian Gulf has to be carefully considered. Because if the Persian Gulf is not controlled, the fleet that has little remaining but still has a certain combat effectiveness can hide in the bay, and then wait for an opportunity to go out of the bay to cause some trouble for Lu Ren's naval fleet. In other words, the Persian Gulf is a fortress area for resting sea power, and if Lu Ren does not take down the Persian Gulf, it can only be a situation in which the tiger returns to the mountains in the end.

But it is not so easy to take down the Persian Gulf. Because in terms of terrain, the entrance to the Persian Gulf is easy to defend and difficult to attack, that is, the Hormiz Strait area. This place is like a zigzag, the lower one, which is later Oman, has a sharp angle protruding upward, and the concave point above is the important port of Bandar Abbas, and the narrowest point of the strait is less than 60 kilometers. And that's not even counting the fact that there is a Qeshm island to the west of Bandar Abbas, which is conducive to the defense of the garrison fleet. Minchan said: "That's right, at least these people are deliberately passing on this news to you." However, as far as I can see, most of what they say is true, and at most they will exaggerate a little bit in terms of strength. After all, the Sassanid family wants your support, and since they want your support, then they must also show the strength and sincerity that can get your support. ”

Lu Ren said: "That's right. If they don't have the corresponding strength, then they are not eligible for my support, and the Sassanids are quite smart in this regard. Hmmm......"

Saying that, Lu Ren looked at the map again, touched his chin and muttered, "Palsis area...... Basically, those areas north of the Persian Gulf. No wonder the Sassanids were in such a hurry to come to me, they had a base north of the Persian Gulf, and if they had secured a few major landing ports, they would be able to easily get my support by sea. ”

To clarify, Parsis at that time was roughly the modern province of Fars, but the modern province of Fars was not equal to the Palsis at that time. To be precise, the modern province of Fars is not very close to the sea, and there is a province of Hormuzgan in between, but this was not a problem at the time, and the Sassanid Palsis pocketed all the territory near the sea, after all, the trade by sea can bring huge profits to the Sassanids. So in fact, when Lu Ren had not severed his trade with Anxi, there was a lot of trade between the Sassanid family and Lu Ren, but the Sasanian family played the brand of the Kingdom of Anxi in order to facilitate business, and Lu Ren would not pay attention to this aspect at that time.

But now the situation is different. Since Lu Ren is going to attack and rest from the sea, then the issue of the Persian Gulf has to be carefully considered. Because if the Persian Gulf is not controlled, the fleet that has little remaining but still has a certain combat effectiveness can hide in the bay, and then wait for an opportunity to go out of the bay to cause some trouble for Lu Ren's naval fleet. In other words, the Persian Gulf is a fortress area for resting sea power, and if Lu Ren does not take down the Persian Gulf, it can only be a situation in which the tiger returns to the mountains in the end.

But it is not so easy to take down the Persian Gulf. Because in terms of terrain, the entrance to the Persian Gulf is easy to defend and difficult to attack, that is, the Hormiz Strait area. This place is like a zigzag, the lower one, which is later Oman, has a sharp angle protruding upward, and the concave point above is the important port of Bandar Abbas, and the narrowest point of the strait is less than 60 kilometers. And that's not even counting the fact that there is a Qeshm island to the west of Bandar Abbas, which is conducive to the defense of the garrison fleet.