Born into a slave family, everything in the family belonged to the slave owner, and if it weren't for his own military prowess, he quickly rose to prominence after joining the army, and then was appreciated by Vologasis VI and promoted to the rank of slave soldier.

Naturally, Mehathir also knew about the situation of Kushan, and he had followed the army of Anxia more than once and invaded the land of Kushan. Even last year, before the Tang Dynasty fought with Guishan, he led his army to capture Mulu City, an important town in Guishan.

As far as McHathir had learned, the situation in the Kushan Kingdom was in fact similar to that of the Sabbath Empire, and there were many slaves in the country. The lives of those slaves were even more miserable than those of the slaves in the rest of the country.

This is mainly related to the origin of the rulers of the two empires. In the Sabbatical Empire, the ruling class, the Parthians, were foreign conquerors who never fully recognized the natives, but ruled the vast country with great force.

The same is true of the Kushan Empire, as the ruling class of the Kushan people, in fact, the people of the Dayue clan from the Western Regions of the former Han Dynasty are also outsiders in the Kushan region.

It's a pity that now when I hear the interpreter say that ordinary people in Guishan have land and houses, McHathir is a little disbelieving, but even more envious.

I think that if this is true, what would it be like if my parents, wife, children, and brothers and sisters had land to cultivate? I think too much, and my heart unconsciously yearns for it, and I think about it.

The interpreter said: "The Tang army came for all the poor people and low-class slaves of Persia, and when Vologasis VI was defeated, all the people and slaves would have food, clothing, and housing, and they would no longer work for those high-ranking officials and slave owners." ”

Mehardy said suspiciously: "There will be such a good thing?" What about that Aldaban IV? ”

The interpreter smiled and said: "With the help of the Tang Army, you soldiers who were born as commoners and slaves, with strength and weapons in your hands, won't you protect your homeland?" ”

Mehathir thought about it, yes, which of our own land and property would dare to rob him, Lao Tzu and him desperately, so he said to the interpreter: "I can surrender to you, but I have one demand." ”

The interpreter said: "With your skills, if you surrender to the Tang Army, you will definitely be able to get a general to do in the future." What a request, you say quickly. ”

Mehathir said: "We rest the hearts of the warriors, and only give in to the strong, I am not surrendering to the Don army, but to the general who defeated me." Since I surrendered to him, I will be faithful to him for the rest of my life. ”

The translator secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "General Guan is our Tang God of War, and he is also my brother of the Tang Emperor, you follow General Guan, it is your blessing." I'm going to explain to General Guan, are you willing? ”

Mehathir said, "I don't need you to go, I'll follow you." ”

The interpreter was overjoyed, hurriedly untied Mehathir's rope, and came with him to find Guan Yu.

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In a camp tent in the center of the Tang Army camp, Guan Yu was holding "Spring and Autumn" in his left hand and brushing his hair with his right hand, watching under the lamp.

Mehathir was illiterate, seeing Guan Yu's strong skills, he didn't forget to read a book at any time, and then saw Guan Yu sitting under the lamp, his expression was focused, his appearance was dignified, he was not angry and arrogant, and he was inexplicably admired in his heart, and he had not yet entered the camp tent, and knelt on the ground with a thud.

Guan Yu heard the movement, looked up, and saw the interpreter standing at the door of the big tent with a smile on his face, hurriedly stood up, and said to the interpreter: "This general, but you are willing to surrender?" ”

McHathir stared at the interpreter with a pair of big eyes, and the interpreter translated Guan Yu's words with a smile, and McHatdi chattered.

The interpreter said to Guan Yu: "General Guan, this General McHatdi is willing to surrender to you and follow you for the rest of his life. He said that when he was on the battlefield, he felt that you were a god and worthy of him to follow you all his life. ”

Guan Yu frowned, follow himself for life? Isn't that a house slave? Is this Sabbath man stupid? Willing to be someone else's house slave?

The interpreter saw Guan Yu's doubts, and explained with a smile: "This Mehathir was born as a slave, and after joining the army, he became a general because of his bravery. ”

Guan Yu has been on the expedition to the Western Regions for a while, and he knows that the system of Guishan and Anxi is different from that of the Tang Dynasty, and in the words of the eldest brother, it is still in a slave society. He knew better how miserable the life of these slaves was, and he couldn't help but feel love, and said to the interpreter: "I can't imagine that this Mehathir has such a miserable life, so let's do it, since he is willing to follow me, then I will do it." ”

The interpreter translated Guan Yu's words, and McHatdi was overjoyed and couldn't stop kowtowing to Guan Yu. Guan Yu saw that it was difficult to communicate, so he said to the interpreter: "Please also ask this gentleman to take a lot of trouble and teach him some Chinese to facilitate getting along in the future." ”

The interpreter felt honored to be invited by Guan Yu, and said loudly: "I will do my best." ”

Guan Yu smiled and said, "Someone." ”

The soldiers outside the door came over, and Guan Yu said: "Don't be lazy in arranging accommodation for this interpreter and McHathir. Also, get some more wine for both of them. This Mehathir, I think, is also a good drinker. ”

When Mehathir heard the words of the interpreter, he was overjoyed and went out with his own soldiers to learn Chinese.

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In the city of Ecbatana, Vologasis VI decided to leave Ecbatana and hand over the defense of Ecbatana, Prince Heldun, the lord of Ecbatana. Prince Heldun was also a member of the royal family of the Rest Empire, and in terms of seniority, he was also the uncle of Vologasis VI.

Heldun was originally the lord of Ecbatana, but it was only after the arrival of Vologasis VI that he handed over the power of the city to Vologasis VI. Now Vologasis VI handed over the defense of the city to him, but it was only returned to its rightful owner.

Haledun decided to shrink his forces and defend the city with all his might, while keeping the road to Ctesiphon open. If the road to Ctesiphon is cut off, looking at the entire Sabbatical Empire, where else can he Heldun go?

To this end, Heldom sent a part of his troops to build a fortress on Zagros Mountain, and before Vologasis VI left, he made a request that he should also send some troops from Behisdon to strengthen the defense of Ecbatana.

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On the second day after Guan Yu took over Mehathir, Sima Yi's men and horses also rushed to Ekbatana, and so far, the total strength of the Tang army under Ekbatana has reached 300,000.

After the two sides discussed, it was decided to besiege Sanque and start the siege. Next came the manufacture of siege equipment.

The manufacture of catapults, ladders, and towers seemed familiar to the Tang army, and it didn't take five days for everything to be ready, and the Tang army slowly started and surrounded the three walls of Ekbatana.

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After more than three months of sailing, the fleets of Yu Dayou, Gan Ning, and Zhang Shijie found the Strait of Malacca mentioned by Li Yikou, and the fleet slowly passed through the Strait of Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean. The islands you pass through along the way are rarely inhabited, and supplies have become a big problem. Fortunately, the three of them were both civil and military, and the three of them led 100,000 naval soldiers to overcome all kinds of difficulties, so that the soldiers would not be short of food and drink.

The warship has a deep draft, and there are light boats in front of it to explore the way, so as not to run aground on the rocks. Fortunately, the fleet has been sailing close to the coastline, and if you catch up with bad weather, you can prepare in advance to reduce losses.

Rao is like this, and when he came to the Strait of Malacca, he had already lost more than 20 warships.

Yu Dayou and the three of them are all meticulous people, constantly improving the charts and recording what they have seen and heard. Li Yi and Yu Dayou may not know that it was an order from Li Yi that Yu Dayou completed an epoch-making feat and became the first team in China and even the world to sail tens of thousands of miles, more than a thousand years earlier than Zheng He, who went to the West in another time and space.

Yu Dayou and the three chose to move forward on the mainland coastline, which invisibly increased the voyage, and after more than two months, when the Tang army had attacked Ekbatana in the Rest Empire, Yu Dayou and their fleet came to Tianzhu near the Bay of Bengal.

The ships anchored at the mouth of the Ganges, ready to resupply some supplies.

News of the arrival of a large fleet of ships in Tianzhu soon reached Gogra. When the Gogra defenders heard that the Tang warship had landed, they all cheered, and the defenders flew to report to the Ganges Prefecture to assassinate Shi Yuqian.

Yu Qian, as a member of the party, naturally knew the news of the Tang Naval Expedition, and while urgently ordering General Gogra to inform Yu Dayou, he organized fishing boats to go straight down the Ganges River and transported a large number of supplies.

100,000 Datang Navy officers and soldiers have come to this point, and they have deeply realized the feeling of meeting their relatives, where there are their own people, where is it convenient.

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In Ekbatana City, the Tang Army's stone throwing vehicles smashed countless boulders and fire oil, and once blew open the city gate, but the moat outside Ekbatana City is wide and deep, and the drawbridge does not fall, which is equivalent to working in vain.

After the city gate fell, the Sabbatarians quickly organized people to carry stones and blocked the hole in the city gate.

Heldom's reaction can be described as fast, as long as the Tang army's catapult moves, he immediately commands his men and horses to withdraw directly from the city, and the stone throwing stops here, and his men and horses run to the city again.

Sima Yi stood on the tall wooden building and observed for a day, and his heart was already calculating.

At night, arranging the soldiers to guard the catapults, Sima Yi asked the generals to be recruited.

When everyone arrived, Sima Yi took out a large piece of paper, spread it on the table, and said with a smile: "Have you ever seen a good opportunity?" ”

Zhang Xiu looked at it for a while and said: "The military advisor drew a section of the city wall, is the so-called good opportunity not to come down in this section of the city wall?" ”

Sima Yi said with a smile: "Yes, although you can't break the city, you can still inflict heavy losses on the enemy." ”

Guan Yu said: "Please also ask the military advisor to speak clearly." ”

Sima Yi said: "Everyone, please see, our army's catapults are powerful, and the enemy will retreat, and the retreat route is the horse road on both sides of the city wall. As far as I can guess, the enemy must hide under the wall and avoid the boulders, what do you think of our army? ”

The generals roared together, and each returned to the camp and prepared secretly.