Jia Xu sneered: "Hmph! Let's wait here? What about the Arshaks? Tell him to come and talk to me! ”

The man in charge was just a small officer in charge of border patrol, and when he saw Jia Xu speaking in a very angry tone, he didn't dare to offend him, so he had to bow down and say: "Our little prince is still in Susa City, and he must be here in a few days......

Jia Xu waved his hand vigorously, interrupted his words, and shouted: "Open the dog's eyes and see what is on the car!" If you delay a big event, can you afford to sin it? ”

Seeing Jia Xu's menacing appearance, the officer didn't dare to say more, and obediently stepped aside. Jia Xu took advantage of the situation and rushed over with the people, and went straight to the direction of Susa. In addition to the caravan that accompanied him, there were also 3,000 cavalry guards he had brought with him from the capital, and the Parthian border guards did not dare to stop him. Jia Xu knew that in order to solve the dilemma of this matter, he had to let Vologis see this batch of armor, or at least hand over the armor to Ardaban in front of him, so he had no intention of handing over Ardaban at the border.

Jia Xu was also a little worried that Ardaban would send someone to intercept him halfway after receiving a report from the border guard, and he kept being careful, but until Susa, he was not stopped in any way. It turned out that the border patrol team was worried about being punished by Ardaban, so they simply concealed this matter, anyway, there were several teams patrolling the border, and the Han caravan did not know who they were, so they would not admit that they had encountered this caravan at that time. Parthia was already in the center of commerce and trade, and there were often caravans, and even in such bad weather, the people were not surprised to see a large number of chariots and horses passing through, and there were no officials along the road to inquire about it.

Ardaban was drinking and having fun at home, when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates that the Han caravan had transported soldiers into the city, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly led the people straight to the city gate, but was told that the Han caravan had gone to see Vologis.

Ardaban was furious, grabbed the neck of the soldier guarding the door, and shouted, "Why don't you stop them? Why don't you report it to me? ”

The soldier said helplessly: "They have the agreement signed by the king in their hands, and the small ones dare not stop it, so they can only let it go." ”

Ardaban, knowing that it was none of the soldiers' business, threw the soldier to the ground and hurried towards Vologis' makeshift palace. But he was still a step too late.

Outside the palace gates, Vologis was dressed in a brand new iron chain mail, and was watching with great interest as the carts of armor were unloaded. His iron chain mail originally belonged to Yan Liang, and after Yan Liang's death, he naturally became a trophy of the Han army. This time, he was specially picked out by Liu Xin as a gift to Vologis.

No matter how much Parthia lacked armor, it was not as short as Vologis's people, but their best armor was not as good as this iron chain mail, which was light in weight and good in protection, and Vologis was reluctant to take it off after putting it on. In fact, what he didn't know was that the black, inconspicuous armor worn by ordinary soldiers of the Han army was much better than this.

Seeing this, Ardaban already knew that his desire to swallow this batch of armor alone had been frustrated, so he had to step forward, bend down and salute, "Father is really in good spirits wearing this armor, let the child take the rest away." ”

Vologis waved his hand and said, "Don't be busy, all these armors will be transported to Ekbatana first, and your eldest brother will also need them very much." ”

Ardaban didn't know that in the moment just now, Jia Xu had already analyzed the strategic situation between Parthia and Great Qin to him. Parthia was already at the bottom of the war from the very beginning, and if you want to turn defeat into victory, you must dare to surprise your army. And Daqin's army was now concentrated on the western route, so Jia Xu suggested that Vologis could arm an army on the eastern route, and if necessary, stage a siege of Wei to save Zhao.

Ekbatana, which Arshak was garrisoning, was located in the northeast of Parthia, bordering Daqin, and was a good place to surprise his troops, so Vologis thought of providing Arshak with armor first.

Ardaban couldn't help but become anxious, and hurriedly said: "Father, the child's men also lack armor, so it is better to hand it over to the child first, and then transport it to the eldest brother who comes later." ”

Vologis loved this little son in the end, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, you can pick five hundred pairs first." ”

Ardaban lost his voice and said, "How can five hundred pairs be enough?" ”

Vologis was surprised: "Aren't you just five hundred guards?" Not enough? ”

Ardaban knew that he had lost his words, and hurriedly said: "Back to his father, the child has always dreamed of helping his father recapture Ctesiphon, so he plans to have more armor to recruit soldiers and reorganize the army, and hope that his father will fulfill the child's filial piety." ”

When Jia Xu was leaving, Liu Xin specially confessed that he wanted to publicly hand over all the armor to Vologis, but also not offend Ardaban, after all, no one could guarantee who would be in charge of Parthia in the future.

Seeing Vologis' embarrassed face, Jia Xu took the opportunity to say: "The little prince is dedicated to the country, which is admirable. But rest assured that a large number of soldiers and armor will arrive soon. ”

Vologis also said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, this batch will be given to your eldest brother first, and the next batch will be given to you." You don't have so many people now, and it's useless to ask for these armor, so it's better to recruit soldiers and horses for your father first. ”

This is exactly what drowsiness met to deliver pillows, and Ardaban was worried that he was secretly recruiting soldiers and horses, and if Vologis found out, he would be punished. Now with Vologis's words, private salt has also become official salt, and he can recruit troops and horses with great fanfare, and he can't help but be overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "Please rest assured that the father will not fail in his mission, and train an elite army for his father!" ”

Jia Xu didn't expect Vologis to be so confused, and sighed secretly, knowing that the civil strife in Parthia might be inevitable. However, the main threat at the moment is still Great Qin in the north, and it is inconvenient for him to point it out to Vologis at this time, and even if he tells Vologis, Vologis may not necessarily believe it.

In desperation, Jia Xu had to put aside this problem for the time being, and said: "King, the foreign minister has already transported the first batch of soldiers and armor to me, and I don't know when the land leased to our country will be delivered?" ”

That land was a cornucopia in Liu Xin's eyes, but in the eyes of Vologis Junchen, it was nothing more than a barren desert. Hearing Jia Xu mention the issue of leasing land, Vologis didn't think about it, waved his hand, and said, "Ardaban, you take the Han envoy to take a trip and hand over the land." ”

Ardaban hesitated: "Father, recruiting troops is a major matter, and the matter of handing over the land can be handled by someone casually." ”