Shapur II is a domineering emperor, his life is basically in the south and the north, and, before the appearance of the Jin army, he has never really failed, but now he can't even keep the capital Ctesiphon, which is a great blow to his spirit, just like a billionaire suddenly becomes a penniless beggar, this kind of heart gap is huge, and it is not something that ordinary people can bear. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As the right-hand minister of Shapur II, Paus could clearly feel that the former energetic Shapur II was no longer there, and the king of Persia in front of him was completely a shriveled old man, and his eyes were full of helpless and unwilling old men.

"Your Majesty, don't think about it, whether you can hold on to Ctesiphon or not, you will always be the greatest king of kings in the hearts of the Persian people, all the Persian people will not forget your merits and favors, temporarily giving up Ctesiphon is also to preserve strength, His Majesty the King still follows the advice of General Pratt and immediately prepares to retreat to Mulu City! Otherwise, if all the army is killed, our Persia will really be destroyed. Paus said faithfully.

Obviously, as Shapur II's most powerful minister, Paus was very loyal to Shapur II, and thought about Shapur II and the Persian Empire everywhere.

Shapur II looked up at Paus tiredly, and said softly: "Paus, this king knows that you are loyal, but this king is old and really doesn't want to leave Ctesiphon, even if he dies, this king will die in Ctesiphon." ”

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?" Paus said with tears in his eyes.

Shapur II smiled, and after a pause, he said: "Paus, this king is already old, and the main Persian force has been lost, even if this king can escape from Ctesiphon alive, there is absolutely no hope of reviving the Persian Empire, rather than letting this king die of old age with regrets, it is better to let this king be really Ctesiphon, so that this king can also die in battle without regrets." ”

Apparently, Shapur II, who was already over half a hundred years old, had suffered a severe deterioration in physical strength and energy, and he had lost the courage to make a comeback, and planned to die in battle at Ctesiphon, in order to show that he had not abandoned his people and won the reputation of living and dying with the city.

Seeing that Shapur II had the determination to live and die with the city, Paus felt very moved, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Paus is willing to stay with you in Ctesiphon, His Majesty the King will not leave Ctesiphon, and Paus will never leave." ”

"Well, Paus is really good, worthy of being an old fellow, so let's die together in Ctesiphon." Shapur II said appreciatively.

Paus nodded slightly, reaching out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

On the walls of Ctesiphon, the generals saw Pratt returning from the palace and hurried to meet him.

"Well, hasn't the Roman army been attacking?" Pratt asked softly.

The general hurriedly reported: "General, the Roman army is preparing, and it is estimated that it will attack soon." ”

"Finally, it's time to attack again, so that the soldiers are ready to fight." Pratt said.

"Why, isn't His Majesty ready to evacuate Ctesiphon at once?" The general asked.

Pratt sighed and said softly, "His Majesty is much older, and his face is very haggard, and he does not intend to leave Ctesiphon, he will die in Ctesiphon with his people." ”

"What, His Majesty the King is unwilling to evacuate Ctesiphon, in this way, my Persian Empire will not be destroyed." The general said in shock.

"His Majesty doesn't plan to leave, and we can't do anything about it, just try our best to defend the city, all right, go and give orders! Let the soldiers prepare to defend the city. Pratt said.

"Yes, General." The general received the order and immediately went to carry it out.

Subsequently, the Roman army launched another fierce attack, and the Persian soldiers also went all out to hold the city, and under the condition of paying many casualties, they once again successfully blocked the attack of the Roman army.

Two days later, as the main Roman army continued to change its siege strategy, the Persian army defending Ctesiphon suffered heavy losses, and there were less than 20,000 soldiers and horses left, and the people in the city also suffered many casualties.

At this time, the Persian defense had reached its limit, and the less than 20,000 soldiers and horses defending the city were exhausted, and as long as the Roman legions held on a little longer, they could break through Ctesiphon's defense.

"General, the soldiers haven't had a good rest for a long time, and the Roman army is still gathering together, and I'm afraid the city won't be able to hold it today." The general looked at Pratt and whispered.

Pratt naturally has this premonition, when the Roman army attacked just now, the weakness of the soldiers and horses under his command was obviously a symptom of physical exhaustion, and he had no countermeasures for this situation, after all, at this time the soldiers and horses were already very insufficient, as long as the Roman legions attacked, they must all be dispatched to resist the Roman army, and in this way, the soldiers under his command could only take a short rest on the city wall in the interval between the Roman legions' attacks, and after a long time, the physical strength was naturally exhausted.

Pratt looked at his generals and said, "Whether we can hold the city or not, we must do our best to hold on until the last moment." ”

"Yes, General." The general hurriedly responded.

The Persian army was exhausted, but the Roman army outside the city was much better, after all, the Roman army was more numerous, although they continued to attack, but the troops and horses took turns to attack, and the physical consumption was naturally less than that of the Persian army, and the Roman Emperor Constantius II also reserved a legion of Spartan warriors to allow them to exert their might at the most critical time.

At this moment, Constantius II, who was watching the battle from a distance, had already seen that the Persian army's defenses were becoming weaker and weaker, which made him extremely excited, and felt that the time had finally come to break through Ctesiphon.

"General Orleans." Constantius II shouted softly.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, what do you command?" Orleans hurriedly replied.

Constantius II smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said with a straight face: "Ctesiphon's defenders have become weaker and weaker, you immediately lead the most elite Spartan legion to attack Ctesiphon, this time you must break Ctesiphon, otherwise, Barbatio will have a deputy." After speaking, he glanced at Barbatio.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, this time we will definitely break through Ctesiphon and capture Shapur II alive." Orleans received the order and immediately led a Spartan army that had been resting for several days to attack Ctesiphon.

In order to cover this elite army and achieve the strategic goal of quickly breaking through Ctesiphon, tens of thousands of Roman troops launched a fierce attack on Ctesiphon at the same time.

This time, the Roman army suddenly intensified its attack, and dispatched a Spartan heavy army that had been hiding in the snow, which immediately dealt a devastating blow to the Persian army defending the city.

Under the strong attack of the Roman legions, the Persian defenders finally could not resist and let the Roman Spartan legions kill the city.

"General, Spartan, Spartan slain to the head of the city." The general looked at the Spartan warriors who had already ascended the city, and said in horror.

When Pratt looked up, he immediately felt a sense of despair, and immediately ordered: "The pro-army will immediately kill and drive the Spartans out of the city." ”

Suddenly, hundreds of Persian soldiers under the command of Pratt killed the Spartan warriors who rushed to the city wall, but the Spartan warriors were constantly climbing the city wall, and when hundreds of Persian soldiers and horses arrived, dozens of well-armed Spartan warriors had stood on the city wall, and they formed a solid offensive and defensive formation with shields and spears.

"Spartans, kill all the Persians, kill all the Persians." A Spartan general shouted.

......Suddenly, many Spartan warriors who had climbed the city wall immediately used shields and spears as cover to kill the Persian soldiers who rushed over.

The Persian army was inferior to the Roman Spartan legions in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, and the few remaining immortals had also been dispersed, unable to withstand the attacks of the organized Spartan shield array, and suffered heavy casualties under the attack of the Spartan warriors.

More and more Spartan warriors climbed the walls and pressed on both sides, but the Persian defenders had no way to stop them, so they had to retreat step by step.

"General, the city has been breached, what should we do?" Looking at the Spartan warriors who were gathering more and more, the Persian general said in horror.

Pratt closed his eyes in despair, and after slowly opening them, he said, "Go to the palace immediately and protect His Majesty." Then he ran down from the city wall and ran in the direction of the Persian king's palace.

When all the Persian soldiers saw Prath fleeing, they all fled.

Seeing that the Persian defenders began to flee, the soldiers of the Spartan legion became extremely excited and shouted.

"Rush into the city, kill all the Persians, and let not one be spared, today, there is no need for mercy, no sympathy, only kill, kill, kill." The general of the Spartan army shouted.

"Roar, roar, roar,......" the Spartan warriors shouted excitedly, and quickly slaughtered the city.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II, who was standing outside the city and watching the battle from a distance, was very excited when he saw that the Spartan army had broken through Ctesiphon, and said happily: "After several months of siege, Ctesiphon has finally been broken by our army. Then he rode his horse to the gate of Ctesiphon.

The Roman generals and their guards followed closely behind Constantius II and ran towards the gates of Ctesiphon.

Soon, the Roman soldiers who entered the city opened the gates of Ctesiphon, and tens of thousands of Roman troops outside the city quickly poured into the city and began to carry out a brutal mass slaughter of Ctesiphon's people.

In the direction of the Persian royal palace, thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Pratt guarded the gate of the palace tightly to buy time for Shapur II's escape, but Shapur II had no intention of fleeing, and he wanted to go to the country with the people in the city to face the disaster of Ctesiphon.

"Your Majesty, the Roman army has invaded the city, for the sake of the future of the Persian Empire, His Majesty the King should evacuate Ctesiphon with us! The soldiers will fight to the death to protect His Majesty from Ctesiphon. The Persian general Pratt exclaimed.

"Yes! Your Majesty, as long as people live, there will be hope, so evacuate Ctesiphon immediately! Another general exhorted loudly.

"Your Majesty!" Paus wept, but did not persuade.

"Report, Your Majesty, the Roman Spartan legions have surrounded the palace." At this moment, a personal soldier rushed into the main hall and said loudly.

Shapur II smiled slightly and said softly: "Okay, General Parat, you don't have to work in vain, the Spartan Legion is coming, and we are all going to die here, haha!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Pratt knew that it was impossible to escape at this point, and therefore did not persuade Shapur II to flee Ctesiphon.

Shapur II looked at one of his own soldiers and said, "Bring the armor and weapons of this king, and this king will personally lead the troops into battle and fight with the Roman army until the last moment." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." His own soldiers received the order, and immediately brought the armor and weapons of Shapur II, and put armor on Shapur II on the top of the main hall.

After putting on the armor, Shapur II looked much more energetic, as if he was a general on the battlefield, with a domineering and heroic spirit.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king has been fighting for a lifetime, today is the last battle, let us fight together until the last moment, for the honor of the Persian Empire." Shapur II roared loudly.

"I will follow His Majesty the King to the death." Pratt and the others all spoke.

Obviously, all the Persians understood that the Roman army that had invaded the city at this moment could not spare them, and whether they chose to resist or surrender, they could not avoid being slaughtered.

Shapur II personally led the Persian generals to the palace gates, ready to fight back against the attacking Roman legions together with the Persian army defending the palace gates.

In order to prevent his princess and daughter from being **** by the Romans, Shapur II asked his own soldiers to kill his princess and daughter and bury them at the bottom of the well.

When Shapur II rushed to the palace gate, the Roman legions had already broken through the palace gate and rushed in, fighting Shapur II.

Shapur II personally killed several Roman soldiers with the assistance of his own soldiers, which made him very happy, but soon he and the guards around him were shot by the Roman soldiers' bows and crossbows, and fell to the ground weakly, and Pratt and other generals were all surrounded by Roman soldiers, so they were too busy to take care of themselves, and they were not able to rescue Shapur II.

A Spartan warrior killed Shapur II with a spear and put his head on display.

When Pratt and other generals saw that the king had been killed, they all fought hard, but they were soon killed by Roman soldiers one by one.

Subsequently, the Roman army bloodied Ctesiphon and slaughtered all the living Persians in the city. (To be continued.) )