Chapter 1163: I Don't Want to Die
The two men and horses stared at each other for a moment in the woods. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
One of Mi Zhu's men rode his horse between the two sides and shouted, "Is it Karensa, the governor of Assyria?" ”
Someone from the Jin country raised his voice and said: "It's us!" You are a Xuzhou caravan! ”
"Exactly!"
Then both sides galloped to each other, checked each other's letters, and then returned to their respective teams to report.
Karen Sa and Mi Zhu gallop out.
Mi Zhu glanced at the general in front of him who was heavily armored and imposing, and clenched his fists and said, "Presumably this is Karen Sa, the governor of Assyria!" ”
Karen replied, "I didn't expect a businessman to have such courage!" ”
Mi Zhu laughed, "Let's get down to business!" Did the money bring? ”
"Brought! Ten million taels of silver! One or two is not less! I want the goods! ”
Mi Zhu said: "Right behind me!" ”
Karen Sa glanced behind Mi Zhu and said eagerly: "Then let's trade!" ”
"Wait!"
Karen looked at Mi Zhu a little strangely.
Mi Zhu said: "I only brought 40,000 sets of armor and 60 catapults!" ”
Karen frowned and said, "Didn't you say 100,000 sets of armor and 200 catapults?" ”
Mi Zhu nodded, "Of course!" However, I am only a merchant and do not have the strength to compete with the generals, so for the sake of safety, I will bring 40,000 sets of armor and 60 catapults! ”
"What about the others? When are you going to give it to me? How do I know if you're going to give it to me? Karen said in a deep voice.
Mi Zhu smiled: "The others are in the warehouse in Esek. If the Governor is not at ease, he can only pay for 40,000 sets of armor and 60 catapults! Wait for the next transaction to pay! ”
"Haha, how can I not worry, this time the governor will pay it all off!"
Mi Zhu couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive. Mi Zhu clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor!" You can rest assured, I will pay for the rest of the goods within half a month! ”
Karen Sa nodded, turned his horse's head and ran towards his side, and Mi Zhu also rode his horse back.
The men of both sides then completed the deal in the middle of the woods.
Mi Zhu rode his horse to Karen Sama and handed a bronze medal to Karen Sama, "Lord Governor, this is the VIP letter of my Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce, with which you can trade with us at a lower price in all aspects, and enjoy priority!" ”
Karen Sa nodded, put the bronze medal into his arms, and said to Mi Zhu: "In five days, I hope to be able to see my other goods here!" ”
Mi Zhu Zhengse said: "Your Excellency Governor, don't worry! But the premise is that the area must be safe! ”
Karen Sa nodded, he understood what the other party meant that there could be no Roman regular army activity in this area.
Karen said, "If the situation changes, I will send someone to inform you!" ”
Mi Zhu nodded, "That's good!" Leave! ”
Karen replied.
The two led their respective teams to part ways.
On the way back to Essec, Mi Zhu said with some emotion: "This Roman governor is really a character!" ”
The attendant nodded approvingly, "Really! I'm afraid that few people can be as decisive as him! ”
Mi Zhu instructed: "Let the ambushed cavalry team come back!" ”
"Yes!" The entourage made a promise and immediately released two carrier pigeons.
Soon after, 3,000 cavalry came out of the woods on both sides of the official road to join Mi Zhu.
A herdsman-like knight galloped into a grove near Essec.
"General, things have changed!" The knight came up to Tony to report.
Tony frowned and asked urgently, "What's the matter?" ”
"The guards of the Wei caravan suddenly became four thousand!"
"Four thousand?! What nonsense are you talking about? ”
It should be explained here that Mi Zhu borrowed 3,000 cavalry from Essec, and he also had 1,000 cavalry accompanying him, all of which were Imperial Forest troops disguised as caravan guards.
"They had three thousand cavalry in ambush in the woods to the left of the place of trade! Once the deal is complete, it's out! ”
Tony frowned.
The two generals looked at Tony with some confusion.
Tony threw a piece of stick to the ground and said fiercely, "Damn! Let's take a risk! ”
The two generals were startled, and one of them said urgently: "But the other party has 4,000 cavalry, us!" ”
Tony snorted coldly, "What about four thousand?" We raid them, and we have a good chance of crushing them in one fell swoop! ”
The two generals glanced at each other, looking a little confused.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and get ready! Tony shouted.
The two hurriedly agreed and retreated.
Half an hour later, Mi Zhu's team came to the official road outside the woods. Four thousand cavalry and more than three thousand footmen were mighty, but they didn't seem to notice the anomalies in the surrounding woods.
"General, can you attack?" A subordinate general asked in a low voice.
Tony didn't seem to hear the general's words, but looked at the fierce cavalry on the official road with a shocked expression, especially the thousand cavalry among them.
"That's not right! This is not a caravan escort at all, they are the regular army of the Wei State, and they are the elite of the regular army! Otherwise, there can be no such momentum! Tony frowned.
"General, what did you say?" A subordinate general asked.
Tony decisively ordered: "The raid plan is canceled!" ”
The two generals were stunned for a moment, and one asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”
"Because I don't want to die!"
Soon after Mi Zhu's party left, 3,000 Jin cavalry quietly came out of the woods and followed the path towards Dura Europos.
Two days later, Tony and his 3,000 cavalry returned to Dura Europos before Karensa.
Subsequently, Karen Sa also returned.
Three days later, Karen Sa's cronies took over 60,000 other armor and 140 catapults from the place where they had been traded.
A few days later, he returned to Dura Europos with these goods.
"Governor, all the goods are here!" Jack said happily.
Karen Sa smiled and nodded, and admonished, "The warehouse should be strictly guarded!" No one is to come near without my orders! ”
"Yes!"
"Doge, this equipment consumes almost all the money that has been hoarded here for the past few years to prepare tribute to Rome! How do we deal with the Romans? Jack asked worriedly.
Karen Sa said indifferently: "It's okay! With my connections in Rome, it won't be a problem to drag on for a year! The priority now is to expand our army! At the moment we have less than 50,000 troops, which is not enough! ”
"There are not many Romans in Assyria, but I am afraid!"
Karen said with an unfathomable expression: "I don't want to recruit the Romans!" (To be continued.) )