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"Then as you said, one hundred thousand gold dinars, after taking the Talos, I will definitely keep my promise and deliver it to your department."
Seeing that the casualties were becoming increasingly heavy and there was a risk of mutiny if he continued to force himself, Abbas decided to use his private treasury to pay for the expenses of this group of mercenaries.
But Suosi shook his head and said, "Dear Caliph, one hundred thousand gold dinars, that was the previous price.
Now you have to pay five times the original reservation price. "
When Suleman heard this, he immediately pulled out a Damascus knife and put it against Sosi's neck: "You want to blackmail us? Have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Suoxi smiled faintly and said calmly: "This is not blackmail, but a re-evaluation of the enemy's strength. Obviously we too underestimated the strength of the Han army before.
Now the price will naturally have to be doubled. General Suman and His Excellency the Caliph have not spoken, so what are you worried about? "
Suman turned to look at Abbas, waved to Abbas to signal him to let go, then slowly walked up to Suosi and said, "Your Excellency, it is too shameless to sit down and raise the price."
Sosi replied nonchalantly: "Your Majesty the Caliph, didn't our Parthian country become what it is today just by acting as a mercenary?"
Abbas was silent for a while and said: "I hope you can understand that my empire has just been established, and the country is still full of holes. It is impossible to spend so much money at once."
Suoxi said: "Who in the entire Central Continent knows how rich Dashi is? It's only five hundred thousand gold dinars, how could it put you in trouble?"
Abbas: "However, you should know that the drastic changes in Dashi are all due to Merwan's aggressive militarization. In the next three or four years, Dashi will probably not be able to return to its former wealth."
Suo Xi thought for a while and suddenly said: "If you can't come up with money, you can exchange it for other things."
Abbas frowned: "What?"
"Baghdad!"
When Suman heard this, he immediately put the knife on Suo Xi's neck again: "You bandits, you want me to eat the imperial capital? It's just a wishful thinking."
Sosi smiled and said: "You have misunderstood. The Parthians have no interest in land that cannot be cultivated or grazed. What I mean is that I hope that the city of Baghdad can be opened to our Parthian army for three days.
Everything in the city within three days will belong to me, Parthia. Of course, we promise not to invade the royal and noble areas. Do you have any reason to refuse such a condition? "
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Abbas answered resolutely, and his expression was as resolute as ever.
"I cannot become the caliph of Dashi without the help of thousands of people who hope to change their destiny. If I agree to your conditions, I will definitely become a butcher with a long-standing reputation!
Bishop Mu taught us to treat others with kindness. If I even abandon my own people, what is the difference between me and the decadent Umayyad Empire?
If I really do this, I will be despised by God, and even more so by the people. Even if this expedition fails, I will not allow such a ridiculous thing to happen, never! "
Abbas's young face was full of perseverance. This was the responsibility of an emperor to protect his people and his country. How could he let this war-torn land fall deeper into hell?
What's more, what is the situation of the Parthians? Abbas and even every carnivorous soldier present know very well that they are a group of beasts that eat people without spitting out bones. No matter how rich the food is, they can't satisfy their greedy appetite!
At least the Munro people have principles. As long as you are willing to surrender and offer the designated property, they will not harm you. Even if the city is massacred, there is a tradition of not killing women, children and young children.
But the Parthians don't care so much. They are like locusts on horseback. No grass grows wherever they pass, and they never talk about credibility.
Surman still remembers that the Sasanian Dynasty had to recruit 5,000 Parthian cavalry in order to resist the Seljuk attack.
The result was to lure the wolf into the house. Many cities in the Sasanian territory were plundered and the people suffered. Even the concubines of the Sasanian royal family became slaves of the Parthian cavalry. The princess was kidnapped and became a lowly prostitute in Parthia. Their fate was tragic, and countless wealth fell into their pockets.
However, the senior officials of the Sasanian Empire were helpless about this.
With the past events still fresh in his mind, Abbas was naturally very wary of this and kept a certain distance from Parthia, neither offending nor getting close to them.
But little did they know that Abbas's flat refusal had already made Suo Xi secretly resentful.
"Your Majesty Abbas, I really chose to help you for the sake of our friendship. Do you plan to just reject the goodwill from Parthia?"
Suosi's tone was calm, but the threat in his words was very clear.
Abbas said: "Needless to say, thank you for your kindness, but this is a dispute between me and the Han army, so there is no need for you to intervene for the time being. Say hello to your new king Sulitai for me."
With the last words, Abbas had already issued an order to expel the guests.
Suosi stood there stunned for a few seconds, then bowed slightly to him, jumped on his horse without saying a word, and ran out of the military camp.
As soon as he left, Suman immediately said: "The Parthians must report their flaws, so the Caliph must take precautions."
"Yes." Abbas responded and turned his eyes in the direction of Talas again, "We should think about how to defeat this Han army."
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More than a hundred miles north of Dashi's army, a cavalry camp of 20,000 people stood here.
This is the camp of the Parthian cavalry team. They have been stationed here for more than half a month, waiting for Sosi's return.
Inside a large luxurious cowhide tent, grease torches flickered, making the interior of the pitch-black tent extremely gloomy.
A burly general was lying comfortably on a blanket, enjoying the service of a charming bearded woman.
Not long after, someone outside the tent came to report: "General Tumogel, Suosi is back!"
The general was naked from the waist up, quickly wrapped a blanket around his waist, combed the thick hair on his chest, and walked out of the tent.
"Where are they?"
"General Tumogur, I'm here."
Suoxi hurriedly came to Tumogel, bowed and said: "Your Majesty General, I have come back."
Tumogel grabbed his shoulder and asked: "How is it? Will the Great Eater agree to our request? When will we send out troops?"
Suosi shook his head: "I'm sorry, General, Abbas rejected our goodwill and drove me out of the camp."
Tumoghar was furious when he heard this: "Abbas, this young boy, is he planning to make enemies of me, the Parthians?"
Suoxi said: "General, there is no need to be angry. Although the cannibals have rejected us, we can definitely get more benefits from them."
"What's the meaning?"
"This is not the place to talk. Please, General, please let me go into the tent to talk."
"good!"
The two entered the big tent together, and a conspiracy against Dashi was about to begin.
