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Suman stood in front of Talas City, looking at Abbas and others on the city, his face uncertain.
Abbas said: "General, please be safe and help me launch a counterattack against Parthia!"
Suman sighed softly, saluted Abbas, and then said slowly: "Respect your Excellency the Caliph, please lead your troops to surrender to General Tumgur.
He will pray to King Suritai to let us return to Baghdad. "
When Abbas heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank: "Sulman, what are you talking about?!"
Surman avoided Abbas's aggressive eyes and continued: "Tumoghar has an order. As long as we are willing to agree to the conditions proposed by Parthia, we will ensure that the Caliph returns to Baghdad safely."
Abbas finally understood that Suman had betrayed him, his most trusted general.
He suppressed the sadness in his heart, slapped his hand on the supporting wall and said: "Uncle Suman, you are like my father in my heart.
I remember when I was a child, you hid in the dry desert for three days and three nights to avoid the pursuit of Umayyad soldiers.
The collected rainwater brought me back from the edge of life and death, and supported me in overthrowing the tyranny of the Umayyad dynasty and freeing this country from the quagmire of decay.
I have always had great trust in you and have long regarded you as my family, but why did you surrender to those barbarians?
Are you still my great general? "
Suman sighed softly, closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Your Highness the Caliph, please allow me to call you this again,
I know that my betrayal has made you extremely irritable physically and mentally, but ask yourself, after the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty, how did you treat us, the meritorious ministers? ! "
Abbas: "I have made you a general. Isn't that enough?"
Suman shook his head and said: "No, Your Highness the Caliph, you are wrong. I don't care about my power and position, but you broke your original promise.
Our war against the Umayyads was to help thousands of suffering Dashi soldiers and civilians get out of trouble, and to build a more perfect country.
But look what you've done? You tore down the walls of Damascus, plundered them, and turned the city that was supposed to be the capital into ruins.
Aren’t you aware of the dangers caused by the Sasanians’ control of government? As a result, when the dynasty was established, you immediately reactivated these worms.
You should have promised to abolish the slave trade, but you continued to allow it to exist, and the people did not change their current poor lives.
You didn't do everything you promised, you deceived us and the entire Dashi people! "
Abbas was silent and did not recover for a long time.
Geng Gong listened to Ying Bailuo and Asa's translation and had a general understanding of the current situation.
After a long time, Abbas said in a trembling voice: "Because of this, you chose to betray? Did you deliberately lure the Parthians into our army?"
Suleman didn't reply, which was a disguised acquiescence.
Without Sullman's betrayal, it would have been absolutely impossible for the Parthians to penetrate the Dashi military camp.
Abbas was distraught: "Because of this, you plan to choose to cooperate with these beasts? To harm your own compatriots?"
Suman shook his head: "Change requires sacrifice. A small amount of sacrifice can bring long-lasting peace. Everything is worth it.
General Tumogur has promised me that he will make me the Governor of Great Food in the future, and you are still the Caliph, the son of the Prophet.
And all they asked for was five million silver dinars in supplies and three hundred girls per year. "
Abbas sneered: "When have the Parthians ever kept their promises in history? Do you really believe that those beasts will build Dashi into the country you envisioned?
You will only push Dashi into the abyss of eternal destruction! I admit that I am not a qualified king, but our country has just been established.
It takes enough time to slowly change and improve. You can't do it in one breath. Do you understand?
The reason why I did not abolish the old government of the Umayyad Dynasty is because I know that the empire has just experienced turmoil and needs to recover slowly in order to fulfill its commitments.
The oath I swore to the Lord has always been engraved in my heart, and it has never changed! "
Suman: "But I am getting old and I am afraid that I will not be able to wait for this day. Therefore, Your Majesty the Caliph, I am really sorry. For the sake of Dashi's destiny for thousands of years to come,
I have to do this. I don't care how the history books evaluate me, and I don't care whether it is right or wrong. I only care about one thing, and that is to make Dashi better than before. "
"But no matter what, you can't cooperate with the Parthians!" Abbas slapped the wall and roared, "Once the Parthians enter my vast cities,
You should know what is going to happen, the shops will be looted, the men will be mercilessly murdered, the women will be raped in the street,
Have you forgotten what happened to the Sasanian, Seju and other countries back then? Why are you so stupid! There are many things you and I can discuss carefully! "
"If you could listen to even half a sentence, I would not choose this path!" Suman roared back, "My lord the caliph, ever since you defeated the Umayyad dynasty, you have become invincible. It makes sense, haven't you found that you can no longer listen to any advice?
As for the issue of the Eastern Expedition, I have always been opposed to it, because now our division is unknown, but in the name of Lord Mu, do you think the Easterners will listen to this? "
Abbas: "Is it wrong to open up new territories and gain more living space for my devouring people?
The Western Region has the cultivated land and pastures we dream of. With that land, we can completely stop relying on trade for food. "
"Then we should first change the living conditions of the people in the country, instead of just dragging hundreds of thousands of people to a battlefield where they don't know the details and die in vain!
Now you should have seen it, right? Talos is only a Han army of more than a thousand people, and if I let tens of thousands of soldiers and horses sink into the sand, if they enter the Western Regions,
Do we really have a chance of winning when we meet Bai Qi, the rumored nickname of Rentu? "
Abbas' face darkened: "So, you betrayed me and Dashi like this?"
Suman said: "This is not betrayal, but cooperation. The Parthians don't want more than money and women. As long as they are satisfied, they will naturally retreat.
And if you continue to be militaristic like this, you will only put Dashi in danger of national subjugation! "
Abbas took a deep breath: "Sulman, please remember, if you let a Parthian enter the territory of Dashe and harm a people, I will make you pay a heavy price, unless you can let I will never get out of this ruined city!"
Suman chuckled lightly: "Your Majesty the Caliph, I think you haven't figured out the situation yet. All the 40,000 remnant troops I have taken in are willing to be loyal to me.
If you don't surrender, what do you think your chances are of making it out alive, including me and the Parthian army? "
Abbas: "The descendants of Lord Mu will only die in battle and will never beg for mercy from the enemy. Go back, Suman, and let us fight on the battlefield!"
Seeing that Abbas could not be persuaded, Suman bowed deeply and said: "Dear Caliph, don't worry, I will try my best to let you know the value of my existence!"
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left with the team.
