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Outside Talos, the Parthian army had already set up camp at the original Dashi Army Camp. Sosi and Tumogol were sitting on a wool blanket, comfortably drinking the captured fruit wine. There was a bonfire in front of them. On it stood a freshly skinned sheep.
Not long after, Suman came back. When he saw Tumogur, he immediately said: "Your Excellency, General, Abbas will not surrender. Instead of continuing to waste time here, it is better to take this opportunity to march to Baghdad, where there are sufficient materials and supplies.”
Tumogeer smiled and said: "Abbas is unwilling to surrender? Why should he? I have destroyed hundreds of thousands of troops, do you still want to stand up? Hahaha..."
The general next to him couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
Souci held a glass of wine and handed it to Suman: "General Suman, I know what you are thinking. You want to return to Baghdad as soon as possible and become the true ruler of Dashi, right?"
Suman: "Now that Abbas is trapped in Talas City, this is an excellent opportunity for us to seize the food. If we miss it, it will be too late!"
Suoxi said: "But if Abbas is not dead, do you think you can secure the position of governor?"
Suman was silent. Obviously, he knew that Abbas's position in the hearts of the people was definitely not comparable to that of a general like himself.
Suoxi smiled and continued: "So you know very well that Abbas must not return to Dashi alive. This is very important to you and us.
According to the previous agreement, we Parthians will help you seize the throne of the caliphate, but all the borders of the Dali Kingdom except Baghdad must be open to us unconditionally for one month.
But I discussed it again with General Tummerger and felt that it was very uneconomical for us Parthians to take such a huge risk to obtain such benefits.
Therefore, now this condition must be changed. "
Suman was surprised: "How do you plan to change it?"
Tumogur took over: "First of all, the one-month period is changed to three months. In addition, the caliph's wife and royal children must be brought back to Parthia by us."
Suman was shocked: "No! This is different from what we said! I only promised you that the border of Dashi will be open to you for one month, and you will never hurt Abbas's wife and members of the royal family. You must not do this. !”
Tumogel threw the wine glass heavily on the ground and said: "Sulman! We are informing you, not discussing with you!
You know, without us, would you be able to sit in the position of governor? "
"But how can you be so dishonest!"
Souci smiled and said: "General Suman, please think about it carefully. Once Abbas died, did the royal family members just let it go?
In that case, can you secure your position as governor? Aren't you afraid of their counterattack? In fact, it won't do you any harm.
It even helps you clear the biggest obstacle on your way to power. You will be able to control the food alone. So why not? "
Suman was silent. Indeed, when things had reached this point, he had no choice but to go on step by step.
After a while, Suman sighed and said, "So are you sure you can kill Abbas?"
Tumogur smiled disdainfully: "Abbas has been trapped in Talas City. There is no oasis or water in that place. They can't survive for a few days.
We just set up camp outside and wait for them to die of thirst. "
Suman: "The Han army held on in the city for fifty days. How did they hold on?"
Suoxi was stunned: "I almost forgot that there is still a Han army in the city. Damn it, this is a tough guy."
Tumogel also frowned: "This is not going to be easy."
Suman was stunned: "What? Are there any of you Parthians who are afraid? A remnant army of more than a thousand people makes you tremble with fear?"
Suoxi's face darkened: "You are really ignorant and have no idea how terrifying your opponents are. Why do you think the Munro people fell apart?
It is because of the suppression of the Han Dynasty that the current Han Dynasty is no longer the sheep dynasty that allowed others to bully it, but a mountain that is difficult to cross.
I think you should also have a deep understanding of this during this period. "
Suman frowned deeply: "What on earth do you mean?"
"It seems that you really don't know how terrible the Han Dynasty is, and it's no wonder that you are so fearless, thinking that you can conquer that country with hundreds of thousands of troops!" Tumogel said contemptuously.
Suman: "I have long been opposed to this expedition, but Abbas just refused to listen. It seems that my choice is correct.
You two, even if you say that the Han Dynasty is very powerful, will the Parthians be afraid of it? "
"Afraid? Hahaha..." Souci laughed, "Sulman, I don't know how you came up with this ridiculous idea.
The Parthians have always been paid to do things. As long as the benefits you give are tempting enough, we can poke a hole through the end of the world! "
After saying that, he stood up and said: "Surround Talas City, wait for King Sulitai to arrive, and then conquer it in one fell swoop!"
"What? King Sulitai?" Suman asked in surprise, "He's here too?"
"I personally lead 50,000 iron cavalry and are rushing towards Talas. They will arrive in ten days at the latest." Suoxi said with a sly smile, "So you can rest assured to be your caliph, right?"
However, Surman's face turned pale because he knew that Suritai, who was less than thirty years old, was more cruel and greedy than the previous king of Parthia. Once he came, the people of Dashi would suffer unimaginable disasters. .
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In Talas City, several Dashi soldiers kept pointing at the Han soldiers who were digging wells.
After a long time, someone finally spoke and asked: "What's the point of doing this? There is no water source here, so why not save some energy."
Perhaps because of the language barrier, or perhaps for other reasons, these heavy soldiers turned a deaf ear to the goodwill of the Dashi soldiers and continued to dig deeper with their pickaxes.
Abbas on the other side had a sad face, looking at the Parthian army that had assembled in the distance, a sense of despair rising in his heart.
Ahriman on the side comforted him: "Brother, you don't have to worry about that traitor, he's not worth it."
Abbas shook his head: "I'm not worried about the traitor, but I'm thinking about how we can get back to Baghdad. I really didn't expect the situation to become so bad."
Ahriman looked back at the busy Han army: "Brother, why don't we kill the Han general now and seize their water source..."
"Ahriman! When did you become so insidious?" Abbas said angrily, "They saved us at the critical moment. Even if we were enemies, we cannibals should know what it means to keep our promises!"
Ahriman lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't think well."
Abbas added: "We and the Han army are now in the same camp. The enemy is eager to see us fighting among ourselves. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen! So please take back your dirty ideas!"
