Roman Empire, Constantinople.
This is the imperial capital of Rome.
Once upon a time, the Roman Empire had gone from glory to decline, and like the Parthian Kingdom, it inevitably fell into internal strife and division. With the sudden emergence of Queen Victoria, he and Pope Sepuus joined forces to suppress the domestic resistance and deal with the disobedient, thus stabilizing the situation.
Since then, the Roman Empire has united people and resolved its internal divisions.
Pope Sepuus was the first pope to take power. He did not expect that Victoria would go to conquer Tianzhu and not only lose, but also become Lu Xuan's prisoner and become Lu Xuan's woman.
For the Roman Empire, Victoria's capture was a great disgrace.
Sepuus did not expect that Lu Xuan would arrange for people like Valens to subvert Rome. Thanks to the Pope's many sources of information, Sepuus received the news in time and dealt with Valens.
Unfortunately, they failed to kill the people from the Ming Dynasty and let Guo Jia and Zhang Liao escape.
Pope Sepuus has contact with Washington of the American Federation. In order to avenge the Ming Dynasty and avenge his previous shame, Sepuus has contacted Washington and plans to jointly attack the Ming Dynasty.
In the name of the Pope, Sepuus summoned the believers of the Roman Empire to participate in the war, to launch a holy war to avenge the Roman Empire and avenge Christianity.
In the church, in the splendid house.
Pope Sepuus was fully dressed, holding a scepter in his hand, and sat quietly. From issuing the order to contacting the American Federation on the other side of the ocean, Sepuus has been waiting for news and making preparations.
He sat quietly, his gray curly beard under his chin carefully groomed, and his wrinkled face looked graceful and elegant, but in fact he was not that old. When Sepuus closed his eyes to rest, the sound of footsteps came.
A middle-aged man who was about thirty years old and appeared to be in the prime of life entered and saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Pope, the latest news has been sent back from Parthia."
Sepuus said: "What is the situation in Parthia?"
The middle-aged man's name is Gaia.
He is the grand duke in the country, and now he is in power, the person supported by Sepuus. The current emperor of the Roman Empire, named Caracalla, was a puppet and had no rights.
Gaia replied: "Your Majesty the Pope, King Vologasis V of the Parthian Kingdom led troops to conquer the Ming Emperor and became a prisoner. Vologasis V's army was completely destroyed."
hiss!
Sepuus gasped.
There was a touch of shock on his face, and even a hint of disbelief, and he said in a deep voice: "Vologasis V is a capable man. He has rectified the power of the Parthian Empire and is not weak. I thought that Vologasis The fifth generation can hold back Lu Xuan. Now it seems that Vorogasis V is also a waste."
Gaia said in a deep voice: "The current Ming army is heading towards Ctesi Feng, the imperial capital of the Parthian Empire. Once Lu Xuan captures Ctesi Feng, it will be a threat to us and can attack our imperial capital Constantinople at any time. .”
Sepuus' eyes were dark, he thought carefully for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Grand Duke Gaia, what do you think we should do?"
Gaia said: "Reporting to Your Majesty the Pope, I believe that we should contact the Zoroastrian Church, the state religion of Parthia, and ask their pope to encourage the people to resist. As long as the Zoroastrian Church takes full action, it will definitely delay the Ming army attacking Ctesiphon."
"We, according to the original plan, continue to mobilize troops and horses, preparing to take a large number of ships to directly attack the mainland of Ming Dynasty. It is meaningless for us to fight back and forth outside. We will go directly to the mainland of Ming Dynasty to panic the emperor of Ming Dynasty. This Only then do we have a chance.”
"Otherwise, everything is just scratching the surface."
"The most important point is that if we attack the Ming Dynasty's imperial capital, Lu Xuan's strength outside will inevitably shrink and all return to the country. In this way, the external pressure will also be relieved."
Gaia's eyes were wise and she analyzed: "His Majesty the Pope, this is my suggestion."
After hearing this, Sepuus nodded, stroking the beard under his chin, and said: "According to your analysis, we have a high probability of winning. How many soldiers and horses are currently mobilized?"
Gaia quickly said: "At this stage, there are more than 100,000 troops willing to participate in the holy war against the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, I have arranged a fleet to start transporting people to the front line one after another. At least they must be close to the Ming Dynasty, and then there will be a steady flow. Deliver troops and horses."
Sepuus frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "It's only 100,000 people who mobilized all the believers to participate in the war?"
Gaia said: "His Majesty the Pope, how many people do you think we will need in the end?"
"At least 150,000 people."
Sepuus answered without hesitation and said in a deep voice: "Our side alone must reach such a strength. By then, coupled with the strength of the U.S. federal government in Washington, we will have to gather at least 200,000 troops to be able to fight in the future. Win the battle."
Gaia frowned slightly.
One hundred and fifty thousand people!
It's not easy to transport so many people out.
However, he noticed Sepuus' resolute look and solemnly nodded: "I understand. I will further mobilize the believers and mobilize the people to participate in the war to ensure that more people will participate in this war."
Sepuus nodded and said: "As long as you understand, you have to remember that we cannot destroy the Ming Dynasty. These vicious Easterners will be the most vicious dragons and will definitely attack us. We must destroy them. Drop Lu Xuan."
"clear!"
Gaia replied solemnly.
Sepuus further asked: "Have you found the two little bugs named Guo Jia and Zhang Liao who ran away before?"
"No!"
Gaia shook her head and answered.
Sepuus said: "It has been so far and there is no news yet. Are your soldiers all useless? Grand Duke Gaia, if you can't find someone, I can only arrange for someone else to take charge. .”
Gaia looked stern and said quickly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely find the person in the shortest possible time."
Before, Sepuus was just a pope. No one expected that Sepuus supported a lot of power in the Roman Empire. Many armies had Sepuus' people and they were consuls in many places. also the same.
These people are all from Sepuus.
With Victoria gone, Sepuus easily gained power and once again supported Caracalla as emperor.
Sepuus put a smile on his face again and said: "Grand Duke Gaia, if you can defeat the Ming army and unite with Washington to win. For you, you will definitely become a famous general in the history of the Roman Empire. Seize the opportunity Bar."
"As you command!"
Gaia bowed respectfully.
After Gaia left, Sepuus wrote another letter and arranged for it to be sent to Parthia. There was no other way, the Parthian Kingdom was about to be attacked, and he had to encourage the Zoroastrian religion in the Parthian Kingdom to fully resist and ensure the stability of Ctesiphon.
As long as Ctesiphon, the imperial capital of Parthia, is defended and Lu Xuan's troops are blocked outside, Sepuus can join forces with Washington to attack the Ming mainland without any worries.
Cypuus' letter was sent out of Constantinople as quickly as possible and to Ctesiphon.
Today in Ctesiphon, people are in panic.
The news that Vologasis V had been captured alive had come. The Parthian kingdom was leaderless and everything was in chaos. After all, Vologasis was also captured, and Artaban was also killed.
The turmoil in Ctesiphon caused many Parthian nobles to fall into chaos. Fortunately, the Zoroastrian Pope Surella stepped forward and called on the Parthian nobles to prepare for war. At the same time, he called on the Zoroastrian believers to resist the demons from the east, and the situation was stabilized. .
Even so, Surela was panicking because the enemy was too strong.
Even kings and princes were made prisoners.
What about domestically?
When Surella was going all out, he received a letter from Sepuus and learned that Rome had launched a holy war, summoning all believers to participate in the war, and summoning all the people to participate in the war. Only then did Surella gain some confidence.
In the current situation, Taixifeng is not fighting alone. The whole world is resisting the Ming Emperor. This is his confidence.
This is the current situation.
After gaining the confidence, Surela declared, in the name of Zoroastrianism, that Emperor Lu Xuan of the Ming Dynasty was the devil of the East, and called on everyone in Parthia to join the war and resist.
At the same time, Surella also announced that the Ming Dynasty's invasion of Parthia would destroy all the nobles. Surella used this to unify all the nobles and gather everyone's strength.
Surella's side gathered countless troops and united in the city of Taixi Feng. When they were waiting for the Ming army to attack, the 20,000 vanguards led by Ma Chao had already arrived first and approached Taixi Feng.
Ma Chao arrived with his army and frowned as he looked at the city of Taixi Feng being built and the defenses deployed.
