August 22, 257 AD.
Early morning.
Outside the city of Panjkafi, a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared. Judging from their attire, they were definitely not the army of the Kingdom of Bosporus.
"Who are they?"
A middle-aged general at the top of the city asked in a panic.
"I don't know!"
The guard next to him shook his head.
"Quick, close the city gate immediately!" The middle-aged general ordered hurriedly: "Send warning to the palace immediately that there is an enemy invasion."
"There is an enemy invasion!"
His voice was a little urgent, and the originally lax soldiers in the city immediately became panicked. They were the defenders of Panjkafi City, the capital of the Kingdom of Bosporus.
Early in the morning, a powerful cavalry regiment suddenly appeared outside the city.
Who are they?
Romans?
No, no, the Kingdom of Bosporus has always been attached to the Roman Empire. How could the Roman Empire send a large group of cavalry to Panjicafi at this time?
They...could they be Han people, Han people from the East?
The middle-aged general panicked.
What suddenly occurred to him was the Han people, because there were not many countries that bordered the Bosporus Kingdom and had strong military strength. There was the Roman Empire in the southwest, the Ming Kingdom established by the Han people in the southeast, and the Gothic Kingdom in the north.
People.
Bosporus is a kingdom dependent on the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire must be excluded first. As for the Goths in the north, even if they had 10,000 courage, they would not dare to invade Panjcafi.
Because invading the Kingdom of Bosporus means wanting to become an enemy of the Roman Empire.
In today's world, there are not many people who dare to be enemies of the Roman Empire.
Only the Eastern Han people expanded westward.
They spent nine years to defeat the Sasanian Dynasty, which was also named after the Roman Empire, and the Kushan Dynasty.
Panjkafi Palace.
"Your Majesty the King!"
A man who looked like a middle-aged general said in a deep voice: "The Han people have sent troops to us."
King Jessiti of the Bosporus frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "We have not made enemies with the Han people, so why do they attack us?"
Jesseti was puzzled.
The Han people destroyed the Persians and the Yuezhi people.
Their territory is already vast enough, so why would they care about the small area of Bosporus now?
"Your Majesty the King!" The middle-aged man said: "The Han people's move probably means to knock down the mountain and shock the tiger." After saying that, he paused, and then said: "The real purpose of the Han people should be to start a war with the Romans, because
We Bosporans are a kingdom dependent on the Roman Empire."
"Yes!" Jesseti heard the words and nodded: "Sales, what you said makes sense, so tell me, how should we deal with it now?"
The Han people are very powerful, and the Romans are not easy to mess with either.
As the king of a small country, Jesseti doesn't want to invade anyone. He just wants to defend his kingdom. However, the Kingdom of Bosporus is still too small. There are only five cities in the whole country.
The capital, Panjicafi, is located in the southern part of the kingdom, bordering Byzantium, a border town in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, to the west, and Arthasa, an important town in the northwest of the Ming Kingdom, to the east.
It is also for this reason that the Ming army suddenly appeared outside Panjikafi City without their knowledge.
"Your Majesty the King!" Sails said calmly: "I believe that we should immediately send envoys to negotiate with the Ming army, and at the same time send people to Rome to inform the Roman emperor about the Ming army's invasion of Panjicafei."
"Huh???" Jesseti was stunned for a moment, and Sales added: "Whether it's the Roman Empire or the Ming Kingdom, we Bosporans can't compete."
Jesseti recognizes this.
The Ming Kingdom is backed by the powerful Han Dynasty in the east. Even if the Han Dynasty in the east is not allowed to help, there is still the Tang Kingdom next to the Ming Kingdom.
As the leader of a country, he certainly knew the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.
The kings of the Tang and Ming Dynasties were brothers, and they were both sons of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. If a war broke out between the Ming Kingdom and the Roman Empire, it was a no-brainer that the Tang Kingdom would definitely send troops to help.
But——
They did not dare to offend the Roman Empire, otherwise they would not be attached to the Roman Empire.
Moreover, the entire Kingdom of Bosporus only had more than 30,000 troops in total. How could an army of 30,000 resist Rome or the Han?
Sales continued: "If the Roman Empire is not afraid of the Han people, they will definitely send troops to rescue us;" He paused, and then said with a smile: "If the Roman Empire does not send troops to rescue us, Your Majesty the King, I suggest
, immediately surrendered to the Han people."
That’s it, Jesseti nodded slightly.
Sales is the first warrior in the kingdom and the general protecting the city of Panjkafi.
In comparison, Jesseti has never experienced a war, but Sails often defended against the Goths in the north. If not for Sails, the Goths would have harassed the Bosporus in the past ten years.
How many times.
"Okay, send someone to negotiate with the Ming army immediately!" Jesseti said: "Send Case to Rome immediately for help."
Keith is Jessiti’s biological brother. The Kingdom of Bosporus is still dependent on the Roman Empire, so Jessiti still focuses on the Roman Empire.
After all, the Ming army is an outsider, and he doesn't trust him that much.
At this time, it is not a wise move to directly join the Ming army.
Because when the Han people dealt with the Sasanians before, they did not accept the Sasanians' surrender. Instead, they directly occupied their territory and established a Ming Kingdom on their territory.
This time the Ming army moved north, they may also want to bring the Bosporus Kingdom under their rule.
An hour later.
Ming army camp.
"General!"
A junior high school student quickly walked into the big tent, first saluted Guan Xing, and then said calmly: "The Bosphorus envoy wants to see you."
"Huh?" Guan Xing sighed and said, "It's so boring. This battle hasn't even started yet. Is this Bosphorus giving in so quickly?"
"Let him in!"
"No!"
The principal also laughed, and then agreed to leave the tent.
Guan Xing was the great general of the Ming Dynasty. On the order of the Han Emperor Liu Chan, he personally led 50,000 Ming troops to attack Panjicafei. The purpose was very simple. First, he would swallow up this small kingdom that was dependent on the Romans, and then see what the Romans were doing.
Reaction.
I just never thought that this army had just arrived in Panjkafi.
The Bosphorians couldn't sit still before they even resisted.
When I was young, a middle-aged man walked into the big tent. He saluted Guan Xing with one hand on his chest and said politely: "Vekchi, a Bosporan, pays homage to the general!"
"Can you speak our language?" Guan Xing was curious.
"Go back to the general!" Vicki smiled and said: "Three years ago, I stayed in Ctesiphon for a while and got acquainted with a businessman from the Ming Dynasty, so I learned some Chinese with him."
"Well!" Guan Xing nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Since you can speak Chinese, I will not be polite to you. Tell me, what are you doing here today?"
Nonsense, of course it’s a negotiation.
Otherwise, would you like to invite you to the city for a drink? Vekchi said with a smile: "General, we Bosphorians have never offended the Ming Dynasty. I wonder where the general came from when he came to the city with his troops?"
"Hahaha!" Guan Xing laughed twice first, then looked at Vicki and asked with a smile: "What do you think this general is doing here?"
Vicki paused for a moment, he didn't know how to answer this.
Isn’t this obvious?
The Ming army came to the city, and they definitely didn't come here to visit.
"Go back and tell your king -" Guan Xing said with a smile: "Just say that my general is here today for no other purpose than to destroy the Kingdom of Bosporus."
Hiss——
Do all Han Chinese speak so directly?
Before Vicki could respond, Guan Xing said again: "If you Bosporans don't want to subjugate your country..." As soon as Guan Xing said these words, Vicki was overjoyed and asked: "What do you want, general?"
”
As the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy. Facing the powerful Ming army, the Bosporans had no capital to resist.
"It's very simple!" Guan Xing said with a smile: "Ask your king to send people to Rome immediately and tell the Roman Emperor that you are no longer dependent on Rome. From now on, the Kingdom of Bosporus will be my dependent state of the Ming Dynasty.
country."
"This-" Vicki was stunned.
"Why...you don't want to?" Guan Xing asked in a deep voice with sharp eyes.
"Don't you dare!" Vicki hurriedly said: "General, our Bosphorus country is small and the people are weak. If the Ming Dynasty is willing, we are willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year."
Haha... Guan Xing naturally understood what Vicki said. The meaning is very simple. From now on, we will pay tribute to your Ming Dynasty every year, but we are not willing to break away from the Roman Empire.
After all, right now, the Roman Empire and the Ming Kingdom are like two ferocious tigers, neither of which the Bosporans can afford to offend.
After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, the Romans will soon send troops to attack.
At that time, will Ming Dynasty send troops to rescue?
The Bosphorus are not sure. After all, they don't know much about the Ming Dynasty and the Han people in the east. However, on this continent, they know that they are a kingdom dependent on the Roman Empire, and the surrounding small countries and tribes.
I dare not invade the Kingdom of Bosporus easily.
Guan Xing said with a smile: "You have no choice..." He paused and then laughed loudly: "Bosphorus can either surrender to my Ming Dynasty and become a subsidiary state of my Ming Dynasty, or it can become my Ming Dynasty."
A city-state."
"General!" Wekeqi still wanted to fight for it, but Guan Xing seemed a little impatient. He stood up and said: "General, I know that you can't make the decision in this matter. Go back and tell your king. I will only give you
He has three days to think about it. If he has not made a choice after three days, this general will destroy the city of Panjkafi."
"Send off the guest!" Guan Xing didn't give Vicki time to speak, and directly issued an order to expel the guest, because there was no need to waste words with him here.
After Vicki left.
Guan Xing came outside the camp very leisurely and looked at the Panjikafi City opposite.
"A small country!"
"Haha!"
"You still want to bargain with me!"
"Humph!"
As soon as Guan Xing finished speaking, Guan Suo, who was following him, said with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, I think this Bosphorus will soon open the city and surrender."
"Oh???" Guan Xing pretended to be confused and asked: "Why?"
"Haha!" Guan Suo said with a smile: "Before I went on the expedition, I had some understanding of the Bosphorus people. They will not be loyal to anyone again. Their more common practice is to rely on whoever is stronger."
"Haha!" Guan Xing smiled when he heard this and said: "Asuo has made great progress. He has learned a lot of skills from following His Majesty these years. Before going into battle, he also knows how to understand the enemy first."
"Second brother is joking!" Guan Suo said politely: "My Guan family comes from a loyal family, how dare I lag behind my father and elder brother? Although in terms of martial arts, I dare not compare with my second brother, but in terms of resourcefulness, I can still work hard to catch up."
"Hahaha!"
Guan Xing laughed loudly when he heard this: "Asuo, there is no need to be modest. Although I don't spend much time with you, I still know you very well."
"From now on, when I close my family, I will rely on Asuo to shine the light on our family."
The two brothers just chatted with each other.
Compared with the leisurely life of the Guanxing Guansuo brothers, the city of Panjikafe across the street is already in a state of turmoil. The Ming army is pressing down on the border, and the people in the city are already frightened.
War——
Human beings are afraid of war.
Because war kills people.
What's more, they are still the people of a small country, and outside the city are the armies of a big country.
Panjkafi Palace.
After Vicki finished speaking Guan Xing's request, the entire hall fell into silence. The Ming army was too strong and did not give the Bosphorus a chance to choose.
Three days...three days, three days, even if the Roman Empire sends troops now, by the time they arrive at Panjicafi City, the Bosporus Kingdom will have already been destroyed.
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What to do?
What to do?
All the civil and military ministers in the main hall had sad faces.
Jesseti on the throne was even more anxious.
The requirements of the Ming army were very excessive. It was not enough to let the Bosphorus people surrender to the Ming Dynasty. They also had to send people from the Bosphorus Kingdom to Rome to tell the Romans that we, the Bosphorus people, would no longer be attached to you, Rome.
Empire.
This——
What's the difference between this and letting their little Bosporus Kingdom take the initiative to declare war on the Roman Empire?
However, if you do not comply with the wishes of the Ming army.
The Ming army launched a massive attack on the city.
How long can the defenders of Panjkafi hold on?
Jessiti knew that when the Han people attacked the Sasanians, they quickly broke through Ctesiphon, the capital of the Sassanid Dynasty, with devastating speed.
Ctesiphon is a big city, and it is by no means comparable to a small town like Panjicafe.
Also, the Ming army possesses a weapon called an explosive pack.
I heard that every time the Ming Dynasty attacked a city, they first used explosives to blow down the city gate, and then the army entered the city.
Oh, God!
Jesseti fell into silence.
At this moment, Vecchi came out and said: "Your Majesty the King, the Ming army is coming this time with bad intentions. If we, the Bosporans, do not follow their wishes, they..."
Vicki paused mid-sentence.
After all, he did not tell the civil and military ministers present about Guan Xing's defeat of Panjikafi. Before, he only said that the Ming army only gave them three days. If it were three days later, the Bosporus Kingdom would not be willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
, then the Ming army will immediately attack Panjikafi.
Jesseti paused, looked at the ministers in the hall, and asked: "Do you think we should rely on the Ming Dynasty, or should we hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements from the Roman Empire?"
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