"By cooperating with the Khazars, isn't Yisi afraid that he will be pulling chestnuts out of the fire?"
Li Chengqian was very suspicious of Yi Siqi's actions.
Su Chen said: "With the current situation, I guess Yi Siqi can't care so much anymore,"
"Prince Khoslu is getting stronger and stronger. Most of the land south of the Zagros Mountains belongs to him. Currently, Khoslu has personally led his army to the banks of the Deez River."
"Judging from the current strength of both Yi Siqi and Huosilu, Huosilu is far superior to Yisiqi. Whether it is the more than 30,000 people led by Rapupasu or the main army led by Huoslu, they all surpass Yisiqi.
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"Yisiqi will definitely unite all available forces to strengthen himself, otherwise the position of King of Persia may have to be given to Khoslu."
Li Chengqian shook his head: "The cannibals are still occupying the two river basins, the richest in Persia. What's the point of fighting openly and secretly at this time?"
"Besides, if we didn't have the main force dragging Dashi, just by them, the two of them together would be far from being a match for Dashi."
Su Chen smiled and said: "We don't care what the two families think. As long as they don't fight each other, we have to rely on them to contain the cannibal's troops."
Rapupasu's face looked a little unnatural. Can you discuss these things behind my back?
"By the way, Rapupasu, continue to inquire about Yi Siqi's situation in detail,"
"The Khazars were brought by Heraclius, and the fact that they unite with Yisi may be due to the attention of Byzantium."
Lapu Pasu nodded and thanked Su Chen for the reminder.
Li Chengqian said: "If the Khazars led by Heraclius unite with Yi Siqi, then Yi Siqi will not be taking advantage of the fire, but may be seeking the skin of a tiger!"
Su Chen smiled: "Whatever, Yi Siqi is not a fool, he must have his own plan."
"As far as the current situation is concerned, it is a good thing that the Khazars and Yisi will unite to help everyone deal with the cannibals together!"
Liu Rengui and others also think so. Anyway, everyone is currently fighting against cannibals. Of course it would be better if we unite.
As for what will happen in the future, we will talk about it later.
I guess it’s time for me to return home after defeating Dashi.
When the time comes, the Persians, Byzantines, Khazars, and cannibals will have nothing to do with how they cause trouble!
"Commander! Then what should we do?
Are you still going to stand still?"
Su Chen shook his head: "When the Khazars and Yisi take Nineveh, they will only be seven or eight hundred miles away from Ctesiphon."
"We can't remain so immobile, as that will give the cannibals an opportunity to take advantage of us."
"It would be bad if the cannibal took advantage of our reach and suddenly went north to kill the Khazars and Yisi."
"It's time for us to take a step closer to Ctesiphon!"
Everyone gathered in front of the map. Su Chen pointed at the map and said to everyone:
"Since the Lachem people have the idea of rebellion and self-reliance, we will go north along the Euphrates River and get closer to the Lachem people."
"But the fleet needs someone to watch over it, and Basra cannot be lost for the time being,"
"Liu Rengui, you will stay in Basra this time, and the rest of you will follow me northward,"
"As soon as the marines who went to Lachem tribe to explore the road come back, the army will set off immediately. Everyone, go and prepare!"
Everyone clasped their fists at Su Chen and said yes, and then went down one after another.
Su Chen said to Lapu Pasu again: "Lapu Pasu, you pick three thousand elites and I will go with you this time. In addition, I need help from sir for supplies and transportation."
Rapupasu cupped his hands at Su Chen and said, "Let the commander-in-chief tell you!"
Su Chen nodded: "Inform Prince Hoslu that if our army moves, the cannibals will definitely watch closely and will not dare to act rashly."
"He has a good opportunity to occupy some places along the Deez River."
Rapupasu nodded, excused himself to Su Chen, and went back to prepare.
After everyone dispersed, Su Chen continued to stare at the map. His army moved northward from the Euphrates River in the southwest, leaving the main force of the cannibals to stay near Ctesiphon and not dare to act rashly.
The Khazars and Yisi moved from the northeast to the south, and Khosrow moved from the southeast to the north, gradually encroaching on the two river basins.
Simultaneously compress the Big Eater's activity space in three directions, let's see what the Big Eater's next choice is.
The marines who went to the Lachem tribe quickly returned and brought back detailed terrain conditions along the way and the general troop deployment of the Great Cannibal.
Having someone who leads the way is really helpful!
The army is preparing to break camp and march north early tomorrow morning.
Su Chen did not go to check on the situation of the army, but went to find Li Chengqian with a letter.
When the Marines came back, they not only brought back important military intelligence, but also brought back a letter to Su Chen.
Elsa's secret message from Cannae!
It was originally handed over by the Lachem people, but the Lachem people gave it directly to the Marines who went there.
Su Chen opened the secret message and frowned: Heraclius is an old guy, he is really unreliable!
Ever since he learned that Heraclius was leading the Khazars south, Su Chen had made a lot of guesses about Heraclius's plans, so it would be better if everyone analyzed them.
Although everyone agrees, it is just speculation after all.
Elsa's secret letter completely confirmed Su Chen's guess.
Elsa told Su Chen in the letter: Byzantium did not go all out in Damascus!
The posture is quite grand,
But except for a contact battle at the beginning,
For several months, the two sides have been quietly confronting each other near Damascus, and no large-scale fighting has occurred at all.
"This old and cunning Heraclius is probably waiting for us to make the first move against the main force of the food industry!"
Su Chen handed the letter to Li Chengqian and said.
Li Chengqian said while reading the letter: "This old guy was able to defeat Persia. Fortunately, we didn't have much hope for him."
"But how did Elsa conclude that Heraclius would do this?
When she left, we had no news at all?"
"Um?
What does Elsa want to do?
She said she was going to Mecca, and she also said that the internal situation in Dashi was very chaotic, and there might be an opportunity to take advantage of it. What did you mean?"
After Li Chengqian read Elsa's secret letter, his head was full of questions.
"The Kingdom of Cannae has always been an important tributary of Byzantium. She should have some understanding of Heraclius's behavior, so she suspects that Heraclius may lie to us."
Su Chen said, then sighed and said: "It seems that we still underestimated this poor princess!"
"I originally thought that she ran back to the Kingdom of Canni to find a way to take revenge. Now it seems that she wants to take a road from there to Mecca, the holy city of food."
Li Chengqian took a look at the map: "I heard her say that the road to Mecca is very convenient from the country of Kanni all the way to Medina, but why is she going there?"
