Chapter 909: Empty City Strategy
He is already a leading coach at such a young age. Just imagine that at his age he is still competing with others on the street.
Zhuge Liang's remarks obviously left both sides speechless, and they could not help but turn around and continue arguing.
Both sides wanted a ceasefire, but neither side wanted to negotiate. Whether it was Parthia or Rome, they all had the mentality of "once I have sorted out the country, I will definitely defeat you."
Ardashir could not get a word in on such an occasion. He was a pure advocate of war, but his attention was completely attracted by Zhao Yun at this moment.
You know, he never realized that Zhao Yun was a strong man, but in this situation, Zhao Yun was obviously a bodyguard, but he still could not detect any aura of a strong man from Zhao Yun.
Even if he used telepathy, it was still the same, as if Zhao Yun was really just an ordinary person.
For a period of time afterwards, the two sides continued to haggle endlessly, basically asking for sky-high prices and paying low prices.
At the end of the discussion, the two sides parted ways unhappily, but they still agreed on the basic direction.
That is, the mountain range is the boundary, and Parthia can actually only control that area.
Once they passed the mountain range, there was no place to defend, so Parthia naturally had to choose the safest approach.
There is no room for luck in a war between empires. Rome was chased all the way here because it underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. They don't want to make the same mistake.
Rome also acquiesced to this fact. Otherwise, what could it do? The other side actually controlled that area. Unless the sword was used to speak, it would be Parthia's territory.
After determining the general direction, Zhuge Liang chose to bid farewell to Fars Sassanid.
"General Fars, now that the matter is settled, our army will withdraw first!"
"Why don't you stay for a while? We will then play the role of host!" Fars Sassan said enthusiastically.
"General, you are busy with state affairs, so I'd better not disturb you. If you can send me as an envoy to Taixifeng in due time, it won't be too late for you to entertain me warmly!" Zhuge Liang politely declined.
After Zhuge Liang and the other three left, Fars Sassan frowned and walked back to the Parthian camp.
"How is it? Have you discovered anything new?" Vogelgis V asked cautiously.
"It's possible that they haven't discovered anything, but we can still test it. I will send Ardashir to lead people to comfort and reward the army. If the Han Dynasty really discovered something, they will surely retreat overnight out of guilt. By then, our army will..."
As he said this, Fars Sassan made a gesture to kill him.
"Very good, go ahead and give the troops as much supplies as possible. If the Han Dynasty doesn't find any problems, then we will still be the closest allies."
Vogyses V thought about it and agreed that Fars Sassanid's approach was reasonable and if the Han Dynasty was guilty, it would inevitably reveal its flaws.
Although the Han army was quite powerful along the way, it would be futile to fight against a large army with such a weak force, even if there were two more of the three gifted legions. An elite army was the foundation of the empire's strength.
The secret of the Huns cannot be exposed. If it reaches the worst step, it will be a good opportunity to win the hearts of the Mongolian tribesmen. As for how to explain it to the Han Dynasty, it can only be put on Rome.
Anyway, compared to exposing the secret of the descendants of the Huns, the death of all the envoys might be less harmful.
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On the other side, Zhuge Liang was commanding his troops to break camp in an orderly manner.
Ardashir's sudden visit with a large army livened up the atmosphere in the camp.
Not only did Parthia replenish the Han army's food and fodder, it also brought a large amount of wine and meat for the banquet.
At the banquet, Ardashir toasted Zhao Yun out of curiosity.
"Are you confused? General Al, why don't you just speak up?"
Zhao Yun drank the fine wine in the glass with a smile, and said to Ardashir with a smile.
At his level, he had sharp ears and eyes. Ardashir had been watching him, so how could he not have noticed it?
“Please forgive me, General. After I became a Demigod, I can sense the aura of other people, but I can’t sense your aura. I was just a little curious for a moment!”
When Ardashir's true feelings were revealed, he did not hide them but admitted them generously.
Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled. He was laughing at Ardashir's youth.
"It's just some hidden tricks that can't be shown on the surface!" Zhao Yun said, letting go of his hidden skills and putting his momentum on Ardashir.
In just a moment, the wine glass in Ardashir's hand fell to the ground, and he became alert involuntarily.
Just a moment ago, he felt a deep malice, as if he was facing not Zhao Yun's aura, but some peerless evil spirit.
A smile appeared on Zhao Yun's lips. He certainly did not have this kind of oppressive power. How could he, a famous 50-50 player, have such a violent aura?
That was a little secret technique he created by imitating Lu Bu's aura. It was very useful for bluffing people. At least it could directly filter out some people who were not too strong or too weak from fighting with him.
It's a 50-50 chance against anyone anyway, so why not pick a stronger one to fight.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him curiously, Ardashir punished himself with three cups of wine for his gaffe. At the same time, he felt a little more eager to go to the Han Dynasty.
It is such a pity that I have not been able to see such a powerful empire in person.
The banquet went smoothly, and everyone was immersed in joy and happiness as they drank and chatted.
However, Sun Quan keenly noticed that Zhuge Liang's expression was a little pale, but seeing that Zhao Yun and Liu Chan followed Zhuge Liang closely, he had no intention of moving closer.
It is probably not an important matter. Besides, with Zhuge Liang's ability, nothing can bother him.
Sun Quan thought with self-mockery that although he disliked Zhuge Liang, he had always recognized Zhuge Liang's abilities.
However, he always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't tell why, so he simply put it out of his mind.
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"It seems that the Han army really didn't find anything. We are still too cautious!" Fars Sassan said to Vogyses V while looking at Ardashir who came back drunk to report.
"The leader is a young man after all. It is hard to say whether he has seen the Huns before, let alone them who have changed their appearance now!" Fars Sassan said with emotion.
Ardashir was gone for three consecutive days. Although the Han army kept saying they wanted to leave, they still stayed for three days and were happy with it. This fully demonstrated that the Han Dynasty did not find anything unusual and still regarded them as their closest allies.
"It's better to be cautious. Since we didn't find anything unusual, let's send the Han army away. Maybe we can still use the power of the Han Dynasty next time!"
Vogys V was very satisfied. Who wouldn't want such a powerful ally of the Han Dynasty?
On the way back, the Han army's unhurried marching speed made the Parthians believe in the safety of the Han Dynasty and at the same time dispelled the last trace of doubt in their hearts.
When the Han army left the Parthian territory and stepped near the Pamir Mountains, Liu Chan suddenly vomited blood and fell off his horse.
Jiang Wei, who was standing by, was stunned, but he still quickly pulled him up, preventing Liu Chan from falling off the horse.
Zhuge Liang on the other side also fell off his horse at almost the same time, and Zhao Yun quickly caught him.
Zhao Yun released his internal energy and formed a barrier around him.
Lu Su also released his mental power to create an isolation barrier.
Although I don’t know what happened, blocking the news first is the best option.
At this moment, Sun Quan and others suddenly felt their minds become clear, as if some shackles had been removed.
"What is Zhou Gongjin's ability?" The experienced Sun Quan instantly thought of the reason.
"No, it seems that my ability is also involved!" Lu Xun frowned and thought, and everyone was at a loss for words by this scene.
Zhao Yun checked the bodies of Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan, and found that both of them were in coma due to overuse of their abilities and overdrawn energy. In other words, Zhuge Liang had been giving all of them the aura of Zhou Yu's stupidity and Lu Xun's ability of misjudgment.
The reason why Liu Chan fell into a coma was obviously because he used his special talent to delegate power. This was also a breakthrough growth for Liu Chan over the years. He could consume on behalf of the object he designated, which is a talent like a power bank.
It's not that impressive originally, but when combined with powerful thighs it looks completely different.
The alternating rotation between the two is one of the reasons why Zhuge Liang was able to last so long.
"There should be Xun You's hiding ability. Kong Ming seems to have hidden something!" Lu Su temporarily took over the command. Fortunately, they have now arrived within the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Even if something happens, it is all within control and they will be able to return to their own city in less than two or three days.
Because their IQs had returned to their peak, the group quickly realized their previous unscientific ways of doing things, including during the war, when Zhuge Liang seemed to be using this trick on everyone.
Even Sun Quan was put under this trap after a quarrel with Zhuge Liang.
I have to say that Zhuge Liang's three-step strategy of lowering everyone's intelligence was even more ruthless than Zhou Yu's. He first lowered everyone's intelligence, then made a wrong judgment, and then used Xun You's ability to hide the fact that he had lowered everyone's intelligence.
Everything seemed so natural and smooth, and according to everyone's speculation, Zhuge Liang seemed to have done this after the Thirteen Roses were wiped out.
"Is this true? Why don't we feel anything?" Li Jue scratched his head and swore that he felt nothing.
Everyone looked at him strangely without further explanation.
Zhang Ji shook his head helplessly. This meant that except for him, the other three of the Four Heavenly Kings of Xiliang were all fools in Zhuge Liang's eyes!
As we all know, Zhou Yu's abilities are of no use to Sun Ce, so they are of no use to Li Jue and others.
"what is going on!"
Lu Xun and others pondered over the deeper meaning behind Zhuge Liang's actions. To be honest, including Sun Quan, no one thought that Zhuge Liang's actions were meaningless.
As for highlighting Zhuge Liang 's own IQ, it is simply impossible. Even if Zhuge Liang does not weaken their IQ, they cannot compete with each other in terms of IQ. There is no need to do this.
"Do you think Zhuge Kongming discovered some shocking secret in Parthia, such as the existence of Huns in Parthia?"
Li Jue not only did not feel that he was discriminated against because of his IQ, but on the contrary, he was very interested in guessing the secret behind Zhuge Liang's behavior.
After making several completely unfounded guesses, the last one left the audience silent.
Li Jue looked around, wondering why his words had caused everyone to fall silent, even though they were having a lively discussion just now.
"No way, I was just joking. How can the Huns survive if they have lost their military spirit..." Li Jue's voice became smaller and smaller. Even he could see how solemn the atmosphere on the field was.
"Parthia is also a fusion of nomadic tribes..." Lu Xun sighed and gave one of the reasons.
"When we were suppressing the Huns before, Parthia also helped the Huns!" Lu Meng continued.
"Parthia's technology came very abruptly. Technological innovation should not happen in a country that has been suppressed and beaten for more than a hundred years!" Yuan Tan shook his head and continued to add.
"Either Han or Hu..." Xiahou Dun said in a daze.
They have discovered these things all along, but Zhuge Liang's three consecutive reductions in intelligence prevented them from thinking deeply in that direction.
But after Li Jue's joke broke the truth, a group of people found relevant evidence from their own memories.
After a long silence, Lu Su said lightly.
"It seems that after discarding all the impossible speculations, the only one left is the last one!"
These words made everyone present feel a tingling sensation on their scalps.
The Huns actually crawled out of their graves again. How could their vitality be so tenacious?
"Um...Kong Ming gave me a treasure bag before and told me to open it when necessary. Do you want to take a look now?"
Guan Ping, who had been silent all this time, took out a brocade bag and handed it to Lu Su.
Lu Su glanced at Guan Ping. Originally a lively and cheerful young man, he became taciturn under Guan Yu's training. However, it was precisely this calmness that made Zhuge Liang entrust him with the secret bag.
"Keep steady, and after crossing the Congling Mountains, speed up and return to Luoyang!"
A piece of paper with a message on it seemed to foreshadow Zhuge Liang's speculation about coma.
On the back of the note, there was a string of secret codes, which were only known by a few people. It was also the secret code of intelligence that was specially changed before this expedition.
Lu Su translated it according to the secret code in his memory, and finally got only two words.
"Hun"
Lu Su looked at the unconscious Zhuge Liang with a complicated expression.
Ordinary people are five steps away from the truth, but Lu Zijing can be one step ahead of the truth. Now Zhuge Liang is ten steps ahead of him.
It was also at this moment that he finally stopped treating Zhuge Liang as a junior or a rising star, but as a wise man who walked ahead of him, and he had a certain respect for him.
He created a false illusion to deceive his opponent and his teammates, and ultimately achieved his goal completely, covering their safe retreat.
Moreover, Parthia still has some hope. If the Han Dynasty is a little more ruthless, they can take advantage of this and attack Guo through the pretext of attacking Parthia.
He used his status as an ally to backstab Parthia, and finally divided Parthia with Rome.
He is not as good as this empty city plan.
