Dahan Pirate Air Force

Chapter 244 Counterattack

In fact, this kind of siege equipment is not uncommon in the Central Plains. What Zhang Bai really wants is not the siege equipment, but the cart pulled by the elephant.

Zhang Bai was unfamiliar with this kind of vehicle, but he realized that when he returned to the Central Plains, it was impossible to transport it by air alone. Some supplies had to be transported by land, and it would be best if these supplies were transported by elephants.

Elephants are powerful and large, and have unique advantages in transporting supplies.For example, if elephants carry cargo on their backs, they can travel through dense forests without roads; in addition, elephants will turn into extremely threatening bodyguards when encountering robbers.

After returning to the Central Plains, Zhang Bai was not prepared to take the northern route. The desert and nomadic harassment along this road were too severe, and the trade routes were very unstable.Although the southern road is rugged, it will not be harassed by nomadic tribes. With the help of elephants, you should be able to reach it safely.

Elephants like hot and watery environments, so the southern route is best.Kushan is not rich in elephants, but you can buy them in central and southern India. What is really in short supply are the vehicles pulled by these elephants.

The food of the Sasanian army was also put into the Kushan treasury. Neither Zhang Bai nor Alexander tried to covet it. They both understood that there were still 3000 forbidden troops, more than [-] cavalry and camel cavalry in Peshawar to eat, and these food must be kept. , cannot be touched.

All the surrendered soldiers of Sassanid were given to Alexander. Zhang Bai was not used to the slave trade.He asked for some of the scimitars, armor and other weapons collected from the surrender, as well as all the craftsmen.

Weapons are used for his newly formed Zoroastrian army. This team has grown from just over 100 people to more than 500 people, but most of the members still have no weapons or armor.

There were not many craftsmen in the Sasanian army, only more than 20 people, mainly coppersmiths, blacksmiths and carpenters. The number was small and the level was average. They were originally prepared for siege and daily repair of equipment. Alexander looked down upon these people. Now, It's all cheap Zhang Bai.

Then, they divided the captured horses. Because it was a cavalry battle, more than 500 horses were captured alive.

This time they also brought Azar with them.After all, Hazard has fought the most in recent battles, so replenishing horses is a must.So the three people agreed to divide the money equally, and each got [-] horses.

Azar was very satisfied with the horses, but Alexander actually only had more than 50 people under his command, so it was useless to have so many horses, so he conveniently sold another [-] horses to Zhang Bai.In this way, Zhang Bai had [-] war horses, enough for him to ride and carry goods.

The most troublesome thing is how to deal with the surrender of the imperial army.There were so many of them, they consumed a lot of food, and their fighting power was not too high. Zhang Bai wished he could just sell them as slaves.

However, most of these people came from the Kushan Empire, and many of them were children of nobles, so it was impossible to sell them into slaves.

Zhang Bai, Alexander and Azar discussed it and decided to disband a group of people, focusing on the noble children.Anyway, those people didn't really want to be soldiers in the first place. They all wanted to find a promising position, so they placed the family members in the Forbidden Army.After this battle, they were all frightened out of their wits and wanted to leave a long time ago. It was better to go with the flow and get together easily.

The three of them unanimously agreed on this matter and decided to leave it to Azar's subordinate Nazhe.The goal is to reduce the number of the Forbidden Army by 1 people, from [-] to [-].

After everything was arranged, a small celebration banquet was held on a large ship on the Indus River in the evening of that day.There were only three people participating, the Roman Emperor Alexander, the Zoroastrian Ahurama Zhang Bai, and the cavalryman Adbeg Azar.

These three people represent the three strongest forces in Peshawar at the moment.

Azar fought with great authority. Although there are only more than 3000 cavalry left out of the four thousand, the veterans have not suffered much losses, and the recruits have received long-term training. They have experienced battles this time and have grown greatly. Therefore, at this time Of the 3000 men and horses, it can be said that all of them are skilled riders.

Zhang Bai represents the people. Zoroastrianism is not a traditional belief of the Kushan nobles, and most of its believers are common people.Ahurama's identity is very revered among the people. In addition, Zhang Bai has all kinds of miracles in his hands, such as spaceships, temples, bronze statues, etc. Now in Peshawar, as long as he appears in red robes, he will appear everywhere. He is a believer who prostrates himself on the ground and worships, possessing the power to appeal to the heavens.

Alexander, the Roman emperor, wielded the might of Rome and the powerful combat power of the elite Guards.All ministers and nobles are flocking to him. With his words, nobles willing to serve him can line up at any time.

One of the three people represented the strength of the military, one represented the theocratic public opinion, and the other represented the secular royal power. Peshawar's temporary political structure quickly became stable.

However, this structure is temporary after all. Alexander will leave Peshawar sooner or later, and Zhang Bai has vowed to return to Shu Han. Only Azar, a soldier, is left, and it is impossible to stabilize the Kushan Empire no matter what.

The bright moonlight reflected on the smooth water of the Indus River.A single-layer oar merchant ship floats quietly, the oars in the bilge are raised high and motionless, and the rowing slaves are lying on the oars to rest.

On the deck of the ship, dozens of young maids were busy in various ways, cooking and serving dishes, fanning themselves and pouring wine.

Alexander finally resumed his behavior as a Roman aristocrat. He bathed and changed clothes, wearing a white silk nightgown, lying on a gorgeous couch. On the table in front of the couch, there were all kinds of wine, fruits, vegetables and dishes.His high nose, arrogant and lazy eyes, and well-proportioned and strong body are full of the flavor of a noble man.Even Zhang Bai, a normal boy, felt very envious when he saw it.

Zhang Bai and Azar were also served by Alexander's servants. They also bathed and changed clothes, and lay on the couch in their nightgowns.Anyway, Mu Jing was not here. After the war, he felt very happy to drink and indulge.

After drinking for a few rounds, the three of them were all a little tipsy, and the topic gradually turned to business.

It was Alexander who spoke first: "Azar, it's a pity that you don't want to be the king. We Romans all have the ideal of conquering the world, and we will never refuse a throne in front of us, even if we can only do One day! You should tell me, what do you think?"

Azar's sleeping couch was close to the side of the ship. He leaned up against the side of the ship, looked at the bright moon, and sighed: "How can I be the emperor of Kushan? I'm just an orphan who doesn't know my parents or my place of origin. Today I can I drink with you all because of Minar's promotion, the protection of my brothers in the army, and my own hard work. To be the emperor?... If a person of unknown origin becomes the emperor, those noble gentlemen will go crazy."

"So..." Alexander burped, "Actually, you still have a political mind, but you lack political resources and political means. The army is your destination. You are self-aware and have no excessive ambitions. You are like every king. Or the emperor’s favorite ministers.”

"Thank you for the compliment!" Azar smiled.

"However, a man must decide his own direction and cannot rely solely on others to show him the way." Alexander said drunkenly.