sweeping the world

Chapter 819
Isn't it dead!Not only did the two Ibns feel nothing, even any Arabs who were leaders would not have any special feelings. They believed that people were dying all the time in the world, either at the hands of Persians or at the hands of their own race. On the surface, if you can do something meaningful, the sacrifice is totally worth it.

There was another reason why the two Ebens didn't care. The ones they sent out to die were either miscellaneous soldiers or mercenaries. There were a lot of miscellaneous soldiers, and the mercenaries only gave a [-]% deposit.

The Middle East is currently very chaotic, or it should be said that it has always been chaotic. Hundreds of years ago, it was the battlefield between the Persians and the Greeks or Romans. Almost every year, one or more large-scale wars are staged.There have been wars all the time, and the people in the area have long been accustomed to the uneasy life. Many people have never lived a peaceful life from birth to old age. The people they knew were chatting well one moment, but the next moment they were rejected. Somebody was dragged into the battlefield as cannon fodder.

To put it bluntly, people in this place in the Middle East, the average life expectancy of their men is really not more than 30 years old, but the average life expectancy of women is longer.This is not entirely a matter of life and diet, but more of death due to various wars or turmoil. Only some tribal leaders or clan dignitaries can live to have white hair and beard.

"Ulben!"

"Hardy!"

The two young people, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, embraced excitedly as soon as they met, jumping and dancing to celebrate that they could still see each other.

Erben is a skinny young man, wearing the national costume of a certain tribe, holding a short spear in his hand.

Hardy was dressed as a local farmer, but he had a wooden stick pinned to his waist and a straw in his hand.

"The elder said that you would come back, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." Hardy and Erben were young and hadn't seen each other for more than two years: "By the way, I forgot to tell you. I married your sister, and now it's you My brother-in-law."

"We almost couldn't come back." Erben didn't care about Fa Xiao marrying his sister at all, and didn't even ask, but Huanxi had a relationship with his Fa Xiao: "Are you going to fight?" Grass?"

"No, I'm going to pick up sheep dung." Hardy knew why Alben didn't ask. Women in their place have no social status at all, especially the more traditional Arab tribal women's status is lower: "Come to my house for dinner at night." Bar?"

"I'm afraid it won't work." Erben pointed to the side, where there were many armed men: "The Persians are chasing closely. We will continue to set off after replenishing supplies."

When Hardy heard that there were pursuers behind him, he immediately changed his face: "You are crazy! You know that there are pursuers and run towards the village!?"

"It's not that I can make the decision." Erben showed a displeased expression, and he had to say: "I was looking for you, and I wanted to tell you to run away."

In fact, the Persians either caught the Arabs or killed them, but they would not be polite to the rebels.To some extent, the Persians are far more sensible than the Arabs, and at least they are willing to take prisoners. Even if the Arabs go to war with their compatriots, they can kill them all and never leave anyone behind.

Of course, the recent situation has changed, especially Wang Meng will visit the local governors wherever he goes to talk about some promising slave trade matters. As a result, those governors have become more and more cruel. Is the place really involved with the rebels? Now even if it's just an unfounded reason, they can attack the village.

Wang Meng has been engaged in the great cause of spreading gold in Sassanid Persia. The necessary gift is a small box of gold bars. He can get extraordinary courtesy everywhere.After negotiating with a certain governor, he will leave a few people as liaison officers, waiting for the governor to arrest people, and they will be responsible for the acquisition.

Hardy didn't want to delay anything, and when he got home, he called his family to pack up quickly. His wives knew that his brother came back to the village and wanted to ask something, but he stared at him and held back everything.

"We're going to hide in the mountains together." Hardy warned his wife very seriously. "You can't tell anyone, I mean anyone but our two families. Clear?"

Her face was covered with a black cloth, and her body was also covered in black. Only a pair of brown eyes and the surrounding skin were exposed all over her body. She was only about 1.5 meters tall. She hesitated and said in a panic, "Don't you tell other relatives?"

"Idiot!" Hardy was furious and shouted in a low voice: "Tell one person, and one person will tell ten, and ten will tell a hundred. By then, even we won't be able to leave."

Hadi is an Arab, or an Arab living in a war-torn area. He doesn't remember who was kind to those who found something wrong and ran away secretly?It seems that there are so many times when someone showed kindness, but even his own life was involved.

In such an area, countless facts have long proven the same thing. Except for close relatives, when a disaster is approaching, no one should care about anyone else. It is right to save your own life and the lives of your close relatives first. of.

Soon Hardy didn't have to worry anymore, he hadn't packed up the belongings to take away, but his brother-in-law brought someone over.

"Hadi, you are very lucky." Erben didn't show any envy or congratulations on his face. Instead, his face was extremely ugly: "You have been recruited and become a soldier fighting for the leader."

Hardy was taken aback for a moment, but then immediately shouted: "Of course I am willing to fight for the leader."

Can you not?Look at those covetous guys, answering that if you don’t want to, you will be punched and kicked, and you don’t even think about running away, because you refuse to be taught a lesson, and you will be subjected to various difficulties or abuse later, so don’t rush to express your willingness Shed the last drop of blood for the leader?At least life will be relatively easier.

"No..." Nina was still rolling the package just now, when she realized something happened and ran out of the house: "Brother, you can't do this!"

In fact, Erben couldn't recognize her as his younger sister at all. Who made her covered with only a pair of eyes, and besides, it's been too long since we met and the voice has been forgotten.He looked at the man who suddenly ran out and hugged his thigh, and he directly shook his thigh and pushed it with his hands. He glanced at the people who came with him, and shouted with a very ugly face: "This is our destiny, don't make trouble!"

A few more people came out of the room, and it turned out that the younger one was dragged away, and the crying woman was violently driven away.

It’s not just Hadi’s family. The two Ibens came to the village with a team and met the elders of the village. They exchanged a few gold bars and a few conditions for the elder’s consent. Except for the village head and the sons of the elders, all the young and strong in the village Outsiders can basically be recruited at will.By the way, if someone in the village can provide enough money or supplies, it is also the kind that can be forgiven.

The two Ibns did not rest in the village that night, but left immediately after pulling enough people and things.They just went to a certain village one after another, going through the same process, and then even took people to wander around some enemy tribes.

Those villages they passed by, without exception, welcomed the Persian army behind them.Those who stayed in the village, including but not limited to Arabs, Serbians, Yuezhi people, Gypsies, etc., thought that as long as they were obedient and extorted some money or materials, things would be fine. passed.But this time they were wrong.

"Every one counts, capture them all." Labadi was the leader of the team, looking at the mostly female crowd in the square with bright eyes: "Han people are not picky about food at all, they are willing to buy as long as they are human."

Uh, not everyone in Han is willing to buy it. Anyway, old people who are over the age, regardless of gender, don’t want it, and even babies who are too young.This is a must. Elderly men are no longer able to work, and women are barren. What is the use?It’s justified not to have a baby, or can it be bought back to feed milk powder?

Then things are very simple, not to mention that the young and strong in the village were almost taken away by two Ibns. Even if the young and strong were not taken away, they could only admit cowardice and resist in the face of thousands of Persian soldiers It is also a one-sided massacre. Counseling some to save their lives first is the priority of almost any ethnic group in this land, and they cannot resist the premise.

"Old ones, separate out." Labadie looked at those people who kept trying to squeeze in, and they were at least elders in terms of age and appearance, so he let them come over: "Old rules, hand over enough property."

Come on, with the knives on their necks, nothing is more important than saving their lives. The benefits they got from the two Ibns were quickly transferred, and even a lot of their own savings were used.

"Very well, you can go." Labadie had a strange smile on his face: "You can also take your family with you."

The few people who thought they had lost money and eliminated the disaster were very happy, and they were too lazy to pay attention to the pleas and cries of their fellow villagers. They went home with great joy. However, they soon welcomed the Persians again, and then they were killed. Life, young family members were still taken away.

When the Persian army retreated, they threw some torches casually, and one house after another quickly burned, and it didn't take long for the whole village to be ablaze.

This is not the first time they have done such a thing. They have been chasing all the way and doing this all the way. The order came from the top of the top... The reason is that in view of the fierce resistance of the rebels and the frequent help of the locals, they should be given necessary lessons, even if it is It was all serious truths that reached the ears of Shapur II.

Probably when the Han Dynasty envoys were about to enter the border of Iraq, Wang Meng was retained by Persian governor Kianoush Jalali, saying that there was a batch of high-quality goods.

If you enter Iraq, you will enter an anarchic area, where the distribution is very chaotic, Persian Sasanian controls some areas, Rome also controls some areas, and many places are self-governed by locals, which means that no one can really A government that has the final say.

At such a place, what the Han envoys had to face was the joint protection of the two countries, that is, both Persian Sasanian and Rome sent troops to ensure safety.This is a rare thing that Persian Sasanian and Rome have reached a consensus on in recent years. It is not that the armies of the two countries will directly draw a knife when they encounter it.

Wang Meng knew that the so-called high-quality goods were high-quality women. Generally, the Persians wiped out some Arab or ethnic tribe, captured women who they thought were beautiful, and directly traded with Wang Meng. There will be a lot more.

Coincidentally, Erben's younger sister...that is, Erben's wife Nina, was actually on the transaction list, but she was not a direct transaction list, but was regarded as an accessory as a maid of a certain beauty.

In terms of the aesthetics of the Han people, whether it is an Arab woman or a Persian woman, as long as they are not too ugly, they are generally above the aesthetic level of the Han people.More importantly, the Han people like the women here to have large breasts, buttocks and crotches that look good.Therefore, this place can be regarded as the preferred place for Han to obtain female resources. Anyway, it is countless times better than the female resources in Asan Continent.

After accepting a batch of female slaves, Wang Meng expressed that he was very happy and paid enough money, and once again gave some personal gifts to Governor Chianush Jalari, and the two parties parted with each other reluctantly.

After officially entering the territory of Iraq, it didn't take long to meet the Roman army who had been waiting for a long time.

"We are composed of Constantius and Julian's selected fighters." Marcus Maca is no stranger to the Han people. He has been in the Pingman Captain for nearly half a year and learned some Chinese. Dou'a also knew each other: "Our two monarchs attach great importance to your mission."

The other Roman general who represented Julian was called Valoli Ustans. Wang Meng was a little dizzy when he heard the name.

In Rome, there are not too many names called Gaius or Julius, and there are quite a few people with the word Us in their surnames. The more prominent people's names include their surname and middle name, the length is terribly long. Degree.

Valori Ustans has a head of blond hair. Seeing Wang Meng, he found it strange, and apologized: "Please don't think my monarch is being rude."

Orthodox Romans did not have blond hair. In the Roman period before Caesar accepted Gaul, anyone with blond hair would be regarded as a barbarian. Even if they could obtain Roman citizenship, it would be difficult to climb to a high position.However, the current Rome has undergone repeated reforms, slowly accepting the naturalized barbarians to enter the top ranks of Rome. Even if the long-standing habits have not been completely discarded, blonde hair will still be despised.

It was very necessary for Valoli Ustans to explain that sentence. He didn't want Han Guozheng to feel that he was being belittled. It was just that his inner feelings were not much better. To put it bluntly, he felt inferior.

The Roman army came with 5000 troops, Julian, whose sphere of influence was in Egypt, dispatched [-] troops, and the [-] troops belonging to Constantius came from a long distance across the ocean.

It can be said that the Romans still showed considerable courtesy, that is, compared with the Persian Sassanid, there are thousands of Persians who have been defending the Han diplomatic missions, and not long ago, they dispatched [-]. No comparison.

(End of this chapter)