Dahan Pirate Air Force

Zhang Bai immediately took Zhuzhu back, and then reminded everyone to be prepared for the approaching cavalry.

Brother Ma took off the pickaxe from his back, while Zhang Bai secretly took out the platinum rope and wrapped it around his wrist.

Chen Huo and Zheng Chuo, both of whom had been on the battlefield for a long time and had rich experience, immediately ordered their more than ten black men to hold shields and stand in front of the king to form a line of defense.At the same time, they were asked to hold their spears upright with their spear points pointing toward the sky to show that they were not hostile.

The cavalry quickly approached, with more than 20 horses, all wearing heavy armor. The knights wore iron helmets that covered their faces, leaving only their eyes and noses, and held iron spears in their hands.

The knight at the head looked like an officer.He rode his horse to the front of the formation and shouted loudly: "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Zhang Bai and Ma Ge exchanged a look, and Ma Ge took the initiative to communicate. After all, Zhang Bai looked like a child and was not suitable for such an occasion.

Brother Ma immediately came out of the battle, came to the knight officer, slammed the pickaxe on the ground, stroked his chest and bent down to salute: "My lord, we are the entourage of King Artabanus V, and the person behind me is the king himself. , please inform General Dadheboon that the king has arrived."

The officer obviously didn't believe it. He shook his head and said, "How do I know if you are serious? What proof is there?"

Brother Ma didn't know how to prove it, so he had to run back to the formation and ask the king.After Artabanus heard this, he frowned and played his old trick of keeping silent.

Zhang Baijin said: "Does your Majesty have a seal, treasure, or anything else that can prove your identity? As long as it is known to General Dadehburn. For example, your crown or your letter handwriting."

Artaban suddenly said: "There happened to be a letter, but it was written by my father to the general, and it was stamped with a fire seal." As he said that, he took out the letter.

Zhang Bai took a look and saw that there was no envelope for the letter. It was just a piece of parchment, folded several times, and the seal was stamped with a thick paint seal.This seems like an urgency when writing a letter, and it also seems like a local letter writing habit.

"If your Majesty agrees, I will hand it over to the general personally." Zhang Bai said.

The king gave him the letter without saying a word. Zhang Bai took the letter with both hands, turned around, took out the red robe of his leader and put it on. He also asked Ma Ge to take good care of the king and walked out of the battle.

The officer was already a little impatient. He was sweating and very tired.Under the strong sunshine of the Middle East, although the heavy armor of the Parthian cavalry was indescribable, it was as thick and heavy as a big cotton coat. The steaming clouds and clouds in the cotton coat were like a moving sauna, which could make people dizzy over time. Brain swelling.Therefore, the Parthian heavy cavalry was ridiculed by the Sasanians as "oven men".

The officer looked at this group of people weakly and doubtfully, feeling a bit nondescript.The leader looked like a young nobleman. He was well dressed and well behaved, so he was obviously a local.But the entourage around him was all foreigners, and none of them were from the Middle East.

The man in black who came to answer just now seemed to be from the Far East. He spoke the local language very fluently and behaved very politely, but his appearance was very different from that of the locals.

Most of the team were lightly armed spear infantry, and everyone had a large bronze buckler, which was similar to traditional Greek-style soldier equipment. However, most of the people wearing this equipment were black.

These soldiers were commanded by two more Far Easterners, and none of them had mounts. This was really strange in a place full of desert.

"Maybe they came by boat?" As he was thinking, he was surprised to see a dwarf wearing a red robe emerge from the group of people.When I got closer and took a closer look, I realized that it was not a dwarf, but a half-grown child.

This child also looks like a man from the Far East. He is wearing a red robe with a hood and trimmed with silver. He is very luxurious.

"Why does this red robe look familiar?" The officer's heart moved.

Zhang Bai came to the officer, explained his purpose, and informed him that there was a suicide note from the late King Artabanus IV that needed to be delivered to General Dadherburn.

When the officer heard this, he immediately felt that the matter was of great importance. Seeing that these people did not look like a powerful army, and they did not even have mounts, they were definitely not spies. They should not cause much trouble.The midday sun was too hot, and the sweat in my body was almost dry. It must have been the same for my subordinates!It’s better to return to camp quickly!

Led by the cavalry, this group of people quickly entered the barracks. As soon as the officer entered the barracks, he immediately dismounted and took off his heavy helmet and fish-scale outer armor. He sighed and walked towards the general's tent wearing his chainmail. Zhang Bai also was taken away.

The rest had no choice but to surround the king and wait in a simple soldier's tent near the gate.

There was a map placed on the large marching table in the tent, with extinguished oil lamps and quills scattered around it.On the wall of the tent were hung sabers with ornate decorations, as well as a spear made entirely of black iron.

A middle-aged general wearing a crimson cloak was reclining on a lounge chair.He had neatly shaved short hair, a slightly fat figure, and a very tired look on his face. He was resting with his eyes closed.

"General Dadheboun, there is a group of people outside asking for an audience. Their leader actually said that he is the king of Parthia. I have brought their envoy."

"King?" Dadherbun opened his eyes in great surprise, but what he saw in front of him was just a child, a child wearing a red robe. The color of the robe gave him a disgusting association. "Damned Zoroastrian!" he said to himself.

"General Dadheboun?" Zhang Bai smiled and saluted proactively: "I am a follower of King Artaban V. I have a letter from the king here. Please check it."

Daddehborn took the letter doubtfully, opened it, and almost jumped up.This is not a letter from the fifth king, but from the old king Artabanus IV.

The content of the letter was that the fourth king informed him that the capital was in crisis and that Zoroastrians had infiltrated into the palace. He hoped that he would do everything possible to return troops and come to the capital to stabilize the situation.If it is too late to return to the capital, ask him to take care of the prince's enthronement as King Artabanus V and protect his safety.Win the support of the remaining three nobles and the Kushan royal family, and reorganize the power of Parthia internally and externally.The content is not surprising.If it was written by the fourth king during his lifetime, the situation was indeed like this two months ago. At that time, the fourth king was in extreme danger.

Dadherbun hurriedly rechecked the fire seal and carefully looked at the handwriting in the letter. He had worked with King IV on the battlefield for many years and knew his seal and handwriting very well.Everything is very normal, it must be the handwriting of the fourth king.So the person who was taken into the military camp was really the idiot of the Fifth King?Anyway, you’ll know once you meet him.

"Bring in the man who calls himself the king, and be careful not to be too rude," Dadheboun ordered.

The officer was a little hesitant and looked at Dadheboun in disbelief.The general glanced at him and said reproachfully: "What's wrong? Is my order unclear? Execute it."

"Yes, General!"

Zhang Bai smiled and interrupted: "Do you need me to invite His Majesty the King together?"

Dadheboon glanced at him with disgust and said viciously: "You are a jester, don't be too ostentatious, or I will chop off your head."