Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6587 Consequences
When Cao Cao was in trouble two years ago, the Zhen family relied on their own backing and their own financial ability to successfully seize a large piece of fiefdom from Cao Cao's years of hard work. This is what Cao Ang and others had said before, that Kandahar was compensated to the Zhen family.

This was not some empty talk, but from a legal point of view, the Kandahar Province was actually paid as compensation to the Zhen family, and the Zhen family would be given a fiefdom in the northern Gui area when they had time. This was also the reason why Cao's subordinates had somewhat fallen apart before.

After so many years of hard work, he made a wrong move and was directly harvested by the Zhen family.

Although Kandahar seemed to maintain normal stability when Chen Gong brought Cao Cao back to Kandahar, in fact, the various branches of the Zhen family had already sent people into Kandahar to conduct surveys and construction in the local area, preparing to use it as their base.

Unlike what Zhen Yan said at the time, that the Zhen family only wanted money and would wait for Cao Cao to pay back everything that was owed, Kandahar was where the Cao family had always lived and the Zhen family had no interest in it, the various branches of the Zhen family were really interested in Kandahar located in the mountains.

Of course, from a legal point of view, it was not against the rules for the Zhen family to take away the Kandahar that was paid to them as compensation. However, after the head of the family, Zhen Yan, spoke up, the major branches completely ignored Zhen Yan. Such behavior was a bit too despicable. However, the Cao family had no place to say this. After all, what they did was worse, and there was no way to refute the Zhen family's behavior. After all, Kandahar was indeed paid as compensation to the Zhen family.

As for Zhen Yan, he still didn't know that the major branches of the Zhen family had actually deployed a lot of manpower to Kandahar. He thought that their main force was in Media.

"You bunch of guys!" Zhen An shouted at the other elders with some rage.

As an elder who had been in the clan when old lady Zhang was in power, Zhen An obviously had more qualifications and power than other newly appointed elders. After a tentative sound, Zhen Ming's answer confirmed what this group of people had done, and Zhen An flew into a rage on the spot.

"You talk as if you haven't mobilized any manpower to Kandahar." Shocked for a moment by Zhen An's violent roar, clan elder Zhen Ming retorted with a sullen face.

"I mobilized manpower to build Kandahar and to reserve a safe zone for our Zhen family in the mountains of Beigui, just like Chengdu in Sichuan!" Zhen An shouted at Zhen Ming with a sharp roar.

"You sound better than singing, so why don't you discuss and then assign people to build together." The relatively younger elder Zhen Mo sneered and said, "Don't think we don't know what you are thinking. If it is really like what you said, why did you secretly transfer people?"

"That's because that idiot Zhen Yan gave up Kandahar and said that Cao family should stay there and pay them back when they have money in the future!" Zhen An said with a vicious look at the people in front of him, "How can we allow outsiders to occupy our Zhen family's land!"

In fact, Zhen Yan had no concept of money anymore. Going out to eat, drink, gamble and have sex, Zhen Yan didn't spend much money at all. After all, Zhen Yan didn't have any gambling addiction. Even the real big bosses who ran casinos, such as Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang, felt a little embarrassed after extorting money from Zhen Yan a few times.

The main thing is that Zhen Yan really gave it, and he didn't ask Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang for it. Considering that the three parties were all marquises, there was no conflict between them. They would meet each other every day, so it would be enough to blackmail them a few times. If they kept blackmailing, Zhen Yan would not care, and they would lose face.

In this way, for Zhen Yan, who only pursues eating, drinking and having fun, the Zhen family's money is enough for Zhen Yan to spend for more than ten lifetimes. What's more, the Zhen family's money itself is constantly appreciating, and can never be spent.

Therefore, based on the idea of ​​benevolence and righteousness, and considering that Cao Cao had suffered enough and there was no need to add insult to injury, Zhen Yan's suggestion at the time was to let Cao continue to occupy Kandahar and pay it back when he had money in the future. Just draw up the IOU and he didn't care about anything else.

But just because Zhen Yan had this idea didn't mean that everyone else had the same idea. After Zhen Yan spoke, the only one in the entire Zhen family who completely gave up the idea was Zhen Yan's younger brother Zhen Yao. And to be honest, Zhen Yao was actually reluctant, but he compromised only because it was rare for his brother to make a request.

Although Zhen Yao also thought that his brother was mentally retarded in this matter, this was Kandahar. You just said you didn't want it? This was a feudal state that could increase its value.

"So we are outsiders too?" Zhen Ming said to Zhen An with a sneer.

Zhen Yan did not allow it, so they all did it secretly. None of the elders took Zhen Yan, who did not care about anything, seriously. If it were not for the hard-working Zhen Yao, the elders of the Zhen family would not need to be so secretive.

It is precisely because of this secretive approach that although the elders of each branch are aware that other branches are also tampering in this regard, they have never considered that things will be so outrageous when they break out.

After leaving the inner courtyard, Zhen Yao immediately went to the hall where the clan meetings were held. He saw Zhen Yan sitting coldly at the top, with two fully-armored burly men following behind him. He was stunned.

However, seeing his own brother coming over, a smile naturally appeared on Zhen Yan's stern face. Zhen Yao nodded when he saw this. He wanted to talk to Zhen Yan, but when he saw his guards jogging in, he couldn't help but scold them.

"My Lord!" The guard lowered his head and stopped when Zhen Yao scolded him, then walked over quickly and whispered, "The second secret report from Midia has been delivered. It's written in blood by Brother Lou."

Zhen Yao was shocked when he heard this and quickly took the secret report. No matter what the content was, as long as he had the information, it would be good. Moreover, since Lou Jing was able to send the secret report, at least he knew who the opponent was and what the situation was, which would make it easier for the Zhen family to recapture the city later.

However, the contents of the secret report made Zhen Yao's face turn pale, and even the hand holding the secret report began to tremble, "Assholes, all of them are assholes!"

Zhen Yao's furious voice was very harsh in the hall where few people were present. Zhen Yan could not help but scold him, "What are you arguing about! If you have anything to say, wait until the clan meeting is over."

"Why hold a clan meeting? Brother, organize the people and kill those clan elders first!" Zhen Yao said to Zhen Yan with bloodshot eyes.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhen Yan frowned. Although he was prepared to kill a few ignorant elders, seize power with iron and blood, and then fight to the death, he had never thought of exterminating all the elders.

"Brother, Mediah fell! Do you know how it fell?" Zhen Yao looked at Zhen Yan angrily and said, "Of the more than 2,400 Zhen family guards, only the 200 under my name were in Mediah when Mediah fell. The entire city of Mediah is now completely deserted!"

Zhen Yan was stunned for a moment. He was not a fool. He just liked a happy life of debauchery. At least he knew very well how many guards there should be in Media Trading City.

"Where is the Roman Eagle Legion?" Zhen Yan asked after a moment of confusion.

"They left last year. After the other party submitted a report and it was approved by both parties, our Zhen family took over the management." Zhen Yao said loudly, "The entire Midia trading city, a large city with a circumference of about 15 kilometers, has only guards. How could it not fall?"

This was exactly what Zhen Yao had been unable to understand before. With Media's city defense and more than 2,400 elite guards, even if they were attacked, they could guard the four gates and organize the young and strong men in the city for defense. It was impossible for the city to fall suddenly. But now the situation was clear.

"Where are the guards? Where are the guards?" Zhen Yan seemed to react and asked angrily.

"They are gone. At least the guard captain Lou Jing, who I arranged, said that they only have less than 200 people." Zhen Yao said bitterly, "The elders have transferred the guards away, and the Midia Trading City itself does not allow the guards of foreign merchants to enter. After all, there are a lot of contraband materials inside. If foreign merchants bring guards with them, it will be very dangerous if they are armed."

There were always a lot of armor and crossbows in the Media Trading City, so when the Han Dynasty and Rome negotiated, considering the management costs, only the Roman Seventh Eagle Legion and the guards arranged by the Han Dynasty were allowed to enter the Media Trading City in full armor.

Other legions or large-scale escorts must be accompanied by elite troops stationed locally by the Han Dynasty or Rome before they can enter the Media trading city.

It is almost like a five-star hotel in some unsafe places abroad, which only allows its own security guards to carry weapons and wear bulletproof vests. No matter what other people think, they are not allowed to carry weapons. This behavior has greatly improved the security and professionalism of Media Trading City.

Similarly, this is also the reason why the Media Trading City has been thriving in recent years. After all, with the credibility of the Han Dynasty and Rome as a guarantee, the security of this trading city is completely trustworthy.

On the other hand, due to the credibility guarantee of both Rome and the Han Dynasty, no one had ever thought of taking over the Media Trading City for so many years. Even Ardashir, a figure who was considered a hegemon in Central Asia, had people stationed in the Media Trading City, who were only engaged in buying and selling certain things and had never thought of directly taking over the Media Trading City.

After all, doing such things would offend the two existing powerful empires on the Eurasian plate. Therefore, from the first day Ma Chao was stationed in Media, the Media Trading City had never been attacked. Even the Parthian bandits would bypass this area.

The only person who can become a bandit leader is a wild dog like Haftan, who at least has some understanding of the distribution of power in the world. Without this understanding of the distribution of power in the world, a wild dog like Haftan is not strong enough to challenge Ma Chao's Seventh Eagle Flag Legion.

Therefore, since the first day when Media Trading City was established, there has been no unrest in this place. The merchants who do business here have naturally become accustomed to this environment, and the number of guards in the city will naturally decrease. After all, each guard costs money.

Believe in the strength of Rome and the Han Dynasty, there is no need to doubt the professionalism of the empire. Over time, except for a few guys who sell contraband goods and bring a few guards with them in Media City, most merchants have gradually become accustomed to entering the Media Trading City without worrying about being robbed.

The elders of the Zhen family were not stupid, on the contrary they were very smart. But it was this kind of smartness that got them killed.

It is true that no one dares to attack the trading city of Media, but that is only under normal circumstances. In abnormal circumstances, such as the current situation where the remnants of the Parthian Empire who refused to surrender to the Han Dynasty have no grass to eat because of the second round of locust plagues, there is nothing for them to be afraid of attacking Media.

If they fight, will they die? Maybe! But if they are lucky enough to grab some food and hide in the mountains of the Iranian plateau, not only will they not die, but their whole family may also survive.

If they were beaten, would they be skinned, bones torn apart, and eaten? Absolutely not. They were not even qualified to enjoy such treatment. The morality of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty was at most to build a Jingguan for the enemy.

But is this worth being afraid of?

not worth it.

When the hungry Parthian remnants had nothing to eat, they would really skin and bone their fellow Parthian remnants and eat them. If that was the case, why not do it?

In fact, the Media Trading City fell so easily. There was no reason. It was just a group of Parthian survivors who refused to naturalize and were abandoned by the Er Cui, Yang, Wei, and Guo Liuyin. Before they formed a group, they tried to attack the Yang, Wei, etc., but they could not take down the tightly defended Wu Fort.

A lot of people died and turned into food. These people could only find anything edible to migrate to other directions, and then gathered together.

Laguerre wanted to help. After all, he was a Parthian, even a nobleman. After suffering so much, he had realized some things, so he was willing to help the refugees from his homeland who were also Parthians. However, his ability was limited, and he even clashed with the hundreds of thousands of refugees who had gathered together at that time. In the end, they had to go their separate ways.

Before leaving, Laguerre pointed out a way for these Parthian refugees, "Go west. There is food in the city of Media to the west. Maybe there is enough food for you."

In fact, the road that Laguerre pointed out was not well-intentioned at all, because in his impression, Media had a strong city, garrisons, and the elite troops of the Han Dynasty and Rome. If these hundreds of thousands of refugees rushed over, there would only be heavy casualties and rivers of blood. But who made these refugees riot when he was trying his best to help, robbed his already limited military rations, and even killed a number of war horses.

After explaining all this, Laguerre left and no longer had any intention of rescuing these refugees. In his opinion, even though he tried his best to rescue them with kindness, these damn bugs still robbed them of their rations and killed their horses. He did not kill this group of people because they had more people and their eyes were as green as those of hungry wolves.

However, Laguerre did not expect that the refugees who parted ways with him and were forced to move westward and choose the dead end he pointed out, would actually succeed in conquering Media.

Or to be more direct, it should not be said that Media was successfully conquered, but that Media was completely undefended, like a city that never sleeps. After moving westward and gathering other tributaries, the refugees, who numbered more than 300,000, entered the city through the city gates.

That’s right, not attacking, but pushing in.

The entire city of Media fell in such a ridiculous way. This was the scene that the intelligence personnel of various companies saw amid the shouting and killing before dawn. However, after hundreds of thousands of refugees poured in, the prosperity of Media collapsed in an instant. The fast-growing rice that was sealed in the treasury and even most Han people thought was unpalatable was undoubtedly the best delicacy in the mouths of the Parthian refugees.

As for the four or five families who are short of money and are selling contraband gloves, the guards under their command add up to less than fifty people. Let alone just fifty guards, even if there are fifty people with internal energy leaving their bodies, they will only have a way to die under the fearless attack of hundreds of thousands of refugees. What's more, the guards of those four or five families are not in the same place yet, how can they fight against the refugees who are just eating and don't care about life and death at all.

Similarly, the Zhen family had less than two hundred guards left in the Media Trading City. Facing the situation where the enemy had already rushed into the city, they were completely useless. After Lou Jing led his men to kill a wave of enemies, they could only retreat to the government office in the city and defend it to the death.

At that time, Lou Jing had no idea what was happening. He could only see flames in all directions and hear roars throughout the city. Media collapsed at the first blow and fell in the first battle. He was unsure of the situation, but the information that Media had fallen was indeed transmitted in this way.

But when daybreak came, unlike the others, Lou Jing, who had been holding out in the government office, finally confirmed the identity of the enemy. But it was too late. Media had no shortage of weapons and equipment. Even if Lou Jing and his men were extremely powerful, he would have no way out if he was trapped in the enemy's camp.

This kind of death was extremely frustrating for Lou Jing. As a veteran who had experienced many battles, he already knew what had happened. He also knew that he was framed to death by the Zhen family. The so-called patrols on the city walls and the so-called night sentries never existed.

That's right, it has never existed. In Media, the city that never sleeps, there is no curfew or lockdown. He has been here for too long and has long been accustomed to it.

Even though he was a little worried when he first arrived, he got used to this kind of life as time went by. Media, which had never been attacked, also gave people too much confidence, causing many things to become formalities.

After Ma Chao left, Media lost its outer city defenses and garrisons, but Ma Chao had left many times and there had never been any trouble in Media.

After most of the Zhen family's guards withdrew, there was no patrol or protection in Media. However, even though the Zhen family had been gone for so long, the Media trading city was still running smoothly.

It was as if the Media Trading City did not need any guards at all, and all it needed was the glory of Rome and the Han Dynasty to cover it.

However, the appearance of the hungry people of Parthia broke all this and made the Media Trading City fall into reality. The previous stability was only because the time had not come for others to touch the tiger's whiskers, and now the majesty of Han Luo was not worth mentioning in the face of life and death.

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