The sunshine outside the window is very warm.
Sher Turi swayed and almost fell to the ground.
Bhutto, who was in charge, quickly thought of the imminent consequences of Armenia being defeated.
The panic in his heart became more intense as his thoughts rose and fell.
At this moment, one of the three commanders of the coalition forces was shocked, and the other was also shocked.
The last remaining one was hit on the head with a black stick and has not yet recovered.
On the contrary, the soldier who sent the message thought the least and was the first to kneel down: "The message sent by the royal capital tells us to return assistance immediately, otherwise we, Armenia, will be destroyed."
Sher Turi shivered, stood up suddenly, and said:
"We, Armenia, have encountered a catastrophe and the situation is critical. We must immediately mobilize troops to return reinforcements."
The palace has been destroyed and the king's life or death is unknown. At this time, raising troops to return reinforcements is the most important thing and cannot be delayed for a moment.
Bhutto's lips moved, but he said nothing.
Sher Turi walked out of the tent: "I am ordering all Armenian tribes to retreat back to the country. If the country's leader is unlucky, we will fight to the death with the Han army!"
Inside the tent, Bhutto slowly sat down.
The attack on Armenia has had its first impact on the entire war situation.
The war is approaching, and one side withdraws its troops and returns home.
This has a huge impact on the morale and actual combat effectiveness of the coalition forces.
"Let's shrink our defense and hold on."
Bhutto looked at Lohr: "The commander-in-chief of the Han army used his troops like a god... did you ever think that he would attack Armenia first?"
Luo Er shook his head subconsciously: "I... didn't."
"If you continue to attack, you might fall into the opponent's scheme."
At this moment, Bhutto felt an unprecedented emotion, which was fear, fear of the young Han commander.
This was an emotion he had never felt before.
Luo Er was still immersed in the power of the stick and nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Bhutto's proposal.
"We need to figure out the main attack direction of the Han army as soon as possible. Is it necessary for the army to be dragged here?" It was Afti who spoke.
Her long golden hair shone in the sunlight outside the window.
She was also shocked when she first heard the news, but after thinking about it, she accepted it calmly. The person who can whip her is really extraordinary.
Lor's eyes turned slightly and fell on the map. He looked at the Han army's camp in Nodiyali City on the map, and then looked at Armenia: "How did he march to attack Armenia..."
He added: “The fighting has just begun, it doesn’t matter even if Armenia withdraws its troops.
Our two sides are united, and our military strength is still far superior to that of the Han army. It must be invincible, it must be invincible. "
The last sentence is a military proverb left by Alexander, which was used to inspire his tribesmen to fight.
Bhutto said solemnly: "The other side will attack Armenia first, and then they will have other means to cooperate..."
At this time, the horses neighed and people ran outside. It was the Armenians who were quickly gathering.
They didn't even have time to wait for the entire army of 40,000 people to arrive before leaving, because they were afraid it would be too late.
Sher Turi first set off with fifteen thousand troops in the city.
The troops and horses scattered throughout the defense lines in Parthia will follow one after another.
At the same time, the Parthian capital was Ctesiphon.
The leader of the country, Mithridates, received the news of the attack on Armenia one step earlier than the army on the front line.
He also unfolded a map and sat there, motionless.
When he raised his head, the attendants beside him were shocked to find that Mithridates II's clothes were stained with blood.
He coughed up blood.
The destruction of Armenia will bring a series of serious consequences.
For Parthia, the situation is taking a turn for the worst and there is little hope of recovery.
"His Majesty."
A minister came in from outside the palace and reported: "Armenia has withdrawn its troops."
Mithridates waved his hand: "Tell Bhutto to defend with all his strength and stop thinking about counterattack to regain the lost land."
As soon as this order was issued, it almost meant that Parthia gave up its plan for a full-scale counterattack.
In the afternoon of that day, the Armenian army withdrew from the city of Apameia and returned to the country at full speed in the northwest direction.
West of Parthia, the Seleucid Kingdom.
The capital, Antioch.
In an official post, Zhang Qian with a beard looked excited and his eyes were shining.
He had just experienced an assassination, was protected by embroidered clothes, and suffered some minor injuries. He was then informed by Huo Qubing through the Lotus Leaf that Armenia was defeated and the coalition forces were defeated without attack.
This news made Zhang Qian overjoyed.
The Seleucid royal family has been taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the current situation.
They had old grudges with Parthia, and they hated Parthia for splitting the borders of Seleucid in the first place, and were unwilling to join the coalition.
But on the other hand, he knew that when the Han army marched westward and captured Parthia, he would have to face the Han army, so he hesitated.
Zhang Qian came as an envoy and asked to see the leader of Seliu twice, but received no response.
The other party only sent a minister, and his attitude was quite unkind, mocking the eastern army as an invader.
But at this moment, the situation changed drastically overnight.
Zhang Qian laughed loudly.
With this change, he was no longer in a hurry to see Lord Seliu. Wait, when the news came, Lord Seliu would send someone to invite him.
Feng Shui rotates, it smells so good.
Zhang Qian recalled what Huo Qubing said before his mission: "Weak countries have no diplomatic relations, while diplomatic relations between strong countries are a kind of export of ideas, maximizing their own power, making demands, and getting others to comply."
Huo Qubing asked him to wait in Seliu and not to act in a hurry. He would send troops to provide the strongest support for his envoy.
Sure enough, this support... is so awesome.
Zhang Qian is fully looking forward to how the situation will change next.
In the following days, the news spread rapidly.
Without any preparation, Armenia was raided into the capital and entered the palace. The surrounding countries were shocked.
At this moment, Armenia seems to be the center of the storm.
Within the country, the Han army was indeed raising troops everywhere, tearing apart Armenia's defense lines.
Although the Armenian leader is controlled, how to use it is the next step, and it does not affect the current combat plan.
Disarming Armenia and no longer having the resources to support Parthia was the operational goal set from the beginning.
Huo Qubing did not think that everything would be fine if he controlled his country's leader. Only by defeating all his troops and weapons would he truly and completely control the situation, and there would be no chance of recurrence.
Therefore, we must not only fight against Armenia, but also fight to death.
At the same time, as Armenia mobilized troops to return reinforcements, Parthia's defense line was also forced to make adjustments.
You must know that less than a thousand miles south from the edge of the Armenian border is Ctesiphon, the capital of the Parthian state.
The fall of Armenia means that Parthia may face the threat of the Han army that attacked Armenia moving south at any time.
Therefore, Parthia should adjust its defense with the capital as the core.
In addition, there was a Han army that also launched an offensive against Parthia from the Caspian Sea to the south.
That was the Han army led by Yao Zhao and Hao Qisheng, who had killed them from the Caspian Sea.
The main force of the Han army, led by Zhang Cigong, advanced westward from Nordyari and set up camp thirty miles away from the city of Apameia where the coalition forces were stationed, revealing a full-scale attack on the city.
The coalition forces were unable to retreat and did not dare to fight.
At the rear of the Han army, King Hunxie commanded eight thousand troops, also slowly advancing, preparing to attack Parthia across the board.
The defense lines of Apameia and Baishicheng held by Bhutto and Lore were even bypassed by the Han army, and they went directly deep into Parthia to launch an offensive.
At this moment, the Han and Zheng forces were pressing on the border, and they could support each other at any time, so they dared to go deep without fear that Bhutto and his two men would suddenly leave the city and cut off their retreat.
Apameia City, morning.
Lore came to see Bhutto with sonorous steps.
He had never fought such a frustrating battle before, shrinking the entire front, watching in vain the Han army showing off its power outside the city, and actually dared to cross their defense line and penetrate deep into Parthia.
Being so slighted made Lore furious.
"Commander Bhutto, the Han army has made it clear that it is pressing forward step by step and testing step by step.
We must actively counterattack, otherwise we will become more and more passive, completely suppressed by the Han army, and have no morale at all. "
Luo Er walked into the palace and said to Bhutto.
He has recovered from his previous sap.
It was Armenia that was hurt, not Macedonia.
The general of the Han army could control the battlefield with his hands. Talor is not necessarily bad either. Victory and defeat can only be known after encountering each other. There is no reason that cannot be grasped.
In the hall, Bhutto frowned and said, "Come and take a look."
Lohr came closer and saw that Bhutto had made many marks on the march map.
There are four locations with red marks: "Are these four locations the directions from which the Han army would send troops to attack Parthia?"
"That's right."
Bhutto said: "I just received news that Sher Turi has brought people back to Armenia.
The Han troops that entered Armenia have not yet withdrawn.
After Armenia joined the coalition, there were only 20,000 troops left behind in the mainland. They had to disperse their defenses throughout the territory. They were attacked by the Han army in all directions, and all the defense lines were destroyed and torn apart. "
"The Han army has completed its combat objectives in Armenia and still refuses to leave. It is very likely that they have plans to occupy the city and station themselves in Armenia.
Later, they may go south from Armenia and threaten us, Parthia.
I suspect that after Huo Qubing, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, personally led the troops to invade Armenia, he himself had withdrawn and returned to the city of Nodiyali, the main camp of the Han army, which was right across from us. "
"So you chose to stick to it because you judged that the Han army would continue to attack westward from here?" Luo Er said.
Bhutto nodded: "The morale of the Han army has greatly increased. It is definitely not a good opportunity for us to choose to fight with them at this time.
Once the city of Apameia is lost, the Han army's frontline will be directed towards Ctesiphon. "
"Where are the remaining locations?" Luo Er pointed at the map.
"Of these two places, one is south of the Caspian Sea. The Han army has also opened a battlefield here to maintain a threat to us. In recent days, the Han army has taken the northern route to bypass our defense area and increased its troops to the area south of the Caspian Sea. The troops seem to have a tendency to attack southward from the Caspian Sea.
There is also Baishi City, where the Han army also resumed its offensive. "
Luo Er narrowed his eyes slightly:
"You just said that Apameia City is the opponent's main attack direction. Why do you think that the south of the Caspian Sea may also be the main attack route?"
Bhutto: "It is precisely because of uncertainty that we cannot easily send troops to fight the Han army..."
Lohr took a deep breath: "Let me do it. You should be very aware of the power of my Macedonian battle array in fighting on the plains. The surrounding terrain is very suitable for battle formations. I will definitely be able to lead my army to defeat these eastern invaders. !”
"How are you going to fight?"
"Go out of the city to meet the enemy. As long as the Han army dares to come, I will lead my troops to fight with them and defeat them in one battle."
Luo Er said fiercely: "You can stay in the city to defend, you can join our army, and you can also take the opportunity to observe the strength of the Han army."
Early the next morning, the east gate of Apamea opened wide, and the Macedonian soldiers marched out.
Butuo was at the top of the city, watching Luo Er ride on a tall brown horse and take the lead out of the city.
Behind him, the Macedonian soldiers were wearing armor and holding sharp spears pointed forward.
First came the infantry phalanx, then the light cavalry, and then the heavy cavalry, coming out one after another.
As the Macedonian phalanx formed outside the city.
Lore personally commanded the troops and prepared for battle.
The sun is rising.
According to usual practice, the Han army will come to call for formation in the morning recently.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and as far as the eye could see in the distance, the Han army was coming.
At the top of the city, Bhutto saw from a distance a very strong horse and a figure in silver armor and red robes in front of the Han army array, and he suddenly felt a strong feeling of palpitations.
His judgment was correct. The commander-in-chief of the Han army, Champion Hou, had returned to his base camp after defeating Armenia, personally commanded the battle, and killed them.
The Han army will attack our Appameiya with all its strength... Bhutto thought to himself.
He's coming... At the top of the city, Afti was also looking at the figure on the horse.
On the opposite side, Huo Qubing raised his whip, pointed at the city ahead, and said to Zhang Cigong, King Hunxie and others: "If Apameia is defeated, Parthia will be close to being destroyed.
Beat the drum, first destroy the city, then the country! "
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