At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

After the triumphant return of the Wei army, the sentinels of the Anxi Empire and the Guishuang Empire quietly touched to see the specific situation, and then saw this horrific scene, and were frightened on the spot, and some of the weaker ones simply cried.

They went back one after another to report the matter to their respective emperors.

It is said that the force of the Wei army is too strong and they cannot fight against it. It is better to stay away and not to have disputes with the people of Wei.

Otherwise, once it comes to the time when you need to use a knife to solve the problem, it will be bad.

But they don't need to go back and report such things with such dedication. Wei Jun has already handed in a note to the Guishuang Empire Government and the Anxi Empire Government.

The governments of the two countries have received notes from Wei Jun.

Wei Jun told them that Kangju State had been wiped out and became a country that no longer existed. This was the end of disobeying the Wei Empire and harming the interests of the Wei Empire.

As for itself, the Wei Empire's temper is not too good. I hope that from now on, we will all coexist peacefully and not cause any unpleasant things.

Otherwise, we don't know what Wei Jun will do. It may be very scary and difficult to end.

This is conveyed according to Zhao Yun's meaning.

Zhao Yun never lied, what he said was true.

He really doesn't know what this guy Zhang Fei can do. At that time, a half-dead man who is not easy to torment a certain country is not the strategic goal of the Wei Empire.

The Wei Empire has expanded to the limit on the western front, and it cannot continue to expand, and there is no point in continuing to expand.

So stop here, no further territorial ambitions.

Control the west gate of the empire, and control the plateau as the west frontier of the empire, that's all.

chapter 1470 the establishment of hegemony

The Wei Empire no longer needed to expand its territory.

What the Wei Empire needs to do now is to digest the inherent territory and make it as simple as it has been since ancient times.

It is no longer necessary to continue to expand the territory.

Further expansion will sooner or later surpass the extreme wall of the empire, and let the Wei Empire be dragged down by the meaningless territory on the western front, which is not necessary.

So they had better not provoke the Wei Empire, otherwise the Wei Empire would get angry and the Wei army would go crazy.

What will happen then really only God knows.

Emperor Anxi and Emperor Guishuang received Wei Jun's note, and both felt very angry, very aggrieved, but also very scared.

Kang Ju said that big or small is not small. Tens of thousands of cavalry are also very important military forces in Anxi and Guishuang. If they really want to fight, they may not be able to win benefits.

Wei Jun used an expeditionary force of tens of thousands of people, and it took more than a month to wipe out the Kangju country.

Literally smoothed out.

The city was gone and razed.

The settlements were gone and razed.

All the facilities that can be used for living and production are gone, and even the farmland has been destroyed.

Not only that, all the houses, water features, roads, bridges, and all human products were destroyed, and this place became a pile of wasteland, a scene of doomsday.

It's as if no human has lived here for a long time, and all traces of life have been erased.

Like a hand from heaven, Wei Jun wiped out the land completely.

Any human regime that wants to establish its own territory and settlements here must start from scratch and follow the path of the ancestors of the Kangju people.

This made the Guishan people and the Anxi people feel very sad.

But the wild beast is having fun here crazily as if very happy.

Wolves, tigers, bears and other beasts regard this place as their own paradise and live happily.

Many sentry riders said that they encountered ferocious beasts.

They are happily establishing their own wild subjugation country here, and the jungle law of the jungle is playing out here.

They believe that this place is no longer suitable for human life, and can only be handed over to beasts to live.

The ferocious methods of the Wei people frightened many people, and they fully felt the terrifying force of this huge empire.

The sense of fear brought about by this force of oppression trumps everything else.

At this moment, the imbalance of strength in the three aspects has been determined.

Emperor Guishuang had a great sense of insecurity, and in order to gain a sense of security, he chose to contact the Emperor Artaban V of the Parthian Empire.

The Parthian Emperor Aldaban V also felt a feeling called cold lips and teeth.

He felt that if the Guishuang Empire was finished, they would not be able to survive.

The military threat of the Wei Empire was too terrifying for him to bear.

And more importantly, the Parthian Empire itself faced the military deterrence of the Roman Empire.

The two great empires of the East and the West are staring at them at the same time!

So it is very rare that two countries that have never been cooperative and necessary, and even have some territorial and trade disputes, they tacitly gave up all disputes, maintained the status quo, and worked together.

At this moment, their hearts stuck together.

Heart to heart, it feels like their destiny is also connected.

Needless to say, the two countries began negotiations on a political-military alliance agreement almost immediately, and signed a series of bilateral cooperation agreements at a very fast pace.

For example, when Guishuang was attacked by the State of Wei, the Anxi Empire would send supplies to assist, and if necessary, send troops to support and coordinate operations.

In contrast, when Anxi was unable to cope with the attack of the Roman Empire, Guishuang would also provide materials and people to help them defeat Rome.

As soon as this agreement was signed, the Anxi Empire requested the assistance of the Guishuang Empire.

It means that they are very struggling to fight against Rome. The Roman army is overwhelming. They really can't cope with it and urgently need material assistance.

They asked for food, bows, spears, and horses in one breath.

Emperor Guishuang didn't want to give so much at first, but felt that it would be too embarrassing to reject the agreement as soon as it was signed.

Isn't this agreement equivalent to waste paper if it is rejected as soon as it is signed?

So I gave some.

At the same time, he said that he was also experiencing a rebellion, so he couldn't give too much, and let the Parthian Empire take care of it.

Rest in peace, of course, has to be taken care of.

They didn't expect to get unexpected help, and they could even rely on Guishuang to fight against Rome, without worrying about the eastern border.

So Aldaban V relievedly mobilized troops from the Eastern Front to rush to the Western Front for assistance, which relieved the pressure on the Western Front in a timely manner and stabilized the front.

In this way, they briefly contained the offensive of the Roman Empire.

However, for some unknown reason recently, the Roman Empire's offensive has become sharper and more flexible in combat, causing frontline generals to report that it is very difficult to deal with it.

The cavalry of the Roman army was very active, harassing the Parthian army's garrison everywhere, and even successfully sneaked into the rear of the Parthian army a few times, ambushed their logistics supply line, and burned their grain and military supplies.

This kind of thing that only the Parthian army could do in previous years, the Roman army actually did it.

This is hard.

The Parthian army even fell into the predicament of lack of food for a time, and the will to fight was very low.

The Roman army took the opportunity to intensify their offensive and dealt heavy blows to the Parthian army with a strong infantry force on the front line.

The Anxi army retreated step by step, gradually giving way to the first line of defense, and was forced to turn to the second line of defense deep behind.

Prior to this, realizing that the powerful offensive of the Roman army was not easy to resist, some generals suggested that Emperor Aldaban V abandon the first line of defense and directly transfer to the second line of defense to lengthen the supply line of the Roman army.

They generally believed that this could force the Roman army to give up the in-depth attack, because that would put too much logistical pressure on Rome.

Actively giving up can also reduce the casualties of the main force of the army, which is of great benefit to preserving strength.

But Artaban V rejected their proposal.

Aldaban V asked them to stick to it, saying that they could not give up an inch of the empire's territory, and let the Romans know that the empire's land was bought with blood.

It is with our blood!

It's not your blood!

The front-line generals were very annoyed by the fact that Artaban V made many mistakes in military operations against Rome and caused a lot of losses, but they always obeyed.

Artaban V is not a simple character. He has only been on the throne for a short time, only two or three years.

He also defeated his elder brother to seize the throne by military and political means through the war of succession to the throne, so his elder brother was deported to the Valencia region to survive.

But on the issue of Rome, he still couldn't put his posture right, and he still couldn't realize that the Roman army was stronger, so that he suffered from many border frictions.

The suggestion of the front-line general was rejected by him. He stubbornly believed that his idea was correct, and rejected the correct proposal of the front-line general based on the specific situation.

So after a bitter battle, the Parthian army inevitably retreated—the Parthian Empire was far inferior to the Roman Empire in terms of strategic reserves and national strength.

It's just that the long supply line between the two limited the Roman army's performance.

Compared with the huge Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire can only be regarded as a regional middle power.

Therefore, in this war, Emperor Caracalla still did not dispatch the largest Roman army that the eastern province of the empire could carry.

The Roman Empire had spare power, and Emperor Caracalla only fought with the Praetorian Guards and a small number of local troops, and did not go all out.

The Parthian Empire has struggled to deal with it, and has lost a large amount of troops and wealth.

For the Parthian Empire, whose rule was already extremely unstable, this war was tantamount to worsening the situation.

For the Roman Empire, the smooth progress of this war has greatly enhanced the personal prestige of Emperor Caracalla.

The huge amount of wealth he acquired along the way greatly satisfied the needs of the Imperial Guard, and made most of the Imperial Guard extremely satisfied with Emperor Caracalla.

Even after a hearty victory, Emperor Caracalla's order was more useful than that of the head of the Praetorian Guards, Opelius Macrinus.

The personal authority of Emperor Caracalla was greatly enhanced through this war.

Therefore, Emperor Caracalla will never give up this prestige war easily.

At the moment when the rest of the army was fully retreating, he indulged the army to burn, kill and loot to obtain wealth, promised the army greater benefits, filled the army's appetite, and made the army more willing to fight.

Then drive the refugees to the depths of the Parthian Empire, preparing to continue looking for the main force of the Parthian Empire for a decisive battle, trying to defeat the main force of the Parthian Empire in one fell swoop.

The resting emperor Aldaban V was forced to go to the front line in person to stabilize the morale of the frontline army and resist the attack of Emperor Caracalla by the way.

With the decline of the Anxi Empire, the situation in Guishuang may not be all that good.

The rebellion in the southern part of the Guishuang Empire continued tenaciously. The Emperor Guishuang was very annoyed. He did not know how many times he went out in person, and decided to completely eliminate the rebels this time.

Can't be threatened by Wei Jun again.

While Guishuang and Anxi have their own troubles, Wei Jun has ended the war and restored peace.

Although for most of the troops participating in the war, this battle was very aggrieved.

But no one can deny that Zhang Fei's activeness did allow Wei Jun to win the war with a very small price and very little time.

At the same time, the Kangju country was eliminated very smoothly, the Kangju country was razed, and the Wei Empire established the unambiguous deterrent hegemony in Central Asia.

The establishment of this hegemony made the west gate of the Wei Empire very stable, and the entire western frontier was stabilized.

Moreover, in the post-Guo Peng era, when Guo Jin ascended the throne for the first time, he also successfully established his own authority.

This is of great significance to Guo Jin.

Chapter 1471 One Thousand Three Eighty One Guo Jin Feels Angry and Uneasy

With the victory of this battle, Guo Jin's pressure in various senses will suddenly be relieved.

Military, political, all kinds of doubts and pressures will suddenly disappear.

People's doubts and worries about his abilities in all aspects when he first ascended the throne will slowly disappear with the victory of this military war.

Zhao Yun's political task can be regarded as completed.