Hanhou

After leaving the oasis, the Han army raided for three days, and finally found the traces of the Huns.

At that time, the Xiongnu vanguard had entered the territory of Anxi and confronted the Anxi light cavalry stationed on the border twice, beheading hundreds of people, looting more than ten villages, and intercepting several caravans going east and west.

Since there were no survivors and no definite information was available, Anxi mistakenly thought that it was being attacked by Daxia. The new emperor Phrates II immediately summoned the nobles and ordered the mobilization of troops to quickly gather at the border.

The emperor's uncle, Dmitry, who actually controlled the Parthian regime, suggested that this matter needs to be considered in the long term and should not be acted rashly.His reason is very good, the cavalry who killed the border soldiers used very different weapons from Daxia.

Daxia and Anxi had long since abandoned bone weapons and switched to iron and bronze.

If it is a deliberate disguise, it is completely unnecessary.

For decades, Anxi and Bactria fought for the Mesopotamian plains.Although there was a marriage in the middle and a short-term peace was achieved, in fact, the war never really stopped.

"Big Xia attacked the border and would not use bone arrows on purpose."

As soon as this remark came out, the nobles present all looked stunned and nodded.

Dmitry also pointed out that the attacked military camps and villages were all looted, food, livestock, cloth, soldiers' leather armor and herdsmen's tunics were all taken away, not to mention scattered weapons.

This style of work is very different from that of Daxia.

Anxi and Daxia are strategically located. They have fertile land rich in food, large pastures to raise livestock, and caravans traveling from east to west. The capital city is full of people and is very prosperous, and the army has no shortage of supplies.

This kind of killing and looting, wishing to scrape off a layer of land, is very different from the impression of the Great Xia army.

"Could it be desert bandits?"

"will not."

How can Anxi Qingqi's combat quality be compared to mere gangsters?

Dmitry was reused by the old emperor, and after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he was able to win over nobles and dominate the court. Apart from his identity, he relied more on wisdom and means.

In his opinion, what happened on the border is very strange. It doesn't look like Daxia soldiers or desert bandits, but more like a group of outsiders with strong fighting power and vicious behavior, and lack of food, weapons and necessities of life .

If the quantity is small, just passing by, it should not cause a serious problem, and there is no need to go to war.If the number is large and you don't want to leave, you can't act rashly in order to avoid peace on the rest of the border.

During the time of the old emperor, nomadic tribes from the east moved westward, and they were of the same species as the founders of Daxia.

When Dmitry was ordered to go out, he had confronted these steppe tribes.In that battle, the Anxi army suffered heavy losses. Of the [-] light cavalry he brought with him, more than [-]% of them were killed or injured.

Since then, Dmitri has had a psychological shadow on these tribes from the east and has always been vigilant.Specially send people to inquire in the caravan to collect information about the east.

Unfortunately, because Anxi is located in West Asia, separated by countries such as Dawan, Wusun and the Western Regions, little is known about the Xiongnu Empire and Han Empire in the east.On the contrary, because the Yue clan is of the same species as the Great Xia, news often comes, and Dmitri regards it as a powerful enemy.

The news from the border made him instinctively vigilant. Could it be that he came from the east again?

According to his thinking, if they really came from the east, and there were a lot of them, then the assembly of the army was the right thing to do, but before doing anything, it was necessary to obtain the most detailed information to find out the identity and strength of the opponent.

It is absolutely unwise to act hastily.

As a result, it is likely to lose troops and generals just like he did back then, and his strength will be greatly reduced, and it will take more than 20 years to recover.

Dmitry did mean well.

Don't look at him trying every means to suppress the new emperor and monopolize the power of the government. Once the matter involves the national level, he will never make mistakes, let alone act in a muddle because of personal abolition of the public.

Because of this, the nobles of Anxi will support him and stand firmly by his side.

It's a pity that the new emperor was eager to gain military power and did not intend to adopt his opinion at all.

In Frates II's view, the resting light cavalry is the most powerful existence. Whether the offender is Daxia or not, the army must be assembled to eradicate these people completely.

Taking this opportunity, he will take over the military power in the name of the emperor and gain the power that truly belongs to him.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be carefully considered." Dmitry said in a deep voice, "I don't know the strength of the opponent, so there is no need to immediately assemble tens of thousands of troops. If you really want to mobilize an army, you need a lot of food, weapons, horses and camels, so it is difficult to rush Ready, need to come from everywhere..."

"okay!"

Before Dmitri could finish speaking, Frates II became impatient and interrupted him loudly.

"Uncle, I respect your wisdom, but you'd better remember that I am the ruler of the vast territory, the emperor of Parthia!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the palace.

Dmitry's face changed slightly, his eyes were deep, and his fists were clenched little by little.The great nobles sitting on both sides all had serious expressions, and their eyes wandered back and forth between the pair of uncles and nephews.

They all knew that this day would come sooner or later.It's just that I didn't expect that the young emperor would be so impatient that he would rush to attack Uncle Wang less than a year after he ascended the throne.

Comparing the performance of the two sides, most of the nobles are more determined to support Dmitry.

Parthia needed a wise and strong ruler, and Demetrius was a better fit than his nephew, even if he wasn't emperor.

I don't know how long it has passed, maybe a few minutes, or maybe longer, Dmitry bowed his head to Phrates II with one hand in front of him, and said calmly: "Yes, my great ruler, the great His Majesty the Emperor."

On the surface, Dmitri bowed his head to the emperor. In fact, Phrates II was stepping on a dangerous bridge, and he might step on the ground at any time and fall into the infinite abyss.

After the discussion, Dmitry left first, followed by more than a dozen nobles, and the hall quickly became empty.

Frates II clenched his fist with one hand and slammed it heavily on the gem-inlaid armrest, allowing his knuckles to be scratched, and bright red blood flowed from the wound, staining the lion pattern carved in red gold.

Indmitri nodded in agreement, and the great nobles gathered their troops one after another, and marched towards the border according to the will of Phrates II.

During the process, news came one after another. In addition to the border villages and military camps being attacked and looted, the Great Xia army also began to gather towards the border.

Such a change made Dmitri startled. He didn't care about cleaning up Phrates II, and quickly summoned the three most trusted nobles, asking them to move quickly and go to intercept the Great Xia army as soon as possible.

The Mesopotamian Plain that was taken before must not be allowed to be taken back by the other party!

"Yes!"

The nobles moved quickly, and more than [-] light cavalry marched to the border one after another.

At the same time, the cavalry and heavy infantry of Daxia also pressed towards the border, forming two arrows facing the Parthian army head-on. Judging from the speed of movement, within ten days, they could meet the first batch of light cavalry who arrived.

With the development of the matter to this point, Dmitry couldn't help being shaken. Maybe he really made a mistake in his judgment. It was indeed Daxia who attacked the village and the military camp before.

Using low-quality weapons and imitating bandits, all in order to deceive people and make Anxi make mistakes in judgment, so as to delay the fighter.

"Cunning, despicable!"

After listening to Dmitry's analysis, the Parthian nobles who sent troops were all furious and vowed to make Daxia look good.

As the party being scolded, Da Xia was also full of anger.

If Dmitry continues to send out spies, he will soon know that the border of Great Xia has also been raided and plundered, and the actions are simply and neatly, leaving no one alive, exactly the same as Anxi.

Worst of all, the little prince who had just won the fief and went to inspect the border also died in the hands of the bandits.Emperor Daxia suffered from the pain of losing his son. He thought it was An Xi's hand, and was completely enraged. He ordered the army to go to the battlefield to teach An Xi a lesson.

The two most powerful countries in West Asia have assembled heavy troops and confronted each other on the border, and the battle may start at any time.

As the source of everything, the Xiongnu army led by Yi Zhixie was aware of the situation and knew that the Han army was still chasing behind them. They didn't want to be involved in the melee, so they speeded up collectively and planned to leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

As for the war was caused by them, it is very likely that people will die. The Huns said that it doesn't matter if it is not their own who died anyway.

If the fight was fierce and even the country was destroyed, they could turn around and turn back when the Han army left, taking the opportunity to occupy a piece of land or two, and settle down to recuperate.

Ever since, the Xiongnu who caused the trouble snatched it and ran away, and Anxi and Daxia were taken into the ditch together, starting a 20-year tug-of-war.Countries large and small in West Asia and Mesopotamia have been involved one after another, actively or passively joining the battle, and began to reshuffle the cards.

In this war, Anxi and Daxia continued to annex the surrounding countries in order to supplement their strength. Instead of weakening, their strength increased a lot.The small countries that participated in the war suffered great misfortune, did not get the dividends of the war, and even lost their capital completely.

It really explained a truth: the game between big countries, small countries do not know the depth of jumping high to die, the former has a halftime break, the latter has already had a bruised nose and swollen face, was kicked high and hung high, hanging like a shining star in the sky.

Although the Xiongnu's abacus was good, they failed to achieve their wish after all.

In the spring of the sixth year of Yuanguang, when Anxi and Daxia went to war, the Xiongnu were also overtaken by the Han army, and the two sides launched a fierce battle in the Amu Darya River Basin.

This chase lasted for several months. The Huns were suffocated by the pursuit, and the Han army was also chased fiercely, all at one point.

No matter how much Yi Zhixie wanted to preserve her strength, and didn't want to face the Han army head-on, she couldn't resist the hearts of the people.If he forcibly ordered a retreat, without waiting for the Han army to act, the hearts of his subordinates would inevitably be distracted, and his own prestige would also be greatly reduced.

"kill!"

Since he had to fight, he simply fought to the death.

Yi Zhixie gritted his teeth fiercely, brandished the scimitar he snatched from Anxi, and led the charge with his horse.

Zhao Jia and Wei Yue led [-] cavalry each, throwing two long arcs in the charge, outflanking the two wings of the Huns respectively.Wei Qing, Zhao Ponu, Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao led five thousand archers to intercept the Huns head-on.

Amidst bursts of sharp whistles, locust-like arrows smashed down in the air, and the Huns forward was immediately emptied.

Because the battlefield was chosen by the river, many tribes and caravans were unlucky and crashed into the edge of the battlefield.

Most of them had never seen the Huns and the Han army, and mistakenly thought that Daxia and Anxi had opened up another battlefield, and immediately ran away, spreading the news quickly.

When the incident reached the ears of Dmitri and the Emperor Daxia who led the troops, both sides were shocked, thinking that the other party was going to go around behind them and attack them. Without hesitation at all, they issued an order at the same time: "Send troops!"

The soldiers of Daxia and Anxi received orders and began to move on a large scale to the Amu Darya River Basin.There are various indications that the battle between the Han army and the Huns is about to evolve into a four-way melee.

Not only did Yi Zhixie not expect such a development, even Zhao Jia and Wei Yue were very surprised.

The only good news is that with Han Yan's efforts, the [-] Han troops finally found the right direction, and galloped towards the battlefield following the guidance of Xinying.