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    The origin is really true this time.  When Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops with overwhelming morale to invade the Parthian Empire, and marched along the Silk Road to Mulu City, an important city in the Parthian Empire.  The Parthians, who had been wary of the Han army because of the rapid collapse of the Kushan Empire, soon suffered a heavy loss to Cao Cao.  When Cao Cao confidently sent an envoy to demand the surrender of Mulu City, Governor Margiana directly killed Cao Cao's envoy.  He also hung the envoy's head on the city wall to mock the Han army.  That envoy was a member of Cao Cao's clan.  In anger, Cao Cao immediately became angry and personally urged the army to attack the city.  The vanguard corps are basically cavalry.  Although the Han army's combat effectiveness after dismounting was not weak at all, they lacked siege equipment and heavy weapons.  Moreover, the soldiers and civilians in Mulu City had already cleared away all the wood and stone around the city. Even if they wanted to build simple siege equipment, they would have to go dozens of miles away to bring back the wood.  The Han army in the vanguard legion only relied on serial crossbows to suppress the city head. The dismounted elite cavalrymen carried simple ladders and rushed to the city wall.  The Parthians today are not nomadic people who live in pursuit of water and grass. They have a long civilization and culture.  For thousands of years, it fought bloody battles with the Greeks who came to colonize Central Asia and the expeditionary forces of the Roman Empire during its power.  City defense technology has long been perfected.  The soldiers of the Parthian Empire hid behind the thick city walls and threw rolling stones, wood, gold juice and ash bottles outside the city.  A large number of brave Han troops screamed and fell under the city wall.  No matter how powerful the serial crossbow is, it cannot penetrate the thick stone city wall.  Moreover, the crossbow arrows could not turn and hit the defenders hiding behind the city wall.  Two consecutive desperate attacks resulted in the damage of more than 2,000 sergeants.  Facing the huge casualties, the furious Cao Cao finally calmed down.  Ignore the provocations of the defenders on the city wall who cheered and urinated on the Han army.  After retrieving the bodies of the wounded and dead soldiers, Cao Cao dispatched a large army to surround Mulu City.  At the same time, Kuai Ma ordered the siege troops from the rear to come over quickly.  The Parthians have done a great job.  They bravely guard their homeland, all facilities are fully prepared, and their morale is very high.  Even if the city is besieged, he is not afraid.  The defenses of Mulu City are strong, and there is enough food stored in the city to feed the entire city for a year.  On top of that, the Parthian Empire was huge.  The strength is also extremely strong.  They have a huge land area and a population of tens of millions!  The military power of the Parthian Empire was also very brilliant.  They once wiped out seven Roman legions and more than 40,000 vassal troops led by Crassus, one of the Three Giants of Rome, in the Battle of Carrhae more than 200 years ago!  Among them are the ancestors of the Romans who later fled westward and fell to the Han Empire.  This was the most tragic battle in the history of the Roman Empire.  You may not be familiar with Crassus, but you can understand his status in Rome at that time when you talk about Caesar and Pompey, who were together with him as the top three giants of the Roman Empire.  He also led the most powerful and elite legion in the Roman Empire.  The Parthians are good at using the tactic of "Pathian Returning Horse Arrow".  This is a tactic in which the cavalry pretends to retreat and then turns around to shoot the enemy.  This tactic combined with the use of a compound bow was so powerful that even the Roman legions with extremely powerful troops could not stop it.  This time the Parthians defended Mulu City to allow time for the imperial team to assemble.  After the Parthian Empire's troops are assembled, they will come to rescue Mulu City.  These invaders can then be defeated.  However, at best, the Parthians, who put the Han army and the Roman Empire's expeditionary force on the same level, would not know how powerful the Han army was in this era.  After defeating Cao Cao's first siege, the confident Mulu City defenders even sneaked out of the city under the cover of darkness to launch a night attack on the Han army.  It was not until more than a thousand heads were chopped off by the Han army that they finally calmed down.  It didn¡¯t take long for the siege troops requested by Cao Cao to arrive at Mulu City.  Cao Cao, who had been suppressing his anger, ordered a large-scale siege without saying a word.  Hundreds of trebuchets dropped deadly incendiary bombs into Mulu City.  Even if the buildings in the city were made of stone, it would be useless.  The inextinguishable incendiary bomb can even burn stones to crisp!  By the time Gao Yang arrived here with the main formation of the Chinese Army, Mulu City was already hopeless.  The Parthians are extremely brave.  After they realized that the fire in the city could not be extinguished, they opened the city gate and launched a desperate charge against the trebuchets outside the city that were under heavy guard.  Those extremely brave Parthian cavalry even rushed all the way to a place less than a hundred steps in front of the trebuchet before being shot into hedgehogs!  "These people are really brave." Yuan Dian said with emotion after hearing about this incident.  ? ??Hmm.  Gao Yang squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Mulu City in the distance, which was surrounded by thick smoke and fire. He nodded and said in response, "The Parthians are also called Parthians."  They were an important nomadic people in Central Asia hundreds of years ago.  First he fought the Greeks and later he fought the Romans.  The strength is impressive.  They inherited territory in Central Asia after the fall of the Persian Empire.  Through continuous development and endless battles with the Roman Empire, the current Parthian Empire was forged in the flames of war.  " "It's a pity that no matter how powerful the empire is, it will be in vain when it encounters you.  "Yuan Dian whispered. "Haha.  Gao Yang smiled and said, "Even without me, they won't be able to resist for long."  The king of kings in the south, Ardashir I, should have now unified the remaining forces of Persia and is about to launch a large-scale attack on the Parthian Empire.  In a maximum of twenty to thirty years, he would replace the Parthian Empire and establish the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, the Sassanid Dynasty.  " "Will you give that Aldashir I this chance?  "Yuan Dian asked curiously. "How is that possible?  Gao Yang laughed out loud. Looking up at the thick black clouds that covered the sky, Gao Yang raised his chin slightly, feeling the hot breeze in the air. He said softly, "Any force that dares to stand in front of me will be killed."  be destroyed.  Before I enter the city of Rome, no one can stop me!  " Mulu City is finished. This important city on the Silk Road has been completely burned at this moment. Except for a few lucky ones who escaped from the city and were captured by the Han army. Nearly 50,000 defenders and citizens followed  Governor Margiana was burned together: "This unquenchable fire is too powerful.  "Yuan Dian said with some palpitations, "In this era, there are no means of prevention and confrontation. It would be dangerous if the secret of the incendiary bombs was known to the enemy.  " "The technological level of this era cannot be reached.  Gao Yang responded with a smile, "Don't talk about those additives."  They didn't even have the rubber to seal the clay pots.  When this kind of dangerous item lacks protection, it can even cause more damage to one's own people than to the enemy's!  I never worry about these things.  Breakthroughs in science and technology require continuous accumulation and a well-matched supporting foundation.  A sudden breakthrough is absolutely impossible to change the balance of strength and weakness.  Therefore, no matter in any era, climbing the technological tree is the most important thing.  " After capturing Mulu City. The Han army, which acted quickly and had no logistical hindrance, made a quick attack. It only took less than ten days to reach the city of Nissa, the old capital of the Parthians! "This is where the Parthians made their fortune. Sure enough,  The land is fertile.  "The horse came to a hill. Looking at the majestic city at the foot of the mountain next to the clear green river in the distance, and the criss-crossed and lush cultivated land outside the city. Gao Yang couldn't help but sigh. "  There is plenty of this kind of fertile land on this planet.  If you take the army and occupy it piece by piece.  One hundred and eighty years can't be completed.  What's the point of doing this now?  "Yuan Dian asked in confusion. "Don't you understand?  Gao Yang curled his lips and watched the huge Han army surge out from the foot of the mountain, like a huge gray dragon rushing towards the distant city of Nissa. He smiled and said in reply, "I'm attacking all of them."  A place with civilization.  At least it was a place that broke away from the primitive tribal stage and entered the slave system.  My intention is not to occupy territory.  After all, the current population of the Han Empire and the transportation and communication conditions of this era are not enough to support such a vast territory.  My purpose is to conquer civilization, defeat all forces that can pose a threat to the Han Empire, and nip all possible threats in the cradle.  This is the theme of this Western Expedition.  "    "So this is ah.  "Origin suddenly responded. "Okay, the war has begun, let's continue this magnificent road of conquest.  "Gao Yang smiled and pulled off the visor on his helmet, clamped the horse's belly hard, and rushed down the hill first! The Han army's assault speed was too fast, and the Parthians did not have time to react when they arrived. Although they had already received the attack,  When the warning came, they also responded. However, the Parthians never thought that the Han army would march so fast and arrive at the city in such a short time. In this case, the governor of Nisa City!  The only option was to close the city gates and defend the city. At the same time, a messenger was sent to Ctesiphon, hoping that the emperor's army would come to rescue the siege. The reason why he said he was expecting the emperor to rescue the city was because the governor saw it on the city wall.  Outside the city, the huge Han army formation spread over the mountains and plains, and it became clear at a glance that it was only possible to defeat such an extremely large invader army by gathering the strength of the whole country.  And no one can command such a huge army except the emperor! In the distant Ctesiphon, the young emperor of the Parthian Empire??Vologis V just took over the imperial scepter from his brother Osroes II who died of a sudden illness last year.  Before the young emperor could fully demonstrate his grand ambitions, he prepared to launch a revenge war against the Roman Empire that had captured and burned Seleucia and Ctesiphon decades ago.  I received an emergency military intelligence report.  An extremely powerful army came from the far east. The name of this army was the Han Army!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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