"kill!!"

Just as the bandits were at a loss, Ma Chao and Sun Ce arrived together.

Relying on their martial arts skills and the iron armor they wore, and disregarding their age and strength, these two men, with their innate bravery, charged into the enemy ranks despite the arrows shot by the bandits.

In cavalry duels, the key is to strike with a single blow as the enemy crosses the road. The elite status of the cavalry depends entirely on their ability to see the enemy's attack clearly at high speed. Therefore, before the bandits could even see Sun Ce and Ma Chao's faces clearly, their sabers had already pierced the bandits' chests.

At the same time, the Imperial Guards cavalry who followed from behind used their long spears to block several deadly curved blades for the two of them, and then did their best to protect their safety.

These Imperial Guardsmen, even if taken out individually, are all top-notch fighters. With them around, accidents are unlikely to happen.

The two, new to the battlefield, seeing that they were safe, spurred their warhorses forward, continuously cutting down any enemies they could see.

Watching the two men wielding spears and halberds slaughtering their way through the enemy ranks, the Imperial Guards behind them couldn't help but marvel. These two men were now covered in blood, looking nothing like teenagers; they were clearly two bloodthirsty beasts.

However, considering the two men's backgrounds, the Imperial Guards cavalrymen were quite at ease, after all, like father, like son.

Sun Jian and Ma Teng both rose to power through brute force, so their sons were naturally no less capable.

Soon, Sun Ce and Ma Chao, wielding their sharp blades, pierced through the outer bandits and rushed to the rear of the bandits who were besieging the Persians.

At the same time, Liu Cheng led a hundred Imperial Guards to catch up and then charged through the gap opened by Ma Chao and Sun Ce.

With all three hundred Imperial Guards cavalrymen entering the arena, the bandits were completely thrown into disarray.

Although they noticed Liu Cheng surrounded by people, they were powerless to rush forward.

"Target: Bandit leader! Follow me and kill him!!"

Liu Cheng, who was in the middle of the formation, saw the bandit leader shouting loudly and immediately spurred his horse and charged over.

Although Liu Cheng was a prince and spent his days studying the art of governance, this did not mean that he was not skilled in martial arts.

After all, Liu Hong had once said that the boys should have a strong physique. As Liu Hong's son, Liu Cheng had been training with Tong Yuan and Wang Yue since he was a child.

Although Liu Cheng's martial arts skills were not as good as Sun Ce's or Ma Chao's, they were by no means comparable to those of some bandits. In addition, with the exquisite armor Liu Cheng wore, those bandits would only have the chance to be slashed.

During the charge, five or six bandits had already fallen to Liu Cheng's blade.

Seeing Liu Cheng riding towards them, directing the bandit leader, he felt a sudden chill for no reason.

Just as the bandit leader was about to turn and run away, a blade carrying a chilling aura came straight at him. Before he could react, he felt a pain in his neck, and then a huge head flew high into the air.

With the bandit leader dead, the remaining bandits either surrendered or fled.

"Pah! These bandits are really easy to beat!"

Looking at the bandits kneeling on the ground in surrender, Sun Ce spat out a mouthful of blood with a bored expression.

This battle was more like a game than a war. From the moment Sun Ce and Ma Chao launched their attack to the moment the bandits surrendered, it took only a quarter of an hour in total.

"Having obtained Bo Fu has at least satisfied you. Let's have a competition to see who kills more people!" Ma Chao chimed in.

Sun Ce: "How many did you kill?"

"Hehe, not many, only seventeen!" Ma Chao chuckled, looking at Sun Ce with a smug expression.

Sun Ce grinned upon seeing this: "I didn't kill many, I only had eighteen, slightly better, hahaha!"

"Hmph~, you were just lucky and got to touch one that was close to you!"

Upon hearing that Sun Ce had killed one more person than him, Ma Chao snorted, uttered a single sentence, and turned to leave.

At the same time, the remaining 120-plus bandits were also tied up.

After taking stock of the battlefield, Zhou Yu approached Liu Cheng and asked, "Your Highness, what should be done with these bandit prisoners?"

"Take them with you on your journey, and then hand them over to the Yizhou government for disposal!" Liu Cheng waved his hand and said, showing no interest whatsoever in the prisoners who had already surrendered.

Zhou Yu nodded, then said, "By the way, Your Highness, the surviving Persians would like to express their gratitude to you in person!"

Liu Cheng pondered for a moment, then asked in a deep voice, "Gongjin, do you think I should agree?"

"Yes, and you should also reveal your identity!" Zhou Yu replied without hesitation.

"Well, in that case, let's meet!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yu's reply, Liu Cheng smiled and nodded.

Liu Cheng also knew that his father had sent him here not just for training, but also because of political factors.

Before setting off, Liu Cheng and his men had already learned about the Parthians' situation and were aware of the Persians' influence on Parthia. They knew that it would be beneficial to win them over, which was why Liu Cheng stepped in to rescue them.

The purpose of rescuing the Persians today is more to promote our own reputation. If we can use this opportunity to recruit the Persians to our side, it will also make it easier to fight against the Parthians in the future.

After the communication was completed, Zhou Yu began to arrange for His Highness the Crown Prince to meet the Persians that evening. Since Liu Cheng's identity was to be announced, this meeting would certainly have to be more formal.

As Liu Hong's disciple, Zhou Yu rarely received personal guidance from Liu Hong, but he still learned a lot, especially the grassroots approach that Liu Hong consistently implemented, which Zhou Yu regarded as the ultimate truth.

A regime, as long as its foundation at the grassroots level is solid, will not be greatly affected by any upheavals.

Perhaps these Persians were just ants to the prince, but when there are many ants, they are a force that cannot be ignored.

When the surviving Persians learned that their rescuers were none other than the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, they were overjoyed.

Since the Han Dynasty occupied Yizhou, its name has resounded throughout the surrounding areas. Everyone knows that the Han Dynasty is a powerful and incredibly wealthy nation.

Especially after the destruction of the Kushan Empire, the unparalleled reputation of the Han Dynasty made countless people yearn for it.

That night, the excited Persian merchant finally met Liu Cheng and paid homage to him with the highest honors.

Liu Cheng, who received royal education from a young age, also displayed the noble demeanor that a Persian ideal of a crown prince of the Celestial Empire should possess.

"Your Highness, on behalf of all Persians, I express my respect to the great Emperor of the Han Dynasty and to you. We hope that the Han Dynasty can establish relations with us Persians, and we will certainly do everything in our power to go and pay homage to the Han Dynasty!"