At the south gate of the capital, hundreds of Parthian soldiers led the way, followed by tens of thousands of civilians, all running towards the city gate as if they were in a frenzy.

The outbreak of the epidemic caused panic in the Parthian capital, and everyone wanted to escape at all costs.

At this time, there were only a few dozen soldiers guarding the city gate.

Soon, these people broke through the defenders' defenses, opened the city gates, and rushed out of the city.

"Halt!!"

The people in the city had just run outside the city when they heard a loud shout.

Looking up, one could see about ten thousand Han soldiers lined up in a row, about three hundred paces away from the city gate, holding crossbows and staring fiercely at the people running out of the city.

At the front of the army formation, Sima Yi sat on a four-wheeled cart, calmly watching the people fleeing the city.

"There's a plague in the city..."

"Please let us leave, please..."

Among the crowd, several people who could speak Chinese also shouted loudly with pleading expressions.

Faced with the crowd's pleas, an officer stepped forward and shouted, "It is precisely because of the epidemic that we cannot let you leave. Who knows if you are infected? You are fleeing everywhere. Do you want all the people of Parthia to die with you?"

"We are not infected..."

"Let us go..."

"I have money, I can give it all to you."

Hearing the officer's shouts, the people continued to plead.

Now, the city is full of people infected with the disease. For the Parthians, who have no means of treatment, staying in the city is tantamount to waiting to die.

"Hmph, so noisy!"

Sima Yi, standing to the side, sneered: "Give the order: Anyone who steps forward will be killed without mercy!!"

"Here you go!"

The officer agreed and then waved behind him.

Ten thousand Han soldiers, armed with powerful crossbows, stepped forward and shouted in unison, "Retreat!"

Faced with the intimidating presence of the Han army, those who had escaped the city couldn't help but change their expressions.

Although the Han army's crossbow bolts terrified them, many people still pushed forward, thinking of the hellish scene inside the city.

"Release the arrows!!"

Seeing that many men had entered the firing range, the officer in charge showed no mercy and immediately gave the order to fire the arrows.

As the sound of crossbow strings rang out, tens of thousands of arrows whistled out, and a vast, overwhelming shadow, like locusts, covered the Parthians who were fleeing the city.

Thousands of Parthians who were running ahead were pierced through the body by crossbow bolts and fell to the ground with unwilling expressions.

Before the Parthians behind them could even react, a second, dense volley of arrows followed, then a third, a fourth…

This overwhelming force completely shocked the Parthians, leaving them bewildered and helpless under the fierce attack.

When the eighth volley ended, less than 20% of the Parthians were still standing.

"retreat!!"

After the volley ended, the Han soldiers stepped forward again and roared in unison.

Seeing the corpses scattered all over the ground, the surviving Parthians, fearing death, retreated into the city.

Seeing the Parthians retreat, Sima Yi waved his hand: "Dispose of those corpses!"

As Sima Yi finished speaking, a group of soldiers dressed in white robes and wearing protective gear walked out from behind the army formation and headed towards the corpses.

Before long, the corpses were carried to the top of dozens of piles of firewood and then set ablaze.

Meanwhile, in the camps of the Bedouin and the Liberation Army, nearly 30,000 soldiers also gathered together.

In recent days, the epidemic in the camp has become increasingly severe. Although the Han army's military doctors are helping, many soldiers have been infected because the medicine has not yet been delivered.

Watching the corpses being carried out and burned, the soldiers of both armies also endured immense suffering.

Now, more than half of the soldiers in the camp have been infected and are bedridden. Those who have not yet been infected, seeing this situation, could no longer bear it and gathered together at noon, preparing to escape.

Although these soldiers, after years of training by Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan, were indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty.

However, differences in skin color and bloodline still exist. Faced with the erosion of the epidemic, no one will obey the Han army's orders and wait to die.

The soldiers, who had gathered together, killed the instructors and staff officers who had taught them, and then charged out of the camp like madmen.

Just as these soldiers rushed out of the camp, Lü Bu's cavalry arrived.

Lu Bu's gaze passed over the soldiers and landed on the corpses in the camp.

When Lü Bu saw that the corpses were dressed in the clothes of instructors and staff officers, his face immediately turned cold.

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!!"

As soon as Lü Bu finished speaking, the Han cavalry behind him launched a charge against the Bedouin and several relief soldiers who had escaped from the camp.

Although the soldiers of both armies were previously known as the subordinate armies of the Han Dynasty, the armor and weapons they used were not much different from those of the Parthian army.

Faced with the Han army's iron cavalry, they, like the Parthian army before them, had no power to resist whatsoever.

Within two hours, the soldiers of the two armies who had escaped from the camp were all slaughtered by Lü Bu.

Although Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan were furious about Lü Bu's actions, they dared not speak out.

After all, Lü Bu's actions were correct, and even Liu Cheng couldn't find a fault with them, let alone the others.

After dealing with the soldiers of both armies, Lü Bu then led his cavalry, together with the Yizhou army, to impose an even tighter blockade on the Parthian capital.

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