They endured hunger and waited for four days, but instead of food, they were met with the enemy's long swords.
This mix of hope and despair caused the Parthian soldiers to completely break down.
Faced with the guards and the long swords wielded by the young men, many Parthian soldiers forgot to flee and resist.
Of course, they were too weak from hunger to run away, let alone put up a fight.
After Sakkim dressed and ran out of the tent, chaos had broken out on both sides of the Parthian camp.
The army led by Huang Gai and the guards led by Ling Cao were like two sharp blades, advancing straight towards the central army with unstoppable momentum.
More than 40,000 young men, burning with the flames of revenge, unleashed unimaginable fighting power, relentlessly hacking down the Parthian soldiers in their sight.
This sight completely threw Sakqi into a panic, and he kept shouting loudly, trying to reorganize his army to resist the enemy's attack.
Unfortunately, his shouts were in vain; the Parthian soldiers, already engulfed in chaos and despair, wouldn't listen to a word he said.
It was because of Sakhqi's stupidity and greed that supplies were insufficient. Of the original 200,000 troops, only 100,000 remained. Now that their path forward was blocked and they had no way to retreat, they would eventually starve to death.
Faced with this situation, many people have even given up hope of living.
"Kill!!"
Just then, shouts of battle came from the south of the camp, and judging from the force of the shouts, the number of people involved was definitely not small.
Sakqi also stopped roaring, his eyes filled with fear.
Just then, an officer ran over in a panic: "Your Excellency, we must retreat! The enemy's forces have surpassed ours, and our army is surrounded. If we don't retreat now, it will be too late!"
"Retreat...retreat quickly!"
Upon hearing his subordinate officer's words, Sakqi immediately roared and turned to run towards the North Camp.
After Sakhqi fled out of the northern camp, he was followed by fewer than three thousand Parthian soldiers.
At the same time, Huang Gai and Ling Cao led their men to the central camp of the Parthian camp and began to charge towards the northern camp.
Turning his head to glance at the chaotic camp, Sakqi sighed with resentment, then led three thousand remaining soldiers northward.
Huang Gai and Ling Cao did not pursue the fleeing Sakqi, but instead, together with Kemolai and Daruk's men, focused on wiping out the Parthian soldiers in the camp.
On the other side, after running for nearly an hour, Sakqi saw that there were no enemy troops pursuing him from behind, and he felt a little relieved.
Looking up at the surroundings, he saw dense trees in front of him and steep mountains on both sides, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
The officer standing nearby looked puzzled: "Why is the Right Chancellor laughing?"
Sakqi pointed ahead and laughed, saying, "This place is treacherous. If the enemy had set up an ambush here, we would have had no chance of escape. It seems that Heaven is protecting us..."
Before he finished speaking, a horn sounded from both sides, and thousands of Han soldiers armed with crossbows suddenly appeared on the hillsides on both sides. A group of men also charged out from the bushes in front.
Commander Cheng Pu shouted loudly, "Sakqi, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!"
This sudden change nearly made Sarkozy faint.
"Release the arrows!!"
At the same time, a shout came from halfway up the mountain, and tens of thousands of arrows whistled out, raining down on the three thousand remaining Parthian soldiers. Screams erupted, and many Parthian soldiers were pinned to the ground.
A single volley of arrows wiped out more than half of the Parthian army's soldiers.
"Kill!"
Cheng Pu immediately roared and led his men to charge forward.
Faced with the ferocious and well-equipped Han army, the remaining Parthian troops resisted for less than a quarter of an hour before being wiped out, with only Sakqi remaining until the very end.
Seeing Cheng Pu approaching with a knife, Sakqi, trembling all over, couldn't help but kneel down with a thud: "Please, no... don't kill me! Whatever your request or condition, I will agree to it!"
"Heh~, you defeated general who lost 200,000 troops, even if I spare your life, your emperor and court officials probably won't let you off the hook, will they?"
Cheng Pu sneered and slowly raised the long sword in his hand.
Sakqi's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "No, they wouldn't dare kill me!"
"Oh? Why is that?"
Cheng Pu was slightly taken aback, his long sword stopped in mid-air, and he looked at Sakqi with curiosity.
"To be honest, General, I am actually the illegitimate son of the late Emperor and the younger brother of the current King of Parthia..."
Subsequently, Sakqi also told Cheng Pu about the affair between the old Parthian king and his mother, which resulted in the birth of him.
His family, in order to gain more benefits, pretended not to know about the matter and vigorously supported him. The current Parthian king, in order to win over his family to balance the power, also took the opportunity to appoint him as the Right Chancellor.
It can be said that Sarkozy not only had Parthian royal blood, but also served as a link between the royal family and court officials.
Therefore, neither the Parthian king nor the court officials would easily execute Sakqi, a man of such special status.
"Ha! You Parthians are truly devoid of ethics and shame. Not only do your kings and ministers have affairs with their wives and daughters, but ministers are even willing to suffer humiliation for the sake of their own interests. This has truly opened my eyes!"
Upon hearing Sakqi's explanation, Cheng Pu chuckled and looked at Sakqi with a mocking expression.
Meeting Cheng Pu's gaze, Sakoqi lowered his head awkwardly.
Cheng Pu then slowly placed the long sword he had raised on Sakqi's shoulder and said calmly, "What can you bring us?"
"I……"
Feeling the coldness from the blade, Sakqi couldn't help but shiver.
"General, I can persuade my king to cede all the coastal cities and ports to the Han Dynasty, so that they may be under the Han Dynasty's jurisdiction forever. Our army will never invade again!"
In his view, this campaign was entirely caused by the coastal cities and ports.
Now, his 200,000-strong army has been completely wiped out, and Parthia's main force has lost 50% of its strength, which can be described as a major blow.
The remaining army, still needing to guard against Rome to the west, was no longer able to reclaim the territory, so they simply ceded it to the Han Dynasty as a favor.
"Heh, you have a good idea. Do you think that if my Great Han wanted those ports, you would have to cede them to us?"
"this……"
Upon seeing Cheng Pu, who immediately saw through his thoughts, Sakqi was speechless, and a look of panic appeared on his face.
Ceding land was the highest condition he could think of; he was even prepared to be infamous for eternity.
If even this condition cannot be met by the Han army, then wouldn't I be doomed?
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