After Zhang Bao left, Marcus Aurelius sent messengers to Rome to report his victory at the pass, while simultaneously reorganizing his army and allocating provisions in preparation for the upcoming campaign.
Kemolin and the garrison commander of Xilin Pass, who had abandoned the pass and fled, eventually reunited in a small town two hundred miles east of Xilin Pass after several days of fleeing.
Subsequently, Kemorin, in his capacity as commander of the border troops, ordered the other troops stationed on the Parthian border to abandon all their passes and camps and assemble in this direction.
On the surface, Camerin's explanation was to prevent the Romans from defeating them one by one and to preserve the strength of the border troops. In reality, he was thinking of using these remaining forces to save his own life.
September 10th.
News of the fall of Xilin Pass and Linma Pass also reached the Parthian capital.
The Parthian king and his ministers were also terrified.
Without the formidable barrier of the pass, Parthia, which had just lost 200,000 troops to the Han army the previous year, would absolutely not be able to withstand the Roman army's attack.
"That damned Kemolin, how did he defend the pass? Xilin Pass, which was strong enough to withstand hundreds of thousands of people, how could it have fallen like this?"
The Parthian king's furious roar echoed through the hall, and a group of ministers stood with their heads bowed on both sides of the hall, not daring to utter a word.
The loss of the two passes, aside from Kemorin's command issues, was mainly due to insufficient supplies.
In the past, the border troops could rely on the support of the surrounding people to obtain supplies.
But last year, Saqqchi made such a fuss about having to feed the people, which caused the border troops and the people to lose all their morale. As a result, the border troops lost their food and supplies, so it's no wonder they couldn't hold their ground.
Although the ministers understood the situation, none of them dared to say it aloud.
After all, Sakqi, as the representative negotiating with the Han army, now wields far more power than before, and none of the ministers dare to offend him.
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