As a result, Sun Hao had to dispatch a large number of Snow Dragon Cavalry to support the left and right wings, and missed the opportunity to defeat the center of the Eastern Expedition Army.
After returning to the camp, Sun Hao, as the commander-in-chief of the Western Region coalition forces, beheaded dozens of generals from the five countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye, and Moshan, as well as the Mosha religion, and took over the military power of the armies of the five countries and the Mosha religion. Only then did Sun Hao's anger subside a little.
Minister of War Liu Bowen advised Sun Hao, "Your Majesty, the armies of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye, and Moshan are inherently weak.
The Moshavites hastily assembled an army of one million, many of whose soldiers were farmers without any military training.
We anticipated the collapse of the left and right wings before the battle and made careful arrangements. Why is Your Majesty so angry?
Sun Hao said unwillingly, "But they collapsed too quickly. Even if they could hold out for another stick of incense, the center of the Eastern Expedition Army might have been broken through by us."
Minister of War Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, after today's battle with the armies of the Western Continent, it can be seen that it is not difficult for our Han army to defeat the so-called Eastern Expedition Army.
In fact, the most important thing for our Han Dynasty now is how to take advantage of this opportunity to take over the entire Western Regions.
I suggest that while the military power of the five nations and the Mosha sect is completely under the control of our Han army, we should first resolve the problems of the five nations of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye, and Moshan."
Next, Sun Hao led his army to fight against the Eastern Expedition Army of the Western Continent, and at the same time sent the Han army to take over the five Western Regions countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye, and Moshan.
In order to resist the invasion of the Western Continent's Eastern Expedition Army, these five countries sent the vast majority of their troops to the Han Army. In addition, there were a large number of Han people living in the territories of these five Western Regions countries.
For example, among the more than 30 million people in Yanzi Kingdom, more than 20 million are Han people.
This meant that the Han army did not encounter much resistance in the process of taking over the five countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye and Moshan, and it could be described as calm.
By the end of March in the 196th year of the Han calendar, the five countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye and Moshan had been completely controlled by the Han army.
The Western Continent's Eastern Expedition Army had suffered losses of nearly a quarter in more than a month of fierce fighting with the Han Army.
This is because the Eastern Expedition Army of the Western Continent has often chosen to avoid fighting these days, otherwise it would have been defeated by the armored cavalry of the Han Army.
Inside the Western Continent's Eastern Expedition Army camp, Cardinal Kupriya, with a solemn expression, addressed the generals from various nations, "The war is going against us now. Do you have any good ideas?"
As soon as Cardinal Kupriya finished speaking, Duke Leonor of the Apulian Empire said, "I still hold the same opinion as before. I believe that we should withdraw our troops immediately and end this crusade.
If we continue to hold out, the remaining millions of troops in our Eastern Expedition Army may not have the chance to leave Yanzi Country."
Upon hearing Duke Leonor's proposal to retreat, several generals immediately voiced their support. Faced with the almost invincible Han armored cavalry, these generals were already frightened.
Cardinal Kupriya, somewhat unwillingly, asked Duke Elisil of the Parthian Empire, "Duke Elisil, what is your opinion on this?
Is it possible to send more troops to the Eastern Expeditionary Force?"
The Heavenly Cult had finally tied all the countries of the Western Continent to its chariot, but of course Purple Cardinal Kupria was unwilling to give up the Eastern Expedition.
Duke Elisil smiled wryly and said, "Bishop Kupriya, of the three million troops that the Parthian Empire sent to join the Eastern Expedition, we've already lost nearly one million, including 300,000 armored cavalry. I only want to bring the remaining two million back home."
At the beginning of April in the 196th year of the Han Dynasty, the East Expedition Army, which had been so ambitious, withdrew from the territory of Yanzi State in disgrace.
As soon as the Eastern Expeditionary Army arrived at Silver City, an important city in the south of the Parthian Empire, Cardinal Kupria announced the disbandment of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.
However, whether the war ends or not is not up to Cardinal Kupria to decide.
After the Eastern Expedition Army withdrew from the Yanzi Kingdom, the Han army followed and drove into the Parthian Kingdom.
Faced with the aggressive Han army, the Parthian Empire immediately launched a second wave of mobilization, preparing to expand the number of troops to tens of millions to resist the invasion of the Han army.
Subsequently, the Parthian Empire, which was not accepted by the countries of the Western Continent, was abandoned by its former allies and had to face the Han army alone.
By the end of the 196th year of the Han calendar, Kuturuk, the king of Parthia, was forced to sign a humiliating treaty with the Han Dynasty, unconditionally ceding all of Parthia's territory in the Western Regions to the Han Dynasty.
As a result, the Parthian Empire became a completely Western country, but its land area was reduced by almost two-thirds and its population was reduced to only about 30 million.
At this point, the entire Western Regions became Xizhou of the Han Dynasty, and the population of the Han Dynasty suddenly increased by about 120 million to 770 million.
The countries in the Western Continent breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Han Kingdom stopped at the border between the Eastern and Western Continents.
If the Han army enters the Western Continent, the various countries in the Western Continent may soon form a military alliance against the Han.
After Sun Hao's Eastern Expedition Army in the Western Continent was disbanded, he returned to Anyang City and handed over the task of conquering the Parthian Empire to his generals.
Sun Hao had no interest in the Western Continent for the time being. He reserved one-third of the territory for the Parthian Empire in order to leave a buffer zone between the Han Kingdom and the countries of the Western Continent.
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