Since the Romans supported the ruling Aldaban IV, it was only natural that they would choose the Han Empire, which was equal in strength to the Roman Empire.

He had heard of the two battles between the Han and Rome that had just happened in Mulu and Damgan, and it seemed that the two sides were really evenly matched.

As long as Dahan can really support himself as much as he supports Vologis, he believes that he will be able to do much better than Vologis, and maybe this is really a great opportunity for Persia to make a comeback.

Wealth is in danger, it seems that he needs to fight once, and a great leader like Ardashir is still more resolute when he needs to make up his mind.

He stretched out his big hand to Sima Yi, "Then, General Sima Yi, let's have a great cooperation between Persia and the Great Han!" I will make Persia a loyal and powerful ally of the Great Han. ”

Sima Yi smiled and held Ardashir's outstretched hand tightly, "So happy cooperation, noble king of Persia, the great man has always been sincere and generous to his friends, you will get all the help you need." “

"I'll have our Hosho-sama come and conclude an alliance treaty with you personally, Fasho-sama must have heard of it."

Ardashir nodded again and again, Fa Zheng, of course I've heard of it, this is the number one person in the Han Empire in Central and West Asia, and the real important minister of the Han Empire.

Sima Yi looked at the excited Ardashir reservedly, "Then, Your Majesty, we will use Persia to sneak attack Ctesiphon, you see?" ”

Ardashir waved his hand, "It's not an excuse, it's cooperation, I will send our strongest Persian cavalry to attack Ctesiphon with you, and you don't have to worry about the guide." ”

Oh? Ardashir's boldness and resoluteness were somewhat unexpected by Sima Yi, but this was also a good thing that could not be sought, and with the help of the Persians, Sima Yi was even more confident in the battle of Ctesiphon.

When the two sides reached a consensus, they were both happy, and Sima Yi immediately released the carrier pigeon and sent a messenger to ask Fa Zheng to go to Bosis and sign a formal alliance with Ardashir I.

At the same time, three divisions of the Han army passed through Isfahan and continued southward, and had to go west from Persia to Susa to reach Ctesiphon.

Ardashir I personally led 30,000 Persian cavalry, accompanied Ma Chao and Sima Yi to Ctesiphon, these 30,000 Persian cavalry were all lightly armored cavalry, of which 10,000 were reloaded with muskets.

Along the way, it was all territory controlled by the Persians, and Ma Chao and Sima Yi were surprised to see that all tribes were obedient and obedient to Ardashir I.

It is not as loose as the control of the royal family over the various local forces of the Rest Empire, and the autonomy is so great.

The Persians were already highly unified under the leadership of Ardashir I, and the centralization system was very obvious.

Moreover, the military power of the Persians was also controlled by Ardashir I, and the generals below were directly responsible to Ardashir.

The Persian cavalry was still very famous, originally known for its heavy cavalry, but now that firearms were developed, they also kept pace with the times, eliminating the bulky heavy cavalry and retaining the light cavalry.

The Persians also developed infantry and vigorously popularized firearms, but Ardashir still had a good vision and a long-term view.

With the Persians who were familiar with the path leading the way, the Han army marched quickly, and within a few days, it passed through Susa, the nearest large city to Ctesiphon.

Sima Yi said to Ma Chao that it seemed that the number of people who should rest in peace had been exhausted, the Persians had risen, and even the nearest city to Ctesiphon, Susa, had been occupied by the Persians, no wonder Ardaban IV was so hostile to the Persians.

This threat was so direct that there was no danger between Ctesiphon and the Persians, and he was always facing the threat of the Persian cavalry.

When he was thirty miles away from Ctesifeng, there was an undercover agent from the Intelligence Department waiting for Sima Yi's army, and he reported the latest information to Ma Chao and Sima Yi.

To this day, there are still only 30,000 troops in Ctesiphon, which is considered the Praetorian Guard of Artaban IV.

Due to the excellent work of the Han scouts, Ardaban was still unaware of the arrival of the Han and Persian armies.

According to his plan, tomorrow, he will go out of the city to hunt, and when the time comes, the 30,000 troops should follow him, and it will be a good opportunity to avoid the fortified fortress of Ctesiphon.

Ardashir I marveled at the strength of the Han army's intelligence apparatus and was able to grasp the whereabouts of the Emperor of the Rest Empire.

After a night of silence, the two armies quietly ambushed on the periphery of the hunting grounds where the Sabbatarians hunted.

The next day, as soon as the morning dawned, scouts continued to come back and the Praetorian Guards of the Rest Royal Family had been dispatched, and they imposed martial law around the hunting grounds.

According to estimates, not all of the rest of the Praetorian Guards were dispatched, but only 20,000 were dispatched, and 10,000 remained in the city of Ctesiphon.

However, the scouts had already seen that the Emperor of Rest's luxurious chariot had left the city from Ctesiphon and was heading straight for the hunting grounds, accompanied by a large number of military generals loyal to Artaban IV.

Artaban IV really knew nothing about the arrival of the Han army and the Persians, but he still happily went on his favorite hunt, and how could he not be happy that the Romans and their own army had succeeded in holding back the Han army at Damgan?

Ctesiphon was far from the front lines of the two armies, so Artaban IV was unguarded and did not receive anything in return from the scouts.

As he ran farther and farther after his prey, he suddenly heard a trumpet, a trumpet instead of a trumpet.

As an emperor on the horse, this common sense is still there, and this trumpet is only unique to the Han army.

He stopped his horses and looked around, and saw a large field of cavalry in black uniforms on the hill to the south, and there was a large red flag, which was very conspicuous.

Only the Haotian Army and the Imperial Forest Army of the Han Army wear black uniforms, and the logo on the banner is also the military emblem of the Han Dynasty.

Where did these Han troops come from? Did it fall from the sky? Damgan is guarded to death, and it is impossible to let the Han army come over!

But when he saw the Persian cavalry coming out from behind the hill, he suddenly realized that it was the Persians who were helping them.

Damn the Persians, the white-eyed wolves who couldn't be raised, they should have exterminated them a long time ago, and they actually lured the wolves into the house.

There is no need to ask, it must be that the Han army borrowed the road from the territory of the Persians, and I don't know what benefits were promised.

He turned his horse and ran to his Praetorian Guard, his personal guards following closely.

Han and Persian armies appeared on all sides, and Ardaban IV and his army were surrounded by regiments, and the rest army was only 20,000 men.

And the Han army, plus the Persians, as many as 80,000 people, quadrupled and rested, and the victory was in their hands, so they did not rush to attack, but kept shrinking the encirclement.