"How? Now it looks like there is still no one to leave the barracks and arrive at the legion of the Romans in the northern camp? The Sassanid commander listened to the gunfire outside the camp getting closer and closer, and couldn't help frowning and asked the soldier next to him.

"Yes, Commander, none of the Rangers and Heralds we sent out have yet returned, and the Roman garrison to the north is very calm and shows no sign of coming closer to us. Coupled with the fact that they are now surrounded by Han Chinese troops, I am afraid that our heralds will not be able to sneak in and deliver your orders. The soldier next to him nodded and said to the Sassanid commander.

"Send some more heralds, so that they must do everything in their power to convey my orders to the Romans in the northern camp. The Han army on the other side was attacking too fiercely, and the lethality of their weapons was really beyond my expectations. If the Romans in the northern camp don't come to their aid in time, then we may lose the battle! When the time comes, one of us, one of the Romans, none of us will want to leave here alive. The Sassanid commander waved his hand a little irritably, and ordered the soldiers who were waiting for the order.

"Commander, do you think it could be that these Romans want to evade the obligation to fight, so they retreat to their barracks and refuse to go to war against those Han Chinese? By this time the Han had surrounded them, and even if they saw the herald we had sent, they could have found a no-man's corner and killed him, and then lied to us that they had not seen anyone. In this way, they will not be liable for losing the battle, and they will be able to avoid the battle to reduce their casualties. When the deputy commander saw the soldier leave, he leaned over and whispered in the Sassanid commander's ear.

"You mean," the Sassanid commander said with a sense of understanding when he heard his deputy's words.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, even if the Romans were able to come back in time, it would be difficult to see any hope of victory in this battle. Therefore, the top priority now is to find a way to find the reason for the defeat of this battle, and when the time comes, we will be able to give an account to His Majesty the King. I firmly believe that our Sassanid warriors are the bravest in the world, and will never flee because of their inferiority on the battlefield. So in the final analysis, the reason why we lost this time was because the Romans refused to carry out the order after receiving the order to support, and refused to support us in the face of battle. Therefore, we were unable to cope with the group attack of the Han army on the opposite side, and now in order to preserve our strength in order to be able to counterattack those Han people in the next battle, we temporarily retreated a certain distance, and waited until we stabilized our position before re-preparing for the attack on the Han army. The Sassanid deputy commander said to the Sassanid commander as if he meant something.

"But that may not be the case, and as far as I know, that Heras Curt is not a person to be messed with. What if he doesn't agree with us? If he had told His Majesty the truth, we would have been unlucky. At this time, the Sassanid commander was still a little worried about Heras Curt's influence in the country, and said to the deputy commander with some uneasiness.

"It doesn't matter, no matter how much Heras Curt makes trouble, it can't change the fact that they are an army of slaves. And you didn't come here to be captured by the Han Chinese, or to defeat the battle, you are all here to lead your soldiers to victory and pave the way for your future career. So in any case, the reason for this failure will definitely not and cannot fall on you. So even if you don't say it, the forces loyal to your family will blame the Roman legions for this defeat. So instead of letting those people say it, you should take the initiative to do it yourself. When the time comes, they will only secretly praise your clever methods, and where will anyone be held accountable in detail whether the Romans are responsible? So you can rest assured that what you said will never happen. The deputy reassured the Sassanid commander.

"Well, now that you've decided to do that. It's better to just do nothing, and you just find a way to keep this Roman legion here forever. After all, there is no proof of death, and all the responsibilities after they die will naturally be borne by them, and when the time comes, they will be able to deal with a hidden danger for myself in advance. After hearing the deputy's reassurance, the Sassanid commander finally made up his mind and clenched his fist and said to the deputy.

"It's great that you can figure this out, why don't you take the army down first. I'll stay around here with a small elite force and watch the Romans move, and if they're all wiped out by the Han Chinese, I'll find a place to get rid of them all, and I won't let them come back to join you anyway. The deputy, when he heard the decision of the Sassanid commander, was so pleased that he volunteered to deal with the troublesome Romans for the Sassanid commander.

"Then let's do it, I will lead the army to retreat westward first, and after crossing the Wuhu River, I will camp there and wait for you. You can now leave the battlefield with my guards and find a suitable place to lurk. Watch the movements of the Roman legions, and I will be waiting to meet your army on the west bank of the Wuhu River with the rest of the army. The Sassanid commander nodded, and commanded his deputy.

The deputy Sassanid commander nodded, then turned and left the barracks, found the heralds, and asked them to convey the order to the Sassanid troops on all fronts to begin a retreat in batches, and he left the battlefield early with the Sassanid commander's personal guards, hiding in the mountains near the battlefield.

At this time, although the Sassanid army on the battlefield was temporarily at a disadvantage, it still retained the strength to fight the Western Regions army. After all, the number of people on his side was far greater than that of the attacking Western Regions Army, but at this time, the commander did not give an order for him to counterattack on all fronts, so the military commanders at all levels of the front line were holding on to the current retreating front for passive defense. At this time, after the order to retreat was conveyed, the Sassanid army, which had been beaten by the attacking Western Regions army, quickly broke away from the battle with the Western Regions army without hesitation, leaving only the Western Turkic army, which was at a loss on the battlefield, to resist the attack of the Western Regions army alone.

(End of chapter)