Then the Kushan army quickly marched out, the cavalry took the lead, the infantry as the rear guard turned to the southern Sogdian provinces, and the troops who fought at the front station had already swept the city of Xinwan and ensured that it was unimpeded.

Fa Zheng in Guishan City had already received the news of Sima Yi's main cavalry victory, but he did not go out of the city to pursue.

After all, most of the infantry divisions in charge of the rear of the palace led by Sote were fully manned, far more than the number of Han troops in Guishan City.

In October 201, a decisive battle was fought on the outskirts of Samarkand against the combined forces of the Han and Kangju against the Kushan Empire.

Basically, the two sides involved in the battle were mainly cavalry, and after only one day of fighting, the winner was decided.

The Central Army of the Han Dynasty had advanced firearms, a complete configuration of far, medium and near, and successfully implemented the tactical intent of ambush and encirclement, plus the double blow of mutiny and surrender.

In the end, the combined forces of the Han and Kangju defeated the invincible Kushan Empire's army, laying a new pattern in Central Asia in one fell swoop.

Prince Botiao was lucky enough to lead the remnants of the defeated army to break out of the siege, and after joining up with the infantry corps outside the city of Guishan, he successfully withdrew to the Sogdian province.

He originally planned to continue to recruit a large army and continue to fight against the Han army.

However, after receiving the news of the defeat of Prince Bo Tuo's army, the domestic situation immediately surged.

The provinces and satrapies of Sistan, Khorezm, and Khorasan, which had previously rebelled and surrendered on the battlefield, declared their independence from the rule of the Kushan Empire and became independent and self-governing.

Subsequently, they joined the Central Asian Alliance founded by the Han and Kangju, and formed a military and political alliance with the Han and Kangju people.

The province of Sakota and the Western Viceroyalty, which had fled the battlefield early and suffered heavy losses, also declared their independence and refused to become vassals of the Kushan Empire.

Minor uprisings and rebellions broke out in other regions, and chaos broke out, and the situation in the entire Kushan Empire was in chaos.

Prince Bo Tiao also received warnings and admonitions from the king and a group of royal elders, so he had no choice but to slap himself in the face and sent an envoy to the Western Regions Protector of the Han Dynasty to ask for peace.

Fa Zheng and Sima Yi weighed the pros and cons, comprehensively considered the relevant situation, and believed that the war basically achieved the maximization of the Han Dynasty's claims and interests in Central Asia.

If a treaty favorable to the Han Dynasty can be signed, it is still acceptable, after all, the reunification of the country has not yet been completed, and there are still hostile forces eyeing it, and the main direction of the use of troops cannot be placed in Central Asia for a long time.

Moreover, the financial burden of the war is still huge, and the generous pension system of the Central Army has also led to a huge amount of related financial expenditure, and material supplies, especially ammunition, need to be transported here from the country for long distances, so it is not advisable to delay it for too long.

In November, after Feige sent a letter to Lü Bu for advice, Fa Zheng represented the Han Empire, King Alan represented the Kangju Kingdom, and Prince Bo Tiao represented the Kushan Empire, and the three parties held formal peace talks on the border between Dawan and Kushan.

Fa Zheng arrived at the negotiation venue under the escort of five hundred wolf cavalry, and King Alan also came to the venue early under the escort of five hundred elite archers.

As the defeated side, the Prince of Bo was the first to come to the venue under the escort of his royal guards to show his sincerity.

This is also the first time that the commanders of the two sides have met, and Prince Bo Tiao did not expect that the other party's coach was so young, even younger than him.

Fa Zheng is only twenty-eight years old this year, and the prince of Bo is in his thirties.

After seeing the majesty of the wolf riding at close range, Prince Bo asked Fa Zheng to take a seat in a low profile.

At the beginning of the talks, the two sides naturally had a heated argument, but since the winners and losers were divided on the battlefield, it was natural that some people had a hard back, and some people were at a loss for words.

Especially the turbulent political situation in the Kushan Empire, the rebellions that broke out everywhere, and even the position of the crown prince of the Bo Tune were threatened, all of which could not be continued by the Prince of the Bo Tune.

Therefore, this armistice agreement was quickly and successfully signed, and the two sides easily reached a consensus on several important terms.

Because Khorasan, Khorezm, and Sistan had all seceded from the Kushan, became independent and self-governing, and had joined the Central Asian Alliance, the Kushan Empire had to recognize the status quo of these three regions in the treaty.

In fact, the prince was very reluctant to add this article to the peace treaty, because this would give a bad start to the other vassal provinces and regions, and the western governorate and other provinces would definitely follow the prescription.

However, these countries have become allies of the Han Dynasty, and when Sima Yi and their spies rebelled, they promised to help them establish an independent state.

Therefore, this article became an unchangeable clause, and in the end, the prince could only make concessions.

His demand was that the Central Asian Alliance led by the Han Dynasty should no longer support the independence and rebellion of other provinces or regions of the Kushan Empire, and Fa Zheng naturally gave concessions and let the other side have a step down.

The second important clause was that the Sogdian province was to be used as a military buffer zone, and no troops from the Kushan mainland were to be stationed.

In exchange, no troops were allowed to be stationed within 50 miles of the border between Dawan and Kangju and the Sogdian provinces.

Because this clause is valid for both parties at the same time, it is not difficult to accept.

The third important provision is the exchange and redemption of prisoners of war.

Because whether it was a defensive battle or a field battle, it was the Han army that won in the end, so there were no prisoners in the hands of the Kushans.

However, there were many Kushan prisoners captured by the Han and Kangju sides, in addition to the Khorasan cavalry who voluntarily surrendered and the Khorezm soldiers who had been captured before, all of them had been released as allies, there were also 70,000 or 80,000 prisoners of the Kushan Empire and more than 20,000 Kushan soldiers who were captured due to injuries.

Such a large number of captives could not be put back in vain, and this required the Kushan Empire to exchange them with gold and silver coins and sufficient military horses and other materials.

Of course, the equipment on their bodies, the Han army will not return it, and it is still very sophisticated to modify it and issue it to the Western Regions Alliance Army for use.

In the last item, the prince offered to redeem the seized Sun Pavilion with a huge amount of wealth.

However, this Fazheng didn't promise him, because this big treasure was already on the way to Chang'an, how could such a precious trophy be returned?

He could only tell the prince that the Sun Pavilion had been damaged by cannonballs and demolished.

Although Prince Bo Tiao didn't believe this explanation, he could only stare dryly.

After the signing of the agreement, the prince did not rush back to Peshawar, but remained in Sogdia, waiting for the return of his captives.

In this eventful time, every ounce of strength counts.

These captives were the elite of the Kushan Empire, and he was waiting to rearm them and lead a large army to suppress the rebellion in the country, and those different voices also needed a large army to deter them.