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Chapter 1083 The New City of Central Asia in the Great Han Dynasty
Several days later, in Mulu City, at Garden Square.

When news of the great victory at the Battle of Nisa arrived, Su Yao was riding on the back of a griffin with Amina and Safia, having just finished inspecting the newly opened trade route to the West.

With two beauties, one big and one small, on his left and right, Su Yao sat on a specially made saddle that could carry three people, which had just been built recently. As soon as he landed, the whole city cheered. The people spontaneously poured into the streets, banging gongs and drums and shouting "Long live the King of Kings".

Zhang Liao, Lu Su, and other important civil and military officials were already waiting in the square. Upon seeing Su Yao land, they immediately stepped forward to pay their respects and report:
"Your Majesty, General Bahram has lived up to expectations, capturing Nisa in just nine days, beheading the Parthian prince, and presenting over eight thousand prisoners."

Su Yao reached out and took the battle report from Lu Su, who presented it with both hands. After scanning the densely packed list of battle results, he burst into laughter:
"Good good!"

"General Bahram truly lives up to the name of the Lion of Armenia, well done!"

When Safia heard the news that her father had conquered the ancient capital of Parthia, her eyes welled up with tears. She tightly gripped Su Yao's clothes and cried out, "He did it! Father, he did it!"

Su Yao looked down at Safia's reddened eyes and rubbed her head: "See? I told you you didn't need to worry, right?"

"My judgment has never been wrong!"

In fact, Su Yao had already learned of this news from the system map several days ago, on the very day Bahram fell. Therefore, he was not surprised at all. Today, he was simply waiting for a confirmed list of battle results.

But this battle report was of great significance to Safia.

The girl nodded vigorously, tears silently sliding down her cheeks—tears of joy and relief.

Since her father surrendered, she has been worried day and night, fearing that this "Lion of Armenia" would be defeated. In particular, the fact that her father had made a solemn vow before setting off to fulfill his military promise that he would finish the campaign within a day made her even more anxious, and she has hardly been able to eat or drink in the past few days.

Now that the great victory has arrived, the huge weight that had been hanging over my heart has finally been lifted.

Amina took Safia's hand at the right moment and said softly, "Sister should be happy. The general has made such a great contribution, and the Holy Lord will surely reward him handsomely. From now on, we can stand taller."

Amina used the word "we," which wasn't wrong.

Compared to the powerful and unfamiliar Han Chinese and Eastern nomads, who were even unable to communicate properly, Bahram was truly one of their own to the Parthians who had surrendered in Merv.

Even those who disliked Bahram, such as Anmoti and Denam, had to admit that the victory of the Green Standard Army had at least salvaged some of the Parthians' reputation, allowing them to hold their heads high and no longer be seen as useless good-for-nothings.

On this point alone, all Parthians share the same interests.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Highness."

Safia wiped away her tears, dismounted from the griffin, and bowed deeply to Su Yao:
“If it weren’t for the Holy Lord’s trust, Father would not have achieved what he has today. On behalf of Father, I thank the Holy Lord for his great kindness!”

Su Yao, carrying Amina, jumped off the griffin, helped the girl up, and gazed through the cheering crowd in the square, turning towards the continuous Kopet Dag Mountains to the west: "General Bahram's great victory is an honor for our Great Han Allied Forces! Issue the order that the whole city celebrate for a day, and the next day move the camp. I will personally hold a victory celebration ceremony in Nisa City and award General Bahram with a medal!"

what? !

Relocate the headquarters?

As soon as Su Yao finished speaking, all the civil and military officials were stunned.

The term "moving the camp" is a simplified way of saying it; in the parlance of the Parthians, it meant "moving the palace."

Indeed, with the capture of Nisa, the old Parthian capital, Su Yao planned to move the center of his rule in Central Asia from Merv.

This was a major blow to many who had just settled in Mullah.

Moreover, relocating the administrative center would require a lot of manpower and resources, and it is currently winter, which is not a good time.

But Su Yao's next order completely blocked their path.

The first battle against the Parthian Empire will also temporarily end with the "relocation of the capital." "Oh?"

"A ceasefire is being declared?"

The crowd whispered among themselves, and many of the people from Ctesiphon turned pale.

Indeed, we are already far enough away from here, and it would be very difficult to launch an attack further west across the mountains.

It was only natural that the Han people would stop there.

However, this would put those who had previously surrendered in a very awkward position.

"The ceasefire is not the end of the war, but only a temporary break."

After Su Yao spoke, Lu Su immediately stepped forward to explain.

After the capture of Nisa, the Han army had achieved its short-term strategic objective. With the approach of deep winter, it was a good time to give the army a break and rest.

At the same time, with the relocation of the ruling center, all efforts should be made to build Nisa into a qualified logistical base and establish several supply lines from Nisa-Mulu-Kushan and the Western Regions, in order to prepare for the full-scale war of annihilation after the spring.

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, the murmurs in the square gradually subsided. Everyone then realized that the so-called "ceasefire" was not a retreat, but a far-reaching strategic move. The pallor on the faces of the surrendered nobles from Taixifeng faded slightly, replaced by a thoughtful look in their eyes—if the Han army could truly wipe out the remnants of the previous dynasty in one fell swoop after the spring, they, as "remnants of the former dynasty," could use their surrender as an opportunity to secure a place in the new regime.

Thus, after a day of indulgence, the Su Yao court began a large-scale relocation.

In addition to rare treasures, books, and cultural relics sent to the Han lands in the Far East to be presented to the emperor, cartloads of grain, gold, and various documents were continuously transported to Nisa.

Zhang Liao, riding his warhorse, led the Bingzhou knights to clear the way and guide the migrating caravan. Lu Su, along with Anmoti, Denam, and other Parthian officials who had surrendered, were stationed in the central army to direct the troops and supervise the construction of Han-style post stations along the way, thus extending the road network originating from Luoyang to all the places the Han army reached.

This relay station system was an absolutely ahead-of-its-time military logistics system, with a relay station set up every thirty li, equipped with fast horses, supplies, and relay soldiers.

With the support of a large number of fine nomadic horses and the effect of pacifying the northern grasslands, this postal network operated with astonishing efficiency, and the speed of military intelligence transmission finally reached an average of 600 li and the extreme speed of 800 li for urgent dispatches.

As Su Yao rode on the back of a griffin, he looked down at the gradually taking shape "Silk Road" with a confident smile in his eyes.

Safia sat down in front of him, excitedly pointing to the winding procession on the ground: "Your Majesty, look! The caravans are catching up too!"

Sure enough, behind the army, in addition to the caravans from the Western Regions Development Company that he brought from the Central Plains, a long line of caravans had spontaneously followed.

Merchants from the Western Regions, Sogdians, and even merchants from India who came from afar all keenly sensed the new business opportunities.

"This is the effect I wanted." Su Yao nodded in satisfaction. "War paves the way, trade follows, victory continues, and wealth is endless."

"As long as we can guarantee victory after victory, these merchants will spontaneously provide supplies for my army and bring food from all over the world to my camp."

"And what I paid them were nothing more than spoils of war and the wealth of the defeated."

This is Su Yao's snowball effect.

As the war has progressed to this point, Su Yao no longer needs supplies from the Han region and can stand on his own with the support of the surrounding areas.

However, precisely because of this, it's about time for him to return to Luoyang.

This winter truce is the perfect opportunity.

(End of this chapter)