A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"No, no, let me go instead."

"I'll do it, you guys go and rest first."

The general who had already defected could not persuade the gatekeeper to comply, so he had no choice but to take over the task of guarding the city gate with tears in his eyes.

The gatekeeper was extremely grateful, unaware that he was facing a sinkhole.

Upon receiving the news, Wei Pan's expression turned strange, and he was utterly speechless.

This is likely a consequence of Ardashir's earlier great victory; the people in this city no longer consider it the front line, and their vigilance has greatly decreased.

He accepted the buffet that was delivered to his door without hesitation.

Outnumbered, we ambushed them from all sides, surrounding them like dumplings.

They easily annihilated the garrison that had gone out to provide reinforcements. Most of the garrison in the city had already been taken away, leaving only those with the strength to defend the walls.

Now another 100,000 have been annihilated, and the defenders of the city walls have become their own people. Even Wei Pan did not expect things to proceed so smoothly.

When the army appeared around the city of Susia, alarms were sounded in the city and a large number of troops began to assemble and rush to the city walls.

The spies on the city wall did not betray the city immediately. Instead, they waited until the army approached the city wall before quickly opening the gates and letting the army into the city.

The troops on the side wanted to stop them, but the space where the city gate was located was too small. Even with a larger army, only a small number of people could directly contact them, and it was impossible to capture the city gate before the main army entered the city.

This allowed Wei Pan's Han army to quickly enter the city. Without the city walls as a defensive advantage, the large army inside the city was no match for the Han army, which outnumbered them several times over.

Wei Pan captured the entire city that same day and created the impression that there were still Han troops in the east, intentionally driving all enemy forces toward Ctesiphon.

After capturing Susia, Wei Pan ordered all his soldiers to change into Sassanid uniforms and wait there for Ardashir's arrival.

Ardashir had not received any news from Tiridates for a long time, and he knew in his heart that Tiridates was probably in grave danger.

And it must have been a major defeat, otherwise no remnants of his army would have come to report to him.

completely annihilated.

Ardashir's eyes turned slightly cold, and the anxiety that had risen in his heart due to the great victory subsided.

The Han Dynasty had countless talented people, let alone that family.

Thinking of the Wei family, Ardashir's pupils dilated slightly. How could such a terrifying family exist in this world?!

Moreover, according to the secret intelligence passed down through generations of their family, this family located in the Western Regions is merely a branch of the vast family of the Han Empire.

When they discovered this news, the royal family and other nobles did everything in their power to suppress it. Even just one branch of the alliance, leading their troops, was enough to overwhelm them.

If the information leaks, there's a high chance that there will be surrenderists everywhere.

Ardashir glanced uneasily at the distant city of Susia, his keen sense of war alerting him to a hint of danger.

He absolutely did not believe that Susia City would be in danger if anyone else were leading the army.

With the 40 defenders of Susia, they could definitely hold off an attack by a million-strong army for months.

But that person's surname is Wei, so is it possible that they have already taken over Susia City?!

This outlandish idea actually arose in the mind of the usually rational Ardashir and lingered there.

"We'll take a detour!"

Ardashir narrowed his eyes and glanced uneasily at Susia City.

Although the other generals were puzzled, Ardashir proved himself with his winning streak, and they would carry out his orders without question.

After waiting for several days and still not finding Ardashir, Wei Pan knew that the ambush had failed.

"As expected of Ardashir!"

Wei Pan sighed.

Having just experienced a great victory, the fact that Ardashir can still maintain such caution shows that his abilities surpass those of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

They often become arrogant after a great victory. Yuan Shao had the victory at Jieqiao and the defeat at Guandu. His defeat at Guandu was closely related to his arrogant personality after the victory.

After defeating Yuan Shao, Cao Cao became arrogant and almost had his base raided by Liu Bei.

However, Ardashir won several consecutive matches without ever becoming complacent, a feat that is rare in history.

What Wei Pan didn't know was that it was precisely because of the Wei family's existence that Ardashir hadn't become arrogant.

With a behemoth always looming overhead, even temporary victories can't make one arrogant.

The higher he stood, the more suffocated Aldashir felt, the more oppressive the pressure from the Wei family became.

Wei Pan divided his troops into several groups, continuously expanding his gains. Taking advantage of Ardashir's army's retreat, he continued to expand his territory, pushing the battle line directly to the Nisa front.

The Sasanian Empire was reduced to almost half the territory it had at the height of the Parthian Empire, a truly remarkable achievement.

Wei Pan's deployment of a large army to Nisa put immense pressure on Ardashir.

In those days, the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire were constantly at war, and a large number of troops were stationed on the western border.

Later, the pressure from the Han Dynasty increased, and the two countries were forced to negotiate peace and join forces to resist the pressure from the Han Dynasty. The Parthian Empire also withdrew its troops from the west, leaving only a portion of its troops as a guard.

The Roman Empire also withdrew its troops from the eastern provinces as a sign of goodwill in forming an alliance.

But unexpectedly, their actions were exploited by the big man, and Ctesiphon was ambushed.

According to the news from Taixifeng, the Han Dynasty sent a full 50 elite cavalry. How did the Han Dynasty manage to secretly transfer so many cavalry?!

Moreover, how could that desolate place, full of sand, support so many soldiers?

Ardashir just couldn't understand it.

By the time Ardashir was nearing Ctesiphon, his main force had sent word that the Han army had withdrawn and that the so-called 50 elite cavalry was a ruse; in reality, there were only 10.

He was deceived.

Ardashir: "..."

He abandoned his advantageous position at the front, ambushed the Han army, and quickly withdrew.

And then you tell me the news from the front lines is false.

There were not 50 troops, only 10.

If it were 10, why would he withdraw it?

With Ctesiphon's walls, they could exhaust themselves and still not break through.

Now look what's happened; half of the Sassanid Empire is gone.

This time, he suffered a double loss, losing both his wife and his army.

"Let's ally with the Roman Empire and send troops together to sweep through this region."

"Destroy this new dynasty established by the royal family!"