The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 715 The situation is reversed
"Your Majesty, this is a critical moment for our two nations. If the war with Rome continues, rebel forces across the land will stir. If your country does not send troops, I fear your kingdom in the Khorasan province may..."

The Parthian messenger's eyes gleamed with a venomous, cold light.

This was not his first visit; he had threatened and warned Liu Fan multiple times in the preceding months.

However, Liu Fan made various excuses and prevarications, and his unhurried demeanor greatly displeased him.

As an envoy from a "superior nation," he was well aware of the current situation between the two sides. The Han Dynasty had tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians under the control of the Parthians, who could take whatever they wanted from them.

But Liu Fan's eyes always seemed to be looking at a clown. Although his words and attitude were acceptable, he always gave Liu Fan a nonchalant feeling.

This fueled his resentment, and he repeatedly tried to sow discord between Vorogis and the Han, wanting to teach the Great Han a lesson.

However, V of Vologius was also aware of the current "situation" of the Great Han.

They were being driven back by the states of Zhao and Wei, who were almost at the capital, leaving them with no resources to provide support.

However, this time Vologius V was also pushed to the limit and issued a strong order.

If Liu Fan does not send troops to aid, then the Khorasan province will be wiped out directly.

Seeing the Parthian envoy's arrogant and smug appearance, Liu Fan, sitting high on his throne, suddenly laughed.

The smile was faint, yet it was like a dagger tempered with ice, instantly piercing the stagnant air in the hall.

"Your Excellency, do you know that I have tolerated you for a long time?"

Seeing Liu Fan's calm expression, the Parthian envoy was slightly taken aback: "What did you say, King of Han?"

Liu Fan smiled contemptuously: "Take them away and behead them along with the other Parthian envoys."

Suddenly, the sound of armor plates clashing outside the hall rang out, and four Han army guards surged in like iron towers, their iron hands like pincers locking the Parthian envoy's arms.

Before the envoy could react, he was kicked to his knees, his brocade robe covered in dust from the cracks in the floor tiles.

The intense pain instantly brought the messenger back to his senses, and he roared with a ferocious expression.

"Liu Fan! How dare you!"

"His Majesty has already deployed 100,000 troops on the border of Khorasan. If he kills me, tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of Han people in the Khorasan province will be buried with me! Your Han Kingdom will also be trampled into scorched earth!"

Liu Fan slowly rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping over the Parthian envoy below the steps, who appeared fierce but was actually weak, revealing all his displeasure.

"Buried with him?"

"Those who should be buried with you are the ones who should rest in peace."

"Our 500,000-strong army from the seven Han Chinese kingdoms has been waiting in Khorasan for a long time. Now, it's time to make our move."

"This play has been able to continue until now thanks to you and your foolish master."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had such a good opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, the Parthian envoy roared in disbelief, "Impossible! The King of Zhao and the King of Wei clearly already..."

Liu Fan straightened up, too lazy to look at this foolish appearance any longer. He waved his hand, the movement as light as brushing off dust: "Drag him away."

Seeing Liu Fan's attitude, the Parthian envoy immediately collapsed, crying out in a pitiful voice, "King of Han, spare my life! King of Han, spare my life!"

After removing the discordant voices, Liu Fan looked at everyone solemnly and said.

"Gentlemen, the destruction of Parthia is imminent. We must quickly reorganize our troops, make full preparations, and relocate the entire nation to Parthia!"

An army of 500,000 men entered the Khorasan province, and this was only one of the routes.

The other two routes were: one led by 200,000 cavalry from the north, led by the four northern kings, to encircle and attack Parthia from the north; and the other led by 200,000 infantry from the south, led by Liu Bei and Sun Ce, to outflank Mesopotamia from the sea.

Once the decision to wage war was made, the seven kings prepared to mobilize the entire strength of their nations.

There was no need to worry about the supplies at the rear; food and provisions were plentiful, and the Great Qi Dynasty provided a continuous safety net. Seven or eight out of ten able-bodied men in the country had been used as baggage trains.

The number of troops that can be mobilized depends entirely on the transport capacity of the supply corps, which can support the number of troops.

Nearly one million troops were mobilized at once, with more than five million supply troops.

Of course, the ratio of combat soldiers to supply troops was actually somewhat high.

In campaigns like the Roman conquest of Parthia and the Han Dynasty's northern expeditions, the ratio of combat troops to supply troops was only about one to three.

However, the seven kingdoms, well aware of the advanced warfare tactics of the Great Qi, preferred to reduce the number of their troops as a precaution, in order to maintain this ratio.

By employing a "small but elite" force, coupled with "ultimate logistics," the quality advantage of the troops can be maximized.

This ensures that every soldier, even under conditions of extreme distance, extreme environment, and inability to resupply locally, can still maintain the ability to fight ten enemies at once.

When Vologius V, who was in Mesopotamia, learned that the Seven Kings had launched an expedition against Parthia with an army of nearly a million men, he was completely stunned.

"How could such a thing happen!"

"This is impossible!"

"There must be a mistake!"

Al-Shaq denied the triple jeopardy.

Vologis V was also incredulous and sent someone to confirm it immediately.

At the same time, they halted their relentless attacks on Rome and switched to a defensive posture.

However, Severus also personally arrived in Mesopotamia at this time. He had been frustrated because he had not yet established a firm foothold in Parthia and had been led by the nose by Parthia.

Now that Parthia is on the verge of collapse, how could Severus possibly pass up this opportunity to strike a fatal blow? He immediately launched a full-scale attack.

The Parthians, whose army was mainly composed of light cavalry, were already at a disadvantage in defense against the Roman heavy infantry. They could only choose to trade space for time by constantly harassing the enemy with cavalry and retreating.

While continuing to resist, Vologus V anxiously awaited confirmation.

When news from the capital arrived, the anxiety that had been hanging in the air finally died.

Previously, blinded by greed, he had staked over 200,000 troops in Mesopotamia, including most of the Parthian elites, a desperate gamble.

Parthia is now completely empty, with only a little over 100,000 troops stationed there.

This was more than enough in the eyes of Vologius V.

After all, Parthia was surrounded by natural defenses, and on one side was Rome, which was being restrained by Parthia, and on the other side were the seven Han Chinese kings who had just conquered the Kushan Empire and were in internal chaos.

He never imagined there would be any danger.

He thought that by controlling the Han people, he could control the seven Han kings.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a play staged by Han Chinese.

At that moment, Vologus V immediately thought of the Kushan Empire.

The Kushan Empire also fell victim to this tactic in the past.

After learning the details of the Kushan dynasty's downfall, he even mocked the Kushan rulers and their ministers.

Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the boomerang hit him.

At this moment, he was filled with immense anger, yet also utterly cold.

Because he knew that rest in peace meant the end!
(End of this chapter)