Cao Ren, Ma Chao and other generals left the tent. Xu Shu looked at the map with his eyes, thinking based on the situation on the map.

Boom, boom, boom!

"Come in!"

Xu Shu said.

"Report to General Xu, on the road leading to Parthia, we discovered that Parthia Empire sent troops,

According to the scouts, there are more than 5,000 people. They should be just the forward troops of the Parthian Empire army, and the rear troops are still investigating."

Send orders to soldiers.

oh!

The Parthian Empire sent troops.

Unexpected!

In Xu Shu's mind, the Mauryan Empire was most likely to send troops. How could it be the Parthian Empire?

For a moment, Xu Shu couldn't figure out what the Parthian Empire was doing. The city of Haolat was a vassal state of the Mauryan Empire and was not owned by the Parthian Empire.

"Continue to conduct reconnaissance, investigate clearly how many soldiers and horses the Parthian Empire's central army has, and report it in a timely manner without any mistakes."

Xu Shu said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

It stands to reason that the Parthian Empire should be targeting Mulu City, which is controlled by General Ma Teng. The roads leading to Parthia from that place are good, so why would they attack Haolat City? It is unscientific!

What's the conspiracy?

wrong!

There is definitely a conspiracy in the Parthian Empire, and it is impossible to take the narrow passage instead of taking the broad road.

After all, both Haolat City and Mulu City were cities that the Xiakou Army had just captured.

Although Mulu City is a small country and is a tributary of the Parthian Empire, it is more conveniently located within the Parthian Kingdom.

"Someone is coming!"

Xu Shu said.

"General Xu, what's the matter?"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Immediately send communications troops to Mulu City to inform General Ma Teng about the Parthian Empire sending troops to Haolat City, and tell General Ma to be careful of the Parthian Empire's army sneak attack on Mulu City, and don't let up."

Xu Shu said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

Isn’t it because he wants to attack the east and attack the west?

Let the troops in Mulu City be mobilized to Haolat City, take the opportunity to sneak attack Mulu City, and capture the unprepared city in one fell swoop.

It is possible that this is possible, but we cannot judge it now. We still need intelligence support before we can make a conclusion.

Two hours later, the messenger came in again and reported that there were only 40,000 infantry behind the 5,000 Parthian soldiers.

Now Xu Shu became more and more confused.

If the Parthian Empire wanted to capture the city of Horat, it would not be able to make a big difference with less than 50,000 infantry.

According to the lord, the Parthian Empire is rich in Arabian war horses, which are very excellent war horses with very powerful performance.

How could there be no cavalry? This is unrealistic.

Is it really a feint?

Still has some purpose!

Xu Shu couldn't understand.

"Tell Tan Ma to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the area around Haolat City to find out the purpose of the Parthian Empire's army."

Xu Shu said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

Haolat City is a newly occupied territory by the Xiakou Army. They do not know the conditions of some trails, forests, etc., so they must be searched more by the detective horses and cannot be missed.

In addition, the front of the city is a hilly area.

Xu Shu chewed on the map and kept thinking.

"Report!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Come in."

Xu Shu said.

"Report to the general, the horse scouts just sent back information, saying that another cavalry group was found behind the Parthian army.

There are approximately more than 30,000 cavalry. In addition, among the 40,000 infantry in the central army, there are more than 10,000 heavy infantry."

Send orders to soldiers.

More than 10,000 heavy infantry?

This is a unit that can withstand cavalry!

Together with the 30,000 cavalry division, it is indeed very powerful.

"General, according to Tan Ma, Xi'an's cavalry did not have the Three Treasures on horseback, and the horses were still bare.

If they face our cavalry division, the Parthian cavalry will definitely suffer."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Where have the Parthian army's forwards reached, and how many miles are there from our Haolat city?"

Xu Shu said.

"The Parthian forward army is still more than 200 miles away from our Haolat City. If the infantry is walking, it will take another two to three days. If the cavalry attacks, they can reach Haolat City at night."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Notify Tan Ma to closely monitor the movements of the Parthian army and report at any time. In addition, Cao Ren, Cao Hong,

The four generals, Ma Chao and Pound, are here. We need to discuss it carefully. Since the Parthians are coming to kill us, we cannot let the other side down."

Xu Shu said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

Damn it!

Thirty thousand cavalry, 10,000 heavy infantry, plus 35,000 infantry, a total of 75,000 troops and horses. If the logistics troops are included, there will be a full 100,000 troops!

The Parthian Empire moved really quickly.

On the contrary, the Peacock Empire seemed to be a bit slow to respond. For almost twenty days, there was no response at all, which was unexpected!

The territory occupied by Xu Shu's army, Haolat City, is a vassal state of the Mauryan Empire. As the Lord said, it is indeed Asan.

After a while, four big bosses, Ma Chao, Pang De, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong, walked into the Chinese army's tent and sat down.

"General Xu, call us here. Are there any actions by our army?"

Ma Chao said.

hehe!

Xu Shu laughed.

"Meng Qi, I just came back from the expedition to report that the Parthian army is heading towards Haolat City where we are stationed.

The forward consists of 5,000 infantry, which is only more than 200 miles away from our city. In addition, the Parthian Empire also has 30,000 cavalry.

Ten thousand heavy infantry, a total of 75,000 combat troops were dispatched, plus the logistics support troops, there should be about 100,000 troops.

I am worried that the Parthian Empire will mobilize troops to make a dangerous move and send 30,000 cavalry to attack our city of Horat. On the surface,

It takes infantry two or three days to kill them, but if the cavalry is sent out, they can kill them silently at night.

Hidden around Haolat City. We have to defend carefully. Once we are attacked by a sneak attack, the situation will be very troublesome."

Xu Shu said.

Too fast!
To be continued...