In this battle, the Qin army defeated the Seleucid army. The Qin army killed and wounded more than 10,000 Seleucid soldiers at the cost of hundreds of casualties.
The specific number cannot be calculated because the war has not yet ended.
But Akefus knew it well, because in the end, less than 10,000 people fled to the city of Anxi... Thousands of them fled to Dawan or in the wild because they could not enter the city in time and were blocked by the Qin army.
Hiding.
This result surprised King Anxi very much.
Because An'an had fought several times with the Seleucid army, he knew that the Seleucid army could almost be said to be the nemesis of the cavalry. But now the Seleucid army was defeated by the Silk Kingdom's cavalry... King An'an was surprised and wanted to know at the same time.
What tactics did the Silk Kingdom cavalry use?
Because this tactic can also be used against the Seleucid army in the future.
But of course, the King of Parthia would not ask Akefus directly, but would let his subordinates secretly inquire about it.
After asking around, I found out that the Seleucid soldiers were frightened by a firearm from the Silk Kingdom army.
Akevus was furious at the Parthian king:
"Where is your army?"
"My army is here to save you!"
"But while my army is fighting bloody battles outside, you are enjoying your dinner comfortably in the city!"
"Is this your sincerity?"
King Parthia replied:
"Dear General."
"No one could have imagined that the war situation would develop so quickly!"
"We were also attacked by the Silk Army. Just when we were guessing the Silk Army's intentions, we were already..."
What King Anxi said is true.
At this time, Anxi, Dawan and Seleucid have a community of interests. Of course, Anxi and Dawan did not want Seleucid to lose. They originally just wanted to delay the three hundred rounds of the battle between Seleucid and the Silk Army and each suffered losses.
, and then they take action again.
Who would have thought that the powerful Seleucid army would be defeated in just one round.
Akevus had nothing to say about this, after all, even he himself did not expect that the Seleucid army would be defeated so quickly.
In addition, Akevus still needed the support of King Parthia, so he did not pursue it further.
On the other side, Shen Bing has led the Qin army to surround the city of Anxi.
Wang Ben asked Shen Bing:
"General, do we want to attack the city?"
Shen Bing did not answer, but asked:
"What do you think, the captain thinks, if our army attacks the city, what is the chance of winning?"
Wang Ben thought for a while and replied:
"Eighty percent!"
Shen Bing asked again:
"Why is there 80%?"
Wang Ben replied:
"We can use artillery to blow down the city wall, and then storm into the city."
"The Seleucid army was newly defeated. Anxi was better at riding and fighting than at defending, so there was an 80% loss."
What Wang Ben said makes sense.
Because the Qin army had artillery.
Although these artillery pieces are not very useful in field battles, they are definitely useful tools for sieges.
Then Wang Ben added:
"If we can win Anxi, our army will not only have Lan's city, so we will no longer be as embarrassed as before."
"And Dawan has also been divided by us and cannot contact Seleucid."
"That's why I think this city can be attacked."
This also makes sense.
If the Qin army has only Lan's city as a foothold, then Lan's city must be defended.
So as long as Seleucid's super spearmen advance to Lan City and surround it... the Qin army can almost be considered defeated.
But if Anxi can be established, then there will be two cities to stand on, and the room for maneuver will be much larger.
Dawan will also probably surrender without a fight because of being divided.
However……
Shen Bing shook his head and said:
"But I think that if our army attacks the city, we will lose this battle!"
Wang Ben was shocked:
"Why did the general say this?"
Shen Bing replied:
"If the enemy we are waiting for only has 30,000 Seleucid troops, we have an 80% chance of winning the siege."
"But if Seleucid sends another group of infantry to reinforce...how can our army take Parthia?"
"If An'an cannot be captured, our army will still only have Lan's city."
"At that time, Seleucid rests in peace together, and Dawan attacks the Lan family together. How should the captain repel them?"
Wang Ben could not refute, so he just nodded and said:
"What the general said is true. If Seleucid can defeat Parthia, it will be a big country, and there will be reinforcements in the future!"
"If the Seleucid reinforcements attack our army from behind, it will be difficult to deal with them!"
No wonder Wang Ben didn't think of this. He thought that Seleucid was just a small country like Parthia and Dawan. Who would have thought that at this time, Seleucid's territory extended from Central Asia to the Mediterranean, and it was one of the three countries that split from Alexander's empire. The biggest one.
After thinking for a while, Wang Ben asked again:
"General, how should we respond to this battle?"
Shen Bing only answered a few words:
"Besieged but not attacked!"
Shen Bing was right. Unwilling to fail, Akevus immediately asked Antiochus III for help.
At this time, Antiochus III was in the city of Khorasan, the closest city to Parthia.
The so-called "Khorasan" means "City of the Rising Sun". It has always been the easternmost city in Seleucid. Every day, the first city in Seleucid that the sun rises from the east and shines on is Khorassan.
Therefore, Khorassan has always been a military center of Seleucid. Even when Seleucid fought the Roman army in the west, it still had 50,000 troops and a large amount of ordnance and supplies in Khorassan.
Obviously, these ordnance and supplies were used to prepare the empire for the Eastern Expedition.
Among them, 30,000 troops have been taken out of the city by Akefus to attack the Lan clan, and only 20,000 troops are left in the city.
Antiochus III thought that these 30,000 troops were determined to win the battle, so he sat in Khorassan and waited for news of the victory.
Unexpectedly, the report I heard a few days later was that Akevs had suffered heavy losses and was besieged in Parthia, asking for reinforcements.
"Achaeves actually lost to these barbarians!" Antiochus III couldn't believe what he heard: "Is that still my general? Did he fall asleep during the battle?!"
"Your Majesty!" the cavalry captain who came to ask for reinforcements replied: "Believe me, those are not barbarians. They have much more advanced equipment than us."
Antiochus cast suspicious eyes on the cavalry captain, thinking that this was just an excuse agreed upon by Akevus and the captain to cover up the failure.
The cavalry captain explained: "They have a firearm that can fire iron bullets at five hundred meters. We have no weapons to fight back. In addition, their cavalry is also very powerful, and our cavalry is not worth mentioning in front of them... "
"Okay!" Antiochus III didn't want to hear these words. He impatiently interrupted the cavalry captain: "How many reinforcements does Akevus need?"
"A primary phalanx!" the cavalry captain replied: "It would be best to add two teams of cavalry, because our cavalry suffered heavy casualties."
"You will get the reinforcements you need!" Antiochus III said, staring into the eyes of the cavalry captain, and said fiercely: "But, I want to see my victory!"