After leaving the oasis, the Han army rushed for three days and finally found the traces of the Xiongnu army.
By that time, the Xiongnu vanguard had entered Parthia territory and fought twice with the Parthian light cavalry stationed on the border, killing hundreds of people, looting more than ten villages, and intercepting several caravans traveling east and west.
Because no one was left alive and accurate intelligence could not be obtained, Parthia mistakenly believed that it was under attack by Bactria. The new emperor Phraates II immediately summoned the nobles, ordered the mobilization of the army, and quickly assembled at the border.
The emperor's uncle, Dmitri, who actually controlled the Parthian regime, suggested that the matter needed to be carefully considered and that no rash action should be taken. His reasons were very good. The weapons used by the cavalry that killed the border soldiers were completely different from those of Bactria.
Daxia and Parthia had long since abandoned bone weapons in favor of iron and bronze.
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