Under such determination, the Yizhou Army acted with lightning speed. They broke camp immediately when ordered, and Yan Yan and Zhang Ren, upon their return, promptly led their corps toward the southwest direction.
As the Yizhou Army advanced westward, the Kushan side had already selected the battlefield, almost without much difference from Zhang Su's guesses. The Kushan did not seize too many advantages in terms of terrains, only timing the movements tightly.
Clearly, the Kushan commander also had his own pride. Although he considered himself less strong than the Han Army, he could not accept a victory that brought shame. Having noble origins, they couldn't accept that kind of outcome, so in the end, Brack opted for a middle-ground approach.
That is, we won't take any terrain advantage from your Han Empire. In battlefield arrangements, we might be slightly better than your Han Army, but not vastly so.
