Above the endless sea of the Atlantic, a grand fleet was slowly moving, and above the fleet, flying one after another golden dragon battle flags and fiery battle flags.
"Commander, thirty-seven nautical miles ahead, an island has been discovered" "Scale" "A small third-class island" "Has the population been found?"
"Nope" "Leave it alone, it's exploring" "No" In the command cabin of the Flame Ironclad Ship, He Qi was dressed in a fiery red uniform, his body was straight, his eyes were like gods, staring at a pair of charts hanging in front of him, and he was looking at a position deadly: "Tibetan Ba, our vanguard ships have been dispatched for a month, why can't you find this direction?"
This battle chart was drawn by Sun Quan.
Sun Quan actually only remembers a rough idea of the British Isles that contacted the American continent, and there are some discrepancies between 1,800 years ago and 1,800 years later.
With this chart, the Flame Legion has exhausted all its strength, but it has not been able to find the British islands of the Roman Empire.
"Commander, it may be that we are going in the wrong direction" Hearing this, Zang Ba smiled slightly bitterly.
Zang Ba was the eighth general under Lu Bu that year, and later surrendered to the Wu army, and also became the general of the Wu army on the border of the East China Sea and Yanzhou.
After that, although he was not unloaded and killed the donkey, but he has not been able to go up or down, idle one, it is considered to be shelved, and then Lu Bu remembered the old feelings, nominated at the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department, and then re-emerged, after the unification of Great Wu, the ten major legions were rectified, and he succeeded Zeng Tian as the chief of staff of the Flame Legion, and He Qi's deputy general.
Direction When He Qi heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted: "Could it be that we are going the wrong way?"
On the endless sea, it is important for the fleet to sail and orient itself.
This is not a later navigator equipped with a positioning system on board.
In this era, they can only rely on the compass and the sun, moon and stars to guide the direction and discern the general direction, but it is easy to make mistakes.
The Flame Legion did not encounter many enemies, and most of the soldiers who died died in the rough sea.
"Commander, let's start from here, all the way east, it should be in this direction, in fact, if this chart is correct, we can get close to this landing point in more than a month at most, but we have been hanging around here for more than two months, almost three months."
"But we've been moving in the same direction, and this general direction should be right."
He Qi was carefully looking at the sea routes that the fleet had traveled these days, and said in deep thought.
"Newspaper" "Come in" "Tell the Commander, we have found the Romans" "What are you sure are Romans" He Qi's face was overjoyed, his eyes stared at the herald who came to report, and he asked excitedly.
"The vanguard general Mi Fang has confirmed from the mouth of the Roman prisoners drawn from the western battlefield that the people found after the landing of our vanguard fleet should speak the Roman language."
"In what direction" "In the position to the northeast of our main fleet, where there are a large number of islands that can be landed, and there are quite a few populous people" "What about the distance?"
"The Vanguard Fleet says that we should be about eighty miles away at the moment" "Pass on my military order, the fleets of all armies, immediately sail to the northeast with all their might" He Qi's eyes were hot, and his voice was like thunder: "Once you get close to the landing point, land immediately, occupy the towns on the island, and complete the supply, but you are not allowed to kill the people, and any Roman army resists our advance, and runs over directly" "No" "Zang Ba" finally found his way, and He Qi couldn't help but get a little excited "In" "I will sit in charge of the Chinese army and control the main force to advance, but the forward landing needs a fierce general, in order to ensure that our landing can be smooth, you will personally lead the vanguard army to land and prepare for the landing of our large army" "The Last Will Do Duty" Zang Ba's eyes lit up, and finally said that he was going to the battlefield, he gave up his orders and left with a weapon in hand.
Eastern Roman Empire, province of Mesopotamia.
Seleucian City.
This central city, which gathered the economy and politics of the province of Mesopotamia, has now been broken by the Wu army, and has become the bridgehead of the Wu army into the province of Mesopotamia.
Outside the city, a large camp of the Chinese army.
"Kong Ming, do you feel that something is wrong?"
Pan Feng, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, stood on top of a huge battle map, his phoenix eyes were long, and he tried to look at the gold and blue arrows on the battle map, and his eyes even had a trace of gloom.
"The commander-in-chief means that this defeat of the Roman army is too fast" Zhuge Liang's eyes were all focused, and his expression also fell into contemplation.
When they invaded Seleucia, the Roman army seemed to be defeated, and a large part of the entire Mesopotamian province had been attacked by the two arrows of the Wu army's Snow Leopard Legion and the Guanzhong Legion.
In less than half a month, the province of Mesopotamia had almost been captured.
"That's right" Pan Feng nodded, and he said in a deep voice: "The combat effectiveness of the Roman army, you and I can see it, they lost the battle of Seleucia City too quickly, I thought it was the credit of the red-coated cannon, but now I feel a little unreal."
"They should have given up on their own initiative" Zhuge Liang gave an answer.
"Why" Pan Feng said: "Isn't it better to hold Seleucian City?"
"There are two reasons" Zhuge Liang carefully analyzed it and said: "First, they know that we have a weapon that can break through the city gate with a lot of destructive power, and hard resistance is not the way, so they chose to keep their troops, and second, it should be that they have other plans, Seleucia City can't be saved, but Ctesiphon said that they are holding it to the death, which is always a big trouble for me, I smell a dangerous breath, we may be facing a more terrifying military powerhouse in the Roman Empire."
Zhuge Liang never underestimated the Roman soldiers.
There must have been strategists and strategists in the Roman Empire, but the Wu army and the Roman army have been fighting for so long, and there has not been an opponent who can match him.
His keen sense of touch told him that this opponent had appeared.
"You're saying that someone is drawing us in the layout" Pan Feng's eyes became more and more gloomy: "There is no news from Jinyiwei's side" "You can't trust Jinyiwei too much, it's difficult for Jinyiwei to go deep into the upper echelons of the Roman Empire" Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Do everything to prepare for the worst" "When is the worst to prepare" "Commander, look at how this front of our army is now" Zhuge Liang didn't answer, but used a pen to mark the strength of the Wu army on the exhibition map, and then trained into a battle line and asked.
"Long" Pan Feng understood, and shouted loudly: "Our battle line is too long" "That's right, we fought too quickly because of the great defeat of the Roman army in Seleucia, and we have pulled a front of eight hundred miles from the Sicilian River to the front" Zhuge Liang said: "You must know that our combined strength is less than 500,000, and the Sea Eagle Legion also has to guard the Yufa Tila River, if a soldier and horse appear from the flank at this time, we will be cut off by the Roman army."
He also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy.
Unconsciously, stretching his own forces like a horizontal line, the loss of depth protection, if he can always win, it is naturally good, if he suddenly encounters a rout, he will definitely not be able to connect end to end.
"It's really dangerous," Pan Feng clenched his fists.
"Newspaper" At this time, outside the camp gate, a voice shouted.
"Come in" "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Snow Leopard Legion has just received news that their army has captured the city of Balasu and is continuing to advance westward."
"Aren't they still in Crummore the day before yesterday" Zhuge Liang heard this, and suddenly his face changed a little.
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"Report to the Chief of Staff that the Roman army in the city of Crummore has fled without a fight" "Oops" Zhuge Liang pointed to the battle map and said, "The Snow Leopard Legion has broken away from the flank cover of the Guanzhong Legion and is too deep."
"What to do" The faces of several staff officers changed.
"If you don't withdraw your troops first, then let's talk about it," Pan Feng said.
"It's too late to withdraw troops" Zhuge Liang was very calm and said: "Withdrawing troops at this juncture of victory is self-inflicted on morale, once morale is low, we are facing a comprehensive rout."
"Chief of the General Staff, maybe we thought too much" A staff officer stood up and said: "We have seen the battle situation for all to see, the Roman army did pay a lot of casualties before it had to retreat, we chased and fought fiercely, and they had no chance to fight back."
"On the battlefield, we can't afford to leave anything to chance" Zhuge Liang squinted his eyes: "And I believe in my feelings, there must be someone staring at us in the dark" Everyone looked at each other and was silent.
"Where is the Snow Leopard Legion Independent Army?"
Zhuge Liang asked.
"In the plains on the outskirts of the northern city, when attacking the city of Seleucia, the independent army attacked at the front and suffered the greatest casualties, and after the battle of the city of Seleucia, they corrected on the spot and recruited a group of new soldiers from the Parthian nation to replenish it" "Summons Ma Chao, he has no time to rest" Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Let them rush here immediately, Nishubia City, they only have three days, and they must not be delayed" "No" A staff officer took the order and went to give the order.
"Kong Ming, do you want to" Pan Feng's eyes became shining.
"You can't go back" Zhuge Liang said lightly: "How can we withdraw our troops under the pursuit of victory, no matter what arrangements the Roman army has, we only have one way now, then we will break through desperately, after the province of Mesopotamia is taken, we will go straight into the province of Syria, the big deal is that we will give up the logistics of the Sicilian River and the rear, and go deep with hundreds of thousands of troops alone, and fight a battle of plunder" A rising war spirit is burning.
"I really want to see who is in the layout of this Roman army, and actually wants to swallow our western theater in one bite" Syrian province, border.
A Roman of about forty years old, dressed in a red robe, stood on the hillside, staring ahead, his delicate face showing a kind smile, like a bishop priest, preaching to the world.
However, the cold and murderous aura emanating from the Roman army behind him, which had already lined up, had completely destroyed the peaceful atmosphere.
They are waiting.
It's as if a pack of wild wolves is waiting for the most suitable hunting opportunity.
"Dear General Karl, news has come back from the front that the Orientals have invaded Balasu," a knight rode up, saluted respectfully, and then reported it.
"God forbid" A general's eyes lit up as he looked at the middle-aged Roman in a red-robed Christian robe beside him: "Dear Bishop Olvili, this group of stupid Orientals has entered our trap" A smile appeared on the benevolent face of the middle-aged Roman in red robes: "It seems that God is still protecting our great Roman Empire" "Can we strike now?"
asked the main general, Karl.
"Wait a little longer" The middle-aged Roman in the red robe was calm and said indifferently: "Let them continue to go deeper" "Yes" Several generals had great respect for the Roman, dressed in red, respecting his every word and any decision he made.
Olvelli is a believer in the worship of God.
But he also has a very good identity, he was the first army division that supported Severly to get out of the Danube, and Severus almost obeyed him militarily.
However, after Severus unified Rome, his position was somewhat awkward, and in order to reassure Severus about him, he introduced the military circles, and he presided over the affairs of the Roman Empire as a bishop in the Roman Empire for many years, and rarely participated in military expeditions.
However, the successive defeats in the Mesopotamian provinces made Severus very angry, but because the Roman Empire had only just swept away the barbarians in the north, he could not personally conquer the easterners, so he used Olvili.
Orvili was appointed governor of Mesopotamia, and in January of this year, he had already rushed to the city of Seleucia.
He took advantage of three full three months to reorganize the three corps, and then began to lay out in three months.
In order to get Wu Jun into the game, he paid a lot of wounded soldiers.
The Crusaders and Predators are really wounded.
But he hid two legions.
These two legions are his killer weapons, and they are the capital of him to lure the Wu army deep into the siege and kill them. t1706231537: