The city of Rome.
This city is the deepest and oldest city in Western Europe, located on the Latin plain, and is said to have been built by a man named Romulus in the seventh century BC, which has been the political center of the Roman Empire since the time of the Republic.
This ancient city is home to more than a million people.
There are seven hills in the city, including Palatino, Capitoli, Esquilino, Kerry, and Aventino, all of which are also known as the City of the Seven Hills.
It is about 6,200 meters long from north to south, about 3,500 meters wide from east to west, and the city wall is undulating across the river and mountains, and the whole is irregular, like a crouching lion.
The Romans called this ancient city the Eternal City.
It is the spirit of the Roman Empire.
Ancient and modern exchanges, whether it is the era of the republic or the imperial generation, among the countless court changes, only when you live in the city of Rome can you be regarded as the orthodoxy of the Roman Empire and be recognized by the people of the Roman Empire.
Roman Palace.
The palace was built on top of the Palatine Hill and was the pinnacle of the Roman city, opposite the Roman Forum, where the Senate, another center of power in the Roman Empire, was located.
On this day, the sky in Rome is blue and white, and the breath of spring is overflowing.
Severus's tall body stood straight, standing on top of the palace, his eyes shining like rainbows, looking down on the entire city of Rome in front of him, but there was a trace of loneliness and grief in his heart: "God, why do you treat me like this, my tens of millions of people of the Roman Empire, can I shelter you for the rest of my life?"
Those who achieve hegemony will not be heroes.
Severo is a man of the generation.
He was a man of great power, known by contemporary jurists as a ruler beyond all laws, and in his heart every plant and tree of the Roman Empire was his, and must be under his control.
He firmly controlled the power of the empire with the knights of the army, and ascended to the throne of the Roman Empire with blood and iniquity.
But no one remembers that he was once just one of the most ordinary, upright, and brave knights in the empire, he swore allegiance to the empire, and in the face of troubled times, he rode a war horse, held a knight's spear, and came from the turbulent era, conquered the east and west, and ended the chaos of the Roman Empire, creating a great era of the peak of the Roman Empire.
But when he reached the height of the Roman Empire, the great God did not protect him.
Now his life is coming to an end.
He was in the prime of life. but they will die in the prime of life.
So he was very unwilling.
He hated God for being unjust.
He was very abandoned by the Roman gods.
There was even a moment when he wanted to destroy the pantheon in the Roman palace, and the temple dedicated to the Roman gods made him angry.
But when he calmed down, he had to resign himself to his fate.
"Your Majesty, Friedrich's consul asks for an audience," the Guards reported to Severus, interrupting Severus' thoughts.
"Let him come up" Severus came back to his senses in an instant, regaining his iron-blooded and domineering imperial demeanor.
"Yes" Soon several Guards soldiers walked in with Friedrich.
"Your Majesty, Hail Hail" Friedrich wore the lenient garb of the First Consul of the Senate and saluted respectfully.
"Fried, come up" Severus stretched out his hand and invited his first confidant and former best friend to come to the altar.
"Yes," Friedrich strode on.
"Fried, look, is this empire great?"
Severus asked, waving his hand and pointing directly at the city of Rome under the stage.
"The empire is like an eagle, under the leadership of His Majesty, spreading its wings and flying high" Fried's blue eyes swept over, the light was like a rainbow, and his voice was burning.
"But I can't fly anymore" Severus sighed: "The demons of the East are now persecuting towards our empire, but God has withdrawn my mission at this time, I am unwilling, you can solve my doubts" "Minister, incompetent," Friedrich said with grief and indignation.
Severu is only in his early forties, but his life is already counting down.
Killing too much, sin is like a tumor.
The medicine stone has no spirit.
"Fried, once I'm gone, you say, who will inherit the honor and responsibility of the Roman Empire," Severus asked in a gentle voice.
"The descendants of the House of Severus may inherit" Friedrich said loyally.
"Caracalla, or Geta" "The minister is willing to respect the will of the great majesty, and the minister is willing to assist whoever your majesty appoints as the successor."
"I only hope that his brothers will work together, be kind to the army, and be kind to the people" Severus smiled, although he is a hero, but in the face of his two sons, he also made a big mistake, that is, the palm of the hand is meat, and the back of the hand is also meat.
This is also the reason why after the death of Severus, the Severus dynasty quickly disappeared into Roman history.
"Fried, you came in such a hurry, is there a change in the front line" Severus was a hero after all, and his sentimentality was only for a moment, and he quickly pressed these emotions down, and asked in a deep voice.
"Honorable Your Majesty, Orvili has sent back news that the army of the Eastern Demon is about to move recently, and I am afraid that a big war is imminent" "The Great War is Imminent" The corners of Severu's mouth raised a sneer: "The Great Wu Dynasty of the East, the Emperor of Demons, Sun Zhongmou" Over the years, the trade bazaars built on the border between the two sides also became a logical terrain for the Roman Empire to spy on the Great Wu Dynasty, and through the exchanges between merchants, Severus also had some understanding of the vast Eastern imperial system.
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Oriental, a magical place.
He never imagined that in that far east, there would be an empire even more powerful and terrifying than the Roman Empire.
But over the years, the information has been constantly transmitted, and he has to admit that the Great Wu Dynasty, known as the Demon Empire, is above the Roman Empire in terms of military strength and national strength.
Severus had studied and sent back a book of Oriental history, and he admired the young and powerful Emperor Wu.
He was regarded as the most terrifying opponent in his life.
"My time is running out now, if he doesn't come, I'm afraid I will have to go to the East and fight a bloody battle, we used to think that as long as we conquer the Ashak Dynasty and conquer the Parthian Empire, it will be equivalent to conquering the whole world, but now I know that in this world, the only enemy of Rome, is the East, this powerful neighbor has made me feel uneasy, since he has sent it to the door, I, Septimius Severus, will personally put on the robes of battle, ride on the war horse, and hold the knight's spear, in the name of the knight, Sweep out the last strong enemy for my Roman Empire" Severus's face was filled with a smashing aura.
He had to take his last breath to destroy this terrible opponent, for he knew in his heart that his two sons, Caracalla and Gaita, would not be able to deal with the current predicament of the Roman Empire.
Once he died.
The Roman Empire was bound to find itself in a situation of internal and external troubles.
The internal worries can no longer be taken care of.
But external troubles must be eliminated.
As long as he can fight a fierce battle and defeat the armies of the East, he can ensure the current situation of the Roman Empire.
In this battle, even if the eastern army does not take the initiative to fight, within this year, he will entangle his troops and horses, take the initiative to attack into Mesopotamia, enter the Rest Empire, and fight a bloody battle with the eastern army.
"Your Majesty, this time the army of the East is menacing, and the soldiers and horses are gathered, with the provinces of Syria, Egypt, and Antioch as the battlefield, intending to attack the territory of our Rome in three ways, and the troops are directly aimed at the belly of our empire."
Friedrich's expression was solemn, and he said word by word: "Although Olvili has arranged a strong defensive line, it may not be able to stop it, after all, these Eastern demons have an artifact that makes us fearful."
"My great Roman Empire has endured countless difficulties, and it fears him as an Eastern Empire," Severus said: "I will personally face this battle, and I am willing to use my spare strength to sweep the sky for the Empire."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow Your Majesty to the death," Friedrich said in a deep voice with a solemn face, his hands making a great salute of Roman allegiance.
"As for that terrible weapon, you really need to be careful, where is there any news about An'er?"
Severus asked.
"Your Majesty, in the name of business, Aner Hades went deep into the empire of the Eastern Demons, in a place called Chang'an City, after several hardships and deaths, he got a few artifacts" Friedred presented a wooden box with both hands: "This is the gift I want to present to Your Majesty today" An'er, the Roman who bears the name of Hades among the Roman gods, was Severus' first intelligence officer.
In the past three years, the relationship between the Roman Empire and the Great Wu Dynasty has been somewhat relaxed.
The two sides are not only building trading markets on the border of Syria and Antioch, but also the caravans of both sides are also deep into each other's empires, which is to maintain peace and recuperate, legal and compliant, but most of these caravans are just cover, whether it is Rome or Great Wu, they are using the same image to spy on each other's intelligence.
"This is the artifact that can make my brave knights keep losing" Severus's eyes were filled with curiosity, he opened the wooden box, looked at a black iron ball in the wooden box, and his eyes were a little indifferent: "How powerful" "Once detonated, within one zhang, you will definitely die, and within three zhang, people and animals will be injured" "Give it a try" "Yes" Friedrich summoned a few of the Guards, and he asked them to light the fuse given by the thunder of the moment. rumble There was a roar in the distance, and the earth shook.
The smoke cleared, leaving a deep pit in the ground.
Severus approached and looked at it, and his eyes suddenly became very gloomy: "No wonder it can make my Roman legions suffer a big defeat, this artifact is really terrifying" "An'er retrieves three," Friedrich whispered, "I have gathered all the craftsmen in the empire, and I hope to follow suit" "The big war is imminent, it's too late" Severus was very calm: "If you want to repel these Eastern Demons, this artifact can't be relied on, and for now, you can only fight to the death."
"Your Majesty, please command," Friedrich's eyes lit up, and he knew that Severus had a whole plan in mind.
"There are demon spies in the city" "Some," Friedrich said, "Aner has caught it all these years."
"Let An'er come back immediately, and kill the whole city" Severus said iron-bloodedly: "Rome is under martial law, and all demons can be killed" "Killing" Friedrich's face was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, now that we have not completely turned against the Eastern Devils, and directly destroy their caravan, wouldn't it be an initiative to provoke and disagree with the general righteousness."
"It's just a name, it's called Killing, but you tell An'er that you should let it go, or you should let it go" "Your Majesty means, make a murderous attitude on the surface, and then secretly let some spies go, so that they can pass on a message to us" "Right" Severus put his hands behind his back, his attitude was firm, and his eyes crossed a glint of death.
"What are Your Majesty's intentions?"
"I want the demon emperor of the East, Sun Zhongmou, to know that I have died of illness in the Roman Palace."
Severus said indifferently: "Only by letting him drive straight in, we have the only chance" "Will he believe it?"
"Then it depends on whether we are careful enough" Severus said: "I don't have much time to do, there are many people in the city of Rome, although An'er has been sealing the news for me, but after all, the paper can't contain the fire, leak it a little in advance, and wait until the war between the two sides is in full swing, and then the news of my death comes out, so that they can believe it" "But Your Majesty, that would break the morale of our front-line troops" "That's what I wanted" Severus's expression was indifferent, his eyes were cold, and his body was filled with this cold breath, and he said: "Only if they are defeated, can they believe that the emperor of the Roman Empire has returned to the arms of God, and only in this way can they drive straight into it without scruples, I have decided that this Roman city is the final battlefield, and I want to achieve the future of the Roman Empire in this city."
He now has no second way to go.
All or nothing.
This is what he has had since he learned that he was sick more than a year ago.
The Wu army was too strong, so strong that he, the iron-blooded emperor, was a little desperate, and the northwest and east of the Roman Empire were in flames, as long as the Wu army completely broke out, it would inevitably plunge the entire empire into war.
If he dies, who can the empire count on Caracalla Gaeta Olvili Or Friedrich He knows that he can't count on it, Caracalla and Gaita have some abilities, but they are difficult to achieve, Olvili has strong military capabilities, but he does not have the cruelty of an emperor, and he can't control those ambitious people in the empire, Friedrich, he has the ability to have a city, but his personality is a little narrow-minded, he can be the second, but he can't be the first, he can't tolerate the world.
So he had to end the war before he died, and at least twenty years of peace in the Roman Empire.
"Fried, this matter must be kept secret, let Orveli and An'er know about it except you and me, and no one else is allowed to tell it," Severus said, "including Caracalla and Gaita" "Your Majesty, as soon as they know that you are back in the arms of God, they will inevitably abandon the front line and return to the city of Rome to fight for power," Friedrich said with some concern.
Both Caracalla and Geeta were ambitious people.
They were all eyeing Severus's throne.
"If not, how can people believe that only by crowning Caracalla or Gaita can the East be trusted, I, Severus, am dead" Severus looked down at this huge city, and his voice was cold and resolute, making people feel a murderous aura coming out of a sword: "And I am ready to abandon the British battlefield in the west, and send the legions of the British provinces back to Rome, concentrate the main force, and send these demons into the arms of God in this place under my feet." t1706231537: