The next day, early in the morning.
A red sun rose above the eastern horizon, and the sun fell, scattering the earth one by one, shining on the majestic Roman city walls, reflecting one of the somewhat stiff and tall figures a little sad.
This is the figure of Severus the Great.
Severus had been standing on top of the walls all night.
He looked at the outside of the city and kept his eyes on the bloody battlefield, watching the soldiers of the Apollo Legion die one by one, watching the battle flags of the Apollo Legion being burned one by one, and watching those demonic warriors cleaning the battlefield without scruples His face was expressionless, but his heart was full of grief and indignation.
Trading an Apollo legion for a demon vanguard army is almost out of combat, and that's a good thing.
But he couldn't be happier.
"Your Majesty, your health is not very good, you have been standing here all night, it is better to return to the palace first to have a little rest" Friedrich stepped up and whispered.
Severu's body has actually reached a point where the oil is exhausted, these days he is relying on willpower to support it, for ordinary people, standing all night is just to stay up a little spirit, but for him, it is completely overdrawn vitality.
"I'm fine, I can't die" Severus shook his somewhat stiff body and ignored Friedrich's words, He turned his head and looked at Macrinus, the chief general of the Predator of the Iron Blood Legion, who had been kneeling behind him, and his former fierce voice became soft, and the soft voice exuded a wave of kindness: "Macrinus, I sent you to death, you can blame me for being ruthless in your heart" Anyone who can be the chief general of a legion is not a fool.
Sextu is not a fool.
Macrinus is not a fool either.
They had already guessed their plans in their hearts, but Sextus still sacrificed generously, he knew that it was not for him, but for the empire, the great empire, but he was still a little ashamed In fact, Severus never cared about his mind being guessed, as if this time he deliberately used the Apollo Legion and the Iron Blood Legion to consume the strength of the Wu army, and he did this, for the overall situation of the empire, he had a clear conscience.
Only by sacrifice can there be victory.
He needs someone to sacrifice, to use sacrifice to win this war, to get the victory that belongs to the empire.
But when he watched the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Apollo Legion die with the demons one by one under his nose, fight and die heroically, he felt a little blamed in his heart.
"Nope" The blood stains on Macrinus's body had dried up, his face was expressionless, he knelt down quietly, and when he heard Severus's question, he raised his head slightly, shook it, his eyes were so resolute and decisive, and said: "The empire is now facing the greatest crisis, no matter what Your Majesty does, it is for the empire, for the empire to survive, this is also a task that every knight is willing to give his life to complete, as long as the empire can win, I am willing to sacrifice, and Sexetu is also willing."
When the Roman Empire was in a group of dragons without a leader, he instigated Caracalla to return to the imperial capital, two mentalities, one was for the empire to have a backbone and unite as one, and second, he was indeed selfish, hoping to push Caracalla to the throne, and then rely on the dragon to become the next Olvili and control the power of the empire.
But there is one thing, the knight of his empire, it is his mission to guard the empire, and his selfishness cannot affect the overall situation of the empire.
In the face of major rights and wrongs, he put himself in a very correct posture.
When the Apollo Legion was completely destroyed, he hated Severus.
But soon he had figured out that if the empire was destroyed by the demons, he would also lose all his status and rights, and maybe end up as a slave, something he would rather die than see.
"Sextu has washed away all the shame on him, and also washed away the shame that made the Caesar family, but he paid with his life, and the empire will remember it, but Macrinus, you are different, just like Caracalla and Gaita are different, you are a capable person, no matter what, in the next battle, you have to live well, you can assist Caracalla in the future and continue the future for the empire" Severus sighed, his voice soothing.
"The Last Will Do Duty" Macrinus's eyes were bright, Severus was considered a dying orphan, hand-picked minister, and he was now included in the table.
"Chaxx" Severus's eyes fell on Chaxx.
"The Last Will Be" "Since the demon's soldiers and horses have knocked on the first line of defense, then they will soon attack the city wall, and the defense of the outer city wall will be handed over to you, I can authorize you to mobilize any soldiers and horses, and it will be extremely delayed."
Severus calmly handed over the defense to Chaks, the chief general of the Templar Order and the commander of St.
Olvili himself.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, no matter what, I will not let the walls fall" Chacks said firmly.
"What is the strength of the demons, in fact, we haven't figured it out yet, you have also fought with them with Olvili, should you know some of their details, it is said that they have a strong siege weapon, and they have not been used" Severus sighed: "The city wall may not be able to hold, what I need is that you delay time, the outer city is gone, and there is an inner city, but time must be dragged on, as long as you wait for William's main force to surround it, they will collapse for a thousand miles" "Understood" Chucks nodded with a wink.
"This sunlight is very gentle, as if it dispels the chill in my body, is it signaling the arrival of light?"
Severus raised his head, his eyes watched the morning sun slowly rise and emit more and more intense sun light, the corners of his mouth raised a smile, the smile was very fierce, the smile was very natural: "Friedrich, spread the news of the heroic bloody battle between the Apollo Legion and the demons to the last warrior, this is not a battle for me alone, nor a battle for the knights, this is a battle for the Empire, we should mobilize the people of the imperial capital city, we can win" "Yes" Friedrich nodded.
The news spread quickly, and within a day, the Roman people in the city all knew about the bloody battle outside the city yesterday, and the Apollo Legion fought bravely and fearlessly with the demons for the safety of the imperial capital, and finally the whole army was annihilated.
This time, the official propaganda of Rome was very cooperative, not only the royal palace forces of Severus, but also those forces of the Senate.
In the face of the danger of the imperial capital.
The power of the palace and the power of the Senate have completely abandoned their previous suspicions and are working together.
"Hats off to the warriors of Apollo" "The demon soldiers are coming to the city, as the people of the empire, we should protect this holy imperial capital city, and we must fight the demons to the end" "The warriors of Apollo are our example, fight to the end" "For the sake of light, I am willing to be like the warriors of the Apollo Legion, staining the battlefield with blood, and I will not allow them to step into the imperial capital city."
"Go to the army to defend the city" "I'll go too, and do my part to defend the city" "If the imperial capital is breached, we will also fall into slavery, and the warriors of the Apollo Legion can die in battle, and we can also, no matter what, we will never allow demons to enter the city" “” When the two major powers of the empire united in propaganda, the people of Rome began to boil, and the enthusiasm of young men was stimulated, and they did not hesitate to become a part of the defense of the city.
This imperial capital city has millions of people, as well as hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and when they all become the backbone of the city, the Wu army will be caught in the most difficult offensive and defensive battles Outside the city, Xi'an, the Tiber River, the Wu military camp.
The Chinese army, commanding the battalion.
On the second day after the end of the Battle of the Tiber River, Lu Bu, the head of the military aircraft, together with Guo Jia, the chief of staff, quickly summoned the generals of the first and second theaters, first summed up the battle losses of the Tiber River Battle, and then began to arrange the next siege strategy.
The meeting had been going on for half a day, and Sun Quan was late.
Sun Quan just took a confidant staff officer Pang Tong behind him, opened the curtain and strode in, his eyes swept over.
"Your Majesty is coming" "The last general will wait to see Your Majesty" The generals were a little surprised, and after being surprised, they quickly stood up and saluted.
"You don't have to be polite to love" Sun Quan sat down, a slight smile rose at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were a little sharp, swept over the faces, and then asked, "How are you discussing?"
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"Your Majesty, we have just summed up the casualties of the Battle of the Tiber River, and we are making the next strategic deployment for the siege."
Guo Jia stood up abruptly and said.
"Very good" When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes were slightly discussed, and he asked with some difficulty: "Are there many casualties among the Xiongnu Legion and the Anxib Legion?"
He knew in his heart that the casualties of these two legions were not light.
At the beginning, the battle of crossing the river was advancing through the consumption of lives.
Especially the counterattack made by the Apollo Legion when it was encircled and suppressed in the end, their desperate fighting of trapped beasts made the casualties of the Hun Legion and the Sabbath Legion show a straight line.
Sun Quan estimated that at this time, Ma Chao and Jia Xu's hearts were dripping blood.
"Your Majesty, as the so-called killing a thousand enemies, self-inflicted losses of eight hundred" Lu Bu smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Although we broke through the Tiber River defense line in the shortest time, now the main force of the first war zone has been completely camped on the east bank, and the pontoon bridge connecting the road can be killed under the city of Rome at any time, but the price we paid is also a bit heavy, the number of soldiers sacrificed by the Hun Legion and the Sabbath Legion alone has been as high as 50,000, and the wounded soldiers are about 100,000, which is more than half of the casualties, and the two major armies were completely disabled in this battle.
It's hard to play a role in our next battle."
"Such a large casualty" When Sun Quan heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, and looked at Ma Chao and Jia Xu, two faces that were so gloomy that they could drip water, and he understood that this data could only be counted as less, not more, and the tragedy of this battle was still beyond his expectations.
If any soldier has about half of the casualties, it has already collapsed.
It is estimated that the Hun Legion and the Rest Legion are already in a gloomy atmosphere, and even if they do not completely collapse, they will not be able to exert much combat effectiveness.
The two main army corps were scrapped, and he was unwilling.
But there was nothing to be done.
He sighed helplessly, and said softly: "What I Kenmeng thought about in this battle is still too simple, and it is a little less to let the two legions be the vanguard army, but I didn't expect to cause such a big casualty."
"Your Majesty, there will be casualties on the battlefield, this is unavoidable, isn't there a sentence that says, generals will inevitably die in a hundred battles, since we have no hesitation to follow Your Majesty into the Roman Empire, we are ready to die in battle" Pan Feng explained indifferently and said: "If we want to completely conquer this empire and conquer this territory of tens of thousands of miles, we must be prepared for a sacrifice, there is no absolute victory on the battlefield, only life for life victory, this battle is actually worth our efforts" Sun Quan waved his hand, ignoring Pan Feng's reasoning, but said in a deep voice to Ma Chao and Jia Xu: "Meng Qi, Wenhe, you don't have to participate in the next battle, transfer the rear camp from the front line, and defend the back road for the main force while resting."
"Yes" Ma Chao and Jia Xu nodded, stood up and gave their hands.
At this time, they really need time to rest and recuperate, to restore their morale, so they are not reckless, tearing open the first line of defense, this battle, they have left their own imprint, can be rewarded for meritorious deeds, indispensable to their two legions.
"Defending the back road is not an easy job, you all know the situation now, I am not worried about whether I can break through the city of Rome, this city of Rome, I am determined to win, but I am afraid, at a critical moment, I will be stabbed later, and finally lead to failure" Sun Quan's expression was solemn, and his voice was low.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will wait for the main force to defend the back of the line, and will never let anyone threaten the formation of the main force" Ma Chao and Jia Xu replied in unison.
"That's good" Sun Quan smiled, then turned his head, looked at Lu Bu, and asked, "Fengxian, next, how do you think this city wall should be attacked?"
"Your Majesty, the morale in the city is too strong now" Lu Bu squinted, the former tiger generals are now not only because they are old, but also because they have been in the position of the leader of the Wu army for a long time, they have become deep and not impulsive, the tiger is fierce and not lacking, but it is more meaningful, he pondered for a long time, and then said: "Hard hit, for us, it is not a good thing, if the conditions allow, I hope that after their morale is frozen, they will launch an attack on the city."
On the battlefield, in fact, whether it is the era of cold weapons or the era of hot weapons, morale is emphasized.
When morale is strong, combat effectiveness is strong.
If morale is low, the combat effectiveness is weak.
Now that the defenders of the city and even the morale of the people have undergone a qualitative change because of the unyielding annihilation of the Apollo army, at this time, it is necessary to calm down, and to wear down the morale and blood of the defenders in the city in a calm time.
"But the conditions do not allow it" The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised a wry smile, and he added very neatly.
"That's right, the conditions simply don't allow us to stop" Zhou Yu also nodded, and said: "The most important thing in this battle is time, we would rather pay casualties, but also break through the Tiber River in two days, just to gain time, now we are facing an environment that is about to be attacked, the pursuers behind will not be too far away from us, they catch up with it is also ten days and half a month, if we can't break through the city of Rome quickly, we will lose our bargaining chips to save our lives" "So I suggest that we immediately mobilize one of our most destructive troops, the field artillery corps, and the thunderbolts in the hands of the major army corps, to carry out a covering destruction offensive, forcibly open a gap, and fight into it."
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