The city of Rome.
When the fortified outer city was broken by the powerful destructive power of the Wu army's red-coated artillery, this offensive and defensive battle had entered the final decisive battle.
The battlefield of the decisive battle is the inner city.
This wall, built during the time of the Roman Republic, would determine the reputation of the two great overlords of the East and the West.
The battle for the inner city of Rome was soon entering its second day.
Morning.
Early in the morning, the Wu army had already lined up on the plain less than fifty steps in front of the city, and the soldiers were pointing directly at the city wall, with a high momentum, and the battle intent rose to the sky, and the fierce killing intent covered this ancient city wall.
"Your Majesty, in yesterday's battle, not only did the main battlefield in the west not break through, but even the battlefields of the three city walls in the southeast, north and south that the first theater was responsible for made little progress, they have begun to fight hard, even if we are desperate, this situation is still in a stalemate," Pang Tong reported.
"Expected" When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes were sharp, he stared at the city wall, and said: "On the battlefield, the brave will win, this battle is desperate, whether our teeth are sharper, or their turtle shells are harder, we have to fight to know, whether we can eat or not, it will be a result."
It's just that this result, whether it's good or bad.
On the battlefield, the battle situation is ever-changing, even with his Sun Zhongmou's self-confidence, I am afraid that at this time, I am afraid that he does not have absolute confidence to win this battle.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, our barracks were attacked last night," Pang Tong continued.
"Attack" Sun Quan frowned: "It shouldn't be, they still have the courage to go out of the city and steal the camp" At this time, with Severus's old calculations, it was inevitable to seek stability rather than victory, and the main force of the Roman army would definitely defend the inner city, and they would definitely not have the courage to go out of the city and steal the camp.
"Your Majesty, it was a sporadic attack by the Roman people in the city, the target was our grain depot, but he was not large in size and not precise in layout, and as soon as he appeared, he was discovered by the scouts, and in the collision, dozens of our soldiers were killed, but they also killed hundreds" Pang Tong said: "I am afraid that this matter will form an echo in the city of Rome, and when the time comes, it will hinder our plan to attack the inner city."
The inner city of Rome was the domain of the aristocracy, but the outer city was basically the houses of the common people.
The people of the outer city were ordinary people.
But I didn't expect that these ordinary Roman people would cause a huge hidden danger to the main force of the Wu army.
"That's home field advantage" When Sun Quan heard this, he immediately understood, but he was not surprised at all, just smiled slightly wryly, and said: "This is the city of Rome, since I entered Rome, I have expected this kind of thing, the people of the Roman Empire here are the strongest, even if they don't need to organize the empire, their people will reject us, and they will reject us in the most extreme way."
He was mentally prepared for this kind of thing.
This may just be a trivial matter, because ordinary people can't unite the army's heart and army formation at all, even if they gather more people, for attacking the Wu army, it is just an itch, and it will not damage the strength of the Wu army.
But this is also a big event, as the so-called dripping water into a river, this kind of public opinion is still in the bud of fermentation, but once it completely erupts, it will be troublesome, after all, this outer city has a population of six or seven hundred thousand.
"Your Majesty, now we should have a tougher way to stop it, or Huairou" Pang Tong asked.
The Great Wu Dynasty conquered countless foreign races, and in the matter of people's hearts, Huairou's means were the majority.
"Tough" Sun Quan replied without hesitation: "Time does not wait for me, the situation is changing, and the way we do things should also change, I don't want to hurt ordinary people, but for the sake of the survival of our millions of soldiers in Dawu, I will make an example of a hundred."
"Good" Pang Tong nodded and agreed, at this time, they should be tough, and only by deterring them can they be stabilized.
He thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the main forces of the first and second theaters are on the battlefield, we can't distract them, I will personally lead a division of the Praetorian Guard to do this, and ensure that during the capture of the inner city of Rome, otherwise the Roman people in the outer city will pose a threat to us."
"Well, there you go" Sun Quan picked up the glasses in his hand and looked at the incomparably tragic and fierce battle on the battlefield of the city wall in front of him.
The Wu army had already begun to attack the city walls.
Today's frontal attack is still the main force of the second theater, and the Flying Tiger Legion and the Bashu Legion cooperate left and right to form a staggered attack.
But the Roman army above the city, under the leadership of Chaks, already had the heart to die.
So this battle was very fierce.
The tragic war was staged, and everyone was already killed, so the result was to pay for one life after another, lives were consumed, the war continued, and blood stained all sides under the city walls, and corpses were piled up.
After the first morning of the battle, Shen Shi ended the second day of Wu's offensive campaign against the inner city of Rome in the afternoon.
Wu Jun took the initiative to withdraw his troops.
At this time, the sun had not yet set, and the Wu army still had enough time to attack, but some unexpected circumstances the Wu army had to choose to give up the attack.
Wu army camp.
Command the camp tent.
In the camp tent, the atmosphere was gloomy, Sun Quan was wearing a dragon-patterned brocade robe and a battle armor, ranking first, while Lu Bu Guo Jia and others were left and right in the battle columns, as well as the main generals of the first and second war zones all gathered together.
"We've run out of arrows in stockpile."
When Sun Quan heard Guo Jiayu's report, he frowned slightly.
The problem of Wu's army's lack of stamina began to be exposed one by one, and even if it did all the work in logistics, it was far from enough.
At most, we can only keep enough food and grass.
Arms consumption is certainly not compensable.
But all the bows and arrows consumed at this time were a fatal blow to the Wu army.
In an attack, if there is no bow and arrow cover, the casualties will be in a straight line.
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So the Wu army had to abandon the afternoon offensive.
"Your Majesty, our bow and arrow reserves have lost a large number of them in transit, so they are already insufficient, and now the battle is too fierce, and there are more bows and arrows consumed, so when we enter the afternoon attack, the bows and arrows will be consumed."
Guo Jia stood up and analyzed with a wry smile: "Without the cover of bows and arrows, the Roman army counterattacked unscrupulously, and our casualties were too heavy, so we had to suspend the offensive."
In this 10,000-mile journey, not only has the logistics supply been cut off, but it is inevitable that during the march, because of the unfamiliarity of the road, it is the consumption of transportation.
The grain is very well preserved.
But the bow and arrow consume a lot.
"The house leak happened to rain overnight, what should I do now" Sun Quan was a little irritable, he really responded to that sentence, what are you afraid of, the more this juncture, God will not let you launch an attack smoothly: "You tell me, what should we do now" The main Roman forces in the rear will soon surround them.
They now have no way out, they can only move forward, but the road ahead is blocked to death.
This means that they will be pushed back to a dead end.
"Your Majesty" Lu Bu stood up, his face was solemn, his voice was loud, and he said: "Attack as usual, at any cost, even if there is no bow and arrow cover, even if the casualties paid are more than doubled, we can't stop this battle, and we don't have time to stop, even at the cost of life, I will break through this inner city, and I will personally go into battle tomorrow."
"Lord Shouzun, do you know how high the damage ratio will be when attacking the city wall without the cover of a bow and arrow" Zu Mao gritted his teeth: "At least one to ten, ten may not be able to replace one of them" "Commander Zu Mao, I know this better than you, but now do you have any other methods" Lu Bu slapped the case and shouted: "Millions of soldiers are at a critical juncture of life and death, and they can only fight" His voice silenced the camp.
"Not necessarily" Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke: "I have a plan to get arrows, but it's a bit risky."
"What method" The generals' eyes lit up.
"Borrow arrows" Zhuge Liang said.
"Borrowed Arrows" When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes lit up.
In history, the story of Zhuge Liang's grass boat borrowing arrows is a celebrity for thousands of years.
But now the situation is a little different, there is no dense fog on the river, there is no straw boat, how should this arrow be borrowed He looked at Zhuge Kongming thoughtfully.
"Kong Ming, are you a little whimsical, who has the ability to lend us arrows at this time" Pan Feng said with some fire.
"The Romans" Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a gleam, and said: "The Roman Empire is planning to fight this battle, and the arrow reserves in the city must be sufficient."
"You're crazy, aren't you?"
"The Romans, they will lend us arrows, they will only shoot them through our chests" "It's whimsical" If the generals hadn't seen that this sentence came from the mouth of Zhuge Liang, the wisest military advisor in the first war zone, they would have scolded him.
"Borrowing arrows doesn't necessarily have to make them agree" Zhuge Liang said: "We can come secretly" "Kong Ming, can you have confidence" Sun Quan took a deep breath, calmed down, stared at Zhuge Liang with a playful light in his eyes, and asked in a deep voice.
"Fifty percent sure" Zhuge Liang thought about it for a while and replied somewhat conservatively.
"At this time, even if you are only 10% sure, I believe you" Sun Quan suddenly laughed, he took the case directly, and said: "I don't ask you how you want to do it, I just ask, how many days do you need, what do you need" "It only takes one night" Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth and said, "But Your Majesty, I need the power to dispatch the whole army" As soon as he said this, the tent was silent.
Zhuge Liang is only the chief of the general staff of the first theater of operations, and in the Wu army, in addition to Sun Quan, there is only Lu Bu, the head of the military aircraft.
"Row" Sun Quan agreed, his trust in Zhuge Liang came from history, and directly put the Longyuan sword on his waist on the table: "This sword is my portable sword, seeing the sword is like seeing me, it has the role of commanding the whole army, from now on, the army up to me, down to the man, all obey your dispatch, anyone who does not respect the order, you have the right to cut first and then play, but you remember, I only give you one night, tomorrow before the sun comes out, I want to see the bow and arrow." ” "The last general thanks Your Majesty for your trust and love, when your Majesty has died and has done his best, if you can't borrow a bow and arrow for Your Majesty, the last general is willing to come to see you" Zhuge Liang felt Sun Quan's trust, stood up directly, and made a military order.
Evening.
Unitary time.
The sun had gradually set below the horizon, but the remnants of the sun were still reflecting on the heavens and the earth, and the darkness had not yet come to the earth.
Intense movements began in the camp of the Wu army.
"Guy Wu, where are you carrying the pot?"
"I don't know, there is an order from above, all the guys are concentrated" "What the hell are the soldiers of the first battalion doing?"
"Who knows, not only the first battalion, I heard that the commander personally ordered that all armies are scarecrows" “” The soldiers were a little surprised when they received strange orders, although they couldn't help but figure out the meaning of the generals above, but the military orders were like a mountain, and every military order was issued, and they completed it without reservation.
"Zhuge Kongming's plan is useful," Lu Bu asked Guo Jia.
"This should be the best way to do it" Guo Jia squinted slightly, and said: "Your Majesty values him and trusts him, it's not unreasonable, this person is indeed thinking quickly, in such a short period of time, thinking of such a method of borrowing arrows, it is unbelievable, but there is still hope."
"What do you mean, he can succeed" Lu Bu's eyes lit up.
"He said that there was a 50% chance of success, but I think he had some reservations, and I guess he had at least a 70% chance of succeeding."
Guo Jia pondered for a while, and said: "This person's understanding of people's hearts has been perfected, especially the enemy army, at this time, the Roman army in the city must be on guard against us, at this time, in order to defend the city, even if there is a little wind and grass, they will fight back, and they would rather kill by mistake than let go, so Zhuge Kongming's method of borrowing arrows has a high chance of success." ” Guo Jia also added: "Of course, it also depends on whether God can help us, the direction of the wind at night, if the smoke is blown away, it will be exposed."
"Hopefully he'll succeed" Lu Bu was deep in thought, and sighed helplessly: "This battle has become more and more difficult, and if there is no bow and arrow cover, it is difficult to launch a strong attack on the city."
The moment of nightfall.
Day and night alternate, light and darkness converge.
Above the city walls.
The Roman soldiers were constantly patrolling to guard against the sneak attack of the Wu army outside the city.
"It's a little strange today, the Eastern Devil's attack was halfway through, and he suddenly gave up" Chax said with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, looking at the Wu army camp that could be vaguely overlooked outside the city.
"Your Excellency, could it be that they suffered too many casualties in yesterday's and today's attacks, and some of them can't bear it," asked Terrence, one of the main generals of the Guards Legion.
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"Terrence, if it were you, knowing that a main force was about to surround you, would you stop the attack on the front because you couldn't bear the casualties?"
"Won't" Terrence thought for a while and said, "Battlefield veterans know that on the battlefield, only by working hard can they survive, and those who spare their lives are always the first to die."
"So in the current situation, the Eastern Demons will either break through or forcibly break through our inner city, they have no second way to go, no matter how they go, they will fight hard, and they will not spare their lives" Chax said: "You must remember that these demons from the far east are not only stronger than us in terms of weapons, they are desperate on the battlefield, they bring fierceness and ferocity from the bones, but also above us, you must not underestimate them at this time" "Yes" The generals commanded.
"Your Excellency's fear now is that the Eastern Devil will choose to abandon the inner city and withdraw its troops to break through," said the chief general of the Parthian Legion, Moduta Darling.
"Hmm" Chax said: "I can't rule out this possibility, so let the spies keep an eye on it, and report any situation." ” "The Last Will Do Duty" Hearing this, Vologasino, the chief general in charge of the scout part of the Guards Legion, looked solemn and nodded his head.
"Your Excellency General, they are buried in the pot to cook" A general pointed out of the city and said.
"Not quite right" Chucks glanced at the plain not far from the city wall, one by one pots and stoves were built, and the smoke curled up, covering the sky in mid-air, making this sky hazy, his heart suddenly said.
"Your Excellency, what's wrong?"
someone asked.
"Don't you think that the place where they bury the pot is too close to our city wall" Chucks squinted slightly, and said, "Usually they bury the pot in this position?"
"It's not" "Then there's a problem" Chax said: "The devil has always been cunning, we have to be careful, pass it on, all the soldiers wake up and be cautious, to prevent the demon from sneaking up on the city wall" "Obedience" The generals' hearts tightened, and they were ordered to go down one by one, carefully arranging their defenses.
Outside the city.
Zhuge Liang stood on a high slope, holding a feather fan, shaking a few times, looking up at the sky, his eyes were very deep: "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed" t1706231537: