"General Qiyu, the artillery is in place" "General Qiyu, the gunner is in position" "General Qiyu, the goal is determined" “” On the lookout, Dongfang Qiang looked indifferent.
The reports of the soldiers below heralded the imminent outbreak of a great war between Persia and Rome.
On the battlefield, the Romans had already begun to attack like the Persian legions.
The Roman legions moved, but the Persian legions were still like a pool of stagnant water without waves, and this strange situation once made the Roman monarch Diocletian want to stop the attack.
However, the vanguard army in the front had already rushed halfway, and if it hastily stopped the attack, I was afraid that it would be ridiculed by the Persians, and even more seriously, it might hit its own fighting spirit.
Besides, the Persian army had already set up a defensive position, and it was clear that it was going to fight a defensive counterattack.
On Roman soil, the Romans would not give up the attack, would not give up any opportunity to drive the enemy, and the pioneer Diocletian strengthened his belief in the attack in addition to the "distractions" in his heart.
On the artillery position of the Suzaku Legion, Dongfang Qiang put down the telescope because he was about to give the order to attack.
"Open the gun" "Boom Boom" The rumbling cannon rang out, and the Roman legions, which were charging forward, were instantly masked by the smoke and fire of the explosion The sudden blow, the violent explosion, and the powerful shock wave caused the Roman legionnaires to panic.
The Persians were obviously standing there and did not move, why was their formation suddenly torn apart, how did the Persians attack them Ignorance is frightening In the chaos of the battlefield, under heavy artillery fire, the Romans retreated Even if they disobeyed Diocletian's orders, the Roman soldiers had to retreat, and in the face of overwhelming artillery fire, they had no chance to rush over, they could not cross the artillery fire zone, they could not touch the Persians, then all sacrifices were in vain.
It's not worth it "Artillery Fire Extension" "Whoa" The Romans retreated, and Dongfang Qiang immediately ordered the artillery fire to be extended forward The shells of the Suzaku Legion ran after the Romans, and the Persians were in a state of flux, and such a sharp attack method could only be possessed by the legions of the Central Plains.
In front of the Persian army, Alexander, the king of Persia, drew his short sword and pointed it straight at the sky "Warriors, set foot on Rome and let the power of Persia spread throughout the land" "For the Glory of Persia" "Offense" The Persian legions, instigated by Alexander, rushed out in the direction of artillery fire, and their cavalry units quickly rushed into the smoke that had not yet dissipated.
The Romans were shattered by the Pu Yuan cannons of the Suzaku Legion, and they all ran for their lives, and the sound of the cannons had stopped, but they still couldn't stop the Romans from running The Persian legions covered their way and the Romans lost the opportunity to fight, but Diocletian was unwilling to accept defeat and forced the Roman legions to engage in battle After being turned again, and before they could recover from their fear, the Roman soldiers were driven by their commanders to engage the Persians Losing the lead, the outcome of this battle is actually obvious The Roman monarch Diocletian personally rushed to the front line in order to inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and his fearlessness once caused a lot of trouble for the advance of the Persian legions However, there was also a special army on the battlefield - the ironclad battalion Gao Shun took the ironclad battalion and gnawed off the hardest "bones" for the Persians.
In front of the Central Plains Iron Battalion, Diocletian's fearlessness became meaningless, and his flesh and blood could not stop the torrent of steel, and under the pressure of the rows of chariots, the Roman counterattack legions led by Diocletian were defeated one after another "For the Glory of Persia" "Draw on Rome" On the battlefield, these two slogans were shouted the most by the Persians, and they did the same, and under their cover, the Romans were already unable to resist Rout Diocletian's counterattack was routed by the ironclad battalion, resulting in a rout of the entire Roman legion "General, the Romans are too unbeaten, and this is a rout" The performance of the Roman legions, Zhang Liao scoffed.
After all, Rome is also a top power in the West, and has long represented the top combat power in the Western world, and now even the Persians can't stop the attack.
"Wen Yuan, if there is no us, the Romans may be very powerful, they just haven't encountered such a powerful force as artillery, and they lack the means of defense for a while, if the Persians have no way to quickly occupy the land of Rome and weaken the power of Rome, when the Romans find a way to resist us, our attack will not be so smooth."
Dongfang Qiang said.
The Suzaku Legion has a strong long-range strike ability, but there are also many factors that come into combat when fighting.
For example, topography and climate are a big factor.
In high mountain terrain or rugged mountainous terrain, the Suzaku Legion has very little room to play.
In case of rain and snow, artillery ammunition will get wet, which will affect shooting "General, didn't Your Majesty say, let's help Persia," Zhang Liao asked.
"The Persians want to help, but in the end they still help ourselves, what the Emperor Taishang said at the beginning, expanding the land can be crowned king, do you remember" Dongfang Qiang said.
In the Central Plains, there is only Cao Cao, the king of the Western Regions, and the king is the highest glory of a general All the generals regard the expansion of the country's territory as the highest honor.
"The last general has never forgotten," Zhang Liao said with a yearning on his face.
If they can open up their territory and expand their territory, they will be worshiped by the people and welcomed by the Son of Heaven when they return to the Central Plains, which is a matter of glory to their ancestors "General Qi Dongfang, the Romans were defeated, and the Persians caught up, General Gao Shun asked if our army was pursuing with the Persian legions" A herald scurried from the other side of the battlefield.
"Don't chase, go back to the camp, etc."
Dongfang Qiang ordered.
"Oh" The herald rushed away again, informing Gao Shun of Dongfang Qiang's meaning.
In pursuit, the speed of the chariot can catch up with the Romans, but there is not much experience in coordinated combat between the ironclad battalion and the Persian legion, and it is very likely that it will be crushed in the process of covering the pursuit.
Anyway, a war could not destroy Rome, the ironclad battalion could not chase after it, and the impact was not great, and this battle was won by the Persians.
Perhaps it should be said that with the help of the Suzaku Legion, the Persian Legion won.
With Dongfang Qiang's order, Gao Shun returned to the camp with the ironclad battalion to rest, and the Suzaku Legion also withdrew to the camp from the artillery array.
Dongfang Qiang, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun were waiting in the camp for the news of the Persians' victory.
By the end of the evening, there was no news coming back from the front.
Dongfang Qiang estimated that the Persians were chasing too hard and chased far away, so the Persian king Alexander did not send someone back to report the news.
In the evening, a Persian soldier was covered in blood, and when he ran to the powerful tent in the east, he was already dying, and he took out a bloody cloth from his bosom and died "The Romans are not so simple, and the Persians are in ambush," said the East with hatred.
The content of the cloth is the distress letter of Alexander, the king of Persia: