Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 629 The Vision of the Winner
Hannibal seemed to have monopolized power in Carthage, but it was only an appearance.

What really controls the country is, after all, the 300-member Senate.

The Senate controlled the legislative and decision-making power of Carthage.

However, when there is nothing in the country, it is rarely enabled.

The success of the previous military affairs made Hannibal think that he was already a man of his word in Carthage.

But today's Council of Elders gave him a blow.

The Council of Elders has made a decision, and surrendering to Rome is irreversible.

as a scapegoat.

What Hannibal was about to face next was the trial of the Council of Hundreds.

No need to think about Hannibal knowing that after the trial, the disgusting group of congressmen will only give themselves two paths.

The first is to bind oneself before the great god Baal and burn him alive.

The second is to give yourself to Rome and let them enjoy the power that they have as victors.

As for what will happen to me, who cares?
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Hannibal's mouth.

Do those idiots really think that if Carthage surrenders, they will not be retaliated by Rome?
Twenty years ago, Carthage was suffering from internal and external troubles.

Externally, Hamilka and Hasdrubal died one after another.

Facing the powerful offensive of Rome, Carthage had no power to fight back.

Internally, the conflict between commercial slave owners and agricultural slave owners in Haimao has intensified to the point of endless death.

If Hannibal hadn't been born, he could have withstood the pressure of Rome's military offensive, and borrowed his brother's head to quell the struggle between the two major groups in the country.

I am afraid that Carthage perished ten years ago.

But how did these people treat themselves as the savior?

As soon as they lost on the battlefield, they couldn't wait to jump out, wanting to push themselves into the cliff.

Hannibal was extremely angry, but faced with such a predicament, there was nothing he could do.

His power as a military commander was granted by the Council of Elders.

The Council of Elders took back his military power, which meant that he was just a tiger with its teeth pulled out.

No matter how angry he was, it was just incompetent rage.

Hannibal turned his head and took a deep look at the huge temple behind him.

have to escape.

This was the first time in his life that he had this idea.

What is even more absurd is that he is not facing the Romans, but the Carthaginians.

If he didn't leave now, Hannibal himself couldn't guarantee whether he would see the sun tomorrow.

In Europe, it is not uncommon for the leader of a country to be stabbed to death in his own territory.

More than ten years ago, his brother-in-law, Hasdrubal, the last military commander of Carthage, was assassinated and killed by the Celts in the city of Carthage.

That idiot, in order to protect the interests of the slave owner, completely offended the other party.

He died of his own stupidity, and I could not follow in his footsteps.

Before coming to the Council of Elders today, he had already arranged for a ship at a small port outside the city.

Hannibal spat hard on the ground, then strode outside.

When Hannibal fled in desperation, the Senate of the Roman Republic was holding a grand celebration ceremony.

In the huge palace arched by stone pillars, Scipio, who was only 32 years old, was surrounded by a group of elders from the Senate.

As the first Roman commander in 20 years to defeat Hannibal on the frontal battlefield, Scipio at this time is undoubtedly the hero of Rome.

Today, Great Scipio has won the title of Invincible Commander.

For the hero of the country, the Romans were never stingy in admiring him, calling him the Conqueror of Africa.

There were constant compliments all around, and Scipio smiled and said haha, his mind had already drifted to nowhere.

Just yesterday, news came from the Carthage Council of Elders that they were willing to surrender to Rome.

At the same time, the Carthaginian Council of Elders also informed Rome that the "war criminal" Hannibal had absconded in fear of crime, and his whereabouts are now unknown.

To show their sincerity, they believed that Rome "had a duty to send men to capture that feared devil".

How is your opponent doing now?

Thinking of this, Scipio couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Over the years, he has never forgotten that when he was 17 years old, he followed his father, who was still a Roman consul at the time, and saw Hannibal's demeanor on the battlefield.

That year, Hannibal defeated the Roman army at the Battle of the Tikinus River and the Battle of the Trebia River.

Even at the Battle of Ticino, Hannibal nearly killed Scipio's father.

When Scipio was 19 years old, he personally participated in the Battle of Cannae.

In that battle, Rome lost one-fifth of its adult citizens and many senators and legionaries.

One consul defected, another consul died in battle.

This battle was the most glorious moment in Hannibal's life, and it was also the nightmare that the young Scipio didn't want to look back on.

From then on, he made up his mind that one day, he must defeat that man who was like a devil.

Fifteen years later, he finally fulfilled his original vow.

At the beginning, the enemy that he considered almost invincible in his heart has now become a homeless dog, fleeing to nowhere to lick his wounds.

Without the support of Carthage, his best destination is to live alone.

But after the excitement, Scipio found that life became boring again.

For 15 years, what he thought about every day was how to defeat that man.

When this goal was achieved, his life seemed to be complete.

Afterwards, the Roman people would tolerate him even if he lay on such a credit book and did nothing.

After he dies of old age, he will be enshrined in the temple and become a famous god.

For the Romans, this is already the highest honor.

However, Scipio found it very boring.

You know, he is only 32 years old this year!
I heard a long time ago that before Hannibal fled, he told people that he was going to the end of the East to see.

"Is that a country named Daqin?"

"Recently, their navy has been very popular in Sibal City."

"A country that has never experienced a war is just arrogant. I, Scipio, will tell them who is the master of Europe!"

Scipio was slightly lost.

Although he has been fighting the Carthaginians, he is also very aware of other things happening in Europe.

Just last year, the city lord of Sibal City attracted revenge from the rumored very powerful ancient empire in the Far East because of a stupid thing.

Marcus, the governor of southern Rome, suffered a lot in the hands of the navy of that country.

In the past few elder councils, the issue of Sibal was discussed many times.

But Scipio didn't think that the army of only 3 people had any problems for Rome.

America's west coast.

Starry night.

The settlement of the Kalua tribe, the aborigines of the tribe sang and danced around the bonfire.

This tribe is just an inconspicuous one among the many indigenous tribes in the vast American continent.

However, since Kaluya, who was just an ordinary tribal warrior at the time, discovered the existence of the Son of God half a year ago.

This tribe rose rapidly, and soon occupied a large area of ​​land near the coastline, becoming a large tribe.

Just a few days ago, the Kaluya tribe annexed the neighboring Kuipa tribe and became the only tribe within a thousand miles.

Such a grand event is naturally worth celebrating.

Just when the clansmen were having a carnival.

In a thatched hut, the patriarch Kaluya is warmly entertaining the envoy of the Son of God.

There is a characteristic in the naming of tribal people in America.

From birth, they have only one surname, most of which are tribal names.

As for the name, it was not given by others.

Tribal warriors with names often have impressive records.

Their names represent their honor.

For example, the patriarch of the Kaluya tribe, explained in American dialect, his full name is Kaluya, the Lion Chaser marksman.

At this time, Kaluya, the lion chaser, wore a high crown of feathers symbolizing the authority of the patriarch, six oil paints on his face, and a necklace made of beast teeth around his neck.

This attire is already the most formal attire of American tribes.

However, the young man with black hair and black eyes sitting opposite him still had a look of disgust.

This young man, named Du Nan, was a language genius who had been selected by Fusu himself to proctor the imperial examinations.

Although Dunan was a Confucian student, his answers about Confucianism in the imperial examination were messy.

He comes from a family of Zhongming Dingshi. He likes to play since he was a child, and he has never been too interested in studying.

But Dunant is extremely talented in language.

When I was in Daqin, I went to every place.

It only takes Dunant three days to talk to the locals in the local language.

This kind of talent is also the most important reason why Fusu likes him.

Dunant was not happy.

When he took part in the imperial examination, he just used this excuse to travel to Guanzhong.

Unexpectedly, with such poor knowledge, I could still be selected.

What's worse, the one who chose him was Fusu who was about to go to America.

As a special talent that Fusu specially took care of, Du Nan could not refuse from the moment he sat in the examination room.

Although he likes to travel, he cherishes his own life even more.

It's natural to eat and drink in Daqin territory.

But how could Dunan be willing to follow the fleet to a wild land thousands of miles away?
Along the way, he was unwilling.

He had just landed in America, and after a brief understanding of the situation in America, he was sick and bedridden.

The situation in the Americas was much simpler than those foreign countries that Dunant was familiar with.

In this vast land no less than Great Qin, there is no country.

Yes, just small tribes one by one.

These tribes were scattered throughout the American continent.

For most tribes, the main means of production is fishing and hunting.

Because of the vast land and abundant resources, the products are rich.

Therefore, the tribal groups here are extremely gentle in character, and their weapons are extremely backward.

Usually the various tribes live in peace, basically there is no conflict.

There is only one thing that will make the tribes conquer each other.

That is the question of faith.

The aborigines in the Americas can be said to be optimists, they live a carefree life and like to be close to nature.

Perhaps because of idleness, the indigenous tribes worship all kinds of weird gods very much, almost to the point of fanaticism.

A long time ago, everyone imagined a god.

Close the door, you worship yours, and I worship mine, and it's all right.

However, since some relatively developed civilizations developed on the American continent, this situation has been completely changed.

At this time, the Mayan civilization has become a legend.

The influence of the Inca civilization in South America has not yet spread to the north.

The Teotihuacan civilization that had the greatest impact on North America was the Teotihuacan civilization that originated in Central America.

When most tribes in North America still followed the lifestyle of living in groups, fishing and hunting.

The Teotihuacan civilization has built its own city.

There are more than [-] people in the entire civilization.

Because Teotihuacan worshiped the sun god and feathered serpent.

Therefore, the totems worshiped by most tribes in North America affected by its radiation are also the same, but the details are slightly different.

Dunant had no interest in this backward and ignorant North America that was still in the period of totem worship.

However, he still remembered his duty.

During the "sick leave", I learned the language used by the indigenous people at the fastest speed.

Recently, the Kaluya tribe has frequently attacked and annexed the surrounding small and medium tribes.

It's not about grabbing resources, but purely a battle of beliefs.

Because the place where Daqin landed was in the territory of the Kaluya tribe.

Therefore, they first came into contact with the Kalua tribe.

At that time, Kalua was nothing more than a wood turtle who had a sharpened wooden javelin and would feel that he was the strongest warrior of the tribe.

After being warmly invited by Fusu to visit Daqin's ship, Kaluya worshiped him.

That visit, everything he saw, even in the craziest dreams he had ever had, he did not dare to appear.

Kaluuya immediately recognized those magical things.

This fleet comes from heaven.

And they are the messengers of the gods who bring good luck to the tribe.

After returning to the tribe, he immediately summoned all the tribesmen and announced that he had seen the Son of God, and that the Kaluya tribe had officially become the servant of God.

In the eyes of other tribes, Kalua betrayed the great sun god and did not respect Teotihuacan enough.

Therefore, these tribes declared war on Kalua.

However, Kaluya, supported by the Great Qin Fleet, easily defeated these tribes and annexed them.

Today, the Kalua are the largest tribe on the west coast of America.

In the eyes of Dunan, who has seen too many big scenes in the newspapers, Kaluuya's recent actions are really trivial, not worth mentioning.

Although Dunan is playful and lazy, he also has great ambitions.

It's not that he can't deal with foreigners.

But his goal is to be a great general, command the army to fight, and make contributions to the country.

Instead of facing a trembling Wei Wei, who knelt down and bowed to him.

Even if the other party regards himself as a god, for Dunan, there is no sense of comfort at all.

At this moment, he just wanted to let Kaluuya go through this complete set of procedures quickly, read Fusu's order to him, and then go back to sleep in that cozy little bedroom on the ship.

However, Kaluya, the patriarch, didn't know good from bad, and pulled Dunan to greet him warmly.

He kept talking, all the while telling Dunan about the pre-Kaluya gods.

What's more, he even asked Dunan in a circumstantial way which camp the Qin people belonged to.

(End of this chapter)