My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 605: Feeling ashamed of the Prime Minister

The ground is covered with green grass, and the army is running quickly from south to north.

In mid-June of the eighth year of Yuanxing in the Great Xia Dynasty, the Egyptian and Macedonian legions of the Sakprut Empire landed on the Central Asian Plateau on the 16th day. The Egyptian legions went straight to Satila, and the Macedonian legions were less than two hundred miles away from Hasai. .

The speed is staggering.

Perhaps he had detailed information on the terrain survey and the garrison of the Salis people, so he almost came here without stopping.

It can be said to be blatant.

The commanders-in-chief of both armies seemed to know that if their troops wanted to make a sneak attack, it would be difficult to achieve success. Instead, it would be better to use a stronger momentum and advance quickly, which would give the other side a sense of urgency.

In fact, the predictions of the commanders of the two armies were accurate. Not long after they landed on the Central Asian Plateau, Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in Satila and running the grain in the rear, was vaguely aware of the bad luck brought by heaven and earth, so he sent scouts to go there. Nan inquired.

Just then, these two armies were spotted and came over to fight.

There is nothing good to say about this. Even a civil servant like Zhuge Liang has the courage of a great Han general.

However, after this, this original tentative attack gradually began to master the opponent's tactics and army structure, such as military branches. On the other side, the commander of the Egyptian legion also had the same idea.

The field trembled, and a Roman cavalry force of 5,000 people was running across the land. The galloping horses' hooves stirred up the mud and turf, and the copper faucet dragged its long red sleeve and fluttered as it advanced.

Boom boom boom...

On June 18, south of Satila, 4,000 slaves and 5,000 Yuezhou troops were running through the fields, mountains and forests. They were divided into several groups of soldiers and horses, and they continued to tentatively confront the Egyptian army heading north.

Antony and Lepidus smiled at each other, raised their fists and struck each other. They dragged their red cloaks and turned to leave.

"Yes, Father. It really wasn't a funny joke."

But later on, Octavian stood at the end and established the Roman Empire.

The bronze silver heron flag stands in the hands of the flag officer. A bald middle-aged man with a slightly old but round face, wearing a muscle breastplate from the ancient Roman period and a flower crown, is sitting on a horse looking at the vastness in the distance. of wilderness.

This is the flag officer of the cavalry.

With a wave of the crane fan, he immediately dispatched his troops and generals.

He murmured, and in his slow words, his eyes looking into the distance contained fluctuations of past memories, and then he closed them dryly.

Next to Caesar is a young man with a handsome appearance. He is Caesar's adopted son Octavian. On the other side, there are two people who were brought here by Caesar after he came here. Their names are Mark Antony. , and Lepidus, the cavalry commander.

"Enough testing, let's attack, maybe we can rush back to Egypt and enjoy the sunshine of the inland sea!" Comparing it with the intelligence from the front, Caesar was disappointed with the performance of the Seles people.

"The Thalys... I had never heard of them at that time."

However, now, everything in the past was restored by the appearance of Caesar. The three of them put aside their past grievances and stood under the banner of Yinlu again, facing the enemies ahead together.

These light cavalry only wore a piece of light armor braided with mane, and they were drawing their bows and shooting towards the Selis army that appeared in front.

It seemed as if every enemy he saw would be crushed under his feet, with mountains of bones and rivers of blood running away desperately.

"I saved Rome...overthrew the republic, restored the monarchy, and did not hesitate to have a civil war with Pompeii...I conquered the Gauls...conquered the Celts...this Selis is nothing...actually you need me and Macedonia It’s really not a funny joke to send troops together with Alexander.”

Soon, the proud eagle flag was held high in the sky and appeared in the wilderness. Along with it, there were cavalry built according to the Roman military system of the year. However, the armor and weapons of these cavalry were inferior to those of their time. , even better.

Behind him, heavy cavalry wearing scale armor or pierced armor wore iron helmets. Five hundred cavalry were standing across the line with extremely long spears. They were like huge waves moving forward. On the left and right sides, there were light cavalry without armor. They are gradually separating, passing over the heavy cavalry, and heading to the front.

In the years after Caesar's assassination, the two men joined forces with Octavian to form the Roman Triumvirate.

The arrow roared into the sky, crossed a long arc, and fell into people's field of vision.

The Shengnu people, who had almost no formation, kept retreating. The Shengnu general Anuhu kept giving orders in the Shengnu language, and sometimes he would curse in the Shengnu language. General, he has passed the peak of forty years.

The enemy cavalry in the distance had begun to speed up. At this time, the surrounding slaves gradually moved closer to him, and arrows flew over from time to time.

The slave soldiers here also fought back, shooting the short spears, bows and arrows, and short axes in their hands towards the opposite side, and pierced the opponent's copper round shield.

Then, more arrows flew from the sky, splashing blood.

The governor cavalry in the raw slave army watched as several raw slave soldiers who stepped forward to fight back were shot down. He knew that the raw slave soldiers, who relied on these empty soldiers to have strength but little discipline, could not fight against the formed cavalry. He raised his head. He fired the crossbow bolt with his hand and pierced the shield of the enemy rider. After his eyes passed over the fallen body, he turned around and shouted: "Retreat and inform your comrades in the Yuezhou Army that the enemy is strong!"

whoosh-

A whistling sound filled the air, and the Governor Cavalry who was shouting suddenly widened his eyes, slightly lowered his head to look at the arrow protruding from his chest, and staggered off his horse.

The nearest few slaves rushed over and caught the fallen governor's horse. The opponent was temporarily sent to the slave army, but he lived and practiced with them every day and told many vivid stories. Stories to teach them how to speak Chinese.

He has long considered this Governor Cavalry as one of his own.

"Anaya!"

This is the meaning of 'friend' in the Shengnu language. More than a dozen Shengnu soldiers rushed to their heads with blood. After seeing the Governor's Cavalry being shot and killed, they picked up their battle axes and charged towards the surging enemies.

"return!"

When Anuhu saw someone rushing up to him, he was so angry that he cursed on horseback: "Idiot!"

However, his army is now a little out of control. The raw slaves who used to serve as the army all year round are now also killing the opposite side with the recruited tribesmen.

Many people were running, throwing out the short spears and short axes they used to hunt prey. The manpower of the slaves was heavy. The thrown short axes and short spears directly penetrated the opponent's shield and at the same time, they were also running. The horse was shot to the ground.

Soon the light cavalry of the Egyptian Legion divided into two groups, outflanked them from the left and right, and fought against the five thousand slave soldiers.

The opponent was tall and strong, even stronger than an ordinary man in his prime. The short axes and short spears he threw were frighteningly accurate. The first dozen cavalrymen who rushed forward were knocked over in the blink of an eye.

"No need to entangle, the enemy's main force is left to the array at the rear, we only need to harass on both sides!" As the cavalry commander, Lepidus was the stupidest thing to do to let the light cavalry engage in close combat with these scattered barbarians. The war horses had to run.

When these cavalry heard the sound of the brass horn, they quickly changed their formations and distanced themselves from the barbarian servants of Selis. Behind them, an extended infantry formation slowly advanced forward.

It was an eagle flag flying high, and the copper ornaments on it reflected an icy light in the sunlight. The steady steps, the tight formation, and the numerous spears, shields, and daggers all showed the powerful combat effectiveness of this army.

This was one of the Roman armies of the Egyptian legions trained by the Four Caesars.

It was much stronger than the army of his time.

In this world, this army followed Emperor Sakprut in the north and south, making up for the shortcomings in actual combat. It can be said to be one of the three powerful armies of the Sakprut Empire.

Not only that, the Egyptian legions, in addition to these Roman-made troops, also hired barbarian horsemen called Mattias.

From heavy cavalry, light cavalry to wild cavalry, they all work together to fully demonstrate Caesar's tactics.

The heavy cavalry behind the dragon's head banner formed a deterrent formation, allowing the Mattians on spears to launch an attack on Selis in the wilderness with the cover of the Roman light cavalry.

The Roman legions pushing forward, under the command of Anthony, moved forward step by step, suppressing the slave soldiers and constantly retreating.

In a tight formation, with spears stabbing wildly like a forest, the charging slave soldiers finally felt the huge sense of oppression brought by facing a military formation with strict discipline and uniform actions. After paying the price of more than 300 people, they finally felt the pressure.

The vast wilderness was soon filled with fleeing slaves. Anuhu gritted his teeth and led the slave soldiers who could ride horses, constantly entangled with the enemy's cavalry, and covered the tribesmen under his command to escape in the direction of Satila.

There were also slave soldiers who were shot down before they could escape in time. Their heads were beheaded by the Mattian barbarians or the Roman soldiers of the Egyptian legion before they were dead. They held the heads and made hoarse, barbaric shouts to announce the outcome of the battle. Victory, then move closer to the direction of the dragon head flag and continue to move forward.

This battle went as quickly as it came.

The Shengnu people were killed on the battlefield, and the news sent out also caused the Yuezhou Army in the nearby mountains and forests to respond quickly. They rushed out of the mountains and forests and continued to harass Sakprut's army, but they were all defeated one by one by the opponent. Blocking it would cost hundreds of casualties.

After Anuhu safely evacuated with the fleeing slaves, several Yuezhou Army soldiers returned to the mountains and retreated towards Satila.

On the way, they inevitably fought with Roman soldiers searching the mountains, and the number of casualties increased.

At the same time, Hasai in the east, as the rear area of ​​Su Chen's Western Expeditionary Army, was also attacked by another army from the south.

The cooperation between the opponent's infantry and cavalry had to force the small logistics town with only 20,000 garrison to give up the plan of facing off.

The Yuezhou general who was guarding here burned the food in the city before retreating.

However, in the field, the infantry were eventually overtaken by the cavalry known as the King's Cavalry. If Su Chen were here, he would definitely recognize that these cavalry have a typical Greek style. Wearing a green cloak, he held a long spear.

Here, the soldiers of the Yuezhou Army who were left behind rushed forward. In the next second, the entire structure was destroyed. The Yuezhou soldiers fled in panic everywhere, and then they were surrounded by the Macedonian infantry phalanx with spears. , an almost one-sided massacre.

This sudden battle also resulted in the direct death of a Yuezhou general, but the enemy who came over did not stop. After seeing Hasai being burned, they turned directly and rushed towards Satila.

News of the defeat continued to be sent to Satila from two directions. Based on the intelligence, the number of Sakprut's army in the south was about 30,000.

Inch by inch, everyone who could be seen in the wilderness was wiped out, including the Satsuma people.

The Yuezhou Army and Shengnu people who were stationed in various places also heard about the war. Before Satila came without any orders, they seemed to smell bloody leeches swarming towards the two enemies.

For a time, the wilderness hundreds of miles south of Satila was filled with shouts and fighting.

Countless arrows and blood splashed under the blade covered the soil. They constantly charged with human lives to slow down the Egyptian army heading north. Later, they were driven back by the opponent's cavalry again and again. The huge army formation pressed forward step by step again. Satira,

Under the bright sunshine, ringing arrows and beacon fires rose into the sky.

The scouts carrying constant battle reports ran wildly in the wilderness, and were finally sent to Satila, the rear military center, and presented to Zhuge Liang's desk.

Prime Minister Zhuge was sipping hot tea and looking through the latest intelligence in his hand. He looked straight ahead and looked quiet.

The fragrance of tea lingers.

Zhuge Liang sighed and put down the news, "There's not even anyone to talk to."

As he spoke, he took out a token from his sleeve, put it on the table, and looked at the word "ginger" on it. This was specially given to him by Su Chen before he left Satila. This was also the token that Su Chen received from Liu Chan. Got it there.

Zhuge Liang felt somewhat guilty about the person behind this token, especially after learning that after his death, this half disciple inherited his mantle and planned for Ji Han until his death in order to fulfill his last wish.

"I can't plan it, it's destiny."

His fingertips touched the word 'ginger' on it. Zhuge Liang's eyes couldn't help but become moist as he recited these words.

"Boyo..."

He sighed, flicked his wide sleeves, and heard a creaking sound. The door to the side room suddenly opened, and an old man with gray hair rushed out with a sword and roared.

"Zhong Hui!"

The sword blade roared and slashed several times in the middle hall. Zhuge Liang, who was behind the desk over there, slowly stood up while looking at the old figure slashing with the sword, and called out softly: "Bo Yue."

A familiar voice came.

The swung Han sword suddenly hung in the air. The old man slowly turned his head and looked over there, his majestic eyes showing doubts and his brows frowning slightly.

In an instant, the hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, as if he couldn't hold it. The Han sword suddenly slipped from the old man's hand and fell to the ground with a clang.

"Prime Minister...Prime Minister..."

The old man opened his mouth slightly and murmured. Then, his voice rose higher, his old face showed a cry, and he knelt on the ground, arching his hands tremblingly.

"I am ashamed of the Prime Minister's instructions. I failed to carry out the Prime Minister's legacy and fight against the traitors who usurped the Han Dynasty. I also lost the land of Shu."

He cried loudly to Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)