Qiang Qin

Qin Jun pressed on step by step.

The predicament of the Balkan war put the Romans in a dilemma.A year and a half ago, the Roman Senate cheered for the annihilation of Macedonia, a powerful country in Eastern Europe. A year and a half later, they found that they were not much better than King Philip IV of Macedonia.

Under the republic system, the size of the Roman army was restricted, and the standing army was only maintained at about 10. This is why the army's response was somewhat slow when problems occurred in Carthage and the Balkans.

"Decree to the governors of the provinces that in order to prepare for the decisive battle with Qin, one hundred thousand soldiers must be recruited, and the time will not exceed July at the latest." Standing at the highest point of the arena, Scipio issued the first order since he came to power.The young consul looked stern. He wanted to use military expansion to warn those conservative forces in the Senate, telling them not to make small moves behind the scenes.

At the same time, Scipio also wanted to give some color to the invaders from the east, but his idea was bound to be false.Unlike Rome, which hastily recruited troops, Li Yuan's third mobilization order for the Western Expedition was issued a few months ago. The arrival of [-] Qin soldiers also made the black flag on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea flutter in the wind.

In June, in various towns on the Apennine Peninsula, in Gaul, Iberia and other recently occupied provinces, notices of Roman recruitment of mercenaries were posted everywhere, and a large number of landless farmers and mercenaries joined Rome In the army, the shadow of the imperial era is approaching step by step.

After the struggle between Fabian and Scipio, the Roman republic system has begun to crumble. The strength of military politics and the rapid expansion of the army have further intensified the contradictions between slave owners and civilians in Rome.

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Troy.

The sea in June is calm and calm, and a few seagulls pass by at low altitude, occasionally grabbing one or two fish from the sea, and then flapping their wings quickly.Fly towards the lair on the coastal cliff.

A fleet appeared on the endless sea. The smoke of the big sea battle in April had cleared. Lei, who had just recovered from his injuries, was leaning on the mast with a pale face. Around him, Qin soldiers one after another The soldiers looked at him in awe.

The underwater fight with Grayer won Lei the title of the first brave general of the Qin Navy.And next, the Great Qin Navy will meet the Roman Fleet, the true powerhouse in the Mediterranean Sea. It is conceivable.Lei quilt has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

on the pier.

Emperor Shenwu Li Yuan looked excited, looking at the sea from time to time and walking back and forth. The red tassel on his head was blown by the sea breeze, and it floated slightly backwards. When the armor fluttered, there was a slight sound. , he has seldom been in such a restless situation.

On land, Daqin's cavalry and infantry were strong enough.There is almost no opponent in this era, but at sea, Qin Guojun is just an inexperienced boy who needs to prove himself by fighting against powerful opponents time after time.Battle of Crete.It was the battle to rectify the name of the Great Qin Navy based on the Mediterranean Sea.

"Your Majesty, look, our fleet is back. The heroes of the Great Qin Navy have returned home." Compared with Li Yuan, the young staff officers of the Great Qin Army around him were obviously more excited about this naval battle.In terms of actual combat, it was completed by Gan Yong's command, and the deduction and planning of the entire battle were designed by the staff officers of the army's headquarters.

A long whistle broke the calm of the military port.This is Gan Yong's flagship declaring to go home victoriously. What responds to this is the thunderous sound of drums from the welcome team on the shore. The representatives of the forces have different expressions and performances.

The Carthaginian envoy stared at the approaching fleet, with a big mouth and the most exaggerated expression. As the old opponents of the Romans, no one knew the details of Greer's pirate fleet better than them. The basic navy has repeatedly been defeated by the Romans, among them the credit of the pirate leader Greer, and now, the skeleton fleet that is rampant in the Mediterranean has been defeated by a recruit who has been in the army for less than a year.

Representatives of the Jewish Chamber of Commerce and the Alexandria City Chamber of Commerce in Egypt looked very fortunate. As the most powerful chamber of commerce exploited by pirates, now they finally had a chance to feel proud.With the protection of the Qin fleet, at least on the east coast of the Mediterranean, Jewish and Egyptian merchant ships no longer have to be frightened.

The representative of the Thracian tribe, the young Spartacus put his hands in the oblique pockets at his waist, twisting his fingers back and forth. Lei was envious and excited by his heroic feat. To gain the affirmation of others, you have to take risks that others dare not do. As he thought about it, a heart in Spartacus's chest was beating strongly.

The whole welcome ceremony lasted for an entire hour. Troy, which was usually desolate, was like the city of heroes who dared to resist Greek civilization thousands of years ago. Ancient heroes such as Hector, Paris, Amazons, etc. Again, they were fully clothed, just waiting for an order.

June eleventh.

After more than [-] days of negotiations, Qin State and various forces in the Mediterranean reached a package agreement to jointly fight against Rome. It is to maintain the existing borders, and also includes further claims to occupy all of Rome's territories.

As the rest of the parties, they are obliged to bear the corresponding military expenditures for the fight against Rome. The Jewish and Egyptian business groups bear 60.00% of the costs, and the remaining 40.00% are paid by Persia, Thrace, Parthia, Daxia, Wusun and other ethnic groups share.

Compared with these tribes that lacked the protection of the army, in this alliance, Carthage made a commitment to attack Rome from the west coast of Africa, that is, along the Iberian Peninsula. The last failure is still in his heart, and he wants to prove himself in the same way again.

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Northern Black Sea.

The quiet Don River flows slowly through the gentle plains and pours into the Black Sea. On the grasslands, flocks of cattle and sheep lazily hide in the shadows under the summer sun, enjoying a rare peaceful time.From nowhere, one or two howls of saber-toothed tigers came, causing the herbivores to panic.

It was getting dusk.

Suddenly, a heavy sound of horseshoes shook the ground, causing the animals to prick up their ears. Soon, out of instinctive reactions, cattle, sheep, wolves, and saber-toothed tigers and prairie bears who appeared alone quickly moved towards the ground. They ran in the same direction, and where the animals stepped on, the grass fell to the ground.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, groups of Daqin cavalrymen dressed in uniform black armor and holding banners with gold rims moved slowly westward like black mountains. Their speed was not fast, but there were tens of thousands of them. The cavalry came over neatly, but it gave people an invincible sense of tension.

"Han!"

Among the generals of the Qin Army, there are many with the surname Han, but only one is the most famous: Han Xin.

Han Xin, who fought independently on the Siberian prairie, finally succeeded in driving the Slavs out of the east of the Ural Mountains this summer after three years of repeated encirclement and suppression. Now, the Great Qin cavalry is unstoppable, Continue westward to oppress and conquer.

The East Slavs living along the Don River and the Volga River, and the remnants of the Huns have begun to be forced to migrate. Their westward migration, just like the great migration of animals on the African grasslands, has triggered the Saxon, Germanic, Visigothic and other living areas. A chain reaction of primitive tribes in eastern and northern Europe.

Of course, this process will not happen all at once. New battles will break out between the Huns, Eastern Slavs and Germanic, Visigothic and other ethnic groups, and it is still unknown who will lose.

This great migration, which spread to the whole of Europe, would take another two hundred years to happen in the real history. A wave of national annexation in which various tribes of the Asian continent migrated westward and merged. (To be continued..)