Qiang Qin

Water breeds life.

Rivers are the cradle of civilization.

Like the Yellow River, the river of Eastern civilization, the mother river of all nations in the European continent belongs to the Danube. This continental inland river originated in the Black Forest region, rushing eastward all the way, flowing through the northern foothills of the Alps, the Vienna Plain, the Hungarian Plain, Then it walks out of the Balkan jungle canyon, and pours into the Black Sea with a torrential force.

During the heyday of Greek civilization, adventurous Greek merchants used to drive merchant ships from the mouth of the Black Sea all the way back to the source, explore the river civilization, dump the goods they brought in exchange for precious animal fur and other items.It was also during this period that the Danube had its own historical name for the first time: Istr.

In the second century BC, on both sides of the Istr River, there were already some towns attached to the river, including Wendobona, Aquincum, and Singidunum. , in later generations were Vienna, the capital of Austria, Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

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Wendobona.

An important town in the middle reaches of the Danube.

When Eunice’s Roman northward advance army arrived here, it happened to encounter a tribal battle between the Goths and the Germans. Unlike the civilized and developed countries along the Mediterranean Sea, the form of tribes in the central and northern parts of Europe was still in the middle. In the transitional stage of semi-primitive and semi-slavery, the northern tribes, which mainly depended on grazing for their livelihood, often launched tribal wars one after another in order to compete for a grassland suitable for horse grazing.

Between the Goths and the Germans, Eunice quickly identified allies: the Goths.

Compared with the more primitive and barbaric Germans, the Goths lived in this area early on, and they had a higher chance of dealing with their southern neighbors such as Rome, and their civilization was more developed. The civilized great Romans, it is also reasonable to choose the Goths.

Early September.

The Germanic peoples were defeated and the confederacy of several tribal groups of different lineages fell apart.As an alien race, they lost the survival battle they had to migrate.In desperation, some Germanic tribes turned back eastward. They began to contact the spokesperson of the Qin State in this area, trying to find a chance to make a comeback, and to make a complete end to the Slavs who had been expelling them.

Qin's northern army, after Han Xin devoted his main energy to opening up the Bering Strait channel, the commander of the Northern Army was replaced by Yang Wengzi.

This veteran general of the former frontier army finally became the commander-in-chief of the first army after serving as his deputy for a long time.Under his command, Qin's northern troops continued to oppress the Slavs, driving the various ethnic groups in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent to migrate westward and then migrate.

To the north of Constantinople, the Don River Plain along the Black Sea is where the Qin Army’s Northern Route Army was stationed. Yang Wengzi had just received the news that the Germans were seeking peace and attachment, and learned from the Military Intelligence Department that a Roman army had arrived. In the area of ​​the Danube, this surprised Yang Wengzi, who was experienced in the battlefield.

Based on his knowledge of the Germans and Goths, if the two sides go to war.The Germanic tribe should have the upper hand, but in the current situation, the Goths, with the assistance of the Romans, defeated the Germanic tribe.In this way, there will be a situation where the Romans and the Goths join hands to fight against the Qin army in the northern border of Rome.

Yang Wengzi looked dignified. This veteran general with a rigorous personality appeared extra cautious when facing a brand new battlefield and a brand new test.After all, the strength of the Qin army on the northern front is relatively insufficient, and Yang Wengzi has the power to maneuver.There are only about 5 people, and the severe cold is approaching. For the Qin army whose supply line is too far away and the Black Sea will freeze again, the coming winter will be the most difficult period.

The Romans counterattacked at the right time.

"The conditions of the Germans, I promise them for the time being, as long as they can keep the Goths in check, there will be a place for them to live in Europe in the future—!"

"Send a letter to His Majesty to inform our department of the situation. In addition, in my name, the northern troops will immediately move westward, marching upstream along the Danube Valley's Ruse and Singidunum, and at the same time, request the Gallic Legion , we must launch an attack on the Roman Northward Legion from the rear within half a month, otherwise, the stalemate in a short period of time will not only be impossible to break with the northern troops alone, but may also cause the entire route to be passive—"

Yang Wengzi's coping strategy is quite satisfactory, without the slightest chance of luck. This is also the characteristic of the hereditary generals of the Qin Army who were born in the frontier army. The idea of ​​a powerful and unconstrained style forms a stark contrast.

Peterus's Gaul Legion had already returned to the Gaul area. After he had to surrender to Qin, the general of the former Roman mercenary legion was depressed for a while. However, after being personally summoned by Li Yuan, Peterus He regained his spirit. Compared with the original employer Rome, the conditions offered by the new owner Qin State are more attractive.

Allow the Gauls to govern themselves.

This was Li Yuan's condition, but the price was that Peterus had to integrate a new force against Rome to support the Qin Army's northern and western front forces in the northwest.

This condition is very generous, and Peterus has no way to refuse it. Li Yuan did not ask him to lead the army into the hinterland of Rome, but only asked the Gauls to support the Qin army in the east and south. The appeal of the Legion of Gallic stems from this proposal.

The Gauls were neither willing nor daring to attack the Apennine Peninsula.The local area where Rome is located, that is, the Apennine Peninsula, is mountainous in the north and south. Only the middle and northern sections near the west coast are scattered with plains. This terrain is typical of the Mediterranean landform. If there is no guide who is familiar with the local terrain , it will be quite difficult for any foreign army to completely defeat the Romans.

Coordinating the direction of the Iberian Peninsula, the northern foot of the Alps, and the Danube River Basin can not only open up the territory of the Gauls, but also eliminate the threat of barbarian peoples in these two directions to the Gaul area. This is what the Gauls want most. things to do.

West Line, Middle Road, North Line.

Coupled with the battle for supremacy between the fleets at sea.

The all-out wars between Great Qin and Rome broke out one by one. As the saying goes, one trigger affects the whole body. In this confrontation between two powerful countries, the one who laughs last will never be the one who laughed the brightest at the beginning. The side that makes the least mistakes. (To be continued..)