Qiang Qin

(I went to the hospital to check the incision, and it was red and swollen. It didn't heal quickly, so I had to continue to raise it, please forgive me!)

182 BC.

The 19th year of the Great Qin calendar, the 290th year of the Roman Republican calendar, spring.

The flames of war ignited throughout the entire Eurasian and African continents. This all-out hegemony war between the Great Qin and Rome was like a sudden hurricane, involving one nation after another.

all winter.

The fronts of the two sides are intertwined. In the middle direction, although the fortress of Sinke has been captured by the Qin army, the Romans did not give up. The Thracian barbarians of Skedacus suffered heavy casualties. Yes, it has been replaced by Cao Xin's main force on the eastern front. This Qin army is well-equipped, disciplined, and brave. They are more difficult to deal with than the Thracians. Lost.

However, Scipio was very tenacious. Determined to fight, he unleashed unprecedented potential. Teams of new troops drawn from the country took turns to replace the tired troops. Sacrifice blocked the Qin army's attack wave after wave.

When the republic system entered the imperial system, Scipio’s reforms to the military gradually became apparent. The original conscription system of compulsory military service was abandoned, and soldiers’ weapons and armor would no longer be provided by themselves, but by The country and the government will unify the rationing. What the soldiers have to do is to obey orders, take up arms, fight and kill the enemy, and win the necessary victories on the battlefield.

Under the suppression of the Qin State, the Roman army in the imperial era gradually took shape. One by one infantry and long spear teams, groups of professional soldiers with armor, the freedom and rigorous personality of the Romans gradually emerged. They were in the initial stage. Maybe a little behind, and was caught off guard by the Qin army, but now, the Romans are catching up with great strides.

Northeast foothills of the Alps.

The snow line undulates between the scrub and exposed mountain rocks in the low valleys.In some leeward places, the snow still filled the valley, and groups of Roman soldiers were patrolling nervously, hoping to find a little trace of the enemy, then eliminate them, and report to the officer.

In early summer, the weather here was still cold. After the fall of the Sinker Fortress, the Roman army gradually retreated. The highest mountain in Europe located in the northern part of the Apennine Peninsula was the last barrier of the Romans.The Roman legions guarding this high mountain area are constructing fortifications intensely.For them, guarding the clefts between the snow lines of these valleys means guarding their own homes.

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On the Western Front.

The Battle for Bell Harbor is raging on.

The Qin fleet and the new Roman fleet under the command of Gan Yong started a sea chase after another around the port and the waterway. The commander of the new Roman fleet was a close friend of Scipio. The successor of Crassus wisely chose to avoid the war.

Even if they are sometimes entangled by the Qin fleet, they often adopt the method of docking their tails to survive. It is nothing to lose one or two warships.As long as they can hold the fleet of Qin State, the sea transportation line of the Roman Republic is very short now, that is, these ports in the western Mediterranean, as long as they are careful.It can escape the interception of the Qin fleet.

Indeed, on the vast and boundless sea, the chances of two fleets meeting are very low, but if one side has the intelligence initiative.Then just stay on the route a few days in advance and wait for the other party to throw themselves into the trap.

Port of Genoa.

An important port town in the northern part of the Apennine Peninsula, which connects the triangle of Iberia, Gaul and Apennines.In the small sea area, sea trade is developed, and this is also an important town for the Romans to obtain supplies.

on the pier.

Little mast sails set against the passing seabirds, and fishes that were looking for food on the sea were caught by the seabirds, struggling and unwilling to go to the cliff not far away, where the new generation is waiting In the world, the law of survival in the animal world has evolved unchanged from ancient times to the present, and as the ruler of this world, human beings are not far away, conducting a grand battle for hegemony.

At the corner of the bay.

More than a dozen merchant ships flying the flag of the Greek Free Trade Union are setting sail. Their final destination is Port Bell, which is in the midst of war. The luggage on these merchant ships is very important. Important supplies for the army to continue fighting.

Under the continuous attack of the Qin army and the Carthaginian coalition forces, the Roman army on the western front retreated steadily. If there is no strong support, the fall of Bell Port will not be far away. Under Ah's strict order, the Roman fleet, which had been huddled in the port of Genoa, finally set out to sea.

This time, they were more careful, more cautious and more cautious, and chose to sail under the flag of the Greek business group. The Greeks remained neutral in the war between Qin and Rome, but because of Gemetheus and Dikar, the Lyceum Academy The important people voted for Qin, and the relationship between Greece and Qin remained good. The new commander of the Roman fleet hoped that this would confuse the opponent and give him a chance to return to the voyage smoothly.

However, he didn't know that in the waters of Corsica not far from Genoa, more than [-] warships of Gan Yong's Qin Army fleet were already waiting for the Romans to surrender like sharks with their mouths open. snare.

This is an era of the jungle.

This is an era where the strong are king.

Once they become weak, they may be rounded up by invisible killers from different levels. Although the news of the Romans in Genoa port was tightly sealed, the Gallic sailors they hired still leaked the information of the fleet's voyage.

Although Peterus, a Roman mercenary general, had no way to break into the hinterland of the Apennine Peninsula, his surrender still caused cracks to appear within the Roman Republic.The local population is insufficient, and the Romans, who are highly dependent on mercenaries in the occupied territories, are gradually weakening their centripetal force under the unfavorable situation on the battlefield. The Gauls are an obvious example.

On the second day of October, early in the morning.

The strong swirling Mediterranean trade winds on the sea sent the Roman mixed fleet disguised as a Greek caravan to the vicinity of Corsica. This rocky sea area also became a cemetery for the new Roman fleet.

Thirty ships against twelve ships.

In terms of numbers, the Qin fleet has an absolute advantage, and in terms of morale, the sailors of the Qin fleet with experience in the big battle of Andre Island are not comparable to the soldiers of the new Roman fleet recruited by merchant sailors .

When the sun was setting, the last two surviving ships of the Roman fleet had to withdraw from the battlefield sadly. They failed, and they failed miserably. buried in the sea, and the next Mediterranean Sea will be the place where the Qin Army's fleet will roam. (To be continued..)