As the two horses of Nanying and Ma Yunluo faced the opposite side, the center of the Roman infantry phalanx quickly parted a way, and two Roman officers wearing red feathers rode out of the battle to meet Nanying.

The four people from the two sides quickly reined in their horses, and thousands of Roman soldiers and Han soldiers also silently formed a formation behind the main general. For a while, only the neighing of war horses and the sound of hunting in the wind were heard.

Nanying's gaze fell on the faces of the two Roman officers opposite, and saw that the faces of the other party were almost all hidden behind the mask, and one of them showed a pair of black eyes, and his essence was clear, obviously a purebred Roman. The other has a slightly blue eye, but he seems to have multiple bloods.

Nan Ying had a headache, tried to recall the Latin language he had learned back then, and stammered: "I am the Great Han General Nan Ying, may I ask the general opposite, which Roman legion is from?" ”

The two Roman officers glanced at each other, obviously stunned, and one of the black-eyed officers said in surprise: "Of course we know that you are the general of Nanda, but dare to ask Your Excellency the general, what language did you just speak?" Forgive me for being clumsy, but I don't understand it very well! ”

Hardly any of the Southern Eagles dismounted, because the Roman officer was fluent in Chinese...... This foreign appearance is not small!

However, the thought that Pulcher was also proficient in Chinese immediately relieved, and he had to cough heavily and repeat it again in Chinese.

"Your Excellency, General! I've admired your name for a long time! The Roman at the head slowly took off his crown, and under his black hair fluttering in the wind, he showed a resolute young face, and he smiled: "I, Marcus Licinius Titus, I pay you my respect! And this army in front of you is the lost First Roman Legion! ”

Marcus Licinius Titus...... The First Roman Legion? Nanying was shocked: "You are a descendant of Crassus!" ”

This time, it was Titus's turn to tremble, and he was shocked: "The general actually knows! ”

Nanying instantly understood the reason for his shock, although it has been more than 200 years since Crassus was defeated and killed, but Rome has no diplomatic relations with the Han Dynasty, let alone information communication, he blurted out the name of Crassus only from his clan name and the number of Liao Liao of the First Roman Legion, no wonder he will be shocked.

Of course, he would not reveal the true reason why he was so familiar with the name of Crassus, but smiled slightly: "Lord Crassus is known as the Roman god of war, both civil and military, and his financial management ability is even more than Rome's. Although he was defeated at the Battle of Calais, he will surely go down in history and be praised by future generations. ”

Titus stared at the Southern Eagle with his eyes intended, his throat rolling continuously. After a while, the shock on his face gradually faded, and he turned his head to the side and sighed to the other Roman officer, who had never said a word, "You are indeed right...... In the land of the Great Han, only the Great General is our true friend! ”

"What?" Nan Ying and Ma Yunluo glanced at each other: "Who is this?" ”

"General, please forgive me for my previous sin of disrespect! In order to provoke you to come, I am also forced to come! Hearing the familiar voice, Nan Ying and Ma Yunluo looked shocked at the same time. But I saw that the officer also slowly took off his battle helmet, revealing Pulcher's familiar face: "You dare to take the risk to come, it is already sincere!" ”

"So to speak!" Nanying took a deep breath, quickly spliced together all the fragmented clues in his mind, and finally vaguely grasped the truth of the matter: "Mr. Pulcher is coming to Lijing, really to facilitate a bigger deal!" ”

"Yes! Your Excellency, Honorable General! Your wisdom is as unfathomable as the stars! Pulcher saluted respectfully: "Please let me tell you the truth of everything for the general to decide!" ”

"240 years ago, His Excellency Crassus personally led 7 Roman main legions and 4,000 Gallic and Celtic cavalry to expedition to the Parthian kingdom, which is what you Han people call the Sabbatical Empire, but because of the light enemy, almost all the army was annihilated, tens of thousands of Roman elites were killed in the battle of Calle, and even His Excellency Crassus himself died tragically on the spot......" Pulcher said, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes: "However, the eldest son of Lord Crassus, Pubrius, was not in danger, and he led the First Legion to collect the defeated army, but instead broke through the Parthian defense, Trying to get back to Rome! ”

"Publius is afraid that he will not be able to return home! The death of His Excellency Crassus has upset the balance of the ruling triumvirate, and the civil war is on the verge of breaking out, and the other two giants will not let him go! Nanying sighed: "I will know a little about Rome!" ”

"General...... You are truly unfathomable! Pulcher and Titus looked at each other in shock: "Is there anything else in this world that you don't know?" ”

"As you said, the death of Lord Crassus directly triggered a civil war, and the Republic collapsed as a result, and even if Lord Publius returned home, it would be difficult for him to bear such serious consequences and the guilt of defeat and loss of flag!" Titus continued, "However, for the sake of the lives of more than 10,000 surviving soldiers, Lord Publius had to grit his teeth and lead the remnants all the way east, seeking a glimmer of life! ”

"In the year when Lord Crassus died in battle, the Xiongnu were divided into two branches, the north and the south, and they were at war with each other, and Lord Pubrius saw the opportunity to temporarily attach himself to the Northern Xiongnu Zhizhi Shan Yu, not only to help him build a walled city, but also to help him fight in the form of mercenaries!" Titus smiled bitterly: "However, the good times did not last long, and after a short period of time, Zhi Zhishan Yu was wiped out by General Chen Tang of your country, and even captured part of the army sent by Lord Publius to help in the war. In order to avoid being implicated, Lord Publius had no choice but to lead his troops into the mountains, use the cover of the tribes of the Western Regions to multiply, and secretly reach an agreement with the Southern Xiongnu in order to make a comeback. ”

"It seems that you still maintain some contact with the Southern Huns, no wonder you know everything about their sending troops! But there's one thing wrong! Nan Ying couldn't help but say: "This general has also read the history of General Chen Tang's extermination of Zhi Zhishan Yu, this general has indeed captured hundreds of foreign mercenaries, but they are all blue-eyed and blonde-haired people from the Western Regions, how can they be the Roman army you sent?" ”

"Has the general forgotten? As I mentioned earlier, the army led by Lord Crassus was not only 7 Roman legions, but also 4,000 Gallic and Celtic cavalry! Titus smiled and said, "If we didn't dare to get too involved in the war between the Han and the Xiongnu, General Chen Tang might not have been able to win this battle back then!" ”

"I see, General Chen Tang captured nothing more than a small group of your soldiers and horses!" Nanying nodded, "So how did you survive all these years?" Have you been using Lijing as a base all along? Why does Dahan seem to be completely unaware of this? ”

"It's good to teach the general to know!" Titus continued: "Back then, although General Chen Tang captured some of our Gallic soldiers, he put benevolence and righteousness first, not only did not leave them in trouble, but also placed them in the area of Lijing, which provided a cover for the survival of the main force of our army! For decades, we used caravans as a cover to redeem most of the families and descendants of the legionaries from Rome and send them all the way to Lijing and its surroundings to reunite and multiply. With the Han's control over Liangzhou and the Western Regions becoming weaker and weaker, the frequent outbreak of Han-Qiang wars, and the protection of caravans and the surrounding Hu tribes, it is reasonable that the court is unaware of our existence! ”

"200 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Lord Publius and our descendants have never been able to return to Rome, however, this army, which is dominated by the First Roman Legion, has finally been retained, and a certain amount of pure blood has been guaranteed!" He said with a smile: "Of course, we also intermarry with the friendly Han and Hu people, otherwise, how can we be proficient in your Chinese language?" ”

"Caravans?" Nanying was stunned, and his gaze fell on Pulcher: "How did you Roman legions get on the caravan?" Mr. Pulcher's identity is probably a big deal, right? ”

"Lord Crassus started out in business, and there are still many people in the family who trade all over the world and have a large number of partners! And just after the defeat of Lord Crassus, one of his descendants went through many hardships and dangers in the name of a caravan, and finally found the First Legion in the East and began a long road of rise! Don't hide it from the general, you are the descendants of this branch below! Pulcher smiled: "Back then, the horse merchant Aquix whom the general met by chance in the imperial capital was also one of our collaborators, and the large military horses he sold were crossed by us using Gallic war horses and Kushan horses!" ”

"I see! This can be regarded as another mystery that Ben will solve! Nan Ying exhaled heavily: "Ben Jiang has always wondered how Aquix can smoothly travel back and forth thousands of miles away within a year, it turns out that his real military horse supply base is actually close to the Liangzhou area!" It's no wonder that you have come to ask Ben to borrow Xiqiang! ”

"The general is wise!" Pulcher sighed: "Today's Rome, for us, there is no chance!" Our only wish is to earn a place thousands of miles away and earn a chance for future generations to return to Rome! ”

"So, you saw the opportunity for Ben to be killed by chance in the Liangzhou area!" Nanying's eyes were blazing, and he looked directly at Pulcher: "Invite Ben General to come to Lijing, one to show his strength, and the other to seek cooperation!" ”

"The general is indeed a fast man! You Han people often say that the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow! The general's fall into Liangzhou this time is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us! Titus clapped his hands and said earnestly: "However, the general has one less word...... In addition to revealing the truth to you, allowing the First Legion to return to the world, and seeking further cooperation, we are here to repay the favor! ”

"Repay the favor?" Nan Ying was stunned and said, "Where did this come from? ”

"O general! You are a wise lord, an invincible god of war, and a sage who regards fame, fortune and wealth as if they were nothing! You probably don't know! Pulcher sighed and said, "The tens of thousands of gold you gave us before you took them are really like heaven and earth for us!" ”

"Back then, the words you spoke to me seemed like yesterday, and they are still ringing in my ears!" His eyes showed complex and profound feelings: "You said: Ben will buy everything!" War horses, livestock, ordnance, metals, seeds, cloth, grain, ...... Even the army and mercenaries, as long as they can be transported, pay according to the price, and never bargain! ”

"Relying on the gold you gave us, we purchased a large amount of grain and seeds from the Western Regions, successfully survived the food crisis that swept Liangzhou, and tens of thousands of Roman descendants were able to survive!" His voice grew more and more impassioned, pointing behind him: "Now, the general has lived up to his trust, the general's military supplies and grass are ready to stop, and the Roman First Legion is fully loaded, and 8,000 soldiers are waiting to draw their swords for the general!" ”

"Are you here for real?" Nanying narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the two Roman officers opposite for a moment: "Okay! Then Ben will give you some real ones too! ”

He suddenly rode his horse past the two Roman officers and headed straight for the dense Roman formation on the opposite side.

"Brothers of the First Roman Legion! In the name of the great general, I would like to extend my heartfelt greetings to you, who has been more than 200 years late! The fierce north wind sent his words far away to the ears of all the Roman soldiers: "The Roman legions were once invincible, and the Teutons, the Cimbries, and the Ambuon were all bowed down by your sword!" And the first legion is the elite of the elite, the eagle banner is invincible, you are worthy of the name of the first! ”

"Ah...... Roar! Roar! Roar! "Thousands of Roman soldiers are familiar with the Chinese language, although the homeland is far away, the past is like dust, but for 200 years, they have been listening to the heroic past passed down from generation to generation every day, receiving more rigorous and harsh military training, and the fighting heart in their hearts has never cooled. At this moment, listening to the Han Dynasty general's count of the deeds of the Roman ancestors, I couldn't help but boil instantly.

Titus, Pulcher, and some of the officers trembled with excitement, tears streaming down their cheeks.

"Bang! Boom! Boom! Countless Roman infantry drew their swords and struck their shields in unison, paying tribute to the generals of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time silently announcing the fierce war intent in their hearts.

"Ben will never make a big sense!" Nanying's voice became louder and more majestic: "After this battle, the Emperor of Heaven will be the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the first Roman army will also reappear in the world in a dignified manner...... Ben's name is Southern Eagle, you all remember it! This is the promise of Southern Eagle to you! ”

"Southern Hawk! Southern Hawk! Southern Hawk! In the midst of the Roman army, there was a sudden cheer, as thousands of soldiers shouted in unison.

"When the Han Dynasty is unified...... Nanying also drew his sword out of the sheath and raised his sword and shouted: "Ben will also help you return to your homeland, and you will be ashamed before the snow...... The eagle banner of the First Legion will rise high on Roman soil! ”

Thousands of Roman soldiers suddenly fell silent, and all of them opened their mouths wide, and their mouths were so intense that they couldn't speak.

Titus burst into tears, and the boulder that had been in his heart for decades seemed to fall with a bang...... Of course, he knew that the Southern Eagle was superior to the Great Han and his power and martial arts were better than that of Crassus to Rome, and he knew even more that the general in front of him had never said a word of nonsense, and even his enemies were impeccable about it. This promise is more real and precious than all the gold in the world!

He and Pulcher, who were also in tears, looked at each other, and without any hesitation in his heart, he jumped lightly off his horse and knelt down on one knee wordlessly towards the back of Nanying as a sign of allegiance.

There was a loud bang in the Roman army, and the soldiers knelt down one after another, burying their heads deeply in front of the general of the Han Dynasty, and I don't know who it was, and roared loudly again: "Southern Eagle!" Southern Hawk! Southern Hawk! ”

"All the soldiers!" The southern eagle took the reins of the horses, and the war horse man stood up, and the brilliant sunlight reflected on the shape of the people and horses who raised his sword and jumped on the horse, as if the god of war possessed the body: "Where the black eagle flag of the Bohai Navy and the golden eagle flag of the Roman legion flutter, we will win!" ”

The soldiers of the Han army, who had been looking at each other in a daze, finally came back to their senses, and their wild shouts instantly overshadowed the Roman allies on the opposite side: "Ah! Lotus! Lotus! Great General Wan Sheng! ”