Chapter 516: The Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly (Finale)

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On the main battlefield, although the Han army was equipped with a large number of machine guns, because of the long distance, the Han army's ammunition could not be as abundant as fighting at home.

The ammunition rationed by the Han army now does not meet their normal standards at all, so even machine guns cannot be opened to fight, so the role of machine guns is not as great as imagined.

The same is true of the shortage of shells, which makes it impossible to give full play to the two major advantages of the Han army, but the Roman legions do not have the trouble of using rifled guns, the cost of ammunition is relatively low, and it is a local battle.

The 200,000 Persian army is also an important part of the coalition army, so their battle situation is difficult, which will also affect the overall situation.

Although Lü Bu wanted to rely on the Han army to defeat the main force of the Roman legions and then change the tide of the war, the stubborn resistance of the Romans far exceeded expectations.

And with an endless stream of Roman legions coming from the northern and western provinces, the potential of the Romans was gradually being revealed.

How easy is it to overthrow a powerful empire that has been firmly in rule for hundreds of years overnight?

What's more, the organizational structure and political system of the Roman Empire are relatively mature, so its mobilization mechanism is also extremely powerful, and a large number of reserve corps are endless.

As a coalition army on a cross-sea expedition, or even a cross-continent expedition, especially the Han army, it was difficult to replenish soldiers, it was inconvenient to supply ammunition, it was difficult for the wounded and sick to retreat, and it was impossible to get the support of the locals when they were far away from their homeland and fought in a foreign land.

Adaptation to water and soil and differences in dietary habits are also important factors affecting the combat effectiveness of the troops, so the theoretical superiority has disappeared and the war games cannot replace actual combat.

Another point is that the Han army has a strong local complex, especially in that era when the news was closed and the level of education was low, it was even more obvious.

Fighting far away from home for a long time, the Haotian Army, which is often stationed overseas, and the resident troops in Central Asia and West Asia are still acceptable.

A large number of the main forces of the Imperial Army, which had sailed directly overseas from the Central Plains, were seriously homesick and demoralized, and even with the encouragement of the clerks and the stimulation of military exploits, it was useless.

So on the fourth day of the sleepless Battle of the Three Emperors, first the Persian army began to waver, and then it collapsed, and one by one the Persian armies were routed and fled to the north.

The unity and stability of the Han army was much stronger than that of the Persian army, and the rout of the Persians did not affect the Han army that fought side by side with them, and the Han army was still able to do it unwaveringly.

However, the defeat of the Persian army liberated their opponents, and more Roman and barbarian armies could join the battle against the Han army, and the pressure on the Han army doubled.

In particular, the defeat and flight of the Persian army seriously affected the logistics and supply of the Han army, and the ammunition could not be delivered to the front line in time, and the combat effectiveness of the Han army, which lacked ammunition, plummeted.

The highly weaponized Han army has greatly weakened its own protection, and they only wear light leather armor, and cold weapons only have bayonets, which is quite a loss when fighting hand-to-hand combat with the barbarian army.

As experienced and great commanders, Lu Bu and the others certainly knew how to advance and retreat, but it was a pity that "they were only one step away from Rome", and the farthest Han troops could already see the tall walls of Rome.

The Han army began to retreat in an orderly manner, with several divisions crossing cover, artillery blocking the pursuit of the Roman legions with the last shelling, and snipers responsible for clearing the officers of the Roman legions and disrupting their chain of command.

The Han army withdrew in an orderly manner along the passage from which it came, and each unit took turns to act as cover and rear, and gradually withdrew to the northern part of Italy proper.

At the same time, Lü Bu Feige sent a letter to Lu Su, asking him to command the navy to attack the rear of the Romans, so as to reduce the pressure on the frontal Han army and give full play to the naval superiority.

Lu Su boldly carried out an amphibious landing in Nyapoli, that is, Naples, and the 2nd and 3rd Marine Divisions were transported ashore.

They raided the shipyards and military ports of Neapolis, some of the largest on the Mediterranean coast and under Roman control, which were leveled by explosives and fire.

Then the two Marine divisions marched on Rome with great fanfare, and successfully captured Trasina, only a few dozen miles from the city of Rome.

This sudden Han army frightened the Romans and hurriedly withdrew the main force of the Roman legion, which was frantically chasing and intercepting the main force of the Han army, and returned to defend the city of Rome.

In fact, Lu Su's marines were just a false shot, the purpose was to encircle Wei to save Zhao, reduce the pressure on the main army, and attract the attention of the Romans.

Without the attack of the main force of the Roman legions, it was impossible to stop the retreat of the Han army with only auxiliary legions, reserve legions, and barbarian armies.

At the time of retreat, the Han army's previous practice of casting a net to garrison troops along the way was rewarded, so that every retreat of the Han army had a basis.

The Han army gradually retreated to the Greek peninsula along the way it came, gathering the scattered Persian army along the way, and the coalition army gradually regained its foothold.

The Roman army followed the ass of the coalition forces, recovering the provinces and cities occupied by the Han army along the way.

Lü Bu had been ill since the Battle of the Three Emperors in Assiion, and the military doctor said that he was in a hurry and needed to recuperate.

After Zhuge Liang and others discussed, Ma Chao and Gao Shun led the three divisions of the Imperial Forest Army to escort Lü Bu first, all the way back to Byzantium, and then board Lü Meng's flagship Empire from Byzantium, and go to Port Said by sea.

Lu Su had also received a message from the flying pigeon, and led the main fleet to return from Nyapoli and wait for Lu Bu's arrival in Port Said.

At this point, Lü Bu's painstaking planning and preparation for many years of expedition to Rome basically came to an end, and most of the Han and Persian armies returned to Nicaea, leaving only some troops in Adrianaburg and Byzantium to preserve the results of the expedition.

Most of the Greek peninsula was returned to the Romans, who engaged in a large-scale prisoner exchange with the allied forces, although the Romans did not capture as many Han and Persians.

The lack of quantity required the Romans to pay a large amount of gold and silver as bargaining chips in exchange for prisoners, and in the armistice, the Thracian and Byzantine regions were transferred to the Han and Persians.

The Greek peninsula was declared a demilitarized zone, and the Roman and Han empires, as well as the Persian Empire, were not allowed to garrison troops in the area, and the Greeks could set up local armies in self-defense to maintain law and order.

Officially named the Mediterranean Fleet, Lü Meng's detachment was stationed in Alexandria and Port Said, and was responsible for the coastal defense of the Han Empire in the Mediterranean.

The Han army garrisoned two divisions of the Imperial Army at Adriana Fort and Byzantium, as well as one division each in Mosul and Damascus.

As for Egypt, the only overseas province in the Middle East, two divisions were stationed, and locals, Persians, and other ethnic groups were recruited to form a local garrison division and a foreign mercenary division.

Zhang Xiu became the new governor of Egypt and concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the garrisons in the Middle East, including the Greek peninsula, with Lü Meng as the deputy commander-in-chief, serving as Zhang Xiu's deputy.

Lü Bu boarded Lusu's flagship Xinghan in Port Said, and then the main fleet sailed back to the Central Plains from the Suez Canal.

The route was basically the Red Sea, then the Indian Ocean coast, the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea, and finally the Yangtze River estuary, Jiaozhou Bay, the Yellow River, and back to Chang'an.

Although the waterway is long, it saves the fatigue of the boat and the bumps of the long distance.

Lu Bu has always been awake and sometimes confused during his illness, and he does not know whether it is the cause of his illness or seasickness, and he has been floating at sea for three months.

On the return trip, the monarchs of various countries along the way wanted to board the ship to meet Lu Bu, but they were all rejected one by one, only Liu Bei saw Lu Bu, and the two talked for a long time.

When the fleet had just returned to Panyu, Lü Bu received a flying pigeon from Chang'an, and his old partner, one of the original partners, the imperial veteran and military advisor Jia Xu, unfortunately passed away at the age of seventy-four.

This age was already a long life at that time, Jia Xu began to follow Lu Bu from the clouds, perfectly commanded the battle of Liangcheng, laid the foundation of Lu Bu's military group, and was Lu Bu's absolute right-hand man, the minister of the humerus.

Jia Xu served as Lü Bu's chief military advisor for a long time, and later served as Shangshuling all the year round, which was equivalent to Lü Bu's prime minister, and when the Han Empire was founded, he was the first prince.

Therefore, the news of Jia Xu's death made Lu Bu very sad, and even aggravated his condition.

After the army came ashore from Fenglingdu, they quietly returned to Chang'an without any grand welcome ceremony.

After all the civil and military officials in Chang'an received the news that Lu Bu was seriously ill, they all gathered in Weiyang Palace and waited for the news.

The crown prince Lü Kang, who stayed in Chang'an, and the auxiliary ministers Sima Yi, Xu Shu and others also entered the palace to meet them, and in the end, only Lü Kang was summoned by Lü Bu.

Since then, Lü Bu has been bedridden, and the government has been handed over to the crown prince Lü Kang and the auxiliary ministers Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Xu Shu, Fa Zheng and others.

Even if such news is tightly blocked, it still spreads all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an City and spreads to the whole country after a long time.

The unfavorable situation of the war in Europe, the huge casualties, and the encouragement of well-intentioned people, secretly hands and feet, suddenly quite a mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

In particular, Cao Pi, who was far away in Yizhou, was even more ready to move, constantly spreading rumors and instigating trouble through undercover agents and spies lurking in the interior.

Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Security Service immediately sprang into action to eliminate spies throughout the country.

Through this operation, I caught a lot of big fish that had been lurking for a long time.

Later, at any time, Lu Bu recovered and resumed governance, all rumors were self-defeating, and the situation returned to stability.

In January 225 AD, Lu Bu simply passed the throne to his eldest son, that is, the crown prince Lu Kang, and he became the emperor, bidding farewell to the government completely.

After handing over the throne, Lu Bu could leisurely enjoy the mountains and rivers, and at this time, he was already sixty years old.

On this day, accompanied by his family members such as Chan'er and Xiao Qiao, as well as the imperial sister Lu Feifei and brother-in-law Gao Shun, as well as a group of Fa Xiao Song Xian, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu and others, he returned to his hometown in Jiuyuan and returned to his long-lost hometown grassland.

Lying on his back on the green grass and feeling the warm sun in winter, Lu Bu felt like a world away, and this scene was so familiar.

Just when everyone raised a bonfire in the grassland and prepared for a picnic, an old man dressed as a Taoist priest came from a distance, singing the Taoist love words while walking, "Outside the vast wild grass autumn mountain, the monument is a barren mound, Huabiao Qianxun lies on the green moss, and the stone horse in front of the grave sharpens the knife." ”

Lu Bu felt that this old way was familiar, so he asked everyone not to stop him, and let the old way come closer.

Lu Bu looked at Lao Dao, Lao Dao also looked at Lu Bu, looked at it for a long time, Lao Dao smiled slightly, "Noble, don't come to harm, Lao Dao, I can still pass on your skills?" You are reincarnated and reincarnated for a lifetime, but you still have the obsession you can't let go? ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was stunned, "Ah, it turned out to be you!" "This old way is the god man who taught Lu Bu all his skills and gave him a divine pill, and after more than forty years, his appearance has not changed at all.

Lu Bu felt that the life of more than 40 years flashed in front of him, just like a movie in the future, his past and present life experiences were fused together, like a big dream, but Lu Bu felt that there were no regrets.

When Lao Dao saw his expression, he knew his intentions, stepped forward, slapped his forehead lightly, and said: "In this case, where you come from, where you go back, and continue your own life!" If you only ask your heart, you can have no regrets. ”

With Lao Dao's palm, Lu Bu fell straight on the grass, and everyone was taken aback and hurriedly surrounded to check Lu Bu's condition.

Gao Shun and the others wanted to catch Lao Dao, but they didn't know when Lao Dao had gone far away, and they were still singing Taoist love words in their mouths, "There is no trace of yellow sand and white grass, and the ancient cold clouds and birds are still there." Mo went to the flag like a dragon, and once it became a spring dream. "It was gone very quickly.

After a long time, Lu Bu came to his senses again, but it gave people a new feeling, and he kept repeating himself, "No regrets!" ”

Soon after returning to Chang'an from Jiuyuan, Lu Bu, the founding emperor of the Han Empire, died of illness, ending his magnificent life.

Since then, the Han Empire has entered the period of the reign of Emperor Taizong Lü Kang, and throughout Lü Kang's life, he still adhered to the grand strategies formulated by Lü Bu during his lifetime, and constantly expanded the living space of the Han Empire and the Han nation.

The navy of the Han Empire began to make continuous ocean voyages until the discovery of the New World across the Pacific Ocean, named the American Continent because of its beautiful scenery.

The Han Empire was the first to establish a number of colonies on the American continent to exploit the region's rich mineral resources.

The three empires fought centuries of war on the European continent and in the Middle East, and the three powers were divided and merged, and everything was in the interests of the empire.

When the Lu family ruled the Han Empire for about 300 years, a nationwide civil war broke out caused by the new ideology.

After the end of the civil war, although the Lü family was still respected as the orthodoxy of the empire, a constitutional monarchy was implemented, which changed the situation of imperial power.

"Lao Lu, wake up, don't sleep, when are you going to sleep!"

A rapid voice, resounding in my ears, made me gradually wake up, and it was very difficult to open my eyes.

"Alas, doctor, come on, you see, the patient's eyes are rolling, and he has reacted to the voices of the outside world!" A pleasant female voice rang out.

I felt like I had a very long dream, and I did a lot of things in the dream, and I was so tired, but when I heard this pleasant female voice, it felt like the person I was closest to, and it made me want to open my eyes and see.

Finally, after exhausting all my strength, I opened my eyes with great difficulty, and I was greeted by a snow-white ceiling, and suddenly a beautiful and delicate little face filled my field of vision.

"Jianjun, you are awake, you really want to be a vegetative person!"

I twisted my neck with great difficulty, and found myself lying in a hospital room, which was in good condition, and it turned out to be a single room.

In addition to the beautiful young woman, there were seven or eight stout men beside the bed, all of whose faces were both familiar and unfamiliar, and looking at them, I always felt like I was in a different world.

Some call me "Lao Lu", and some call me captain, as if I am very familiar with them.

Suddenly my brain hurt a little, some pictures flashed, there were ancient beauties, there were ancient battlefields, there were modern military school life, there were modern battle pictures, and finally some pictures were broken and disappeared, and what was left was those modern pictures.

I suddenly remembered everything, I was Lu Jianjun, it seemed that I was participating in a real chicken competition before, we were ambushed by the Blues, and in the end it seemed to be a mortar shell in a live state.

Thinking of this, I hurriedly lifted the quilt to see my legs, fortunately, both legs were well grown on my body, and I was wearing a pair of pants in a hospital gown.

"I'll go, Lao Lu, what are you doing? Satsuki isn't the only one here! The man who woke me up first said.

I already remembered that it was a comrade from the squad, Number Ten, the sniper.

Satsuki is my girlfriend and fiancée, and the biggest source of motivation for me to participate in the real chicken competition, at the beginning, I just wanted to get the championship prize so that I could marry her.

At this time, the doctor came, lifted my eyelids, measured my pulse, and asked me some more questions in order to do a simple examination.

Finally, the doctor said to everyone: "It is a miracle that a vegetative person who has been in a coma for half a year suddenly returns to normal, and all the intellect, memory and bodily functions return to normal, as if he had not been injured, what a miracle!" ”

Later I found out that the last time we played we were surrounded by cheating blue and stuck on the top of a hill with mortars attacking us.

However, the blue side did not expect that the mortar training shell they purchased would be mixed with a live ammunition.

Fortunately, there was no warhead, only a primer, so although it hit me directly, it didn't kill me, but the impact of the explosion made me traumatized and became a vegetative person.

I've been lying in a hospital bed for half a year, and my girlfriend Satsuki and her teammates have been taking care of me for half the year.

Thanks to the accident insurance before the match, and the generosity of our big boss on the red side, we were able to afford the expensive medical expenses and rehabilitation costs.

But the best news I've heard is that because of the blue team's cheating, their results were canceled and our team was still the final champion, and everyone got their share of the big prize money.

My card also quietly has a championship bonus of 1 million, and there are also 5 million yuan in mental damages, physical damages, etc., which are actively compensated by the boss of the blue side, which means that I have 6 million yuan in my card.

Hehe, the money for marriage is no longer a problem, and the tombstone we found was later confirmed by archaeologists to be the tomb of Lu Bu, Marquis Wenhou of the Han Dynasty, but it was just a well-dressed mound, and Lu Bu's bones were not excavated.

But that's not something I worry about, I'm not Lu Fengxian, I just want to enjoy my new life! (At the end of the book), the latest chapter of "I Am Fengxian Claw Book House" is free to read for the first time.