Lucis was also a very decisive commander-in-chief, and he felt that the enemy had naval superiority and a huge numerical superiority, and that it made little sense for him to hold on to Byzantium, but rather to die in vain.

He abandoned the Byzantine defense and gathered all his forces to Adriana, which Marcus was responsible for defending, to fight a decisive battle with the Han army, even if defeated, it would greatly deplete the strength of the Han army and create opportunities for His Majesty the Emperor's Western Army.

Located in the western part of Byzantium, Adriana Fort was a fortified fortress located inland and surrounded by low hills.

Lucis's Eastern Legion consisted of sixty Roman legions and auxiliaries, and according to Roman custom, the ratio of the two legions was one to one, plus more than 60,000 barbarian reinforcements.

In fact, there are also a large number of people in the auxiliary legion who are also barbarians, but they have been ruled by Rome for a long time, and they have joined the auxiliary legion and obtained the citizenship of the Roman Empire.

All thirty Roman legions had already been equipped with muskets, half of the auxiliary legions were equipped with muskets, and the other half were mostly hoplites armed with shields to assist the musketeers in battle.

He placed all his troops around Adrianaburg, so that if the combined forces of Han and Persia wanted to sweep across the Greek peninsula, they would have to defeat Lucis's army first, and it would be dangerous to have so many enemies on their backs.

Lü Bu received news that the Romans did not resist in Byzantium, but withdrew to Adrianaburg, and it seems that they are still afraid of their own navy.

Lu Bu discussed with Lu Su, Zhuge Liang, and Fa Zheng, and decided that the navy would leave half of the fleet to protect the security of the strait, so as to ensure that follow-up troops and logistical supplies could pass through the strait and be transported to the front line without interference.

Lu Su led the other half of the naval fleet, moved freely, and fought with the Roman Imperial Navy at his own opportunity, striving to completely control the Mediterranean.

Ma Chao served as the vanguard of the coalition army, commanding the six divisions of the Han army and the 50,000 Persians, leading the army and exploring the reality of the Romans.

Byzantium is not far from Adriana Fort, less than 200 miles away, but mostly mountains and hills, the Han army dispatched the first and second divisions of the Haotian army, the first division, the second division, the third division of the Wehrmacht and the first cavalry division, and the Persians were 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, and the main will be their crown prince Shapur.

Ardashir I commanded the Persian army and Lu Bu to act together, and the vanguard general could only rest assured that his son would serve as the general, and the Persian Empire did not have too good generals, so he could only work hard.

More than 100,000 coalition troops lined up in ten columns and advanced in parallel, not to mention, the Romans also built a flat road from Rome to Byzantium, with stone floors and no low quality.

Therefore, the march of the coalition forces was not slow, and the scout troops exploring the way ahead had already reached the perimeter of Adrianaburg.

Ma Chao received a reward that the enemy seemed to have assembled all the legions in the vicinity, and the Adriana Fort was densely packed with military camps inside and outside the city, and the neighing of men and horses was boiling.

Ma Chao planned to set up camp twenty miles away from the city, and wait for the follow-up army while inquiring about the enemy's situation.

Although Ma Chao's style is brave, it doesn't mean that he is reckless and impulsive.

He ordered the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Haotian Army and the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht to set up defensive positions in the direction of Fort Adriana to guard against a sneak attack by the enemy, and the other troops were responsible for building camps.

As the vanguard, they have to build not only their own resting camp, but also a larger camp for the upcoming army, which is a difficult task!

Lucis and Marcus and other high-ranking generals of the Roman legions stood on the high ground of Adriana Fort early in the morning, carefully observing the movements of the coalition forces.

I had received news from the scouts early on that the vanguard of the coalition had set out from Byzantium, and the number of people was about 150,000.

Lucis suddenly had a thought, his army of more than 300,000 has been waiting for many days again, and the enemy is only a vanguard force, and he is still traveling a long way, so he must be tired, why not fight more and fight less?

As soon as this idea came out, he was a little uncontrollable, and he told Marcus his idea, which startled Marcus and quickly objected.

"Lord Lucis, we have the defensive advantage of the castle and the opportune moment to wait, why should we take the initiative? You should wait for them to attack, and it is the last time to consume their strength and resources, and you shouldn't rush to fight! ”

Lucis's biggest shortcoming is that he is a little stubborn, he thinks that Marcus was lucky enough to become famous in a battle, and was appointed as the deputy commander of the army by His Majesty the Emperor, which is really all due to luck, not real strength.

He waved his hand absently, "Master Marcus, there is a rare opportunity that the enemy is much smaller than ours, and the foothold is not stable, and there are no fortifications, we should hit them hard to relieve the huge pressure." ”

"The combat effectiveness and equipment of the Han army are better than ours, even if we really fight a protracted war, we may not be sure of victory, I still think it is necessary to attack once, and we can consume them more if it is not good."

In the end, Lucis left Marcus in the city despite Marcus's strong opposition, leaving him with six legions to defend the city, and the rest of the army, including the barbarian army, poured out of the nest and attacked the vanguard of the Han army.

When Ma Chao was still discussing with Zhang Xiu, Shapur and others how big a camp to build, he heard a burst of horns and war drums from the city, Ma Chao raised his eyebrows, "What does the old boy Lucis want to do?" Take the initiative? ”

Sure enough, the sound of trumpets and war drums continued to echo, and the military camps inside and outside the city of the Romans began to move, and the efficiency of the Roman legions was still very high, and after Lucis's order was given, the mobilization ended in ten minutes.

More than fifty Roman legions and auxiliaries began to line outside the city, and the barbarian armies lined up alone on the flanks of the Roman army.

Ma Chao saw it very clearly, and quickly counted the number of enemy troops roughly, and it seemed that the whole army was dispatched.

Ma Chao sneered, "Lucis wants to take advantage of our new arrival, and there are more people to bully fewer people?" It's a pity that he miscalculated. “

"Pass my order, divide the troops into three routes, the left flank will be handed over to the Persian army of Prince Shapur, the original three divisions will be in the middle, and the remaining three divisions will move to the right, and give me all the weapons to use, so that they will know that we are powerful!"

The Han army also moved very quickly, they had already built simple artillery positions, and all the troops immediately arranged according to Ma Chao's orders.

These six divisions of the Han army are all first-class main divisions, and all the new weapons are also given priority to them to be reequipped, especially the new weapons that Ma Jun secretly showed to Lu Bu for testing last time, and all six of their divisions are equipped.