Chapter 617: Facing Great Qin's Strength (Second Update)
The Romans' formation was still elite in the middle, flanked by the cavalry of their allies, and they naturally bore the brunt of Meng Tian's onslaught.
And the two Roman generals didn't have much panic at this time, what they thought in their hearts was that they had reached this point in the left and right nights, and they just had to observe the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin cavalry up close, so as to prepare for future confrontations.
I don't know if I don't know it, I was startled when I saw it, as soon as Daqin's cavalry fought with those people and horses on the periphery, they knew that the other party was not the real elite of the Romans, which made them have no pressure in their hearts, and after this part of the pressure, they were just like the 100,000 troops who had killed and dispersed before, and they didn't give these people too many opportunities.
"The combat effectiveness of Daqin's cavalry has reached such a level, such a warrior is really on par with our Roman soldiers! If all of their 300,000 troops were in this capacity, our battle would be difficult. ”
The two Roman generals got this unpromising result in the unsuspenseful battle between the Great Qin people and the meat shields they brought.
"The men and horses they fought this time are only less than 100,000, I guess the other men and horses may not have such combat effectiveness, the reason why they are like this, I am afraid that they just want to give us a deterrent, this place is not suitable for a long time, we quickly retreat to the open realm to camp, and then study the matter of this attack."
It was still the more sober general who analyzed it, and then put forward his own suggestion, if they were entangled with this group of Great Qin's elite soldiers here, it would definitely be no good for them with a scattered formation, and now for them, the best way is to retreat quickly.
"Good! Retreat quickly! ”
After the two of them decided on this strategy, they hurriedly gave an order, this time it was the elite of the Romans in front, and those who blocked the guns followed them behind, which surprised them a little that those Great Qin's cavalry were chasing after them, and they rushed to kill for a long time.
This rush is nothing to these Roman elite soldiers, but for those who have just run back from the city gate, even if they have reached eight lifetimes of blood mold, half of these 50,000 horses will eventually run out.
Of course, Meng Tian knew the truth of what was enough, and after chasing for a while, he saw that it was almost over, so he led the army back.
"How? Have you ever played against the elite of Rome this time? ”
Han Xin couldn't see anything clearly in the darkness of the city, and when he saw that Meng Tian had come back smoothly, he hurriedly asked.
"The commander of Rome is really not an idle man, this time we hid it very well, but they still only sent fifty or sixty thousand soldiers who were almost as capable as last time, and I killed them and fled, and the real Roman elite did not make a move, it seems that they have decided to find another way after the failure of their raid plan this time, but unfortunately they have not been able to find out how good the elite of the Romans is."
Han Xin still agrees with Meng Tian's statement, if it weren't for the fact that the generals of Rome were very cautious this time, the elite of Rome might have been wiped out by Great Qin at this time.
"They will definitely attack again after they regroup, and this time we don't have the advantage of sneak attacks, so we can either fight them on the plains or hold on to the city. What does the general think? ”
Although some people and horses were eliminated, they were all leftovers, and these leftovers were indeed useless if they fought a tough battle, but if they were downwind, they would also be able to cause a lot of damage to Daqin's army.
"We don't yet know how good the real warriors of Rome are, and according to the instructions of the king, this is something that we must understand in place this time, so in my opinion, we should still fight with the Romans with real swords and guns, the war will always have casualties, if Philip V and Xiang Yu are directly transferred out, there is a great possibility that they will win this war, but there is nothing to deter the enemy, and the majesty that our Great Qin cavalry has established, We, the Great Qin cavalry, still have to fight for it ourselves. ”
Meng Tian also knows the strategy, but as the older generation of generals of Great Qin, he knows more that what really makes people obey you is whether your fists are hard enough, especially when you encounter a strong opponent, you want the opponent to be afraid of you from the bottom of your heart, rather than letting the opponent see how many allies you have and how fancy your strategy is.
"Yes, if we let Xiang Yu and Philip V send troops now, it will seem that our Great Qin is not very strong, and we can't let the enemy know our true strength, so in the next battle, we still have to fight with the Romans with real swords and guns, if they still can't help our Great Qin's cavalry, the Romans will definitely lose their heart."
Since the two reached an agreement on this aspect, they did not activate the call of Philip V and Xiang Yu, but quietly waited in the city for the comeback of the Romans.
The Romans retreated to a distance of thirty miles from the city, and set up camp at the bottom of a hill.
"Didn't you say that the Great Qin people didn't know about our arrival in the city? Why did we fall into the ambush of the Great Qin cavalry as soon as we arrived? ”
After camping, the more short-tempered general summoned Hu Hai to him and asked loudly. As soon as he saw this posture, Zhao Hu immediately wanted to step forward, but there was no Rome or Rome in his eyes, he thought that he had killed these two generals and then ran out with Hu Hai, which was also a light thing.
But before Zhao Hu could make any moves, he was dragged by Hu Hai, Hu Hai patted Zhao Hu's shoulder, signaled Zhao Hu to calm down, and then stood up by himself.
"Dare to ask the general, if you are the general of Great Qin and know that we want to attack the Seleucian city, will you let us see that you already know about this?"
"This ...... You are really eloquent, without the help of our Rome, you want to make your Great Qin people recognize you, I don't know how much effort it will take! ”
"This matter is found by you Romans, and not by me you Romans, if you think that there is no need for people like me here, I will immediately leave with my men and horses, and after the Seleuces have conquered it, I will not want an inch of territory!"
Hu Hai is obviously not afraid of this Roman general at all, he has not heard the general of a Roman affiliated force talk to him like this, and he was angry with this guy at that time, but at this time it was the time when a defeat had just been fought and asked them to work together, if Hu Hai left with his 30,000 horses at this time, the impact on their team would indeed be very bad.
Another point is that Hu Hai's identity is special, and the Roman consuls once specially told Hu Hai that Hu Hai must not be allowed to die before taking Seleuc, which is a very important bargaining chip in their hands, and it is not something that can be thrown casually.
After snorting for a long time, the general could only shake his hand and leave, leaving the more gentle-tempered general to tell Hu Hai not to take this matter to heart, as long as he advanced and retreated with the Roman army, he would definitely be able to take Seleuc down, which was considered to appease Hu Hai a little.
Of course, Hu Hai had no intention of leaving, although he was indeed not of the same mind as the Romans, but he had to watch the situation of the battle between Daqin and Rome here, so as to decide his follow-up actions, so he absolutely could not leave.
The quarrel with Huhai was just a minor episode in the case of the Roman generals, who made their next plan overnight, which was to attack the city during the day.
In this way, the Great Qin people can only choose between guarding the city or going out of the city to meet the enemy, and if the Great Qin is defended, there are many people around the Romans who can come to die.
If the Great Qin cavalry left the city, this time they would face the elite of the Romans.
In fact, these guys from the West are really a bit lackluster in terms of their methods and methods of fighting compared to those killed by Great Qin from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In this era in the Central Plains, many tactical masters have emerged, and the art of war book has long been written, but in the West, such things are not systematic, and most of the war relies on the commander's improvisation and military superiority.
In other words, Western warriors value hard power more, and Yinggao also knows this, so what he has to do now is to use hard power to solve this matter.
The Romans didn't let Han Xin and Meng Tian wait long, they only prepared for a day, and then came to the city of Seleuc, this time slowly, as if they were bound to win the city.
However, this kind of behavior had already been guessed by Han Xin and Meng Tian, and the two of them were waiting for this one, and when they saw that the enemy was really coming, they lined up the cavalry that had already been prepared in the city and brought them out of the city.
The difference between this time and the previous one is that Han Xin and Meng Tian all set off with cavalry, and this time it is no longer the 100,000 horses, but the number has increased to 150,000, in fact, 200,000 Great Qin can also be taken out, but Han Xin and Meng Tian decided that it was these 150,000 after discussion, after all, their purpose was not to kill many enemies, but to see how their strength compared to the real elite strength of Rome.
If they successfully achieved this goal, there would be no need to compete with those Roman cavalry, after all, there were two allies on the periphery of this battle that the Romans would definitely not imagine, as long as they summoned Xiang Yu and Philip V's soldiers and horses, the Romans would inevitably lose.
And at this time, Xiang Yu was also watching this upcoming battle in one place.
"Han Xin and Meng Tian didn't ask for help before the enemy arrived, it seems that the two of them want to face this battle on their own."
After Xiang Yu got the news that the Romans were attacking the Seleucian city in a big way, he couldn't help but sigh like this, of course he knew that Han Xin and Meng Tian were very powerful generals, and they would definitely not forget to summon themselves at this time, so they must have their reasons for facing the Romans alone.
Xiang Yu also knew that this must be Yinggao's meaning, as for why Yinggao would do this, Xiang Yu didn't have an answer for the time being, he could only wait until this battle was really over and then ask Han Xin and Meng Tian for advice, and whether he could get the answer he wanted was still not certain.
This time, the formation of the Romans was still very scattered, they had been observing the city of Daqin, when they found that they had not waited too close to open the gate of Daqin, and what came out of it was the same black armor of the previous day's Daqin soldiers, the Romans directly transferred the team that was originally in front of them in order to send them to the sides, and the first one was replaced by a real Roman cavalry that was much better equipped at a glance.
"Since they don't know whether to live or die like this, it's time for us to show them our true strength!"
"Yes, even if there is some damage in this battle, this will wipe out these elites of Great Qin, otherwise when they return to the city, we don't know how much we will lose under the strong attack."
"General, as soon as we left the city, the enemy changed formations, and the ragtag army that was blocking the front before went to the side, and the front opposite us has been replaced by well-equipped cavalry!"
"Good! Now that the Romans have finally begun to face up to the strength of our Great Qin cavalry, we can't let them down, this battle is not only for the Romans to see, but also for our allies who are watching this battle! ”
In this way, with both sides being extremely confident, this long-awaited battle of the Great Qin people began.
In this era, there are no spears and cannons, relying on the training of the soldiers on weekdays, the soldiers of Daqin are better in equipment, formations and rich combat experience, while the Romans are better in physical fitness and weapons that are extremely suitable for battle, and the general physique of the Roman cavalry is matched with the broadsword in their hands, and ordinary people are really unable to parry.
As soon as the blades of the two sides collided, the Romans knew that they could no longer have a contemptuous attitude towards these Great Qin cavalry, who were not taller than themselves, and if they did not take it seriously, they would die a miserable death.
Because they found that the formation of the Great Qin people was to unite several people into a whole, and this way of fighting was really suitable for dealing with an enemy like them who had a very strong individual combat ability, and it was simply their nemesis.