Three days was enough time for a veteran soldier like the Roman consul to prepare all the soldiers and food needed to send troops from Macedonia to Seleucia.

This time, the confidence of the Romans was even greater, because they found that the Macedonians who had taken refuge in Daqin were actually inferior in combat strength compared to before, which obviously showed that the Daqin people did not seem to be as powerful as the previous legends.

Three days later, the Roman cavalry sent troops to the Seleucians, leaving only a small number of men and horses to purge the Macedonian occupied city, apparently intending to complete the battle.

"Let's talk about it, what method will the Great Qin people use to defend the city this time? If there is nothing wrong with the previous information, the Great Qin soldiers and horses in this city should not be much less than the people and horses we came here this time, if it is true that the Great Qin people are at a disadvantage in the war with us, their allies the Hun cavalry will also participate in the war, so in this way, in terms of numbers, we are at a disadvantage. ”

Because the territory of Macedonia is still a little far from Seleucus, as soon as he set off, the Roman consul began to ask Zhao Hu, after all, this time he was facing the soldiers of Zhao Hu's old boss Daqin, and Zhao Hu should know more or less.

"According to the previous situation of the Great Qin people, they will definitely not turn to the Hun cavalry at the beginning, unless they feel that they can no longer resist our Roman army when the Huns' reinforcements will arrive, this is also please rest assured, although the Huns claim to be able to fight in combat, but they can't even beat the cavalry of Daqin, if they really face the Roman cavalry, it is not a problem to take them, besides, the Huns are good at attacking but not good at defending, This time, we are attacking the weaknesses of the other with our own strengths. ”

After listening to Zhao Hu's analysis, the confidence of the Roman consul was even more sufficient, as if his trip to Seleucus was already very stable, it turned out that he was afraid that he would lose a lot of people in the territory of Macedonia and that there might be a little problem with morale when he arrived in Seleucus, but now these worries are completely superfluous, for him at present, it is really a surprise everywhere in life.

Such a surprise lasted only three days, and when on the third day they reached thirty miles outside the Seleucid city according to their plan, they immediately understood the tactics of the Great Qin people.

The scouts of the Romans reported that there were scouts within ten miles outside the city of Daqin, and there were no soldiers and horses waiting to fight them head-on, obviously all the warriors of the people were cowering in the city, and there was no intention of coming out at all.

As soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew if there was any, and such a formation did not mean that the Great Qin people were afraid of the Romans, but showed the Roman consuls a strategy of the Great Qin people.

In fact, according to their conception, it didn't take long for the Roman cavalry to be defeated by the Great Qin cavalry before, and it was basically the result of the Roman cavalry being beaten away by the Great Qin cavalry, so now for the Great Qin people, it is just a drama that the previous defeated generals are coming again.

So if you look at this matter from a normal perspective, the Great Qin cavalry will definitely go out of the city and teach him another lesson, that is, if the Romans are the soldiers in the several cities that are now guarding Seleu, they will also do the same.

But the Great Qin cavalry did not do this, which made the Romans very uncomfortable, because then their cavalry had to storm the cities one after another, and for the cavalry, the strong attack was the most uncomfortable way to attack.

"The Great Qin people didn't even dare to confront us head-on this time, I really misjudged such an opponent."

The Roman consul could only say indignantly when he did not get the result he wanted.

This situation also made Zhao Hu a little unexpected, although he had not been in direct contact with Yinggao and Han Xin, but through Hu Hai's previous description, Yinggao, the emperor and the soldiers and officials he trusted, were very rampant, and they were also very self-righteous.

"Don't be angry, you don't have to be angry, we are also prepared for such a situation, this time we brought a lot of siege equipment, and there are still a lot of weapons in the city of Macedonia, since the enemy is defending here, we can also carry those siege equipment in the city of Macedonia, it won't take long to directly break through these cities, after the city is broken, they will have to fight us head-on, I think it will be overwhelming at that time."

After Zhao Hu said this, several other generals in Rome also agreed, of course, their minds were relatively simple, they all thought that this was because the Great Qin people were afraid of them, so they would shrink in their own city like this, which was of course a very good opportunity for them.

It's come to this point, if people want to face you, they will come out a long time ago, and the Roman consuls have no tricks, siege warfare is like this, the attacking side has to pay a lot of price in the early stage, no matter what kind of quality the enemy is, as long as people take such a method, these costs are what you have to pay.

But once the city can't have a very strong response to the attacking side, it means that their combat effectiveness or the equipment to defend the city have been almost used, and at this time it is time for the attacking side to start harvesting, and at this time, it is almost the time to break the city.

"Stay here and let's study how to attack this city in Great Qin."

After thinking about it for a while, the Roman consuls decided to set up camp first, full of research on the method of attacking the city, after all, Seleucus was not a small force that did not enter the stream before, and the cities built by people on the periphery were built to prevent other forces from attacking, which are all very exquisite, not to mention that there is a very strong force waiting for you inside, which is not to be taken seriously by the Roman consuls.

"Your Majesty, the Roman army has arrived, but they don't seem to be in a hurry to attack us, but set up camp thirty miles away from the outermost city, it should be that we didn't go out of the city to meet the enemy, so they didn't expect it for a while."

Meng Tian said this when he reported to Yinggao, and after saying the last sentence, he obviously had something to say, but after some thought, he didn't say it.

Of course, Yinggao knew Meng Tian, and after Meng Tian finished speaking, Yinggao smiled slightly and asked, "What does the general mean, we should attack the Roman camp tonight, right?" ”

Seeing that Yinggao had seen through the thoughts in his heart before he could do anything, Meng Tian also smiled a little embarrassedly, and then nodded: "If the sneak attack can really succeed, their attack this time should not have much effect, if we don't sneak attack, when they plan carefully, we may always be pressed by them to attack, and it will be difficult to have a chance to reverse the situation." ”

Meng Tian said this, of course, even if he acquiesced to Yinggao's previous guess, it was correct.

"There is only one situation that allows us to reverse the current situation here, that is, Han Xin and Xiang Yu have succeeded in the territory of the Romans, and the news has reached the ears of the Roman consuls, in addition, we are passive no matter how we deal here, the strategy that the general said just now, if it can really succeed, it is very good, but once it fails, we will not only lose a lot of morale, but also lose a lot of soldiers, It will also show the Roman consuls that we are very low on defensive confidence this time. ”

Ying Gao's explanation, Meng Tian didn't say anything about the sneak attack anymore, he finally understood that they were not here to kill how many enemies, but to buy time, waiting for Han Xin's news, it can be said that they can let the Romans waste one more day here, even if they are one step closer to victory.

In this way, the soldiers of Great Qin were quietly waiting for the enemy's attack in the city, and less than 50,000 soldiers of Great Qin were arranged on the walls of each city, because only they could skillfully operate the Qin crossbows, and the huge Qin crossbows had already been carried on the city, and each giant Qin crossbow was equipped with more than one soldier next to the battle, some helped to carry the arrows, and some responded to emergencies, in short, no matter which city the enemy decided to attack first, not waiting for them to run under the city wall, They will be greeted by a very strong rain of arrows.

The Huns and Macedonians used traditional siege equipment to try to kill the enemy, what kind of rolling wood, what stones, what kind of tiles filled with oil and ready to throw down a little fire, anyway, there are all kinds of equipment, these warriors have to do nothing complicated, just wait until the enemy attacks upwards and greet these things to the enemy's body.

Because the Romans' troops this time are still very sufficient, so in order to prevent the Romans from attacking day and night, Meng Tian and Yinggao, Ji Bu and others also divided the soldiers defending the city into three parts after discussion, in the words of more than 2,000 years later, that is, three shifts, once the enemy is found to be attacking day and night, a group of people every few hours ago can rest, plus the food in the city has already been prepared very sufficiently, under normal circumstances, there must be no problem to resist.

Although Yinggao has taken into account almost all the situations he can take into account, and he is also very confident, but he knows in his heart that the army of more than 200,000 people, and they are all the most elite troops in the world today, is not comparable to ordinary crooked melons and cracked dates, if people really want to capture these cities in Seleuc, it is impossible for them to hold on to the current resources in their hands, it is just a matter of how long they can hold on.

This is the last big test for himself on this realm, because Yinggao knows that once the Romans are crushed by his own beating, there will definitely be no more forces here that can threaten the status of Daqin, and he can also put Nanshan on the horse, enjoy life, and see what kind of vitality the beautiful country under his rule has.

But this time the test was more difficult than every previous one, and he didn't know if the Roman consuls had any killer weapons for attacking the city, in case his arrangement was useless to others, would he have to flee back to Daqin in a hurry?

With such uncertainty, Ying Gao finally fell asleep in the night when a large number of enemies had arrived thirty miles away, but Tian Yan beside him never fell asleep, and outside the door were the two hundred of the most elite guards in the entire Great Qin that she had already arranged, once there was any feng shui grass in this night, she didn't dare to guarantee anything else, but sending Ying Gao back to Great Qin unscathed was something she and the two hundred people had to do.

Tian Yan still clearly remembered that almost every time he accompanied Yinggao out, Feng Qing always looked at Tian Yan with her slightly hesitant eyes, took her hand and told her that Yinggao must be brought back to Xianyang City unscathed. Tian Yan knew that that was his own accusation, and that was what he had to do well.

There was nothing to say all night, although the Great Qin cavalry did not choose to face them head-on, but the Romans still maintained their usual arrogance, and their soldiers also needed to rest, so they rested directly for the night, and the next day they only got up after they were full of wine and food, in the eyes of the Romans, the Great Qin people came to sneak attack overnight, and did not let them sleep well, and of course their battle would not be so difficult.

The Romans are facing three cities that are not small in size arranged in the shape of an arrow, which is of course the credit of Antiochus III when he was in the past, as a war maniac, of course, he will also consider what to do if his land card is attacked by others, and now, this arrangement has allowed Yinggao to take a lot of advantage, just for this matter, Yinggao has been absolutely, and when he returns to Daqin, he must praise Antiochus III once, and by the way, add two thoughtful maids to him.

These three cities, no matter which one they attack first, the people in the other two cities can be rescued in time, and after studying it last night, the Roman consul and his own people studied it, and decided to come to the nearest one first.