Northwest of Constantinople, along the East River, in the early morning blue sky, accompanied by the roar of the water, the roaring hooves of horses galloped from the riverbank, and the fast horses chased after them, and the men led by the horses turned their horses back, raised their whips and pointed at the comers, their voices were weak and hoarse, and there was also a faint hint of anger.

"Go back and tell Stephanie that DiMatt is not only her child, but also Gerald's nephew, not a bargaining chip!"

The knight who approached turned over and dismounted and ran over: "Your Excellency, we can't get past Constantine at all, the queen said, if you don't receive the threat, you must be taken by Severus, and now you should be in the Roman military camp in Anatolia......"

Under the fluffy blonde hair, Gerald clenched the reins, his hand armor made a clicking and rubbing sound, and the thousand-german cavalry that followed him around him stopped, looking at him in the faint light, and could feel the anger and unwillingness in the heart of the tall general. After a moment, Gerald on horseback raised his hand and shook it with difficulty: "Let's all go back....." Many people in the messy line breathed a sigh of relief, and they were exhausted after several days of long journeys.

"..... go back, go back!"

Boom!

The giant sword on his back slammed into the ground, and Gerald's voice suddenly burst out, and he looked east: "If you had pursued earlier, you might have been able to save Dimat, but you shouldn't have listened to a woman." The tone softened, and he said in a low voice: "I don't know how Dimatt is doing now....... I am derelict in my duty." ”

The golden light pierced through the gaps in the clouds and sprinkled down, and the undulating and rolling waves of water sparkled from the sight to the east, over the gradual earth, hills, and majestic cities, and under the clouds that extended along the skylight, the hot earth raised smoke and dust, and the horses went in and out of the square barracks, and the largest white tent in the middle, with the banner painted with golden ears of wheat and crowns on a red background, was caressed in the breeze.

The cavalry who ordered the herald dismounted nearby, and the non-commissioned officer of the Praetorian Guard wearing a muscular cuirass and a red cloak in front of the tent took the news from the other party, turned to the big tent and whispered a few words in the ear of the Janissary Legion, who turned to go in, bypassed the table covered with maps, and the voice of the squirrel's voice sounded for a moment, and at the innermost, the gray-haired Severus snorted, "It's not enough..... continue." ”

Throw that information aside.

The Commander of the Praetorian Guard, Cesarus, picked it up from the ground: "The whole line of the Celeus is being defeated, and there are good news from the two battlefields in the north and south, and the best opportunity has come, Your Majesty." ”

"It doesn't have to be a trap for the Celestians." Severus has been fighting for half his life, and his experience is not comparable to that of juniors, he stood up and held a cup, his eyes stayed on a piece of fur in the corner, curled up on a sleeping child, and took a sip of wine elegantly: "The army of the Celeus people is nearly 200,000, and we are proud that we have only achieved some victories on the periphery?" The war that really worth it has not yet begun, or rather, the father of this child is playing with bigger ideas. ”

"Your Majesty......"

The emperor, who was over half a hundred years old, waved his hand, "Don't say flattering words, it will turn a cautious warrior into an arrogant fool." He turned around and came to the map, and at this time several generals came in from outside, and beckoned to them, and several generals surrounded him.

Severus put down his cup, pointed to the terrain on the map with a long stick, and the direction of the legion's attack: "On the battlefield in the south, the number of enemies is nearly 35,000, and there are also about 30,000 enemies in the north. ”

"But most of them are cavalry, and we can't catch up with ...... at all."

"That's not a reason." Severus's face became serious, and his gaze swept over everyone: "My army should not have such a deviation, if the enemy is not completely annihilated, it is the dereliction of duty of the generals of the legions, and those enemies who flee will come back and cut off your heads in the future!" I told you when I was in Britain! ”

In the stern voice, the man on the blanket was awakened and looked at the old man's back.

Over there, Severus looked at a general with a bowed head, his long stick tapped on the map, and his tone slowed: "...... A few victories that have forgotten your heads about your calmness as a Roman soldier? It is quite possible that the pursuing legions have fallen into the trap of the Selius. The tip of the stick was on the east side, west of the Assyrian province, circled with a red pen, and he said: "On the frontal battlefield of the ....., the Cylius placed only the armies of Parthia and Dawan, and an eastern cavalry of 5,000 men, which is only 40,000 or 50,000 men. ”

"It may expose our mental strength, and all the troops, and concentrate them on the Eastern Front, and they will launch a sneak attack on us in a roundabout way." A voice spoke.

"yes!" Severus nodded on the side, withdrew the long stick, and walked slowly behind him: "So, don't be in a hurry, first defeat the enemy in front, surround them all, and kill them little by little, just like cutting delicious snacks, eat them one bite at a time to show the Orientals, and see who is in a hurry." Alright, let's go down and get ready. ”

"Yes!"

After everyone left, the old man opened his arms, someone came to put on his armor, his serious expression changed to a smile, he looked at Di Matt opposite: "Your father is really a commander who can hold his breath, at least in the years of my war, I have rarely seen it." ”

"I hear you talking." The boy tilted his little golden head, "But what if ..... my father really sneaks up on you?" ”

Listening to the immature child's voice, the old man smiled without explanation, and slowly walked out with his arms dragging the purple cloak, the golden sunlight outside the tent shone on his face, and he turned his face slightly: "...... the sword of the Roman emperor, he has always only killed proud warriors, and there are two hanging at the door." ”

Then it disappeared into the light curtain.

……

The battlefield to the west of Assyria, a field with no name, a few hills dotted with sparse trees is desolate.

In the morning, the cries of fighting and the sound of horses' hooves broke out in the world.

Thousands of arrows and spears flew through the sky, and then fell on the ground and on the bodies of men, and the horses screamed and neighed, and the Parthian army, under the onslaught of the Roman legions, began to retreat, and was attacked by another legion interspersed on the right, and then collapsed. As the tiger and leopard rider who guarded the wings, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, and Zhang Fei had to move again to avoid being surrounded by the three armies, and at noon, they realized that something was wrong.

"There are still two armies of the Great Qin people in the north of the ......, and they want to encircle and simply withdraw to the Chinese army, but they really can't fight anymore."

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and tightened a traumatic injury on his right arm, and scolded and screamed: "I'm so afraid, no matter how much it is, it's two shoulders supporting a head, damn it, if only the second brother were here, who would he partner with you." ”

"Zihe, what do you think?" Xiahou Yuan sat on the rock, turned his head to look at the silent figure on the side, "....... The rest of the people and the Dawan people are not reliable at all, think clearly. ”

The sky was dazzling.

Hearing the sound of words, Cao Chun lowered his gaze and looked ahead.

He is thirty-two this year, and when he was eighteen years old, he served as the Yellow Gate Squire, but there was a brilliant record above, the brother of the general of the clan, few people stayed on him, but at the age of twenty, he followed a group of horse thieves to the Northland, and then the weak scholar became a swarthy and strong general, and he could easily swing the broadsword with the wrist of the pen.

The most important thing is that he trained a group of world-class cavalry for his eldest brother Cao Cao - Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

No one underestimated him anymore.

With a short silence, the surrounding cavalry looked over in a rest, Cao Chun glanced up at Tianguang again, and took a deep breath: "Purely by the favor of the governor, when I received the general's order, I will strictly guard this place, and I will not withdraw without a military order." ”

Xiahou Yuan jumped off the rock: "You are repaying your kindness, and you are now a general, you are responsible for all the soldiers who follow you, and if you can't win, you will retreat." ”

"Obeying orders is also what a general should do."

Cao Chun ignored him, strode towards the nearby war horse, turned over on the horse, pinched the hilt of the knife and looked at the tumbling Tianyun, "Leader ....... Chun will insist." ”

This is the name often called by a group of old people in the Northland, and now there are not many people who call it like this.

The sky is extended, and the white clouds are like flocculents.

In the camp of the Hanxi Expeditionary Army, galloping horses in and out of the gate, in the tent built by felt, Gongsun stopped behind the desk with his hands folded and clenched, supporting his chin, staring at the tent curtain without blinking, and someone was reading to him with the recent battle report. Not long after, Xun Chen got up and gave his hand: "Dudu, it's time to fight back, otherwise the morale will be smoothed out, not to mention that General Cao and General Xiahou will not be able to hold out for a long time." ”

"There have been twenty-one Great Qin legions in the intelligence, as many as nine in the north and south alone, leaving aside the Gongwei Chinese army, the troops that the Great Qin people can use are at least ten legions, according to their establishment, there are at least 100,000 people, and we only have 60,000 to move, it is enough to move the guard battalion together, if Severus still has an army that has not been taken out, it will be difficult for the strange soldiers to work."

In the past half a month, the news from the three battlefields was put together, which really made Gongsun Zhi feel amazed at the same time, but also under great pressure, he had heard about Rome in his previous life, but most of them came from film and television, and did not study in too much detail, but the facts were in front of the twenty-one legions, and there were many of them mixed in with the armies of various provinces, subject countries, and allies, and even made a long list .......of them in the translation corps: Spanish leather shield soldiers and cavalry, Gallic light infantry and cavalry, Light infantry and cavalry, Cretan archers and slingers, Bariary slingers, light troops of the Dorobians, Archaenanians and Petolians in the Greek region, Illyrian cavalry, Thessalian cavalry, Numidian cavalry and light infantry, Thracian cavalry, Germanic cavalry, Greek and Spartan armies...... And so on and so forth.

Gongsun Zhi even found that he sinicized the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Ding Ling, and Wuhuan, and let them fight for themselves, which is the same as Rome using citizenship as bait to tempt other armies to fight for it, but the same pressure is extremely huge.

There was silence for a moment, and the scribe spoke anxiously.

"But General Cao, they are about to close the siege now, the rest of the people, the Dawan people are too busy to take care of themselves, they can fight a good battle, at this time, the governor should preserve our own strength!"

Still silent.

"Governor!"

"I said wait-" Gongsun stood up suddenly, slammed the desk, cups and scrolls fell from it, his voice was stern for a moment, and then he exhaled and waved his hand: "Go down, this is the time when I have more patience and more will than the army with Severus." ”

Xun Chen sighed and was asked to leave here by his own soldiers, and soon, someone came in again, and the giant man stood at the mouth of the tent and looked a little unpleasant.

"Lord Qiqi, just now there is news from the west, Cao Chun led a tiger and leopard to ride ......."

The voice buzzed in Gongsun Zhi's ears, he sat on the chair and looked at the sunlight piercing in Dian Wei's back, in the brilliant gold, with the sound of the words, as if the light he saw was distorted, and some pictures of the past floated in the deep and dark places in his mind.

“…… I am thinking about the lives of all men, and I am the first soldier for the sake of the generals. ”

"If the husband dies ....., he will die!"

"Chief!" "Coming back?" "Come here, I'll have to leave later."

…….

The mottled light was imprinted in his eyes, Gongsun Zhi gently closed his eyes, and the once slender and fair-skinned young man in his mind smiled and knelt down on one knee towards him: "Chun, seeing that the leader of Gongsun and the brothers have ridden and fought, I have a heart to emulate and learn." He bowed his hand: "I am willing to treat him with a teacher." ”

"Sub and ......"

On the big chair, Gongsun opened his eyes violently, "....... my plan to fuck me!" Kicked the desk down, ink inkstone and bamboo slips fell to the ground, startling the giant man opposite, the tall body stood up, took the cloak handed by Li Ke, turned it around his body, and tied it as he walked, "Raise the wolf smoke, let Zhao Yun and Ma Chao in the distance see it, and inform the Black Mountain that it is time to move, and the Xiliang army is pressing into the battlefield head-on, Pan Feng's army killed from the northwest direction, and told him that he didn't expect to break through the blockade, at least drag two Great Qin armies for me!" ”

After giving various combat orders in a row at a very fast speed, his footsteps stopped in front of the shadow, and he raised his head.

"-It's time for these Great Qin people to see how our Han army is fighting."