Chapter 282: Roman Princess
The Han army was divided into two routes, one led by Cao Cao, who crossed the Mediterranean Sea in an ironclad ship and rushed towards the city of Rome.
On the other hand, led by Ming Jian himself, attacked the Byzantine city. At the same time, Guo Jia was ordered to lead his troops to stay in the rear to ensure that the supplies in the rear could be smoothly delivered to the army. After all, now that the Han army has run too far, the supply of grain and grass is a problem.
The army arrived under the city of Byzantium, the city that connects Asia, and will be more famous in later history, it will be called Constantinople and Istanbul in another time and space, but in this time and space, I am afraid that its name will be called something else.
The Byzantine city had already been captured by the Huns, who tried to defend themselves against the Han army through this larger castle.
The Han army attacked the city, and Ming Jian found that the current Byzantine city was still too small, and it was too far from the Istanbul he had seen in later generations.
Ming Jian immediately asked his soldiers to call for battle, but the Huns' fear of the Han people was beyond Ming Jian's surprise.
"Your Majesty, this Hun can't shrink out, let's attack, the minister will take the lead!"
Qin Qiong said angrily. Along the way, Qin Qiong killed the most enemies, and it was quite enjoyable.
Ming Jian laughed and said: "Aiqing don't worry, the Huns are afraid of us, and it's normal not to come out, I think it's better to let them taste the power of the tank gun first!" All the soldiers listened to the order: the artillery fire lasted for half an hour, and after half an hour, attack it, and don't let go of any of them! ”
"Yes!"
The soldiers immediately roared.
Only then did Ming Jian enter the super tank, and after adjusting the range, he aimed at the gate of Byzantine City as a shot.
Immediately after the boom, the city gate was torn apart and crumbled into a mass of slag.
The sword continued to attack, and the performance of the super tank was simply amazing, the shells kept flying out, and then exploded, and the destructive power was simply unbearable to witness. Not only the city gate, but even the city wall was blown up, and many shells flew into the city, which made the Huns cry and cry for their mother, abandon the city, and run away from the back door.
"Your Majesty, the Huns want to run, stop quickly, otherwise the Huns will run out in a while!"
Qin Qiong's eyes were sharp, and he saw it clearly, and hurriedly came to the tank and shouted.
Ming Jian also saw it clearly, he immediately stopped firing, stood up from the tank, and shouted: "Enter the city immediately!" ”
"Yes!"
Qin Qiong took the lead and rushed to the front, and the Han army rushed in. But the Huns were bent on running, and only a few thousand fell behind, slaughtered by the Han army, and the rest urged their horses to flee quickly. The Huns, who couldn't escape, also quickly chose to surrender to save their lives, Ming Jian naturally smiled, and the workers who built roads and cities finally had fresh blood.
At the same time, Ming Jian did not stop all the way, and ordered the army to continue the pursuit.
But the Huns' horses were not slow, and they pursued all the way, and the Han army had no choice later, and the Huns still ran away. However, there were many people who were shot by the Han army's bow and crossbow, and the Han army's bow and crossbow had a long range. Mingjian's tank guns also exerted their might all the way, causing heavy casualties to the Huns.
Although Europe is not very big, there are still many places that can run, and there are also many mountains that have been explored by Jinyiwei, and the Huns have fled into the sea, which makes Ming Jian have no way to pursue it anymore.
"Your Majesty, the Huns have already prepared their ships, do you want to send Cao Shangshu over to encircle and suppress them?"
After Li Yuanfang reported, he felt that he should destroy the Huns first, and transfer ironclad ships over to deal with the Huns.
Ming Jian secretly thought that now the Huns probably fled to the island of Great Britain, right? Now the island of Great Britain is still a province of the Roman Empire, and if they go to the island, I am afraid that the Roman Empire will be in trouble again.
"Forget it, the main target now is the city of Rome, and when the Huns reach the sea, I am afraid that they will be attacked by the Romans, and even if they can escape, I am afraid that they will be greatly injured. Immediately escort all the captured enemies to the Western Regions to build a gallop road, and make sure that it is repaired, so that we can easily manage these places that we now occupy in the future. ”
Ming Jian said that now there is a great chance of success in pursuing the Huns, but Ming Jian's ambition is greater, and taking this opportunity to destroy the Roman Empire is the most important thing.
At that time, the Huns will have nowhere to hide, and it will be good to destroy these Huns on the island of Great Britain.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, our army will not be able to support food and grass for a month, and if we cannot break through the city of Rome as scheduled, our army will run out of food at that time. On the military division's side, there is no news yet, should Your Majesty march into the city of Rome now, or take a rest on the spot? ”
Li Yuanfang said again.
There is a lot of grain and grass consumed along the way, and everywhere he goes, he also plundered some of the cattle and sheep of the Huns, but now Europe, which has been plagued by the Huns, can leave only a handful of food, if you want the army to continue to attack the city of Rome, you must have a lot of food support.
Ming Jian frowned and said, "In this way, can't the speed of grain and grass in the rear keep up?" Immediately order someone to transport it by water, and the waterway is faster. In addition, we used the money to trade with the countries of the Western Regions, and asked them to sell their livestock to us, make dried meat, and send them to us. ”
"Yes!"
Li Yuanfang said.
The supply of grain and grass was not available, and Ming Jian was still a little worried, so he immediately ordered the army to advance slowly. At the foot of the Alps, the Han army stopped, and the emissaries of the Roman Empire arrived.
Ming Jian ordered the envoys to enter the account, and there were quite a lot of Roman envoys in this group, most of them were beautiful women.
The man at the head was named Maldini, and he was Caracalla's brother.
"Maldini, the emissary of the Roman Empire, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
Maldini respectfully bowed to Ming Jian in Latin.
The Ming sword couldn't understand it, and neither did the soldiers of the Great Han, but Maldini brought an interpreter, a man from the Western Regions who knew Chinese and Latin. After the translation, Ming Jian understood.
"The messenger has come to see me, is there anything wrong?" Ming Jian smiled.
Maldini hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, thank you for expelling the barbaric butchers for the Roman Empire, our Emperor specially sent the best wine of the Roman Empire and Her Royal Highness Princess Anna for His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, please smile and accept it for His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!" ”
Feelings Maldini and his entourage came with gifts, and they also sent a princess, it seems that they want to make peace with the big man.
At this time, a blonde woman also stepped forward, looked at Ming Jian intently, and then asked, "You are His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty?" How old are you? ”
The translator hurriedly came up to introduce that this blonde woman was Princess Anna.
Princess Anna seems to have a very direct personality, and she doesn't have the idea of male superiority and inferiority of oriental women, so she wants to take the initiative to understand the information of Ming Jian.
Ming Jian laughed and said, "I am twenty-eight years old this year, what else does Her Royal Highness the Princess want to know?" ”
Anna pouted and said, "You are thirteen years older than me, can I not marry you." ”
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, you must not be rude to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, this is the order of His Majesty the Emperor." Maldini said hurriedly.
Ming Jian actually didn't want to find a little foreign girl, he wanted to destroy the Roman Empire, if he married, it would be a tragedy.
Therefore, he was more willing to listen to Xiao Yangniu's words, so he said: "Since Her Royal Highness the princess is unwilling, how can I be reluctant?" You can go. ”
Ming Jian's tone was cold, which made Maldini anxious, the Han army was more powerful than the Huns, once they didn't leave, then the Roman Empire would not be easy.
The ironclad ships in the Mediterranean have been discovered by the Roman Empire, and the huge fleet shocked the Roman Emperor Caracalla.
Therefore, Caracalla sent his brother to give gifts and marry, so that the Roman Empire could be preserved.
Maldini hurriedly said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is angry, Her Royal Highness the princess is too young and ignorant, so you can forgive her this time." The Roman Empire is truly grateful to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and if we marry, the world will become our two empires. ”
Ming Jian laughed and said: "Your Excellency the envoy is serious, I led the troops here, it is indeed to destroy the Huns, now the Huns have fled to Great Britain, and there are not many left on the land, I also feel tired, and I plan to withdraw the army back." Your Excellency, Envoy, go back and speak to your Emperor so that he may have time to come and walk around Dahan. ”