Chapter 633: The Fall of the Roman Empire

With Li Qiang and others' armed forces reaching 100, there is no enemy in the European coalition.

Even in the face of hoplites or hoplites, Li Qiang and the others could penetrate their armor with a six-stone bow from a hundred paces away.

However, in the face of a large corps battle, it was far from enough to rely on the killing of Li Qiang and a few others.

So, they adopted fishing tactics, Li Qiang and others watched the battle in the rear, ready to respond, the small generals led their direct cavalry, constantly harassing the European coalition forces, they did not attack, the small generals made a bargain nearby, if the European coalition forces counterattacked, they quickly withdrew, anyway, there were Li Qiang and others there to do their backing, they were not afraid, they all had no fear, let go, so that the European coalition forces could not cope; It's also a workout for the guys.

Europe's hoplites and infantry were surprisingly combative, but their ability to move was very slow; The light infantry and light cavalry were no match for the Han Chinese, and without the protection of the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, they could not survive on their own, and were soon killed by the Han Chinese.

While holding back the main force of the European coalition forces, Li Qiang sent 20,000 high-ranking cavalry, under the leadership of Fang Liang, to break into Europe from the north, killing them, destroying their production, plundering their grain and livestock, and burning their houses.

The looted cattle were all killed and packed into rings for the troops.

The productivity of Europe, which was already low, was so destroyed by Fang Liang that the crisis in Europe was exacerbated.

The war is fought with resources and logistics, and several units of the Han people are advancing lightly, without worrying about logistics and baggage, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not comparable to that of the European coalition forces.

Li Qiang already regarded the European coalition forces as his bag, so he did not rush to eliminate them, one is to let the juniors exercise their experience, and the other is to drag the coalition army and create opportunities for Fang Liang.

These juniors continue to grow and mature in the killing, their psychological endurance is also greatly enhanced, their bodies are also strong, and their demeanor has also changed greatly, and the effect is very good.

Gao Shun is now busy with the construction of the Yonggu Empire, whether it is urban construction, roads, ports, water conservancy and irrigation, etc., he is very attentive; A large number of troops and civilians had been placed in the cities, and now a virtuous circle had been entered, production had returned to normal, agriculture and animal husbandry had developed, and self-sufficiency was soon achieved.

Those Gallic slaves played a big role in the construction.

Zhao Xiong and Sun Cheng quickly destroyed the Alan Kingdom after expelling the Xiongnu and Kushan Empires, and then quickly pursued Li Qiang.

Both the Xiongnu and the Kushan Empire were frightened by the Han Chinese, and it was Sun Cheng's idea to let them contain each other in the north.

After Zhao Xiong joined, Li Qiang sent someone to recall Fang Liang and prepare to annihilate the European coalition forces; After such a long period of training, these juniors already have the strength to fight, and it is a waste of time to persist any longer, and the difficulty of training must be increased.

As a result, the strong crossbowmen and bed crossbowmen led by Li Qiang and Zhao Xiong were concentrated and used to develop an attack on the European coalition forces.

After such a long standoff, the coalition forces are also tired and relaxed.

The Han people suddenly exerted their strength, and the bed crossbowmen inflicted heavy casualties on them; The armor of the hoplites and infantry was torn apart like shredded paper in the face of the sheer power of the bed crossbows, much to the horror of the coalition forces.

The coalition forces first ventured forward, and the crossbowmen fired a rain of arrows from their repeaters, nearly annihilating their assault force.

Seeing such a miserable end, the only choice for the coalition forces was to turn around and flee for their lives.

The cavalry of the Han army pursued frantically, outflanking, dividing, eliminating, and then pursuing, and so on.

Only a few tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of troops have fled back to Rome, and have lost their armor and weapons.

After the coalition was defeated, Li Qiang sent Zhao Xiong to support Ma Gui, and he would lead his men to continue sweeping the remaining barbarians on the European plains.

The naval army led by Gao Wei also continued to raid the coastal areas of the Roman Empire, making the elite cities along the coast of the Roman Empire empty cities, which dealt a greater blow to the Roman Empire.

After building the Yonggu Empire, Gao Shun led his troops across the Henin River and killed the Germanic territory from behind.

Li Qiang came from the east, Gao Shun came from the west, the Germans, Goths, etc. were flanked, and they were beaten without the power to fight back, plus their logistics were insufficient, their weapons and equipment were backward, and they were all annihilated in less than half a year.

For more than three years, except for the Roman Empire's territory south of the Central Mountains, Europe was dominated by the Han Chinese.

At this time, the population of the Roman Empire was less than 10 million, and countless people died of starvation alone; Europeans in other regions were either killed, enslaved by the Han Chinese, or fled to the mountains for their lives.

The next step was a general assault on the Roman Empire.

When the Romans came to the point of life and death, they eliminated the infighting, united closely, and resolutely resisted, and the honor of hundreds of years did not allow them to retreat.

They relied on the central mountain range to form two lines of defense in the north and one in the Apennines.

The slaves were all freed and became freedmen, and they became the main force of the army.

Unite to defend Rome.

The attack on Rome was entrusted to Li Qiang and Ma Gui.

They attacked from the north and northeast respectively, and it took only half a year to break through two lines of defense in a row.

The Veneto and Po Plains were the most important grain producing areas of Rome, and they were conquered by war, which greatly weakened the Romans.

The Romans first relied on the Po River for defense, but Gao Wei's navy came to the aid and was easily overcome.

Turin, Milan, Venice and other places in the plain region were all important cities of the Roman Empire, and all fell into the hands of the Han Chinese.

Subsequently, the Romans retreated south of the mountain range and gathered heavy forces at the Chisa Pass and the Futa Pass for defense.

Li Qiang and Ma Gui were each responsible for attacking a mountain pass.

The frenzied killing and plundering of the Han Chinese frightened the Romans, which made the Romans abandon their previous suspicions and unite as one to resolutely resist.

The frenzied resistance of the Romans caused heavy casualties to Li Qiang and Ma Gui, and the war had to enter a stalemate stage; They jointly enlisted Gao Wei's assistance to transport troops to the west coast of the peninsula and launch an attack from the rear of the Romans.

Gao Wei led the navy and infantry, first to the south of the city of Rome, to the west of the peninsula of Naples, and then to the northwest of Rome to Genoa, which made the people of the Roman Empire even more panicked.

At this time, Gao Shun led a small fleet to the island of Britain, where there were several provinces of the Roman Empire; Gao Shun was ready to conquer the territory and form a state with the territory of several islands, with one of his grandsons as king.

Now that his grandchildren are all adults, Gao Shun has married them and has children.

The fleet first went up the river to conquer London on the Thames, which was called London at this time, and built a 6-meter-high stone wall around London, which was the largest city on the island in terms of population and size.

They built a bridge over the River Thames in London, much to the surprise of the Romans' advanced engineering and construction industry.

Gao Shun likes this place very much, there are big rivers, mainly plains, flat terrain, convenient for the development of agriculture; The great rivers also developed shipping and trade.

Affected by the North Atlantic Current and the westerly wind, it is a temperate oceanic climate, with a small temperature difference in four seasons, cool summer, warm winter, humid air, and rare freezing in winter, which is more suitable for human habitation.

The main mineral resources here are coal, iron and other mineral resources, which are convenient for development, and the rich reserves of oil and natural gas do not need to be considered for the time being.

With a total area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, Gao Shun believed that it would develop into a powerful kingdom.

Since the construction of the first castle, Gao Shun has been particularly careful, adding facilities such as sewers that were not available before, and the city streets have become wider.

Then Gao Shun advanced all the way to the northwest, without fear, and each battle led a suitable place to build a large city or a small city, advancing step by step.

Each newly built city was either used as a county or as a county to improve the garrison and administration; The captured slaves were either engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, or in infrastructure construction, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

Fortunately, there are avenues built by the Roman Empire before, and on this basis, they can be widened and reinforced, which saves a lot of trouble.

After more than a year, Gao Shun conquered several islands, all the barbarians were wiped out, and all the infrastructure was almost completed, so he returned to the Yonggu Empire by boat.

At this time, Li Qiang, Ma Gui and Gao Wei cooperated with each other and captured the city of Rome.

The Roman Empire was thus completely destroyed, and all religious beliefs were also extinguished, and Europe became the territory of the Han Chinese, except for the cold regions in the north.

Li Qiang and the others arranged local affairs and prepared to go to the Yonggu Empire, where they would meet with Gao Shun; The boys are also looking forward to being canonized to the ideal place to establish their kingdom.