The Parthian defenders were cornered by a large number of Roman legionnaires, who fought in the streets, but were defeated. The morale of the Roman legions had never been so high, and they were spurred on by money, honor, and a desire for revenge. The city had completely fallen, thick black smoke rising from every corner of the city, flames everywhere, screams of women and children everywhere.

Roman soldiers in groups, breaking into people's houses, looting property, ** women, under the three-light policy, no one was spared, everywhere was the screams of women and the crying of children......

"Tell me, who is Sulena!"

Publius and Klein each led the legions, and surrounded the last group of Parthian soldiers, well-armed and bloodied, in a small square, who appeared to be the elite of the defending army.

"I am. I'm Sulena. ”

After a moment of silence, a Parthian warrior stepped out of the crowd, knowing that there was no hope of resisting any longer.

Publius stepped up and stared at the bloodied Parthian in front of him.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the Roman legionary commander Publius drew his short sword and pierced the Parthian warrior's abdomen with a single sword. He whispered to the face of the dead Parthian warrior—

"You're not Sulena. Tell me, who is Sulena! ”

The atmosphere tended to suffocate, and no one knew how Publius was sure that the soldier was not the Parthian commander, but he did so, and with his bloody short sword, he pierced the Parthian soldier who had volunteered to surrender. The soldier struggled to grasp Publius's arms, and his body slowly slid down, blood covering the rocky ground beneath his feet.

"Sulena, I know that you are in here, stand up and trade your bravery for their lives. You have killed a lot of people, don't drag more people with you to bury them before you go to hell again. If it's a warrior, stand up and let me last look up to you. ”

Wiping the blood from his sword, Publius walked back and forth in front of the crowd while shouting Sulena's name. This was the order of Apis, to capture Sulena alive, to make him suffer punishment and trial in front of the Roman people.

After a long time, a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life and a burly figure walked out of the team. His eyes were bright, his steps were steady, and his eyes revealed endless resentment.

"I'm Sulena. Roman generals, keep your promise and let them go. I'll go with you. ”

Sulena strode forward and said in a deep voice.

However, without waiting for Sulena to finish speaking. Two Roman GIs quickly got up to him, one with one club, and knocked him to the ground. And, without allowing Sulena to get up, he struck him on the knee with a beam rod and forced Sulena to speak to Publius in a kneeling position.

"Keep your promises, yes, I will, they will not die, but, to be reduced to Roman slavery."

Facing Sulena, who had surrendered, Publius walked over and said with a sly smile.

"Treacherous villain! Treacherous! ”

As soon as Publius finished speaking, Sulena shouted angrily, his face contorted with anger, his muscles trembling, and if he could, he would tear the domineering Roman general in front of him with his hands. However, the reality was that Sulena was crushed by the arms of two Roman soldiers, and his knees were so broken that he could barely walk.

"Rome's enemies will pay the price."

Ignoring Sulena's hysteria, Publius leaned down and spoke in a deep voice.

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Rome's sworn enemy, the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon, had fallen, and Sulena was put in a prisoner's cart by Roman soldiers in desperation, and he looked back at the burning capital to know what the Romans would do next. No one is immune, yes, no one is immune. The city will be reduced to a sea of fire, and all its inhabitants will become slaves of the Roman legions......

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"Appis, Ctesiphon has been captured by us, and Sulena has been captured by us. It was a great win, and what are you going to do next? Will it continue to advance, or will it return to Rome with countless gold and silver treasures and booty? The news would soon reach Rome, and it would be a great undertaking even greater than Caesar's conquest of Gaul. ”

After the capture of Ctesiphon, Crane was in the camp and had a kne-to-knee conversation with Appis. A great victory is followed by confusion and disorientation. Some soldiers thought that they should continue their eastward march before winter came, defeating more Parthians and plundering more towns, while others were reluctant to go any further, and had plundered enough booty from Armenia to feed and drink for the rest of their lives. Parthia was a wealthy country with a monopoly on trade between the East and the West. As the capital of the kingdom, Ctesiphon stored countless riches, and the gold, silver, and jewels looted from the temple were almost always priceless. So, in this battle, in fact, every legionnaire earned a lot of money. They were not willing to take any more risks and continue to advance eastward, knowing that every battle was a gamble with their lives, and if their lives were gone, there was no point in having more wealth.

Therefore, after the siege of Ctesiphon ended, various voices in the legion also came out.

"What do you think I should do? Or rather, what would you do if you were the commander in chief of this army? Brother, tell me what you really think, don't mind the identity between you and me, others have to worry, you don't need to. ”

Inside the tent, Apis calmly looked at Klein, a comrade-in-arms who had followed him for more than ten years.

"If it were me, I would have stopped going east."

"Why?"

Appis asked with a smile.

"Brother, just like you have been preparing for the past two years, the conquest cannot be achieved overnight, our army has been too far away from the homeland, even if the military road is unblocked, but the battle line is too long, which is not conducive to stabilizing the morale of the army. Moreover, the soldiers have been fighting abroad for many years, and after a long time, there will be homesickness. If I had brought this army, I would have used Ctesiphon as a base to strengthen the defenses here, build the Roman military routes here, and strengthen Roman management and control over the newly conquered territories. Once the area can steadily supply the legion with supplies and food, I will continue eastward to conquer towns in more distant areas. ”

Klein sat down and spoke at length.

"Yes, brother, you and I have thought of a piece. Our front is too long to go any further into Parthian territory. Leave the rest of the battle to Palicia to complete. But before I leave, I'm going to extort Orodus. ”

Sipping on the wine plundered from Ctesiphon's court, Appis said pleasantly.