Outside of Ctesiphon, a black and oppressive camp surrounded the entire city on three sides. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's too fast, even if it is an undeclared war, the speed of this siege is really too fast!

Anthony, who was a general of the Republic, had cold sweat on his forehead, looking at the number of Qin troops far beyond his estimates, and his heart was worried.

"Report to the General! There is indeed no trace of the Qin army's ambush in the west. At this moment, a voice rang in Anthony's ears.

"Are you sure you haven't?" Anthony asked with a straight face.

"Sure!"

Although Anthony's appearance was very scary, the soldier's tone was still very firm.

"Strange...... Anthony muttered silently in his heart.

This was the third time he had sent someone to investigate. However, the answer given to him by the three waves of people is exactly the same. This puzzled Anthony.

If you want to destroy the enemy, why leave a way for the enemy to survive?

This question had been on Antony's mind for a long time, and if the war was really unfavorable, should he abandon Ctesiphon and retreat to Damascus along this road?

It's not just Anthony who is thinking about it, but even those ordinary soldiers are thinking the same way.

The most basic common sense in the Chinese art of war has become a difficult problem in the eyes of the people of the Roman Republic.

Of course, the reason why the Qin army was able to break through all the way was that in addition to the unpopularity of Rome in order to build the canal in recent years, the tactics of encircling three and missing one also played a huge role.

Ctesiphon, the former capital of the Resting Empire, has been rarely renovated in the past ten years, but it is still very strong.

Moreover, the Romans' will to fight was indeed not much worse than that of the Qin soldiers.

Under the back and forth between the two sides, the Qin army didn't have much advantage.

"Your Majesty, you can't delay it any longer. Our army has more than 400,000 people, nearly twice as many as the Romans, and the newly conquered cities have not built straight roads, and the pressure on food is a bit great! Why don't you divide your troops and capture some cities in the north first, so as to replenish your army! ”

In the Chinese army camp of the Qin army, Han Xin, who had grown to the point of almost being on an equal footing with Li Mu, said with a slight reminder.

On the upper seat, Bai Qi looked at the sand table below, but he was still silent.

After a long time, Bai Qi said in a firm tone: "Whether or not we can conquer Ctesiphon, we must surround it for at least three months!" ”

Han Xin opened his mouth, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"General Han, since the king has already made a decision, we should follow it." At this time, Li Mu, who was also a white left and right hand, persuaded softly.

Seeing that Bai Qi and Li Mu both said this, Han Xin didn't say anything more.

Han Xin's idea was not wrong, if it was in the past, Bai Qi might have done the same. However, neither Han Xin nor Li Mu knew that Bai Qi had received Ying Zheng's order and was secretly waiting.

The days of the siege, whether for the Qin army or the Roman army, seemed unusually long.

Although the Qin army was facing huge logistical pressure, and many generals were also quite puzzled, no one dared to complain under Bai Qi's prestige.

The days are going by day by day, counting the past, and the three months that Bai Qi said are getting closer and closer.

On the shores of the Red Sea, the few small towns that were once visible are now only weathered remains.

"Whew!"

A huge wave crashed against the huge side of the ship with a loud bang.

"Father, we have less than ten days to sail to the canal. Once you arrive, it won't take long to reach Damascus. ”

On the deck of the big ship, Wang Ben stood respectfully beside Wang Jian and said patiently.

"yes, I see." Wang Jian nodded and said.

As Wang Jian with the best reputation in the Qin State, in the past ten years, he is still out of the war.

Over the layers of mountain ranges, Wang Jian led more than 100,000 Nanling troops and arrived at a land with fertile soil.

That's right, Wang Jian set foot in India.

It's just that although India at this time has a good culture, it is beyond the reach of the Qin army in terms of military strength.

This time, Yingzheng attacked Rome with the whole country, how could he not have Wang Qian's share?

So, when Wang Ben's army set sail to India, Wang Jian also led the army to board the ship.

The mouth of the canal, once a wilderness on both sides of the canal, now has a hint of the rudiments of the city.

The Romans were good at business, so they naturally had a sharper sense of business. Therefore, Roman merchants who pursued profit bought their own land on both sides of the canal very early.

However, what they did not expect was that this was a huge canal that Rome had never seen before, and only a few months after it was built, war broke out.

And with the outbreak of war, the canal, which originally had the meaning of a thousand sails transiting, suddenly only a sail was left.

"There's a boat!"

In the early morning, a sharp, almost trembling voice sounded. Then there was a cacophony of noise between the streets. The people ran out of the city without even getting dressed.

Sure enough, the hazy black shadows, in the vast sea fog, became more and more obvious.

"It's a big ship! A big ship! The excited voice sounded again, they knew that after waiting for so long, it was finally another ship from the Qin State.

They didn't care about the war between Rome and Qin, they only cared about silk, the silk that would bring them wealth.

Looking at the big ship in front of them, although they were a little shocked, but soon this shock was left behind.

"Squeak!"

The ship under the operation of the mechanism slowly sailed out of the thick sea fog.

At the bow of the ship, Wang Ben also saw the Roman merchants cheering.

The flag of the Qin army is obvious, and even, such a large ship does not need a flag to recognize that it is from the Qin state.

Although the merchants were cheering for the arrival of the Qin people, Wang Ben snorted disdainfully: "The merchants seek profits, and they don't know the hatred of the country!" ”

"Ballista ready!" Wang Ben waved his hand, and an order was given.

"Click! Click! Click! ”

A loud bang came from above the sea.

The cheering business travelers couldn't help but be stunned. However, then they saw a horrific scene.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

After a rapid drum beat, huge arrows of one foot long galloped towards them.

The specially crafted crossbow bolts were intended to be used against Roman ships. Although the range is long, the lethality in the face of the crowd is not much.

It can be seen from this that the status of these business travelers in Wang Ben's heart is very low.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

A series of boat planks were set up on the docks on both sides of the canal. Immediately afterwards, the Qin army, which had been ready for a long time, slowly stepped on this land.

Wang Jian raised his head, and after confirming the direction, he pointed his finger and shouted softly: "Let's go!" ”

Looking at the army heading north, Wang Ben did not stay too long.

Hundreds of huge ships set sail again and headed for the Mediterranean.