The Great Qin Empire gave such a high treatment to the soldiers, and even made them a part of the people who got rich first, they naturally had to abide by strict discipline. Without an order from the emperor, no one was allowed to evacuate the position without permission. In fact, Das and the others had wanted to retreat for a long time, but they just didn't dare to violate this iron law. Now, with Alexander's offer, what did they not agree to?

Alexander was the commander of the Imperial Legion, and his status was already higher than that of others, so in addition to envy him, others were also jealous and hateful. This retreat was proposed by Alexander, and even if Caracalla blamed him in the future, they could have pushed it on Alexander. Before Alexander could say anything more, Das and the others had already instructed their own soldiers to inform their men to retreat.

At this time, the first wave of stone throwing attacks of the Han army had stopped, and the Qin army camp was in disarray, and the soldiers were scurrying around. When they received the order to retreat, everyone was pardoned, and they did not bother to pack up their belongings, even their weapons and armor were thrown away, and they spread their feet and ran to the back of the camp.

Zhang He didn't know about the situation in the Qin army's barracks, and a quarter of an hour later, he ordered the trebuchets to launch a second wave of attacks. This is the normal method of the Han army, first use a variety of long-range weapons to kill and injure the enemy's living forces, and then use infantry and cavalry, in order to destroy the enemy while reducing their own losses as much as possible.

After the second round of stone rain attacks, it took another moment for the dust and smoke over the Great Qin military camp to gradually dissipate. Through the clairvoyant mirror, Zhang He saw that many tents in the other party's military camp had collapsed, but there was no figure shaking.

Zhang He realized that the Qin army had fled the barracks and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

The Han soldiers shouted, and rushed into the Qin army camp under the cover of heavy cavalry, only to find that in addition to some Qin army corpses that were smashed by boulders and those soldiers who were seriously injured and could not escape, there were also discarded armor and weapons all over the ground, and mountains of grain and grass, this was already an empty camp.

Great Qin is rich, and Great Qin's army is also wealthy, these grains and grasses are nothing to them, but they are extremely important to the Han army that comes from afar. Zhang He left a team of people to clean up the battlefield, and he led the others to chase down.

This time, the Han army did not take the policy of taking a step by step and fighting steadily, but pursued it all the way.

Zhang He's subordinates were heavy cavalry except for the infantry, and the heavy cavalry was not suitable for long-distance travel, so the pursuit task fell on the shoulders of the infantry. However, weight-bearing cross-country is the daily training item of the Han army, and running for twenty miles is commonplace, not to mention that the road network in Daqin is very developed, and it is much easier to walk than their usual training, so the speed of the Han army's pursuit is very fast. However, they have been chasing out for five or six miles, and they have not yet seen the Qin army.

The Qin army did not have special cross-country training, but most of them were tall and long-legged, and they abandoned their heavy armor and weapons, and they were empty-handed, and they were eager to flee for their lives, and they did not lose to the Han army at all. If it weren't for the fact that there were materials discarded by the Qin army and blood stains left by wounded soldiers along the way, Zhang He even suspected that he was going in the wrong direction.

The Han army had been chasing for more than ten miles, and suddenly saw many disheveled Qin soldiers retreating in front of them, many of whom were still with feathered arrows. Zhang He couldn't help but perk up, and said loudly: "Sons, rush over, don't let any of them go!" There is no way back for them! ”

There is no suspense in this battle, only a few people in the Qin army are still carrying weapons, most of them are unarmed, and the most important thing is that the Qin army is no longer a team, and the dense phalanx of the magic weapon they rely on to win can no longer be organized, and can only become a group of lambs to be slaughtered. However, these Qin soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness still refused to surrender and fought to the death in a decisive battle with the Han army.

Zhang He didn't want to kill more, but when he saw Qin Jun acting like a trapped beast, he had to shake his head and wave his hand, saying, "Fulfill them!" ”

Liu Xin often taught them that to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. The Han army is not a murderous army, but in the face of these recalcitrant rebels who refuse to surrender, it is impossible for the soldiers to show mercy.

Suddenly, Zhang He noticed that the feather arrow stuck in the arm of a Great Qin soldier was a strange one, not the one used by the Han army. There are two kinds of arrows in the Han army, one is a feather arrow made of carved feathers, and the other is an iron arrow used in various crossbows, but the feather arrows that hurt these Qin soldiers are not made of carved feathers.

Zhang He suddenly felt a little surprised, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to catch a few live mouths, and it was only after the first trial that he realized that it was not the Han army who shot and injured them, but Gaita's men.

It turned out that although the legions controlled by Gaita and Caracalla were harmonious on the surface, they were actually surging inside. In normal times, no one would dare to make a cannibalistic move, but this time Alexander, Das and others escaped from the battle, but gave Risa and Euryke an excuse to do it.

At that time, the camps of the Lusitanian and Petica regiments were located on both sides of the road, and they were relatively hidden, making it difficult to spot without careful searching. They were originally ambushed here to ambush the Han army, but unexpectedly saw that the road was crowded with retreating Qin soldiers. Risa and Euryke hesitated for a moment, then ordered the soldiers to attack. Both legions were armed with a large number of crossbowmen, and after a flurry of arrows, the routed troops of the four legions in front had to turn around and run back.

Although Risa and Euryke were quick for a while, they also knew that they would not be able to resist the attack of the Han army without the loss of those four legions, so they also hurriedly gathered their horses and wanted to withdraw to the territory of the Syrian province.

However, when they attacked Caracalla's rout, they revealed their position. They didn't know that Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were each leading tens of thousands of light cavalry from the Syrian province in three ways.

As soon as Risa and the others finished assembling the army, they saw dust flying in the distance, the sound of horses' hooves, and countless cavalry swept over, and it was Zhang Fei who killed them.

After entering the territory of Syria, Zhang Fei was devastating and attacking like a flood along the way, but in fact he only encountered some local troops similar to those such as government officials and fast catchers, which made him feel that he was not at all addicted. Now, an enemy several times larger than himself suddenly appeared in front of him, Zhang Fei was not afraid, but looked extremely excited, and the snake spear swept his army to kill him.

Although the two legions trained by Gaita were specially used to deal with the cavalry, but their bows and crossbows had to be used to play a role, they had to attack them unprepared, and now it was they themselves who were caught off guard, and before they could draw their bows and arrows, the Han cavalry had already killed them closely. The saber flashed with cold light, and it was held flat without even the cavalry waving its arms, and with the power of the horse's running, it was easy to cut off the enemy's head. Risa and Euryke's men were immediately overwhelmed, with many dead and wounded.

The Han army had very advanced means of information transmission, and colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, which could be seen clearly from dozens of miles away. Zhao Yun and Xu Huang saw the signal sent by Zhang Fei, and each sent one group of people to help in the battle, and killed them in three ways.

The whole battle went much smoother than originally expected, and by the evening, in addition to the two legions that had already been completely annihilated, all six legions, including the two legions under Gaita, had been annihilated, and the provinces of Asia Minor and Syria had completely fallen under the control of the Han army.

Immediately afterwards, the Han army launched a large-scale manhunt throughout the two provinces, and all the nobles, officials, and soldiers' families of the Great Qin were confiscated, their property confiscated, slaves were liberated, and land was distributed.

Two days later, Liu Xin arrived in the Syrian province on the Mediterranean Sea, and across the sea was the world-famous city of Rome. It's a pity that he doesn't have a sea ship in his hands, so he can only look at the ocean and sigh.

In fact, before leaving, Liu Xin had already ordered the Han naval army to make a detour to the Mediterranean. However, Liu Xin didn't know the details of this sea route, and could only give them a rough idea, whether they could get here safely or not depended on their own creation. To be honest, in Liu Xin's heart, he didn't have much hope, he just used the right of the navy to sail this voyage as a training. If they really want to conquer Rome, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty must also go around the Mediterranean Sea in a big circle.

At this time, Xu Huang had already submitted the battle report. Although only two provinces were conquered, the capture was very rich. The grain and grass carried by the 400,000 Qin troops, plus the income confiscated from the homes of those nobles and officials, was enough for the needs of the Han expeditionary force for two months, and the pressure of logistics and transportation was relaxed for a while. In addition to food and forage, the booty consisted of large quantities of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as many women and children, as well as many women and children, except for the few captives.

In all the wars of the Han army, thousands of prisoners of war were captured, but the Great Qin army had a desperate determination, and many would rather die in battle than surrender, because surrender would make them lose their dignity as a knight. Of the more than 1,000 prisoners of war captured by the Han army, the vast majority were captured because they were seriously wounded and could not escape.

Seeing Liu Xin frowning, Xu Huang arched his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, according to the minister, the Great Qin army is nothing more than that." It's just that these Qin soldiers are a little stubborn, and the ministers asked for orders to behead all the prisoners of war and sacrifice the flag, and wave their troops to take Rome! ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Don't kill these captives, give them a little entanglement, and let them all go!" ”

Frustrated and said: "Big brother, even if you don't kill them, there is no reason to let them go, it is better to send them back to Chang'an and punish them as coolies." ”

The use of prisoners of war as free labor was a common practice of the Han army. However, this time Liu Xin changed his mind and said with a smile: "At this time and that time, I let them go, and I have my own intentions." ”