"Look at these people." Gao Yang stood in the middle of the high temple, stretching out his hand to the representatives of the Greeks who had come to serve in the distance. With a disdainful smile on his face, he said, "They abandoned their original masters when the situation was critical, and relied on digging into the corners of their masters, so that they gained a lot of benefits. Now they want to be protected from their new owners, isn't it very contemptible? ”

"What the Captain said is very true." Cao Cao, who was standing behind Gao Yang, said respectfully.

Gao Yang glanced at him sideways, smiled, and said with a hint of indifference in his voice, "These people will have to be cleaned up in the future." The Han Empire did not need these kings. ”

"Understood." Cao Cao's body paused slightly, and then he answered softly.

"And." Gao Yang turned to look at the huge city of Athens and said in a low voice, "I can understand the need to relax after the big war, after all, the army is like this." But the sergeants are messing around, you high-ranking generals live in the belly of those Roman women all day long? Well? Have you never seen a woman or have you been snatched away by these sluts? I've heard that some people are obsessed with bed all day long, and they don't even go to the barracks, and now the war is not over! ”

"Yes, yes." Hearing a hint of unhappiness in Gao Yang's tone, Cao Cao hurriedly lowered his head and responded again and again. He naturally knew who some of the people Gao Yang was talking about. It's all his kin.

During this time, Cao Cao and the others comfortably enjoyed the privileges of the victors. Riches, delicacies and, of course, essential beauties.

These exotic women fascinated the Han army, especially the Roman ladies who were sent by the Greeks. That kind of style is indeed very attractive to men's eyes. It's just that there is still a war now, and indulging in this will naturally cause Gao Yang's unhappiness.

The Romans are arming themselves for war, but their side is so lax, how can they not make Gao Yang angry?

"Go tell those people." Gao Yang raised his hand and pointed at the envoys who dared to claim to be kings who occupied a castle everywhere, and said in a deep voice, "Let them go out." Money, all kinds of supplies, follow our army to Italy! ”

"Yes!" Cao Cao hurriedly bowed and saluted.

......

Gao Yang prepares to cross the sea to attack the Italian mainland. However, this plan has been put on hold for the time being. The reason is not complicated, the Roman province of Macedonia in the north appeared a large number of Roman legions. In the event of a threat on the flanks. Gao Yang can only solve the flank threat first for the time being.

The Roman legions that appeared in Macedonia were extremely powerful and growing in number. These legions were not only garrisons in the Macedonian provinces, but also troops from the northern provinces that came south to reinforce them. In less than a month, there were more than a dozen Roman legions in the Macedonian province! Four of them are elite legions with Eagle Marks.

"Lord Taiwei, we can't wait any longer! Now is the time for the army to strike and slay down all the enemy forces that are still being assembled. "The city of Athens, in the chamber of the Chinese army in Gaoyang. Cao Cao's chief general, Xiahou Xuan, shouted eagerly.

"yes, yes."

"Fighter planes are rare. Let's strike. ”

"You can't watch them gather like that anymore."

"Lord, let's fight!"

The proposal of the "......" Xiahoudun was echoed by many generals.

Through reconnaissance, it was shown that the Romans in the north had been rapidly increasing their forces, and at this time their main legion plus auxiliary legions had even exceeded 100,000 horses! If this continues, it won't be long before the numerical advantage that has always been occupied by the Han army will soon be overtaken. In the era of cold weapons, the number of people has always been one of the most important benchmarks for measuring strength.

Most of the generals in the chamber are voicing their concerns. Only a few remained calm. Gao Yang, on the other hand, sat behind the desk with cold eyes, holding a cigarette in one hand and holding the desk with the other, without saying a word.

A moment later. Wait until the noise in the council chamber has subsided. Gao Yang spoke slowly, and said in a deep voice, "What are you panicking about?" What kind of enemies have we not seen along the way? It's just more than 100,000 horses, what are you all worried about? ”

"What the Captain said is very true. The gathering of enemy troops is more conducive to the annihilation of our army in one fell swoop. As soon as Gao Yang's words fell, Cao Cao answered.

"You don't need to worry." As Gao Yang's main strategist, Jia Xu said with a calm face, "We have all fought with those Great Qin troops, and we already have an understanding of their strength. Don't look at the fact that they are gathering a large army in the north at the moment, but it is almost impossible for an army of this size to fight through the rugged and difficult mountain roads to enter the peninsula. ”

After a pause, Jia Xu glanced at Gao Yang, and then said, "We only need to hold a few dangerous places to cut off the passage for the enemy army to move south. At that time, we had already crossed the sea and rushed straight to the lair of the Great Qin people. ”

Frankly. Jia Xu's battle plan was decent, neither aggressive nor conservative. In accordance with the topography of the area, a defensive line was set up in the northern mountains of the Greek peninsula. Only a small number of troops were needed to stop the Roman legions from moving south. However, their main forces could take advantage of this opportunity to cross the river and attack the Italian mainland. It stands to reason that this is the best choice for the Han army right now.

It's just that. What Gao Yang wants is not to defeat the battle, but to completely destroy the Roman Empire!

The Roman Empire was so huge. His territory was so vast that no one in the whole of Western Europe could surpass it.

How could such a vast empire be destroyed by capturing a Roman city? The Romans could flee to other provinces and continue to recruit locals to fight against the Han army. Gao Yang didn't have that much time to calm down.

Therefore, Gao Yang's view of this war to conquer the Roman Empire is very simple, that is, to destroy the main military power of Rome. After losing their army, the Romans either surrendered to the Romans or rebelled alone. If this is the case, Cao Cao can easily solve the tail of the hand. And Gao Yang didn't need to leave a huge army to garrison here.

Gao Yang was happy to see the Romans amassing troops in the northern province of Macedonia. He knew where all these troops came from. The Rhine Germans even had a British garrison. In order to resist the attack of the Han Empire, the Romans gathered almost all the forces at their disposal.

The Roman army at this moment was divided into three large legions. One was the Nigel Regiment in the province of Cyrenaica in North Africa. Through massive recruitment, Nigel's Roman legions numbered a staggering twelve, as well as several auxiliaries and tens of thousands of local mercenaries. The total number of people has exceeded 100,000.

The second large legion was centered on Rome and assembled garrisons in the inner and outer Spanish provinces of Gaul, Africa, and other places, as well as a large number of new troops urgently recruited. There were more than thirty Roman legions here! It contained most of the elite legions of the Romans as well as local garrisons. And, of course, there's a lot of new recruits. The total is more than 200,000.

The third large army was the Macedonian Legion, which was now assembled in the north. The total number of this legion, which consisted mainly of provincial garrisons, was also more than 100,000.

The total number of these armies has exceeded four hundred thousand! Although there are many barbarian armies of various tribal states among them, as well as newly recruited auxiliary legions with poor combat effectiveness. However, this number alone is enough to put pressure on the Han army. After all, at this time, the combined number of Han troops on the north and south roads was only a little over 200,000 horses. They also need to garrison a large number of newly occupied land cities, and they are also fighting on the outside, and their supply lines are long and fragile. Without Gao Yang's existence, this war would have almost been lost.

"Alright." Gao Yang casually snuffed out his cigarette and looked around at the many generals in the conference hall with a cold gaze. He said in a deep voice: "There is no need to discuss this matter again. I have already decided to defeat this enemy army in the north first, and then cross the sea to attack the capital of the Great Qin people. As for the North African side. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yang frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he turned his gaze to Sun Jian. "Wentai."

"The end will be." Hearing Gao Yang greet him, Sun Jian hurriedly responded.

"You take your fleet south to Alexandria and bring back a group of troops from the south. As for how much to transfer back, let Zhang Liao decide for himself. As long as it is enough to garrison Egypt, suppress local resistance and resist the attack of the Great Qin in Cyrenaica. ”

"The last general commands." Sun Jian immediately responded. It's just that he was a little helpless in his heart, and it turned out that he was just going to work as a transporter.

"And." Gao Yang looked at Sun Jian with a smile, and then said, "After transporting the men and horses, you will lead the fleet to kill near the core area of the Great Qin people, and you must annihilate their main naval force!" Provide support for future operations. Do you understand? ”

"The last general commands!" Sun Jian's voice was immediately different, and he could obviously feel that his emotions were much higher.

"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded, and after looking around, he said, "As soon as Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses arrive, we will take the initiative to attack north and eliminate the threat of the northern flank." ”

"Lord Lieutenant." Zhao Yun stood up and saluted, frowned slightly, and asked with some concern, "Most of our army is mainly cavalry. The terrain in the northern part of the country is dangerous, and the mountains are criss-crossed. Our soldiers and horses went there to fight, but they fought with a long and a short blow. ”

Zhao Yun was not wrong in what he said. The northern province of Macedonia has a complex topography and is full of mountains. It was very suitable for Roman legions with infantry as the main body. But the Han army is now dominated by cavalry, and it can't be used when it goes there.

"Hey." Gao Yang immediately laughed after listening to Zhao Yun's words. Raising his hand and pointing at Zhao Yun, he said with a smile, "Zilong, have you forgotten that our Han army was also an army dominated by foot soldiers before the Northern Expedition to the grassland!" Now it's just a matter of getting off the horse and going to be a foot soldier, can't our foot soldiers be able to defeat these Great Qin people? ”

"I see." The chamber suddenly resounded with a voice of peace. The western expedition was all cavalry group battles, but it forgot that the Han army originally relied on foot soldiers. (To be continued)