Ten days later, Gao Yang rode on a tall horse in a splendid armor, pointed to the city of Capua next to the avenue of Appian, and said in surprise, "If I hadn't known what this place was, I would have thought I had arrived in Rome." ”

The city of Capua is a colonial city left over from the Greek colonists on the Italian peninsula hundreds of years ago. The city is neat and beautiful, and the streets are neatly paved with cobblestones and stone slabs. The neighborhoods of the city are like square lattices. The civic houses are all two-storey brick buildings, generally tall and small, and contrast with the uneven color of the temple market and the green belt. At this time, about 100,000 people lived in this beautiful city close to Rome, which was full of visual pleasures of geometric planning and artificial coordination.

The city is more like a large living community in modern time and space, and even the citizens of the city are very friendly. When the Han army began to enter the city on a large scale, these citizens were still spreading flowers to welcome them, and they were not at all like the mobs in the cities and villages in the south who took the initiative to attack the Han army. This makes Gao Yang very satisfied, and the citizens here are all civilized people. This also made Gao Yang very confident that the army would not encounter fierce resistance after entering Rome.

"These people are accustomed to a life of prosperity and tranquility, and they are no longer citizens of the great Roman city-state." Yuan looked at the local citizens who had taken the initiative to welcome the occupation forces, and said helplessly.

"There are no more Romans in the Hannibal era who fought to the death at every turn, and fought until the total army was destroyed. They ruled over a vast land and countless colonial slaves. Enjoyed hundreds of years of good times and affluent life. At this time, it is too difficult for them to pick up swords and shields and risk their lives and lose their good life to fight. Gao Yang smiled and waved his hand to the Roman girl on the street on the side, and answered softly.

"Then it won't welcome the invaders like it is now, will it? Isn't there a little bit of shame? Yuan Dian said angrily.

"And what do you say to do?" Gao Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly, "Like those mobs in the south, attacking the army day and night?" Set fire to food, destroy roads. Kill those who collaborated with the occupying forces? You also want the people of this city to have the same fate as those hanging from the wooden poles that line Appian Boulevard? You have to know that if these people can live so close to Rome, then they must be either rich or expensive, or at least have a small asset. Otherwise, I would have gone to the slums a long time ago. ”

"You're saying it's easier for these rich and noble people to surrender?" Origin asked curiously.

"I don't know." Gao Yang hooked the corners of his mouth. There was a faint smile in his eyes, and he said softly, "I only know that the Gothic barbarians invaded and besieged the city of Rome three times in history. The escaped emperor hid in the far south, the senate desperately sent gold, silver and all kinds of treasures to the barbarians, all the armies gave up resistance, and the slaves took the initiative to open the city gates. The city of Rome, the epicenter of the empire's wealth, did not even resist and allowed the Gothic barbarians to sack the city. The mud-legged people in the south resisted desperately when the barbarians invaded south, and the national fortunes of the Western Roman Empire continued for decades. ”

"Sure enough." Yuan Dian sighed lightly and said: "The rich are afraid of death, and the barbarians have all come to the door, and they are still thinking of sending money to send the barbarians away." The poor mud-legged people fought hard, even at the cost of their lives. ”

"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded. Raising his chin slightly, he looked at the clear blue sky with a complicated expression, and said softly, "In order to prevent those brave mud-legged people from continuing to die in vain, I had no choice but to use intimidation. I'm not a murderer. ”

Look at the colorful petals flying in the sky, the local residents holding all kinds of fruit and food, the Roman girl waving handkerchiefs on the balcony, and the cheers that are higher than one another. Gao Yang was in a trance. Is this the heart of the enemy or is it a triumphant return to the mainland?

"The world is crazy." I think of the Southern mud legs that still hang from the wooden poles on both sides of Appian Avenue. Look at the citizens who are mostly dressed in robes, and many even wear silk as expensive as gold. Gao Yang slowly closed his eyes and sighed softly.

Gao Yang's army stopped again near the city of Capua. Because Gao Yang and many high-ranking generals in the Han army were surprised and incomprehensible about the reaction of the Romans.

Not far to the north is the city of Rome, but the Han army has come along the way. Except for the brave villagers in the south who ran out to attack them, a small number of Roman troops were almost immediately crushed, desperately fleeing in the direction of the city of Rome.

Although Gao Yang was not at all worried about what intrigues the Romans would play. However, he also accepted the advice of the generals to suspend their advance and send people to reconnoitre.

The military discipline of the Han army is definitely very good in this era. After all, Gao Yang, who was born in modern time and space, is very strict about military discipline, and has always used the standards of modern time and space to restrain the army. However, since the beginning of the army's westward expedition, as it has become farther and farther from its homeland, one battle after another seems to be endless. Inevitably, the sergeants' discipline began to slip.

And Gao Yang, as the commander, gradually relaxed his guard on military discipline as the distance of the Western Expedition continued to extend. In this era, it is too reluctant to demand that these basically illiterate armies strictly enforce strict military discipline that even modern space-time armies cannot do.

In Kushan, in Rest, in Asia Minor, in Greece. In Macedonia, then the Han army came to the Italian peninsula. The richest place of this era. It's full of wealth, it's full of good food. It's full of women from all over the place.

With the deliberate indulgence of generals at all levels, and even leading by example, the Han army soon began to loot the manor villas in and around the city of Capua. Like they've done somewhere else before.

However, this time Gao Yang sternly stopped this kind of action, and even beheaded more than a dozen sergeants who still violated military discipline after he gave the order.

It's not that Gao Yang suddenly became an angel and wanted to love those unlucky local citizens. It's just that the reconnaissance intelligence from the Roman side has been sent back.

The Roman Emperor Severus was mentally disturbed by the stimulation of a naval battle with a foreign army. The city of Rome is now held by Alnubis, the co-ruler of Emperor Severus. Arnubis held power in the Roman Empire together with the Senate.

These are all claims made to the outside world. In fact, Emperor Severus was kidnapped by several senators of the Senate after he came ashore. They quickly returned to Rome and found Arnubis, and quickly made an agreement to work together. Trying to control the entire empire together.

However, Severus, who was born in the military, was not a useless fool. After being placed under house arrest, he found an opportunity to send his information to his two sons, Caracalla and Gaita. Thus revealing the matter.

As soon as the news spread, troops loyal to Severus began to rebel in and around the city of Rome. Engage in a fierce battle with the armies that supported Arnubis and the Senate. At the same time, various forces inside and outside the city, as well as the citizens and slaves of the city of Rome, were also involved, and many began to take advantage of the fire.

The flames of war burned quickly in a very short time. After several years of turmoil, it caught up with the invasion of a powerful foreign enemy. The already fragile and irritable nerves of the Romans exploded quickly after being stimulated.

Days of heavy fighting took a heavy toll on the city of Rome, with the bodies of countless people scattered all over the city and beyond. Blood stained the streets. All discipline and morality have been degraded, and countless people have begun to vent their ** wantonly. The whole city of Rome fell into weeping.

In the midst of fierce battles. Severus's second son, Geta, was killed in the city of Rome, and more than twenty senators of the Senate were killed. As for the generals who died in battle, there were hundreds of them! In the chaos of Rome, no one is safe.

As the war escalates. Arnubis, the Senate, Caracalla, and all the big men who could mobilize their armies began to give orders to mobilize their armies to Rome. This is also the real reason why Gao Yang's army encountered almost no decent regular army resistance along the way. The garrisons of the Italian peninsula were transferred from all over the city by the magnates of Rome.

For them, things can't stop now. Whoever dares to stop first will become a corpse first. Several celebrities who tried to dissuade the mass scuffle have died in the streets, and no one knows who did it. Anyway, the city of Rome is in chaos now.

Until after the Han army entered the city of Capua. The chaos in the city of Rome calmed down slightly. When the forces that had already beaten out the dog's brains gasped for breath and stared at each other with red eyes, they finally remembered that their country was facing a powerful foreign invasion at the moment! This enemy is even more powerful than the Hannibal expedition hundreds of years ago!

"Got into a fight yourself?" Gao Yang was surprised when he heard the news, he couldn't understand what these Romans thought. It's time for the survival of such a country, and these Romans are still fighting among themselves?

"Yes. Those Romans were in infighting. Guo Jia also had a strange expression, no one thought that it would be like this.

"How could such a thing happen?" Cao Cao also had an expression of disbelief.

"Mengde." Gao Yang chuckled lightly and set his eyes on Cao Cao. smiled and said, "You will become the governor of this land in the future, what do you think we should do now?" ”

"Lord Lieutenant." After Cao Cao raised his hand and stroked his long beard, he said loudly: "Since those Great Qin people have fought on their own. Why don't we rest here for a while, and wait until they are all almost exhausted, and then attack with a large army, and wipe out all the enemy forces in one fell swoop. ”

"Not bad, not bad. So much better. Cao Cao's proposal was supported by many people. There was a lot of voice in the chamber of the Chinese army.

"The idea is good." Gao Yang smiled and said, "But it's not suitable for our current situation." What is the point of so many armies blocking here? It's not like we can't beat it! Everything is played out by strength. Waiting to take advantage of the benefits is not a good future. ”

"What the Captain said is very true." No matter what he thought in his heart, Cao Cao could only salute respectfully at this moment.

"Now that we know what the reason is." Gao Yang stretched out his hand and gently pinched his chin, and said with a smile: "Then let's also go over and see how those Romans fought in the civil war!" (To be continued)