How strong is the Han army?

This is a question that even the wisest people in the world cannot answer. And if you ask 10,000 people, you will often have 10,000 answers.

But it is recognized by those who are qualified to answer this question all over the world that the Han army at this time is no longer the peerless and powerful army that fought all over the world during the period of the Han Shengzu, and the first-line legions of the caliph and Rome are absolutely capable of fighting the Han army!

Of course, no one dares to deny that the nine permanent first-class legions of the Han Empire are a one-line higher than the strongest legions of the other two empires. Among the nine permanent legions of the Han Empire, the three cavalry legions of flying cavalry, flying eagles, and hussars were strong armies that other imperial legions could not completely defeat in frontal combat.

Although the world of this time and space does not have as many exercises and international military competitions as modern society, there is no unified standard for measuring the armies of various countries. However, because of the intervention of the former time-traveler of the Han Dynasty, the major empires sent envoys to each other and set up embassies and consulates, which not only maintained commerce, strengthened the ties between countries, and deepened the reverence of various countries for the Han Empire, but also studied and investigated the nine permanent first-class legions of the Han Empire all the time.

Much of the information of the Han Yulin Secret Guard was provided from the embassies and consulates of the Han Empire in various places, the Honglu Temple, and similarly, the source of information for the Hades Palace was inseparable from the Roman diplomatic embassies in the major cities of the Han Dynasty.

"Judging from the information sent back from the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, the Han Flying Cavalry Guard pays more attention to flexibility than the other two cavalry regiments, the Flying Eagle and the Hussar. The Hussars had the most heavy cavalry, and the Eagle Guard had the most pikemen. The Flying Cavalry, on the other hand, was the most common among light cavalry and archers. Relatively speaking, in three cavalry regiments. The Flying Guards have the weakest ability to attack head-on. ”

Jiyi Mountain, a relatively secluded cave. Batias, who was full of beard and had a deep nose and eyes, and looked more like a butcher than a general, was talking.

As the deputy commander of the Roman Red Coats, Batias is undoubtedly one of the people who has studied the first-class legions of the Han Empire the most. In particular, the Red Coats Army stationed in the provinces of Asia Minor can be regarded as a military force facing the Han Empire, so how can there be less research on the enemy?

However, Rovinis, who was sitting diagonally across from him at this time, was not interested in it.

This time, he supported the separatist forces of the Yue clan and shook the foundations of the Han Empire, so as to achieve a huge strategy to pursue the greater interests of the Roman Empire. Originally, it was the Governor of Mano who facilitated it. And it was this slave-born Batias who proposed this huge strategy. Originally, the candidate to carry out this strategy in the East, Governor Mano strongly recommended Batias, but Augustus personally ordered Rovinis's generals. In this matter, Mano could not change the will of Augustus - after all, this strategy was approved by Augustus, but it was not reviewed and approved by the Roman Senate.

What does that mean?

Meaning, this strategy Senate disagrees in principle. Rather, it was promoted on its own in the name and ability of Augustus himself, and in the event of failure, the Senate could still use it as an excuse. Diplomatic mediation with the Han Empire – and even a change of emperor – was, of course, a deeper political intention. From this point of view alone, the Roman Senate made the right move. Augustus himself could have narrowed the scope of implementation of this strategy to a single province in Asia Minor on the grounds that the Senate had not deliberated and approved it. It will not affect the whole country.

The Battle of the Caspian Sea, which lasted for decades hundreds of years ago, is still a nightmare for the entire Roman Empire, and indeed for the whole world. No matter how bold Augustus was, he would not have the determination to fight another such war.

Although, judging by the current process. Rovinis did not let this strategic plan, which Augustus named "brewing", invalidate, and the Yueshi had thoroughly attracted the attention of the Han Empire. The Han Empire, which had dominated the East for thousands of years, also dispatched four of the nine first-class legions as a result of this Yueshi rebellion, regardless of the final outcome. The power of the Han Empire was bound to be weakened by this rebellion. But Rovinis still couldn't forgive himself, because he lost the Northern Frontier Campaign. For this battle, the governor of Mano planned for ten years, and the provinces of Asia spent a lot of supplies, even using the savings of the Augustan family, and Rovinis also poured all his heart and soul into this battle, but in the end it was still lost. The entire two million Yue Clan's army, under the premise that Feiyun Castle failed to conquer, collapsed in one fell swoop! This made Rovinis, who once thought that the Han army had weakened and that he could win the battle, was devastated!

What made him even more uncomfortable was that his proud disciple, Congnes, one of the crown princes of the Roman Empire, actually fought with the prince of the Yue clan on the way to defeat the Marquis of Bohai of the Han Dynasty without success, but was seriously injured! This made Rovinis's mood completely low. He didn't even bother to manage the follow-up retreat plan of the defeated army of the Yue Clan, and took the personal guards and retinue sent by the governor of Mano to retreat as soon as possible according to the previous route of the Hades Palace. Originally, I still wanted to go to Dihua, and my mind faded.

It should be said that the First World War in Northern Xinjiang had already damaged Rovinis's self-confidence too much. So much so that he was indifferent in the face of the eloquence of his former deputy, Batias.

Batias and Rovinis stand together, and it's hard to connect the two. In the language of the Han Chinese, Rovinis is more elegant, while Batias is purely a barbarian. But barbarism is savagery, and Batias, a slave-born general, is indeed recognized as a keen strategist.

For Rovinis, Batias still respects. Although Augustus appointed Rovinis as the executor of this "brewing" plan, Batias was not unhappy with it. He knew that his background meant that he would not be easily recognized by Augustus, and it was still unknown whether he would be able to become the deputy commander of the Red Coats if it were not for the promotion and recommendation of Governor Mano.

This time I came here from the province of Asia, and it was completely at the request of Leona, the lord of the Hades Palace. Of course, Leona asked Batias to come here, of course, not to deal with the Red Fox Tribe, which only had four thousand horsemen, but to help Zhang Sheng, the king of the Yue Clan, formulate a new strategic plan. For this reason, Batias also brought a staff team that he had been with him all these years, a total of 200 people. Most of these people came from the lower echelons of Rome and were promoted by Batias. He was sent to the Military Academy of the Roman Empire for further study, and some of them were recognized by many masters such as Aristotle and Pierre Enandez. Counted as one of the many disciples of these masters.

As for the battle on the banks of the Ganges, it was just a coincidence.

……

Sitting around this cave. In addition to Batias and Rovinis, there is also Leona, the master of the Temple of Hades. But she was now wrapped in a black robe, her face covered with a black veil, revealing only a pair of eyes as blue as the Aegean Sea, and long eyelashes flickering with an unspeakable mystery.

After listening to Batias's words, she stretched out her slender white palm in her robe, pinched a piece of tissue paper in her hand, and said in a low voice: "What Your Excellency said is recorded in our Hades Palace. I just want to ask, can we catch the Han Bohai Marquis with the current strength alone? ”

Batias glanced at Rovinis and found that he was still bowing his head and not speaking, so he said: "Your Excellency the Hall Master, our current strength is mainly four hundred Death Scythes, three hundred and fifty servants of Your Excellency Rovinis, and three thousand elite ...... of Your Excellency the Hall Master."

Leona's blue eyes flickered, and she interrupted directly, "Your Excellency Batias." Do you also like to talk nonsense when you talk to Governor Mano? ”

Batiaston froze, and the expected outburst of rage and then the crime did not happen. Seeing that Batias, who had a fierce beard and a fierce face, not only did not Meng Lang move, but leaned over and stroked his chest with low eyebrows and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, the hall master, I said too much." ”

Rovinis, who had not reacted to what Batias had said before, raised his head. Slightly surprised, he looked at Batias.

Others may not know it, but Rovinis, who has always worked with Batias, knows the temper of this colleague all too well. Born as a slave, Batias was originally a beast fighter, the lowest warrior in the Colosseum who dueled with wild beasts. At the time he was Atayal. Norbaton. A private slave of Batias. The Batias family is a famous family of domesticated beastfighters in Rome, and every year at the Colosseum, the best gladiators provided by the Batias family perform the cruel and bloody fighting beasts.

Such a person of origin. How good can the temper be? The surname Batias was given to him by his former master. It can be said that in addition to appreciating the Governor of Mano and Atayal who promoted him. Norbaton. Batias outside of this former owner. He has never had a good face for other people, and it is the norm to scold at every turn.

Batias's humility obviously satisfied Leona, she lowered her eyes and said lightly: "In my Hades Palace, there are only those who can and cannot, and there are not so many reasons and excuses. So, now please tell me, can you capture or behead the Marquis of Bohai in the Han Dynasty? ”

Batias hesitated for a moment before he said word by word: "If the previous information about the Great Han Bohai Marquis had not been wrong, I have ninety percent certainty that I can capture this person alive!" ”

Leona frowned slightly: "Why is it only ninety?" ”

"Two thousand years ago, there was a great sage scholar named Lao Tzu, who said: 'The great road is fifty, the heavenly rank is forty-nine, and there is still a glimmer of life left'......"

Before Batias could finish speaking, he noticed that Leona was already showing signs of going crazy again, and hurriedly said, "What this sage means is that nothing can be absolutely certain. According to the information given by the Hades Palace, this Han Bohai Marquis is extremely adventurous and raiding, especially on the battlefield, using the mobility of the cavalry to move on a large scale, and go around the rear of the enemy to carry out a fatal blow. Once the Han army is divided, it is absolutely possible to destroy one of the Han troops with our strength! ”

Leona listened with a suppressed temper, and then turned to Rovinis and said, "What is your judgment?" ”

Rovinis was still pondering Batias's previous performance, and when he heard the question, he said: "I'm sorry, I've been facing Hu Gong of the Han Dynasty before, and I only read the information about this Shen Yun, and I haven't fought head-on, so I can't judge." ”

Leona looked displeased, but Rovinis immediately added, "But I trust Batias's analysis. And judging from the intelligence alone, this Han Bohai Marquis is indeed very adventurous, much like a general before the Han Empire......"

"Who?" Batias asked, straightening up.

"The Great Hussar General of Han!" Rovinis paused word by word, in Chinese.

Batias also knew Chinese, of course, but he obviously didn't understand the title. Smacked his lips and wondered: "Does the Han country have the rank of general?" Or a new military rank? ”

Leona, however, understood who Rovinis was talking about. got up and said, "Hmph, even if he is Huo Quai." I will also let him fold his wings again on the edge of the Ganges. Your Excellency Rovinis, once the Han army comes to Jixian Mountain, I hope that you will command the specific battle. ”

"We're here to help!" Rovinis didn't shirk that.

Leona walked out of the cave quickly, and Batias was obviously still thinking about what had just happened, and when she saw that Rovinis also wanted to leave, she grabbed him: "Your Excellency, this Huo Qubing is the general of the Han Hussars?" Who the hell is he? Please let me know! ”

Batias is good at everything, but this curiosity is a little stronger. But if it weren't for his intellectual curiosity, he wouldn't have been able to reach his current position. If he had been recorded from his birth to the present. It is a living history of slave struggle, which is definitely enough to inspire the Romans who are still struggling at the bottom. But also limited to his background, Batias did not receive a systematic education in history, all his previous studies were to solve his own status, identity problems, he is talented, he learns quickly, and his understanding and premonition of the strategic level are very strong, but when it comes to history, he is the weakest. One of the tribunes under Governor Mano's command once made fun of Batias. Said that he "knows the history best from last year!" ”

In today's world pattern, Batias wants to make strategic arrangements for the Han Empire, and he doesn't need to know the era of the hussar general Huo Quai, he only needs to understand the Han Ma Chao. Therefore, although Huo Quzhi is familiar to even Huangkou children in the Han Empire, he is not well-known abroad, and people who have not studied the history of the Han Empire will not know it at all.

"As a general. In particular, the Roman generals, who took the Han Empire as their enemy, did not know that Huo Quai, the great hussar general of the Han Dynasty, was extremely unwise. "Rovinis sees that there is still time. He happened to have a question for Batias, so he gave him a brief history education. But after saying this, he found that he didn't know how to continue, and he muttered for a long time before he took out a book from the package behind him and handed it over: "This is a legendary Han general, and he became famous as a teenager, you should read his story yourself." ”

Batias opened the Chronicles. The Biography of the Hussars of General Wei", just the first reading, I can't put it down (of course, there is a translation of the annotation, according to the level of Batias, I can't read the classical Chinese before the Han Shengzu).

"It's the age of the general, the general's sister Huo went to be sick at the age of eighteen, fortunately, serving the Son of Heaven. Good at riding and shooting, and then from the general, edict and strong man, for the sake of the captain Yao, and the light brave cavalry 800 straight abandoned the army hundreds of miles to Li, beheading the captive...... In the spring of the second year of Yuan Hunt, the hussar general led the soldiers to surpass the Wuxi, begging for Pu, the fox slave, the five kingdoms of the calendar, and the people who were afraid of the heavy people were taken by the Buddha, hoping to get a single son. Transferred to the battle for six days, crossed more than 1,000 miles of Yanzhi Mountain, combined short soldiers, killed the king of Lan, beheaded the king of Luhu, punished the whole armor, the prince of the evil and the Xiangguo, the captain, the first captive more than 8,000 levels, and collected the slaughter of the Tianjin people......"

When reading this, Batias couldn't help but sigh that this Huo Qu was sick enough to be called bold!

"In the summer, the hussar general and the co-cavalry Hou Ao both went out of the northland...... The hussar general overstayed and extended to Qilian Mountain, and captured many captives. The hussar general overtook Juyan, then passed the Xiaoyue clan, attacked the Qilian Mountain, won the king of the chieftain, surrendered 2,500 people, beheaded 30,200 captives, won five kings, five queen mothers, 59 princes and princes, 63 Xiangguo, generals, danghu, and Duwei, and the division rate was reduced by three......

In the same year, the hussar general went to the sick and led the division to attack the Xiongnu Western Regions Wang Hun evil, the king and the Turks ran to each other, led the army to receive food, and will control more than 10,000 people, punished, won the first captive more than 8,000 ranks, descended to the king of a foreign country 32 people, the soldiers did not leave the wounded, 100,000 people Xianhuai set to serve, still work with it, and the river stopper, there is almost no trouble, fortunately both forever Sui......"

At this point, Batias was already amazed: this is a man who is more proficient in the art of war than Hannibal, and if you look at the age, the hussar general at this moment is only 22 years old! is still the imaginary age of the ancients of the Han Kingdom, according to the Western algorithm, Huo Qu's illness at this time is only in his early 20s! It's horrible!

"In the spring of the fourth year of Yuanzhen, the general Qing and the hussar general were ordered to go to the sick general with 50,000 cavalry each, and the infantry turned into hundreds of thousands, and those who dared to fight deeply were all hussars.

The hussar general also rode 50,000, and the chariot weighed with the general's army, etc., and there was no general. It is known that Li Kang and others are the colonels, and they are generals, and they are more than 1,000 miles away from Beiping on the right, and they are directly on the left. After the army was returned, the Son of Heaven said: "The hussar general went to the sick division, bowed to the people who got the meat porridge, about the light, the big curtain, and the Zhangqu, to punish the Che Qi, and turned to the left general, and won the victory." Involved in leaving the Hou, Ji Gonglu, won the Tuntou King, Han Wang and other three people, generals, Xiangguo, Danghu, Duwei eighty-three people, sealed the wolf to live in Xu Mountain, Zen in Guyan, and landed in Hanhai ......"

At this point, Batias was completely shocked and muttered: "Hussar General, I can't wait to be with you in the same era and witness your magnificent life!" ”

When he wanted to raise his head and vent a few words of admiration for Huo Qu's illness with Rovinis, he found that it had become dark again, and Rovinis had been gone for a long time, and there were candlesticks on the table in the cave, and a pot of food that had been cooled.

"Why has it been another day? What's going on ahead? Batias was suddenly alert, and was about to call someone to inquire about the situation, when he suddenly remembered something, suddenly opened the "Historical Records" in his hand, took out another stack of information written on Shen Yun, the Marquis of Bohai of the Han Dynasty, quickly flipped through it on both sides, and then said in astonishment: "This, this Marquis of Bohai of the Han Dynasty really looks like a champion Hou!" Yes, isn't he using the tactics of Champion Hou's 'light and brave cavalry'? How similar is this place to the champion Hou who broke into the hinterland of the Huns?! So will he really do what Champion Hou did? If this tactic is scaled up to the whole strategy......"

Batias was completely immersed in these chaotic thoughts. He may not know that it was this thinking that made him the ancestor of the Western "cavalry blitzkrieg"! (To be continued......)