The peak of Rome was the period of the Five Sages, that is, from 96 to 180 AD. The five people successively made the Roman Empire develop for nearly a hundred years, with political clarity, economic development, social prosperity, and people's prosperity, which was the heyday of the Roman Empire.

According to the general history of the world, during this period, the Roman Empire had a population of about 20 million to 30 million in Europe, 10 million in North Africa, and 20 million in the Near and Middle East of Asia, with a total population of roughly 60 million to 70 million.

During this period, the Roman Empire prospered in trade, especially the maritime trade and the cost-free output of slaves, the people became rich, and the tax revenue reached about 50 million yuan.

Cao Yuan Liu, who had just been scolded by Qin Feng for not seeing the world, couldn't help but be very envious when he learned that Rome was so rich, which annoyed Qin Feng again.

"It's a big country, and the fiscal revenue is one-tenth of that of no family!" Qin Feng slapped the table, and scolded bitterly, "The territory of the Roman Kingdom is on par with ours, if we say that the land is vast and rich, we are still above him." However, the people are politically clear, the economy is economic, the society is prosperous, the people are rich, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the Quartet is called a minister. And what about us? ”

"We are politically **, the economy is depressed, the society is in turmoil, the people are poor. Why is that, have you ever thought about it? ”

"It's ......." Cao Yuan Liu blushed for a while, how could they not know the reason, they were also angry and trying to be strong, and wanted to support the society and reopen the prosperous world, but .......

Liu Bei said, "Da Shuai, but the Ten Standing Servants confuse the king......." ”

Qin Feng's anger was slightly retracted, and he said, "This expedition has come to the present, and it is not just a matter of destroying the Qiang Canal. Coming here is also to open your eyes and know that the world is so big, and we are not the only Chinese nation. And if you want to stand on top of the world, you must study hard and develop hard, and it is not possible to work behind closed doors. ”

Liu Bei said sincerely this time: "Dashuai, the cheats followed Dashuai here." I finally know how big the world is, not what I imagined before. There is still a lot to learn from ...... cheating. ”

Qin Feng nodded, and said in his heart that he was worthy of Liu Bei. Obviously, it was really because of Liu Bei's shining point. After experiencing all kinds of setbacks in later generations, he developed greatly.

Rome, rest, and Kushan, this 10,000-mile expedition also broadened the horizons of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

It seems that Cao, Yuan, and Liu have all changed, and it is the kind of vision that has been broadened. Changes in temperament, body and mind.

However, the three of them finally sighed, "Your Majesty trusts the Ten Standing Servants, even if we have the heart, we are powerless. ”

Qin Feng nodded slightly, but he knew that the national decay in this period, and Emperor Han Ling's addition of ten permanent servants was only one of the reasons. There are too many reasons for the decline of dynasties, which are roughly the same in ancient and modern times. In this case, it is impossible to regain the prosperity of the world without pain. The only effective way is to break and then stand.

"Forget it. Not to mention this, after winning the war in front of us and eliminating the Qiangqu, we will complete His Majesty's edict, and we will be able to go home. Qin Feng finally said.

"Go home!"

For a while, the thought of going home occupied everyone's minds. Cao Yuan and Liu were all gearing up, just waiting for the moment of victory. But they also know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can say what the future holds.

Therefore. They are eager for victory and depressed waiting.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but ask: "Zijin, what if the Romans don't agree to the conditions?" ”

Qin Feng said with a smile: "If the Romans want to live, they will definitely agree." ”

At this point, Qin Cao Yuan Liu began to wait again. This time, they were more confident.

On the other hand, on the Roman side, Zhizhi City.

"What? 100,000 Asi's mercenary expenses, and 20,000 soldiers' food and grass for a season? "Cornelius, a descendant of the Glory Bloodline. Pompey was shocked and lost his voice: "Qin ...... Who does Feng think he is? Commander Ben asked him to help. It's to give him face, and he really dares to ask for it. ”

Pompey carried the arrogance characteristic of the Roman aristocracy, "One hundred thousand aces, the Severus senators did not use so much military money to build the Danube legion. Fowl...... Crazy, that's a tongue-twisting name. ”

There is no pronunciation of the word Qin Feng in the Roman language family, so for Pompey, it is like the Europeans and Americans in later generations pronouncing the names of the Chinese, which is really very tongue-twisting.

Pompey gave vent, but he finally sat down weakly. The current situation no longer allows him to bargain, if Qin Feng does not send troops tonight, early tomorrow morning, Pompey and the rest of his Danube Army will die.

Pompey rolled his eyes, showed a cold and vicious smile, and said, "Commander Ben, he will never give it to him." ”

The senior officer in the room was shocked for a while, and Unes hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Commander, if you don't invite Qin Feng to send troops, I'm afraid we will ...... tomorrow." ”

Pompey interrupted Unes with a smile and said, "This commander will give it to him." ”

Unes and the others were puzzled.

The corners of Pompey's mouth curled, his eyebrows raised, and he smiled evilly: "That Qin Feng came here to complete the order given to him by their imperial court. This commander first pretended to promise him, but it was reasonable to settle after the war, and he would definitely agree in order to destroy the Huns. ”

"When the time comes, the Huns will be eliminated, hum ......."

Although Pompey did not say it explicitly, everyone knew his intentions.

Unes and several of the senior officers looked at each other.

As the saying goes, if you are not of our race, your heart will be different, no matter from which point of view, Pompey, these Romans and Qin Feng, they are definitely not "my race". Therefore, although these Romans asked Qin Feng and them to help, in their hearts, they did not regard Qin Feng and them as partners.

Therefore, for Pompey's plan to cross the river and demolish the bridge, Unes did not make the right one, but supported it very much.

Unes said: "Your Excellency the Commander is right, you must not give such a huge wealth to Qin Feng. If we bring it back to the country, the Senate will definitely reward us. ”

Pompey said: "In this case, Unes, you can go again and tell that Qin Feng that there has never been a mercenary fee in the world, and it will be settled after the war." ”

So, Unes whipped his horse quickly, but fortunately, the distance was only thirty miles, and soon he came to the base camp of the Han army.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

After seeing the salute, Unes said very reasonably: "Your Excellency, the great commander of the East, there has never been a military expense in the world that has ever paid for it first. We paid the fee first, and you didn't send troops, or did we leave, and we went to find you? You say, don't you? Everything, settled after the war. ”

Cao Yuan and Liu glanced at each other.

Cao Cao's face ****: "The Romans are really cunning." ”

Yuan Shaotou said: "I'm afraid that we won't do anything after we take the money." ”

Liu Bei shook his ears. "It's despicable."

The three of them said it bluntly, and they were not afraid that Unes would understand, so they all looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng grinned, his first goal was to destroy Qiangqu. And what Unes said was indeed reasonable. But Qin Feng would never be at the mercy of the Romans, he thought for a moment, and said: "We have a proverb in the East: the emperor does not send hungry soldiers. ”

He added: "My soldiers can't eat enough, how can I help you fight?" Since you want to cooperate, you have to show sincerity. Military expenses can be deposited with you temporarily. But the military rations must be delivered as soon as possible, otherwise there is no need to talk about it. ”

"Yes, yes, yes......." Cao Yuan and Liu nodded together.

Cao Cao muttered, "Military rations must be delivered." ”

Yuan Shao muttered, "This is the guaranteed ......." ”

Liu Bei finally whispered to himself, "With food, if you can't do anything, you can also run away." ”

When Qin Feng heard this, he said in his heart that Liu Bei really deserved to be Liu Ranran, Pingyuan, Xuzhou, Xiaopei, Runan, Xinye, along the way, always thinking about preparing for the back road.

Unes hurried back. This new premise of cooperation was passed on to Pompey's side.

For Pompey, it was already the middle of the night, and nine out of ten soldiers fell to the ground with thirst. As soon as the sun comes out tomorrow, the Huns don't have to attack, they just go to the city and slaughter.

As a result, Pompey could only agree to Qin Feng's request and send military rations first.

When Unes came to Qin Feng's tent for the third time, he stuck out his tongue like a tired dead dog, and he said weakly: "Great Eastern Commander, our soldiers are tired. You still need to go and get the rations yourself. ”

Qin Feng was overjoyed, and Cao Yuan and Liu Dan celebrated.

So, Qin Feng immediately sent 3,000 cavalry to pull grain.

Unes said pitifully: "The Great Eastern Commander." When you go to fetch food, please bring as much water as you can. Our soldiers, who have not drunk water for more than a day. ”

Water was difficult for the Romans, who had lost their cavalry and were trapped in the city. But it was not a matter for Qin Feng, who was full of cavalry in the field, so he waved his hand, "Three thousand cavalry." Fill the water bladder with water to quench the thirst of our allies. ”

Unes breathed a sigh of relief, and he personally acted as a guide and returned to Zhizhi City with Qin Feng's troops.

The process in the second half of the night was like this, Qin Feng's troops brought back grain from Zhizhi City, which made his army of 20,000 no longer have problems with food and grass. So, Qin Feng ordered Xun Yu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Gao Shun, their own people, to lead the hidden troops. He took Cao Yuan, Liu and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei into the city.

So, Qin Feng led the 3,000 troops on the bright side to go to Zhizhi City. Before leaving, Qin Feng specially instructed, "Bring more oil, put it in a water bladder, and throw it wherever you can, where it will be a fire that cannot be extinguished by water, it is really a necessary weapon to kill people and sell goods." Take more than one belt in case of accidents. ”

When Xun Yu heard the oil, his heart moved, and he reminded: "Lord, the plan has been successful, but there will be no water after you enter the city, do you want our people to stop polluting the water source of Zhizhi City." ”

Qin Feng's heart moved, he had the experience of his previous life, and he felt that the Romans believed in religion, so he had an idea to deter the Romans, so he said: "Listen to my arrangement, but whenever you see the cloud-piercing rocket shooting, stop dumping oil." Therefore, he specially sent Gao Shun to supervise this matter.

After everything was ready, Qin Feng took three thousand soldiers and horses to Zhizhi City. Of the 3,000 soldiers and horses, one carrying two water bladders, one for water and one for oil.

When Qin Feng came to the east gate of Zhizhi City, it was already the darkest time before dawn. As the east gate creaked open, Pompey took his guards and personally came to greet Qin Feng.

This is a historic moment, the first time that East and West have joined forces, and it will surely go down in history.

Qin Feng, who came here on behalf of the East, cooperated wholeheartedly only to destroy the common enemy Qiangqu.

Pompey, who represents the West, has the intention of using Qin Feng and throwing it away when he runs out. (To be continued.) )