Night and night, Zhizhi City Mansion.

Protector Unes licked his cracked dry lips and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, after a day of fighting, our army has lost forty percent. The soldiers who are still alive have fallen and can't get up. ”

By now, the Romans had not drunk water for more than 4 hours. After experiencing the hard battle of the day, it is not strange that he can't get up when he falls, but it is strange that he can stand up.

Pompey was anxious and said, "The matter has come to this, we can only retreat." Your Majesty and the Senate know and will not blame us. ”

Unes was shocked and reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, too many soldiers have been unable to stand up....... ”

"Your Excellency, you can't retreat now......."

"We're going to die of thirst on the road......."

"The Huns will not let us ......." The officers were all in a state of panic.

Pompey was also short of water, and his head was already running out of numbers.

Fortunately, the tribune Unes was a very stable person, and he reminded: "Your Excellency, commander, do you remember the Han Dynasty people who came the day before yesterday? At that time, you thought they were Qiangqu's spies. But today, no external reinforcements are seen from the Huns. That is, those of the Han Dynasty did not participate in today's offensive. ”

Pompey's heart moved, and he said, "You are, those people are not on the side of the Huns?" ”

Unes affirmed: "It must not be, if it is, how can the Huns not let them join the battle?" I heard that although those people were divided, there were still about 3,000 soldiers and horses, and if they joined today. I'm afraid the city has already been broken. ”

For the present Romans came. Retreat is also death. Defending the city is also death. There was only one way in front of Pompey, and that was to seek Qin Feng's help.

Pompey was a little embarrassed and said, "The day before yesterday, Commander Liben rejected the one whose name was Qin Feng, and this time I wanted to beg him for ......." ”

The officers all looked at Pompey with that remorseful look.

Pompey was even more embarrassed, and knew why he was in the first place today, so he said: "Your Excellency, the Protector, then I have to bother you and take a trip." ”

Thereupon. Pompey asked Unes as an envoy to find Qin Feng for help.

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On the side of the Han army, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Cao, Yuan, and Liu gathered in the big tent, although it was very late in the dark, none of them went back to rest, they were all anxiously waiting for news here in Qin Feng, waiting for news from Rome.

Yuan Shao waited for a big head, and kept asking: "Zijin, will the Romans come, will they come?" ”

Liu Bei's ears flicked. "What if the Romans don't come?"

Cao Cao's face darkened, and he said, "I think the Romans will definitely come." In the present situation, it is difficult for the Romans to make it through tomorrow. But if they have some brains, they will come to us for help, or they will surely die. ”

Qin Feng is worthy of being Boss Cao, with unique analysis and patience.

"Lord, lord, the Romans are coming!" Dian Wei was overjoyed.

When Qin Feng heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Yuan and Liu were all happy, and Cao Cao smiled: "Romans, Romans are here." ”

After a while, the Roman tribune Unes entered the tent, and immediately bent down and saluted, saying, "Unes, the tribune from Alexandria, has seen His Excellency the Commander of the Han Kingdom. ”

Although Cao Yuan Liu didn't understand the Roman dialect, they all sat upright, looking like they were doing something.

Qin Feng said with a smile: "The Unes Protector is exempt. ”

In front of Qin Feng's proficient Roman language, Unes showed admiration, stood up and said, "You are really a wise commander, you actually know our Roman language, which is only seen in the East. ”

Qin Feng smiled faintly, he remembered the last opponent in his previous life, that is, the Roman Emperor Severus at that time, calculating the time, now in this year, Severus is not the Roman Emperor, so he asked: "Alexandria?" I guess it's Alexandria in Africa. You're from Africa, but do you know Septimius Severus, who is also from Africa? ”

He Severus is from Africa, not that Severus is African. At this time, Africa had been ruled by Rome for more than 200 years. There are many Roman aristocrats who have settled in Africa for more than 200 years, and how many generations have passed down.

It is worth mentioning that the Romans did not rule all of Africa, but Egypt and its surroundings. Where other birds don't, the Romans didn't bother to rule.

Unes was even more surprised, and hurriedly said, "Down here are the men of Patriarch Septimius Severus. ”

Unes found that Qin Feng knew the situation in Rome very well, so he didn't dare to lie, he told why the Romans came here, and finally said: "Great and wise commander of the East, on behalf of the commander of the Roman expeditionary force, I sincerely ask for your assistance. Rome, never forget your helping hand. You get the ...... of friendship with the Roman Empire. ”

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Let's put aside the friendship of Rome for now, I am very willing to help the Romans." ”

When Unes heard this, he was a little puzzled, but he was very happy. He was happy that Qin Feng was willing to help, but wondered, since he was willing to help, why did he put the friendship aside? He hurriedly said, "You are really a wise commander. ”

Qin Feng smiled and said solemnly: "However, as a commander-in-chief, I can't fight a war that originally didn't belong to my country. But the commander was ready to give Rome a face, and he could join the war as a mercenary. After that, he stretched out his right hand and made a gesture of rubbing the money, "You understand, right?" ”

Cao Yuan Liu didn't understand what Qin Feng was talking to the Romans, but after seeing Qin Feng's action of rubbing money, he immediately suddenly realized. Cao Cao smiled: "Ha, Zijin is in a frenzy, this time the food will be available." ”

Yuan Shao hurriedly said: "Zijin, you must ask for more, food, money, in short, everything must be ......." ”

Liu Bei's big ears fanned, and the strategy that Qin Zijin and his military advisor Xun Yu jointly pondered was too despicable, not only asking for money and food, but also asking the Romans and Huns to fight half-......dead.

Unes understood this international gesture of asking for money, and he finally knew why the friendship was put aside first, and sure enough, "brothers still need to settle accounts", he was very embarrassed. Hurriedly said: "Great and wise commander of the East. The Huns are your enemies. You guys....... ”

Qin Feng interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said, "At this time and that time, this commander sought a coalition before, and was considered a spy by your commander. Now, your commanders, you have to pay for it. ”

Sure enough, it was this time and that time, and now the Romans were facing annihilation, and they were no longer qualified to bargain. Unes had no choice but to ask: "Great and wise commander of the East, I don't know how much mercenary money you need to send troops?" ”

Qin Fengxin was not afraid that you would not give it, so he was afraid that he would not dare to ask for it, so he said: "20,000 people of grain and grass for a season, plus the wealth of 100,000 As." ”

"What!" Unes was shocked.

Ass is the standard currency of ancient Rome, and one ast is equal to 1 ounce of Roman pounds = 6 grams. Qin Feng asked for 100,000 As, which was equivalent to 32,600 kilograms of silver.

This is already equivalent to the entire net worth of a Roman senator.

It doesn't sound like much like just one person, but every senator in the Senate supports 80 infantry hundred-man regiments. 18 cavalry hundred-man regiments. Helmets, round shields, breastplates, shin guards, short swords, spears, all armed.

Unes shouted, "Your Excellency, Commander. That's too much, isn't it? We in Rome used to employ Gauls, Germans, and never paid so much for hiring, not at all. ”

When Cao, Yuan and Liu heard it now, they were as "honest" as the cow in the piano playing to the cow. They didn't know what Qin Feng was talking to this Roman at all. For the first time, they felt that their level was too low. If it weren't for Qin Feng's presence, they wouldn't have the ability to come here at all, let alone blackmail the Romans.

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "Zijin is really omnipotent and omniscient, if it weren't for Zijin, we would have died in a foreign country." ”

Yuan Shao admired: "There is really a son here, everything is possible." ”

Liu Bei originally thought that he already had the ability and capital to support Sheji, after this expedition. And his vision was widened, and he knew more, and the Romans saw it. He felt that his skills were not at the same level as Qin Feng at all, and he still had a lot to learn.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also had the same idea, and the three of them couldn't help but think together, "Originally, I thought that the Han Dynasty was already the whole world, but now I know that the world is vast and there are many countries." Before, it was really a frog at the bottom of the well. ”

When Cao Yuan Liu secretly sighed at the frog at the bottom of their well, Qin Feng was talking eloquently with the envoy of the Roman Empire.

"Rome ruled the whole West," he said, "and the Mediterranean Sea was its inner lake. These military expenditures were only a drop in the bucket for the great Romans. The wealth in Zhizhi City alone is more than that. And we, the Han rulers, in the East, the Pacific Ocean is a swimming pool. If the marshal asks for less, he won't be able to make a difference after he goes back. ”

"If you want to be less, you can't make a difference?" Unes exclaimed, and fell down. However, he can also understand that after all, for a great country, everything is more expensive, and if it is less, it will indeed lose face.

Unes could only say: "Great Eastern Commander, this matter cannot be mastered in the future, and it needs to be reported to Commander Pompey." ”

Qin Feng waved his hand casually, looking indifferent to the transaction, and said, "Then you go, it's best to come back before Ben Shuai changes his mind." ”

When Unes heard this, he flew away on the duck.

As soon as the duck was driven here, Cao Yuan Liu asked.

Cao Cao said with concern: "Zijin, how is it?" Did you agree to unite with the Romans? ”

Yuan Shao was more concerned about money and asked, "Zijin, how much grain did you want?" ”

Qin Feng said with a smile: "Three months of food for 20,000 people, plus 75,200 catties of silver. ”

"Huh?" Cao Yuan and Liu Qi changed color.

Liu Bei's big ears fanned violently, and he said secretly: "Asking for so much? It's black, it's really black, it's worthy of Qin Zijin. ”

Yuan Shao said excitedly: "Did the Romans agree?" ”

Qin Feng said with a smile: "It's just a local protector who came, and he can't call the shots, so he went back to report." ”

Cao Cao's face suddenly darkened, and he said: "Zijin, this is too much, it's almost half a year's tax from the imperial court, will the Romans agree?" ”

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei looked at Qin Feng together when they heard this.

Qin Feng's face suddenly darker than Cao Cao's, and he reprimanded, "What's more?" Look at your appearance, Ben Shuai asked for 75,200 catties of silver to scare you into such a bird? Do you know how much tax Rome collects in a year? Fifty times less than these, this is equivalent to a quarter of a month's worth for you and me, not enough to go to Luoyang Tower twice. This is already cheap Romans. ”

Qin Feng was furious, "Look, you're scared, what's wrong?" According to your will, you are satisfied with eight thousand children? Even if people give it to you, they just treat you as a bun in the countryside, and you haven't seen anything in the world, it's really a shame to throw it to the world. ”

Cao Yuan Liu's face turned blue when he was scolded, but he couldn't refute it, and he suddenly realized it in embarrassment.

Liu Bei's big ears fanned, and he couldn't help but say with envy: "I didn't expect that the Roman State could collect so many taxes in a year, which is dozens of times that of our imperial court." ”

It was good that Liu Bei didn't mention it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Qin Feng became even more angry. (To be continued.) )