Chapter 971: Imperial Union (1)
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After receiving support, he immediately launched a counterattack against the Roman army.
More than 500,000 troops on both sides slaughtered in the field outside the city of Nisa, among which the elite legion of the Jin people performed particularly eye-catching, and its fierceness was comparable to that of the beasts of the wilderness, and a 10,000-strong legion from the left flank actually killed a complete Roman legion and retreated, but this legion was not the only star on the battlefield, and the Spartan legion of the Romans was not inferior.
The fierce battle continued until dusk, when the exhausted sides retreated.
The originally noisy battlefield soon quieted down, corpses were strewn all over the field, broken halberds were like forests, remnant flags fluttered in the wind, and the sunset was full of that tragic scene. In this battle, both sides lost more than 60,000 people.
The information from the front was fed back to Rome at the first time, and Caracalla immediately consulted with his ministers, and finally decided to send five more legions, and at the same time add three legions to the Caucasus Mountains, which originally had three legions to prevent the Jin people from attacking from the Caucasus Mountains!
In this way, the Roman army in Kushan increased to 12 legions with a total strength of 600,000 troops, while the Roman army in the Caucasus Mountains increased to 6 legions with a total strength of 300,000 troops.
There were only twenty-four regular legions in Rome, and now eighteen legions were transferred to the East and the Caucasus, and the rebels in England and Tania in North Africa, which had been suppressed, saw an opportunity.
At the same time that Rome was sending troops to Kushan, the already powerful Kingdom of Jin was also sending troops to Nissa, and soon after, the two sides broke out a fourth major war under the city of Nissa, which was unprecedented in human history, with a total of more than one million troops involved.
After three days and three nights of fighting, the entire plain of Nissa was stained red with blood.
Then the whole front calmed down, but both sides were still tense, waiting for an opportunity, and the tense atmosphere gave people the feeling of being in the stuffy dog days.
At this time, Cao Cao, the emperor of Great Wei, suddenly led 450,000 Wei troops out of the Luti fortress and marched towards the flank of the Jin people.
Cao Cao led 450,000 Wei troops out of the Luti fortress to march to the east of Nisa, the 450,000 Wei army in the real Wei army was only 100,000, the second army and the Xiongnu iron cavalry, the generals Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Yan Yan accompanied around, and the rest stayed behind to guard the fortress of Green Ridge.
The 450,000 Wei army arrived at the city of Nissa ten days later, while the Jin army was still facing off against the Roman army.
The arrival of 450,000 Wei troops made the situation on the battlefield very unfavorable for the Jin people, and the Jin people had to abandon the counterattack plan and retreat into the city of Nisa, and at the same time, the Jin court became very uneasy when they got the news.
"Your Majesty, the Wei army is now afraid that it has arrived at the city of Nisa!" Prime Minister Jin Guocheng was very worried, and at this time, all the ministers above the court had a worried face.
"Prime Minister, can you still mobilize reinforcements from Nisa?" Emperor Jin asked with a frown.
Prime Minister Jin Guo shook his head slowly, "I'm afraid it's difficult!" At present, our army has 600,000 troops thrown into the Nissa battlefield, and the armies of the Caucasus Mountains and the Southern Fortress cannot move! We simply don't have any reinforcements that we can mobilize! In the battles of such opponents as the Roman Empire and the Great Wei Empire, local armies and temporarily recruited tribal armies were of little use! ”
The ministers nodded one after another, and the melancholy on their faces became even stronger, no wonder, if there is anything wrong with the gold **** on the Nisa side, not only will the efforts of the Jin Empire over the years be in vain, but the entire Jin Empire will also fall into a major crisis!
Wan Yan Kai was silent for a long time and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think?" ”
The prime minister hesitated for a moment and suggested: "Your Majesty, it is really not appropriate for our army to start a war with the Roman Empire and the Great Wei Empire at the same time, this is really an extremely unwise act!" At least for now! ”
Wan Yan Kai frowned, "What do you mean, retreat?" ”
The prime minister nodded, "Your Majesty, there is no better way at the moment!" ”
Wan Yan Kai hesitated, he was very unwilling to lose the land he had so far.
"Nope! It is not the style of our Jin people to give up like this, and the people will also spurn it! "Wan Yan Kai is categorical.
The prime minister was taken aback, "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous to do this!" ”
"That's it! I've decided! The herald is out, be sure to hold on to the city of Nisa, reinforcements will arrive! ”
The prime minister was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, are you planning to mobilize the allied forces of various tribes and local armies?" ”
Wan Yan Kai nodded, and said resolutely: "Mobilize the allied forces of the western tribes and the local armies of the southern provinces to reinforce Nisa!" Delov! ”
A bearded white strong man general came out to answer the promise.
"You are the general of the reinforcements!"
"Your Majesty, Delov will live up to his mission!" The white man Delov said confidently and excitedly.
It has been not long since he defected to the Jin Kingdom, and this is the first time he has been able to lead the army alone, and how not to make him excited.
The prime minister tried to persuade Yan Kai to give up this plan, which seemed to him to be very ridiculous, but Yan Kai insisted on his opinion.
After dispersing, when he returned home, the prime minister looked depressed.
"Father, what's wrong?" The son of Prime Minister Jin couldn't help but ask.
Jin Guocheng sighed and said with a worried face: "Your Majesty actually wants to carry out the battle of Nissa to the end!" ”
"What's wrong with this?" His son had a puzzled look on his face.
Prime Minister Jin shook his head and said, "You don't know, the current opponents in Nissa are not the cowardly Kushans, but the Roman Empire and the Great Wei Empire, both of which have amassed heavy troops in Nisa City!" Although I am good at fighting, it is difficult to face these two powerful opponents at the same time! He sighed again.
The Wei army camp outside the city of Nisa.
"Your Majesty, when are you going to attack?" Ma Chao asked excitedly.
Cao Cao smiled, "No hurry! Maybe you won't have to fight! Our purpose is just to force the people of the Golden Kingdom to scatter it! ”
When Ma Chao heard this, he couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.
Xi Zhicai said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the people of the Jin Kingdom won't just scatter it!" ”
"Oh!" Cao Cao frowned, revealing a thoughtful expression.
At this moment, a royal forester came in to investigate: "Your Majesty, the Roman general Seth has come to pay a visit!" ”
"Please!"
"No!"
A moment later, the burly and handsome Roman general Seth entered the tent, Cao Cao couldn't help but look at the other party, this Seth was not unusual, just like the Westerners of later generations, only more stout, and the eyes and hair were black instead of colorful like later generations.
"On behalf of the Roman Emperor, the Roman General Seth respects His Majesty the Emperor of Great Wei!" Seth performed a traditional Roman etiquette.
The interpreter next to Cao Cao translated Seth's words. (To be continued.) )