The Mo Knife Army waved the Mo Knife step by step, and the Spartan Legion was beaten back and retreated, and there was no way to fight back. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoOne after another, the Spartan Legion soldiers fell to the ground with blood spilled, but the spears in the hands of the Spartan Legion could not pierce the heavy armor of the Modao Army at all.

Schneider's face was pale, he didn't expect that the elite of the Wei army, who were heavily armoured, would be so strong, and five thousand people would kill 10,000 of his own Spartan army warriors and retreat.

The other Roman soldiers who saw this scene were also in the same mood.

It took less than half an hour for the Modao Army to kill nearly 5,000 Spartan warriors, and the brave Spartan warriors were also frightened.

At this time, Ma Chao led 20,000 iron cavalry to storm Schneider's army here. The frightened Roman army began to collapse after being broken through the first line of front by the Wei army.

The rout army rushed in the direction of the city gate, and no matter how much Schneider shouted, it had no effect.

"Your Excellency General, let's run away too!" A subordinate general hurriedly persuaded.

Schneider slashed the general to the ground with a knife, and shouted with red eyes: "No! I will not retreat! ”

However, it is impossible for him to turn the tide of the war by his own will.

The Romans completely collapsed under the onslaught of the Wei army's iron cavalry and their own defeated army, and fled in a hurry in the direction of the city gate, and the remaining thousands of Spartan warriors were bewildered by the fleeing crowd.

At the same time, the Xianbei Legion and the First Legion completely crushed Peritt's army, fleeing like headless flies.

The Roman soldiers on the city walls looked at this scene and muttered with pale faces: "It's over! It's all over!! ”

"General, we must go out of the city to save them!" An officer spoke sharply to the general standing on the tower of the city gate.

"No! If the Wei army rushes in, we will be all finished! ”

The Roman soldiers in the city watched as their more than 200,000 troops were rapidly reduced by the strangulation of hundreds of thousands of Wei troops. The battlefield was littered with corpses, and the corpses of the Romans were stacked on top of each other, shocking.

Terrible and desperate screams rang out from time to time, and some of the Roman soldiers who were not afraid of death put up a futile resistance under the siege of the Wei army.

At this time, as the chief general of Assyria, Schneider sat in a hanging basket and was dragged up the city wall by his soldiers, Schneider came to the city wall, took a look at the miserable scene outside the city, couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood, and suddenly drew his sword to commit suicide, but fortunately his subordinates stopped it in time. An army of more than 200,000 people was finally able to escape.

As the sun set, the originally noisy battlefield quieted down, hundreds of thousands of Wei troops were cleaning the battlefield, and tens of thousands of prisoners walked towards the Wei army camp with a blank face under the escort of the Wei army.

The Wei soldiers were very excited, eager to attack Dura Europos immediately.

The moonlight shrouded the land, a very beautiful sight, but the people of Dura Europos were enveloped in an atmosphere of despair. A battle during the day was a nightmare for them, and more than 200,000 regular troops, including the Fifth Spartan Regiment and the Fourth Spartan Legion, were wiped out.

"What are we going to do? The Wei people will definitely attack tomorrow! Under the eaves, the soldier held his spear and said worriedly. The companion shook his head blankly, "I hope Your Excellency the General has a way!" ”

"He? Hum! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be this far! ”

Inside the office. Schneider glanced at the depressed generals and said bitterly: "This defeat is entirely my responsibility!" ”

A subordinate general came out to convince him: "The general doesn't have to blame himself too much!" This defeat is not entirely the responsibility of the great generals! ”

Schneider shook his head and sighed, "Anyway, I must also take full responsibility for this!" Well, let's not talk about that! Our top priority is to solve the problem at hand! ”

Glancing at the generals, he asked with a look of hope, "What do you think?" ”

The generals looked at each other, but did not speak.

Schneider couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but not surprised. Schneider asked one of your generals on the left, "How many troops do we have now?" ”

The general replied: "There are still 230,000 horses!" However, they are basically the local garrisons of the thirteen provinces in the east, but fortunately, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fourth Spartan Legion! ”

Another general said: "With these strengths, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it for long!" ”

Look up at Schneider.

Schneider frowned and asked, "How's the situation at Eltashat?" ”

The general replied: "The three legions that came down from the fortress of Tarn and the 200,000-strong army of Eltasat are attacking the defensive front of the Wei army!" The Wei defensive front has nearly 200,000 troops, and it is very difficult for them to break through! Now that our side has suffered a major defeat, they will not dare to continue the attack! ”

Schneider nodded. He pondered: "It will take at least a month for the Romans to regroup their forces and send them over, and General Seth's army will not be able to get out for the time being!" We can't hold it here! ”

The generals exchanged a helpless look.

Schneider thought for a moment and said resolutely: "Since this place can no longer be defended, it is better to give up!" ”

The generals were stunned for a moment, and one of the generals asked puzzledly: "Your Excellency General, do you mean to give up Dura Europos?" ”

Schneider nodded.

The general said urgently: "But have you thought about it, general?" If you do, you won't be able to get the understanding of the Roman government! ”

Schneider was silent for a moment, and said categorically: "I have decided!" Say no more! ”

Pondering: "Zhao Yun is both wise and brave, I'm afraid that I will think that we may give up!" Without further ado, let's act tonight! ”

The generals were taken aback, and one of the generals said urgently: "Your Excellency, is this too urgent!?" We didn't have time to prepare in any way! ”

Schneider pondered: "Because of this, Zhao Yun definitely can't think of it!" And according to common sense, they only fought a big battle during the day, so they will definitely have a good rest tonight! All right! Don't say anything more! ”

When the generals saw that Schneider had made up his mind, they stopped persuading him, but sighed in his heart.

Wei military barracks. Hundreds of thousands of Wei troops did not get carried away because of today's victory, most of them were resting, and the other part was in charge of vigilance, looking very cautious.

However, the general situation of the Wei army was the same as Schneider's speculation, and there were not many troops to prevent the Roman army from breaking through, because according to common sense, the Roman army should not break through at this time, and once it broke through at this time, all the supplies of the Roman army would be lost.

The wee hours of the morning are the most tiring time of the day.

The northern gate of Dura Europos suddenly opened quietly, and more than 200,000 Roman troops came out of the city, with their lips pursed, masks on their horses' mouths, and cotton cloths on their horses' hooves.

More than 200,000 Roman troops passed through the gap between the two Wei camps.

It was getting dark.

A scout officer hurried in and reported: "General, the enemy is gone!" ”

At this time, Zhao Yun was discussing with Ma Chao.

When the two heard this, they were stunned, and Ma Chao asked in disbelief, "What did you say?" The enemy is gone? You're not mistaken, right? ”

The scout officer hurriedly replied, "That's true! Just now, we routinely walked around the city, but found that there was no one on the city wall, but the flag was still there! ”

Ma Chao turned his head to look at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Let's go, go and see!" ”

Immediately, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao galloped out of the camp under the escort of a cavalry and came to the city gate.

The gates were closed, but they looked like an empty city.

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao exchanged a look, and Zhao Yun ordered several of his soldiers to climb the city wall with hooks.

Several of his soldiers climbed the wall and disappeared at the top of the city.

After a while, one of his own soldiers rushed back to the battlement and shouted, "General, it seems that there is no one in the city?" ”

"Could it be a trap?" Ma Chao asked uncertainly.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and shook his head, "Unlikely!" It is impossible for more than 200,000 people to hide silently in the city! He then ordered a pro-soldier battalion to transfer troops.

Soon after, 200,000 troops, including the First Legion, gathered under the city, and by this time the city gates had been opened by the soldiers who had climbed over the wall.

Zhao Yun ordered the 30,000 cavalry of the Xianbei Legion to enter the city in advance to control the area in the city, and ordered the First Legion to control the four gates.

30,000 Xianbei cavalry roared in, quickly taking control of the central part of the city, including the city, while the First Army took control of the four city gates. Immediately afterward, the Eighth Army began to search the city.

Half an hour later, Zhao Yun and the others confirmed that there were indeed no enemy troops in the city.

Zhao Yun immediately sent a scout.

Zhao Yun and a group of generals gathered around the sand table, and Zhao Yun analyzed: "According to the current situation, the Roman army must have quietly left last night!" The most likely place for them to go should be Westmyeon! ”

Zhao Yun pointed to the province of Osroina.

All the generals couldn't help but be stunned, and Ma Chao asked puzzledly: "Zilong, how can you be sure that they went there?" ”

"It's easy! They had only two directions to go, one was to the north to join the army of Artashat, and the other was to retreat west to the province of Osroina! I judge that they will retreat to the province of Osrowena because if they retreat to the north, the entire eastern gate of the Roman Empire will be open! This is obviously something that the Romans did not want to see! ”

The generals couldn't help but nod.

Ma Chao said excitedly: "Then we will chase after the tail!" Can't let them run away like this! ”

All the generals echoed and asked Zhao Yun for battle.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said categorically: "Okay! Meng Qi, you immediately lead the Iron Cavalry and Xianbei Legion to pursue westward! Be cautious! ”

"Zilong, don't worry!" The words fell, and I couldn't wait to get out of the office.

Zhao Yun said to the rest of the generals: "You all go back to the camp to restore and strengthen the city defense!" ”

"No!" The generals agreed, and Yuguan withdrew from the lobby of the office.

Zhao Yun thought about it for a while, returned to the table and wrote a summons, called the herald, and ordered him to send it to Chang'an.

Soon after, the general Zhang Ren rushed into the lobby. "General, you must not have imagined that the warehouses of the Romans are full of all kinds of supplies! It is estimated that there are 800,000 quintals of grain! ”

Zhang Ren said excitedly.

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, revealing a look of surprise, and thought: "It seems that they left in a hurry!" They didn't dare to set fire to us, for fear of alarming us! ”

smiled, "800,000 loads of grain and grass!" That's enough for two months of our army of 600,000! All right! (To be continued.) )