In December 463 AD, 50,000 troops of the Great Qin Empire besieged the city of Rome, and another 30,000 servant troops joined the battle, this army was personally commanded by Qin Dong, in addition, there were two armies from the north and south to sweep through the southeast and north of Italy, on the attack route of the northern route army, all the cities in Italy were looking at the wind, which was not the first time for the Italians who had already stripped off their pants, but in the southeast of Italy, the southern army commanded by Muren encountered some resistance.

This is just a small problem, after hundreds of years, nearly a thousand years of rule of the Roman Empire has already from the upper royal family, nobles to the bottom of the commoners and slaves, from the south to the north, from the east to the west, all aspects of society have rotted to the roots, the oppression and exploitation of the nobles to the commoners and slaves has made the people at the bottom of the society resentful of the rule of the Roman Empire to the extreme, the social atmosphere is extremely corrupt, the vast majority of the people at the bottom of the society hope that the rule of this dynasty will end as soon as possible, only in this way will they get a new life, In such a social background, the invasion of the army of the Great Qin Empire was basically not resisted by any low-level people, and even many civilians and slaves contributed to the attack of the Qin army.

Thanks to the influence of the Mediterranean marine monsoon, the soldiers of the Southern Expedition of the Great Qin Empire did not feel the cold in this winter, which simply helped the Qin army a lot, because in the previous winter, no matter how tense the war was, under the influence of the weather, the war had to be stopped, so as not to cause logistical problems to bring ruin to the expeditionary army, but this winter is not too cold!

Outside the city of Rome, the camp of the Qin army.

It has been three days since Qin Dong arrived at the city of Rome with two main divisions and two servant divisions. During these three days, he did not order any attack, even a small temptation. There was also no order for the siege battalion to build siege engines.

This made many generals wonder, because the expedition was out, and the siege equipment was very bulky and difficult to carry, if the siege camp carried a large number of siege equipment, it would be difficult to keep up with the marching speed of the army, so during the march, the army did not carry siege equipment. Even if there are siege equipment, they will be destroyed and burned, and they will only be improvised when they need to siege the city, and there are countless craftsmen in the siege camp anyway. For building siege equipment is familiar with light vehicles and roads, and it is extremely fast. But now that the army has been besieging Rome for a week, if it doesn't take the city, if it can break through Rome? Could it be that the people in the city would be so stupid as to open the door and surrender? But if you want to siege the city. You can't do without siege engines, right? The generals didn't understand what Qin Dong was going to do.

"陛xià. Lord Felton is here! "Qin Dong was listening to the report of the grain and grass collector when a guard walked in and reported.

Qin Dong turned his head and waved his hand: "Let him in!" ”

"Yes!" The guards withdrew.

Qin Dong pointed to the grain and grass collector and ordered: "You go on!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! The ministers have sent people to collect grain and grass in the surrounding areas, and the main objects of the collection are the local nobles who have a large amount of land, most of these nobles live in the city of Rome, and only a small number of them have not had time to hide in the city before the arrival of our army and stay outside the city. All property and land were confiscated from the recalcitrant nobles, and the land was distributed among the surrounding commoners and slaves. And those slaves were restored to the status of commoners, and by now, we have collected enough food and grass to supply the army for half a year! ”

Felton had already come in, but stood aside without speaking. After listening to the report of the grain and grass collector, Qin Dong nodded and said: "Okay, we don't have to worry about the problem of grain and grass for the time being, but grain and grass are our foundation, we are on an expedition this time, and there is no domestic supply at all, so taking care of the grain and grass is the top priority, and there can be no accidents!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The grain and grass collector saluted and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister must order to strengthen the vigilance and add some secret protective measures to protect the safety of the grain and grass!" ”

Qin Dong waved his hand, and the grain and grass collection officer retreated.

Felton then stood in the middle of the tent and saluted Qin Dong: "Your Majesty, according to your orders, the order has been conveyed to the city of Rome, and after receiving the news, the servants will contact the slaves in the city of Rome, I believe we will get good news soon!" ”

Qin Dong's eyes flashed, and he stood up and said: "There may be changes in the city at any time, and we must be fully prepared, pass on the order, and all the troops of the army will be ready, and when there is a change in the city, we can attack the city!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Felton bowed in agreement.

Not long after, the east gate of Rome opposite the Qin army camp opened, and two columns of robed priests surrounded a man in an all-white robe and walked out of the city gate, this is the new Pope Xi Lali, the previous Pope Leo I had died two years ago.

Silari was a native of Sardinia, which later became the western Italian island of Sardinia. At this time, Xi Larry was wearing an all-white robe, which was an all-white robe that only a pope could wear, and the white robe was covered with a short red shoulder robe, a white skullcap, and red shoes.

A priest ran towards the Qin army camp with a white pennant indicating the meaning of the envoy at the behest of Xi Lali, and Qin Dong, who was sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, quickly received the news.

"Your Majesty, the eastern gates of Rome have opened, and the new Pope of Rome, Xi Lali, has come to ask for an audience with His Majesty!" A guard reported to Qin Dong.

Qin Dong frowned when he heard this, as if he had thought of something, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he instructed Feltun, who was standing at the bottom: "Allow him to meet him, and order the generals and ministers in the camp to come to the Chinese army's tent quickly, the pope himself is here, no matter what we say, we must also welcome it and show our attention, right?" ”

Felton also smiled: "Obey!" ”

The generals and ministers who received the summons quickly rushed over, and stood on both sides of the tent in order of rank and rank, with the civilian officers of the army standing on the left and the generals standing on the right.

After everyone arrived and commanded, Qin Dong looked at the civil and military ministers on the left and right sides and said with a smile: "Everyone, you should have all heard that the new Pope of Rome wants to see me, and now he is about to enter and agree, do you know what this new Pope Xi Lali came to see me for?" ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs looked at each other, and people didn't say anything, who knows? However, the courage of the new pope of Rome is also quite fat, under the siege of the army, he dared to take a dozen priests out of the city to meet the emperor in person, this is not ordinary boldness, is he not afraid of losing his life?

The civil and military ministers didn't know the purpose of the new pope's visit, Qin Dong looked at Felton and asked, "Felton, do you know?" ”

Felton saluted and said: "Your Majesty, if the minister's expectations are correct, the new pope of Rome should want to learn from the previous Pope Leo I to persuade His Majesty to withdraw his army, just like when Leo I went out of the city alone to meet Attila Da Danyu and persuade Da Dan Yu to withdraw and save the city of Rome!" ”

"Hahaha......" Qin Dong laughed when he heard this, and said coldly: "Hmph, who does he think he is?" He thought he was Leo I? Who does he think I am? I am not Attila, he is not Leo I, and my army is not the weary army of Attila! He wants to use his three-inch incorruptible tongue to persuade me to quit the army? Pipe dream! ”

"Hahaha......" The ministers of civil and military affairs also laughed when they heard Qin Dong's words, and some ministers said that Xi Lali was not self-sufficient, purely looking for death, and some generals also persuaded Qin Dong to kill Xi Lali when he entered the camp, so as to deter the soldiers and civilians in the city of Rome.

Of course, Qin Dong will not listen to the suggestions of these ministers of civil and military affairs, these constructions are really not constructive, and they are just for the benefit of words.

Amid the laughter of the Chinese military generals of the Great Tent, a guard came in and saluted Qin Dong: "Your Majesty, the Pope's team has arrived outside the gate of the big camp to ask for an audience, is it summoned?" ”

Qin Dong waved his hand: "Xuan!" ”

"Yes!" Hadlin, the chief eunuch of the army, shouted loudly outside the tent with a duck in his voice: "Xuan Roman Pope Xi Larry has an audience."

"Xuan ......." a call from outside the big tent gradually passed to the direction of the big camp Yuanmen, between the big tent of the Chinese army and the big camp between the big tent and the big camp Yuanmen, there were already two columns of majestic cavalry armor standing on both sides, the middle road from the gate directly to the door of the big tent of the Chinese army, countless officers with their soldiers lined up in a neat phalanx behind the passage, which caused a huge psychological oppression to Xi Lali and his entourage priests who had just entered the gate.

A pair of fierce eyes shot at Xi Lali and the others, as if the demons in hell were watching them, in such a situation, the overwhelming murderous aura shrouded over the camp, Xi Lali and the others, who had never had this kind of experience, were so frightened that they sweated all over, and they were careful when they walked, lest they anger these killing gods.

As if after a long period of suffering, Xi Lali and the others finally saw a huge golden tent, and when they thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the huge majesty and solemnity brought to them by the huge golden tent made them dare not relax for a moment.

Entering the big tent in fear, the old Xi Lali saw a majestic young man with a helmet and armor sitting opposite, and on the left and right were the military generals of the civil and military officials, and these tall and brave generals were willing to submit to a young man, presumably that young man was Qin Dong, the emperor of the Great Qin Empire.

The retinue of the priests were left outside the tent and were not allowed to enter, and Xi Lali bowed to Qin Dong, who was sitting on the throne, and said, "Pope Xi Lali has seen the incomparably noble Emperor of the Great Qin Empire!" (To be continued......)