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Zhao Yun said with a smile: "With these grains and grasses, the burden of our logistics is not so heavy!" What else is there but this grain and grass? ”

Zhang Ren said excitedly: "There are also a lot of oil and catapults!" By the way, they pushed a lot of catapults into the stinky ponds in the city, and I had them salvaged and found that the main body was still good, and it could be used with a little repair! ”

Zhao Yun laughed, "Okay! This time the losses of the Romans were big enough! ”

Zhang Ren nodded. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Ma Chao led more than 100,000 cavalry, including the Xianbei Legion and the Iron Cavalry, to the west, but when he ran more than 20 miles to a hill, he found that there was a sea of fire in front of him, and the waves of fire were raging and rolling thrilling, and all the roads to the west were blocked.

Ma Chao waved his whip violently and scolded: "Damn! What a brain! ”

Turning his head, he asked the scout officer beside him, "Is there any other way?" ”

The scout officer shook his head, "This hilly area is the only way to the west, but now it is covered in a sea of fire!" ”

Ma Chao frowned, glanced at the sea of fire in front of him, and flicked his horsewhip, "Go back!" ”

The cavalry of the more than 100,000 Wei troops turned around 180 degrees and returned to Dura Europos with a cloud of dust and smoke.

Schneider couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the Wei cavalry retreating, he was on the high post opposite the sea of fire at this time, several generals and more than 100 personal soldiers were clustered around.

"It worked!" Schneider said with a happy face.

A subordinate general next to him asked, "Your Excellency, what should we do now?" ”

Schneider said: "The army retreated into the city of Kari, and at the same time sent heavy troops to block the Grand Canyon of Kari. ”

"Yes!"

The Grand Canyon of Kari is located in the east of the province of Osrowena, it is the gateway to the east and west, but it can be bypassed here, before, the iron cavalry led by Ma Chao has bypassed here more than once to raid the Roman army, but if there is heavy equipment and logistics baggage, it must pass here, at present, the Roman army has built a simple castle here, although the castle is simple, but it blocks the entire canyon, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Romans arrange tens of thousands of horses here, the Wei army may be difficult to break through!

Schneider led the army back to the city of Cary, while an army of 50,000, including 10,000 Spartan legions, entered the fortress of the Grand Canyon of Carney, which could barely hold 50,000 men.

That night, Khedira, the general who succeeded Schneider, finally arrived in Kari City.

Khedira had already set off a few days earlier.

The two generals were embarrassed to meet.

"This time I'll go back, I'm afraid I'll be sent to the judgment seat!" Schneider smiled wryly and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Khedira sighed and said with relief, "You don't have to worry too much! Come to think of it, His Majesty the Emperor will remember your past merits and be lenient! ”

Schneider shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Leniency?!" I don't think I have anything to be lenient about! More than 300,000 main forces were wiped out by the Wei army in my hands! ”

He sighed, "I think I'm damned!" ”

Khedira was silent for a moment and asked, "What is the current situation?" ”

Schneider said: "At present, there are 280,000 defenders in Kari, but most of them are local garrisons in the Thirteen Eastern Provinces!" The defenders of Artasat are 350,000! ”

Khedira nodded.

Schneider continued: "The total strength of the Wei army is not much more than ours! But our situation is far from optimistic! I have sent a message for help to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Khedira frowned and said, "At the moment, the empire is simply unable to send reinforcements!" ”

A day later, Rome.

The news of Schneider's defeat once again shook the Roman court.

"Two hundred thousand main forces! 200,000 main forces! Caracalla was heartbroken.

All the ministers looked like mourners.

Some ministers are even more panicked like lost dogs, Rome has not experienced so many defeats since the establishment of the Mediterranean, and the losses of the main army are heavy, which can be said to have shaken the foundation of Rome!

In their eyes, this Eastern Empire is simply "poisonous", and it seems that the country that is facing this empire will not end well, whether it is their Rome or the barbarian empire in the north, Jin!

Human beings have a good defense mechanism, and under the endless fear, it is inevitable to move anger, in order to release the fear in the heart!

"Your Majesty, Schneider must be judged! Such a defeat was something we had never had in the Roman Empire! One of the ministers said angrily, and many of them chimed in.

Caracalla suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to discuss what to do with Schneider!" Instead, find a way to deal with the crisis at hand! ”

A minister came out and cautiously proposed, "Your Majesty, why don't we sue for peace with the Wei Empire!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they caused an uproar, and many ministers angrily denounced his remarks as tantamount to betraying the country, and of course, a small number of ministers had their eyes twinkled.

"That's it! Silence me all! What does it look like to be noisy! Caracalla exclaimed in displeasure.

The hall fell silent, but many of the ministers still looked angry, glaring at the minister who had proposed peace.

The minister has already regretted it.

Caracalla said: "The Wei people currently have the advantage, and if we seek peace, it is equivalent to being slaughtered by others!" Don't say such things again! ”

The minister's heart sank, and he hurriedly agreed and retreated into the queue, and his colleagues around him snorted coldly.

Caracalla looked at Thomas, the administrator standing at the head of the left, and asked, "Administrator, what should we do now?" ”

Caracalla is in chaos.

Thomas frowned and said, "The only force we can use now is the army under the command of General Seth!" But they won't be able to get out anytime soon! Although the people of the Jin Kingdom are at a disadvantage, the main force is still there, and they are very cunning to take off and not spend! ”

As soon as Thomas said this, all the ministers couldn't help but panic.

Thomas clenched his fist at Caracalla, "Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, you must immediately reconcile with the Jin Guoren!" ”

Caracalla was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Is this possible?" ”

Thomas nodded, "Possibly!" Didn't they want the Wright province? Then we'll give them back the province of Wright! ”

As soon as these words came out, some ministers immediately came out to object, "No, no, no!" How does this work?! How can we give an account to the people when we abandon the province of Wright! It was Chancellor of the Exchequer Wolff, whose family had recently invested in 100,000 acres of vineyards on the fertile land of Wright.

Thomas said: "Now is not the time to care about these small profits!" We must deal with this great threat to the Wei Empire! He's like a beast, and if we can't stop their momentum soon, the empire will be in danger! ”

"But!" Wolf also wanted to refute.

Caracalla disrupted Wolfe's words, "What the magistrate says is very true! What we should be doing now is to deal with the threat of the Wei Empire! Wright Province can be abandoned! ”

Seeing that several ministers led by Wolf seemed to want to say something, Caracalla said categorically: "I have made up my mind!" ”

Seeing Caracalla say this, several ministers, led by Wolf, closed their mouths.

Caracalla said to the administrator, "Summons the envoy of the people of the Kingdom of Jin at once!" ”

"Yes!" At present, the envoys of the Jin people are under house arrest by the Romans in the state guesthouse.

Soon after, the envoys of the Jin people were brought to the temple.

The envoy looked around, and seeing that the atmosphere was extremely solemn, he couldn't help but secretly say, 'Is it time for me to die?' ’

"Don't kneel down when you see Your Majesty!" One of the ministers shouted.

Caracalla waved his hand, "Forget it! ”

He said to the envoy: "Our two countries are allies, so why go to war? ”

The envoy snorted coldly, "You have forcibly occupied our land, how can you call it 'why bother to go to war'?" ”

Caracalla sneered, "But what is the current state of war? ”

The messenger's face changed, and he did not speak.

Caracalla said: "It's only a matter of time before our Imperial Army defeats your Jin Kingdom Army!" ”

The messenger snorted coldly.

Caracalla said: "What will happen if the army of your general is wiped out? ”

The messenger's face turned pale.

Caracalla said: "I can rebuild the old friendship with your Jin Kingdom!" ”

The messenger was stunned and looked at Caracalla in surprise.

"What conditions do you have?"

Caracalla said: "The Jin people must restore the alliance with us, and pay compensation, and fight against the Wei people with us!" ”

The envoy smiled, "It seems that you have suffered successive defeats in front of the Wei people!?" "It's a bit of schadenfreude.

The ministers present could not help but be furious, and some people shouted to push him out and behead him.

Caracalla motioned for everyone to be quiet, stared at the messenger and said indifferently: "I won't hide it from you!" The Imperial army was indeed defeated! However, our army still has nearly 600,000 troops in northern Assyria and the province of Osroina, which is enough to withstand for a while, and even if they collapse, it is still impossible for the Wei people to occupy the thirteen provinces in the east at present! However, "

Caracalla's eyes were cold, "The empire's army attacking the Jin Kingdom is enough to make the Jin Kingdom irreversible!" ”

Caracalla's words were by no means boos and intimidation, it was only a matter of time before the Seth army defeated Tokhtarbuhua, and once Tokhtarbuhua was defeated, the Jin Empire would most likely collapse immediately, after all, half of the population in the Jin Empire belonged to different tribes.

"That's all I have to say! Whether the war is or is decided by you Jin people! If you choose to fight, then there is nothing to say! I'll put you back, I don't need you as a hostage!" If you choose to rebuild the Alliance, then I will return the province of Wright to you, but you must also assume the responsibilities necessary to be an ally! Bring my words to your Queen! Caracalla said indifferently. (To be continued.) )