The rain of arrows on both sides staggered in mid-air, dozens of Roman soldiers were shot by arrows and fell to the ground, while dozens of Wei iron horsemen fell to the ground with a roar. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After three rounds of arrow rain, the Wei army's iron cavalry rushed to the front of the camp, but the front of the camp was full of hideous rejection horses, if it just crashed into it, the consequences were self-evident.

The Iron Rider suddenly split into two groups and sped away to the left and right sides, one action that highlighted the elite of the Iron Rider. The Iron Cavalry continued to fire at the Romans in the camp with their crossbows.

And the archers of the Roman army also shot the iron cavalry with bows and arrows.

Moments later, the Iron Rider suddenly disappeared into the night.

All the Roman soldiers could not help but be surprised. A moment later, a scout galloped in and excitedly reported: "Your Excellency, the Wei army has retreated!" ”

Perit and the surrounding generals couldn't help but express joy.

A subordinate general said excitedly: "Your Excellency, General, you have defeated the Wei army!" ”

Perit shook his head and smiled: "What kind of defeat is this!" Command the scouts, continue to roam around, don't slack off! ”

"Yes!"

Perrit glanced at the thick night to the east and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the Wei army's iron cavalry was galloping towards the east.

"General, why did you just give up?" General Yang Meng was unwilling.

Ma Chao said with some annoyance: "This kid is too cautious!" It is simply impossible for our 30,000 iron cavalry to break through such a tightly defended position of the 150,000-strong army! There is no need to waste troops in vain! ”

Yang Meng nodded as if he didn't understand.

"General, shall we return to the camp now?" General Ma Tie asked.

Ma Chao nodded, "There is no more chance!" Kari's defenses are like a bucket! Let's go back! ”

Ma Chao led tens of thousands of cavalry to reach the camp by bypassing the pass between the province of Osrowena and the Assyrian border.

"Zilong, I'm back!"

Zhao Yun raised his head and said in surprise: "Meng Qi, I'm worried about you!" ”

The two patted each other's arms and laughed.

Ma Chao joked: "Lao Tzu is not a girl, why are you worried about me?" ”

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Meng Qi, when will you be joking!" ”

Ma Chao smiled and looked serious, "This thousand-mile raid failed to do its best!" ”

Zhao Yun nodded, "It's already very good to completely defeat the two Roman regular legions in the south!" ”

Ma Chao asked, "Zilong, are you attacking the city these days?" How's it going? ”

Zhao Yun frowned and said: "We have been attacking for two days in a row, although the first army has not been on it, but our offensive is already very strong!" However, no progress has been made! The Romans were well prepared and bombarded two sections of the city wall, but the high earth slope behind the wall could still play a defensive role! In addition, the Romans laid traps and fortifications like honeycombs in the city, and it was difficult for our soldiers to make any progress in the city, but suffered many casualties! ”

Ma Chao said: "This is not strange! It's not normal without that! Zilong, the reinforcements of the three legions in the west are almost here! What are you going to do? Raids? ”

Zhao Yun shook his head and thought, "Since they were so vigilant when you raided, they must be even more vigilant now!" Raids won't work! ”

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao came to the sand table and observed for a while, Zhao Yun pointed to a high post a few miles west of Dura Europos and said: "This is the main road that enters Dura Oropos from the west, and it is the commanding height of this area, half a legion can block the reinforcements of the other party's three legions!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and glanced at Zhao Yun, "Zilong, which legion do you plan to let guard here?" ”

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said in an inquiring tone: "I plan to let the front battalion, the left battalion and the middle battalion of the Eighth Army Corps take on this role!" How is it? ”

Ma Chao nodded.

Zhao Yun returned to the Shuai case and summoned the general Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren is good at this kind of mountain defense warfare.

"General, what do you command?" Zhang Ren asked with his fists clenched, looking eager to fight.

Zhao Yun repeated his decision, and finally asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Zhang Ren hugged his fists very arrogantly and said: "If you don't succeed, please behead me!" ”

Zhao Yun took out an arrow and handed it to Zhang Ren, patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder, and said with a straight face: "Whether the general can hold the high post or not is related to the success or failure of this battle, remember!" ”

Zhang Ren tightened the arrow in his hand, nodded, hugged his fist at Zhao Yun, and withdrew from the big tent.

Ma Chao said: "Zilong, it's not that I don't have confidence!" According to the current situation, our army does not have any advantage, and it is not easy to achieve His Majesty's strategic goals! ”

Zhao Yun nodded, took a letter from the handsome case, handed it to Ma Chao, and said, "Your Majesty has also taken this into account, so the Ninth Army Corps and the Tenth Army Corps, which have been reorganized, have been ordered to rush here!" ”

Ma Chao read the biography and smiled, "Okay! In this way, you will be sure! ”

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "I don't think so!" Once the war situation is unfavorable, the Romans are bound to continue to increase their troops! In fact, on this battlefield in Assyria, it is impossible for our army to have an advantage! After all, it's right on the doorstep of the Romans! By the way, there's bad news! ”

Ma Chao hurriedly said: "Don't scare me!" Say it! ”

Zhao Yun smiled, took another letter from the handsome case, and handed it to Ma Chao, "This is the flying pigeon book from the north this morning!" ”

Ma Chao glanced at it and said in surprise: "Jin Guoren? ”

Zhao Yun nodded, frowned, and said: "The army of the Jin Kingdom was defeated by the Roman general Seth, and the losses were not small, and now it has retreated to the east bank of the Dele River to confront the Roman army!" ”

Ma Chao scolded: "Why are the people of Jin Guo so useless! It's also a waste to take off and not spend! ”

Zhao Yun analyzed: "I can't say that! Although the Jin people have the advantage in strength, their overall combat strength is not as good as the other party! And Seth is really not easy! He is the god of war of the Romans! ”

Ma Chao nodded, shook the handbook in his hand, and asked, "Do Your Majesty and the cabinet know about this matter?" ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "I already know!" The cabinet has already ordered the envoys who remain in the country of Kim to carry out their activities! I didn't say the specifics, but I guess it should be to restore the confidence of the people of Jinguo! ”

Ma Chao snorted coldly, "I've seen enough!" Zilong, we have to prepare for the retreat of the Jin people! ”

Zhao Yun nodded, "I have already written this down and sent it to Chang'an!" ”

Ma Chao pondered: "If we can capture Dura Europos and Artasat as soon as possible, then our strategic situation will be much better!" ”

Zhao Yun nodded at the old man, frowned, and said, "But I'm afraid it's not easy!" ”

The outpost of the Wei army.

A large fleet slowly headed north. The fleet of the Wei navy at the outpost had been fully dispatched, escorting nearly 2,000 large and small ships, which were loaded with Alex's 160,000 troops.

In order to collide with such a large army, the Wei army turned the entire Persian Gulf region upside down.

Alex stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the vast sea, and couldn't help but feel excited, 'I'm back!' Won't leave again this time! ’

A few days later, the Roman naval camp was held.

A scout officer rushed into the big tent in a hurry, and hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, the main force of the enemy fleet has been discovered!" ”

Lielund jerked his head up, "How many ships are there?" Where is it now? ”

"There are thousands of ships!"

As soon as he heard this number, he suddenly rose up and screamed at the top of his voice: "Thousand!? ”

Hehe, no wonder he was so surprised, you must know that the capital ships of the Romans did not exceed four hundred!

Remlund then came to his senses and asked, "Is there a large number of transport ships?" ”

"Exactly!"

Spiritlund couldn't help but exchange a look with the subordinate general next to him.

The general said: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor's worries have come true!" Your Excellency General, attack! We can't let them get away with it! ”

Lielund nodded, and resolutely ordered: "Order all fleets to attack immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

However, the Romans soon discovered that the Wei army had stopped its advance a few hundred miles from the expected landing site.

Lielund thought that the Wei army was playing tricks and was armed with patrol clippers. Half a day later, Lielund got information that the Wei army was unloading the army on the seaside of the desert! This came as a big surprise to Lielund.

"Your Excellency General, what are the Wei people doing? Want to cross the desert? The desert is not a fun place! The general asked, puzzled.

Lielund exclaimed, "Not good! With only a complete army and more than 30,000 remnants of the defeated army in the Jerusalem area, it is difficult to form a favorable sniper on the edge of the desert! His Excellency General Batra in the Jerusalem region must be informed of this! ”

The general answered the promise and rushed down.

Lie Lund looked at the suggestion sand table in front of him and frowned, his heart was a little puzzled, he didn't understand why Wei Jun did this, let alone how Wei Jun had such a certainty?

It was quite normal for Lielund to have such doubts, because the amount of supplies needed to cross hundreds of miles of desert was a staggering amount, and for now, it seemed impossible for the Wei army's reserves in the outpost to complete such a task!

Equally astonished and puzzled was Batra in Jerusalem, who had just received a warning message from Lelund.

Batra frowned and said, "The Wei people are going to cross the desert? How is this possible! ”

The generals below exchanged glances, and one of the generals asked, "Your Excellency, should we take immediate countermeasures?" ”

Batra hesitated for a moment, "According to the previous intelligence, the Wei people should not have the ability to guarantee that these 160,000 rebels will cross the desert!?" ”

The general advised: "Your Excellency, no matter what, it is always right to make some preparations!" ”

Batra nodded, ordered one of his generals to lead an army of 30,000 to the edge of the desert to defend against possible enemy forces, ordered a curfew to be imposed on the whole of Jerusalem, and wrote down the current situation and his own judgment, and sent it to Rome with carrier pigeons. (To be continued.) )