The Great Qin fleet was in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and completely annihilated the Roman Western fleet. Eventually, there will be those who fall into the water and float to the shore.

When the news came, the Romans in the rest area were in turmoil, and it was almost impossible to believe that the Western fleet, which had dominated the Mediterranean Sea for hundreds of years, was completely annihilated by the Great Qin fleet. This news was reported to Rome quickly.

And Great Qin only has one province of Alaxia in the resting area, and the news spread to the interior with the envoys of the garrison, and everywhere it passed, the people of Great Qin were boiling.

The Roman sailors, who had escaped death, brought the latest news of the Great Qin Fleet to Catullus, the commander of the Eastern Fleet.

Ballistas hidden in the cabin, catapults at long ranges.

Only then did the Romans know the advanced and powerful warships of the Qin army.

This reminded Catullus of the naval battles between the Romans and the Greeks six hundred years ago. At that time, the Romans had only three tiers of warships, while the Greeks had five-tier ships.

Stealing is the only way to win. Just like back then, the Romans stole the Greeks. However, the Romans did not have this time for the time being.

Catullus asked for reinforcements, and the army came to Persian Harbor with heavy trebuchets to defend it.

At the same time, Catullus sued the army to rest in the area of the general, the elder of the empire Macedonian Niku. Paulus. For the ports in the Persian Gulf, the walls were cleared, and the people and materials were evacuated to prevent the Great Qin fleet from sabotage. Macedonian Niko. Paulus was afraid that the Qin fleet would send troops to land along the coast, but Catullus received definite news from the escaped sailors that there were no troop carriers in the Qin fleet. And the navy is not good at land warfare, and the Qin army dares to disembark and launch a land offensive, so that they will surely die.

Catullus placed a blame on the dead commander of the Western fleet, Agrippa. He was with the Macedonian Niko. Paulus consulted and stood still for the time being. Be prepared and wait for the latest orders from the Triumphant Emperor.

Thereupon. Macedonian Niko. Paulus continued to guard the Qin army in the province of Arakia. And Catullus, holding on to the port of Persia.

Outside the port of Persia, the offshore garrison of the Great Qin Fleet, on the flagship.

Gan Ning and the others praised Tai Shici's victory, saying that if he went back, this third-class Zhenhaihou would have to become second-class, to say the least.

Tai Shi Ci was embarrassed, and said with a smile: "The war is not over yet, and the Roman Eastern Fleet is still in the Persian port." If you can't win. If you are defeated, it is estimated that the third-class Zhenhaihou will be gone. ”

This may seem like a joke, but it sums up the current situation. The war is not over yet, and it is still too early to take credit.

As a result, the admirals of Great Qin quickly adjusted their minds, walked out of the great victory, and treated the next battle rigorously.

In the war room, Gan Ning pointed to the sand table and said: "The enemy has arranged a stone thrower, which is very huge. The firing range is far above the catapult of our ship-borne catapults. It is necessary to go ashore and destroy the enemy's catapults. It can be used in one go, close the door and fight like a dog, and wipe out the Roman Oriental fleet in the port. ”

Because Great Qin gained the right to dominate the sea. Soldiers can be transported to land at will, and small groups of troops can be unaware. The generals felt that this solution was feasible.

Cai Mao showed concern. "We are a naval army, land warfare. I'm afraid it's not an opponent of the enemy. Now that our army has gained the right to control the sea, we may be able to summon General Gao Shun of the Fulousha Military Region. Let him send the Army. We sent the army to land on our side. ”

At first, the generals thought that this opportunity for meritorious service should not be given to the army. However, transporting the army to land is a very safe way. For the sake of the empire, a qiē is more important than stability. The admirals gave up the tempting opportunity for independence, and Gan Ning immediately sent someone to inform Gao Shun that he needed the support of the army.

However, the game between the two empires of Great Qin and Rome is in a delicate state. On the Roman side, it shouted at Great Qin because the glory of the empire for thousands of years was trampled on, and it needed to shout a few times to express its dissatisfaction for the sake of dignity. At the same time, Rome also expelled the merchants of Daqin, so that they could call for action and grasp with both hands. Rome was not ready for all-out war, so it was reluctant to provoke Great Qin too much at the moment.

And Great Qin, too, was not ready for all-out war. However, Emperor Hongwu did not want to let Rome go, so he formulated a naval battle.

In this delicate state, although both sides have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in the resting area, neither side is willing to start a ground war lightly. Subsequently, after the Roman side got the news of the navy, it also acquiesced in the naval battle, so it gave Catullus and others the dictatorship of the sea.

Therefore, when Gao Shun received Gan Ning's news, he felt that this was contrary to the strategic plan of Emperor Hongwu. If its own army moves on a large scale, then Rome must think that Great Qin is going to start a ground war. In order not to be passive, Rome will definitely do its best to start a ground war.

In this way, the shape shì will be out of control.

Therefore, Gao Shun did not send a large force, but he sent a special force "Desert Fox" at the military region level into the Persian Gulf in the name of transporting grain and grass materials needed by the navy.

In this way, this war is still going on delicately while both sides maintain considerable restraint.

"What? A thousand people came? Gan Ning was not lightly angry, "This Gao Shun, why do you have to send three or five thousand, just send one thousand, what is enough?" ”

Deputy Governor Cai Mao hurriedly said: "Grand Governor, the movement of the army will attract the attention of Rome. Don't underestimate these 1,000 people, General Gao Shun is the best at training. This time, the "Desert Fox" led by General Zhou Cang ranked among the top special forces of all military regions, and was only under the "Blade of Great Qin" of the Central Army. ”

So, Gan Ning met Zhou Cang, and after sending the other party to land, the two sides agreed to launch a night attack on the Persian port after five days and four watches. Desert Fox, responsible for land-based stone throwers in the harbor.

Five days later, the sun rose three poles, in the port of Persia.

The Roman soldier guarding the stone thrower drew his sword, and the garrison officer stared at the two resting people in front of him with eyes full of contempt, "This is a military place, you untouchables, get out of the way, don't hang around here and beg again." If not, beware of the lack of eyes. ”

The Romans were almost no different from slaves to their subservient freemen. This may be the reason why the Roman Empire, which ruled Europe for thousands of years, did not even have a country left. So. The unity of all nationalities is the most important thing. Huge country. can thus be consolidated.

Two blondes, tucked into cloaks. The rickety and tired "resting" people apologized again and again, supported each other, and left quickly. However, after the turn, they quickly stood up and disappeared into the crowd.

Outside the port of Persia, in a secret area, Zhou Cang welcomed back his scouts.

"Desert Fox". The second-ranked special forces in Great Qin, half of its members are actually natives of the Kushan region. The original Kushan nobles ruled the people brutally, which made the people have little affection for the Kushan Dynasty. Great Qin conquered Kushan, and in the eyes of the people in the region, it was like a change of dynasty in the Central Plains. Of course, this is all the more because of the national policy implemented by Emperor Hongwu.

The people of the Kushan region lived a good life that they had never had before, and they therefore identified themselves as citizens of Great Qin. They want to protect their motherland and their hard-won beautiful homeland. Great Qin, which carried out a completely different ethnic policy from Rome, had remarkable results.

With all the scouts back. Zhou Cang was also able to piece together all the troop layout maps. He couldn't help but laugh at Rome, who was searching for a yellow-skinned and black-haired Oriental in its territory. We have many peoples in the East.

At night, the "Desert Fox" went into action. Under the cover of night, he quietly entered the port of Persia.

Outside Persian Harbor. Gan Ning looked into the distance on his flagship Luoyang, waiting for the moment when the flames rose.

Patiently and anxiously waiting, the moon goes west, and the night arrives at the fourth watch. The quiet Persian port is like a sleeping lamb, only on the warships in the harbor, there is still a little fire. Suddenly, a ball of flame erupted in the northwest corner of the harbor. As if it could be contagious, clusters of flames burst out one after another. In a short time, a circular wall of fire was formed, illuminating the Persian harbor as if it were day.

"Throw, throw!"

The special combat members of the "Desert Fox" did not fight the enemy at all. Each of them carried a large package on their backs, and kept taking out cowhide fire oil bombs from it. These oil bombs are almost the same as the petrol bombs of later generations.

In the midst of the raging fire, the stone thrower immediately burned. These stone-throwing machines, which are more than ten meters high, seem to have become pillars of fire that soar into the sky.

"Ah~~, help, ah!" Screams rang out, and the garrisons became burning men one by one, running wildly.

A new special combat soldier couldn't help but raise his bow and crossbow to aim at the burning and screaming Roman soldiers, but was pressed down by the veteran soldiers on the side. The veteran glared at the recruit fiercely, and the recruit realized a little. Immediately after, the screaming Burning Man fell to the ground, burned alive and reduced to ashes.

The firelight was the charge, and the Great Qin fleet blew the horn, stepped on the waves, and rushed into the Persian port.

In the harbor, on the Goddess of Harvest, Catullus, the commander of the Roman Oriental Fleet, walked out of the cabin sleepily and woke up trembling when he saw the fire in the harbor. Staring at the scarlet eyes in disbelief, he exclaimed, "How can you be ...... like this." ”

"Pull anchor and set sail, pull anchor and set sail, surprise out of the port!" Catullus made the right choice in an instant, however, it was too late.

"Your Excellency, Commander, look!"

Catullus turned his head suddenly, and saw the sky suddenly brighten in the direction of the harbor. His pupils contracted violently, and fear crawled all over his face, "Fire Oil Bomb....... ”

A moored battleship is a fixed target. It was just a wave of fire bombs that were thrown, and the Roman battleships caught fire in large numbers. And the Roman catapults were already lost and could not fight back. This allowed the Great Qin fleet to approach and throw unscrupulously.

When Daqin's fleet rushed into the Roman fleet, hundreds of ballista windows were opened on both sides, and a firing crossbow roared out. The Goddess of Fertility has become a key target. In an instant, its huge body was filled with "torches", and the next moment, it was blazing.

The largest Roman warship was burned before it had time to move a single step. As it burned, it also heralded the fall of the Roman Eastern Fleet.

"Nope! No! Catullus was on the burning ship, looking at the already burning harbor, and his hands tugged at his curly hair, and a little gold dust scattered on his hair, and the golden star shimmered in the firelight.

Screams, only Roman screams.

"Your Excellency, Commander, run away!"

Half an hour later, the familiar cheers of the Orientals were heard in the Persian harbor.

In 216 AD, at the end of September of the 11th year of Hongwu, the Great Qin Expeditionary Fleet attacked the Persian port and completely annihilated the Roman Eastern Fleet. With another great victory of the Great Qin fleet, Rome lost its huge fleet and lost its sea dominance.

The light of the fire lit up the port of Persia.

And in the east, the sun still shines on the earth.

Wa Kingdom, Jingdong Bay.

"Baga! Baga! With a satisfied smile on his face, the soldiers of the Dog Slave Kingdom whipped a group of slaves. Because these slaves are not simple, they are "nobles" from Great Qin. The soldiers of the Dog Slave Country thought so, the people of Daqin were rich, and they were all like the nobles of their country. Being able to whip these people is really a "blessing" from the cultivation of the previous life.

"Baga, hurry up and get to work!" The soldiers of the dog slave country have already regarded these people as their own nobles, and they beat them even more wildly. When they looked at each other, they tacitly laughed comfortably. (To be continued......)