Savagery vs. progress.

In the battles between the Qin army and the Thracians, it was most obvious.

Adeshiria was at a loss. The powerful Thracians, the powerful Thracians, and the Thracian warriors who made the Greeks, Persians, and Macedonians tremble, in front of the Qin people, who had endless advanced technology, became like chickens and dogs, and instantly became pitiful characters who were cut and killed.

"What's going on?"

"How can these yellow-skinned monkeys of the East, like magical wizards, be able to conjure up one unexpected and more terrifying weapon after another."

"Oh, God Zeus, save the poor children." The Thracians, who were losing their fighting spirit, were like swarms of headless flies, fleeing aimlessly, only to find themselves trapped in a collapsing fortress, unable to get out or escape.

Half of the gate of the fortress has been collapsed by the cluster gunpowder of the Heavenly Thunder Army. To the panic of the Thracians, the Qin soldiers did not rush in, they surrounded the gap in a semicircle, and the special soldiers who blew up the stone fort threw out one tin box after another, which was this kind of intimidating thing, which would explode violently after landing, and then groups of Thracian warriors would be killed and wounded.

Dead bodies were piled up in piles at the door of the crumbling stone fort. A pair of dead eyes, like ropes that hook the soul, are reaching out to the surviving Thracians.

The fortification of the fortress made the Thracians blindly confident that it was an impregnable fortress, so they had no other way back, and now the only passage was blocked, and the Thracians fell into endless despair as the sky began to dawn.

"Great Thracian, Akmaji (Charge)-!" At the time of life and death, from time to time fierce Thracian officers tried to break out of a bloody path, but. Their efforts could only fail again and again under the blockade of the Qin army.

"Great Thrace!" Almost desperate, he hissed and shouted, desperately swinging his greatsword and slashing at him, whether it was his own army or the enemy in front of him, he didn't care, after cutting down five or six of his own soldiers in a row, his eyes suddenly went black, and he was waiting to look up. But he saw rows of Qin soldiers like cold stone statues, holding crossbows and spears waiting for him to throw themselves into the net.

"I surrender!"

"Thrace, it's down! Qin people, you have won. Adehiria stood dumbfounded in the doorway, her greatsword falling to the ground with a thud.

People are afraid of death.

Even Adesilia, who had slashed the heads of hundreds of slaves with his own hands, succumbed when a cold arrow was pointed at him.

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Battle of the Fortress.

At dawn, the surrender of the Thracian general Adesilia made the morale of the Thracian soldiers even lower, and more than 2,000 of the 5,000 warriors were finally killed. The rest of the more than 3,000 people, including the wounded and the soldiers, were all taken prisoner by the Qin army, including not only Adesilia, the commander of the city, but also Spartacus, a young soldier who was lucky enough to escape.

At this time, no one would have thought of it. It was this young Thracian who would spark a devastating revolt in the Apennines a few decades later.

Of course, with the participation of the Qin State, the fate of Spartacus and his slave brothers. It has changed, and the only thing that has not changed is their own abilities and talents.

No doubt.

Battle of the Fall of Constantinople. From the beginning of the sea crossing yesterday evening to the end of the branch in the early morning of the next day, the entire campaign planned by the Qin army was perfect.

Cao Xin, the fierce general of the Qin army, was like an experienced hunter.

He commanded and planned well, and the Qin army struck at the weak points of the Thracians like waves. And when he saw the opportunity to kill the Quartet, he could also restrain his nature, which Cao Xin could not do in the past, and behind all this, it was thanks to the establishment of the staff system of the Qin army.

Unity of the country.

The concentration of a large amount of financial, material, and human resources made it possible for Li Yuan to establish a specialized quality education system in the army, and the 10 years of recuperation also allowed batch after batch of young people to become reserve talents for the generals of the Qin army, such as the younger generals Gan Yong, Zhou Ping, Yang Yu, and other generals, who were successively sent to the Chang'an Military Academy for training.

As for a fierce general like Cao Xin, it is unfortunate that he has been repeatedly mentioned by students as a negative teaching material, what is brave and strategic, what brain grows on a pig, and so on.

After being "humiliated" again and again, Cao Xin angrily asked Li Yuan to volunteer to return to the Chang'an Military Academy to serve as an instructor for young people. Cao Xin's original intention was to teach Haode a good lesson to the juniors who had not yet grown up, but in the end, his intentions became a living example of self-inflicted humiliation in the face of the collective efforts of all students.

In the end, Cao Xin, who was convinced, finally bowed his head, and in this battle, he humbly accepted the opinions of these young staff officers, and no longer had the slightest resistance.

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The middle reaches of the two river basins.

Sinanseong.

Since the arrival of the Qin army and the Qin people, the laying of advanced urban water supply pipelines and facilities, as well as strict self-discipline rules for residents, have given the city a new look.

The murmuring river has washed this ancient city in the Middle East, clean and tidy, and the desert lake located not far from the city has become a scene of the city, and migratory birds from Siberia have not known when they found that there are not only aquatic plants growing in the lake, but also some small fish swimming back and forth.

The food, the environment, and the climate.

It is an important condition for birds to choose their habitat, and the emergence of the artificial lake in Sinanseong has allowed migratory birds to find a new home.

As soon as Yan Feng arrived here, he fell in love with the city. The climate in the Middle East is somewhat hot in the summer and warm and pleasant in the winter, which is incomparable to the city of Chang'an, which is located north of the Qinling Mountains and is being hit by a cold snap.

Beside her, an energetic beautiful girl appeared.

For Li Yuan, it is a happy trouble. From an outsider's point of view, this Yan Feng is the eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom, and she has a nominal father-daughter relationship with Li Yuan, plus the age difference is about ten years old, it is nothing to be intimate with each other, but in private, Li Yuan felt that the defense line in his heart was collapsing little by little.

"Big brother, how do you look at this dress, is this waist too tight, come and help me loosen it." Every morning, such coquettishness occurs from time to time, which makes Li Yuan feel pressured.

"Yan Feng, this little lady, I'm really not afraid that Lao Tzu will eat you!" In Li Yuan's heart, a forbidden demon is opening his mouth wide, trying to swallow a little guy of the opposite sex who has thrown himself into the net.

The news of the victory at the Battle of Constantinople came.

Xin'an City was jubilant, this was the first major battle fought by the Qin army since the defeat of the Sethisi Kingdom, and it was also the first battle of the Qin army on the European continent.

this day.

Li Yuan set up a banquet to celebrate the victory with the generals and officials who were in Xin'an City, and at the same time, he also issued an edict to reward the athletes who had made great achievements on the front line.

In the midst of the feast, there was one person who stood out.

Han Xin, King of Yan of Qin.

Han Xin, who had not appeared for a long time, served as the commander of the northernmost army at the beginning of the Qin army's westward expedition, and his Youzhou iron cavalry swept the remnants of the Xiongnu in the Altai Mountains, and then, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the northern route of the Qin army's Silk Road, Han Xin was ordered to continue to advance northward.

After a year and a half of arduous conquest, the Qin army in Youzhou exterminated the Huns who retreated to the primitive jungle in the north, and established dozens of temporary settlements in the Ob River and Lena River valleys.

Among the generals of the Qin army, Han Xin's status is higher than that of Li Zhongxiang, Luo Jia and others, and Li Yuan is also courteous to this famous general who has made great achievements in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, which is different from others.

"Bixia, this time Constantinople was successfully taken, but the Tianlei Army made great efforts, I didn't expect that this new weapon would be so powerful in siege warfare, it is really unbelievable." When it comes to the Tianlei Army, Han Xin admires it, this new type of army formed and discovered by Li Yuan is appearing in front of everyone with a new attitude, and for the operation of the cold weapon era, the use of gunpowder is too advanced.

"The power of the heavenly thunder, there are still flaws, this time we can win, but it is only to take advantage of more strikes and fewer blows, and the ability of the Thracians is not enough to be our opponent." Li Yuan shook his head and said.

"The Thracians are known for their fierceness, I heard that fifty years ago, most of the Macedonian army that crisscrossed the entire continent were Thracians, if they are not real opponents, then who is the opponent of our Great Qin Army?" Han Xin said in surprise.

In this era before the invention of paper, written records and inheritance relied on oracle bones, stone chips, wooden tablets, and bamboo slips, which brought a lot of inconvenience to the dissemination of knowledge. Therefore, for the history of the survival and development of various ethnic groups in Europe, not only Han Xin, but also the entire Great Qin, I am afraid that only Li Yuan is clear.

"There is only one real opponent for us: Roma." Li Yuan's firm eyes swept over the faces of Han Xin and other Qin army subordinates: "Two years ago, the Romans defeated Carthage, a great power on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, in the Second Punic War, and now, they are the most powerful and militarily powerful country in this sea, if we want to gain a foothold on the continent on the other side of the sea, we will definitely encounter the Romans head-on." ”

Eastern Qin, Western Qin.

Two of the most powerful nations of the second century B.C. are about to collide in one place, and the outcome will require the soldiers of both sides to write with their efforts and lives. (To be continued......)