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The trade zone on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula is home to Port Bell, the most important port on the west coast of the Mediterranean, where goods transported from various parts of the Atlantic coast through the Strait of Gibraltar are transshipped, distributed, subcontracted, re-sold, and then loaded onto merchant ships dedicated to the Mediterranean inland seas, and sent eastward to all parts of the east coast.

Port Belle was the first Carthaginian settlement, the equivalent of Barcelona in later generations, but after the defeat of Hannibal by the Romans, Port Belle was included as a Roman province along with the entire peninsula.

This era of obscurantism has just begun.

The sea route was the cradle of civilization, as for the passage by land, it was much more difficult, the mountains between Gaul and Iliba not only blocked the flow of air, but also made the transmission of goods, technology and manpower difficult, marching into Iberia, the first task of the combined forces of Great Qin and Carthage, was to recapture Port Bel.

Only by capturing this important port would the Allied forces be able to secure an unimpeded supply line and at the same time cut off the maritime connection between the Roman army in the Iberian province and the mainland.

The sea breeze in Gibraltar could not stop the allied forces from marching north, and when Li Zhongxiang and Hannibal set foot on Iberian soil, in the Balkans of Eastern Europe, a major battle between Qin and Rome began.

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The sight returns to the Eastern Front.

In the eastern part of the Balkans, the fortress of Zink.

That is, the pass where Philip IV and the Roman army fought in the past, and now it has become the place where the Qin army fought with the Roman army. The 150,000 soldiers of Scipio and Pompey paved the roads along the Milan Plateau and the Alps, while opposite them. It was the 200,000 Qin army personally commanded by Li Yuan, the Shenwu Emperor of the Qin State.

In terms of the number of troops, the Qin state, which has always been dominated by elite soldiers, overwhelmed the other side for the first time, however, the Romans were not completely helpless, and after a year of counteroffensive, they finally occupied the Zinke Pass from the Qin army, which made Scipio greatly save on the deployment of troops.

As long as the fortress exists. The Qin army did not want to step across the Alps, and with a steady rear support, Scipio was confident that he and his companions would be able to win the final victory.

Pera City.

In the military conference hall, several generals of the Qin army from the Eastern Front gathered, whether it was Luo Jia, Cao Xin, or Spartacus. There was excitement and anticipation on their faces.

on the sand table.

The mountains and valleys were all revealed, which was the result of the efforts of the Qin army scouts for several years, but it was this clearly marked sand table map that made the Shenwu Emperor Li Yuan frown. The coalition forces on the Western Front are still far away in Iberia, and they can be surprise soldiers, but they can't rely on too much.

Complex and rugged mountainous terrain of the western Balkans. Once trapped by the tank forces of the Third Reich, this area was ideal for defense and guerrilla tactics, but it was a natural barrier for the Qin army bent on entering the Apennine Peninsula.

To break this barrier, the Qin army needed to fight an uphill battle. At this critical time, any luck is unacceptable.

"Generals. As you can see, the Romans stationed 50,000 elite soldiers in the fortress of Zinke, and in addition, they are also deployed step by step along the road from the Alps to the Milan plateau, and what we have to do now is to pull out these nails one by one, and plant the banner of Daqin in the dome of the arena of Rome, for this goal, I need every one of you to work a hundred times harder, even including your lives! ”

Hearing Li Yuan's deep and powerful words, the young lieutenants standing a little behind him looked excited, including Han Anguo and Skdax, the two young twin stars who had fought in Rome.

For Han Anguo and others, who have very little experience, there is no need to think about the strategic judgment of a major campaign, and what they have to think about is how to win meritorious services for themselves on the local battlefield.

"Your Majesty, a Thracian, is willing to take the fortress of Zinke for the sake of being the first to ascend to the Sharp Warriors, in order to make up for the mistake of the previous underestimation of the enemy." Spartacus stepped forward and was the first to ask for orders.

"Your Majesty, An Guo is willing to lead his headquarters to take the Zinke Pass together with the Thracian warriors to clear the way for our army's westward expedition." When Han Anguo saw that his old friend asked for battle, he immediately followed up.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty! My department has been recuperating for a long time, and I am willing to-. ”

The generals of the Qin army were excited, the morale was high, and the siege of the fortress of Xinke was officially determined at this moment, the so-called combination of Zhengqi and Zheng, mainly Zheng, Li Yuan this time, did not think more about strategies such as surprise soldiers, in fact, the special topography of northern Rome also decided, and the dignified line was pushed over the best tactics.

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"Hula!"

"Boom, boom!"

In mid-air, the sounds of various weapons echoed in the sky above the fortress of Zink, and the waves of attacks of the Qin army continued like huge waves crashing on the shore.

Thunder, couch crossbows, siege vehicles, repeating crossbows, all kinds of new weapons took turns to test the will of the Roman defenders, and the Thracian barbarians led by Skdax, under the cover of the new weapons of the Qin army, armed with large axes, approached and rammed the wooden gate of the fortress like dwarven warriors from hell.

In order to strengthen the guard force of the pass, Scipio put the newly developed stone throwing cart in the pass, and its existence also made the Roman army have another primitive mechanical long-range weapon in addition to the javelin.

The battle lasted for ten days.

After paying the price of nearly 10,000 casualties, the Thracians finally smashed open the gate of the fortress of Zinke, and the bravery of Skdax was vividly displayed in this battle, and he longed for a shame, leading wave after wave of dead soldiers, like madness, to rush into the Roman army.

Hand-to-hand combat.

It was a severe test for the soldiers on both sides.

After seeing the Thracian breakthrough, Han Anguo and other generals also immediately followed up, and their addition finally made the Romans gradually lose their support.

In the eighteenth year of the Great Qin calendar, September 10, early in the morning.

Some of the Roman troops guarding the pass withdrew from the pass, while others continued to hold out in the ruined castles, and although they were under increasing pressure, Scipio clearly did not want to give up just yet, and his strategy was to resist along the Balkans to the Alps until the Qin army was exhausted.

The real killer of Rome.

It was the Younis part of the Qin army's rear road from afar, and their position had moved to the Hungarian plain in the middle reaches of the Danube, and next, Younis was ready to continue to march eastward, killing Constantinople, an important supply ground in the rear of the Qin army, from the north. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.. Read. )