"Joan of Arc of France was captured, and now France's strength will drop a little. Maybe it's a good thing for me. ”

The lord of Germany, Hohenzollern, was surprised to learn that the lord of France had lost a core hero, and he was a little gloating.

France was a great enemy of Germany, and the capture of the heroes of France was perhaps a good thing for him.

After the defeat, the three European lords retreated to the rear and joined up with the Roman lords.

The French lord was furious, and he managed to negotiate with Chu Tian to redeem his hero, but Chu Tian insisted on asking for 300,000 taels of gold. He could not redeem Joan of Arc at all, and he could not use force to snatch it back.

When the Roman lords learned of the defeat of the three European lords, they knew that they would both be prosperous and one would be lost, so they lifted the siege of Lao Qin and switched to the defensive with the European lords.

The Roman lord also knew about Joan of Arc's capture, and he was indifferent, and the loss of France's strength was not necessarily a good thing for Rome.

"If we fight head-on, our French knight will not be defeated, he uses a sneak attack and suddenly attacks our flank, so it will lead to our defeat. We should join forces to defeat the lord of the Eastern Han Dynasty, defeat 'I just want to farm well', and drive him from the first position! ”

The French lord was haunted by the defeat, and he tried to convince the other lords of Europe to intervene against Chutian and take Joan of Arc back.

But several European lords fell on deaf ears.

Chutian's army now has eleven cities, and there are one city of Zhang Dao and six cities of Lao Qin in the nearby area, and the Eastern Han camp is huge, with a total of 18 cities.

The strength of the European lords is not bad on their side. There were seven cities in Rome, six in France, five in Germany, and four in England, for a total of 22 cities.

The two sides really fought, and in fact, no one could help the other.

"It's about defense."

The lords of Rome finally made the decision.

After the defeat of the three European lords, the Roman lords were the most powerful, and the other three lords were not allowed to listen to their opinions. Whoever is stronger has the right to speak.

In the Eastern Han camp, Chu Tian found that his expansion seemed to be at its limit.

Faced with his threat, the southern European lords formed a strong alliance, and twenty-two cities supported each other, making it difficult for Chutian to capture.

The greatest threat to Chutian was the Roman legions.

The Roman legions had royal commanders, and it seems that there was more than one. Even if the old Qin was to be corrected, he had to temporarily avoid the Roman legions in the absence of an emperor-level commander.

When Lao Qin learned that Chu Tian was heading south, he took the initiative to lead the army to join Chu Tian.

Behind him, Lao Qin was followed by a group of generals who had hatred with Chu Tian, such as Lu Bu and Gao Shun. When Lu Bu saw Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Li Guang and the others brought by Chu Tian, his face was gloomy. Under the Tiger Prison, Li Guangfang injured him with a cold arrow, and he vividly remembered it.

"I didn't expect you to borrow Lu Fengxian over."

Chu Tian was escorted by a group of fierce generals behind him, and he was not worried about Lu Bu.

He looked at Gao Shun, the subordinate general beside Lu Bu. Gao Shun is also a loyal and stubborn general, who has always followed Lu Bu.

Gao Shun's expression was calm, and he didn't understand why Chu Tian's eyes were glancing at him.

"I lack a fierce general, but fortunately Lu Fengxian helped. The territory of the southern valley has been carved up, and it doesn't make much sense for you to come back. ”

As soon as Lao Qin met, he talked with Chu Tian about the points he was most concerned about.

The north was divided between Chutian and Catherina, and the south was divided between Lao Qin and European lords. According to the old Qin, if Chu Tian wants to expand again, then he will have to seize the city from the three forces of the old Qin, Zhang Dao and the European lords.

Chutian, the city of the Eastern Han camp, must not be moved, and can only take the city from the European lords.

However, there are 22 cities on the opposite side, which can gather more than 200,000 troops, and the two sides are fighting fiercely, and it is a lose-lose situation.

"There are still two months left before the end of the national war. I just need to suppress the European lords and keep them on the scale they are now, and I'm number one......"

Chu Tian alone has eleven cities and produces 3,300 points every ten days, while the Roman lord has seven cities and produces 2,100 points every ten days. Chu Tian didn't need to continue to expand, and no one could surpass him.

The biggest competitors are in front of them, and the number of their cities is not increasing, and Chu Tian is the number one.

In other words, in the next two months, Chu Tian only needs to delay the European lords here.

"I heard that you captured Joan of Arc of France, I haven't seen this hero yet, I wonder if I can see it?"

Old Qin couldn't help but be surprised when he learned that Chu Tian had done this shocking thing.

Every civilization has several extremely popular heroes, and the heroes of France were captured by the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is amazing.

"She's still under house arrest."

Chu Tian didn't show off Joan of Arc, this matter should have been as low-key as possible, but the French lord fled and couldn't hide it, so Chu Tian generously admitted it.

Joan of Arc was still considering whether to be freed after five years of service for the Eastern Han Dynasty and return to France, where she was loyal.

"Zhang Dao is inseparable from them, but the result is that you take advantage, which is really unpredictable."

Old Qin couldn't help but be a little blushing about Chu Tian's capture of the French hero. He didn't care about offending France, and if he was allowed to capture a Roman commander, he would dare to offend Rome.

Zhang Dao shook his head: "If it weren't for Chu Zimou going south, it is estimated that I would be beaten by three Europeans." As much as I hate them, I have to admit that European tin cans are very difficult to break down when they go head-to-head. Chu Zimou was able to quickly clean up the plate knights because he had a fierce general. ”

"The production of cans in Europe is limited, and only the aristocracy has such equipment, so there is no need to worry. And, it doesn't have to be head-to-head. ”

Chu Tian was equally impressed by the full-body plate armor.

Lao Qin drew a map of the vicinity: "This place is actually a basin, and there are plains further south, and Mingguan is in the plains further south. However, he seems to be at war with the lords of the Arab Empire and the Persian Empire, and he is too busy to take care of himself. That's why I said that all the territory has been carved up, and the next battle is of little significance. If you want to destroy a European lord with twenty-two cities, you can't do it in two months, and you can't even fight two or three cities. ”

"Most of the other lords are also facing difficulties in annexing each other."

Chutian's southward expansion was blocked by the Roman legions, and he consulted with Lao Qin and Zhang Dao, and finally decided to confront the Roman legions, but not to fight, and to maintain the current situation.

The Roman legions were pinned down by them and were unable to continue their expansion.

The forces of both sides were gathered in the cities of the front line.

Chutian could see the eagle banner of the Roman legion opposite.

It is said that the commander of the Roman legions was Scipio the Great, who defeated Hannibal. In addition to Scipio the Great, there were several other famous generals of the Roman civilization.

In a sense, the threat of the Roman lord was greater than that of Catherine, but Catherine used the mobility of the cavalry to break the game faster. Catherine also has the Tsar trait and has the ability to control the servant army, which is why she is ranked ahead of the Roman lords.

"The Roman Empire, as a civilization spanning three continents, plus the Byzantine Empire, has a history of thousands of years, and has fought in all directions, giving birth to many commanders and famous generals, which may be our greatest enemy."

Chu Tian was somewhat afraid of Rome.

Rome can be said to be the civilization with the most famous generals except for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Mughal Empire had a huge population and fertile soil, but the quality of heroes was not as good as that of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Rome, and even barely compared to the Eastern Ying.

"Aren't you going to fight the Roman legions? The most powerful legion in Europe in the classical era, the civilization that stood side by side with the Qin and Han dynasties at that time, was called the 'Great Qin' in Rome in the East. ”

Catherine instigated Chutian to attack the Roman legions.

"I'm already number one, so why take the risk of attacking the Roman legions? On the opposite side, in addition to the Roman legions, there were also three knights of European lords. Now that two months have passed, they should have recruited the first high-tier troops to replenish their losses. If my attack on the Roman legions fails, your legions will break their promise and attack my cities in the north. ”

Chu Tian noticed the timing of two months. The 1,000 infantry battalion (the fifth colonel of the Northern Army) and the 1,000 women's army recruited by Chu Tian in the first city have been trained, and it is very likely that the first batch of knights recruited by the European lords in the battlefield of the national war have also come out.

"Cut."

Catherine found out that Chutian was not fooled, and she was somewhat resentful.

She had already seen that Chu Tian didn't want to let her go at all.

The Roman legions on the opposite side also noticed the intentions of the Eastern Han camp, and the lords of Rome were in a difficult situation. Chu Tian confronted him, he did not have the strength to expand, and he could only maintain the scale of seven cities, while Chu Tian had eleven cities, and the points of both sides would get bigger and bigger.

Sometimes containment is the best offense.

"The Orientals are really cunning, and after making sure that I can get the first place, they won't let me expand. If this continues, I won't even be in the top five. ”

The Roman lord was greatly annoyed by Chu Tian's tactics.

But he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack Chu Tian. Chu Tian had a large number of servant troops under his command, and one lord was equivalent to several lords. The combination of Lao Qin and military generals such as Lu Bu, Meng Tian, Meng Wu, Li Xin, and Gao Shun was most likely not pleasing to the Roman legions. Therefore, the Roman lords could only choose to go on the defensive, thwarting the attack of the Eastern Han legions through defense, and then counterattacking.

Chu Tian's tactics of besieging but not attacking made his defensive counterattack tactics ineffective.

"Let's go into battle with the Roman legions and go and destroy the enemy."

The Roman commander Scipio the Great asked for battle.

"Joan of Arc has been captured alive, and I don't want you to be captured alive. We can unify the Mediterranean and then confront the Eastern Han Dynasty, and we don't have to rush for a while. ”

The Roman lords feared that the imperial commander Scipio the Great would be captured by the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the consequences would be worse than the capture of Joan of Arc.

In addition to the French lords, other European lords were also afraid of the Eastern Han Dynasty and were reluctant to fight.

So time passed day by day in the confrontation between the two sides, and no one could help anyone, Chutian had eleven cities, and the points were getting higher and higher, surpassing Zhang Dao, who only had one city left, and the three European lords who were seriously injured, ranking first.

The Roman legion had a strong ability to expand, but it was delayed by Chutian and could not act, and its points fell behind a lot.

In the north, Zhao Long, who was attacking a city, was attacked by Cossack cavalry, and lacking elite legions, he was quickly defeated and surrounded by the corps of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

"Catherine is not an ally? How could her legion attack me? ”

This was the second time that Zhao Long had been defeated by the forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and this time he and his military general, Shi Wansui, were in an even more dangerous situation.

The regiment of the Grand Duchy of Moscow was expanded from 60,000 to 100,000.

Zhao Long only had more than 10,000 low-level soldiers in his hands, and he encountered the 100,000-strong army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow on the plain, and the other side also had Cossack cavalry, which was not an opponent at all.

"Lord, the last will risk death to cover your breakthrough!"

Shi Wansui is still full of pride in the face of surroundment.

"There are 100,000 enemies, and it is difficult to break through, and we will all die in battle."

Zhao Long knew that the Cossack cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow was present, and it was almost impossible for them to escape, because they would soon be caught up by the Cossack cavalry.

A blonde female officer led the Cossack cavalry out to persuade Zhao Long to surrender.

"Friend of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Lower Sophia, I only took the initiative to attack your legion to save our lord. If you surrender, I will definitely not hurt you. To be precise, this is not a surrender, because I just want to exchange you for Chu Zimou so that our lord can come back safely. He's a shrewd man, and I suspect he didn't put back our lord's mind at all. ”

Catherine's adjutant Sophia was worried.

At this time, it has been two months since Chu Tian promised to release Catherina, and if it is delayed, the national war will be over.

Sophia was very suspicious that Chutian coveted the beauty of their lord, and wanted to take Catherine back to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Chu Zimou ......"

Zhao Long couldn't help but be depressed when he found out that the reason why he was attacked by the Grand Duchy of Moscow was that Chutian had snatched Catherine.

His strength was not weak, but he was attacked by the Grand Duchy of Moscow twice in a row, and his points were almost at the bottom, and now he had to become a prisoner of the Grand Duchy of Moscow's legions.

"This is not a surrender, it can only be regarded as an exchange, I will owe Chu Zimou a big favor."

Zhao Long understood the origin of the other party, and it was okay to compromise in this situation.

If Shi Wansui died in the national war, it would be a huge loss for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Sophia placed Zhao Long and Shi Wansui under house arrest, and then led his troops to ambush Huma and Lian Po's army, once again forcing Huma and Lian Po, who had suffered heavy losses, to compromise.

The elite of the Lianpo Legion had been exhausted in the Great War with the Mughal Empire, and it was difficult to resist in the face of the mighty Legion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

When Huma heard about Sophia's intentions, he thought about it for a while, and in order to prevent Lian Po from being killed, he chose to compromise.

"My lord, I'm here to save you. The cunning Orientals cannot be trusted at all, and they can only use this method to save you. ”

Catherine recruited a lot of talent in the 4 million square kilometers of the Great Plain of Eastern Europe, and even without her command, the army was still terrifying.