Chapter 256
After listening to Marcus's explanation, Xia Dong suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Beyond the wall is North Britain?" ”
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Oh, my God! Xia Dong couldn't help but cover his forehead, it seemed that he was going to take a group of ancient infantry who basically relied on transportation and communication to cross the wall of the world, and then conquer North Britain outside?
He suddenly felt like he had fallen into a pit.
It's better to put 200 aliens out and fight it alone!
Fu Xueqin keenly noticed the problem, she raised her eyebrows, "What emperor would order the isolation of North Britain?" ”
Marcus's face on the other side suddenly became ugly, and he was silent for a long time before he replied slowly, "Because the Ninth Legion was completely wiped out in North Britain, even the Glory Eagle Emblem was lost. ”
At this time, Xia Dong really felt a little unable to stand, he took two steps back and sat down on the stone, "How many people were there in the Ninth Legion?" ”
"Five thousand."
What a cheat!
Barbarians, the name given by the Romans to all non-Romans, symbolized contempt and contempt, and of course they also had this capital, because in the process of Rome's strength, countless barbarians were crushed by their phalanx infantry and became the dust of history, and the land became part of the Roman Empire.
However, there are a few exceptions, such as the Celts in Britain, which made Rome pay a heavy price more than once, despite the repeated efforts of the Roman Empire, but in the end, when the Ninth Legion that tried to conquer northern Britain was completely annihilated, the Roman emperor finally gave up his efforts, he ordered the garrison of heavy troops in South Britain that had been occupied, and built a so-called wall of the world, and grandly declared that this is the end of the world, which means that the whole world has been conquered, as for the opposite? Please, that's outside the world, what do you want to mention it?
The fortress in front of him was one of the strongholds near the walls of the World Realm, responsible for consolidating Roman rule in the region and defending against the southern invasion of barbarians.
Although this all-wooden structure looks like and actually lives in an extremely simple place, Xia Dong seems to be a super small cottage. Of course, in terms of the number of troops in it, it is indeed no different from the bandit camp in ancient China.
Then, he was taken by Marcus into what was said to be the best room, which was also where the original commander should have lived, looking at this leaky and musty residence, Xia Dong had only one idea at that time: use the dragon breath technique to burn this slum clean!
Maybe he would have slept better in a tree, God knows how dirty this room is?
"Your Excellency, I have asked them to tidy up this place, please stay here for the time being, and in a few days there will be a guard to take you to a better place." Listening to Marcus's diligent explanation, and the sincere expression on his face, he could only nod silently and speechlessly.
When Marcus left, Xia Dong reached out and picked up the unknown bedding on the wooden bed, and couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Xueqin, I kind of want to break through the Xiao Shilu Realm." ”
Fu Xueqin hurriedly stretched out her hand to take the bed and comforted her softly, "Master, don't worry, when we return to the world, our bodies will be completely purified, no matter what viruses or bacteria there will be no problem, and with our modern physique, it can basically be said that it is invulnerable to poison thousands of years ago, as for this thing, well, I will help you take it and wash it." ”
Xia Dong walked to the only wooden table in the room again, looked at the fruit in the wooden basin above, twisted one with his fingers and looked at it, and finally threw it back, "Look at the environment here, God knows what era Ludao is, although I am not a soldier, but I also know that the Ludao War is about logistics, how long do you think it will take to conquer North Britain under this condition?" Not to mention the need to rebuild the Ninth Legion, so we're going to have to become primitives here. ”
Fu Xueqin, who had already walked to the door, of course knew that what her master said was reasonable, and even she saw more difficult places, conquering is not so easy, how can it be considered conquest? In this kind of era, what can you do if others are determined to play guerrilla warfare with you? Consumption can consume you, and don't forget, even in modern times, guerrilla warfare can drag down opponents.
It's just that she can't tell Xia Dong about these things, the master is annoyed enough, let's find a way to solve it by yourself, she thought about it, smiled and said, "Actually, this is not bad, master, think about it, don't so many movies and novels want to go back to ancient times to make contributions?" Think you're playing a game. ”
Game? Xia Dong smiled bitterly, what else can he say? Now that my own people are already here, is it possible that I have really broken into the small world? And then go back and lie down for a year? Forget it, it's over.
At this time, in the council hall of the fortress, Marcus was instructing several lieutenants with a serious face, "The vigilance should be strengthened at night, and the number of guards in normal times should be doubled, and there must be no problems with the safety of His Excellency the Archmage, and everyone must cheer up before the escort arrives." ”
Adjutant Lutorius suddenly couldn't help but ask a question in confusion, "How did he come to Britain, Archmage?" And there were only two of them, which was simply incredible, and not only because he was curious, but also that the question was a puzzle in the minds of all the soldiers of the fortress.
Marcus is also incomprehensible, but because of the identity of the other party, he is not qualified to ask the reason, anyway, the escort team will arrive soon, thinking that since the other party dares to stay in the fortress, it is unlikely to be a fake, and their equipment is definitely not something that ordinary people can have, besides, the spell released in front of them is indeed magical.
"None of this is something we should worry about, by the way, I have found that many parts of the fortress seem to be damaged, gather the brethren to repair those places, and at the same time be prepared, if the barbarian Archmage is with us, maybe they will do something."
"Yes, sir!"
From the next day, the soldiers in the camp were mobilized to repair the fortress and arrange some defenses according to Marcus's wishes.
At the same time, Xia Dong also began his miserable life in ancient times, which, of course, was his own opinion.
No TV, no internet, almost no entertainment, no toothbrushes, no bathrooms, no sofas, not even toilet paper, all you eat is barbecue with boiled wild vegetables, yellowed bread, and the only thing to be thankful for is that there is plenty of fresh fruit.
Just a few days later, Xia Dong was already on the verge of collapse.
So many TV movies say that crossing and wearing a yarn, this kind of life is lived by people? It's happier to go to prison than this!
In the face of his depression, although Fu Xueqin was anxious in his heart, there was nothing to do, after all, this was a gap in the level of civilization, not to mention that they were just archmages, even if the Roman emperor came, there was no way.
And the only experience Xia Dong has gained these days is: in the future, we must find a way to prepare all kinds of basic living items in the space, even if we can't use any high-tech things in ancient times, but at least refined salt, toilet paper, a few books to pass the time, clothes, and bedding can always be available, right?
God knows how painful it is to suddenly live hundreds or even thousands of years behind!