The Roman army was composed of cavalry, sword and shield soldiers, and spearmen, although their combat effectiveness was a little worse, but everyone could throw javelins, and they could also cooperate with the Great Xia army to suppress them from a distance.

On this day, Chen Mu and the soldiers were ready to go, and the electric tracked vehicles were lined up outside the city.

Suddenly, an electric tracked vehicle came from the west, and when it came to it, a soldier jumped out of it, shouting as he ran: "Report! ”

"Rossi City-State Emergency!"

The soldier ran to Chen Mu and knelt down, "Report to His Royal Highness the Prince!" The 30,000-strong Western coalition army has invaded and has broken through the city-state of Rossi. ”

Chen Mu was surprised, "Where did the Westerners get the 30,000 troops?" ”

The soldier replied, "My subordinates don't know." ”

Chen Mu waved his hand, "You go down and rest first." ”

The soldiers left, and the generals and colonels under Chen Mu all gathered around and talked about it.

"Where did the Westerners get the 30,000 army? It can't be cannon fodder, right? ”

"Yes, the city-state of Rossi only has two thousand Roman troops, and it is understandable that it was breached."

Chen Mu shook his head and said, "The point is why do the people of the Western Kingdom fight the city-state of Rossi?" ”

"This ......"

Several of his subordinates couldn't come up with a reason.

As we all know, from a strategic point of view, the most important is the Roman port in the east, followed by the Roman fortress slightly further west.

Then there is the Danube fortress where they are located, which is surrounded by mountains on both sides and can control a large area.

But Rossi Fortress, to put it mildly, is a dispensable place.

Because the economic and political center of the Roman Republic was in the east, that is, on the side of the capital, the west was less populated and scarce in goods.

After the war, he barely survived.

What are the Westerners doing there?

"Oh, I see." A junior general said, "The Western Army is attacking instead of defending. ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he explained proudly:

"If we go to the oil extraction as usual now, and the Western coalition forces come from the west to attack the Danube fortress, it will be lost. Then our army to the oil quarry went deep alone. ”

"Oh, that makes sense! You kid! A lieutenant chimed in.

"Yes, I think that's what the West Kingdom means, so should we go back to Rossi Fortress now?"

"There are no resources over there, the terrain is very empty, there is no danger to defend, what are you doing retaking there?"

"No, there are 30,000 troops in the western country, if it's a field battle, it's fine, but the siege war is not good for us, and the consumption is too great."

"I think the Westerners should be lured out."

The generals insisted on their own words, but Chen Mu pondered beside them.

Suddenly, Chen Mu smiled, "Hahahahaha...... This move of the Western Army just exposes their weakness! ”

All the generals and colonels were very curious, what did Chen Mu mean by this?

Chen Mu explained: "They chose the city-state of Rossi, which has the lowest strategic value, because they were eager to achieve a victory and restore their confidence, which showed that they did not dare to attack the Danube fortress or the port. ”

"This shows that their army of 30,000 is an imaginary number, and there must be something wrong with it."

The subordinates nodded their heads.

"yes, they must be scared!"

"An army of 30,000 is just a paper tiger!"

"So that's the case, so it means that they are using cannon fodder to fill the number?"

Chen Mu nodded, "Well, there is a possibility." ”

"All in all, we should go to the city-state of Rossi and fight them at once, and we can't give them a chance to breathe."

The Roman general asked, "But the casualties of the besieging side will be very large, so why don't we wait for them to attack?" ”

Chen Mu shook his head, "If the people of the Western Kingdom forcibly recruit troops from those city-states, it will be even more troublesome. ”

"Our Great Xia's artillery has a long range and can suppress the city. If the enemy goes to war, we are not afraid. Because Great Xia had 8,000 musketeers, while the Western army only had about 4,000. ”

"And the musketeers of the Great Xia Army are on electric tracked vehicles, and the mobility is very strong, so we can fight while retreating. The enemy will either be lured out of the city or will go back again, which will be beneficial to us. ”

The Roman general didn't know the power of the Great Xia artillery, but seeing that Chen Mu was so confident, there should be no problem.

The other generals also had no opinion.

After determining that there was no problem with the strategy, Chen Mu led the army to set off.

The convoy drove back to the Danube fortress from the north gate, and then exited through the south gate towards the city-state of Rossi.

The army resupplied along the way, and soon reached the east gate of the city-state of Rossi. And the Western Army also got the news and arranged a defense on the head of the city.

Chen Mu led the troops to set up the formation, and he was not polite, and directly bombarded the city with light artillery.

Dozens of explosive bombs exploded at the head of the city, and the Western army suffered heavy casualties.

The artillery of the Western Army also returned fire, but unfortunately the range was still not enough, and the shells fell to the ground before they could fly into the Great Xia Army.

Hans was in a hurry, "Let the Vikings get on board!" Did we bring them down in vain? ”

William smiled, "You don't understand, you have to give the Great Xia Army a little sweetness first, otherwise what if he runs away?" ”

With that, William waved his hand to the side and motioned for the lieutenant to call the Vikings to make a move.

The bombardment of the city continued, and the Western Army had given up the counterattack and retreated to the city.

When Chen Mu saw such a scene, he felt that it was normal, so he ordered the Roman soldiers to press it.

At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened, and countless wolf-like Viking soldiers rushed out from inside. Wielding long swords and shields, as well as large harpoons more than a man tall, they came straight towards the Great Xia coalition army.

They collided with the Romans and immediately gave the Romans a blow to the head.

Chen Mu was taken aback, weren't the Vikings of the Western Army cannon fodder? How can you be so well-equipped and so brave?

"Let the Romans retreat!"

"Artillery cover!"

"The Great Xia Army retreats slowly!"

Chen Mu gave a series of orders, and the Great Xia coalition army adjusted its formation.

The cannonballs landed in the ranks of the Vikings, splitting them in two, and the Romans fought and retreated, throwing javelins at the Vikings.

While providing fire support, the Great Xia Army was also retreating at a constant speed.

And the Vikings don't seem to care about the attack that falls on their body at all, they just rush forward with their hearts and are extremely brave.

Chen Mu had no choice but to let the Great Xia army turn the head of the car, and then let the Roman army pass through the gap in the convoy. The Vikings pursued after them, and the Bactrian army shot them with muskets.

After the Vikings caught up, Chen Mu ordered the whole army to retreat.

As soon as the Great Xia army retreated, the Vikings bit the tail of the Roman army again, tearing down piece by piece.

Chen Mu couldn't care about the Roman army, so he could only save his main force first. The Bactrian army retreated while providing long-range fire support to the Roman army.

And so he retreated all the way until he turned a hill.