Near noon, the plains of Asia Minor.

Perseus IV stood on the walls of the capital and looked west.

The Romans descended on the city.

Looking out from the head of the city, more than 200 zhang away, the Roman legions stretched.

It was the army of the Fourth Roman Legion.

They were dressed in dark silver sheet metal armor, with bulging chests, swords and spears, and the infantry in the front row stood large rectangular shields with rivets and divine emblems, which were extremely strong.

Macedonia and Rome have been at war many times in the past and know each other very well.

Although Macedonia suffered many defeats and its borders were shrinking, they were not afraid.

Only this time it was noticeably different, the combined army of the entire Roman corps, infantry, cavalry, and shield men.

At the forefront were their young soldiers, and in the second column were the prime soldiers.

The third column is for adult soldiers.

This is the characteristic of the Roman legions, the further back they are, the more elite they are, the front row takes their bravery, the back row is rich battlefield experience, and the third row is both experience and bravery.

All the horses wore helmets, indicating that this was the most elite team in Rome.

The Roman legions, in the current Republic, consisted of two centurians to form a basic tactical unit - the detachment.

The three detachments formed a brigade, and one brigade consisted of about five hundred people.

The cavalry ratio is one-tenth that of the infantry.

Ten brigades in turn formed a Roman legion, which was about 5,000 men.

At the same time, a legion is accompanied by a subordinate legion, also known as a combined legion.

Both have similar structures and numbers.

However, the strength of the auxiliary corps varies with the different areas of recruitment, so the elite degree of combat is not as good as that of the main corps.

The two Roman legions and the two subsidiary legions together formed a large legion, that is, the group army as later understood, under the direct command of the Roman consul or deputy consul, and the leader of the army was responsible for the actual battle.

There were 20,000 men and horses who came outside Macedonia, and it was a large army and a subordinate army.

"For the first time in more than a decade, the Romans have used as many troops."

Perseus himself ascended to the top of the city, with a solemn gaze on both sides of the bridge of his nose and deep sunken eyes.

He was accompanied by the Prince of York, the stocky chief priest, and the classical and glamorous, and when the wind blew, her figure was concave and convex under the robes.

There was also his son, the outstanding Macedonian general Lohr and others.

In the rear of the Roman legion, a middle-aged man wearing metal armor, a rectangular face, and dark and brown curly hair, was the commander of the Fourth Legion, Raklisin.

He was also looking out over the royal capital of Macedonia.

Luo Lixin said indifferently: "The equipment is pushed forward, ready to attack the city."

I received news last night that the Han army in the east is also attacking the Parthian capital, and we need to race against the Han for time.

Whether we break through Macedonia and Seleucia first, or the Han army breaks Parthia first, the winner will have the advantage of the battle situation and seize the initiative. ”

Several Roman generals beside him commanded in unison.

The order was passed down, the ordnance was prepared, the huge trebuchet was launched, and the commissioning began.

The infantry of the Roman legions was also approaching.

The phalanx of the entire legion moved forward, and the momentum of the mountains and tides surged.

Rolisin sat on his horse with a calm expression.

He had traveled to that island overseas and seen the body of Cicero who had been slain, only to learn from the Senate that the murderer might have been an outsider from the East.

Rolisin looked in the direction east of the Macedonian capital.

The generals who dared to kill the Romans, he would make those Easterners pay.

"News from the Senate that Macedonia has formed an alliance with the Han people in the east and wants to unite against our Roman army."

Luo Lixin smiled and said, "No matter how large the sheep group is, it will not be the opponent of the lion.

The Senate reminded me that the Han Chinese from the east were strong.

Then let them see clearly through the war the combat effectiveness of our Roman legions.

No matter how strong the ram's horns are, it can't compete with the male lion. ”

The generals under his command burst into laughter.

Luo Lixin slowly raised his arm and said, "Order!" ”

"Attack!"

Suddenly, a personal soldier rode close and reported: "Commander of the Great Army, I received a message from the consul that the Han army had broken through the Parthian capital in the early hours of this morning.

The Parthian lord had been killed, and the Han army had captured Ctesiphon. ”

"The consul, the Senate, also reminded us of the movements of the Han army.

They are likely to be a formidable enemy we haven't met in years, and they may come to Macedonia's aid, so let's be on guard. ”

Luo Lixin's hand shook, Huo Ran turned his head, his eyes were scorching:

"Last night's news, didn't it say that the Han army had broken the Parthian capital overnight when it first arrived at Ctesiphon?

How could it be so fast? ”

Judged by his own military knowledge, Rolisin felt that the news was more likely to be wrong.

Herald: "The Senate sent someone to personally participate in the Battle of Ctesiphon, and the news will not be wrong." ”

Rolisin's pupils constricted in disbelief.

He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The order is to adjust the offensive, I want to know the battle situation of the Fifth Army attacking Seleucus first, and then decide on the follow-up offensive." ”

The muffled sound of a horn resounded across the battlefield.

The Roman legions, which had just advanced, fell their shields and the rest of the soldiers and horses retreated.

At the head of the Macedonian capital, Perseus IV was stunned: "What are the Romans doing, why did they suddenly withdraw their troops?" ”

"I'm afraid that something has happened, and they have to adjust the battle plan." Lohr Dao.

Perseus was about to speak, when he suddenly had a feeling, took out the concentric lotus leaf that Huo Qu left for him when he left, looked down, and was stunned.

He turned his head, a look of surprise and joy on his face:

"The commander of the Eastern Army sent news that the Han army attacked the city yesterday night, and this morning, it broke through Ctesiphon.

Mithridates, the lord of the kingdom, was killed by his own hands in front of the battle, and the main force of the Parthians was almost completely destroyed.

The Han army is requisitioning the remnants of the Parthian scatter. ”

There was silence at the head of the city.

Avti, Lore, Prince York and the others looked at each other, and found that the people around them were as shocked as they were, and only then did they dare to determine the authenticity of the news.

The Parthian country is all Ctesiphon, and it was broken overnight?!

News spread through the city at an alarming rate, and the defeat of Parthia by our allies meant that the Macedonian rear was secure, and it was likely that friendly support would soon be ushered in.

The city was full of cheers.

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On the left bank of the Tigris, the rich Ctesiphon.

The battle in the city was decided, and after the palace was breached, the whole city fell into the hands of the Han army.

The Han army was riding out of the city and fighting with reinforcements to the surrounding areas, and the war was not over yet.

Parthia had elite heavy horsemen, hoarded in the perimeter acropolis.

Their original plan was to charge the battle when the Han army attacked the city and give full play to the advantage of heavy cavalry.

But he did not expect that the Han army attacked the city on the first night, because the lord of the country, Mithridatis, was killed, and the city wall gate was broken and lost.

The guards on both sides were also intercepted by Zhao Chongguo and other soldiers and horses, and they failed to come to help in time.

The Han army is dispatching troops and horses to support the surrounding area to break the enemy.

Gongsun He, Su Jian, Chieftain Tu Wang and others in the rear will lead the army to push forward and will gradually stabilize the Parthian situation.

In the city, Huo Qubing entered the main hall of the Parthian palace surrounded by a group of people.

The dome is supported by large white stone pillars, and the gems set in the temple shine in the sun.

In the future, it will become the command camp of the Han army.

Huo Quzhi handed over some things to Bai Nanyu and Gongsun Hong, and walked into the Silver Temple in the depths of the palace by himself.

With the destruction of Parthia and the decline of the fortunes of the country, the divine light in the temple has almost disappeared.

The statues of the gods, from the center of the eyebrows to the chest, have traces of cracks.

Accompanied by the empty samadhi, Huo Quzhi came to the hole in front of the idol where he could sink into the holy spear of war.

For this battle, the silver-colored war holy spear was inserted in the hole to stimulate the national fortune.

This Parthian artifact of national fortune is also dim.

Huo Quzhi raised his hand to pull it out and looked into the hole.

The inside was originally dark and deep, and the light spots shimmered like the starry sky outside the sky.

But now the light is gone, only a few glimmers.

The establishment and rise of Parthia in the early years also involved the process of destroying other countries and annexing surrounding powers again and again.

In the process, the supernatural things they plundered were sealed in the space below this silver temple and used to boost the fortunes of the country.

Recently, however, the Parthian family had been depleted, and many things were used to gather coalition troops in exchange for food, which was distributed to Armenia, Macedonia, and even Rome.

"The Silver Temple is a national fortune of Parthia, and it can be used to expand the Divine Palace." Empty samadhi suggestion.

After killing the Commander of the Army, his Divine Mansion was also annexed by Huo Quai's Divine Mansion, and it was still being absorbed at the moment, which was of great benefit.

Huo Qubing needed a practice to digest the gains of the war.

However, the big war stopped, at least until the evening, to have leisure.

Bai Nanyu came in from outside the hall and said softly:

"Lord Hou, I asked some of the Parthian captives, and learned that Mithridates, the lord of Parthia, had betrothed his daughter, the princess of Parthia, to a Roman consul in order to form an alliance with Rome.

Before we attacked Ctesiphon, the people had already set out for Rome, should we send troops in pursuit? ”

Huo Quzhi shook his head: "Digest the proceeds of the war first and stabilize the situation in Parthia." A princess in distress, it doesn't matter to us. ”

Gongsun Hong then came in from outside the hall and looked at the temple: "There is a question, has Huo Hou thought about it?" ”

“？”

"The speed at which we expand our territory is too fast, and the official system of my Han Dynasty and the number of officials are no longer able to keep up.

In the past three or four years, the borders that have been laid down are equivalent to four or five of the previous Han Dynasty. How should these borders be governed? ”

Gongsun Hong said: "If you use foreign management, your heart will be different.

If we use our own people to govern the foreign races, it will be difficult to convince the people, and many problems will arise. ”

One of the main purposes of fighting a war is to occupy the population, which is the most important resource.

Population is a productive force and the foundation of a country's strength, and it should be left behind for construction.

How these people rule is the focus of the follow-up.

"I'm in charge of the war, and other things are things that you and Your Majesty should consider, Old Prime Minister."

Huo Qu was sick and calm: "My suggestion is to select agents from the local government and try the way of one country with multiple governments, and the specific method can be discussed with His Majesty." ”

"Like poison?"

Huo Quzhi said about the experience of later generations: "It's almost. ”

He immediately issued a military order to intervene in the defense lines of Parthia, as well as Seleucus and Macedonia.

And the news of Han's attack on Ctesiphon spread quickly, calming people's hearts, and allowing Armenia, Macedonia and other aspects to cooperate with each other.

Similarly, the news is known to other countries around the Mediterranean.

The Han army in the east marched west and occupied Parthia, which shook all parties in the Mediterranean.

The shock of the overnight attack on Ctesiphon was tantamount to thunder for the countries that knew Parthia!

By this time, the Han army's front had crossed Asia and was about to penetrate into Europe.

Night falls.

Inside the Silver Temple, there was a faint divine light circulating.

Huo Quzhi stretched out his hand and touched the eyebrows of the statues.

It's a pity that the idol was broken, and the remaining divine power inside was also dispersed, and he didn't find any trace of how the god came.

He was puzzled and eager to explore the way Westerners communicated with the gods and obtained the favor of the gods.

Retracting his fingers, Huo Quzhi sat cross-legged in front of the statue and entered a state of cultivation.

When he broke Ctesiphon before, his consciousness changed.

Two pale gold symbols rose one after another in the ancient well, as well as two pale silver and two jade symbols.

In the seven techniques of the Yin Fu that he had been practicing, the last of the five dragons of the Shengshen Method, the third true dragon also broke through the chaos around the talisman and manifested.

When Huo Qu violently beat the soldiers, and when he entered the half-saint realm, all the five dragons appeared at one time, and the seven techniques of the Yin Fu of this scripture were truly consummated.

He wanted to see if the war luck obtained from defeating Parthia could push himself into the demi-saint level and directly break through the realm.

As for the arrangements for the follow-up battle, he had already instructed Zhang Cigong, Su Jian, Gongsun He and others to retreat for a practice, and it would not be a big problem.

Everything.

When Huo Quzhi closed his eyes in the temple and promoted his own cultivation, a wave of luck spread.

Almost all the Han troops in Parthia were inducted, and the huge military movement made Parthia a huge battlefield.

The martial arts star that once glorified the Han Dynasty was glorious in the night sky, shining for thousands of miles.

Far away, in the east and west, there are people watching, watching the weather of the heaven and earth, some are frightened, some are happy.

"The Realm of the Half-Saint ......"

"He's going to be a god of the world!"

In the Roman Senate, the high priest opened the book of gods and frowned.

And in the temple, after Huo Quzhi began his cultivation, he felt an unprecedented huge war luck.

This qi luck was absorbed and transformed by Gu Jing, and more of it was blended with himself, pushing his cultivation to change.

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