The Roman heavy cavalry quickly struck up from both flanks, and the mist that shrouded the Han army dispersed, and sure enough, a column of fire barrel arrows had already been placed behind the array.

The formation pattern on the bronze tube has been triggered.

Bombs, shots, loud noises that open the sky.

But...... The Roman heavy cavalry did not suffer much damage.

The heavy cavalry led by Grant blocked the power of the fire barrel arrows.

At the rear of the battlefield, Nissa steadied himself.

Before the battle, they had considered how the Han army would respond if they used fire bucket arrows.

After all, in the previous confrontations, the Han army had used fire barrel arrows many times, and it was impossible for Rome to be defenseless.

They used a special artifact held by the pro-army under the command of the Consul - the Shield of Rome!

It is a kind of protective weapon that can be activated in conjunction with the troops, and it can form a war magic.

When the Han army used the Fire Bucket Arrow, Grant's strength matched with the crowd behind him.

On the armor on his chest, a shield-shaped mark of a foot in size appeared, dark gold, and a shimmering light.

On the armor of the 8,000 heavy horsemen, there are also shield-shaped marks appearing.

Their power pushed the fluctuations of the shield mark to connect, turning into a wall of divine light derived from the force.

Viewed from above, there is a large shield-shaped halo that hangs above the queue.

The arrow falls and collides with the shield.

The dark golden shield surface rippled with sputtering, and the giant shield partially cracked.

But the rift was quickly repaired by divine power and healed as before.

The power of the Fire Bucket Arrow is not enough to destroy this powerful defensive magic technique!

The Romans gained momentum.

The Roman soldiers, who were deeply trapped in the Han army, were attracted by the movement of the fire barrel arrows and found that they could not break through Grant's defenses, and their morale was also greatly boosted.

Grant stood up from his horse, swung his war hammer, and swirled it in a ring above his head: "Behead one Han soldier, record military merits once, behead five Han soldiers, and the officer will be promoted to one level!" ”

See that the Roman shield can block the arrows of the fire barrel...... Nysa and the Roman generals behind him were also on their minds.

Grant is a brave man, and if he is killed into the enemy line, he will definitely shake the Han Chinese army.

Behind the array of Han troops.

Wei Qing sighed, and said with some pain: "Let's put the secret pattern arrow bullet!" ”

At the beginning of the preparation of the arrow bullet of the fire bucket arrow in the Han army, there was a secret pattern bullet.

It is not a breakthrough iteration in preparation, but a special secret pattern engraved on the arrow bullet to increase the power, and it can be made from the beginning.

However, the preparation process is extremely difficult, requiring the Mojia to make a hand-carved secret pattern, and then wrap the pulp on the outside, then engrave it, and then wrap the pulp, and then wrap the formation pattern layer by layer, and make the projectile as exquisite as a work of art.

After nine times of pulping before and after, the nine layers of array secret patterns are superimposed on each other, and the power is increased layer by layer.

This kind of secret pattern bullet cannot be mass-produced, it is all carved out by the Mo family craftsmen, and the production is scarce.

Huo Qubing has probably used the fire bucket arrow seven or eight times so far, but he has never used the secret pattern bullet.

What we are waiting for is this kind of legion battle, which will bring a big victory to the Han army!

Starting from the fire bucket arrows, in almost two years, only more than 400 secret pattern bullets have been prepared.

At the moment, the next salvo, Wei Qing was loaded with 200 pieces.

Adjusted the angle of the new Fire Bucket Arrow, aim, and re-project.

The soldiers and horses led by Grant had rushed to a hundred and ten zhang away.

The fierceness in the eyes of the Roman generals, eager to get close to the killing intent, was clearly visible.

Its queue suddenly rushed to speed up, but it was Grant who used another magic technique, and in an instant he narrowed the distance with the Han army.

Seeing that the Han army was going to drop arrows again.

Grant smiled disdainfully, pulled down the visor on his hat, and pushed the power of the Roman shield with all his might, while raising his voice to boost morale:

"The war weapons of the Han army, but so, can't break our Roman shield, once you get close, see if I don't tear these Han ......"

Thundered!

The sound of arrows exploding was like thunder across the sky.

Grant's ears were ringing, and he felt that the entire battlefield suddenly twisted and became tilted, and the heavens and the earth seemed to be toppling.

Then he realized that it was his own horse, which had been shattered by the force of the arrow.

The horse neighed and fell to the ground.

The projection of the Secret Pattern Arrow Bullet not only destroyed the barrier of the Roman Shield, but also half of the arrow bullets fell directly into the ranks of the heavy cavalry.

A thunderous bang exploded in my ears, and deep pits burst out of the ground.

There were heavy cavalrymen whose armor was shattered, and the shield symbol on the chest disappeared.

The man inside the armor was bleeding all over his body and fell to the ground.

From the perspective of Huo Quzhi and others, the Roman heavy cavalry rushing out on both sides of the battle formation looked like two dragons wearing heavy armor.

However, after two rounds of fire bucket arrows, the team was blown apart and the formation was not formed.

With this kind of close-range explosion, some of the heavy cavalry may still survive, after all, the projectiles of the fire bucket arrows are not dense.

But the war horse suffered heavy losses, and even if it was wearing heavy armor, it could not stop the shock of the loud noise.

Even the war horses that have been on the battlefield many times have panicked and left the group, running like crazy, completely uncontrollable.

The heavy cavalry dismounted one after another, and the situation was chaotic.

The heavy cavalry has less mounts, and only the 'heavy soldiers' remain, which are extremely cumbersome.

Except for a few generals such as Grant, they can move flexibly in heavy armor. The rest of the cavalry was horseless on foot, almost overwhelmed by their own armor, and their speed was as slow as a tortoise.

Grant stood in the middle of the battlefield.

Less than half of the men and horses were unharmed.

Of these half, there are still many soldiers who are frightened and have difficulty charging into battle.

Fortunately, the arrow shell only fired two rounds and stopped.

However, on the opposite side, the cavalry in the Han army's array had already rushed out and was rapidly approaching.

Farther afield, in the Roman phalanx, Nissa had cold hands and feet.

Thousands of miles away in Rome, the consul Marius was also cold.

He was in the consul's mansion, promoting the national fortunes of Rome, watching this life-and-death war that took place on Roman soil.

Because of the importance of this battle.

Nisa, Marius did everything he could.

Outside the battlefield, there were other arrangements to defeat the Han army.

At the moment, it seems impossible to defeat the Han army, but the previous arrangement may reduce some losses...... Marius was worried.

Two volleys, destroying the charge of the heavy cavalry.

The fanatical morale of the Roman tribesmen, who had just been blessed, was also suppressed, and everyone turned pale.

The courage of the subordinates has been lost, even if they are blessed with divine arts, they are forcibly forced to participate in the war, and they cannot exert their true combat effectiveness. If we continue to rush forward, we may have to be wiped out today...... Nissa looked at the 10,000-strong squad that was engaged with the Han army, as well as the infantry phalanx and 8,000 heavy cavalry in the rear.

Suddenly, the battle horn sounded, and it was the battle cry for the withdrawal of troops.

Nissa judged the situation and decisively gave the order to retreat.

Now retreat and use the soldiers and horses that are deep in the battle situation to block the pursuit of the Han army, although the losses are heavy, the team dragged by the Han army will be eaten all.

But if you don't retreat, the whole army will be dragged in, and the losses will be heavier.

Nissa planned to break the wrist of the strong man, save the Roman army that had not yet participated in the war, and leave a chance for Rome to survive.

Roman army fighting with the Han army...... can only flee for their lives, and how many are alive depends on creation.

On the battlefield, Grant shouted wildly and resolutely rushed towards the Han army......

In the consul's mansion in Rome, Marius closed his eyes and sat in silence for a long time.

He still has a lot of ambitions left unfulfilled.

From the time he took over Rome, Rome was hit one after another, and he was not given the opportunity to use it.

Especially in the current battle, the counterattack has been weak.

And the consequences of the defeat of this battle will cause Rome, the hegemon of the Mediterranean, to be unable to fight back against the Han army from now on.

"What about the Grand Patriarch?"

"The Great Patriarch said that he would retreat and practice divine arts, and entered the quiet room of the Patriarch's Hall, but he has not been seen for several days."

Mallo looked out the window.

The sun was shining, but he was chilling.

On the battlefield, the Roman army was retreating, and the Han army was pressing forward step by step, biting to death.

Nissa wants to survive with his tail cut off, and it is not easy to evacuate the battlefield.

Thankfully, he had discussed with Marlo before and considered the worst-case scenario.

In the rear of the Roman army, there was a hidden receiving team, which was none other than the pro-army of the consul Marius. His commander led his army to rush over and meet Nisa's withdrawal.

And behind the Han army array, there was also a burst of restlessness.

There was a Roman temple assassin who tried to assassinate Wei Qing, but was killed by Dao Zun, who was accompanying Wei Qing!

……

Changan!

In the study room of Weiyang Palace, the emperor was also watching the war.

There are also Princess Pingyang, Liu Qing and several other people from the clan in the study.

They came to discuss the distribution of income and expenditure among the clan's branches, granges, salt works, and so on.

At present, the Han Dynasty has recovered the fiefdoms of the feudal kings, and there is no feudal state within the core border of the Han Dynasty, and the government decree is uniformly dispatched by Chang'an.

In addition to the external war, the emperor was also constantly adjusting internally, completing the ideas he had at the beginning of his accession to the throne.

The interests of the clan are to be redistributed.

The emperor gathered all the members of the clan and reconsidered.

coincided with the battle of the Han army on the Western Front, and the emperor used his strength to observe the confrontation.

Wei Qing's command and dispatch ability, the emperor has always known, and it is not surprising to his performance in suppressing his opponent.

Up to now, whether it is soldiers and horses, ordnance and armor, national strength, logistics, and all aspects, it has reached an unprecedented peak.

Every time Emperor Wu saw the vast border map, he was overjoyed.

However, the process of this battle made Princess Pingyang, who was watching from the sidelines, surging with excitement.

She knew Wei Qing's prestige, but she rarely saw his majestic posture on the battlefield.

The young man who served as a slave in his own house is now the head of the million-strong army of the Han Dynasty and the invincible commander on the battlefield...... Princess Pingyang joined her legs, her mind fluctuating.

After a while, everyone in the clan finished talking about things and left one after another.

Princess Pingyang didn't leave and stayed until the end.

The emperor glanced at her and said, "Sister has something to say to me?" ”

Princess Pingyang organized the following language: "Emperor, you are busy with state affairs every day, but you don't know my misery, and you have ......been widowed for several years."

The emperor was about to speak, and Liu Qing's voice came from the door: "I think of something, I want to tell the imperial brother, I also feel that the imperial sister is widowed and lonely, and I think of several candidates, all of whom are capable people, and I don't like it." ”

Princess Pingyang suddenly turned her head, and saw Liu Qing wearing a sky blue Han skirt with a white moire belt, going and returning, and took over the conversation.

Princess Pingyang got up a little embarrassed: "I don't have to worry about my business." After saying that, he blessed the emperor and walked away.

Liu Qing thought in his heart: The husband is like a god, and the imperial sister mentioned that she was widowed, and she really wanted to marry her uncle......

As soon as Liu Qing interrupted, Princess Pingyang's words didn't come out.

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The Han army won a great victory in the confrontation between the northern front and Rome, and the Rome lost more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the first battle, and the remnants of the army were defeated and fled.

The Han army pursued the victory and advanced westward, continuing to expand the results of the battle.

By the end of February, the Han army had captured the two major Roman provinces on the northern front.

At the same time, Huo Qubing also launched an offensive against Carthage from the sea.

The north and south lines of Rome were in jeopardy.

At this time, the strategic intentions of the Han army became clear.

Wei Qing and Huo Qu attacked from the north and south, and when they fought from the north and south respectively, Rome would be the time when the country was ruined.

But at the same time, the fairy concubine's plan is also unfolding.

In the space outside the underground Great Wall, the fairy concubine took a step and actually walked into the blood pool.

She communicated with the empress in her consciousness.

"Are you sure you can control Hu Hai and let him be used by us?"

"Have you ever thought that Emperor Qin is scheming, Hu Hai is his heir, and he doesn't know his temperament at all?"

"Do you suspect that Hu Hai was deliberately left by Emperor Qin, and has another purpose?"

The fairy concubine thought for a moment: "Although the spirit of the Great Commander is dilapidated, after all, there is still a wisp of origin that has not been destroyed.

With Hu Hai as the host, the origin of the divine soul of the great commander can be gradually restored in secret.

Although Hu Hai was cautious and consciously cautious, he coveted to get out of the imperial tomb and wanted to live longer, so he still absorbed the remnant soul of the commander.

He has been affected by the remnant soul of the Grand Commander, and he is about to become our man, and there will be no problems. ”

While talking to the empress, the fairy concubine took out a coffin and hung it above the blood pool.

As soon as the coffin came out, the wind and clouds surged above the blood pool, and the sky changed!

"This is the corpse of the emperor you found after a hundred years of dormancy in the West?"

"That's right, the opportunity to use him to replenish the consumption of the blood pool and rescue the immortal master has come."

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