If you don't withdraw, are you waiting to be blown up here... Claude glared at the deputy general angrily, and said speechlessly: "Withdraw!"
As a Roman warrior, Claude certainly hoped to have a showdown with the Ming army, but the Ming army relied on its advanced weapons and was still covered with dense artillery fire after entering the city. They wanted to fight with the Han army, but they had no chance.
To stop the Ming army now is like seeking death.
The Roman army continued to retreat towards the North City, while the Ming army, under the command of Ming King Liu Yan, advanced steadily. Many houses were bombed into chaos wherever they passed.
Fortunately, they used thunder cannons and rocket launchers. Although they had some destructive power on stone houses, the damage was not very serious. They could continue to be used after a little repair after the war.
The generals following Liu Yan suddenly seemed a little relaxed, and they had no idea that they were on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty the King!"
Sam Mingde, the cavalry general of the Ming Kingdom, said with a smile: "My Ming Dynasty now has such advanced weapons, those Romans have no ability to fight back."
Liu Yan didn't respond, knowing that this guy was just flattering.
Saminder then said: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone over now to recruit those Romans?"
"This can also save some weapons."
Hmm???
Liu Yan paused for a moment. He had been thinking about using thunderbolts and rocket launchers to bomb them all the way until these Romans were driven out of Byzantium.
But Saminder reminded him.
The battle has been going on till now, except for the fierce battle that took place at the top of the city before, the rest is completely dominated by the Ming army.
But——
Rocket launchers and thunderbolts are different from other weapons. This thing fires one, so there is one less.
Although continuing to bombard all the way will definitely drive the Romans out of Byzantium, the Roman army is still there.
This time, my father's purpose was simple: to destroy the Roman Empire.
In other words, even if the Romans are driven out of Byzantium now, the Ming army will still encounter them in the future. Is it possible that they will be driven to the city of Rome in this way?
"Send the order!"
Liu Chan immediately said: "Thunderbolt cannons and rocket launchers are all set up on the main street in the city. Shooting has been temporarily stopped, but we must remain vigilant at all times."
"Promise!" Saminde immediately agreed.
An hour later, the Ming army assembled in the Byzantine city. Two hundred three-bow crossbows were lined up on the east and west main streets of the city. If launched now, they could cover most of the northern city.
Inside the city lord's palace.
Liu Yan said to Sam Mingde: "The surrender of the Romans was proposed by Aiqing. Why don't you go to Beicheng and take a hard trip to Aiqing?"
Saminder was stunned for a moment, but it was difficult to refuse.
However, he was also a little worried.
After all, the two armies are at war now. If he goes to the North City to meet the Romans, will the Romans listen to him and agree to surrender?
If the Romans committed a crime, they would probably kill him directly to sacrifice the flag.
"Wei Chen accepts the decree!"
Sam Mingde was helpless. Although he was a little worried, this suggestion was indeed made by him. If he refused to go to Beicheng now, he might be killed directly by Liu Yan.
Liu Yan sent Sam Mingde for another important reason, that is, Sam Mingde was proficient in Roman language and was one of the few generals in the army who was proficient in Roman language.
Understanding the other party's language will certainly help in negotiations.
For the safety of Sam Mingde, Liu Yan sent an elite guard of 100 people to accompany Sam Mingde to Beicheng District.
Beicheng——
Roman army temporary camp.
A guard hurriedly entered the tent, saw Gallienus, and said: "Your Highness, the envoy of the Ming Army wants to see you."
"Envoy of the Ming Army?" Everyone was stunned. Galienus paused for a moment before saying in a deep voice: "Let him in."
Not long after, Saminda entered the big tent, politely performed a breast-protecting salute to Gallienus, and said: "Ming Dynasty envoy Saminda, I have met His Highness Gallienus."
"Have you seen me?" Galienus was stunned for a moment and asked.
"I've seen it!" Saminder nodded slightly and said, "Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to meet His Highness when I was in Rome."
"Oh???" Galienus was stunned when he heard this, and said with some confusion: "Why don't I remember, I have seen you."
"Haha!" Saminder said and laughed: "Of course His Highness has never seen me, because His Highness led the army back to Rome that day. I was just a passerby standing on the street. How could His Highness recognize me?"
"Oh!" Gallienus nodded slightly when he heard this, so that was it, but then his face turned serious for a moment and asked: "You and I are at war today. I wonder what you are doing when you come to my camp?"
p>
"Persuade to surrender!" Sam Mingde said directly: "On the order of His Majesty the King of the Ming Dynasty, I am here to persuade His Highness to put down his arms and surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"Bold!" A bearded general-looking man next to him pulled out the sword from his waist and roared: "Do you want to die?"
"No!" Saminder walked up to the bearded man with a smile, gently pushed his long sword back into the scabbard, then shook his head and said, "You can't kill me."
"Why can't I kill you?" Galienus asked with a sneer.
After entering the Roman military camp, if he appears to be cowardly and timid, then this negotiation will be unnecessary. Moreover, regardless of whether he is timid or bold, if the Romans want to kill him, he will definitely die.
But——
Now the Ming army has the upper hand in the battle, which is the weight of his boldness.
Saminder laughed a few times, and then said: "Your Highness must have seen the power of my Ming Dynasty's thunder cannon and rocket launcher."
As he spoke, he paused, looked around at the Roman generals in the entire tent, and then said: "When I left the city lord's palace, I discussed it with His Majesty the King of the Ming Dynasty. If I don't go back before dark, my Ming Dynasty's Thunderbolt Cannon will be fired.
The rocket launchers will be fired at your army immediately."
Hiss——
Everyone paused.
Today they have seen the Ming Army's thunderbolt cannons and rocket launchers so much that they will never see them again. They retreated all the way here because they were unable to resist the Ming Army's artillery fire.
At this time, they finally got a short respite. If the Ming army continued to bombard them indiscriminately, they might have no choice but to abandon the city and flee.
There may be a chance of survival if you escape, but Byzantium will belong to the Ming army.
Of course, given the current situation, it seems to be an irreversible fact that Byzantium belongs to the Ming army, but their mission is to block the Ming army from the Byzantine city.
If we just gave this city to the Ming Dynasty.
They are unwilling to give in.
At the same time, they also have to worry about the pursuit of the Ming army. In the city, they can rely on buildings to hide and resist. But after exiting Byzantium, if the Ming army continues to pursue them, where will they go to hide? Moreover, they also know that the Ming army has a large number of
The cavalry troops, just this time, the Ming army dispatched 50,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry.
What about Rome?
The 160,000 defenders originally had more than 70,000 cavalry, but most of the war horses were in Nancheng. Now Nancheng is controlled by the Ming army, and after more than half a day of fighting, more than 30,000 people have been killed or injured.
Now if we withdraw from Byzantium, 120,000 to 30,000 people will basically have to choose to walk, and we can gather a cavalry team of 10,000 people at most.
How can more than 100,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry resist the charge of 50,000 cavalry?
What's even worse is that beyond Byzantium to the west, there is an endless plain, which is particularly suitable for cavalry charges.
"Your Highness!"
Saminder said with a smile: "Your army has no chance to choose. This time our army marches westward, the goal is not just Byzantium."
Galienus was already a little angry, but he did not dare to kill Saminder at this time to discourage him, because it was not long before dark. Even if they wanted to withdraw from Byzantium now, they would definitely retreat before dark.
Endless.
They have already lost a lot of men and horses. If the Han army blows up another batch, they will be killed.
Oh, no... Galienus paused, forced out a smile, and said: "Your envoy can go back to the camp first, and I will discuss it with the generals, and I will reply to your army tomorrow, okay?"
Saminder naturally hoped that Gallienus would agree now, but for what he said, if he pushed too hard, it might be counterproductive, so he nodded and said: "Of course, surrender is a big thing, but please still ask
Your Highness has made a decision early. If there is any hesitation, once our artillery fire launches an attack, your army will be annihilated."
These words were a bit harsh. The Roman generals and corps commanders present were very angry. They wished they could immediately cut the Akito in front of them into pieces.
"Your Majesty, please!" Galienus stood up and made a gesture of invitation.
Saminder saluted Galienus, and then strolled out of the Roman military camp. After leaving the camp, he saw that his palms were soaked.
It’s so thrilling——
As soon as Saminder left the tent, Gallienus looked at everyone and asked: "Everyone, please tell me, should we continue to fight the Ming army and drive them out of Byzantium, or should we withdraw from Byzantium under the cover of darkness."
Gallienus is the son of the current emperor of the Roman Empire. He is a prince of the Roman Empire and the first warrior of the Roman Empire. He will not surrender to the Ming army. He just promised to give an answer to the Ming army tomorrow. In fact, he just wants to
Delay some time and let the Ming army temporarily stop artillery attacks.
"Fight!" Claude stood up first and said: "Byzantium is the city of our Roman Empire, how can we easily give it to the Ming army?"
"Yes! Fight!"
Other corps commanders and senior generals almost made the same decision.
Although the Han army's artillery fire was fierce, they still felt that they could launch a surprise attack on the Ming army at night. As long as the Roman soldiers were in close contact with the Ming army, the Ming army's artillery fire would be ineffective.
This was what Galienus was discussing with the generals before Saminder came over, but their meeting was interrupted by Saminder's sudden arrival.
When the Ming army suddenly stopped shelling, Gallienus thought this was an opportunity. Perhaps the Ming army temporarily stopped attacking because it was getting dark soon.
Now I know that the Ming army wanted to persuade them to surrender.
But this was the Romans' opportunity.
After receiving the affirmation of the generals, Galienuspen punched the table hard, and then roared: "Fight!"
...
On the other side, Sam Mingde returned to the city lord's palace from the North City. He felt relieved and ran to the enemy camp, as if he had escaped from death.
"Answer tomorrow?"
"Hahaha!"
Liu Chan burst out laughing, then looked at his son and asked: "Yan'er, do you think Nagalianus will surrender tomorrow?"
Liu Yan paused for a moment, and Liu Chan asked again: "If you were Galienus, would you choose to surrender to our army at this time?"
When Liu Chan said this, Liu Yan immediately shook his head and said: "Back to my father, if I were Gallienus, I would definitely not choose to surrender."
Why?
All the generals present were stunned, especially Sam Mingde, who had just returned from Beicheng, with a confused look on his face, thinking: Did my trip go in vain?
"Tell me what you think!" Liu Chan asked.
"My son thought -" Liu Yan said calmly: "Gallienus is a prince of the Roman Empire, and his father is the emperor of the Roman Empire. All other Roman generals can surrender to our army. Only the Roman prince, he
Can't surrender."
"If Gallienus chooses to surrender, our army can then take him hostage, and then attack all the towns in Rome, all the way to Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire."
As soon as Liu Yan finished speaking, Liu Chan nodded slightly to express his approval.
Saminder on the side frowned and looked a little ugly.
Liu Yan's words were not wrong. As a prince of the Roman Empire, Galienus would definitely not surrender easily. What's more, he was the best warrior in Rome. Even if he wanted to surrender, he would have to wait until the Ming army captured Rome.
Now, he still has many choices.
Perhaps seeing Sa Mingde's unnaturalness, Liu Chan said with a smile: "However, Sa Aiqing's trip was not in vain. Although he failed to persuade Galienus to surrender, he also asked other Roman corps commanders to surrender.
, generals, have a new choice."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
After hearing this, Saminder let out a long sigh of relief and said to himself that it would be fine as long as my trip was not in vain.
If I risked my life, it would have no effect at all.
Then I would have run away in vain.
"Send the order!"
Liu Yan suddenly said loudly: "Order the frontline troops to be on high alert at all times and beware of the Romans attacking our army at night."
Watching his son giving orders, Liu Chan was very satisfied.
Although Liu Yan was still young, his mind was quick. Knowing that Galienus would not surrender, he immediately ordered his troops to strengthen their alert.
That's smart.
Since Gallienus would not surrender, he had only two options, that is, either to attack the Ming army at night, or to escape from Byzantium at night.
In comparison, perhaps escaping is the best choice. After all, the Ming army has advanced weapons. If the Han army discovers their surprise attack, the Han army will definitely bombard Beicheng immediately.
If that happens, the Romans will suffer disaster.
If they sneak out of the city quietly, they still have a chance to start over.
Anyway, tonight, Byzantium is destined to be unrest.
At nightfall.
There is a sharp contrast between the north and south districts of Byzantium. The south district has been occupied by the Ming army at this time. Except for the main street on the east-west axis, there are still a large number of Ming troops on duty. Two hundred three-bow crossbows are on standby at any time to be responsible for firing.
The soldiers took turns on duty, half of them were resting on the spot, and the other half were concentrating on staring at Beicheng District.
But in the city south of the central axis, bonfires can be seen everywhere. These are temporary camps for Ming army soldiers. After entering the city, Liu Yan once issued an order that Ming army generals were not allowed to enter people's residences without permission, and all camped on the streets to rest.
Standby,
In Beicheng District, it was dark and quiet at this time, and it was a bit scary.
......
......
This chapter has been completed!