Roman Palace.
Although the Han army is now pressing down on the border, as the emperor, Valerian is still very impressive. He could have met with the Han envoys on the tower.
But when the Han envoys came to the city and expressed their intentions.
Valerian asked the Chinese envoys to enter the Roman palace.
"My Roman Empire and your Han Empire are very far apart." Valerian looked at the Han envoy Zeng Shu in the main hall, pretending to be angry, and asked: "There is no conflict between our two countries, but yours
The emperor raises troops to invade our territory, what is the reason for this?"
Valerian didn't actually know much about the Han Dynasty in the East. He only knew that they conquered the Sasanians and the Kushans a few years ago.
But a year ago, Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty led a hundred thousand Ming troops to attack Rome. The Ming army had already captured most of the land of the Roman Empire, and the vanguard had already entered the Alps. Now the Han warships have arrived at the gates of Rome.<
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Valerian was angry, but also very depressed.
The Han army was able to attack the capital city of Rome. Doesn’t this just mean that the Romans were unable to defeat the Han people?
Zeng Shu laughed when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty is joking. Our Han Dynasty is not a warlike country, but in order to save the poor people in the world, some wars are unavoidable."
Zeng Shu glanced at the Roman civil and military officials in the main hall and said calmly: "Looking at the world today, all the common people under the rule of my Han Dynasty have lived a free life." As he said that, he paused.
After a pause, he sighed: "But to this day, the Roman Empire under your Majesty's rule still has the inhumane system of slaves."
Hearing this, Valerian, as well as the Roman civil and military ministers in the main hall, all looked at the Han man in front of them speechlessly, saying in their hearts, just take care of you big men. Do you want you to take care of the affairs of my Roman Empire?<
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But——
Facing the hundreds of warships outside the city and the terrifying artillery just now, they had no convincing at all. After all, in this world, the strong are respected, and this has been followed since ancient times.
Seeing that Valerian did not speak, Zeng Shu was too lazy to talk nonsense. He simply cupped his hands and said loudly: "Now, His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Han Empire, personally leads the army to the city. The King of Qin does not want people to be devastated, so he specially sent me here."
Then, he looked at Valerian, and he could clearly feel that he was a little embarrassed. Zeng Shu was overjoyed, and then said: "Your Majesty, please don't have any luck, your country will definitely lose in this battle."
When the translator translated these words truthfully, the entire hall was completely silent. Navalerian wanted to get angry, but he held it back.
"Surrender!" Zeng Shu deliberately raised his voice and said word by word: "His Royal Highness King Qin of the Han Dynasty has issued an order. The Roman Empire must surrender unconditionally within three days, otherwise we, the Han Dynasty, will bombard the city of Rome."
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Bombard the city of Rome!
These words are so harsh.
Valerian was the emperor of the Roman Empire. He had grown so old. When had he ever been so humiliated? He was thrown into his own palace and asked to open the city and surrender within a time limit.
Just when the Romans were in a daze, Zeng Shu once again handed over his hand: "The words of His Royal Highness King Qin of the Han Dynasty have been sent to me. Please prepare as soon as possible - farewell!"
Are you...are you too arrogant?
Valerian's words were already on his lips, but he still swallowed them hard as he watched Zeng Shu walk away.
Because at this time, even if he killed the Han envoy in public, it would not be able to change the overall situation. There were hundreds of Han warships and the terrifying artillery.
Moreover, this Han envoy is not here to negotiate, he is here to issue an ultimatum.
Roman Empire——
Is the Roman Empire really about to fall?
Zeng Shu was in a good mood after leaving the palace. This was his first time in the far west, and he was curious about everything in front of him.
He was very surprised by the strange buildings along the way.
"The Romans were able to build houses with stones, which were much stronger than the wooden houses of our Han dynasties..." Zeng Shu marveled as he walked out.
More than a year ago, Liu Chen, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, conveyed the decree of the Emperor Liu Chan to the King of Qin Liu Tan. Liu Chan's meaning was very clear. He ordered Liu Tan to immediately lead the Han soldiers and horses by water through Asia (Asia) and Africa (Africa).
Africa), entered Europa (Europe), and finally attacked Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, from the Mediterranean.
Whether it was King Liu Tan of Qin or other civil and military ministers of the Han Dynasty, they had heard of these place names for the first time, but Liu Chan drew a simple map for them.
Because the Han army has never marched such a long distance, and it is still crossing vast oceans.
Before this, neither the Han army nor the naval armies of other dynasties had ever taken the lead. Therefore, as the first dynasty to take advantage of the situation, Liu Tan received his father's order. Although he was very excited, for the sake of the march, Liu Tan
To ensure safety, careful arrangements have to be made.
After more than three months of preparation, on September 1, the 18th year of the Han Dynasty (AD 257), Liu Tan led more than 530 large and small warships, totaling 120,000 Han troops, and set out from Chaisang to formally take command.
Western Expedition.
This time, Liu Tan specially equipped more than 50 warships with 180 Hanwang cannons and 10,000 special artillery shells.
After leaving the Han Dynasty, the Han army chose to go west along the edge of the continent. Marching along the edge of the continent may slow down the march, but it is relatively safer.
After more than a year, the Han army led by Liu Tan finally entered the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea in Europe in early January of 259 AD.
Upon arriving at the Mediterranean, Liu Tan did not immediately lead his army to attack Rome. Instead, he secretly sent people into the Roman Empire to meet the emperor Liu Chan who sent troops from the Ming Dynasty to attack Rome.
Liu Chan was very satisfied. He didn't expect Liu Tan to come so quickly.
More than a year seems like a long time, but this is the Three Kingdoms era, and there are no advanced warships in later generations. It is not an easy task to cross the Eurasian continent.
Although the distance is very far, Liu Chan still hopes that Liu Tan can lead his army here, because the Roman Empire was a very powerful empire in history.
This time the two countries fight, Liu Chan must be fully prepared, either not to fight, or to defeat the Roman Empire in one battle.
For the sake of safety, Liu Chan finally drew a world map based on his own memory, some geographical information collected during his previous trip to Rome, and the information from the Ming Dynasty. Strictly speaking, it covers the three states of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Continent map.
In addition to drawing a map, Liu Chan also specifically stated that when traveling westward, you should not go to the open sea, but must march along the edge of the continent. This can reduce unpredictable maritime threats.
Zeng Shu was one of the military officials whom Liu Tan favored.
There were 100,000 Ming troops in the east, led by the Han Emperor Liu Chan himself. They captured most of the Roman Empire in less than a year. Now the Han Dynasty has another prince.
As soon as Zeng Shu left, Valerian looked at the civil and military ministers in the main hall.
"Let's talk about it...what should we do now?"
Valerian wanted to hear the opinions of his ministers. Although he was the emperor, he was not willing to make the decision himself before the Roman Empire was on the verge of destruction.
There was deathly silence in the main hall.
The ministers and Valerian actually have similar ideas.
Facing the super powerful Han army, the Romans had no power to resist, and now they had no idea.
"You are all nobles of the Roman Empire;" Valerian was a little angry. He looked at the civil and military ministers in the hall and roared: "The Roman Empire is about to perish. Don't you still have any ideas?"
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Beneath the Alps.
Liu Chan looked at the picturesque Alps and felt very comfortable. In his previous life, he was a football fan. His favorite team was the Italian team and the once glorious Roma team.
In his previous life, he had a dream that one day he could visit Rome.
Who would have ever wanted to manipulate people? In his previous life, he struggled for twenty or thirty years, but in the end he was unable to fulfill his wish because he accidentally traveled to the Three Kingdoms era.
Rome——
He had already been there and passed under the Alps before, but this time he felt even more wonderful.
‘Apennine Peninsula, I will conquer you!’
Liu Chan looked at the Alps in the distance and whispered silently.
At this moment, Liu Yan, the king of the Ming Dynasty, rode up to him and said: "Father, the great emperor sent someone to deliver a letter."
"Oh!" Liu Chan retracted his mind and asked, "What did he say?"
"Go back to my father!" Liu Yan opened the letter and said: "According to my father's will, the eldest brother will lead the army to the city of Rome on the first day of March and will arrive at the city of Rome around April 21."
"Okay!" Liu Chan was overjoyed upon hearing this.
A few months ago, Liu Tan sent people to meet him in the army. He finally waited for the news of Liu Tan's arrival. For more than a year, although he had won consecutive battles on the battlefield of the Western Expedition, he was very worried about his eldest son.
Liu Tan.
Because before this, humans have never had a precedent of marching such a long distance by sea.
He didn't know the history of other countries comprehensively, but in the history of China that he knew, the example of such a large-scale long-distance march by sea had to wait until the Ming Dynasty, that is, a thousand years later - Zheng He's voyage to the West.
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Now he has brought this matter forward. After unifying the Three Kingdoms, he was planning this matter. After the Three Kingdoms were unified, the Sasanians and Kushans in the Western Regions have also been conquered, and only the remaining
Famous Romans in history.
Conquering Rome was the last thing he hoped to accomplish in his life.
Of course, Liu Chan could choose to lead an army all the way west from the Central Plains, passing through the Tang and Ming Dynasties and then entering Rome.
But——
Danger still exists when traveling over such long distances. For example, from Liangzhou to the Western Region Protectorate, there is a very dangerous section of the road - the desert.
Moreover, long-distance marches on land consume a lot of food when people eat horses, and at the same time, surprise attacks are not possible.
The Roman Empire was a powerful empire. If you wanted to completely destroy it, you had to catch it by surprise.
By marching by sea, you can achieve surprise.
Because according to historical records, although the Roman Empire was very powerful, its navy was very backward. It should be said that they did not think much about the navy.
Therefore, Liu Chan discussed some of the knowledge he had learned in his previous life with Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, and then improved the Han warships so that they could go to sea in the future.
Although the ships have been improved, they still cannot be compared with the ships of later generations. If such warships sail into the open sea, they may never return.
It is also for this reason that when Liu Tan was ordered to lead the western expedition, he specifically told them that they must not go to the outer sea and must march close to the mainland, even if it means slowing down the marching speed.
By marching on land, one can avoid danger, and the other is that supplies can be carried out along the way, such as the most important Danshui supply.
"Okay!" Liu Chan said loudly after listening to Liu Tan's letter: "Immediately send an order to the entire army to speed up the march and join the King of Qin at the gate of Rome."
"Father!" Liu Yan said after hearing this: "This place is far from the city of Rome, and it will take more than ten days to work hard. I'm afraid that by the time we get to Rome, the eldest brother has already occupied the city of Rome."
Liu Yan seemed to feel a little regretful. This time he accompanied his father on the western expedition, which lasted nearly a year. They conquered a large area of Roman land. As a prince, he could finally say to others with confidence - I am also a capable person.
Conquer generals who are good at fighting, rather than just sitting back and enjoying the success of the country built by your father and brother.
Although he made many meritorious deeds during the Western Expedition.
But——
The city he hoped to attack more was Rome.
Because the city of Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire.
If you can participate in the battle to conquer the capital of the Roman Empire, your life will not be in vain.
"Hahaha!" Liu Chan said with a smile when he heard this: "You don't have to be depressed. Although your eldest brother arrived in Rome first, it will still take some time to capture the city."
Liu Yan was stunned when he heard this and said to himself, Father, please stop comforting me.
The emperor's brother holds nearly two hundred Hanwang cannons, and a small Roman city is not easy to capture. Even if there are no Hanwang cannons, it will not take a few days to attack the Roman city with thunderbolt cannons and rocket launchers.
"Go and deliver the order!" Liu Chan rolled his eyes at his son and urged: "If you want to participate in the attack on Rome, order the army to march faster, otherwise... you will really not be able to catch up."
"Promise! I obey the decree!" Liu Yan heard the words and immediately agreed.
As the prince of the Han Dynasty and the king of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Yan now wishes he could fly to the city of Rome and then attack the capital of the Roman Empire with his eldest brother.
Not too far away from them, there was a prince who wished he could grow wings and fly back to Rome.
Outside Modena.
Gallienus was extremely anxious. He was originally ordered to guard Modena to block the Ming army's attack, or at least slow down the Ming army's advance.
But——
The day after he arrived in Modena, he received a letter asking for help from his father Valerian. The Han army had reached Rome from the sea, and Rome was in danger.
"Send the order!"
Gallienus shouted anxiously: "Everyone, hurry up and rush back to help Rome before the city is broken."
Although the Ming army in the Alps is terrifying, the safety of the capital city of Rome is more important. Once the capital city is captured by the Han army, the Roman Empire will be truly finished.
Gallienus didn't think much about it. Counting the 50,000 Roman elites he brought with him, as well as the more than 10,000 garrison troops originally stationed in Modena, a total of more than 60,000 people followed Gallienus day and night.
On a side trip, we headed towards the city of Rome.
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This chapter has been completed!