The Ming army led by Liu Chan in the Alps and the Roman army led by Gallienus in Modena all rushed towards the city of Rome at starry night.
But in the past few days, the city of Rome has been in a state of tension and even panic.
Han army?
The Romans didn't know much about them, but they knew a lot about some businessmen from the East who often appeared on the streets.
Black hair, yellow skin, black eyes.
This is the Han people in the eyes of the Romans.
But——
They never thought that one day these Easterners would come to their land.
"I heard that the Han people's artillery is very powerful!"
"Hmm!"
"I've also heard that a cannon blast can blow up a city wall."
"Oh, my God!"
"I heard that the Han people only gave us three days. If our Emperor does not open the city and surrender within three days, they will bombard our city of Rome."
"Oh, my God!"
"My head is not as strong as a city wall."
"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, please surrender immediately!"
A few Ishii idlers on the street were chattering. They were not slaves, but they were definitely not nobles. They were ordinary people in the city of Rome.
There are hundreds of Han warships outside the city. Everyone in the entire city of Rome knows about this. They are all worried. In recent years, no one has attacked the city of Rome.
However, they have heard what it means to subjugate their country.
"Surrender?"
"Haha!"
A middle-aged man with an unshaven beard said angrily: "If the emperor really surrenders, then we will all become slaves of the subjugated country, and we will turn into slaves of the Han people."
"Nonsense——"
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a slightly downcast young man next to him said with a smile: "The Han people have outlawed slavery a long time ago."
"What?"
"Beggars, can you say that again?"
A fat man grabbed the young man and asked, as if he couldn't believe it: "Who did you hear that the Han people outlawed slavery?"
The young man was not afraid. He smiled calmly and said: "The Han people defeated the Sasanians and Kushan people a few years ago. The Han emperor did not turn the Sasanians and Kushan people into their slaves."
He said: "Not only did the Han people not turn the Sasanians and Kushans into slaves, they also freed all the original slaves, gave them fields, and helped them build houses."
Hiss——
The young man said it very easily, but the people around him were shocked when they heard it.
"Are they sick?"
"Isn't the purpose of fighting a war just to plunder slaves?"
The people around were a little incredulous, thinking that throughout the ages, wars have been fought to plunder slaves, plunder the population, and the enemy's wealth.
The Han people traveled thousands of miles, from the east to the west, and wanted nothing. Didn’t they just have enough to eat? Then why did they fight?
The young man was dressed in desolate clothes and looked like a beggar. Maybe he was just having a whim, or maybe he had a sweet spring and autumn dream.
But while everyone was confused, a missionary walked out of the house.
Everyone was shocked.
You can tell by looking at his clothes that he is a Christian.
Everyone was about to leave. After all, the Roman Empire was very anti-Christian. On weekdays, Christians could only hide in some remote suburbs. They would never dare to show off in the city like this, and they still stayed in the capital of the Roman Empire.
"Everyone!" the missionary said with a smile: "He didn't lie, and you don't have to be afraid. Those Han people are very friendly to the civilians, just as he said." After that, he pointed to the down-and-out young man and said with a smile: "
The Han Empire, the Ming Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom established by the Han people did not have slaves. They advocated equality for everyone and respected the culture of all ethnic groups."
Huh——
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Although these Christians are not usually welcomed by the royal family and nobles, they are still educated and knowledgeable people.
Now this missionary actually dares to appear on the streets of Rome so openly. I'm afraid what he said is not true.
"Monk!"
One of them asked casually: "The Han people really don't kill common people like us?"
The missionary said: "Of course!"
"I have been to the Ming Kingdom in the east, which was a kingdom established by the Han people after defeating the Sasanians." The missionary said with a smile: "In the Ming Kingdom, whether it is aristocrats, common people, or religious people, in the Ming Dynasty
In the kingdom, everyone is equal."
This missionary was none other than Liu Tiezhu, the gladiator Liu Chan had purchased in Rome. More than a year ago, he went to Rome on Liu Chan's order to contact the Christians in the hope that they could assist when the Han army attacked Rome.
For more than a year, Liu Tiezhu has lived up to Liu Chan.
He went to more than a dozen cities and contacted many Christian believers. Whenever the Ming army was about to attack a city and cause panic in the city, they would suddenly appear next to the people and then talk about how good the Han people were.<
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After more than a year of experience, Liu Tiezhu now firmly believes that the Han emperor is an emperor who keeps his word.
For more than a year, the Ming army captured hundreds of towns and cities in the Roman Empire. Unless the defenders resisted tenaciously and the Ming army had to attack with force, as long as the city owner chose to surrender, the Han people would have nothing to do with the people after they entered the city.
No offense.
Even in those cities that resisted tenaciously, after the city was broken, the Han people only targeted the city lords and other official high-level officials, and were still very friendly to the people at the bottom and slaves.
Slavery has been abolished in all cities currently occupied by the Ming army.
Just——
Valerian didn't want the people to turn toward the enemy, so when the Ming army invaded, he instituted martial law across the country. People in the cities stopped flowing to each other, which led to a lack of information.
"Monk!"
The unshaven middle-aged man suddenly took a step forward and asked Liu Tiezhu worriedly: "I heard that the Han people's artillery shells are very powerful and can blow up a wall. Now that a war is imminent, how should we, the common people, protect ourselves?"
"Please ask the monk to show us a clear path!"
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, several others also saluted Liu Tiezhu and said, "Yes, yes, yes, please, monk, give us a clear path."
The imperial family does not like Christians, but they are not very repulsive to ordinary people.
At this time, the Han army was approaching the city, and they just wanted to find a chance to survive.
Liu Tiezhu said with a smile: "You don't have to worry too much. If the Han people are murderous demons, they have advanced artillery, but when they arrived at the city of Rome, they did not fire a single cannonball into the city."
Liu Tiezhu did not lie. Yesterday, when the Han warships arrived in the city of Rome, they only fired a cannon outside the city, which was considered a disincentive to the Romans.
"If they were demons, they would have bombed our city of Rome a long time ago." As he spoke, Liu Tiezhu looked at a few people and said with a smile: "If that were the case, would you still have a chance to gossip here? Wouldn't they have been bombed to pieces a long time ago?
Meat sauce?"
"Why is this?" one of them asked.
"The Han people are here to save us Romans. They don't want to see slaves and unfair countries in the world." After speaking, Liu Tiezhu paused and then said: "So when they arrived in Rome, they did not choose to go directly
Instead of attacking, we sent envoys into the city to ask our emperor to surrender."
"Oh!"
Everyone seemed to understand everything in an instant.
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "In other words, as long as our emperor chooses to surrender, the Han people will not hurt us again."
"That's right!" Liu Tiezhu nodded and said: "However, it is not certain whether our emperor will surrender, so after you go home, stay at home and don't go out randomly. Wait until the Han army enters the city, and then wait until the Han army enters the city.
Too late."
"The Han people are still going to attack Rome?" the middle-aged man asked again.
"It depends on whether our emperor wants to surrender!" Liu Tiezhu said helplessly: "If our emperor does not surrender, the Han people will definitely bombard the city of Rome."
Everyone suddenly panicked again.
"Bombard Rome!"
"That's it!"
"We are all mortal beings, how can we withstand the bombardment of artillery shells?"
Seeing everyone's worries, Liu Tiezhu said calmly: "Go back and tell your relatives and friends that those who have cellars have been hiding in the cellars these days. Although the Han people's artillery shells are powerful, they can't destroy the cellars. Hiding in the cellars."
, you will not be in danger."
"If there is no cellar, find some sturdy houses to hide in."
The houses in the city of Rome were all made of stones. Although it was not as hot inside the stone houses in summer, many people were still used to digging cellars in their houses. The cellars were sometimes used to store food, and sometimes they were used to escape the heat in summer.
After listening to Liu Tiezhu's suggestion, everyone thanked him profusely and then dispersed.
Liu Tiezhu returned to the room. Several companions in the room asked Liu Tiezhu with some doubts: "Gais, are you really sure that the Han people will treat us Christians well?"
Several people in the room were Christians from the city of Rome. Liu Tiezhu came to Rome to meet them half a month ago and told them that the Han people would soon attack Rome and hoped that they would work with him to help the Han army attack the city of Rome.
Although these people are Christians, they are also Romans.
It feels a little strange to help foreigners attack their own city, but thinking about being bullied by the royal family and nobles on weekdays, they are willing to overthrow this corrupt Roman dynasty.
"Don't worry!" Liu Tiezhu said with a smile: "I was captured as a slave by the imperial guards. I had to participate in duels every day. Whether I can survive or not depends entirely on God's will." He sat down and took a sip of water, and then said:
"It was the Han emperor who bought me later. He did not regard me as a slave, and I also visited the Ming Kingdom."
"The Zoroastrianism in the Ming Kingdom was not persecuted by the Ming court. As long as they did not go against the court, the court would not interfere with religion."
Liu Tiezhu said, looked at a few people and asked: "If the Han people establish a new kingdom in Rome and they treat us Christians well, will you still go against the Han people?"
"No!" Everyone shook their heads.
The imperial court treats religious believers well, but if religious believers still go against the imperial court, they are seeking death.
"That's no problem!" Liu Tiezhu said: "I believe that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is a great monarch. If he can establish a new kingdom in Rome, it will be a blessing for all Romans!"
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Hearing Liu Tiezhu's words with such certainty, they thought for a while and then said: "Okay, we will work with you to help the Han people capture the city of Rome."
Helping the Han people seize the city does not actually require them to fight with Roman soldiers. This is the task Liu Chan gave Liu Tiezhu.
Before the war started, it was their mission to help guide the people and let them take shelter in advance to avoid being attacked by the Han army's artillery fire.
In fact, this task is not difficult to do. The war is coming, and the people are afraid of death. If someone can give them advice and let them prevent it in advance, this in itself is a good thing.
After convincing a few people, Liu Tiezhu began to assign tasks to them.
First, tell more Christians about this, and then everyone secretly informs the people in the city, telling them the Han people's governance policies, telling them the differences between the Han people and the Romans, so that they will no longer be afraid of the Han people, and at the same time let them escape in advance.
The whole city of Rome was in panic.
The royal family and the military are stepping up preparations for war. Although they know that it is difficult to withstand the artillery fire of the Han army, they are still unwilling to surrender like this.
It is mainly the policies of the Han people that they cannot accept.
If they choose to surrender, they may not die.
But they will no longer be able to own slaves, and they will no longer be able to own large amounts of land, because in the places occupied by the Han people, all the land will be nationalized and then distributed equally to all subjects.
What's even more terrible is that although the land is distributed to the people, the ownership rights still belong to the state. The people only have the right to use it and no longer have the right to buy and sell it.
This is something that these royal nobles cannot accept.
Fight——
Since the Han people are coming to rob us of our interests, then we will fight them desperately. The nobles and royal families suddenly united and they will fight to the death to defeat these damn Eastern Han people.
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April 24, 259 AD.
The flagship of the Han army and the tent of the Chinese army.
"Zeng Shu!"
Liu Tan asked calmly: "Today is the third day. Is there any news from the Romans?"
"Go back to Your Highness!" Zeng Shu shook his head helplessly and said: "There is no news yet, maybe later..."
"No need to wait!" Before Zeng Shu could finish speaking, Liu Tan said loudly: "I have given them a chance, but they want to die on their own. This is no wonder to me."
Inside the Chinese military tent, everything suddenly became quiet, and everyone was waiting for King Qin’s order.
"Send the order!"
Liu Tan suddenly stood up, looked at the generals in the tent and shouted: "At the beginning of the hour, if the Romans don't open the city and surrender, the gunboats will advance five hundred steps." He paused, then looked at the tent.
Looking at the Roman city in the distance outside, he said firmly: "I will blow up this Roman city."
"Promise!" The generals heard the promise and agreed.
If the 120,000 Han troops marched over long distances for more than a year and waited for the Romans unscrupulously, it would only encourage the Romans' arrogance.
He had already contacted his father Liu Chan before. When they arrived in Europe, King Liu Yan of the Ming Dynasty had already followed his father to capture most of the Roman Empire. As the eldest son of the Han Dynasty, His Royal Highness the King of Qin was able to conquer and fight as a Han Dynasty.<
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Liu Tan didn't want his younger brother to take the lead in this war.
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This chapter has been completed!