Finally came out. Before Chen Xin went to battle, he had received instructions from Liu Tan. Today, he was to attack the city as a supplement and mainly to lure out possible ambushes.
Last night, Liu Chan sent someone to contact Liu Tan. The general idea was that Roman Prince Galienus suddenly and mysteriously disappeared with 50,000 to 60,000 people.
There's something fishy about this.
Moreover, there is a hilly area to the west of the Roman city, which is quite large. It is easy to ambush 50,000 to 60,000 people, but it is very troublesome to find them.
Although the Han army has a large number of Hanwang artillery, thunder cannons, and rocket launchers, how can it cover this large area of dense forest, which is a dense forest that has been restored for hundreds of miles.
If it is a small hilltop or dense forest, the Han army can still shell it indiscriminately, so that the ambush hidden inside can be beaten out.
But it doesn't work now, the area is too big.
If you can't fight him out, you can only use the simplest method to lure him out.
According to Liu Chan, if Galienus was really hiding in the dense forest, whether it was the Ming army or the Han army attacking the city, they should have come out and caught both the Ming and Han armies by surprise.
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In comparison, it is more appropriate for the Han Army to conduct this test.
Because the Han army was on the sea, a few hundred steps away after landing was the West Gate of Rome.
Gossus didn't care so much. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. It should be said that from the moment the Ming army entered the Roman border, they held their breath and wanted to defeat these enemies from the east.
But before that, the Roman army was unable to fight, or some timid Roman defenders had already opened the city in advance to surrender before the Ming army could attack the city.
Today is an opportunity.
"Kill!"
"Warriors!" Gossus roared filial piety loudly as he galloped: "Today you can go on a killing spree and let these Easterners taste the taste of the swords in your hands."
"Kill!"
"Kill them all!"
More than 20,000 Han troops are charging towards the city wall, with only a few thousand cavalry remaining in the rear. This is a good opportunity, cavalry versus cavalry, to test whether the Han cavalry is stronger or the Roman cavalry is more powerful.
"Array!"
Chen Xin said in a deep voice, and in an instant, the thousands of cavalry behind him immediately turned their horses to face the Roman cavalry of Gossus.
"Disperse!"
Chen Xin swung his long sword left and right, and thousands of cavalry were quickly divided into three squads. Chen Xin led the squadron and made preparations to attack Gossus. The two squads on both sides, each with about a thousand people, slowly moved toward
Push forward.
Seeing the changes in the Han cavalry, Gossus didn't pay attention. The simplest cavalry battle was for the two armies to charge each other. In comparison, he felt that today's battle would definitely annihilate the Han army.
The first is the Han cavalry, which are all light cavalry, while the Roman cavalry is heavily armored and has excellent protection. In a close encounter, the Roman cavalry will definitely not suffer much.
On the other hand, the Han cavalry, although they also have armor, are obviously light-armored. If they really encounter troops like the Roman cavalry, they can be driven back with just one charge.
"Kill!"
Gossus did not pay attention to the Han troops on the left and right sides, but went straight to Chen Xin in the middle to attack him. Little did he know that this was a serious mistake he made.
It seems that the two wings of the Han army are not large in number, only 2,000 people in total, and the Han army in the middle has a total of more than 4,000 people. As long as these more than 4,000 people are eaten first, the more than 2,000 people on the two wings will be eaten.
You are not allowed to throw away your armor.
"Let it go!"
"Let it go!"
The cavalry on the left and right wings suddenly shouted loudly, and countless arrows flew out in an instant. They were not far away from the Roman cavalry, just twenty or thirty steps away. This was the best shooting range for the knight's crossbow.
The cavalry shooting on both wings had just begun, and the distance between the cavalry led by Chen Xin of the Chinese army and the Roman front troops was reduced to less than fifty steps.
"Shoot!"
Chen Xin gave an order, and more than 4,000 Han troops immediately fired a volley, and more than 4,000 feather arrows attacked the Roman cavalry. The Roman cavalry who were on the way to attack had no time to dodge.
Although they were all heavily armored, facing the Han army's specially made knight crossbows, the protective effect was not very effective.
In the first confrontation between the two armies, the Han army relied on knight crossbows to gain the upper hand, because neither Chen Xin in the middle nor the Han army on the wings had any intention of confronting the Roman cavalry.
In comparison, although the Roman cavalry was heavily armored, it was not like the Sasanian cavalry. Both the knights and the horses were heavily armored, which would slow down the riding speed. The Roman cavalry all had heavy armor on their chests and backs.
And a helmet that is enough for protection, but the rest of the parts do not have a heavy armor.
Therefore, in terms of riding speed, the Roman cavalry was not slow, and was certainly much faster than the Sasanian cavalry. However, in front of the Han cavalry, they seemed to be no match.
Thousands of Han cavalrymen surrounded the Roman cavalry and fired at the outside, but did not charge forward anyway.
In less than a stick of incense, ten thousand Roman cavalry were surrounded by thousands of Han troops, and more and more Roman cavalry were shot over Rome. The scene seemed very passive.
"Grosso!" Galienus in the forest said solemnly: "Attack!"
I originally thought that if the Han army was unprepared and a cavalry force of 10,000 people suddenly came out, it would be able to defeat the Han army. With ten thousand people against more than 20,000 people, there was still a certain chance of victory.
Just after the two sides fought, Gallienus discovered that he had overestimated the Roman cavalry and underestimated the Han cavalry.
The Han army not only had advanced weapons, but their cavalry was also very powerful in combat. More importantly, their tactics were appropriate. With their brisk advantage, they constantly shot at Roman cavalry.
Grosso immediately led 20,000 cavalry and rushed out like a tiger descending the mountain. Galienus felt that there was still a chance. Although Gossus was very passive now, he was not defeated by the Han army.
The defeat was due to the heavy armor of the Roman cavalry.
As long as they increase their troops at this time and surround the Han army from the outside, they can still annihilate the 20,000 to 30,000 Han army.
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After all, with the appearance of Gossus, the Han army must know that there are Roman soldiers and horses in the nearby mountains and forests. If they do not attack, the Han army at sea may throw their cannonballs towards the nearby mountains and forests.
Because Gossus appeared on the scene, the location of the Roman ambush had been exposed.
Gallienus's guess was correct. When Grosso had just led his troops to rush out, the Han army's artillery fire soon hit the mountain forest.
Bang bang, bang bang bang.
In the mountains and forests, artillery fire broke out all of a sudden.
But at this time, Gallienus had already left that area. He no longer cared about the southwest side. All 30,000 people here had gone to the battlefield, and the remaining 30,000 were in ambush.
On the main channel for the Ming army to enter Rome.
Gossus and Grosso were his two most trusted generals. He believed that with the bravery of these two men, as long as the Han troops at sea did not land, they would be able to defeat the Han army outside the city.
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"Your Highness!"
On the Han army warship, Meng Hua said anxiously: "Can you increase the number of troops to assist General Chen?"
The total number of Han troops brought ashore by Chen Xin was less than 30,000, of which there were only more than 7,000 cavalry, and the rest were all infantry.
Moreover, now that the Roman cavalry has fought against Chen Xin, the Hanwang artillery cannot assist Chen Xin at this time. If the Hanwang artillery is used to suppress it at this time, it will only accidentally injure one's own people.
Liu Tan would not do this.
When Liu Tan heard this, he shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks!"
The purpose of attacking Rome was to destroy this great Western country. At this time, the Roman ambush had been drawn out, so there was no need for the Han army to watch the excitement.
Decisive battle——
Now is the moment for the decisive battle. Following Liu Tan's order, hundreds of Han warships moved forward at full speed. They were going to rush ashore to defeat the Roman Empire.
On the other side, a fierce battle broke out outside the city, and reinforcements had already rushed out, controlling the Han army's artillery fire to the greatest extent. The news soon spread to the municipal square.
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
Valerian was overjoyed after receiving the battle report. What he was most afraid of before was the terrifying artillery fire of the Han army, because the Han army fired from a long distance away. No matter how brave the Roman soldiers were, they could not reach the Han army.<
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"Send my general's order!"
Valerian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Twenty thousand soldiers and horses are left at the north gate, and the rest of the soldiers will go to the west gate to help in the battle."
"Yes!"
The generals immediately responded to the order, and nearly 40,000 Roman Praetorian Guards rushed to the west gate.
Valerian was the emperor of the Roman Empire. Now the battlefield situation had changed. He was unwilling to waste this rare opportunity, so he personally led the senior officials of the Roman Empire to gather on the west city tower. He wanted to supervise the battle on the spot.
While the fierce fighting was going on at the West City Gate, thirty miles to the northwest, there was the Ming Army's camp.
"Father!"
"Father!"
"Good news!" Liu Yan came in from outside excitedly and said excitedly: "Brother Da Huang has sent news that the ambush has been led out, and Brother Da Huang is leading his army to attack Ximen."
"Okay!" Liu Chan was overjoyed when he heard this. In fact, he already knew the situation ahead, because when delivering the message to Liu Tan last night, he had made an agreement with Liu Tan. Once it was confirmed that the Roman ambush had been led out, he would launch a missile towards the dense forest in the northwest.
Hanwang Cannon.
Because of the barrier of this hilly area, the Ming army camp could not actually hear the explosions of the Han army's shelling of Rome. After all, they were thirty miles apart and there was a hilly barrier.
But not long before, he clearly heard the explosion.
He didn't need anyone to report this, he also knew that this was Liu Tan passing on the news to him.
"Father!" Liu Yan immediately raised his hands in salute and said: "My son, please give me the order to go to war. The city of Rome will be destroyed today!"
The army has reached Rome, and this is the final decisive battle. After this year of Western Expedition, Liu Yan has matured very quickly. He also hopes that in this final decisive battle, he can achieve unparalleled achievements.
However, Liu Chan chuckled and said: "Father, I will go with you!"
"Father!" Liu Yan wanted to stop him.
"Hahaha!" Liu Chan interrupted: "My father has been fighting in the north and south for decades, how can he be afraid of a small Roman city?"
He knew that his son was worried about his safety. Although it was only a matter of time before Rome fell, and the ambush had been led out by Liu Tan, the Ming army should not encounter any danger when entering Rome.
But——
What if?
As a son, Liu Yan naturally did not want his father to put himself in danger. What he wanted more was to wait until he and his eldest brother captured the city of Rome, and then lined up to welcome his father into the city.
"Let's go!"
Before Liu Chan could wait for his son's advice, he had already walked outside the tent. The nearly 100,000 Ming troops outside the tent had long been prepared, and they were just waiting for an order to rush to the city of Rome.
"Father!" Liu Yan hurriedly followed and said: "Father, you have fought in the north and south all your life. Now that we have grown up, let us leave the war to our sons and ministers. Just wait.
Let’s watch my ministers and the emperor’s brother make great achievements.”
"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Liu Chan was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Father, I know you are filial, but as my father has been fighting all his life, what he cares about most is today's battle. After today's battle, my father will not go to the battlefield in person.
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"Let's go!" Liu Chan patted his son on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Today, my father will fight side by side with you to defeat the city of Rome."
Liu Chan is telling the truth. The world is very big, but he cannot conquer every place personally. He is also older and his sons have grown up. After this battle, he plans to have a good rest.<
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If he wanted to conquer the world, even if he wanted to, God probably wouldn't agree to it.
However, he would be satisfied if he could unify the four great empires of this era under the rule of the Han in his lifetime.
The Sasanian Empire, the Kushan Dynasty, Soochow, Cao Wei, and the Roman Empire in front of us were all conquered by him during his reign. This is enough. Looking at the history of the world, there is another emperor who has accomplished such a feat.
What about the feat?
Even Genghis Khan, the proud man of heaven, Alexander, Caesar, etc. of the West may not be able to do this. Enough, enough...
Hearing what his father said, Liu Yan wanted to dissuade him again, but he swallowed the words of dissuasion. As a son, he also hoped to help his father realize his wish.
"Let's go!"
Following Liu Chan's loud shout, nearly 100,000 Ming troops marched towards Rome.
At this time, outside the West City of Rome, the battle was already heating up.
Liu Tan, King of the Han Dynasty and Qin Dynasty, led nearly 100,000 Han troops to land. However, before they landed, the Roman Emperor Valerian took advantage of the reinforcements outside the city to fight with the Han troops and released more than 30,000 Praetorian Guards.
After leaving the city, he had to cooperate with the inside and outside to completely defeat the Han army in front of him.
With 60,000 to 70,000 people, the Han army that besieged less than 30,000 people had a relatively good chance of winning. Moreover, the Han army's artillery had stopped firing, but the Han army's warships were accelerating to dock.
Valerian knew very well that the Han army must not be allowed to dock. Once all the Han troops docked, the Roman army's numerical advantage would immediately collapse.
While the Han army is still at sea, first defeat the Han army outside the city, and then block the Han army that is about to land ashore. This is Valerian's idea.
This is also the last chance for the Romans.
Of course——
There is another important reason why Valerian can make such a desperate move, and that is the more than thirty bed crossbows outside the city, as well as the nearby thunder cannons and rocket blasters. As long as this Han army is defeated, these weapons will all belong to
Romans.
When the time comes, the Romans can use these weapons and wait to attack the Ming army on the northwest side.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
After the Roman army left the city, they were like tigers released into the mountains and forests, pounced on the Han army outside the city like a tide.
On the other side, Gossus and Grosso were even more happy. The emperor sent out the imperial guards in the city. In this way, the two armies would cooperate internally and externally, and their chances of winning would be greater.
Similarly, the Han army has some difficulties.
While Chen Xin commanded the cavalry to continue firing, he also commanded the infantry to block the Roman Praetorian Guards who came out of the city.
Hold on——
It must be resisted. As long as the King of Qin is dragged ashore, the Han army will be able to reverse the situation.
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