Chapter 142 Why do you want to surrender to China?

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Two days later, on an open grassland in the north, an army of thousands of people was marching slowly.

It's just that everyone has a somewhat defeated look on their faces, without any excitement at all.

At this time, a cavalryman hurriedly came to the leading general from a distance and said,

"General, we still have two days to reach the edge of the swamp."

After hearing the news, the leading general just nodded indifferently, without any joy.

Because when you reach the edge of the swamp, the danger has just begun,

And after passing through the swamp, we still have to fight with that group of fierce Chinese people. Even if we can complete the mission,

Destroy those people's supplies,

But no matter whether their mission is successful or not, once they wait for the Chinese troops from the front to come back for reinforcements, they will definitely not survive.

So every step forward now is a step closer to death,

How could he be happy again?

Soon night fell, and after the general gave the order, everyone began to prepare for the night.

In the past, the troops were relatively well-disciplined, but this time even the camp preparations were extremely perfunctory.

Everyone is about to die, and this place is deserted. It takes a day of fast travel to reach the nearest city.

Why do you have to be so serious about doing things?

The general saw all this and didn't say much. He just summoned the officers above the centurion to start studying the next itinerary.

Facing an enemy like China, of course they must be prepared.

Taking the sheepskin map given by the guide, the general received it quickly after the introduction.

"We can reach the swamp in two days. Although a guide took us in, the guide also said that the swamp is changing every moment."

"Roughly speaking, the direction of the route is correct, but you must be careful when walking. All teams use ropes to hold each other,"

"Let the quartermaster make more abundant food for these two days. Anyway, we can't take away too much in this light attack."

The general gave instructions on what to do next.

After listening, everyone just nodded silently.

Seeing such low morale, the general opened his mouth to say something,

But there is no way to start,

Although they had the experience of raiding across mountains and ridges before, this time they did not have the motivation to risk their lives.

For Rome?

They were enemies of Rome.

For family?

Their families were as far away as Carthage.

The only thing I can think of is for their commander Hannibal.

But this time Hannibal was the commander-in-chief of Rome and asked them, the Carthaginians, to die for the Romans.

The reason why they obeyed the order was only because of Rome's deterrence. They were here now and could not be the opponent of Rome's elite legions.

To advance is to die, and to retreat is also death. He even thought to himself that it would be better to go back directly.

However, his own commander Hannibal said that this was a war between civilizations.

If Rome failed, then the entire known world

All will be ruled by China.

And China is a real alien to them.

Thinking about how they treated other barbarians, you will know your own fate.

It was for these reasons that he brought people here.

So in the end the general just waved his hand and said,

"Let's all go and have a good rest."

The other officers glanced at their general and said nothing.

Everyone has already said what they should say, and there was almost an internal strife at the beginning.

But in the end, he still chose to obey the order.

They respect Hannibal from the bottom of their hearts.

Just when everyone was desperately trying to disperse, a sentry suddenly ran in in a hurry and shouted,

"General, Tennant is here!"

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and the general couldn't help but say,

"Tennett, is she back?"

Everyone knew that Tennette disappeared not long ago, and they tried to find him but failed.

But now that the other party suddenly appears here, of course he will be a little surprised.

The sentry nodded quickly, finally took a breath, and continued,

"Your brother is here too."

The general's face couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy,

He has always been Hannibal's lieutenant, but this time he went on an expedition as the chief general, and his brother was Hannibal's most trusted confidant.

He thought he would never see each other again, but he quickly raised his eyebrows and said,

"What are they doing here?"

He didn't understand what the other party was doing here at this time.

At this time, a centurion on the side thought of something and said with a bit of surprise,

"Did the general change his decision?"

He could only think of this one thing now, otherwise, if it was just an ordinary thing, there would be no need to send his daughter, who he had just found, over.

The eyes of the others also lit up slightly.

The general and deputy general frowned and quickly received it,

"Don't make random guesses and let them in quickly."

The sentry nodded, and soon everyone saw Tennet and his brother appearing in front of them.

Tennant walked into the camp and looked at the familiar faces around him.

These people are all officers above centurion in the army and are the core of the entire army.

A hint of joy could not help but appear on his face, this was a good opportunity.

"Tannit, brother, why are you here?"

"Does the commander-in-chief have anything important to give you?"

the general asked quickly.

After understanding the words, Tennette glanced at the confidant next to her, who nodded towards her,

Although this situation is a bit unexpected, it is indeed an excellent opportunity.

So Tennette took a deep breath, and then said,

"General, my father has the latest order. Everyone should stop and rest immediately, and then wait for the order to attack the Romans' rear city!"

In an instant, the entire camp became extremely quiet.

After a while, the others slowly came to their senses, but still no one spoke.

One by one, you look at me, I look at you,

Finally, the expression on a centurion's face changed from confusion to shock, shock to ecstasy, and he shouted loudly,

"I knew it!"

"How could the commander-in-chief let us die for those damn Romans!"

"It turns out this is his plan! We can come here quietly and ambush him!"

"Give them a hard blow when they are most relaxed!"

Hearing this, other people's faces were slowly filled with ecstasy!

"That's right! I have long disliked those Romans!"
To be continued...