Ma Chao's information is undoubtedly true. To be honest, if you don't know that Ma Chao is Ma Teng's son, look at how Ma Chao is now prosperous in the Senate, and he can brag and fart with the commander of the Tenth Knight Legion.
It's hard to say that Zhuge Liang felt that Ma Chao was actually a Roman.
Because they are so similar. If there are obvious differences between the other Han people and the Romans, then if you change it to someone with a high nose like Ma Chao, and throw it among the Romans, the Romans themselves would not be able to tell the difference. They are exactly the same. Maybe it is us.
The traitor sent by the Romans to your Han Dynasty, hahahaha!
In short, the news is definitely not wrong, but the fact that the news is right does not mean that other aspects are also right. Thinking from Zhuge Liang's perspective, the reasons for the dispatch of the First Italian Army, the Third Cyrenaica Army, and the Thirteen Rose Army are actually
It is very clear that the merit is not enough.
It's not Ma Chao's simple so-called beating of the Tenth Legion. These three legions have one obvious point, that is, they lack merit. They need new merits to maintain their reputation. Maybe the First Italian Legion
It wasn't needed before, but when the Tenth Knight took him out of Italy he became an ordinary Eagle Banner.
Without the bonus of invincibility, without the bonus of protecting Rome and protecting the will of the empire, the First Italy is the ordinary Eagle Banner Legion, which also needs meritorious service to maintain. I am afraid that Rome’s top officials asked these three legions to go with the hope of
The idea of earning merit.
With such a prerequisite, Zhuge Liang can naturally analyze some other things, that is to say, these three legions should almost belong to the ranks of the vanguard in the combat setup of the Central Plains, and the big ones are probably still behind.
Zhuge Liang guessed that Yuan Tan couldn't see this, but people like Shen Pei, Xun Chen, and Xu You could definitely see it, but their way of thinking about the problem was slightly different from his. For example, the Yuan family now
Probably with the idea of waiting for winter to pass.
The winter in Eastern Europe is very cold, Zhuge Liang is also aware of this, but Zhuge Liang is thinking about something else. It is true that winter can stop the Roman army, which has been unsteady, but if the Roman army becomes serious, winter is not winter at all.
question.
Just like Zhuge Liang now has a way to deal with the cold winter, he doesn't believe that Rome will be able to do it. At most, he just wants to see if the Romans are willing to fight to this level.
"Are you still worried about the Yuan family?" Huang Yueying asked casually while clearing the table. Whether it was Li Yuan or Huang Yueying, the environment they lived in since childhood exposed them to a lot of things. Naturally,
They all have a certain understanding of the country and politics, not to mention Zhuge Liang likes smart people, so of course they are very smart.
"Well, there are some uncertainties about the dynamics of Rome. Even with a lot of talent support, we can't be sure how the Roman Empire will develop." Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "Sure enough, any talent has its limit, and the empire's
The ingredients are too complex.”
"Then it's better to return to the way it was before. Since we can't determine the other party's behavior, it's better to strengthen ourselves. At least the latter is under our control." Huang Yueying said softly and gently, while Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile.
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Huang Yueying didn't stay long after that. After cleaning up the table, she turned around and left. After Huang Yueying left, Zhuge Liang looked at the official documents with a headache. He also had a lot of things to do, and now Congling is indeed a bit empty.
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It shouldn't be a big problem if you just face Kushan. Aldashir has already contacted Kushan privately when he is afraid. After all, when Aldashir realizes the difference between the country and the individual, he will
You will realize the difference between interests and personal friendships, and you will be more likely to look at problems from another perspective.
As for what this angle means, Zhuge Liang understood it in his heart.
[Forget it, it doesn’t matter whether it succeeds or not. If it succeeds, it’s the best. If it doesn’t, that’s the same thing.] After Zhuge Liang adjusted his mentality, he silently drew a line for himself.
Zhuge Liang was actually very optimistic about Ardashir. In the battle between Rome and Parthia, he showed his excellent commanding ability beyond the extreme level, which opened Zhuge Liang's eyes. However, this behavior meant the end of both sides.
The death of Vologis V was a huge loss for Anxi, and it also reduced the hope of Anxi's resurrection to almost zero, but it also removed a layer of restraint for Aldashir.
From Zhuge Liang's perspective, if Rome had maintained its current attitude and the Han Dynasty had shrunk at home, Ardashir might have been able to accomplish such a great feat.
But the prerequisite is that the Han Dynasty must shrink in the Central Plains, and now that the Han Dynasty has taken a step forward, many situations are actually doomed. To put it simply, the interests of Ardashir now have conflict with the Han Dynasty.
Conflict, no country certainly wants a unified and powerful civilization to appear next to its own country.
The same is true for the Han Dynasty. How can others be allowed to snore and sleep on the couch? It has been said since ancient times that it is moral to help An Xin. However, after the death of An Xin, it is the interest of the Han Dynasty to take over the land of An Xin. Ardashir has now become
This creates a stumbling block, especially when the other party wants to regain the entire rest of Anxi. The interests of the Han Dynasty and the other party's interests are completely contrary to each other.
"That's all, if you can succeed, you can succeed. If you can't, forget it." Zhuge Liang whispered to himself, "If you want to blame it, blame it on you for being born in such an era. Your destiny has been fulfilled."
Just when Zhuge Liang was thinking about this, Li walked in with a steel gun and bowed to Zhuge Liang and saluted.
"General Li, has Guishan come to harass you?" Zhuge Liang stopped writing and looked at Li and asked. Since he last watched the decisive battle between Rome and Anxi, Li came back and tried his best to carry out assault reinforcements. He almost failed to play Wan Peng.
He died, and began to go deep into the Gobi to start a war with Fulward.
During this period, the casualties gradually increased and decreased, but the bloodiness of the cavalry also gradually recovered, especially the Xiliang cavalry under Wan Peng's command, which was obviously enhanced.
"Not at all." Li said with a little pride. Fulward is indeed very powerful, but recently, even if Fulward is stupid, he can see that the Han Dynasty wants to mess with him. Although he doesn't understand why the Han Dynasty is so crazy that he rushes.
They went to the Gobi Desert to get him, but as the Xiliang cavalry under Wan Peng showed their power, Fulward was inexplicably unable to withstand it.
Recently, Forward has retreated to the desert, where the combat effectiveness of the camel riders has been greatly strengthened. Even Li has no good solution.
But there is nothing good to do now. Wait a few more days and wait for Li to strengthen the assault. At the risk of dying in battle, Li will go to the desert to get Fulward. After all, Aldashir's Holy Death Rider is indeed
Li was stimulated.
In addition, there are not many legions that can still feel the danger of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the Camel Rider is one of them. Even in the desert, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry cannot even defeat the Desert Camel Rider led by Fulward. According to Li's estimation
, when they can defeat the Desert Camel Riders in disadvantageous terrain, their side should become stronger.
But this distance is still far away, because the soldiers on Forward's side are also getting stronger. The two sides are now somewhat at odds with each other, and they are getting stronger at a very fast pace.
But the bad thing is that the camel cavalry can replenish troops relatively quickly. After all, the northern military camp of the Great Yueshi is right behind Fulward, so it is quite easy to replenish troops, but Li is a bit over the top. Every outstanding person
The Xiliang Iron Knight pawns are not that easy to repair.
"Ardashir is here?" Zhuge Liang squinted his eyes and reacted instantly. Since Li wasn't going to hunt camels and ride them, there was no doubt that it was another matter.
"I didn't see Ardashir, I just saw his Holy Death Rider." Li shook his head and said, "My soldiers met the Holy Death Rider when they were patrolling."
"Can you tell the difference between the Holy Death Cavalry and other cavalry? When they don't shine." Zhuge Liang asked curiously.
"When not shining, the appearance of the Holy Death Cavalry and other cavalry are indeed very similar, but the Holy Death Cavalry can put considerable pressure on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, while other cavalry cannot do this at all, so they must be the Holy Death Cavalry.
Death cavalry." Li said with a smile. After all, Rome didn't have many cavalry, and even those who had it couldn't defeat him.
"Well, that makes sense, but Ardashir didn't come?" Zhuge Liang sighed, he already understood what Ardashir meant, "But it's okay, it's okay if he doesn't come, he doesn't come, some
Not to mention, we can also postpone the time for the military meeting. If it comes, we may inevitably have to fight next time we meet."
Li looked confused and couldn't understand what Zhuge Liang was saying at all, but for him, he didn't need to understand, he just needed to perform the tasks he was supposed to perform.
"By the way, how do you feel about the Holy Death Rider?" Zhuge Liang naturally changed the subject. Since Aldashir is not coming, it means that the other party is completely on the road, and there will no longer be the same kind of drinking and talking.
There is a chance. Although we are not enemies until we see each other again, I think the other party has almost figured out what needs to be understood.
"Speaking of strong, it doesn't seem very strong." Li thought for a while and said, "But something is wrong. At that time, they were almost overwhelming the first auxiliary army. Even we did not have this strength, but now I feel
, the pressure on the opponent is less than that of the soldiers of the First Auxiliary Legion, which is a bit strange."
"Oh, it seems that the miracle has fallen back, but the speed of the fall is really too fast. Should it be said that he does not have the power to maintain this level and forced it to arrive?" Zhuge Liang looked thoughtful.
