As soon as he escaped from Homusang, he sent envoys to inform other countries about the powerful Silk Kingdom equipment from the east, and even sent a solid bomb to each country.
This solid bullet was evidence that Antiochus III had his men pick up at the foot of the city wall at night... From this aspect, Antiochus III had actually been prepared to use the power of other countries to block the Silk Kingdom.
The envoy even exaggerated the equipment of the Silk Country to other countries.
This was used to cover up the failure of the Seleucid Empire and the shame of Antiochus III's escape... Only by praising the enemy sufficiently can the Seleucid failure be justified.
Secondly, it is to make all countries aware of the seriousness of the problem so that they can unite.
"These are the iron bullets they fired!" The envoy held the cannonball high above his head to show to the people around him: "Perhaps you have seen their silk before, and we always thought they only made exquisite fine silk. But
, now we know that is not the case... They can also make firearms that are much more advanced than ours. This one shell can kill dozens of soldiers!"
The people around him immediately became confused.
They believe this, because if this iron cannonball can fly from hundreds of meters away.
"How many of these firearms do they have?" a voice shouted.
"Countless!" the messenger replied: "Enough to wipe out all our troops! They have already used these firearms to blow down the city wall of Homusan!"
After a pause, the messenger added:
"If they can blow down the city wall of Huomousang, they can also blow down your city wall! You can send people to Huomusang to take a look!"
Of course, various countries would not easily believe the words of the envoy, so they sent spies to Homusan to investigate.
The news that came back confirmed this news. After all, a collapsed city wall was there, and the Silk Army had not had time to repair it. At the same time, they could also ask the real situation from nearby people.
After careful consideration, under the threat of the foreign enemy Silk Country, a powerful alliance was formed.
Shen Bing soon got the information.
Wang Ben reported to Shen Bing:
"General, the rangers have detected that a large number of troops are gathering in a place called Babylon in the west."
"The enemy may be about to counterattack."
Shen Bing didn't take this information to heart yet, because he thought it was Seleusi who was gathering troops to recapture Homusang.
However, not long after, Yan reported to Shen Bing:
"General, it is said that the various countries have formed an alliance."
Because people in European countries have colored eyes, the Chinese people usually call them "colored eyes".
Shen Bing was shocked and asked:
"Is this true?"
Answer:
"The news came from local herdsmen, it should be true!"
Since Yan's troops speak the same language as the locals, they will naturally hear more information.
Shen Bing quickly ordered Detective Yan to send spies pretending to be herdsmen to find out.
The news they received was indeed as the herdsmen said, the various countries had formed an alliance, including Rome.
Shen Bing now had a headache.
Super pikemen plus Roman melee infantry armed to the teeth, as well as Egypt's light cavalry and chariot soldiers who are good at fighting in the desert...
The Egyptian troops are actually not bad, because the Qin army, which mainly consists of cavalry, is not interested in the Egyptian cavalry. After being equipped with horse gear, all the cavalry without horse gear are worthless in front of the Qin army.
The problem lies in the combination of Macedonian super-pikemen and Roman melee infantry, one is long and the other is short, and the cavalry is difficult to break up and break through the phalanx.
Historically, the reason why the Parthian cavalry was able to defeat the Roman army was because the Parthians used endless piles of arrows when they were well-supplied, and at the same time cut off their supply lines and reinforcements, so that the Roman army could only form a turtle-shell formation and be unable to move. , as time goes by, there will only be one ending: defeat.
In this situation, if these countries form an alliance, it will be almost impossible to cut off their supply lines.
Because they have enough troops to protect the supply line, even if they use a phalanx to form a supply line, it will be more than enough.
"General!" Wang Ben suggested at this time: "Since we have earned our blood and fulfilled our mission, why not just return to the Central Plains!"
This is indeed good advice.
Because the purpose of Shen Bing's trip has been achieved, there is no need to fight to the death with the Semu Allied Forces.
As for the two cities that were captured, take away what you can, and burn what you can't.
But after thinking about it, Shen Bing shook his head and said:
"It's okay if our army hasn't reached Huo Musang. Semu doesn't know that there is a Central Plains, so don't fight in this area."
"But now we have become enemies of Seleucid and have formed an alliance with Semu. How can they just let it go?"
"If our army retreats and the Semu coalition forces follow closely and attack the Western Region, what should we do?"
Wang Ben nodded in agreement.
It would be fine if the countries in the Western Region had stabilized, but people in the Western Region were unsettled not long after the Western Region was conquered, and many countries, including Qiuci, had different views.
This is a bit like the relationship between Parthia and Seleucid.
At that time, if the Western Region wants to become independent with the help of the Semu Allied Forces, what if it not only refuses to fight with Semu, but also secretly adds fuel to the flames?
At that time, the Western Region, which had finally been surrendered, fell apart again.
Then Wang Ben asked again:
"But General, if you don't withdraw to the Central Plains, will you still be waiting here to be besieged by the semu coalition forces?"
As mentioned before, the advantage of super spearmen is in siege. Although the speed is slow, they can besieged immediately. It is only a matter of time before they take over the city wall.
If the defenders are also infantry, they can still fight. The cavalry is as powerless in defending the city as it is in attacking the city, because neither requires mobility.
Therefore, what the Qin army had to face in the end was to be surrounded by the enemy and unable to move unless they abandoned the city first.
Shen Bing did not answer. He pondered for a moment and then issued a few orders:
"Send reinforcements from the sandbank immediately."
There are still 30,000 Hanoi troops stationed on Shazhou, and they have been operating there since Li Yan led the army to Shazhou.
In such a desperate situation, it would not be a problem to mobilize 20,000 infantry from there.
"Get the gunpowder quickly, the sooner the better!"
Wang Ben asked doubtfully:
"General, don't you deploy more artillery?"
Shen Bing shook his head and said:
"Just adjust the gunpowder!"
It's not that Shen Bing didn't want to mobilize artillery, but with the weight of the artillery and solid ammunition and the marching speed, how many can be mobilized from the sandbank?
How about replacing all these weights with gunpowder.
Finally, Shen Bing ordered again:
"Gather all the blacksmiths and carpenters in the city."
"And all the people who are good at making iron tools and woodcrafts."
Although Wang Ben didn't know what Shen Bing was going to do, he still agreed and took his guards down to make arrangements.