Enter the Tang Dynasty with space

Chapter 226 Entering Rome
Sicily's agriculture also achieved a bumper harvest, and the population was not large, so every household and provincial treasury were full.No one is not grateful to Yang Zheng. Now that Yang Zheng led his troops to wipe out the Lombard navy with ease, people felt the power of the Byzantine Empire and began to look forward to the revival of that great empire.

On a day of rest, Yang Zheng began to deploy the military forces in Sicily. The current military breakthrough has been determined to be the Apennine Peninsula, so the Tang army needs to be transported here, and then quickly occupy the Apennine Peninsula through continuous military expansion. As long as the Apennines are settled, Byzantium will The military center of the empire can be transferred to Europe. At that time, the Frankish Empire, the Germanic Kingdom, the Saxon Kingdom, and even the Arab Empire, which occupies most of Africa, will be in fear all day long.

Through space, Yang Zheng transported the remaining 30 Fusang men over again. The battle began, and the end of the Fusang people was coming. Some factors in history happened, and Yang Zheng did not hesitate to take on such a despicable role.

At the same time, Yang Zheng transported another 10 Tang troops over, planning to clean up the mess later. With Tang Jun's ability, the Apennine Peninsula is such a large territory that it will definitely be able to gain a foothold.At that time, use the power of religion to quickly gather people's hearts and rebuild a huge empire.

The current main rulers on the Apennine Peninsula are still the Lombards. They rose rapidly and subdued all the barbarians that destroyed the Western Roman Empire, forming a unified Lombard Empire.

Yang Zheng had a clear view of the situation in the Apennine Peninsula through space. The Lombard Empire had a military strength of 20, and its capital, Rome, had 10 troops deployed.On the other hand, Sardinia only has less than 1 troops, which is simply not enough to fit between the teeth.

A day later, the Tang army began to march towards Sardinia.

The huge fleet headed straight for Sardinia like a flying arrow.In the early morning, Sardinia was still shrouded in tranquility. They didn't feel that the danger was approaching at all. The Lombard army was still dozing off. Even the soldiers on duty didn't notice the huge warships flying over the sea at all. coming.

The Tang army chose to dock the warship in a spacious place, and then the cavalry quickly rode ashore, and marched towards the Lombard fortress one by one energetically.

When the cavalry of the Tang Army invaded the first town, Sardinia became lively. The screams, cries, and the sound of the city being destroyed complemented each other, and the Lombards fell into fear.Tang Jun was not a faithful man or woman. They came here to eat meat, not for sightseeing, so Yang Zheng's order was: Resist will die, and those who surrender will be slaves.

The Fusang people in the vanguard are even more cruel. For military exploits, for glory and wealth, and for survival, they are like vampires from hell. Cruel, but also effectively wiped out the vitality of the Lombards, making Sardinia's resistance weaker and weaker, and soon disappeared.

In just two days, the entire Sardinia was completely controlled by the Tang army. The Lombard army on the island was wiped out. They were either killed or captured alive and sent to Sicily to do hard work. Started to publicize that Yang Zheng went down to earth as the son of Jesus to save many working people.In medieval Europe, Christianity was prevalent, so the propaganda of the Holy See quickly calmed the people down. Of course, Yang Zheng's timely launch of the New Deal also gave the people of Sardinia a reassurance: Anyone who is willing to Those who joined the Byzantine nationality, divided the land and fields, completely improved the life of these people.

As a result, people almost quickly abandoned the Lombard Empire and fell into the embrace of the Byzantine Empire. As long as they live well, the people will definitely choose to be a Byzantine. They basically know that these things help Byzantium The current Tang army is like a wolf and a tiger. With the protection of such an army, his life will undoubtedly be as stable as a rock.Therefore, the situation in Sardinia quickly stabilized.Yang Zheng ordered people to ask Heraclius to send people to take over Sardinia, and at the same time ordered the army to march to the Apennine Peninsula in an all-round way.

The generals of the Tang army were extremely excited. The excitement of fighting away from their homeland made them even more aggressive. The Fusang people who took the lead in the battle all went to the Apennine Peninsula like blood.

The capital of the Lombard Empire is still located in the once glorious city of Rome. Although the city was destroyed by the Goths, under the reconstruction of the Lombards, some of its former style has been restored. The city of Rome is also very beautiful. Strong, with the lessons learned from the past, the Lombards have used their national strength to build a large city covering an area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers. The city walls are even taller and thicker. It has become precarious, and the Lombard Empire's troops have all retreated and concentrated in the city of Rome.

Faced with the Tang army's pressing step by step, the Lombards had only this way to go. They hoped that the strong city of Rome could withstand the attack of the Tang army, and then hoped that the Tang army would run out of food and grass, and retreat in spite of difficulties. Clean up the rivers and mountains again.

Therefore, after a month, the Tang army had surrounded the city of Rome, but the Tang army was not in a hurry to launch an attack. The city of Rome was so strong that it would be foolish to attack by force.

Yang Zheng looked at the city of Rome now, and couldn't bear to let the city of Rome be destroyed again. It was not easy to build this city, and now that the Lombards were heavily defending the city, if there was a fight, there would definitely be countless casualties.

So Yang Zheng ordered people to persuade people to surrender in the city every day, and at the same time sent hundreds of giant space rats to dig tunnels into the city of Rome.The tunnel is more than ten meters away from the ground, and Yang Zheng also asked people to follow behind the construction to strengthen the support, just like the coal mines of later generations, with continuous digging and continuous support, so the city of Rome does not have to worry about collapsing.

The purpose of the tunnel is obviously for the Tang army to enter the city. When the tunnel is dug into the city of Rome, the Tang army will be able to touch it without anyone noticing, attack the center of the city of Rome by surprise, and destroy the enemy's command system in one fell swoop. Fake the decree of the Lombard Emperor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to make these Lombard troops surrender.

And the persuasion outside the city was going on day after day, and the Lombards would naturally not surrender. They generally believed that the city of Rome was indestructible, and these Tang troops must have been unable to break through the city of Rome, so they did so.Therefore, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ordered people to continue to hold on to the city, while preparing for a protracted war. The supplies in the city of Rome were piled up like mountains, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also asked people to spread propaganda in the city to unite the Lombards and repel the invaders.

Yang Zheng knows all about Kareem's actions, and now he can't help but thank Kareem for it. Since all the supplies are collected, it will be much more convenient for him to use them when the time comes, so that he doesn't have to collect them everywhere.As for the ending of the Lombards, Yang Zheng did not hesitate at all. Since they did not surrender, they had to be forced to work as coolies. If Byzantium wanted to reshape the glory of the Roman Empire, a large number of coolies were indispensable. These Lombards were physically strong. He is strong and is definitely a good hand at work.

Another month has passed, and it is now February of AD 638, and the climate has begun to warm up. The tunnel dug out by hundreds of space giant rats is already 2 meters long, and it is fully capable of accommodating people in it.The exit was also dug out by the giant rat commanded by Yang Zheng, and it was under Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's couch. When the Tang army emerged from the ground and easily subdued Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it must have been unnoticed.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yang Zheng continued to make great fanfare and prepared to attack the city, but at the same time sent people into the tunnel.

In the city of Rome, the Lombard Emperor Jabbar ended his intense patrol work. Today, the Tang army became impatient and began to eagerly launch eight attacks. However, the Lombard army repelled them all.But the attack power of the Tang army was so powerful that Jabbar was frightened. From such a high city, the Tang army could shoot arrows and crossbows, killing many Lombard warriors.However, the Tang army suffered few casualties. They all attacked from a distance, and the range of their bows and arrows completely suppressed the Lombard army. Jabbar was somewhat worried that the Tang army would launch a more violent offensive the next day.

After dinner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returned to his harem, and his favorite concubine Lisa greeted him, entangled Kareem Abdul-Jabbar like a snake: "Your Majesty, why did you come here today? People are waiting so anxiously." gone."

"Haha, don't worry beauties, haven't I come back? Today, the Tang army didn't know what to do, and actually launched an attack. My warriors fired at random arrows and killed them. Hmph, my 10,000+ warriors are not just kidding around. Yes." Jabbar gently put his arms around Lisa's water snake waist, and talked freely, with the intention of bragging about the dead.

Sure enough, Lisa was smiling, as long as the city of Rome was impenetrable, she would have no worries about her prosperity, wealth and wealth.

"Your Majesty is indeed wise and powerful. My concubine has already ordered someone to prepare a banquet to celebrate His Majesty's defeat of the Tang army."

"Well, Concubine Ai is really considerate and thoughtful, but there is still a hard fight tomorrow, I will not drink tonight, Concubine Ai, let's rest early." Jabbar is actually a sober emperor. Recharge your batteries and command the Lombard army to fight another battle with the Tang army tomorrow.

Holding Lisa in his arms, Jabbar lay on the bed. Just as he was about to get some stimulation, he suddenly found that the bed shook, and then he was pushed up by something, and the entire bed was gently moved to the side.

Abdul-Jabbar was shocked, and was about to get up, but a cold sharp knife pinned his neck.

"Don't make a sound, or you will die!"

As soon as he heard the voice, Jabbar's heart sank: It's over, this man is from Tang, how did this guy get in?Why hide under the bed?

(End of this chapter)