Mythical big man, champion soldier saint
Chapter 518 The power of the half-saint! 【Ask for votes】
Chapter 518 The power of the half-saint! 【Ask for votes】
"My lord, where in Rome is this?"
King Hunxie looked at the military fortress in the night, excited and shocked.
This military fortress was built like a city of miracles.
The stone fortress is engraved with divine patterns, doubling its defensive power.
Even the main entrance of the fort is divided into two parts: inner and outer, front and back.
The city gate itself is a small fortress with four statues of gods erected at the four corners. When power is spread, a defense system is formed to protect the city gate.
"This is the most important military fortress of the Romans, Adlicia!" Huo Qubing said.
If you look at the map, you will find that the borders of the Roman Republic surrounded the entire Mediterranean Sea.
Over the past few decades, they have gradually occupied and expanded their territory.
Thrace, within its territory, is located in the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea and is now the northeastern corner of Rome's territory.
Thrace is bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Danube River to the north, and the Aegean Sea to the south, surrounded by water on three sides.
After Thrace was conquered by the Romans, it was divided into two provinces, Thrace to the south of the Balkan Mountains, and Moesia to the north.
The Thracians in history were able to conquer and dare to fight, but they were notorious.
Their race often produces bandits and mercenaries who work for money. They kill and oppress the poor in large numbers without distinguishing between good and evil.
The Adriatic Fortress was a military fortress built after Thrace was conquered by Rome.
It is located between Thrace and Asia Minor. Behind the fortress is the narrow strait connecting the Roman mainland.
By holding the fortress of Adlicia, the heart of Rome would be impregnable and free from any threat.
The special geographical environment makes this military fortress easy to defend and difficult to attack with one man in charge.
After Adlicia was built, it was known as a military fortress that would never fall.
It served as a guardian and barrier to the northeast of Rome.
The Macedonians were driven away from their homeland and entered what is now Asia Minor.
Rome in the early morning.
In the meeting hall, the great senator in white divine robes arrived in person.
He and many congressmen were all looking at a map of Rome's national borders.
"The news sent by Cobelius said that the Han army is passing through Seleucus and heading west, and is likely to attack our Roman homeland." The great senator said.
Sitting on one of the twelve core seats, the head of the ancient Pompeii family in Rome held a gorgeous crutch inlaid with gems, folded his hands on the top of the crutch, and spoke slowly:
"I doubt whether these Easterners know who they are facing?"
"They may not yet know how many resources can be mobilized within the huge territory of Rome if a war breaks out. If we issue a conscription order, we can gather a million troops in a short period of time and bulldoze all enemies."
"If the soldiers and horses from the east dare to attack my Rome, we will destroy their country. The men will be used as laborers and the women will be sent to slave camps."
Roman nobles had the habit of keeping slaves.
They especially like to keep slaves from countries further away from Rome to show off their martial prowess and how vast their power covers.
The great senator raised his wrinkled face, his cloudy eyes closed, and looked at the head of the Pompeii family:
"Han doesn't know me, Rome, so do you know Han?"
The head of the Pompeii family smiled and said: "No need to understand, I only know that Han will be the next country to be conquered by us."
The Grand Elder sighed.The people sitting at the same table in front of them were blinded by the power they had held for a long time and the military power of Rome.
They are losing the vigilance they should maintain and becoming arrogant.
This is the inevitable drawback that a country will inevitably bring after hundreds of years of inheritance.
"The Han Dynasty in the East is a country no weaker than our Rome, whether in terms of population or geography."
The great senator said in a straightforward tone:
"You remember the Alexander scrolls we got from the Macedonians.
The record on the hand scroll is very clear. Alexander led his troops in the Eastern Expedition. After conquering the current land of Parthia, he sent people to explore the land further east.
He wanted to know how much area there was further east. "
"Alexander wrote on the last page of the hand scroll that when passing through the vast plains, long flowing rivers and undulating mountains, the farther east is surrounded by mysterious Qi machines.
The team he sent out to explore the territory of the earth saw a miraculous sight thousands of miles away in the east.
The sky there was covered with mist. When the energy of the sky and the earth changed, a huge bronze pillar hung in the sky, with a huge pressure like a miracle.
That direction seemed to be the end of heaven and earth, and it was impossible to continue exploring eastward. "
"The Han people come from the region further east protected by that mysterious bronze pillar."
The Grand Elder said: “That direction is called a forbidden place by Alexander.
In recent years, the legendary bronze pillar seemed to have disappeared, and then... the Han people were killed from that land. "
Everyone in the hall was filled with astonishment. Is the Han in the East so mysterious?
The head of the Pompeii family was somewhat disapproving.
The message Alexander left behind was most likely to maintain his rule.
We must know that during Alexander's Eastern Expedition, many tribes' populations chose to move further east in order to avoid war disasters.
Alexander probably described the East as a forbidden place in order to prevent population migration.
Similar methods were often used by the Romans in the lands they conquered.
The head of the Pompeii family curled his lips.
The great senator paused the scepter in his hand and said: "The news from Coberius is that the Han army came westward overnight, and the target may be the Adlicia military fortress."
"The Han army wants to attack Adlicia?"
"That is one of our strongest fortresses. After it was built, we made deductions. Even if we, the Romans, gathered a hundred thousand elites, it would take at least half a year of siege before we could hope to capture Adlicia. "
"Adlicia's structure cannot be broken by a surprise attack."
Everyone in the hall expressed their opinions.
"You seem to have forgotten one thing. The commander-in-chief of the Han army is a demigod.
Do you still remember the description of the war-type demigods in the Book of Gods? "
At this time, someone walked in quickly from outside the hall, and the great senator seemed to have some kind of reaction.
His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and his neck made an inconspicuous forward movement, as if he was concentrating, listening or sensing something.
The people who came in came to the great senator: "The horn of war sounded the warning signal. It is the Adlicia military fortress and is under attack!"
"It's really Adlicia!"
"The Han army dares to attack our Roman homeland."
The nobles of Rome were suddenly furious, and at the same time they emitted fluctuations of divine power:
"We should mobilize our legions immediately to crush the Han army coming from the east!"
"The crime of invading Rome is unforgivable!"
The great senator stretched out his hand to hold it up, and there was a bronze disc in front of him.The ancient zodiac star chart is engraved on the disc, borrowing the power of heaven and earth.
In the meeting hall, divine power circulated, and a picture of the borders of Rome emerged.
The screen rotates, and a scene in one direction soon appears.
There is the Adlicia military fortress built on the mountain, with towering terrain and towering walls.
The night outside the fortress was full of Han troops, led by Huo Qubing.
The other parts of the divine power picture were clearly displayed, except that Huo Qubing was not visible, and even his figure was extremely blurry.
The moment the picture appeared, a ray of red light flashed.
Huo Qubing seemed to draw out a flash of red light from the void.
The next moment, the red light surged, splitting the entire scene into two.
At the gate of Adlicia Military Fortress, four statues of the main gods collapsed at the same time.
The void seemed to have been cut into a black hole, swallowing up the gate of the castle.
The entire door disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind.
If it weren't for the scene shown by the great senator, it would show the process of the military fortress gate disappearing.
If we check it later, I will probably find that the disappearance of the main entrance of the fortress will become a mystery, and it will be difficult to figure out the reason for the disappearance.
The process of that ray of red light shattering the entrance hall made many people in the Roman meeting hall stand up from their positions, and their pupils subconsciously shrank.
What level of power is this? !
Huo Qubing, who became a semi-saint, used the Hongming Sword to cut off the main entrance of Adlicia Military Fortress with his own hands.
The defenders in the city also saw this scene and were stunned and stunned.
The Han army, under the command of a group of generals, rushed into the city.
Crossbow arrows flew, forming the first wave of fire suppression, and they entered the city to start street fighting.
War engulfs Adlicia.
In the military fortress that night, the sound of horse hooves sounded like war drums, and Han troops were galloping and mingling everywhere.
Twenty-five thousand standing garrison troops were covered by the giant military formation released by Huo Qubing.
Throughout the military formation, dragons roared and tigers roared, and the four-elephant divine weapon symbols hung in the air.
There were bloody arrows nailed to the buildings inside the military fortress.
The walls were covered with slash marks from swords.
Even the corpses that fell to the ground had broken swords left in the gaps in their armors.
There is also the tragic scene of the spear piercing the head in front of the door.
At daybreak, the fortress was strewn with corpses.
The Han army retreated and took away the bodies of all those who died in the battle, so the fortress was filled with the remains of Romans.
In the meeting hall, heavy breathing alternated.
In the scene presented by the Grand Elder, Huo Qubing looked up at the sky before the Han army evacuated.
He could sense that there were forces 'watching' the fight.
As the morning light began to break, the Han army withdrew from Adlicia.
"Your Majesty, with the Romans' military and national strength, we have destroyed their most important military fortress. Will they fight back immediately? How should we use our troops next?" On the way back, Zhao Ponu asked without understanding.
Huo Qubing said: "This attack is based on information support. In Gaul and the Rhine region north of Rome, the Germanic tribes are revolting.
The Roman First Legion was there to put down the rebellion. "
"To the west of Rome, there are enemies on the sea who are also harassing them. The second and third legions of Rome are there.
So they fought against Seleucus and Macedonia, using the fourth and fifth legions. "
"When we show that we are strong enough, they will not raise the war level at this point in time.
Because the main army cannot be mobilized, they no longer have the confidence to defeat us with the strength at hand. "
"Before, the Romans dared to divide their forces to attack Seleucid and Macedonia because they felt that they were strong enough and could suppress all parties even if they divided their forces."
"But after tonight, they're going to be cautious."
King Hunxie, Zhao Ponu and others then realized that their attack tonight would bring a powerful deterrent to the Romans.
After this battle, it became a head-on confrontation with Rome, but they did not dare to continue to raise troops to attack and bring humiliation to themselves.
Huo Qubing said: "The men and horses led by Zhang Cigong cut off the fifth army's retreat.
Coupled with the power we showed tonight, it was enough for them to see clearly, and we can quickly defeat the Fifth Army and set foot on Rome itself. "
He added: "But the Romans will not be convinced. Once they have solved the Germanic tribes along the coast and in the north and have their hands free, there will be a big war."
Fu Luzhi said: "Then we can start a war with Rome now and take action first."
"We have just captured Parthia, and its territory has not yet been digested. At this time, we are attacking Rome. How can we ensure the logistics?
If there is chaos in Parthia, we will be too passive.Digest Parthia first, then turn around and touch Rome. "
The troops returned to camp in the afternoon.
Ctesiphon, the palace.
Titus came to resign.
He already understood the current situation, so he was a little frightened:
"Commander of the Han Army, my troops have been defeated and I am ready to return home. Please allow me to do so."
After the assault on Adlicia's fortress, the significance of Titus' existence was infinitely weakened. Killing him or keeping him would not affect the outcome of the battle.
The Romans did not dare to continue their eastward invasion at this time.
Huo Qubing glanced at Titus, who was covered in cold sweat on his forehead: "I still like your unruly look at the beginning, please recover."
Neither Titus nor Terpse, who came with him, dared to answer.
"Kill him!" Huo Qubing held a tea bowl in his hand and ordered his troops.
Titus was horrified: "You dare... King Champion, you dare to kill a Roman governor, my powerful Roman army will not let you go."
You see, it's restored.
Xiao Qisheng came up from behind and said with a ferocious smile: "My prince even destroyed your Roman military fortress Adlicia last night and killed tens of thousands of your Romans. What can you do to Rome?" After saying this, he punched you. fall.
Titus sacrificed a leather scroll and emitted divine light, trying to blend into the void and escape, but Huo Qubing grabbed him and the divine light was shattered.
The roaring flag was as big as a dustpan and hit him on the forehead.
Click!
The Egyptian envoy on the other side, Aha Tepsei, also wanted to run.
The scepter in his hand glowed, and the light turned into the sun boat practiced by the Egyptians, which was a kind of magical escape technique.
But his method of stimulating the attack was also suppressed and dissipated by Huo Qubing: "I have something to ask you. If you answer well, I will spare your life!"
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(End of this chapter)
"My lord, where in Rome is this?"
King Hunxie looked at the military fortress in the night, excited and shocked.
This military fortress was built like a city of miracles.
The stone fortress is engraved with divine patterns, doubling its defensive power.
Even the main entrance of the fort is divided into two parts: inner and outer, front and back.
The city gate itself is a small fortress with four statues of gods erected at the four corners. When power is spread, a defense system is formed to protect the city gate.
"This is the most important military fortress of the Romans, Adlicia!" Huo Qubing said.
If you look at the map, you will find that the borders of the Roman Republic surrounded the entire Mediterranean Sea.
Over the past few decades, they have gradually occupied and expanded their territory.
Thrace, within its territory, is located in the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea and is now the northeastern corner of Rome's territory.
Thrace is bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Danube River to the north, and the Aegean Sea to the south, surrounded by water on three sides.
After Thrace was conquered by the Romans, it was divided into two provinces, Thrace to the south of the Balkan Mountains, and Moesia to the north.
The Thracians in history were able to conquer and dare to fight, but they were notorious.
Their race often produces bandits and mercenaries who work for money. They kill and oppress the poor in large numbers without distinguishing between good and evil.
The Adriatic Fortress was a military fortress built after Thrace was conquered by Rome.
It is located between Thrace and Asia Minor. Behind the fortress is the narrow strait connecting the Roman mainland.
By holding the fortress of Adlicia, the heart of Rome would be impregnable and free from any threat.
The special geographical environment makes this military fortress easy to defend and difficult to attack with one man in charge.
After Adlicia was built, it was known as a military fortress that would never fall.
It served as a guardian and barrier to the northeast of Rome.
The Macedonians were driven away from their homeland and entered what is now Asia Minor.
Rome in the early morning.
In the meeting hall, the great senator in white divine robes arrived in person.
He and many congressmen were all looking at a map of Rome's national borders.
"The news sent by Cobelius said that the Han army is passing through Seleucus and heading west, and is likely to attack our Roman homeland." The great senator said.
Sitting on one of the twelve core seats, the head of the ancient Pompeii family in Rome held a gorgeous crutch inlaid with gems, folded his hands on the top of the crutch, and spoke slowly:
"I doubt whether these Easterners know who they are facing?"
"They may not yet know how many resources can be mobilized within the huge territory of Rome if a war breaks out. If we issue a conscription order, we can gather a million troops in a short period of time and bulldoze all enemies."
"If the soldiers and horses from the east dare to attack my Rome, we will destroy their country. The men will be used as laborers and the women will be sent to slave camps."
Roman nobles had the habit of keeping slaves.
They especially like to keep slaves from countries further away from Rome to show off their martial prowess and how vast their power covers.
The great senator raised his wrinkled face, his cloudy eyes closed, and looked at the head of the Pompeii family:
"Han doesn't know me, Rome, so do you know Han?"
The head of the Pompeii family smiled and said: "No need to understand, I only know that Han will be the next country to be conquered by us."
The Grand Elder sighed.The people sitting at the same table in front of them were blinded by the power they had held for a long time and the military power of Rome.
They are losing the vigilance they should maintain and becoming arrogant.
This is the inevitable drawback that a country will inevitably bring after hundreds of years of inheritance.
"The Han Dynasty in the East is a country no weaker than our Rome, whether in terms of population or geography."
The great senator said in a straightforward tone:
"You remember the Alexander scrolls we got from the Macedonians.
The record on the hand scroll is very clear. Alexander led his troops in the Eastern Expedition. After conquering the current land of Parthia, he sent people to explore the land further east.
He wanted to know how much area there was further east. "
"Alexander wrote on the last page of the hand scroll that when passing through the vast plains, long flowing rivers and undulating mountains, the farther east is surrounded by mysterious Qi machines.
The team he sent out to explore the territory of the earth saw a miraculous sight thousands of miles away in the east.
The sky there was covered with mist. When the energy of the sky and the earth changed, a huge bronze pillar hung in the sky, with a huge pressure like a miracle.
That direction seemed to be the end of heaven and earth, and it was impossible to continue exploring eastward. "
"The Han people come from the region further east protected by that mysterious bronze pillar."
The Grand Elder said: “That direction is called a forbidden place by Alexander.
In recent years, the legendary bronze pillar seemed to have disappeared, and then... the Han people were killed from that land. "
Everyone in the hall was filled with astonishment. Is the Han in the East so mysterious?
The head of the Pompeii family was somewhat disapproving.
The message Alexander left behind was most likely to maintain his rule.
We must know that during Alexander's Eastern Expedition, many tribes' populations chose to move further east in order to avoid war disasters.
Alexander probably described the East as a forbidden place in order to prevent population migration.
Similar methods were often used by the Romans in the lands they conquered.
The head of the Pompeii family curled his lips.
The great senator paused the scepter in his hand and said: "The news from Coberius is that the Han army came westward overnight, and the target may be the Adlicia military fortress."
"The Han army wants to attack Adlicia?"
"That is one of our strongest fortresses. After it was built, we made deductions. Even if we, the Romans, gathered a hundred thousand elites, it would take at least half a year of siege before we could hope to capture Adlicia. "
"Adlicia's structure cannot be broken by a surprise attack."
Everyone in the hall expressed their opinions.
"You seem to have forgotten one thing. The commander-in-chief of the Han army is a demigod.
Do you still remember the description of the war-type demigods in the Book of Gods? "
At this time, someone walked in quickly from outside the hall, and the great senator seemed to have some kind of reaction.
His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and his neck made an inconspicuous forward movement, as if he was concentrating, listening or sensing something.
The people who came in came to the great senator: "The horn of war sounded the warning signal. It is the Adlicia military fortress and is under attack!"
"It's really Adlicia!"
"The Han army dares to attack our Roman homeland."
The nobles of Rome were suddenly furious, and at the same time they emitted fluctuations of divine power:
"We should mobilize our legions immediately to crush the Han army coming from the east!"
"The crime of invading Rome is unforgivable!"
The great senator stretched out his hand to hold it up, and there was a bronze disc in front of him.The ancient zodiac star chart is engraved on the disc, borrowing the power of heaven and earth.
In the meeting hall, divine power circulated, and a picture of the borders of Rome emerged.
The screen rotates, and a scene in one direction soon appears.
There is the Adlicia military fortress built on the mountain, with towering terrain and towering walls.
The night outside the fortress was full of Han troops, led by Huo Qubing.
The other parts of the divine power picture were clearly displayed, except that Huo Qubing was not visible, and even his figure was extremely blurry.
The moment the picture appeared, a ray of red light flashed.
Huo Qubing seemed to draw out a flash of red light from the void.
The next moment, the red light surged, splitting the entire scene into two.
At the gate of Adlicia Military Fortress, four statues of the main gods collapsed at the same time.
The void seemed to have been cut into a black hole, swallowing up the gate of the castle.
The entire door disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind.
If it weren't for the scene shown by the great senator, it would show the process of the military fortress gate disappearing.
If we check it later, I will probably find that the disappearance of the main entrance of the fortress will become a mystery, and it will be difficult to figure out the reason for the disappearance.
The process of that ray of red light shattering the entrance hall made many people in the Roman meeting hall stand up from their positions, and their pupils subconsciously shrank.
What level of power is this? !
Huo Qubing, who became a semi-saint, used the Hongming Sword to cut off the main entrance of Adlicia Military Fortress with his own hands.
The defenders in the city also saw this scene and were stunned and stunned.
The Han army, under the command of a group of generals, rushed into the city.
Crossbow arrows flew, forming the first wave of fire suppression, and they entered the city to start street fighting.
War engulfs Adlicia.
In the military fortress that night, the sound of horse hooves sounded like war drums, and Han troops were galloping and mingling everywhere.
Twenty-five thousand standing garrison troops were covered by the giant military formation released by Huo Qubing.
Throughout the military formation, dragons roared and tigers roared, and the four-elephant divine weapon symbols hung in the air.
There were bloody arrows nailed to the buildings inside the military fortress.
The walls were covered with slash marks from swords.
Even the corpses that fell to the ground had broken swords left in the gaps in their armors.
There is also the tragic scene of the spear piercing the head in front of the door.
At daybreak, the fortress was strewn with corpses.
The Han army retreated and took away the bodies of all those who died in the battle, so the fortress was filled with the remains of Romans.
In the meeting hall, heavy breathing alternated.
In the scene presented by the Grand Elder, Huo Qubing looked up at the sky before the Han army evacuated.
He could sense that there were forces 'watching' the fight.
As the morning light began to break, the Han army withdrew from Adlicia.
"Your Majesty, with the Romans' military and national strength, we have destroyed their most important military fortress. Will they fight back immediately? How should we use our troops next?" On the way back, Zhao Ponu asked without understanding.
Huo Qubing said: "This attack is based on information support. In Gaul and the Rhine region north of Rome, the Germanic tribes are revolting.
The Roman First Legion was there to put down the rebellion. "
"To the west of Rome, there are enemies on the sea who are also harassing them. The second and third legions of Rome are there.
So they fought against Seleucus and Macedonia, using the fourth and fifth legions. "
"When we show that we are strong enough, they will not raise the war level at this point in time.
Because the main army cannot be mobilized, they no longer have the confidence to defeat us with the strength at hand. "
"Before, the Romans dared to divide their forces to attack Seleucid and Macedonia because they felt that they were strong enough and could suppress all parties even if they divided their forces."
"But after tonight, they're going to be cautious."
King Hunxie, Zhao Ponu and others then realized that their attack tonight would bring a powerful deterrent to the Romans.
After this battle, it became a head-on confrontation with Rome, but they did not dare to continue to raise troops to attack and bring humiliation to themselves.
Huo Qubing said: "The men and horses led by Zhang Cigong cut off the fifth army's retreat.
Coupled with the power we showed tonight, it was enough for them to see clearly, and we can quickly defeat the Fifth Army and set foot on Rome itself. "
He added: "But the Romans will not be convinced. Once they have solved the Germanic tribes along the coast and in the north and have their hands free, there will be a big war."
Fu Luzhi said: "Then we can start a war with Rome now and take action first."
"We have just captured Parthia, and its territory has not yet been digested. At this time, we are attacking Rome. How can we ensure the logistics?
If there is chaos in Parthia, we will be too passive.Digest Parthia first, then turn around and touch Rome. "
The troops returned to camp in the afternoon.
Ctesiphon, the palace.
Titus came to resign.
He already understood the current situation, so he was a little frightened:
"Commander of the Han Army, my troops have been defeated and I am ready to return home. Please allow me to do so."
After the assault on Adlicia's fortress, the significance of Titus' existence was infinitely weakened. Killing him or keeping him would not affect the outcome of the battle.
The Romans did not dare to continue their eastward invasion at this time.
Huo Qubing glanced at Titus, who was covered in cold sweat on his forehead: "I still like your unruly look at the beginning, please recover."
Neither Titus nor Terpse, who came with him, dared to answer.
"Kill him!" Huo Qubing held a tea bowl in his hand and ordered his troops.
Titus was horrified: "You dare... King Champion, you dare to kill a Roman governor, my powerful Roman army will not let you go."
You see, it's restored.
Xiao Qisheng came up from behind and said with a ferocious smile: "My prince even destroyed your Roman military fortress Adlicia last night and killed tens of thousands of your Romans. What can you do to Rome?" After saying this, he punched you. fall.
Titus sacrificed a leather scroll and emitted divine light, trying to blend into the void and escape, but Huo Qubing grabbed him and the divine light was shattered.
The roaring flag was as big as a dustpan and hit him on the forehead.
Click!
The Egyptian envoy on the other side, Aha Tepsei, also wanted to run.
The scepter in his hand glowed, and the light turned into the sun boat practiced by the Egyptians, which was a kind of magical escape technique.
But his method of stimulating the attack was also suppressed and dissipated by Huo Qubing: "I have something to ask you. If you answer well, I will spare your life!"
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(End of this chapter)
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