sweeping the world

Chapter 822 Bright muscles

For a very long period of time, Syria has been contested back and forth between the Europa civilization and the Middle East civilization.

Since we are talking about civilization, naturally there is not just one country or nation competing for Syria, and it even spans the long river of time. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptian civilization and the Babylonian civilization competed for Syria, and later it became the Greek city-states and Persia. Darius was fighting for Syria, but later it became Rome and Parthia fighting for Syria, and now it is Persian Sasanian and Rome fighting for Syria.

"Syria has been under our control for a very long time." Marcus Maka didn't have any proud expression on his face. It wasn't that he was concerned about the Persians who were traveling with him, but that Rome's current control over Syria was actually not very good: "Two powerful empires are in internal trouble at the same time, allowing those flea-like little guys to set foot in the arena."

Mawson Hadidan glanced at Marcus Maca, and couldn't help muttering: "It's not your connivance, one day the grave you dug will lie down yourself."

Marcus Maca regarded Mawson Hadidan's words as a curse of helplessness.

In fact, that's how it is. When everyone has nothing to do with anyone, can't they just talk about it?Curse the enemy with vicious words. Although the curse will not have any effect, at least it can refresh yourself.

Marcus Maca didn't know one thing. Mosen Hadidan's words were not wrong. It was just that the Arabs buried the Persian Sasanian first, and then they had trouble with Rome. But at that time, Western Rome had already After the fall, only the Eastern Romans and the Arabs began their feud for hundreds of years.

The Arabs were never weak, they just couldn't be united by themselves.Judging from the current situation, there are at least a few million Arabs. Being able to unite is a very strong force, but they choose to beat each other to death.When they united to some extent, they created a tyrannical empire spanning the three continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa. At one time, stomping their feet could make the whole world tremble.

No kidding, Li Tang on Zhuxia's side lost the Western Regions after the rise of the Arab Empire, which indirectly made Tubo stronger, but later the Arab Empire itself fell apart, and Tubo suddenly collapsed, but that's how Li Tang The territory has also shrunk to the east again and again, and the influence of Islam once spread even to Bashu, such as the Western Regions, Qinghai and Hexi, where the influence of Islam has been passed down to later generations.

Now including the Romans and Persians, even the Arabs themselves, do not believe that one day the Arabs will create a huge empire, let alone think that one day the Arabs will conquer the whole world with a machete and a book .

Under Cai Mian's arrangement, Erben had already been released by looking for an opportunity, and the Han people had already contacted Ibn Abdul, but they hadn't talked about anything for a while.

Wang Meng will not meet with Ibn Abdul in person, and even Cai Mian will not come forward, only the middle-level entourage of the envoy will be dispatched.

It's not that Wang Meng and the others are arrogant, it's a matter of unequal prerequisites, and one gets what kind of treatment according to one's own strength, that's an eternal truth.

They have entered the border of Syria. The difference between the appearance of this place and that of Iraq is that it may be due to the proximity to the coastline. There are far more rivers in Syria than in Iraq, and more green can be seen.

"This used to be a rare granary, but now it's deserted everywhere." Valoli Ustans pointed to the plain: "Whether it's Arabs or Syrians or whoever, they have their own reasons for their weakness, and they are better at destroying than construction."

It is rare for Mawson Hadidan to have the same opinion as the Romans on this point, and said with a sneer: "They are some guys with little creativity, otherwise they would not have been a vassal nation for thousands of years."

The Han people don't understand this place, and they have no say in those matters, but it can be seen from some one-sided records that, at least so far, no one in this land except the Romans and Persians has managed to govern it. decent grades.

"That's why they can't make decisions on their own." Dou'a pursed his lips without lowering his voice: "A nation that can exist must have its advantages. This place has been fought over and over again, when will it be the turn of the local people to govern themselves? "

The closest one is Marcus Maca who can understand Chinese, but he doesn't mean to translate at all.In his opinion, it is not the point that Dou'a is right. The point is that the attitude of the Han people towards the Arabs or Syrians is very strange, and it should not be purely out of sympathy.

Entering Syria, which is mainly controlled by Rome, the Persian Sasanian naturally could not send too many troops, but only sent 400 people to escort them symbolically.Perhaps the Persian Sasanian wants to express that he is still strong. Among the 400 people, there are [-] armored horses and [-] cavalry archers. The rest are all retinues except for the heads and dancers.

In contrast, the Roman army that entered Iraq was originally about 1, but it increased to [-] in Syria.

According to the current establishment of the Roman army, it is divided into various arms. The light infantry legion usually has about 1000 to 2000 people, and the guard infantry legion has about [-] people.The other cavalry are only organized in brigades, while the javelin soldiers are organized on the basis of battalions, usually temporarily assigned to a certain light infantry corps or guard infantry corps.Therefore, the establishment of any legion in Rome is actually not fixed, but is distinguished only by differences in numbers.

If you just look at the number of troops sent by Rome to guard, there are six legions, but in fact there are only three with legion numbers, all of which are serious infantry regiments, and the other is two brigades of cavalry with a total of 2000 people. (six battalions), there are also two javelin battalions and three bow and arrow battalions with a total of 100 people, and the rest are some auxiliary soldiers and the like.

The 1 people are referring to the Roman army structure, but there are actually nearly [-] vassals.For example, a savage wolf soldier from Germania, a grenadier from Visigoth, and more cavalry.Not only did they have to fight desperately before the Romans in wartime, but they also had to send people to obey the command of the Romans to do some chores of eating, drinking, and messing around, which was tantamount to playing the dual roles of cannon fodder and civilian workers.

This huge team composed of three empire levels caused shocks in the surrounding areas including Syria. The most obvious reaction was that the forces or individuals who felt guilty began to flee, and some people came with various gifts. .

"In Sasanian, the Persians tried their best to show their muscles." Doua chuckled a few times. He was indeed surprised by the many armored horses in Persia, and was also impressed by the horse archers. The other two types of arms will be out of hand.He looked at the surrounding Roman army, and continued: "When we reach the territory of the Great Qin people, they will of course show their strength to us."

The Han people have already discovered that if the Persians’ trump card is cavalry and cavalry archers, then the Romans’ trump card is heavy infantry.That was the conclusion they came to after careful observation, not just looking at the equipment of Roman heavy infantry.

In short, no matter from equipment to formation, the Romans have always been planning around heavy infantry, and any arms other than heavy infantry are subordinate.

"I heard from the people of Daqin that what we saw was not the complete appearance of their legion." Cai Mian actually didn't quite understand what the Romans meant by saying that: "They made special arrangements for us, saying where they came With? Can see their reorganized regiments."

Wang Meng knew more about it. The Romans really wanted to show them strength. They planned military operations before their arrival, constantly squeezing the hostile forces against Roman rule, forcing them to crowd into a city, and even letting those hostile forces continue to strengthen. The purpose of the city wall is to attack the city to show the Han people what a Roman-style war is.

The Han State also did similar things. When the envoys from Rome, Persia and other countries went to the Han State, they not only let them know the vast territory of the Han State, but also specially brought some people to the battlefields in certain places to watch the Han army. How did they fight the enemy? It’s just that those people didn’t catch up with the war against Murong Yan. First, they watched the final battle on the grassland, but then they watched the war between Han and Gupta the most.

The country-to-country communication must show its muscles first. It is naturally best to intimidate the other party, and it can occupy more voice in the communication process.Even if the other party is not paralyzed by scaring, making the other party understand its own strength is the basis for equal dialogue. After all, no strong country is willing to listen to the nonsense of a country whose strength is only equal to its own village.

The Han people are guests to the Persians, Romans, or whatever. Wherever they go, and where they want to go, if they don’t understand geography, they just follow.

Of course, the Romans who have become the hosts will still inform Wang Meng where he is going, or where they are currently, but usually there will be no difference between saying and not saying. Han people just know a place name, azimuth and so on. There are rough judgments, and nothing more.

Four days after entering Syria on No. 20, the most profound impression the Han people had on Syria along the way was that most of the areas in Syria were plains. They unanimously believed that this terrain was very suitable for cavalry. For example, Doua secretly talked to Wang Meng As I mentioned before, if the Huben Army and Habayashi Army came to such a place, it would definitely be a lot of fun for any enemy.

The time has entered 25 days, and because it was night, they were led to a camp, and all the Han people, including Wang Meng, did not see clearly what was going on around them.

Waiting for the sun to rise the next day, people woke up. They came out of the wooden houses built by the Romans and looked to the northwest. What they saw was a city with square walls.

With the cover of the city wall, it is impossible to see what is going on inside the city. The surrounding area is covered with dense tents, shacks and messy things. From a distance, the people there are also densely packed, and you can see a variety of flags.

Outside the chaotic area, those people also built defensive facilities such as fences, earthen walls, and fences. They could even dig out a ditch that was about ten miles long and winding in a large circle.It's not just that one, but the surrounding surface has been dug up a lot. Each one is different in length and not straight. It looks like it has been turned over by earthworms.

Wang Meng was invited to a high ground to see the situation in Rome clearly.The camp they stayed in should be the main camp of the Roman army. In fact, there are many smaller camps around them, which are scattered around and set up fortresses and other strongholds on high ground.

"We have deployed seven legions, fourteen brigades, and 21 battalions here." Marcus Maka didn't say how many people there were, but introduced who the besieged were, and then told Wang Meng : "For today, we have been busy for nearly four months."

Dou A followed the advantages of the highlands to take a look at the overall situation. It is preliminarily judged that Rome should have dispatched 6 to 8 people, and the unknown forces under siege should not be less than [-] to [-] or more.He whispered his judgment to Wang Meng.

Later, Marcus Marca himself said the number. Rome actually concentrated more than 8 troops, but there were only [-] Roman soldiers among them, and the rest were fighters of vassal races.He also told Wang Meng that the number of besieged enemy troops exceeded [-], but he also said that the composition was very mixed, and that there might only be [-] to [-] of them with real combat effectiveness.

"..." Wang Meng didn't understand what the Romans were going to do. Before he could ask, he heard a sound that sounded like a trumpet. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound: "You guys are going to attack. ?”

"It's just a warm-up." Marcus Macca acted as a guide very well, pointing at the slowly advancing Roman army: "The Han people have seen how we fought in Gupta, but the number was too small. You should Let’s see what happens once our soldiers reach a certain number.”

The Roman army marching towards the battlefield should have 6000 people. From a distance, most of them are infantry. Every infantry is holding a tower shield in one hand and a dagger in the other. They are wearing heavy armor with multi-layered links like Pipi Shrimp. I don't know if it is a flamboyant bag or a standard. Each of the individual queues has a scarlet cloak.

The actions of the Roman army caused confusion among the besieged forces. From a distance, people could be seen surging, and the sounds of horns, drums, gongs and other musical instruments were frequently heard amidst the noise.

The Roman infantry who were marching forward stopped with the sound of trumpets, the gates of several camps were opened, and some huge animals pulled by animal and human power were pushed out. They were various types of military equipment, most of which were throwing stones Cars, some are things that Han people cannot recognize.

Marcus Marca said proudly: "What you will see is the complete Roman Legion."

(End of this chapter)