The Three Kingdoms

"No need to be polite!"

Sun Quan smiled slightly, and after walking out of the royal case, he sat in the living room: "Come on, sit down, this is not the military machine pavilion, you don't need to have so many rules in front of me, serve tea!"

"Yes!"

After Tai Shici and Yan Xing sat down, eunuch Cao Yang served tea.

"Yanming, are you still used to being in the Western Expeditionary Army?" Sun Quan asked with a smile as he looked at this Xiliang warrior.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the great Wu Zhiyu's kindness will eventually be the end of his life!"

Yan Xing had an instinctive awe of Sun Quan. He personally participated in the battle at the top of the Forbidden Palace. This young emperor made him feel what life and death could be said to be.

"Ha ha!"

Sun Quan smiled: "It's good to adapt, you are a general, I don't want you to be suppressed by the past, let go, show your talent, the military of Great Wu pays attention to the talents, The incompetent, if you have the ability, pull Tai Shici down, and the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army is yours!"

Yan Xing is still too cautious. Being cautious is not a bad thing, but it will suppress his talent and make him feel constrained in everything.

"The last will not dare!"

Yan Xing was startled, and cast a sideways glance at Tai Shici, only to see that his expression remained unchanged, and he sat firmly on the chair, as if he didn't care at all about Sun Quan's efforts to replace him.

Tai Shici really didn't care, Yan Xing was very good, but it was not enough to replace him as the commander of the Western Expedition Army, this was Tai Shici's self-confidence.

"Ziyi, what are you doing with the war among the nations in the Protectorate of the Western Regions now?" Sun Quan smiled and clicked to stop. If Yan Xing is smart enough, he will understand the desire to strive for the top in the future. He looked at Tai Shici asked.

"Your Majesty, the more than [-] small countries, large and small, within the territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions have basically been pacified by our Wu army. Under the bombardment of Thunderbolt's firearms, they are invincible. As long as they attack the city, they will surely break it. So our soldiers and horses advance very quickly!"

Tai Shici said: "But now it can only be regarded as taking down the territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions in name. If we want to really pacify this territory and collect their soldiers and horses for us to search for them, it will take a few years to take it slowly. I'm afraid it will backfire if I rush too much!"

"I will establish the second governor's mansion in the west on the territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions!" Sun Quan thought for a while, "You leave it to the people in the cabinet to deal with the stability of the people's hearts. Your task is to conquer cities and territories. What about the Anxi Empire?" Sun Quan After thinking about it, he asked.

What he cares more about is actually the Roman Empire.

But to attack the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire couldn't get around a hurdle.

Now that the Western Expeditionary Corps is dragging on the territory of the former Protectorate, and the Sea Eagle Corps is facing the Parthian Empire alone, it is natural that some progress will not be made.

If this continues, when will we reach the Roman Empire?

"Your Majesty, General Zhou Tai's Sea Eagle Legion has landed in the southern border of the Parthian Empire. The two main divisions of the No. 20 Seventh Army under my command have also advanced to the northern part of the Parthian Empire and captured four cities of the Parthian Empire!"

Tai Shici said: "As long as we stabilize the territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions and transfer the main force to the south, within a year, we can break through Anxi, but..."

"But what?" Sun Quan's eyes moved slightly.

"However, we discovered a very interesting thing in the territory of the Parthian Empire!" Tai Shici had a strange smile on his face.

"tell me the story!"

"In the face of the attack of our army, the Parthians actually separated some soldiers and horses to attack the Mesopotamia region of the Roman Empire, but they were turned back by the Romans. Now the eastern part has been invaded by the Roman army, and they are suffering from the enemy. !"

Tai Shici said: "Our scouts also found Roman cavalry. They are very powerful. They are called cavalry in Rome. Now they are aggressively attacking the eastern part of the Parthian Empire. They should have seen our existence, so they want to get a share of the pie. In a vague way, they still want to share the Parthian Empire with us!"

"Vologasis V's head is so funny!"

Sun Quan sneered: "We are about to attack the city, yet they dare to provoke the Roman Empire?"

The Parthian emperor was named Vologassis V.

"Your Majesty, it's not that they despise us, but that the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire are feuds. According to the history we refer to, they have fought a war for nearly a hundred years!" Yan Xingdao.

"This is an opportunity. The emperor of the Roman Empire should be called Severus!"

Sun Quan's eyes lit up, he dug out a file and handed it to the two, saying: "This is the news from Jinyiwei's Qianhu Mansion in Guishuang area. They have sent many Guishuang people to infiltrate into the Roman Empire." , is now overcoming the local language problem, and it can be regarded as preparation for your invasion of Rome in the future!"

Sun Quan paused for a moment, then continued: "The Anxi Empire's military strength is not strong, and it can't stop the attacks of your two legions. It will be taken down sooner or later. What I care more about is the Roman Empire. The enemy of the Roman Empire, let’s talk about the Roman Emperor Severus first. This is a talented and bold overlord. In fact, he is good at using troops, and often expands his army, which is very difficult to deal with!"

According to the history of foreign countries that Sun Quan knew, and the Jinyiwei's infiltration of the Roman Empire over the years, he already had a general impression of Emperor Severus.

The Roman Empire was a very large empire, no matter in terms of population or military strength, it was no weaker than the Han Dynasty back then. This empire in Western Europe was equal to the status of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains. The core orthodox status, the rest were barbarians.

But civil strife is also a frequent occurrence.

Before Severus ascended the throne, the Roman Empire was actually the same as the Han Dynasty, already in a state where the princes were divided.

After receiving the support of the Roman Senate, Severus, as the first African who proclaimed himself emperor, successively organized the most powerful guards in the Roman Empire, and then began to fight in the north and south, defeating Nigel who had already proclaimed himself emperor. , and then defeated the British Governor Albanus.

He is an emperor with military power. Under the general expansion of the army, he not only quelled the civil war, but also won many territories of the Parthian Empire.

This opponent made Sun Quan somewhat oppressive. (To be continued.)

[Text 160 Chapter [-] Layout Western Europe]

Since Sun Quan ascended the throne of the Great Wu Dynasty, his ultimate goal was actually one, not Cao Cao, but the Roman Empire far away in Western Europe.

Beating Cao Cao is not a skill.

The wars in the Central Plains were divided and combined, even if they ruled the world, at most there would be only one Qin Shihuang.

What he has to do is better than Qin Shihuang.

So he has more arrogant ambition than Qin Shihuang. He wants to unify things and make the Wu Dynasty the first dynasty to unify the earth since the history.

Therefore, Sun Quan's goal has already been fixed on the Roman Empire, the overlord of Western Europe.

The history of the Roman Empire can be traced back to hundreds of years before the park. In the East, it was basically the Spring and Autumn Period. The earliest state system was a republic, and the highest governing body in the country was the Senate.

The system of the head of state did not appear until these hundreds of years.

From the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.

Although this empire is a system of monarchy and head of state, it is actually different from the traditional dynasties in the East.

The traditional dynasties in the East pay attention to the inheritance from father to son, and from son to grandson. If that line is broken, the dynasty will be destroyed.

But the name of the Roman Empire lasts forever, but the heirs of the empire are not inherited in one line. The person who inherits the emperor is often appointed by the Senate, and the succession of heirs is basically only three generations.

However, the Roman Empire has been inherited from the Octavian era, and has experienced a hundred years of peace and stability in the era of the Five Great Emperors (96-180). Now the Roman Empire, which has been passed down to the military strongman Severus, has entered the most glorious era.

Facing a powerful empire with a population, economy, and military strength comparable to that of the Central Plains, even Sun Quan felt the pressure.

"The Roman army is going to invade the Parthian Empire, this is a good opportunity for us!"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes slightly. He looked at the detailed information recorded in the dossier, thought for a long time, and then said: "We still know too little about the Roman Empire, especially the soldiers and horses of the Roman Empire. I think you can rest in peace." The empire, using the cover of the Parthians, fought a few friendly battles with them, learned about their fighting methods, and figured out their fighting strength. Know yourself and the enemy, and win every battle!"

"Your Majesty, but now our army is capturing the north and south of the Parthian Empire, and there is also a deadlock between the Parthian Empire!"