The Three Kingdoms

"Speak directly, I want to hear it too!"

Sun Quan's eloquent words were indifferent, his voice was as heavy as Mount Tai, and Zhao Cong was a little out of breath under the pressure.

"Yes!"

Zhao Cong nodded, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Report to Your Majesty, three days ago, the Roman Augustus Legion sent the first and second legions to advance ten miles to our camp in the second theater, and launched an attack on our camp that night. Attacking, burning the company battalion with black tung oil, fighting for one night, our army suffered a disastrous defeat, the blood wolf army suffered heavy casualties, the tiger army was forced to abandon the captured city of Tabuk in Egypt, and now they can only join forces and retreat north!"

"what?"

Zhao Yun's pupils widened, and his eyes became cold, as if looking at death, staring at Zhao Cong.

"impossible!"

Han Dang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and he was a little hard to believe that the troops in the Fourth War Zone, which assembled the Blood Wolf Legion and the Tiger Legion, were much stronger than the Roman Army in the Egyptian provinces. They have always used the Roman Army to train recruits. If they want to They are not incapable of breaking through the Legion of Augustus.

The news of the sudden defeat made him a little unbelievable.

"how come?"

"A few days ago we were still in the upper hand, how could we suddenly be defeated!"

"I do not believe!"

The army commanders and chiefs of staff of the fourth war zone stood up one after another, their faces changed in surprise, it was unbelievable.

"Black tung oil?"

Sun Quan paid attention to this word. He looked at Zhao Cong and asked, "What black tung oil?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know that once the black tung oil is burned, it can't be extinguished by splashing water. The fire is raging. If our ten-mile camp is set on fire in less than an hour, our military will suffer such a disastrous defeat!" Zhao Cong said.

"Oil, it must be oil!"

Sun Quan clenched his fists tightly, but said secretly in his heart: In the battlefield here in the Middle East, materials must be obtained locally. How could it be possible not to use oil? I am really confused.

Here in the Middle East, there is some open pit oil.

These will be the best weapons on the battlefield.

The Romans occupied the Middle East for many years, it is impossible not to find out.

"Your Majesty, the last general will leave first!"

Zhao Yun couldn't sit still at this time, and he couldn't wait to return to the fourth theater.

"Your Majesty, the last general will leave first!"

The generals of the second war zone stepped forward one after another and wanted to go on this trip.

"and many more!"

Sun Quan suppressed Zhao Yun and said, "Don't use water for that kind of black tung oil. The more you water it, the bigger the fire will be. You can put it out with sand. Since the Augustus Legion got the upper hand, then you need to be careful next time. To attack Antioch, we must never allow the southern battlefield to collapse!"

"Your Majesty, the general will never let the Augustus Legion step out of the Egyptian province. I will cut off the head of this beast!"

After speaking, he led the generals of the fourth war zone to leave quickly.

Sun Quan looked at their backs and sighed. He was not very worried. There were many reasons for the loss in this battle. Perhaps it was because he summoned most of the generals. The generals were not there, and the morale of the army was unstable, so the battlefield on the southern front was considered a defeat. , It is also understandable, with Zhao Yun's ability, as long as he goes back, not to mention taking Syria, it is enough to stabilize the Egyptian front.

"Lu Bu!"

"The end is here!"

"Go get ready and mobilize the first and second war zones as soon as possible. The two main forces will be dispatched by you. Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, and Zhou Yu will support you. Mobilize troops as soon as possible. I want troops in Lin'an Tiaoke!"

Sun Quan's eyes were gloomy, and his voice was cold: "I want to see Olveri's attitude, whether he intends to fight to the death, or abandons the city because he has no intention of fighting, this is very important to me!"

"promise!"

Lu Bu's tiger eyes were sharp, and he bowed his hands to accept the order.

[Text 450 Chapter [-] Battle of Egypt [-]]

In the camp, the generals will disperse. "W. [-]T

Sun Quan stood up, with his hands on his shoulders, and stared at the battle map: "Antioch, it's a gateway city, but can it stop my footsteps?"

This is a map of the province of Antioch.

Antioch Province, located in the south of later Turkey, on the northeast coast of the Mediterranean Sea, was once the capital of the Seleucid Dynasty in BC, and was an important link and transportation hub on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

In 64 AD, it was conquered by the Roman Empire.

After that, it has always been the gateway for the Roman Empire to contend with the Parthian Empire. When the Parthian Empire was at its strongest, it captured Syria, but never entered Antioch.

This is the strongest city in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

Behind the city of Antioch is the city-state of Byzantium.

The Byzantine city-state supported Antioch like a horn, turning Antioch into an indestructible gateway city.

To put it bluntly, this is the last line of defense in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

As long as you cross this line of defense, not to mention a flat river, at least there should be no obstacles before hitting Greece.

"Your Majesty, the current strength of the troops stationed in Antioch has been fully figured out!" Li Ru did not know when he stood behind Sun Quan and reported in a low voice.

"tell me the story!"

"Three Legions, plus a Knights Templar!"

"The Knights Templar?"

"This is a military force under the direct control of Christianity in the Roman Empire. There are only [-] cavalry, but their combat effectiveness is extremely terrifying. It is the trump card that Olveri has always been proud of!"

"Three thousand cavalry, even if they can fly, so what, don't talk about it, talk about the situation of the other legions!"

"promise!"

Li Ru cupped his hands and reported in detail: "The Crusaders and the Germanic Legion are both the elite of the elite, with a combined strength of about 35. This is the main force we must face directly. The third legion is the Parthian Legion." Legion, Olvelli is very shrewd. In order to prevent the Parthian Legion from mutiny, he has already exchanged blood for the Parthian Legion. At least let him change the generals of the Parthian Legion above the commander-in-chief. Firmly control this army, my previous plan to instigate this army was all in vain!"

Instigating the rebellion against the Parthian Legion did not happen overnight. Li Ru had been planning for at least five years, but was killed by Olveri. This plan was completely aborted before it was launched.

"It's a big taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle!" Sun Quan looked at the location of Antioch on the map, squinting his eyes slightly: "Alvery knew this, and dared to do it like this. He is so confident and courageous. , but the Parthian Legion probably won't be needed!"

"Ok!"

Li Ru nodded: "This person is also very clear that changing the blood of the Parthian Army at this time will inevitably cause this army to be unable to mobilize in a short period of time, so the Parthian Army has been dispatched to the rear to maintain Byzantium The grain road between the city-state and Antioch is smooth!"