The Three Kingdoms

Claras finally let out a long sigh of relief.

The three armies surrendered.

In other words, he succeeded in seizing power this time. From now on, he will be the chief consul of the Italian Legion, controlling nearly 20 soldiers of the Italian Legion.

Of course, when he was in power, that was when he faced the first difficulty.

The demon fleet is approaching.

How to deal with this battle will affect the influence he has just established as the commander-in-chief. As long as he can win this battle, he will completely secure his position as the commander-in-chief of the Italian Legion.

Klaus withdrew the ambushes from the cabin, and then asked his own soldiers to clean the cabin, then sat down with a smile on his face, and discussed the upcoming battle with the generals, as if the bloody thing just now had never happened.

In the midst of war deployment discussions, Klaus began to increase his influence.

By mobilizing Bufang of each legion, he placed his confidant overseer in each legion. Although the legion commanders of each legion complained, but since they had surrendered, it was hard to say anything. Claras was the Italian legion under initial control. .

And at this time, the war finally broke out.

"Report!" A spy came to report.

"Say!"

"The main force of the Eastern Devil's fleet has approached the position of ten nautical miles away from the First Army. Commanders Philip Wan and Commander Koturo have led their troops to prepare for the battle!"

"Where?"

"North, go to the northwest!"

"northwest?"

The minds of the generals in the cabin quickly came out of the previous accident, staring at the Syrian chart hanging in front of them.

Even if they are dissatisfied with Claras in their hearts.

They can't care about it now.

They are all soldiers of the Roman Empire.

When the Roman Empire encountered a powerful enemy, they also knew how to unite and resist the enemy. As for these confused accounts, if they can eliminate foreign enemies in the future, they will naturally calculate slowly. If they can't, this is meaningless.

"They attacked the northwest because they wanted to enter the Antioch Sea, and their goal was the city-state of Byzantium!"

Aslet opened his mouth in a low voice, looking at the northwest direction of the Syrian Sea, a city-state between the two seas, the Byzantine city-state, and the strongest city-state behind Antioch.

"General Alveli is now fighting against the demons in the east against the city of Antioch. The city of Antioch is the last barrier in the east of the empire. If Antioch is breached, the empire will face an army of demons driving straight in, and the entire east of the empire will suffer. The oppression of the devil!"

Legion Commander Maka has a serious face.

"Your Excellency, no matter what, we must stop them!" Legion Commander Yarte changed his address to Claras, which showed his mentality. He said decisively: "Even if our Italian Legion is wiped out!" No, they cannot be allowed to capture the Byzantine city-state from the sea. Once the Byzantine city-state falls, Antioch will be an isolated city. The Crusaders, the Germanic Legion, and the Parthian Legion will all be in danger of being destroyed. The main force of the empire!"

"The leader of the Yalter Legion is right!"

Claras nodded when he heard this. He stood up, took off the hanging strategic deployment map from the back, spread it flat on the table, pointed to the criss-crossing positions of HNA, and said: "Now I arrange the guard positions of each legion!"

As the chief consul of the legion, he must establish his majesty, and this battle is the best opportunity.

Several legion commanders looked at each other, and their faces became serious.

Klaus began to say: "The Fourth Army goes south, inserts from the south, guards the waterway in the southern waters, prevents the Wu army from entering the Egyptian waters from the south, and creates a breakthrough in our defensive circle. The Third Army guards the west, and don't let the devil The main army breaks through head-on, the second army is the main attack, and the attack replaces the defense to relieve the pressure on the armies. I will personally lead the first army to guard the northwest direction, even if all the warriors lose their lives, I will never take a step back!"

Among his arrangements, he chose to put the First Legion of his direct line in the most dangerous position, which is a commendation for leading by example.

He is very clear in his heart that the generals of the various legions are only superficially surrendering to him, and they are somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts. If it is not because of the prestige of the Augustus Legion and the situation of the demon invasion, they will never let it go. of.

After all, 80.00% of the generals of the Italian Legion are nobles from the Senate. It will take time for them to break with the Senate.

At this time, he can't force it, he needs to convince others with virtue.

Only when the First Legion was at the forefront, the other three legions would not suspect that he was deliberately sending their soldiers to death for personal gain, so they would contribute to this battle.

Only by winning this battle can he gain a foothold in the Italian Army.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Maka and Yalter exchanged glances. This was already the lightest task, so they naturally had no objections.

"It's good to be proactive, I agree!"

Aslet also nodded. Since the First Army stood in the cruelest battlefield, the Second Army, as the main force, should also contribute. He didn't mind taking the initiative to attack, because the rhythm of the attack would be in his own hands.

[The first thousand and 460 chapters of the text knock on the door of the Roman Empire [-]]

Boom boom boom! ! ! !

Cannonballs fell on the front and back of the city wall like meteors one by one. This kind of bombardment full of destructive atmosphere caused the whole city of Antioch to shake.

"The muzzle of the first division, turn up the scale, and fire fifteen rounds in a row!"

"The muzzle of the second division, lower the muzzle, fire twelve bursts, fire!"

"The third division advances 100 meters, and fires ten bursts at a 45-degree angle of the muzzle, fire!"

"..."

Ding Feng led the Artillery Field Army to bomb Antioch City for three consecutive days, expending tens of thousands of shells, leaving an indelible mark on the city wall, on the city wall, on the city wall Down below, gunpowder smoke is everywhere, and Antioch City, which used to look majestic as a mountain, is already full of holes and crumbling.

But this city wall is still standing.

Antioch is not Damascus.

Although the city of Damascus played a connecting role in Syria, resulting in a very prosperous economy, even surpassing that of Antioch, its political status in the past was not as good as that of Antioch.

Antioch, once the capital of the Seleucid Empire.

It is now the last gateway to the east of the Roman Empire.

There are inner city and outer city respectively. The tall city walls are basically made of the strongest local stone. The prototype of the Seleucid Empire took decades to build, and it has not only been strengthened for hundreds of years. , formed the impregnable city wall today.

Even with the formidable power of Wu Jun's red-clothed cannons, under continuous bombing, it is difficult to tear the defense line. Although several city walls were blasted with a small hole, the Roman army in the city had already prepared, and the opening of the city wall that was just broken was quickly opened. plug up.

This strong city wall is still in the hands of the Roman army.

But Wu Jun's terrifying red cannon weapon put a lot of pressure on the Roman army in the city. Even after the battle of Uruk city-state and the battle of Damascus city, he still felt afraid of this destructive weapon from the bottom of his heart.

But Wu Jun's weapons are not endless.