The Three Kingdoms

Lu Meng sighed: "Send our military order, the army stopped attacking immediately, all the warships turned around, and in the shortest time, headed southwest and entered the African Sea!"

"promise!"

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In the eighth year of Tianquan, in late February, Lu Meng personally led the Skeleton Legion to rush into the western part of the Roman sea. After experiencing the tragic battle of the Tunisian Strait, he successfully broke through the defense line and drove straight into the western African sea...

[Text 480 Chapter [-] Crossing the Sea]

The history of the earth is basically dominated by Asia and Western Europe.

After the unification of the Great Wu Dynasty, the Asian land has gradually returned to peaceful days.

But on the land of Western Europe, this place has entered the tense atmosphere of the decisive battle of the largest, bloodiest, and tragic battle in thousands of years.

Like the Central Plains, this land has an ancient history and the background of the rise of human beings. It also has disputes and turmoil with the passage of time, but there has never been any battle in history like the one that broke out today.

In this battle, the Wu army used all the troops of the court, and there were more than 200 million regular combat soldiers.

And the Roman Empire...

This empire has now reached a point of extinction. In the empire, even if there is no official call, it has begun to enter a moment when all the people are soldiers, entering the era of the empire's resistance against the invasion of demons.

Pieces of beacons are burning in every corner of this ancient land, bursts of horns are blasting in every sky of this ancient land, blood is burning, and wars are being staged...

Eight years of Tianquan, this year will determine the direction of this war.

Millions of soldiers of the Wu army were divided into four war zones, the main forces spread throughout the entire empire, and then encircled the east and west sides, waiting for it. Since February, there have been changes, and the first to start this offensive battle is the south. front.

Wu Jun's fourth war zone.

The fourth war zone concentrated its main force from the province of Egypt and marched forward, coordinated from the sea and land, and marched straight to the west.

Then there is the northwestern part of the Roman Empire.

In the Gaul Province, which is close to the British Province, the war is already raging here. The Third Army of the Wu Army crossed the sea from the British Province to the south. With the warships of the Jiangdong Army as the main force, they kept approaching the coastline. The tragic war has already begun...

The time begins to enter March.

Byzantine city-state.

This city-state stands in the center of the strait, and it is also the bridgehead to advance into the province of Thrace of the Roman Empire. Millions of main forces from the Wu Army's first theater and second theater have gathered here, waiting for the moment to move eastward.

And at this moment, Sun Quan's mood became heavier and he felt a little nervous.

This is something that hasn't been done for many years.

In recent years, the Wu army has conquered the world and killed the Quartet. Although there have been some setbacks, it has been smooth sailing, and it has not involved a major defeat of vitality. enlist.

However, this time, millions of troops went deep alone, marched thousands of miles, and took chestnuts from the fire. He, the commander-in-chief, was somewhat nervous.

But he is the king of Wu, he says what he says, and he says what he says.

Now that he has made this decision, he can only stick to it. As a king, no matter whether he is right or wrong, at least he cannot change his order overnight. This is the most basic thing.

But on this basis, he can make more adequate preparations.

For several days in a row, Sun Quan began to frequently summon the generals in the army to discuss the marching route.

"Conquering Thrace is not difficult, but the difficulty is to advance to Rome from that direction!"

"I propose to attack Greece first!"

"No, I think we can let go of Greece first. Our goal is the city of Rome, and the speed of soldiers is so precious. There is no need to pay attention to Greece!"

"But Greece is a nail. If we don't pull out a nail, how can we move forward without any distractions!"

"Isn't the Sea Eagle Legion in the Greek waters?"

"The Italian Legion of the Roman Army is now relying on the Greek peninsula and the intricate terrain of the Greek seas to control Greece. This is very detrimental to us!"

"..."

The theme of the day-to-day meeting was, after the main force captured the Thrace province directly opposite, whether to drive straight along the northern line, or divide the troops to capture Greece and advance with the help of the Greek springboard.

The two options are a little bit different.

It takes time to seize Greece, which will delay the main force's advance. On the battlefield, every second counts, and sometimes the time difference of a day or two can determine the success or failure of a battle.

But after capturing Greece, it was able to provide a relatively guaranteed backing for the army's expedition.

Both beneficial and harmful.

Therefore, all the generals were a little vacillating and unable to make a choice.

"Fengxian, do you think the army should face west, or part of the main force, and take Greece?" Sun Quan patted his forehead, pondered for a while, stretched out his hand, suppressed the chaotic voices of the generals in the hall, and then looked Looking at the general Lu Bu, he asked.

"With one bang, the momentum is like a broken bamboo!"

Lu Bu's momentum was like a tiger, and his voice was firm: "Since we have decided to go on an expedition to the city of Rome, thousands of miles away, we must have the momentum of breaking the boat. Without Xiang Ji's courage, we cannot win on the battlefield!"

"No!"

Zhou Yu was cautious, and he objected: "We need to have the momentum to attack, but we also need to be cautious in preparing for rainy days. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. Although our Wu army is unmatched, the Roman Empire is also an empire with a profound foundation. People, millions of troops, even if we have full confidence in this battle, we will go straight ahead, without the prudence of every step, we must have a rear that we can rely on!"

"Zhou Gongjin, don't you think this statement will hurt the morale of the army at this time?" Pan Feng stared angrily.

"Pan Wushuang, on the battlefield, you can't win every battle without going forward. It's not wrong to be cautious!" Zu Mao protested.

"At the time of the great war, if we don't have the courage to fight, how can we talk about unifying the east and west? This battle should be overwhelmed. Since the army of millions has already driven straight in, why do we need Greece to defend against it? It's unnecessary!"

"On the battlefield, we have no fear of life and death, but in terms of strategy, we must be fully prepared. This is not greed for life and fear of death, but caution!"

"..."

One sentence from you, one sentence from me, what I said was good, but this group of murderers started to quarrel like thunder again, the whole hall was surrounded by their roaring voices, even the air was churning.

Sun Quan's amber eyes swept away, and he smiled wryly, saying what he said was right, what he said was right, what could he say.

After a while, he looked at the quiet Zhuge Liang, suddenly lowered his voice, and asked, "Kong Ming, what are you thinking?"

"Your Majesty, I am calculating our marching distance and marching speed!" Zhuge Liang replied respectfully.

"How is the calculation?" Sun Quan asked again.

"From the Byzantine city-state, we have to pass through at least seven Roman provinces. It is conservatively estimated that it will take a distance of four thousand miles. In addition, we are not very familiar with the West. Marching with these patchwork marching maps is bound to be difficult. Going around in circles, five thousand miles is indispensable!"

Zhuge Liang's calculations are very precise: "Our million-strong army is marching long distances, and we are prepared for surprise attacks. The marching speed will not be very fast. A hundred miles a day is already the limit. That is to say, even if there is no defense in the middle, the weather problem will not be counted. , It will take two months to enter the city of Rome directly from here. This timeline is a bit harsh for us. It may not be possible to enter in three to five months. With a little bit of an accident, our more than 100 million soldiers may be caught in a dilemma!"