The Three Kingdoms

The casualties in this battle were as high as [-] soldiers.

This is already a heavy blow to the third war zone. Although it will not stop the third war zone for a few months, the combat effectiveness of the third war zone has also been greatly weakened. It will delay a lot of time.

In the castle, He Qi stood upright, his gaze concentrated, and he was observing the terrain of the Gaul province on a newly built sand table.

"What's the current situation of the Roman army?" He Qi asked after a while.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the scouts are reporting that the remnant Roman soldiers have been retreating towards the capital of the Gaul province, the city of Lyon!" A deputy general of the staff stood up and replied.

"Lyon City?"

He Qi's eyes fell on this ancient city.

This city is located in the middle of the confluence of the two largest rivers in the province of Gaul, the Saone and the Rhone. The water transportation is smooth, and the geographical advantages are obvious.

"This will be the most difficult battle for us to join forces in the south!"

Huang Gai clenched his fists, his tiger eyes were vivid, and he sighed.

If you want to go south, this is an inevitable battle.

"Always fight!"

The corner of He Qi's mouth raised a sneer, his smile was sharp, and his words were full of fighting spirit: "Actually, the most difficult thing is the landing battle, but we have won all the landing battles. Are we still afraid of this battle, even if we grit our teeth? Take it down!"

"The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

Zang Ba stood up with a loud voice.

"it is good!"

He Qi nodded, he is still very satisfied with this fierce general under his command, although Zang Ba did make mistakes in the battle of Hadrian's Great Wall, but he himself is not a smart general with strict thinking, but when he charged into battle He is definitely a good player.

At present, the third war zone has him personally leading the overall situation, and does not need more intelligent military generals, but what is needed is a general who can charge forward.

"Zang Ba obeys orders!"

"exist!"

"I am now ordering you as the commander-in-chief of the third war zone, acting temporarily as the commander of the Flame Legion. Within three days, lead [-] vanguards to clear the road to Lyon. I will personally lead the main force and follow up soon!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Zang Ba was a little excited and quickly responded loudly.

The acting commander was an obvious signal, as long as He Qi reported it and obtained more than half of the votes in the court meeting, he would be able to assume the post of army commander.

Dawu currently has sixteen armies, and each army commander is a figure of one of the princes.

He was naturally excited.

……

Five days later, the main force of the Wu army's third war zone went south from the castle of Calais. The vanguard army led by Zang Ba had already cleared the road, so the speed was very fast. In a short three-day march, the army had already approached the city.

"What a majestic western city!"

He Zize immediately stepped forward, staring forward, and couldn't help sighing.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the vanguard army has already cut wood to build bridges and built siege equipment. The pontoon bridge will be fully erected in at most three days!" Zang Ba came to report.

"How is the force in the city?"

"Preliminary investigation, no less than 50!"

"what?"

He Qi's face was ugly, and his eyes were fixed on Zang Ba: "They have already buried 10,000+ troops on the battlefield of the coastal defense line before, and at most there are less than 20 troops left. Where did the 50 troops come from?"

"Commander-in-Chief, after all, this is the Gaul province of the Roman Empire. The Gaul province has a special feature. There are many slave manors and a large young population. If the Governor of Gaul is insane, 50 young and strong can still make up enough!"

Zang Ba smiled wryly: "I observed the defenders on the city wall. They were only eleven or twelve years younger, and they were warriors with weapons in hand. The older ones were hunchbacked and gray-haired, and there were quite a few old people in their sixties!"

"So cruel!"

He Qi raised his head, a cold light burst out of his eyes, and he stared at a vague figure on the city wall: "Serge Ross, what a Gaul governor, he is using his whole body to Lu Xingxing, come and fight me hard!"

Regardless of the success or failure of this battle, the Gaul province is doomed to shed blood and the population will wither.

Sergey's cruelty also made He Qi feel a little heavy.

I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight.

"Is there any trace of the Gallic Legion?" He Qi asked.

During the battle of landing in Gaul, there was no trace of the opponent Gaul Legion, which made He Qi puzzled.

He suspected that the Gaul Legion was recharging their energy, and he was in the city of Lyon, giving them a fatal blow.

"Nothing was found!"

Zang Badao: "But it is difficult for our scouts to break in. The investigation of the city comes from the observation of the city wall. Maybe they let these young and strong slaves consume our vitality, and then let the Gallic army fight out!"

"Have to guard against it!"

He Qi nodded: "When attacking the city, you must be careful!"

"I will understand at the end!"

"Commander-in-Chief, when will we start attacking the city?" Huang Gaice came up immediately and asked in a low voice.

"We came here from a long-distance raid, and our physical strength is exhausted. Let's take a rest for a day. After recharging our energy, tomorrow morning, when the sun rises, the commander will personally beat the war drum. Zang Ba will be the vanguard, and Huang Gai will be the siege general. , The whole army is attacking!" He Qi understood that the battle was imminent, but he still calmly left some free time to rest, after all, sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood.

"promise!"

The generals took orders and began to set up camp.

……

On the walls of Lyon.

The figure of the Governor of Gaul, Sergey, stood tall, his blue eyes stared at the figures of Wu Jun soldiers who were building barracks outside the city, and there was a bleak coldness in his heart: "It came so fast!"

He didn't expect that the Wu army suffered so many casualties during the landing battle in the Strait of Dover, and that they could reorganize their forces and move southward so quickly.

This made him feel a little gloomy.

But he also did a good job of defense.