The Three Kingdoms

He squinted his eyes and stared at William with lightning-like eyes.

"The subordinates know!"

William nodded frankly.

It is precisely because he knew in his heart that this unbearable consequence would be caused early on, so he dared not order to gather the army under his command and mobilize the army to cross the sea. , Your Majesty, he still can't understand our intentions, fears us, and suppresses our steps, this is our biggest trouble!"

He had two reasons why he didn't dare to easily gather an army under his command to fight the Eastern Demon at any cost.

First, once he gathered heavy troops in the northwest to attack the British province, he would take the initiative to break the temporary peace between the two countries, and personally start a round of war between Rome and the Wu people in the east.

Not to mention whether the Easterners are ready for war, at least the Roman Empire today is not ready for a full-scale war with the Eastern demons. The war left them a deep impression, and another war will definitely give the people just now An empire that has recovered a little bit of strength has dealt a heavy blow.

If a full-scale war is triggered by a local war, it will not be worth the loss to the empire.

So he didn't dare to start a war easily.

Second, the current empire is not the era of Emperor Severus back then. In the era of Emperor Severus, the monarch could control everything in the empire. There was only one voice in the empire, and that was the voice of the monarch. In a state of preparation for battle.

This is the era of Emperor Caracalla. After all, Caracalla is not Emperor Severus. He does not have Severus' courage to conquer the world. He may have the ability, but it is not enough to control the empire.

In the empire, the hearts of the people are not in harmony. The senate, the military, the imperial power, and the divine power are all fighting fiercely, and it is impossible to be united.

After the war, although these military generals chose to support Caracalla, but Caracalla has always been afraid of them holding a large army, and they can't believe in Caracalla's ability. It is impossible to give up military power. Discord.

He, William, is guarding the northwest. The force in his hands is not only to guard against the eastern demons on the other side of the strait, but also to guard against back arrows from the city of Rome. Once he starts to gather troops, it will definitely arouse fear in the city of Rome, and even break the already fragile relationship between the monarch and his ministers. , causing tremors in the empire.

"Actually, you can be more courageous, and you can even be tougher in the fight. We are indeed not ready for a big war, but the Eastern Devils may not be ready either. They did not suffer better than us in the battle back then, and their territory is far away from us. At least thousands of miles away, if they want to fight us here, they need to prepare more than us."

"That's what I said, but..."

Having lost to the Eastern Devil several times before and after, William had already put the Eastern Devil in a strong position in his heart, and he was very afraid. He could use ten points of preparation, not just eight points.

"William, the Augustus family is a holy imperial family. I don't want your heart to lose confidence in fighting against the Eastern Demons because of past failures. You are a decisive battlefield general and should not be defeated by the Eastern Demons." Violence has trapped your decisiveness!"

Chucks said with a serious face.

William is the best battlefield general he has ever seen. His appeal, courage, and battlefield judgment are all top-notch.

However, because he lost several battles against the Eastern Devils in the past, and even lost the entire Augustus Legion, he left a lot of shadows in his heart. These shadows have always existed and will affect his decisiveness.

The most important thing for a general is the split-second decision on the battlefield.

"My subordinates will remember the lesson of Your Excellency the General!"

William trembled when he heard the words, and suddenly realized, he quickly saluted respectfully and said.

"There are some things that you need to overcome by yourself, William. There are not many people in the empire who can stand alone. You are the most important general of this general. If you can't overcome the fear of the eastern demons, you will lose the ability of a general!"

"I will not disappoint Your Excellency the General!"

William nodded heavily.

"As for the imperial capital, the situation in the imperial capital may actually be better than we imagined. It is not a life-and-death struggle between us and His Majesty, so you don't have to worry too much." Chucks smiled calmly with confidence on his face.

"Master General, I have heard that His Majesty has now formed another legion."

William said softly: "He thought that the conscription among the scattered tribes in the northern border of the Germanic province would be able to hide it from the sky, but the Germanic province is still in the northwest of me, and the conscription under my nose naturally cannot hide it from me. eyeliner,

"I know this. The Beamon Legion has only [-] troops, but each of them is equipped with two horses, and the horses are equipped with vests. The soldiers are wearing heavy armor. Each soldier is equipped with two weapons, one long and one short. Even five times as many soldiers and horses can't stop their footsteps!"

"They paid a heavy price!" William sneered.

"That's a good thing!"

There was a meaningful smile on the corner of Chucks' mouth, and his voice was very calm and cold: "The empire's finances are inherently problematic. We couldn't do it before we wanted to expand the army, but those nobles are richer than we imagined. Since they are willing to spend money to increase troops for the empire, isn't that a good thing?"

"Increasing troops is a good thing for the empire. After all, the battle between us and the Eastern Devil will break out sooner or later. Only strong soldiers and horses can win the victory for the empire. But I am worried about your majesty. Your majesty is afraid of us. Will tear our faces apart."

William is still worried: "The Iron Blood Legion, the Holy Angel Legion, and the Beamon Legion, he has a lot of troops, and he seems to have gradually stabilized the situation in the past few years, and he has established a certain prestige in the empire. , it’s hard to clean up if you start your hands.”

"His strength? Hehe, that's not necessarily the case!"

Chucks smiled coldly.

"What do you mean, don't tell me..." William's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he was a little surprised, but he thought of a person next to Chaks, so it wasn't very surprising.

Ann Hades, that is a Grim Reaper, with him by Chucks' side, anything can happen.

"You can rest assured that he, Caracalla, won't be able to mess up the empire." Chaks said confidently with his eyes deep as an abyss.

"Even so, I still dare not send my troops across the sea to attack the eastern demons in Britain!"

William thought for a while and said, "Compared to Your Majesty, I'm actually more afraid of someone stabbing me in the back and causing the entire northwest defense line to collapse!"

"Sergey!"

Chucks said a name coldly.

The third reason why William did not dare to gather troops to fight across the sea was because of the governor of Gaul, Sergey.

A few years ago, a great war with the Orientals almost disrupted the local order of the Roman Empire. Local princes took advantage of this opportunity to gather troops to rise up and support themselves. Today, on the northwestern land of Rome, the central government of the empire Much less control than before.

Governor of Gaul Sergey relied on the war with the Third Army of the Wu Army to integrate the forces of the entire northwest nobles. Although those who had been beaten by He Qi even gave up their hometowns and ran around, it is undeniable that this battle allowed him to hold With one hundred thousand soldiers, he became the veritable governor of Gaul and the king of the Northwest.

Now in the Northwest, the strength of the soldiers and horses he controls is only inferior to that of William. The most important thing is that Sergei is a local snake. William is a foreigner, and his local influence is far inferior to him.

Sergey not only controls the food supply of several provinces in the northwest, but also controls the supply of food roads from the imperial capital to the northwest, which is equivalent to controlling the lifeline of the entire northwest legions.

This is why William has been tolerant of Sergey.

"Your Excellency, Sergey is not what it used to be. Since the Eastern Devils withdrew their troops and returned to Gaul with his army, relying on the power change of the empire and the succession of the new emperor, he was unable to control the northwest region, and took the opportunity to take down the local rule. right!"

William's eyes were cold, and there was a murderous intent in his words: "If it wasn't for the safety of the Northwest, I would have killed him a long time ago. This person is definitely not an ordinary person, and his ambition is not small!"

"Then we'll take him first!"

Chuck said.

"But my soldiers and horses are closely watched by him!"

It's not that William didn't want to take down Sergey, but in this northwest land, Sergey's stare at him too closely, once it starts to move, it will be a war. If you want to take him down with a thunderbolt and restrain his troops, it's simply impossible. impossible.

"Your soldiers and horses can't move, but mine can!"

Chucks said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

In fact, this time he left the imperial capital and went north to the Gaul province. One of the biggest reasons was to win the Gaul governor Sergei.