The Three Kingdoms

"Your Majesty is ashamed of Lu Bu, and naturally he has a little bit of doting on Lu Lan. You are not as good in this regard, so you should take more responsibility!"

"I know!"

Zhang He nodded helplessly. The Guanzhong Army is based on Cao Wei soldiers. Although they have been on the battlefield for many years, they are not very reassuring to Sun Quan. Satisfied, he said: "However, there are two armies in our army equipped with new weapons, and I think it is enough to deal with this battle!"

"Ok!"

Zhuge nodded, then stood up, and said: "It's time for us to close the net. Immediately contact the commander-in-chief, join forces in the northwest, and form a line to prevent the Roman army from breaking through. Your Majesty has won us a very good condition in this battle. Originally, I was just Want to crush them, but now..."

A thick murderous aura inadvertently appeared in the gentle and refined manner in which he was waving the lupine, causing a chill in the entire big tent: "I will annihilate them all!"

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[Text 630, Chapter [-], The Battle of Thracia, [-]]

Hundreds of miles to the northwest of the province of Thrace were reduced to a battlefield. The Wu army gathered the main forces of the Eastern Theater and the Central Army to block and chase, intending to form a three-way encirclement and force the main force of Rome to death. Go out and leave the province of Thrace.

The Roman army marched rapidly, wanting to break out of the encirclement before the Wu army completed the encirclement, so they marched very fast. In less than two days, they had pushed their frontier to the border of the province of Mercia.

As long as you cross the province of Mercia, you can enter Pannonia.

The province of Pannonia is already the hinterland of the Roman Empire, and it is also the place where the dragons of the former Emperor Severus rose. This is not a flat terrain like Thrace and Mercia. There are mountains and rivers intertwined here. Not only is the terrain suitable for defense, but also The people in the province are stable enough to allow them to block Wu Jun's advance.

But they are fast, and Wu Jun is even faster.

Before they arrived, Pan Feng and Zhuge Liang led their troops to complete the encirclement of the Roman army.

The province of Thrace and the province of Mercia handed over an unnamed mountain, where the Roman army was stationed, and the Wu army had successfully joined forces from all three sides, trapping hundreds of thousands of the main force of Rome on the mountain from the left, right, and back.

The hills of this mountain are steep, standing between the roads of the two major provinces, the left side is a steep mountain range, and the right side is a plain and swamp, neither of which is suitable for attacking. The front of 0 is a ramp, which is the only direction for attacking.

Behind is a rushing river.

As long as the Roman army crossed this river, they would enter the province of Mercia. Once they entered the province of Mercia, they would be out of the encirclement of the Wu army. If they were allowed to cross the province of Mercia and enter the province of Pannonia, Wu Jun's intention for this battle was completely shattered.

So this is the only chance Wu Jun can annihilate them.

On the hill, the Golden Eagle battle flag was erected, and camps had been set up one by one, forming a defense against the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, under the flying golden dragon battle flag, the Wu army has already listed heavy troops facing each other, ready to launch an attack on the Roman army on the mountain at any time.

The first day of the siege was uneventful between the two sides.

The Wu army at the bottom of the mountain was still uncertain about the intentions of the Roman army at the top of the mountain. It was not clear whether they were desperately defending or breaking through, which was crucial to their strategic deployment.

But the Roman army on the mountain couldn't figure out the strength of the Wu army. If they couldn't figure out the strength of the troops, they would not dare to move for a day.

The generals on both sides had a cautious idea, so they didn't dare to send troops to test them at all, and could only continue to wait in the confrontation.

This is not just an army fighting, but also a battle of endurance.

……

At the foot of the mountain, five miles away, and above the plain, there are dozens of miles of Wu Jun's company battalion.

In the main account of the Chinese army, the generals of the Eastern Theater and the Central Army gathered together, discussing the attack strategy in full swing.

"Everyone, the topography of this mountain is now in front of us. The front is a flat slope, the back is a cliff behind the river, and the left and right are steep places. Only one side can supply the army to attack!"

Chen Gong stood up and spread out a copy of the terrain strategy map that the scouts had just marked: "This is a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is not suitable for attacking!"

"If you want me to say, you can attack directly!"

Tai Shici said coldly: "They are just a bunch of bereaved dogs, and they are probably already scared by the Central Army Corps. Can't we take them down?"

"Although the Roman army lost troops and lost generals, there are still 70 to [-] troops. Among them, the Beamon Legion and the Crusaders are still intact and the main force. If we attack by force, even if we can take it down, I am afraid it will suffer heavy losses!"

Jia Xu said calmly.

"This battle needs to be cautious. Injury to soldiers and horses is a trivial matter. I have never given up on being able to achieve zero damage in battle. But if we give the Roman army a chance to cross the river because of our improper attack, then I am afraid that none of us will be ashamed. Go to meet His Majesty!"

Zhang He said in a well-regulated way.

"Attack without delay!"

"Be careful, besieging and not attacking may put more pressure on them!"

"I think it can be delayed. They are on the mountain, they are short of food and water, and they can't hold it for a long time!"

In the camp, all the generals expressed their opinions one after another.

Above the high position, Pan Feng, Zhuge Liang, Gao Shun and others were silent, all of them were in deep thought.

"Kong Ming, since Your Majesty said that you are the main one in this battle, what is your opinion?" Pan Feng asked Zhuge Liang in a low voice.

This battle was planned by Zhuge Liang. From troop deployment to confluence, every step of the plan was very careful, so they were able to trap the Roman army here before they broke through.

"How much is the grain and grass on the mountain?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, then asked suddenly.

"Chief of the General Staff, we just learned that when the Roman army retreated, they looted all the cities they passed by. They were so ruthless that they left almost no grain of rice for the local people. It's autumn harvest time, so they have enough food and grass to last for more than a month!"

Liao Hao, the commander of Jinyiwei who was in charge of military intelligence, also participated in the siege battle. He stood up and reported: "I have personally observed the terrain on the mountain. There is a river here, and there is plenty of mountain spring water. There is no way to cut off their water source. !"

"Water source is a geographical advantage, but choosing this place to camp and garrison before crossing the river is a kind of vision. If they cross the river rashly, they will be quickly defeated by our army. They should be non-stop during the retreat, but they still Sending people to collect grain and grass is time-consuming..."

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Zacks may not have such sharp eyesight. It seems that there are capable people among them who have already calculated that they will be besieged by us, so prepare in advance for a war of attrition!"

"Report to the Chief of Staff, there is one person who has been serving as an aide near Chucks recently, the Governor of Thrace Province, Benedia!"

"Benedia?"

The corner of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised a playful smile: "I remember him, Commander-in-Chief, but you still remember him!"

"The executioner who destroyed my three thousand elite back then, why can't he remember!" Pan Feng's big face suddenly became gloomy.

At first they withdrew from the city of Rome and returned along the road, meeting gods and killing gods and Buddhas along the way, but when they finally arrived in Byzantium, they were almost killed by the local mob army led by Benedia. This is something Pan Feng will never forget a battle.

"This man is very ruthless. He is expropriating food and grass in various cities, beheading all the rebels, regardless of the old and weak, women and children. As long as he leads his troops passing by, whether it is in the field or in the warehouse, all the food will be taken by him. And Kong, I estimate that after winter, at least half of the people in the six or seven cities in the northwest of Thrace will die and freeze to death!"

Liao Hao added: "Also, we found that after collecting food for their main force, this person suddenly led Qingqi away from their main force and went from the north. We quickly lost track of him!"

"He's going to rescue soldiers!"

There was a trace of coldness in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and he said firmly.

"Now that they have food, water, and geographical advantages, they have the opportunity to wait for reinforcements. Once reinforcements arrive, will our intention soon be defeated?" Jia Xu asked.