Three Kingdoms Eschatology

The visitor shook his head with a dull expression and said: "Lord Nejjart, the king just wants you to go alone, of course you can bring some followers. But he didn't ask you to go with soldiers and horses. The king didn't mobilize the Wusta soldiers It means horse. It’s written on this letterhead, you can take a good look.”

Nejjart was even more nervous when he heard this.Seeing the messenger turned around to leave, he immediately tried to persuade him to stay with a smile on his face, saying: "The boss doesn't need to leave in such a hurry, he came from a long way. After I have a meal here, drink a table of wine, and rest for a night , it’s not too late to leave. Let this general do his best as a landlord.”

The general who sent the order to Ardashir was not polite, so Nejjart readily agreed.Not long after, the banquet was set up in the lobby.After the host and guests were seated, Nejjart clapped his hands again, and a group of Persian dancers came in immediately, singing and dancing in the hall.

At the banquet, the two drank a few rounds of polite greetings.Nejjart tentatively asked: "Now that the king has returned to Taisifeng, he must have returned after a great victory over the Liang army?"

I didn't want the other party to become alert after hearing this, drinking silently and ignoring him.Nejjart quickly changed the topic, and toasted this person again and again, until the other person was dizzy from drinking, and then started talking again.

I didn't want the man to burst into tears and said: "The battle of Persis was so miserable that even my brothers were killed. Woohoo..."

Nejjart hurriedly followed, coaxed and coaxed, and made more words. Only then did he know that Ardashir was once again besieged by more than [-] Liang troops after retreating to Persis City, and almost wiped out. Then he escaped with more than a thousand remnants of the defeated general.Now Ardashir has returned to Taisifeng and is reorganizing his troops.And Liang Jun will surely invade the Mesopotamia soon.

Nejjart was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and then he asked calmly: "Since the king is regrouping, why don't you want me to bring Ujar's army to Taisifeng, but just ask me to go alone?"

"It's not clear, but the king seems to have said that he will send someone to Wusi Port after me."

Chapter 386 The Failed Coup

Hearing this, Nejjart felt a chill in his heart. At this time, he was sure that Ardashir was going to trick him into Taisifeng for questioning, and then let someone else take over the military power of Ujar City.Thinking of this, he made up his mind.

In the early morning of the second day, Nejjart smiled all over his face, and after sending the messenger away respectfully, he immediately raised his face and said to the guards: "Send my military order, the whole army gathers!"

On the field of the barracks, Nejjart mobilized more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command.He said loudly: "The foolish king Ardashir was wiped out in Persis, and now he fled to Tesiphon. If we follow him, we will be in danger, and the Persians will be buried with him. We must fight back now. Strike, save the people from fire and water."

Some of the soldiers below were voluntary, and some were coerced and shouted like a mountain roar and a tsunami.Then an army of [-] marched toward Tesiphon along the east bank of the Euphrates.It was nearly a thousand miles from Wuci to Taisifeng, but Nejjart was eager to do something, and urged the brigade to speed up the march, and arrived outside the city of Taisifeng in only seven days.

When Nejjart was still fifteen miles away from Persis, he reined in the horse and said, "Send me an order to stop the whole army from advancing." Then he summoned all the generals under his command and arranged for them.He took more than a thousand warriors and galloped towards Taixifeng by himself.

When they came to the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate had already closed the city gate, and the soldiers outside the city gate pointed their trembling spears at them.There are also archers at the top of the city, bending their bows and setting arrows, aiming down the city.The leading leader has shouted loudly: "Which part are you from, why did you come to Taisifeng?"

Nejjart did not answer, but his lieutenant rushed up and gave the leader a whip, and at the same time shouted: "Blind your dog's eyes. This is the commander-in-chief of the southern theater, Governor-General Nejjart. It is natural to come here Because the king summoned him, he did not open the city gate quickly."

The leader rubbed his face reddened by the horsewhip, and said in a panic: "Let's let the younger one go and report." Then he shouted at the top of the wall: "This is Governor Nejjart, check if the king summoned from above."

After a while, a head poked out from the top of the wall and replied: "Your Majesty has indeed summoned Lord Nejjart. But...but he was not asked to bring so many soldiers and horses. At most a hundred followers can only follow into the city."

Nejjart sneered and said: "The reason why I brought these soldiers and horses is because the soldiers are in turmoil now, and the road is not safe. If the king limits the number of people entering the city, what's the problem? I only need [-] horses to enter the city. Quickly open the city gate!"

The general at the top of the city lowered his head and thought about it, then said: "That's fine, then let the general enter the city alone. I will order my brothers to open the city gate."

Nejjart whispered to the soldiers beside him: "When the gate of the city is opened, you will attack. First control the gate. Then the army will rush in and occupy Taisifeng!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Taixifeng's suspension bridge was lowered and the gates of the city were opened.Nejjart and the [-]th War Cavalry walked slowly towards the suspension bridge.But the rest of the warriors stayed where they were, waiting quietly.

When Nejjart got on the suspension bridge, he suddenly whipped the horse and let the mount sprint.At the same time, the saber in his hand was already high in the air, and the same was true for the other twenty cavalry.With two muffled bangs, the sling of the suspension bridge was cut off by the two sharp axes that had already been prepared.

The Sasanian soldiers in the city gate didn't look well, so they turned around and ran. Those who ran slowly were knocked down by the cavalry in an instant, and those who ran fast were beheaded to death with sabers shortly thereafter.After the twenty cavalry rushed into the city, they cleaned up the Sasanian soldiers near the city gate like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.At the same time, the nearly thousand riders who stayed in the distance also galloped and charged towards the city gate.

The Sasanian defenders at the top of the city were in a mess, shouting wildly. "Quickly guard the city stairs!", "Quickly, go and report to the King of Kings that Nejart has rebelled."

Nejjart ignored them, and after his thousand warriors entered the city, he said coldly: "Leave 500 people, go to the top of the city to kill the defenders, then guard the city gate, let out wolf smoke, and call our army The main force is coming. They should be here in a moment."

After that, he took five hundred war cavalry to kill Tai Xifeng's palace along the main street.During the period of war and chaos, the streets of Taixifeng were relatively deserted, but it was the capital of the king after all, and there were still many pedestrians.Seeing the rolling war cavalry rushing towards them, they hurriedly dodged around.Those who couldn't dodge in time were instantly trampled into flesh by the war cavalry.

In less than a moment, Nejjart arrived in front of the palace.But at this time the gate of the palace was closed.Nejjart sneered and said: "Ready to attack!" Five hundred warriors smashed the Greek fire oil tanks that had been prepared a long time ago towards the gate of the palace, crackling.Greek oil flowed all over the floor, and Nejjart was about to light the fire.A figure appeared on the wall of the palace castle, surrounded by a large number of soldiers holding shields.

It was Ardashir who came, and he yelled at Nejart in a cold voice: "Nejart, what do you want?"

Nejart laughed loudly: "What are you doing? Of course you are here to take your throne. You lost your way in Persis, and De Neng is no longer worthy to be the emperor of Persia. I came here to replace him. I advise you to take the initiative If you surrender, you can still leave your whole body, otherwise, when our army invades the city, you will be reduced to dust."

Unexpectedly, Ardashir also laughed loudly, and said: "Nejart, when you were defeated in Gwader and failed to go to Persis, but ran to Wucai first, I saw your wolf ambition. You were really fooled. Show your tail!"

Nejjart was startled when he heard it, and almost at the same time, shouts came from all directions, and black soldiers and horses poured out from the streets and alleys near the palace like magic tricks.In an instant, Nejjart's five hundred riders were surrounded.

Only then did Nejjart realize that he had been deceived. He turned his head and glanced in the direction of the city gate, and found that the smoke had already risen, and his courage recovered a little.He shouted to Ardashir: "Ardasir, don't be complacent, do you know how many soldiers I brought here? If something happens to me, my [-] troops will still be able to rush into the city and destroy Taisifeng. The city is slaughtered."

Ardashir continued to laugh wildly: "Nejart, I regret so much. It's not that I regret using you, an ambitious man, but I regret using such a fool as you. Otherwise, Gwader might not have been defeated. You I really believed the messenger’s words, let me tell you the truth. I have brought back a hundred thousand troops. Now the soldiers and horses outside your city have been surrounded. Don’t put down your weapons and surrender!”

Reluctantly, Nejjart pointed the knife in his hand at the opponent and said, "Kill!" The response was that his five hundred riders dropped their weapons in unison, and several of them fought back and put the knife on him. neck...

Chapter 387

Nejjart, who was ashen-faced, was tied up and taken to the head of Taisifeng.Only then did he realize that the city was full of Ardashir's troops.The hundreds of cavalrymen under his own command were all escorted by soldiers, kneeling in a row at the edge of the city, with their heads in their hands.

Nejjart looked up slightly.His [-] soldiers and horses are still there, neatly arranged in five large square formations outside the city gate, but they don't seem to be surrounded as Ardashir said.

It's just that Nejjart's confidant general, who was leading the army, saw that the plan had gone wrong, and at this moment he seemed panicked and didn't know what to do.Ardashir shouted loudly to the city: "The rebels surrender immediately! Your leader, Nejart, has been captured!" After finishing speaking, he raised his hand.The soldiers pushed Nejjart to the wall, leaving half of his body exposed outside the wall.

Nejjart secretly thought that he would surely die today, and he simply shouted loudly, "Leave me alone, attack the city quickly!"

Ardasil on the side laughed loudly and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!" A loud arrow roared into the air, and then the soldiers blew their horns.Then there were faint sounds of horns from three directions outside the city, and the sound of those horns became louder and louder, followed by the sound of galloping horses and the marching pace of the army.

A large number of people and horses emerged from the distant horizon, rushing towards the outside of Taixifeng City.Soon they surrounded Nejart's soldiers and horses on three sides, and they spread densely across the vast field, encircling Nejart's more than 2 people with water.But they did not launch an attack immediately, but confronted each other, waiting for the military order from the head of the city, Ardashir.

Nejjart at the head of the city was completely desperate, he closed his eyes and stopped talking.His leader's confidant under the city also turned pale, his lips trembling and he didn't know what to do.

Ardashir stared and said: "The rebels in the city are still like thieves if they haven't surrendered!" He waved his arm fiercely while speaking.When the soldier next to him heard the order, he cut off Nejjart's head with a click.

The generals of the rebel army under the city didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and quickly dropped their weapons, jumped off their horses and knelt down on their knees, shouting grievances to Ardashir at the head of the city. .The rest of the generals followed suit, and finally the soldiers also knelt down on the ground.

With a wave of Ardashir's hand, the city gate opened immediately, and teams of war cavalry poured out.They took away the higher-ranking generals, and then appointed new generals to each ministry. They took these unarmed soldiers who had thrown away their weapons and started camping outside the city for reorganization.

Satisfied, Ardasil returned to the palace and ordered the servants in the palace to hold a grand banquet.This is one of the few victories he has achieved in a long time, and his mood suddenly became brighter, so he naturally had to celebrate it.

After all the ministers and generals sat down to the banquet, Ardashir had not had time to drink a glass of wine when he saw another guard entered the hall.

Ardashir's heart tightened.He knew that if the guards ordered the soldiers to report directly into the palace, instead of passing through the normal channels of the court and the central government, it must be an urgent military situation.He murmured in his heart, could it be that Sulehar lost so quickly?

The commanding soldier had already come to the front and said, "Report to Your Majesty. There is an urgent report from the province of Syria that the Roman Empire is at war with us!"

Ardashir started to hear about the unexpected Sulehar's defeat in Persis, and he felt relieved.But he immediately recalled it, stood up from the chair in shock, and shouted: "What, Rome is at war with us at this time!"

All the generals and ministers at the banquet also put down their wine glasses one after another, discussing one after another.In fact, since Sassan captured part of the land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and established the Syrian province, he was always vigilant against Rome's counterattack and revenge.But after a long time passed, they did not see any movement from the Romans.Ardasil's vigilance gradually relaxed, thinking that the Romans would not make any moves for at least a few years.

But even so, when the Liang army came to attack and the Sasanian Empire recruited and assembled troops everywhere, Ardashir still retained tens of thousands of elite troops in the Syrian province.

Ardasil returned to normal after being shocked, and sat back to his original seat, saying: "It will be a matter of time before Rome goes to war with us, but they must have colluded with Liang Jun for choosing this time to start the war."

After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the glass and continued: "However, this king should have realized that I was negligent... negligent."

Then, Ardashir ordered that the general who came from Syria to deliver the news should go to the hall.He wants to personally ask about the war situation in Syria.

"How many troops did the Romans come? Where did they launch the attack? Did they use the navy? What is the current situation?"

After Ardashir asked a series of questions, the officer's messenger immediately replied respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this time Rome probably used three legions, nearly 2 horses. They attacked all the way from Asia Minor along the coast to the south. I haven't seen their navy participate in the battle yet. Now our Syrian defenders are in Beirut The city temporarily curbed their southward momentum. But Governor Musil is worried that the Roman legion stationed in Egypt will take the opportunity to go northward and attack our army back and forth."

"Who is the leading general?"

The messenger general's expression became awkward, and he squeaked and said: "This...Reporting to Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and the governor sent me to report the letter at the first time, and he didn't find out who led the army in Rome."

Ardashir breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It seems that the Romans will not pose any threat to the Sasanian hinterland of Mesopotamia for the time being.He knocked on the table with his fingers, and asked the ministers in the hall: "Do you have any good strategy to defeat the enemy, please speak freely. If this strategy is adopted by this king and it is effective, this king will give you a lot of rewards."

The ministers immediately talked about it, and then competed to offer advice.Some people suggested that the 12 troops currently on hand should be concentrated to wipe out the Roman legion in one fell swoop.

Ardasil immediately vetoed it. His reason was that although the Liang army in the east was blocked in Persis, he didn't know when the Liang army would be able to break through the city, or send partial divisions to bypass Persis, risking to attack. Raid the province of Mesopotamia with the risk of going deep alone.In addition, Liang Jun may also attack from the sea.If at that time, the 12 troops in Ardashir's hands were still fighting fiercely in Syria and Rome, the consequences would be disastrous.The capital Taixifeng may be easily taken by the opponent.Therefore, it is not only impossible for the 12 troops to be used on the Syrian battlefield, but even a small amount of troops will not be allocated to Syria.

Chapter 388

The ministers were in trouble when they heard Ardasil's words.They are clever women who can't cook without rice, how can they retreat from the enemy without sending troops?Later, some people wondered whether he meant to give up Syria, but they were embarrassed to mention it.

Therefore, a minister immediately said in the hall: "Your Majesty, Rome is at war with us because we have occupied their territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. If we abandon the province of Syria and retreat to the east of Mount Lebanon, we may be able to avoid war with Rome. Confrontation. Judging from the current situation, our Sasanian Empire does not have a Mediterranean navy, and occupying the eastern coast of the Mediterranean has no practical significance for us."

Upon hearing this, Ardadasil shook his head like a rattle and said, "It is our honor for the cavalry of our Sasanian Empire to gallop on the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is also legal for our Third Persian Empire to replace the Second Empire." The basis. Because the Second Persian Empire did not extend the border to the Mediterranean like Darius, the great monarch of the First Empire, but my Sasanian Empire did. How can I give up now? This is secondary, more The important thing is that even if we give up, will the Romans be willing to let it go? The Romans came to attack at this time, and they must have reached an alliance agreement with Liang Guo. They will not stop when they restore the rule of the eastern Mediterranean, and they will definitely continue Go east!

If we occupy the Mediterranean coast, we can still rely on a stretch of terrain and mountains along the coast to resist.If they give up, the Romans can easily cross the Lebanon Mountains and enter the flat Mesopotamian plains, and we will have no danger to defend.What's more, we may still be fighting Liang Jun at that time.Will face the danger of being attacked from both sides. "

When all the generals heard this, they all fell silent, thinking to themselves.You are neither willing to send troops, nor willing to abandon the ground.What else can I do?Do you want the gods to help you retreat?

After the hall was quiet for a moment, a voice rang out: "Your Majesty the Great King of Kings, I have a plan. It doesn't cost us our troops, but it can also make the Roman army retreat."

Ardasil followed the sound and looked intently. It turned out that the deputy prime minister of the court, Rud Shaba, was speaking, and he immediately responded: "Prime Minister Rud Sabah, what is your strategy, tell me quickly."

Rud Sabah smiled slyly and said: "Your Majesty, if we want to make the Romans retreat without using a large army, there is only one way, and that is to make them change internally."

Aldahill's eyes lit up and he said, "Are you trying to cause civil strife among them? But that's easy to say, but hard to do. What can you do?"

Rud Sabah continued to reply: "The state system of Rome is very different from our Sasanian. Various forces in the country restrain each other a lot. The most important thing is that because Caracalla killed his brother and monopolized the government, the current governors of various provinces and The Roman emperor and the Senate are at odds with each other. As long as we have accurate information, we will be able to succeed in the separation. I don’t have any specific methods yet. But your majesty should know that we still have eyeliners and pigeon coops in the city of Rome I believe, in just one or two days, we will be able to get the specific situation of Rome's troop dispatch this time, and Yu Shichen will be able to give His Majesty a plan to retreat."

Seeing that today's discussion did not come to a conclusion, Aldasil could only say: "Well, let's hold another meeting in the morning of the day after tomorrow. I hope you, Rud Sabah, can come up with a good plan for this king."

After saying that, Ardashir got up and left.When everyone saw him leaving, they had no choice but to leave the table in disappointment.

Although the technology of using carrier pigeons to pass books existed as early as the Parthian Empire.But from Tesiphon in Mesopotamia to Rome in the Apennine Peninsula, the straight-line distance is more than 5000 miles away.No homing pigeon has ever flown such a distance and successfully found the nest.So this channel is actually connected by six pigeon houses, and the letter paper is delivered by pigeon relay.So it was the night before the scheduled meeting that Rud Sabah sent out the letter and got a reply.

Early the next morning, Rud Sabah came to the palace hall with the information from the city of Rome and his own strategy to attend the agreed meeting.

Seeing that everyone was present, Ardasil said straight to the point: "Deputy Prime Minister, Rud Sabah. Have you got any information about the city of Rome? Have you made up your mind?"

Rud Sabah replied with a smile on his face: "To the great king of kings Ardashir. Last night, Taisifeng's pigeon house received a letter from the flying pigeons from Rome. I have read the information and think that This is a good opportunity given to us by the gods, allowing us to easily retreat the Romans, and also ensure that they will not commit crimes again for at least a few years."

There was also a smile on Ardasil's face, and he said: "This king knows that you, Rud Sabah, have a way, so let's talk about it. How did you make the Romans civil strife, and how did you make them retreat and not do it again?"

Rud Shaba immediately replied: "Report to Your Majesty. According to intelligence, the Roman army that sent troops to Syria was actually led by the Roman Emperor Caracalla himself. Moreover, most of the Senate elders opposed his sending troops this time. He used his own The Roman emperor’s [-] times the voting power was approved by the Senate to send troops. Given the national conditions of Rome, most of the governors of the provinces actually represented the power of the various elders, and they naturally would not give any support to Caracalla’s conquest. And that Caracalla only ended the co-rule of the two emperors by assassinating his elder brother last year, and monopolized the power. His move greatly reduced his prestige in the Roman state..."

Ardasil frowned and interrupted impatiently: "Rud Sabah, you don't need to talk about these backgrounds. Let's just talk about the most important thing, how to cause civil turmoil in the Roman army? Let them retreat?"

Rud Sabah smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, I will come here one by one. We can assassinate Caracalla in the army. Once Caracalla dies, Rome will surely fall..."

Before he finished speaking, Ardashir interrupted him again: "Isn't this asking the mouse to put a bell on the cat? If we can assassinate the Roman emperor casually, why bother so much?"

Rud Sabah continued to patiently said: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, let the minister finish his sentence. In normal times, we certainly wouldn't assassinate the Roman emperor so easily. But if we can persuade some of his personal staff to bribe him If there are some personal guards in the country, then this matter will not be difficult. And to persuade them to bribe, of course, we can not only rely on our unilateral bribery to complete it. It is also necessary to take advantage of the fact that they are already alienated from Germany. Our army only needs to stop Rome According to their situation, the morale of the army will inevitably be disturbed after a long time. Then we will send lobbyists to persuade some key people, and then we will be able to achieve our goal."

Chapter 389 Beirut City

The city of Beirut is located on a narrow plain between the Mediterranean Sea and the Lebanese mountains.It is the key point of the land passage connecting the North African provinces of the Roman Empire and the Asia Minor province.

But now the army in the north of Beirut city is overwhelming, with Roman eagle flags and camps everywhere.It has been a week since the Roman emperor Caracalla led an army of [-] troops to the outskirts of Beirut's northern city.

At this time, a Sasanian general in fine chain mail and a bearskin copper iron helmet was standing on the tall city wall of Beirut.He poked his head out of the crenel and looked down at the city.The cold arrows flying over him from time to time did not distract him, as if he was not worried that these arrows could hit him.This person is Mushir, governor of the Syrian province of Sasanian, who was only a year old.

When the Roman army just came along the narrow coastal plain, it also made Musil panic for a while.After all, during the heyday of Rome, the great reputation of the Roman Legion was deeply imprinted in the hearts of people of all nationalities in the surrounding areas.

For the Celtic barbarians on the island of Great Britain in the northwest corner, the Germanic barbarians in the Black Forest on the northern continent of Europa, the Slavic barbarians on the steppes on the northern shore of the Black Sea, the blacks in the Kingdom of Axum on the west coast of the Red Sea, and even the Berbers on the edge of the great desert in southern Africa For the people and the Bedouins in the great desert on the east coast of the Red Sea, the Eagle Banner of the Roman Legion exists like a scythe in the hands of the god of death.The Persians, who are Rome's close neighbors, are of course no exception.

However, the fighting in the next few days changed Musil's concept, and the Roman Legion was not as terrible as imagined.The Roman army made two medium-intensity attacks, both of which were easily repelled by the defenders in the city.Although their catapults have extremely long range and accurate ballistics, it is a pity that they do not have much effect on the thick stone walls of Beirut except for leaving a few pits.

Musil, who was looking down at the enemy camp below the city, suddenly heard a dense whirring sound coming from the air, and he hurriedly dodged his body to hide behind the one-person-high stacked wall.Dense arrows whizzed past his eyes.There were no crossbowmen in the regular arms of the Roman legion, and they did not attach importance to the role of bows and arrows in warfare.These arrows were shot by archers temporarily recruited by the legion from the Roman province of Syria.The Roman army under the city launched a new round of attack.

Then, the stone bullets ejected from the ballista under the city came like raindrops.Although the Roman ballista could not destroy the city wall, it was as accurate as the Liang army.The catapult with corrected shooting angle and torsion spring stroke accurately casts standard weight stone bullets to the city.Two Sassanid soldiers were inadvertently not hiding behind the pile of walls, and were smashed to pieces by stone bullets.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for the defenders at the top of the city to hide, the neatly arranged Roman phalanx surged down the city wall under the cover of layers of shield walls.In front of them are several ladder trucks with huge wheels. Such ladders have their own bases and cannot be pried over with crowbars.When the ladder cart approached the city wall, the soldiers climbed up the ladder with their big shields on their backs, but at the same time the Roman ballistas and Syrian archers did not stop firing.

When a Roman sword and shield soldier climbed to the middle of the ladder, a round stone suddenly popped out from the top of the wall and rolled down the ladder.The Roman soldier couldn't dodge in time, and was smashed to pieces by the rolling stone in the blink of an eye.Seeing this, the Roman soldiers below him quickly dodged and jumped down the ladder in a panic. Some broke their legs because they were too high, and cried out in pain.Finally, the boulder fell to the ground with a bang, making a huge hole.

Three Roman sword and shield soldiers managed to reach the top of the city of Beirut against the falling rolling stones and logs.As soon as one of them stood on the crenel, a spear stabbed obliquely pierced into the ring armor on the left rib and fell down.

Another person was attacked by two Sassanian soldiers who stood up from behind the battlements as soon as he reached the top of the wall. One of the sword and shield soldiers was bombarded by a flying stone bomb before he could slash at him. Head exploded.The spear stabbed by the other person was resisted by the Roman soldier with a large shield, and then bullied forward, piercing the opponent's chest with a two-foot dagger.But then he felt that something heavy had hit him in the back of the chest, and he fell to the ground vomiting blood.It turned out that one's own ballista accidentally injured him.In order to cover the ascension of its own soldiers, the Roman ballista has not stopped firing.

After the last Roman soldier climbed to the top of the city, he beheaded two Sasanian sword and shield soldiers one after another, but he didn't notice that there were two Sassanian spearmen approaching quietly behind, and the two spears penetrated silently. tore through his ringplate, pierced the back of his chest...

Under the city, Caracalla, who was immediately behind the army formation, observed the battle situation with a blank expression.He suddenly said to the head of the guard, Makrinus, "Is the hourglass in the hourglass finished?" The other party responded immediately, "Return to Your Majesty, it has just been leaked."

Caracalla nodded indifferently and said: "Very good, the cover task of the attacking soldiers is completed, and the troops are withdrawn." Amid the sound of the horns of the Roman army, the Roman soldiers who were still attacking the city receded like a tide, and the ladder truck Also retreated slowly.

Just when the Roman army attacked the city of Beirut, a Roman army of 800 men, led by a commander, was climbing up the half-hillside of the Lebanon Mountains.They are going to sneak into the southern suburbs of Beirut along the Lebanon Mountains, trying to get into the city from the less well-defended southern city wall at night.

Because the climate on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea is not humid, the Lebanon Mountains are still rocky mountains.Therefore, the vegetation on the hillside is also very sparse.Bypassing the city of Beirut along the hillside, it is easy to be spotted by the defenders on the head of the east wall.That's why Caracalla made a feint to attract the attention of the defenders on the east wall and cover the smooth passage of the Roman army.

At this time, [-] Roman soldiers with armor wrapped in branches and leaves smoothly circled from the slope of Mount Lebanon to the south of the city, and hid in a dense olive grove, quietly waiting for the dark.

Night fell quickly, and [-] Roman soldiers got out of the woods and quietly approached the south wall.Out of them came out a dozen or so people who didn't wear armor but carried a lot of ropes, and climbed towards the top of the city like monkeys.These people are all specially trained rock climbers in the Roman army. Using some special equipment, climbing such a city wall is like walking on flat ground.But they didn't know that the moment they climbed the crenel, they touched a thin rope that could hardly be found in the dark night.

They quickly put the rope around the battlements, and then threw them down the city.The Roman infantry under the city climbed to the top of the city along the rope.Unexpectedly, the first group of people who came up just now, the city that was only lit up suddenly became brightly lit.A black crowd appeared at both ends of the city wall corridor and at the city wall stairway...

Chapter 390

Beirut City, the head of the southern city wall.The sudden appearance of the Sassanian soldiers flocked like a tsunami to the dozens of Roman soldiers who were the first to climb to the top of the city.The latter turned pale with shock, only then did he realize that the opponent's southern city wall was not as loosely defended as expected.

In fact, the number of defenders on the south wall is indeed much smaller than that on the north wall. After all, the Roman army was blocked to the north.But when they climbed to the top of the city, they triggered the "alarm" of the Sasanian defenders. The thin rope was connected to the bell in the interlayer cave under the city wall corridor. Mobilize soldiers and horses in the city section.Finally, the Roman soldiers who were the first to climb the wall were blocked.

These dozens of Roman soldiers did not panic, and immediately stood back to back in two rows, using large shields to form a shield wall to resist the surging tide of Sasanian soldiers.Their daggers stabbed out continuously from the gaps in the shields, and the opponents also slashed at them with swords, axes and halberds across the shield wall.

Layer after layer of defenders fell before the shields of the Roman army, but the strength of the two sides was very different, and dozens of Roman soldiers were finally drowned in the crowd of defenders.At the same time, countless rockets shot down the city, reflecting the scene under the city in bright and dark flames.

The Roman army under the city saw that it was not good, and hurriedly withdrew to Mount Lebanon in the east.At this time, the south gate of Beirut opened wide, and a fire dragon rushed out of the city.It was hundreds of Sasanian heavy armored cavalry holding torches.