Three Kingdoms Eschatology

At this time, many figures appeared on the horizon in the distance. They were the fleeing figures of the defeated Gaul army, but the Sicilian flag was raised behind.

Chapter 1163

With several loud bangs, several pieces of the upper edge of the wooden and stone city wall of Fort Madrid were knocked out.Proseus and Gaius, who had already retreated to the mansion below the city, ran around like ants in a hurry, and their faces turned even paler when they heard the roar of the artillery.

Gaius said to Proseus with trembling lips: "Brother, the Sicilian army is densely packed outside, at least 5000 people. Our city has only [-] people, and it is an isolated city. Don't say it can't be defended. Even if we defend it, Then you will die of starvation and thirst. I think I should surrender."

Proseus sighed for a long time, waved his palm and patted his thigh heavily

Outside the city of Fort Madrid, when the gunners of the Sicilian Army cleaned up the barrels and refilled the gunpowder and solid lead-iron shells, several white flags were hung on the Chengtou.Zhao Yun, who was commanding in the formation, let out a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect this battle to be so smooth."

A few days later, the captives, including Proseus and Gaius, were escorted to the port of Barcelona on the coast.Proseus and Gaius were escorted by Sicilian soldiers, and tremblingly entered a military tent.A person with his back to them turned around, it was none other than Feng Yu, whose pseudonym was Feng Yu.

When Feng Yu saw them, he laughed and said, "Your Excellency the Prosecutor, and Elder Gaius. It seems that we haven't seen each other for a long time. Since we are lucky enough to meet again today, how about we get together for a drink and reminisce about the past."

Just as the two looked at each other and didn't know how to speak, Feng Yu waved his hand to signal the soldiers to untie them.There are also some soldiers who have moved tables and chairs, serving wine and food.After a while, several generals under Feng Yu's command including Zhao Yun also came to the tent.

When everyone sat down, Feng Yu and others began to chew meat and drink with knives and forks, but Proseus sat upright without moving.Seeing him like this, Gaius put the fork with a piece of beef back on the plate.

Proseus stared straight ahead, but asked Feng Yu who was sitting at the head: "Your Excellency Feng Hu, Gaius and I are your prisoners of war, and should be imprisoned in a cell now. But you treat us like this and think that you have something to tell. If you have anything to say, you can just say it, there is no need to beat around the bush. "

Feng Hu put down the tableware in his hand, smiled lightly and said, "Actually, it's nothing, I just want to ask you to continue guarding and managing Gaul's far Spanish region."

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention Proseus and Gaius, even Zhao Yun, who was concentrating on eating, was shocked and put down the tableware in his hand.

Proseus, whose face changed greatly, hurriedly asked: "What do you mean? Is Alexander the emperor pardoned me, and let me continue to be sealed in far Spain? Or is it because you have other plans, so you want to let me go privately?" A horse?"

Feng Yu solemnly shook his head and said: "Neither of them. Listen clearly, I want to ask you to guard the Far Spain area for me. This means that you are serving me and being loyal to me."

After hearing this, Proseus was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "So, Your Excellency the Governor is going to rebel against Alexandria and the Senate of Rome just like us."

Feng Yu drank the remaining red wine in the glass and said: "You are still not right. I did not rebel against His Majesty the Emperor of Rome. Because there is no emperor in Rome now. Just a few days ago, General Zhao Yun was probably in Fort Madrid. When you were conquered, news came from the city of Rome that there was another coup d'état."

All the people in the tent, except for a few Feng Yu generals who already knew the news, listened to Feng Yu's simple narration in astonishment.

It turned out that just half a month ago, the mansion where the Roman Emperor Alexander and his mother Amias lived was inexplicably caught in a fire.The guards loyal to the emperor immediately entered the mansion to put out the fire and search for rescue, but only found their charred bodies.

Things are not over yet.Tribune Quintus' men soon discovered that the Alexander family did not die in the fire, but had been poisoned before the fire.Obviously, this fire was also man-made, just to destroy the corpses.Such a big event, even if Quintus wanted to cover it, he couldn't cover it.What's more, he didn't want to hide this situation from the outside world at all.

There is no doubt that this big event will cause great turmoil in Rome.Within a few days, Alexander's right-hand men, Aurelian and Theodosius, began to blame each other for being behind the incident.After a short war of words, they drove the soldiers and horses of the headquarters stationed on the Apennine Peninsula to march towards Rome from the south and north.At the same time, they also issued military orders to the legions stationed in other provinces and ordered them to gather in Apennines.

When Feng Yu said this, he paused and then said meaningfully: "The news I have received is so far. It must be that the legions of the two of them are fighting fiercely in and around the city of Rome. Both of them and I Having dealt with them, they are well aware of their ambitions. No matter who killed His Majesty Alexander, it is the same to them. They must think that as long as they get rid of the other party, they will be the future Lord of Rome. Besides The emperor of Rome will also abolish Rome’s political system that lasted for thousands of years, and imitate my mother country and gather all the power of the empire in his own hands. At that time, the Senate will definitely not exist, and it is not even certain whether the title of Rome will exist .”

Gaius, who hadn't interrupted, rubbed his hands and muttered, "So, Rome, Rome is going to die?"

Feng Yu nodded and said: "If no one intervenes, you should all know that among the various forces in Rome, Aurelian and Theodosius are the two most powerful. Even if they fight and separate After the victory or defeat consumes a lot, its strength will still exceed the military strength of any party. What's more, the winner will also have Alexander's Guards in his pocket. In addition, the winner who occupies the city of Rome will also have political power advantage. But now there is another way, that is"

Speaking of this, Feng Yu pointed to himself with his index finger.Proseus narrowed his eyes and said, "So you want to stand on your own and compete with them? So you want me to pledge allegiance to you and help you manage this far Spanish province?"

Proseus laughed loudly: "Are you really so naive, or are you pretending to be so naive?" He ignored Gaius' tugging on his sleeve and continued:

"Your Excellency Feng Yu, your Sicilian army is very powerful. But as you said just now, it is still far behind Aurelian and Theodosius. You know, the combined strength of the two of them is almost Eighty percent of the entire Roman army. How do you fight them. Besides, how do you think I will always be loyal to you. Instead, go to the winner of them?"

There is only one way to save Rome now. "

Chapter 1164

In the big tent, Feng Yu heard Proseus's question and said loudly with a smile: "You are the most outspoken in the Roman political arena. If it were someone else, you would definitely hide this in your heart and not say it. It is impossible to remind the other party. ...Since you are so forthright, let me speak plainly. However, these two questions have to be answered backwards, answering your second question first, and then answering your first question..."

Feng Yu glanced at the crowd and continued to Proseus, "Your allegiance to me is the most beneficial choice for you. Whether you continue to be king on your own, or take refuge in Aurelian and Theodosius, there is no such thing. Choose well..."

Not to mention Proseus, the rest of the people present also frowned slightly, apparently having doubts about Feng Yu's words.But they didn't say a word, waiting quietly for Feng Yu to tell the reason.

Feng Yu continued: "You are loyal to me, recognize me as the new lord of Rome, and fulfill certain obligations for me and Rome. In turn, I and the whole of Rome will help you maintain the rule of Far Spain. In addition to these Obligation, you will have complete independent power in far Spain. Your old subordinates will also be completely at your command and loyal to you. I and the Roman court will not contact them directly, and will not ask them to report to me and the Roman court. Loyalty. Of course, how do you ensure that they serve you loyally, that is something you should think about. But I suggest that you do the same as me, entrusting them with territories and letting them manage independently..."

Before Feng Yu could finish speaking, Gaius finally couldn't hold back his anger, and said: "In this way, isn't this the same as those foreign countries that surrendered to Rome in the past? The governor of the province is also like a king. ?”

Feng Yu nodded and said: "It's almost the same. In fact, the word province should have disappeared from the Roman dictionary. It was changed to a duchy, and the corresponding chief officer is the duke. The only difference is that the duchy is still a part of Rome."

Proseus lowered his head and thought while listening to Feng Yu's words.He kept muttering: "Duke, title?..." Suddenly he suddenly realized: "Aren't these nouns transliterated in the Germanic language? Their tribes indeed practice this similar affiliation system. A Germanic A tribe conquers another Germanic tribe, but the leader of the latter tribe submits to the former. But the former slaves or subjects of the latter generally do not become slaves or subjects of the former. Why is it that your Excellency the Governor wants to imitate the regime of these Germanic barbarians? "

Feng Yu shook his head and said: "This system of enfeoffment is not unique to Germanic or other barbarians. In fact, in my home country, this system of government prevailed as early as more than 1000 years ago, and it has lasted for nearly a thousand years. Ours will The titles are divided into five grades to correspond to different levels of vassals. Compared with Rome's previous Republican or post-Caesar regime, I will not comment on who is better or worse. But I believe that this It is the most suitable regime at the moment to end the civil strife in Rome and contain the two careerists, Theodosius and Aurelian."

When Feng Yu said this, some people in the big tent remained silent, and some nodded slightly.Feng Yu continued: "Speaking of which, the answer to the previous question is also a matter of course. Not long ago, I wrote letters to the governors of more than ten provinces, and successfully persuaded them to make an oath with me and support me. As the lord of Rome, be loyal to me. At the same time, I also assure them that their rights and interests in their respective provinces or fiefs will not be violated. In this way, more than ten of our troops have formed an unbreakable alliance, which is already able to cooperate with Theodosius and Aurelian were against each other. Even if either of them used the same method to win these princes, they could not succeed. Because no one dared to believe them, everyone knew what they dreamed of. Be a man of power.”

At this time, Proseus had already made up his mind, knelt down on one knee and said to Feng Yu: "The Emperor of Rome, Your Majesty Feng Hu, hereby Proseus swears to the gods that as long as your majesty does not break his oath, he will always be loyal to your majesty. "

Feng Yu also raised his right hand and said: "I also swear here, as long as you are loyal to me and Rome, and fulfill the obligations of the agreement, you will never infringe on your due rights, and you will never do anything that insults your dignity and reputation. thing."

At this time, Feng Yu's personal soldiers had understood and presented the two rolls of parchment that had been prepared earlier, which were naturally the terms of the contract for the two to establish a subordinate relationship.Proseus only glanced at it briefly, then signed his name on it with a quill pen, bit his thumb and stamped a bloody handprint on it.

Gaius, who was always wanting to talk next to him, finally saw Kong Zi and said to Feng Hu: "Feng..., His Majesty Feng Hu, and me? Don't forget me. I also wish to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Seeing that Feng Yu didn't reply immediately, he said anxiously: "If you think you don't need us, you can't be a duke. In view of these years of love, it's okay to be an earl and marquis. Just give me a fief, so that I will have the rest of my life." It's good to settle down."

Feng Yu frowned, patted Gaius' fat body on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Gaius, how could I have forgotten you. You should also have a share in the duke position. It's just that your fief The province of Reis. The remnants of the rebel Augustus are still active there. My general Simmons has been there for more than a year. Although Simmons is brave, he has very few troops, so he can't take these Exterminate all the rats. I know that many of the men under Augustus used to be your subordinates. So I want you to go to Thrace and instigate the rebellion against your former subordinates. After Thrace is pacified, you will be Thrace The Duke of the Principality of Reis. And Simmons will be the Duke of Macedonia, your neighbor to the south."

Gaius said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission."

After everyone dispersed, only Zhao Yun and a few of Feng Yu's confidantes were left in the big tent.At this time, Zhao Yun suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that Long does not know whether to say or not."

Feng Yu turned around and said: "Actually, I already know what you want to say. You want to say, why don't we lead Liang Guo and the Beifu army on the grassland to come and take advantage of the chaos in Rome to kill it quickly? the annexation of the

Zhao Yun nodded.Feng Yu smiled wryly and said, "If only it were that simple. Rome is thousands of miles away from Daliang Headquarters. Even if the annexation is successful, how should we manage it? In the end, we should go back to the original point and rely on the Romans to govern themselves. Then Why should I allow myself to use the method of annexation, which is not justifiable. There are other things you don’t know. The Beifu Army inside Daliang and on the grassland are also in turmoil and civil strife. I’m afraid I can’t move them now. .”

After hearing this, Zhao Yun asked in surprise, "Why, something happened in my hometown?!"

Chapter 1165 The Final Battle (The Finale - The Book Ends)

Feng Yu nodded and said: "It's not a big deal in my Daliang headquarters, it's just that my unsatisfactory descendants killed seven or eight of them for the throne."

Zhao Yun opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked at Feng Yu.His surprise was not caused by the matter itself, but because Feng Yu said it in a very flat tone, as if it was not about his own family.

Feng Yu smiled wryly and said: "Actually, I have expected this result. In all dynasties, which royal clan would not fight each other for the throne? It's just that it came too fast. Fortunately, the political situation has been ruled by me as the least The humble son, King Rui, has stabilized, and his surname is still Feng. Now that he is on the throne, it is impossible for him to obey the orders of me, the Supreme Emperor who is thousands of miles away. I heard that they have already told me that the Supreme Emperor has become immortal overseas. I have become a fairy. Now, we have basically cut off the communication channel with the Daliang headquarters. Now we can only rely on the Roman Empire for the rest of our lives."

Zhao Yun nodded thoughtfully, took a long breath, and asked, "What happened to the Beifu army in the grassland? Could it be that the Lu family rebelled? No wonder, then they have three surnames after all..."

He saw Feng Yu rolled his eyes, and quickly swallowed back the last half of the sentence, "The descendants of the slaves of the three surnames."

Feng Yu shook his head and said: "The Lu family is fine, they have always been loyal to the Daliang court. It's just that our method of controlling the grassland has its drawbacks. This method can control various ministries during continuous expansion and plunder, but once the footsteps stop Facing the crisis of disintegration. Over the years, the expansion of the grassland has reached its limit. There is no battle to fight. When they arrived at the Lu family in Beifu, King Rui somehow mobilized the Lu family to lead troops south to King Qin. The elite cavalry withdrew from the grassland, giving the Hu people who were rebellious. The Turkic Ashina tribe They rose up, and now the grasslands are completely out of control."

Zhao Yun said dumbly, "Is this what happened in just a few months?"

Feng Yu shook his head and said: "It happened within this year, it's just that the news came now. Also, we also lost the actual control over the body poison. The Liang Guo garrison in Peshawar has been withdrawn, and only the blue army is left. It is a stronghold in Clan City. Although the Brahmin princes who are poisoned now formally respect Daliang as the suzerain state, sooner or later there will be a hero among them..."

After Feng Yu glanced at his frustrated confidants, he suddenly laughed and said, "Why, are they all the same as the eggplants beaten by Shuang? Don't be discouraged, at least we still have Rome now. More importantly, our journey Tens of thousands of miles, we have been here, we have conquered, and these will be engraved in the history of this world. You and your descendants will all become princes, and will create greater history in the future."

……

On the Thrace Amipicchu Mountain, tens of thousands of troops surrounded a hill like a bucket.Their leading general is Simmons.Next to Simmons was a fat body, Gaius.

Gaius smiled and said to Simmons, "Brother, I have finally surrounded Augustus this time. After this battle is over, I can go to the Principality of Macedonia to take the title of Duke."

Simmons replied politely: "This is thanks to the help of His Excellency the Duke of Gaius. It was not for you, we would not have been able to recruit so many people, and more importantly, it would be impossible to obtain accurate information. Otherwise, such a vast area, We don’t know how long it will be until we want to wipe out the remnants of Augustus who are fleeing back and forth in the future.”

Gaius touched his bare chin triumphantly, and then suddenly said as if he had thought of something: "Now Augustus is like a caged animal, we might as well persuade him to surrender, he might surrender if he knows the current affairs, It also saves us from using our swords.”

Simmons sneered and said, "But His Majesty the Emperor will not accept his surrender. This is what I told me before I set off. Because one is that His Majesty does not trust this person, and the other is that this person is recognized as the mastermind of treason in the world. Yes His Majesty the former Emperor Alexander publicly ordered the execution of the person. Only by obeying the law can His Majesty the Emperor inherit the throne of Roman Emperor in a legitimate way."

After Simmons finished speaking, he raised his left hand and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order and is ready to launch a general attack..."

Before he could finish his words, a white flag was erected on the top of the mountain.After a while, a small group of people held white flags and rushed down from the top of the mountain, shouting as they ran: "Don't shoot arrows, we surrender, we have something important to report to your general."

After a while, the group was brought before Simmons and Gaius.One of them untied a cloth bag panting, and a bloody human head rolled out of it, which was Augustus's head...

……

In the northern part of the Apennine Peninsula, on the south bank of the Rubicon River, densely packed banners lined up along the river bank, extending nearly ten miles long.This was almost all of Aurelian's property.

He used the nail that had been ambushing Theodosius in the early years to launch a fatal blow at a critical moment, and finally achieved miraculous success.Theodosius died, and the army was defeated by his army, and finally succeeded in controlling the entire Apennine Peninsula, and also incorporated Theodosius' remnants and the guards left by Alexander.Now these forces have a total of eight legions and nearly 5 people.

When he was proud, he never expected that the governor of Sicily named Feng Hu suddenly announced that the world would crusade against him, and he also declared himself emperor of Rome and quickly pulled up an alliance composed of more than a dozen provinces.

Although Aurelian was surprised, he did not panic, and actively prepared his army for war.Then Feng Yu took his coalition forces and began to land and gather in the southern part of the Apennine Peninsula.Aurelian could have driven the army and drove the opponent directly into the sea.However, he waited quietly.

It turned out that Aurelian had overestimated himself.He thought that this would scare away the enemies who were throwing themselves into the net, and it would be troublesome to kill them one by one.He simply waited until all the enemies had arrived before proceeding to a decisive battle.

And now is the time for the decisive battle.Deploying soldiers along the river is a big taboo for military strategists. Although it can cover one's back from being harassed by the enemy's sneak attacks, it also cuts off one's back.But it never occurred to Aurelian that he needed a retreat.At the moment he is dreaming of himself as a Roman emperor with supreme power.

At noon, after the cannons of both sides clashed, the infantry phalanx began to approach slowly under the cover of scull shields and large shields.Feng Yu only has more than [-] soldiers and horses here, and they are pieced together from more than a dozen provinces.

When the two sides were only a hundred paces away, the arrows fired by individual ballistas staggered densely in the air, and the infantry phalanx on both sides raised their large shields above their heads to cover their bodies.

When the distance between the lines of soldiers of the two sides was only 50 meters, Aurelian was surprised to find a white fog wall rising from the opponent's phalanx.Then heard a series of deafening crisp sounds.

A horrifying thought came to Aurelian's mind --- the opponent actually had a single-soldier artillery!

On the battlefield, the metal projectiles fired by the musket easily penetrated the scull shield made of thick wood and cowhide, and shot into the body of the soldiers of the Aurelian army.Amidst the successive screams, the soldiers with shields in the front row fell down in groups.The ballista arrows in Feng Yu's army took the opportunity to pour in through these gaps, and Aurelian soldiers were killed and wounded in pieces...

Aurelian, whose face was covered with cold sweat, suddenly heard the guards nearby exclaiming: "From behind, there are enemy troops from behind."

Dozens of semi-submersible boats emerged from the surface of the Rubicon River, and the Sicilian soldiers on them began to shoot thunderbolts to the shore with ballistas.Small but terrifying thunderbolts bloomed everywhere in the Aurelian army formation, billowing thick smoke...

Half an hour later, Aurelian's army was completely defeated.Some of them jumped into the Rubicon, and some fled up and down the river bank.And Aurelian himself was shot through the chest by a repeater bolt.

Half a month later, Feng Yu officially carried out the coronation ceremony in the city of Rome, and truly became the lord of Rome.Rome also officially entered the feudal era from the imperial era.