HCB Chapter 244 The Roman Commander Going to the Abyss
Chapter 244 The Roman Commander Going to the Abyss
In Seleucus IV's view, accepting the protection of Great Qin is much better than fighting against Great Qin.
Of course, if the Great Qin Expeditionary Army failed, Seleucus IV might have different ideas.
But will the Great Qin Expeditionary Army fail?
Seleucus IV shook his head. In his opinion, Great Qin would not be defeated.
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Asia Minor, Roman legions.
"General Bliss, the latest information shows that there are no fewer than 20 Seleucid troops in front of our army.
They formed the Macedonian phalanx, as if they wanted to fight our army to the death. "
A Roman general respectfully reported the latest information to their commander Bliss.
"Is there only the army of Seleucid? Didn't you find the army of the Great Qin Empire?"
Bliss frowned.
Although their main opponent in Rome is Carthage, the front line on the Seleucid side is also extremely valued by the dignitaries.
Otherwise, he would not have sent him, a veteran with a great reputation in Rome, and the [-] elite army.
The progress was also very smooth at the beginning, and Seleucus had long since lost the glory of Alexander in the past.
Even the infantry phalanx remained the same. The Roman army and the Macedonian phalanx had repeatedly confronted each other, and they had already figured out their routines.
The Macedonian phalanx is invincible in frontal impact, and the infantry are all wearing heavy armor and holding thick tower shields.
On the shield is a spear with a length of more than 6 meters, and even the Roman cavalry dare not try its edge.
But the disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the mobility is too weak.
After many battles, the Roman generals figured out a way to break the Macedonian phalanx.
That is to throw spears, throwing axes, etc., bypassing the shield wall and directly killing the infantry behind.
Then, while the Macedonian phalanx was in a mess, avoid the front of the Macedonian phalanx and attack its flanks.
In this way, the seemingly invincible Macedonian phalanx can be easily defeated.
Relying on such a simple tactic, Bliss led a [-] Roman legion and won consecutive victories in Asia Minor, defeating the Seleucid army.
It easily occupied the land of the Seleucid Kingdom for hundreds of miles.
Some Roman generals were even ready to drive straight in and directly destroy the Seleucid Kingdom.
But when they were most proud, they suffered a heavy blow.
Just when their Roman army was fighting against the Seleucid Macedonian phalanx, they killed tens of thousands of cavalry from nowhere.
These well-equipped and skilled cavalry went directly to the flanks of the Roman Vanguard Legion and dealt them a fatal blow.
Bliss' deputy commander died directly, and the entire [-] vanguard army was wiped out!
The tragic loss caused Bliss to go berserk, and the rest of the team was assembled to avenge the deputy commander.
But what he didn't expect was that in the next few confrontations, even though Bliss tried his best, he would not be the opponent of those cavalry.
Lost soldiers and generals many times, and finally was chased all the way to the coastline.
If the reinforcements had not arrived in time, Bliss would have been taken prisoner by now.
How can Bliss, who has always been spoiled and domineering, bear this?
Relying on his influence on the Senate, Bliss reorganized a Roman army of 20 people, vowing to avenge his shame!
The actual situation was as he expected. In front of the 20 Roman army, the cavalry that suddenly appeared were beaten and retreated steadily.
What just makes Bliss depressed is that the opponents are all cavalry, and their mobility far exceeds that of the Roman army, which is dominated by infantry.
Although Bliss achieved several victories, the enemy casualties were not heavy.
This made Bliss, who has always been proud and arrogant, very angry.
So the 20 army, no matter what, chased desperately behind.
In this way, he chased him and fled.
The two sides went back and forth to Asia Minor.
During this period, Bliss also learned from the captured Seleucid captives that the cavalry he regarded as his enemy was reinforcements invited by Antiochus III from a mysterious eastern country.
It is said that this eastern country is called the Great Qin Empire.
The territory is tens of thousands of miles, the population is more than 3000 million, and there are millions of elite soldiers in the country!
After hearing the news, Bliss was dumbfounded.
He never thought that in the far east, there is such a terrifying country?
If it weren't for the fact that Daqin was thousands of miles away from Asia Minor.
If he didn't know that the reinforcements of the Great Qin Empire were only [-], Bliss would have retreated.
"General Bliss, according to the information we obtained from the bribery of the Seleucid officials, this time the Qin army intends to let the Seleucid army hold back our army, and then attack our army's flank!"
A Roman general reported excitedly.
"Hmph, as I expected, Qin Jun only knows this trick.
But they must have never imagined that this time we also have cavalry! "
Bliss snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on his face.
The emergence of the Great Qin Empire also shocked the top leaders of Rome.
After some discussions, the Roman side can be said to have spent all their money.
The elite were drawn directly from the Carthage front, and with all the power of Rome, they assembled [-] cavalry.
Although there are not as many cavalry as the Qin Army, in Bliss' view, this is enough.
Because as long as the cavalry of the Qin Army can be held back and they lose the advantage of mobility, with the 20 troops in their hands, it is enough to crush the cavalry of the Qin Army to death.
As for the Seleucid army, Bliss didn't pay attention at all.
"Pass down the order, the army will rest overnight in place, and the decisive battle will be fought tomorrow!
This time, these hateful Great Qin barbarians must be wiped out! "
Bliss yelled angrily.
"Yes!"
A group of Roman generals nodded one after another, and they were ready to go out to deliver orders.
"By the way, let the cavalry corps in the rear pay attention to concealment, so as not to be discovered in advance."
Bliss suddenly opened his mouth and continued to give instructions.
The Roman general in charge of the cavalry quickly nodded yes.
Bliss had a good idea, but he didn't know that Jin Yiwei had already controlled their every move.
They even knew about the fact that they bought the high-level Seleucids in Rome.
The reason why Bliss was able to win many times before was because Meng Tian wanted him to win.
The reason why Meng Tian bluffed was not only to inflate Bliss, but also another reason.
That is intelligence.
Naturally, Meng Tian was aware of the importance of information, so as soon as he arrived in Seleucus, Jin Yiwei's spies took action.
Asia Minor, after all, is also the area ruled by the Seleucid Kingdom, and the residents here still have a heart for Seleucus.
He also has a natural affection for Qin Jun who came to rescue them.
Under Xuanwu's command, the Jinyiwei spies quickly formed an airtight intelligence network in Asia Minor.
Taking advantage of the telescope, he knew the military layout on Bliss's side very well.