allendalepharm Chapter 480
Chapter 480
"But Hannibal is a very ambitious person who wants to do a great job, if he is allowed to follow Carthage like this, he will definitely not be reconciled, and looking at the whole world, the only one who can accept him well and fulfill his wish is Daqin. "
"Therefore, after the operation of the Carthaginian nobles, we Daqin can immediately contact him, and promise him a good reward and a bright future, compared with the two, I believe that Hannibal will definitely make the right choice. "
Speaking of this, a confident smile appeared on Fusu's face.
For a talented person like Hannibal, he really ~ knows too well.
They have always been stoic and conceited.
Hannibal really cherished his country, and even if he was hit by more high-ranking nobles, he still broke his teeth and forcibly swallowed it in order to protect his country, because at this time, he still firmly believed that with his own strength, he could save Carthage again.
Only in the disappointment again and again, Hannibal deeply felt how small his own strength was, and he could not change the certainty of the country's decline and destruction, that he would reconsider his own place, such as throwing himself into Daqin.
Anyway, Carthage is already declining and the immortals are difficult to save, since this is the case, it is better to turn to Daqin in order to realize his lofty ambitions.
"That's a great idea, and what you're saying makes a lot of sense, so let's do as you say. "
"If this can really add another capable and good general to my Great Qin, it will be a blessing. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your trust. "
"With an enlightened emperor like my father, I believe that the world's capable people and virtuous ministers will naturally come to my Great Qin like a carp crossing the river. "
Fusu praised.
The ministers of the court and the central government couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they saw that Yingzheng and Fusu were willing to spend so much tongue and thought in order to introduce a Hannibal.
Today's Daqin is truly able to achieve both listening and benefit, so that it can be useful, and the world's talents will naturally enter Daqin.
With such a king and successor, why worry that Great Qin will not be able to dominate the world in the future? The beautiful vision of the whole world is not the land of Qin, and it will definitely be realized.
Meanwhile.
In the residence of the supreme consul of Rome.
Scipio was sitting in his seat, holding military intelligence from the front in his hand, and his face was ugly and terrifying.
Although he said that he had anticipated Hannibal's raid, and had already told the Roman army not to let down their guard,
But when the news of the annihilation of the entire Roman garrison came, Scipio's heart was still full of shock.
He was shocked that Hannibal was so bold, knowing that Rome had married Great Qin, and even dared to disobey the retreat order given to him by the Carthaginian nobles, and resolutely attacked their Roman garrison, which was undoubtedly a bold move to provoke the Qin army.
Isn't he afraid that he will be retaliated against by the Great Qin army in the future?
Regarding the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army, I'm afraid no one will question it, it is definitely the first in the world!
With only tens of thousands of people, they were able to defeat their Roman army of 200,000, although most of the credit was due to Fusu's clever calculations, but it was enough to prove that the Qin army itself had extremely high military literacy, and this was still a few years ago.
With the rapid development speed of Great Qin, now that so much time has passed, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to before.
Such a powerful army, not to mention the current Carthaginian army, I am afraid that even if they double their number, they will definitely only be crushed!
Hannibal's behavior is undoubtedly walking a tightrope on the fire!
This made Scipio very incomprehensible to Hannibal and difficult to guess what his purpose was.
While Scipio was thinking, their consul Husan entered through the door.
"Your Excellency, because our Roman garrison was attacked by the Carthaginian army, it has now been completely destroyed, including the Roman defense line, which has been broken and occupied by Hannibal. "
"This made the situation in Rome, which was originally very good, suddenly take a sharp turn, not only is there no easy to defend and difficult to attack the defensive position, but also my Rome has a large area of land that may be invaded by the Carthaginian army at any time, which is very dangerous, which makes the surrounding residents very frightened, for fear that one day the war will spread to their home. "
"In addition, because the Roman army, which is the main force of our Rome, due to the failure of the Roman defense line, they suddenly lost the place where they were stationed, so they can only be forced to set up their own tents outside and live for the time being. "
However, they were in a very unstable mood, and seemed to be very angry at the Carthaginian raid on the Roman position, so that each of them had no desire to wash away their shame and revenge, waiting for an opportunity to go to war with Carthage completely. "
With that, the consul placed in front of Scipio a large stack of documents describing the terrible situation facing Rome today.
Scipio looked through it carefully, and his brow furrowed.
The consequences of the Carthaginian army's total destruction of their Roman garrison and the capture of the Roman line were worse than he had imagined.
Scipio originally thought that Hannibal had taken advantage of the carelessness of the Roman garrison to seize their Roman defensive positions by surprise.
However, the main force of the Roman army is still there, and the specific combat effectiveness has not been greatly affected.
But now it seems that he was too naïve.
Since the Roman defense line was surrounded by steppe-like terrain and there was no tall shelter, once their Roman army had any idea of a battle raid, they would be directly exposed to the Carthaginian army, and then fall into the siege of the Carthaginian army.
In this case, unless the number of soldiers of the Roman army can be increased by five or six times, relying on the lives of countless soldiers to force the Roman army to advance in front of the Carthaginian army, this can barely fight.
But for so many years, the Roman people have always been oppressed by the Roman aristocracy, and the country is constantly contradictory, wars, in such a harsh environment, whether they can survive safely, let alone have children.
As a result, the fertility rate in the country can be said to be pitifully low.
In addition, the population of Rome was already small, and it had to be enriched into all walks of life, as well as the private armies of the major nobles.
The situation in Rome makes it impossible for Scipio to find it all at once, and there are several times more young adults than the current Roman regular army to replenish the army.
As long as the army did not have enough numbers, Rome could not even touch Carthage, and could only be a living target for the Carthaginian army.
The Carthaginian army relied on the Roman defense line, which could be attacked and defended, and all the movements of the war could be said to be completely controlled by them.
When the Romans were ready to attack, they retreated within the walls and relied on the geographical advantage of this line to stop the Romans.
Unless they came several times more than their Carthaginian army at once, they could not even get close to the walls of the defensive line, and just to deal with the hidden arrows shot down by the Carthaginians from the walls, as well as the hands of the defenders of the city such as boulders rolling down, the enemy army would have to be killed and wounded, and it was more than enough to stop the Roman army.
And when the Roman army wanted to retreat, the Carthaginian army could open the gates and send all kinds of cavalry to harass them.
The cavalry has always been known for its agility and flexibility, not to mention that the advantages of the cavalry can be said to be vividly reflected in the terrain of the grassland, where there are no obstacles.
Although the Roman army said that there were also cavalry, the cavalry of Carthage was backed by the walls of the defensive line, and they could continue to fight if they could fight, and if they couldn't beat it, they could run, and they had no worries at all.
If the cavalry of the Roman army dared to pursue it, they needed to be careful, not only worried about whether this was a trap for the Carthaginian army, but also afraid that they would pursue the enemy too deeply, and they would go to Carthage's territory after them. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
Rome was not as rich as Great Qin.
Not only is there the best horse ranch in the world in the prairie, but there are also special riding and archery courses at all levels of official schools, which makes every student in Daqin quite good at riding, relatively speaking, cavalry is not surprising to Daqin at all.
However, Rome is different, because of regional problems and its own imperfect education mechanism.
Whether it is a well-trained military horse or a soldier with skilled horseback riding skills, Rome requires a lot of resources to invest in individual training to become a talent, and it is very rare.
Therefore, any cavalry was invaluable in the Roman army. []
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If the cavalry were to be here to pursue the Carthaginian army, wouldn't it be worth the loss?
Therefore, even Rome itself had cavalry, but it could only endure the constant harassment of Carthage until it completely withdrew from the radiation range of the defensive walls.
In this way, the Roman army could only be led by the Carthaginian army, which was undoubtedly very unfavorable for the overall situation in Rome.
"Alas, if I had known that such a thing would happen, I should not have focused all my energy on the internal affairs of Rome, but should have thought more about the battle between the Roman army and the Carthaginian army. "
"In that case, maybe there wouldn't be such a thing as it is now. "
Scipio shook his head and said with a sigh.
At the beginning, he knew that a figure like Hannibal would never retreat immediately because he heard the news of the marriage between Rome and Great Qin.
However, Scipio finally chose common sense, and did not choose to believe his knowledge and research of Hannibal for so many years, which led to the easy surprise attack of the Carthaginian army of the Roman garrison, and the Roman defense line was also occupied.
At the thought of this, Scipio almost repented of his intestines.
"Sir Scipio, now that it has happened, I hope you will stop blaming yourself. "
"And this matter has nothing to do with you in the final analysis, one is because you have to deal with all kinds of new regulations in my Rome, and you simply don't have more energy to carefully study the battle situation, let alone go to the commander and lead it in person. "
"Besides, you have clearly instructed the Roman garrison before, even if Hannibal has led the Carthaginian army to retreat, they still cannot take it lightly, and act cautiously every day, and strengthen the inspection and inspection of the surrounding area. "
"But the Roman garrison took what you said as a deaf ear, squandered the supplies they had been given, and even held a banquet of their own, which made every soldier drunk. "
"As a result, the Carthaginian army found an opportunity, and after a surprise attack, they were completely annihilated in their sleep, so it can be said that the reason why the garrison of the defense line caused such a result was entirely their own fault, and they had nothing to do with anyone, and had nothing to do with you. "
The consul Hu Cong comforted Scipio and said.
But it's true.
The consul Hu Cong, as a person close to Scipio, is similar to the existence of a clerical secretary, and he gets along with Scipio day and night almost every day, and is inseparable.
Therefore, Scipio's government affairs were busy, and the consuls almost always saw it.
Scipio not only had to deal with at least a thousand large and small political affairs every day, and to give proper instructions and opinions, but sometimes he also had to go to the scene to observe the progress and effectiveness, or to supervise the efficiency of some offices.
At the end of a day filled with all sorts of things, Scipio barely had time to go to the bathroom.
It is basically impossible to even eat while eating with various reports in hand, let alone personally leading the war between the Roman army and Carthage.
Scipio, though indeed gifted in politics and military affairs, was still a human being, and could not do everything.
If the average person had heard that the Carthaginian nobles had given Hannibal an order to retreat, they would have been convinced of Hannibal's retreat.
Scipio, on the other hand, was able to remain skeptical of Hannibal by virtue of his knowledge of Hannibal, and instructed the Roman garrison to be cautious, and had done everything he could.
Far from thinking it was Scipio's fault, the consuls admired him even more.
"Having said that, after all, I am the consul of Rome, and the supreme command of the Roman army is also with me, and now that the Roman garrison has been completely destroyed, and the Roman defense line has been broken and occupied by Carthage, almost all the advantages that the Roman army has established before have been wiped out. "
"Although under the implementation of the New Deal, the situation within my Rome has changed a lot, and people's lives have improved, but under my neglect, Rome's efforts to fight Carthage for several years have been destroyed, and it is really useful for me to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall?"
Scipio sighed a few times, and the look on his face had become extremely confused.