Sweep the World

For a long period of time, Syria has been contested by the Europa civilization and the Middle East civilization back and forth.

Since it is speaking of civilization, there will naturally not be only one country or nation competing for Syria, or even a long river of time. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptian civilization and the Babylonian civilization were competing for Syria, and later became the Greek city-states and Persia. Darius was fighting for Syria, but later it became Rome and Parthia fighting for Syria, and now Persian Sassan and Rome fighting for Syria.

"We have controlled Syria for a long time." Marcus Marka didn't have any proud expression on his face. It was not a Persian who was scrupulous about the same way, but Rome's current control of Syria was actually not very good: "The two powerful empires are in internal trouble at the same time, so that the little flea guys can also set foot on the arena."

Mawson Hardidan glanced at Marcus Marca and couldn't help but muttered: "It's not your connivance. One day the graves you dig will lie down on your own."

Marcus Macca took Mawson Hardidan's words as a helpless curse.

In fact, it's like that. When everyone can't do anything about it, can't you just let it go? Use vicious language to curse the enemy, although the curse will not have any effect, but at least it can refresh yourself.

Marcus Macca didn’t know one thing. Mawson Hadidan’s words were not wrong, except that the Arabs buried the Persian Sassan first, and then they could not get along with Rome, but at that time Western Rome was already After the fall, only East Rome and the Arabs began their grievances and feuds for hundreds of years.

Arabs are never weak, but they cannot achieve unity by themselves. Judging from the current situation, there are millions of Arabs, and they can unite as a strong force, but they choose to fight each other. When they were united to a certain extent, they created a tyrannical empire spanning three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa, and a stomping made the whole world tremble.

No kidding, Li Tang on Zhuxia’s side lost the Western Regions after the rise of the Arab empire, which indirectly allowed Tubo to grow, but the Arab empire itself fell apart, and Tubo suddenly fell apart, but that’s what Li Tang did. The territory has also shrunk to the east again and again, and the influence of Islam, Islam and Islam was even spread to Bashu, such as the Western Regions, Qinghai and Hexi, and the influence of Islam and Islam has been passed on to later generations.

Now, including the Romans and Persians, even the Arabs themselves do not believe that one day the Arabs will create a huge empire, let alone think that one day the Arabs will want to conquer the whole world with a scimitar and scripture. .

Under Cai Mian's arrangement, Erben has been given an opportunity to be released, and the Han people have also been in contact with Ibn Abdul, but they haven't talked about anything for a while.

Wang Meng would not personally meet with Ibn Abdul, and even Cai Mian would not come forward. He would only dispatch the middle-level entourage of the envoy.

It wasn't that Wang Meng and others were arrogant. It was a matter of unequal prerequisites. What kind of treatment should be given to the strength, that is the eternal truth.

They have entered the borders of Syria. The difference between the appearance of this place and Iraq is that it may be close to the coastline. There are far more rivers in Syria than in Iraq, and then you can see more greenery.

"It used to be a rare granary, but now it is everywhere." Varoli Ustans pointed to the plains: "Whether it is an Arab or a Syrian or whoever, their weakness has its own reasons, and they are better at destroying rather than Construction."

It's rare for Mawson Hadidan to have the same views as the Romans on this point, sneered and said: "They are just some uncreative guys, otherwise they would not have been a vassal nation for thousands of years."

The Han people don’t know this place and have no say in those matters. It’s just that one-sided records can tell that, at least so far, apart from the Romans and Persians, no one can manage anything in this piece of land. Decent results.

"That's because they can't be the master at all." Dou'a curled his lips and didn't lower his voice: "The nation that can exist must have its advantages. This place is being contested back and forth. When will it be the turn of the locals to govern by themselves? "

The one who is close is that Marcus Marka can understand Chinese, but he doesn't mean to translate at all. In his opinion, it is not the point that Dou'a is reasonable. The point is that the attitude of the Han people towards Arabs or Syrians is very strange, and it should not be purely out of sympathy.

Entering Syria, which is dominated by Rome, it is naturally impossible for the Persian Sassanids to send too many troops. They only sent 2,400 people to **** them in a symbolic sense. Perhaps it is the Persian Sassan who wants to express that he is still strong. Among the two thousand four hundred people, there are five hundred armors, and six hundred archers. The rest except the head, brain and dancers are all casual. .

In contrast, the number of Roman troops entering Iraq was originally about 5,000, but when it came to Syria, it increased to 12,000.

According to the current Roman army, it is divided into various arms. The light infantry corps generally has about 1,000 to 2,000 personnel, and the guards infantry corps is about 2,500. The other cavalry has only a brigade organization, while the Javelinmen are organized on a battalion basis, usually temporarily deployed to a light infantry regiment or a guards infantry regiment. Therefore, the organization of any legion in Rome is actually not fixed, just because of the difference in serial numbers.

If you look at the number of troops sent by Rome to escort, there are six legions, but in fact there are only three legions with a legion designation. They are all serious infantry regiments. The other is two brigades with a total of two thousand cavalry. People (six battalions), at the same time there are two javelin battalions and three bow and arrow battalions with a total of 1,100 people, and the rest are some auxiliary soldiers and the like.

Twelve thousand people are talking about the structure of the Roman army, but in fact there are nearly twenty thousand vassals. For example, a barbarian wolf soldier from Germania, grenadier from Visigoth, and more cavalry. Not only did they have to fight hard before the Romans in wartime, they also had to send people to follow the instructions of the Romans to do some chores of eating and drinking, which is equivalent to playing the dual role of cannon fodder and the people.

This huge team composed of three empire levels caused shocks in the surrounding areas, including Syria. The most obvious response was that forces or individuals who were guilty in their hearts began to flee. Some people came with various gifts. .

"In the Sassanids, the Persians tried their best to show their muscles." Dou'a chuckled slightly. He was indeed surprised by the many armors and equipment in Persia, and was also impressed by the archers, but the Persians except this. The other arms can’t be dealt with anymore. He looked at the Roman army around him, and continued: "When the Daqin people are in the territory, they will naturally show us their strength."

The Han people have discovered that if the Persian trump card is the armor and the archer, then the Roman trump card is the heavy infantry. That was the conclusion they came to after careful observation, not just the equipment of the Roman heavy infantry.

In short, the Romans have always planned around heavy infantry, no matter from equipment to formation, and any arms except heavy infantry are in a subordinate position.

"I heard from the Daqin people, what we saw was not the complete face of their legion." Cai Mian actually didn't understand what the Romans meant by saying that: "They made arrangements specifically for us, saying where they were coming. Now? Can see their reorganized legion."

Wang Meng knew more about it. The Romans really wanted to show them their strength. Before they arrived, they planned military operations, constantly squeezing the hostile forces against Roman rule, forcing them to squeeze into a city, and even allowing those hostile forces to continue to strengthen. The city wall is to siege the city and show the Han people what a Roman war is called.

The Han country also did similar things. When the Roman and Persian envoys went to the Han country, they not only let them know the vast territory of the Han country, but also deliberately brought some people to the battlefields in certain places to watch the Han army. How did they fight against the enemy, but those people did not catch up with the war against Murong Yan. First they watched the final battle on the grassland, and then the most watched was the war between Han and Gupta.

For country-to-country communication, it must first show the muscles. It is best to be able to intimidate the other party, and to have more say in the communication process. Even if you don't scare the other party and let the other party understand their own strength, that is also the basis of equal dialogue. After all, no powerful country is willing to listen to the nonsense of a country whose strength is only equal to that of a village.

Whether the Han is a guest to Persians, Romans, or whatever, where to go, and where to go, if you don’t understand geography, just follow.

Of course, the Romans who have become the host will still inform Wang Meng where he is going, or where they are currently, but usually there is no difference between saying it and not saying it. The Han people also know a place name, location and so on. With a rough judgment, there will be no more for the rest.

On the twenty-fourth day after entering Syria, the most profound impression of the Han people in Syria was that most areas of Syria were plains. They agreed that this terrain was too suitable for cavalry. For example, Dou A would privately talk to Wang Meng. I mentioned that if the Tiger Ben Army and the Habayashi Army arrived in such a place, it would be absolutely fun for any enemy.

Time entered twenty-five days, and was led to a camp because it was night. All the Han people, including Wang Meng, did not see clearly what was going on around them.

Waiting for the sun to rise the next day, people also woke up. When they came out of the wooden house built by the Romans and looked to the northwest, they saw a city with square walls.

The city walls are concealed and it is impossible to see what is going on in the city. The periphery is covered with dense tents, shacks, and mess. From a distance, people there are densely packed, and you can see a variety of flags.

Outside the chaotic area, those people also built fences, earthen walls, fences and other defensive facilities, and they could even see a trench that was about ten miles long and winding into a big circle. There are more than that, but the outer surface has been dug a lot, and each of them varies in length and is not straight. It looks like it has been tossed by an earthworm.

Wang Meng was invited to a high ground to see the situation in Rome. The camp they were staying in should be the main camp of the Roman army. In fact, there were many smaller camps nearby, and they were scattered in four places while establishing strongholds and other stockades in the highlands.

"We have arranged seven legions, fourteen brigades, and twenty-one battalions here." Marcus Marka didn't say how many people were, but just introduced the people who were besieged. Wang Meng said: "For today, we have been busy for nearly four months."

The advantage of Doua and the high ground is the overall situation. It is preliminary judged that Rome should have dispatched five to sixty thousand people, and the unknown forces that were besieged should not be less than seventy to eighty thousand people or more. He whispered his judgment to Wang Meng.

Later, Marcus Marca said the number himself. The troops gathered by Rome were actually more than 80,000, but only 30,000 Roman soldiers were among them, and the rest were soldiers of vassal races. He also told Wang Meng that the number of besieged enemy troops exceeded one hundred thousand, but he also said that the composition was very mixed, and that there might be only thirty or forty thousand that are really capable of fighting.

"..." Wang Meng didn't understand what the Romans were going to do. He didn't wait to ask. He didn't know where the sound like a trumpet came from. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound: "You are going to attack. ?"

"Just warm up~www.wuxiamtl.com~Marcus Marka played a good role as a guide, pointing to the Roman army that was slowly moving forward: "The Han people have seen how we fight, but the number is too large. not enough. You should see how our soldiers will change once they reach a certain number. "

The Roman army is marching towards the battlefield. There should be five or six thousand men. From a distance, most of them are infantry. Every infantry is holding a tower shield in one hand and a short sword in the other. At the same time, any infantryman They were all wearing heavy armor with layers of links that looked like pipi shrimps, and they didn't know whether it was a bag or a specification. In individual queues, each of them had a crimson cloak.

The actions of the Roman army here caused chaos among the surrounding forces. From far away, people were seen surging. In the noise, some musical instruments such as horns, drums, and gongs were frequently heard.

The marching Roman infantry stopped amidst the sound of a trumpet. The doors of several camps were opened, and some behemoths pulled by animal power and manpower were pushed out. It was a variety of military equipment, most of which were throwing stones. Some of the cars are devices that the Han people cannot recognize.

Marcus Marka proudly said: "What you are about to see is the complete Roman Legion."