Sweep the World

Rome is in the west and Han is in the east. The distance between the two countries is too far away. There are several countries separated by land. Among them is the Persian Sassanian, an imperial country that dominates Central Asia, West Asia, and the Middle East.

In the current situation, whether it is Han or Rome, the two sides will not choose to start a national war with each other, even if conflicts will arise, they will be restrained locally, and more will be small-scale competition.

According to the wishes of the Romans, they were more willing to repair with Han, especially since Han had already mastered the sea route from the far east to the far west. They had to do their best to make good relations with them. For nothing else, the maritime trade alone would It has produced countless benefits for the two countries and can make a lot of people eat oily food.

However, the Romans wanted to befriend the Han Chinese, but it did not mean that they would be forbearing without limits. For example, in this battle in Constantinople, it would not be because of Wang Meng that Julian agreed to meet with Constantius. The end of the fight can be continued on the streets, or in other forms.

"The Persians must pay the price." Julian's dislike of Persian Sassan is quite strong, and that is the first thing that determines the position of his fief: "Please understand, the angels."

"The Persians are not under the jurisdiction of the ambassador." Wang Meng was so stupid that he made up his mind for the Persians. He had to say: "They came to protect the ambassador, and they participated in the battle to protect the ambassador. The ambassador has the responsibility to give shelter. ."

Julian frowned at Wang Meng's statement that he wanted to protect after throwing the pot first: "This is Constantinople, our capital."

"The people of Da Qin were protected in Da Han. As long as they did not violate Da Han's laws, no one would discriminate. Your envoys received a grand reception to Da Han. No one shouted or beaten, let alone declared the Emperor of Da Qin. Death penalty.” Wang Meng stopped walking with his legs looking at Julian, and asked: “It is rumored that the 1st Governor and 1st Church are the state religion of Da Qin. They can represent Da Qin to some extent, so is the attitude of Archbishop Peter the attitude of Da Qin?"

"Just like you are not Seres but Han, we are Romans and not Daqin." Julian hated Archbishop Peter very much at this moment. The question is whether he is a believer, or he should be a Christian. To maintain: "To some extent, Christianity, 1 Governor and 1 Church can indeed represent Rome, but Archbishop Peter cannot represent Rome. Only Augustus can represent the Roman will. Archbishop Peter also cannot represent the entire Christianity, 1 Governor and 1 Church. He Can only represent myself."

Wang Meng was noncommittal about Julian’s diplomatic rhetoric. After a fight, the will of the Han country has been demonstrated. At the same time, the Romans knew that the Hans were not easy to provoke, unless it was really going to go to war. More political chips.

The whole city is still in a state of chaos. The Constantinople garrison that has not seen the shadow has actually been dispatched long ago, but instead of heading to the main street of Xicheng District, it is going to the rest of the area to suppress the chaos. From this point, it can be seen that Constantius maintained the greatest restraint. Otherwise, the Constantinople garrison would join the battle with the Han army in large numbers, and it would be difficult for both parties to step down.

"I have tried my best to learn your language. There are many Roman nobles who have worked the same way as me." Julian saw Wang Meng's facial expression soften, and said sincerely: "Archbishop Peter's mistake made us both pay. He will be punished for the price of bloodshed. A wrong misunderstanding will not turn Rome and the big man into enemies of life and death. On the contrary, our relationship will become closer because of this bloodshed, because we have the same interests."

Wang Meng asked directly: "What kind of punishment will the Archbishop Peter Church, who threatened to kill the emperor of our country, get?"

"I'm sorry I can't give you the final answer." Julian really can't call the shots on this matter, he said: "Augus will communicate with the archbishop, what kind of conclusions will need the archbishop and the archbishops. Meeting to make a decision."

"Really? Da Qin's divine power has reached such a point that even your emperor can't interfere?" Wang Meng didn't think he was instigating discord: "It's really unimaginable like this phenomenon of a country within a country. "

Julian hadn't heard some words, but he could roughly understand the meaning. He was unable to refute. At present, there are too many countries in Rome, the fiefs of the major nobles, the autonomy of many ethnic groups, and the sphere of influence of Christianity, 1 governor and 1 religion, is the largest force even though it is fragmented.

The two stepped forward, followed by Han soldiers and Roman soldiers behind them.

The Han army is composed of light-armored infantry and heavy infantry in two rows, and their walking position is on the left.

The Roman soldiers were dressed in heavy armor, and they also walked on the right side as two columns.

The location this team is going to is the inner city. What they saw along the way was chaos and mess. Dead bodies and wounded were lying down on the street. Many houses had doors destroyed, and even the houses were messy. very.

There was a garrison in Constantinople clearing the way for them, and those who were armed with weapons would be expelled if they were Romans, or they would be killed or taken prisoners if they were not Romans.

Julian's face was very ugly, he looked at Wang Meng several times and stopped talking.

This battle that shouldn't have taken place revealed the fragility of Constantinople. The capital of a country will cause chaos in the city due to local fights. Does it mean that at least the rule of Constantius did not It looks so solid. At the same time, the Roman portrait was extremely insecure and showed the overall weakness of Rome.

"Cicero wrote a lot of letters from Seres, so that we know from the description what kind of country Seris is." Julian saw that Wang Meng continued to call Rome Daqin, so he continued to call Han State Seres. : "Seris expelled Human and destroyed the brutal Human, and restored the rule of the orthodox Seris over that continent."

Wang Meng didn't say a word, he just nodded and signaled Julian to continue.

"Undoubtedly, it is also a Serris, but the emperor of your country and the army of the northern Serris easily wiped out the country established by the southern Serris usurper." Julian asked with a very uncomprehending expression. "Seris has just regained unity. Cicero said that the people's livelihood in Seres was withered, but Serris not only expanded to the south, but also expanded to the north and northwest, and even sent troops to the credibility. How do you maintain the logistics of the huge army? "

"The big man has nearly five million slaves, and there are no less than 1.4 million servants." Wang Meng smiled. He knew that the Romans had much more slaves than the Hans, but the Romans used slaves. The method is incorrect: "The big man has always maintained an army of no less than one million, but not every army is a field army, with a considerable number of conscripts."

Among the one million troops in the Han state, less than 200,000 are the standing army, and the rest are of the nature of conscripts, such as the county soldiers responsible for guarding and the military troops responsible for production. Conscripts are actually conscripts. The difference from the modern age is the men of the Han family who are required to serve for at least three months each year. Whenever they serve and when they end their service is not consistent, it also depends on the number of troops in the formation. It's so huge.

"How many?! One million troops?" Julian looked frightened. He couldn't help but stopped, and stared at Wang Meng with wide eyes, with an incredible expression on his face: "Seris maintains an army of one million people. , Is still using troops outside, is Cicero's claim that Seris's livelihood is withered?"

A Roman legion is generally two thousand people. The largest number of legions was when Severus was Augustus, that is, when Severus was Augustus, Rome completely solved its old enemy, the Parthian Empire. , But when Severus wanted to make persistent efforts to solve the German enemy, it was because of the rebellion that he was killed, and then Rome itself continued to rebels, beginning the era of the officer emperor's reign.

There were forty-eight Roman legions during Seves’s administration, but at that time, the minimum size of each Roman legion was 6,000. The larger Roman legions were between 8,500 and 10,000, whichever was the lowest. The number of personnel on the staff is also close to 300,000 soldiers on the staff. And this is already the largest army in the Roman dynasty, and it is not included in the cannon fodder of those vassal races.

Even though Julian was exiled, he quickly entered the decision-making level of the country after he returned to Constantinople. He was very clear about how many legions there were in Rome under Constantius. If not counted as aristocratic private army, there are six. Seventeen, but each Roman legion is 2,000 to 2,500, which means there are about 150,000 soldiers who belong to the national organization.

To become a soldier in Rome, citizenship is one of its foundations, but you don’t become a citizen after being a soldier. In fact, as long as your father is a citizen, heirs are also citizens. At the same time, civilians can join the army as long as they are recommended or tested, and civilians can serve in the army. After so many years or any merits, it will become a citizen.

Julian had calculated in private that, if the citizens were to be recruited to the greatest extent, Rome would be able to form about 160 legions, but that was about 320,000 troops, plus the cannon fodder of some vassal races. Army, the army that Rome can hold is only 500,000. He also knew a little bit more clearly. Even if the private armies of the nobles were counted in, at most, the number of 500,000 troops would be increased to about 700,000, which is quite far from the number of 1 million soldiers anyway.

"I take the liberty to ask..." Julian was not sure that Wang Meng would answer, and even if Wang Meng was willing to answer, the answer he said could only be used as a reference: "If the emperor of your country thinks it is necessary to expand, Serris can at best arm it. How many troops?"

"Two million, three million, four million..." Wang Meng chuckled and kept reading the number, but then asked, "Does it make sense?"

Julian understood that as long as the emperor of Han is willing, any Han person will respond to the call. It is Wang Meng who is expressing that the emperor of Han is very popular. He also knew why Wang Meng asked whether it made sense. How many soldiers can be armed depends on national strength, and the logistics provided after being armed is the limit.

The two chatted all the way, and both sides got enough information from each other, but no one guaranteed the authenticity of the information, but this time the conversation was also quite meaningful.

When he arrived at the gate of the inner city, Wang Meng was told that he could only choose ten soldiers to follow. The rest of the soldiers needed to stay here, and the attendants could only carry a maximum of twenty.

"Does the envoy need to untie the saber?" Wang Meng asked as he unwrapped the box carried by the soldier, took out the talisman, which is a kind of scepter that can represent the emperor, and also took out a cloth bag. I picked out a cloak from the cloth bag: "If I could see Augustus in your country for the first time, it would take some time for the envoy to make the necessary preparations."

Wang Meng would ask that, even if there was an envoy from the Han country, it would never get the emperor's opinion in the first place. Those envoys need to go to Hongxuanguan to learn etiquette. Even if the envoys have learned it, it is still unknown when they will see the emperor.

"Yes, Augustus is already waiting." Julian tried hard to learn Chinese, but he was still very unfamiliar with Han: "Is there any problem?"

"No." Wang Meng will not show his inner surprise on his face: "Then I will prepare as soon as possible."

In fact, Wang Meng was already doubting the strength of Rome. It was a battle that caused confusion in the capital of Rome, Constantinople, and he was able to see the judgment given by Augustus immediately after coming over. He went to the Persian Sassanids and did not see Shapur II for the first time after arriving in Tasifon. He was first arranged to have a good rest for five days~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and also received the instruction from the Persian etiquette teacher. He even learned about the history of the Persians and waited another ten days before being received by Shapur II.

The head of a country, especially the stronger the country, is so good to see the head. Only the heads of small and small countries are not reserved, and even if they want to be reserved, they can't be reserved. Not to mention the diplomats of a powerful country, even the rich of other countries can meet every minute they want to.

Wang Meng has already worn the dress on his body. The only difference from the previous one is that there is an extra cloak embroidered with royal totems, some more cloth bags on his chest, and he is holding the emperor's festival at the same time.

Those cloth bags are not just as simple as cloth bags. They are actually filled with some special meanings, such as some Fu brand, but also Army Fu, as well as vanilla and some Han national flowers and plants (have dried up), each of which has a representative. Special meaning.

The so-called Tianzi Festival is a scepter with a trident at the top, some animal furs, tails, feathers, etc., and bells.

"Augustus attaches great importance to the friendship with Cyris." Julian noticed something was wrong, but he missed the point and concealed his confusion: "Of course, there was an unpleasant misunderstanding, wait a minute. There may be some minor situations."