In the streets and alleys of Rome, people were talking about something.

"I heard that three hundred thousand people on the front line were defeated by the Chinese, and three cities were lost!"

"How is this possible? This time the Senate has already said it, but there are five elite legions!"

"No matter how many elite legions there are, it's useless. Those Chinese people are blessed by the gods, and the gods gave them flying weapons! And thunder! These are what my nephew said! That's where he escaped from!"

"What! This, this, this..."

Countless rumors spread freely in the city of Rome, and many people heard the name of Huaxia for the first time.

Before, I only knew that there was a country in the far east that could provide silk and porcelain.

No one really cares, because Rome itself is the most powerful country,

Other places can only provide services for them.

But now, they heard that the elite legion that Rome was most proud of was defeated in three days.

They simply can't imagine it.

At this time, the Roman Senate, which used to be bustling with activity, was completely silent.

The Roman consul stood at the highest point and looked at the senators present, and said coldly,

"It's been almost a month. Hasn't anyone come up with any solution?"

Of course they had received the news a long time ago, but their first reaction was to block the news and then leave the defeated soldiers on the other side of the sea.

Prepare again and establish a new defensive front.

Fortunately, they were not attacked further in the following period.

But now, so much time has passed, and the news can no longer be concealed.

They must come up with a way to deal with it, otherwise, the glory and confidence that Rome has built up over the years will be destroyed in one day!

I just heard the consul's question, but no one answered.

Of course they knew the details. Five elite legions plus auxiliary legions, nearly 300,000 troops!

It can be said that this is the largest concentration of troops in Rome in recent years!

In their view, even if the opponent had weapons like Tianlei before,

That would only cause them some trouble, and even temporary failure is acceptable.

Rome's battle to conquer the known world was not always smooth sailing.

They can endure failure, but they will definitely win the final victory!

But this time, the development of things was completely beyond their expectation.

An army of 300,000 people in three cities was directly defeated by the Chinese after three days of formal fighting.

When they first heard about it, they thought the news was transmitted by mistake.

It should be the Chinese who were defeated.

But then more and more news came back, and everyone was shocked and speechless.

The scene was even quieter then than it is now.

Even after so long, they still haven't thought of any way to deal with it.

Finally, an old senator sighed and returned,

"Consul, why don't we vote for peace?"

Hearing this, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they all thought so, as long as someone said it.

Because peace negotiation is their only way out.

The consul said coldly at this time,

"What conditions do we have to allow the other party to negotiate peace?"

Negotiating peace also requires qualifications. When they first conquered the known world,

The barbarians also thought about negotiating peace with them, but how could they agree?

The same situation exists now, except that Rome has become the place of the barbarians.

The old senator continued at this time,

"We just have to agree to everything they ask for."

When they heard this, the others looked a little uncomfortable. Of course, this was not a peace negotiation, but a surrender!

A true loss of power and humiliation to the country!

He will be reviled for thousands of years!

Especially since Rome was so glorious not long ago, the citizens of Rome could not accept such a disparity.

It was difficult for them to accept it at this time.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have dragged on until now, and we still haven't reached a unified opinion.

But they also know that this is the last resort.

The Roman consul said with a bit of sadness,

"You all think so too?"

In fact, he was not afraid of failure, and the rise of Rome was not smooth sailing.

Just look at the war with Carthage, and they were almost invaded by the Roman city and took over.

But so what, the final victory still belongs to Rome!

But this time he felt that Rome's spine was broken.

These people no longer have the courage to resist.

The old senator stood up at this time and said,

"Don't blame them, Rome has no way to resist now!"

"They have weapons flying in the air, and thunders that are more powerful than thunder!"

"You can't resist these things just by having the courage."

The others nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Indeed, these are not things that only courage can fight against.

It was not their fault that they surrendered.

But who would have known that before the old senator finished speaking, the Roman consul said angrily,

"Those Chinese people do have weapons that can fly, like thunder-like thunder!"

"But it's definitely not irresistible!"

"They mainly attack the big cities, so we go to the small towns. When they destroy the cities, we go to the wilds!"

"Their thunder is very powerful, let's disperse!"

"Even if they attack Rome, we can even abandon Rome, as long as the Romans are still there! We will surely rebuild one day!"

"Think about it, how many people can their expeditionary army have? How many people do Rome have?"

"As long as we resist! They will not last long!"

"Victory belongs to Rome in the end!"

These days, he has been studying the other party's news and thinking of countermeasures.

I also discovered that the Chinese were not irresistible. Their numbers were small and they were going on a long expedition.

It is absolutely impossible to conquer Rome!

As long as Rome has the determination to resist!

With courage and wisdom, we will be able to withstand China's attack!

However, in the face of the Roman consul's filial piety encouragement speech, the Roman senators did not respond to each other as before.

Instead, they all whispered to each other,

"My manor is just to the east. What will happen to my family if I give up there?"

"That's right, although my manor is in the west, if there is resistance there, how can I make money from farming?"

"It's better to negotiate for peace. What he said just now is right. There are few Chinese people. They have already occupied enough space and they won't ask for too much."

"That's true. The three cities in the east have been handed over to them. It's better to keep the status quo."

Of course, not everyone chose to surrender, but the voices of the few who were willing to resist were quickly drowned out.

Listening to the noisy discussions in the Senate, the Roman consul's heart slowly sank.

He didn't expect that these people were actually so cowardly.

So he couldn't help but said coldly,

"Don't you even have the courage to resist? Are you still Romans?"

Faced with the consul's ridicule, the senators did not reply.

Courage and honor, how important are your own wealth and family?

The Roman consul took a deep breath and said in one breath,

"As long as I am here, it is impossible for Rome to surrender!"

"Pass my orders..."

But before he finished speaking, a senator stood up and interrupted him and said,

"Your Majesty the Consul, I feel that you are no longer suitable for this position!"
To be continued...