Thinking that Persia had become an ally of the Tang Empire, which had become an irrefutable fact, Asmin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
but……
Heaving a sigh of relief, Asmin didn't feel like she could relax anymore.
Because compared to the certainty of alliance, there is another thing that is also certain.
arms race.
Soon... just a few days later, the Tang Empire's army finally exchanged reconnaissance information with the Roman army for the first time.
Because of time issues, or perhaps due to caution and instinct, although the armies of the two empires have entered the Summoner Peninsula... no, it is the Balkan war zone, they have not yet met, nor have they exchanged envoys to inform each other of their intentions——
The "intention" of the notification is meaningless, the location determines the true intention.
Faced with such a situation, Cheng Yaojin was of course too lazy to send envoys to play tricks on the opponent. Since the opponent's military formation was solemn and solemn, it meant that the opponent was not a free man.
Under such circumstances, diplomatic means are meaningless unless a third-party army also directly enters the war zone - such as Persia.
But since there is no such thing, then Cheng Yaojin is naturally too lazy to engage in any kind of mediation and manipulation.
But... what Cheng Yaojin didn't expect was...
He took 30,000 mobilized troops, and together with the 20,000 troops assigned to him by Li Jing, a total of 50,000 elite regular troops were stationed for several days.
He didn’t send the message, and the other party’s messenger... didn’t come either!
This is interesting...
Cheng Yaojin was naturally fast, and once again felt that this opponent was definitely extraordinary and different from all his previous opponents.
These guys... are what can truly be called an "empire" army.
And such an army also means that behind it, there must be a real empire!
The word "empire" is a European term, and it was only after Cheng Yaojin entered the Balkans that he heard it from the local people.
But Cheng Yaojin also knew that this "empire"... undoubtedly had the same meaning as the "chao" in China, and it was the supreme hegemony that transcended the ordinary "country".
And the opponent actually has a foundation as strong as an empire. How can such a terrifying opponent not make people shudder?
But for Cheng Yaojin, apart from trembling, the biggest emotion is another kind of excitement!
If not an empire...a powerful enough empire.
How could ordinary cats and dogs be beaten by the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty?
Of course, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, but in the past, whether the forest in the Balkans was chaotic or not... no one can say, because the people in this place are too complicated.
Like the Slavs who were the most numerous later, they were just one of the branches at this time, and the others...
The Prussians, the Arabs, the Turks who fled after the defeat of their mother country, and even today's Romans, and even the Unsa people who were coerced by the Romans, the Celts, the Vikings, and even today's... Han people,
They all gather here.
If we say, the world island is the main map of the earth.
Then the Balkan Peninsula is the center of the world island - if people want to settle, the best choice is to choose northwest Europe and the Mediterranean with long coastlines and rich marine resources. This is the final choice of most Europeans, and it was also the birthplace of Rome.
root cause.
China, on the other hand, is naturally the Central Plains, and this location is actually... not the Central Plains, but in the southeast of the World Island.
The real Central Plains has always been the Balkan Peninsula.
Heroes from all walks of life who failed in the battle for warm farming areas or areas rich in marine resources, such as the Huns, Vikings, Huns and Turks in China, all seemed to have their final fates scripted.
The action in the script is average, and everyone gathers here in unison.
There have been rumors in the world since ancient times that the Slavs...are a descendant of the Nordics, and that the Chinese and Tibetan peoples were the same ethnic group in ancient times.
It is difficult to verify whether these legends are true or false, but one thing that is certain is that, in short, the Balkan Peninsula is naturally a place equivalent to Summoner's Rift.
Of course there is one reason for this: the governance of a certain big country is lousy and the agents it cultivates are even more... lousy, but there is another point that is also very important.
In a place where wars have never stopped for thousands of years, the folk customs... it is impossible to pursue stability anyway. It is a normal thing to be a gangster in a place like this. Whoever surrenders will be forced to surrender immediately.
Sell. And such a trend has also made the military and political situation in this place more and more complicated. Many strategic geniuses always overturn here. One of the reasons is that in this place, various statistics can be believed, but if you want to summarize
If you use various functions to guide your operations and strategies, then you are just thinking too much.
The situation is turbulent and complicated...but this time, variables have really come.
Because this time, those who came are no longer the losers in the war for hegemony in the various economic zones of the World Island, such as the Turks who fled after the country was destroyed, but the real powerful factions.
It’s two empires!
That's why... Six summers ago, on the peninsula.
The air is also unusually mute.
When a beast roars, all the birds in the forest will be frightened, but if not...
When such a powerful predator appears, under the venomous snake-like gaze, the beasts will be frightened out of their wits, and even freeze on the spot, unable to move!
No one can say why this kind of thing happened, why two tigers suddenly appeared in this birdy place... But now that it has happened, the peninsula has naturally fallen into a rare peace that has not been seen in many years.
The various tribes, small states, and even the bandits and bandits who were fighting endlessly all stopped making any move. All the vendettas and robberies between them all stopped.
It was simply shocking. In a place where there were constant battles, the seemingly never-ending killings could be stopped by the atmosphere.
but……
Since they are messing around in this land, the various lords, bandit leaders and chiefs also know that they really cannot move around this time.
Whether it is the Roman plate armor legion or the Tang army wearing the same heavy armor, whoever is eyeing it...the little fish, shrimps, cats and dogs I have are not enough to fill the gap between others.
And this suffocating atmosphere lasted for a month...
It is also in this process.
In addition to Cheng Yaojin always keeping a close eye on the railway conditions when he arrived, ordering people to protect and repair along the line at any time, as well as the movements of the legion on the opposite side, investigating the population size of Rome, and the supply of food and grass...
Of course, the Romans' actions did not stop. Hannibal quickly found information about the Tang Empire from sources other than the unfamiliar army in front of him.
