The Great Qin Empire gave its soldiers such high treatment and even allowed them to become some of the people who got rich first. Naturally, they had to abide by strict disciplines. No one could evacuate the position without the emperor's order. In fact, Das and others had already
They just wanted to retreat, but they just didn't dare to violate this iron law. Now, if Alexander took the initiative, why wouldn't they agree?
Alexander is the commander of the Guards Corps, and his status is higher than others. Therefore, other people are not only envious of him, but also jealous and hateful. Alexander proposed this retreat. Even if Caracalla is blamed in the future, they will be disappointed.
You can go to the latest chapter of the Supreme God in Alexander. Without waiting for Alexander to say anything else, Das and others had already ordered their soldiers to notify their troops to retreat.
At this time, the first wave of stone-throwing attacks by the Han army had stopped, and the Qin army camp was in a state of chaos, with soldiers running around in disorder. After receiving the order to retreat, everyone felt like they had been amnesty and did not even bother to pack up their belongings.
He threw away his weapons and armor, spread his legs and ran towards the back of the camp.
Zhang here did not know the situation in the Qin army's camp. A quarter of an hour later, he ordered the trebuchets to launch a second wave of attacks. This is the normal tactics of the Han army. First, use various long-range weapons to kill the enemy's active forces, and then attack again.
Only by using infantry and cavalry can we destroy the enemy while minimizing our own losses.
After the second round of stone rain attacks, it took a while for the dust and smoke over the Daqin military camp to gradually dissipate. Through the telescope, Zhang saw that many tents in the opponent's military camp had collapsed, but not a single figure was seen shaking.[
Zhang realized that the Qin army had fled the camp and immediately ordered the entire army to attack.
The Han soldiers shouted and rushed into the Qin camp under the cover of heavy armored cavalry. They found that in addition to some Qin corpses that had been smashed to pieces by huge rocks and those soldiers who were seriously injured and could not escape, there were also discarded objects all over the ground.
Armor and weapons, and mountains of food and grass, this place is already an empty camp.
Da Qin was rich, and Da Qin's army was also very wealthy. These grains and grass were nothing to them, but they were extremely important to the Han army who came from afar. Zhang left a team of people to clean the battlefield, and he led the others to pursue them.
This time, the Han army did not adopt the policy of taking a step-by-step approach, but pursued it all the way.
In addition to infantry, Zhang's men also have heavy armored cavalry, and heavy armored cavalry is not suitable for running long distances, so the pursuit task falls entirely on the shoulders of the infantry. However, cross-country with heavy loads is a daily training project for the Han army, and running for twenty
It was commonplace here, not to mention that the road network in Daqin was very developed, and it was much easier to walk than their usual training, so the Han army pursued it very quickly. However, they had been chasing for five or six miles, and they had not seen anything yet.
The figure of the Qin army.
The Qin army did not have special cross-country training, but most of them were tall and long-legged. They abandoned heavy armor and weapons, had empty hands, and were eager to escape. Their running was not inferior to that of the Han army. If they had not seen the Qin army along the way,
The discarded supplies and the blood stains left by the wounded soldiers made Zhang even suspect that he had gone in the wrong direction.
The Han army pursued them for more than ten miles when they suddenly saw many disheveled soldiers of the Qin army retreating in front, many of them with arrows stuck in their bodies. Zhang couldn't help but perked up and said loudly: "My sons, charge forward."
Go over there and don’t let anyone get away! They’ve reached the end of their retreat!”
There is no doubt about this battle. Only a few of the Qin army are still carrying weapons, and most of them are unarmed. The most important thing is that the Qin army is no longer a team. The dense phalanx that they relied on to win has been unable to be organized. They can only They became a group of lambs to be slaughtered. However, these Qin soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness still refused to surrender and fought to the death with the Han army.
Zhang originally did not want to cause more killings, but when he saw the Qin army acting like a trapped beast, he could only shake his head and wave his hands, saying: "Let them be killed!"
Liu Xin often taught them that being kind to the enemy is cruel to oneself. The Han army is not a bloodthirsty army, but in the face of these stubborn resisters who refused to surrender, the soldiers could not be merciful, and there was a sudden flash of swords here. Blood shadow.
Suddenly, Zhang discovered that the feather arrows stuck on the arm of a Da Qin soldier were a bit strange. They were not the arrows used by the Han army. There were two types of arrows used by the Han army, one was a feather arrow made of carved feathers, and the other was a feather arrow made of carved feathers. These are the iron arrows used in various crossbows, but the feather arrows that wounded these Qin soldiers were not made of carved feathers.
Zhang Dunjue was a little surprised, and he quickly ordered the soldiers to capture a few people alive. Only after the first trial did they find out that it was not the Han soldiers who shot and wounded them, but Geta's men.
It turns out that although the legions controlled by Geta and Caracalla appear to be harmonious on the surface, in fact there is an undercurrent surging inside. In normal times, no one would dare to kill each other, but this time Alexander and Da Si and others fled before the battle, but gave Risa and Euryke an excuse to take action.
At that time, the camps of the Lusitania Army and the Petica Army were located on both sides of the road, and they were relatively hidden. It was difficult to find them without a careful search. They originally ambush here to ambush the Han army, but unexpectedly they saw that the road was crowded with people. Sister-in-law, a soldier of the Qin army who retreated, said: "Don't do this. After a moment's hesitation, Risa and Euryke ordered the soldiers to launch an attack. Both legions were equipped with a large number of crossbowmen. After a burst of "chaotic" arrows, the four in front The defeated troops of the legion had no choice but to turn back and run back.
Although Rizal and Eurydice succeeded for a while, they also knew that they had lost the four legions and they were strong enough to resist the Han army's attack, so they hurriedly gathered their troops and horses and wanted to withdraw into the Syrian province.
However, when they attacked Caracalla's defeated troops just now, their position was exposed. They didn't know yet that Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun each led tens of thousands of light cavalry and were fighting in three groups from the Syrian province. come over.
Risa and the others had just finished gathering their troops when they saw dust flying in the distance, the sound of horse hoofbeats, and several cavalrymen sweeping in. It was Zhang Fei who arrived.
After entering Syria, Zhang Fei was devastated along the way, and the offensive was like a torrent. In fact, he only encountered some local troops similar to yamen and police officers, which made him feel that it was not satisfying at all. Now, suddenly, there appeared in front of him several times the size of himself. Instead of being afraid of the enemy, Zhang Fei looked extremely excited and killed him with a single finger of his snake spear.
Although the two legions trained by Geta were specially used to deal with cavalry, for their bows and crossbows to be effective, they must be caught off guard. Now it was they who were caught off guard. Before they could draw their bows and arrows, the Han cavalry had already killed them. When they got close, the saber gleamed with cold light, and the cavalry didn't even need to wave their arms. They just held it flat, and with the help of the power of the running horses, they could easily cut off the enemy's head. The men of Rissa and Eurydice were immediately defeated, with dead and wounded everywhere. [
The Han army had very advanced means of transmitting information. Colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky and could be seen clearly from dozens of miles away. Zhao Yun and Xu Huang saw the signal sent by Zhang Fei, and each of them separated.
People and horses came to help in the battle and killed them in three directions.
The entire battle went much smoother than originally expected. By evening, in addition to the two legions that had been wiped out long ago, six legions, including the two legions under Geta, were all wiped out. The provinces of Asia Minor and
The Syrian province has completely fallen under the control of the Han army.
Immediately afterwards, the Han army launched a large-scale manhunt throughout the two provinces. All Da Qin nobles, officials and soldiers' families were confiscated, their properties were confiscated, slaves were liberated, and their land was distributed.
Two days later, Liu Xin arrived at the Syrian province on the Mediterranean Sea. On the other side of the sea was the world-famous city of Rome. Unfortunately, he did not have a sea ship in his hands, so he could only look at the ocean and sigh.
In fact, before setting off, Liu Xin had ordered the Han Dynasty navy to take a detour to march to the Mediterranean. However, Liu Xin did not know the details of this sea route, and could only give them a rough idea. Whether they could get here safely depends on everything.
Their own destiny. To be honest, Liu Xin didn't have much hope in his heart. He just regarded the navy's voyage as a training exercise. If he really wanted to conquer Rome, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty had to go around.
Just go in a big circle around the Mediterranean Sea.
At this time, Xu Huang had already submitted the battle report. Although only two provinces had been conquered, the seizures were very rich. The 400,000 grains and grass carried by the Qin army, plus the confiscated income from the homes of nobles and officials, were enough for the Han expeditionary force.
After two months, the pressure on logistics and transportation was relieved for a while. In addition to food and grass, the loot also included a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry confiscated from these people's homes, as well as many women and children, except for the few prisoners.
In the previous wars of the Han army, thousands of prisoners of war were captured, but the Qin army was determined to fight to the death. Many people would rather die in battle than surrender, because surrendering would cause them to lose their dignity as a knight.
Among the more than a thousand prisoners of war captured by the Han army, most were captured because they were seriously injured and could not escape.
Seeing Liu Xin frowning, Xu Huang raised his hand and asked: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Qin army is nothing more than this. It's just that these Qin soldiers are a bit stubborn. I request that all the prisoners of war be beheaded to sacrifice the flag, and the troops will be marched directly."
Take Rome!”
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Don't kill these prisoners, give them some money and let them all go!"
Jushou bowed and said: "Brother, even if we don't kill them, there is no reason to let them go. Why don't we send them all back to Chang'an and punish them as coolies?"
It was a common practice of the Han army to use prisoners of war as free labor force. However, this time Liu Xin changed his mind and said with a smile: "I let them go at this time and that time for my own purposes."