Chapter 107: Rome's shock

"Repent! Regret! Regret! Regret I didn't listen to you, and didn't use thirty times the force to fight you!" Mitradati's voice was extremely subtle. If Zhou Yang hadn't heard it well, he wouldn't have heard it.

"Thirty times the force of troops, does your country have so many troops?" Zhou Yang said coldly.

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The Han army had a thirty times the strength of the troops, which was a million troops. Although the country of Mitradati was very large, it was impossible for him to have so many troops, so he was speechless.

"At present, you only have two ways to choose, one is death! The other is living! If you want to live, you will surrender to the great man! The great man not only spares your life, but also allows you to continue to be the king!" Zhou Yang looked at the Mitrada Tier, and his voice suddenly increased.

"Really?" Mitradati was a little unbelievable. His army was gone, and he lost his reliance. He originally thought Zhou Yang would kill him, but he did not expect that he would be treated so favorably.

"No false words!" Zhou Yang pointed: "As long as you are loyal to the great man!"

"I am willing to be loyal to the great man!" This is a great blessing in disgrace. Mitradati had no choice: "It is my honor to be able to serve the great man so strong!"

"Very good!" Zhou Yang nodded in approval. As long as Mitradati surrendered to the Han Dynasty, the Han army would have a huge strategic base, where they could get the food, money, and rest. This is a great thing.

If Mitradati is unwilling to surrender to the Han Dynasty, then even if Zhou Yang destroys his country, it will be a difficult task to govern it. It would be best to let Mitradati act as an agent. As for this way in the future, the Han Dynasty must have the strength in this area. At present, if it can win over, it will win over.

"Where are you?" Zhou Yang looked at the ministers.

"We are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty!" The ministers were willing to be loyal without saying a word.

The Macedonian phalanx is a Western myth and a symbol of invincibility. Even the Macedonian phalanx was defeated or completely defeated. In front of the Han army, the Macedonian phalanx had no resistance, which was enough to shock them. Who dared to say no?

"Mitradati III, you made a wise choice!" Zhou Yang looked at the frightened Westerners and was very pleased: "I am just a pathfinder. Our army will arrive later, much more than the army I am leading now. I want everything for them. I need food, forage, guides, gold and silver, as well as the masses of your country, terrain, mountains and rivers, all of them are indispensable."

"Sir, I will do it! I will do it!" Mitradati's body bent to ninety degrees. This battle made him feel terrified and he dared not say a word.

After mastering the situation of Mitradati country, he was not afraid of him playing tricks. Zhou Yang was very pleased. Zhou Yang asked Mitradati to lead the way, and the Han army followed closely and went to Mitradati country.

The country of Mitradati is the Kingdom of Bendu, with a vast territory and a hegemony, with a large population and abundant resources. Zhou Yang was very satisfied with his strategy along the way.

The most important thing is that the Kingdom of Bendu controls the Bosphorus, and it is easy to enter Europe from Asia. In other words, the land passage for the Han army to attack Rome has been opened.

If the Han army wanted to attack Rome, there were two roads to go, one was by land and the other was water. By land, it was to cross the Bosphorus, pass through Turkey, Greece, and Thrace, attack northern Italy, and then fight from north to south to take Rome.

The waterway is to conquer the countries along the Mediterranean coast first, seize the ships and fleets of these countries, cross the Mediterranean, land in southern Italy, and then attack Rome.

The land passage was opened, which saved the Han army a lot of trouble.

Zhou Yang sent Cheng Buzhi to lead the Han army across the Bosphorus Strait, easily controlled the ferry on the other side, and then collected ships and prepared to march by land. This was not a big effort.

After preparing for the land attack, Zhou Yang did not rush to advance because Zhou Yang did not lead a lot of troops and lacked enough troops, so there was no need to rush to advance. Another reason was that the weather was already hot, and it was not the season for military use. You should wait until autumn before attacking.

The Middle East is very hot, and it will be even more uncomfortable if you attack in summer and it will be much better in autumn.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhou Yang began to promote the power of the Han Dynasty. The first thing Zhou Yang did was to order the liberation of slaves and let slaves have civil rights. Of course, this is a conditional one, that is, he must support the Han Dynasty. If he did not surrender to the Han Dynasty, there would be no one.

At that time, the whole West was a slave system, and slaves were caught and a large number of them were slaves. As soon as Zhou Yang's order was passed down, the Bendu Kingdom was cheering, and the roars of "Long Live the Great Man" were everywhere. The slaves were so happy that they were all loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Compared with Western countries, the Han Dynasty's civilization was more advanced and the technology was more developed. This was not the Han Dynasty's biggest advantage. The Han Dynasty's biggest advantage was the advancement of the Han Dynasty's social system. Western countries were slave society, while the Han Dynasty was a feudal social system, so its superiority was needless to say.

While preparing for the Western Expedition, Zhou Yang sent a message to Li Guang, Wei Qing and others, asking them to lead the Han army to come quickly.

"What? The Grand Marshal took down the capital kingdom? It's too fast!" Li Guang stroked his cheek and screamed, with a look of surprise on his face. He waved his big hand and shouted: "Hurry up! Hurry up! The Grand Marshal prepared food, accommodation, clothes, and strange Western women for us!"

"Haha!" The soldiers laughed in unison. Li Guang's mouth was a little big, and some things could only be understood, not expressed in words.

"The Grand Marshal is advancing so fast!" Wei Qing was shocked when he received the message: "The Grand Marshal is advancing at full speed! Tell your brothers that the Grand Marshal has taken down the Kingdom of Bendu, and just wait for us to arrive!"

"This handsome man, don't wait for me! We have to hurry up!" Dongfang Shuo muttered after receiving the news.

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Rome, the center of the Roman Empire, is the birthplace of the Roman Empire.

However, the Roman city was not large at this time, covering only about twenty miles of land, and there were not many buildings in the city, which could be ignored compared to the prosperous Chang'an.

During this period, the power of the Roman Empire was not very powerful. Its territory was only Rome, Italy, Sicily, Carthage, and Spain. As for Gaul, it was still under war and did not conquer. The territory in the East was not obtained, and its strength was still very weak.

It is precisely because the Roman Empire was not strong enough that its capital, Rome, was not prosperous or large. The most eye-catching building was the circular arena. In the arena, gladiators showed life and death passion for the nobles every day, allowing the nobles to get happiness from the blood.

The Roman Empire had a unique invention that was the tap water supply system, which was very similar to the current tap water supply system. During this period, it was still missing.

The Roman city gates were wide open, and Roman citizens entering and leaving were either taking a car or carrying slaves. The nobles held their heads and chests, looking unattainable.

"Dede!" A rapid sound of hooves sounded, and a group of knights galloped over on horseback, quickly passing under the city gate and heading towards the Senate.

The Senate is the highest authority in Rome, a huge and bright building with fully armed soldiers patrolling outside.

In the Senate, the members of the parliament were talking, splashing in saliva, discussing the war against the Gauls.

"The barbaric Gauls dare not take the great Rome seriously, and they must teach the Gauls a hard lesson!"

"The front legion was not fighting smoothly, and it needed to increase troops and a more talented consul!"

"I elect the respected Lord Scipio as the consul! Lord Scipio defeated Carthage for Rome, and he will surely add glory to Rome!"

"I choose the respected Lord Scipio!"

Scipio is Scipio, the one who destroyed Rome's strongest rival Carthage. Scipio is now old, but his body is very strong, with a red face, a sword, and a heroic spirit all over his body. He sat quietly in his seat, watching the members argue and refute, but he did not say a word.

"I also choose the respected Lord Scipio as the consul!"

Scipio was very prestige. When someone suggested it, he echoed it. In the end, he agreed to pass the unanimous approval and agreed to elect Scipio as the consul.

"Dear Lord Scipio, you are already the consul of Rome. Congratulations!" The MPs stood up and saluted Scipio Little.

"Dear members, it is my honor to choose me! If I lead my army to fight, I will fight bloody for the glory of Rome as I did when I destroyed Carthage!"

Little Scipio stood up and bowed to the MPs, saying a loud voice, with great might, and changed his tone and refused: "For Rome, I am willing to sacrifice my blood and life! However, Rome needs fresh blood. This time he went to Gaul, he can choose one of Sura, Qinna and Mallor. Thank you! Thank you for your trust!"

It was not that Scipio was unwilling to go to war, but that he knew the crisis of Rome. The Roman Empire now looks prosperous, and even Carthage, a long-standing enemy for hundreds of years, was destroyed, and its glory had reached its peak. However, the Roman Empire was facing an unprecedented crisis, that is, its policies were far from meeting the development of the Roman Empire, and it needed reforms and urgently needed reforms.

To reform, young people are needed. Little Scipio is too old to occupy this position.

"This..." The members of the parliamentarians would never have thought that Scipio would refuse. The consul, who was the head of the highest power in Rome, had many people sharpened their heads for this position, but he refused.

"Sir, sir..." At this moment, a soldier in armor rushed in panting.

"You lowly villain, this is a solemn senate. You can't enter! Guards, pull him out!" Some congressmen were very upset, took up the aristocratic airs and roared at the soldier.

In the Senate, only the members of the parliament can enter. The members are nobles who are superior and are figures in the clouds. The soldier broke in like this. It was a blasphemy to the nobles. Not to mention anything else, the smell of his sweat alone would be unbearable.

When the guards got the order, they were about to rush over to take the soldier away.

"Slow!" At this moment, the four people swear to drink at the same time, one was Little Scipio, one was Qinna, one was Mallor, and the other was Sura.

These four people are the best among these nobles. Of course, they wanted to get the soldiers so anxious that they must have great military information. Otherwise, he would not dare to break into the Senate, let alone at the time when the veterans discussed matters.

The guards had to stop. Due to the prestige of Scipio, the MPs did not dare to say anything else, and still stared at the soldier with dissatisfaction. If his eyes could kill, he would have died long ago.

"What military information is there?" Little Scipio spoke.

Little Scipio had a high status in the Roman army. When the soldier saw that he was asking, he was very excited. His face flushed and he stammered: "Sir, the Kingdom of Bendu has been destroyed!"

"Nonsense!" A reprimand sounded.

Members of parliament are nobles and value cultivation the most. If they scold them like this, they will be ridiculed. That is too uncultured. However, the news is too unbelievable, so they cannot help but refuse to scold them.

"Although Bendu Kingdom is not as good as Rome, it is also a great power in the East. Who can destroy it?"

"You are using your inquiries to deceive gold coins!"

"Is the news true?" Little Scipio raised his brow and his voice was very calm.

"Sir, it's true!" The soldier hurriedly replied, extremely sure.

"The Kingdom of Bendu is a great country with many troops and strong combat power. Who can destroy her?" Sula spoke, her voice loud and powerful, her eyebrows frowned together, and her face was confused.

"Is it the Seleucid Empire? They don't have such strong strength!" Maluo spoke, his voice a little cold.

The Seleucid Empire was a country after the split of the Alexander Empire. It had Mesopotamia and Iran, and was a powerful country in the Middle East. Wars often occurred with the Hondu Kingdom. The Hondu Kingdom, the Seleucid Empire, were the two strongest enemies of Rome in the East. Although these two countries were finally destroyed by Rome, that was also the matter of the Roman Empire after the bloody battle.

More importantly, before destroying these two countries, Rome underwent a famous reform, which was the reform carried out by Marius. It was because of this famous reform that the Roman Empire increased greatly and he became a famous figure in the Roman Republic. It was because Marius had a high prestige and many supporters that Caesar received a lot of benefits.

Before this reform, at this time, Rome's strength was not stronger than that of the Bendu Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire, and it was even worse.

"Who did it?" Qin Na hurriedly asked.

The news was really amazing. Scipio, Su Jie, Qin Na and Mallor successively joined the inquiry.

"Sir, it's China, an ancient country from the East!" The soldier raised his voice and said loudly: "It's Chinese! It's Chinese!"

"China?"

"Chinese?"

"Did they fall from the sky? I haven't heard of it!"

Although Roman congressmen were drinking Chinese tea, wearing Chinese silk, using Chinese porcelain and applying Chinese spices, they were not unfamiliar with China, at first glance, they still couldn't react.

Whether China and Rome are connected through silk, indirectly, or layer after layer, they don’t know how many layers there are. It would be a strange thing if these noble congressmen could call out in one word.

"Ah!" Some congressman responded quickly and said in a poetic tone: "Is it the China that Alexander wanted to conquer?"

"Sir, wise!" The soldier hurriedly flattered: "It's them!"

"Is it them?" The members' topics became much wider.

"The Chinese silk is very beautiful, and my wife is wearing silk!"

"You are so shabby, my wife, my children, they all wear silk!"

"Not only my parents, my wife, and children wear silk, but even my servants wear silk."

Silk, in the minds of the Roman nobles at that time, was a luxury and a symbol of status. If you have more silk, it proves that the higher your social status. When they mentioned China, they thought of the symbol of China. Silk, and they couldn't help but compare with each other.

"We need to compare and find another time!" Little Scipio's face sank coldly. His voice was not loud, and the MPs heard it, as if thunder was roaring in their ears, and they dared not talk about these noble vanity anymore.

"How much time did the Chinese destroy the Kingdom of Mandu?" Scipio stared at the soldiers, his eyes bright and bright.

"Just one day! Oh, less than one day! Just one battle!" The soldier suppressed his fear, caressed his heart, and his face changed color.

"Impossible!" A shouting sounded. This time, not only the members of the parliament, but also Scipio, Mallor, Qinna, Sula, and others did not believe it and shouted loudly.

The Bendu Kingdom is Rome's strong enemy. Their strength is not unclear. In their opinion, even if the Chinese are powerful, it would be impossible to destroy the Bendu Kingdom in less than a few months or even years of bloody battles.

In just one day, in less than a day, it is impossible to destroy the Kingdom of Bendu in just one battle, even the mythical Emperor Alexander. This is too unbelievable, and no one will believe it.

"Sir, I know you won't believe it, but that's it!" This soldier was smart and resolved before the aristocrat's rebuke came: "There is a more amazing, indestructible and never failed Macedonian phalanx that was broken by the Chinese!"

"Ah!" A scream sounded, sharp and harsh, even more uncomfortable than the eunuchs' voices.

The congressmen no longer care about their demeanor and cultivation, with wide eyes, wide mouths, and looked surprised, as if they were wood carvings.

"The Macedonian phalanx is not unshakable!" Scipio was a famous commander in the history of the Roman Empire, with unique vision: "The Macedonian phalanx has the strongest front, the two sides are slightly weaker, and the back is the weakest. As long as you wrap around the front and both sides and concentrate superior forces to attack the back, you still have a chance of winning."

Scipio Jr. is worthy of being an outstanding strategist and expressed his weaknesses in the Macedonian phalanx in one sentence. The Roman legion used this tactic to defeat the Macedonian phalanx.

"Sir, it's not like this! It's not like this!" The soldier shouted in a hurry, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead: "The Chinese people's way of breaking the Macedonian phalanx is too unbelievable. They did not attack the flanks of the Macedonian phalanx, nor did they attack the back, but broke from the Zhengtong! It was broken from the front!"

"What? Break the Macedonian phalanx from the front?" Scipio, Mallor, Sula, Qin Na stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, bigger than those of a cow. He opened his mouth so hard that he could not speak anymore.

Those congressmen were even more exaggerated and petrified directly.

The Macedonian square formation is a Western myth. With this formation, Alexander the Great created a myth and established a dizzy Alexander Empire.

Macedonian phalanx, that is an invincible myth!

To defeat the Macedonian phalanx, you can only attack from the two wings or the northern rear, and you have to go through a bloody battle, and you may succeed. It is impossible to defeat the Macedonian phalanx from the front!

Not to mention that the Han army completed this miracle in one battle within one day. So, how powerful is the Han army's combat power?
Chapter completed!