Chapter 87 Threat From the East

Not long after the order to win gifts was issued,

After returning to his tent and joining Chao Cuo and Zhou Yafu, Zhao Hao saw the Huns' cavalry beginning to assemble at an extremely fast speed.

"These Huns are really not weak."

Looking at the Hun cavalry assembled in front of him, Zhou Yafu couldn't help but say with some appreciation.

He could see that the Huns had been fighting all these years and still maintained a very high combat effectiveness.

Even if they are more elite than the average Qin army, they won't be any worse.

Chao Cuo looked at it and said with a bit of disdain:

"These are already the most elite men of the Xiongnu, but they are nothing compared to Da Qin,"

"And if you look at the weapons in those people's hands, most of them are from Great Qin, not to mention the sky thunders they use."

"As long as supplies are cut off, it won't be a problem for our army to outnumber five."

He still looked at the problem from a different perspective. Although the Huns in front of him were elite, there was still a gap in equipment between the two sides compared with Da Qin.

Although most of these Huns cavalry are now equipped with leather armor, scimitars, and bows and arrows, they are far from enough compared to the Qin army, which was almost armed to the teeth.

Not to mention the opponent's equipment, most of which were purchased from Da Qin.

As long as the opponent's supply is cut off, it shouldn't be too easy to deal with these people.

Zhao Hao said with a serious look at this time:

"Actually, current weapons and equipment are not the only criterion for measuring victory or defeat."

"People are also very important. Although the equipment of these Huns is a little worse than ours, their fighting will is extremely tenacious and should not be underestimated."

He had already heard his father say that fighting will is sometimes more important than weapons and equipment.

The Huns have been fighting, and in the name of the gods, their mental state is extremely good.

And even with such equipment, the Huns are still invincible in this land.

If it weren't for the steady and steady strategy, I'm afraid they would have wiped out the opponent in one fell swoop over the years.

On the contrary, some county soldiers in the hinterland of Da Qin have actually become a little slack.

Of course, the border troops are still as strong as ever, but he has made up his mind to talk to his father about this matter when he returns this time, otherwise it will not work if the internal armaments are lax by then.

As the saying goes, if you are eager to fight, you will perish; if you forget to fight, you will be in danger!

So this time he went out with Brother Yingli to see how determined the enemies in the west were to resist.

Only in this way can the subsequent countermeasures be decided.

Just listening to Zhao Hao's words, Chao Cuo still said with some disapproval:

"No matter how strong a person is, it will be in vain in front of our heartless cannons."

In the previous war between Da Qin and the Chu State, the Chu State's will to resist was not untenable and its preparations were not inadequate.

But the other party's 500,000 people suffered a huge loss in front of their 50,000 people.

If the opponent hadn't used those giant beast troops, they would have defeated the Great Chu Kingdom long ago.

So in his mind, weapons are the most important thing.

This is also what most of the Qin army thinks today. After all, they rely on the suppressive nature of their weapons to defeat more enemies with fewer enemies.

Zhao Hao didn't say much at this time. What the other party said was true, but he believed his father's words more.

Soon the few people were ready, followed the army, and then headed west.

At this time, after crossing the vast continent farther west, a not-so-large ocean appeared in the middle of the land.

Now this piece of ocean has almost become the inland sea of ​​a huge country. In a small estate in Carthage on the south side of the ocean,

A slovenly, burly middle-aged and elderly man was drinking wine in a depressed manner.

The servant on the side advised:

"Master, you can't drink any more."

But the middle-aged man just took a sip of wine and said:

“What else can I do without drinking?”

"Those cowardly nobles no longer have the courage to face the Romans."

"Just wait and see, within ten years, Roman troops will appear in the capital of Carthage!"

After hearing this, the servant looked around carefully, but fortunately there was no one else, and finally said with a wry smile:

"Master, the more this happens, the more you have to take care of yourself. You are Carthage's last hope."

The middle-aged man sneered and said:

"It's useless. How can those short-sighted bugs see the crisis in the future?"

He had already been disappointed. When he led his people on an expedition to Rome, they climbed over mountains and ridges, defeating more with less.

The capital of Rome was within sight, but the nobles responsible for protecting their homeland gave the Romans an opportunity to sneak in because of their struggle for power.

He won the battle, but lost the war.

After returning, these cowardly nobles pointed the finger of failure at him.

Of course, he didn't give up.

There is no such word in his life. He just wants to paralyze the vigilance of those nobles first, and then fight back.

Because he knew that since the last defeat, the demands made by the Romans had become more and more excessive each time.

He believes that soon, he will be able to get the opportunity he wants.

At this moment, a servant hurried in with a roll of parchment in his hand and said:

"Master Hannibal, the Senate has sent an urgent message!"

The middle-aged man was naturally Hannibal. After hearing the news, he quickly took the letter.

"What do those rotten old people want to do?"

Finally, he opened the letter and read it quickly, but soon his brows furrowed tightly.

Then with a bit of disbelief, he murmured to himself:

"How can this be?"

The message in the letter is extremely simple, but also extremely shocking.

The Romans requested an alliance with Carthage to deal with threats from the east.

He also said that he was willing to use Hannibal as the commander-in-chief, and all Roman soldiers would obey his orders.

Hannibal's first reaction was that this was a Roman conspiracy.

The other party wanted to turn this ocean into an inland sea as soon as possible. How could he agree to let him command the Roman army?

You must know that he killed many Roman troops at the beginning.

But think about it, it seems that the Romans did not need to use this reason.

Hannibal quickly got up and walked outside. He wanted to see the Roman envoy in person.

But at this moment, a classically beautiful young woman came over and said:

"Father, where are you going?"

Seeing the other party, the serious Hannibal couldn't help but smile and said with a bit of doting:

"Tennet, why did you come out?

I went out to do some things and will be back soon. "

This is his youngest daughter, and she can be regarded as a daughter of old age, so he dotes on her so much that he named her after the Carthaginian goddess Tennet.

Tennette quickly smiled, nodded and said:

"Father, please come back early. I bought a magical item from the East from a caravan, and I want to show it to you."

Hearing this, Hannibal's expression suddenly changed slightly.

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