Chapter 143 If We Delay Until Winter, We Will Win! (Four Thousand)

The general looked at the two personal guards in front of him and couldn't help but show a hint of disbelief.

The people who can stay outside his camp are the people he trusts the most!

"What are you doing?

! "

The other party's behavior is no different from rebellion.

One of the personal guards gritted his teeth and said,

"General, Tennant is right."

"Even without the weapons Tennett mentioned, as long as there are sky thunders, the Chinese will definitely win this war."

"It's just a matter of time."

"The brothers below already know this."

Regardless of their status, everyone will always talk about these things.

Last time I saw two elite Roman legions plus auxiliary legions totaling 50,000 people, but they were almost penetrated by less than 10,000 Chinese people.

They knew that this war would eventually be lost.

The people down there are much more sensitive.

Another guard also quickly said,

"We have nothing to gain by working for the Romans, and Carthage has betrayed us! Why not work for ourselves?"

"I believe Tennet, if China can give us land, then we can definitely build our own city-state."

"Even the Chinese people cannot be trusted, so let's leave here. Under the leadership of the commander-in-chief, we will definitely survive!"

"But if we go to the swamp now, we will definitely die!"

In the world they now knew, thousands of people gathered together to form a city-state.

There are enough of them.

After listening to what the two people said, the general couldn't help but fell silent, and then said,

"But this is ultimately a betrayal of the commander-in-chief."

He is a man with a sense of honor. Life and death are not as important to him as his own honor.

Seeing this scene, the younger brother on the side knew that the other party was also shaken, so he quickly stepped forward,

He stopped the weapons in the hands of the two guards, and then said,

"Brother, this is what everyone wants, and you can't stop it."

"The commander-in-chief won't blame you."

"Moreover, maybe the commander-in-chief also meant this, but no one brought it up."

After listening to his brother's words, the general couldn't help but look at him with a complicated expression.

Of course he knew that the other party was just comforting him. Even if the commander knew that the other party had such weapons,

He will only think of ways to deal with those people and will not choose to surrender.

Death in battle is actually a good ending for the commander-in-chief.

But he also knew that even if he persisted, it would be meaningless.

Even his most trusted bodyguards chose to betray, not to mention the other soldiers who were already dissatisfied.

None of his people were afraid of death, otherwise they would not have followed him and his commander across the mountains to fight the Roman legions.

But it’s not clear that everyone doesn’t want to die.

Everyone couldn't understand why the commander was fighting, so how could he be determined to die?

They had prepared too hastily for this war.

Finally, the general said,

"I see."

"But I won't cooperate with the Chinese, and neither will the commander-in-chief."

"Those people are not trustworthy. When we leave here, we want to build our own city-state."

He could not trust those who traveled long distances to obtain land.

Just leave here while the two parties are fighting.

Hearing this, others did not object.

The main thing is not to die for the Romans, then they will have no problem.

But my brother was still a little worried and said,

"Brother, those Chinese people probably won't give us a chance to leave."

The general quickly said,

"It's not up to them. The Romans have assembled an army of 300,000 people this time, and they also have cities. This will be a long war."

"We want to leave, and neither the Romans nor the Chinese have the energy to stop us."

They still know this most basic information,

Even though the Chinese weapons are extremely powerful, the outcome of such a large-scale siege war cannot be determined in a short while.

"But…"

The younger brother still wanted to talk. The weapons he saw,

Beyond my imagination, maybe this war won't last long.

At this moment, Tennant on the side interrupted him and said,

"The general is right, that's what we'll do."

"I'll leave this place to you. We have to go back to my father's place. I want to take it out."

Although he doesn't think this war will last long, there is no big use in worrying about it now.

Only after rescuing his father can he let the other party make the decision.

This time, no one said anything.

The current situation is too complicated, so it is better to let the commander-in-chief make the decision.

With the final decision, the originally tense atmosphere in the camp gradually dissipated.

Tennant said quickly,

"I'm going to rest first. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."

She was indeed very tired.

After saying that, he left here directly so that the two brothers could talk.

Walking outside, Tennant looked at the camp that had regained its vitality.

She also gained some confidence in the decision she made. She glanced in her father's direction.

Tennette couldn't help but said,

"Father, you won't blame me."

A few days later, in the city on the border of Rome,

The city at this time was completely different from the beginning.

Thanks to the work of countless auxiliary soldiers and civilians, the entire city wall has been reinforced a lot.

At this time, the Roman envoy was patrolling with the commander of the elite Roman legions stationed here and Hannibal.

One of the legion commanders, who was slightly calmer, said as he walked,

"The city walls have been reinforced, and scorpion crossbows have been placed. There is also a special position for crossbowmen."

"We also placed a lot of sharp wood around the city wall."

"As long as they dare to come, I will definitely teach them a profound lesson!"

They had learned from the previous experience and knew that crossbows could restrain the opponent very well, so they naturally had to make more use of them.

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This time, he would not take the initiative to fight with the opponent's cavalry in the wild.

As long as the opponent dismounts and they have the city as cover, the opponent's thunder weapon will not have much effect.

Because they later discovered that not many people were actually killed by those thunders.

As long as the opponent uses infantry to engage in the oldest siege battle with them.

They are sure to defeat each other!

The Roman envoy nodded repeatedly and then asked,

"What if they use that weapon to destroy the gate?"

Hearing this question, the slightly irritable legion commander showed a sinister smile on his face,

"We prepared a frying pan on the wall at the city gate."

The oil pan at the city gate is usually only prepared in large cities, because it is relatively expensive.

Moreover, the operation is complicated and you may injure yourself if you are not careful.

But this time they were all prepared, and it can be said that they were prepared to the extreme!

Of course there will be protection measures around, unless the opponent can attack from the sky,

Otherwise, there would be no accidental injury. They have already experienced it.

After all, they are the most elite legion in Rome!

Upon hearing this, the Roman envoy smiled and nodded,

"As long as we can drag this war until winter, we will win."

"The Senate will definitely reward you!"

Here, winter will have a great impact on both people and materials.

At that time, they may even be able to take the opportunity to counterattack.

Others couldn't help but smile,

Being able to defeat such a powerful enemy as the Chinese only shows how powerful they are.

When the time comes, we will take the opportunity to unify the entire known world and find a way to obtain the secret of the thunder weapon.

Then the glory of Rome will be even more brilliant!

Of course they can get more.

Only Hannibal, who had been silent, had a hint of worry on his face.

He doesn't think those Chinese people only have thunder as a weapon.

The opponent will not hand over all their cards in a tentative battle.

But he didn't say much. First, there was no evidence.

Secondly, judging from the current preparations of the Romans, as a commander-in-chief, there is indeed nothing to criticize about him.

Even if he didn't like the Romans, he had to admit that the strength of the Roman elite legions was indeed extremely strong.

Otherwise, the other party would not be able to dominate the known world.

It's just that he is still a little worried about his daughter,

His confidant has been away for several days without replying. There are many possibilities.

Maybe something bad happened to his daughter,

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh slightly,

At this moment, the Roman envoy on the side keenly noticed the abnormality and quickly asked,

"Hannibal, is there something wrong?

As the commander-in-chief, you cannot relax. "

These people still know the strength of the other party. They almost captured the entire Roman Senate by the other party.

Let the other party be the commander-in-chief this time, just to make use of the other party's wisdom.

Of course it is impossible to give real power.

Hannibal came back to his senses and quickly said,

"It's nothing. It's just that except for the defense of this city, the other two cannot relax."

"Otherwise, we will be the ones who are anxious if we are cut off."

"I have a way to send a message here in case the opponent's cavalry cuts off the passage."

Hannibal added at this time that the opponent had many cavalry and would definitely intercept them.

Then delivering the message is extremely important.

"I will set up some burning points on the city wall, and the amount of smoke produced will express the meaning."

"Even if our people can't enter the city, they will understand it when they see the smoke."

When Hannibal finished speaking, the Roman envoy could not help but sigh and said,

"You are indeed a wise man."

With a sigh, the Roman envoy quickly left here with the people.

He was just here for inspection. This was the front line, and it was a bit dangerous after all.

After the Roman envoy left, everyone else went to prepare.

Hannibal is no exception, of course.

He also had a lot of things to do, but he just didn't notice.

The first two legion commanders were looking at his back coldly.

"Is there anything unusual about him these days?"

The slightly irritable legion commander asked his companions,

Last time they knew that the other party's daughter was in the Chinese camp, they had been sending people to keep an eye on the other party.

The companion quickly shook his head and returned,

"Nothing unusual. He is indeed very concerned about defense."

"We found out a lot of things that we ignored."

The slightly irritable legion commander couldn't help but frowned.

"Did he really not betray us?"

The companion did not relax too much but said,

"Of course the traitor will not be revealed so easily. Anyway, we just need to keep a close eye on them."

"We just listen to his orders that are beneficial to us, and we just don't listen to his orders that are unfavorable to us."

"As long as his people get past the swamp, it doesn't matter whether he's there or not."

Hearing this, the slightly irritable legion commander also nodded,

This was their original plan.

Regardless of whether Hambanus was a traitor or not, he would shed the last drop of his blood for Rome.

For them, this is an extremely normal thing, because other auxiliary legions also suffered the same fate.

Once a war breaks out, the cruelest thing is that these people are the first to attack.

In this way, he can not only consume other people, but also preserve his own strength, and can also kill those Chinese people.

Whichever way you look at it, it's good for Rome.

Soon the two of them left here and went to prepare separately.

Soon night fell, and Hannibal returned to his residence a little tired.

Inspecting city defenses and checking for deficiencies and filling them is also extremely energy-consuming.

Just as he entered the door, a figure rushed towards him.

Hannibal was extremely vigilant and wanted to draw his weapon, but the moment he heard the other party's crying voice, he relaxed.

"Father! I'm back!"

It's his daughter!

After Tennant cried for a while, Hannibal had a chance to ask him,

"You're back! Are you injured?"

Hannibal looked at his daughter in front of him with great distress.

Tennette wiped away tears before saying,

"I'm fine,"

Hannibal breathed a sigh of relief, then noticed his confidant beside him, and said with some gratitude,

"Thanks a lot."

The other party came back after being gone for so long, and his face looked haggard and tired. He must have gone through many difficulties before he rescued his daughter.

When the confidant heard this, he couldn't help but look slightly complicated. He just nodded and said nothing more.

After comforting his daughter for a while, Hannibal quickly said,

"You should have a good rest first, and don't tell anyone else about your return."

He knew that he was now under suspicion, and it would not be good for his daughter to show up.

This is why his confidants would take advantage of the night to bring people back.

Tennette nodded obediently,

Hannibal kissed the other person's forehead before standing up and leaving.

Just when I passed by my confidant, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

The other party brought his daughter back, but he could not guarantee that he would bring his brother back.

This time they raided China's rear, and the chance of others surviving was not high.

After hesitating for a moment, he just said,

"You also have a good rest and we'll talk about anything tomorrow."

Finally left here.

After Hannibal left, Tennant quietly walked to the door of the room.

He said to his confidants who are still here,

"Aren't we going to persuade my father now?"

After they returned all the way, the other party said that now was not a good time to persuade.

The confidant nodded and said,

"The commander-in-chief will not give in so easily. It would be a bad idea to say it now."

"What we have to do is to persuade the other people around the general first."

"At that time, the commander-in-chief will have no choice but to agree if he doesn't agree."

Upon hearing this, Tennette nodded in agreement.

Time passed quickly, and a few days later in the morning, a layer of mist filled the air.

On the Roman city wall, an auxiliary legionnaire in charge of night vigil was yawning and preparing to change defenses.

Suddenly, a dull sound of horse hooves came from a distance,

The next moment, countless cavalry broke through the mist and appeared in front of the city wall.

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and then shouted with a bit of sadness,

"Enemy attack!"

The city wall suddenly became a mess,

The war has begun!

(An An)

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