Chapter 156 Only Then Can We Be as Smart as Us

In the streets and alleys of Rome, people were talking about something.

"I heard that three hundred thousand people on the front line were defeated by the Chinese, and three cities were lost!"

"How is this possible? This time the Senate has already said it, but there are five elite legions!"

"No matter how many elite legions there are, it's useless. Those Chinese people are blessed by the gods, and the gods gave them flying weapons! And thunder! These are what my nephew said! That's where he escaped from!"

"What! This, this, this..."

Countless rumors spread freely in the city of Rome, and many people heard the name of Huaxia for the first time.

Before, I only knew that there was a country in the far east that could provide silk and porcelain.

No one really cares, because Rome itself is the most powerful country.

Other places can only provide services for them.

But now, they heard that the elite legion that Rome was most proud of was defeated in three days.

They simply can't imagine it.

At this time, the Roman Senate, which used to be bustling with activity, was completely silent.

The Roman consul stood at the highest point and looked at the senators present, and said coldly,

"It's been almost a month, hasn't anyone come up with anything?"

Of course they had received the news a long time ago, but their first reaction was to block the news and then leave the defeated soldiers on the other side of the sea.

Prepare again and build a new defensive front.

Fortunately, they were not attacked further in the following period.

But now, so much time has passed, and the news can no longer be kept secret.

They must come up with a way to deal with it, otherwise, the glory and confidence that Rome has built up over the years will be destroyed in one day!

I just heard the consul's question, but no one answered.

Of course they knew the details. Five elite legions plus auxiliary legions, nearly 300,000 troops!

It can be said that this is the largest concentration of troops in Rome in recent years!

In their view, even if the opponent had weapons like Tianlei before,

That would only cause them some trouble, and even temporary failure is acceptable.

Rome's battle to conquer the known world was not always smooth sailing;

They can endure failure, but they will definitely achieve final victory!

But this time, the development of things completely exceeded their expectations.

An army of 300,000 people in three cities was defeated directly by the Chinese after three days of formal fighting.

When they first heard it, they thought the news had been transmitted by mistake.

It should be the Chinese who were defeated.

But then more and more news came back, and everyone was shocked and speechless.

The scene was even quieter then than it is now.

Even after so long, they still haven't thought of any way to deal with it.

Finally, an old senator returned with a sigh,

"Consul, why don't we vote for... peace."

Hearing this, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they all thought so, as long as someone said it.

Because peace negotiation is their only way out.

The consul said coldly at this time,

"What conditions do we have to allow the other party to negotiate peace?"

Negotiating peace also requires qualifications. When they first conquered the known world,

The barbarians also thought about negotiating peace with them, but how could they agree?

The same situation exists now, except that Rome has become the place of the barbarians.

The old senator continued at this time,

"We just agree to whatever they ask for."

When they heard this, the others looked a little uncomfortable. Of course, this was not a peace negotiation, but a surrender!

A true loss of power and humiliation to the country!

He will be reviled for thousands of years!

Especially since Rome was so glorious not long ago, the citizens of Rome could not accept such a disparity.

It was difficult for them to accept it at this time.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have dragged on until now, and we still haven't reached a unified opinion.

But they also know that this is the last resort.

The Roman consul said with a bit of sadness,

"You all think so too?"

In fact, he was not afraid of failure, and the rise of Rome was not smooth sailing.

Just look at the war with Carthage, and they were almost invaded by the Roman city and took over the old nest.

But so what, the final victory still belongs to Rome!

But this time he felt that Rome's spine was broken.

These people no longer have the courage to resist.

The old senator stood up at this time and said,

"Don't blame them, Rome has no way to resist now!"

"They have weapons flying in the air, and thunders that are more powerful than thunder!"

"You can't resist these things just by having the courage."

The others nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It is true that these are not things that only courage can fight against.

It was not their fault that they surrendered.

But who knows, before the old senator finished speaking, the Roman consul said angrily,

"Those Chinese people do have weapons that can fly, like thunder from the sky!"

"But it's definitely not irresistible!"

"They focus on the big cities, so we go to the small towns. When they destroy the cities, we go to the wilds!"

"Their thunder is powerful, let's disperse!"

"Even if they attack Rome, we can even abandon Rome, as long as the Romans are still there! We will surely rebuild one day!"

"Think about it, how many people can their expeditionary army have? How many people do Rome have?"

"As long as we resist! They will not last long!"

"Victory belongs to Rome in the end!"

These days, he has been studying the other party's news and thinking of countermeasures.

I also discovered that the Chinese were not irresistible. The opponent's number was small, and it was a long-distance expedition.

It is absolutely impossible to conquer Rome!

As long as Rome has the determination to resist!

With courage and wisdom, we will be able to withstand China's attack!

However, in the face of the Roman consul's filial piety encouragement speech, the Roman senators did not respond to each other as before.

Instead, they all whispered to each other,

"My manor is just to the east. What will happen to my family if I give up there?"

"That's right, although my manor is in the west, if there is resistance there, how can I make money from farming?"

"It's better to negotiate for peace. What he said just now is right. There are few Chinese people. They have already occupied enough space and they won't ask for too much."

"That's true. The three cities in the east have been handed over to them. It's better to keep the status quo."

Of course not everyone chose to surrender, but the voices of the few who were willing to resist were quickly drowned out.

Listening to the noisy discussions in the Senate, the Roman consul's heart slowly sank.

He didn't expect that these people were actually so cowardly.

So he couldn't help but said coldly,

"Don't you even have the courage to resist? Are you still Romans?"

Faced with the consul's ridicule, the senators did not reply.

How could courage and honor be as important as one's own wealth and family?

The Roman consul took a deep breath at this time and said in one breath,

"As long as I am here, Rome cannot surrender!"

"Pass my orders..."

But before he finished speaking, a senator stood up, interrupted him and said,

"Your Majesty the Consul, I feel that you are no longer suitable for this position!"

"I am now calling for a vote, hoping that you will resign as consul. Now I think this Excellency is more suitable than you!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the old senator who stood up just now.

The other party took the initiative to take the blame, which was a good choice for them.

Seeing this scene, other elders also returned one after another,

"I agree!"

"Agree!"

"Let the voting begin!"

Soon, before the consul had barely recovered, a new consul was born in the Senate!

The original consul said almost tremblingly,

"This is betrayal!"

The elder who stood up nodded and said,

"This is indeed betrayal! You betrayed us all!"

"Now that you are no longer the consul, please immediately give up your position to our new consul."

Looking at this scene in front of me as if it were child's play,

The original consul opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

The Roman Senate was actually a coalition of nobles who conducted elections by vote.

It seems extremely fair.

But in fact, it is a comparison of financial resources and military strength. Whoever is stronger can become the consul.

And now he has touched the interests of most of the elders,

It was also abandoned.

Even if he resists, he can't go against most of the nobles.

In the end he could only say angrily,

"Coward! Coward!"

It's just that such words do no harm to other elders.

What they can usually say is much worse than this.

The old new consul came to the front with a complicated look on his face.

He could actually understand the original consul's thoughts, but surrendering now was indeed the best way out for Rome.

He also knew that he would be scolded by future generations. He sighed slightly and said quickly,

"Then contact the Chinese people as soon as possible and prepare for peace talks."

The other elders nodded and voted, and the resolution was quickly passed.

At this moment, a Roman man hurriedly walked in and loudly announced,

"Letter from the Chinese envoy!"

Suddenly, the entire nursing home became quiet, and then everyone looked at the new consul.

At this time, the consul steadily took the letter from the messenger's hand,

After opening it, I found that it was their own text,

It seems that someone wrote this for them,

Then he looked at the letter and said slowly,

"The Chinese people asked us to open business channels and let us trade directly with them."

"We still need to send people to communicate with us. We cannot stop them."

"We are asked to be responsible for the loss of their army this time and recognize the land they occupied."

"That's what they're asking for for now."

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this. Soon, one of the elders said with a bit of disbelief,

"That's all?"

Others are also a little baffled because these conditions are too loose!

There is no problem in opening up business channels. They originally wanted to trade directly with the other party. When there were middlemen before, they had to pay more money.

As for communication, there is no problem. The other party is so powerful, how could they not be willing?

As for those lands, except for the three cities they lost, there were no other losses at all.

If you lose it, just lose it.

The financial issue of compensation is not a big deal, and everyone can just chip in.

What makes them uncomfortable is that the other party actually beat them to the point of almost breaking down just because of this little thing!

If you want these things, show those weapons then and tell us earlier!

Isn’t it all for you?

As for how it is now? ?

For a moment, the elders all felt a little aggrieved.

At this time, only the original consul frowned tightly. He always felt that there was a lot wrong inside.

But I can't tell clearly.

It’s just that no one cares about his thoughts now. Others agreed to these conditions almost very quickly.

Then get someone to write back!

As for now, why can the Chinese people communicate with them so smoothly?

In fact, they also knew about Hannibal's betrayal,

Originally, I had the intention of taking revenge on the other party.

But now, Hannibal is already a member of China, and retaliating against him will only anger China.

Everyone simply and selectively ignored each other.

Soon, the messenger left here quickly with the reply, heading towards China.

A few days later, the three cities of Rome had been replaced by the flags of the Chinese countries.

In the main city, the Qin army is busy and they are preparing to go back.

At this time, in the original city lord's palace, Han Xin was smiling with Zhao Hao? Talking

"Your Highness, things are now stable here. We just need to wait for Rome to reply and finalize the regulations, and then we can go back."

Zhao Hao was still a little reluctant to leave. This time he came out on his own, but he didn't do anything big like his father.

He could only nodded listlessly, but quickly thought of something and asked,

"General Han, we gave this main city to Hannibal, and the other two cities to Dahan and Dachu respectively. Brother Yingli didn't get any. There won't be any problem."

Their distribution has also been completed. The main city was given to Hannibal just to leave a nail.

But Ying Li will suffer some grievances.

Han Xin returned with a smile at this time,

"His Royal Highness Ying Li is also a member of the royal family. There will be no problem if he makes some sacrifices for Great Qin, and he has no objections."

Zhao Hao nodded and was about to say something when a messenger hurried away and came in and said,

"Your Highness, General, Romans reply."

Soon the translator told all the news,

The Romans fully agreed to their demands.

Neither of them were surprised by this result. Their request didn't seem excessive, and the other party would definitely agree.

Even Han Xin himself felt that these requirements were too loose.

It's just that this matter was ordered by His Majesty a long time ago, so he will naturally not interfere much.

Zhao Hao was smiling all over his face at this time. He was very familiar with these conditions.

Dad often taught him how to use these methods, so now he can try it himself, so he said with a smile,

"Since they agreed to communicate, let our caravan bring a word in."

"Let's just say that their defeat this time was because their writing was too simple, so they were not as smart as us."

"Only by learning our writing and language can we be as smart as us."

Hearing this, Han Xin showed a confused look.

(An An)