Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

The new sky curtain begins with the heartbreaking roar of a majestic old man!

[Varus! Give me back my legion! ]

Although the old man on the sky curtain is old, he has an extraordinary temperament and an astonishing sense of power over all living beings.

Even Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, who was outside the sky, saw the elderly emperor.

They all had to admit, "This is a king."

"Definitely a top king in history."

And the sky curtain began to play amid the shouts of "Return the Legion to Me".

[In the gloomy autumn of 9 AD, the ancient Roman Empire, which was at its peak, suffered one of the most tragic military disasters in its history.]

[A battle that took place deep in the dense forests of the far north mercilessly devoured three entire elite Roman legions—about 35,000 veterans!]

[This loss was equivalent to one-tenth of the empire's standing military strength at the time.]

[This disastrous defeat was later known as the "Battle of the Teutoburg Forest."]

【Its shockwaves were not limited to three Roman legions. 】

【It more permanently changed the course of European history.】

[This devastating defeat forced the powerful Roman Empire to stop its endless expansion. ]

[More profoundly, it enabled the unruly Germanic tribes to break free from the shackles of Roman rule.]

【Winning space for independent development. 】

【In a sense, the basic geographical division of modern Western civilization. 】

[Its prototype was roughly established in the rotten leaves and blood of Teutoburg.]

[Today, let us look back on this classic battle that made the first citizen of Rome, the great Augustus, heartbroken and almost crazy! ]

[Ambush in the Teutoburg Forest.]

[More than a century before the battle, the ancient Roman historian Tacitus had described "Germania". ]

[In his writing, Germania is a wasteland with a harsh environment and severe climate. ]

[Poor soil, dense primeval forests, and boundless swamp wetlands. ]

[It was neither suitable for large-scale farming nor for establishing Roman-style settlements for outsiders.]

[As early as the second century BC, the Romans had been engaged in repeated battles with many Germanic tribes scattered along the east bank of the Rhine.]

【And when Octavian ended the bloody civil war and was crowned "Augustus". 】

[Under the rule of this ancient Roman "Qin Shi Huang", Rome ushered in the golden age known as the "Roman Peace". ]

Outside the sky.

Qin Dynasty.

When Ying Zheng saw Tianmu calling Octavian the "Qin Shi Huang" of ancient Rome, he was not angry.

After all, Octavian on the sky curtain did have an extraordinary demeanor.

I just feel a little surprised.

"I thought the 'Qin Shi Huang' of ancient Rome would be the assassinated Caesar, but I didn't expect it to be this man named Octavian."

"Did he have great achievements as an emperor?"

"You can actually be compared with me."

"And since he is known as the Qin Shi Huang of Rome, why did he suffer such a disastrous defeat as in the Teutoburg Forest?"

In short, Ying Zheng was somewhat curious about this "Qin Shi Huang" of ancient Rome.

Also looked at the sky more seriously.

Canopy:

【As the undisputed most powerful ruler in Europe. 】

Augustus turned his attention to the northern border of the empire, those "barbarians" who had not yet surrendered. 】

【He was determined to accomplish a feat that no one before him had been able to accomplish. 】

【Take the initiative and cross the Rhine. 】

[Completely incorporate Germania, which is considered chaotic and uncivilized in that forest, into the empire's territory! ]

【In Augustus's grand blueprint. 】

[It seemed that only one decisive victory was needed to dye the Germanic lands with Roman colors.]

[Turn it into another new province bathed in the glory of "Roman Peace". ]

[In order to realize his ambition to conquer Germany, Augustus appointed Publius Quinctilius Varus as the governor of the province of Germania.]

【Varus is not an incompetent person.】

【He has extensive administrative experience.】

[During his previous tenure as governor of Syria, he had successfully suppressed a local rebellion by strictly enforcing Roman law with an iron fist.]

【He earned himself a reputation as a strongman politician.】

【However, Germania is by no means Syria.】

[There is no mature network of towns and easy-to-manage bureaucracy here.]

[There are only endless primeval forests that cover the sky. ]

[And many tribal alliances with ever-changing relationships, bound by blood ties and ancient oaths. ]

[The people of this land have a deep-seated rejection of any foreign rule.]

[Varus brought with him a set of governance methods that were effective in Syria and Gaul.]

【In Germania, it became a catalyst for disaster. 】

[Varus seems to have mistaken Germania for a Roman province that had long since surrendered and was in good order.]

[He imposed a heavy-handed Roman form of governance: imposing taxes and rigidly enforcing the Roman legal system.]

[Completely ignoring the local deep-rooted tribal social structure and traditional customs centered on personal loyalty. ] [For the Germans who value freedom and are accustomed to rough autonomy. ]

[This top-down, highly centralized ruling model is not only incompatible, but also unbearably oppressive. ]

【The core values ​​of the Roman Empire at that time were based on the rule of law, civic obligations and nation-building. 】

[The Romans successfully implemented their model in Gaul, Spain, and even in the East.]

[The secret is to win over the local elite.]

[Granting Roman citizenship, great wealth and prestigious titles to local noble elites, allowing them to enjoy the prosperity and power of Rome.]

[In exchange for their cooperation and loyalty. ]

【Germania, however, was quite different.】

[There were no mature urban centers that could serve as the foundation for Romanization, nor were there centralized kings who could be easily bought or manipulated by the empire.]

【The Romans could impose taxes by force.】

[You can send troops to deter. ]

[You can even give the tribal leader a resounding Roman name.]

[But they can never truly erase the Germans' deep-seated identification with their own identity and freedom.]

[Despite the difficulties of ruling, the Romans still incorporated some Germanic tribes into the imperial system through force.]

【A key strategy is taking hostages.】

[Many children of tribal nobles were sent to the Roman court or military camps to grow up under strict surveillance.]

【Rome's intentions were clear.】

【To inculcate Roman values, language and military skills in these barbarian youths. 】

[To shape them into auxiliary troop commanders loyal to the empire and to serve the Roman legions in the future. ]

[Among this group of "Romanized" Germanic noble youths, the most dazzling and deadly one was named Arminius.]

【Arminius was a royal descendant of the Cherusci tribe.】

[He was sent to Rome when he was young and received a comprehensive Roman education. ]

[He joined the Roman army, mastered Latin, mastered the tactics of the Roman legions, and obtained Roman citizenship by virtue of his military exploits.]

[And was promoted to the ancient Roman knight economic class, the Equites. ]

[For a person of "barbarian" origin, this is an extremely rare honor. ]

[In the eyes of the Romans, Arminius was a perfect example of successful "Romanization."]

[He first participated in the Empire's campaign to suppress the Great Uprising in the Iberian Peninsula.]

[Later, he led the auxiliary troops composed of Germans to fight on the Germanic front.]

[He was regarded by the Roman high command as an extremely reliable and trustworthy military commander.]

【Arminius was appointed captain of the cavalry and led the auxiliary troops into battle.】

[He was able to sit on equal footing with senior Roman officers, ride side by side with Governor Varus and discuss military affairs in fluent and elegant Latin.]

[The Romans trusted him so much that they even allowed him to cross the border freely and return to his tribe to visit his relatives.]

【However, the Romans never expected this. 】

【The loyalty and assimilation displayed by Arminius was nothing more than a carefully woven illusion.】

[While growing up in the heart of Rome, he witnessed the arrogance and ignorance of Governor Varus and the brutality of the Roman legions.]

[And the growing anger of the Germanic tribes under oppression. ]

[All this completely awakened the Germanic soul deep in his heart. ]

[He secretly vowed to use everything Rome taught him - language, tactics, understanding of Roman thinking, etc. as a weapon.]

【Turn the spearhead and give this arrogant empire the most deadly counterattack. 】

In the sky screen video, the actor who plays Arminius is very handsome.

The barrage viewers also spoke out.

What honor to the Romans.

"How can Roman Nurhaci be so similar?"

"Liu Yuan: Isn't this a coincidence?"

"He is just a cavalry captain. It seems that he is not valued, so he wants to rebel."

"The Roman legionary cavalry captain is not bad, basically equivalent to the second in command of the legion."

"The auxiliary corps is quite strong. In a sense, they are special forces, because many of them come from the local area and are good at operating certain types of troops."

"No matter how Romanized they are, they are still Germanic people after all."

"No matter how much they are sinicized, they are still nomadic people after all."

"In fact, Arminius's plan was betrayed by his father-in-law, but Varus did not believe it."

"Kan, there is not only Nurhaci, but also Shuerhaci, right?"

And in the Tang Dynasty.

When Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, saw this, he also shook his head repeatedly.

Li Shimin sighed: "Although it is said that if you doubt someone, you should not employ him, but if you employ someone, you should not doubt him."

"But wasn't this Roman commander, Varus, a little too arrogant?"

"It was the Germans who suggested it."

"The target of the attack was the Germanic tribes."

"And then another Germanic man also raised a warning."

"In a situation like this, even if we continue to trust Arminius, we have to be prepared for both scenarios!"

"Varus, under your leadership, Rome's defeat was well deserved." (End of this chapter)