Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 264 Turns out to be a Roman
Zhizhi City, history does not describe much about this city.

This city is located in Zhambul City, Zhambul Prefecture, southern Kazakhstan today. Historically, Zhizhi Shanyu moved westward and built it after he moved to Kangju.The architectural style is modeled after a Roman castle, with triple civil walls inside and outside.In 36 BC, the "Battle of Zhizhi City by the Xiongnu in the Western Han Dynasty" took place here.Zhizhi City was conquered by the Western Regions Governor Gan Yanshou and Vice Captain Chen Tang led by the coalition forces of various countries in the Western Regions.

Outside Zhizhi City, the Talas River, which runs from east to west, is very famous in history.It is said that the Great River is going east, why is it going west?Because there is the Aral Sea to the west.The Taros River is also one of the tributaries of the Syr Darya River in Central Asia.

The Syr Darya River is an inland river in central Asia. It originates from the Tianshan Mountains, flows through the Turan lowlands, and then flows into the Aral Sea. It has a total length of 3019 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​21.9 square kilometers.

The reason why the Taros River is famous in history is because of a battle in August 751 AD.This war was called the Battle of Talas, and scholars believe that the Battle of Talas was a direct collision between the most powerful Eastern and Western empires in history at that time.

The empire representing the East is the great Tang Empire.The empire representing the west is the great food empire.

The total force dispatched by both sides was as high as 15.

Final ending!It took less than a month for the Great Food Empire to destroy the Great Tang Empire.From then on, the power of the Tang Empire withdrew from Central Asia.Later, the Anshi Rebellion broke out in the Tang Empire, and later, the Tang Empire hiccupped and dipped in sugar.

The same August, the same Taros River, the same here is an army of the Great Western Empire.And Qin Feng led the [-] expeditionary army of the Han Dynasty and came here.

Will history play out in advance?

Will the ending be the same?

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Zhizhi City is located on the plain on the banks of the middle reaches of the Talas River. The specific location of later generations is the southern part of Kazakhstan, Zhambyl Prefecture, and Zhambyl City.

The terrain here is very flat, and it is in a large river basin with abundant water and grass. It is really a good place for nomads to settle.

This day is the first day of August in the first year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty.

The city wall of Zhizhi was full of Roman soldiers. Among every hundred soldiers, there was a centurion with a horizontal red brush on his head.And on the north city gate, stood a man with an oversized vertical red brush on his helmet.You don't need to ask at all, you can tell by looking at the vertical red brush on top of your head.Either the Great Lama of the Western Regions, or a senior Roman general.

The Roman soldiers are naturally Roman generals.

This person is none other than the descendant of the blood of Glory, Cornelius Pompey.

No Roman general has ever been here, and Pompey led the army across the Caspian Sea and entered the territory of Guishuang, just to fulfill the feats of his ancestor Gnaeus Pompey in Africa.Thus restoring the due glory of the Pompey surname.

However, things backfired. For the first time facing the Huns with oriental characteristics, the Romans were shot more than they wanted.However, the Huns had already experienced too many formations in the Han Dynasty, and the last thing they feared was the formation of the enemy's formation with their cavalry maneuvering, so the Romans who shot were facing north and south.

Although Pompey had considered the mobility of the Huns, after the cavalry he brought was wiped out by the Huns, his Roman phalanx completely lost the ability to encircle the Huns.

Pompey was defeated in the field battle, losing 5000 troops.Due to the loss of the Guishuang people in the early stage, with only [-] people left, he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to Zhizhi City.

On the one hand, he strictly guarded Zhizhi City, and on the other hand, he sent envoys back to China to ask for help.In fact, he can give up Zhizhi City and withdraw to the country, but in Zhizhi City, there is a year's income of Kangju people, and the Romans rob Guishuang's wealth.The warehouses were full, and the gold and silver piled up like a mountain, like a black hole.

Pompey was unwilling to give up these treasures, so he stood by and waited for help.

The Xiongnu King Qiangqu attacked the Romans just to get the wealth in Zhizhi City.So, he immediately launched an attack on Zhizhi City.

The Romans were extremely good at defending the city.The Huns are really lacking in siege.Under the ebb and flow, the Huns were unable to break through Zhizhi City.

Fortunately, the Xiongnu King Qiang Qu had a brain, so he gave up the frontal attack, but chose to cut off the water source outside Zhizhi City.

Without water, it is difficult to persist.

However, there are also wells in Zhizhi City. Although they cannot fully supply the Romans, there is no problem at all for a period of time.

Ever since, the two sides calmed down temporarily.The Huns waited for the Romans to run out of water, and the Romans waited for reinforcements to arrive.

The Romans lost to the Huns in field battles, not because the Roman army was weak.Instead, Pompey crossed the Caspian Sea and came here with too few cavalry.Coupled with the open grassland terrain around Zhizhi City, facing the enemy's mobile advantage, the infantry could not catch up with their footsteps,
Pompey stood on the north gate, looking out at the camp of the Huns who surrounded him outside the city.He said loudly: "The army of the empire will arrive soon. There is inexhaustible food in Zhizhi City, and the wealth can rival the wealth of an enemy country. When the army of the empire arrives and defeats the Huns in the east, we can return with wealth .”

In fact, Pompey was fooling around. In fact, he didn't know where the reinforcements were.Even if his envoy can return to the country smoothly, it will probably be too long before the reinforcements arrive.As for the water source in the city, it is difficult to last until that day, but Pompey can only take one step at a time.

However, the soldiers didn't know it, they just thought that the reinforcements would come soon, so they cheered.They are very confident in defending the city, which comes from the fact that the Huns are not good at attacking the city.

On this day, Qiangqu, the king of the Huns, went out of the camp in person to inspect Zhizhi City.

Qiang Qu and Pompeii were originally from two worlds, but by chance, they fought here.

For Qiang Qu, the wealth in Zhizhi City is the capital for his resurgence. No matter what, he will take Zhizhi City.On the other hand, after he came to this place, he knew that there was a huge Roman Empire to the west.He can no longer go west, and the land of the Kangju people has become the best place for the Huns to thrive.

Qiang Qu came to the north gate of Zhizhi City, and Pompey was on the north gate. The two sides met and were extremely jealous.

At this time, a Hun riding a horse came from the dust, rolled off the saddle with fear and anxiety, and shouted: "My lord, something is wrong. Qin Zijin led [-] Han troops to chase here, and the distance from Zhizhi City is less than [-] miles away." inside."

Qiang Qu's face changed, "Does it really have to go far to the ends of the earth to avoid the pursuit of the Han army?" He looked at Zhizhi City, very unwilling.On the one hand, he is afraid of Qin Feng's army, on the other hand, he is unwilling to easily give up the wealth in Zhizhi City and the thriving land under his feet.

Qiang Qu then made a decision, to inquire about Qin Feng's news first, and then decide whether to continue the journey.

Therefore, Qiang Qu ordered the camps scattered around Zhizhi City to gather together, and just outside the north gate of Zhizhi City, they occupied the Talas River, the source of water in the city.On the one hand, continue to cut off the water source of Zhizhi City, on the other hand, build camps.

The Huns suddenly lifted the encirclement, which made Pang Tong incredible.He thought that there must be a conspiracy in it, so he chose to wait and see what happened.

On the other hand, Qin Feng arrived within the range of Zhizhi City. He came from the east, so he set up camp thirty miles east of the city.

After a while, after the Chinese army's big tent was set up, Qin Feng raised the tent.

He sat high in the tent, Cao Yuan and Liu sat under the tent, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Gao Shun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals stood on the left and right.

Cao Cao scratched his head and said, "My brother Zijin, there is no food left."

Yuan Shao had a big head, and said: "Brother Zijin, we are not familiar with the place here."

Liu Bei flapped his ears and said, "Marshal, how can we fight this battle?"

Although the official army has a strong armed force of [-] cavalry, firstly, there is no food and grass, and secondly, in a strange world, even a hero like Cao Yuanliu would be bald.

Qin Feng smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter, I am too familiar with this place."

Cao Yuanliu and others showed surprise, but suddenly realized.Generals like Dian Wei, Guan Yu, etc. showed awe, and said in their hearts that the commander-in-chief traveled all over the world, and it was true, he had been here before.

Xun Yu said sincerely: "When we were still at home and closed the door, the lord had already traveled the real world. I really admire, admire."

Cao Yuan and Liu were embarrassed for a while, because although they also held high positions, they were far behind Qin Feng in terms of experience.

Qin Feng said: "This is already the land of the Guishuang people. This country has a vast territory, spanning the subcontinent, and has hundreds of thousands of armored troops. Our army suddenly coming here will definitely attract their attention. But it doesn't matter, their capital is blue. According to this, Shicheng still has nearly a thousand miles of land. On this land of Kangju people, Guishuang's army is weak. Presumably, Qiangqu must be fighting with Guishuang people for the control of Kangju."

Qin Feng also talked about the sub-continent, Guishuang people, and the capital, Lanshi City, all of which Cao Yuanliu and others had never heard of.They couldn't help showing admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

Liu Bei slapped his big ears, and he felt that he still had a lot to learn.He said, "Sir, what should we do?"

Qin Feng became serious, "First of all, we need to raise food and grass. Immediately send [-] soldiers and horses to collect supplies. Tell the soldiers that this is not our Huaxia, and the people here are not our Chinese nation. This commander doesn't care what they use. With such a method, I only need to see that they have achieved something."

"Secondly, send out a large number of scouts immediately. This commander must know who Qiang Qu is fighting with, what is the strength of the two sides, and where are the strongholds."

"Finally...." Qin Feng spread his hands, "Let's wait for the news first."

He arranged it in a logical manner, and they were relieved to find Cao Yuanliu, who was the backbone.

Half a day later, at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the explorers returned one after another.

Qin Feng, Cao Yuan and Liu were all waiting for news in the big tent. At this time, Guan Yu came in and said: "Commander, generals. Our army's scouts have already found out the terrain within a radius of fifty miles. The Qiang Canal of the Huns is stationed on a large river. It looks like the water source of Zhizhi City has been cut off."

Guan Yu said again: "The Huns are building a camp. Judging by the size of the number of people, there are men, women, old and children. The number is about 5000. The number of troops in Zhizhi City is unknown, and it is about [-]."

Qin Feng asked: "In Zhizhi City, who is defending?"

Guan Yu showed embarrassment and said, "Commander, we don't understand the language of the local people, so we have no way of knowing."

Hearing this, Cao Yuan and Liu showed a difficult expression.When fighting in foreign lands, if the language is different, too much available information will be missed, which will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.This is also the reason why the Chinese dynasties throughout the ages seldom made expeditions to foreign lands.

Qin Feng showed an indifferent look, and said: "It's okay, the aborigines here all speak the Guishuang language family. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I understand. Yun Chang, you should bring more locals here immediately. I will ask you in person. ask."

Everyone was shocked. Qin Feng was already surprised that he knew the languages ​​of the Western Regions, but he didn't expect to know even the Guishuang language.

Yuan Shao had a big head and said, "Zijin, is there anything you don't understand?"

Qin Feng shrugged and said, "There are still many things I don't understand."

Cao Yuan and Liu looked at each other and said to themselves why we haven't found out.

After half an hour.

"It's really Roman..." Qin Feng asked the locals, and after learning from them the appearance and equipment of the Zhizhi City army, he immediately confirmed that it was the Roman army.After he got the news from the envoy of Dawan Kingdom, there were speculations from the Romans, but he was still taken aback.

(End of this chapter)