Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 272 A Historic Moment

The peak period of Rome was the period of the five wise emperors, that is, from 96 AD to 180 AD.The five people successively made the Roman Empire develop for nearly 100 years. The politics was clear, the economy developed, the society prospered, and the people became rich. This was the most prosperous period of the Roman Empire.

According to global general history, during this period, the Roman Empire had a population of about 2000-3000 million in Europe, 1000 million in North Africa, 2000 million in the Near East and the Middle East in Asia, and roughly 6000-7000 million in general.

During this period, the trade of the Roman Empire was prosperous, especially the maritime trade and the cost-free output of slaves, the people were rich, and the tax revenue reached about 5000 million.

Cao Yuanliu, who had just been scolded by Qin Feng for not seeing the world, couldn't help being envious when he learned that Rome was so rich, but this annoyed Qin Feng again.

"It's a big country, and its fiscal revenue is not one-tenth of that of others!" Qin Feng slapped the table and scolded, "The territory of Rome is comparable to ours. If we say that it has a vast land and rich resources, we are still bigger than him. But their politics is clear, the economy is developing, the society is prosperous, the people are rich, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the four sides are all vassals. But what about us?"

"Our politics is corrupt, our economy is depressed, our society is in turmoil, and our people are poor. Why, have you ever thought about it?"

"This..." Cao Yuanliu blushed for a while. How could they not know the reason?

Liu Bei said, "Marshal, but the ten permanent attendants confuse the king..."

Qin Feng calmed down his anger a little, and said: "This expedition is not just about destroying the Qiang Canal. Coming here is also an eye-opener for you to know that the world is so big that we are not the only ones in the Chinese nation. If you want to stand on top of the world, you must study hard and develop hard, and you can’t do it behind closed doors.”

Liu Bei said sincerely this time: "Commander, I followed the commander here, and finally realized that the world is so big, it is not what I imagined before. There are still many things that I need to learn..."

Qin Feng nodded, saying that he was indeed Liu Bei.Obviously, it was really because of Liu Bei's shining points that he developed greatly after experiencing various setbacks in later generations.

Rome, Anxi, and Guishuang, this time's ten-thousand-li expedition, also broadened the horizons of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

It seems that both Cao Yuan and Liu have changed. It is the kind of change in temperament and body after broadening their horizons.

However, the three of them sighed in the end, "Your Majesty trusts the ten permanent attendants, even if we have the heart, we are powerless."

Qin Feng nodded slightly, but he knew that the nation's decline in this period was only one of the reasons why Han Lingdi added ten permanent attendants.There are too many reasons for the decline of the dynasty, which are roughly the same in ancient and modern times.In this case, it is impossible to recover without pain.The only effective way is to break and then build.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these things. If we win the war in front of us and destroy the Qiang Canal, we will fulfill His Majesty's edict, and we will be able to go home." Qin Feng finally said.

"go home!"

For a moment, the thought of going home occupied everyone's mind.Cao Yuan and Liu are all gearing up, just waiting for the moment of victory to triumph.But they also know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can tell what will happen in the future.

Therefore, they are eager to win and suppressed waiting.

Yuan Shao couldn't help asking: "Zijin, what if the Romans don't agree to the conditions?"

Qin Feng said with a smile: "As long as the Romans want to live, they will definitely agree."

At this point, Qin Cao, Yuan Liu began to wait again, this time, they were more confident.

On the other hand, on the Roman side, Zhizhi City.

"What? The mercenary expenses of [-] Asi, and the food and grass for [-] soldiers a season?" Cornelius Pompey, a descendant of the blood of glory, was shocked, and said in a broken voice: "Who does Qin... Feng think he is? Ben The commander asked him to help to give him face, he really dares to ask for it."

Pompey carried the arrogance unique to the Roman nobles, "One hundred thousand As, the elder Severus did not spend so much military expenditure on the establishment of the Danube Legion. Bird...crazy, this name is enough to make the tongue twist."

There is no pronunciation of the word Qin Feng in the Roman language family, so for Pompey, it is just like Europeans and Americans in later generations who pronounce the name of a Chinese, and it really is very convoluted.

Pompey vented, but he finally sat down weakly.The current situation does not allow him to bargain. If Qin Feng does not send troops tonight, Pompey and the rest of his Danube Army will die tomorrow morning.

Pompeii rolled his eyes, revealed a cold and vicious smile, and said, "I will definitely not give it to him, Commander."

The senior officer in the room was shocked, and Unes hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Commander, if Qin Feng is not invited to send troops, we may... tomorrow."

Pompey interrupted Unes with a smile, and said, "This commander will give it to him."

Unes and others were puzzled.

The corners of Pompei's mouth twitched, his eyebrows raised, and he said with an evil smile: "That Qin Feng came here to fulfill the order given to him by their court. The commander pretended to agree to him first, but it is reasonable to settle the matter after the war , in order to eliminate the Huns, he will definitely agree."

"When the time comes, the Huns will be wiped out, hum..."

Although Pompey didn't say it clearly, everyone knew his plan.

Unes and several senior officers exchanged glances.

As the saying goes, people who are not of our race must have different hearts. No matter from which angle we look at it, the Romans like Pompey and Qin Feng are definitely not "my race".Therefore, although these Romans asked Qin Feng and the others for help, they did not regard Qin Feng and the others as partners from the bottom of their hearts.

Therefore, for Pompey's plan to cross the river and demolish the bridge, Unes and the others did not say yes, but they supported it very much.

Unes said: "Your Excellency Commander is right. You must not give Qin Feng such a huge wealth. We will bring it back to China, and the Senate will definitely reward us."

Pompeo said: "In this case, Unes, you should go again and tell that Qin Feng that there has never been a mercenary payment in the world, and it will be settled after the war."

Ever since, Unes whipped his horse quickly, but fortunately the distance was only [-] miles, and soon he came to the Han army base camp again.

Chinese army tent.

After receiving the ceremony, Unes said very reasonably: "Your Excellency the Great Eastern Commander, there has never been anyone in the world who paid the military expenses first. We paid the expenses first. If you don't send troops or leave, where will we go to find you again?" ? Don’t you think so? Everything will be settled after the war.”

Cao Yuan and Liu looked at each other.

Cao Cao's face was full of blood: "The Romans are really cunning."

Yuan Shao said, "I'm afraid we won't do anything after taking the money."

Liu Bei shook his big ears, "It's really despicable and shameless."

The three of them spoke frankly, not afraid that Unes would understand, they all looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng grinned, his first goal was to destroy Qiang Qu, and what Unes said was indeed reasonable.But Qin Feng would never just let the Romans dictate. He thought for a moment and said, "We have a proverb in the East: the emperor never sends hungry soldiers."

He added: "My soldiers can't eat enough, how can I help you fight? Since you want to cooperate, you must show sincerity. The military expenses can be temporarily deposited with you, but the military rations must be delivered as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no discussion. "

"Yes, yes, yes..." Cao Yuan and Liu nodded together.

Cao Cao muttered, "The rations must be delivered."

Yuan Shao muttered, "This is the guarantee..."

Liu Bei finally whispered to himself, "With food, you can run away if you can't get things done."

Hearing this, Qin Feng thought that Liu Bei really deserved to be Liu Paopao. Pingyuan, Xuzhou, Xiaopei, Runan, Xinye, along the way, always thinking about preparing for the future.

Unes hurried back and passed this new premise of cooperation to Pompey.

For Pompey, it seemed that it was already midnight, and ninety-nine percent of the soldiers fell to the ground from thirst.As soon as the sun comes out tomorrow, the Huns don't have to attack, they just go to the city to slaughter.

Therefore, Pompey could only agree to Qin Feng's request and send the military rations first.

Unes came to Qin Feng's tent for the third time, stuck out his tongue like a tired dead dog, and said weakly: "Great commander of the East, our soldiers are exhausted, and you need to get the rations yourself."

Qin Feng was overjoyed, and Cao Yuan and Liu Tanguan celebrated each other.

Ever since, Qin Feng immediately sent three thousand cavalry to fetch food.

Unes said pitifully again: "The great Eastern commander, please send as much water as possible when you go to fetch food. Our soldiers have not drunk water for more than a day."

The source of water was difficult for the Romans who lost their cavalry and were trapped in the city.But Qin Feng, who was all cavalry in the field, was not a problem, so he waved his hand, "Three thousand cavalry, fill the water bag with water, and go to quench the thirst of our allies."

Unes breathed a sigh of relief, and he personally acted as a guide, leading Qin Feng's troops back to Zhizhi City.

The process in the second half of the night was like this. Qin Feng's troops brought back food from Zhizhi City, which made his [-] troops no longer have problems with food and grass.Therefore, Qin Feng ordered Xun Yu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Gao Shun to lead the hidden troops.He took Cao Yuan Liu and Guan Yu Zhang Fei into the city.

Ever since, Qin Feng led the [-] troops on the surface to Zhizhi City.Before leaving, Qin Feng gave special instructions, "Bring more oil, put it in a water bag, and wherever you throw it, there will be a fire that can't be extinguished with water. It is a necessary weapon for killing people and stealing goods. Bring more, just in case."

When Xun Yu heard the oil, his heart moved, and he reminded: "My lord, the plan has been succeeded, so you will have no water after you enter the city. Can we let our people stop polluting the water source of Zhizhi City?"

Qin Feng's heart moved, he had the experience of his previous life, and felt that the Romans were religious, so he had an idea to frighten the Romans, so he said: "According to my arrangement, whenever you see a cloud-piercing rocket, stop pouring oil. "So he specially sent Gao Shun to supervise this matter.

After everything was ready, Qin Feng went to Zhizhi City with [-] soldiers and horses.Each of the three thousand soldiers and horses carried two water bags, one for water and the other for oil.

When Qin Feng arrived outside the east gate of Zhizhi City, it was already the darkest hour before dawn.As the east gate creaked open, Pompey led his guards to meet Qin Feng in person.

This is a historic moment, this is the first hand-in-hand between the East and the West, and it will definitely be recorded in the annals of history.

Qin Feng, who came here on behalf of Dongfang, worked together wholeheartedly to eliminate the common enemy Qiangqu.

Pompey, representing the West, had the intention of using Qin Feng and throwing it away after use.

(End of this chapter)