Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 713 The Battle of Ephesus

In the city center of Izmir, there is a mansion of the Roman consul, which is now Qin Feng's temporary residence.

In the hall, Qin Feng was sitting high, with his confidants Wenwu and his apprentice Sun Ce leading his confidants Zhou Tai, Zhu Huan, and Zhou Yu.

"Yuan Benchu ​​and the others entered the army?" Qin Feng asked expressionlessly.

"Yes." Xu Shu said carefully.

"The alliance has nearly 20 troops, and there are [-] foreign legions. How do you see Yuan Benchu ​​and the others going?" Qin Feng asked.

Xu Shu, Jia Xu, and Ju Shou looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Zhou Yu seemed hesitant to speak, but Zhou Yu had absolutely nothing to do with Qin Feng's resignation.Sun Ce did not continue to participate in military operations, but he was happy.

Qin Feng didn't ask any more questions, and said to Sun Ce: "Wukong, you go back and organize the army. No matter whether Yuan Benchu ​​and the others win or lose, we must be fully prepared."

"Yes!" Sun Ce got up and saluted, and took Zhou Yu and the others away.

As soon as Sun Ce left, Xu Shu started talking, "My lord, the outcome of Yuan Benchu's trip is uncertain. If they win, it will be very bad for me to meet His Majesty. If they lose, I'm afraid we won't be able to gain a foothold in the west." .”

Things have developed to this point, no matter whether he wins or loses, it will be extremely unfavorable to Qin Feng.Even the trio of military advisers can't see through the future.

Three days later, Ephesus.

"What? The Huaxia princes alliance dismissed Qin Zijin as the leader of the alliance, and the whole army is about to arrive in Ephesus?"

Severus was shocked when he got the news, "There is such a good thing? Ha, God help me!"

Octavian said: "Commander, this time the Huaxia lords' alliance is suppressing the border. I think the intention is to encircle and annihilate our army. They must not let them surround Ephesus. They should keep the enemy out of the city."

Severus nodded happily, and he thought so too.Now his strength is not at a disadvantage, but if he is surrounded by the enemy in the city of Ephesus, he will be at a disadvantage of passive defense.

So Severus made a decisive decision, and the soldiers went north from Ephesus to face the Chinese princes' alliance army going south, seeking a chance for a decisive battle.

Another two days.

Seventy miles north of Ephesus, in the north of the alluvial plain of the Aegean Sea, on the side of the alliance army of the princes, and the large tent of the Chinese army.

"Severus made an appointment with me."

Yuan Shao read the war letter in detail, and his expression resembled Qin Feng's, which was later spread to the princes.

In fact, Yuan Shao didn't understand a single word of the gauntlet written in Roman characters.Fortunately, there are three translators from Anxi, Guishuang, and Xiyu.First translated into Anxi language, then translated into Guishuang, and then translated into Chinese by the Western Regions.This allowed the Huaxia Princes Alliance to communicate with the Romans.

"Everyone, what do you think of this matter?" Yuan Shao asked.

Lu Bu said proudly: "This matter is very much in line with my wishes. It just happened to clean up the Romans at once, saving trouble after trouble."

Liu Bei slapped his ears, and said: "What Wen Hou said is true, destroying the Romans in a field battle is a hundred times stronger than attacking a city."

Everyone knows that siege warfare is difficult.Now the princes would not refuse the opportunity to destroy the Romans in a field battle.

Cao frowned, and said: "Since Severus has come to make an appointment, he must be sure of the decisive battle. In my opinion, it is better to lure the enemy to go deep, divide the troops to harass, tire the enemy, and find another time for the decisive battle."

The princes were astonished, thinking how could they talk to Qin Zijin?

Yuan Shao said displeased: "Meng De, I think you have been completely influenced by Qin Zijin, how can you be like him? The Romans are not our opponents at all. Under this situation, it is in our best interest to fight head-on as soon as possible. .”

The princes agreed one after another, so the minority obeyed the majority, and Cao Cao could only reserve his own opinion.

Half a day later, in the south of the alluvial plain of the Aegean Sea, on the side of the Roman army, the Chinese army tent.

"Have the Chinese agreed to a decisive battle tomorrow?" Severus clenched his fists.At first he was worried that the Huaxia people would not agree, but now he was finally relieved.

Pompey couldn't help but said: "For a long time, our army has never had the opportunity to form a formation to meet the enemy. This decisive battle will let the Chinese people know how powerful our Roman phalanx is."

Severus got up, put on the red brush helmet, and solemnly said: "Pass on my order, to recharge your batteries today and tomorrow, and before the death battle on the third day, we will wipe out the Huaxia people in one go."

News and orders immediately spread throughout the vast Roman camp.

"What! Thor's Hammer was deposed by the Huaxia people!"

"Great, on the third day, the Huaxia people will pay with their blood!"

As soon as the news came out, it was heard that Qin Zijin would no longer command the Allied Army of the Chinese princes, the morale of the Roman soldiers soared, and everyone let go of a big stone in their hearts.

As time passed, the sunrise and sunset took turns, and soon came the decisive day.

This day's war, known as the 'Ephesus Armageddon', was recorded in the annals of history by later Eastern and Western scholars.

This is the decisive battle of Ephesus that will determine the fate of Rome and China.

The Ephesus Plain is located on the Aegean Sea, 35 kilometers north of Ephesus, facing the Attic Strait and surrounded by mountains behind.The plain of Ephesus was crescent-shaped, nineteen kilometers long, and about five kilometers wide at its widest point.

On July 195, 60 A.D., the allied army of the Chinese princes and the Roman army came to the center of the plain. The arrival of [-] troops broke the usual silence of the plain of Ephesus.

A total of 60 troops from both sides crowded the center of the crescent-shaped plain. From a distance, the figures of the opposing army had already built a huge fortress.

The Roman army was familiar with geography in local operations, and they occupied a slightly higher terrain, which allowed them to look down on the entire plain and observe every move of the alliance of princes.

In the early morning sun, amidst the sound of rolling waves, the two armies had already begun to confront each other.

The coalition army of the princes in the northern plains had enough time to prepare and was not in a hurry to attack the Roman army.

On the Roman side in the southern part of the plain, the atmosphere was very tense, and everyone looked dignified.

After many defeats, the Romans had given away all their property, and they could not afford another loss.

Thankfully, the Romans were led by a wise senator.And their imperial generals were bent on avenging their shame and fighting with high spirits.

What the Romans were facing was an allied army of Chinese princes who had been invincible in recent years. Losing this battle may lead to the fall of Rome.

Severus was under tremendous command pressure, "Fortunately, he didn't have to face that Qin Zijin." Later, he made up his mind and began to mobilize his army.

At three poles in the sun, earth-shattering horns sounded from the Roman phalanx in the distance, which indicated that the Roman army had entered the stage of preparation for attack.

The princes headed by Yuan Shao were very relaxed.Since the expedition, the alliance of princes has maintained a complete victory over Rome, which makes them full of confidence in the coming decisive battle.

"Don't look at the excellent equipment of the Romans. In fact, they are silver guns and wax rod heads. They are fancy but not useful." Yuan Shao pointed out here, "In the past, Qin Zijin's mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare were mostly used. Today, we will let the Romans see and see." , Our army formation is powerful."

Therefore, Yuan Shao solicited the opinions of the princes from all walks of life, and set up the most lethal conical formation among the ten formations of Sun Bin's Art of War.

The princes hoped to take the initiative to attack, through the most lethal formation, break through the Roman phalanx in the middle, so as to divide and encircle, and wipe out the enemy in one battle.

(End of this chapter)