Four-Armed Divine Emperor

Lan people.

His tribe was growing in size, and it was so large that even he could imagine such a scene:

Hundreds of thousands, even millions of extraordinary people formed an army to fight.

I think it's exaggerated.

So after communicating with the newborn heirs, Ai'er decided to take the initiative to provoke the beginning of the large-scale event of "destruction of the empire" and "change of dynasty", and directly fired the first shot to mess up Alan.

He wanted to use the destruction of the army and the rebellion in the north to severely damage the central prestige of the Alan Empire, and further instigate the ambitions of local powerful groups. It would be best if he could directly prohibit the implementation of the Iskhan law, and quickly advance to the point where the empire is shattered and warlords are fighting each other.

Then he would go directly south by replacing his small account in Alan, taking advantage of the fact that the war would greatly reduce the influence of the local mages, quickly completing the task of conquering the empire, and further allowing his tribe to usher in a huge expansion.

By this time, the number of Ai'er descendants in the Roman state of Thurso had far exceeded the rate of birth of ordinary mortal newborns.

It is conceivable that after he has successively strengthened the stability of his bloodline transformation into newborn offspring, the entire Serso region, with a population of tens of millions, will embrace the grace of his father and become part of the sacred race.

196: Three-stage attack

It is not difficult to deal with the Alan people's northern expedition army.

What the Romans were more concerned about was how to disguise this battle, which was bound to shock Alan and spread to the surrounding countries, causing "shock on all sides" and "the barbarians are so good at fighting? - Is Alan so weak?", as an extraordinary but "reasonable" victory.

The Alan people's internal conspiracy, their own "rebellion", the barbarians' tenacity and bravery, their cunning, the Alan commander's incompetence and arrogance, the weather, the terrain...

The accumulation of various factors that are not actually the core has "created" this situation. The Alan people see it as a great shame and humiliation, while outsiders see it as a good thing, thinking that the Alan people have indeed declined greatly in the past century:

"The Battle of Helvetia".

After the overall situation was determined, researchers and those with hindsight observed and analyzed the Northern Expedition, led by a prince from the Alan Empire and a 300,000-man army, and concluded that the process was as follows:

In the first phase, the Romans abandoned the lands of Xerxes' kingdom and retreated behind the mountains, pretending to avoid war and protect themselves. However, they also forcibly relocated the inhabitants and their wealth, leaving the Alamites without battles to fight, no military achievements to make, and no opportunity to plunder wealth. This prompted the Northern Legion to continue its advance and thoroughly conquer the barbarians.

But at this time, the arrogant and incompetent Commander Alan had no idea that they had quietly stepped into the trap set by the Romans and the "traitors".

In the second stage, after a long march, the Northern Legion officially arrived at Thesso, the gateway to the heart of Rome, and began to besiege those sturdy fortresses. However, their logistical supplies had been stretched to an extremely long length at this time, but this was not a problem at all in the eyes of the arrogant Alans. They were confident that the Romans would never dare and would not be able to rush out of the mountains to cut off their supply lines after their main force left Xerxes, because they left more than 60,000 soldiers garrisoned in Xerxes, and there was a steady stream of reinforcements from all over the north.

In the third stage, the siege of the Alan people progressed slowly. The prince, who did not want to delay any longer, decided to launch an all-out attack. And it happened that at this moment, the enemy's conspiracy was finally revealed and it was time to launch it!

The prince was assassinated by a traitor while inspecting the military camp! The nomadic cavalry who pretended to surrender to the Alan people launched a rebellion in the Alan people's military camp.

At the same time, Roman reinforcements arrived and, in conjunction with the traitors within the legion, launched a night raid on the northern army! The barbarian army also had a "large number" of war mages assisting in the battle. They clearly couldn't do this on their own, but with the support of the traitors within the empire, they could certainly do it.

The Alan army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Even the dispatch of the Parthian Legion was unable to reverse the decline. Even more devastating things happened afterwards. Logistics in the Alan army was both a lucrative and a dirty job. In the Northern Legion, this work was mostly done by highly motivated and proactive northern nobles and officers, whose subordinates were mostly northern soldiers...

They did a good job, distributing supplies fairly, without corruption or personal gain... But in reality, the supplies accumulated by the legion were not even enough to support the army for three days.

The northern provinces were responsible for supplying the army, and the northern soldiers were responsible for management. Under the noses of the prince and other southern commanders, they used a large amount of inedible sand and grain to create the illusion that the legion had sufficient reserves and stable logistical supplies.

In fact, the legion's expenses were all supplemented by the shares planned by the traitors, as well as the baggage trains that later set out from the north and passed through Xerxes' province.

When everything was ready, the news was revealed by the traitors. Although the news of the rebellion in the five provinces was not yet known to the front line, the logistics had indeed been suddenly interrupted.

Under these blows, the morale of the Northern Legion completely collapsed.

Even if they ran back from Helvetia without eating, drinking or resting, it would take six or seven days. Moreover, if Xerxes fell and was taken back by the barbarians, even if they ran back hungry, they would be nothing more than weak and helpless lambs.

Thurso is a demon-poor area.

After continuous battles, the advisory group was unwilling to waste magic power on meaningless wars. They used the "calmness of the extraordinary"

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The Roman side sent a representative to convey the message to the mages standing on the Roman side:

"Classmates, the war is over, please find a quiet place for us to rest."

That is to say, it is a unilateral refusal to fight again.

The noble and extraordinary beings revered as "holy wizards" by fire worshippers were unwilling to flee among the fleeing soldiers in such a barren, desolate place where the environment was extremely unfriendly to wizards.

There were also a large number of spellcasters in the Roman army, so in the eyes of the Alan war mages, this was an "equal" war. Losing was nothing to be ashamed of. They didn't even have any resistance to "surrendering to the barbarians", or the mages didn't think it was a shame, so they expressed their willingness to cease fire, and at the same time, led by their servants, they took the initiative to walk out of the camp "in a mighty manner" to meet the pursuing Roman army.

As "barbarians", the Roman legions, who did not understand the war etiquette of the civilized world, even thought that these mages were here to "cover the retreat for the mortals" and tried to stop them, and almost attacked the noble team of transcendents with cavalry.

Fortunately, the Four-Armed Clan had already absorbed a large number of spellcasters from the White Tower, and they were very familiar with the "honorable truce" between these extraordinary people, which was a tactful way to protect themselves while maintaining dignity, thus avoiding a misunderstanding.

But even if there really was a horrific massacre of mages, it wouldn't matter.

Anyway, it is basically impossible for these people to leave the north...

The "self-protection" of the extraordinary people extinguished the last hope of the Northern Legion.

Prince Ahmed, who was stabbed in the back by Caesar, the person he had always wanted to stab, sighed after grabbing a handful of waste supplies brought by his servants, which were easily crushed and could not be used at all, and asked his subordinates to surrender to the Romans.

He had already reacted at this time, just like the emperor who heard the news:

There is something fishy going on here!

There is a conspiracy!

Shocking conspiracy!

There must be a large, powerful domestic conspiracy group behind all this. The Romans are most likely puppets supported by them, and the North is their sphere of influence secretly controlled...

Of course, no matter how big the conspiracy is, it has nothing to do with the prince and his legion for the time being.

That was the struggle in the palace of Iskhan, and the prince could only temporarily withdraw in disgrace as a defeated general.

Prince Ahmed, renowned for his bravery, consoled himself with the excuse that he had been betrayed and besieged by the enemy's cunning, leading to his defeat in a war that was equal, or even "unequal" (to the Northern Legion). However, even this could not soothe his resentful, angry, and desperate heart...

After all, who could have predicted it?

The Northland, which had not seen any disturbances for nearly a hundred years, was suddenly hit by such a major event.

197: Defeat and preferential treatment

The prince surrendered to the Romans surrounded by his own army and slaves - these barbarians, whom he had not taken seriously just two days ago, although he felt great humiliation of defeat, he finally avoided further bloodshed and worries because of his ruthless decision.

He's messed up.

Ahmed had no idea what the situation was like in Iskanfar. Five days had passed since he last communicated with Shafasha. If there had been any changes during this period, he would have had no idea.

If Artasis IX had won, it would have been fine, as he could have saved his life. However, he lost so miserably, and lost to a group of "barbarians". He could forget about leading troops to war or holding power in the future. He could only live a life of wealth and glory as a "sacrificial animal" - when the Zoroastrians still maintained the custom of sacrificing people to fire, they would select some people from the nobles and royal family, and inform them in advance of their mission to throw themselves into the fire. These people would receive great "tolerance" from the tribe, allowing them to experience as many worldly pleasures as possible before burning to ashes, overeating, and partying every night. Many people turned into complete beasts in their indulgence, so they were called "sacrificial animals."

But if his cousin lost, and the coup plotters came to power and controlled the government, if they did not usurp the throne, they would inevitably purge the power of their royal bloodline, either by placing them under house arrest or exiling them, and supporting royal family members from other branches to come to power and be crowned.

As Prince Ahmed was the loser, a powerful prince of the royal family with close ties to the "former emperor", a defeated general who lost his army and humiliated his country, he would definitely not have a good end.

Chapter 127: Ardabil (44)

The new rulers will specifically redeem him, but their purpose is probably to enforce the law or to strike a blow against the losers with extremely humiliating means.

Caesar led his troops to accept the prince's surrender.

The injured prince, who could only be carried by his servants, lay on the bed, looking at his "old friend" Caesar, who came to accept the prince's surrender in person, riding a strange giant beast with scales all over its body and four legs like hooves and claws.

The Son of Ai'er had a calm expression on his face. He showed neither complacency about defeating a strong enemy with his weak strength, nor any shame in front of his predecessors. It was as if this was just an ordinary matter to him that was not worth mentioning.

The prince opened his mouth, wanting to say something but had no words.

The prince felt that Caesar had let him down. He felt that he had put forward such a "sincere" condition at the beginning. Although the purpose was to flatter Caesar or vice versa, it was obviously not a good time to bring it up. In addition, the enemy was obviously well prepared, and the surrender of the nomads was their plan.

Chapter 249

The first link, the struggle has been lost, and talking about "pure male love" at this time will only make people laugh. Prince Ahmed simply went through the whole process in silence. In the end, after a day and two nights of attacks, pursuits, sieges, and following the prince, a total of 140,000 troops chose to surrender to the Romans. The Roman spellcasters released a sound amplification spell, and soon the news of the prince's surrender spread throughout the confused army, which only knew how to retreat to the east.

There were still some stragglers who had fled in all directions, but they had no logistics and being trapped in this desolate place was tantamount to a death sentence.

The Roman riders would then hunt these people down, and only by being captured could they survive.

As for the two detachments that the prince had placed high hopes on, one was massacred by El himself and thousands of prisoners were taken, while the other was defeated by Elsa with four legions and could not escape the fate of being annihilated.

The power of psychic energy can be more effective against mortals than normal spellcasters.

Things like mind reading, brain control, cognitive tampering, disguise, and prediction, to be able to do all of the above requires at least a fifth-ring or sixth-ring spellcaster who specializes in these areas.

But even a newly completed Son of El can do all of this with his still very weak psychic power, the only difference is the specific strength.

Even if they have controlled their power as much as possible and tried their best to hide all signs of supernatural powers, it will still be a one-sided massacre for the so-called "mortal elites". It's just that if the descendants' psychic powers are fully developed and their true appearance is revealed, the enemy's defeat will come faster.

The army of 300,000, excluding the rebellious ones, still had nearly 240,000 to 250,000 men, which was about the same size as the one the prince brought to Helvetia.

Now the entire army has been wiped out on the grassland, with nearly half of the troops killed or wounded.

This was a big blow to the Alan Empire even in its heyday. Three hundred thousand people, even at the peak of the Zoroastrian empire, was almost one-seventh of the country's military strength.

The existence of extraordinary people limits the development of the system, but the resource-rich environment and the existence of extraordinary disciplines such as "alchemy" and "potions" also give the land a carrying capacity beyond another world.

"Famine" is an unfamiliar word to the world and is even regarded as a kind of "plague".

Precisely because of its abundant resources and sufficient manpower, the Alan Empire, which is more "centralized" than the central and western regions of Tartarus, can always mobilize a large amount of manpower in every war, creating scenes of "military flags covering the sky" and "arrows blocking the sun".

For the Alan Empire, which is in decline today, the loss of 300,000 troops is definitely not something that can be made up overnight.

In order to ensure that the prince could succeed to the throne smoothly if he failed and to safeguard the continuation of his bloodline, the emperor mobilized a huge number of troops at the prince's disposal. It can even be said that if Artasis had not died and the prince had successfully won the victory in the north and gained the support of the legion... then relying on this 300,000-strong army, Prince Ahmed would not have had a chance of successfully seizing the throne if he took a risk.

It is already a very risky act to let an "heir apparent" with a strong claim to the throne command such a large army.

However, this may also be a reflection of Artasis IX's confidence in his own skills and ability to judge people...

But all this was disrupted by failure.

This defeat will not only cause serious damage to the empire, but will also have a huge impact on Alan's current internal and external situation.

The various consequences that will be caused by this are currently unknown...

But Al, who came to Helveys to review the victory won by his cubs, did not need to think about these things for the time being.

........

He is busy doing business.

Expand the tribe!

Of course, it's not the kind that relies solely on the exchange of body fluids.

The Alan advisors of the "Glorious Truce" believed that they would get enemies based on their past "tradition", even if it was a group of barbarians.

But there were some differences from what they expected.

That is "preferential treatment" indeed.

But it is not what they understand or know...

198: Seat Dispute

The time came to the day after Prince Ahmed led his army to surrender to the Romans.

The Helveys Fortress, which had been somewhat dilapidated after being besieged by the Alan people,

A small celebration party was held here.

Unlike before, after defeating Xerxes' army, they did not "invite" King Adwin to show off their victory.

What follows is not an occasion for mortals.

......

Three middle-aged men wearing white togas and a golden ribbon around their chests sat at the top and raised their glasses to everyone.

The three representatives from the Senate of Constantinople, the capital of the Republic, were the highest-ranking people who appeared on the Helvetic Front.

They have the honorable title of "Sage" among the Romans in Serso. Although in the eyes of the Alan mages, these colleagues who hang out with the barbarians are a bit arrogant. To be called a "Sage", a wizard must at least be world-renowned and have achieved great achievements in a certain field. In the eyes of the Alan "Holy Wizards", what the Roman spellcasters did was nothing more than "a monkey in human clothing".

But as long as the other party's behavior is limited to self-contained enclosure, they, as the party that took the initiative to propose an "honorable armistice", will not show any displeasure at this time and mock the Romans' etiquette issues.

Just and

Chapter 250

The State of Chu did not respect the King of Zhou, and the King of Chu conferred the title of king on all his princes.

After all, they are barbarians, so forget it.

It would be easy to deal with if I could win, as that would be evidence of my guilt. But now the one who lost is the Alan, so I can only pretend not to see it.

There were not many people present on the losing side, but the two most important Jue'ese, the six-ringed magician who was mainly a shaper and the other five-ringed unpopular magician who was a control mage, were both sitting in the hall.

This is also the reason why some of Alan's extraordinary people criticized "Roman barbarians for not knowing etiquette".

Among the three "Roman Senators" extraordinary people sitting at the top, according to their self-introductions, the most capable one is a mage who has just reached the fifth ring and has only been there for half a year.