My XX deal with Sister Nero

But it was different for the countries in the East, such as Parthia. They had a longer-term vision. If the Roman Empire had a strong military, even if the entire Roman Empire did not deploy a single soldier in the East, the Parthians would not dare to cause trouble for the Roman Empire.

The Parthian Empire was in turmoil, and they could not attack the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire must have known this, but under such circumstances, they were still frequently mobilizing troops. What did this mean? It meant that the Romans were planning to attack the Parthian Empire!

But... the Roman Empire has now deployed less than 10,000 troops on the border, and most of them are national army and militia. How do you think they can fight?

But no matter what, the behavior of the Roman Empire was very abnormal. If they were left alone, then when they really attacked the Parthian Empire... they might be in a passive position.

"Pass the order down. All soldiers should cancel their leave and report the unusual movement on the Roman Empire's border to His Majesty. Just say... just say that the Roman Empire is likely to launch an attack against our country and we need some support."

"Yes, General!" The general naturally understood that if the Roman Empire really wanted to attack the Parthian Empire, they would definitely not send only these troops on the front line. They must have gathered heavy troops in the back!

And this so-called heavy force is definitely not something that the troops in his hands can handle!

A few days later, Vologases I, who was far away in Isfahan, received intelligence from the front line and learned that the Roman Empire might now gather troops to attack the Parthian Empire, but... but what could Vologases I do now?

Yes, that's right. As the king of kings, Vologases I must have his own direct armed forces, but this direct armed force is not large. The main source of troops for all foreign wars of the Parthian Empire is the armed forces of various nobles under the rule of the empire. Let's put it this way, the current situation of the Parthian Empire is somewhat similar to the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the later fiefdom system in Europe.

But now, he had no way to summon the kings below to serve him.

After two consecutive failures in foreign wars, the powerful Vologases I finally suffered a backlash in his policies. These kings have now begun to unite against him. Do you want them to send troops to defend the empire from the attack of the Roman Empire? Don't be ridiculous. They should be thankful that they don't take the opportunity to betray the Parthian Empire at this time!

But... the Roman Empire had to do something. After much deliberation, Vologases I decided to give Tiridates a certain degree of autonomy and allow him to recruit troops on the spot. At the same time, Vologases I secretly contacted several kings who were loyal to him and asked them to send their troops to the western border in order to deal with the changes in the Roman Empire.

But...will the Roman Empire really attack us?

Didn't the spies in the Roman Empire say that the Empire was planning to launch a campaign to suppress the rebellion? They were going to attack the Egyptian Kingdom in southern Egypt and suppress the mobs in the Jewish region. And... I haven't heard that they are gathering heavy troops to attack Parthia. What's going on?

Chapter 443: Parthia Faced with Internal and External Troubles

After all, paper cannot cover fire. The news that the Roman Empire was likely to invade Parthia quickly spread throughout the aristocracy of the Parthian Empire. These nobles who were forcing the King of Kings began to think about taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Including these small countries that still remain loyal, Vologases I has only managed to gather 150,000 troops. If the Roman Empire really wants to launch a second war, then... 150,000 troops are definitely not enough. If the Roman Empire really wants to attack this time, then one thing is certain, that is, this time, the Roman Empire is attacking the Parthian Empire with the idea of ​​destroying the country and the race!

This is a national war in the true sense of the word!

Soon, the spies in the Roman Empire finally sent the latest report that Prince Tony Claudius of Odeni had set out from Rome with two reorganized Roman legions totaling more than 10,000 people. They have now left the Italian region and entered the province of Dalmatia.

The Dalmatian province, which is the area under the jurisdiction of the Yugoslav Federation two thousand years later, roughly belongs to the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. In other words, if Tony brought his army in here, it means that he intends to march towards the Anatolian Peninsula!

Although it is unknown how many troops the Roman Empire has stockpiled in Judea, one thing is certain, that is, there are a lot of troops here. And then again, if you say this is just to quell a rebellion, how many troops can be used? At most, there are only tens of thousands of people, right? As for asking His Royal Highness the Prince to personally come with the army to quell the rebellion?

So...it seems that the Roman Empire is indeed planning to take action against Parthia!

When it rains, it pours.

Inside the palace in Isfahan, Vologases I paced back and forth in the hall in a somewhat restless manner. All the nobles in the country were now dissatisfied with him, and there was also harassment from the Yuezhi and Kushan tribes from the outside, and now there was the Roman Empire as well. What did he do?

And... I heard that the giant in the east also has the intention of marching west?

If that behemoth also marches westward, then... it would be very scary.

In any case, if the Roman Empire wants to attack Parthia, the top priority now is to first determine how many troops the other side will send.

……

"Your Highness, what are our chances of success in our attack on Parthia this time?" Vespasian rode up to Tony and asked in a low voice.

"Chances of winning?" Tony rode his horse slowly, glanced at the elite Roman infantry beside him and said, "This time... To be honest, my chances of winning are really good."

As a person who lived two thousand years later, Tony certainly understood how important intelligence was in a war, so after the war with Parthia ended, he persuaded Nero to release all the spies that could be sent out by the Roman Empire in order to monitor the movements of Parthia and surrounding countries.

After Parthia's failure in its war against the Sassanid Empire, as Tony had expected, its domestic conflicts intensified instantly. Many monarchs of small internal countries even attempted to unite and force Vologases I to give up more power. The Kushan tribe of the Yuezhi in the east was no longer satisfied with instigating chaos in the eastern part of the Parthian Empire. According to the intelligence of spies, the Kushan tribe has now assembled an army of 20,000 and seems to want to take advantage of the civil strife in the Parthian Empire to reap some benefits.

In addition, the Indo-Parthian Kingdom also seemed to want to take advantage of the chaos. After all, this country was nominally an ally of the Sassanid Kingdom. Before, it did not dare to move when it saw that the Parthian army was on the rise, but now...

Just like the Roman Empire three hundred years later, when a behemoth showed signs of fatigue and was about to fall, countless small countries around it raised their knives and forks, ready to tear a piece of meat from this behemoth.

Arbella, the capital of the Kingdom of Adyabonna.

"Your Majesty, the border frictions between the Kingdom of Osoren and us are becoming more and more frequent. It is said that in today's border conflict, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Osoren rushed over and killed two of our soldiers. If we continue to do nothing, let alone Osoren, I am afraid that even the soldiers under our command will..." Inside the palace, a young man wearing a general's armor knelt on one knee and said to King Aziates II.

"Even the soldiers won't obey our orders anymore..." Aziates II sighed and said helplessly, "But...what can we do? Go to war with Osron? Is that possible? The Roman Empire's border troops are frequently mobilized. It is obvious that they are preparing to go to war with the Parthian Empire. If we go to war with Osron at this time, the Roman Empire will definitely use this as an excuse to attack us. Do you think, considering the current situation of the Parthian Empire with internal and external troubles, will they...go to war with the Roman Empire because of us?"

"This... Your Majesty, are we..." The general opened his mouth and looked at his King with some reluctance.

Of course he knew that what His Majesty the King said was true. The Parthian Empire was now in the midst of internal and external troubles. If the Kingdom of Adiabene and the Kingdom of Osron went to war, the Roman Empire would certainly take the opportunity to attack them, and the Parthian Empire would be unable to rescue them under such circumstances. After all... the current Parthian Empire might not be a match for the Roman Empire.

"Then... Your Majesty, what should we do? The soldiers below don't have such political acumen. They only know that the people above have abandoned them. This..." The general hesitated. Just as he said, the king and the ministers all have a certain political vision and know when to weigh the pros and cons and when to fight and when not to fight. But the problem is that the people below don't know this, especially the soldiers at the bottom. They don't understand anything. In their opinion, they have been abandoned by the big guys above. The people above don't care about the life and death of these people at the bottom. It's okay on weekdays, but if someone incites it a little bit... this can easily cause a mutiny!

"Well, you make arrangements first, distribute some supplies, comfort the soldiers, and for those who died in the battle... you supervise and try not to let anyone embezzle the money, and then... then I will write a letter to General Tiridates and see what he thinks... "

"I... understand." The general nodded and then withdrew.

Now, we can only place our hopes on the 30,000 troops under General Tiridates. Otherwise, with the few thousand soldiers in the hands of the Kingdom of Adiabene... they are no match for the Roman Empire.

Moreover, they heard that His Royal Highness Prince Tony was leading his army towards the Anatolian Peninsula.

Chapter 444: Outpost Battle

Politicians are different from ordinary people.

Politicians stand high and see far, so what they see and feel is different from ordinary people. They are good at thinking about how to obtain the greatest benefits for their families and how to gain benefits for themselves while benefiting the country.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Osron are such a group of people.

The unusual movement of the Roman Empire's border troops was obviously caused by a larger military operation against Parthia within the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire should have also noticed the unrest within the Parthian Empire, so it wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money.

As for Parthia, due to the turbulent internal situation at home, they probably only dared to passively defend. It was precisely for this reason that the Kingdom of Osron dared to take the opportunity to have friction with the Kingdom of Adiabene.

But... the weapon invented by that little prince is really useful.

Like some countries in the future, after his country established a leading position in weapons, Tony didn't mind helping the vassal states of the Roman Empire and giving them some nice gadgets, such as... human-powered catapults and slingshots.

The human-powered trebuchet is a new weapon that Tony imitated based on his memory. Compared with the existing elastic trebuchets and torque trebuchets in the Roman Empire, the biggest feature of this trebuchet is its low cost and simple assembly.

However, compared with the trebuchet of the Roman Empire, the biggest disadvantage of the human-powered trebuchet is its lack of accuracy.

But... Don't the Orientals know what Tony knows? If they know, won't they solve it?

Of course they will solve it, and the way they solve it is quite similar to the way they will solve it two thousand years later.

The human-powered trebuchet is also called a cannon in the East, and the lever that launches the stone is called the cannon tip. Since we can't make the stone fall accurately to the designated location, why don't we just increase the range of attack?

There is no rule that only one cannon can be mounted on a catapult, right?

Therefore, in the Eastern Han Empire, their human-powered catapults were often equipped with multiple gun barrels in order to expand the attack range as much as possible.

But Tony didn't know that he only had a vague understanding of the trebuchet, and he found that the effect was not ideal when he hastily made it last time, so he simply didn't use this thing again, and chose to give this cheap thing to the vassal state of the Roman Empire.

By the way, I also taught people how to make a slingshot.

To be honest, the slingshot's attack power is not very high and its range is quite short. Apart from being used to harass others occasionally, it is of no use on a daily basis. If it is during war, this thing would be abandoned, but in times like this, this thing... is simply a weapon to provoke enemy soldiers.

And what about Tony? After getting rid of the human-powered catapult, he started researching a new weapon under the guidance of Tony in the newly established weapons research and development department in the British Province.

Counterweight trebuchet!

The counterweight trebuchet is a product of around the 12th century AD. It is a hero among trebuchets, whether in terms of its own weight, the weight of the stone bullets it launches, or the range. It is the leader among trebuchets.

In addition to the counterweight trebuchet, this emerging department also developed many other new weapons under Tony's guidance, and this war against Parthia was just the right opportunity for him to experiment with these new weapons.

The topic has gone too far.

Faced with the provocation of the Kingdom of Osron, the Kingdom of Adiabona could only adopt a passive and negative defensive attitude. As long as the Kingdom of Osron did not directly declare war, they would not take the initiative to attack, otherwise... they would not be sure to resist the attack of the Roman Empire.

However, the Kingdom of Osron will certainly not be satisfied with simply provoking the Kingdom of Adiabene. What they want to do most is to take advantage of the fact that Parthia is preoccupied with itself and the Roman Empire is ready to make a move, and annex the Kingdom of Adiabene!

Soon, the friction between the Kingdom of Osoron and the Kingdom of Adiabena escalated. After obtaining the tacit consent of Prince Odeni, in late July 55 AD, the Kingdom of Osoron assembled a legion of nearly people to attack the Kingdom of Adiabena!

Faced with the attack from the Kingdom of Osron, the Kingdom of Adiabona quickly calmed down after the initial panic, and also assembled a corresponding number of troops to defend against the enemy's attack.

The Kingdom of Adiabona and the Kingdom of Osron have always been in a state of hostility. After all, the two countries each follow their respective big brothers. If the big brother does not give the order, the younger brothers on both sides naturally dare not to get involved, so the two countries have always maintained armies of similar size.

That’s right, the number of troops between the two countries is actually about the same.

The army here refers to non-professional armed forces, that is, professional soldiers. However, if a homeland defense war is encountered, the defender can completely call up the reserve forces or militia forces and summon all the young and strong people to resist. In other words, when the military strength of the two countries is roughly equal, whichever country is the defender means that that country has an absolute advantage in military strength.

Logically speaking, the defending side had more troops than the attacking side, and on the other hand, they were well rested. Logically speaking, if the Kingdom of Osron wanted to conquer the Kingdom of Adiabena, it would have been a very difficult battle at best. But in reality, the Kingdom of Osron... almost defeated the Kingdom of Adiabena.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's attack is too fierce. Our army can't resist it at all. Now we have been conquered by the enemy in three cities!" Inside the palace, a general knelt in front of Aziates II with a sad face and shouted.

"How is this possible? We have at least five times more troops than them. With five times the number of troops, how can we be defeated without any chance of fighting back?!" Aziates II stood up subconsciously and asked in panic.

"Your Majesty, the enemy...the enemy's firepower is too strong. In addition to the ordinary scorpion crossbows, they are also equipped with heavy crossbows with more than three talents. It is precisely because of this that we...can't defeat them..."

Heavy ballistas with more than three talents?! Upon hearing this, Aziates II's face was filled with despair. Such a huge weapon could not be manufactured by a small country like Osron. It was obvious that this war was not a war tacitly approved by the Roman Empire. This... This was a war secretly planned by the Roman Empire!

The Roman Empire's target is definitely not itself, so they provided weapons to the Kingdom of Osorone and let the Kingdom of Osorone attack itself. Now that the Kingdom of Osorone has already started the war, it won't be long before the main force of the Roman Empire should reach the border between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire!

PS: Let me briefly talk about Tarrant.

The talent mentioned in the article is a unit of mass. Initially, this unit was used by the Sumerians and Babylonians, and later the Greeks also began to use it. One Greek talent is equal to 1.25 kilograms, and one Roman talent is roughly equal to 225 Greek talents. Three talents are equivalent to about 225 kilograms. A three-talant stone ballista means a ballista that can fire kilograms of stone bullets... It is quite powerful.

Chapter 445: Tiridati

"Your Highness, as of now, the battle situation in Osorren is going very smoothly. With the weapons support provided by our side, the Kingdom of Osorren is advancing like a hot knife through butter and has already captured three cities and several small towns. Currently, the Kingdom of Osorren is resting near Tam Village, preparing to launch a new round of attacks."

Inside the carriage, Wei Paxian pressed himself against the wall of the carriage, took out a map from the box beside him, and pointed to an area circled on the map.

"Tam Village?" Tony frowned and repeated the name of this strange village that he had no impression of. He nodded and said, "According to the map, the location of Tam Village is roughly in the central area of ​​the Kingdom of Adiabona. In other words, the Kingdom of Osron is making good progress... So, is there any reaction from the Parthian Empire now?"

"Your Highness, the Parthian border guards are making some moves. According to spies, they have issued an order to withdraw all soldiers on leave. I think they have guessed that we are planning to attack the Parthian Empire."

"Hmm? This general... is quite capable." After listening to Wei Paxian's description, Tony subconsciously raised his eyebrows.

Your position determines your vision, or in other words, the higher you stand, the farther you can see.

It is normal for Vologases I to guess that the Roman Empire was going to invade the Parthian Empire on a large scale. Although Tony thought he was very secretive, the truth could not be hidden. The Parthian Empire deployed a large number of spies and informants in the Roman Empire. If one really dug for information carefully, one could still find out some fragments. It is completely understandable that Vologases I inferred the general military movements of the Roman Empire based on these fragmentary fragments.

But this border defense commander shouldn't be capable of this, right?!

Moreover... from what Vespasian said, this general had already begun to recall soldiers on leave before Vologases I sent troops, which means... he was sure through his own judgment that the Roman Empire would attack the Parthian Empire soon!

This person... is quite capable!

"So, who is General Vespasianus, the border commander?" Tony looked at the map in his hand with some amusement and suddenly spoke.

"Your Highness, this general's name is Tiridates, and he is said to be a member of the Parthian royal family," Vespasian replied.

Tiridates? Tiridates I?

Hearing the name, Tony nodded thoughtfully.

In his previous life, Tony was not very interested in European names, especially those of the Parthian Empire. He could not remember names like Vologases I. But this Tiridates I was so interesting that Tony actually remembered it!

Tiridates I, the distant cousin of Vologases I, the king of kings of the Parthian Empire, is also the King of the Kingdom of Armenia... Of course, in this world, Tiridates probably can't be the King of Armenia. After all, the reason why Tiridates could become Tiridates I in the last world was because the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire compromised with each other, so there was Tiridates I. But in this world, Tony regained Armenia by some means, so... Tiridates basically has nothing to do. The King of the Kingdom of Armenia in the last world is just an ordinary general in this world.

Of course, the ordinary here only refers to the official position. If his talents were also ordinary, Vologases I would definitely not let him be the king of the Kingdom of Armenia.

“Tiridates… is a strong rival…” Although it is not clear how powerful this Tiridates is, but since he can become king… it seems nothing wrong to call him a strong rival.

When Tony set out from Rome, he had only two legions with more than 10,000 soldiers. When he entered the province of Dalmatia, his troops had increased to more than 50,000 people. When he arrived in Byzantium, the number of soldiers under his command had expanded to as many as 100,000... If Tony bringing more than 10,000 people would not arouse the vigilance of the Parthians, then now that he is entering the Asia Minor Peninsula with 100,000 people, all the nobles of the Parthian Empire, big and small, as long as they are not blind, have basically understood that the Roman Empire is about to declare war on Parthia!

If before, facing the attack of the Roman Empire, all the monarchs and chiefs could unite around Vologases I, the King of Kings, to defend against the Roman Empire, then the Parthian Empire at this time could only be described as a mess.

Originally, the main opponent of the Parthian Empire was the Roman Empire, so their defense focused on the West. Although the Great Yuezhi in the East was declining, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Plus, they really needed a buffer with the Han Empire... Well, the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions were too weak. After the Huns withdrew from the Western Regions, the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions all became vassals of the Han Dynasty. If there was no Great Yuezhi, could Parthia still expect to rely on the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions as a buffer to prevent the invasion of the Han Empire?

Are you kidding me?

So to some extent, the eastern region had always been the rear base of the Parthian Empire until... the rise of the Kushan Xihou of the Great Yuezhi.

Around 20 years AD, the Kushans rose under the leadership of their leader Gadphises I. About six or seven years ago, after the death of Gondophares II, the leader of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom and the second monarch of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom, the Kushans took the opportunity to go south and defeat the Indo-Parthian Kingdom. This huge empire that once dominated northern India could only survive under the iron hoof of the Kushans. After defeating the overlord of northern India, the Kushans were no longer satisfied with bullying the small countries around them. At this moment, the Kushans focused their attention on their western neighbor, the Parthian Empire.

The Parthian Empire was wealthy, especially since the vast majority of the country's military strength was in the west, with only a small number of second-line troops in the east, so... why not take the opportunity to support some Lindenwans to deplete their eastern garrisons?

After the failure of the expedition to the Sassanid Empire, Vologases I planned to simply resolve domestic conflicts first, such as gathering several vassal states in the East to quell the rebellion in their countries. However, he did not expect that at this critical juncture, not only would the monarchs of those vassal states take the opportunity to force the emperor to abdicate, but the Roman Empire also assembled at least 100,000 troops and, under the leadership of Prince Odenis, marched towards Parthia... What do you think is going on?

Moreover...the Indo-Parthian Kingdom seems to be ready to take revenge for a hundred years ago!

PS: Wow... Sorry, I forgot to bring a power bank when I went out today, so my phone ran out of battery and I am updating only now when I got home. I'm really sorry. In addition, starting from the 19th, I can only update once a day as much as possible, twice at irregular intervals, and there will be no three updates. On the one hand, it's because the hours of my part-time job have been adjusted, and I'm not sure how much time I have to use my phone to type. On the other hand, it's because Brother Orange seems to have some arrangements... Let's see what arrangements he has next week. If it's a recommendation or something, I'll add more updates then. If you have some rest time these days, save more manuscripts to avoid the embarrassment of not updating later.

Besides, my mom said she loves me today. Tsk tsk, I will be her man from now on.

Chapter 446 Parthia and India - Love and Hate in Parthia

The Parthian Empire and the Indo-Parthian Kingdom had a feud, and it was a hereditary feud.

More than a hundred years ago, there were seven noble families in the Parthian Empire. The most powerful of them was the Sulen family. The leader of the Sulen family more than a hundred years ago was the famous general of the Parthian Empire, Surena.

Perhaps not many people know the name Surena, but he once pinned a Roman general to the ground and rubbed him hard. That Roman general was Crassus, the richest man in Rome at the end of the Roman Republic and one of the three giants of Rome at that time.