My XX deal with Sister Nero

So now, the entire Royal Guard is almost terrified of His Highness. No one wants to offend His Highness for no reason and then be beaten to death with one punch, right?

……

"This sausage..." Tony muttered subconsciously.

He had heard about the resurrection of Ramses II when he was in Britain, but he did not expect that after his resurrection, the pharaoh would actually create a killer army to cause trouble for him.

Fortunately, the combat effectiveness of this killer team...is not too strong.

"Apart from these? Is there any other valuable information?" Tony stood up from behind the desk and asked General Mario who was kneeling in front of him.

"Your Highness, this is true." Mario looked up at Tony who was walking back and forth in front of him and said, "These idiots also mentioned another noteworthy thing. It is said that this rebellion was inspired by God, so in addition to the rumored son of Ra, there is also the daughter of Horus, the god of the sky."

Chapter 220 Stella!!!

Daughter of Horus?

Tony had only heard a little about Egyptian mythology, but the daughter of Horus... Well, in mythology, Horus was the guardian of the pharaoh and the god of the sky, so his daughter should refer to the legendary last pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, Nitocris.

"It's quite interesting. The last pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the three pharaohs in the Type-Moon worldview... My god, who did the Roman Empire offend?"

Tony sighed and thought about it carefully. There was Martha, and if we really wanted to count, St. Peter should also be counted as one. In addition, there was Boudica who might rebel in the future, plus Arash who had revealed his true identity in Parthia, and these three Egyptian pharaohs. There were seven heroes in total who had or might have a hostile relationship with the Roman Empire. So, what did the Roman Empire do wrong?

Just as Tony was sighing, on the other side, in the city of Amida, Armenia.

The strategy Tony formulated before leaving finally paid off.

After a long journey, two Roman legions landed in the Babylonia region, and then divided into countless small teams to implement the tactics of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside and replenishing supplies on the spot. For a time, the entire Babylonia was almost in dire straits.

Be it the Roman Empire or the Parthian Empire, because the war has long been in a white-hot state, both countries have concentrated their main forces on the Armenian front. It is precisely because of the emptiness of the rear that the Parthian Empire currently has no way to deal with the Roman army that is wreaking havoc in Babylonia.

In desperation, Parthia could only decide to withdraw troops from the front line to defend. At the same time, in order to prevent unnecessary trouble, the Parthian commander found the commander of the Armenian army. After negotiations, the Parthian and Armenian coalition forces finally planned to retreat to the city of Amida.

But here comes the problem.

The Roman Empire had a mature military system, dividing the army into legions, battalions, etc., but the Parthian Empire did not. The Parthian Empire was a typical slave empire. Although it had administrative divisions similar to the Seleucid Empire, because the Parthians themselves were a nomadic people, there were actually many large and small tribes within the Parthian Empire, and these tribal people formed the main force of the Parthian Empire, namely the Parthian Cavalry.

Finally, there were the light infantry composed of slaves.

So now, here comes the question.

When the Parthians went to war, it was usually the emperor who gave the orders, and then the military nobles would summon their own tribesmen to form archers, bring their direct or collateral descendants to form armored cavalry, and finally recruit a group of slaves to form light infantry, to respond to the emperor's call to join the battle. It was for this reason that some nobles could only muster a force of a few hundred people, while some powerful nobles might be able to muster a force of tens of thousands.

So now, the Parthian commander was faced with a very serious problem, which was to send those tribes back to defend.

There are only a few tribes with strong combat effectiveness. If we send them back, the front line may be under pressure. If we send a few weak tribes back, there is a high possibility that we will not be able to defeat the enemy. What should we do?

Perhaps because he had tasted the sweetness that was unique to nomadic peoples, when confronting the Parthians, Levius was not idle either. He constantly sent small troops to harass villages and towns in Armenia, causing the Armenians to seriously consider whether to surrender.

However, the Roman army's actions became more and more vigorous, and in recent times even Roman troops could be seen on the outskirts of Ctesiphon. In desperation, the main general of the Parthian Empire on the front line could only order the withdrawal of an army of more than 50,000 people to defend Ctesiphon.

But the question is, will the 200,000 Roman troops on the front line allow you to go back?

So on this day, the most massive battle broke out between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire.

Battle of Armida!

After a whole day and night of fighting, under the command of Levius, the Roman Empire won a hard-fought victory. The most direct result of this battle was that the Kingdom of Armenia surrendered, and the Parthian army simply took the opportunity to withdraw into the Parthian Empire.

But will Lius let him go?

Under the order of Levi, the Roman Empire launched a full-scale counterattack against Parthia!

"Although I'm a little sorry for you, Mr. Kamango, we can only hope that you can repeat the myth and hold back the enemy for us." On the way of retreat, the Parthian commander looked at Arash who was following him, with a hint of pleading in his words.

"Reenact the myth?" Arash sighed. He certainly knew what the commander meant by reenacting the myth.

Turn into a meteor.

Arash looked down at the bow and arrow in his hand, sighed and said: "I hope your country can survive forever because of this."

It is not known whether Arash believed the slander or really thought so, but in his eyes, Parthia became the continuation of ancient Persia. It is for this reason that Arash has always stood on the side of Parthia and helped Parthia deal with the Roman Empire.

"Mr. Arash..." As a famous hero in Central Asia, when he was confirmed to be the real Arash, the Parthians naturally did not dare to treat him badly. In daily life, Arash must have a few followers following him.

For example, the young man who is following Arash at this moment.

"I remember... you don't have any name, right?" Arash asked, looking at the young man who was following him.

In Arash's memory, the boy seemed to be a slave, a nameless slave.

"Yes, Mr. Arash..." the young man whispered as he followed the legendary hero.

"Then, I will give you my surname. From now on, your name is Kamango." As he spoke, Arash smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Give me my bow. From now on, you must learn archery well and strive to make the name of Kamango resound throughout this land.

【%~

After taking a look at the slowly advancing army, Arash dismounted and walked to the side of the road. He took the bow and arrow from the young man and drew his bow and drew an arrow: "Persia... depends on you."

"My Lord, the Sun-Holy One, my Lord of the Light who has bestowed all wisdom, dignity, and power, please see my sincerity, my faith, and my power. Please see, O Creator of the stars and the moon, my actions, my end, and the sacred devotion I will achieve. After I have delivered this desperate blow, my strong body will immediately fall apart!"

“…Stella!!!”

PS: I had something to do today, so the update is a little late. I'm really sorry. The second chapter may be even later. Don't wait, just read it tomorrow.

Chapter 221 Where did the meteorite come from! Am I Wang Mang? !

"Stella!!!"

After the spell ended, accompanied by a loud roar, Arash's fingers loosened, and as the arrow flew into the air, Arash's strong body was quickly covered with fine cracks, and then... shattered all over the ground.

Anti-military weapon: Meteor Ichijo!

About five miles behind the Parthian army, an army of more than 100,000, led by Generals Leonius and Vespasianus, was biting the Parthians' tail.

"General Vespasian, do you think we can take advantage of this opportunity to invade the Parthian Empire?" In the Roman army, the gray-haired Leus asked with a smile as he looked at Vespasian who was riding a horse beside him.

"It's hard to say." Vespasianus shook his head and said, "In the Battle of Armida, both sides suffered heavy losses, but both our armies still retain a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Moreover, the Parthian withdrawal this time was not because our combat effectiveness was too strong and forced the enemy to retreat, but because your Highness's strategy caused chaos in the enemy's rear, and Armenia had already surrendered, so the Parthians had no choice but to retreat. Although the enemy allowed us to pursue them at this moment, I think if we continue to pursue them after they cross the border of the Parthian Empire, I'm afraid... I'm afraid the enemy will immediately turn around and fight us."

"I think so too." Lius nodded in agreement.

Just as Vespasianus analyzed, although they had gone through a fierce war, both the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire still retained a certain degree of combat effectiveness. This retreat was just a matter of course, but if the other side really turned its guns on the Roman Empire and wanted to fight to the death, it would be hard to say who would win.

However, at this moment, Vespasian suddenly became alert and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

"What's wrong? General Vespasian?" Noticing something unusual about Vespasian, Leus turned his head, frowned, looked at Vespasian, and asked.

"General Liu, did you hear any strange sounds?" Vespasianus suddenly raised his hand, signaled the guards around him to stop, then looked at Liu and asked.

"Sound?" Hearing Vespasian's words, Lius frowned and listened carefully subconsciously, but found that there were no other strange sounds except the shouts and neighs of horses made by the surrounding soldiers.

"No." Vespasianus frowned and suddenly said, "I think I heard... the sound of the wind."

"Wind?" Lius subconsciously stretched out his hand, felt it a little and said, "There is no wind."

"No, I really..." Before Vespasianus finished his words, a ray of light suddenly flashed in the sky!

"What is that?" Although it was daytime, the light was quite strong, so strong that it could be seen clearly even in daylight.

"Is that... a meteor?" Vespasianus said uncertainly, looking at the bright object in the sky.

"Wait a minute, regardless of whether it's a meteor or not, it seems to be coming towards us!" Seeing the light getting closer and closer to him, Lius suddenly pulled the reins and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Everyone, get out of the way!"

After hearing Lius' voice, the soldiers present first looked up at the sky, then screamed and scattered.

Even the well-trained Roman army would inevitably panic when faced with meteors falling from the sky.

After all, not everyone is Wang Mang, and not every army is qualified to be beaten by Meteor.

With a "boom", the luminous object like a meteor slammed heavily on the ground. Accompanied by a loud noise and violent vibration, a cloud of dust instantly rose from the ground.

"Ahem." Crawling out of the smoke in a somewhat embarrassed manner, Lius wiped his face vigorously with his sleeves, then looked at the smoke behind him and shouted, "General Vespasian, are you okay?"

"Ahem, I'm fine." Vespasianus also crawled out of the smoke and dust, looking at Lius in embarrassment, and said with some fear: "What happened? How could a star suddenly fall from the sky? Did our behavior anger the gods?"

"I don't know if our actions have angered the gods, but I know that we may not be able to pursue the enemy." Lius lowered his voice and pointed at the panicked soldiers while speaking to Vespasianus.

As a veteran, Vespasian naturally understood what Lius meant. Although he was not very clear why a star fell among the crowd, Vespasian could still see one thing, that is, the morale of his army had completely collapsed. The reason why there was no rout was, firstly, because the quality of the Roman Empire's soldiers was good, and secondly, because there were no enemy troops around.

"Count the casualties, leave one team behind to guard the rear, and the rest of the army... retreat to Amidah."

With a sigh, Lius spoke to the guards around him.

"Yes, General!" The guard nodded, called a few colleagues, and conveyed Lius' order.

"There were tens of thousands of our troops, and thousands of them were killed by meteors in the final pursuit?"

A few days later, Tony received battle reports from the front line in the palace.

He had expected Parthia to withdraw. After all, according to his plan, there was a great possibility that Parthia would withdraw. Once Parthia withdrew, Armenia would be alone and would have no choice but to surrender.

But the question is why thousands of people were killed by meteors in the end? What is this? Am I Wang Mang? Could it be that Vologases I of Parthia is also the son of the plane? !

What a joke! Shouldn't the Son of the Plane be Sister Liu Xiu?

Tony slammed the battle report on the table, his mind racing.

As a man from the future, he certainly doesn't believe in words like divine punishment, but this is a matter of luck as being hit by a meteor... How do you want Tony to go out and explain that it was luck?

"Has this battle report been made public?" Tony asked, glancing at the Guards officer kneeling in front of him.

"Your Highness, at present we have only announced the news of victory. As for the casualties... we just mentioned them briefly." The Royal Guard officer lowered his head and answered cautiously.

"Very good." Tony nodded. Although he did not believe in things like divine punishment, the people of this era did believe in it. If ordinary people knew that a meteorite had fallen and killed thousands of Roman soldiers, there would be an uproar!

So...why did a meteorite suddenly fall?

PS: I will regulate my work and rest schedule and try to update three times a day in the future

Chapter 222: Compiling the origin of a meteorite?

But no matter what, the war in Parthia was a foregone conclusion.

Originally, Tony wanted to take the opportunity to seize the Mesopotamian region and weaken Parthia, but because of the meteorite, the Roman Empire army dared not go deep into the Parthian territory no matter what. The most direct result was that the two sides ended up in a draw.

Although the war ended in a draw with Parthia, in this war, Parthia's three younger brothers, the Thracian Kingdom was completely destroyed and became the Thracian Province, the Pontic rebels were also eliminated, and the previous king was arrested. It can be expected that in the next few years or even more than ten years, there will be no one in the Pontic region who can really raise a rebel army again. As for Armenia... At present, Armenia surrendered as a defeated army, and it is still uncertain how the Senate intends to deal with the Armenian Kingdom.

After all, Rome still needs Armenia as a buffer between itself and Parthia, which means that the Roman Empire cannot completely annex the Armenian Kingdom.

Moreover...the Parthian Empire has not yet announced surrender or ceasefire, and the two sides have officially entered a strategic stalemate.

But it’s okay. Such a strategic stalemate will not last too long. After all, the Roman Empire still has 20,000 troops in the Babylonia region. Neither the Parthian Empire nor the Roman Empire can simply allow these 20,000 troops to wreak havoc in Babylonia.

After all...Lius and Vespasian could not miss such a great opportunity to defeat the Parthian Empire.

"Tsk, the problem now is how to deal with this meteorite." After signaling the soldier to retreat, Tony frowned and pondered.

Meteorites...where did they come from?

Not to mention now, even if it was two thousand years later, when people first heard that a meteorite had fallen from the sky and hit Wang Mang's camp, their first reaction would be disbelief. Isn't this nonsense? After all, this was too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that Tony had only heard of Wang Mang being hit by such a meteorite in his previous life.

The materialists of the previous generation didn’t believe that this was a coincidence. Do you think the idealists two thousand years ago would believe it?

I don't believe you at all!

The fact that a meteorite hit the army could not be concealed even if the Senate tried to hide it. At most, the people could only know about it a few days later. Therefore, Tony believed that the top priority now should be to find out where the meteorite came from!

Just as Tony was thinking, the door was opened again, and a female guard knelt on one knee and said to Tony: "Your Highness, His Majesty invites Your Highness to the main hall to discuss something!"

"I understand." Tony nodded. It seemed that Nero could no longer sit still. After all, the king's power was granted by God. If it was really a punishment from God, then this war would no longer be a question of whether it could continue to be fought. It would most likely rise to the issue of Nero's throne.

Even if the Senate took the opportunity to attack, Nero might really be humiliated.

After tidying up his clothes, Tony walked towards the main hall of the palace.

"Your Highness." Tony had just walked into the main hall and had not had time to say a word when he saw an old man with white hair and beard and a wrinkled face bowing deeply to him and speaking respectfully.

"Is this... Priest Julius?" Tony asked uncertainly after taking a closer look at the old man in front of him.

"Yes, Your Highness." The old man named Julius nodded.

According to imperial tradition, the head of the empire is not only the highest ruler of the empire and the chief senator of the Senate, but also the high priest of the empire. But that being said, if you ask Nero to really go to these temples and manage the sacrifices honestly, will she go?

So in name, Nero was the supreme leader of the entire Roman polytheism, but in reality, she didn't need to do many specific sacrificial tasks at all.

This Julius was one of Nero's sacrificial assistants.

"Now that Your Highness is here, I think we should talk about business." Opposite Julius, Seneca nodded to Tony with a serious face, and signaled the soldiers standing at the gate to close the palace door first to prevent anyone from peeping.

"Brother, come and sit next to your sister." Just when Seneca was about to open his mouth to talk about business, Nero, who was sitting in the first seat, suddenly patted a chair next to him with a smile and said to Tony who was standing at the door.

"Emmmm... okay." Tony nodded, looked at Seneca apologetically, and then sat down next to Nero.