Chapter 1173: The War is Coming
Rome sent troops, but the strength of the troops caught Luoyang by surprise.
Well, the standard of military force to deal with the Yuan family is exactly the same as the standard used to beat Anxi back then, and it is even more terrifying than back then.
After all, times have changed. The Royal Guards, who were once considered precious, are now as common as cabbages.
Rome sent out a million troops, and the logistics of the auxiliary troops were even more terrifying, not to mention some barbarians who brought their own dry food and wanted to try their best to survive.
All in all, the amount was nearly two million. This figure fell on the Yuan family, as heavy as a mountain.
What's worse is that Rome did not have any logistical pressure. After all, Rome and the Han Dynasty had divided Parthia into two parts. Rome had a bridgehead on the front line and the Mediterranean to transport food. It can be said that there was no logistical pressure at all.
What was even more disastrous was that this time Rome did not concentrate its military forces on one battlefield, but spread them out widely, involving even the noble families of Central Asia.
The Yuan family is like a stone in a river, only blocking one side but unable to prevent more water from seeping toward the back.
This was a direct destruction of the Han Dynasty's layout there. Rome was not stupid. After realizing the Han Dynasty's intention, it came to this conclusion and forced the Han Dynasty to take fatal measures against the barbarians, otherwise Central Asia would be reduced to a mess.
No one can have an easy time anyway!
The Han Dynasty and Rome were smiling at each other on the surface, but secretly they wished they could stab each other to death. The Han Dynasty gave blood transfusions to Great Britain, and Rome gave blood transfusions to Kushan, so it was a draw.
Now the game against the Yuan family has officially begun. At this moment, Rome is distracting the Han Dynasty's energy, and the Han Dynasty must use the least amount of energy to help the Yuan family block Rome and prevent Rome from destroying the overall situation.
This is a very bad thing, and it was also the focus of the meeting that Chen Xi specially convened to discuss.
That is how to help the Yuan family.
"Send the white horses!" After hearing this, Li Ru immediately planned to give Rome a tough time. You want us to kill the barbarians, then do as you wish. I will kill them for you to see.
The Han Dynasty sent the White Horse Volunteers, who had the highest killing efficiency, to chop off all the barbarians who dared to run around, forcing these barbarians to gather together and move closer to the Yuan family.
As long as the barbarians are allowed to confront the Yuan family head-on, the more barbarians survive, the more disgusting Rome will be.
However, this is also a stopgap measure. After all, it is still unknown whether the barbarians will retaliate against Rome. The most likely thing to do is to put pressure on Yuan Shao first.
But Huangfu Song is over there, so the power here is naturally controlled by Huangfu Song. The key point is to delay, the longer the better.
Li Ru's suggestion aroused discussion among the crowd. Bai Ma was indeed a good killer. Those who had seen Bai Ma washing the map in the battle of Northern Frontier that year were still frightened of him.
"Transfer the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry over there as well. Since the Romans want to play, then we'll play with them to our heart's content!" Jia Xu said calmly.
To be honest, the expansion of the scope is more friendly to the Han Dynasty.
After all, cavalry can chase infantry in the wild, especially barbarians, and they will be chased after a round of charge.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is mainly in Beigui, so let's send the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the White Horse Volunteers over there to teach Rome's short legs a lesson.
"The Rose Legion has gone to Rome. Who should we send over?" Chen Xi nodded and asked. In the wild, if the barbarians who don't form groups face the two types of cavalry, they will definitely die in a very rhythmic way.
"Let the Lieyang Cavalry go, it's time to polish up the Lieyang Cavalry!" Guo Hao suggested. The situation of the Lieyang Cavalry was a bit similar to Zhang Fei's.
There is no breakthrough, but the strength in every aspect is constantly improved. When combined, the power is not inferior to any breakthrough.
The Fiery Sun Cavalry is now on the same path. If the Fiery Sun Cavalry, which has advanced its two abilities to the third talent level, wants to make further progress, it can only break through in actual fighting.
At least for now, everyone, including the God of War, is taking a cautious wait-and-see attitude towards the next step of the Fiery Sun Cavalry.
According to their thinking, the Lieyang Cavalry was indeed on the right path, but the problem was that the Lieyang Cavalry could not defeat the Yulin Army, which greatly affected their judgment of what was the right path.
After all, in military terms, the ability to fight is the truth. The so-called orthodox means cannot defeat miracles, which is the biggest problem. At least in the eyes of these military gods, this is very rigorous.
As long as the Lieyang Cavalry cannot defeat the Yulin Army, they will never be able to be sure of being on the right path in their lifetime.
However, having said that, each military god has manually washed a double-talented legion, intending to try the advancement method of the Fiery Sun Cavalry, at least the entire Royal Guard will come out to give it a try first.
Including Guo Hao, he is now regarded as a military god, and he started out by training cavalry archers. Now he is back to his old business, setting up a double-talented legion and also making his own attempts.
An ordinary three talents may not be able to control the situation, but the Sun Knights with double three talents are powerful enough, and they also have an old grudge with the Rose Legion, so it is a good opportunity to go over and settle the score together.
Now that the Han Dynasty had occupied the area of Central Asia, there was absolutely no reason for it to give it up.
They just want to fight without shaking their development, but if you touch the bottom line, there is nothing to say. Just because you don’t develop for three to five years, they will crush you in one go.
Very domineering, but this is the Han Dynasty.
I can take your land, but you will never make me give up an inch of it.
"Since we are going to fight, then bring all those vassal territories with us. Let Dongying, Goryeo, Baicheng, Nangui, Yangdao, Australia, and Parthia all send us men. If Rome has barbarians, then the Han Dynasty will have no vassal states?"
Guo Hao said coldly, there are differences between relatives and strangers, and in this kind of war of attrition, of course the young and strong people of other families will be used to fill the gap.
The young and strong people in other people's homes are endlessly dying. Although the Han Dynasty has 100% confidence in suppressing these areas, contemporary purges are still inevitable.
Using barbarians to control barbarians has been the way it has been for many years, and today is no exception.
It is also a means to weaken these places and allow culture to better educate these places.
Following Guo Hao's order, various regions naturally began to recruit people. They had been accepting assistance from the Han Dynasty for such a long time, so they naturally knew what was going on. If they didn't rush to express their stance at this time, they would just have to wait to be purged by the Han Dynasty.
A force of 500,000 was gathered from the east and the west, and transported to the Yuan family's territory by the Tiangong-3 built by the Mohists, and then handed over to Huangfu Song for unified management.
After Huangfu Song accepted a large number of soldiers with completely different levels, his strength instantly surpassed that of the Yuan family. If Huangfu Song were to command them himself, he might be able to defeat the Yuan family directly.
Even if the Yuan family has a few super elite soldiers, it will be meaningless to Huangfu Song unless there is a miracle.
When the Romans marched, Huangfu Song also began to reorganize the army and prepare to deal with Rome. After all, he had to be loyal to the people who entrusted him with the task. Moreover, Huangfu Song was not only appointed by the court, but Yuan Shao also handed over the power of the Yuan family to Huangfu Song.
All this even happened before the arrival of the Han reinforcements.
"Kenshinko Uesugi, Xianzhi Gao, Babak..." Huangfu Song stroked his chin and looked at the new group of officers who had arrived.
He had to admit that the talents in these affiliated areas should not be underestimated. Together they could make the Yuan family a powerful force.
Especially for officers like Gao Xianzhi, who are rare talents in command, with a little guidance, he might be able to become a ready-made commander of a large army, which could save him a lot of trouble.
Although Huangfu Song was a fence-sitter and a mess politically, he still retained the survival principle of "If the king treats me as a national hero, I will repay him as a national hero."
In order to prevent Huangfu Song from being restrained by his generals, Yuan Shao chose to go south to integrate the power of various families and handed over almost complete power of the Yuan family to Huangfu Song. Therefore, Huangfu Song naturally did not want to disappoint this trust.
Therefore, Huangfu Song was very serious in organizing his troops. Before the arrival of reinforcements, Huangfu Song had a 30% chance of winning.
After all, disrupting an army is his specialty. If Rome really wants to completely spread out the barbarians, Huangfu Song will be able to show you what high-speed suppression is.
When the time comes, he will just go back to his old business and build a barbarian temple for you. He has been cultivating himself over the years, but it doesn't mean he is a good person.
He is less murderous than Bai Qi, but not much less.
In the serious historical line, the number of Yellow Turbans and Qiang people killed added up to hundreds of thousands. Although not as many as Bai Qi, he was definitely a general with excellent combat record.
He has been tested in all aspects of military affairs. If he had not been so bad in politics, which led to his bad reputation, he might have been included in the Ten Philosophers when the Temple of Martial Arts was established in future generations.
As one of the three great heroes of the late Han Dynasty, he is really just a weakened and deleted version of Han Xin.
This time when the Roman army was approaching, Huangfu Song also planned to show his true level. After all, after being beaten up by the god of war, he regained his faith. No matter what, he was at his peak.
Since reaching his peak, he has never properly commanded a war.
I will show you what it means to truly command a large army. Do you think all those you have seen before are impressive?
No, no, no, that’s just because you haven’t seen me take action. Also, commanding a large army is not just about fighting on the frontal battlefield. After all, I am one of the best.
Let me show you what it's like to command a large army at full firepower.
With this thought in mind, Huangfu Song started making arrangements early. He really intended to give Rome a severe blow.
Even if Rome does not care about the death of the barbarians, it is necessary to cause some shock to Rome.
After all, Rome lost 700,000 to 800,000 barbarians in one battle, and it is Rome that has to consider public opinion. If it really comes to this, it is Rome that has to consider how to proceed.
"Before starting the war, let's harass and gather intelligence... I'll see who is suitable to do this..."
Huangfu Song looked over the list of officers in his hand. There were not many military commanders in the Yuan family who could come to the fore. Most of them were middle-level officers such as Xia Zhao and Wang Mo, who were generals of a thousand men.
The only ones who could come to the fore were the Four Pillars , plus Gao Gan, Chunyu Qiong, Guo Yuan, and Jiang Qi.
Originally, he was stretched to the limit, but the Han Dynasty sent in a group of reinforcements, and with the arrival of Lu Meng and Lu Xun, as well as the requests for alliance from Liu Chan and others, Huangfu Song suddenly had more people available.
In addition to Ju Yi, Xu Rong and others who had been on standby, Huangfu Song had no shortage of people. On the contrary, Huangfu Song was a little worried. After all, with more officers and soldiers, the probability of them getting sick would increase.
Even a man as powerful as Wu Hou could make the mistake of misjudging Ma Su, let alone Huangfu Song himself, so he needed to be extremely careful in selecting his officers.
This batch of reinforcement officers and soldiers were the first to be eliminated. After all, they were all officers and soldiers from small families who had never seen the big world. They might make some huge mistakes if they were not careful. It would be more reliable to use the officers and soldiers from the Han Dynasty.
"Zhang Liao, it's decided to be you!" After thinking for a long time, Huangfu Song waved his hand and chose Zhang Liao as the attacking officer.
"There is no need to engage in head-on combat, just make trouble." Huangfu Song said, then looked at Zhang Liao.
"You can try to see if you can cut off Rome's food supply. Although Rome uses the Don River to transport food and grass, it still has to go ashore. If you can cut off the logistics line, you can give it a try."
After looking at Zhang Liao twice, Huangfu Song continued to give instructions.
If it was anyone else, it would be fine, as this additional task would only be a distraction, but Zhang Liao was still very optimistic about him, as he thought the other party was a very capable officer.
"Yes!" Zhang Liao said loudly.
"Where is Ma Chao?" Huangfu Song gave the order again after Zhang Liao retreated.
"I am here." Ma Chao took a big step forward and saluted Huangfu Song.
"You lead your legion in the north. You can do whatever you want there. There is only one requirement: catch the barbarians and kill them severely!" Huangfu Song ordered Ma Chao.
"Yes!" Ma Chao was very excited. This allowed him to do what he wanted. He liked this order very much. He wanted to kill people and make a river of blood.
Huangfu Song's heart twitched imperceptibly. He had a feeling that Ma Chao was a mad dog on the loose.
But this is also what he needs. It is because Ma Chao is active enough that he lets Ma Chao attract hatred.
The more people who surround Ma Chao, the better. When the time comes, the galloping white horses will make the barbarians shed blood like a river.
Ma Chao, who didn't know that he was just a bait, was very excited and planned to attack the Roman camp directly to see if he could kill him directly.
Although it sounds silly, Ma Chao is very confident in himself.
His personal cavalry guards will surely follow him and come up with a new name, the Xiliang Cavalry, and that group of mounted infantry should also give up the title of cavalry.
As a Husky, Ma Chao is so confident.
"Zhang Xiu, take the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to support Zhang Liao. If any problems arise, cover Zhang Liao's retreat!" Huangfu Song named them one after another.
He also knew about the Roman military system. They were all short-legged people. It would be an insult to the Han cavalry system if he didn't use cavalry to bully them since the journey was long.
