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"Quick, close the city gate!"

Plank fled into the city gate in a panic and shouted orders to the soldiers guarding the city.

"But... there are still people who haven't come in..."

The soldier hesitated.

"Didn't you hear me?"

Planck looked ferocious, clutching the soldier, as if the short sword in his hand might pierce his neck at any moment.

The soldier faltered, quickly called a few companions, and closed the heavy city gate.

With a "bang", as the city gate was closed heavily, the remaining Romans outside the city had no way out.

But in this way, it also prevented the Orientals from attacking the city.

Seeing the city gate being closed, Gan Ning snorted coldly, turned his head and said,
"withdraw!"

Since they can't attack the city, staying by the city wall will only make it easier for the Romans to shoot arrows from above.

Therefore, Gan Ning decisively led the soldiers and retreated to the beach.

Under his command, Longguo soldiers began to build strongholds on the shore.

Hearing the shouts of killing outside the city gradually subsided, Plank also breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't dare to waste time, and hurried towards the city.

……

Inside a house near the city wall.

Gannis, Comasson and the others sat around the table, feeling a little heavy, so the atmosphere in the room was extraordinarily silent.

They originally planned to stick to the city of Rome for seven days, and wait until the army from the Eastern Front rushed back, and then they would be able to relieve the siege.

Unexpectedly, within half a day, the port was captured by the Orientals.

How can this be good?

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, followed by Planck who was in a panic and walked in.

After asking several officers, he finally found Gannis and the others.

"Planck, you came back just in time!"

Cormazon's spirit lifted,
"You just fought against the people of Longguo, what do you think?"

What are my thoughts?
Plank sat down on the seat, grabbed the wine and took a few sips before shaking his head with a wry smile,

"If we face the people of the Dragon Kingdom head-on on the battlefield, our army will definitely be defeated!"

Seeing what he said so decisively, everyone was shocked!
"How is it possible? How could our Roman legion not be the opponents of those eastern barbarians?"

Objections were raised.

Although the Romans fought against the Dragon Kingdom people several times, they all ended in failure, but in the eyes of the Romans, the Orientals are all barbarians.

The previous defeats were all because these barbarians were too cunning. Once the two sides faced off head-on, the civilized and noble Romans would definitely defeat those barbarians!
"You noble lords, you only know how to sit in the city and talk, how do you know the real situation on the battlefield?"

Plank sneered disdainfully.

He had personally fought against the people of the Dragon Kingdom just now, and found that the people of the Dragon Kingdom far surpassed the Romans in terms of the combat quality of the soldiers and the quality of their armor!
It is no exaggeration to say that one Dragon Countryman can be worth two or even three Roman soldiers!
And once the people of the Dragon Kingdom form an army formation, they can even match five times as many Roman soldiers!

"Watch your words!"

"Nonsense, kick him out!"

"Where are the guards?!"

A group of Roman nobles suddenly became furious and shouted.

Seeing that a military meeting turned into a farce, Gannis frowned and slapped the table heavily,

"Shut up for me!"

Everyone was startled and hurriedly shut their mouths.

"Then what do we do, in your opinion?"

Gannis looked at Plank calmly and asked.

Unlike others, Gannis had encountered an ambush by the people of the Dragon Kingdom in the valley of Antioch before, so he had a clear understanding of the strength of the people of the Dragon Kingdom.

Planck thought for a while, then said softly,

"It is impossible to win by taking the initiative to attack the people of Longguo."

"The only best way to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements is to stick to the city walls."

"I heard the Egyptian Governor Musius mentioned before that the people of the Dragon Kingdom seem to have some kind of mysterious weapon that can easily destroy the solid city wall!"

As soon as these words came out, Gannis' complexion changed drastically!

The reason why they stick to the city of Rome is that the walls are tall and strong.

If it is true as Planck said, then the city of Rome cannot be defended at all!

Gannis was silent for a long time, and said slowly,
"Whether they have such weapons or not, we must defend the city walls to prevent them from easily entering."

"In addition, we must also prepare for street fighting."

"Once the city walls are lost, we will fight them in the streets. If we are not opponents in street fighting, we will retreat to the inner city."

"In a word, the people of the Dragon Kingdom cannot be allowed to capture the city of Rome, do you understand?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then they responded patteringly,
"Understood!"

They knew very well that Gannis' order was to make the Romans give up their lives to stop the Easterners.

But the question is, can they resist it?
After finishing the military meeting, Comasson and Planck walked out together.

Seeing no one around, Planck pulled Comasson into a room.

"What happened?"

Comasone frowned.

"Sir, Rome is a dangerous city now, why should we stick to it?"

Plank asked in a low voice.

"You want to escape?"

Comasone was taken aback.

"No, no, I mean...why don't we surrender to the Dragon Empire?"

Planck stated his purpose.

"Your words are treason!"

Comasone's face darkened, and he said coldly,

"Because you have served the empire for so many years, I can pretend that you didn't say it just now!"

But Planck didn't seem to be afraid, but said to himself,
"Sir, how can I be treason?"

"Don't forget, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are standing up for Macrinus, and after all, Macrinus was also the emperor of the empire."

"Doesn't your lord think that Macrinus is a better emperor than Elagabalus?

After hearing this, Comasone's tense face gradually eased.

Yes, Macrinus was also the emperor of the Romans, but he was defeated.

And what Planck said was right, Elagabalus was not a competent emperor at all!

The reason why Comasson was willing to cooperate with Mayisa and rebel against Macrinus was because after Elagabalus became emperor, he could enjoy the glory and wealth. Nus, Elagabalus, who claimed to be the son of Caracalla, was handsome and had royal blood.

But Comasson did not expect that after Elagabalus became emperor, he behaved strangely, retrograde, and his rule was extremely chaotic.

Elagabalus has aroused a lot of public anger, and even lost the recognition of the Roman nobles.

It's just that because the Romans were at war with the Easterners, these problems were suppressed and not exposed.

Seeing that Comasson was a little moved, Planck hit the railway while it was hot,
"Sir, Macrinus is a soldier like us."

"If we take the initiative to seek refuge in the past, presumably he will not take into account the previous behavior of the elder officer."