Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6542 Lost, Failed

However, it was already too late. With Oswin, the regular army of the Kushan Empire had decent organizational capabilities, but the organizational capabilities of the princely states had never improved.

Even though Gujarat was a relatively special princely state, it was slow to respond when the news came in, so that by the time Ahmadabad began to organize people to harvest crops, small-scale locust swarms had already arrived at the edge of South Asia, and the plague had begun to spread.

After receiving the news, the Roman Empire actually managed to prevent a drop of rain from falling in East Africa, but this amazing measure could only be said to have curbed the number of locusts.

Because the first wave of locust plague was discovered too late, the scale of the second wave of locust plague, even after being contained, reached an astonishing tens of billions. Moreover, because no rain fell in East Africa, these locusts basically experienced a cruel test of survival, so that all those who survived were elites.

The hungry locusts easily killed Rome's two vassal states in East Africa. The Kingdom of Kush and the Kingdom of Aksum were easily defeated by the attack of tens of billions of hungry locusts.

At the same time, Virgilio and Vincenzo, who had already arrived in the Eastern Frontier as Roman senators, were meeting with Ganassis, the Duke of the Eastern Frontier.

After all, no one is stupid. It is completely useless to explain with words these days. Things are so serious, and the targets given by the Roman Senate to the eastern provinces are so crazy. Ganasis, who has been hit twice, is also in trouble. It is impossible for you to convince the other party with words. So be realistic and let Ganasis see what a locust plague is.

This is also the reason why Virgilio and Vincenzo flew back directly from Northern Europe and arrived in Ctesiphon. Compared with other methods, the two of them, as the commanders and camp commanders of the Tenth Knights Legion, actually practiced courtesy before force in terms of their status and other aspects.

In other words, other people might not be able to do this. After all, in Taixifeng, the new lair of the Duke of the Eastern Border County, if they want to take the other party away and the other party is unwilling to give this face, even if Su goes there in person, there is no way.

"This is a big problem." Virgilio had a headache. He could understand Ganasis's idea, but Ganasis had never been hit by a locust plague and could not imagine what a super locust plague would be like. He still understood the world with his previous thinking. The problem was that the world had changed now. If he didn't persuade Ganasis now, he would be doomed when the locust plague came.

In Ctesiphon, to capture Ganasis, a large army is needed. It is a joke to rely on just a few people to capture Ganasis. But in East Africa, if Ganasis leaves his nest, a team of imperial guardians can capture him even if someone is protecting him.

"Yes." Vincenzo nodded, and at this time the Duke's guards present were already on the verge of a fight, but Virgilio was not at all panicked. The two of them were still commanding the Tenth Knight to move forward, and what came were only two clones condensed into phantoms.

After Virgilio arrived, he was invited by Ganasis. The commander of the Tenth Knights came in person, so Ganasis had to give him some face. Although in terms of rank, the other party was just a commander of a legion, but in terms of the national level, the two were at the same level.

It can be said that Ganasis is now not only doing this for himself, but also for all the nobles in the East. Resisting the chaotic orders of the Roman Senate is beneficial to Ganasis. While he can actually unite the eastern nobles, he can also win a lot of favors.

Virgilio and Vincenzo coming to deliver the decree means that things are still under control, but if the Tenth Knights Legion comes to deliver the order, then you need to consider whether it is decent.

"Forget it, I won't hide it from you. The Tenth Knights have already withdrawn from Northern Europe, but due to the distance problem, it will take more than half a month to get here at full speed. Duke Ganasis, please give me some face. I don't want to make things to that extent." Virgilio saw that Ganasis changed the subject and did not discuss this. Instead, he started talking about the commonalities between the two sides and went straight to the showdown.

"The situation is very serious, so Duke Ganasis, you can take your people to East Africa to see the situation, and then make plans. You can choose where to go. The locust plague has already broken out." Virgilio looked at Ganasis and warned again.

"Don't even bother to persuade me to accept it. The Senate is mentally ill. I really cannot accept such an absurd order. What the hell is 80% of the grain output? Don't they know that we also need seeds to farm? Are they stupid?" Ganasis set the tone first. No matter what you say, Ganasis will not agree. The intensity of the confiscation is like slaughtering their eastern border counties like pigs!
"Some things are hard to explain. Although I'm here to persuade the Duke, I want to take him to East Africa. You'll understand after you take a look." Virgilio said helplessly. He knew he couldn't persuade him. If he were on Ganasis' side, he wouldn't accept it either. We're not fools, okay? If I lose 80% of the grain output, how can I survive?
Ganasis looked at Virgilio and said nothing for a long time.

"At this time, I must be responsible for the eastern border counties." Ganasis said sincerely. As long as he stayed in Ctesiphon, he could resist if the Roman emperor wanted to deal with him, but if he left here, he would be just an ordinary person. Once Ganasis was taken down, the other eastern nobles would have no way to resist the will of the Senate.

"Duke." Virgilio bowed slightly. Normally, he would just say hello casually, but this time it would be impossible. He had to give him face.

As soon as Ganasis saw the rhythm, he knew what these two people were here for.

Even more direct, the thirty Eagle Flag Legions surrounded him and captured him alive without any further ado.

"Duke, there is really no need to do this. If we really want to trick you, there is no need to use such despicable means." Vincenzo said helplessly.

"Is it necessary to go to this extent?" Ganasis' face turned pale. It was too much for the Tenth Knight to come and read the edict in person.

"Virgilio, it's rare that you are so willing to carry out the orders of the Senate. You should know that the previous Tenth Knights would deal with the orders of the Senate as much as possible. But in your generation, there has really been a change." Ganasis changed the subject, not wanting to dwell on this matter.

"Duke, don't think about keeping us here. The Tenth Knight will come and enforce our order next time." Vincenzo was the first to disappear in a flash of light. Then Virgilio bowed to Ganasis and also disappeared. Ganasis' expression became very ugly.

Looking at the place where the two disappeared, Ganasis fell into deep silence. After a long while, he exhaled and said to the guard beside him, "Notify Usnafaso to come over."

After Ganasis's deputy came over, Ganasis repeated what Virgilio said, and Usnafaso also found it very difficult. "Duke, should we go to East Africa to confirm it?" Usnafaso looked at Ganasis and asked. After all, if they wanted to see this kind of thing, they had to go together.

Unlike other duke's deputies, Usnafaso is considered half a duke, because Ganassus is not very good at commanding troops. He is proficient in strategy and tactics, but there are problems with the execution. Usnafaso can correctly complete the strategies and tactics ordered by Ganassus. This is why Ganassus was able to suppress Parthia with only the eastern provinces. The two of them working together are also top players in the Roman Empire.

Of course, the shortcomings are also very clear. Without any one of them, the two of them would be almost useless.

With Usnafaso around, Ganasis will have no problem arm wrestling with the commander of the large army. This man's development path is similar to Yang Hu, both of them have no hands. And Usnafaso, without Ganasis, is just a legion commander and lacks strategic vision.

So without either of these two people, the eastern border counties would not be able to cope with the pressure from Rome. So when Usnafaso proposed going to Africa to see what the situation was, he was referring to us.

Because if one of them is caught, we're doomed, so we go in pairs.

Ganasis seemed very conflicted at this moment. Although he did not want to go against the will of the Roman Empire, his current strength was there. Moreover, what the Roman Senate asked for this time was too outrageous, and he had enough reasons to refute it.

Originally, Ganasis meant to fight a fierce fight. After all, the Senate's requirements were simply not something that humans could accomplish. If their eastern border counties rebelled, many people would sympathize with them, and legions such as the Tenth Knights would definitely not intervene.

By then, maybe he could rely on his own abilities, Usnafaso's abilities, the fortified city of Ctesiphon, and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to gain the respect of the Senate.

As a result, the first one to run over was the Tenth Knight of Fun, who should have been on the safe side in theory. This was completely different from what Ganasis had expected, which was very embarrassing.

Seeing Ganasis's expression, Usnafaso had already understood the other party's thoughts and directly dragged him out. At this time, a lot of noble private soldiers had gathered in Ctesiphon, and the eastern nobles had successfully united, so when Usnafaso dragged Ganasis out, some nobles hurriedly saluted when they saw him.

Soon Usna Faso organized a group of people, all of whom were great nobles from the eastern provinces, and then they headed straight for East Africa under the protection of a dozen guards with internal energy out of their bodies.

Why? Before a dozen people with internal energy could even reach East Africa, they were confronted head-on by tens of billions of hungry locusts that had already left East Africa and could no longer survive.

A vast expanse of earth-gray clouds, with a slightly poisonous smell, covered the sky from the horizon. When the Ganasis saw this scene, they were stunned. He had seen locusts and small locust plagues, but this kind of overwhelming situation that turned the sky gray and yellow was the first time he had seen it.

Looking at the hammer, he turned around and went back to harvest his own unripe crops. As for how much to hand over to the Roman Senate, he would talk about it later. He just started harvesting first.

The overwhelming locusts really scared Ganasis, who had never seen a large locust plague!
It was not only Ganasis who was frightened by the overwhelming super locusts, but also the Central Asian family. Even though the Central Asian family had received the news in advance, they were still stunned when tens of billions of locusts successfully flew across the Red Sea and began to pass through Central Asia.

The Anping Guo family, located in the heart of Central Asia, took certain precautions after receiving the news, but Guo Zhao had a huge gap in experience compared to other family heads. After all, she was not a family head carefully selected by the Anping Guo family and trained according to the family head's education. She was just a self-taught person who relied on her talent to get to the top. She had the ability, but there were some things she had never experienced and no one explained to her, so she was not aware of them at all.

Guo Zhao carried out prevention and control in the normal way, and then there were almost billions of locusts crossing the border of their country. The wooden fences for food on the ground were easily bitten by the super-invincible and enhanced locusts. In the end, not to mention the food in the granary, the granary was also eaten by the locusts.

"I'm going to fucking fight you!" Guo Zhao frantically filled one crystal of heaven and earth essence after another into the super-large burning etching. The flames in the dark night attracted countless locusts to fly in this direction, and then the sudden burst of flames directly burned and charred a large number of locusts. After his own ground granary was eaten up, the angry Guo Zhao directly mobilized the family defense system.

Compared to other families, they still have to consider using the so-called large-scale etching formation. After all, the energy reserves are limited, and high-density energy crystals are so expensive that even the wealthy families twitch their skin. But Anping Guo family doesn’t care. I have at least two hundred of these things stored in my strategic reserve warehouse, and I’m going to fight to the bitter end!

Guo Zhao fought fiercely for three days and three nights, then sat with his legs hugged on the very flat land without even a bit of grass or dirt. He looked no different from Cinderella. He lost the battle. If Haftan had not held Guo Zhao's legs, all the high-energy crystals in the strategic reserve warehouse would have been emptied, and a total of about 100 million locusts would have been killed.

However, it was meaningless. Not even a single burnt or charred corpse of the locusts was left. They all became food for the new locust army. As for why they stopped, it was because it was all gray. The entire fiefdom of Anping Guo had been eaten up. There was no grass left. No, not even grass. Even the soil had been scraped off. After Guo Zhao's roasted locust buffet ended, the locust army did not come again.

In short, they lost miserably. A medium-to-large-sized feudal state was easily wiped out by an army of tens of billions of locusts in just a few days.

After observing how Anping Guo died, other families around him simply gave up the fight. They were no match for him, absolutely no match for him.

　I got up late, climb up

　　(End of this chapter)