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Chapter 849 Rome has its own national conditions

Seeing Li Bin's crossbow in one hand and the other in hand, the gladiators who were still alive were filled with despair.

The appearance of the hand crossbow is really amazing, and it brings more "shock" to everyone. It is a weapon that can be fired continuously when the trigger is pulled. If there is any pause, it is only a short breath.

The launch speed is only one aspect, what is even more amazing is the power.Those gladiators who were shot to death had already taught the living a vivid lesson. The crossbow bolts fired by that thing had an astonishing armor-piercing effect, which meant that wearing armor was not the same as being safe.

The first gladiator dropped the armor and weapon in his hand, followed by the second, the third... until all the gladiators gave up their arms and surrendered.

Li Bin stood still and waited for a while before squatting down and picking up the hand crossbow that he had discarded before.He glanced at the audience, then moved around with a dagger in one hand and a crossbow in the other, using the dagger to hit the dead and alive gladiators.

"Seres... are too cold-blooded and cruel."

"This kind of gladiatorial fight is not exciting at all!"

"It's those gladiators who are incompetent. They are not afraid of death and rush forward. They can always kill the only one Siris!"

The Han army has long been accustomed to make up for the knife on the battlefield, thinking in the direction of benevolence. In the era of backward medical methods, many injuries cannot be saved at all, and it is to relieve the pain of the enemy's wounded.

More importantly, the Han army has always recorded merit by decapitating the enemy. It is best if the enemy is intact, and minor injuries that are insignificant are not harmful.

In this way, the Han army has been cultivated to never waste any existence that can be counted as credit.

Desperation can reverse the disadvantage. When it comes to the multiple-choice question of how to die, a fierce gladiator will basically choose to fight to the death. It is better to be killed by a competitive opponent than to be killed by his own master.

The key issue is that the gladiators are really weak. They were shocked by the hand crossbow to the point of complete weakness. They couldn't think of a way to deal with it in a short period of time. Reality can be kind for once.

This time was the same as last time, the audience did not cheer for Li Bin who won the final victory.

Unlike the last time, the audience no longer made mocking noises.

Constantius II's cheeks twitched as he watched Li Bin pick up the discarded hand crossbow, and watched Li Bin continue to make up his sword and recover the fired crossbow arrows on the field.

"We don't know anything about Seris." Constantius II took a deep breath: "The letter sent back by Cicero mentioned another weapon of the Siris, called gunpowder?"

Cicero was sent to Han as an envoy, and one of his important responsibilities was to see with his own eyes what kind of country Han was.As an envoy, there are many important tasks, the most important one is to understand the military strength of Han, this is also a necessary step for country-to-country exchanges, and only when you feel that you can’t eat enough can you communicate on an equal footing.

There is no word for gunpowder in the Roman dictionary, so Cicero could only use the Chinese pronunciation to write similar words in the Latin alphabet.The characters are Latin characters, the pronunciation is the same as that of the Han Dynasty, and the pronunciation is the pronunciation of "gunpowder" in Chinese.

The vast majority of Romans, including Constantius II, did not believe that there were weapons that could make thunder in the world, let alone that they could blow up and turn tens of meters around into dust.Within the scope of their understanding, only gods have such means, and mortals simply cannot do that kind of thing.

"Since the people of Seres can take out such weapons..." Gallus believed that seeing is believing is believing, swallowing his saliva and said with difficulty: "We have seen weapons that we can't understand, maybe Cicero said Is it true?"

Constantius II fell silent for a while, his peeping at the crossbow was still enthusiastic, but his reason returned.He saw the use of hand crossbows with his own eyes, and archery and so on were within the understandable range. Thinking of Cicero's description of gunpowder weapons, he had to think about what kind of revenge he would get if he provoked Han. Being turned into a fan by a loud noise is really not fun at all.

"Give up the means of obtaining that weapon through abnormal means." Constantius II returned rationally, first overturned the previous decision, and then said to Julian: "The next personal battle, Siris There is no need for people to participate."

The Romans made a series of arrangements, nothing more than trying to save face, but they are so shameless, bullying more and making it a scene to show the majesty of the Han Chinese killing tricks, not only did they not earn back A little bit of face, on the contrary, sticking out her face to be trampled on by the soles of the shoes, I really can't continue to be ashamed.

Naturally, Julian went to Wang Meng to negotiate. As for how the audience would react, he really couldn't control it.

"The Persians tried their best to please the Seris people. Shapur II even collected beautiful women and gave them to Emperor Seris." Helena's fighting spirit was burning: "The Persians understand the Seris people better than we do!"

In the past, the Romans often laughed at the Persians for their unlimited kneeling and licking of the Han Kingdom. Now they are aroused by the appearance of hand crossbows, and they pay special attention to the information sent back by Cicero. Those absurd descriptions suddenly became In reality, I subconsciously feel that the Persians have a reason to do that.

"A loud noise is dust within dozens of meters, it's a god's method!" Helena couldn't hide her excited groan, and then recovered her dignity: "We need to be thankful that Rome is far enough away from Seris. "

Except for Helena who hadn't understood the situation, the rest of the people around had complicated faces. Whether they believed it or were still suspicious, they all felt grateful.

"Oh." Facing the embarrassed Julian, Wang Meng said calmly, "If you don't participate, then don't participate."

"I'm so sorry." Julian was really embarrassed, but he didn't feel ashamed. He apologized a series of times, and then asked probingly, "Will you use that kind of weapon in group battles?"

Wang Meng made a slightly taken aback expression, and replied with a normal expression and tone: "Are there any new restrictions on Daqin's side?"

Julian understood that Wang Meng was mocking with a normal response.

If there were rules in Roman competitions, there would be no restrictions on what weapons to use. Anyone participating in the competition would be fine as long as they could kill each other, regardless of whether they used weapons or teeth.

"The Seris people are tall, showing off the physique of a warrior." Julian could swear that he was not hypocritically praising him. Regardless of whether he was facing the Romans or anyone else, the Han people were really able to crush them based on their height alone: ​​"The Romans It is a country that worships brave warriors, and there have been more than one examples of gladiators becoming Augustus in our country."

The Han people present immediately understood that killing people with hand crossbows relied on black technology and did not show the brave side of the Han people. Although the Romans were shocked, they were quite unconvinced.

"If Daqin has new restrictions, we are willing to cooperate." Wang Meng came to establish diplomatic relations, but he was severely provoked by Christianity. Those who deserved revenge also retaliated, and the Roman authorities also dug holes. He gave the most direct response. After the ridicule is over, it is time to return to the theme of establishing diplomatic relations: "The big man has a long history of competitive ethics. We are naturally willing to give the greatest cooperation to the competition based on fairness and justice."

Inexplicably, a hot feeling appeared on Julian's face, and he bowed solemnly before leaving.

Naturally, the personal battle continued, but Gallus, who was in charge of the announcement, announced to the audience that the Han people would no longer participate in the personal battle.

This time the audience gave the greatest forgiveness, and they didn't want to see the scene of the Han people killing all directions on the field again, so they had to watch the gladiators desperately trying to survive.

Since the Han people stopped participating, there was less targeting in individual battles. The masters of the gladiators still had deals in private, such as keeping their aces, but the fierce fighting gave the audience the greatest excitement. Cheers continued to echo in the sky.

Hosted by Julian, Augustus and many nobles joined in. Of the 22 rounds of individual battles on the first day, only four rounds were held.

The personal battle was held for six consecutive days before each decided the final winner. In two of the rounds, the Han people stood at the end, and the Han people no longer participated in the personal battle. The remaining [-] individual battle winners will follow Draw lots and then decide the opponent to fight.

It was already evening after the last round of individual battles, and only a few Romans lived at night. Most of them fell asleep early at night due to lack of lighting.

As the host, Julian will inevitably host a banquet after the first stage of the personal battle. He invited the high-level officials of the Han Dynasty envoys and nobles to go to his manor to continue to have fun.

Wang Meng originally wanted to use being tired as an excuse to decline, but Julian said that Helena and many children of the nobles would participate, and Wang Meng should appreciate it.

After the display of the hand crossbow, Wang Meng clearly noticed the change in the attitude of the Romans. He was surprised that the Romans were able to endure the prying. It was able to detect that all the Romans who came into contact with them were obviously or covertly trying to please.

One thing that surprised Wang Meng and others was that Peter's head was sent to the manor in a box.They thought it was done by some Roman nobleman who wanted to kneel and lick (not ruled out that it was Augustus), but subsequent developments showed that it was done by Christianity himself.

At the same time, along with Peter's head was sent a large box full of gold coins, and a letter of apology written by the archbishop himself in extremely humble words.

It was already five days ago. Wang Meng, who was about to decline again, happened to see Helena standing beside a thin old man with a kind face. The old man's clothes must be Christian. There is no doubt that the clergy, judging from the style of clothing and the attitudes of the people around them, clearly have a high position.

Archbishop Dorn met Wang Meng's eyes, showing a kind and loving expression, and saluted Wang Meng from a distance with a smile.

No matter how you look at it, the current Han people will never have a good impression of the supreme Christianity of the "Lord". It's arm wrestling with the emperor, and it belongs to the object that needs to be destroyed.

The so-called "eating the king's salary, taking care of the king's worries, and being loyal to the king" itself is the important task of acting as an angel. Wang Meng does not like Christianity from the bottom of his heart, but he knows clearly and clearly that it is related to the interests of the country When you are in love, don't say it's disgust, even if you want to stab countless knives, you should greet him with a smile on the premise that you can achieve some goals.

Christianity is a huge existence in Rome, and its influence is not even lost to the supreme ruler of Rome, Augustus, and its influence among the people is even higher than that of Augustus.

In the eyes of Wang Meng and others, Rome is in a state where the two powers are running side by side. The imperial power and the divine power maintain a delicate balance. If there is no emotion, there are too many places that can be manipulated.

"The archbishop of Dorn will also participate." Julian is the son of God in Christianity. According to the social relationship of the Romans, he is also the godson of the archbishop of Dorn. The relationship is like that, and the relationship is not important. , strongly persuaded: "The archbishop of Dorn has endured great pressure and made a decision to judge Peter. He has used the identity of the archbishop to apologize in history. With infinite sincerity, Archbishop Dorn hopes to meet with the angel face to face. Clear up some misunderstandings that shouldn't have happened."

Wang Meng made a look of hesitation, and then nodded, but said: "This envoy has never had the opportunity to contact Her Excellency Princess Helena. I hope we can have more conversations this time."

Julian was more motivated than anyone else to choose Helena as his marriage partner. Hearing this, he burst into a heartfelt smile, but then he thought of something and his cheeks twitched. He hesitated and said, "About asking Augustus to marry me." I failed Helena’s request.”

Wang Meng looked at Julian puzzled.

"Augustus himself refused." Julian had more difficult words to say later: "Helena also refused fiercely, and almost killed me with a dagger."

Wang Meng continued to be puzzled. It didn't seem to have anything to do with them.

"I believe that you have your own understanding of Helena's past deeds..." Julian subconsciously looked at Helena who was not far away and stared at him with wide eyes. He moved his body and changed his position to prevent Helena from his The lips could see what was being said, but she forgot that Helena hadn't learned a few words of Chinese even if she could understand lip language: "We don't think it's a big deal, and it seems that your country can't tolerate it."

Wang Meng can only express his feelings at this moment with endless "hehe". He didn't come to Rome for nothing. What adjectives should he use? For the high society in Rome, there are only four words, that is: Your circle is really chaotic!

(End of this chapter)