Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Not only Zhao Qian, but Wang Jian was very happy. The pistol in his hand exploded like a cannonball, and every enemy who approached was put to the minimum.

The Roman soldiers who rushed in after just a few minutes suffered heavy casualties, and then the nobles of Carthage also came to their senses, drew their swords one after another, and once again launched a counterattack.

With the help of Zhao Qian and others, after another 5 minutes, all the Roman soldiers were wiped out.

Hamilka stood in front of Zhao Qian, his hands were still dripping with blood, and the smile on his face looked rather bleak.

"We've driven all these Romans back, but there are still at least several thousand Roman soldiers in the city."

Obviously, for Carthage, this war should cause serious havoc to the city.

Zhao Qian patted the protagonist's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, all the Romans in this city will be wiped out soon."

At this moment, the sound of musket firing like fried beans suddenly came from outside.

After hearing these voices, it became very obvious that the 5000 musketeers of the Han Kingdom had already taken action and were launching a fierce attack on the Romans.

It is an undoubted fact that in this era, no army can compete with musketeers head-on.

After another 15 minutes or so, a large number of Musketeers poured into the banquet scene. After seeing that Zhao Qian and Wang Jian were safe and sound, these Musketeers were naturally relieved.

Zhao Qian issued an order with a smile: "Scatter for me in teams of 100 people, patrol the city well, kill all the Roman soldiers who dare to resist, and kill those who are willing to surrender." They're captured."

With Zhao Qian's order, the end of the war was actually doomed. A little later that day, all the Roman soldiers were killed or captured.

The common people in the city of Carthage quietly watched the Roman soldiers in front of them dejectedly passing by under the escort of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and their hearts suddenly had great fluctuations.

You must know that not long ago, these Roman soldiers defeated the Carthaginian army brazenly and domineeringly in this city.

But now, these Carthaginian soldiers have all become the souls and captives of the musketeers of the Han Dynasty, and the huge gap between the two sides can be said to be obvious.

The banquet was held again.

This time the banquet was even more grand than the one during the day.

Zhao Qian was elected by everyone to sit at the top, and every Carthage elder came back respectfully and toasted Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian chuckled and asked these Carthage elders a very serious question.

"Does anyone still think that the covenant between our Great Han Kingdom and Carthage is very arbitrary?"

Faced with this question, all the elders of Carthage also answered decisively and resolutely.

"Carthage will always be a good friend of the Han Kingdom. Please don't question this, Your Highness!"

Chapter 1308 The Anger of the Romans

After realizing the failure of the Romans in the city, it does not mean that every Roman was wiped out. In fact, there were still another part of the Romans who were able to escape from the city.

These Romans were none other than the boatmen and a small army left behind at the docks.

When they fled in embarrassment, Carthage's main attention was still in the city, so they didn't pursue them.

When the Carthaginians really came back to their senses, these ships had already left the city of Carthage and returned to the sea. Considering that naval battles may not have a chance of winning, Carthage did not go there at this time. Pursue, but let these Roman ships go.

After these Roman ships left, they took the news back to Rome as a matter of course.

When the Senate in Rome heard the news, they were immediately furious.

"Are these Carthaginians crazy?

They had just failed, and they turned around and started colluding with the Han Dynasty, wanting to continue to fight against Rome. "

"It seems that we shouldn't be so merciful to the Carthaginians. It's too comfortable for them to pay compensation. We should just kill them all and destroy the country directly."

"And this so-called Great Han Kingdom, what is that?

We have to make this Han Dynasty pay the price and let them know that Carthage is our Roman sphere of influence. "

The elders of Rome expressed their opinions impatiently.

These elders are really very angry, because according to the original agreement with Carthage, the Romans will receive huge war reparations, but they need to be paid over many years.

But now this agreement has just begun, and it has been torn up by the Carthaginians, which will cause Rome to lose a large amount of war reparations.

How can it be possible not to be angry when all the money in hand is gone?

A senior-looking senior in a white robe stood up, walked to the rostrum, and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

The old man still had a very sad expression on his face, because his son had just died in the city of Carthage.

After everyone quieted down, the elder spoke.

"My son is the heroic Scipio. He fought for our Rome and wanted to stop the covenant between Carthage and the Great Han, but was assassinated in the city of Carthage by the despicable Carthage and the Great Han. among.

If the mighty Roman Republic does not respond to this, no one in the entire Mediterranean will obey our orders.

We must organize a powerful fleet to conquer Carthage with an invincible army, sweep away their cities, plunder their children and wealth, and let everyone know how stupid it is to anger Rome decision! "

As an elder, he immediately got the approval of the other elders present.

But at this time, another veteran stood on the rostrum and expressed his doubts.

"Dear elders, I completely agree that we should indeed respond, but we must also consider some realities. First and foremost, we have been at war with the Carthaginians for several years. Our treasury Already empty, our troops desperately need rest.

As for the Great Han Kingdom, I have also heard about it. They came from the east and defeated Seleucid Ptolemy and Antigonus, three very powerful countries. At this time, we are against them. Is it a necessary thing?

Maybe we should send some envoys to understand the situation first, and then make a decision. If they are willing to compensate us for the loss, maybe we can't accept it. When our army becomes stronger again in the future, we have enough rest time It would be a safer choice to launch a war to bring this hatred back. "

The veteran's words are actually quite pertinent, so many people agree.

Rome is a country that adopts a republic system. In this country with a republic system, it is the Senate, which is the parliament of the Western world, who can really make decisions.

The parliament actually has an obvious shortcoming, that is, everyone will have different opinions according to their own interests, so when the real thing happens, they will always quarrel.

Sure enough, it quickly surrounded whether or not to send troops, and an extremely fierce quarrel broke out between the main combat faction and the main peace faction in the Senate.

"You cowardly fellows, are you trying to disgrace Rome all over the world?

We must send troops and respond. This is not only about money, but also about the majesty of Rome as a country. "

"You reckless guys, the country can't survive just by shouting and killing. Now our finances are so tight, our food is so short, and our fleet lacks enough sailors. What do you want us to take? To attack Carthage?

What's more, Carthage now has another powerful Han country as a helper, you are simply sending yourself to death. "

After a long quarrel, the main combat faction gradually gained the upper hand.

The reason is actually very simple, because the Romans worked so hard to win the benefits in the first Punic War. If the second war is not launched, then all of them will really be lost.

The city of Rome quickly issued an order, and the entire territory of the Roman Republic began to mobilize warships and troops. They will use the fastest speed to assemble mighty and mighty, and set off to fight for the distant city of Carthage. I want to return the shame this time intact.

The actions of the Romans were very fast. After only one month, more than 1000 ships, carrying at least 5 elite Roman troops, set off in a mighty way, starting from Sicily across the Mediterranean Sea, heading towards Carthage in the south city ​​attack.

To the surprise of the Romans, the entire voyage went very smoothly. Although the Carthaginians had ships that detected the attack of the Roman army, these ships quickly evacuated without any entanglement.

This scene fell into the ears of the commander of the Roman army, and of course he was overjoyed, and made a very clear judgment.

"The Han people and these Carthaginians must be scared. This time we must teach them a lesson and let them know that our Romans are not only powerful in fighting on the sea, but also can crush them on land. of!"

The Roman army was full of confidence and rushed to the city of Carthage!As far as this war is concerned, the Romans are absolutely confident.

After all, not long ago, they had just defeated Carthage's army, and Carthage had to sign a very shameful treaty of land cession and indemnity.

This time they felt that what they had to face was only the army of the Han Dynasty, and the army of Carthage was almost negligible.

Moreover, the army of the Great Han Kingdom came from afar, and there was a natural unacceptable situation geographically. The Romans were just the opposite.

During this war, the Roman general Sempronia even announced optimistically when he set off that the end of the war would be within three months.

So the Romans didn't know it. In fact, the Carthaginians had already made preparations and waited quietly for their arrival.

In the city of Carthage, Wang Jian and his 5000 Musketeers had already been waiting impatiently.

Wang Jian couldn't help but start complaining: "These Romans aren't really scared, are they?

If they really don't come, when will we wait, Your Highness? "

Zhao Qian: "..." Zhao Qian was also a little speechless at this time. He was not sure whether the Romans would come, so he turned his attention to Hamilcar.

Hamilcar said with certainty: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the Romans are also a very proud country, and they will definitely come."

While several people were talking, a messenger hurried in and said a few words to Hamilka.

Hamilcar immediately beamed with joy, and smiled at Zhao Qian: "Your Highness, the Roman fleet has appeared at sea, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"

Hamilcar is really happy, why?

Because Hamilcar has absolute confidence in the Musketeers of the Han Kingdom, knowing that the Han Kingdom will undoubtedly win, he certainly hopes that the Roman army will arrive immediately, and then be crushed by the Musketeers.

Conversely, if the army of the Han Dynasty left because they waited too long, and the Roman army did not arrive at that time, it would really only be a big tragedy for Carthage.

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Can you know how many people are in the Roman army?"

Hamilcar asked the messenger, and then his face suddenly became serious: "According to the number of ships of the Romans, I am afraid that their army this time is about 10 people!"

10 people may not be a big deal to the Han Kingdom, but the problem is that the Han Kingdom currently has only [-] Musketeers stationed in the city of Carthage.

Zhao Qian couldn't calm down after hearing this number, and couldn't help but glance at Wang Jian.

Wang Jian chuckled and said, "10 people?

Not much, not much.

If it is 100 million people, it may be a little troublesome. "

Zhao Qian: "..." At this moment, Zhao Qian was also a little speechless. That is an army of 10 people. Why don't you take it to heart?

But on the surface, Zhao Qian naturally showed a confident attitude, and said to Hamilka: "Old Ha, you also heard that General Wang Jian is one of the best generals in our Han Kingdom. Having said that, then there is absolutely no problem."

Only then did Hamilcar let out a sigh of relief, and said to Wang Jian, "Then this time, the survival of Carthage will be entrusted to General Wang Jian."

Hamilcar is really not talking about polite words. You must know that Carthage was really abolished by Rome in the first Punic War that just ended. The treasury has no money and no soldiers. Sign such a humiliating and humiliating land cession and indemnity treaty.

Now that the Romans have killed them again in such a short period of time, the Carthaginians really have no power to resist and can only rely on the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty.

Wang Jian waved his hand and said, "You can go at ease, when the Romans land, they will die in battle.

By the way, let your navy make sure not to stop the Romans from landing, otherwise, if there is no way to wipe them out at that time, then don't blame this general. "

Hamilcar's eyes widened: "..." Good guy, it's nothing more than five thousand versus one hundred thousand, but you still want to wipe out the Roman army?

If he didn't know that the Han Kingdom is really a very powerful country, Hamilcar would definitely think that General Wang Jian is a 100% bragging!Hamilcar left with some worries, and then returned to the Council of Elders in Carthage.

The elders of Carthage were naturally very nervous, asking one after another: "How is it?"

"The army of the Han Kingdom will not retreat suddenly, will it?"

"Can you beat it?"

Hamilcar raised his spirits and said seriously: "Don't worry, elders, don't you have enough understanding of the elite level of the Han army?

There will be absolutely no problems this time, the Romans will be completely defeated after landing, and the time for us Carthaginians to wash away their shame is coming soon! "

In this way, in a tense mood, the Carthaginians ushered in their old opponent, the army of the Romans.

Of course, the Romans couldn't be so stupid as to sail directly to the city of Carthage, but chose to land on a beach about twenty miles outside the city.

But this also created a situation, that is, the Romans landed when the tide was high. After the tide ebbed, most of their ships were stranded on the beach, and they had to wait until the next high tide to start again.

As the chief general of the Roman army, Sempronia didn't think there would be any problems. He sent envoys to Carthage as soon as he landed.

The messenger raised two fists, imitating the weights at both ends of the balance, and said loudly: "War or peace, Carthaginians, choose your choice! If you hand over the murderer, you will cede more land and pay more gold." , you can have peace.

Otherwise, General Sempronia's [-] Roman troops will flatten the city before sunset tomorrow! "

The elders of Carthage, who had nowhere to retreat, looked at each other and nodded towards Hamilcar.

Under the gaze of everyone, Hamilcar walked up to the Roman envoy, hammered his shoulder heavily, then drew out the long sword at his waist, and cut his palm.

Blood flowed out and fell to the ground, Hamilcar said coldly: "Go and tell Sempronia that the honor of the Carthaginians is undefiled, let the Roman army come, we choose war!"

Chapter 1309 The Romans Are Just So Much

Having said so much, the Roman envoy naturally left.

When leaving, the Roman envoy also dropped a sentence: "When the city of Carthage is in ruins, I hope you can still remember today's arrogant words!"

The faces of the Carthaginians looked quite tough, but they were still quite uneasy in their hearts. They turned their attention to Hamilcar and Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian turned his attention to Wang Jian: "General Wang Jian, it's time for you to show off."

Wang Jian nodded slightly, and glanced at Hamilcar: "How many troops do you have in Carthage?"

Hamilcar's face turned red, but he still said, "We still have more than 2 people in Carthage."