Mulu City is located in the center of an oasis, but the surrounding area is surrounded by desert for dozens of miles, but in this desert, there are many large and small oases, almost every oasis is a Persian village. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Hua'an and his 180,000-strong army marched all the way in the desert and encountered several oases, but they did not stop at all, in order to encounter the Roman army earlier, and test the combat effectiveness of the Roman army, so as to provide a basis for the final victory over the Roman army.

The desert march is very hard, the Jin army has naturally been used to it, and the Persian army is naturally not a problem, but the Tianzhu soldiers feel very painful, the dryness and heat torture him, making them extremely painful, after all, there is no desert within a radius of hundreds of miles around Tianzhu Hua's City, and the battles between Tianzhu and the barbarians are almost all carried out in the rainforest, and there are few opportunities to fight in the desert, but fortunately, all the Tianzhu soldiers are equipped with camels as a means of transportation, otherwise, They had long been stuck in place and refused to move on, on the way to Mulu City, these Tianzhu soldiers and horses have not been less rubbing, if it were not for the force of the Jin army, they would not have arrived in Mulu City so quickly.

"Your Majesty, the army has been marching for five hours in a row, and there is an oasis in front of it, so why don't you stop and rest!" A Jin army general suggested.

Hua An looked up at the oasis in front of him, nodded and said, "Order the whole army, stop and rest." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministry general accepted the order and immediately conveyed it.

The 180,000-strong army then stopped at an oasis not far ahead, where the soldiers dismounted and rested, while the horses and camels drank by the stream.

Hua'an stood on a mound and saw more than a dozen dilapidated houses not far away, but he couldn't see a single Persian people, maybe he knew that the Roman army had come to kill and fled in advance, maybe he saw the main force of the Jin army arrive, and he was afraid of the Jin army and fled, in short, all the people of the oasis fled, and there was no one left.

Hua An led several generals towards the house and entered the courtyard of a house.

"The environment here is good, the people are living comfortably, but the war has completely changed everything, and if it weren't for the war, these people wouldn't have fled their homes." Hua An looked at the vegetable garden in the courtyard and said with emotion.

"Your Majesty, it was the attack of the Roman army that changed all this, as long as the main Roman army was defeated, the people here would return to their hometowns, and in the future, under the rule of the Great Jin, the people of Persia would definitely get better and better." Wang San Zhengse said.

"Yes! The Persian people will soon live better and better, look at the life of the people in Luoyang City over the years, you will know what the life of the Persian people will become under the governance of the Great Jin. Song Cheng also said happily.

Hua An smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "That's right, as long as my Great Jin completely controls Persia and makes the Persian people obey the Great Jin, the life of the Persian people will be better and better, however, this king originally planned to occupy Tocharian and the Transoxiana region and return, but now, not only occupy Tianzhu and subdue Persia, but also have to fight against the main Roman army, which is really interesting!" This king can't hide if he wants to, this is the plan that can never catch up with the change! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, since there is no way to hide, let us defeat the Roman army and take the Roman Empire together, and the Great Jin has enough strength to take the whole world. Song Cheng said excitedly.

"Haha! It seems that Song Dadu Hu is becoming more and more courageous, this king is not wrong, and it is absolutely impossible to hand over the Anxi Du Protectorate to Song Daduhu. Hua An said praisefully.

"The king praised it falsely, and Song Cheng didn't dare to be ashamed." Song Cheng said modestly.

Hua An thought for a moment, looked at several generals, and said: "This king has been thinking about where the Anxi Protectorate should be built, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, Shule Town is a good place, why don't you build the seat of the Anxi Protectorate in Shule Town!" A Jin army general said.

"Shule Town." Hua An frowned, shook his head and said: "It's not good, most of Anxi's land and subordinate governor's mansions are in the west of the Green Ridge, how can you establish the Metropolitan Protectorate in Shule Town east of the Green Ridge?" This is inappropriate. ”

"Your Majesty, the rich building of Gandhara is good, and there is enough wealth there to support the daily expenses of the Tianzhu Protectorate." A Jin army general said.

Hua An shook his head again and objected: "It's not good, Gandhara is too southern, which is not conducive to controlling the whole of Anxi. ”

"Your Majesty, when the Roman army is defeated and the Great Jin Dynasty recovers Taixiphon, it is better to use Taixi Fengcheng as the seat of the Anxi Protectorate, so that it can deter Rome in the west and reflect the determination of my Great Jin to run the west." A Jin army general said.

"Your Majesty, it is better to directly attack the Roman capital Constantinople and use Constantinople as the seat of the Great Jin Anxi Protectorate." Song Cheng said heroically.

When Hua An heard this, he laughed and said: "Your ambition is getting bigger and bigger, and you are all more than this king, haha!" ”

"The king thinks that it is more appropriate to use it as the seat of the Anxi Protectorate." Wang San asked softly.

Hua An thought for a moment, and said: "There is no most appropriate position, this has to be judged according to the situation, the administrative office of the Anxi Protectorate can not be too close to the front of the threat of the enemy, and at the same time, it cannot be too far back, the scale of this is difficult to grasp, and the king is also very hesitant, but the king still feels that he should choose a position with better living conditions." ”

"The land in the river, your majesty, the land in the river is a large oasis, and it is more appropriate to establish the seat of the Anxi Protectorate in the land in the river." Wang San hurriedly said.

Hua An nodded lightly, and said: "That's right, this king's initial plan is to set the seat of the Anxi Protectorate in the middle of the river, but there are hundreds of cities in the middle of the river, and we must find the most suitable city." ”

"The city of Savi is located in the core of the land in the river, and it is not too far from Mulu City, isn't it an ideal place for the Anxi Protectorate?" Wang San opened his mouth and said.

Hua An nodded and said: "Yes, the city of Savi is a very good city, it is better to build the Anxi Protectorate in Savi!" ”

When the generals of the Jin Army heard this, they all nodded in approval.

The city of Savi is the Samarkand of later generations, the second largest city in a country in the west, this city is located between the water of medicine and the water of the Wuhu, the city is built close to the water of Nami, the geographical location is very superior, it is a very livable city, the seat of the Anxi Protectorate is located in Savi, it is a very good choice, at least from the current situation, the Savi built in the hinterland of the river is the most suitable.

At the same time, the city of Savi is also the hub city of the Silk Road, starting from Savi, to the west, you can reach Persia and Rome, to the south you can reach Tocharian and Tianzhu, to the north you can contact the nomads in the north, the geographical advantage is still obvious.

The main force of the Jin army rested in the desert oasis, while at the same time, the Roman army of 150,000 was still marching, and the hot weather was already very uncomfortable, and it was even more uncomfortable to march in the desert in such weather.

Roman soldiers walked on foot in the blazing desert, covered in sweat, many Roman soldiers who could not stand the scorching sun, put the shield in their hands on the top of their heads, in order to block the scorching sun, but the shield can only block the direct scorching sun, but can not block the heat of the desert under their feet, which makes the Roman soldiers very helpless, and have the idea of returning to the country.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the soldiers are very tired, stop and rest!" The Roman general Orleans opened his mouth to suggest.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II, looking up at the scorching sun, nodded, "Okay! General Orleans, tell the soldiers to stop and rest immediately. ”

"The whole army stopped advancing and immediately rested." Orleans gave a loud order and told his men to stop and recuperate.

When the order was given to halt the advance, all the Roman soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and stopped to rest, although they were in the desert, and even if they stopped, they would have to endure the scorching sun, but after stopping they could save their strength and wait for the night to come, and as soon as the sun set, the temperature in the desert would drop rapidly, thus facilitating the march.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, from Ctesiphon to the east, all the way is desert, I really don't understand why the Persians living in the desert can be so powerful." A Roman minister said in disbelief.

"Yes! Your Majesty the Emperor, compared to our Roman Empire, Persia is completely a land abandoned by God, and it is all boiling sand, which is really terrible. Another Roman minister said dissatisfiedly.

Obviously, in their eyes, the land of Persia cannot be compared with the Roman Empire, which is a holy land suitable for human existence, while Persia is a wasteland full of sand, at least, in the eyes of their ministers.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II, waving his hand slightly, said: "Persia naturally cannot be compared with my Holy Roman Empire, but this sandy land that is disgusted by God is also full of oases, these oases are enough to nourish a million people, and it is these oases that we want to capture. ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, our army's large-scale expedition is getting farther and farther away from the rear, so that the logistical pressure on our army will be very great, and if we can't quickly defeat the Jin army, we may run out of food." One of the courtiers said worriedly.

"Oh, is it? Does it take a long time to defeat the main force of the Jin army? Constantius II said confidently.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it may only take a few days for our army to defeat the main force of the Jin army, and in a month at most, we can return to Constantinople to enjoy our blessings." General Orleans said happily.

"That's right, let's defeat the Jin army as soon as possible and return to Constantinople as soon as possible." Constantius II said excitedly.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Roman monarchs, the Jin army from the east would not be their opponent, after all, they had just defeated the invincible Shapur II and slaughtered Ctesiphon, and then they were going to defeat the Jin army in one fell swoop with victory and drive the Jin army back to the far east, so that the entire Persian Empire would be theirs.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the scout has just returned with important news." Barbatio ran to Constantius II's side and said.

"General Barbatio, if you have any important news, please tell me quickly!" Constantius II asked with a relaxed expression.

The Roman general Barbatio took a breath and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, the scouts have just sent back the news that the 180,000 troops of the Jin army are resting in an oasis less than thirty miles to the east, and it is estimated that they will soon be killed against our army. ”

"Thirty miles, it seems that the Jin army is planning to take the initiative to attack, but it is quite confident!" Constantius II said disdainfully.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it seems that our army will soon be able to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin army." The Roman courtiers said expectantly.

Constantius II nodded, and Zhengse ordered: "All legions immediately set off to prepare for a decisive battle with the Jin army. ”

The orders were passed down in turn, and after receiving the orders, the Roman legions set out in turn in the direction of the oasis where the Jin army was located.

In the direction of the oasis where the Jin army stopped, the scouts under Hua'an also returned and told Hua'an where the main Roman army was.

"Your Majesty, the Roman army is not far from our army, and our army must be ready for battle at once." Wang San Zhengse said.

Hua An nodded and said: "Immediately send the order, all the armies stop resting, gather their troops and march westward, ready to meet the Roman army." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The generals of the Jin army responded and immediately began to carry out military orders.

Soon, the Jin army left the oasis and rushed due west, preparing to fight the Roman legions head-on.

Two large armies marched against each other on Persian soil, and soon came together.

"Your Majesty, the Roman legions are ahead, and they are less than three miles away from our army." The general looked at Hua'an and said loudly.

Hua An nodded and ordered: "The whole army immediately lined up and prepared to meet the enemy. ”

"Array to meet the enemy, and the whole army to meet the enemy." The subordinate general conveyed Hua'an's order.

Hearing the order, the soldiers of the Jin army immediately began to set up a formation, among them, the newly formed 110,000 auxiliary army was naturally deployed in the front and the left and right flanks, and the main force of the Jin army was deployed in the position of the Chinese army, as the core force of this army, after all, only by stabilizing the Chinese army can the victory of the battle be guaranteed.

And the reason why Hua'an let the newly formed troops be the vanguard is naturally to let these auxiliary armies be cannon fodder in the front, so that the loss of the main force of the Jin army will naturally be very small, as for the auxiliary army will suffer heavy losses, Hua'an has never been worried, because Persia and Tianzhu have enough population, and after the loss, they can be quickly replenished.

The Roman army on the opposite side, after discovering the Jin army, naturally began to line up and was ready to fight.

At this time, the armies of both sides can be described as sabre-rattling, and even the air seems to be frozen, and a bloody battle is inevitable. (To be continued.) )