Julian frowned and pondered for a moment, looked at his henchman Baiobades, and said seriously: "Constantinople is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if we have an absolute advantage now, it is difficult to easily break through the city, I am afraid that there will be a lot of losses, it is better to outwit it." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Outwitted, did Caesar have any good ideas?" Bainobades asked softly.

Julian's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, shook his head, and said: "Borrowing the road, we can enter the city in the name of borrowing the road, and control Constantinople in one fell swoop, so that Constantinople is ours." ”

"Borrowing the road, will this work? I'm afraid that the generals defending the city will not agree. Bainobardes frowned.

Julian smiled, looked at Baiobades, and said lightly: "Usually it may not be, but now that the Emperor has lost the battle, don't you think His Majesty the Emperor needs our support army the most?" As long as we ask for a way to borrow on the grounds of reinforcing His Majesty the Emperor, even if the generals dare not agree, they will immediately ask the Emperor for instructions, and the Emperor urgently needs our men and horses to reinforce Ctesiphon, so he will definitely agree, won't he? ”

"Brilliant plan, brilliant plan, Caesar is so powerful, so that we can easily take Constantinople without losing many soldiers and horses." Bainobades said happily.

Julian looked at one of the guards and ordered, "Enter the city at once and tell the generals defending the city that we are going to Ctesiphon by way to reinforce His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Yes, Caesar." The Guards received the order and immediately went to carry it out.

Constantinople holds the most important strait in Eurasia, is a strategically important city, if Julian's troops really reinforce Ctesiphon, Constantinople is a must pass, only through Constantinople, they can reach the Asian part from the most important strait in Eurasia, and reinforce Ctesiphon, and at this moment, the Roman Emperor Constantius II does need a strong reinforcements, so, Julian's request is completely reasonable, as long as Constantius II does not think that Julian will rebel, I will definitely agree to his request.

In Constantinople, the remaining general Severus was hesitant, and as soon as he received the news that Emperor Constantius II had been defeated and fled, Julian asked to go to Ctesiphon to reinforce Emperor Constantius II, which made him very embarrassed.

According to the consistent requirements of the Roman Emperor Constantius II, the capital city cannot be allowed to enter any troops at will, unless there is permission from Constantius II, but now the emperor has been defeated by the Jin army, the situation is very bad, the front line is in great need of reinforcements, Julian's soldiers and horses go to the front, can play a role in sending charcoal in the snow, but he himself is very uneasy about Julian, after all, long before the defeat of Emperor Constantius II, Julian's soldiers and horses have already advanced to Constantinople, Severus was very uneasy about Julian's attempt, could it be that Julian had already guessed that Constantius II would be defeated, so he had gathered troops and horses early to prepare reinforcements, or Julian had other intentions.

"General, His Majesty the Emperor did not let Julian lead reinforcements, but Julian volunteered to come, which is very strange, I think Julian has bad intentions." A ministry general said.

"General, His Majesty the Emperor has killed many people in the Julian family, which is very likely to make Julian hold a grudge and take revenge, so we can't agree to let them enter the city." Another general said.

Severus nodded and said softly: "What you said is very reasonable, but His Majesty the Emperor is in a very difficult situation now, if there is no reinforcement from Julian's soldiers and horses, it is impossible to defeat the Jin army and turn the tide of the battle, what can I do?" ”

"General, it is better to ask His Majesty the Emperor for instructions, we have no right to let Julian's soldiers and horses enter Constantinople." A subordinate general said calmly.

Severus nodded approvingly, looked at one of his own soldiers, and ordered: "Go to Ctesiphon immediately and tell His Majesty the Emperor about the situation." ”

"Yes, General." The soldiers accepted the order and immediately left Constantinople and ran in the direction of Ctesiphon.

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In the direction of Mulu City, the cavalry of the Jin army under the command of Hua'an besieged the Spartan hoplite army for two whole days, and left them without any supplies.

The scorching sun scorched them, making them more and more prostration, while the surrounding Jin cavalry were all in good spirits, and even gulped water in front of them, which made these Spartan soldiers even more miserable.

The Roman general Barbatio licked his chapped lips, looked at several Spartan generals, and said softly: "It seems that we are all going to die of thirst in this desert, and I can't stand the warriors." ”

"General, it's not your fault, we don't blame you." Several Spartan generals said.

"Uh......" At this moment, several Spartan soldiers fell weakly, apparently dying because they couldn't stand the scorching sun.

"General, he's a wounded soldier, there's no food and water, he can't hold back." A Spartan general looked at Barbatio and said helplessly.

Barbatio laughed miserably and said softly, "What about the wounded, in a few days, all of us will not be able to stand it, and we will all die of thirst in the desert." ”

"General, we have a lot of warriors who are children, and they haven't touched a woman yet. It's too unjust to die in the desert like this. A Spartan general whispered.

"General, we can't just die of thirst, we have to find a way." Another Spartan general said.

Obviously, no one wants to die of thirst in the desert, and they feel that such a wretched death is really not worth it.

Barbatio hesitated for a long time, looked at several Spartan generals, and said, "In order to preserve the blood of the Spartans, let's surrender!" ”

When several Spartan generals heard this, they all looked at Barbatio in surprise, as if they didn't know each other.

"General, we are Spartans, how can we surrender? Even if we die in battle, we can't surrender! A Spartan general said at the top of his voice.

Obviously, the extreme thirst had made it impossible for him to speak loudly.

"General, the Spartans will never surrender, we cannot discredit our ancestors." Another Spartan general said.

"General, we can't surrender, we can't surrender."

Obviously, all the Spartan generals were unwilling to surrender on their knees in order to avoid dishonoring their ancestors.

Barbatio shook his head and said seriously: "Generals, you are wrong, the Spartans have surrendered a long time ago, have you forgotten that you are Greek Spartans?" Why are you loyal to the Roman Empire now, and why do you have to hold on to it when the ancestors of the Spartans could surrender to the Roman Empire? Surrendering now can still save the lives of the soldiers, and there will be no chance if it is too late, and the soldiers will die more and more. ”

Obviously, in order to allow the 20,000 Spartan soldiers to live, Barbatio said the last thing he wanted to say against his will, he didn't want to betray the Roman Empire, but the situation in front of him was already very dangerous, if they didn't surrender to the Jin army, they would all die of worthless thirst in the desert.

"General, I want water." A young Spartan soldier fell to the ground and whispered a request.

When Barbatio and the Spartan generals heard this, they were all very uncomfortable, and they couldn't bear to watch these young lives die one by one, but they were helpless.

In the past two days, they have also tried hard and thought about breaking through and escaping, but the Jin army has bitten them to the death, so that they cannot evacuate calmly, and if they are arranged in a tortoiseshell formation and slowly evacuate, the speed will not be separated from the desert for a year, and it will naturally be even more unworkable.

"If you don't want to surrender, put your hands up." Barbatio spoke.

All the Spartan generals did not move, and naturally they did not want to surrender, but the current situation was very dangerous, and if they did not surrender, they would die of thirst in the desert, and this was obviously not the situation they wanted to see.

Barbatio nodded and said softly, "Okay, very good, since you all have no opinion, then let's surrender." ”

"Alright! General, in order for the soldiers to survive, we surrender. A Spartan general said reluctantly.

Soon, a white flag waved among the Spartan legions, and the surrounding Jin generals immediately saw this scene and reported the situation to Hua'an.

"Your Majesty, the Spartan Legion has raised the white flag and surrendered." A Jin army general reported to Hua'an.

Hua An was overjoyed when he heard this, looked at the generals, and said happily: "The Spartan army has finally surrendered, it seems that they are still soft!" Ha ha! ”

"Your Majesty, for two days and two nights in a row, without a drop of water, and in the desert under the scorching sun, is it strange that they do not surrender?" A subordinate general said happily.

"At this moment, these Spartan soldiers are already very weak, even if they refuse to surrender, as long as our iron cavalry launches a surprise attack, they will immediately collapse." Another Jin army general said.

Hua An smiled, looked at a general, and said: "Pass the order, let the soldiers in front accept the surrender of the Spartan soldiers, let these Spartan soldiers lay down their weapons, take off their armor and go to the prisoner camp, by the way, prepare enough drinking water for them, let them drink enough at one time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The general received the order and immediately went to carry it out.

Subsequently, under the supervision of the Jin soldiers, all the Spartan soldiers laid down their weapons and unloaded their armor, and walked on foot to the prisoner camp outside Mulu City.

In order to accommodate these Spartan surrendered soldiers and horses, the Jin army allocated a sufficient number of tents and food from the city to meet the daily needs of the Spartan soldiers, and at the same time, in order to prevent the well-fed and well-fed Spartan soldiers from making trouble, the Jin army allocated 3,000 soldiers and horses to take care of these surrendered Spartan soldiers.

The Spartan soldiers helped each other into the prisoner camp, and immediately rushed to the large water tank containing water, and began to drink water frantically, for two days and two nights in a row, they could finally drink sweet water, and after drinking enough, they all lay on the ground happily, relaxing their bodies.

They surrendered, and as Spartans, they surrendered to the Jin army, which was a shame for all of them, but in order to save their lives, they had to surrender, or they would have to die of thirst in the desert.

"Your Majesty, the Spartan legion has surrendered, what should we do next, whether to attack Ctesiphon immediately." Wang San asked softly.

Hua An shook his head lightly, and said, "Don't be so urgent, let's watch the fire from the other side first!" ”

"Watching the fire from the other side, what does the king mean?" Wang San asked puzzled.

Hua An smiled and said softly: "According to the detailed report, Julian Caesar in the west of Rome has personally led an army of 100,000 troops to the vicinity of Constantinople. ”

"Your Majesty, Julian, Caesar of the western part of Rome, came with an army of 100,000 men, and did not he reinforce Constantius II? If we let them join forces together, it will not be in our favor. Wang San said in surprise.

Hua An hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You are wrong, Julian is not here to reinforce Constantius II, he is here to compete with Constantius II for the throne, now, Julian is still Caesar, the vice emperor of the Roman Empire, and Constantius II is the emperor." ”

"Julian came to fight Constantius II for the throne? How can the king be so sure? Wang San asked in surprise.

Hua An smiled and said softly: "It seems that you still read too little, Sun Tzu has a saying in the Art of War, it is called knowing oneself and knowing the other side to win all battles, and fighting with the enemy must first understand the enemy enough before he can do it, and in order to understand the Roman Empire, this king has already sent dozens of fine workers to go deep into the hinterland of Rome, and have a detailed understanding of the various situations of the Roman Empire, so he naturally understands what kind of person Julian is." ”

"Oh, I see, so that there will soon be a bloody battle between Julian and Constantius II, and we will reap the benefits of the fisherman." Wang San said happily.

Hua An nodded and said: "That's right, what we have to do now is to let these surrendered Roman troops join our army as soon as possible, let them become the soldiers and horses of my Great Jin, and train the auxiliary army well." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last will understand." Wang San replied.

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In the direction of the city of Ctesifeng, the Roman Emperor Constantius II was very depressed, this time the eastward crusade, he originally had great care, thinking that he could rely on more than 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command, the Persian Empire was completely annexed, but suffered unimaginable losses, more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, now only 60,000, and almost all cavalry, the main infantry and the most elite Spartan army were all annihilated by the Jin army, which was an extremely serious loss for the entire Roman Empire. (To be continued.) )