After receiving the order, Paus immediately led a group of his men to the city to recruit young and middle-aged people, and warned these people that after the Roman legions invaded Ctesiphon, they would slaughter Ctesiphon, and all the people in the city would not be spared, so in order to avoid the fate of slaughtering themselves and their families, all the young and middle-aged people in the city enthusiastically signed up and were willing to help Ctesiphon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ctesiphon is the capital of the Persian Empire, with a population of more than 100,000, so there are 350,000 young and middle-aged men, and women and children can also be responsible for transporting various materials to defend the city.

And at the critical juncture when the Persian minister Paus actively mobilized the people in the city to participate in the defense of the city, the Roman Empire was also carrying out the final mobilization to break Ctesiphon.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II personally summoned several generals of the most elite Spartan legion and asked them to attack immediately to capture Ctesiphon and win glory for the Roman legion.

The Spartan Legion was known as the most elite army of hoplites in Rome, not only good at field combat, but also very good at siege and defense, it was an all-round army, trusted by the Roman Emperor Constantius II, and all of them were regarded as the emperor's guard.

A Spartan army of 6,000 people, five Spartan legions with a total of 30,000 troops, is a formidable force, the Roman Emperor Constantius II, usually reluctant to use this team, but now has been under the city of Ctesiphon for several months, the main army under his command and the defending Persian army are all suffering heavy casualties, in this case, let the Spartan army attack, undoubtedly can play a devastating role, and in one fell swoop to break Ctesiphon.

Constantius II, looking at several Spartan generals, said with a straight face: "Spartans, now is the time for you to serve the empire, kill Ctesiphon, destroy Shapur II, victory must belong to the Roman Empire, are you ready?" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, rest assured, our Spartan legion will definitely be able to break Ctesiphon." A Spartan general said confidently.

"Your Majesty the Emperor can rest assured that the Spartans never defeat battles, and the little Ctesiphon will not be able to stop the attack of our Spartan army, and the city will be broken tomorrow." Another Spartan general said excitedly.

Obviously, in the minds of these conceited Spartan generals, the Persian capital of Ctesiphon at this time was completely a crumbling city, and as long as they launched an attack immediately, Ctesiphon could be captured immediately.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II, very satisfied with the statement of the Spartan generals, paused, and ordered: "Spartans, you are the best, go back and prepare immediately!" Attack early tomorrow morning, and I'll watch you attack for myself, and don't let me down. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Spartan generals answered the order and immediately went to prepare.

After these Spartan generals returned to the camp, they immediately began to prepare for battle, and the news that the Spartan army was about to join the siege operation soon spread throughout the Roman camp, and all the Roman soldiers heard that the emperor's royal army, the most elite Spartan army was about to join the siege ranks, and they were all extremely excited, after all, this made them see the dawn of imminent victory.

The Spartan legions were preparing for battle, and they were soon detected by a servant sent by King Shapur II of Persia, who immediately sent this extremely important news back to Ctesiphon.

"Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the news has just been sent back from the fine work, and the Roman emperor has officially issued an order for the 30,000 Spartan legions to prepare for battle immediately and participate in the siege early tomorrow morning." The minister Paus was immediately reported, and ran to the palace to inform Shapur II of this important matter.

When Shapur II heard this, he couldn't help but tremble, the most elite immortal army under his command had already been put into battle, and lost most of it, and the Pratt legion also lost more than half, while the most elite Spartan legion of the Roman Empire has not seen the battle, and there is no loss of combat effectiveness, if it suddenly enters the battle, it will inevitably increase the great pressure on Ctesiphon's defenders, and this naturally makes Shapur II anxious.

"The Spartan Legion is finally dispatched." Shapur II said in despair, paused, looked at Paus, and asked, "Paus, how is the organization of the people in the city, are they willing to hold the city?" ”

"Your Majesty, all the people of the city are willing to join the ranks of the defenders of the city, and they are all willing to defend Ctesiphon." Paus said proudly.

Shapur II nodded with satisfaction, and said, "With the support of the people, this king believes that tomorrow's battle will definitely be able to block the attack of the Spartan army." ”

"Your Majesty, the Spartan Legion is the most elite army in Rome, we still have to be well prepared, and we must not underestimate the enemy." Paus said cautiously.

Shapur II nodded approvingly, and said: "Paus, you are right, we must not underestimate the enemy, you immediately tell General Pratt the news that the Spartan army will attack Ctesiphon early tomorrow morning, let him step up the deployment of defense, and at the same time hand over the men and horses recruited in the city to him, so that he can unify his command."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll arrange it." Paus answered, and immediately went to prepare.

Soon, the Persian minister Paus told the Persian general Prath that the Roman Spartan army was going to attack the city early the next morning, and told him to deploy the defense as soon as possible.

General Pratt is a veteran of Persia, who has fought with the Roman Spartan legion, and has suffered a crushing defeat every time, for this reason, when he heard that the Spartan legion was about to attack the city, his body shook involuntarily, and he looked very nervous, of course, he was somewhat mentally prepared, after all, the Roman Emperor Constantius II, this time he gave everything he had to launch a strong attack on Ctesiphon, and the Spartan legion as the most elite legion in Rome could not be used, and it was only a matter of time before it was used.

"The Spartan Legion is finally about to be dispatched, and it seems that tomorrow morning, it will be a bloody battle." Pratt said with emotion.

Paus nodded lightly and said, "General Pratt is right, tomorrow will be a bloody battle, and the general will have the confidence to hold the city." ”

Pratt sighed and said, "Whether or not I can hold Ctesiphon, I, Pratt, will do my best to hold on to the end, never surrender, and never retreat." ”

Obviously, Pratt's faith was not very sufficient, and he had some thoughts of dooming to the same fate.

Seeing that Pratt's confidence was not enough, Paus also sighed, and said with a straight face: "General Pratt don't worry, I was ordered to mobilize all the people in the city to participate in the defense of the city, and now there are thirty or fifty thousand young and middle-aged men, who have been assembled and are ready for the general to send at any time." ”

When Pratt heard this, he was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Paus, with thirty or fifty thousand reserves, it is possible to hold Ctesiphon, and I will organize all of them into the army and participate in the defense of the city with experienced soldiers." ”

"Okay, General Pratt, as long as we work together, we will be able to hold Ctesiphon." Paus said encouragingly.

Pratt nodded, and said leisurely: "The Roman Spartan Legion is a heavy army, all the soldiers are wearing heavy armor, carrying shields that are enough to block arrows, as well as spears and short swords that are strong enough to pierce the enemy's armor, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, so to block their attacks, the role of bows and crossbows is very limited, and more powerful weapons must be used." ”

"What's the more powerful weapon?" Paus asked.

"Heavy enough stones and wood, as well as flammable materials such as fire oil, that are the only things that can be used against the Spartan Legion." Pratt said.

Paus nodded lightly, and said, "General Parat, please rest assured, I will immediately mobilize the people in the city to collect enough stones and wood, as well as flammable materials such as fire oil, which will be placed on the city wall before tomorrow morning." ”

"Great, if we can have enough materials to defend the city, we will definitely be able to defend the city in a battle tomorrow." Pratt said happily.

Paus smiled and immediately turned to prepare.

There are more than 100,000 people in the city, and even if all the young and middle-aged people are incorporated into the army, there are still 100,000 old and weak left, and these old and weak are fully qualified for the task of carrying materials to defend the city.

Under the command of the Persian vizier Paus, the common people of the city prepared all kinds of materials for the defense of the city overnight, and transported them to the city walls to serve the next day's defense.

With the efforts of 100,000 people in Persia, all kinds of stones and other fortification materials piled up the city wall, half of the width of the city wall was occupied, and a large number of materials were also piled up under the city wall, which could be transported to the city wall at any time to replenish the loss of the city defense materials.

In the middle of the night, the people in the city returned to their homes to rest, while the soldiers in charge of defending the city slept on or near the city walls, so as to prevent the Roman army from attacking the city overnight, so that they did not have time to react.

The Persian general Pratt, who was in charge of defending the city, also did not return to the city, and rested directly in the city gate, so that he could keep abreast of the situation of the Roman army outside the city.

The night was very long, both the Roman Emperor Constantius II and the Persian King Shapur II had some insomnia, but the sun still rose as usual the next morning, and the most elite Spartan legion in Rome was also ready to attack Ctesiphon, of course, the Persian general Pratt was also ready to attack, both sides were ready to fight, and a bloody battle was about to break out.

Outside Ctesiphon, the Roman Emperor Constantius II personally inspected the Spartan legion, the most elite of his command, and paid tribute to the Spartan legion.

Constantius II, looking at the infantry general Barbatio, said loudly: "Barbatio, this attack, under your personal command, must break Ctesiphon." ”

Barbatio, the infantry general, patted his chest confidently, and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, please rest assured, with the Spartan Legion in this battle, you will definitely be able to break Ctesiphon, Your Majesty the Emperor is waiting for the good news!" ”

Constantius II nodded in satisfaction, and asked Barbatio, the general of the infantry, to organize the battle against Ctesiphon.

Barbatios rode forward, looked at the Spartan soldiers, and shouted, "Tell me why you are always invincible." ”

"Because we are Spartans, invincible Spartans." The Spartan soldiers raised their spears and shields and shouted excitedly.

"Why, you always keep moving forward, making the enemy tremble and despair." Barbatio yelled again.

"For we are Spartans, Spartans who make our enemies fearful." The Spartan soldiers once again raised their spears and shields and shouted loudly.

Barbatio nodded in satisfaction and shouted, "The invincible Spartans, the Spartans who make the enemy fear, use your shields and spears to break Ctesiphon, and tell the Persian soldiers what a true warrior is and what a Spartan is." ”

"Sparta, Sparta, roar, roar, roar,......" the Spartan soldiers shouted excitedly.

Seeing that the morale of the Spartan army was like a rainbow, the Roman Emperor Constantius II finally felt a lot more relieved, in his opinion, it only took half a day to break Ctesiphon, just rely on these Spartan warriors.

And the reason why the Spartan warriors were extremely powerful was because they had this excellent tradition, and this excellent tradition was the militarization of the whole people.

When a Spartan baby boy was born, his mother would bathe the baby with strong wine, and if the baby had convulsions or lost consciousness, it proved that the baby was not strong and allowed to die, because such a bad baby could not grow into a good warrior and would not be able to defend Sparta in the future, and before the boy was seven years old, they would develop the habit of not crying, not picky eaters, not noisy, not afraid of darkness, and not afraid of loneliness.

After the age of seven, they had to leave their parents, be integrated into a team, and lead a collective militarized life, they were required to obey their leader, they were required to increase courage, physical strength and cruelty, they were required to practice running, throwing discus, boxing, fencing and fighting, etc., in order to train their obedience and patience, they were whipped once a year during the festival worship, and the hot whip rained down, but they were not allowed to beg for mercy, not to shout, not even to make a sound.

Not only men, but also Spartan women, were not spared, and they were required to engage in strenuous physical exercise, and the purpose of this was to produce strong offspring.

And under this almost cruel system, the Spartans possessed superior military qualities that ordinary peoples did not possess, so that they could become the most feared armed force in the whole world, and terrify all the enemies who fought against them. (To be continued.) )