Phi-Fic Chapter 548 Rome in Crisis
Chapter 548 Rome in Crisis
In the residence of the Supreme Consul of Rome.
Scipio was sitting in his seat, holding the military information from the front line in his hand, with an ugly and terrifying expression on his face.
He had anticipated Hannibal's raid a long time ago, and he sternly warned the Roman army on the front line not to relax their vigilance.
But when it really happened, Scipio was still full of shock.
He was shocked that Hannibal was so bold. Knowing that Rome had married the Great Qin, he dared to disobey the retreat order given to him by the nobles of Carthage, and resolutely shot at their Roman garrison. This was undoubtedly a way to provoke the Qin army. Make a bold move.
Isn't he afraid that he will be retaliated by the Qin army in the future?
Regarding the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army, no one would question it, it is absolutely number one in the world.
Only tens of thousands of people were able to defeat their Roman army of 20. Although most of the credit was due to the ingenious calculations of the Great Qin generals, it is also enough to prove that the Qin army itself has a very high military quality, and this is a record a few years ago.
With the ever-changing development speed of Daqin, it has been so long now, I am afraid that the combat power is far from what it was before.
Such a powerful army, not to mention the current Carthage army, is afraid that even if their number is doubled, they will definitely only be crushed!
Hannibal's behavior is undoubtedly walking a tightrope on the fire!
Hannibal's reckless approach made Xibei very puzzled, and he also couldn't figure out what this old opponent wanted to do.
While Scipio was thinking, his adjutant walked in with an ugly face.
"Your Excellency the Consul, now our frontline defenders have almost been wiped out. Hannibal led the Carthaginian army and ransacked our Roman border fortress."
"The situation, which was originally good, suddenly took a turn for the worse. Not only did we lose the fort that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but we also lost a large area of land.
Even the hinterland of Rome is facing the danger of being invaded by Carthage. In this case, the people are very panicked, for fear that the flames of war will spread. "
"In addition, the generals in the army were very angry about Hannibal's invasion, so each of them wanted to wash away their shame and revenge, and they clamored for a decisive battle with Carthage."
After finishing speaking, the adjutant placed a large stack of documents in front of Scipio, which described the dire situation Rome was facing today.
After looking through it carefully, Scipio frowned tightly.
The Carthaginian army wiped out their Roman frontline garrison and occupied all the fortresses on the Roman border. This situation was more serious than he imagined.
Scipio originally thought that although Hannibal said that he took advantage of the careless timing of the Roman garrison, he used a surprise attack to capture their Roman defensive positions.
However, the main force of the Roman border army was still there and hadn't been greatly affected. But now it seems that he was thinking too naively and underestimating Hannibal's determination.
He never expected that in just three days, Hannibal would occupy eighteen fortresses on the border between Rome and Carthage.
The military fortresses that were originally built to defend against the invasion of the Carthaginians were all owned by others.
Behind the fortress is an endless plain, without any shelter at all, and there is no danger to defend.
They Rome wanted to recapture these eighteen fortresses, so they could only attack head-on.
In this case, unless the number of soldiers in the Roman army is more than five times that of Carthage, there is no way to recover.
But for so many years, the Roman people have always been oppressed by the Roman nobles, and there are constant conflicts and wars in the country. In such a harsh environment, whether they can survive safely is a problem, let alone survive. child.
Therefore, the fertility rate in Rome can be said to be pitifully low.
In addition, the population of Rome is small, and it has to be enriched for all walks of life, as well as the private armies of the major nobles.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Scipio to recruit so many young and middle-aged men at once to enrich the army.
The army did not have enough numbers, and Rome could not even touch Carthage, so it could only be a living target for the Carthaginian army.
And the Carthaginian army relied on the Roman fortress, which could advance, attack, retreat, or defend. All the movements of the war could be said to be completely controlled by them.
When the Roman army was about to attack, they could hide in the fortress and rely on the city wall to block the Roman army's offensive.
In the current situation, unless the strength of the Carthaginian army is several times larger than their Carthaginian army at once, they can't even get close to the city wall of the fortress, just to deal with the hidden arrows and stones shot by the Carthaginians from the city wall. It can cause more than half of the casualties on the Roman side, which is more than enough to stop a Roman army.
And when the Roman army wanted to retreat, the Carthaginian army could open the city gates and send various cavalry to harass them.
The cavalry has always been known for its agility and flexibility, not to mention the advantages of the cavalry can be said to be fully reflected on this kind of flat grassland with no obstacles.
Although the Roman army also had cavalry, the cavalry of Carthage had their backs against the fortress wall.
However, if the cavalry of the Roman army dared to pursue them, they needed to be wary. Not only did they have to worry about whether this was a trap for the Carthaginian army, but also they were afraid that they would chase the enemy too deep, and they would reach Carthage after chasing them. The chassis went up.
Rome is not as rich as Daqin.
Not only is there the prairie, the best horse ranch in the world, but there are also special riding and archery courses in government schools at all levels, so that every student in Daqin is quite good at riding. Relatively speaking, cavalry is fundamental to Daqin. No wonder.
But Rome is different. Because of geographical problems and its own imperfect education mechanism, whether it is a well-trained military horse or a soldier with proficient riding skills, in Rome, a lot of resources need to be invested in training alone to become a talent. And it's still very rare.
Therefore, any cavalry is extremely precious in the Roman army.
If the cavalry just confessed to be here because they were going to chase the Carthaginian army, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?
Therefore, even Rome itself has cavalry, but it can only endure the continuous harassment from Carthage until it completely withdraws from the radiation range of the fortress.
As a result, the Roman army can only be led by the nose by the Carthaginian army, which is undoubtedly very detrimental to the overall situation in Rome.
"Hey, if I knew something like this would happen, I shouldn't have put all my energy on Rome's internal political affairs."
"If I were on the front line, such a thing would never happen."
Scipio shook his head and said with a sigh.
At the beginning, he clearly knew that a person like Hannibal would never retreat immediately just because he heard the news of the marriage between Rome and Great Qin.
But in the end, Scipio chose common sense instead of believing in his understanding and research on Hannibal over the years.
This led to Hannibal being able to occupy the border fortress so easily.
Thinking of this, Scipio almost regretted his bowels.
"Your Excellency the Consul, since what has happened, I hope you will stop blaming yourself."
"And this matter has nothing to do with you in the final analysis. You have to deal with the reasons for my various new regulations in Rome. You simply don't have more energy to study the battle situation carefully, let alone go to the commander in person."
"Furthermore, you have clearly warned those frontline garrison troops to be more vigilant, even if Hannibal led the Carthaginian army to retreat, they should not be taken lightly."
"But those damned noble generals took your words as a deaf ear. It was just a news of the retreat of the Carthaginian army. They celebrated wildly, and they all got drunk.
In the end, Hannibal found an opportunity. The current situation is completely caused by them alone, and has nothing to do with you, Your Excellency. "