After resting, the Han army took a rest for a month and continued to march westwards into the territory of Rome.

The Romans weren’t as good as the rest.

On the one hand, the strength of Rome was stronger than that of Anhil, its land and population were more than twice that of Anh.

On the other hand, the culture of the Romans is far more developed than that of the rest, and the centripetal force of the family is much more than that of the rest.

The most important thing is that Dahan’s management for more than ten years has made Anxi people have a very good impression of Dahan, and understand that the life of the Han people is many times better than their own.

The Han army captured Anxi, although it was very difficult for people with lofty ideals in Anxi to accept. However, for ordinary resting people, it is actually a joy in their hearts.

So, in fact, the will of the Parthians to resist the big Han is not so strong.

The Romans were different. They were less influenced by the big Han and resolutely resisted the annexation of the big Han. Even if they can’t beat the Han army head on, they will try their best to harass the Han army’s food supply. The Han army had to separate some troops and horses to stabilize food routes and places.

Coupled with the soldiers and horses of the Han army stationed in the resting place… After eight months, when the Han army attacked the city of Rome, one million volunteers and 200,000 regular troops had already dispersed in 917 places.

Participating in the siege, only 800,000 regular Han troops remained.

And the city of Rome in front of them is completely different from the previous information!

Bastion!

That’s right, the Romans absorbed the wisdom of the Chinese and turned the entire city of Rome into an oversized bastion at all costs!

I have to say that the geographical conditions of Rome are really awesome. The territory of this country is actually a large ring, and the center of the ring is the Mediterranean Sea.

The Romans could easily pass through the Mediterranean Sea and mobilize the manpower and material resources of the whole country for the empire.

Thinking about how hard it was for Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Yang to build a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to connect the whole country, he realized how unique the Mediterranean Sea was for Rome.

It is precisely because of this that the Romans turned the impossible into a possibility and transformed the city of Rome into a bastion.

It can be said that it is almost impossible for outsiders to conquer Rome if it were not for the fall of Rome itself.

The reason why the word “almost” is added is naturally because of the exception of Dahan, otherwise it must be said to be “complete”.

However, having said that, even the mighty Han army, facing the city of Rome, which was transformed into a bastion with boulders and cement, was still suffering.

That’s right, it’s cement!

Although the Romans did not steal Dahan’s advanced cement manufacturing technology, the Romans themselves could use volcanic ash to make primitive cement.

For example, one hundred years ago, the most magnificent building built in the city of Rome, the Pantheon, was built with this kind of primitive cement.

This is not easy to do.

Although the Romans did not have artillery to defend the city, they had catapults, broken crossbows, archers, and elite soldiers.

The bronze artillery and tunnel guns of the Han army had limited power, and they had little advantage in the face of bastions.

If it is forcibly attacked, I am afraid that it will not kill a sea of ​​blood and pay an unknown price. Moreover, the capture of the city of Rome is not over. What if the Romans still did not give in and continued to build bastions in other cities?

An expedition of two million people and thousands of miles would cost astronomical amounts of military expenses every day.

The last fight looks like it’s not going well!

“Now I also have a bastion of your Han people in Rome, which is indestructible! In addition, there are one million soldiers in the city, about two million Roman people, and food for three years! Everyone is willing to use their lives to protect the city of Rome, and to live and die together with the city of Rome! I hope The big Han retreated in spite of the difficulties, lest the lives of the Han soldiers would be killed in vain. Of course, I (ceei) Rome has seen the strength of the big Han. In order to show respect for the big Han, the Roman emperor is willing to go to the emperor’s number to be the emperor of the big man. And, I am willing to give 1 million taels of gold, 1 million taels of silver, and 100 beautiful women to supplement the military resources of Dahan’s trip.”

In the military tent of Hanzhong, the Roman envoy Hollard talked to Liu Zhao.

Horard is not simple, he is not only a famous wise man in Rome, but also a good friend of Severus. The original sentence “Let the soldiers get rich, don’t care about the rest” laid the foundation of Severus’ emperor.

This plan to build the city of Rome into a huge bastion was also proposed by Hollard.

Today, Hollard went out again and came to the Han army to negotiate with Liu Zhao, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

He thought to himself that what he said just now was neither humble nor arrogant, and it was reasonable. It not only showed Rome’s determination to resist to the death, but also gave enough face to the emperor, plus the power of the bastion… No worries Liu Zhao refused to agree.

After the successful negotiation, he has become a great hero in saving Rome, and will be recorded in Roman history forever.

Hmph, what do the Han people know?

Although they have a strong military and a developed economy, there is no “science”. But, in terms of stratagem, how could we be the opponent of the Romans?

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle… inherited the wisdom of so many sages, and with a little trick, the big man can return from the halberd.

Rome, with its profound heritage, is now temporarily behind the Han. But as long as you endure for a while and work hard, you will be able to knock the big man to the ground in time!

After speaking, Holard looked at Liu Zhao confidently, waiting for the moment when his plan was successful!

However, Liu Zhao’s answer greatly exceeded his expectations.

Liu Zhao snorted coldly and said, “The bastion was invented by me, how can there be no way to solve it? You Romans, want to use the bastion to make an axe in front of me? It’s really self-defeating!

“What? Your Majesty… can actually crack the bastion?”

Holard was stunned!

The foundation of all his plans is the impregnable bastion.

He originally thought that the bastion was simply a genius design, completely a weapon for the defending side, and a nightmare for the attacking side.

Even if the Han had artillery, muskets and grenades, they would have to smash their halberds into the sand in front of the bastion!

Unexpectedly, the Han emperor has a way to crack the bastion!

The current Hollard is really like the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month. He was plunged down by a basin of cold water, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet!