The Romans were slow to respond, and the resignation of the dictator Fabian brought their internal power struggle to a fever pitch. Hannibal also took this opportunity to let the troops have a good rest in Cannae and become familiar with the surrounding terrain.
While Huang Xuan was waiting for the battle to begin, he was bored and read some content about Rome in this period.
Many books will say this: The Roman Senate believed that Rome should defeat Hannibal "honestly".
Huang Xuan immediately sneered when he saw this. A typical sign of electoral politics, an upright defeat was naturally a kind of propaganda, either to the people or to the alliance, but because of this, it overwhelmed the entire Roman army, with a total of 8 Ten thousand people, the largest conscription in Roman history, seemed too stupid. If it were not so politically charged, the Second Punic War would not have been fought so hard.
However, Huang Xuan was also greatly impressed by the number of 80,000 people. Who said that the number of people fighting in ancient Europe was small.
At that time, China could easily mobilize three to four hundred thousand troops, which could be said to be the strength of the whole country. For example, in the Battle of Changping that he was most familiar with, the Qin State mobilized almost all men aged 15 to 60 in the country, perhaps one million There are many people, but if you carefully compare the soldiers on both sides, you can find that the two sides are so different.
Rome classified people according to their property. The richest people in the first class could use cavalry, while those in the second class and below could only serve as heavy infantry, and then light infantry. But no matter what, unless the country was destroyed, there was no way. If a person with property wants to become a soldier, there is no way. This alone is very different from China.
In addition, Qin State has an army of millions, Zhao State also has an army of millions, and Rome, in a narrow sense, is actually just a city. In 60 BC, Rome was still a republic, not an empire, and the entire Roman League was organized as a Roman legion and an allied legion for military mobilization. Of course, this was also because the system of the Roman Republic prevented it from fully carrying out military mobilization. mobilization, otherwise, the first million-dollar war in European history would not have had to wait that long.
Huang Xuan never gave Mr. Conmas complete information, and the latter seemed not interested. Lorraine was even more addicted to mahjong and couldn't extricate herself...
However, Mr. Conmas clearly has his own tricks.
Travelers will not remember the history of all planes, but each academy also has its own methods. There are always traces of human history. Primitive people will go to cold areas to live, but they will not go to cold areas to die. Living in the glacier belt, the Romans might win or fail, but they always had to develop...
When Mr. Conmas came to Huang Xuan's room and said: "Hannibal will win several annihilation battles in the remaining time, but the result will still be like a rogue, right?"
Of course Huang Xuan was extremely surprised. He opened his palm and thought for a long time: "Where do you want me to start?"
"How can we let Cyrus gain power and leave here? It's best to discover something." After the novelty of the trip wore off, Mr. Conmas seemed a little bored.
Huang Xuan was dumbfounded, and after a moment he said: "Even if we give Cyrus a traveler's authority, it will be difficult for him to do so. I thought the rights you mentioned were obtained much later."
Mr. Comas shook his head slightly.
Huang Xuan muttered to himself: "In this era, power should consist of two parts, his bloodline and origin, and his military and political strength."
As he said this, he looked at Mr. Conmas and suddenly laughed and said, "I have an idea, let's see if we can do it."
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The Roman legions arrived as scheduled.
The two consuls brought 10 Roman legions, 5 of which were Roman allied legions. Their combat effectiveness was inferior to the Roman legions, but better than Hannibal's poor motley army.
For the Romans, their problem was the consuls, two consuls, which meant there were two opinions, and the worst part was that their republican system was so widely used in the military.
It can be said that the Roman army has never had any major problems, but their opponents have always been too weak. After encountering the powerful Carthaginian army, the Roman republic failed to help again and again.
"Battlefield rotation system". Hearing this name makes modern people feel stupid. Of course, the Romans made many improvements that made this system not as stupid as its name suggests, but only a secondary stupidity-two consuls each exercised command for a day. right.
Therefore, the steady Aemilius camped far away from Hannibal. After Hannibal attacked, he chose to avoid the battle. However, the next day, the new commander Farrow decided to go to war.
Then he did just that.
Two armies confront each other. Hannibal deployed infantry on the central front and cavalry on the flanks. This was a normal tactic during the Punic Wars.
However, Hannibal's cavalry was surprisingly large.
Huang Xuan, Comas and Cyrus stood in the central sequence of Hannibal, surrounded by a small number of Carthaginian cavalry, a large number of Iberian soldiers, and the Libyan Phoenicians that Hannibal liked. Kiwis, Gauls and various native Africans.
The Roman army was nearly twice as large as Carthage's.
Looking at the dense Roman phalanx in three lines, Hannibal finished commanding and waved to Huang Xuandao: "Can you kill them?"
"certainly."
"00 talents?" When Hannibal laughed, his chin would tilt up slightly.
Huang Xuan laughed twice and said, "Actually, we want more prisoners."
"oh?"
"We decided to build a new country here, maybe called Italy, or Byzantium or something, so we need some slaves."
The general next to Hannibal said: "Only the victor is qualified to own slaves."
"We will, but I don't want to kill my own slaves, so..."
"Can't you help?" Hannibal stared at Huang Xuan.
Huang Xuan couldn't bear it and averted his eyes and said: "Don't do this to me. Although you are as famous as Napoleon, do you know how that kid died?"
Hannibal frowned strangely, probably thinking of the name Napoleon.
Huang Xuan pointed to the distance and said: "That's the Roman barracks there. There are about 10,000 people. If they reinforce this army, you will be in big trouble, right?"
Hannibal's current army is weaker than in history, and the weak defeating the strong cannot play the myth.
"What do you think?" Hannibal was talking to Huang Xuan in a good mood. In front of his troop array, three times as many people might rush over at any time.
Huang Xuan smiled and said: "Just kill them. Those people will run away anyway. When the battle starts, I will kill them, but it will cost 00 talents per time. This remains unchanged."
"No problem." Hannibal nodded solemnly, and then watched Huang Xuan leave from a distance.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, both sides completed their formation.
In this kind of war, the rear is basically safe. After heavy troops, you don't have to worry about artillery shells or stray bullets, let alone missiles and energy cannons. Mr. Conmas found a slightly higher place. He spread out the straw mat and took Cyrus to start the barbecue.
Huang Xuan looked at it and smiled, and when he got closer, he realized that three large energy screens had been opened in front of him, broadcasting the battlefield situation from all angles.
"You came just in time." Mr. Conmas called Huang Xuan and said: "It looks like there is going to be a fight. The Romans started to move forward, and the people in front wanted to throw their guns."
The javelin is the most powerful weapon of the Roman legions. It has enough penetrating power to kill heavy infantry, and it is also economical to reuse. If the missiles made by Martin Company can be recycled, they will definitely be able to monopolize the Iraqi market.
The elite infantry on both sides looked the same. The African soldiers also wore Roman heavy infantry armor, partly from disarming and partly from Cannae's contribution. This was the granary of the Roman army, and occupying it was the main reason why the Romans launched a decisive battle.
"Use energy cannons?" Mr. Conmas asked Huang Xuan. He always seeks Huang Xuan's opinion now.
"No." Huang Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "The Carthaginian army cannot become slaves, otherwise we will have no support, but the Romans are different."
Farrow commanded the Roman legions to press forward in full, and the entire army was in one line. This was the most orthodox attack method.
Hannibal ordered his central battle line to protrude forward to face the Roman central phalanx, while those on both sides began to roundabout the flanks. His strongest Numidian cavalry was on the right flank, but today the Liberian and Gallic cavalry led by Hannibal's brother performed even better. Almost as soon as they made contact, they routed the Roman cavalry on the opposite side.
Although the number of Romans was twice that of Hannibal's army, Hannibal's cavalry was 10 times that of the Romans. Compared with these fast-moving African and Gallic cavalry, the Roman cavalry was more accustomed to dismounting without fighting. Although they are thousands of miles apart, the fighting methods of the Chinese and Romans are surprisingly similar. ,
Xiaohe said in an exclamatory tone: "This is the famous pincer attack."
"Is it famous?" Huang Xuan asked.
Ning Ao interjected: "It shouldn't be as famous as Da Si Xi, I personally think." (To be continued. If you want to know the funeral, please log in to .qidian. There are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (To be continued to be continued)