The Battle of Cannae ended as scheduled.
If the Carthaginian soldiers poisoned by Mr. Conmas and Huang Xuan were counted, the latter's death toll did not change much.
The Roman soldiers received meticulous care from Mr. Comas - the human brain controls various mental reactions of the person. Modern people already know the center that controls fear, memory center, movement center, pain center, and so on. Mr. Comas obviously knew better, and he performed some minor surgeries on the soldiers, removing parts of their brains, which allowed them to lose certain functions while maintaining their combat effectiveness: such as part of their memory. But for soldiers, it is very normal for soldiers to selectively forget something after such a horrific battle.
Cyrus disguised himself as an officer whose comrades had died and entered the Roman legion, and began to have extensive contact with these Roman citizens.
He argued with Hannibal's people, asking the victors to provide more food and water, and asking for more tents and quilts. He led the Roman soldiers to bury the dead instead of burying the dead like the Carthaginians. All the bodies were thrown into a valley.
All this quickly gave Cyrus a fighter-like image. After taking the Yan series of drugs, he was as capable as a 40-year-old man. More and more Roman prisoners gathered around Cyrus. They talked with Cyrus all night long. They made secret plans together. They resisted the Carthaginians together, and they enjoyed doing it.
When Huang Xuan saw this, he was both amused and shuddered. The remaining ten thousand Roman soldiers, with some missing memories and incomplete brains, looked at Cyrus as if believing, and then shouted slogans such as "Victory" loudly.
Even the well-informed Carthaginians did not want to look at this situation.
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After the battle, the sky over Cannae Castle was still filled with a strong smell of blood.
Huang Xuankong passed by groups of dirty mercenaries on horseback. These black and white mercenaries hurriedly got out of the way, and then laughed loudly behind them.
Hannibal lives in the largest courtyard in the town. Huang Xuan walked into the courtyard gate and saw Hannibal looking at him with burning eyes.
The two sat down, and after greetings, Hannibal couldn't wait to ask: "What techniques did you use?"
No need to ask, Huang Xuan also understood that he thought Mr. Conmas had done something to the Romans. However, how could Huang Xuan understand what Mr. Conmas had done? He knew nothing about medicine and could only cough twice and said: "The powder at the beginning helped a lot. That's because I owe Cyrus a favor. It’s paid off now.”
Although he didn't say it directly, his words still pointed out the meaning: it can only be used once.
Hannibal tilted his chin and looked at Huang Xuan, probably thinking that he wouldn't explain anything else. After a moment, he smiled and said, "So, what are your plans next?"
"I want the city of Rome." Huang Xuan said solemnly.
Hannibal was surprised. If it were anyone else, he would have thought he was telling a joke, but Huang Xuan's performance in the past two days proved that he might really be able to do what others couldn't.
Huang Xuan recalled Cyrus's tone, adjusted his posture and said: "For Mr. Hannibal, Carthage is the most important to you, and now it seems that if you can't break the city of Rome, everything will be lost." It’s an illusion. If you conquer it, do you think you can rule Rome with only these tens of thousands of people? If so, how can you share Carthage’s interests?”
"War reparations are a very good idea." Hannibal was not moved by Huang Xuan's words.
"Only if you don't conquer Rome can you pay compensation. If you do, there will be no compensation. If you abandon Rome and return to Carthage, what do you think the outcome will be? How will you control Rome?"
"My reinforcements will be here soon." Hannibal spoke in a low voice, but with great momentum.
If Huang Xuan didn't know something, he might have been infected by Hannibal's voice and believed what he said. After careful consideration, Huang Xuan said in a low voice: "General Hannibal, will you really have reinforcements?"
"Of course." Hannibal's appearance reminded Huang Xuan of the pastor in the church.
"The leaders of Carthage are also very talkative." Huang Xuan chuckled twice and said: "You have occupied half of Gaul and are about to disintegrate the Roman Alliance. You seem to be invincible. In this case, which elder dares to promise Give you reinforcements? I have a saying here, I don’t know if you have heard of it, it’s called ‘the master is overshadowed by his merits’ or ‘the bird is gone and the bow is hidden’.”
Nick translated a long list of words before explaining the two idioms clearly. Hannibal blinked without showing any change on his face.
"The city of Rome will be under the control of Cyrus. At that time, the Roman Alliance will naturally no longer exist. On the contrary, I will let Cyrus and Carthage maintain a very close relationship. You can continue to recruit troops from Gaul and continue to recruit troops from Greece. Spanish conscription, then you can go to Carthage, you can stay here, you will also have countless fields, in the past few years, the land you have owned is your field, belongs to Hannibal alone property." Huang Xuan said in a very seductive tone.
Hannibal pondered: "How many more times can you use your trick?"
"That's called an energy cannon." Huang Xuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, it won't be a problem if you use it dozens or hundreds of times."
"Okay, but all the property in Rome belongs to us." Hannibal finally made up his mind. He just made a correct decision. In fact, without Huang Xuan, no matter whether it was 10,000 people or 50,000 people, it would not be enough for Hannibal to capture the city of Rome. It was one of the few defensive buildings in the world without a large-scale siege. Don’t even think about the equipment, logistical support and multiple personnel. Hannibal had actually made preparations for a feint.
This also determined the strategic advantage of the Romans.
Huang Xuan immediately added: "Your people can take what they want in the city, but they cannot smash or burn it. I want the city of Rome and its walls not to be a ruin."
Hannibal looked at Huang Xuan for a long time and said, "Okay."
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The pain of Cannae soon reached Rome.
80,000 people, more than 40,000 of whom were Roman citizens. This was also the largest legion sent by Rome in its history.
In addition to talking about the escape of more than a thousand people, 10 legions were actually lost in the hands of Hannibal. The backward and barbaric army, two consuls and 80 deputies made the upper class of Rome feel the pain.
The Fabian policy was brought up again, and Rome began a new round of intense mobilization. The people were full of pessimism about victory.
This was indeed the most difficult period for Rome.
Without Huang Xuan's participation, Hannibal would have demonstrated outside Rome after the Battle of Cannae, and then turned to Rome's alliance. At the same time, Rome would have thoroughly implemented the Fabian policy, while maintaining its internal advantage, stepping up efforts to Winning alliances and attacking breakaway former allies.
Eventually, Hannibal's allies in Italy would fall back into the arms of the Romans, and he would win victory after victory, but as time went on, his victories would increasingly make up for losses in strength and men. The number of escapes will gradually increase, and the logistics will become scarce with each war, until the final defeat.
However, the world is different.
It had been 0 days since they arrived at P001. Mr. Conmas and Huang Xuan couldn't wait any longer. They strongly asked Hannibal to attack Rome, but the latter hesitantly marched.
In order to ensure that everything went according to plan, Huang Xuan did not hesitate to attack with energy. The energy cannon was used almost two or three times a day, making Hannibal full of fear while being delighted.
On the fourth day, the Carthaginian army arrived outside Rome.
This is a magnificent city, even more majestic than the New Babylon that Huang Xuan saw. The 40-meter-high wall and the arrow towers of tens of meters each seem to indicate that this is an indestructible giant city.
Without looking back, Huang Xuan could also imagine Hannibal's sigh. This was the sigh that every conqueror would make. Originally, Hannibal would leave rationally in this sigh.
"Huang Xuan." Mr. Conmas called softly. He didn't even look at Huang Xuan.
Cyrus did not appear here. He hid outside the city with his "Roman" army and appeared when needed.
Huang Xuan shrugged, raised his arm and said to Hannibal: "You already owe me 100 talents."
"There is everything you need in the city of Rome." Hannibal's face was also full of expectations. If Huang Xuan can really open the city of Rome, then Carthage will definitely win this war...
Huang Xuan's little finger twitched slightly, almost an undetectable tremor.
A bunch of 1-pounder cannons slammed into the city wall.
The Romans did not panic. Although their screams on the city wall could be heard outside the city, after the diffuse smoke fell on the ground, countless civilians tried to repair the city wall.
The entire 600-meter city wall in front was turned into a pile of rubble.
Hannibal almost couldn't help but want to attack.
Huang Xuan moved his ring finger again.
This time, it was a 10-pounder.
With no difference in the attack surface, the 10-pounder gun instantly wiped out all living and non-living things 600 meters in front, and then extended for nearly a hundred kilometers, cutting the entire Rome—more accurately, the entire Roman area in half. What people see are sections of city walls and houses that seem to be cut out.
"Surrender. Those who surrender will not be killed. As long as they hand over half of their family property, they can freely enter and leave Rome..." The soldiers selected by Hannibal were still shouting at the top of their lungs, and Huang Xuan fired another energy cannon.
He was a little impatient. He couldn't take P001's things out anyway, so it didn't matter how much he destroyed. Hannibal said worriedly: "Don't use up all your tricks at once."
"It's endless." Huang Xuan glanced at Hannibal and said, "I can use it tens of thousands of times a day."
As he spoke, he quickly moved his little finger a few times, and a group of eight 1-pound cannons rushed out again.
The whole of Rome seemed to be shaken back and forth by a sieve, and it was as shabby as a construction site.
"Attack." Huang Xuan shouted loudly to Hannibal. He and the generals were stunned.
Shouting Carthaginian soldiers rushed into Rome, where even the walls and streets no longer existed.
Huang Xuan and Mr. Conmas followed behind, firing energy cannons at will. A single flat shot could wipe out all matter within 0 kilometers.
"One million cantons is a little bit not enough." Mr. Conmas said from the side: "We need more canton changes." (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log in to .qidian., chapter More, support the author, support genuine reading) (To be continued)