Monster Minotaur

Just when Mo Yan was worried about Jones, the battle in Carthage was going on fiercely. The arrival of the rainy season gave Maro a big help. The defense line that was already in danger, because of these three months It stabilized over time. Caesar was always accustomed to using risky tactics. Even the rainy season could not stop him from moving troops to the front. The two legions formed a team to set off, and chose a route with fewer monsters, which allowed the troops on Maro's front line to be replenished.

However, this approach is not without losses. When transporting troops to some more remote areas, there are still cases where two legions disappear together. Even if some legions barely reach the designated area, they suffer heavy losses, are physically and mentally exhausted, and require a long time to cultivate. , can the original combat effectiveness be restored. The Senate in the capital also made suggestions to Caesar, but Caesar, who ascended to the position through rebellion, had considerable power. The Senate, which could have restrained the emperor, was now weak in power, and they had no way to deal with Caesar's arbitrary actions.

Facing an unprecedentedly powerful emperor, the Senate, which originally controlled the entire country, was also brewing a secret storm inside. Once this emperor, who has brought a lot of victories, makes any irreparable mistake, he will face a stormy counterattack from all the senators. As many great people have said, the biggest enemies often come from within. No matter how powerful a country is, it will have problems of one kind or another.

When there is a full-scale confrontation between two countries, in addition to the most direct competition on the frontal battlefield, it is to see which country has bigger internal problems and whether the powerful royal family can stabilize the domestic situation. Any slight problem would lead to the failure of the entire war. At this time, the regent princess of Carthage had already reached such a cliff. The Maroons held on to the defense line that had been quickly broken through. Carthage's own combat effectiveness I also began to feel inevitable fatigue.

Now there are some voices of dissent in Carthage, and the people are hopeless about whether they can win. Some thoughtful people have begun to pave the way for the actions to be taken, and many people have begun to think that it is a good idea to negotiate peace based on the current boundary line. Even if Carthage's wealth provided some benefits to Maro, it would have no impact on the entire country. It is better to pay some insignificant money to buy peace than to let your children lose their lives on the battlefield. .

We should have taken back all the territory before the rainy season! Artoria, wearing armor, smashed the map in a circle and roared while looking at the generals sitting in the castle conference room: Why have we deployed so many troops and still not been able to break through the Maro people’s defenses! What else do you do every day besides asking for help! Even a village girl has won more victories than you trash!

The scolded generals all had bitter expressions on their faces, but they had no words to refute, just as their princess said. Their war is now quite pessimistic. Now that the Maroons have stabilized the entire defense line, the effect of the initial surprise attack has disappeared. The next thing to look at is the command ability of the legion, and everyone knows that they cannot compete with the Maroons. Whether it is the command of the battle or the quality of the soldiers, there is no way to compare.

Maybe I should consider her words and liberate all the slaves in Carthage as soldiers. Arturia, who vented her anger, knew that no matter how angry she was, the current situation still could not be solved, so she left the map While sitting back on his throne, he held his aching head with one hand and lowered his head and sighed: At least their fighting power is more powerful, and they will not be like the trash in my army. Not only do they not have any combat power requirements, but they are also special. A lot.

Although the Carthaginian warriors did not have any fighting as Arturia said, their demands were many but it was true. Most of these warriors were born as merchants and had very high requirements in life. The high-quality food and living standards envied by Maro's soldiers are simply pig food to these pampered guys. Most of the things Arturia deals with every day are to solve the life problems of these veteran soldiers. Today they want fresh fruits, tomorrow they want barbecue, and the day after tomorrow they ask for some cheese to improve their morale.

I really don’t know whether these people are here to fight or have a picnic at the front line! However, these are not big things. Carthage's wealth can satisfy these people's requirements. The most bizarre thing is that a castle that was only besieged for two days, the soldiers in the city actually opened the door and surrendered en masse because there was no macaroni to eat. ! Obviously there is still a lot of meat and fairly fresh vegetables to eat in the granary in the castle. The reinforcements sent by Artoria were already halfway there, and they could only grit their teeth and return to their base.

How can I be in the mood to fight if I don't have macaroni to eat? I don't want to die without eating what I want! When some Maroons who were wondering why they surrendered so early asked the surrendered Carthaginians When the soldiers explained the reasons for their surrender, they spoke in a serious tone. As a result, many Maroons knew what kind of Carthage warriors they were, and they became more confident in defeating Carthage.

The generals in the conference room jumped up one by one after hearing Artoria's words. They even said without caring about the royal family's face: Your Highness! How can those slaves become warriors? They are all us... us Our people spent money to buy property, and the slaves who were born as untouchables will definitely rebel immediately after getting the weapons. Then the Maro people will be destroyed by those slaves before they capture our country!

When Arturia said that, she had already expected that such a situation would happen. Most of these generals' families had many slaves and ran plantations or handicraft factories. If they wanted to liberate the slaves, these People are the biggest obstacle she faces. Once she really decides to do this, these people will be the first batch of people to rebel. Arturia shook her head helplessly, explaining that she was just saying angry words to turn these extremely excited legions. long and stable.

After confirming that Artoria was just talking, these people returned to their wooden expressions and looked at the map on the long table in a daze. Since the royal family will not touch their own property, what happens on the battlefield has nothing to do with them. These people all know that the more times they are like now, the less likely they will be remembered by people. It may be okay if their ideas succeed, but if they fail, they will become the scapegoat for failure.

Artoria looked at these useless generals and waved them back to their own defense areas. The routine meeting ended hastily without any solution. No matter how hard Artoria works, there is no way to deal with this situation. The entire country is much more complicated than she thought. It restrains her like shackles, preventing her from completing her goals. The promise made by my brother.

And just when Carthage was helpless, the Lightning Legion expeditionary force in the small town on the Elam border was also studying how to continue the attack. Thunder Bluff has sent fresh blood to the expeditionary force, and has brought back some personnel who can no longer fight. The Lightning Legion, which had been resting for three months, has regained the combat effectiveness it should have.

Now we have two roads to choose from. Kira, who led the Lightning Legion as a guide, pointed to several lines on the map and said: Now that we have opened Maro's defense, from here we can fight with Carthage The large forces will gather here to capture this place, or we can take the mountain road from here to bypass the Maro people's rear. Either way is a good choice. By converging, we can get a lot of support, and by going around the rear, we can also harass the Maro people's supply lines. And a nearby plain can be a good fighting place, and our artillery can kill the enemy very well.

Meeting with the Carthaginians is not a wise idea. After looking at the map for a while, Glock touched the beard that had begun to grow on his chin and said, The nearby cities are under the control of the Maroons. , we still cannot break through there with our troops. So we should maneuver to the enemy's rear, cut off their supply lines, or capture some small cities here, and organize resistance forces behind the enemy's rear.

Our large army is attacking that city. If we have our EMP, it is not particularly difficult to break into the city. Kira frowned and said after hearing Gao Glock's words. He knew that the scout captain did not believe it. The Carthaginian's combat effectiveness said: Although our soldiers are not strong in combat effectiveness, they can still play a considerable role under such obvious advantages.

The Carthaginians have no fighting power at all. Glock looked at Kira and said indifferently: If we go there, we will have to fight against two armies, the Maroons who defend the city and the Carthaginians who are responsible for dragging us down. Taiji Army. You haven’t read the recent battle report from Thunder Bluff, haha... Those battles that could have been won were lost. I really don’t know how your country defeated Maro in the first place.

You! Such excessive words made Kira, who had a better temper, feel extremely annoyed. But anger has no effect. Carthage needs the strength of these people to help them win, and just as Glock said. What the SS learned about the battle in Carthage was indeed very embarrassing.

Glock! Pay attention to what you say. Refola, who was looking at the map and thinking, scolded: The Carthaginians are our allies. If you want to win the war, you must trust your allies. The Carthaginians have their role. You just need to think about how to fight, other things are not your business.

I'm not being arrogant, really...