Chapter 57: The power of firearms is beyond human power An imperial edict. This allowed the Han army's offensive plan against Rome to be implemented much earlier. However, this was a crushing battle, so even if the supplies from the Han people didn't arrive for the time being, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, it was impossible for the Han army to starve to death if they just ate locally. It doesn’t matter! At most, the food shipped to the front line from the two conquered places of Parthia and Kushan would not be as delicious to the Han army as that shipped from the Han Dynasty. But Lu Bu, leading the central army, was still marching at a rapid pace. The five vanguard armies have already begun a fierce attack. Such a fierce offensive made the already panic-stricken Roman people even more frightened! The five vanguard armies only took the first city by force. Later, they were unstoppable and no Roman army dared to defend the place they went to.
Because, facing the thunder-like artillery shells, no matter how strong the city walls are, they cannot withstand the continuous bombardment. With only flesh and blood left, it would be even more impossible to block dense bullets... So, what's the point of fighting? However, faced with these cities that had been abandoned by the Roman army and could be easily controlled, the five vanguard armies were too lazy to take over. Instead, he continued to act strictly in accordance with Liu Xie's orders, with a clear goal of heading straight for the capital of Rome. Only three days have passed. The five vanguard armies appeared outside the Roman capital and immediately launched a siege. The total number of the five armies added up to 100,000. Although the capital of Rome was large, it was sufficient. With the support of thermal weapons, even if the Roman army wanted to break through, it would be impossible to break through the intensive fire suppression. "Hold your positions firmly. Do not let any soldier in the city leave. Anyone who dares to break into the position will be shot dead." After Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong led their troops to set up siege positions on the other three sides of the Roman capital, Guan Yu summoned them and gave orders. Although he really wanted to lead his troops directly into the capital of Rome and catch the guy who hurt his third brother and eat his flesh and skin. However, the emperor's will was for them to wait for Lu Bu. It would be difficult for them to take action before Lu Bu arrived. no way! No matter how anxious he was, he had to be patient and wait for the time being. "Yes……" Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong received the order and returned to their respective defense areas. Sun Wukong, who had been guarding the Roman capital for several days, felt much more relaxed after seeing the five vanguard armies already formed their battle formations. Even though he was a super soldier, he still felt a little tired after being highly focused for several days.
However, he did not meet with several generals of the vanguard army. After resting for a while to recover, he rose into the air again and continued to stare at the Roman capital on the ground from a bird's eye view. into the night. It is not known whether it was a decision made by the Roman top leaders or because of Sumali's secret instigation. Knowing they were no match for the enemy, the Roman garrison suddenly began to break out from all directions. The cavalry led the way and launched a fierce charge after opening the city gate. If the Han army in normal history saw this posture, they would probably be scared to death! Even a hundred thousand Han troops could not completely encircle this majestic Roman capital. However, times have changed! No matter how fierce the cavalry are, they are still flesh and blood. The emergence of thermal weapons means that as long as you are still a normal carbon-based creature, it is impossible to win using ancient methods. Unless magic is used to fight magic, the side without hot weapons will just fall down in rows like wheat being cut. This is the case with the Roman cavalry at this moment. The fiercer the charge, the more tragic the casualties! Even without the use of machine guns, Roman cavalry were defeated by the mines and cannons that had been laid in advance. The Roman cavalry finally stopped these meaningless charges one after another. In other words, all the cavalrymen in the city who were capable of fighting and charging had died! This night and this battle were also the times in which the Han army killed the most enemies since its westward advance. …… The next morning. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others circled the Roman capital. Through the corpses of Roman cavalrymen on the ground that no one had cleaned up, they roughly estimated the casualties of the Roman army last night. The conclusion was that at least 20,000 cavalrymen died in last night's artillery fire. "In just a few decades, I never thought that the elite cavalry that was once invincible could be slaughtered as easily as pigs and dogs!" Ma Chao sighed. Born in Xiliang, he grew up on horseback. After joining the army, he considered cavalry to be his capital to conquer the world. But now... "The power of firearms is beyond human power. Even if we are highly trusted by His Majesty and have been able to strengthen ourselves, we will still be crushed to pieces if we are hit by a cannonball." Zhao Yun also sighed. The Han army had never encountered such stubborn resistance on its way westward. Basically, they just fired a few shots at the open ground and the defenders in the city surrendered.
Naturally, they had never seen the destructive power of thermal weapons on ordinary troops. Before this, even as generals of the Han army, it was difficult for them to intuitively feel the horror of thermal weapons. Only when thermal weapons truly demonstrate their destructive power to flesh and blood will people begin to fear them. Otherwise, just listening to the sound will only make you feel excited. "Oh! That's right. I used to be able to shoot an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away, and I was proud of it. But now, as long as I have this thing in my hand, who would still need to draw a bow and shoot an arrow?" Huang Zhong took a rifle from the soldier next to him and pulled the trigger. With two bangs, a crack appeared on the tree stump a hundred meters away. He felt that this thing was much simpler than drawing a bow and shooting an arrow. If he used a bow and arrow, although he could hit a tree stump a hundred meters away, it would be impossible for him to fire continuously and quickly like with a rifle. After several people expressed their feelings one by one, Guan Yu did not say anything else. But his thoughts were similar to those of the others. Even someone as proud as him had to admit it. No matter how brave he is and how much he has been transformed, he cannot be said to be fearless of guns and cannons. After the inspection, several people returned to their respective positions and continued to besiege the capital of Rome. In the following days, no army dared to break out of the Roman capital. There were only a few people who wanted to leave quietly, but they were either caught by the Han army or stepped on landmines and were killed. It was not until five days later that Lu Bu and his army arrived outside the Roman capital. After a short rest, Lu Bu could not wait to summon his generals and ordered, "Enter the city." He already knew what Liu Xie wanted to do. If Sumali cannot be found using conventional methods, then he will have no choice but to give the order: it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go. In other words, the five armies had to wait for his arrival before taking action. Because he was the only one qualified to take the blame for Liu Xie. When Sun Wukong saw Lu Bu leading his troops into the city, he immediately regained his spirit. (End of this chapter)
