Competition among nations is everywhere.

The abnormal changes in the ethnic groups on the northern border did not make Scipio feel alert. For the civilized Romans, the tribes in the north, whether they were the Gauls, Saxony, or the Germans, were all barbarians. The purpose of conquering them was just to gain more slaves.

The battle on land has just opened a magnificent prelude. The competition on sea has shown signs of heat. Crassus, who was taught a lesson, was impatient to lead the main force of the fleet to go out to sea to find war, but the war on sea is no more than land. The vast ocean is full of passages, and it is impossible to defend the pass like land battles, forcing the enemy to fight.

The Roman fleet brought it back several times along the Aegean Sea. In addition to disturbing the fishing boats along the coast, even the shadow of the Qin fleet was not discovered. As for blocking the Troy port to find war, Crassus was not foolish and was far away from the local area. Once the fleet's supply was insufficient, no matter how powerful the Roman fleet was, it would have to become a captive to the other side.

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Time flies fast.

As the hot Mediterranean summer is about to end, the powder barrel of the Balkans finally exploded.

Thracian general Spartacus led 7,000 warriors, crossed the Alps with fearless courage, and appeared on the plateau in the northern Apennine Peninsula. If it were just a harassment, the Romans would not take it seriously, and a team of only 7,000 people would not be able to make any big waves.

But something unexpected happened soon. In Milan, a major city in the north, Spartacus rescued dozens of slaves from the manors and organized slaves from various ethnic groups in these manors, including the Thracians. Almost in an instant, a large army of slaves with a population of up to 50,000 appeared in the territory of the Roman Republic.

In August, slave troops besieged Milan for several days. Spartacus decided to give up the strategy of siege and instead sought to take the capital city of Rome, the largest city in the south of the Apennine Peninsula. Regarding his strategic concept, Han Anguo, the Qin Army's staff member, expressed different opinions.

According to Han Anguo's idea, although the Thracian slave army was large and powerful, it was quite different from the regular army in terms of equipment and personnel quality. When they began to revolt, they relied on their spirit. In addition, the Romans were caught off guard and they were able to grow. However, after the Romans discovered the destructive power of this slave army, Sepio's military vision would never give Spartacus an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Therefore, the safest strategy should be to return from the original route and cross the northern mountains again. Return to the Balkans, where the slave army can get the support of the Qin army without falling into the dilemma of fighting alone. At the same time, the joining of this army can also speed up the unification of the Balkans. Peterus's Gaul Legion was now suppressed by Cao Xin's Qin army in the Pera area.

It is a pity that Han Anguo's proposal was not adopted. The Thracians were dazed in the face of successive news of victory. With the advice of their subordinates, Spartacus was hot and began to think about establishing a great country belonging to the Thracians on the Apennine Peninsula. In desperation, Han Anguo had to separate from Spartacus and lead the Qin army staff team back.

At the end of August, Roman consul Scipio finally gathered enough troops to deal with the slave uprising team. Under the city of Rome, Spartacus's team was besieged by 150,000 Roman troops, and more than 40,000 people were killed in the entire army. Spartacus only led less than 10,000 remnants to break out.

At this time, if we follow the inertia of history, Spartacus would choose to continue to march south, hoping to use the pirate ships to cross the sea and return to his hometown. Later development was due to the pirates' rebellion, which forced them to embark on the difficult road to head north by land, and eventually the entire slave army was wiped out.

Fortunately, the young Spartacus finally realized the words of Han Anguo's persuasion and Li Yuan's warning when he was about to go out to war echoed in his heart. The remaining troops of the slave uprising army finally decided to return to the north along the way south, and then wait for an opportunity to cross the Alps back.

Along the way, despite the difficulties and Roman troops would be blocked, as long as the slaves firmly believe in returning to their hometown, they will definitely be able to return alive.

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Balkans.

Pera, the former capital of the Macedonian Kingdom, was shaking under the three sides of the Qin army.

Peterus, who was trapped in the city, never thought that the Roman general, commander of the Gaul Legion, who once had nearly 20,000 warriors, would be beaten like a turtle, and could only rely on the city walls and barriers to protect himself. What is even more ironic is that these barriers were the stubborn resilience of Philip IV a few years ago.

The Gaul Legion was once strong, but it also depends on what kind of opponent it was facing. If it were just the Qin general Cao Xin, Peterus could handle it even if he was at a disadvantage. After all, the strong body of the Gaul people was not a vegetarian, but this time, the Qin army dispatched a total of 100,000 troops, and the one who led the Qin army to fight against the west was the famous Shenwu Emperor Li Yuan.

There is nothing wrong.

Li Yuan personally went to the army.

After Peterus paid the price of 4,000 soldiers, this news was finally confirmed from several Gaul soldiers who had returned from their blood.

After careful preparation, Li Yuan used deception to hide from the Romans who were busy quelling the chaos in the country. On the one hand, the Qin State claimed that Emperor Shenwu met with envoys from all over the country in Xin'an City, while secretly dispatched troops to form a new expeditionary force to conquer Europe. This elite army was composed of cavalry from Luo Jia's army, heavy infantry from Cao Xin's army, some mechanical crossbow soldiers, and Tianlei soldiers. The generals in the army were also gathered in a large number of generals.

Luo Jia and Cao Xin were Li Yuan's right-hand man, Li Zuoche was the counselor, Yang Yu, Zhou Ping, and Ji Xin were the elite generals of the younger generation. At the same time, Zhonglimei, Ji Bu and other unwillingly lonely generals were also far away, bringing them from the distant Guanzhong to Eastern Europe.

The critical battle for the Qin Dynasty to unify the Eurasian continent is about to begin.

As an old soldier, what else is more proud of than seeing the younger generation win on the battlefield? Zhongli Mei and Ji Bu only hope to be by Li Yuan's side and use their experience to remind these young people at all times, so that they will not be arrogant because of small victory and will never be kept in love until the last moment.

In the face of such a lineup, Peterus fought alone and could not support his Gallic legion. From 30,000 people, only less than 5,000 were left. After a desperate request to Scipio to send reinforcements, Peterus finally became desperate.

"Consul Scipio, I, Peterus, have reached the end of the battle. I am worthy of you. Now it's time to find a way out for the Gauls."

On September 3, under the persuasion of the Gaul surrendered soldiers, Peterus decided to surrender. The remaining about 4,000 Gaul soldiers in the city all put down their weapons, took off their armor and tassels, which symbolized the Roman soldiers, and neatly walked out of the barriers in the city of Pera, and surrendered to the Qin army outside the city.

The one who accepted Peterus's surrender was his old rival Cao Xin. This time, Cao Xin did not mean to make fun of this old friend in the Constantinople negotiations. Since Peterus surrendered, he will no longer be an enemy, but a comrade-in-arms who can fight side by side. The Gauls can also become another possible ally of the Qin State on the French Peninsula. Once they are organized, they can form an unignorable restraining force in the northwest of Rome.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Peterus is a guy who should be tactful. If he was wholeheartedly thinking about serving the Romans, Li Yuan would not mind killing a surrendered general.

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Balkan war.

With the destruction of the Gaul Legion, it was over.

After receiving the order of Scipio, the Crassus fleet, which came to the Gulf of Adria, circled the bay outside Pera for seven days, but no Gaulian escaped from the sea.

"It is really unforgivable that Peterus has betrayed us." After finally finding out the news of the surrender of the Gaul Legion, Crassus couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he cursed Peterus's words, he was very happy in his heart.

The relationship between Crassus and Peterus has always been dissatisfied. It is natural for a country to have conflicts between the navy and the army, because resources and supplies are quantitative, and one side can only go hungry if you satisfy one side. Over the years, Crassus's fleet has developed rapidly, while Peterus's Gaul Legion has been repeatedly excluded and suppressed in the Roman army because of its foreign relations.

The pressure of the Gaul Legion was not rescued, because Peterus' surrender no longer existed, and Crassus' fleet sailed eastward. For the Roman Navy, finding the Qin fleet that defeated Greer was the most important thing for them, and as for the others, it was not important.

Southern foothills of the Alps.

In the city of Milan.

Roman consul Scipio lay in the arms of his mistress Cleopatra with a tired face, his eyes covered with blood. These days, the fierce battle with the Spartacus slave team consumed too much energy, which made it difficult for him to have the energy and physical strength to meet the needs of a woman like a wolf.

"Kara, tell me, the Qin people really look like monkeys. They can not only climb trees, but also scream like monkeys?" Scipio asked slowly.

Scipio was never interested in everything about Qin and had to understand it. The change in this was only the aggressive momentum that Qin continued to show. But even so, Scipio also looked down on the Qin people, for no reason, because he was a fanatical supporter of racial theory.

Scipio believes that in this world, only white people are the best nations. As for yellow people, black people are all inferior peoples and are born to be enslaved.
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