In the view of Seleucid IV, it was much better to accept the protection of Great Qin than to go against Great Qin.

Of course, if the Qin expeditionary force failed, Seleucus IV might have other ideas.

But will the Great Qin Expeditionary Army fail?

Seleucid IV shook his head. In his opinion, Great Qin would not be defeated.

...

Asia Minor, Roman Legion.

"General Bliss, the latest information is that no less than 200,000 Seleucid troops have been discovered in front of our army.

They formed a Macedonian phalanx and seemed to want to fight our army to the death."

A Roman general respectfully reported the latest information to their commander Bullis.

"Is it only the Seleucid army? No army from the Qin Empire was found?"

Bliss frowned.

Although their main opponent in Rome was Carthage, the Seleucid front was also highly valued by the powerful.

Otherwise, he, a veteran general with a great reputation in Rome, and 100,000 elite legions would not have been sent.

The progress was very smooth at the beginning, and Seleucus had long lost the glory of Alexander in the past.

Even the infantry phalanx remained unchanged. The Roman army and the Macedonian phalanx had fought against each other many times and had already figured out their tactics.

The Macedonian phalanx was invincible in its frontal impact. The infantry all wore heavy armor and held thick tower shields.

On top of the shield was a spear that was more than 6 meters long. Even the Roman cavalry did not dare to try its edge.

But the shortcoming is also very obvious, that is, the mobility is too weak.

After many battles, the Roman generals figured out a way to break the Macedonian phalanx.

That is to throw spears, throwing axes and other objects to bypass the shield wall and directly kill the infantry in the rear.

Then, while the Macedonian phalanx is in chaos, avoid the front of the Macedonian phalanx and attack its flanks.

In this way, the seemingly invincible Macedonian phalanx can be easily defeated.

Relying on such simple tactics, Bullis led one hundred thousand Roman legions to win consecutive victories in Asia Minor, defeating the Seleucid army one after another.

Easily occupying hundreds of miles of land in the Seleucid Kingdom.

Some Roman generals were even ready to march straight in and directly destroy the Seleucid Kingdom.

But just when they were most proud, they suffered a heavy blow.

Just when their Roman army was pressing down on the Seleucid Macedonian phalanx, tens of thousands of cavalry came out of nowhere.

These well-equipped cavalrymen with superb riding skills circled directly to the flanks of the Roman vanguard and gave them a fatal blow.

Bliss's deputy commander was killed directly in the battle, and the entire 20,000 vanguard army was wiped out!

The tragic loss caused Bliss to go berserk and gather the remaining troops to avenge the deputy commander.

But what he didn't expect was that in the next few confrontations, no matter how hard Bliss tried, he was no match for the cavalry.

He repeatedly lost troops and generals, and was eventually chased all the way to the coastline.

If reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, Bliss might have become a prisoner by now.

How can Bliss, who has always been pampered and overbearing, endure this?

Relying on his influence on the Senate, Bullis reorganized a Roman army of 200,000 men, vowing to avenge his humiliation!

The actual situation was just as he expected. In front of the 200,000 Roman army, the cavalry that suddenly appeared was beaten back steadily.

What makes Bliss depressed is that the opponents are all cavalry, and their mobility far exceeds that of the Roman army, which is mainly infantry.

Although Bliss achieved several victories, the enemy's casualties were not heavy.

This made Bliss, who had always been proud and arrogant, furious.

So the 200,000-strong army pursued them desperately regardless of the situation.

Just like that, he chased him and fled.

The two sides returned to Asia Minor.

During this period, Bliss also learned from the captured Seleucid prisoners that the cavalry he regarded as his enemy were reinforcements invited by Antiochus III from a mysterious eastern country.

It is said that this eastern country is called the Great Qin Empire.

The territory is tens of thousands of miles long, the population is over 30 million, and there are millions of elite soldiers in the country!

After learning this news, Bliss was completely stunned.

He never imagined that there was such a terrifying country in the far east?

If I hadn't heard that Da Qin was thousands of miles away from Asia Minor.

If he hadn't known that the reinforcements from the Qin Empire were only 50,000, Bliss would have retreated.

"General Bliss, according to the intelligence we obtained by bribing Seleucid officials, this time the Qin army plans to let the Seleucid army hold back our army, and then attack our army's flanks!"

A Roman general reported with excitement.

"Hmph, as expected, Qin Jun only knows this trick.

But they certainly didn’t expect that this time we also have cavalry!”

Bliss snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on his face.

The emergence of the Qin Empire also shocked the top brass of Rome.

After some deliberations, it can be said that Rome spent a lot of money.

Elites were directly drawn from the Carthage front, and the entire Roman force was used to piece together 30,000 cavalry.

Although it is not as large as the Qin army's cavalry, in Bliss's view, this is enough.

Because as long as they can hold back the Qin cavalry and make them lose their mobility advantage, with the 200,000 troops in their hands, they can crush the Qin cavalry to death.

As for the Seleucid army, Bullis didn't take it seriously at all.

"Send the order, let the army rest in place for the night, and prepare for the decisive battle tomorrow!

This time, we must wipe out all these hateful Qin barbarians!"

Bliss shouted angrily.

"yes!"

All the Roman generals nodded and prepared to go out to deliver the order.

"By the way, let the cavalry regiment in the rear pay attention to concealment so as not to be discovered in advance."

Bliss suddenly opened his mouth and continued to give instructions.

The Roman general in charge of the cavalry quickly nodded in agreement.

Bliss's idea was good, but he didn't know that Jin Yiwei had already controlled every move they made.

It was even clear that they, Rome, bribed the senior Seleucid officials.

The reason why Bliss was able to win many times before was just because Meng Tian wanted him to win.

The reason why Meng Tian faked defeat was because he wanted to inflate Bliss, but there was another reason.

That's intelligence.

Meng Tian naturally understood the importance of intelligence, so as soon as they arrived at Seleucus, Jinyiwei's spies took action.

Asia Minor was, after all, an area ruled by the Seleucid Kingdom, and the residents here still had their hearts set on the Seleucids.

They also have a natural affection for the Qin army who came to rescue them.

Under Xuanwu's command, the Jinyiwei spies quickly established an airtight intelligence network in Asia Minor.
Chapter completed!