Now, the border fortress that the Roman army relied on most has been occupied by their Carthaginian army.

Without this powerful tortoise shell, even if the Roman army now has Scipio in charge, the situation will still not change significantly.

Because under the overwhelming strength of their Carthaginian army, even if they were trapped by Scipio, the Roman army was destined to be defeated.

In this case, with such a great situation, why should I be so timid?

"Listening to what you said, it does make some sense."

After thinking about these things, Hannibal nodded in approval to the adjutant.

"Actually, I have a rough idea of ​​the facilities in the fortress. Both its continuous combat capability and various support capabilities are very strong."

"When going into battle, relying on the tall and solid walls of the fortress can indeed make our Carthaginian army invincible."

“Not only do these fortresses have farmland that allows us to be self-sufficient in food, but strategic materials such as weapons and armor can also be forged through the forges within the walls of the defense line. Even war horses have special horse farms for cultivation.

Such favorable and complete conditions are simply better than what we had before.”

"With these fortresses in place, our Carthaginian army will have the ability to continue fighting."

"And even if we do nothing, with the rich supplies currently stored in the fortress, it will be enough for our Carthage army to last for a year and a half."

"Even calling it an impregnable fortress is not an exaggeration."

"With such a fortress wall, even if Great Qin's army is extremely powerful, there is nothing we can do. After all, they cannot demolish all the walls that are dozens of feet high."

"Except for the Qin army, the combat effectiveness of the Roman army cannot pose a threat to our Carthage army."

"According to this analysis, it is true that I was too rigidly focused on the strength of the Qin army. On the contrary, I ignored that our Carthaginian army actually has such a huge advantage."

As Hannibal himself said, he has always been most afraid of the Qin army.

Because an opponent like this who could completely crush the Carthaginian army from the physical fitness of the soldiers to the level of armament, morale and even tactical strategies was really terrifying.

Ever since Hannibal captured the Roman border fortress and became at odds with the Qin, he had been thinking about the moment when the Qin army came to the city and annihilated their entire Carthaginian army.

This sense of oppression brought by absolute strength even made Hannibal a little breathless, so much so that Hannibal began to lose his original fearless vigor.

Yes, the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army is indeed unparalleled. It is no exaggeration to call it the best in the world. Their Carthaginian army is indeed far from their opponent.

But this time is different from before. There is a fortress that is both offensive and defensive and excellent in all aspects. The Qin army may no longer be able to maintain its crushing posture against the armies of other countries.

After all, manpower is limited after all. No matter how powerful Prince Ying Yu is, he cannot lead the Qin army to a place thousands of miles away and destroy all the fortress walls that are hundreds of feet deep and dozens of feet high.

Destroy it?

Thinking of this, Hannibal's heart couldn't help but cheer up.

"Yes, General, before the Qin army actually comes to aid Rome, this is not only the best time for our Carthaginian army to attack Rome and capture Roman land and even the capital, but it is also the best time to attack those decadent Carthaginians.

This is the best time for the nobles to prove the strength of our Carthaginian army!"

"As long as we can successfully attack Rome, those nobles will see how powerful we are now!"

"Although we don't expect them to change their minds and let our Carthaginian army return to Carthage, at least we can make them fear us and not dare to make things difficult or even persecute our families openly.

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"And I remember that you, General, mentioned before that you have been completely disappointed with the Carthaginian nobles and no longer want to work for these hateful guys, and you have already made plans to surrender to other countries.

"I absolutely agree with your point of view, General."

"But General, although your reputation is far-reaching and almost everyone knows it in the entire Western Region, you really lack a thrilling battle and a glorious record in all these years."

"Therefore, I think, General, you can take advantage of this opportunity to show your extremely superb command and combat capabilities to other countries in the world. This way, you will at least have the confidence to defect to another country in the future."

"If you continue to hesitate and miss such a great opportunity, I'm afraid it will never be possible to have such an opportunity again in the future."

Seeing that Hannibal's mind seemed to be wavering, the adjutant struck while the iron was hot and continued to persuade him.

Although Hannibal had already had a plan to attack Rome, due to the confusing attitude of the Qin reinforcements and the unusual performance of the Roman army in the past few days, he was somewhat unsure of the current situation.

Although he had been tempted by the adjutant's analysis, he still wavered between two attitudes: immediately leading the army to attack Rome, or waiting for a few days to wait and see what would happen.

But when the adjutant mentioned to Hannibal about his defection to other countries in the future, Hannibal finally had the answer in his heart, and his eyes began to become firm.

Yes, as the adjutant said, although he led the Carthaginian army to withstand the attack of the Roman army and turned Carthage from a disadvantage to an advantage, he became famous and made the world know about Carthage.

There was an outstanding general in command, and he was compared to Scipio.

But it was precisely because he led the Carthaginian army into a stalemate with the Roman army that he had been trapped here for the past few years and had no record of success at all.

If Hannibal wants to defect to another country in the future, this will indeed become his shortcoming. Taking advantage of the Qin reinforcements that have not yet arrived, leading the army to capture a large area of ​​Rome and marching towards the Roman capital will undoubtedly solve his problem.

This shortcoming is an opportunity!

Hannibal nodded solemnly, and then said solemnly: "You are right, this is an opportunity that cannot be missed."
Chapter completed!