strictlysupreme Chapter 592
Chapter 592
The prefectures and counties planned by the Great Qin after the annexation of the Seleucid Kingdom and other countries have continued to have problems. Whether it is beliefs or policies, there have been many conflicts.
So much so that there are still mostly local people there, and the Qin people have such experience and lessons. Naturally, Ying Yu wants to increase the influence of Daqin in Rome as high as possible, so that it will be much more convenient to manage in the future .
Moreover, in the future, Daqin will use Rome as a pedal to spread Daqin's influence to the entire Western Regions, and prepare for the great cause of unifying the Western Regions in the future.
"Well, what the prince said is very reasonable, and my thoughts are also the same."
"However, since we have decided to send troops to aid Rome, it means that we, Daqin, must help them repel or destroy the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal.
Now Hannibal still has nearly 15 elites in his hands, but how many soldiers my Great Qin sent to the expedition is a difficult problem. "
Ying Zheng nodded to Ying Yu at first, but soon turned pale.
After Meng Yi and other ministers in the court heard this, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, and soon understood the meaning of Ying Zheng's words.
Because if Daqin sent too many soldiers and horses to aid, it would easily cause misunderstandings on the Roman side, thinking that Daqin wanted to take advantage of this opportunity, in the name of a rescue army, to take the opportunity to lead an army to capture Rome.
After all, Great Qin is now the largest country in the world, but Rome is no longer what it used to be, and now it is facing the threat of the Carthage army.
In addition, before Princess Sophie married Ying Yu, Daqin defeated the 20 Roman army that came to invade the Seleucid Kingdom in one fell swoop. The reason why Rome declined so quickly was more or less related to this disastrous defeat. It's all a little bit related.
Although it is said that Great Qin has now become a country of marriage with Rome, those high-ranking officials in Rome, especially those nobles, must have some grudges in their hearts.
Under such circumstances, Daqin sent so many soldiers and horses, anyone would be vigilant.
And when their Daqin reinforcements entered the territory of Rome, Rome was the top snake. If they were on guard against the Daqin army, then no matter where they did what the Daqin army did, they would inevitably be tied up, which was extremely inconvenient.
But if Daqin sent too few troops, it would be said that it was petty, and the most powerful country in the world actually only sent so many people.
Moreover, when dealing with Hannibal's Carthaginian army, the battlefield situation may become too stalemate due to the small number of people, and the fighting time between the two sides will be greatly lengthened.
This will not only increase the death rate of Daqin soldiers, but also the combat resources of the Daqin army will become a problem.
Because the distance between Daqin and Rome is too far, the railways, trains and canals have not yet been opened, and the transportation of combat resources is very inconvenient, and Rome does not have the technology to replenish combat supplies for the Daqin army.
If the two sides fight for too long, the combat resources of the Daqin army will be exhausted, and the gap in numbers is too large, Daqin may not be able to defeat the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal.
If Daqin is defeated, let alone promote the mighty and invincible demeanor of the Daqin army through this battle, even the original prestige will be damaged.
Therefore, it is a big problem to grasp the number of soldiers and horses sent by the Qin army to aid Rome.
Even Wang Ben and the others, who had experienced hundreds of battles, were stumped. They were all thinking hard, but they couldn't think of a reason.
"Prince, how many people do you think is appropriate for our Great Qin army to support Rome this time?"
Seeing that there was no movement from the ministers in the court, Ying Zheng looked directly at Ying Yu.
"Father, my son thinks that it is enough for me, Daqin, to send [-] soldiers and horses."
Ying Yu thought for a moment, then replied.
"Only send [-] soldiers and horses? Isn't that too little?"
Hearing Ying Yu's answer, Ying Zheng couldn't help hesitating.
After all, Hannibal's Carthaginian army had as many as 15, and encouraged by the successive captures of Roman cities, their morale must be soaring now, and all soldiers are in an unstoppable state.
Although they still have the assistance of tens of thousands of Roman troops, with the inferior weapons and equipment and military quality of Roman soldiers, their combat effectiveness is very weak, and the help they can provide is basically negligible.
Otherwise, even if Scipio made a mistake in his decision-making, he would not be defeated by the foreign Carthaginian army in the home environment.
In other words, 20 Qin soldiers had to bring oil bottles to fight Hannibal's Carthaginian army. This was much more difficult than Meng Tian leading tens of thousands of Qin cavalry to defeat the [-] Roman army!
After all, in these two wars, the skills of the two commanders alone were not at the same level.
Although Bliss is a famous player in Rome, he is also famous in the Western Regions, and his record is very good.
But it was just bullying and bullying those small countries in the Western Regions, relying solely on the number advantage of the Roman army and the Macedonian phalanx that was difficult to break at that time.
Under such conditions, basically as long as the commander knows a little bit of military knowledge, he can achieve such a record.
If you really want to count, Bliss is also among the generals and commanders. He is not even a first-rate general at all, but a second-rate general at best.
From the fact that he led a 20 Roman army, but was tricked by Meng Tian's tens of thousands of Qin cavalry, it shows that his military ability is weak, and he is not at the same level as Hannibal.
After all, Hannibal is different from his kind of game that can only play an advantaged game. Not only did he rescue the Carthaginian army when it was in crisis, he helped Carthage return from the original disadvantage to the advantage in one fell swoop, and even Now they have captured several cities in Rome, and they are approaching the capital of Rome!
If Ying Yu hadn't married Princess Sophie, Rome would have become Qin's in-law country since then, and the Carthaginian army would have stood on the opposite side of Qin, maybe Rome would have been overthrown by him.
Although there are reasons for the weak strength of the Roman army, but with this ability to turn defeat into victory and turn absolute disadvantage into advantage, Hannibal is definitely in the forefront among the generals, even with Meng Tian. The other famous generals are not as good in comparison, but the difference is definitely not far away.
In addition to the huge gap between the commanders, the combat effectiveness of the two armies is also completely different.
The Roman army at that time was basically the same as the current Roman army. The soldiers had poor military literacy and backward combat thinking. There was only a Macedonian phalanx that could be seen.
Although the current Carthaginian army is similar to the Roman army in terms of weapons and equipment, it is much stronger than the Roman army in terms of military literacy and strategic planning.
Otherwise, the Roman army would not have been repeatedly defeated by the Carthaginian army in frontal battles, and it would have been crushed almost every time.
Therefore, based on the current situation of Hannibal's Carthaginian army, if the Qin army wants to replicate and realize the original war myth of defeating 20 with tens of thousands of soldiers, it may be dozens of times more difficult than before!