I don’t know the number of armed forces of all races, they were squeezed repeatedly in the orderly offensives of the Roman legions, and finally they were attacked into the city. . Fastest update

At the stage of offensive and defensive warfare in the city, the Romans did not take much effort to dissolve the enemy's resistance. Crowds of multi-ethnic soldiers discarded their weapons and surrendered. Usually two or three Roman soldiers could **** dozens of hundreds of prisoners.

After the two-day war ended, the Romans spent four days preparing for the victory ceremony.

"The ritual takes longer than the siege." Cai Mianyou went to find out a little bit, and introduced to those who don't know the situation: "They prepared the Arc de Triomphe, and they also collected a huge number of petals."

Knowledgeable Han people will not be unfamiliar with the Arc de Triomphe. In fact, after the victory of the Wars of the Xia Dynasty in the pre-Qin era, the victorious division also had a similar ritual to walk through the Arc de Triomphe, except that the Romans called the Arc de Triomphe and Zhu Xia called the Thorny Gate.

The so-called thorn gate can actually be called the halberd gate, as the name implies, it is to make a better-looking gate and insert the halberd in a conspicuous position.

Zhu Xia’s victorious division walked through the Thorns Gate. It was of special significance. In addition to allowing the troops to enjoy the glory of victory in the war, and to accept the cheers and praise of the people on the sidelines, after passing the Thorns Gate, it was equal to the end of this military service. The nobles could bring themselves. When the recruited warriors return to their hometowns, it is time for the warriors to receive the war dividends. To put it bluntly, it is a ceremony to disband the army.

The Romans renovated the city gates that were destroyed during the battle, and even summoned the painters to put on the beautiful pictures. Indispensable to decorate the olive crown that the Romans loved, and to pull up brightly colored cloth strips.

The streets within the city gate were also carefully cleaned up, but some buildings that were destroyed during the fighting did not have enough time to clear them. The streets with a total length of about four to five hundred meters will be crowded with onlookers, and taller buildings will continue to throw petals at soldiers walking in the victory parade.

Dou'a asked strangely, "Where did they find them?"

Cai Mian really knew: "Some of them are nearby villagers, and others are captives. Among the captives, there are 10,000 or 20,000 women, so they choose better-looking ones to sow flowers for the Daqin army."

"Sell it?" Dou'a thought of this for the first time: "Have the angel ever asked about it?"

Wang Meng nodded reservedly: "Da Qin people are very willing to sell female slaves to Dahan."

The Romans were only willing to sell female slaves, while male slaves would be transported to Constantinople.

Rome is a country built on the exploitation and squeeze of slaves. Many projects require the use of male officials. Afterwards, Roman citizens also have the habit of buying slaves, either as servants of daily life or as a farm labor force. kind.

The governors of all parts of Rome also liked to buy slaves from various war zones, mainly purchasing fierce prisoners of war, and then selling them to some families within the scope of governance, so that those families could train prisoners of war into gladiators and participate in competitions to please Roman citizens within the scope of governance. In exchange for votes, or to perform in some sacrificial ceremonies.

Although Rome has entered the age of empire, the supreme ruler is Augustus and not the consul, but the election is still retained, mainly by the citizens of Rome to select members and so on, so it is right to get votes. .

"Their governor was appointed by Augustus. Rome and the local councils need to be elected." Wang Meng still needs to understand Rome's political system and system: "The citizens said they had served in the military. Men, those who are not in service are just civilians who have no right to vote. In their history, for a long time, citizens chose their rulers, just like the people in our ancient times decided who is the king."

"The election of the king was abandoned for a reason." Cai Mian is not only for political correctness, but also for his own understanding: "The elected king has won popular opinion, but it won't take long for a new king to govern the country's policies. There will be changes, and there will even be things that completely overthrow the policies of the predecessor."

For a long period of time, Zhu Xia needed to have an emperor, not to say that he likes to be controlled or something, but to understand the importance of having only one voice. Facts have also proved that only one voice can unite. If that voice deliberately expands outwards, no matter how poor or miserable the country is, it can open up territory every time.

Of course, under the premise that there is only one voice, the speaker is too ridiculous, and the country will fall into extreme chaos, and even the country will perish.

Therefore, Zhu Xia has always longed for the holy emperor's complex. As long as he thinks that he is the holy emperor, the country will be extremely prosperous and will expand its territory.

The four-day triumphal ceremony began. Wang Meng and others were invited to join the triumphal parade, but they were not interested at all, so they tactfully refused.

"You really should stand on top of the chariot and accept the cheers." Marcus Marca needs to accompany Wang Meng and other distinguished guests, and is a little bit brooding about not being able to participate in the triumphal parade: "That feels very good, it is very good. , It’s as if I have become a hero who saves the world."

Of course it feels good to accept the cheers of the crowds. Everyone likes to have this experience last time. It would be better if there were more times. How many people are going to work hard to accept the cheers of the crowds, whether it’s rebellion and gaining rights, or It was a desperate fight, and there were quite a few Romans who became gladiators simply to welcome cheers.

Wang Meng and others stood on the city wall and watched. They saw the Roman soldiers outside the city in full-armed formations. Each line was a centurion squad. One after another centuries passed through the city gate and cheered. Welcome to the petals sprinkled from a height.

Before, Roman nobles entered the city in chariots first. The chariots of the Romans were very similar to those of the Gupta dynasty. They were all chariots driven by two horses. They made the chariot very magnificent. In addition to being plated with gold rim patterns, they also made many carvings of olive branches and leaves.

The nobles are more than a saucy bag, with silk produced in the far east. They have integrated their own patterns and patterns on the silk, which may be family crests, or some patterns or patterns with special meaning.

"Those who can wear red cloth satin on their shoulders have the highest status." Cai Mian touched his chin: "In their society, a red cloth satin on their shoulders is a symbol of status, just like a big man can wear beautiful colors on important occasions. The official robes are the same."

Speaking of it, the Roman nobles wore robes. The style was a straight long skirt with slits on the sides of the legs and a belt on the waist. It should also be said that the Romans did not have underwear for men and women. In fact, most people in the world do not wear underwear, which has nothing to do with the level of civilization.

Han people, regardless of men and women, have no habit of wearing underwear. When did they change from full skirts to trousers, they could not be exquisite. Now they have evolved into both a robe and a pair of trousers. A small number of people who are very particular will wear a pair of underwear.

Dou'a just saw a ridiculous scene. More than one Roman nobleman riding in a chariot was blown by the wind, and the skirt was blown up, revealing the crumpled sausage and hairy bushes under the crotch. The public did not care. , Even the people who saw it didn't react, it seemed that it couldn't be more normal.

If there is a showy event in the triumphant ceremony of Han, the person will have no face to live, and the people who see it will definitely be upset. This is Zhu Xia's shameful action, and it is not in accordance with etiquette itself, and the "ritual" is the key.

After the triumphal ceremony, the Romans began their own carnival, eating and drinking is one aspect, the important thing is to start to receive money.

"Similar to us, but they didn't count the personal gains." Cai Mian ran over and watched for a while: "How much are they soldiers, how much are officers, and how much are nobles, in order to capture and slaves after the victory. Appraisal is used as the basis for allocation."

"They have no titles." Dou'a is not only talking about military merits, but Rome does not have the ranks of titles at all. The division of nobility is very vague. It depends on family wealth and military power, not by the ranks of titles: "If you insist There is a difference, that is, Augustus, parliamentarians, civic guards, financial officers... all the way to the class of citizens. They won the war, not only the combatants will get bounties, but the citizens living in the capital will also get dividends."

In the past, citizens living in the city of Rome had this special benefit. Not only did they enjoy the dividends brought by the war, but they were also attracted by various candidates because of the votes. The small days always live very well, but now Rome For example, the capital of Constantine is Constantinople, and the capital of Constantine II is Rome. Julian simply chose Egypt. The citizens of Rome must be in those three if they want to enjoy the war dividends. There are houses in this place.

The military meritorious title on Zhuxia's side is actually similar to a military rank. If it is strict, what kind of title is required to hold a certain position. If the title owner who holds that position on the battlefield is killed, the highest ranking person present will be replaced. , So that when a commander dies, the troops will lose command or get confused.

Like the Qin Army, which strictly enforces the military meritorious service system, they rarely experience a certain commander's death that causes chaos in the army. The dynasties after the Qin Army no longer paid much attention to the military meritocracy, and the rank was used as a substitute system, but the effect was really not as effective as the Qin Army's military meritocracy system.

When the war in this unknown place ended, the Roman legions belonging to Julian began to withdraw, and the Roman troops belonging to Constantius escorted the Chinese envoys on their way to Constantinople.

Constantinople, as its name suggests, is named after Constantine. Its location is very strategic. As long as the city does not fall, it will always be able to block European enemies from the east.

At the same time, Constantinople was still built on the sea, with very convenient maritime traffic. It is destined to obtain resources or support from the sea even if it is surrounded by land. It is because of this convenience that it has become a long-term A city that will not fall can only be caused by the city's forces without external resources and support.

I don’t know how many miles away by land, but they came to a port in Syria, where they will board the ship and arrive in Constantinople via the Mediterranean Sea.

Obviously Constantius had made sufficient preparations. According to Marcus Marca’s personal introduction, the Romans transferred more than 400 ships, large and small, and Constantius even dispatched. My own private flagship specially came to pick up and drop off the delegation of Han Dynasty.

"It is about 34 meters in length and 8 meters in width. There is only a flagship room at the stern of a two-story building without a deck. Most of it has to stay in the cabin. Its draft is unknown, so it won't look too deep." Dou Akan What I got was a long type of boat that shared the power of the oars and sails. The oars on both sides stretched out to resemble a centipede: "The crew cannot exceed two hundred and fifty people."

Wang Meng has been watching the sails of the ship, which are arranged in the forward position of the ship. There is an eagle emblem with spreading wings on the mast. It is plated with a layer of gold, and it looks golden under the sunlight. It has a female statue on its bow, holding a long spear in its hand, which becomes the horn of the ship.

"Look at the bottom of their bow." Dou'a pointed over and said from a relatively professional perspective: "That is the real angle of collision, and it is specially covered with a layer of iron."

Not to mention, the cold weapon naval battles in the Mediterranean are more special than other oceans. The ships in the Mediterranean are basically designed with collision angles, usually at the horizontal line of the flood water. Together, it's their turn to fight each other on the hull.

"This is their largest ship." Cai Mian had a deep sense of pride at this moment: "Their largest ship~lightnovelpub.net~ is the medium-sized class of Dahan."

The largest shipbuilding on the Han side has reached 150 meters in length and 50 meters in width. To put it bluntly, it has a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. (Refer to the data of Zheng He Baochuan)

They actually saw that the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean are basically two different things. The result is that the Roman man-made ships don't need to consider the height of the waves too much. While the deck level is relatively low, the structure is not very particular.

"If this kind of ship sails out of the Mediterranean, it doesn't have to go out to the sea too outside. The offshore wind and waves should be a little bit smaller..." Dou'a said that half of his mouth shut up. He would sink, but they will get on this ship. Boat, I don’t want to have a crow's mouth: "Anyway, I'll just play in the Mediterranean they call it."

They mainly don’t know one thing. It’s because of the type of ships. For a long time, Rome did not lose ships in the Mediterranean. Often a smaller storm could ruin an entire fleet. The most famous one was during the period when Sura sent troops to Greece. When one legion got on the boat, they didn't wait to set foot on the land of Greece, and the other legion fed the fish.

"I heard that you will pass through Greece?" Wang Meng was looking forward to it: "Listen to your Majesty, Greece is a long civilization and the scenery is quite good, just take a look."