lcionline Chapter 582: A Triggered War
Chapter 582: A Triggered War
Now, the frontier fortress that the Roman army relied on most has been occupied by their Carthaginian army.
Without this powerful tortoise shell, even if the current Roman army has Scipio in command, the situation will still not change much.
Because under the absolute strength of their Carthaginian army, even if they were trapped by Scipio, the Roman army was doomed to be defeated.
That being the case, with such a great situation, why should I be so timid?
"Hearing what you said, there is indeed some truth."
After thinking about these things, Hannibal nodded in approval to the adjutant.
"Actually, I have a general understanding of the facilities in the fortress. It is very strong in terms of continuous combat capability and various support capabilities."
"When going into battle, relying on the tall and strong walls of the fortress can indeed make our Carthaginian army invincible."
"These fortresses not only have cultivated fields, which allow us to be self-sufficient in terms of food, but also strategic materials such as weapons and armor can also be forged through the forges inside the walls of the defense line, and even war horses have special horse farms for cultivation. Such favorable and complete conditions are even better than ours before.”
"With these fortresses, our Carthaginian army will have the ability to continue fighting."
"And even if we don't do anything, relying on the abundant supplies now stored in the fortress, it is completely enough for our Carthaginian army to use for a year and a half."
"Even calling it an impenetrable fortress is an understatement."
"With such a fortress wall, even if Daqin's army is extremely powerful, there is nothing they can do to us. After all, they will never be able to tear down the tens of feet high wall."
"Except for the Great Qin army, the fighting power of the Roman army cannot pose a threat to our Carthaginian army at all."
"Based on this analysis, it is true that I was too obsessed with the strength of the Great Qin army, but I ignored our Carthage army, which actually has such a big advantage."
As Hannibal himself said, he has always been most afraid of the Qin army.
Because such an opponent who can completely crush the Carthaginian army from the physical fitness of the army soldiers to the level of armament, army morale and even tactical strategy is really terrible.
Ever since Hannibal captured the Roman border fortress and turned against Da Qin, he has been thinking about the moment when the Da Qin army approached the city and wiped out their Carthaginian army.
This sense of oppression brought by absolute strength even made Hannibal a little breathless, so that Hannibal began to lose his fearless spirit.
Yes, the fighting power of the Daqin army is indeed unparalleled, and it is no exaggeration to call it the world's number one. Their Carthage army is indeed far from being an opponent.
But this time is different from the previous ones. With a fortress that has both offensive and defensive capabilities and is excellent in all aspects, the Qin army may no longer be able to maintain its crushing posture against other countries' armies.
After all, manpower is limited. No matter how powerful the Crown Prince Ying Yu is, he can't lead the Qin army to a place thousands of miles away, and give everyone the fortress walls that are hundreds of feet deep and tens of feet high. destroy it?
Thinking of this, Hannibal's heart couldn't help but cheer up.
"Yes, Your Excellency General, before the Qin army has actually come to aid Rome, this is not only the best time for our Carthaginian army to attack Rome, capture the land of Rome and even the capital, but also to attack those corrupt Carthaginians. The best time for 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 I don't expect them to change their minds and let our Carthaginian army return to Carthage, at least it will make them afraid of us and dare not make things difficult or even persecute our family members on the surface. "
"And I remember that you, General, mentioned before that you have been completely disappointed with the nobles of Carthage, and you no longer want to work for these hateful guys, and you already have plans in your heart to surrender to other countries.
"I absolutely agree with your point of view, General."
"But General, although you say that you are well-known and known to almost everyone in the Western Regions, you have really lacked a thrilling battle and a glorious record in all these years."
"Therefore, I think, General, you can take advantage of this opportunity to show other countries in the world your incomparably superb command and combat capabilities, so that when you go to another country in the future, at least you can be considered confident."
"Such a great opportunity, if you continue to hesitate like this and miss it, then it may be impossible to have such an opportunity in the future."
Seeing that Hannibal's mind seemed to be shaken, the adjutant struck while the iron was hot and continued to advise him.
Although Hannibal had long planned to attack Rome, due to the confusing attitude of the Qin reinforcements and the abnormal performance of the Roman army these days, he was a little uncertain about the current situation.
Although he was already moved by the adjutant's analysis, he was still vacillating between leading an army to attack Rome immediately, or waiting a few days to wait and see what happened.
But when the adjutant mentioned to Hannibal about his defection to other countries in the future, Hannibal finally had an 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 beat Carthage from a disadvantage to an advantage, he became famous and let the world know that Carthage There was an excellent general who commanded him and compared him to Scipio.
But it was precisely because he led the Carthaginian army to a stalemate with the Roman army that he had been trapped here for several years, and he had no achievements at all.
If Hannibal wants to defect to another country in the future, this will indeed become his shortcoming. However, before the reinforcements from the Great Qin Dynasty arrive, leading the army to capture a large area of Rome and marching towards the capital of Rome will undoubtedly solve his problem. Opportunity for this short board!
Hannibal nodded solemnly, and then said solemnly: "You are right, this is an opportunity not to be missed."
"Listen to my order, the three armies are gathered and ready to attack Rome!"