Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

His young son continued: "If I guess correctly, the Romans will send troops from the Danube Legion south, and at the same time Orville, the governor of Egypt, will send troops north. These two groups of armies will attack from the east and west sides.

So I advise you not to use force. If you insist on war, you should start from the Danube side, cross the Dacian land and attack the loose defense of the Danube legions. "

King Charles stared at the opponent: "If this is the case, we will have to march two to three hundred kilometers deep into the enemy's territory before we can reach the Danube River. The Dacians may be colluding with the Romans. If there is a slight mistake, our army will be blocked there. , become a big fish in the well and can only be slaughtered by others. "

He asked his father: "What else can we do? All the German legions have not been mobilized, and they must be on guard against us now. If we assemble our troops in a proper manner and hit their defense line, the result will not be the same as the previous few times. Bad. Only by winning by surprise can we have a chance, otherwise we don't have enough understanding of things on the east coast of the Mediterranean, which makes us lack corresponding preparations. So we have to pray that the army can be assembled and set off before the Romans put down the rebellion. Time must be short, otherwise we will run into eight to ten fully armed Roman legions, and there is basically no hope of forcing the Danube and defeating so many Romans."

In fact, the young prince wanted his father to quit before the difficulties. He believed that there was no need to take such a military adventure with little hope. Even if it succeeded, there was no hope of dismembering this huge empire. At best, the emperor would be angry and call for more troops. Just deal with the Germans.

It is true that the emperor's rule will loosen, but this is to pave the way for those who come later. The corpses of the Germans and Romans will pave the throne for their successors. No one wants to make wedding clothes for others, so it is better to wait for the opportunity. He felt that the Romans themselves would be in chaos sooner or later. For example, after the death of Emperor Vespa, the issue of the successor was enough for the Senate and the Emperor's faction to fight. It would be more appropriate to take action at that time than now.

The Romans are not in internal chaos, and the Egyptians, Parthians, Parphins, Gauls, Germans, Dacians and other nationalities cannot see the opportunity. The time has not yet come, so things can be done first Let it go.

But King Charles obviously had a different brain circuit than his son. Faced with this kind of inquiry, he smiled ferociously: "You are right, so we might as well change our thinking. I can directly mobilize the five cavalry wings..."

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On the other side, Orville quickly made his next move after ensuring that the supply line was stable. He gathered his troops in one place and completely handed over the defense of the occupied areas to other troops. He led his troops northward, preparing to fight with the Danube River in the north. The legions converge.

Mithridates had two choices: one was to continue to persist in guerrilla warfare and consume the Romans; the other was to take a military adventure and kill one army first. Claiming himself to be a generation of liberators and heroes, Mithridates naturally chose the latter.

The Danube Legion was accidentally ambushed while marching. The army suffered serious losses and retreated to the safety of the Byzantine city. Fortunately, the city's defense system was relatively strong. The Pontic people had no choice but to continue the siege.

Orville knew the status of Byzantium's city defense and food reserves, so he was not so anxious and marched in an orderly manner. At the same time, he commanded the navy to find opportunities to supply Byzantium.

Ship after ship of soldiers and supplies were sent into the city, which greatly strengthened the self-confidence of the defenders. At this time, Mithridates made a prompt decision and took advantage of the gap between the navy and the army to return to Asia Minor.

There is a strait between the two, which is easy to handle if there are ships. After Orville learned the news, he did not rush to attack, but began to consolidate the occupation of mainland Greece.

He knew that Trajan's army was over there, and intercepting the opponent's army should be left to him. Orville's own task was on the Greek side. After finishing it, the next step was to move eastward.

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In the hills of Asia Minor, a long dragon composed of soldiers and baggage was marching.

Mithridates was located at the front of the army. He was wearing a luxurious and sparkling bronze armor with dragons and phoenixes carved on it. It looked really majestic. Mithridates liked this armor because it could Remind him of who he is.

Although he was vaguely looked down upon by both parties, their lineage claimed to be the last descendant of the Achaemenid dynasty, and he considered himself to be Alexander's successor, so naturally he should be extraordinary.

He liked to wear a wreath decorated with ram's horns, which was also what Alexander wore on his coins. The ram's horns symbolized the god Amun. Alexander claimed to be the son of Zeus and the son of Amun. Mithridates also inherited this statement and publicized it to the outside world. He is a god. Let others believe it or not, but they really need a general who can stand up and fight against the Romans now. They haven't seen someone like Mittarides for a while.

His record has been questioned, but he did manage to regain land in three or four provinces. Uprisings occurred one after another in a wide range of lands from Armenia to Greece. Through diplomatic means, the Scythians surrendered to the king of Pontus. After using both soft and hard tactics, all except Byzantium All the outer Roman lands on the Black Sea coast fell into the hands of the Pontus. They saw a glimmer of success, so they decided to continue supporting Mithridates.

"Where are we going next? The big cities on the south coast have been captured by the Romans. Should we stay here or go back to Pontus?" an aide suggested.

"No need to go back," Mithridates waved his hand, and then pointed to the steep terrain around him - on the one hand, the vegetation was dense, and on the other hand, there was fog in the mountains. The soldiers present were very uneasy when they saw this kind of terrain.

"Look at this terrain, it is simply born for ambushes. We will continue to fight guerrilla warfare with the Romans here. If nothing unexpected happens, the reinforcements of the Scythians and Germans will arrive soon..."

"Be careful!!"

While Mithridates was discussing the situation with the people around him, a dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, and the leading soldiers were caught off guard and shot into hedgehogs.

Before most people could react to the situation, they heard a low horn sound, and then the valley echoed with the unique, creepy whistle of the Romans.

Arrows, javelins, stones and even rolling logs poured down, and the troops marching in the long snake formation were immediately in chaos. The officers roared and organized the army to wear weapons and line up to prepare for a counterattack, and then they saw that the Roman army had rushed out of the woods.

Mithridates felt a little regretful at this time - his armor was too conspicuous even in foggy weather, as if he was afraid that others would not see it, which would not be an advantage in a melee.