Water gives birth to life.

Rivers are the cradle of civilization.

Like the Yellow River, the river of Eastern civilization, the mother river of all the peoples on the European continent is the Danube. This continental river originates from the Black Forest area and rushes eastward, passing through the northern foothills of the Alps, the Vienna Plain, and the Hungarian Plain.

Then it travels through the jungle canyons of the Balkans and pours into the Black Sea with great force.

During the heyday of Greek civilization, adventurous Greek merchants used to sail merchant ships all the way up from the mouth of the Black Sea to explore river civilizations and dump the goods they brought in exchange for precious animal skins and other items.

It was also during this period that the Danube River had its own historical name for the first time: Ister.

In the second century BC, there were already some towns that relied on the river on both sides of the Ister River. Among them were Vindobona, Akuncum, and Singidunum.

, in later generations they were Vienna, the capital of Austria, Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

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Vindobona.

An important town in the middle reaches of the Danube River.

When Eunice's Roman advance army heading north arrived here, they happened to encounter a tribal battle between the Goths and the Germans. Unlike the civilized countries along the Mediterranean coast, in the central and northern parts of Europe, the tribal form was still in a state of

In the transitional stage of semi-primitive and semi-slavery, the northern tribes, who mainly relied on herding for a living, often launched tribal wars one after another in order to compete for a piece of grassland suitable for herding horses.

Between the Goths and the Germans, Eunice quickly identified his allies: the Goths.

Compared with the more primitive and barbaric Germans, the Goths have lived in this area since early on. They have a higher chance of dealing with their southern neighbors such as Rome. Their level of civilization is also more developed. As a result, they created the height of the Mediterranean.

It is reasonable for the civilized Romans to choose the Goths.

Early September.

The Germans were defeated, and the alliance composed of multiple different ethnic and tribal groups collapsed. As an alien ethnic group, they failed in this battle for survival and had to migrate. As a result, some Germans

The tribe turned back east, and they began to contact the representatives of the Qin State in this area, trying to find an opportunity to make a comeback and make a complete end to the Slavs who had been expelling them.

Qin's northern army, after Han Xin devoted his main energy to opening up the Bering Strait channel, the commander of the northern army was changed to Yang Wengzi.

This former veteran of the frontier army finally became the commander-in-chief of the first army after serving as his deputy for a long time. Under his command, Qin's northern front troops continued to suppress the Slavs and drove across the Eurasian continent.

Various ethnic groups in the hinterland continued to migrate westward and then migrated again.

North of Constantinople, on the Don River plain along the Black Sea, is where the Qin Army's Northern Route Army is stationed. Yang Wengzi has just received news of the Germans' request for peace and attachment, and also learned from the Military Intelligence Department that a Roman army has arrived.

Along the Danube River, this suddenly surprised Yang Wengzi, who was experienced in the battlefield.

Based on his understanding of the Germans and Goths, if the two sides went to war, the Germans should have the upper hand. But in the current situation, the Goths, with the assistance of the Romans, defeated the German tribes.

.As a result, there will be a situation in the northern border of Rome where the Romans and the Goths join forces to fight against the Qin army.

Yang Wengzi looked solemn. This veteran general with a strict personality was extremely cautious when facing a new battlefield and a new test. After all, the Qin army on the northern front was relatively weak in strength, and Yang Wengzi only had five maneuverable forces in his hands.

There are about ten thousand people, and the severe cold is approaching. For the Qin army, whose supply lines are too far away and the Black Sea is about to freeze, the coming winter will be the most difficult period.

The Romans counterattacked at the right time.

"I agree to the Germans' conditions for the time being. As long as they can contain the Goths, there will be a place for them to live in Europe in the future -!"

"Send a letter to your Majesty quickly to inform our troops of the situation. In addition, I request that the troops on the northern front immediately move westward and march upstream along the Danube Valley from Ruse to Singidunum. At the same time, I request the Gallic Legion.

, must launch an attack on the Roman Army heading north from the rear within half a month, otherwise, the northern front troops alone will not only be unable to break the stalemate in a short period of time, but may also cause the entire route to become passive——"

Yang Wengzi's response strategy was quite satisfactory, without any luck. This was also the characteristic of the hereditary generals of the Qin army who were born in the frontier army. Although they sometimes seemed a bit old-fashioned, they were more stable, which suited the young Roman commander Eunice.

The wild and unconstrained ideas form a sharp contrast.

Peterius's Gallic Legion has returned to the Gaul area. After having to surrender to the Qin State, the former Roman mercenary legion general was depressed for a time. However, after being personally summoned by Li Yuan, Peterius

He regained his spirit. Compared with the original employer Rome, the conditions offered by the new owner Qin were more attractive.

Allow the Gauls to govern themselves.

This was the condition offered by Li Yuan, and the price was that Petrius had to integrate a new force to fight against Rome and coordinate the Qin army's northern and western front troops in the northwest.

This condition was very generous, and Peterius had no way to refuse. Li Yuan did not ask him to lead the army into the hinterland of Rome, but only asked the Gauls to support the Qin army in the east and south directions. This time, Yang Wengzi

The appeal of the Gallic Legion originated from this proposal.

The Gauls neither wanted nor dared to attack the Apennine Peninsula. The home area where Rome was located, the Apennine Peninsula, was mountainous in the north and south. Only the middle section and the northern section near the west coast had sporadic plains. This terrain feature

It is a typical situation of the Mediterranean landform. Without a guide who is familiar with the local terrain to lead the way, it will be quite difficult for any foreign army to completely defeat the Romans.

And coordinating the direction of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the northern foothills of the Alps and the Danube River Basin, can not only open up the territory of the Gauls, but also eliminate the threats to Gaul from the barbarian peoples in these two directions. This is what the Gauls want most.

Things to do.

West line, middle line, north line.

Coupled with the battle for supremacy among fleets at sea.

The all-out war between Qin and Rome started one by one. As the saying goes, one move affects the whole body. In this confrontation between the two powerful countries, the one who laughs at the end will never be the one who smiles brightest at the beginning, but the one who laughs brightest at the beginning.
Chapter completed!