Chapter 664
This strategy was already the best strategy that the Romans could come up with, and they didn't have to waste their warriors, just relying on the power of nature, it was basically enough.
If the Romans were facing other forces, they might have been almost on the road to victory at this time, but they were facing Han Xin and Xiang Yu. The combination of these two people was basically the strongest general combination of this era. If they could not see through this matter, it can only be said that the plan of the Roman consul was really a desperate plan.
Indeed, when all the locals retreated to a place in an organization, although Han Xin and Xiang Yu could probably guess whether the enemy would have any backup in that direction, they were not gods and did not know this land, so they could not know what they wanted to know at the first time.
But Han Xin and Xiang Yu have clear minds. They know that under such circumstances, you may not know what you should do the most, but there is a principle that will definitely not change, that is, the enemy wants you to do, and you just need not do it.
What the enemy wanted them to do was of course follow the Romans to chase after them. If Han Xin and Xiang Yu could not realize this, then they would be really in trouble.
For the safety of his team, Han Xin directly ordered that even if he killed fewer enemies, he could not heal them too tightly, in case that the Daqin team could not react in a short time after something they could not expect suddenly.
At the same time, Han Xin and Xiang Yu were analyzing the possibility of the Romans almost every day. They came to several conclusions, but then they overturned this conclusion while sending troops to verify.
Faced with the fact that the cavalry of Daqin chased them slower and slower, the Roman consul could only order the soldiers under his command to slow down and not let their intentions be too obvious. In this case, if the troops of Daqin do not come to chase them, but turn around and attack the Roman capital, of course they can't stand by death, right?
After eliminating many possibilities, on the same day, when Han Xin and Xiang Yu were discussing this matter, a light of inspiration suddenly flashed through Han Xin's head.
"Shanyu, please see, the reason why they fled over there and we could only chase after us was entirely because they were very familiar with the terrain of this area, and they must have concluded that we were not familiar with this place, so we could only blindly chase after us. If we could find someone who was very familiar with this area and ask what was wrong with them leading us to, wouldn't it be very likely that we would know their ultimate goal?"
After Xiang Yu lowered his head and pondered for a while, he said with some concern: "If the Romans didn't want us to know what was there, they would naturally take some measures to the people along the way. If we want to find the people who are willing to tell us the truth, it would be very difficult!"
After hearing this, Han Xin whispered again, and murmured: "If the Lord is here at this time, this will definitely not be any problem for him. The Lord once said, "I don't know if I don't try it, and I'll be shocked when I try it, so we have to try it."
Xiang Yu is naturally absolutely absolutely Ying Gao's words are a little funny, but the reason is still very popular, and it is indeed a truth that he can recognize.
Since the two had reached an agreement on this matter, of course, the next step was to send a team of soldiers to search for the deep mountains nearby if there were any people on this land, and they had to be the kind that had definitely not been discovered by the Romans.
Hard work pays off, or Han Xin quoted the famous saying from Ying Gaozhi's mouth is really that true.
In less than a day, the team came back from the deep mountains and brought back a very strong Roman. When Han Xin saw it, he knew that this person must have lived in the deep mountains and forests for a long time and was isolated from the world. He was suddenly found by the Qin soldiers who were not familiar with the terrain. They just asked this person what they wanted to know.
Han Xin's head was not comparable to that of ordinary people. In order to verify whether what he was thinking was right, Han Xin first asked this person a few questions about the Romans, and found that this person didn't even know who the Roman consul is now. Of course, in order to prevent this guy who looked innocent and was deliberately put on it to deceive him, Han Xin also asked him several questions that were equivalent to brain teasers. Until he confirmed that this person was indeed a hunter who survived in this mountain, he began to ask what he really wanted to know.
"Do you know what is in the north? Can a large group of people be killed without any effort?"
After asking this, Han Xin stared at this person. He believed that he could definitely tell whether this guy was lying to him. If he could not tell this point, then his experience with Ying Gao over the years would obviously have become a waste of time.
"A catastrophe? What you are talking about is the forbidden zone where hunters in our area don't care about the size of a swamp that I don't know how big is?"
"wetlands?"
Han Xin and Xiang Yu, who were listening to the words of this guy next to him, heard the words of swamps from the translator they were carrying, and their faces showed a very solemn expression. They thought that this was indeed a condom for them by the despicable and cunning Romans. If they didn't know there was a swamp there until they arrived at the swamp, they would basically never know there was a swamp there until most of the soldiers were trapped in the swamp. When that time came, the enemy who was waiting for them would definitely turn over and kill them again. If that time was true, the situation would be different from now.
"Yes, the most terrifying thing about that swamp is not the large swamp and miasma. We can pass through the swamp, but the elusive crocodiles and poisonous snakes in the swamp are the real god of death. Even if we can't catch prey for a month, we will not go there to try our luck."
The hunter's advice was obviously very detailed, and it was equivalent to putting the mysterious plan of the Romans directly in front of them.
Han Xin and Xiang Yu knew that it was finally time for them to fight back. Although such a plan seemed to be separated by a layer of window paper, there was a huge difference inside and outside.
"The Romans were able to think of such a way to deal with us. It really has nothing to do with the arrogance they have always been!"
After learning about the Romans' plan, Han Xin and Xiang Yu felt relaxed for a while, and Xiang Yu even made such a joke. After all, with their minds, they knew what this plan was like, and they had already settled in their hearts when they dealt with it.
"Hmph, the arrogance of these people is about to reach the end. If you want to use the swamps and beasts to eliminate us, you may not be so lucky this time."
Han Xin's eyes were flashing with fierce light, obviously thinking about how to deal with them...
The pursuit between the Qin army and the Roman army continued. Although the Qin cavalry seemed to be much more cautious than before based on the rewards of the generals behind, they were always following them, which shows that the Qin people would definitely not know that they were leading them to a dangerous position.
Soon, the Roman cavalry was very close to the swamp. When the Roman consul thought of him passing through this swamp with his army, he felt quite timid. He liked to control everything in his hands. But now, it was obvious that he did not control everything in his hands, but had to put himself in danger for a short period of time first.
According to the plan of the Roman consuls, they found many people in the army and nearby who had or recently traveled through this swamp. They were very familiar with this place and were all capable of crossing this swamp. Therefore, the Roman consuls wanted them to lead them and their soldiers through this place.
According to his thoughts, after they passed by safely, what would be waiting for the people of the Qin Dynasty would be a catastrophe.
After the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were almost swallowed by the swamp and the beasts inside, they could return to the capital of Rome and restore Rome's national strength so as to destroy the Qin Dynasty in the future.
The only problem for the Romans is that they only have some dry food they carry with them, and they will definitely not last long, but the Roman consuls also have very reason to believe that it will take less than a day or two to wait until they arrive.
"When we are approaching, we must accelerate our progress when we are close to the swamp and distance ourselves from the Daqin people so that we can successfully pass through the swamp."
The consul of Rome was still thinking about these details so as not to cause unnecessary casualties to the soldiers under his command. After all, the remaining people are his entire family. If these people cannot be saved in the end, it will be different whether the surrounding forces can suppress them.
Soon, the swamp appeared in front of the Roman consuls. If it weren't for the reminder of these very familiar people, the Rome consuls wouldn't have seen that they were about to enter a large swamp. Obviously, this was very good news for them. He seemed to have seen the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty struggling in the swamp and then being attacked by poisonous snakes and crocodiles around him.
Under the leadership of experienced local people, the Roman soldiers carefully began to spend this swamp at the time set. According to the plan of the Roman consul, if this matter was to play the greatest role, it would be at night for the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to arrive here. If it was daytime, at most one or two thousand people fell into it, they would definitely know that there was a swamp ahead, but it was hard to say when it was dark at night.
When the cavalry of Daqin discovered what was going on, they came back in panic and the war would definitely end.
With such a beautiful idea, the Romans began their behavior of crossing the swamp. Of course, although experienced people lead the way, this matter is not foolproof. In this process, people who stepped on the wrong place will not come out after falling into the swamp. Many people will also startle the sleeping beasts around them because of the loud noise, and then they will be dragged down directly.
After a few hours, a large part of the Romans successfully arrived at the opposite side of the swamp, in a forest, but even if this forest was dead in this place, they could not get around the woods. If they wanted to go back, they could only return the same way.
That night, as calculated by the Romans, the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty chased the swamp in silence, but like the Romans, they also stopped in front of the swamp. Since they knew about this, Han Xin and Xiang Yu naturally would not let a cavalry under their command die here for no reason.
Looking at the swamp in front, Han Xin and Xiang Yu smiled at each other because they had already tailored a plan for the Romans based on the terrain here. At this time, it was obviously time for this plan to be implemented.
"Shanyu, don't worry. Whether this strategy can kill the Romans with one blow depends on whether the wind is the wind we want. When the wind comes, it will naturally be time for the Romans to be destroyed."
The wind that Han Xin mentioned came in less than a day. Due to the season, the swamp is full of fallen leaves, and it is dry fallen leaves. Although there is mud below, it is because of the thick large fallen leaves that make people unable to see the true face of this swamp.
The wind became stronger and stronger. At this time, with Han Xin and Xiang Yu's order, a row of Qin soldiers walked to the swamp. What they were burning torches in their hands were burning.
"put!"
After Han Xin's order, almost all the Qin cavalry threw the torches in their hands directly into the swamp in front of them, and threw them forward very hard.
Chapter completed!