Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

"Asking for peace with Da Qin?

How could I, Rome, do such a shameful thing!"

Bnus jumped up and said

"But if we don’t seek peace now, what else can we do?"

"Because of your stupidity, we previously mobilized the elite of the Carthage front, but now they are all destroyed at the hands of Great Qin. Once Hannibal learns that our defense line is empty, he will definitely take the opportunity to launch a massive attack!

If the Qin Dynasty also attacks at this time, do you want Rome to be destroyed?"

"Moreover, negotiating peace with Da Qin has another advantage, that is, through this opportunity, we can have more contact with Da Qin and better understand the true strength of this opponent."

"Otherwise, we don’t even know where our opponent’s home country is and how powerful we are. How can we continue this battle? Scipio said solemnly:"Let's start expressing our stance. Those who support negotiating peace with Great Qin, please raise your hands!"!"

After all, he is the chief consul, and Scipio is still very prestigious in the Roman Senate.

In addition, there is really no other way at the moment, so after the members of the Senate thought about it, most of them raised their hands to support Scipio. Pia Buenos slumped in his position. He knew that his political life was over.

North Africa, the city of Carthage.

The supreme consul Sophie looked at the pile of battle reports in front of him with a frown.

Although compared with Rome was founded earlier and was wealthier than Rome, but Carthage, which relied on mercenaries as its main fighting force, could hardly be an opponent of the Romans on the battlefield. The

First Punic War decades ago, The fleet that was built with all the efforts of the whole country was defeated miserably at the hands of the Romans. Not only did Carthage lose the island of Sicily, but the Romans also invaded Carthage's territory and had to cede territory and pay compensation before the war ended.

After that, Carthage Carthage entered a period of decline. Fortunately, the most powerful general in Carthage's history, Hannibal, turned the tide and drove the Romans out of Carthage's homeland, and launched a counterattack. However, successive years of war also caused internal problems in Carthage. There was a strong anti-war voice, especially the nobles and slave owners in the Senate, who did not support continuing to fight the Romans.

Sophie was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

If he did not continue to support Hannibal, The Romans are very likely to turn from defense to offense and invade the Carthage territory again. From then on, they will completely lose the strategic initiative and can only survive.

No one understands the horror of Rome's emerging empire better than Sophie.

Let the Romans start from After taking a breather in the multi-front war, I am afraid that Carthage is in danger of being destroyed.

But if they continue to support Hannibal, the noble slave owners in the Senate who have suffered heavy losses due to successive years of war are afraid that they will be destroyed. He will be impeached and removed from office.

When the time comes, a new supreme governor will come in, and the troops will still have to be withdrawn.

At this moment, the inspector in charge of intelligence suddenly walked in with a beaming look on his face.

"Your Majesty the Consul, great joy, great joy!"

"At what point, could it be that Hannibal had won a decisive victory and the Romans withdrew?"

Sophite stood up excitedly and said

"Your Excellency, the Romans did have a tendency to withdraw their troops, but it was not General Hannibal who won the victory."

The intelligence officer said with a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Not Hannibal, could it be the Macedonians, or the Seleucids?"

"When did they become so capable?"

A look of surprise flashed across Sophie's face.

Members of the Carthage Senate also looked at the intelligence officers with the same puzzlement.

They were deeply aware of how useless these two nominal allies were. I have experience.

If the Macedonians and Seleucids could be more reliable and hold back enough of the Roman main force, Carthage, with the famous general Hannibal, would not be reduced to the point where it is almost unsustainable.

"The Romans indeed suffered a huge defeat at Seleucus, with their entire army of 300,000 elite troops wiped out. However, it was the Qin people who were thousands of miles away who defeated them!"

The intelligence officer took a deep breath and said

"Da Qin people, the Da Qin people who produce tea and colored glaze?"

Sophite gasped.

Carthage was founded on sea trade, and its emphasis on commerce was higher than that of Rome. Even Sophie, the highest consul, had a huge caravan in his home.

So once Having heard the name of Great Qin, it was difficult for Sophia to associate the country that produced extremely exquisite and beautiful colored glaze with the military power that destroyed 300,000 elites in Rome. The nobles also had faces full of expressions. An unbelievable look.

It took a long time for someone to react.

"Your Majesty the Consul, since the Qin people are so capable of fighting, can we invite the Qin people to deal with the Romans for us?"

"This Great Qin is much stronger than those useless allies of Macedonia and Seleucus!"

"You can also talk more about the sea trade business with the Daqin people. The employment expenses can be paid out of the sea trade profits."

"I think it's feasible, but it's better than fighting the Romans on our own!"

The nobles spoke one after another.

Sophie also showed a hint of emotion on her face.

Carthage has always had a tradition of using mercenary troops. As long as the price is right, hiring Qin to fight is not a problem at all.

Even if the negotiation cannot be made, at least You can also have multiple allies to spread the pressure.

Even if you are not an ally, it would be great to strengthen mutual trade.

Great Qin's specialty is now very popular in Carthage.

A piece of colored glaze can be sold for up to dozens The sky-high price of a kilogram of gold.

The profits therein made even Sophie jealous.

Moreover, it is said that the fleet of the Qin people is also extremely powerful. If they can defeat the Roman fleet, it will be perfect.

Since the first Punic After the disastrous defeat in the war, Carthage could no longer assemble a fleet that could compete with the Romans. Sea trade volume shrank sharply and income continued to decline. Only then did Hannibal win more at the front and lose less at the front. He advanced step by step and lost at the rear. But it couldn't be maintained, and the bizarre incident forced the withdrawal of the troops.

"Then let's start voting. Do you agree to send envoys to Seleucus to negotiate with the Qin people? Sophie said in a deep voice.

The nobles looked at each other and raised their right hands.

Sophie secretly smiled bitterly. This seemed to be the first resolution proposed by the Carthage Senate in decades.

Macedonia Kingdom, the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Kingdom of Syracuse, etc., after learning the shocking news that the Qin Dynasty had destroyed 300,000 Roman elites, they also sent envoys to the Qin Dynasty to ask for help. At this moment, the Qin Dynasty has become the center of the world!