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Chapter 397 Britain

After half a day's sailing with the mighty fleet, Livy's army finally arrived on the island of Britain. Mobile terminal

I saw high mountains and dense woods along the coast of Britain.

Seeing this, the Roman soldiers on the ship cheered.

This is Britain!

There really is Britain!

They discovered a new continent!

"It's simply unbelievable! The true God's words are indeed right!"

Lysias said with excitement.

At this time, he remembered what Li Wei had said before. Could it be that if you go west, you can really find the America that Li Wei said?

A faint smile appeared on Livy's face. This was the last year of his governorship, and it was fitting that Britain would end his term.

The fleet continued north, where his scouts discovered a harbor where they could land.

At this time, a large number of people appeared on those high mountains. They looked at the fleet not far away with indifferent expressions.

"Your Majesty, look quickly, there is someone there."

Lysias said.

Levi looked at the crowd and found that there were no cheers. They just looked at them quietly, as if they were prey.

"It seems like they knew we were coming here."

Levi said with a frown.

In fact, the legend of Britain has long been circulated among the Gauls. They have the same beliefs, the same long red hair, and all believe in the Druid sect.

This proves that he is likely to have connections. Could it be that some Gauls revealed the news of their expedition to the Britons?

What happened next proved his prediction. When the fleet headed north, a large number of enemy cavalry was found on the shore, and those cavalry followed them all the way north.

Li Wei's face immediately darkened. These cavalry came with bad intentions. It seemed that landing would be difficult.

Not long after, they came to a bay.

There are white sandy beaches scattered along the coast, and there are large forests in the distance.

"Mianxia, ​​this is it. Last time we found that the sea water here is very deep, which is very suitable for landing."

At this time a sailor said.

"I understand, keep our ship close to shore."

Levi said.

Levi's ship immediately raised a flag, and after receiving the order, the huge fleet immediately sailed slowly towards the coast.

At this time, he found that the cavalry had also arrived. In order to save their horse power, they dismounted their horses one after another.

Due to the close distance,

He also discovered the Britons.

They have long red hair and are dyed with an unknown blue dye, making them look like blue monsters.

In fact, the Britons were more barbaric than the Gauls. According to Julius Caesar's "Gaul Wars", although they used gold and silver, they also learned to farm.

However, their relationship between men and women still remains in the primitive society period. Wives are jointly owned by 10 to 12 men, so sometimes father and son share wives.

Sometimes a woman gives birth to a child and does not know who the father is. Generally, she will assume that he is the child of the first man she came into contact with when she was a virgin.

Looking at the British people whose purpose was unclear, Levi said decisively: "Order the boats to be launched, and the soldiers are preparing to land. If those people dare to block them, they will be killed immediately. Remember, don't charge, just fight on the seaside."

After receiving Li Wei's order, the big ships immediately launched small boats one after another.

Some soldiers boarded the boats wearing heavy equipment and rowed toward the shore.

Seeing this, the British cavalry became commotion.

Because there are so many boats, Li Wei's fleet has more than 600 boats, and there are five or six hundred boats put down.

Each boat carried several soldiers, so that the number of troops it could carry at one time was close to half a legion.

After discovering that the boats were approaching, the British cavalry roared excitedly.

Unfortunately, because they were too far away, Levi couldn't hear what they were saying.

The sailors quickly slid the boat toward the shore.

Before they even landed on the coast, the cavalry launched a charge. They came to the shore and shot at the Roman soldiers with bows, arrows and javelins.

"Fight back! Fight back quickly!"

The soldiers on the boat immediately shouted.

Some of them raised their shields to block the enemy's bows and arrows.

Some Cretan archers immediately began to fight back.

Levi's face became even uglier, which meant that these people must have gotten some news, so they came here deliberately to snipe them.

A large amount of arrows fell on both sides. Due to the influence of the waves, the accuracy of the Cretan archers was greatly affected, and even some rowing sailors were attacked.

But the boat quickly reached the shore, and a large number of Roman soldiers jumped out of the boat and began to attack the blue-clad British cavalry.

The cavalry had already urged their horses to leave here. After leaving the shore, they immediately began to charge. Only when the cavalry charges can they be lethal.

Then the two sides started fighting fiercely. Due to the restrictions of the terrain, they easily rushed into the sea. Then the Roman soldiers rushed into the sea and killed them regardless of the danger.

Those Roman soldiers gradually gathered and formed one Roman phalanx after another.

Seeing that they could not gain any advantage, the cavalry gradually retreated.

"Quickly order the soldiers to land as soon as possible."

Levi said.

"As commanded, Your Majesty."

Lysias said.

A large number of infantrymen landed directly through small boats, and some craftsmen immediately built simple docks.

Sea-going ships approached these docks one after another, transporting large amounts of people and materials to the coast.

Not long after, the cavalry sent by Levi discovered a large number of blue figures in the jungle not far from the coast.

The passionate bugle sounded, and a large number of Roman soldiers began to form a team, forming one Roman legion after another.

Facing these Britons, Levi was full of confidence.

Because their iron weapons are very rare, they don't even have armor, and iron even serves as their currency.

How could such a backward nation be a match for the Roman army?

Those Britons came out of the jungle. They not only had a large number of cavalry and infantry, but also a large number of chariots.

When they emerged from the jungle, Levi was also shocked by their numbers.

Their number of tanks is at least 500, and the densely packed tanks are lined up at the front of their military formation, with no end as far as the eye can see.

At this moment, a cavalryman came out waving a white flag.

He walked up to the Roman army and said in Gaulish: "Romans! We know where you come from! We know what your purpose is! Get out of here, otherwise you will be our enemies."

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Lysias asked.

"Be polite first, then fight. Send someone to shout to them and ask them whether they choose to surrender or die. If they refuse to surrender, they will face war."

Levi said.

"As commanded, Your Majesty."

Soon a soldier who was proficient in Gaulish came out and shouted loudly: "Soldiers of Britain, standing before you is Saint Lucius Persius Levi Germanus. The Roman army led by Jerusalemus, Armenianus, and Pontunus. He was the pope of the Holy Church, the spokesperson of the true God on earth, the conqueror of Germany, Jerusalem, Armenia, and Pontus, and the greatest Roman general. "

"At the command of the true God, he led the army to conquer all directions. Now His Majesty the Pope asks you, should you choose surrender or war? If you surrender? Then you will enjoy the light of Roman civilization. If you refuse, then you will be greeted by war. "

Upon hearing this, the cavalryman's expression changed drastically, and he finally returned to his own formation.

Levi is not in a hurry, he will give them time to make a choice.

Not long after, a horn sounded from the opposite side.

The Britons roared, and the chariots began to charge.

"It's really overestimating one's abilities."

Li Wei sneered and said, "Order the army to prepare for battle."

The passionate bugle sounded and the military flag was waved.

Some artillerymen, crossbowmen, archers, grenadiers, etc. immediately came forward. They had already dug the artillery emplacement and only needed to place the artillery on it.

Those chariots kicked up the dust from the sky and rushed towards them with a rumble.

A large number of British soldiers and cavalry, all dyed blue and wearing animal skins, followed closely behind them.

The enemy was very powerful, but the Roman soldiers were not worried at all. They were full of confidence in themselves.

The chariots were getting closer and closer to them.

"ignition!"

A famous gunner said.

The artillerymen immediately lit the fuse, which burned rapidly.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

There was a rumble of artillery, and the artillery roared angrily.

A large amount of lead shot was sent out like a heavy rain, forming a dead space in front.

"ah!"

"..."

All kinds of screams immediately came from the charging tanks.

The war horse was hit by the dense lead pellets, whining and falling to the ground, sliding far before stopping. Even some enemies on the chariot were hit.

They were frightened by these terrible explosions, although they had heard the Gauls speak of such things.

But when they faced each other at close range for the first time, they were still scared to death.

Those barbarian peoples who came into contact with gunpowder for the first time were all frightened.

At this moment, thousands of arrows were fired.

The crossbowmen and archers rained arrows on them, and a large number of arrows fell on the frightened Britons.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

Another burst of grenade explosions sounded, and the enemies who were still aggressive just now screamed in terror, and then fled back one after another.

Levi was not surprised at all by this situation. He said to the bugler beside him: "The whole army is pursuing us!"

The bugle sounded again and the military flag was waved.

The Roman soldiers who received the order immediately launched a charge and began to pursue the enemy.

Because Roman soldiers wore heavy armor, it was difficult to catch up with their enemies.

Fortunately, there were 600 cavalry. They quickly pursued the enemy and stabbed the enemy to the ground who was just trying to escape.

Unfamiliar with the terrain, it didn't take long for Li Wei to order the pursuing soldiers to come back.

After counting the results, it was found that at least 6,000 enemies were killed and more than 5,000 were captured.

So Li Wei ordered people to bring a very high-status person from the prisoners. This was a young man with long fiery red hair and his whole body was dyed blue. Except for his head, everything else was dyed blue. He was completely shaved, probably only in his 20s, and looked like a ghost.

A soldier who was proficient in Gallic acted as interpreter.

"who are you?"

Levi asked.

"My name is Mendobrajos, king of the Drinopondes."

The young man said, with fear still in his eyes.

Li Wei was a little surprised. He didn't expect to catch a king casually.

"How many people are here this time and who is leading them. How many countries are there here?"

"We have more than 30,000 people here this time. We are a coalition of several countries, led by Cassivironnus. There are many countries here, including the Chinnimayi, the Sekongicians, the Ankalids Si people, Bebrochi people, Khasi people..."

Livy asked him many questions, and Mendubrajus answered them one by one.

This gave him a certain understanding of the situation here. The coastal area of ​​Britain is called Kenim, where many ethnic groups and countries live.

These countries were dominated by Celts and were constantly at war with each other.

In fact, these countries are still the most civilized areas in Britain. Some areas in the north, for example, are far less civilized than them.

What Livi liked very much was that it was rich in gold and silver. As long as he conquered Britain, he would be able to make a fortune.

"By the way, how did you get the news that we were coming?"

Levi asked.

"The Morini people across the way sent people to tell us. They said that you destroyed the Druids in Gaul. When our priests learned about it, they were very angry and said that you are all devils. They organized several of our countries. Rise up and let us resist you.”

Mendobrajos said, "The other Morini man said that you have terrible god-given weapons. We didn't believe it. But we didn't expect that what he said was true."

What a Gauls you can’t trust!

It's time, Levi thought, to end the Morini's existence.

"Then will you submit to Rome?"

Levi asked.

"I...will."

Mendobrajos said hesitantly.

"A wise decision."

Levi smiled and said, "Don't worry, we Romans will not treat you badly. I will have someone give you a separate tent in a while, and you will be treated well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mendobrajos said.

After giving him a few more instructions, Mendubrajos was allowed to leave, and then Levi sighed longly.

Although Rome was not very friendly to these natives, seemed inferior, and made them pay taxes, it was much better than Germany.

Roman-style conquest only required some money, and did not punish the original indigenous people too harshly. On the contrary, it brought civilization to them.

The conquest of the Germans was a genocidal conquest. The standard was to leave no land but no people. It was this kind of conquest by the Germans that almost all the Celts in Gaul disappeared, leaving only the Brittany. people.

The Celts in southern Britain have also disappeared, except for some Celts in Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

And they conquered America in this way, occupying North America by massacring the local residents.

At this time, he felt quite conflicted about how he would treat the Britons and Germans in the future.

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