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Chapter 580 The Roman Fortress Like a Turtle Shell
The reason why the adjutant was excited was because after the exploration team thoroughly understood the situation of the entire Roman border fortress, he deeply realized its strength!
He didn't know much about these border fortresses in Rome before, and felt that there was not much difference between these fortresses and those in Carthage.
In his perception, the reason why these fortresses in Rome are easy to defend and difficult to attack is only because they occupy the geographical advantage of the mountainous terrain that is basically surrounded by plains and there is nothing to hide the army.
This made the continuous fortresses on the Roman border an insurmountable moat for foreign enemies.
After all, before them, no army had ever breached a Roman fort head-on.
But when the adjutant saw the report given to him by the exploration team, he realized that it was because of his shallow knowledge.
These fortresses on the border of Rome are far stronger than he thought before!
The Romans invested a lot of manpower and material resources in these border fortresses. When Rome was still glorious, they had already built these border fortresses and laid a solid foundation for them.
Afterwards, generations of Romans have been reinforced and increased, and many facilities have been added and designed, which has greatly enhanced the defense and practicality of these frontier fortresses in Rome today.
In addition to the tall and stable walls of the fortresses, there are also various hidden granaries and weapon depots inside these fortresses.
There are even a lot of fields that can be cultivated, as well as a well-equipped forge of weapons and armor!
Such a strong fortress, as long as there are no problems inside, no matter how many enemies come, it will be difficult to break through.
Even if the fortress is besieged by the enemy, because of the existence of fields and forging yards, no matter whether it is food or equipment and materials needed for combat, they can completely produce by themselves and be self-sufficient.
Even if these facilities are useless, the weapons and food stored in the dark room alone are enough for the defenders in the fortress to use for several years.
And in addition to food and materials, many secret passages that have been dug have been discovered inside these fortresses.
These passages are very wide and extend in all directions, connecting various places in the border fortress, so it is completely possible for an army to pass through these passages and quickly arrive at a certain place in the border fortress without anyone noticing.
This is not only conducive to the support between the various parts of the army, but also can confuse the enemy's sight, making it impossible for them to understand the situation of your army.
This is of great help whether it is for the defense or offense of the army.
Although the adjutant hated the Romans deeply, he did not recognize the gap between their Carthage and Rome. These border forts of the Romans were indeed much stronger than their border forts of Carthage.
No wonder the Roman army was obviously inferior to the Carthaginian army in terms of combat capability before, but with these border fortresses, they were always able to stop them outside the door, and it took several years to stop them.
If it wasn't for Hannibal's suspicions that made the Roman garrison relax their vigilance, otherwise it would continue like this. I am afraid that in a few more years, their Carthaginian army would not be able to attack these Roman fortresses head-on.
This shows how strong the defenses of these fortresses on the Roman border are.
"Well, you've done a good job. For us now, besides the status of the soldiers in the army, the most important thing is to be familiar with these fortresses."
"Now that these fortresses have been occupied by us, we must turn them into our own strength and let them be used by our Carthaginian army to deal with the Roman army, and to block the Great Qin army that may come to support at any time sharp weapon!"
Having said that, Hannibal's expression suddenly became very serious.
Although there is no news from Daqin that the Daqin army is about to go to support Rome, and he has decided to face the pressure from the Daqin army, when the word Daqin is mentioned, Hannibal still feels it. threaten.
There is no way, Daqin's army is too powerful!
Not only is the level of equipment far superior to their Carthaginian army, but even their military strategy is far inferior to that of Daqin.
Compared with the Carthaginian army, which can only go on rampage, Daqin's army is not only powerful in combat, but also flexible in tactics. This is what he is most worried about.
Facing such an army, even Hannibal, who is used to seeing wind and rain, had a hard time calming down.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to be so afraid of the Qin army. Now we have figured out the various settings of the border fortress."
"I believe that as long as relying on its defensive function, and the geographical advantages of the border fortresses that are naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with your wise guidance, General, even if Daqin really came to reinforce the army, if they don't understand, who will win? It’s not certain who will bear the blame.”
"Even if we can't fight, as long as we hide in this fortress, the Qin army will take five ways against us. Even if they bombard the city wall with siege engines for months and years, it may not be of any use! "
Seeing Hannibal's expression, the adjutant spoke immediately.
Obviously, after learning about the strong defensive performance of the Roman border fortress, he was already full of confidence at this time.
Moreover, everyone in the world said how terrifying the Great Qin army was, claiming to be the number one in the world, annihilating powerful grassland tribes and maiming the Maurya Dynasty with just a snap of the fingers.
Even their general Hannibal was afraid of Daqin's army.
Although the adjutant said that he also recognized the strength of Daqin, he still felt that what those people said about Daqin's army was too exaggerated, and the exaggeration was a bit untrue.
From the adjutant's point of view, everyone has two shoulders and one head. Even if there is a gap in the weapons and armor of each army, how can the combat effectiveness be worse?
It is true that the prince of Daqin was really clever and ingenious, and the other generals and commanders were all talents that did not lose to Hannibal, and all kinds of strategies were top-notch.
But defending the city is different from the usual battle between the two armies. It does not need to line up troops, nor does it need to collide head-on with the Daqin army.
When the army led by the Great Qin came, their Carthaginian army only needed to close without fighting, and it was enough to guard the city wall.
Anyway, with the thousands of acres of fertile land and the forging field in the fortress, there is no need to worry about the siege of the Qin army.
On the contrary, because it is far away from Daqin, the logistics of the Daqin army cannot be well guaranteed. After a long time, due to the lack of supplies, they can only withdraw their troops.