As Sun Hao prepared to personally lead the army against the Apulian Empire, veteran generals from various Han army towns came to Sun Hao and asked for permission to accompany the emperor on the expedition.
Sun Hao also knew that the war with the Apulian Empire might be the last place where these veterans could make use of their remaining energy in their military careers.
Therefore, Sun Hao agreed to the requests of most of the veterans, and allowed them to follow Sun Hao to participate in the war against the Apulian Empire, even if their troops were not on the list of the expeditionary force.
However, before the Han army launched a war against the Apulian Empire, the Apulian Empire's army had already invaded the Guanxi Province of the Han Kingdom in early March of the 236th year of the Han calendar.
However, at this time, the Han army had already assembled tens of millions of troops in the Guanxi Province, and even Sun Hao and Crown Prince Sun Heng had led their troops into the Guanxi Province.
In Shuiyue City, the provincial capital of Guanxi Province, Jia Xu, the commander-in-chief of the Seven Banner Guards, who was already over sixty years old, reported in a deep voice to Sun Hao and Crown Prince Sun Heng: "According to the intelligence obtained by my Seven Banner Guards, the Apulian Empire's troops invading Guanxi Province this time are the Apulian Empire's Royal Sixth and Royal Ninth Legions, both of which are the main legions of the Apulian Empire.
The two legions were led by the fifth prince of the Apulian Empire, Hibrom.
Because Xiboluom dispatched troops without authorization, my Seven Banner Guards were not informed beforehand."
Shuiyue City was originally the capital of the Parthian Empire. After the establishment of the Guanxi Province, it was designated as the provincial capital of the Guanxi Province.
Crown Prince Sun Heng then said, "Father, the Emperor of the Apulian Empire, Abramo, is now very old. Since Abramo's sons all control the military power, the struggle for the throne among the princes of the Apulian Empire has become increasingly fierce.
Fifth Prince Hibrom secretly led two royal legions into the Guanxi Province, probably to gain more points in the fight for the throne."
Sun Hao nodded slightly. "It seems that the Apulian Empire must have known in advance that the Han Dynasty was going to wage war against it and chose to strike first. Otherwise, the Apulian Empire would never have sent only two royal legions to invade the Guanxi Province."
There are two types of legions in the Apulian Empire, including the Royal Legion and the Independent Legion.
There are a total of eighteen royal legions in the Apulian Empire. Each royal legion has three or four royal divisions under its command, and each royal division has ten thousand-man teams under its command.
The Apulian Empire's Royal Sixth Legion and Royal Ninth Legion both have four royal divisions under their command, each with more than 400,000 troops, and are the main force among the royal legions.
The independent legion of the Apulian Empire is equivalent to a second-line force, mainly used to defend the city. There are no divisions under the independent legion, and it generally only has a few thousand-man teams under its command.
Crown Prince Sun Heng continued, "Father, the Apulian Empire's Sixth and Ninth Royal Legions are now fiercely attacking the important border town of Lingbao City. I am willing to lead my troops to destroy these two Apulian Empire Royal Legions first."
Sun Hao looked at the map on the table, thought for a moment and said, "Don't rush to eat up the Apulia Empire's Royal Sixth Legion and Royal Ninth Legion.
Lingbao City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, Meng Tian, the commander-in-chief of the 20th Regiment of the Imperial Guard, has already led 50,000 Modao soldiers and 50,000 Beifu soldiers to station in Lingbao City. It is impossible for the two royal legions of the Apulia Empire to capture Lingbao City in a short time.
I intend to lead the army directly and set up a huge encirclement around Lingbao City, encircling the Apulian Empire's Sixth and Ninth Royal Legions. Then, I will lure more Apulian Empire troops over and encircle and attack their reinforcements."
At this time, outside Lingbao City, the fifth prince of the Apulian Empire, Hibrom, saw that the 10,000-man corps of the Royal Ninth Legion, which had participated in the siege, had retreated again. He angrily said to Augustus, the commander of the Royal Ninth Legion, "Send the Desert Heavy Infantry!
This prince doesn't believe that a small Lingbao City would be so difficult to defeat!"
The wasteland heavy infantry mentioned by the fifth prince Hibrom refers to the infantry composed of barbarians from the western wasteland.
The savages in the western wilderness are generally tall, and adult male savages are generally over 1.9 meters tall.
Equipped with the full body armor and weapons carefully crafted for these barbarians by the Apulia Empire, these barbarians were instantly turned into a group of killing machines on the battlefield.
In the past thirty years, the Apulian Empire has been able to annex many countries in the Western Continent and double its territory. The main credit goes to the barbarian heavy infantry.
Augustus, commander of the Royal Ninth Legion, said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, the armor of the Wasteland Heavy Infantry is too heavy. It is really not suitable for them to participate in the siege at this time.
Besides, if the Wasteland Heavy Infantry suffered heavy losses, His Royal Highness would have a hard time explaining this to His Majesty the Emperor."
In another month, it will be the 70th birthday of Emperor Abramo of the Apulian Empire. The fifth prince Hibrom secretly led his troops to attack Lingbao City this time in order to send a gift to Emperor Abramo on his 70th birthday.
Lingbao City, as a border fortress of Guanxi Province, is just a small city with a population of less than 100,000, most of whom are garrisons of the Han State.
But the location of Lingbao City is extremely important. The Apulia Empire has tried to capture Lingbao City many times but failed.
At this time, Grip, the commander of the Royal Sixth Legion, suddenly said, "I think His Royal Highness's suggestion is very correct.
This time we dispatched two Royal Legions at once. If we fail to capture Lingbao City, not only will our two Royal Legions become the laughing stock of the Empire, but His Royal Highness will also lose face."
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