A long time ago, in 53 BC, in the ancient Roman ruling class on the Mediterranean side, there was a benevolent brother named Crassus, who defeated two other contenders of the great commanders in order to achieve great feats: Caesar and Pompey, led the so-called invincible Roman legion, and confidently went to conquer the neighbor in the east: the Sabbath Empire.
Unfortunately, the Invincible Roman Legion on the European continent was destroyed by the Sabbath Empire, and Crassus, who had not yet reacted, was beheaded.
Fortunately, the 6,000-man army led by his son broke through successfully and went all the way to the east and into another empire! Here they saw for the first time tens of thousands of well-equipped cavalry legions, then collectively and gloriously captured. The rulers of this empire did not kill this group of foreign races, but concentrated on resettling them, allowing them to take root and multiply.
This powerful and elegant empire, its name is: the Great Han Empire! And the resettlement site of this group of Romans is in today's Lijing, Xinjiang.
This is the first recorded military duel between the ancient Roman civilization and the Chinese civilization, considering that the time, place, and people are on the side of the Han Dynasty, so this battle does not explain the military strength of the two countries.
If we let the Great Han Empire and the Roman Empire have a decisive battle, then who will be the last king?
Sun Tzu: Soldiers, the great affairs of the country. In the war between the two countries, the most direct thing is the soldier equipment and tactical command, and the most fundamental thing is the comprehensive national strength.
Let's first look at the national strength of the two empires, and for the sake of fairness, we will choose the most powerful period to compare: the Trajan period in Rome and the han Xuan Emperor period.
One: The size of the empire's population
If there is no certain size of area and population, no matter how tossed, it will not become a strong country, which is the direct reason why Europe should form a group and establish the European Union.
At the height of the Roman Empire, the native provinces and provinces covered a total area of 5.9 million square kilometers and a population of about 50 million, of which only 4 million were Romans, and the rest were conquered peoples, such as ancient Greece and ancient Egypt.
In the heyday of the Han Empire, it directly ruled 6.3 million square kilometers of territory, 19 million square kilometers of subjugated territory, and the total territorial area was 25 million square kilometers. The population is 60 million, most of which are Han Chinese.
In terms of area and population, the Han Empire defeated the Roman Empire.
Two. National mobilization capacity
Here is mainly logistics and soldiers, the Roman Empire implemented a provincial system, there are governors everywhere, somewhat similar to our sub-feudal system, the farther away from the Center of Rome, the weaker the ruling force, in terms of logistics transfer distribution, need to rely on strong military backing.
The Roman Empire had a combined force of about 350,000-450,000 troops, and it was a professional legion system, which was stronger than the recruitment system of the Han Empire. But because the composition of soldiers and generals is complex, it is not a fight for the country, but only a means of making a living, who gives money to whom.
The Han Empire was a centralized system, with strong control over the localities, a single nation, a strong centripetal force, and more for the glory of the country. The mobilizable force is 500,000-700,000.
In terms of logistical support and war mobilization, the Han Empire was slightly better than the Roman Empire.
Three. Military strength
Since we want to fight, the most direct thing is military strength. The main force and killer of the Roman Empire's army was the Heavy Infantry Regiment, and the most talked about was the Tortoise Shell Array.
The soldiers in the turtle armor array, clad in chainmail, holding short swords and large shields, the large shields are like turtle shells, covering the soldiers, and the queue forms a phalanx, and the whole advances forward. Such a tight defense and armor, the average army can not be cracked, it is by this tactic, the Roman legion swept through the Mediterranean, to the surrounding countries can be regarded as a dimensional reduction attack.
The army of the Han Empire was mainly cavalry regiments, each cavalry with three horses, greatly expanding the combat radius, once chasing the Xiongnu for more than 1,000 kilometers in one breath, chasing you doubt life. The number of The Great Han Cavalry Regiment was about 200,000, what a terrible number.
In addition to the cavalry regiment, the most bullish fork of the Han Empire is the crossbow array, we all know that the qin dynasty's crossbow array is powerful, and the Han Dynasty, as the successor, will only be more terrifying.
Against the heavy infantry formation of the Roman legion, it must not be hard to charge, first a wave, long-range crossbow arrows saturation attack, and then the cavalry charged from both flanks, and the other cavalry cut off the rear road, such a cauldron draw, the end needless to say, the Roman Empire infantry regiment in front of the Han cavalry regiment, not without a chance of victory.
Therefore, the overall strength of the Han Empire was superior to that of the Roman Empire, and Western history touted Rome excessively. No matter how powerful the Roman Empire was, it only bullied some civilizations that were still in prehistory or slave societies, such as Britain, France, and so on.
Once they encountered the strong points of the Sabbath Empire and the Kushan Empire, they could not conquer it. The Kushan Empire was a state established by the Great Moon Clan in the northwest after being destroyed by the Huns and fleeing to India.
The Huns, on the other hand, were beaten by the Han Empire and fled to Europe, and then almost destroyed the Western Roman Empire, which was called the "Whip of God" by Europeans.
If the Huns were the "whip of God" in Europe, then the Great Han Empire was undoubtedly the one who sent the whip.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Han Empire, whether it was the Roman Empire, the Xiongnu Empire, or the Sabbath Empire and the Kushan Empire, they were not their opponents.
Whoever commits a crime against me will be punished from afar!
This sentence represents strength and domineering!