"Pursuit, the Romans must be driven out of Egypt, so that we can calmly turn back and poison."
Ren Hong gave the order to pursue the Tenth Legion, and the hundreds of Ptolemaic cavalry that had been cruising around finally came in handy, and cooperated with the Han army and Pompey to start the pursuit.But they pursued carefully, because the 10th Legion, under artillery bombardment and crossbow sniper fire, still maintained a line when retreating, and could be killed back at any time.And Ren Hong also learned from the city the reason for the retreat of Caesar's fleet, and the artillery fired by Chen Tang only accounted for a very small factor.The Han soldiers occupied the palace harbor so that the Romans could not land, and Wang Feng, who had arrived at the port a few days earlier, was ordered to go to the Nile and the Great Lake south of the harbor to recruit ships, merchant ships, fishing boats, anything.They were then laden with olive oil and carried down the canals of Alexandria to the harbor, where dozens of small boats attacked the Roman warships anchored at the pier in the southerly wind.Even Caesar's ship caught fire, forcing him to stop trying to capture the city and discourage the coalition forces and hastily evacuate the port.The tens of thousands of people in the city who helped the Han army defend against the Romans did not care about cheering, because Alexander's dock was also on fire, but the Han army did not care that this was not their city, and the book that General Ren asked for had been transported to the other side of the city, so it was not a pity to burn it.On the other hand, the Ptolemaic cavalry pursuing the Tenth Legion was counterattacked by the Legion and suffered heavy losses near the swamp, but the remaining 3,000 men of the Tenth Legion were not having a good time, and they had to cross the muddy delta again to Port Rosetta.Angering hippos, being attacked by crocodiles, or bitten by venomous snakes along the way, more people have fallen in battle than have been killed by their pursuers.When he passed through the swamp and saw Porto Rosetta in the distance, he found that there was also a raging fire burning there, and Pompey the Younger had returned from the Great Green Sea and attacked the only harbor that the Romans controlled.As a result, the Tenth Legion had to board in small boats on an isolated island in the delta, and the pursuers arrived, leaving behind thousands of corpses after another engagement.The cautious General Ren was still stationed in Alexandria in case Caesar attacked the west, and now the Romans had no place to anchor, but only cruising in the great green sea at the mouth of the sea."
More than half of the 10th Legion were killed.""
Caesar lost this battle."
Pompey's henchmen were very happy, but Pompey was still sober."
I have many enemies in my life.""
Pirates, rebellious gladiators, Jews, Numidian kingdoms, Spaniards, Parthia, Pontus, Armenia, and even the easternmost Iberians, Albanians."
This is Pompey's more than 30 years of conquest, almost all over the Mediterranean world."
But I've never seen a fight like the Seris."
Their crossbow machines can still be understood, Rome and Greece also have belly crossbows, but the use rate is not high, but the weapons that can make a loud bang and shoot iron bullets or rain of lead on the sky are far beyond Pompey's understanding.The Pompeans, who fled south with Pompey, such as Cato the Younger and Scipio Rabelius, also watched the battle from the city walls, and like the Queen of Egypt, they were very fond of the mysterious weapons of the Seris."
If you can get the weapons of the Seris, you may be able to defeat Caesar once and for all!""
But the Seris can't give."
Pompey was well aware that this was the secret weapon of the other side, and there was no intention of sharing it with his allies.Robbery?
Not to mention that it would mean losing a powerful new ally, would Pompey's army be able to defeat the Seris?
The infighting has just started here, and Caesar may return at any time.But little Cato had a harvest after turning around on the battlefield.Although the battlefield has been cleaned by the Shenji Battalion, and even the iron bullets have been recovered, and there is almost nothing left, but little Cato searched carefully and still found it.The palm of his hand was a grain of black lead, which made everyone smell it, and there was indeed a strange smell."
It's a lot like brimstone."
Cato the Younger determined that the weapons of the Seris were related to brimstone and burning, and that sulfur was the most indispensable in Italy and Sicily.It's just that there are other materials mixed in it, so I don't know.Pompeo didn't think a new weapon could change their situation."
Caesar didn't lose to the weapons of the Seris.""
It's his pride!"
He gave an order to his henchmen and son: "Prepare to go, having repelled Caesar, Seris, and Egypt, I am afraid we will no longer be welcome." ”The Han army, having ended its pursuit of the Romans, returned to Alexandria, where they were cheered by the queen and the Greeks and Egyptians, and reaped their booty.Gao Wutong picked up several throwing spears abandoned by the Romans on the battlefield and tried them himself, but he was always unable to throw twenty or thirty paces away to hurt the enemy like the Romans.His comrades-in-arms were fiddling with the helmets and chain mail of the Romans, curious about these things, because the Romans were also enemies they had never encountered in the Western Regions, in the rivers, and in India.The Han army and Rome were two different historical systems that evolved from different historical environments: the Romans faced Carthage and the Hellenistic states, and all tactics were improved to target the enemy.The Han army was taught a lesson by the Huns in Baideng, and their weapons and tactics were also changed everywhere against the Xiongnu, such as Wugang chariot formation, strong crossbows, and cavalry.However, this group of people who have poisoned themselves are not typical Han troops, their opponents are the weak Indian states, they have fought for ten years, and they have not encountered an evenly matched opponent for a long time like today, and they have to have artillery to help, otherwise the victory or defeat is really unpredictable.Ren Hong also thinks so: "The Romans did not lose to artillery, but to pride and contempt for the enemy. ”If Caesar had not divided his army, and had concentrated more than 6,000 men brought to Egypt and personally commanded them, the tide of the battle would have been very different.But successive victories made Caesar and the 10th Legion careless, and little information about the Han army was known.On the other hand, on the Han army's side, from the day he planned to come to Egypt to seize the book, Ren Hong was ready to meet the Romans, vaccinated his subordinates for several years, and made targeted adjustments to tactics and weapons, taking advantage of the foresight.However, what he led is not the complete version of the Han army, the iron cavalry led by Zhao Han'er and the eldest son Ren Bai in the river did not bring any of them, and today's battle with Caesar is considered to be a fight with one hand tied up, and don't be too proud if you win.Ren Hong also taught the triumphant Chen Tang, Wang Feng and others a lesson: "Throughout history, every new weapon that appears means a new tactic of military warfare. ”The advent of the bow and crossbow made armor important, leading to the introduction of heavy infantry.The appearance of the infantry phalanx completely left the chariots and the unorganized apprentices behind.Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu cavalry shooting, the appearance of cavalry, once again changed the form of war.No matter how perfect the previous tactics were, they must constantly adapt to new challenges.If it is not changed, it will become the Macedonian phalanx still used by Ptolemaic Egypt, which is obviously not adapted to the times, but it is still in its infancy, and finally it has been defeated repeatedly."
This is what Sun Tzu said, soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and those who can win due to the change of the enemy are called gods!"
After listening to Ren Hong's words, Chen Tang and others promised, while Wu Zaihan complimented: "In this way, the general is the god of war." ”Ren Hong smiled: "Father of yours will not be so flattering. ”The real god of war in history, on the sea, Ren Hong doesn't think that he is Caesar's opponent under the same conditions, but it's a pity that he hangs up.After returning to the body poison, there are more new weapons to be tested, and Liu Gengsheng will also bring these things back and give feedback to the big man.With the first use of gunpowder weapons, not only the history of China, but also the history of the world, with this expedition of Ren Hong, completely changed."
The dice have been rolled."
Ren Hong remembered Caesar's famous saying, and touched the red money that Zhao Chongguo gave him in his arms back then: "The number that I hope will fall into the hands of me and Dahan has always been six!"
”"My legion."
The fleet was anchored near the Nile Delta, counting losses and numbers, and Caesar was very sad that at least half of the 4,000 men of the 10th Army remained on Egyptian soil.Killed by the enemy's mysterious weapons, killed by crossbow arrows, trampled to death by the hooves of horses in pursuit, and even died in the belly of a crocodile.It was a painful lesson that woke him up from his pride.This was not Caesar's first defeat, a few months earlier at the Battle of Dillasium in Itria, Caesar, who had just landed with his legions, met Pompey, who had been training in Greece for a year, and after the battle, Caesar's army suffered more than 4,000 casualties and had to choose to retreat.However, in the decisive battle that followed, he won another big victory and established the victory in one fell swoop.Filled with pride for both Caesar and the legions, he came to Egypt to pursue Pompey, to control the fertile land that was vassalized by Rome, to provide the legions with a steady supply of food, and to visit Alexander's mausoleum to pay homage to his idol.He now calls himself the second Alexander.Unexpectedly, the mysterious Seris appeared, and Caesar was defeated in his first battle."
Victory strengthens the Romans, and defeat inspires the Romans."
After calming down, Caesar fell into reflection on the ship, dividing the army was a wrong decision, and it was even more wrong to attack rashly without knowing the number and armament of the Seris.The commanders of his legions, who could not accept the defeat, shouted: "Call all the fleets from Rhodes, Syria, and Silesia, and go to Crete to collect archers, to King Marcus of Nabataei for cavalry, and then order Cyprus and Greece to collect war machinery, to ship rations, and to mobilize reinforcements." ”"Within a month, you can assemble several legions and turn defeat into victory.""
It's southerly season."
Caesar didn't think it was that easy.With the exception of his small pursuit fleet, the other ships had missed the direction of the wind, and it was difficult to sail against the wind, and the north wind had to blow in winter before heading south.What's more, Caesar had other things to worry about more than Egypt, and it would be too costly to keep entanglement with the Seris.To the west of Egypt, the provinces of Africa and Cyrene were still in republican hands, and the inland kingdom of Numidia had consistently supported the Senate against Caesar, and Spain had a few remnants.Syria and Judea, despite their surrender, had to deal with the countries of the East with which Pompey had good personal relations.Caesar, after conquering Greece, sent three legions to Asia Minor, which was in turmoil, and the latest news he received was that Farnak II, the monarch of the Bosphorus Kingdom on the Crimean peninsula, on the northern shore of the Black Sea, had gone south.That man was the prince of the kingdom of Pontus, and more than ten years ago, Pompeii was destroyed.Now this man saw Rome in a civil war, and began to actively expand his power.And Caesar's Italy and Greece behind him were not stable, Caesar violated the tradition of the republic and took Rome by force, and there were many people in the Senate who opposed him.It was intended to bring wealth to Rome by winning Egypt, but now it seems that this battle is not so easy to fight.Caesar was not only a general, but also a statesman, and he would certainly avenge the defeat and hatred of the 2,000 men of the 10th Legion, but not now."
If you think about it, the enemy I can't resolve is only Pompey, not the female pharaoh of Ptolemy, and not the co-ruler of the kingdom of Seris."
Rome had long heard of the country of Seris, and they had loved it for a long time, and they did not know that in the Han Dynasty, Rome had become a remnant of the previous dynasty, and the government and the opposition were openly imaginary enemies.In the eyes of Rome, the Seris were the only Ming kingdom that could rival Rome, and look at the silks that had been sold from Parthia and Egypt, light, fine, and silky.Softer than Indian cotton, the color and touch of the cloth used to worn by the Romans were simply different from the mud, and the nobles and men vied to wear silk robes to show their noble status.When he was in Rome, Caesar was fond of the silk robes of the purple robe.However, silk and cotton were now monopolized by Seris's co-ruler, General Ren, and after the opening of the route from India to Egypt, silk cotton continued to be sold from Alexandria to Rome, which was one of the reasons why Caesar wanted to seize Egypt.If you think about it, Cyris was Rome's long-time trading partner, and Ptolemaic Egypt was not a Roman land, but Caesar's order of conquest was after Asia Minor and North Africa."
Maybe we can talk to the co-rulers of Seris."
Before deciding whether to abandon the conquest of North Africa and Asia Minor for the sake of Egypt, Caesar decided to send someone to contact the Serisians.Caesar looked at his entourage and finally chose someone who was originally part of Pompey's camp and had surrendered himself in Greece some time ago."
Brutus."
Caesar favored Brutus and respected his opinion, but Brutus vehemently opposed the continuation of the war against the Seris and Egypt: "Return to Alexandria by a boat and send greetings on my behalf to the co-ruler of Seris and the Egyptian pharaoh." ”Brutus was back two days later."
What do the co-rulers of Seris say?
Is Pompey still in Alexandria?
”Caesar was very concerned about this, and he had just received the news that the Bosphorus monarch Farnak II had reoccupied Pontus on the southern shore of the Black Sea, entered Anatolia, and had the potential to seize all of Asia Minor, and was most worried that Pompey would go east to Syria and join forces with the Bosphorus.Brutus reported: "General Ren also thought it was a misunderstanding, that Seris and Rome were not enemies, and that he was willing to return the bodies of Roman soldiers who had died in battle, and persuaded the queen to expel Pompey."
Pompey had already taken his army west, to Cyrenaica Libya. ”Is Pompey really going to Cyrene and Africa to fight stubbornly?
Now, Caesar has a new goal."
General Ren also asked me to tell the consul why he had come to Egypt."
Brutus didn't know what to talk to Ren Hong, so he raised his head and translated Ren Hong's words into Latin, a sentence that should have been uttered by Caesar a year later after his conquest of Asia Minor.
“Veni，Vidi，Vici。”"
I come, I see, I conquer!"
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