"What do you mean by experience?" said Alexander, pretending not to know.

"Okay, I'll just tell you what I think. In his previous life, Zhang Bai was very interested in the history of the Roman Civil War, which was a critical period when the Roman Empire went from prosperity to decline and officially began to decline.

"The Roman Empire was built on military power, and its territory was very large, and before you ascended the throne, were the legions everywhere ready to move?

In terms of internal affairs, your grandfather is a member of the Senate, and his relationship with the Senate should be fine, so you should not worry.

I see that you have been firmly grasping the guards to protect yourself, so is there already a state of tension between you and the military?

You don't trust the captains, but you have to rely on them, because there are Germans in the north, Gauls and Saxons in the west, Vandals in the northeast, and Persians in the east of the Middle East, and they take turns to invade, and you need your legions to resist them.

Otherwise, Peshawar is so far away, why would you go fishing in troubled waters yourself? Probably you want to make a great contribution, make some political capital, and clean up the morale of the army! I guess this is the only way, but the effect is not much better.

Religion is also a problem, so you become a bishop, control a whole new power, and do a beautiful job.

Finally, and most importantly, the issue is food, and you should also note that neither of us has put food on the table as a bargaining chip, we are both short of food, and if there is an adequate supply of food, the loyalty of the legion will be easier to recover, and the country will be peaceful. ”

Alexander suddenly stood up and paced excitedly back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

"That's a good analysis, well, hell you're right! You're a talent, I can see it. It's just that I'm too young, and I will be misunderstood by the Senate for favoring sorcerers and playmakers, and that's how the former emperor and my cousin Elagabarus died, otherwise I would have tied you up to Rome as my minister. ”

Alexander stopped abruptly, took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and said: "If there is grain, a large amount of grain, we can have unlimited slaves, and Rome can grow and expand indefinitely, of course I understand this truth."

But we don't have so much food, and every time we send troops, we have to be careful and have to distribute it fairly, and give it to the Northern Army, but the Eastern Army is not satisfied, and the Army and Navy are not satisfied. What am I cultivating immortals for? Huh? Is it to be an accountant for the empire?"

Zhang Bai was afraid that he would be excited again, so he hurriedly made gestures to calm him down. "Rome's main grain producing areas were in the Apennines and Egypt, and Greece and the Crescent were self-sufficient. Gaul, Britain, North Africa and the Danube all need to be imported from outside to replenish food..."

"Not to mention the great city of Rome!" said Alexander, sitting on his chair. "From the point of view of food supply, the city of Rome was a catastrophe. ”

"Haha, it's good if you understand!" Zhang Bai smiled.

"Well! and understand that people can speak plainly. Alexander asked, "Persia is indeed like... Like..."

"Chicken ribs!" Zhang Bai replied.

"What did you say?"

"Chicken ribs, chicken ribs, there's some meat there and it tastes good, but it's not enough. ”

"Hahaha!" Alexander almost laughed, "you little one, you always make me very happy!"

He jumped up again and said, "It is the chicken ribs, and Persia is the chicken ribs, and it seems that there are many good things, and they occupy the trade routes on the land, but it is too expensive to take them, and it is even more expensive to rule, and Rome cannot afford them." ”

"So you should listen to my advice, it's a plan that is good for all of us. ”

"Well, I don't have any other way anyway. ”

The two talked happily, and the sun was already sinking in the west.

......

East of the Zagros Mountains, on the Gobi of the Iranian Plateau, two elite cavalry groups were advancing eastward along the ancient trade route, and they had crossed the southern end of the Cavell Salt Desert and approached the Salhad Plateau.

Both of these pure cavalry units came from Ctesiphon, one with a black military uniform, the other with a predominantly camel cavalry, and both aimed at Peshawar.

The military flag of the army in black uniform, embellished with family crests, is the private soldier of the Sulin tribe. Soldiers and officers rode on Siaxi horses, some with rotating mounts, and their weapons and armor were all cavalry spears, and they wore scimitars and bows and arrows at their waists.

The commander was the eldest son of the Surin family, Diddalus Surin, the captain of the Legion.

Another army, which was dominated by camels, was a lot shabby, although the armor was heavily armored from people to camels, but the armor style was outdated and the system was not uniform. The weapons are even more varied, including spears, scimitars, short swords, both bronze and iron, but one thing is the same as that of the Surin people, that is, everyone carries bows and arrows.

The commander of this force was Solomon the Captain of the Thousand and Zeracles, the former captain of the Guard, and the soldiers under his command were veterans who had just retired from the front.

The two armies marched in unison and hurried to Peshawar. The sun overhead has turned orange-red, and two clouds of sand and dust have been raised in the Gobi in the setting sun.

In the air above the dust, a spaceship seemed to emerge from the setting sun, dressed in gold, and slowly followed the troops.

This spaceship, of course, is Zero.

In Zero, Mu Jing, Nanhua and Ma Ge were worried, Peshawar's situation was very dangerous, and as soon as the king returned to Ctesiphon, he immediately sent a message to Parthia in the name of Tolan, the princess of Kushan. The king immediately proposed to send troops, and this time, various wealthy families were very supportive, especially the Surin family.

There are also people who are worried, but the voice is very weak, it is Ma Yuanhao who is worried about the military rations, of course, he is very anxious about the safety of Zhang Bai and the Air Regiment, it is impossible to really oppose it, but in private, he reminded King Aldaban V.

The army was about to depart, and the anxious king left only Pasha and Dadhebone to guard the capital, and everyone else set out.

On the way, Nanhua temporarily included Solomon and Su Lin in the Air Regiment, and passed on the merit, so that they could also use the sound transmission to enter the secret, so that they could be easy to command.

The black mercenaries on the Zero were left to the Pasha as the new palace guard nucleus to protect the king, and they all remained in Ctesiphon, leaving only a few sailors to sail the ship.

The spaceship personnel were reduced, and the vacant places were basically stuffed with food, and having such a spaceship full of food on their heads made the morale of the soldiers on the ground a lot higher.

However, the journey was still long, and everyone in the ship was nervous. Peshawar has already discovered traces of the Eastern Prince's Palace, and another coup d'état has taken place at the court.

There are also the Romans, according to the admonition of the Pasha before the departure, the Romans have joined forces with the temple in Jerusalem, and it is said that the temple has a strong means of cultivation and has cultivated many cultivators, called saints. The power of the temple grew rapidly, and it had a tendency to become the state religion of Rome. In case of an appearance in Peshawar, it may also be a trouble.

Mu Jing had already urged several times to get the spaceship out of the team and hurry forward as soon as possible. However, Ma Ge, Surin and Solomon were all against this, because the team was marching on the Gobi at this time, and without the guidance and support of the spaceship, the risk of marching was much greater.

The night is slowly falling, and the march on the ground will have to camp and rest after a while, Mu Jing is so anxious that he doesn't want to eat, and even Nanhua is a little anxious.

Sure enough, the mobility of a spaceship that can march automatically day and night is not comparable to that of mules and horses on land.