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The hoplite regiment marched east through the Golan Mountains from Fort Knights and reached the loop of the Euphrates River.

A quiet march along the mountainous forests on both sides of the great river would take about ten days to reach the city-state of Beroeia in the north.

And the route was sparsely populated, with almost no Eastern Roman garrisons.

This news was a treasure for us, and the infantry regiment prepared ten days' dry rations each, and that night they set up camp and hurried out to the east of the mountains and Gobi under the leadership of the Canaanite general Byrne.

CEO Ronier and his personal guards walked together, and the two lieutenants of our cavalry corps, Liu Zhen'er and Shamihan, led a thousand knights as the rear guard to cover the northward movement of the main infantry.

The remaining 3,000 riders and baggage brigades were led by me, Qin Chong, and Gu Landuo, as the main force of the feint attack in this operation, and stationed in the Knight's Fort in place.

After waiting for the infantry legions to leave for five days, they poured out their nests and attacked Antioch, putting on a posture of fighting to the death with the Eastern Roman crusade troops.

Before the expedition, all the members of our caravan stood on their horses and said goodbye, the night was dark, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the waves on the sea crashed on the shore.

"Young master, you don't really want to make a career in this Roman country and pay homage to the prime minister, right?" Shamihan asked.

"Don't worry, I can't wait to return home today! After pulling down Beroeia, we will be benevolent to the sixty brothers on the Oriental Island, and we will no longer be involved in their great cause of hegemony! From there, it goes straight to the Gambisi Pass, which is only a three-to-five-day trip. At that time, even if this King Cézanne gives me ten thousand households and a million gold, it will not be able to stop us from returning to the east! ”

During this time, I often returned to my home in my dreams, and my wife Kurina had given birth to a lovely baby for me.

There seemed to be a big change in the family, grandpa beckoned to me, but his kind figure drifted farther and farther away.

My mother, Mrs. Khotan, regarded me as a stranger and never said a word to me in my dreams.

Every time I wake up from a nightmare, I am shocked into a cold sweat, and a slight sense of foreboding rises in my heart.

"Young master, the big war is coming, you have to take care! Miss, you must protect yourself, and don't be reckless in front of the two armies! Qin Chong, you must protect the young master and the young lady! ”

Just reunited and about to be separated, Brother Langton told with tears in his eyes.

"Take care! Langton, old man, pot helmet! Our young master and young lady are blessed with a great life! It's going to be fine! ”

Qin Chong smiled heroically, and the Dawan Wuqing who stepped down was also like the master, excited and uneasy, and from time to time he and Brother Langton's mount snorted at each other.

It not only expresses affection, but also seems to be cherishing each other.

"Young master! Why don't you discuss it with Ronier and put the six of us together! It's good to take care of each other! ”

Liu Zhen'er has been following me for three years, and this time she acted alone with Shamihan, and she was extremely reluctant to do so.

"It's taboo to change generals in battle! Pot helmet, you and the old man are iron-blooded generals now! Don't chirp! As a rearguard, your burden is very heavy, don't be careless on the way, and prevent the sneak attack of the local garrison! Brothers! Say goodbye! ”

"Young master! Qin Chong! Take care all the way! Miss Doll will leave it to you both! ”

At this time, Glandor was busy leading her baggage brigade and the women's army, carrying the money and food supplies left in the treasury of the knight's fort to the forest-like carriage in the square, and did not have time to say goodbye to Shamihan and Langton.

For the next five days, our 3,000 jockeys will be ready to go out to meet the invading enemy.

Therefore, before leaving, everything must be done in advance.

At the moment of crisis, an order is given, and the chariot that transports the baggage is put on a camel and can set off.

By the time the Gulando, who had done everything, had come to wave goodbye to Shamihan, our infantry regiment had been gone for a long time.

"Brother, Langton, are they leaving? Don't say hello to me either! "After Gu Landuo saw me and Qin Chong, he choked up before he could finish his sentence.

"Don't be sad, Miss, we will never be separated again in ten days!" Qin Chong hurriedly comforted him with kind words on the horse.

"Fight the horses and go back to camp! Lieutenant Kurandu! Your baggage squad must not make a mistake these days! The money and food of the whole army are in your hands! ”

I severely reprimanded her for leaving her post without permission, and now, as the commander of the entire remaining jockey, must do what she wants.

"Rest assured, General! Everything is ready for the baggage brigade, just waiting for the general's order to set off! Not a grain of wheat will be left! ”

Seeing that I didn't recognize my relatives like this, Gulandau immediately understood the meaning.

Are the eyes of the other sergeants on us? is so fragile and tender, it is easy to shake the heart of the army.

So I ruthlessly left my little sister behind, led the thirty captains of the centaur team, and rushed all the way back to the Knight's Castle.

The news from the southern Tanma was becoming more and more urgent day by day, and the closest distance between the Egyptian legion and our troops had changed from the initial 400 li to more than 100 li three days later.

By the fourth day, standing on the hill next to the Knight's Castle, it was clear that the enemy's forward troops were waving their flags in the wind.

The Knight's Fort could no longer be stationed, facing the sea and there was no way back, so it was easy for the Romans to give it a pot.

So Qin Chong and I pulled all the 3,000 jockeys into the wilderness to the east of the gallop, and the baggage wagons lined up on the gallop.

Time passed bit by bit, and in order to achieve the strategic goal of the two major infantry legions arriving in Belroea at the same time, I spent the past few days at the Knight's Castle as if it were a year.

There was only one night left before the agreed time, but the good news came from the south that the Egyptian legions had encamped by the Jerusalem River, north of the Temple Mount!

Perhaps my conspiracy was a dangerous trap in the eyes of the generals of the Egyptian legions of Eastern Rome.

Or the other side's spies have not yet received the relevant information of our infantry corps, and they do not know the movement of our strong army, and they dare not take a rash step forward.

"Each hundred-man team will send a mobile sentry tonight, all the soldiers will sleep well and go north tomorrow morning!"

After the last meeting at the Knights' Castle, I boldly gave the order from above.

Next, go north to feint and attack Antioch, which is a one-day trip.

If all the sergeants are not allowed to eat and drink enough and sleep soundly, and immediately go on a long journey, the risks involved are difficult to predict.

If you encounter a strong enemy attack on the way, you may be crushed at the first touch.

Judging from the fact that the other side clearly has the advantage but does not dare to accelerate the northward advance, there are two possible reasons.

First, the other side has not yet figured out the reality of our department, it is clear that it is a "rebel army" of more than 10,000 people, and the enemy's spies only see our 3,000 cavalry.

Second, the CEO of the Eastern Roman Egyptian Legion was probably a general with a similar temperament to Cao Cao, the Duke of Wei, who was suspicious and less decisive, and missed many great opportunities.

Then why don't I learn from Kong Ming, the military advisor of Shu Han, and sing an empty city plan in the wasteland of Canaan.

I wonder how the enemy spies would feel when they heard our snoring all over the mountains in the middle of the night.

The night was uneventful, and at dawn, Qin Chong and I stood in front of the horse team and issued the final order to the three thousand jockeys to ride their horses north.

All of a sudden, the sound of horses' hooves rolled forward like a sea of mountains, and the screams of the horses resounded throughout the four fields.

Thirty-two centaurs, including two baggage, created a momentum of ten fully formed Roman legions.

But where he passed, the smoke covered the sky, and the sound of killing resounded in the sky.

On the way, the lords of the manor, the tax collectors of the checkpoints, and the officials of Tucheng helped the old and the young to flee in the wilderness.

Our goal was to reach the city-state of Antioch successfully, to attract all the counterinsurgency legions from the north and south of Eastern Rome, and to reduce the pressure on the infantry corps on the way north, so that they could reach Beloea.

So we feigned all the way and did not attack, and even the booty was no longer cleaned, and we no longer received new soldiers.

Only step forward! Advance! Advance!

When the sun set that day, the vanguard of a thousand cavalry led by Qin Chong had already reached the east gate of the city-state of Antioch, and in one fell swoop took the stone fort of Pass, which held the east-west galloping road.

Hearing that our "chaotic army" had come to the city, the people in the city were panicked for a while, and they helped the old and the young to escape from the siege despite the darkness of the night.

Reinforcements from three Roman legions in the Gulf of Seleucia had already arrived and were resting in the city.

The chief general of Rome originally wanted to lead his army out of the city to fight Qin Chong, but he was coerced by 100,000 fleeing citizens, and the sergeants of the brigade wearing heavy armor and holding long shields had no way to advance or retreat for a while.

He had no choice but to withdraw his order and dispatch troops overnight, preparing to take down our troops in one fell swoop in the coming day.

Under the cover of such night, the two hundred baggage wagons led by Gulanduo successfully passed the pass guarded by Qin Chong at midnight that day, and galloped in the direction of Beloea.

In the second half of the night, I led a team of 2,000 horsemen to join Qin Chong.

Then the soldiers joined forces and quietly fled the dangerous place of the city-state of Antioch.

On the morning of the second day, when the Roman legions had rushed out of the Seleucian Gulf and attacked from all sides to fight our troops to the death, our remaining defenders in charge of the feint had already arrived in the territory of the city-state of Belroea.