Leaving the headache to the Senate, Severus immediately sent troops to the west to deal with the rebellious British governor Alberus.

He first led his cavalry to the Germanic province, when a messenger came behind him and delivered the letter from the Emperor of the Earth.

After taking it apart and reading it, Severus frowned slightly.

The general asked, "Your Majesty, but the news from Crotonne, could it be that those old fellows in the Senate failed to catch Alexander Qin?" ”

The people below also talked a lot, but they failed to catch Alexander Qin, and this time the Senate was out of trouble again.

Severus sighed and said: "The result is going in the worst direction, Alexander Qin did not go to Crotone at all, nor did he want to fight Achaia, but attacked Brindisi and crossed the Adriatic Sea to the north." ”

"What? Alexander Qin actually crossed north, he crossed the central mountain range, and the real purpose was other provinces north of the Adriatic Sea. ”

Severus's men were stunned for a moment, and the discussion became louder, and many of them found a sigh of tsk.

What a ghost genius Alexander Qin, to the east there is only one Achaea to fight.

To the north, you can land in three provinces at will, not only is the track more difficult to figure out, but also the range of movement can be unlimited.

Now the empire is in big trouble.

If Alexander Qin had gone to fight Achaia, the Roman army would have been able to re-blockade the southern peninsula near Athens and block Alexander-Qin in the province of Achaia, even if it had not been able to intercept it at Crotone.

Now that the rebels have gone to the hinterland to the north, the destructive power is even greater, and if it is not possible, Alexander Qin will be allowed to flee to the barbarian areas north of the Danube, and it will be difficult to encircle and annihilate the rebels at that time.

"Your Majesty, do we need to send troops to pursue Alexander Qin?" One of his subordinates asked.

Severus shook his head and said, "No, our goal is always Albainus, just in time when Alexander Qin draws the attention of the old guys in the Senate to the northeast, kill Albainus and recover Gaul and Great Britain." ”

Now that the Senate has no time or energy to support Albernus, it is time to sweep the west and stabilize the western frontier.

Severus knew that Alexander Qin would be a formidable opponent, but he was convinced that the only thing that could threaten the Roman Empire, or the empire he ruled, was the Senate and the rebellious nobles.

As an upper-class person, he didn't think that Alexander Qin could overthrow the empire with a bunch of mud legs and a bunch of slaves.

The succession of power in Rome was dominated by the aristocracy and the big slave owners.

The slaves may be able to stir up a wave for a while, but not for long.

Their origins and limitations greatly limit their own development and growth.

Spartacus more than 400 years ago was indeed a great slave hero, but it was not suppressed in the end.

………………

Durakium is an ancient seaport city built by the Greeks, and is now the largest and most prosperous city in the province of Macedonia on the Adriatic Sea.

A large amount of trade goods were transported to the Apennine Peninsula through here.

So in the face of the sudden war, everything was very dazed and hasty, and I was a little overwhelmed.

Entering the harbor, the army under the banner of the Roman army and wearing the clothes of Roman soldiers rushed into the city at first, and took control of the city gates, government offices, and warehouses and places where the ordnance was stored.

He took Durakium, did the same thing as on the peninsula on the other side, executed the heavy criminals, freed the slaves, and then recruited the poor peasants and confiscated the unscrupulous noble landlords.

Xu Ding's army doubled in size.

It's a good thing that the army has grown, but Xu Ding doesn't have much joy.

He was studying the geography of the province of Macedonia.

After collecting map information about the province of Macedonia, he learned about the geographical conditions of the province of Macedonia by sending people to inquire about the descriptions of the merchants in the city.

In general, it is high in the north and low in the south.

To the north is mountainous and to the south is plain, as his rivers are generally southeastward.

Therefore, near the end of the Aegean Sea, several alluvial plains are formed, mainly on both sides of the river.

The population is also mainly distributed there.

To add insult to injury, the province of Macedonia is relatively closed, with only a few passes to other provinces.

Once these passes are blocked, it is easy for you to be locked up in the Macedonian province.

This is a bit different from what he originally envisioned in Macedonia.

"It's just that I let Soros go directly to the Aegean Sea, and with his naval army, even if I can't break through the pass between the north and the east, I can leave in the south." Xu Ding touched it, his eyes were deep, and then he murmured:

"The question is whether Soros will be loyal and whether he will be able to make it to the Aegean Sea safely. There was a Roman navy in that area, which was also a big problem. ”

When Xu Ding was thinking about this question, Meng Yu came over and said: "Childe, everyone has arrived, just now we were discussing whether to defend the capital of Lakium, use this as a base to confront the Roman army, and then expand our influence to the surrounding provinces." ”

Xu Ding came back from Soros's matter, and then walked out of the hall, at this time, Mengdo, Carbi, and Vera Tuoli all looked at Xu Ding, with a look of anticipation, hoping that what Xu Ding was going to say next would fit them.

Xu Ding sat down, and then spoke: "I know, you want to use Durakium to prevent the Roman army from chasing after the coast, as long as you use the city defense advantage of this seaport to repel the Roman army, you can get a chance to develop."

But let me ask you, after the Roman army was defeated, was there really nothing they could do with us?

You must know that we are still on the land of the Roman Empire, and it is a relatively early border, and they will not allow us to develop freely here.

The Romans would send troops from other nearby provinces and come to besiege us, eventually trapping us here. ”

The crowd was silent and did not speak, and Xu Ding continued: "Secondly, if the Roman army knows that we have not withdrawn from Durakium, they may pursue and land in the province of Pyrus, and then attack Durakium in the north along the mainland.

Therefore, we cannot wait long in Durakium, and at the same time this is a seaport city, which is dominated by trade, and our soldiers and food sources are not stable, so we cannot stay here for long, and we must go deep into the hinterland of the Macedonian province as soon as possible. ”

"The commander is right, we can't stay here for long, our strength is still too weak, we should fight all the way to Thrace, collect civilians all the way and liberate gladiators and slaves.

At that time, whether we go south or north, we will have the initiative, and we will not have to be afraid of the Romans. Villatuli was the first to stand up and echo.

Meng Yu also raised his hand and said, "I approve of the commander!" ”

Meng Du glanced at the goods and the goods, and then raised his hand in agreement.

At the moment, it is true that there is no time to fight hard with the Roman legions, even if there is a fortified city in hand.

Having solved the problem of where to go, Xu Ding continued: "However, I don't intend to let the Roman army easily take back Durakium, and I can't let him catch up with us easily, so I hope that someone can stop the Roman army in Durakium and buy time for most of the eastward advance." ”

After speaking, Xu Ding's gaze swept towards the four of them.

Everyone hesitated, and it was very dangerous to stay behind and provide cover for the army.

Whoever stays is at risk of being entangled, then breaking away from the large army and eventually losing the core.

If this kind of dangerous thing is in Dahan, Xu must have someone rushing to do it, because they are all his trusted subordinates.

And his subordinates also have absolute confidence in him.

But this is Rome, and his rebel army is complex, with people from all over the world.

We don't necessarily have a sense of trust in each other.

There is also little hope for the future.

"I'll do it, Commander!" Seeing that everyone did not stand up, Meng Yu took the initiative to speak.

At this time, Xu Ding needed someone to support him.

Besides his family, who else can stand up in times of crisis.

Xu Ding didn't want Meng Yu to stay, so he glanced at the other three again.

The three of them lowered their heads slightly, and Xu Ding knew the attitude of the three of them.

If on the peninsula on the other side, all the soldiers of the rebel army below can still unite as one, fight the difficulties together, and survive the encirclement and strangulation together.

At this point, everyone's sense of urgency for survival is not so strong.

As long as you don't get bitten by the Roman army, it's not too easy to run away and slip away.

"Okay! Since Meng Yu recommended yourself, then you stay to block the enemy, except for your archers, the other troops are drawing two hundred-man teams for you. Xu Ding listened and agreed to Meng Yudao, but he took the opportunity to weaken the soldiers and horses of the other three.

Draw away two hundred-person teams, which means that there are 600 more people in the Mengyu Department, which is half a thousand more people.

Everyone didn't dare to say anything, after all, Meng Yu took the initiative to take over such a dangerous job, so they all acquiesced to Xu Ding's move.

The next day, Xu Ding took the other three and his cavalry to the east.

This area belongs to the northwest of the Macedonian province, so there are many mountainous areas, and if it were not for the east-west road, Xu Ding suspected that he would be lost in the mountains.

The road was built by the King II of Macedonia to open up the west coast and incorporate the nearby Alpine Plains basin into the country.

It's been four or five hundred years.

Later, the Romans also expanded eastward to Thessaloniki, Kyoto, in the heart of Macedonia, and then from Thessaloniki along the ancient road to Byzantium (later Constantinople), thus conquering the Aegean and Caspian Seas in one fell swoop.

And with a springboard to continue the offensive to the east.

However, this time it was replaced by Xu Ding, and the Romans expanded and repaired this ancient road, so Xu Ding walked very smoothly.

restrained the army, strictly controlled military discipline, Xu Ding fought all the way east to liberate the past, and at the same time sacrificed his own banner and played the title of Alexander Qin.

And all the way to propagandize, saying that he is a descendant of Alexander the Great, firstly, to liberate the world and resist the exploitative rule of Rome.

On the one hand, he said that he wanted to restore the glory of Alexander the Great.

The province of Macedonia was originally the mother country of Alexander the Great, and the legend of Alexander the Great has always been passed down here.

Although it belonged to Rome, the Macedonians of the province were still proud.

Now suddenly I heard that the descendants of Alexander the Great rebelled against Rome and marched into Macedonia with an army of slaves.

I was also surprised for a while.

Very curious about Alexander Qin.

So I fought all the way and got the help and support of many indigenous people in Macedonian province.

More men joined his army, and his ranks soon grew to six thousand.

At this time, he reached the central part of the country, and turned south down the river to attack the capital of the Macedonian province.

The southern part of the province of Macedonia is a plain with rivers and many cities.

Xu Ding led the army all the way south, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and the cities along the way were powerless to resist and surrendered one after another.

Because Xu Ding's reputation was not bad, he quickly attacked the city of Alexandria, which was not far from the provincial capital.

On this day, an old man of great fame in Macedonia asked to see Xu Ding.

Xu Ding asked people to bring it over.

"Fei Li Wei Ke has seen Commander Qin!" The old man came up and said with a lot of etiquette.

Xu Dingdao: "The old man doesn't have to be polite, I don't know what you are looking for me?" ”

The old man named Fei Livik said: "I heard that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief wants to liberate Macedonia, and wants to restore the glory of the Macedonian Empire and compete with the Romans. ”

"Nope! I never said that I wanted to restore the Macedonian Empire, I just wanted to liberate Macedonia and save Macedonia from the oppression of the Romans, I wanted to restore the glory of my ancestor Alexander the Great, and I didn't want to be like the Romans, I just needed to survive, and I needed to fight them. Xu Ding corrected Fei Liwick's erroneous remarks.

"In this case, the rumors are false, but your Excellency, your battle with the Romans will drag Macedonia into the flames of war and bring us great calamity.

Next you have to attack the capital city of Thessaloniki, it will be a protracted war, you will destroy the whole plain, for the sake of Macedonia, for the sake of the land that your ancestors once protected, I ask you to stop these meaningless actions. ”

Xu Ding stared at Fei Liwick, his eyes suddenly sharpened, making the old man a little hairy, and then slowly spoke: "You are a lobbyist of the Romans?" It was the governor of the province who sent the message. ”

"I'm not a Roman lobbyist, but I know that the governor of the province, Ekjing, has assembled a large number of troops and horses in Thessaloniki, and has also asked Thrace for reinforcements, and their naval army has blocked the mouth of the plain with the sea, and if the commander goes north now, he will not be able to block the northern pass."

You and your army can cross the mountains of Siaea into Mercia, so that the Romans will not be able to stop you, and I know that there are many of our Macedonian lads in your ranks, and they should not have died in such a pointless battle. ”

After speaking, Fei Liwick bowed deeply.

Xu Ding couldn't tell whether he was sincere or fake.

But it annoyed him a little.

So Xu Ding sneered: "Interesting, since you said that you are not a lobbyist for the Romans, then you must be a lobbyist for Macedonian slave owners and nobles."

You are afraid that the war will destroy your business, and you are afraid that I will lose the battle with the Roman army, so I will do something against you, use your property to recruit troops, and even use you to divert the contradictions of the people. ”

Fei Liwick's body trembled slightly, but he didn't refute.

"Do you think that the discipline of our army is too good, do you think that I need the support of the Macedonian province very much, so I dare not go on a killing spree, and I dare not beat Macedonia to pieces.

So you think I'm easy to talk to, and easier to persuade you to go, so that you can continue to enjoy the ease and ease of doing things with the Roman government. Xu Ding took a few steps forward, and every sentence was like a knife cutting at Fei Liweike's body.

It wasn't until Xu Ding left to sit down again that Fei Liwick gritted his teeth and said: "But this is the case, the commander you have the courage and divine power of the emperor, but you don't have a soldier like him, let alone his strong backing, and the Roman army is too strong."

The Romans conquered the whole of the Mediterranean, which no emperor had ever done, do you think that with your own men, you can really lead your supporters to victory and glory?"

"Huh...... Well, needless to say, in the world of my other ancestors, you say that it is called the East, and there is a saying that different things do not conspire with each other, whether you support it or not, I will definitely capture Philik, and shock the whole of Macedonia and shake the whole of Rome. Xu Ding asked:

"You should know how many troops there are on the governor's side, right?"

Fei Li Wei Ke said: "More than 30,000 people! ”

"30,000, not a lot!" Xu Ding smiled noncommittally, and Fei Liwick's face twitched unnaturally.

30,000 is not much, but it is five times what you are now.

They had fortified cities, were supported by countless nobles and slave owners, and were well armed and well-trained.

Besides, your fart. It is estimated that it will not be long before the Roman army will chase after them, and then it will be not only 30,000, but probably 56,000.

Philip Wick is gone.

At this moment, Xu Ding really wanted to kill him and the power class he represented.

But he didn't do that, because he needed a glorious image in Macedonia.

Since it is under the banner of Alexander the Great, there are some things that cannot be harmed, otherwise it will not be easy to gain a foothold in the West.

"Come on, beat the drums and gather the generals, first pull out the acropolis around Kimina and Thessaloniki that are in front, and I will learn the strength of the governor of the province." Xu Ding slammed his fist on the table, although he is playing trumpet now, but he also wants to create a new miracle.

He has not been afraid of anyone in the war.

…………

Inside Thessaloniki!

The governor of the province, Jolbolin, gathered a group of civil and military officers.

He asked, "How are the rebels doing now?" ”

A military general stood up and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, the number of rebels has not increased significantly, at present it is less than eight thousand, and the troops are mainly cavalry, archers, shield soldiers, spearmen, and sword soldiers!" ”

The governor of the province, Jolbolin, nodded slightly: "That's good, the rebels did not coerce the people, did not wantonly expand the army, so it is convenient for us to fight and surround it, after extinguishing the rebels, it will not cause too much damage to the province, which is a good thing for the recovery of the economy in the future."

However, Alexander Qin subdivided the soldiers into five arms, which shows that he is still Dong military, which is a bit unbearable, so we can't take it too lightly. ”

After saying that, the governor of the province, Choel Bolin, looked at the civilian side again.

I saw a tall and thin man with a sharp mouth standing up and said: "We have sent someone to contact Alexandria, who said that we have been in contact with Alexander Qin, who is very young, but it is exactly like this, very rebellious, very conceited, he wants to attack our capital, he wants to use his thousands of men to take our city of 30,000 people.

I heard that he wanted to become Alexander the Great. ”

After the man finished speaking, the room burst into laughter.

It's ridiculous that just a rebel army should have such an extravagant hope.

What a clown who doesn't know the height of the sky.

This kind of daydreaming dares to be done.

I really thought that their Roman army was vegetarian.

At that moment, someone stood up and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, I think it is necessary for us to deal a fatal blow to the rebels, to crush their delusions with our fists in the field, and to use our strength to give a warning to those unscrupulous elements who rebel in Israel, or even prepare to rebel.

Great Rome is not something that anyone can blaspheme and offend. ”

"I'm for it! We have an army of 30,000, we have excellent weapons, we have countless horses, and we have the support of nobles and slave owners, and we should defeat and destroy the rebels with dignity, so as to show the deterrent power of our great Rome. ”

"That's right, if we wait in the capital for the rebels to attack the city, we will all be laughed at, and it will be a blow to the reputation of the governor."

Looking at the crowd of passionate subordinates, the governor of the province, Cholbolin, said with a smile: "Of course, when we Romans were afraid of the enemy, the little rebels naturally wanted to crusade, and if they were to be encircled and annihilated beautifully, they would be terminated between the Valdafin River and the Aliakmon River." ”

Xu Ding wanted to fight Kimina, and the governor of Macedonia sent a large army at the first time, and now they have found out Xu Ding's men and horses.

That's why they dared to send troops out to fight.

Therefore, Xu Ding had to stop the attack on Kimina, but gathered his army and confronted the army of the Macedonian province in the plain outside the city of Kimina.

In order to destroy the rebels beautifully and completely, Chorbolin brought all 30,000 men from the capital city of Thessaloniki.

And also sent messengers.

The envoy came to Xu Ding's army proudly, and said proudly to Xu Ding: "Your Excellency is Alexander Qin!" ”

Xu Dingdao: "It's me, what are you doing, since you want to fight, don't ink, let your governor attack." ”

The envoy sneered: "Your Excellency, our governor is also from a noble background, and is willing to give you a way to live, and also hopes to give you a decent opportunity, now if you surrender, our governor is willing to accept you, and will intercede with the Roman side on your behalf."

Your rebels will be dealt with accordingly, but you will have to bear the damage. ”

"Hahaha, well, you tell your governor for me, and say that I am willing to give him a chance, and now surrender and I will continue to grant him the governor of the province of Macedonia and give him the power of local administration.

If I defeat you, then not only will he be ruined, but his family and him will suffer losses, and if I don't need to kill him, the Romans will also get rid of him, because he is not the new emperor's person, and all of your senate will be disposed of by the new emperor. The other party gave himself eye medicine, and Xu Ding was not far behind, and also continued to help the new emperor Severula hate.

The messenger's face changed dramatically, and he was so angry that he could not speak.

It is said that Alexander Qin was a madman, a megalomaniacal, and that is true.

Only a few thousand rebels, who were poorly equipped and had no experience in fighting, dared to say such big things.

"Humph! I will tell the Governor, Your Excellency! The messenger went back with the rage, and then added fuel to the face of the governor.

He wanted Alexander Qin not to die well.