Kavala!

When Xu Ding returned, Soros had just docked, and a large number of warships had entered the harbor.

"Commander! Soros is back to get back to you. As soon as Soros came ashore, he gave Xu Ding a standard military salute.

A military salute that is more standard than that of a soldier, with a tall posture, serious and meticulous.

Yan Ran drew a line with the original pirate leader.

Xu Ding also noticed the changes in Soros, and looked at it seriously: "You lack a decent military uniform, I will design a set for you when I have time, and then you will be more like a naval admiral." ”

"Thank you for the commander's compliment, I will definitely wait for the commander to personally issue me a military uniform." Soros replied.

Xu Ding patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good to come back, let all of you go ashore and have a good rest, but you must remember the rules of our army, don't disturb the people, and don't do anything wrong." ”

At this time, Soros finally turned back to the original pirate leader, and said with a flattering but somewhat scoundrel face: "Commander, this naval officer has long thought that the soldiers of the navy have been suffocated on the ship, and the discipline is convenient, and I hope the commander can be more tolerant, but I can assure the commander that no one can do anything excessive, otherwise the commander will not have to do it, I will deal with him personally." ”

After speaking, Soros said to the subordinates behind him: "Hear clearly, don't mess around, I'll castrate him if you mess around, and you won't come to see the commander!" ”

A group of naval generals shook their spirits, and they must be busy back.

Then he stepped forward to salute Xu Ding and reported his name.

The boss of the boss can stammer, how to make the commander remember him without showing his face.

But they didn't know that Xu Ding didn't need to remember much at all, and he could repeat them all once.

Not only does he have a super memory, but he also has the assistance of Xiaosi, not to mention his name, and even the character video can be saved.

The return of Soros has made the hearts of the entire army even more excited.

They have a naval army again, and the land and water converge, and this time the army is even stronger.

"Soros, you've been at sea for more than a month, how many troops and horses have you added?" At the reception banquet, the goods were compared to raising a glass and hooking up with Soros.

Xu Ding also had a few nuts and looked at Soros curiously, as did the generals of the other armies.

Soros whispered back: "Not much, just 10,000." ”

Silk!

10,000 people!

Why so many?

Shop around a little unconvinced.

Soros expanded his army dozens of times in a single walk.

However, Xu Ding was not surprised at all, his face was as usual, because he had already known all this.

And it is also known that Soros has expanded his army to about 30,000.

But that's the real rabble.

If it sounds good, it's a bunch of numbers, and if it doesn't sound good, it's a bunch of garbage.

So then Soros put his arm around the shoulders of the Goubi and said: "If it weren't for the commander here, I wouldn't be telling the truth, let me tell you, originally I expanded my army to 30,000, but I beat Athens and folded it by half, and then I met with the Roman navy, and I lost 5,000."

I can't believe there are 10,000 more. ”

Yes, escaping with 10,000 people is also a skill, and it is not bad if ordinary people don't run away.

And Soros didn't let his subordinates disappear all the way, which is a skill.

"I suddenly have the urge to hit you, come to Soros, you have to dry this cup for me, whoever doesn't finish it will be a soft egg." Compare raised his glass and touched Soros, but the number of shots can't be compared, so he will drink and get drunk Soros, how can he have the upper hand today.

Xu Ding did not stop it, and it was rare for the two armies to converge, and everyone was happy.

We really need to let everyone have an open drink and vent well.

I don't know if Soros has a dumping ratio, anyway, in the end he poured it first, drank and lay under the table, drawing circles all over the world.

Of course, there was a fall on the scene, except for Xu Ding and Meng Yu, who were almost drunk.

However, Soros still survived to the end, stood up and said: "Commander, I'm not drunk yet, you haven't had any new instructions tonight, I think you can say it now." ”

Xu Ding smiled, and then said to Meng Yu: "Give him a bowl of sobering soup and help him to the study!" ”

Soros, who soon relieved some wine, came to Xu Ding's study, with Xu Ding sitting opposite and Meng Yu sitting on his right.

Xu Ding asked: "How is the combat effectiveness of the navy, and what is the situation of the warships!" ”

"Commander, although the number of our naval army is large, but the combat effectiveness is not strong, and most of the warships are captured, mostly small boats, if we encounter a slightly stronger Roman naval army, even if the other party is only one-third of ours, we may not be able to defeat it." On the outside, he can brag and deceive ordinary people with his bluffs, but when it comes to Xu Ding, Soros must tell the truth.

It's not just about honesty, it's about your own life.

Alexander Qin's combat effectiveness is too strong, you blow the cowhide in front of him, in case you send a hard Cai task, you are not dead pulled.

So Soros is not stupid.

Xu Ding said with a smile: "This is normal, your navy is just a prototype, there is no regular training, the weapons are poor, the personnel are miscellaneous, I guess there are many people in your army who don't even know how to be water, and they have never even touched a boat." ”

Soros said hell, you know this.

However, his face showed and said: "The commander is still powerful, he can guess accurately, and he will be right when he says it!" ”

"But it doesn't matter, the army is all trained, and it is all fought in bloody battles, so let them fight a few more battles and experience two more times." Xu Ding took out the map and spread it out:

"Soon we will have another fight, and two Roman legions are chasing us from the west, and I expect to be here tomorrow...... I need your navy to do this......"

When he woke up the next day, he received a new order to march into Thrace with four thousand soldiers as a vanguard.

Xu Ding will sit in Kavala, how to fight, to compare his own way.

However, he will have Meng Yu's support.

After receiving the order, Shop Around led the march.

I don't know if the governor of the Thracian province shrank his forces, and the ratio of goods was very smooth, all the way east, the cities were in the wind, and there was little resistance, and soon the ratio of goods was advanced one hundred and fifty miles, from Kavala to Komotini.

It is a small city located on the coastal plain, and it is said that it was built during the Macedonian Empire.

"General, the Romans have all retreated to the north, stuck the pass to the north, and all of them have been transferred to guard the gold mines."

The spy came back to report to the company, and the company asked, "What other big cities are nearby, and why aren't there many people in the city?" ”

The spout, a native of the Macedonian province not far away, replied: "General, the Thracians do not like to live in big cities, they are used to living in the countryside, they are used to building small fortresses. If you want to recruit them, you have to go to the villages to spread the word, but I don't advise the generals to do that, because the Thracians love alcohol, singing, dancing, and stealing, but they don't like the draconian laws. ”

"Although the Thracians have many problems, it is undeniable that they are among the best warriors." Of course, when he advanced into Thrace, he still got to know the Thracians a little bit.

The Greeks likened it to the roar of a titan, which shows how strong the Thracians were.

You must know that there were Thracians in the rebel army at the beginning, and the average strength of the Thracians in the gladiatorial arena was also the strongest.

And the Spartacus of Alexander Chin was also a Thracian.

"It really can't be denied that they are very warlike." The spy couldn't argue with it.

The spies went down, and Shop sat in his chair, thinking about how to effectively change the situation.

The French army is the most important to Xu Ding, and it is impossible to recruit a large number of Thracians, otherwise it will be impossible to suppress it, and second, it will bring about the atmosphere of the entire army.

After thinking about it for a long time, Birkey suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, patted his thigh and said, "Hey, why do we have to recruit Thracians into the army, can't we cooperate?" We are not trying to establish a government in Thrace, and those gold mines are of no use to us, so why not bribe the Thracians here to fight.

Ha ha...... I'm such a genius. ”

As soon as he said it, he quickly found his subordinates, and then all of them were sent out to find the Thracians scattered all over the country, telling the Thracians that the rebels were willing to cooperate with them, and that the rebels would not want a word to take the gold and silver mines, and give them all to them.

Soon the Thracians of all tribes were ready to move.

There is nothing in this world that the Thracians dare not do.

Rules and laws are used to spoil them.

Numerous delegates soon gathered in Komotini and had an in-depth discussion with the company.

"General Shop around, you sent a message saying that as long as we help you fight the Roman army in the province, those gold mines will be ours, and you don't want any gold or silver seized, is it true?" A short, middle-aged man with a full beard asked.

The others also stared at the comparison expectingly, and if the comparison dared to favor them, the rebel army would be torn apart.

"Of course, I don't have to lie to you, because the purpose of our rebel army is not money, our rebel army is a seed of light, where there are Romans, there is darkness, and we are here to dispel the darkness."

After the Thracian battle, we have to liberate other places, so we don't want money, we don't want gold and silver mines, we just want light, as long as we live freely. ”

"Good! General Shop Around is really a man of temperament, and like us, we also like to live freely. ”

At the moment, some people applauded, and others nodded in satisfaction.

However, there are also people who have concerns: "General Shopping, according to what you said, you will not stay in Thrace in the end, and if you leave, then we will not suffer the revenge of the Romans, which seems to mean that we Thracians will be used as cannon fodder and fools." ”

It's pretty serious, and everyone is staring at the comparison again.

"It's not simple, it's our rebels who fight against the Roman army, it's our rebels who loot the gold and silver mines, no Thracians have ever fought the rebels, you all take your tribes to sleep in your own territory, drink and dance, what does the outside world have to do with you!" ”

At this moment, the eyes of all the Thracian leaders lit up.

Yes, they can temporarily pretend to be rebels, and run away after the fight, as long as they don't admit it, the Romans have no choice but to start a war with all their Thracian tribes.

You must know that the Thracians had a very large number of mouths, and the Romans wanted to stabilize the region, and they would not take it upon themselves.

At the meeting of Komotini, both sides were very satisfied, there was no declaration of alliance, no written contract, and even a simple cooperation plan that would not even be recognized verbally when going out.

Of course, the shop still reported the matter to Xu Ding, and Xu Ding's reply was simple, just one word - but!

Of course, at this time, Xu Ding didn't have the heart to care about the goods here, since he was relieved to let him do it, let him fight.

Even if the 4,000 soldiers and horses were defeated, it would be fine, and with the presence of the navy, a small number of troops could go to the strait on the other side by sea and land in the provinces of Asia.

And Xu Ding himself quickly withdrew from Kavala, leaving the unguarded city for Chuanpu.

Chuanpu also received another letter.

But this time he was really in a cold sweat.

Because Xu Ding also wrote a plan on how to deal with the Thracian governor and how to cooperate with the Thracian natives.

But this time, Chuanpu immediately burned the parchment, and he wished he hadn't seen it.

"Damn, keep the pursuit, don't stop for a moment, those filthy Thracians, I'll settle accounts with them as soon as possible." Chuanpu really didn't have a little time, and just entered Kavala and ordered the troops to forcibly march in pursuit.

There was a deputy corps commander who said with a sad face: "Patriarch, we are not here to rest and recuperate, we are in pursuit, our army is quite tired all the way over, and even if we catch up, our combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened."

Alexander Qin was a very fierce man, and his cavalry was even more ferocious than the imperial army, if it was forcibly ......"

"Needless to say, continue the pursuit, we have run out of time, the rebels have colluded with the Thracians to launch an attack on the governor of the Thracian province, they have only one eighth legion, and it is difficult to resist the combined attack of the rebels and the Thracians.

Once the governor of the province of Reis is also killed, we remove a standing army, and the gold and silver mines are robbed, then the empire will really be shaken.

Chuanpu clearly understood the character of the Thracians, who looted gold and silver mines, and destroyed them when they left.

This is the characteristic of the Thracians, they are good at construction, and even better at destruction.

The Ninth Legion was removed from the Ninth Legion, and in the absence of the Eighth Legion, a governor was killed, and the most important thing was that the gold and silver mines were looted and destroyed, and several chief and deputy legion commanders were also a little numb when they thought of this.

Leaving a small number of troops to guard Kavala, Chuan Pu and the others rushed east non-stop.

But soon after they left the city, the harbor of Kavala was flooded with warships with the banners of the rebels.

Isn't this exactly the troops of Soros, who will never leave Hong Kong? When he left, he promised to give it to himself, but it was a fake show for the people of Kavala.

At the same time, it is also for Chuanpu to see.

Seeing this, the Roman army defending the city instantly had a big head, and the defenders hurriedly rushed to the head of the city and stretched their necks to check, and then Chepo shouted: "Quick! Hurry up and inform the Dao Elder and inform ......"

The boats docked, and countless sailors landed, and then rushed to the city gates, while a large number of armed rebels poured out of the city.

Soon a bloody battle broke out in the city, and the defenders left behind by Chuanpu were wiped out without a single cup of tea under the internal and external attacks.

Kavala was back in the hands of the rebels.

And all this Chuan Pu didn't know about the attached legions of his two armies, because Xu Ding shot a lot of interception troops along the road, and if there was a leak of fish to report to Chuan Pu, he would also intercept and kill them in time.