A few days later, Xu Ding received a reminder from Xiaoba for the first time.

Soros's circle of friends has published a new story.

"Troy has been captured." Xu Ding called one of his men in and commanded:

"Inform the goods ratio, let him go faster, get here as early as possible, tomorrow we will cross the river, let him be sure not to delay."

"It's the commander, I'll give the order!"

Here, Xu Ding asked Meng Yu and the others to prepare, and then waited for the news on the other side, and half a day later, dozens of warships came downstream on the other side.

"Commander, we have captured Troy with the scriptures, and General Soros asked me to pick you up!" Xu Ding and others have seen it, and they are quite capable generals under Soros, so the infantry crossed the river first, and when they were safe and then arrived at Troy, the warships came to pick up the cavalry.

When Xu Ding and the others came to Troy, Soros was no longer in Troy, and his subordinates told Xu Ding that Soros had gone south to fight the city downstream.

This is related to it, and if you don't take it down, you won't stop.

Anyway, the army of foot soldiers has not yet arrived, Xu Ding and the others will not be in a hurry to leave, and the strategy of attacking around is also reasonable.

In order to prevent news from leaking from the Asian Peninsula to the Byzantine side, Xu Ding sent cavalry to the north to blockade the main road, so as to prevent the Byzantine Roman naval army from moving south to block the passage of goods.

Two days later, Soros returned to Troy.

After returning, Soros presented his plan to Xu Ding and said, "Commander, can we keep some sailors and warships around here?" ”

"Oh! Soros, do you have any good ideas, be specific? Of course, Xu Ding knew what a boat meant to a naval general, and Soros and the others had deeper feelings for the sea, and it was normal to have ideas, so they didn't arbitrarily reject him.

Soros liked it very much, and said busily: "You also know the role of the commander-in-chief of the navy, there is no doubt about the importance, if you want to completely defeat and collapse the Roman Empire in the future, the navy is indispensable."

I think so, the commander, if all the sailors are allowed to go ashore, this will inevitably make the soldiers feel resistant, we can not divide into several units, some stay nearby, let them build a dark fortress on the islands of the Aegean Sea, the number of people is not too many, as long as it can form a certain combat effectiveness.

Whether we need them in the future, or give them a mission to plunder the Romans' merchant ships or lone fleets on this side of the Aegean, it is feasible. ”

This side of the Aegean Sea is vast, with countless islands, and the small troops are hiding and trying to hide, and it is really difficult for the Roman naval army to find them.

It seems that Soros will capture the island of Gokche first, which is also the plan.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Ding didn't resist this suggestion very much, but still asked rhetorically: "We are all gone, is there any way you can ensure that they are as loyal as you and will always stick to their posts?"

Not to mention defecting to the Romans, I am afraid that there is a high probability of becoming a pirate after a long time. ”

That's the only big loophole, and Soros knows it, so he doesn't have to explain it.

He himself was almost lost, how can he guarantee that the people below will always be reliable and loyal.

Seeing that Soros was silent, Xu Ding patted him on the shoulder and said: "However, I think this suggestion of yours can be wiped off, after all, the unbearable melon is not licked, and the water army is still comfortable in the water, and not everyone may be willing to go ashore to follow the development of the eastern shore of the Black Sea in Armenia and Pontus."

So you can sift through some of them, at least five of them, one of which is nearby, one that goes into the Sea of Marmara, and the rest that goes north to south along the Aegean Sea to the province of Crete.

In short, even if they all betrayed, let them lick the Romans a little more. ”

This is a kind of diversification, and it is possible that all the eggs will rot, but if one egg is successfully hatched, it will also be of great help in the future.

Soros couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, the commander is the commander, he trusted me as always, knowing that this move might be a meat bun beating a dog and never returning, but he still firmly supported me.

The soldier dies for those who know it, and the woman is the one who pleases herself.

While waiting for the arrival of the goods ratio, while blocking the road to the north, Xu Ding sent people to the east to investigate intelligence and collect information from all directions.

After more than ten days, the Cargo Barners finally arrived at the West Bank, and then they were transported one after another, and his total strength reached 10,000.

"Good! Yes, you can still bring so many people, it's hard work, and then your department will train and rest here, and we will start the crusade. "When I saw the bill of exchange, this guy was a lot darker, originally a typical white man, but there were some signs of blackening.

"It's the commander-in-chief, I will let my subordinates catch up and rest, and take this opportunity to reintegrate and improve their combat effectiveness." "When the commander of us went south, the Thracians withdrew with the scriptures, and the Eighth Army began to move south, and I estimate that now the Romans on the Byzantine side know that we have moved, and even know that we are going south and eastward." ”

"Well, it's okay to know, we crossed the strait with a warp, and their naval army can't intercept us, as for the foot soldiers, then don't be afraid of them, they still have a long way to come over, let's go east now, I will let Meng Yu play the vanguard, and it will not be a problem to rush out of Asia."

In the days that followed, the army was divided into two divisions, one advancing eastward along the central part of the province of Asia Minor and the other eastward along the southern coast.

The city that can be beaten will be pushed, and the city that can't be beaten will be bypassed, and it will definitely not be entangled.

Because there were no worries, Xu Ding and other armies attacked at an unusually fast pace, and soon fought out Asia and swept the next few small provinces.

After reaching Silicia, the army abruptly diverted to the north rather than to the east.

For in the eastward direction they entered the province of Syria.

There were two standing legions and several subordinate legions, and it was the place where the Roman Empire deployed the most heavy troops in the east.

Without it, firstly, because there was a rebellion here half a year ago, and the provincial governor rebelled against the new emperor with the support of the Senate, and secondly, it bordered the Anxian Empire, which happened to be the upper reaches of the two river basins, which was the first major obstacle to the westward expansion of the Anxian Empire, and was the bridgehead between the two sides.

Strategic value is very important.

Therefore, the deployment of troops will be a bit more.

Of course, Xu Ding and the others did not want to run headlong into it, so they diverted and advanced to the northeast, where it was Armenia.

Armenia was one of the most powerful empires in Western Asia, with the establishment of the Artashis Dynasty, which stretched from the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt.

However, the glory of Armenia did not last long, and it was then sandwiched by the Roman Empire and the Sabbatarian Empire, and after repeated rubbing, it was divided into Western Armenia and Eastern Armenia.

Western Armenia became a province of the Roman Empire, then a protectorate, and its borders became the Transcaucasian states and eastern Turkey.

Eastern Armenia established the Arshak Dynasty, also a protectorate of the Sabbatical Empire, which was later a small part of northwestern Iran and Azerbaijan bordered by the Caspian Sea.

So here in Armenia, the region is very complex, and various forces are intertwined and competing with each other.

Sometimes Rome was strong, Western Armenia was large, and sometimes the Rest Empire was strong, and at one time conquered the whole of Western Armenia and swallowed the Caucasus.

But often the Rest Empire did not have long to be proud, and was pushed out by the Romans.

Anyway, they've been attacking each other.

The competition between the two empires, Western Armenia and the Arshak dynasty also kept making trouble, trying to get rid of the two empires or infiltrate and erode the two empires.

Of course, this is one of the reasons why Xu Ding values this place.

The Caucasus has been troubled since ancient times, and even in later generations, it was also full of disputes and contentions.

"Report! Commander, the Romans sent the Tenth Legion north on the Syrian side, and it should be coming towards us! ”

"Report! Commander-in-chief, the three subordinate legions of the Romans in the northwest were advancing on our army, and at this time Kayseri was reached, and the Romans were also in Sivas to the north. ”

"Report! The Commander-in-Chief, the Eleventh Legion of the Romans of Armenia was mobilized to the border cities, and the Armenian subordinate legions were also drawn from all over the country to the west to set up an interception line in front of our army. ”

As his subordinates continued to report the information, Xu Ding quickly drew a map of the forces of both the enemy and us.

The blue dots represent themselves, and the red arrows represent the three-sided armies of the Romans.

There are also some yellow arrow lines that I don't know how to label.

"Commander, the Romans have used a large army this time, no less than seven legions, not to mention 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses to clamp us down on many sides, how should we fight this battle?" Looking at Xu Ding's delay in drawing the yellow arrow, he couldn't help but ask.

Meng Yu and Soros also had a worried face.

This time, the Roman army had two standing legions, and they were the elite of perennial combat, and even the subsidiary legions were experienced in combat.

Although the number of people is not very large compared to the uprising, the real strength is far from being as simple as it seems.

"You say, the Romans in Syria have moved, will there be some changes in the Empire?" Xu Ding stared at the border map of the Sabbatical Empire and the Roman Empire, and looked at it again and again.

Soros said: "The Rest Empire will definitely react, but they may not move, if they want to fight Syria, then they must be ready to start a full-scale war with the Romans, otherwise they can take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Roman Civil War half a year ago."

Such a good opportunity has not moved, and now it is just a corps transferred, and the rest of the empire should not dare to act without permission. ”

Meng Yu also said: "The Anzi Empire has always wanted to take the entire territory of Armenia, and then threaten the Roman army in the north, and then advance the attack on two fronts, but this strategy has not been completed, so the probability of them attacking Armenia is greater than attacking Syria." ”

"The Romans dared to pull the troops deployed in the east of Armenia to the west, could it be that they guessed that the Rest Empire would not dare to attack Armenia now, so they had no fear?" Comparing also guessed.

Obviously, judging from the current analysis, the probability of the fate of the Rasabist Empire is too low, and it is up to the Romans to deal with it.

Xu Ding said: "Then you think it is best for us to take the initiative to meet the Roman army along the way." ”

The three of them looked at each other and said directly: "It's still the Eleventh Legion and the Armenian Affiliated Legion in front." ”

Defeating the 10th Army to the south would not change anything, it was still under siege.

As for the three subsidiary legions chasing from the northwest, their strength is not very strong, but they can't stand up to the other subsidiary legions behind them.

It's gone, and there are so many provinces that have gathered troops and horses, and they can pull out a large army in an instant.

If there is a naval battle in the Black Sea, they can fight them, and after the battle, they will go to the Black Sea and take a boat.

Therefore, the three of them felt that the 11th Army and the Armenian Army attached to the front were still attacking.

As long as they are defeated, they will be able to enter Armenia, which is the established strategy of the rebel army.

Moreover, the 11th Army and the Armenian Legion were defeated, which was also extremely beneficial for the capture of Armenia in the future.

After listening to the choice of the three people, Xu Ding smiled slightly, and then drew a yellow line in the middle of the two river basins.

That is, between Syria and Armenia, and everyone wonders why this line is drawn here.

Xu Dingdao: "You think so, I think the Romans think so, and even the resting people who received the news also think so, so we just don't try to touch the Eleventh Legion and the Armenian Legion."

Rather, the road should go down from the southeast, and we will go to the country of Sabbath to pluck the tail of this tiger.

I don't think the Rest Empire will sit idly by and watch from the wall.

We will fight with the Romans and the Sabbatarians in this small melee, we can let go of the fight, the Romans and the Sabbatarians will definitely be afraid to show their hands, otherwise it will be a big conflict, and in the end it will expand the war to somewhere, they themselves dare not think about it. ”

"Wonderful! It's still a powerful commander, this method is really feasible, while holding the bull's nose of the Romans, while pulling the tail of the resting man, it's still quite exciting to think about. Soros's eyes sparkled, as a pirate leader-turned-general, he prefers excitement and more courage to challenge.

Don't look at this strategy is very difficult, but once it is completed, it will be difficult to provoke the Sabbatarians to start a war with the Romans again, so that they can fish in troubled waters.

However, Cargo Bi worried: "I am afraid that I will annoy the Sabbatarians, and then the Sabbatarians and the Romans will attack us, and then we will be besieged in this small area, and they will be strangled together, after all, we are not pleasing to any of their empires." ”

Comparison's worries are not unreasonable, but Xu Ding looked at Meng Yu, he now likes to let his subordinates express their opinions as much as possible, and cultivate their only son's ability to think and deal with big things.

After all, he can't always use his clone to deal with things in Rome, and the big man is his focus.

Meng Yu thought for a while and said: "I think this is extremely unlikely, the Rest Empire and the Roman Empire are mortal enemies, not to mention that they are unlikely to cooperate, even if they cooperate, they cannot reach a consensus for the time being, and our appearance is obviously in the interests of the rest people."

He also wished that we would be a scourge to the Roman Empire, so if we had only taken the opportunity to rest in Armenia, they would have been able to solve it, and it was unlikely that they would have been with us all the time.

Of course, if they don't understand, we will fight until they understand that the Sabbaths are not stronger than the Romans, and in the past we were only a few thousand soldiers and horses who could destroy several Roman legions, but now we have 20,000 troops, are we still afraid of the Sabbatarians.

The big deal is the First World War, see whose fist is hard, here or in Armenia is whose fist is bigger, listen to whom.

If we don't fight, how can we let the people around here know how strong we are. ”