In 207 BC, a plague broke out in Sicily. Initially, it was caused by the inadequacy of public health facilities in Lili Baltan, and later the infection of the entire island was not well controlled.

In some areas, a comfortable life breeds corruption and connivance in some areas. Officials are inefficient and the administrative system is bloated. But the upper echelons did not pursue it after knowing about it. Sicily was originally important as a forward base for the attack on Carthage. However, the military operation in North Africa was going well, and the commanders did not care at all about the role of Sicily. Moreover, Sicily was in turmoil and often opposed the policies of the kingdom.

The rich and prosperous island has a large population, and the large number of people naturally increases the complexity and diversity of management. Now the island's population is rapidly decreasing at a rate of seven percent.

In addition to regional plagues and official corruption, the Macedonian kingdom faced a financial crisis caused by rebel bandits and a sharply reduced treasury.

In response to the rebel problem, the kingdom decided to establish a permanent counterinsurgency garrison, so it appointed Bomenion Potheis and Etolos as the head of the guard, and patrolled the kingdom for a long time to quell the rebellion.

One of them is from Rome and the other is from Greece, and they are both young masters of aristocratic families. Of course, it was a light errand, and the garrison regiment was formed at their own expense, limiting the size. The aristocracy, who had too much money to spend, casually organized a well-equipped police force, which was more than enough to deal with the rebels.

Young Etolos was in high spirits and ready to make a big fuss. As he passed by the outer coast of Apollonia, he was in awe of the Roman War Monument.

The inscription is in Greek, and the engraving is beautiful and powerful, which is pleasing to the eye.

Monument of Honor

Commemoration of the Macedonian-Roman War, the victory of the Adriatic defense.

It records every battle that took place at that time: the famous battle, 258 BC, the victor: Damasus (Macedonia), the loser: Cornelius Brutus (the Roman Brutus family). BC......

Tribute to the Macedonian heroes: all the fallen soldiers of the XX Brigade of the XX Legion......

Let's remember the great contributors.

Ettolos paid homage to the martyrs and felt a solemn sense of sacredness. Compared with the great achievements of his predecessors, the scale of the war between the two countries is magnificent, and he feels small. At the same time, we must also spur ourselves to do our own work well and guard the territory pioneered by the heroes.

The financial deficit is the most serious crisis, and Podare Ríos is deeply troubled by this. Because the long-term war costs the people and money, and no one has a good solution, the fundamental solution is to stop the war and recuperate. The current situation is such that it is impossible to stop the war immediately, only to hold on.

Since the start of the Spanish War, Macedonia has amassed a huge military force, and since then, Macedonia's annual financial situation has been basically beyond its means, at best. In other words, waging a series of wars consumed all the savings of the Macedonian treasury. In order to win, they coped with huge military expenditures.

Podare Rios persisted.

Back to North Africa

The Sith led the invincible legion across the river and remained stationed on the south bank of the river. He carefully searched the situation of the enemy forces in Baisasion and grasped the movements of the main Carthaginian army

Based on intelligence, he devised a plan to capture the city of Tapsus. Due to the proximity of the Carthaginian Capophoros legion to the city, a sneak attack was nonsense. He thought of attacking Capofros directly, but the distance of the sneak attack limited his movements, and the enemy had already prepared.

For this reason, nearly half of the 800 light cavalry sent by the Sith was lost. At that time, Alexander, the rookie cavalry general, feinted to attack the city as ordered, but was flanked by the enemy in front and rear and could not resist. Leading the remnants of his subordinates to escape back to Carthage is already considered to be his cleverness.

Seeing that the Sith was timid and disorganized, Aloyos knew that his son lacked experience in theater command and would not be able to deploy such a large army group to fight against a large number of enemy groups. So, the king himself went into battle and led his soldiers to defeat Carthage in North Africa.

On the march, he told the Sith:

"Fighting a war, no matter how big or small, is still that simple. Stick to a clear rule.

Straight to the center. Grab your enemies by the throat and deal them a fatal blow! This is the most basic strategy, and it always works.

Have a part of the army pin down the enemy, and the main force go to kill their commander. ”

Aloyos led the main Macedonian army through the Bagradas River, this time under the personal command of King Aloyos. Attack in a big way.

At this time, the army on the other side of the river also detected the crossing of the river and immediately made corresponding troop adjustments, and the Carthaginian army moved to the mountains southwest of the Bagradas River. The Cabofros legion was stationed on the slopes of the hill at the junction of Africa and Bersasien, with the Foreign Legion of Opocilli providing cover.

These two corps were at a distance from the mountains to threaten the Macedonian army advancing after crossing the river.

The Carthaginian Senate arranged to delay the enemy by transferring the Gisgow Elephant Legion from Tripolitania.

Aloyos led three legions to attack the flank threat on the hill directly, rather than attacking the city. After all, it is superior in numbers and morale.

They cut in from the southwest of the mountain and marched rapidly. Soon, both sides saw each other on the rolling mountains, alertly approaching, ready for battle. When encountering the enemy, it can take the initiative to move forward, this is a team that will fight, because entering the battlefield in advance and seizing a favorable position is the key element of victory.

Let's see who grabs the one with the highest edge of the frontier.

Due to the different degrees of elite of the legionnaires, the armies on both sides appeared stratified, with the slower units lagging behind. Only the Cabofrus legion of Carthage and the Second Roman legion of the rival Aloyos finally reached the Beacon Line. Then the battle is fought by the spearheads.

It was already close, and Aloyos ordered the cavalry to march at full speed to seize the highest point. Almost at the same time, Carthage also sent light cavalry, closely followed by elephants.

"Chirp, tweet, drive~"

The war horse galloped towards the heights, and the elephant ran so loudly that everyone around could feel the tremors.

Aloyos then sent two phalanx of pikes and archers to follow quickly.

The Carthaginian light cavalry arrived first, but could not hold it. The Macedonian heavy cavalry rushed forward, slaughtered the enemy on their backs, and fled in defeat. The elephant pressed up, and the heavy cavalry moved in and out quickly, and retreated slightly, not daring to resist. Friendly infantry caught up, archers fired rockets, and pikemen infantry opened their gun arrays.

The elephants were in a panic when they were attacked by fire, and the elephant commander hurriedly ordered them to withdraw. So no one stood firm on the top of the mountain. On the hillside, the two armies stood opposite each other, one side still at the foot of the mountain, and the other side was almost close to the top. Soldiers armed with knives and guns are ready to fight.

Everyone lined up in a line and stretched it far away.

Catapults began to throw artillery.

The Macedonian heavy cavalry recharged to the top of the hill.

(End of chapter)