After the emperor issued the war order, the armies of the major theaters became active as if they had woken up from hibernation.

Southern theater of operations

Syranny was a small and medium-sized port city located at the central tip of North Africa, and (now Tunisia) was a transit point for coastal navigation in North Africa. The Numerians migrated eastward to occupy the area, and the local Cyphani did not resist. Because the population here is sparse and the living resources are limited, it is difficult to expand and develop.

The Numidian people took a fancy to this uncontested land for a good foothold. As Egypt fell, they continued to look to the East, so Cyranes became insignificant again.

When the Macedonians arrived outside the city of Syranny, there were not many defenders in the city. The garrison Neptasan was a Numidian nobleman with only 400 soldiers at his disposal. They are all militiamen, javelinmen, and the relatively combat-ready ones are the desert infantry. This pitiful number was completely unable to stop the attack of the 1st Greek Army.

As the Macedonian fleet approached the port of Syphanye, the locals on the fishing boats hurriedly jumped into the water and fled back to shore. As soon as the besieging troops came ashore, they launched siege warfare.

Although the desert infantry were difficult spearmen, they could not defeat the Macedonian pikemen at all, and could not even hurt the Macedonian phalanx soldiers in street battles.

Parmanuel conquered the city at will, declaring the occupation of Cyrane.

He planned to continue by water as the next step, and set out when he met the Greek Second Army, which had marched by land.

The Second Macedonian Army Corps was led by the state of Polype and was nicknamed the Aegean Naval Regiment. After passing through Syranny, they would continue to move inland to attack the Libyan region.

Soon, the intelligence officer sent back a message: Libya was already part of the territory of Pontus, and a large army was stationed.

Parmesan New:

"Pontus's sphere of influence has spread to Africa?

This information must be escalated. ”

Northern Theater of Operations

Roman Edict:

"Cross the sea and attack Pontus."

"Gather your troops, assemble your fleet and prepare to go."

Commander of Army Group Asia, Thessarus.

The Byzantine front had already assembled most of the main armies, the New Seventh Army, the Twenty-fourth Army, the Third Campanian Army, and the Invincible Army, ready to go.

The Asiatic Strait Fleet crossed the shore, waiting for orders.

Now the big forces are on the move.

The Campanian legion, led by Leo Charis, sailed straight across the Hellespont, landed in Bithynia, and attacked Nicomediaa.

Thessaros personally commanded the Seventh Legion, which was transported by navy across the sea to land in Asia Minor and besiege Pergamon in Phrygia.

Due to the Macedonian army's long-term exercises on the shore, which made the Pontic people accustomed to relaxing, the Pontic people were unprepared for this sudden attack.

Leocharius went ashore without resistance and attacked the city of Nicomedia. This was the first stop for Minor's defensive stronghold on the western side. The defender was Redan Sardis, and there were only a few hundred soldiers in the city.

The catapults opened the wooden walls, and the archers fired arrows at the Pontic light infantry, inflicting some casualties on them. The catapults were loaded with fire bombs and covered the city, and the city was on fire. The fire frightened the horses that were dragging the chariots, and the chariots of Pontus, the sharp weapon, lost their combat effectiveness and ran wildly.

The Scythe Chariot was an unusually ferocious weapon, with metal scythe blades mounted at the ends of the axles, which were designed to cut the legs of infantry and cavalry when charging. The charioteers wore heavy armor, and the horses that pulled the carts were made of strong horses, because they had plenty of power, but they were often difficult to control. The horse also had a ring with iron spikes on it, making it difficult for the enemy to get close.

However, in this battle, the chariot had been scrapped, and the out-of-control horse ran out of the city. Immediately three Macedonian phalanxes of pikes went up to stop them. The chariot was overturned, the wheels rolled all over the ground, and the chariot and horse fell due to casualties. The charioteers in heavy armor were assassinated by random guns.

A dozen or so chariots turned around and ran back into the city to plague their allies. The siege troops followed them into the city.

The scythe chariot rushed up to the central square, scattering the Pontic infantry array with broken legs. Then the Pontic light cavalry was also "scythe-harvested", and a third of their men were lost. Then he walked away, ran through the city to the south gate, and left the city.

The embarrassed Pontic soldiers didn't have time to straighten their hats when they saw that the Macedonian phalanx infantry was already in front of them.

There was a fight, and the phalanx cleared the square.

Macedonia declared the occupation of Nicomediaa.

This was the first official attack of the Macedonian Empire on the Eastern world. Capture the first territory of Asia Minor.

On the other hand, Thessarus' New Seventh Army besieged Pergamun, and the general who defended the city was Resgupolis, a member of the royal family of Pontus. Phrygia is a fertile land with a thriving agriculture and a busy commercial scene. Located on the southeastern shore of the Eurasian Strait, it is the only way to the East.

The city of Pergamon was similarly undefended, and Resgupolis had only a few hundred Pontic phalanxes, in addition to a cavalry guard.

The Pontic phalanx was in the same vein as the Macedonians, and they were heavily influenced by the infantry phalanx of Alexander's crusades, and were not much different from the Macedonian pikemen.

Theszarus ordered the New Seventh Army to besiege the city and reconnoiter the enemy. When entering the enemy territory for the first time, the veteran is more cautious. Attempts were made to attack the main forces of Pontus by encircling the points and sending reinforcements.

Eastern Theater of Operations

After the Armenian prince Alam repulsed the Eastern Legions, the Macedonian offensive in the East ended at the city of Artashat, where the two legions joined forces and surrounded the city on both sides.

Armenia took part in the war against Egypt and threw most of its main forces into the south. In the north, three corps were stationed in the mountainous region of the South Caucasus. The mountain roads are rugged and the plank roads are difficult to travel, which is not conducive to mutual reinforcements. This gives Macedonia the opportunity to continue maneuvering.

Brick's troops, having suffered heavy losses, did not retreat back, but laid siege to the city of Artaschat. After all, there were not enough troops in the city to fight a breakout battle. Soon, Zoelos sent a reserve regiment to reinforce it. Soon after, supplies from Ajani also arrived in Fraspa, reinforcing the encirclement.

The Ajani Forward Station, which Zoelos had been running for many years, finally played an important role at this time. Large numbers of pikemen, hired archers, and hired Sarmatian heavy cavalry were sent to the front in a steady stream of new units. The old general successfully completed the task assigned to him by the Empire.

With limited resources, a "soft" line of defense was formed, guarding the borders of the Macedonian Far East. If necessary, actively respond to military operations in the East.

Alam has twice tried to break the blockade, but both have failed. His ironclad cavalry could not keep up with the fast Scythian archers, and after a battle, his physical strength was exhausted, and he was killed and wounded by random arrows. Alam knew that such a mobile battle could not be afforded.

In 201 B.C.,

Zoelos died in the army, and Brick took over command of the Eastern Front.

Soon after, Alam also fell ill and died. Artasat lost its backbone, the amount of food and supplies in the city was urgent, and the army and civilians had no intention of resisting anymore, so they surrendered out of the city.

Brick announced the capture of Artashata, through which Macedonia took control of Armenia. Only one village on the western border was not controlled.

(End of chapter)