Artaxerxes, king of Parthia, waited too long for this moment. He sent a six-way army, starting from Seleucia, to launch an attack on Egypt.

Neosius Diony, the Egyptian general guarding the eastern frontier, was bought by Parthia at an early age, and he immediately defected during the war. Egypt's border defense line was thus broken.

Immediately afterwards, the Parthian king did not forget to bring his friends Armenians to share the fruit. The king of Armenia gladly accepted the invitation to attack Egypt from the north. This made it more difficult for Egypt to defend.

Naturally, the Pontus Kingdom did not want to miss this good opportunity to attack their rivals, but they could not communicate with Egypt by land. As a result, the king of Pontus decided to attack Seleucus, which also meant that Pontus was provoking the Panhellenistic Alliance, but Macedonia was no longer part of the League.

The Greek alliance was more fragile than before. The Seleucid kingdom had long been a matter of fact, and the Seleucid court guard staged a coup d'état, and the Seleucid family withdrew from the political scene. Hearing that the Seleucid royal family had suffered a bloodbath, Podare Rios felt sad, after all, it was his own family. But he couldn't intervene in the Middle East at that time, all he could do was hide the truth from his beloved wife and abandon the alliance.

Losing a strong backer, the Greek alliance existed in name only.

The Greek alliance in Asia Minor almost disintegrated again, and the city-states were intrigued with each other, without the appearance of a state.

Pontus had long been eyeing the sluggish "Grand Alliance of Greek Cities and Slack", and now he had the excuse to send troops.

Without the threat of Macedonia, the Pontic people had no worries and resolutely sent troops to Lu Di. The Greek coalition almost fought first internally because of the issue of command. And the members of the city-states are fighting each other in the parliament, and the discussion of new accounts and old accounts is even more flamboyant and lively.

After the Seleucid coup, the state did not become a state, and it was an internal struggle all day long. The army of Pontus pressed the border, and the city gates could not be closed uniformly. The soldiers had no intention of fighting.

Faced with such an opponent, the Pontus army easily completed the conquest. Asia Minor and Syria were all included in the territory of the capital. Pontus has become more powerful, and the country is flourishing. So they turned around and declared war on Egypt. Defeating Egypt was the pursuit of successive Pontus kings.

Since the Numidians were driven out of Northwest Africa by Carthage, they entered Northeast Africa to develop. It became a habit for them to cling to Western Christianity, fighting for Libya, and harassing Egypt.

In this way, Egypt was indeed in a state of death when it was attacked on all sides. Nickho and Tutankhamun did not repent, but still insisted on unifying Egypt and becoming pharaohs. Then no matter how resolute and strong the Egyptians were, they became useless and brave and ruthless, and it was only reasonable to destroy the country.

Macedonia's economic policy towards Egypt objectively played a large role, and this influence was silent and gradual. But it is a double-edged sword at the same time, with both sides hurting each other. It's as if the current monopoly capital is consuming its opponents through a "bloody" price war.

The wall fell and everyone pushed it, and Egypt, the new hegemon of Asia, was destroyed. In the East, there was a situation in which Pontus, Parthia, and Armenia were the three great powers.

The Macedonian Emperor Podare Ríos was faced with a major choice: whether to cling to the Western world and maintain stability; Or wave the army to the east and continue to conquer.

And in fact, the war with Parthia, Armenia began long ago. Macedon's successive kings had also been planning operations in the East.

There is also the fact that Podare Rios inherited the blood of the conqueror. Having studied with Aloyos since childhood, his strategic thinking was expansive and aggressive. Now that there is no unified state in the East, each of them is broken, then it is relatively easy to conquer. And the rich eastern territories were the driving force of the war.

The emperor did not hesitate and had already brought the country into the orbit of the Eastern Crusade. With Anaxaxos in Western Europe, Sith on the Mediterranean coast, and the emperor himself in the center of Rome, Macedonia was a very reliable state security. The so-called "generals are outside, and military orders are not subject to them." Podarerios must send his closest generals and establish the most effective oversight mechanisms to prevent the highly decorated generals from becoming too "independent." This is an important topic.

Podarerios did not intend to go on a personal expedition, in his opinion, it was a tradition for the king of Macedonia to personally lead his troops to fight, but the emperor of Macedonia needed to rule the empire. He formulates the strategy, controls the process, and gives free rein to the tactical command of the front. He wants results.

Victory is rewarded, and defeat is punished.

Podarérios was never relentless, and during the Second Roman War, he even punished his imperial relatives.

Discipline is strict and the system is ruthless. This alone makes the Macedonians bow their heads. Through this mechanism of supervision and punishment, the emperor established an effective military management system.

The Sith took the initiative to ask Ying for command of the Southern Theater, and Podare Rios readily agreed.

The Macedonian plan to invade Asia was:

The three-way army launched an offensive in three directions.

On the first road, Zoelos's Eastern Army, which broke through the Caucasus Colchis Pass, went south to invade Midia and other regions. Mainly harassment and feints to contain the enemy. (Implemented)

The second route, the Northern Theater of Operations, Army Group Asia, assembled in Byzantium, planned to cross the Hellespont Strait and capture Asia Minor. This is the main direction of attack, and each army is the strongest. (planned)

The third route, the Southern Theater of Operations, the Eastern Mediterranean Corps, is along the coast of Carthage and Tripolitania. The Sith prepared to let them advance by land and sea, and the first stop in the east: Sirani. Podarerios meant that they were to attack secondarily, because their march was far away and they were mostly defensive.

In fact, the emperor also prepared a landing regiment that served as a sea raid mission. However, the new corps has not yet been built, so the operation of this route is yet to be determined.

Park 202 years ago, winter.

The Macedonian winter was unusually cold that year, and the empire was in a slump during this period.

The treasury's gold coin reserves are below the safety red line, and the country's economy is weak.

The plague ravaged Greece, Sicily, Macedonia.

The emperor tightened his forehead. He wanted to gather enough information, assemble a neat legion, and do it at once. He has a heavy army in his hands, but the economic problems are suffocating.

"The plundering of wealth is the source of war."

Podare Rios made a decision.

"Just let these guys who eat money and food create wealth."

Soon, the Sith received an order from the emperor:

Declare war on Numidia,

Launch the North African offensive.

The 1st Greek Army was the vanguard and was the first to reach Sienni by boat. Surround the city.

As a result, Macedonia was at war with the eastern countries of Parthia, Armenia, and Numidia. The East-West War quietly began.

The Asia Army Group in the Northern Theater was prepared for the attack on Pontus.

Fierce fighting is back in flames!

(End of chapter)