Chapter 55: Growing Pains

Garras remembers what a sweet little boy Aloyos was when he was a child, and he used to hold him or carry him on his shoulder. Aloyos was still a shy and stubborn child, and he pouted with a small mouth, and his big bright eyes blinked at his father's affectionate and loving gaze.

"When he was a kid, he relied on me." Thinking of this, Garras said to himself. Now that he has grown up, he has made achievements to be proud of. When Garras mentioned this son in front of others, he was always full of confidence, and he was so proud that he couldn't stand it.

Abrias has always regarded his brother as a role model, a figure he wants to catch up.

Now, however, Garras was not satisfied with the boy.

There is a difference in the personalities of Garras and Aloyos.

A simple and down-to-earth, process-oriented, and calm-minded; One is strictly aggressive, results-oriented, and efficient.

First of all, the ideas and ideas are different, so the two people have completely different styles of doing things, and it is often difficult to reach an agreement. It's a bit of an annoyance.

After Sylphine left with Podare Ríos, Garras missed his grandson dearly. He saw in him the shadow of Aloyos as a child, and he missed the carefree and simple Aloyos very much. The king often asked the family of three to move back to the palace.

But Aloyos was now the true king of Rome, and he could not leave it. Besides, he wanted to train Podare Rios himself, so he dragged this matter down.

As early as the New Deal of Guerras was still in its infancy, Oonos and Aloyos had joined forces to oppose it. The two powerful factions of the armed forces think more about the actual interests of the state. This time Aloyos objected, arguing in reply:

"Now is the time to find an opportunity to take out the last force of Rome, the Julius family.

As long as you hold on a little longer, sending troops to the north will inevitably take the whole territory of Rome. This is even more secure if national security is taken into account.

In addition, the Gauls have repeatedly provoked us, and it is long overdue to give them some color. ”

Later, Aloyos read Guerras's letter, which was unusually strong-worded. A military order was even given directly to him: stand still.

When he learned of the position of his second uncle Oonos, he felt that his position was lonely, and he had to consider the king's persistent intentions.

It is true that Garras was his father, but now he was first and foremost the king of Macedonia. Aloyos had to obey the king's orders, and even though he was far away from the emperor and was the king of Rome behind closed doors, he was always part of Macedonia. Whatever he does is for the good of the Kingdom.

Aloyos was very dissatisfied. The king sent commissioner diplomats to negotiate with the House of Julius in Rome.

The king meant: to fight for an armistice with the Romans.

Aloyos couldn't cry or laugh, seeing the prey in his hand, he actually wanted to let go of a way out, isn't this a tiger for trouble? Aloyos complained in his heart that his father could not listen to his advice. If the old king Antigone was here, he would have supported him in accomplishing this.

Aloyos thought to himself: no, he had to be cautious with the Romans.

Although Rome itself could not be confronted by the king, I had a way to reduce the living space of the Romans as much as possible.

He set his sights on Sicily and Sardinia.

"Fortunately, I have retained command of the main fleet, and I will send more troops to sea to quickly take Syracuse on Sicily, so as to completely control the whole island.

Then quickly capture Sardinia. All this will be done before the king's order arrives.

I will not be subject to the orders of the foreign king, and when the time comes, he will not blame the king for putting more territory and booty in front of him. ”

It's still done beautifully. Aloyos withstood the pressure and got things done as he wanted. Garras is no longer pursuing either. Aloyos was also deliberately training his assistants, and handed over the combat mission of this sea and land attack to Ducarros.

Ducarus did an excellent job of his mission, showing that he was both civil and military, and that he could be a pillar of the country. The old king did not choose the wrong man.

Aloyos also used people without suspicion, giving his cousin full respect and trust.

Knowing that the aftermath of this was complicated, Garras thought to himself:

"Hey! The child grows up and has his own ideas. Perhaps, I should really give him more permissions.

He did things on his own under my pressure.

Maybe that's the worry of children's growth! Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. ”

When Prince Oonos learned of this, he privately praised Aloyos.

It seems that his years of hard work have not been in vain, and Aloyos is courageous and resourceful. He will be a good king in the future. ”

He also appreciates the close cooperation between the brothers and is pleased with the performance of his son Ducarros.

Now he has a young player named Ayaksax Olops, who is the son-in-law of Oonos, eighteen years old. He is a year older than his eldest daughter, Cariop.

In addition, he has a young daughter, Dmytria, 5 years old; One youngest son, Anaxaxos, is two years old.

Zoir Rose Echinos was drawn by the old king. When he heard the news of Antigones' death, he was very sad and wept on the spot. He held a seven-day mourning ceremony for the king in the camp of the expedition and ordered that the entire territory of Scythia should be carried out at the same time.

His plans for Seck were not approved by the new king, Garas, who did not want to be drawn into the wars of the distant eastern states.

Undeterred, Zoe Rose continued to conduct an exhaustive investigation in the surrounding area. Seke was only a distant Pathian stronghold, where their defenses were weak, and the main Parthian army, which was busy fighting for supremacy in the East, had no time to take care of it.

On the contrary, it threatens Macedonia's security from behind and restrains Macedonia from further action. Zoe Ross thought about it and still felt that it was a wise move to take down Seck now. So he set out to find his old superior, General Oonos.

Encouraged by the fact of Aloyos, Oonos felt that Garas was still as close and benevolent as before, and that he was not unapproachable because he became king. After a state council, he summoned up the courage to speak to the king: "Do you know what it means for me to take Scythia?" ”

"It was not because the Scythians were bent on helping Thrace against us. Later, we won many victories and completely wiped them out. ”

"Brother Wang is talking about the political reason why we are fighting them.

In fact, our actions are strategic. This is something that Father has discussed with us before. ”

"Oh? Then tell me about your strategic plan. ”

"If the Scythians were to be taught a lesson, then the Macedonian army had only to reach the Bosphorus. Once there, it was enough to choke them in the throat and weaken them so that they would not dare to do it again. All of them had a later crusade because the Macedonian kingdom was optimistic about the important geographical location of the Caucasus.

By controlling there, we will have the basis to meddle in the affairs of the East. ”