"General, the food is running out, and the hateful Pontus people are surrounding the outside.

Let's break through. ”

"Breakout? Are you kidding? Where to break out? Isn't it looking for death to stand out now?

Looking at the surrounding desert, it is impossible to march quickly. Without a nearby stronghold, there is no hope for reinforcements. Want to be caught up and executed by the enemy? ”

"Then we have no hope, we might as well surrender."

"Child, I will call you that for the last time.

If you dare to leave, I will kill you and deal with you according to military law.

In war, there is no distinction between children and adults, only between friend and foe. ”

Patra was disappointed and frightened at the same time. In his opinion, the result is the same, a dead end.

The auxiliary corps in the city had largely disbanded, leaving the Greek 1st and 2nd legions to hold the isolated city, as the Sith had expected.

Replenished with infantry and arrows, Akhoris was confident and launched his first siege after a three-week siege.

Hearing the shouts outside the city, Polype rose from his hospital bed and climbed the tower with his armor and sword. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they shouted in unison to kill the enemy.

The defense expert Polipe State commanded a strong and appropriate deployment, resisting the three waves of Akhoris's attacks and fighting until dusk.

The Pontus army, which had no combat superiority, suffered considerable losses in the siege battle, and temporarily retreated ten miles back to camp and recuperate.

The Sith reinforcements were divided into three routes: the "North African Legion" crossed the inland desert; The other route from Cyrene along the coast, the road is easy to detour, this is the "Phoenician Army"; All the way was the invincible legion led by the Sith himself, escorted by the undefeated fleet, and the first to reach the front line. They landed on a flat, oasis beach.

The Sith ordered the troops to build a strong fortress on the spot, designed as a two-tier defensive system. A temporary pier was erected on the side. He planned to turn it into a supply base and start planning a new offensive from there. Of course, before he set out, he communicated with Greece, Crete, and southern Asia Minor, including the ports of Carthage, and ordered them to provide supplies.

All supplies were carried out by water, and were fully escorted by the Macedonian Main Fleet, the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet, and the Undefeated Fleet to ensure the war needs on the Libyan front. Podare Rios gave his full support and ordered that all nearby wharves and ports must be requisitioned for the state by apparating sixty percent of the transport ships and merchant ships.

The fortress was built, and the Macedonian battle flag was raised, flying high on the fortress gatehouse. At this time, the Phoenician corps arrived at the temporary dock. The legion changes guards, and the Ghost Army looks inland.

The Sith troops detected the enemy camp and immediately set out to fight. The artillery smashed into the distance and Akhoris was taken aback, not expecting someone to attack from behind during the siege. Urging to respond to the battle, the Egyptian mercenaries suffered defeat and had to retreat in disarray.

The encirclement was opened, and the Greek legions finally saw the light of day. Signal soldiers exchange information on each other's situation. Escorted by reinforcements, the city received a quantity of supplies that were extremely valuable to them.

The defenders of Siwa have been saved!

Akhoris consulted with Mahabal about the wrong situation, and immediately sent a report to the commander of the Nile Theater of Operations, Teranis Prusias, the successor of the camp.

The people of Pontus knew that they could no longer watch the battle, and immediately sent hundreds of thousands of troops from the Acre military camp to the Beacon Line. Akhoris had asked for supplies and soldiers for several days, and it was immediately approved.

The Battle of the Nile begins.

The ratio of forces is as follows,

Pontus:

Egyptian mercenaries and Pontic infantry support regiments, 30,000; Amit Governor's Troop (Reserve), 40,000 men.

Reinforcements: Tylanes' Pontus Nile Legion, 100,000.

Navy: 13,000.

Macedonia:

Eastern Mediterranean Cluster. 1st Legion, 13,000; Aegean Naval Regiment, 16 thousand. Auxiliary regiment, 9000. (Dissolved)

Reinforcements: The three legions of the Sith, Spectre, North Africa, Phoenicia, a total of more than 40,000.

Navy, 30 thousand.

After a series of battles and see-saws, in the Nile battlefield, the army strength of the two sides was about 70,000 Macedonia against 160,000 in Pontus.

The Sith and the state of Polype rely on each other. Tyranis and Akhoris played each other at the corner, and the attack was full.

Terranis was still the old way, letting the two Egyptians charge ahead. These two are indeed capable, and they are very good at leading troops to fight. and recruited many local soldiers in the Nile valley region.

After the redeployment, Mahbar continued to pose a semi-encirclement threat to Siwa. Akhoris stepped out to cooperate with the boss in the battle against the main army of the Sith. The 100,000-strong army of Pontus pressed upward, and the Sith immediately felt out of breath. He was hesitating whether he should fight the enemy in a decisive battle, because the outnumbered side should not be opposed.

Soon, Akhoris led his troops to challenge him, wanting to test the strength of the Macedonian main battle group. In order to make better use of the desert characteristics of the battle, he brought many camel cavalry.

The Sith observed the size of the enemy army and led only the Spectre Legion into battle.

The two armies looked at each other, and the murderous spirit became stronger. The Macedonian artillery was lined up and shot in one shot. As a result, camels were more afraid of fire than horses, and frightened camels scurried around. Akhorris' troops were in disarray.

The ammunition was emptied, and the Sith gave the order to attack. The Ghost Legion attacked like a blazing fire, assaulting on all fronts. The Egyptian Chosen Archer's strike is ferocious, but it can't slow down the fast attack.

After the engagement, the Egyptian mercenaries were crushed at the touch of a button. Protecting the principle of the main forces retreating first, chariots, archers, heavy infantry fled. The rest of the troops were wiped out outright.

The Sith discovers that there is a smell on the camels of the desert that sometimes makes the horses hesitate. In addition, camels have better endurance than horses in long-distance running in the desert heat. But in the sprint phase, the speed is not as fast as the horse. The camel cavalry in this battle were all cut down and fell to the ground, not only did they not stand out, but they also did not survive.

Two days later, Akhoris organized a new unit, all Nubian pikemen, to challenge. After the fight, he was defeated again.

And so, for more than a week.

The soldiers of the Ghost Legion were slightly tired and reduced in small numbers.

On a cold morning, the Pontus camp sent two legions to challenge. The number is double that of the previous week.

The Sith sent North African and Phoenician legions to battle, and the Ghost Legion returned to the fortress to recuperate.

There was a big battle, and each had casualties.

"Your Majesty, the enemy army is strong. The hoplites fought with the chariots, and the catapults were no different from ours, and even the engineers reported that the enemy might have used giant catapults. The Pontus Bronze Shield Phalanx is even more powerful than our ordinary phalanx.

With such an army, it is difficult to achieve a one-sided victory with a superiority. ”

"Looks like we're the main force of Pontus."

"King Sith, I propose to go on the defensive. Otherwise, the enemy will fight a war of attrition like this, and we will not be able to bear it. ”

"Temporary fortifications, I am afraid that the enemy will be able to attack. No matter how strong the walls are, they can't withstand a long siege, and we only have fortresses. ”

"Hold the line no matter what. The port cannot be lost. ”

(End of chapter)