After defeating the Parthians, Antony was like a spring breeze, and his career was proud, and under countless money and glory, the commander of the Roman legion seemed to have reached the most glorious peak of his life, holding a large area of land and provinces in the east of the Republic, owning the largest number of legions in the whole of Rome, a large amount of taxes, trade, a steady stream of money, and the full support of the Queen of Egypt, all of which gave Antony the illusion that he was the Pompey of Gnaeus back then. Antony, www.biquge.info Pen & Fun & Pavilion, knew that with his current strength, it was not impossible to go west, capture Rome, and squeeze out Octavian. However, wine and women corrupt a person's last ambition and reason.

After pacifying and stabilizing the eastern provinces, Antony came to Alexandria, Egypt. It was here that he first met Queen Cleopatra, when the great Julius Caesar was still the master of the Republic and the commander of the Roman legions, and it was here that Caesar and Cleopatra staged a stunningly stunning legend of heroes saving beautiful women.

And now, under the warm sun of the southern shore of the Mediterranean, the commander-in-chief of the legion, Mark Antony, has forgotten the war and thinks of himself as Julius Caesar, who held an unprecedented triumphal ceremony in Alexandria like a victor conqueror, and even demolished the old one in order to let the captured war elephants pass through Alexander's triumphal arch, and built a new one tall enough for tall Asian elephants to pass through.

Amid the cries of flowers and adoration, Anthony stretched out his hand to embrace the sun, and at this moment, the former enemies had long since passed away as floating clouds, and the heroes no longer had swords and oaths in honor of the god of war, but only the charming fragrance and rich cities on both sides of the Nile.

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"Our commander has changed, and he is no longer the cavalry commander who cherished the motherland and dominated the battlefield."

Just as Antony returned to Egypt with the so-called glory and wealth, the veterans of the Roman legions who participated in the triumphal ceremony began to talk in private with disgruntled hearts.

"We are Romans, citizens of the Roman Republic, and now, our commander Mark Antony, is taking us to a carnival with a crowd of alien peoples? Glory belongs to Rome, what does it matter to these Egyptian slaves? ”

"Yes, we defended the glory of Rome with our own blood, defended the borders of the Motherland, and these aliens, who did nothing at all, are also here, sharing the victory?"

"I see that Mark Anthony has forgotten his identity under the crotch of that enchantress, and I really want to soak a soak of stinky urine on these two people on the bed."

The remarks of individual soldiers sparked even more resonance, and the citizen soldiers, with a deep contempt for the celebratory crowds of foreign lands, were in the eyes of the Romans, except for Rome and Greece, all the foreigners were low-class, despicable peoples, and they were not worthy of being equal to the Roman citizens. Once this sentiment spreads in the army, the consequences are terrible.

"What are you talking about?! Shut up and watch your tongues. ”

When the centurion heard this, he stopped the spread of the discussion in time. It was a terrible uproar and could even turn into a defection. Although in the centurion's heart, he was also increasingly disappointed in Anthony, he was not a Roman! This is even what the centurion thinks of Anthony.

However, no matter how much public opinion praised the "great" Antony and his great achievements, the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers could not be eliminated, and on the third day of Antony's triumphant return, one after another, soldiers of the legion began to secretly take pirate or merchant ships to the other side of the Mediterranean, back to Italy, to Rome, to find the true heir of Julius Caesar, Octavian Turinus.

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"What do they want to do?! Treachery? Or resignation? Or looking for death? ”

When the news of the defection of the legionnaires reached the palace of Alexandria, Antony was furious, angrily picked up the glass on the table and threw it on the fine marble floor, and the cavalry captain who reported the situation panicked for fear that Antony would take his anger out on himself.

"How many people escaped?"

Anthony, who had calmed down his anger a little, glared at the cavalry captain standing in front of the stone table and asked dissatisfiedly.

"As of last night, twenty-three soldiers had fled, including a centurion......"

The cavalry captain replied tremblingly.

"Go back and tell them that I will conquer more regions, more city-states, and that those who flee will not have the right to share in that high glory. Also, if the soldiers flee the barracks, the centurion will be punished. Tell the centurions to take care of their men. The centurion who fled, who was his legionnaire? ”

Anthony pulled his face in front of the cavalry captain and forced his anger into his belly. Like a lion about to explode, interrogating his own men.

"Narcidius."

The cavalry captain replied.

"Hmph, this traitor who once betrayed Octavian, now it seems that he misses his old master again. Go, call him here. ”

Anthony sneered and dispersed his men from the palace.

Then, Queen Cleopatra gracefully walked out of the back of the office in a sexy dress. Obviously, she heard all the conversation just now, and the desire for control and ambition for power made this bewitching woman never miss a single piece of information, and he was like a colorful poisonous snake that wrapped around Anthony's sturdy body, and obtained everything she wanted from this man with supreme power.

"You're not doing enough, dear Anthony."

Cleopatra walked over and gently dragged Mark Antony's rough cheeks with her delicate and soft palms. Make ambiguous and sensual movements between lovers.

"So what do you want me to do? Kill those who know the situation and don't report it? ”

Anthony squinted at the Queen.

"Why not? Beloved, you must know that the most intolerable thing for an army is dissent, and absolute loyalty to its master requires some means. Let your people no longer dare to disobey your orders, and let them know the price of betrayal. ”

Cleopatra said coldly, like a poisonous snake with its deceitful tongue aimed at its defenseless prey.

"It will cause outrage, my Queen. You'd better not meddle in this, just lie on your soft chaise longue mattress and wait for my conquest. ”

Antony took Cleopatra's hand away and rejected Cleopatra's suggestion with a smile......