"Nigel, this bastard, not to mention escaping from the battle, and losing several provinces one after another, is simply a shame for us Romans!" The heart of the Western world, the city of Rome, the Senate chamber resounded with the loud voice of Arnubis.

"What's the use of talking about that now?" Born in the military, the founder of the Roman Severus dynasty, the governor of Pannoa, sat in the council chamber in a gorgeous silk robe, looked at Alnubis who was jumping around with his arms raised in the chamber like a gorilla, and said coldly.

The two of them, who were fighting desperately for the throne of the Roman Emperor, actually appeared in the Senate together at this time, and the only reason was that the threat of Gao Yang's expeditionary force to the Roman Empire had increased to the point that the two great enemies had to join forces. After all, if the entire empire perished, what was the point of the throne they were fighting for?

"Humph!" Arnubis, who was already at a disadvantage on the battlefield, couldn't be tough at the moment. He himself was just a prominent patriarch. Although he has the strong support of the Senate, he is not at all the opponent of Severus, who was born in a military and has fought fiercely with barbarians all year round.

If it weren't for the invasion of foreign races from afar, he might have been defeated by now. In a way, Gao Yang's invasion helped him. Of course, he would never say such a thing himself.

"Nigel's affairs must not be left as it is." Seeing Arnubis conceding defeat in front of him, the proud look on Severu's face became even more obvious.

He slowly stood up, one hand holding his ornate robe and the other behind his back. Sharp eyes looked around at the patriarchs, and shouted loudly, "Nigel disobeyed orders, did not resist the invaders, and lost the province of Syria." He then fled again from the province of Egypt. Throw these two important provinces to the aliens. It also led to the death of Doge Eussius. We must punish him severely! ”

At this moment, when the Roman Empire was facing a crisis, the Senate acted as an intermediary to reconcile the two satraps vying for the throne. After behind-the-scenes operations such as bargaining and exchange of benefits. Severus and Arnubis reached a collegiate agreement. Together, the two became the new emperors of the Roman Empire and ruled together. But. The more powerful Severus was in the driver's seat.

Both of them are thinking that after ending this crisis, they will get rid of their opponents and take power for themselves. It's just that now it can only be prepared in secret.

"That's right! That's right! ”

"We must punish him!"

"Send him to the gallows!"

"Take him back to Rome for trial!"

"This damn bastard!"

"Poor Euseus, his wife is still so young."

“......”

A large number of senators in the council chamber began to denounce Nigel. Listening to their tone, it was as if Nigel was heinous and deserved to go to hell by nature.

"Still." Severus slowly raised his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet. When the chamber was quiet, he raised his chin and said proudly, "Although Nigel has committed a great sin. But we should give him another chance to atone for his sins. After all, he was also a glorious Roman. ”

The Senate was unusually quiet, and all eyes were on Severus, waiting for his next words. Seeing this scene, Arnubis's hands clenched unnaturally.

"Give Nigel an order to send troops from Cyrenaica to attack Egypt." Severus said with a serious expression: "It is not required that he can win the enemy's main army and recover the province of Egypt. As long as he can get the main force of the alien legions in Egypt involved, he can atone for the crimes he committed! If you can't do it! Severus's eyes instantly sharpened, and he shouted, "Then he should be sent to the gallows!" ”

It's not that Severus doesn't want to touch Nigel, it's just that after coming to Cyrenaica, Nigel used his huge army and a lot of wealth to empty the governor of Cyrenaica. Keep the entire province of Cyrenaica firmly in their own hands. Nigel now had a lot of wealth brought from Syria and Egypt, plus taxes from Cyrenaica. He can already support a large army. Now is the era of war, and no one can take this kind of big man with a heavy army lightly.

Meantime. Nigel's retreat along the way didn't cost him too many troops. And after annexing the power of the province of Cyrenaica, Nigel already had ten Roman legions and four auxiliary legions in his hands. There is also an army of tens of thousands of local natives. This is an unusually large military force.

If it were in peacetime, Severus would have personally led a large army across the sea to defeat Nigel. But at this time, the Roman Empire was facing a foreign invasion, and it was an unusually powerful foreign invasion. Even Severus, the representative of the hardliners, had no choice but to compromise temporarily.

"So what do we do? When to strike? Seeing Severus directing the country in the Senate, Arnubis was also anxious, and immediately stood up and shouted loudly, "We can't sit here all the time, can we?" ”

Severus gave him a disdainful look and said coldly, "We are now going to recruit a new legion to replenish the army." Wait until the army is assembled, and then go to Asia Minor to destroy the alien division. After defeating the flank legions of the alien army, we took the main army into the provinces of Syria with the peninsula of Asia Minor and cut off the logistics route of the main alien army. Join Nigel's army and trap them in the province of Egypt! "It's a classic way to play first and then hard.

Severus demarcated who was the main force and who was the partial division according to the number of the two corps in Gaoyang. Originally, Zhang Liao's department, which was only fighting on the flank, was regarded as the main army because of its large number of troops. The high-speed assault of the Gaoyang Corps was treated as a flank force.

That's why Severo decided so. In addition to the number of troops. Another important reason is the Navy.

In the Mediterranean, the inner lake of the Roman Empire, the fleet of the Roman Empire had an absolute advantage. Severus did not believe that an alien army from afar could cross the sea and land in Macedonia or Greece under the resistance of the Roman fleet. If the army in Asia Minor had not made a great circle along the Black Sea in that inhospitable steppe. Then they simply can't move on!

Severus was not wrong in his thinking. No one would have believed that such a large legion would have a powerful naval fleet when it invaded the Empire!

The Roman Empire was so large that it was extremely important that they had a powerful fleet. Quickly transport forces through the fleet and control the seas. The Roman Empire was able to conquer its enemies in all directions. And even if their enemies were strong enough to defeat the Roman legions, they could only sigh when they were on the coast.

Historically, the Romans fought so desperately with the Carthaginians that they did not hesitate to tear up the contract and attack the Carthaginians even after the peace talks between the two sides. The biggest reason was that the Carthaginians had seafaring skills comparable to those of the Romans! This is the existence that can really threaten the core of the Roman Empire. Without a boat, the only way to walk to Rome in this wilderness land full of barbarians was the Germanic barbarians of the north.

At this moment, the alien armies from the Far East are extremely powerful and occupy a large amount of imperial territory. But Severus didn't really care too much about it. Because those places are just colonies. The city of Rome, the true heart of the Roman Empire, is still very safe!

Just when the senators echoed Severus's plan and began to study the details of the operation in detail. An earth-shattering piece of news left everyone in the Senate dumbfounded.

"An alien fleet of thousands of warships has appeared on the coast of Africa! Their banner is the same as that of the alien legions attacking the Empire! It's a long-bodied monster like a sea serpent! The intelligence officer sent this information in an instant and blindfolded the decision-making level of the Roman Empire.

"It can't !!"

This is the inner roar of all the patriarchs! They do not believe that after the demise of the Carthaginians, any other people will be able to have such a terrifying fleet in the Mediterranean!

The patriarchs were terrified. With the sudden appearance of this terrible fleet, the originally impregnable Mediterranean Sea instantly became full of dangers! With such a powerful fleet, the Roman Empire is really facing the threat of extinction!

Africa, the heart of the Roman Empire in North Africa.

From here, it would not be long before the sea went north to reach the core territory of the Roman Empire. Various satellite cities, manors, Sardinia, Sicily, etc. around the city of Rome. Ever since the Romans defeated Hannibal and destroyed the Carthaginians. It became the heart of the Romans. And today, a huge fleet flying the golden dragon flag slowly passed through the coastline under the terrified eyes of countless Romans.

"God~~~"

Look at the cloud-like white sails that cover the sky and the sun, look at the huge fleet that can't be seen at a glance, and look at the magnificent warships that are as tall and strong as the city walls. The Romans who saw all this had no idea what they could do but scream and pray.

The Roman fleet of Africans cowered in the harbor in panic, watching in amazement as the alien fleet passed through its territorial waters. They didn't have the courage to fight at all.

"Father, these Great Qin people are so strange." Young Sun Ce stood on the deck and looked out at the coastline in the distance. His good eyesight allowed him to see the terrified crowds on the shore.

"The world is so big that there are no surprises. It's nothing. As the commander of the fleet, Sun Jian, who was still mighty even after a long voyage, responded with a smile.

"Don't those Great Qin people have water masters? Why haven't you seen anything along the way except a few small boats? The boy couldn't wait for the bow and arrows in his hand. Sun Ce raised the strong bow in his hand and asked proudly. (To be continued)