The actions of the Han army were well rewarded. A large number of locals even spontaneously organized militia units to fight with the Han army, and this strange scene surprised Zhang Liao and others. But no one would refuse such a thing. The army is moving forward, but the size of the army is getting bigger and bigger! By the time Zhang Liao's army arrived outside Alexandria, it had even exceeded 200,000 people!

"What now?!" The old Euseus looked at Nigel with a trembling voice, his eyes full of ferocity because of the excessive color of wine. In his opinion, it was only because of Nigel that these rampaging alien armies had pursued him all the way to the province of Egypt. It's all Nigel's fault!

"Don't worry." Nigel could naturally see what Euseus was thinking, but he still needed his help at this time. "This city is so strong, if you can give money to reward the army, then we will be able to hold this place until Roman reinforcements arrive."

"What? Want money?! "Eussius, whose lifelong dream is endless wealth, is not calm when he hears that he wants money, which is more difficult than asking for his life!" I don't have any money! You are a soldier, and you are responsible for the war! Without hesitation, Eussius objected.

"Then I'll go." Nigel wanted to kill this stupid miser and wipe out his fortune. But he couldn't. In the Roman Empire, it was a very serious crime to kill a senator who was also a governor of a province. This would be tantamount to offending the entire Senate. Although Nigel was not worried about fame or anything, if he wanted to continue to mingle in the Roman Empire, or even sit on the throne of the emperor, he had to have the support of the Senate.

"You!" Gasping for breath, Eussius trembled and pointed his hand at Nigel, speechless with anger.

In the end, Governor Eussius had no choice but to pay Nigel a large sum of money. Let him hold the city of Alexandria with his army. However, the reality is so cruel. Immediately after obtaining the money and the command of the Egyptian garrison, Nigel left Alexandria, which was about to be besieged, with his army overnight, and fled all the way to the distant province of Cyrenaica.

The betrayed governor of Eussius cursed in despair at the fleeing Nigel. He shouted until he screamed as hard as he could, and then he cast his desperate gaze on the flames and the smoke of gunpowder. The howls of fighting filled the four wildernesses, and a tidal wave of alien armies poured into Alexandria. He can't even run if he wants to.

Ultimately. The governor of Eussius died swallowing gold in his vault. And all the wealth he had accumulated over the years was in the hands of the Han army, except for a small part that was deceived by Nigel.

"Hiss~~~" Even with Zhang Liao and the others' well-informed along the way, after entering the huge treasury of Governor Eussius, they were shocked by such a huge wealth and gasped.

"It's all sealed, and no one is allowed to move. Immediately send someone to deliver a letter to Lord Taiwei. Zhang Liao immediately gave an order. In the face of such an earth-shattering wealth, no one can be calm.

"So much money?" Gao Yang looked at the rough estimate written on the letter sent by Zhang Liao, and knew that it could only be more, and it would definitely not be less, and he was also extremely surprised.

"These Romans are really rich." The origin is also very emotional.

Gao Yang smiled. Putting the letter back on the desk in his hand, he said indifferently, "These are the riches that the Roman governor looted in Egypt, and these are the riches of the Egyptians. But it's surprising that there are so many. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Origin asked curiously.

"What else can I do?" Gao Yang said with a smile: "Of course I used it." Money is useless when it is left there, and it only needs to be used to reflect its value. ”

"So how are you going to use it? Giving a reward to the sergeants? Origin asked.

"Rewards are necessary." Gao Yang sat back at the desk, took out a cigarette, and lit it. said with a smile: "The soldiers fight and work hard, so naturally let them have a harvest." Of course, the money could also be used to buy off local Egyptians. I want to occupy this land for a long time, and I will dig the Suez Canal. All of this is without the help of the locals. Throwing money around is the most effective and easiest way to do it. ”

That's right. There is no faster solution than spending money. Origin laughed out loud.

In the end, Gao Yang made the following arrangements for this huge wealth. From Zhang Liao below. All the Han sergeants shared two-thirds of the wealth. The rest was all for Zhang Liao to use to buy off the locals. The southward army temporarily halted its pursuit in the direction of Cyrenaica and remained in Egypt while strengthening its control over the area. Alexandria was the capital of the predetermined Viceroyalty of North Africa in Goyang.

The war in the south has come to an end for the time being, and the war on Gaoyang's side has also come to an end.

Gao Yang personally commanded the northern army from Syria to the north, first attacking Cappadocia, and in the Tarsus area, he defeated the four Roman legions that hurried to block them, and killed thousands of people. At the same time, more than 10,000 captives were captured. These Roman legions were not really Eagle Legions, they were just garrisons of the colonies. Naturally, the combat effectiveness could not be compared with the elite legions of Rome itself.

Subsequently, Gao Yang raided the Armenians who rushed down from the Armenian plateau to support on the orders of the Romans on the banks of the Hartings River.

This raid that took place in the early hours of the morning at the beginning of the morning was a classic. Gao Yang personally led seven or eight thousand elite cavalry to rush to the messy Armenian military camp in the sun. Before they could react, more than 20,000 Armenians were completely crushed.

It was a brilliant victory. Gao Yang completely defeated Armenia at the cost of less than 300 men, and even their king was beheaded in this assault! Defeating Armenia means that when Gao Yang marches into the Asia Minor Peninsula, he doesn't have to worry about these barbarians on the Armenian plateau coming out from behind to cause trouble for him!

Subsequently. When Zhang Liao's army entered Egypt. Gao Yang's northern army also entered Galatia and once again defeated the main Roman army in Asia Minor. Eight Roman legions and three auxiliaries. And more than 20,000 local mercenaries!

This huge army, numbering nearly 100,000 men, was the largest force that the Roman Empire could muster on the peninsula of Asia Minor. Their commander was Panaus, the Thracian governor who had crossed the Dardanelles to come for reinforcements, a Roman general who was able to fight well. This time the Romans fought very fiercely. Because they know that behind them is an unusually empty place. There is no longer any force that can resist the invasion of foreign armies.

Asia Minor was already the heart of the Romans. After so many years of rule, the Romans established a large number of colonial cities here. Most of this Roman legion were people from the local colonial cities. Their families are behind them! No one could have known better than these Romans how terrible aliens were.

In the end, this large-scale battle in the wilderness at the foot of Mount Tarsus still ended with a complete victory for the Han army.

The outcome of the war was not at all unexpected. The Han army, which was almost an all-cavalry legion, could already declare victory after defeating the barbarian cavalry mercenary group first.

The Roman legions, with heavy infantry clusters as the main force, were completely tortoiseshells. In terms of speed, it cannot be compared with the cavalry of the Han army at all. Although the javelins in the hands of the Romans were hugely powerful, the difference in range was too great from the chain crossbows used by the Han army, so big that they could only be beaten passively!

The Han cavalry used their speed advantage and long-range weapons to torture all the Romans to death little by little. This way of fighting, which could only be beaten but could not fight back, greatly depleted the morale and will of the Romans. They unsurprisingly collapsed.

Then, it was the cavalry that pursued the crumbling infantry. It's a tragic scene like mowing grass. The battle wiped out the Romans' military power in Asia Minor, and even in Thrace. The Thracian governor Panaeus, as well as several regimental commanders, commanders, chief centurions, and other important officers, were all killed in battle. There was no way, no single collapsing infantry could escape from the pursuit of a large number of elite cavalry.

The 20,000 local mercenaries were mainly cavalry, and thousands of them were able to escape. Among the main legions of the Romans, only a few cavalry in the auxiliary legions, as well as some lucky Roman soldiers, survived until dark and escaped from the battlefield under the cover of night. The rest were either killed in battle, captured, or scattered across the endless wilderness.

After crushing the resistance of the Romans, Gao Yang's army was in a state of unhindered movement across the Asia Minor peninsula. No one could stand in his way.

By the time Gao Yang's army entered the city of Froya, he would already be able to see the Aegean Sea.

The Han army, which had swept away dozens of Roman-built cities along the way, finally got a long vacation when they reached the shores of the Aegean Sea. Because Sun Jian's fleet is still struggling to move forward in the vast Atlantic Ocean at the moment.

Although there are detailed charts given by Gao Yang, and the most powerful ships of the Age of Sailing. But after all, it is a long journey of tens of thousands of miles, and it is also a complete opening up of new routes. It's almost impossible to have smooth sailing.

Gao Yang was not in a hurry, he had been monitoring the situation of Sun Jian's fleet through a long-range reconnaissance plane. Knowing that they were not in any major crisis, they would be entering the Mediterranean through Gibraltar in a month at most. At that time, it was the best time for Gao Yang to invade the Roman Empire in a big way.

Before Sun Jian's fleet arrived, all the sergeants were given time to relax. It is used to relieve the enormous pressure of war.

At this time, in the distant city of Rome, the decision-makers of the Roman Empire finally began to put aside their disputes and deal with the foreign armies that came from afar! (To be continued)