"My husband, please do not think that in Thebes everything can be solved by force." Benenici was silent after saying this, and then looked thoughtfully at the rows of bald-headed and barefoot priests and prophets in simple robes, who were walking in front of their guard of honor, dipping rosin branches in the water of the holy lake and gently swaying from side to side, and in the dust lay believers avoided, kneeling gently, some holding lotus leaves, some shaking the forked bells in their hands.

"Do you know what these people you are looking down at in front of you are doing?" Benenici, who was following the priest and sitting on his shoulder, asked his husband lazily.

Archillaus shrugged and shook his head, even though he was a Pontus general before, but this kind of crowd that seemed to be drunk in the smoke of incense was rare to see in the Black Sea world, "These people tried to calm the emotions of the Theban gods with the sobriety of lotus leaves and the rhythmic ringing of bells, fearing that they would be angry, and of course they were more afraid of the wrath of the god's spokesmen, that is, these priests. So it was very simple for them to prevent Serapis from entering the Valley Feast, just standing on the altar of the temple and announcing to the believers that Amun and other gods were angry with Serapis, so they let the lions, pythons, floods, and hailstones turn into messengers of the gods to punish the people of the world—ridiculous, as if these things would be lacking in this world any year, but there is no way, half of the income and power of the state belongs to this clerical group. ”

Benenici's words seemed to be a lot more today, perhaps because it was difficult to find the right person to confide in on weekdays, she said with a wry smile: "In addition, you must know that there were so many indigenous rebellions before, in fact, these priests were behind the scenes. Ever since I ascended the throne. And they instinctively hated me. Say I don't know Egyptian. He said that I could not get the favor of the gods, slandered me in front of the fools in various names, and concocted an oracle that I would collapse when the Romans came. ”

Arcilaus grabbed Benenici's hand, "I will crush the Romans for you, this time their army I understand, but it is just a rabble of mercenaries, and the Hormashi army will definitely defeat these people." ”

At this time, on the edge of black waves and yellow-red gravel tidal flats. The fleet that Li Bida put together finally brought them to the shores of the Levant, during which time the commander-in-chief of the Restoration Army was so angry that the captains of the Restoration Army were so angry that they had to spend a day divination of the various sea gods before setting sail, and then sail close to the coast for less than two days, and these owners had to dock, either to dry the cabins, or to rest and eat the oarsmen, which was a waste of a lot of money, but there were also the inherent shortcomings of ships in the classical era - many civilian ships for speed, Cheap and light fir wood is used as the main material. It is also unaffordable to cover the cost of copper cladding and lead blocks, and it is easy to get damp and leak. Or they are moth-eaten, and these shipowners are also forced to do so.

Therefore, if the 6,000 fighters under Li Bida can be delivered across the sea to the place, it can be regarded as burning high incense.

Then Li Bida gave a very strange order, the fleet continued along the coast, carrying all kinds of baggage and provisions, keeping a small number of military slaves on the deck to guard, and all the legionnaires accompanied the fleet, marching on the coastline and land, the line of march Li Bida demanded this: the scout cavalry advanced inland, the first river reconnoitred, the position of the middle line with the coast, all the troops strictly followed this route, through the Roman vassal territory of Herod, in the direction of the fortress of Perusim.

In the marching sequence, the elite main forces of the two legions, namely the two thousand-man brigades, walked at the front of the ranks, the attached cavalry brigade and the rest of the infantry brigades, escorted the cavalry artillery in the middle, and the lightly armed archers brigade walked behind the most part of the ranks.

Such a journey is extremely clumsy and slow, but it is extremely safe, and almost every day along the way you can be attacked by all kinds of unknown herdsmen, or horse bandits, who are covered with loose robes and masks, wielding rudimentary weapons, and do not know where to come out of the desert Gobi, and have the courage to attack this strange army, but when they rush closer, these brave and reckless people find that there is no baggage and soft to plunder, and all the soldiers on the other side carry armor and equipment, forming a horizontal shield wall, The archers in the back put their weapons on the shoulders of the soldiers in the front line, and fired a roaring array of arrows, and the most unfortunate ones were all mislucked, and the route traveled by the Restoration Army, two hundred meters away, was sparsely packed with the corpses of bandits, and the horses and camels that had lost their owners were running around.

When they reached the border of the region called Edom, which was only a hundred Roman miles from the fortress of Perusim, King Herod the Great sent a local official to bring a large amount of military rations to the Restoration Army, plus 500 strong camels, because this was the hometown of King Herod the Great, and he sent a letter to Li Bida, saying that he would do his best to be a landlord.

Aside from the military rations, camels were very useful, and they were converted into mobile fire supply points, and their blankets were filled with special arrows and stone bullets, and they accompanied the middle team.

"Mark. Antony, Dussonvier, take up the banner of the idol of King Numa, and lead the attached cavalry brigade to storm forward for thirty miles, pull out the enemy's guard camp along the way, and survey the terrain of the fortress of Perusim, and Saab Kemus will go with you. "At the border to the east, Li Bida rode on his horse, carried the flag, and handed it into Anthony's hands.

"Damn, it's like it's all fucking sand here." Anthony licked his dry and cracked lips, knowing that Italy was full of birds and flowers at this time, and that there was nothing to be seen here except the folds of the desert and the pale bones of animals.

"That's why I asked you to go and find out whether there is an oasis of water from the east to Perusim, how long the desert has to be traversed, and how much food and water the soldiers have to carry to pass through quickly. Listen to Mark, today I turn all the wine in your bag into water, for you are now the eyes of the entire legion, and I will not care how others slander you, but until you enter Alexandria, you will always be the Legion's Striker, unless you are killed. After Li Bida finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Anthony and saluted.

Then wait for me to come back! Anthony held the flag, followed by the riders of Vibichinas, who were not accustomed to the hot climate, and galloped away in the direction of the south.

"Sabo, follow him well and see if he has a wine bag hanging from under his saddle." Li Bida then gave Sabo such a look.

Later, Li Bida said to the chief lieutenant General Peternius, "The accompaniment of the fleet can only end here, and we have only one battle plan, after obtaining supplies and completing reconnaissance, we will cross this desert and take Perusim at once." ”

"I'm going to command the establishment of a camp here, and I'll be responsible for the transportation of logistics supplies during the battle, and I can't fully hope to capture this fortified fortress in a short time." "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, trust me in my abilities!" (To be continued......)