The following procedure is nothing more than a quick reload, a noose, and then a decisive shot - in fact, the target ships are all placed there in advance, and the ballista has already calculated the distance and the target, but listening to the whistling sound, the stone shells have "blossomed" on those target ships, some of the masts have been knocked down, and some of the ship's sides have been smashed through, directly in the sound of babbling, falling and sinking.

The pharaoh happily raised the power mark, and the surrounding retinue of the dead shouted long live the mountain, announcing the successful conclusion of the large-scale reading ceremony.

"Now theoretically there are almost two months left before the end of the winter camp, do we really have to wait for the arrival of Cassillo's fleet before going on an expedition to Egypt?" On the way down the hill, Petronius followed the commander-in-chief and spoke cautiously.

"General, don't be kidding. Cato the Younger did not expect to come back again, and the next governor of Cyprus and Byzantium was either Pisso or Gabinus, and I asked Caesar, who was in Belgium, and he said that in the present situation, the republicans must do everything possible to get Gabinus to come. Li Bida jumped off the horse, slapped the owl on the buttocks again, and told her to run back to the camp on her own, and then pointed to Long Beach on the other side, where Sabo, the two chief centurions, and Anthony were standing at Long Beach on the side of the parade team returning to camp in an orderly manner, waiting for an impromptu joint meeting.

"Why don't you think about a good place? Didn't Caesar work on that? Hearing the conversation between the two, Saab said.

"Our current position, no one can help us, for the republicans, it is definitely better to find Gabinus, a Pompey confidant, to take over than Piso. Gabinus has no connection with us, and is said to be a military hawk. Much more radical than Pisso. He will not only come with the legions. And the Thirteenth Army will definitely be included in his combat sequence, and at that time, will the chief officer be replaced? Li Bida waved his gilded baton, and this speech silenced everyone, yes, the chief adjutant general, the corps staff officer, the chief centurion, and the military tribun. Plus the glittering loot, there is a prerequisite, and that is Gaunerus. Lybidaeus is still the commander of this team, and if Gabinus comes, what will he do?

"So, my suggestion is to go first, and we will go to Egypt next month to fight." Li Bida's words really surprised everyone, Cassillo's fleet did not come. What do we rely on to get to Egypt, we must know that Alexandro has a fleet of great strength that cannot be underestimated.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I took the military map of Upper and Lower Egypt directly from Pharaoh Ptolemy, and luckily the piper followed his daughter's advice to take this precious thing out of the library as he fled. Then, Li Bida raised the scroll in his hand, Sabo hurriedly unfolded it slowly, and when everyone's heads came around, Li Bida pointed to the position of Alexandra on it and said, "Alexandra is located in the west of the delta, because of the convenience of shipping, it has become the location of the capital, but due to historical reasons, there are not many fortresses here that can support defense, and the core is called Idaui Fortress, which means' 'Controlling the two regions' is the fortress connecting the passage to Upper and Lower Egypt, and the biggest threat to our landing near Alexandria, so I expect Arcilaus to place elites like the Hormahi Legion in this place. ”

When everyone heard this, their pores shrank and their breathing became nervous, did they want to adopt the same tactics of assault as Cyprus, break this castle of Idaui in one fell swoop, annihilate the Hormahi army, and then get supplies, and advance to Alexandria?

Who would have thought that after the commander-in-chief was so verbose, he said succinctly in summary, "So please forget about it." ”

Could it be that what you said before was all playing tricks on us?

Then Li Bida swiped his finger hard and nodded again, "The triangular river area east of Alexandra has shipping routes in all directions, and there are only some small fortresses here that control the trade routes, so"

When everyone was ready to offer advice again, the commander-in-chief was succinct again, "Let's forget about this!" "Because it is here that the shipping routes are well developed, Alexandria's fleet can easily seal off our retreat, and in the trivial river area, it is easy to be divided and annihilated.

At the end, Li Bida moved his finger to the easternmost side again, and everyone here looked at him directly, and the commander-in-chief said very unhappily, "Why, can't you see such a simple tactic from breaking through here?" Then he shook his head in disappointment and began to open the conversation, "In order to avoid a confrontation with Alexandria's fleet, we will recruit and manufacture ships, and without waiting for Kassiyo, we will first go to the land of Levant, intimidate the Jewish kingdom there, and provide us with provisions, and then act decisively, directly break the gateway between Egypt and Asia, and enter the heart of Egypt at the top of the Sinai Peninsula, and then safely enter the heart of Egypt, waiting for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy's main force." ”

Then, according to the Restoration Army commander's explanation, there are three reasons for this. First, we are not conducive to naval warfare, so when the enemy's fleet is in full position, we avoid the real and attack the weak, and first take the eastern sea route of Cyprus and enter the land of Livant; second, the wealth of the kingdom of the Levant, which can also provide us with a lot of provisions and wealth, and can increase our armaments; The third is that Perusim is a "hole area", although it is difficult to attack, but once it is laid, we can attack, retreat and defend, and we can fight for a long time, reducing great risks.

It seems that although the commander was a little amused just now, this plan is still very feasible on the whole, and then Li Bida sighed, "You know, how much did it cost me to recruit ships and oarsmen that can carry about 6,000 people in the vicinity of Rhodes, Cyprus, and Chios?" Two thousand eight hundred Tallents, which was actually paid to me by His Excellency Cato the Younger, and thanks to the great Pompey, who made the pirates of this sea disappear. ”

This caused everyone to laugh happily.

That's right, this is actually Adiana's sacrifice to men, she asked Joseph of the Jewish Chamber of Commerce to mortgage the loot of Cato Jr. as soon as possible, in fact, it was worth more than 4,000 Tallents, and quickly sold it for less than 3,000 in exchange for a huge amount of cash, which was also stored in a wooden cabinet and shipped over by sea for Li Bida to quickly raise a fleet.

"Amphora, this money is mine, and it is better to see a good return, or you can't die, and you will have to mortgage yourself to the court of Eubertnia." This is the request of the Adiana Epistle.

Joke, I haven't traded at a loss yet! Li Bida was full of confidence, and the left-behind officer named Cannedis was not in his eyes at all, and after stuffing over a hundred thousand silver coins of the Great Drachma, he gave in and assisted His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in collecting the ships. (To be continued......)