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- Plato (one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Western culture)

At this time, in the palace of Prince Adheba, Adheba was discussing the future of Mauritania with the governor of Gisgow; Although Prince Adheba nominally accepted Hannibal's appointment and became the king of the so-called Kingdom of Mauritania, it was just Prince Adheba's helpless move, and it was not what Adheba's forces wanted at all.

The arrival of Hannibal's appointment coincided with Hannibal's unprecedented victory in North Africa; Who would dare to rebel against Hannibal, who had an army of 100,000 on the entire North African continent? Even the Senate of the Carthaginian kingdom did not dare to clash with Hannibal head-on; What's more, what about forces outside the kingdom of Carthage?

Although the Mauritanian forces under the command of Prince Adheba are not weak, the combat effectiveness of the United Army and the Salah Army is also good, and the ability of generals such as Spartak is also trustworthy; However, these are not enough to allow Prince Adheba to compete with Hannibal.

After all, Hannibal not only had an army of up to 100,000 men, but also a large number of generals who could fight well; Coupled with the super combination of Hannibal and Vimy, how could Prince Adheba unwisely clash with Hannibal head-on?

It's just that if you can't clash head-on and accept it willingly, that's really two different things; If Prince Adheba really willingly accepted Hannibal's appointment, he would not be the ambitious Prince Adheba of the past, but a little man who was in a corner of peace and gave up on himself.

Why did Prince Adheba flee to Mauritania after losing the struggle for the throne, and recruited troops in the Mauritanian region, actively linking up with the Augustus family; In the final analysis, isn't it because Prince Adheba is unwilling to accept his own defeat and wants to make a comeback in the Mauritanian region and attack that highest position again?

It is a pity that the development of the situation is not always subject to the will of man; After Zuguta ascended to the throne of the Numidian Kingdom, he immediately began a series of military expansion and war policies, so that Prince Adheba could only watch himself be thrown farther and farther away by Zuguta.

How could Prince Adheba, who owned only the barren province of Mauritania, compare with Zuguta, which sat on the most prosperous province of Numidia and the other two largest provinces in the Numidian Kingdom? Even if Prince Adheba received the strong support of the Augustus family, it would be impossible to make up for the huge gap in strength between him and Tulguta!

If Tulguta, after completing his military expansion, did not rush to launch an invasion war against the Kingdom of Carthage, but first launched a war against Mauritania, where Prince Adheba was located; Then, there will be no Prince Adheba power now.

With the strong combat strength of Ahmet's legion, and Ahmet's own ability, coupled with the comprehensive national strength of the Numidian Kingdom under the control of Zuguta; It is no exaggeration to say that Mauritania is no match for the army of the Tulguta, and it only takes a month or two for the Thuguta to complete absolute control over all the territories of the entire Numidian Kingdom!

Thankfully, the barrenness of Mauritania saved Prince Adheba and the entire force led by Prince Adheba; Tulguta's ambition was not to unify the kingdom of Numidia in name only, he wanted to defeat the kingdom of Carthage and become the new overlord of the North African continent!

Only those who have ambition can continue to make progress; Ambition is also one of the driving forces of human development. Moreover, the comprehensive strength of the Kingdom of Numidia at that time was already superior to that of the Carthaginian Kingdom in all aspects; The Kingdom of Numidia did have the capital to challenge the Kingdom of Carthage, which is why Jugurdah gave up his position as king and joined the Kingdom of Numidia.

However, many times things turn out unexpectedly; Indeed, when the war broke out, the Carthaginian army showed far more bravery and good fighting than Zuguta imagined, and also beyond the imagination of all the Numidians.

It turned out that the background of the Carthaginian kingdom was far from being as simple as Zuguta imagined, and it was not as weak as the aristocratic class of the entire Numidian kingdom expected; However, the war has broken out, and no matter what the enemy is, the kingdom of Numidia can only grit its teeth and continue to fight until it wins the final victory!

What happened later became obvious, the undefeated kingdom of Carthage transferred Hannibal, the weapon of murder, from Sicily back to the mainland; Then he recruited tens of thousands of new soldiers and dispatched the most mysterious Legion of the Holy Order, and the direct consequence of this was that after Hannibal took command, he crushed the entire army of Tulguta like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves!

With the cooperation of Hannibal and Vimyna, most of the army of Tulguta was annihilated in a trance, and the rest was just a hasty escape from the Carthaginian kingdom itself; Later, the already inferior army of Zuguta even had civil strife, and the final result was undoubted, and Hannibal won the final victory of the war as a matter of course!

In the face of Hannibal as the victor, not only Prince Adheba himself chose to submit, but also no force on the entire North African continent dared to challenge Hannibal's authority; However, Prince Adheba's ambitions would not stop there, otherwise he would not have allowed Spartak to garrison the border region of Mauritania with the 20,000 troops of the Combined Legion.

For Prince Adheba, who knew the situation throughout the Western Mediterranean, he knew that his opportunity had not been completely lost; Although Hannibal won a great victory on the North African continent, his family was stabbed in the back by the Augustan family, and lost two overseas provinces on which his family depended for survival and development!

Prince Adheba knew that after the war in North Africa was over, there would inevitably be a life-and-death battle between Hannibal and the Augustusian family; At that time, it will be his Adeheba's chance, and it will also be the opportunity of the Numidian nation!

While Prince Adheba was quietly waiting, the situation was developing in the direction that Prince Adheba had expected; The Augustus family immediately sent their own army to Sicily, Hannibal also sent reinforcements to Sicily, and he himself left the mainland of the Carthaginian kingdom!

Although Prince Adheba did not know that Hannibal had gone to the kingdom of Cyrenaica, this did not affect his determination that Hannibal had left the kingdom of Carthage proper; As long as Hannibal left Carthage with a sufficient number of troops, it would be a great opportunity for Prince Adheba to rise again!

In order to better coordinate the internal relations of Mauritania and make the entire Mauritanian aristocracy and wealthy merchant class willingly support their reunification of the Numidian Kingdom, Prince Adheba has been discussing with the governor of Guisgo in his mansion for several days about the countermeasures to start a war.

At this moment, an envoy from the House of Augustus came, and the presence of this mission meant that Prince Adheba and the Governor of Gisgo knew it; Therefore, Prince Adheba immediately sent his own guards and asked them to quickly welcome the envoy of the House of Augustus to his mansion.

Although there is no eternal friendship between countries, interests are the key to everything; However, Prince Adheba, who is more bold in nature, is still unwilling to be hypocritical with the Augustus family, who helped him in his time of crisis, and the interests of the Augustus family and Prince Adheba are the same, so there is no need for Prince Adheba to be hypocritical.

After the guards welcomed Nepos and his party to Prince Adheba's mansion, Prince Adheba even stood in front of the door with Governor Gisgo to greet Nebos and the others; Such a grand courtesy made Nepos and the others also flattered, and while hurriedly expressing their gratitude to Prince Adheba and the governor of Gisgow, Nepos and the others were also full of good feelings towards them.

Maybe as long as your posture is lowered a little, you can gain the respect and favor of others while respecting others; On the contrary, it will only make both sides of the negotiation feel uncomfortable, and add more unfavorable factors to the subsequent negotiations.

After a very pleasant first meeting, Prince Adheba warmly instructed the butler to lead the other members of the mission to the guest rooms of the mansion to rest, while he himself took Governor Gisgo and Nepos to the secret meeting room in the mansion. The so-called secret conference room is actually just a well-guarded small room suitable for secrets.

After arriving at the secret conference room, Prince Adheba did not say anything vain, but asked Nepos about the purpose of his trip straight to the point; As the head of the foreign affairs of the Augustan family, Nepos is not only capable of sharp teeth, but also has more observation of various details and keen political acumen.

In fact, from the heavily guarded gates of Tangier to the well-guarded Adeheba Mansion, plus Prince Adheba happened to be with the Governor of Gisgow; Nepos could roughly guess what Prince Adheba was thinking. Therefore, Nepos did not beat around the bush, and he also told Prince Adheba the purpose of his trip straight to the point.

When Nepos himself spoke of the proposal of Oscar and the House of Augustus, the faces of Prince Adheba and Governor Gisgo were overjoyed; After all, it was not easy to start a war to reunite the kingdom of Numidia as a province of Mauritania, but with the support of the Augustus family, it was different.

Although it is unlikely that the Augustians will have any substantial assistance to Mauritania, as long as the Augustus family is willing to fully support Prince Adheba; Then, Prince Adheba can at least expand his army unscrupulously without worrying about weapons and equipment. At this point, Prince Adheba also immediately expressed his position to Nepos, and was willing to lead the army in person! (To be continued.) )