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After the Hanno family was discovered by the Carthaginian senate to have complete control over the province of Baisasion, the Hanno family did not sever ties with the Carthaginian senate, but instead strengthened the secret ties between the Hanno family and many of the elders of the Carthaginian senate.

These patriarchs who chose to maintain friendly relations with the Hanno family could obtain some 'souvenirs' from the Hanno family from the secret channels of the Hanno family every year, and these 'souvenirs' also varied from person to person, some of the elders' liked 'souvenirs' were beautiful women, some of the elders' liked 'souvenirs' were gold coins, and some of the elders' liked 'souvenirs' were farm products.

In short, what kind of 'souvenirs' those elders liked, the Hanno family would send them what kind of 'souvenirs', and in order to obtain the secret support of these elders, the Hanno family had to pay nearly 500,000 gold coins every year.

However, the price was well worth it, and even if the Carthaginian Senate knew about the Hannos' control over the province of Baisasion, it could not take any sanctions against the Hannos, so why was this so? It's not because every time the Carthaginian Senate convenes a Senate for this, the senators who oppose the sanction of the Hanno family always make up the majority, and that's the role of money.

This time, on the issue of whether to send troops, these veterans, who were deeply favored by the Hanno family, naturally maintained an attitude of consideration for the Hanno family as always; In addition to these senators, there were also some senators who saw the situation in favor of sending troops, arguing that the Carthaginian kingdom must be consistent and united in the war with the kingdom of Numidia.

This is always the case in the world, only there are more people involved in the deliberations; No matter what kind of thing it is, there will be people who oppose it and someone who agrees with it, and it is never possible to get everyone to agree on a thing, and it is impossible to get everyone to oppose a thing.

There are always some senators in the Carthaginian Senate who are reckless about the overall situation, and they desperately oppose the main army of the Carthaginian Kingdom to take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Numidia, on the grounds that the Kingdom of Carthage has no need for the main army to enter a state of full development with the Kingdom of Numidia so early; It would be advantageous for the Carthaginian Senate to let the Hanno family fight to the death with the Numidian king** first.

After the armies of the Hanno family and the Numidian kingdom were defeated, the main army of the Carthaginian kingdom could officially send troops; At that time, the main army of the Carthaginian Kingdom can not only successfully defeat the battered Numidian King's ** team, but also successfully regain control of the province of Baissasien, which is the most valuable choice for the Carthaginian Kingdom.

It is a pity that the Senate held such an opinion, and their opinion was not enough to win the support of the vast majority of the senators present; After the argument was really settled, the Carthaginian Senate adopted the usual voting method to decide whether to send troops or not.

In the vote on the issue of sending troops, the Carthaginian Senate officially adopted the resolution of the main army of the Carthaginian Kingdom to take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Numidia with more than two-thirds of the senators; Immediately after receiving orders from the Carthaginian Senate, Vimina gave orders to Amikas' army and Kelimis' army to cross the border and attack the kingdom of Numidia.

In fact, as early as Vimina learned that Salah led an army to attack the Tripoli region of the Kingdom of Libya, Vimina knew that the Hanno family would definitely take the initiative to attack the Salah army that invaded the Tripoli region for the security of their south; In this way, the war between the Hanno family and the Saleh legion would break out in full force.

At this time, it was naturally the best time for the Kingdom of Carthage and the Kingdom of Numidia to go to war in an all-out way; As Vimyna had predicted, the Kingdom of Numidia sent its most elite 20,000 Guards to Gaturia to reinforce Salah's army, and the Carthaginian Senate had no intention of going to war!

As the commander of the main army of the Kingdom of Carthage, Viminina had the power to command the army, but he did not have the right to choose war against the Kingdom of Numidia; Forced to wait, Vimina anxiously waited for the order of the Carthaginian Senate, and at the same time ordered all the troops under his command to be ready for battle, and once the situation changed, Vimina would immediately lead the army into battle.

The senators of the Carthaginian Senate trusted Vimina because Vimina was a general who obeyed the orders of the Senate; But this time, Vimini was ready to disobey the orders of the Senate at any time, because he could not watch the Kingdom of Carthage being buried in the hands of the Senators, and he could not sit idly by and watch the Hanno family fight alone in Baisasian!

In Vimina's view, whether or not the Hanodians had the ambition to seize the rule of the Carthaginian kingdom could not change a fact; That is, the Hanno family and the province of Baissasien are an inseparable part of the Kingdom of Carthage, and Victoria Mirage will never sit idly by and watch the Hanno family be wiped out by the Kingdom of Numidia, let alone sit back and watch the province of Baissasien be occupied by the Kingdom of Numidia.

While Vimini was secretly preparing for war, the order from the Carthaginian Senate finally arrived; After getting the authorization he had always wanted, Victoria Secreta no longer had to worry about anything, he had missed the fighter plane for a long time, and he couldn't continue to miss it any longer, so he immediately gave the order to attack Amikas and Kelimis, who were already ready.

Amikas had 20,000 elite infantry under his command, and Kelymis had 15,000 elite cavalry; With these 35,000 troops taking the lead in attacking, Vimini believed that Ahmet's legions in the border area of the Numidian kingdom would be in a bitter battle.

And these two legions are just the first wave of Vimyna's army to attack the Numidian Kingdom, and soon Vimina will personally lead his own 20,000 elite infantry and 10,000 Holy Regiment soldiers from Sakar to join the battle; As for the 10,000 elite infantry under Vimy's command, they were sent to Carthage by Vimyna, responsible for ensuring the absolute security of Carthage.

With the main army of the Carthaginian Kingdom of Vimina attacking the Kingdom of Numidia, a full-scale war between the Kingdom of Carthage and the Kingdom of Numidian finally broke out; Between the capital province of the Kingdom of Carthage and the capital province of the Kingdom of Numidia, the 50,000 troops of the Kingdom of Numidia fought against the 65,000 troops of the Kingdom of Carthage.

Between the province of Baissasien, the kingdom of Carthage, and the province of Gaturia, the kingdom of Numidia, the army of 40,000 of the kingdom of Numidia attacked the province of Baissasien. In the Tripoli region, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Libya, it was a duel between the 23,000 soldiers of the Salah Army and the 35,000 soldiers of the Kingdom of Carthage.

Compared with the powerful kingdom of Numidia, Vermina still had 10,000 elite infantry in the city of Carthage, and the Hanno family also left 30,000 elite family private troops in the city of Tapsus; It's just that these 30,000 family private troops are probably going to fight soon.

Salah had intended to immediately lead his army to fight to the death against the Carthaginian king's ** team, which had cut off the back of his army, but he suddenly received the latest order from Adheba from the detour; According to Adheba's orders, Salah not only could not immediately fight a decisive battle with the army of the Kingdom of Carthage, but also continued to attract the army of the Kingdom of Carthage to the east of the Tripoli region.

Although Adheba originally planned to use the method of encircling Wei to save Zhao and send 40,000 troops to attack the province of Baissasien of the Kingdom of Carthage, to force the Carthaginian king's ** team, which cut off the main army of Salah's army, to return to Baisasian Province; However, after the 40,000-strong army successfully invaded the province of Baissasien, Adheba changed his strategic deployment.

If the army of the Kingdom of Numidia could capture the province of Baisasion, one of the last two pillars of the Kingdom of Carthage, then the strategic advantage of the Kingdom of Numidia would be extraordinary; As a result, Adheba ordered his Guards and the 20,000-strong army of Salah's army to continue to advance into the province of Baisasion, and Salah's main army became a presence that attracted firepower.

After receiving Adheba's order, Salah naturally understood what Adheba's plan was, and he himself felt that taking the province of Baisasine of the Kingdom of Carthage was indeed of extraordinary significance to the Kingdom of Numidia; The blow to the Carthaginian kingdom was also deep and fatal, so he immediately carried out Adheba's order without hesitation.

How could Tahiti, who had been provided by the Jinyi Guard as intelligence, not know the plans of the Numidian Kingdom, and even then he had no intention of recalling the Abydos Legion and the Gisken Legion; Because the military strength that the Hanno family has in Baisasian is not something that a mere 40,000 Numidian kings' ** team can deal with!

The Guards Legion of the Numidian Kingdom is indeed the 20,000 elite army built by the entire Numidian Kingdom with countless time, energy, and financial resources; However, the 30,000 private troops belonging to the Hanno family were completely built according to the training method of the hoplite regiment of the Augustan Empire, and even in terms of weapons and equipment, the Hanno family secretly purchased them from the Augustan Empire at a huge cost.

Such an army of 30,000 is simply a copy of the three hoplite legions of the Augustan Empire, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it is definitely only stronger than the 20,000 guards soldiers of the Numidian Kingdom; The reason why Tahiti ordered the Himika legions, which were previously stationed in the southwest of Baisa Sinn Province, to retreat on their own initiative, was so that the 40,000 troops of the Numidian Kingdom could smoothly penetrate into the territory of Baisa Sien Province.

Tahiti had already chosen a battlefield on a plain southwest of Baisasian, where the 30,000 elite private troops of the Hanno family and the 15,000 Himika legions fought a decisive battle against the 40,000 Numidian kings**; No matter how heavy the price is, Tahiti will let the 40,000 army of the Numidian Kingdom have no return! (To be continued.) )