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- Heraclitus (a legendary philosopher and a representative of the Efes)

At present, the border between the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt is mainly the Syrian region of the Seleucid Empire and the Phoenician region of the Kingdom of Egypt, the Coro Syrian region of the Seleucid Empire and the Jewish region of the Kingdom of Egypt; As for the borders of some other regions further east, they were not at all the core territories of the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt, but merely existed as a military buffer between the two sides.

Coupled with the fact that those areas were dominated by deserts, how could the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt invest too much time and energy in such areas; Therefore, the main border area between the two countries is still at the junction of the core territories of the two countries.

After the Kingdom of Egypt ended its own internal war for the position of pharaoh, the victorious Cleopatra VII began to raise a huge army of 300,000 with the help of the Augustan Empire; Before these armies were formed, the Augustan Empire still stationed 100,000 troops in the territory of the Kingdom of Egypt to help Cleopatra VII consolidate his rule.

In fact, Seleucus VII himself was not concerned with the alliance between the Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, after all, there was no such thing as a strong relationship between states; No matter how strong the friendship between countries is, in the face of their own interests, it is just a hypocritical lie, which cannot withstand scrutiny at all, and it is impossible to be trusted.

But the crux of the matter is that the emperor of the Augustan Empire turned out to be the husband of Cleopatra VII of the Kingdom of Egypt, that is, one of the two great pharaohs of the Kingdom of Egypt; In this way, the relationship between the Kingdom of Egypt and the Empire of Augustus is not just an alliance, and in a way, the Kingdom of Egypt and the Empire of Augustus have become one.

This means that if the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt were at war again, then the Seleucid Empire would no longer have to face the Kingdom of Egypt with a weak army, but the powerful alliance of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Empire of Augustus; With the richness of the Kingdom of Egypt and the powerful army of the Augustan Empire, this was a real headache for Seleucus VII.

The land of the Eastern Continent is limited, and it is impossible for the limited Eastern Continent to allow two powerful countries to coexist; Seleucus VII and Cleopatra VII would not fail to understand the truth that the re-emerging Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt backed by the Augustan Empire would inevitably fight for the hegemony of the Eastern Continent sooner or later.

Now that the Kingdom of Egypt is about to reassemble an elite army of 300,000 after the civil war, how can Seleucus VII lag behind; The Seleucid Empire's garrison in the region of Corosya originally consisted of only 20,000 infantry and 5,000 ironclad cavalry, but Seleucus VII directly ordered the garrison of Korosya to be expanded to 40,000 infantry and 10,000 ironclad cavalry.

The region of Syria, where Antioch, the capital of the Seleucid Empire, was located, previously had 10,000 ironclad cavalry, 10,000 sickle chariot troops, and 20,000 infantry; After the war between the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Pontus, the army in Syria was reduced to only 20,000 infantry and some cavalry brought back by Seleucus VII, which was the focus of Seleucus VII's expansion.

Over the next year, the Seleucid army in Syria would grow to 50,000 infantry and 20,000 chariot troops. As for the two cavalry units, the ironclad cavalry and the Cappadocian cavalry, from now on they would be the direct army of Seleucus VII himself, and would not be a regular garrison in any region, that is, they would be wherever Seleucus VII was.

For these two cavalry, which can be counted as his own personal army, Seleucus VII poured more effort into it; The remaining few thousand ironclad cavalry will be re-expanded to 30,000 and Cappadocia cavalry to 20,000.

With the difficulty of forming Cappadocian cavalry, Seleucus VII could have formed a larger Cappadocian cavalry; However, considering that Cappadocia had only just been reincorporated into the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus VII was unwilling to recruit too many troops in Cappadocia so as not to make the people of Cappadocia resist, so he deliberately reduced the scale.

Although the Seleucid Empire was an ally with the Brutus Empire, Seleucus VII was not a man who trusted the so-called alliance; You must know that the Kingdom of Alexander, which had just been wiped out by the Brutus Empire, was an ally of the Brutus Empire a few years ago.

Even before the Brutus Empire officially launched its invasion of Alexander, the alliance between the Brutus Kingdom and the Brutus Empire did not seem to have been dissolved; The day before the war, trade caravans between the two countries were still traveling to and from the Aegean Sea.

Based on the Brutus Empire, Seleucus VII, who did not believe in alliances, was even less likely to believe in the alliance between the Seleucid Empire and the Brutus Empire; Therefore, Seleucus VII also expanded the garrison of the Seleucid Empire in Silesia to 30,000 people, which can be regarded as a guard against the Brutus Empire.

The reason why Seleucus VII was full of distrust of the Brutus Empire was that he did not really think that the Brutus Empire would do anything unfavorable to the Seleucid Empire in the current situation; Putting aside the fact that the military strength of the Seleucid Empire itself is very strong, even considering the situation on the Eastern Continent, it is impossible for the Brutus Empire to be unfavorable to the Seleucid Empire.

After the Seleucid Empire and the Brutus Empire joined forces to eliminate the Kingdom of Alexander and the Kingdom of Pontus of the Kingdom Alliance, the Kingdom of Parthia and the Kingdom of Armenia of the Kingdom Alliance were united to protect themselves, and they did not have the strength to dominate the Eastern Continent at all; In today's Eastern Continent, only the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt can compete for hegemony in the Eastern Continent.

What made the Brutus Empire even more helpless was that the Kingdom of Egypt had become a part of the Augustan Empire's sphere of influence after a civil war for the position of pharaoh; And the Augustan Empire was the enemy of the Brutus Empire, isn't this reason clear enough?

As soon as the war between the Brutus Empire and the Augustus Empire officially broke out, the Egyptian kingdom, which had nothing to do with the Brutus Empire, would become the enemy of the Brutus Empire; Such a relationship has become an unchangeable fact for the Brutus Empire, and in this complicated situation, does the Brutus Empire still dare to attack the Seleucid Empire?

In Seleucus VII's view, as soon as the Brutus Empire dared to declare war on the Seleucid Empire, he would immediately ally the Augustan Empire; At that time, the enemies that the Brutus Empire needs to face are the Seleucid Empire led by the Augustan Empire, the Kingdom of Egypt and other three-kingdom alliances, does the Brutus Empire have the strength to deal with such a powerful three-nation alliance?

Either Seleucus VII underestimated the strength of the Brutus Empire, or the current strength of the Brutus Empire, or the Augustus Empire could easily destroy the two Brutus Empires; After adding the Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, you will inevitably be destroyed even if you are the five Brutus Empires, which is the cruelest reality.

Tiberius, the emperor of the Brutus Empire, was not a fool, and he naturally knew what was the best choice for the Brutus Empire; The conflict of core interests between the Brutus Empire and the Augustan Empire, and the almost irreconcilable conflict of interests between the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt, now that the latter two have been integrated, everyone knows how to choose.

In the future, the country that can truly become the overlord of the Eastern Continent must not be able to break away from the support of the Roman power, which is also the current status quo that the Eastern Continent cannot change; Neither the Seleucid Empire nor the Kingdom of Egypt had the strength to dominate the Eastern Continent on its own, and the Roman Empire of Augustus and Brutus extended their tentacles to the Eastern Continent, which made the Eastern Continent even more chaotic.

However, under the premise that everyone understands people, the only ones on the eastern continent that can cause war are the Parthian kingdom and the Armenian kingdom; After these two kingdoms were completely wiped out, there would be no more skirmishes on the Eastern Continent.

The next time the Seleucid Empire went to war with the Kingdom of Egypt, it must also be the time when the Augustan Empire and the Brutus Empire went to war in full; When that day comes, it will be impossible for all the powers in the Mediterranean to escape.

the Greek Peninsula of the Brutus Empire, the Eastern Continent where the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt are located, the North African continent and the Iberian Peninsula of the Augustan Empire; These regions will become battlegrounds between warring nations, and with the Roman powers of Brutus and Augustus at war, will the other two empires be able to protect themselves?

Frankly, Seleucus VII did not reject this great war in the pan-Mediterranean region in his heart, but had an indescribable expectation; In Seleucus VII's view, such a great war may not be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Seleucid Empire, as long as the Seleucid Empire can grasp such an opportunity, maybe the Seleucid Empire can regain the glory of Alexander's empire in the past!

No matter how ambitious Seleucus VII was, and no matter how rapid the re-emergence of the Seleucid Empire, there is another fact that cannot be denied; That is, the new masters of the Pan-Mediterranean region have become the Romans, not the Greeks of the past, and not Alexander's empire, which has long since disappeared.

Although the Seleucid Empire was powerful, it was still more than a step behind the four great empires established by the Romans; In such an era of heroes, as long as you can't be the final victor, then your glory can only be a stepping stone for others, this is the reality. (To be continued.) )