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

Ahmet's move not only shocked Prince Adheba, but also made Spartak in front of the army a little confused; Could it be that Ahmet really had no ambition for the throne of the New Numidian Kingdom, and was willing to give up all power and interests to selflessly dedicate himself to the Numidian nation?

Salah, who originally thought that Ahmed surrendered to Hannibal because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, also opened his eyes wide, a look of disbelief; Although Salah and Ahmet have always been the two famous generals of the Numidian Kingdom, the relationship between the two is not very harmonious, even if it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an open and secret fight.

Even if Ahmed is more focused on the big picture, that doesn't mean that Ahmed will tolerate Salah; The two of them are both famous generals in the Numidian army, and they are also in charge of an elite army of the Numidian Kingdom, so their contradictions are inevitable.

At the beginning, the reason why Salah firmly chose to support Prince Adheba was that in addition to the interests of the family and individuals, there was another crucial factor; That is, Ahmet chose to succumb to the big picture and be loyal to Tulguta. Therefore, Salah would rather choose the weak Prince Adheba than the Zuguta who already has Ahmet!

It is not uncommon for personal grudges to prevail over the nation between two people who are constantly fighting; At the very least, both have their own personal considerations when it comes to supporting Thuguta and Adheba respectively.

Now, Ahmet, who has always been stronger, would choose to resolutely give up all his power and interests at such a time, and take the initiative to hand over everything to Prince Adheba for the sake of the future of the Numidian nation; Such determination and courage even Salah, who regards Ahmed as his enemy, can't help but be moved.

However, it is far from over! After the 15,000 troops of Ahmed changed their flags, they still stood solemnly in place; Ahmet himself smiled at Prince Adheba on his horse, then turned over and dismounted, walked to Prince Adheba's side, knelt down on one knee and said in a loud voice:

"Your Royal Highness Prince Adheba, the guilty general Ahmet led the province of Numidia and the army of Ahmet to be returned to your command; We hope you will accept it! From now on, Sin will swear allegiance to His Highness and to the Kingdom of Numidia! ”

Ahmed's gesture moved Adheba so much that he didn't know what to say; Before Adheba could speak, the fifteen-thousand-strong army behind Ahmet fell to one knee and shouted in unison: "Swear allegiance to His Highness Adheba!" Swear allegiance to the kingdom of Numidia! ……”

In the face of this loud oath of allegiance, even Prince Adheba, who has a good mind, will inevitably be excited and his heart is hot! Spartak and Salah did not remain silent in the face of such a situation, and at the signal of the two, the soldiers of the United Legion and the Salah Legion also shouted in unison:

"Swear allegiance to His Highness Adheba! Swear allegiance to the kingdom of Numidia! ……”

At this moment, the entire border area, a whole army of 50,000 people shouted allegiance to Prince Adheba and the Kingdom of Numidia; In such an atmosphere, Prince Adheba's excited face flushed. You know, even Zuguta, who had previously become the king of the Numidian kingdom, had never enjoyed such treatment; This is the glory that belongs to Adheba!

from the confrontation between the two armies to the defection before the battle; In just over ten minutes, the situation in the entire North Africa has changed dramatically! After Prince Adheba recovered from his agitation, he immediately jumped down from his horse, and after lifting Ahmet from the ground, Prince Adheba grabbed Ahmet's left hand, raised it high, and said:

"From now on, General Ahmet will also be the commander of the Ahmet Legion; At the same time, he is also the governor of the province of Numidia in our kingdom of Numidia! Also, all of us should be loyal to our kingdom of Numidia; Because, we are all Numidians, and the Kingdom of Numidia is home to us all! Swear allegiance to the kingdom of Numidia! ”

Prince Adheba's taking advantage of the situation directly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a new peak again; This time, not only the soldiers of the Ahmed Legion chanted excitedly, but also the soldiers of the United Legion and the Salah Legion raised their arms and chanted together!

In the midst of such a sea of excitement and cheers, Spartacus's face was full of solemnity; Kingdom of Numidia? This term is not a good term for the House of Augustus; The current phenomenon also had a rather bad impact on the Augustus family's future North African strategy, all of which made Spartak feel a little worried!

The largest layout of the Augustan family on the North African continent is this joint legion formed by Prince Adheba; Although the Augustus family only has a 7,000-strong chengguan legion in the combined legion, the ultimate goal of the Augustan family is to control the entire united legion through centurions and captains.

Once the soldiers of the Combined Legion really develop a strong sense of patriotism and nationality, it will be more difficult to control the Augustan family; Of course, it is completely impossible to make the soldiers of the United Legion have a so-called patriotic and national consciousness based on the words of Prince Adheba, and Spartak is just taking precautions.

After the union of the two armies in the border area was over, Prince Adheba announced a grand bonfire feast for the night; All the soldiers of the Kingdom of Numidia, regardless of the legion or the type of army, all had a party together all night! Such a move naturally aroused the cheers of all the soldiers again; And Prince Adheba took the generals to the barracks tent together!

The big tent in this barracks, which originally belonged to Spartacus, was now regarded as his own by Prince Adheba; In addition to Prince Adheba, who sat on the throne, there were also General Salah, General Ahmed, General Spartak, General Tuca, General Sinrida, General Liaas, and General Bashirek.

Unlike the warm atmosphere in the barracks, the atmosphere in the military tent was not solemn, but it was far from cheerful; Including Spartak and Tuca of the Augustan family, all the generals inevitably had some helpless and indignant looks on their faces.

It turned out that the reason why General Ahmet led all the troops to the border area this time was because the Senate of the Kingdom of Carthage forced General Ahmet to lead his army to confront Prince Adheba's army.

In fact, as early as when Prince Adheba officially sent troops, the Senate of the Carthage Kingdom, which had information all over the North African continent, received information; As a result, the Senate of the Kingdom of Carthage immediately issued an order to General Ahmet, telling him to lead his army to block the border area and not allow a single soldier under the command of Prince Adheba to cross the border area!

Otherwise, the Carthaginian army would continue to march from Carthage into the kingdom of Neonumidea to "help" General Ahmet against a strong enemy. This threat on the surface made Ahmed extremely indignant, but he was helpless; Therefore, he had to lead his army to the border area.

It's just that Ahmet never thought of being a real enemy of Prince Adheba, and the reason why he surrendered to Hannibal was also forced by Hannibal's threat; Otherwise, even if Ahmet chose to die for his country, he would not have chosen to surrender to Hannibal and the Kingdom of Carthage.

For Ahmet, his own survival was nothing more than enduring humiliation for the future of the Numidian nation; As for the so-called king of the Neo-Numidian kingdom that Hannibal had awarded, in the eyes of Ahmet, it was nothing more than a hypocritical appointment, and it was not worth mentioning at all!

After entering the tent, Ahmet told Prince Adheba everything he had; Prince Adheba was not indignant at the arrogance of the Carthage Kingdom, he was more concerned about how to open up the situation for the Numidian Kingdom next.

Although the Carthaginian kingdom itself had temporarily lost Hannibal, they still had the general Vermina sitting in Carthage; Coupled with the fact that there are still more than 70,000 troops in the entire Carthage land, this is the real danger for the reunification of the Numidian Kingdom!

After General Ahmet led a large army and the province of Numidia peacefully annexed to Prince Adheba, it was not difficult to take the so-called Kingdom of Gaturia in the future; All it takes is to send an elite legion from the province of Numidia to the south of Gaturia with a thunderbolt, and the kingdom of Numidia will be reborn again at the western tip of the North African continent!

But will the kingdoms of Carthage and Vimyna watch the kingdoms of Numidia unite again? Even the lack of unity of the Libyan provinces was not acceptable to the Kingdom of Carthage; Because they could not be willing to face the threat of the Numidian Kingdom again in the future, they could not let the Numidian Kingdom appear again!

In order to deal with the possible attack of the Carthaginian kingdom at any time, Prince Adheba officially decided to divide the army in two after consulting with the generals; General Salah personally led the Salah corps from the province of Numidia south to attack the province of Gaturia. After taking the province of Gaturia, General Salah was tasked with guarding against the Carthaginian army in the direction of Tripoli.

Spartak's Combined Legion and General Ahmet's Ahmad Legion were stationed in the province of Numidia; Among them, Spartacus's; The Combined Legion was responsible for garrisoning the border area adjacent to the Afrika province of the Kingdom of Carthage, while General Ahmet's Ahmet Legion was responsible for garrisoning the border area adjacent to the province of Baisasion of the Carthage Kingdom. (To be continued.) )