Chapter 687: Octavian

In the Mediterranean, a massive fleet is sailing through the blue seas.

Eagle flags waving in the wind, ship oars and sails plucking the sea forward, soldiers wearing uniform armor, holding a shield in their left hand, a short sword hanging from their waists, and a uniform helmet on their heads, stood silently on the deck looking at the blue sea in front of them. They set out from Sicily, with more than 300 large and small warships, close to 400. There were about 30,000 soldiers on board, each of whom was an elite soldier who had been through a hundred battles. They followed one excellent commander after another, conquered one nation after another, and conquered land by land, and elevated Rome from a small city-state to an empire spanning three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. Now, they will once again go on a quest to conquer one of the oldest lands in history and the first civilization to be born in the world.

The influence of this civilization is undoubtedly incomparably far-reaching, and it has been spreading the light of civilization to the outside world for thousands of years. Ignorant peoples and ignorant regions have been brought into civilization from the primitive state of ignorance. Whether it was ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Babylon or ancient Sumer, they were all influenced by it to a greater or lesser extent. Especially in Europe, it is the beacon and cradle of civilization.

Its system, culture, economy, military, science, etc., have far-reaching influence. Many nations, regions, and countries, as well as civilizations, have acquired civilization from him at the beginning, and then these nations and countries have created their own civilization achievements on the basis of it. This ancient land is as old as its history, and the peoples who live on it are as old as the land. Thousands of years have passed, and the world has experienced countless ups and downs, and many civilizations, kingdoms, and nations have been born, rising, and dying out. And only this oldest civilization is still standing in the world for thousands of years.

Even though in history, many powerful nations or nations have tried to conquer it and rule this ancient land, but no one has ever succeeded. All of them, without exception, failed. And now, there is another latecomer who does not believe in evil and wants to defeat this myth. It wants to conquer the land, to prove itself to its predecessors and those who come after it, that their civilization is the best. Instead of the ancient civilization in front of them, they believe and believe that the ancient products of the old times are difficult to adapt to the rules of the game in today's world. It should be kicked out of the game and left to the control of the game.

At the same time, it also made the world announce that the name of the maker of the new game is - Rome.

From the original small city-state, little by little, Rome fought for annexation and expansion step by step, expanding from the original corner of the land to the current huge territory spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, which took hundreds of years. With the weakening of the republic and the rule of the military, Rome entered a phase of rapid expansion. The leaders who have emerged one after another are all military leaders with great talents. In the past, Julius Caesar and now Octavian, who was the nephew and grandson of Caesar and was adopted by Caesar as his heir.

After the assassination of Caesar, he stepped onto the political stage and formed a 'post-triumvirate alliance' with Antony and Lepida. After defeating the republican leaders Brutus and Kassi at the Battle of Philippi, he deprived Lepida of his military power, defeated Antony at the Battle of Aktu, destroyed Ptolemaic Egypt, and returned to Rome to take control of all the state. He was later recognized as a 'tribune for life', and later given the title of 'Generalissimo', and later 'Augustus' by the Senate. and reorganized the Roman government, bringing two centuries of peace and prosperity to the Roman world.

Octavian was a Roman emperor, having successively held the titles of consul, tribune, and chief priest. In order to strengthen the rule, the army was reformed and the mercenary system was introduced; Establishment of the Praetorian Guard, garrisoned in Rome and Italy. Externally, it continued to expand, completing the conquest of Spain to the west, and advancing north to the Danube and the Rhine. He is good at judging the situation, advancing and retreating in a restrained manner, and is witty and decisive, cautious and steady. He adopted a series of domestic and foreign policies that were in line with the situation, creating a relatively stable political situation and laying the foundation for the prosperity of the empire in the early years.

Although he completed a series of expansions and conquests, when he looked at the Mediterranean, he found that there was still a piece of land that was not under Roman rule.

In the beginning, Rome's power developed rapidly in the process of foreign expansion and annexation. However, due to the experience of the past, Rome at that time had no intention of conquering the ancient ancient state of Tuthelm in the Mediterranean. Now, Rome has eliminated a series of enemies, expanded its territory to the limit, and consolidated its power in successive civil wars. Full support, foreign expansion policy. The power of Rome and the strength of its martial arts were formidable.

And Octavian, who was the commander who came out of the sea of corpses and blood, although he was a soldier, he would also be a politician. His desire for conquest did not stop with the stability of Rome and his own power. When he looked around the territory of Rome, he realized that the land that had been neglected by Rome had not yet been conquered. In addition, this ancient civilization was born, and there have been too many legends from ancient times to the present. And in history, such a famous monarch once wanted to conquer here, but that eloquent and brave monarch died in front of this small island, and stopped with hatred.

Whether it was the ancient Egyptian Ramses, the Greek city-state alliance, the attempted invasion of the maritime peoples, the conquest of Alexander, and the subsequent successors Seleucus and Ptolemy, all tried to conquer it. However, these are the great human beings who have been in the history of mankind. In the face of this small island country in this corner of the country, they hate each other. Let this, for a time, shrouded in unconquerable labels and colors. Today, Octavian, who believes that his rule of Rome is far greater than any other great kingdom in history.

With tens of millions of people under Roman rule, Rome could easily mobilize an army of more than 100,000. The entire Mediterranean Sea has now become a bathtub for Rome, and how can an island nation with a population of several million stop Rome? Even though he has seen too many records and descriptions of this ancient dynasty in history, these are simply unstoppable, or these things he thinks are just excuses and fig leaves made by losers for themselves.

Thus, after the end of the foreign conquest, Rome's state was booming, prosperous and peaceful. Octavian's order was given, and he ordered his general, Tiberius, to lead nearly 400 ships and carry an army of more than 30,000 men to attack. Prepare to wipe out the naval forces of the Tutgem dynasty in one fell swoop, after which a steady stream of valiant Roman armies will land on the island. In one fell swoop, he completed the great cause of his ancestors and completely laid the glory of Rome.