PS: I checked the information and found that the price of a simple short-range missile was 30 million, which was really exaggerated, so it was changed to 3 million. This is already pricing that takes into account future inflation and the depreciation of the yuan. Now an anti-tank missile costs only a few hundred thousand yuan.

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“…… This is...... Is Thor angry? Or is this shijie going to be destroyed? ”

After the cloudburst bombardment, a Roman soldier with an unkempt face and a body covered in color, Vanus, trembling out of the rubble, threw himself on the branches and dirt, and looked around blankly, only to find that the scene around him was already terrible.

In the immediate vicinity of Vanus, there were corpses scattered everywhere. Among them were his fellow Roman legions, as well as the citizens of Alexandria. The corpses appeared to be relatively intact, and on the surface they did not appear to be terribly damaged, but they were bleeding from their mouths and noses, and many of them had their eyes blown out, and their deaths were even more hideous - because these people were far from the center of the explosion point of the cloud burst bomb, they were not killed directly, but died from the high pressure of the deflagration. Although there are no obvious injuries on the surface, their internal organs, especially the lobes of the lungs, should have been shattered......

There were also those who died of suffocation, looking even worse, who had scratched their throats before dying.

- The ugly face of death, the scorched air, all of which are disgusting...... Apparently different from the glorious scene that Vanus had imagined before, this was not some "glorious war" boasted by the troubadours - there was nothing glorious to speak of except disgusting or disgusting......

Vanus struggled to find a stone and sat down. A little wine poured from the flask at his waist to wash the wound, and although the bombardment of the cloudburst bomb had been over for a while, the air still smelled unbearably hot and scorching. And these hideous corpses around them. It made his stomach tumble for a while--obviously he wanted to vomit, but because he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, he couldn't vomit anything, and it was even more uncomfortable.

He groaned and looked up, seeing that all the buildings in his field of vision were burning, and there were sporadic wails from time to time. In the distance, the Egyptian royal palace, which was guarded by Pompey's remnants, still stood majestically under the smoky sky. But the flags that had been erected on the walls had disappeared, and the ornate mosaic frescoes on the walls were either peeling off or blackened beyond recognition.

And in the neighborhood where Caesar's dictator and the main forces of the Sixth Army camped...... All Vanus saw was a pile of rubble that seemed to have been flattened by the mythical titan giants. The rock-solid mud-brick walls were squishy as a sponge, and there were a few scorched black limbs in between, but not a single slightly intact house could be found, as for the flag and emblem of the Sixth Legion. It's completely invisible.

Could it be said. Did Lord Caesar, who was invincible on the battlefield, die like this? I don't even know where his body is?

Looking back, if I hadn't been assigned the task of collecting food, and had been kicked out early in the morning to search through people's houses, I am afraid that I would have been burned into charcoal by a huge fireball falling from the sky like my colleagues...... Vanus couldn't help but feel a little more glad.

As time went on, more and more surviving Roman soldiers emerged from all over the place, slowly gathering together. While looking at the ruins around him with dull eyes. Some people broke their hands or legs in the explosion and couldn't even walk. You can only crawl slowly through the rubble. Although some people are not injured much, they are pale, and they have to support others to stand firmly.

Because the visual impact effect of the cloud burst bomb is so terrifying, far beyond the limit of human imagination in the Cold Weapon Age, many survivors have been frightened by this catastrophe to the point that they can only staring at the ruins around them in a daze, and they can't even speak. The rest of those who could still think rationally, such as Vanus, were led by a centurion and began to discuss the current countermeasures.

First of all, they all agreed that no matter whether the disaster just now was a meteor or a curse, this battle would definitely not be fought. But then, their opinions were very different, and some felt that they should go to the port at once to collect the ships and prepare to flee quickly; Some insisted on searching the ruins for the bodies of Caesar's dictator and his high-ranking generals, and bringing them back to Rome; Someone else wanted to go to the palace to see if Pompey had died......

Before the Roman soldiers could discuss what to do next, another round of rocket bombardment had already fallen from the sky!

“…… Whoa-whoa--hea--"

With a roar that tore through the air, countless slender metal objects dragged bright tongues of fire towards the block where the mushroom cloud had risen. The skyrocketing flames and flying dust covered Vanus's entire field of vision for a while, and the shock wave formed by the explosion and the shrednel that swept around were constantly harvesting the lives of the survivors, setting off one bloody storm after another!

Before many people could react, their bodies were torn apart by shrapnel. The lower half of the body was blown up, and the intestines flowed all over the ground. And those who survived by luck also scurried around with their heads in their arms amid the explosion, like headless flies, leaving this flame hell with one mind. But there are still people who are hit by fragments, and they become fragmented and flesh flying.

Compared to most of his companions, Vanus was still lucky at this time, and a few unlucky guys sitting across from him blocked all the fragments that flew towards him. One of them was also shocked by the blast wave of the explosion and flew forward, knocking Vanus to the ground, which allowed him to avoid a blown palm tree and not be crushed into a patty......

When Vanus came to his senses again, he didn't allow him to think about it, so he pushed away the corpse of his colleague who was pressed on him, got up from the ground, and subconsciously ran in the direction where there was no explosion. Suddenly, with a wave of qi coming from the side, he saw that the person running in front of him was suddenly torn to pieces by something, and all the internal organs and flesh were splashed in all directions, and even poured on him!

As a result, the foul blood blurred Vanus's eyes, causing him to stumble under his feet and fall to the ground...... Then he fainted.

-- Although the Roman legions that had invaded Alexandria had been almost completely wiped out by the bombardment of missiles and rockets, the riots in the city continued, and the power of the high-explosive rockets added fuel to the fire and chaos throughout the city.

As a result, after the rocket bombardment ended, Queen Cleopatra, who tried to enter the city to show off her dignity, was actually beaten by the mob and thugs on the streets, and had to temporarily withdraw from the city again, and at the same time sent Syrian mercenaries under her command into the city, and fought a whole night of "law and order rectification operations", killing people and arresting thousands of criminals in prison. This barely cleared the way for the queen's royal drive.

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In the afternoon of the next day, to the sound of noisy drums, Queen Cleopatra, who had been stranded in the suburbs for many days, finally entered her capital.

Once Alexandria, it was a very pleasing city for the eyes of this era. It is home to a myriad of magnificent palaces and temples, an extensive network of man-made canals, a thriving wharf and bazaar, an elevated water channel with bronze gates, and a library, theatre and arena of astonishing size. Several main streets are lined with beautiful statues and fountains, as well as lush palm trees.

However, after such a flying disaster, Alexandria at this time seemed to have been ravaged by a hundred strong men in turn, and the former grace and luxury had long since withered away - when Queen Cleopatra entered the city in a sedan chair, she immediately saw with embarrassment that the once beautiful street scene was devastated, and the road under her feet was covered with corpses and watered by flowing blood! Broken corpses, dried black blood stains are everywhere, and wild dogs and crows compete for food in the corpses, which makes people feel strange and terrifying.

If you look further, you can also see the houses and temples that are staggering from side to side, lingering in the embers of the stars, and the blackened ruins and ruins are like grinning mouths, making silent accusations against the gods. All kinds of swords, weapons, and flags, as well as mutilated and broken corpses, were scattered across the blackened rubble, and each deceased had a different expression on his face, but without exception he showed horror at death, and his eyes were wide open, and everyone died without blinking his eyes.

Even in the sea breeze, which was supposed to be very refreshing, there was a lingering smell of blood and burning, which was disgusting.

However, the Syrian mercenaries under the command of Queen Cleopatra seem to enjoy this hellish scene of destruction. I saw them all smiling, with large bags and small bags hanging on their bodies, all of which were the "trophies" they robbed.

According to the custom of this era, mercenaries were free to plunder what they wanted after breaking the city, that is, robbing, murdering, and raping with open fire. Even the more disciplined mercenary teams will always be able to take advantage of the chaos to loot something.

In this regard, the travelers and Queen Cleopatra are also helpless, for fear of causing a commotion, they really dare not break the rules at will - anyway, the city has already fallen into the seventeenth layer of hell, and it seems that it is not a big deal to suffer a little more and fall down to the eighteenth layer of hell......

What's more, at this time, their whole minds were focused on the life and death of Caesar and Pompey, the old enemies.

Fortunately, the Queen's mercenaries were greedy but effective, and it took them only one day to dig Caesar's body out of a half-collapsed villa.

Pompey's body was lying on the inside of the gate of the Egyptian royal palace, and it was impossible to see it without looking for it. (To be continued.) )