On the outskirts of Alexandria, the capital of Egypt, in January 47 BC

The Mediterranean climate in winter is always so harsh, with rough seas and bad waves, a layer of lead-gray clouds shrouded in the low sky, and continuous drizzle intermittently, bringing a rare touch of coolness and humidity to this hot land, as well as a solemn atmosphere like a substance.

-- The 20,000 Roman legions that had invaded from the northeast had come into view of the defenders of Alexandria.

In order to defend against this formidable enemy, Queen Cleopatra also gathered her only 6,000 troops and lined up outside the barracks on the outskirts of the capital to meet them.

A fateful battle was on the verge of breaking out, and the air seemed to smell of rust and blood.

With the sound of a loud trumpet, Queen Cleopatra ascended a high platform and inspected her army on the eve of the war.

On this day, Bixia, the queen of Cleopatra, dressed herself in extraordinary grace and luxury—with her long silky brown hair, she wore a heavy and dazzling cobra-shaped gold crown, which shone in the sun; On her delicate fair face, she has applied makeup and eyeshadow that are much heavier than usual, so that people can see her gorgeous facial features even if they are far away; A golden silk cloak covered with bright embroidery, draped from behind her shoulders to her ankles, fluttered in the sea breeze on a high platform, making her look as beautiful as a golden lotus blooming in the desert.

And the two personal maids of Queen Bixia also changed into luxurious costumes, one left and one right, accompanied Queen Cleopatra, and on the left, Delia wore an ankle-length white Greek silk robe. Exposed slender arms and long legs like tender lotus, as well as a part of the plump breasts and a deep cleavage in the middle, the beautiful blonde hair was also spread out and stretched to the waist. On the head is a laurel hair ornament made of gold. The veins of each gold leaf are vivid, and it looks as if the muse of the elegant and demure Greek goddess of art has come to the mortal world.

Cynthia, a female gladiator on the right, wears a rather revealing brown-red leather armor corset, which is completely unable to cover her sexy and sultry body. She wore a brass and gold and silver collar around her neck, two sharp scimitars around her waist, her wheat-colored skin glowing with a charming sheen, and her flaming red hair draped over the back of her head. There are also strong and powerful arms and a touch of plump breasts, which makes people can't help but feel a rush when they see it. The hem of the skirt only covers the buttocks, so that the long and slender legs that are round and strong are completely exposed. Coupled with a rugged high nose and deep eyes and wild thick lips, she is a wild Amazonian female warrior no matter how you look at it.

“…… Oh oh oh, these three girls are so beautiful today! Well, and the team of female guards on horseback next to them is also good. All of them wore long black straight shawl hair and pink capes. There are also waist knives and javelins hung, well, it's pretty handsome! ”

Senior Sister Ma Tong looked at Queen Cleopatra and the two handmaidens with unique charm on the high platform with some obsession, as well as the group of beautiful and heroic female cavalrymen under the stage, "...... It's a pity that these people who were reviewed are really obscene! I don't even look like a soldier! ”

In this regard, the corners of Wang Qiu's mouth twitched, and he shrugged his shoulders helplessly. And Ms. Xiao Se, who was training these miscellaneous soldiers, rolled her eyes even more.

- The main force of the Egyptian army. It's a copycat version of the "devils" wearing the khaki uniforms of the Japanese army in World War II, no matter how you look at it, you feel obscene. However, they also wore motorcycle helmets on their heads and transparent riot shields in their hands, which made people look even more awkward. In addition, it is the private soldiers supported by some local nobles, because the queen did not give them a uniform change of clothes, the color of the clothes at this time is more messy and confused, and there are all kinds of strange clothes. There were even a few black men on horseback who were shirtless and holding slings in their hands...... A broken breath of a beggar grass soldier suddenly arose......

In addition, because the time for the reorganization training was too short, and there was no time to form good discipline habits, the queue of these copycat "devils" was also messy and crooked, which made people want to sigh at a glance.

In ancient and modern land warfare, marching in formation was the most important part of the training of the army, and it was also the most important indicator to distinguish the regular army from the mob - in ancient times, the infantry in a phalanx generally had to approach the enemy with javelins and arrows on the battlefield, walk unhurriedly, and then stab each other with spears in unison, and after being wounded and fell, they were trampled to death by their comrades with a calm face;

In modern times, the phalanx tactics have evolved into a brutal "queue to shoot", and the soldiers must maintain a rigorous formation in the brisk march and step on the drum to advance, even if the comrades next to them are killed by bullets, cut in half by shells, and even splashed brains on their eyes, they must still maintain a calm attitude and leisurely steps. Don't stop until you're close enough to see the freckles on your enemy's face and calmly reload and shoot......

It is clear that the Egyptian army of Queen Cleopatra will definitely not meet these standards.

Fortunately, from the very beginning, they didn't expect this gang of miscellaneous soldiers to be able to defeat the Roman legions, otherwise they would have lost as long as they looked at this jiashi.

Next, Queen Cleopatra pulled out a loudspeaker from behind her and gave a pre-war mobilization speech in Greek to the whole army.

-- The pre-war mobilization of the armies of the ancient countries was essentially the same, and it was nothing more than proclaiming the righteousness and various advantages of their own side, claiming that they were blessed by the gods, strengthening the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers, and promising the soldiers how much land and wealth they would gain after defeating the enemy, and what benefits in terms of status and treatment...... And the content of the Egyptian queen's pre-war speech obviously does not jump out of this category.

Moreover, the queen of Cleopatra, possessed by the time-traveler, did not learn the practices of some war-mad time-travelers, and used the classic "I love war!" in her pre-war speech. Ladies and gentlemen! I love war! Ladies and gentlemen! I love war so much!" -- When a man says something like this, he may be considered just crazy and belligerent, or even very manly. If it were a woman...... It's a complete pervert.

So. Wang Qiu and the others only listened for a while, and then they felt bored, and once again turned their attention to the enemy who was about to appear.

A moment later. In the eastern wilderness, a typical phalanx of Roman infantry finally appeared in the telescopes of the traversers.

In this phalanx, there were about 5,000 to 6,000 people, and there were quite a few shadowy reserves behind them. The soldiers who formed the phalanx wore sleek, peaked helmets, sleeveless armor made of leather and sheet metal, and carried two javelins on their backs. With a short sword and a large square shield in his hands, the bronzed skin of his arms and thighs was exposed, which was especially noticeable. Each soldier's helmet had a fan-shaped feather made of white horsehair. In front of each team is an eagle flag, which looks like a modern sports day.

In addition, among the ranks of the Romans. Others wore iron armor with fish scales. Wearing a red-maned cockcomb and a big red cloak on his shoulders, he dressed like a rooster, striding in the phalanx with his head held high, his appearance is quite eye-catching, and he looks like a centurion or something. On the flanks of the phalanx, there were some cavalry paraded in discrete clothes, seemingly from the Central Powers conscripted by the Romans.

With flying sand and shaking of the ground, the Romans' phalanx kept approaching. The rhythmic footsteps were clearly visible in the wind, and the continuous shield wall covered the ground like a moving wall. The erected javelins were like a large metal forest shining with murderous aura, and a real atmosphere of slaughter gradually spread, so that the Egyptian army, which had been standing still in front of the camp, actually broke out into a small commotion.

Although this humiliating commotion was quickly suppressed by bullets, it also showed the great difference in the quality of the soldiers on both sides.

-- On the other side is a battle-hardened and victorious army, and on this side is a rabble of people...... Looking at the strict momentum of the other army, and comparing it with the clumsy performance of the scattered and chaotic army of their own army, it feels really sad - the elite soldiers in this world really have to be fought out!

“…… Director Xiao, it's almost time to use our big killer weapon! If these two armies are really allowed to fight head-on, with swords and axes against each other, I am afraid that the Egyptian army will collapse at the touch of a button! Alas, elite soldiers are really not so easy to train! ”

Finding that the distance between the two military formations was quite close, to the extent that he could make out the faces of enemy soldiers with telescopes, Wang Qiu finally put down the miniature digital camera he had been shooting, and said to her boss standing beside her, Ms. Xiao Se, deputy director of the Paranormal Phenomenon Processing Office of the Ministry of Harmony of the State Council, and head of the Chengguan Dogtooth International Column.

“…… Huh, it seems that this gang of waste really can't be counted on, and it's up to you next, Comrade Wang Qiu! It's still our own people who are reliable! ”

Ms. Xiao Se, who has been working hard to "adjust" this Egyptian army these days, also has a very bad face. Although this fierce lady who once knocked over a black bear with her bare hands and kicked over a South China tiger with one foot in a different time and space, she is definitely a first-class expert in cold weapon fighting, but the way of thinking of modern people and ancient people is very different, and the training time is not enough, and in the end, she still failed to toss her appearance.

No way, even large companies in modern shijie take at least a few weeks to train employees, and the cycle of training soldiers is even longer - everyone has an independent mind and personality, and it is never a monkey who will be obedient with a few bananas. In ancient Shijie, due to the strict class, the lower class people may be more obedient, but the huge gap in concept and thinking is even more difficult to bridge, and it is simply impossible to train a group of stragglers who eat mixed food into brave and fierce predators in just a few days to a few weeks.

In this contempt for those online novels that traveled through the late Qing Dynasty, what hired a few Prussian officers as foreign leaders, and you can quickly train an elite soldier: You have never invited foreign leaders when you are the Hunan Army, Huai Army, and Beiyang Army, what results have they achieved?

Of course, if they were to learn about war in the midst of war and sift through death, perhaps some miracles might be created.

Therefore, after seeing that her "crash training" did not work well, Ms. Xiao Se only waved her hand happily. “…… There's no way, tell these useless guys to get out of the way and get the car out! I hope I don't go over the budget again this time! ”

“…… Rest assured, comrade leadership. This time, we used the cheapest ......."

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On the other hand, the Romans, who were gradually approaching the enemy position. He was also looking at the Egyptian army on the other side, and was deeply "shocked".

“…… O gods! This is...... Glass shields? What the hell were the Egyptians thinking? Are they fighting a war or are they having a masquerade? ”

On a chariot behind the Roman phalanx, little Pompey held the reins and squinted at the row of transparent shields in front of him that showed the faces of people in the rear, and was stunned for a while, "...... And...... He actually used such a large piece of transparent glass as a shield...... Do they think they have too much money to spend? ”

“…… That's right, just these glass shields. At least two hundred tarrants of silver, I don't know how the Egyptians made the big pieces of glass so pure and transparent...... It's a pity that when it starts later, it will definitely shatter into glass slag. I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to capture a complete ......," the Syrian governor Kasiyo, who was standing in another chariot next to him, also touched his chin and sighed with regret," ...... It was hoped that after the invasion of Alexandria, the craftsmen who fired the glass would be captured alive. They can definitely sell it for a whopping 10,000 sesters per person in the slave market! ”

“…… If you can catch these clever glass craftsmen. We started our own glass workshop to make money. Why put them up for sale in the slave market again? Little Pompey winked playfully and said with a smile, "...... Hey, so far, we haven't seen any steel monsters, no wolf-headed deaths, no god's heads (balloons) floating in the sky, only a bunch of fools with glass shields...... Hey. It seems that the Egyptian queen has neither gods nor demons around her, but at most a bunch of liars who are good at pretending to be gods......"

In fact. When they landed in the port of Nocrates, Pompey the Younger and his men interrogated some strange rumors about Queen Cleopatra from the local Greek citizens, who had recently seemed to be blessed by the cat god Buster and the god of death Anubis, and summoned a group of powerful messengers from the sky to help her in battle. Specifically, he first put a "meteorite summoning spell" to burn the city of Pelusim to ashes, and then drove the "Iron Monster" to devour thousands of General Achilles' elite soldiers in the port of Nokratis, forcing the pharaoh to flee in the wilderness, Zuihou also prayed to the gods in Alexandria to punish him, and burned Pompey and Caesar to ashes with a fire meteor, etc.

In addition, others proclaimed, with fear and resentment, that the guy who helped Queen Cleopatra was not a true god at all, but a demon disguised as a god! Because the queen took many people as sacrifices when she entered the city, and dug out her heart at the festival to sacrifice to the bloodthirsty demons......

The Roman generals who landed by sea did not believe these extremely absurd rumors, judging by their own reason and common sense. But after discovering that many people said this, Pompey Jr. and the others couldn't help but waver a little, so they went to the old battlefield outside the city, that is, the place where the traversers defeated the Ptolemaic army with car bombs and anti-aircraft machine guns, and went to conduct a field investigation.

But the problem was that the place where General Achilles had camped was the main road in and out of the port of Nocrates, and after a few months all traces and wreckage had been almost cleared, and even the cross on which the corpse was crucified had long since been dismantled and burned—mainly to prevent the corpses from decomposing, and to spread the plague in the city—Pompey the Younger, Cassiillo, and Brutus had circled the place several times, and had not seen any name. And after the city was looted and burned by the Romans, even if there were any traces left, it was covered and destroyed.

At the same time, Antipater. Herod took 10,000 Jewish troops overland from Jerusalem, passing through the Sinai Peninsula and the fortress of Pelusim, entering the Nile Delta, and joining the Roman republican army at the port of Nocrates. When they passed by the ruins of the fortress of Pelusim, they were shocked by the scorched earth, and dug up some strange metal fragments from the charred earthen walls, only to discard them later, and did not bring any physical evidence.

Thus, the Romans, who had bypassed the fortress of Pelusim by sea and were therefore unable to witness the above Jewish experience, were equally seriously suspicious. At the war conference, all strategies and tactics were decided by the Roman generals, and the lowly Jews had no say...... As a result, after some controversy, because of the coveting wealth of Egypt (in fact, the queen is very poor at the moment), Pompey Jr. decided to continue the march according to the original Jihua, at least to the outskirts of Alexandria, and see with his own eyes whether there were any gods and demons around the queen.

Then, when they saw the army of the Egyptian queen with their own eyes, the Roman generals basically put their hearts back in their stomachs - the Egyptian army's clothing was quite neat, and the infantry were all dressed in earthy yellow, and a dark "armor" was put on the outside, but there were only a few thousand people in total, which was much less than their own troops. And the formation is also scattered, only the shield wall of the first column is still relatively decent. What's more, their shield material is not wood, not leather, not metal, but transparent glass!! It only takes one stone to smash !!

The Romans smiled mockingly, thinking that the signs and anecdotes they had heard before must have been made up by the Egyptians.

However, in the next moment, their smiles all froze on their faces - with a long military horn, the Egyptian soldiers on the opposite side suddenly dispersed to the left and right, allowing a group of strange metal monsters to roar out of the way! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )