Then, little Pompey did not have time to lament the fate of his subordinates, and was reduced to fighting for his own life.

-- In the midst of the sand and dust and the earth-shattering shouts of killing, he saw an enemy soldier who was also holding a glass shield and holding a strange short club, and seemed to notice his splendid costume, and even ran straight towards him in stride, bypassing the several circular shield formations that were still resisting......

Looking back, his guards did not know where they had gone, so Pompey had to pick up his ornate shield inlaid with brass reliefs from the wreckage of the chariot, and drew the Roman short sword at his waist, while taking a deep breath of scorched air and preparing for battle.

Immediately afterwards, on this noisy and chaotic battlefield, the two first confronted each other for a moment, and then little Pompey stabbed out with a sword and hit the opponent's transparent shield hard, but unfortunately it was bounced away by this seemingly fragile "glass", and not even a trace of broken cracks were knocked out!

Oh, my God! Is this thing glass or not?! It's even stronger than cowhide!!

At the same time, before little Pompey could exclaim, the strange short stick of his opponent also struck the surface of his ornate shield inlaid with brass reliefs.

As a result, a bright electric spark flashed, and a high-voltage current of 1 million volts shot out from the electric baton, through the brass relief on the front of the shield, all the way to the copper handle on the inside of the shield.

As a result, little Pompey, who had been electrocuted for the first time in his life, was caught off guard, trembled for a moment, screamed and then fell backwards, and collapsed weakly between the gravel. His limbs twitched for a while, the fabric on his lower body seemed to be wet, and the corners of his mouth were foaming at the mouth......

“…… Gee. Look at this valuable outfit, it looks like it should be a big shot! I wonder how much bounty his head can be exchanged for? ”

After another lighthearted knock over his opponent, Captain Cleon took off his motorcycle helmet, wiped the sweat from his head, and muttered...... After a few breaths, he pulled out the stainless steel bayonet from his waist that he used as a dagger, and was about to cut off the head of Pompey Jr. But he suddenly heard a gust of wind behind his head, so he had to quickly bend down and roll, which was able to avoid this sharp sneak attack.

After jumping a few steps. Captain Cleon looked back angrily with his riot shield and saw a ragged Jewish militiaman wrapped in a black and white turban, holding a wicker shield in his left hand and a large wooden stick inlaid with sharp stones in his right hand. Trembling, he stood next to the corpse a few steps away. His face was very pale, and he seemed to be still flustered by the failure of the sneak attack just now.

So, Captain Cleon, who was almost scared out of a cold sweat, immediately laughed with disdain, and didn't bother to wear a helmet, so he grabbed the electric baton that "can launch the thunder of Zeus", and killed it with a loud shout, intending to kill this Jew who didn't know whether he was alive or dead......

-- It's a pity. Captain Cleon seemed to have forgotten Instructor Xiao Se's admonition at this point: "An artifact that fires thunder and lightning can only knock down enemies if it is knocked on metal...... And the seemingly rudimentary wicker shield and large wooden stick in the hands of that Jewish militiaman. But they are all excellent insulators......

After a while, due to the complete lack of response from the electric baton hitting the wicker shield and the wooden stick, Captain Cleon, who had been fighting for a long time and had a lot of physical exertion, soon couldn't help but feel agitated, and the action of wielding the stick began to become a little wrong.

Next, Captain Cleon, who was not wearing a helmet, was accidentally hit in the forehead by the Jewish militia with a stick, and collapsed with blood streaming down his face...... If he hadn't been rescued by a few loyal subordinates in time, he would have almost been cut off in the end......

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In any case, as those seemingly sturdy shields were struck one by one by electric batons, the spontaneous resistance of the Roman soldiers once again completely collapsed, and the outcome of this battle could also be said to be settled.

Of the three Roman legions that took part in the battle, about 2,000 soldiers were killed on the spot, and more than 1,000 were captured or missing. The Jewish auxiliary infantry, who had been placed in front of the phalanx by Pompey the Young, used as a reserve, immediately turned around and ran away as soon as they heard the explosions one after another, and saw that the situation of the Roman legions was not right, and only a few of them ran in the wrong direction in a dizzy state and fell on the chaotic battlefield.

Among the generals who commanded the Roman army, the commander Pompey the Younger was beheaded in battle, and the Syrian governor Cassiyo fell from his chariot in the explosion, was seriously wounded, and died of his wounds two days after being carried out of the battlefield.

As for the Jerusalem priest who led the Jewish Confederate army, Antipater. Herod, on the other hand, fled faster than anyone else. While the Egyptian army was still fighting the remnants of the Roman soldiers, he rolled up his banner of King David's six-pointed star and ran away from the battlefield without a trace.

zuihou, only Marcos who stayed in the camp remained. Brutus, in the midst of the chaos, managed to contain a few hundred of the routs, and tried to put them in order, preparing to continue the resistance with the help of a strong barracks. And, in the ensuing battle, he did use long-range weapons such as javelins, arrows, and ballistas, and for a time repelled the first few chaotic offences of the Egyptian army.

However, seeing that the Roman military camp could not be attacked for a long time and that their own army suffered heavy losses, the traversers, who had never had a sense of fair competition, immediately dragged out a Type 63 107mm multiple rocket launcher without hesitation, and loaded it with high-explosive and incendiary bombs......

The next moment, with the sharp whistling sound of "Xiuxiu", a puff of orange-red flames rose into the sky. Then, a series of deafening explosions rang out in the Roman barracks, and the scattered tents and fences were blown into the air by the air waves, and clouds of flames and black smoke spread in all directions, turning the entire camp into a sea of fire...... The flames lit up half of the sky, and the Roman soldiers, burned by the flames, ran around with the flames all over their bodies, letting out bursts of heart-rending howls of ghosts and wolves. Instantly wiped out their zuihou a little morale.

As a result, the Romans were once again crushed in the face of the guerrilla warfare weapons commonly used by the rebels twenty centuries later. Leaving behind the burning camps and piles of charred corpses, they continued to flee towards the port of Nokratis, only thinking of boarding the sea ship and escaping the hellish land as quickly as possible. However, the Egyptian army was not well positioned - after all, the quality was too poor - to stop the Romans who had suddenly collapsed and fled, but the vast majority of Roman soldiers broke out of the camp and fled all the way to the battlefield outside Alexandria.

Next, a frightened Brutus has just fled back to the port of Nocrates. Originally, I wanted to investigate the responsibility of the Jewish allies who retreated without a fight, but I found that the unrighteous Jews had already been in Antipater. Herod took his lead without saying goodbye. They fled overland along the promenade back to Jerusalem, taking with them all the wealth and supplies they had plundered, leaving the Romans with nothing but an empty city full of remnants.

Seeing such a bleak scene, the distraught Roman soldiers were in an uproar for a while. Marcus. Brutus' position as a temporary commander was already unjustified (several defections. The reputation is all ruined). At this time, it was naturally impossible to restrain the army, and could only watch them compete for the fleeing ships at the docks, loot in the city, loot the money and food needed on the way to escape, and even break out into fire from time to time.

Thousands of Egyptian troops under the command of Queen Cleopatra followed, encamped on the outskirts of the port of Nokratis, and barricaded the docks. Pose as a jiashi who is about to attack...... Thus Brutus and his Zuihou army were defeated and cornered.

-- No food, no military pay. The allies fled from the battle, the soldiers did not listen to the command, and the city, which had just been plagued by the Romans, was full of hostile eyes...... Seeing that he was sitting in a city of sorrow and had no way out, Marcos. At Brutuston, he felt that his future was dark.

However, to Brutus' great joy and bewilderment, the day after the Egyptian army besieged the port of Nokratis, the queen of Cleopatra did not attack the Romans who were trapped in the isolated city, but sent an emissary into the city, issuing an ultimatum to leave the country within a certain time. Brutus, who had already been beaten on the battlefield, was naturally overjoyed by this.

After a tense and short negotiation, Marcos. After Brutus paid a portion of his ordnance and a small amount of goods as an apology in exchange for the Egyptians to lift the blockade of the port, and at the same time begged Queen Cleopatra for a consignment of wheat and dates as rations on the way, and signed an armistice, he finally exchanged the Roman prisoners in the hands of the Egyptians, and then walked out of the city gate with the remnants of the soldiers, lined up on the docks to board the ships, and sailed away, leaving the sad land that had caused them to break their heads and bleed.

Half a month ago, they crossed the sea from Syria to Egypt with the dream of getting rich. And now, with their purses even more shriveled than they had come, they were discouraged and sailed again to their next battlefield, where peace was an almost impossible luxury to find in this Mediterranean Shijie of the Roman Civil War.

-- According to Marcus. Brutus's Jihua, with these remnants of the defeated army, will first return to Antioch, the capital of the Syrian province, to replenish food and baggage, and then cross the sea to land in Greece, and start a new round of battle with Caesar's general Gabinius who remained there.

However, what Brutus did not know at this moment was that since all the Roman garrisons in Asia had been drained in the civil war, Pharnaciss, the king of Pontus who had been killed from the north of the Black Sea, had taken the opportunity to sweep through Asia Minor and Armenia, which were extremely empty in defense, and wreaked havoc on the colonial strongholds established by the Romans in the East, slaughtering more than 30,000 Roman immigrants who had lost the protection of their army in one fell swoop. At present, the advance of the Pontus army has entered Tarsus, the capital of the province of Asia Minor, which was abandoned by Pompey the Younger, and is continuing its advance towards rich Syria......

- Judging from this situation, I am afraid that before the defeated army of Brutus returns to Antioch, the Syrian province may have already changed hands.

At the same time, the traversers also drove the Egyptian army, hurriedly turning around and retreating, and everyone had a look of uncertainty on their faces

“…… What the hell! I'm ready even to destroy the bomb boats of the Roman fleet! Zuihou actually came up with such a result! ”

In the violently bumpy armed small pickup, Wang Qiu held the steering wheel on the side. While I couldn't help but complain like this, "...... Queen Bixia, why didn't your younger brother husband Ptolemy XIII come sooner or later. Why just jump out at this time to stir up the situation? ”

“…… Who would have expected such a thing? But no matter what, this battle will break out sooner or later! Queen Cleopatra shrugged helplessly, "...... There was no room for delay, and Pharaoh had drawn up an army of about 30,000 men by draining all the garrisons and armed settlers of Upper Egypt. A Bedouin cavalry even broke into the outskirts of Alexandria! If we can't end the war with the Romans as soon as possible and return to Alexandria with the army to stabilize the people, there will be civil strife again! ”

-- I have to say. Although the civilization of ancient Egypt was long and brilliant, it was a small country in terms of territory. Run from the westernmost point of the Nile Delta to the easternmost point. It's only a little more than 300 kilometers away. The distance between Memphis, controlled by Ptolemy XIII, and Alexandria, was even shorter. Even at the slowest pace, it took only five days to reach the outskirts of Alexandria.

Due to the serious lack of depth in the territory, the troops at hand are not enough to deploy and defend everywhere. There is also a drag on the capital city of Alexandria, which cannot be easily discarded. Queen Cleopatra had to dance to the beat of the enemy during the war, and appeared rather passive.

“…… Yes, as the old saying goes, there is only one table of dishes, but two tables of people come! We can't afford to fight on two fronts at the same time, so we have to cheapen the Romans. Senior Sister Ma Tong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also looked displeased," ...... Alas...... That's fine. This battle is going to come sooner or later anyway, and it is better to fight late than early. End this Egyptian civil war a little earlier. We can also have peace of mind sooner......"

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Upper Egypt, Faiyum Oasis

Among the yellow sand and Gobi and the bare rocky mountains, this bright green looks so pleasing to the eye.

Located about 100 kilometers southwest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, this oasis of abundance was the most important core colonial stronghold of the Ptolemaic conquering power in Upper Egypt and one of the most prosperous agricultural areas in Upper Egypt.

Unlike other oases that depend on underground springs for their livelihood, the Faiyum Oasis enjoys the same nourishment of the Nile as Upper and Lower Egypt.

About 70,000 years ago, the overflowing waters of the Nile River first washed over the low hills surrounding the Faiyum Depression, creating the turquoise waters of Lake Moelis (now known as Lake Garron) and the surrounding marshes, which means "land of lakes." Throughout history, water from the Nile has been channeled into this natural triangular depression to irrigate this fertile oasis.

The pleasant natural conditions make this oasis rich in vegetation and beautiful scenery. However, due to the lack of jishu to exploit this low-lying swamp by the ancient Egyptians, before Alexander the Great's conquest of Egypt, the Faiyum Oasis was just a wild area for the Egyptian royal family to play and hunt, and was famous for its abundance of crocodiles. It was not until after the establishment of the Ptolemaic dynasty that the Faiyum oasis was systematically developed in order to accommodate retired Greek and Macedonian veterans.

The Greeks who migrated to Egypt built dikes, drained lakes, cultivated fields, dug irrigation ditches, and planted crops such as barley, wheat, dates, olives, onions, and flax, allowing the Ptolemaic dynasty to receive ample tax revenues here. The mere fresh fish caught on Lake Moiris provides a fishing tax of "tarrant" silver. What's more, through the development of the Faiyum region, the Ptolemaic dynasty also broke into a predominantly Greek-based colonial community in the heart of Egypt, far from the sea. Even in the late Ptolemaic period, when the Egyptian natives revolted and the whole of Upper Egypt was in turmoil and rebellion, the Fayoum Oasis was still like a reef standing in the stormy seas, firmly nailed to this sea of war, holding the crumbling territory of Upper Egypt in the south for the Ptolemaic Dynasty.

By this time, however, all these struggles and persistences of the Greek immigrants had lost their meaning—according to the orders of Ptolemy XIII, the entire army of Upper Egypt was to be diverted for the counterattack on Alexandria and the civil war with Queen Cleopatra VII.

As a result, under the persecution of Pharaoh's edict, thousands of Greek and Macedonian military immigrants had to tearfully burn down their houses and estates in various parts of Upper Egypt, abandon their fortresses and fortified cities, and gather weapons and food on the banks of the Nile, surrendering the land that they had been desperately holding on to the Egyptian indigenous rebels who had been fighting fiercely for many years...... Not only the rich oasis of Faiyum, but even the Ptolemaic capital of Upper Egypt, the Greek colonial city of Ptolemaes? Hermiu, too, is on the list of deprecated.

-- After this battle, no matter what the victory or defeat is, the entire territory of Upper Egypt will probably have to talk to the Ptolemaic dynasty about zaijian. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )