Elagabalus, Gannis and others were afraid that the Eastern Allied Forces and Macrinus would catch up.

They didn't dare to stay in the slightest, and left Antioch in haste with only a few thousand elites left.

When Macrinus and the others wiped out the rebels inside and outside the valley and arrived in Antioch, apart from the panicked nobles and the leaderless soldiers, there was no trace of Elagabalus and the others in the city.

"Damn it, let them escape!"

Macrinus hammered the table bitterly, his expression full of unwillingness.

Cao Mao smiled lightly,
"They can escape for a while, can they escape for a lifetime?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something. If Elagabalus returns to Rome and tells the Senate about the alliance between you and me, then they will form an army and we will be in trouble..."

Macrinus said worriedly.

He knew nothing about the Roman Empire.

With the ability of the empire, it is not difficult to form an army of millions.

Facing millions of Roman troops, he and Cao Mao will be in great trouble!
"Don't worry, since I promised to help you become the emperor of Rome, I will definitely do it."

Cao Mao smiled lightly.

Macrinus was taken aback, his eyes full of bewilderment and puzzlement.

He didn't understand why Cao Mao was so confident!
"Are you familiar with the situation in Rome?"

Cao Mao suddenly asked abruptly.

"Report to Your Majesty, yes."

Macrinus nodded.

"You can draw the terrain around the city of Rome, and I will use it for another purpose."

Cao Mao ordered.

"Could it be that His Majesty is planning...to raid the city of Rome?"

Macrinus said cautiously.

Apart from this possibility, he really couldn't think of a reason why Cao Mao wanted a map of Rome.

"Yes, I do mean that."

Cao Mao nodded and simply admitted.

"But... how can we raid the city of Rome?"

Macrinus was taken aback.

If one wanted to raid the city of Rome, one would have to pass through the province of Syria, Asia Minor, the Balkan Peninsula... This journey would take at least ten days.

Even without the obstruction of the Roman army, their supplies would still be a problem.

Unless Cao Mao is planning to go by water? !
Macrinus suddenly widened his eyes,

"Your Majesty is planning to go by water?"

"That's my plan."

Cao Mao nodded with a smile on his lips.

Macrinus smiled wryly,

"Your Majesty does not know that the Roman Empire actually had a huge navy stationed in the Mediterranean Sea."

"As long as Elagabalus returns to Rome and gives the order to attack us, even if the Roman navy does not land from the Canaan area, it will block it from the sea to prevent us from passing through the Mediterranean Sea by boat."

"Besides... we don't have that many warships!"

What he said was the actual situation.

The Roman navy had excellent warships and well-trained soldiers.

It was by virtue of its powerful navy that the Roman Empire could dominate the Mediterranean region and conquer countries such as Africa and Great Britain.

"You don't have that many warships, I do."

Cao Mao smiled calmly,
"You just do it."

Hearing what Cao Mao said, Macrinus couldn't say anything more, so he had to take the order and go.

……

In the next few days, Cao Mao and Macrinus led troops and marched towards the northwest region.

Wherever he went, all the cities of Rome were watching the wind fall.

Soon, the two river areas where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were located fell into the hands of the Eastern Allied Forces.

They took advantage of the trend to advance to the province of Syria, and uprooted those forces that were foolishly loyal to Elagabalus!

It's just that regarding the behavior of the Eastern Allied Forces, there has been no movement in the direction of the Roman Empire.

But everyone knows that under the calm appearance, there is an undercurrent surging!

……

City of Rome.

senate.

A group of Roman nobles came in from outside the hall and took their seats one after another.

Elagabalus on the side strode onto the stage after seeing that everyone was present.

"Elders!"

exclaimed Elagabalus.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the hall, which was originally full of discussions, fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at him.

"I am the real son of the former Augustus, that despicable villain of Macrinus, who conspired to assassinate my father!"

"How can such a shameless person deserve to be the emperor of the empire?"

"I am qualified to inherit the mantle of my father!"

Elagabalus spoke impassionedly.

Looking at the handsome and handsome Elagabalus, all the Romans could not help nodding their heads slightly.

Compared with the dark-skinned and slave-born Macrinus, they hoped that Elagabalus could become emperor.

At this moment, a highly respected Roman senator slowly stood up,

"This is a very serious allegation. Can you produce evidence?"

"I have no proof."

Elagabalus shook his head.

"Since you have no evidence, there is nothing you can do."

The Roman senator shook his head regretfully.

Although the Roman nobles didn't like Macrinus very much, they couldn't abolish the throne of Macrinus because of a few words from Elagabalus.

"I know."

Elagabalus nodded with a serious face,
"But did you ever know that that fellow Macrinus has conspired with the barbarians!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a commotion in the hall.

"He actually colluded with barbarians?"

"Impossible, he is the Emperor of the Empire!"

A group of Roman nobles whispered to each other with distrust on their faces.

"quiet!"

The former Roman senator frowned at Elagabalus,

"Elagabalus, you are making very serious accusations against Augustus today, do you understand?"

"Of course I understand!"

Elagabalus calmly said,

"I have evidence to prove that Macrinus is indeed in collusion with the Parthians!"

He nodded to Gannis who was beside him.

The latter quickly brought several Roman soldiers onto the stage.

"Not long ago, I led the army to Antioch, preparing to avenge the former His Majesty Augustus."

Gannis looked at the crowd and began to talk about the battle outside Antioch,
"...I saw with my own eyes that Makrinus stood with Assis, the new monarch of the Parthian Empire."

"Moreover, apart from his army, there are other Eastern coalition forces attacking us!"

Seeing so many people testifying at the same time, the Romans present were suddenly angry!

They have been fighting against the Eastern Parthian Empire for so many years, and each other's hands are stained with each other's blood.

It is unforgivable that Macrinus dared to ally with them!
"There is no such emperor in Rome!"

"Get him out of power!"

"Elagabalus is our true emperor!"

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