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Chapter 545: Passing the Ten Thousand Mountains in Secret【Ask for votes】

Bai Nanyu sat next to Huo Qubing, watching him move across the bank to watch the fire and gain insight into the battlefield.

What surprised her was that there were six or seven battlefields, erupting in different areas around Parthia at the same time.

Among them, what attracted Huo Qubing's attention the most was a strange battlefield where there was no fighting, but the two sides fought repeatedly.

It was an elite group of forbidden troops led by Zhao Ponu.

The opponent was the Roman tribesmen who landed from the sea and approached the southwest corner of Parthia.

They wanted to march and land secretly, but Huo Qubing predicted their intention and sent Zhao Ponu to lead his troops to intercept them, blocking them completely.

The other party was not simple either. They discovered Zhao Ponu waiting on the shore in advance and wanted to ambush them.But they pretended not to know, and sent another group of people to land from the flank first, hoping to appear suddenly when Zhao Ponu attacked their landing troops, and the two cooperated to eat Zhao Ponu in turn.

But Zhao Ponu noticed it again and responded...

Therefore, the two sides did not officially fight, but they secretly competed for more than one round.

Huo Qubing was very interested in seeing him.

"Your Majesty, who is the other party?" Bai Nanyu asked.

"The Romans hid in a corner of the fighting area in advance and wanted to secretly attack our team, the real main force of their third legion."

Huo Qubing smiled and said, "It's interesting."

It's already dawn.

The team confronting Zhao Ponu finally retreated to the sea and did not start a fight.

……

Alexandria, also known as Alexandria.

It is located to the west of the Nile Delta and on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest port city in Egypt.

During the Ptolemaic dynasty, the capital was moved here in order to strengthen the connection between Egypt and countries around the Mediterranean.

In the morning light, in the white palace and the Pharaoh's chamber, Ptolemy VIII was asking his attendants to help him wipe his face with warm water and then cold water to tighten the skin on his face.

After the attendant wiped his face, Ptolemy VIII turned around in surprise and looked at the attendant who came in to report the news.

He had just asked, 'Where did the attack hit, and has it torn through the Han army's defense line?', and the attendant knelt on the ground, not daring to respond.

Ptolemy VIII's face slowly darkened, realizing that it might not be the good news he expected: "Failed to break through the Han people's defense?"

The attendant trembled:
"The Han army attacked us, and Haluf died on the spot. The priest of Ra was also injured and led the remaining soldiers to flee south.

The news came that we had lost more than 5000 people. "

Ptolemy VIII suddenly became furious and couldn't believe it: "What is Jin Horu doing?"

Khaluf was the general who led the attack, and Jinhoru was the highest-ranking military commander in Egypt.

Jinhoru did not personally lead the army to attack Parthia, but was coordinating the battle situation.

He is currently located under the Akhmal Mountains east of the Nile Delta, in the city of Said on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, with an overview.

The armies of Upper and Lower Egypt had to pass there and transit before they could approach the Parthian defense line and join the battle.

The attendant said: "The news of the war was sent from Jin Helu."

Ptolemy VIII slowly stood up, with an old and fat figure, wearing a white robe, and walked out of the palace.

A quarter of an hour later, the Egyptian ministers entered the palace hall one after another to see the Pharaoh.

"Who can tell me why our powerful Egyptian army lost when the Han army faced the Roman attack head-on?"

Ptolemy VIII looked solemn but angry: "We are fully prepared to fight this battle. According to the intelligence, the Han army on the western front of Parthia only has 7 to 10 people at most, including the old troops of Parthia. , and it will not exceed [-] people.”

“The Roman troops mobilized to the east to participate in the battle were equal to the number of Han troops.

In this case, we united with the defeated Parthian troops... and drew elites from multiple legions, but they were defeated by the Han army overnight! "

Ptolemy VIII paused the scepter in his hand, and these last few words were almost roaring.

The ministers were silent.

They don't know the details of the front line, so they naturally don't know what went wrong.

At this time, another Egyptian attendant came in from outside the temple: "Pharaoh!"

"Say."

"New news from the front line is that the Han army pursued our defeated troops all the way to the north of Soya Corridor and the east coast of the sea (Mediterranean Sea).

The Han army took advantage of the chaos of our retreat and attacked the temporary port we used to transport troops. "

Ptolemy's limbs trembled slightly.

"How many soldiers and horses did the Han army use to fight against us in Egypt? Where did the Parthian troops go?" A minister asked.

The attendant replied: "There is no specific news of the Parthian army's defeat, and the number of the Han army is uncertain. There should be 3 to [-] people."

I don’t know anything about this battle.

The attendant swallowed and added: "The Han army took advantage of the situation and attacked the harbor and captured seven of our troop transport ships, all of which were large ships."

Ga... Ptolemy VIII began to feel dizzy.

Under the impact of the bad news that came one after another, he suddenly had an idea: "What are the Han troops doing to seize the ship? Do they want to go to the sea...to attack our Egyptian homeland?"

The ministers also thought of similar questions and looked at each other.

"What are the Romans doing?"

"Didn't it mean that Rome had already gone to war with the Han army before I did in Egypt?"

"The Han army dispatched tens of thousands of main troops to attack us. What happened to the Romans?" the minister asked.

The attendant shook his head: "There is no news from Rome either."

Ptolemy VIII suddenly waved his hand and said: "All of you, go down."

After the ministers resigned, Ptolemy VIII took out a leather scroll that the Roman Senate had just sent to him not long ago, and conveyed the message to the leather scroll: "Grand Senator, the main force of the Han army is attacking my country in Egypt. Yours Has the offensive ever broken through the Han army’s defenses?”

After a while, the message sent back from the other side appeared on the leather scroll:

"The Han army is attacking you not with its main force. The main force is fighting our fourth and fifth legions.

At dawn, there was a confrontation between a Han army and our third army. "

Ptolemy sat on the throne in astonishment and read the news twice.

The Han army was not attacking them with the main force... could they defeat the Egyptian elites he had drawn from multiple legions?In other words, the Romans were too arrogant and felt that they were fighting the main force of the Han army.In fact, the Han army does not distinguish between priorities, and every team is an elite in hundreds of battles.

Ptolemy VIII experienced ups and downs in his life. The news of the army's defeat made him angry and shocked for a while, but it was not enough to make him panic and fearful.

He quickly calmed down and gave an order to Jin Horu, planning to mobilize Egypt's most elite soldiers and horses to press the border and fight the Han army again.

Now that the Han army has been offended to death, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity to unite with Rome to defeat the Han army.

Otherwise, when the Han army slows down, Egypt's losses will be even greater.

Ptolemy VIII clenched his scepter and issued multiple orders in succession.

In Rome, in the main hall of the Senate, the Grand Senator was also surprised by the battle situation last night.

There was a detailed map of the landforms and areas of the countries around the Mediterranean in front of him.

The hall was very quiet, there were only two people.

One is the great elder.

The other man looked to be 27 or 40 years old, wearing a white robe of a Roman nobleman, with long dark brown hair carefully combed.He looks young, but he is actually [-] years old.

His name is Claudius Augustus Lyon, the current consul of Rome and the second person in Rome under the Grand Senator.

In a sense, his status is actually parallel to that of the Grand Elder.

Some nobles in Rome called the consul the golden sun.

His light shone brightly throughout Rome.

Some other classes secretly call him the Demon King of Fear.

During his two consecutive terms in office, he brutally suppressed riots.

The methods are so bloody that adults can hear his name at night and wake up from nightmares.

Unlike the great senator who is used to hiding behind the scenes and spreading his authority throughout Rome like a shadow, this consul is clever in his methods and acts in a very high-profile manner.

He faces enemies as well as his own people, and likes to do things personally. He has been traced and famous on many occasions.

"I just received the news that the Han army not only fought with us last night, but also blocked the Egyptians."

The great senator's cloudy eyes seemed to be somewhat unclear about the map in front of him.

He came closer, looked at it carefully, and said unhurriedly:

"The commander-in-chief of the Han army has long seen through the Egyptians and our first phase of the war."

"He had just returned from the east and launched an offensive. He used troops on multiple fronts at the same time and defeated the Egyptians in one night."

The consul glanced at the map and said disapprovingly: "From the map, Egypt can approach the southwest corner of the Parthian border to the north.

It is easy to think of Egypt's desire to unite the defeated troops hiding in its southern mountains, but it is not very clever. "

The Grand Elder nodded: "What you said makes sense. But you just came back, so obviously you don't know yet.

I asked the third legion to set off by ship from our southeastern sea territory, pass the port of Carthage, and then sail northeastward by sea.

The Third Army entered the war zone, and when dawn approached, they planned to land at the northernmost outlet of the Soya Corridor by boat. However, their landing was also noticed by the Han commander.

There are Han troops waiting there to ambush us. "

Archon August Lyon finally showed an unexpected expression:

“On the voyage from Carthage to the northeast, there will be no signs of march on the vast sea that can be traced.

How could he predict where the Third Army would land? "

After thinking for a while, he added: "The great senator saw that the Egyptian army was overwhelmed and wanted to press the third army forward when they fought with the Han army and completely destroy the Han army's defense line.

Then cooperate with the Egyptians, and at the same time let the fourth and fifth legions echo the third legion to defeat the Han army? "

The great senator was very satisfied with the consul's insight and judgment, and smiled: "Exactly.

It's a pity that the commander-in-chief of the Han army was very keen, and the Han army was waiting where we landed.

If I hadn't had a sense in advance, received revelation from the oracle, and sent a message to the Third Army to remind us, I'm afraid our losses last night would have been more than the defeat of the Egyptians. "

The consul tapped the table with a silver ring on his finger, making a rhythmic sound.

"So the commander-in-chief of the Han army is quite talented. No wonder he was able to fight all the way from the east. Leave him to me. I haven't been active for a long time. I hope he won't let me down." said the consul.

Grand Elder: "If you are willing to take action against him, of course it would be best. I am waiting for your good news?"

The Archon stood up and suddenly disappeared.

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In Ctesiphon, although Huo Qubing did not go to the battlefield, he spent the whole night coordinating all parties, which was more tiring than leading his troops to the battlefield in person.

As morning approaches, all fronts last night are coming to an end.

Regarding the entire battle situation, there was not much movement on the surface last night, but in fact, it had already passed the Ten Thousand Mountains secretly. If the Romans' third legion landed to achieve their strategic goals, the consequences would be serious.

Watching the fire from the other side to see the overall situation gives me a sense of accomplishment.

It's also a good feeling to give orders to your subordinates, fight everywhere, and then complete the strategic intention like an arm.

What's even more surprising is the magical ability of watching fire from the other side of the bank.

This strategy had little effect in the early stage, and it did not show its astonishing effect until it became the best strategy.

At this time, Fu Luzhi, Utis, and Zhao Anji's team robbed the Egyptian ship, and together with a medium-sized Han ship brought by Huo Qubing from Shenfu, plus some of the boatmen accompanying the army, several groups of people joined together. He was preparing to go south along the river and enter Egypt.

"Zhao Ponu, lead your troops to go south along the Soya Corridor from the land route, launch an offensive against Egypt, contain its main forces, and provide support for Zhao Anji and others to go deep into the sea."

Huo Qubing used concentric lotus leaves to convey his orders.

Zhao Ponu on the other side immediately took the order and made relevant arrangements.

Huo Qubing rubbed his eyebrows.

In the past, I fought at the front while my uncle coordinated the overall situation from behind. Now I have to deploy more than [-] troops to cooperate with each other and use troops on multiple fronts. It is not easy to grasp the battle situation without being negligent.

Suddenly he felt a pair of hands on his shoulders kneading his shoulders, and a refreshing fragrance lingered in his nose.

The hands on his shoulders exerted a little force, and Huo Qubing leaned back, feeling extremely plump to the touch.

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