Augustus Road

The Greek Quarter under the city of Alexandria was close to the Royal City. Because the Ptolemaic regime always relied on Macedonian nobles, the Royal City was always close to the Greek Quarter, not the Egyptian Quarter or the Jewish Quarter. This district was also the entire The most beautiful and prosperous place in the city, all buildings are built according to the standard "Ipadamus" (commemorating the first Greek engineer of Asia Minor to come up with this planning model) Ipadamus. Drainage channels, green plants and winding colonnades surround the city. The streets are neat and uniform, the buildings are even and symmetrical, and the temple complex, judicial complex and square are in their place. Several hooded figures hurried past several official residences painted white to block the sun, and immediately brought the terrifying news to the royal city that "the Roman army and fleet had begun to penetrate into the Nile Delta."

In the palace, Benenice and Archelaus were dressed in Egyptian costumes, sitting side by side on lion-legged chairs with pale faces. The fountain below was driven by an automatic machine from time to time, spouting crystal water, but they were not in the mood to go there. appreciate.

The pharaoh couple was originally going to enjoy the River Valley Feast in Thebes, but Lepidus' soldiers of the Restoration Army made a surprise move and detoured back to the Kingdom of Herod the Great in Asia, and then used Pelusium to invade Egypt. Although the route was extremely tortuous, it was still successful. So the two men could only sadly take the Hormashi Legion and hurriedly left Thebes and returned to Alexandria to stabilize the morale of the troops.

But the morale of the military could no longer be stabilized by Beneniki, let alone the outsider Archilaus - according to the spies' report, Lepidus openly liberated the Nubian black prisoners of war after the battle of Perusium. and distribute their farm property. Now in the Delta. It was not only a small river fortress, but also a trading post. Most of the Nubian mercenaries with weapons did not escape without resistance, but surrendered and were willing to lead the way for the restoration army.

And her father, the original pharaoh flute player of this kingdom, followed the restoration army. Constantly and willing to accept the old general's abandonment of the dark and the bright, now Beneniki's long eyelashes under the blue eye shadow are trembling, because she clearly saw several military leaders in front of the palace gate, shadows in the colonnade. There were whispers in the room. Many people spoke disrespectfully when they met the couple, and they secretly hid weapons. Although they were frightened by the might of Archelaus and the elite power of the Legion of Horma, these people were not ready for the time being. Dare to take action. But the female pharaoh clearly felt that the cloud of rebellion was gathering.

"I will immediately take the garrison of Idaoui and the Legion of Hormace across the Nile to resist the traitors of the restoration." Finally, Archelaus stood up from his seat and said to his beautiful wife He promised, "It's still too late. As long as I launch a powerful counterattack, they will have to retreat into the wilderness, and most of them will die in the desert." It seems that Archelaus is still cautiously optimistic about the situation of the war. manner.

Who would have thought that Beneniki became excited, she shed tears, grabbed the clothes of her newly married husband, and said, "Take me with you on the expedition. We will bring a reed plate and use it to barbecue wild ducks or pheasants in the military camp on the bank of the Nile." , and then I will let you enter between my legs wantonly and happily, and we will enjoy perhaps the best and last time like a real couple - I don’t want to stay in the royal city, I am afraid of becoming a greedy person. A prisoner of desire and betrayal, they had just put me on the throne, but now they still think I can be sold for a price. "

The whole hall was full of eunuchs and officers with erratic expressions walking around. At this moment, the news of the squadron's tragic defeat had reached the ears of all the powerful people. This was much more terrifying than the destruction of the entire army, but luckily What's more, we still have the resources to negotiate with the Pharaoh and the Romans, and only that couple is still sincerely enjoying each other.

Three days later, in front of Alexander's tomb at the crossroads of the boulevard, Archelaus was dressed in military uniform, with the female pharaoh's chariot next to him, followed by the Hormashi legion in full Macedonian armor style, filing along the Coliseum and the sea. Temple, walk out of the royal city located on the northwest island, and walk towards the unknown desert and Nile River continent.

But when they walked out of Alexandria, the commander of the fortress of Idaoui suddenly changed his mind and refused to send troops, and some of the Hormachian legions originally stationed in the fortress here also obeyed the request. The commander's request, "When there is internal strife in the Pharaoh's royal family, it is absolutely necessary to maintain the same respect for both sides." This was their excuse to explain to the soldiers not to go to war.

Along the way, in gloomy country houses, people are celebrating the River Valley Feast Festival, and family sacrificial halls are filled with mournful music and hazy smoke. People are singing songs, carrying idols, and remembering their ancestors and ancestors in the underworld. Relatives. In this bleak atmosphere, the proud royal guard regiments that Archelaus went to resist continued to escape in twos and threes. When these soldiers fled, they also carried gorgeous armors and shields, because the pharaoh paid for them. , the gems and gold nuggets inlaid on it can be pawned for a lot of money.

There were fewer and fewer followers and soldiers around the Pharaoh and his wife. By the time they arrived at the Nile River, the rushing water overflowed on both sides of the river bank. Under the setting sun on the opposite side, the flags and camps of the Restoration Army were in order.

Lepidus sat in the middle of the bonfire and the tent, constantly receiving envoys from various dignitaries and military officers in Egypt. They all brought piles of goods like mountains, and in servile tones, begged the commander. After eradicating the rebellion and welcoming Pharaoh back to the royal city, the flute player would say a few good words for himself in front of him to keep his wealth and official position and not let Pharaoh's vengeful anger affect them.

"Are these treasures worth a hundred thousand drachmas? Okay, Alp, take them. This is from the head of the defense of the nomadic people in your country. I believe everything he said and told him to stay at the Libyan border and prepare to meet the Pharaoh. Your majesty's prince has returned to the country. In addition, Sabo has recorded all the money in the account book. "Lepida opened the box in front of him and said loudly. In fact, these treasures are more than 300,000, but what is said in the account book is how much it is.

At this moment, Petheneus and Antony came in and reported to him the defense of Archelaus' army on the other side of the river. "That general is still here? But now I will not take him seriously anymore. I There is a powerful fleet and 15,000 soldiers. More than half of the Egyptian generals have submitted to me. The commander of Idaoui Fortress, the military chief of the capital, and the chief of the defense of the nomadic people have all sent envoys. The general, who claims to be the son of Mithridates, is afraid that all the guards around him will flee? "

"You guessed it right. There are probably less than a thousand people around General Archelaus now. No one in Egypt supports the couple now. He came to this battlefield with the determination to die." Marco Anthony was sure. say. (To be continued...)