Augustus Road

After saying this, Herod fell on the couch again and sighed without restraint in front of Sabo. Now Surena's request is that after defeating the Romans, he wants all of Syria and Galaxia as a reward. , asking for things like this before the war is settled has always been the reason why Herod hates Surena. If this is the case, then the outcome of this war will be more important to him, and the greater the result Surena will achieve, It was a huge disaster for him.

The peace terms proposed by Lepidus may not be inferior. If this private deal is completed, he can restore the traditional territory of the empire. In addition, as long as Surena is killed and the glory of the Roman expeditionary force is defeated, as long as he cares about the sword and pen. Shi Yan can still get it on his own account. But if his brother Mindaz didn't die, he would always be a huge knot in his heart, so he gritted his teeth and asked Sabo again, "Use my brother's head in exchange for Surena's head."

"I'm sorry that we can't do it, because we have to give an explanation to the Republic. Even if we look like this, we still have to pay attention to the most basic integrity. That is, as a condition for peace talks, Asasis, your royal brother must follow you safely. Governor Chinodosha left this country. "Unexpectedly, Sabo's position was very firm.

"Can you guarantee that Mindaz won't come back?"

"There is no guarantee that even if this war will end soon, or even our main force will be wiped out, the Baobuqi Republic will still fight back to Seleuria under the banner of Mindaz in five or ten years. So. So. , I can only wish you a stable state and a smooth transition to your noble son."

Herod put his hands on his chest, breathing rapidly, staring at the condor dangling above his head. This is my throne and I will not give it to anyone, but Surena's threat is the most direct now. Then let Mindaz leave for now.

Within three days, Lepidus' legions galloped to the gates of Seleucia. The bugle trumpet was played, and Mindaz's subordinates lined up to greet him at the city gate. Mindaz, who had a slight beard, was riding on a horse. He looked at the man who was also riding towards him on horseback with a complicated expression and stretched out his hand. Lepidus, this posture told him to leave the city of Seleucia immediately, "Our army is near Nineveh. It was repulsed by your brother, but it can be regarded as a victory for the Republic to lift the siege of Seleucia. You have made due assistance, and now you are treated very well. Follow me to Calais and rescue the rest of the people, and then there will be a place for you in the villa on the outskirts of Rome. "

"Will I fight back to the empire and take back my throne? It originally belonged to me. My father's last words were very clear, but they were tampered with by the despicable Surena because he needed a dark and foolish king. , so that you can do whatever you want," Mindaz said with an expression full of unwillingness.

"That's just right. It seems that everyone is very interested in Surena's death, and we have a common language." Lepida smiled on the horse and held hands with each other, "Will you come back to Patti in the future? Yeah, that might be a problem, but right now we're going to see Surena's bloody head, and there's no doubt about it."

All the legionaries, Macedonians, Nubians, Cyreneans. The Spaniards, who had previously followed the commander-in-chief, all had experience fighting in the desert. They loaded all their armor and javelins on light mule carts, and carried their shields and swords lightly, and quickly headed west towards the city of Calais. .

At this time. There was chaos in the city of Calle, and before dawn, Ignatius, the cavalry commander in Crassus' army, was the one who lost his beloved horse in the Euphrates River. He quickly arrived at the city with three hundred cavalry and shouted to Coponius, the temporary governor of the city, "I have identified your identity from your clothes, so I can tell you - Crassus, the governor of Syria, A major battle is underway with the Parthians in the south on the Barisus River, but unfortunately, this war has not yet been resolved. I hope you will be prepared accordingly. "This Ignatius is a man. A cunning and self-protective guy, he deliberately did not tell the specific situation of the battle, and did not even tell Coponius his rank and name. When the opponent was still shrouded in clouds and mountains, Ignatius took these three hundred The cavalry left Kalai without looking back, circled the Sinaka Mountains on the edge of Ikni in the north, and fled quickly towards Zhukoma's winter camp!

Although he was a little confused, Coponius still strictly asked his subordinates to strengthen the city's defense measures. Soon some scattered Parthian light cavalry came to look for trouble, but they were all driven away by the city with sticks, bows and arrows. Gradually, When the sun rose, several groups of tired and embarrassed Roman soldiers appeared in the wasteland south of Calais City. Then more and more people came, almost covering the entire field of vision. Many of them had arrow wounds and their bodies were wrapped Some even lost their weapons in their blankets or cloaks, and their military shoes were only dangling on one foot. Coponius admitted that this was the most embarrassed Republican army he had ever seen in his life.

Callais was too small. Cobonius had only one battalion of troops stationed there. Now there were 30,000 people, as well as the Syrian governor's entourage, many of whom were injured, like a giant whale stranded in a small fish pond. But Cobonius was indeed a capable guy. Under his careful arrangement, only the governor's team and seriously injured soldiers were allowed to enter Callais. The rest of the battalions built temporary camps around Callais with trenches as the core and stayed densely under the city. Because they abandoned the camp on the Barisus River during the breakout, many people did not even bring their equipment and luggage, and naturally lacked tents to block the sun and dust. In fact, most people could only stay naked in the open air, miserable.

"There are very few residents in this city, and the food and water resources are not enough to support such a huge demand, so Governor, we must break out again as soon as possible." The city was full of wounded people, and Coponius felt that it was difficult to gain a foothold, but he still tried his best to find Crassus and the main officers under the Eagle Mark, who were in despair, and made this request to him.

Crassus also knew that it was difficult to survive in Carrhae, so Cassius immediately suggested that he go north to Ikne as a new foothold, and then walk along the Cinnaca Mountains. He and Ogutavis volunteered to be the rear guard. As long as they used the mountains as a support, the Roman infantry could easily repel the pursuit of the Parthian cavalry and ensure the governor's safe return to Antioch.

"The morale of the army now seems a little worrying. Are the officers and soldiers willing to continue to break out? Or should they stay in Carrhae, rest first, and wait for Lepidus' reinforcements?" Crassus looked at the dead and wounded on the ground, and heard the complaints from outside the city, and said hesitantly.