Augustus Road

But when the Egyptians were incited by Diotusos and gathered in the royal dockyard to start working in full swing, Lepidus, who was well-informed, took a fast ship and prepared to go to the Pharos Islands to take over Caesar's command of all the armies and fleets. @

On the speedboat at the headland, the cavalry officer jumped onto the deck easily. Then he looked back and waved goodbye to his comrades who were still staying in the camp. Of course, Little Queen was included. She didn't know whether to hate him or be grateful to him. .

Later, at a private banquet in the camp, Caesar suddenly asked Cleopatra, "Lepidus is really an outstanding talent. I think you can realize this when you are in Perusium."

"Yes." Cleopatra first pretended to reply casually. Then when she saw Caesar's strange eyes, she covered her chest in surprise and said calmly, "Yes, I admired him. He, please understand, Lepidus was identified by my father during his lifetime as my guardian."

"Then you should be very lucky. My niece is also under his guardianship. Atiya has expressed her admiration for my deputy in front of me more than once, but Atiya's feelings are very pure. I think you should understand."

As a result, Little Queen Elizabeth immediately teased, "If it weren't for your last sentence, all the guests here would have mistakenly thought that your niece and I were love rivals. Yes, my admiration for the cavalry commander must be a cryptic statement. no?"

Caesar hurriedly explained that he had just heard some rumors and he was willing to sincerely apologize to Cleopatra.

"Speaking of rumors, when I was ten years old in Rome, I heard that you and my guardian had a close relationship. It was said that the guardian was the main attacker. He roughly pinned you down in an alley." After Xiao Yanhou said this. Caesar's drink spurted from his mouth. The lieutenant Valentinians almost pierced his cheek with a barbecue spit. Igurus quickly stuffed a mouthful of cinnamon to calm down. Only Sexdelius then said carelessly, "It turns out that even the Egyptians know about this." ", he laughed like a goose, and then realized that the atmosphere around him was wrong. He awkwardly swallowed the food with the rest of his smile.

At the same time, Lepidus landed on Pharos Island. He began to plan an attack on the island's indigenous people. Originally, Caesar's fleet anchored here, but in fact it only controlled the old fortress of Pompeii with the Great Lighthouse as its core. This is also a protruding promontory, but most of the island's interior is still loyal to the Pharaoh. In the hands of the natives, these people were all pirates and bandits who made a living by robbing ships in distress. When Caesar was besieged in the Alexandria camp, this group of people also surrounded the lighthouse for no good reason. Set up camp on the beach and build a few simple towers. A blockade was formed.

Then, Lepidus' Sixth Army marched out, carrying six cavalry cannons, four "Lady Cannons", and four Saratoga. They occupied the high ground two furlongs directly in front of the Aboriginal blockade. .

Opposite, the Pharos were a completely rabble. They actually formed a chaotic formation, yelled at Lepidus' legion, and waved the crude weapons in their hands. Next to the beach, this group of people also had three weapons. A rowing boat, flying a pirate's flag, probably full of looted loot, was pulled out of the cave to show off its momentum.

"These guys, as soon as I, the Zifan pirate leader, appear, they will all kneel down and beg for mercy." At this time, Macmillan, the leader of the fleet, saw the stupid enemies on the opposite side and suggested to the cavalry commander.

"No, now is the time to establish the repressive majesty of the army. All that is needed is shooting and killing." Lepidus did not accept Macmillan's plan, but issued orders to the gunners.

When a bold Pharosian rushed to the positions of the two armies, took off his short skirt, revealing his flesh-red buttocks, twisted wildly, slapped his hands and screamed, causing his own side to shout loudly.

Until a heavy javelin fired from a cavalry cannon penetrated his hip and flew straight into the Pharosian position with the man's body. Then, the Pharosians heard the whistling sound of wooden poles flying over their heads, and before they could react, the towers behind the position began to be violently disintegrated. With a cry, the group of Pharosians began to move towards the island lifelessly. They fled deep inside, while those still on the tower jumped directly from high places in panic. At the sound of the bugle, the cavalry of Lepidus's Sixth Army began to pursue in different directions, just like hounds chasing a group of rabbits. Many Pharos had no choice but to burn down their own villages, then walked into the sea and swam up the Qili Embankment. , but before they could sit on the wide embankment and take a breath, Lepidus' fleet came over in darkness, and the jets of flames swept across the entire embankment. Many Pharos were burned to death on the spot, and some people could only hold their arms again. The board jumped into the water and finally drowned due to fear and exhaustion.

Many citizens of Alexandria on the other side of the Seven Mile Embankment climbed onto buildings and rooftops. They saw with their own eyes that thousands of Pharos people encountered such a miserable situation in less than two hours. Many people were frightened. I lost my mind and no longer had the courage to fight.

But at this time, the shipbuilding work in the dock supervised by Diotusus was still in progress. The captain of the guard strictly prohibited the craftsmen, laborers and rowers from watching the battle outside, so that they could not be distracted. When there was not enough wood, Diotusos Si ordered the beams of the theater and velodrome to be demolished to make ship hulls and oars. In short, all his actions showed that he was doing his best for the royal family, and he received generous rewards from Ptolemy and Mortamenes.

Over there, the Sixth Legion, stepping on the corpses of the Pharos, began to reach the beginning of the Seven Mile Dike. Lepidus ordered to quickly build a bridgehead here to prevent the enemy from attacking along the dike. "Do you see the royal dock opposite? It is located between Ipos and the Seven Mile Dike, and is connected to the dike and the wall of Alexandria by two stone bridges. The bridge holes on the stone bridges are the attack routes of the Egyptian navy." Sabo and Hitius, who had a clear observation of the terrain ahead, pointed and reported to Lepidus.

"My insider on Pharaoh's side has already told me the enemy's intelligence and plan in secret. This naval battle requires surprise attack and blockade. The goal is to seize and destroy the two bridges and complete the siege of the entire city at sea. Then we will control the Qili Dike, use the army to rush into the city, establish contact with the Jewish district, and then force Pharaoh to flee." Li Bi Da finished speaking to his subordinates, "Then catch up with him in the suburbs outside the city and annihilate him on the spot!" (To be continued...)

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