The vest magic changes the earth

North Africa.

The blue waves of the Mediterranean Sea are surging, and along the coast of the Tunisian Strait, there is an ancient city of earthy brown with vicissitudes of life.

It is already in ruins. It used to be the capital of Carthage, the overlord of North Africa, but now the past glory is gone, and there are only tourists.

Alyssa wiped off her sweat, gulped down a sip of water, the Mediterranean Sea in summer was extremely hot and dry, she looked at this place she was familiar with and could no longer be familiar with, and sighed.

She is a local guide in Tunisia, and her job is to guide tourists through the entire ancient city of Carthage.

Although she likes this job very much, she still gets tired of looking at the same scenery every day, even though the ancient city of Carthage is so majestic and beautiful, representing the most glorious history here.

What she is going to receive now is a tour group from Huaguo. She is a local guide and there is a bus driver beside her.

"Little girl, you can speak Chinese very well." An elderly tourist sitting behind her said with a smile.

"Thanks, my name is Alyssa," she replied.

"Is it the name of Queen Alyssa, the heroine of Carthage? Good name, it seems that your parents want you to be a brave girl like Princess Alyssa." said the old man. Scholars temperament.

"Yes." She replied a little proudly, that Queen Alyssa was a hero of Carthage, and the locals called her the Queen of the Pelicans, and she was the great founder of the Carthage Empire.

At that time, she was Princess Alyssa, and the Berbers living here did not allow outsiders to occupy more than one piece of cowhide. The princess cut the cowhide into strips through her wisdom, and then circled the cowhide strips. A new city was established and the city was named 'Carthage'.

Soon after the completion of 'Carthage', the indigenous leader Xialba became greedy for the city. He wanted to occupy the city, so he wanted to marry Alyssa as his wife.Shialba threatened Queen Alisa that if she did not agree to the marriage contract, he would drive all the Carthaginians into the sea and drown them. The queen pretended to agree to the marriage contract in order to defend her young country.

The queen put forward a condition that the wedding should be held according to their traditional Phoenician ceremony, with a fire on the ground and prayers to the dead.Shialba obliged, and when the fire was blazing, the queen leaped into the fire with a leap.

Many parents here will name their children Alyssa and entrust their best wishes.

As the car drove past, the figure of the ancient city of Carthage had already appeared. The war and time had made this empire, which was once evenly matched with Rome, dilapidated, but it still showed amazing charm.The warriors of Carthage once conquered the Mediterranean, crossed the Alps, and almost brought Rome into their pocket.

Tourists file out and start taking pictures.

The tour guide Alisa stood up and introduced the ancient city of Carthage.

While listening to the explanation, several tourists whispered: "Carthage civilization, do they have a famous general, what is his name..."

"Hannibal."

"Yes, yes, it has the same name as the ogre in the novel."

"He seems to be very good."

The old man with a scholarly temperament interjected: "Yes. Hannibal Baca was a famous general in ancient times, and he was also known as the 'Father of Strategy'. He was one of the four famous generals in ancient Europe. He was especially good at winning with less Many, observe the battle situation and defeat the enemy."

By the way, Alyssa introduced to a few bluffing young foreigners: "Hannibal was born in a military family. His father was a general in the first Punic War. Hannibal made the oath when he was 9 years old. : 'I will be the enemy of Rome for life.' In 218 BC, Rome declared war on Carthage. Hannibal counted the soldiers in the country and took them across the Mediterranean Sea to conquer Rome.

He led his soldiers over the Alps like a moat, attacked the mainland of Italy like a surprise soldier, and led his troops forward, annihilating the Roman army with more victories than few.In his most famous battle, he lost only 6000 soldiers and wiped out 7 Roman troops. Finally, Hannibal came to Rome. "

"A cow." Zhang Wei said excitedly, there is nothing more attractive than a heroic story, let alone inside the ancient city of Carthage: "This is simply the Qin State Wu'an Jun (that is, Bai Qi) of Carthage, who was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing."

The companion next to him asked excitedly: "Then what happened afterwards? Historically speaking, Rome still won."

The old man with a scholarly temperament drank his saliva slowly: "Rome sent generals to raid the basic land of Carthage. The nobles in the country asked Hannibal for help, and Hannibal returned in a hurry. He fought Rome at Zama, and the Carthaginian army was defeated. Complete annihilation, Hannibal was defeated for the first time in his life. Rome signed a defeat contract with Carthage, Carthage ceded land to pay compensation, and disbanded the army.

Rome asked Carthage to hand over Hannibal. After Hannibal was persecuted, he had to go into exile overseas, and he united countries overseas to fight against Rome. He helped the small country of Bilitia to fight back and repelled the attack of Rome's allies.But the fatuous king of Bilythia, fearing the revenge of Rome, wanted to hand over Hannibal to the Romans.

The pride of Hannibal's generation of famous generals did not want him to be a prisoner of Rome. When he was at a dead end, he chose to commit suicide by taking poison. "

"So this is not the story of Mr. Wu An." The companion concluded, "This nima is Qin Shimingyue!"

"Basically, it's very similar to the story of the Qin Dynasty." The old man said with a smile, "After losing Hannibal, in 149 BC, Rome sent troops to flatten Carthage and turn the ancient city of Carthage into ruins."

"The general trend of the world, the long-term division must be united, and the long-term must be divided." Zhang Wei sighed.

At this time, he noticed a person in the corner wearing an ancient Mediterranean-style armor. The upper body was covered with armor to protect the torso, the lower body was wearing an armor skirt, with bare legs and arms, a red cloak at the back, and rope-style sandals on the feet. The man has been silently observing them.

Not only them, but he also looked at other tourists, looked at the ruined ancient city, and stood in the corner without saying a word.

He went up and said hello in English: "Hey, buddy, you look good in this outfit! Very handsome, are you here to cosplay?"

The man turned his face to Zhang Wei, perhaps because Westerners look old. Zhang Wei found that this man was already a middle-aged man, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion for the other party's pursuit of hobbies.

The other party seemed to be in a daze, and turned his face away like a wandering soul, "What?"

"I said you are so handsome! Dude, who are you cosplaying? Where are you from?"

"Carthage, Hannibal Bacca." The other party replied.

"It really looks like it! He looked at the other party's gleaming armor, and asked enviously: "You made it all yourself? "Many cosplay or ancient war enthusiasts like to complete the props by themselves, and these people are generally local tyrants!

"No." The enthusiast obviously couldn't react, and replied subconsciously; "This is put on by my father himself."

Still a father-son hobby!Zhang Wei couldn't help being a little envious of the other party. How happy it is to have parents who understand and support their hobbies. He liked playing games when he was a child, but his father forcibly cut off his network cable.

Zhang Wei asked excitedly: "This body is great, can I take a photo with you?"

The other party looked bewildered.

Following his request, there were also tourists who asked to take a photo with this enthusiast, who seemed a little confused and at a loss.But his tough and handsome appearance was obviously very popular. Someone screamed and tried to touch his armor, but he glared angrily.

Cherish your hobbies, I understand, Zhang Wei thought, my camera doesn't like to be moved by others.

He was surrounded by all kinds of beauties and handsome guys, posing in various poses, tourists from all countries, he was kicked around like a dazed and innocent little ball, his face was almost blank.

It is not easy to get out of the crowd with a fever, so I found Zhang Wei and asked: "I heard that the Carthage Empire has been destroyed and was defeated by Rome. Then do you know how Rome treats Carthage? What will become like this?" Where have all the Carthaginians gone?"

If someone asked this kind of question that can be found on the Internet at other times, Zhang Wei must think that he is sick, but now that he knows that this is a cosplay lover, he can understand. The other party is probably playing the role in depth, saying what the character should say, just like Hannibal himself.

So he replied graciously, "Rome did destroy Carthage. They destroyed the whole city directly when they won. As for the rest, I don't know. But we can ask."

The enthusiast looks very sad: "I found that Carthage has almost been forgotten. People just come here to see the excitement."

Zhang Wei took the fancier directly to the knowledgeable old man and repeated the previous question.

The old man didn’t care either. He was a good teacher. When he saw a foreign friend, he said in English: “There are no more Carthaginians. The Carthaginian civilization was destroyed after the defeat. Rome was afraid of the threat of Carthage rising again.” , decided to completely destroy Carthage. The Carthaginians resisted for three years, and a famine occurred in the third year. In order to resist Rome, Carthage set fire to the entire outer port, turning the outside of the city into a sea of ​​​​flames. Women donated jewelry and scissors. Hair was cut down to make bowstrings for soldiers, and people fought stubbornly with the Romans in the city. The Roman army had to advance street by street in the city, and finally bloodbathed Carthage. It burned for seventeen days, and the ashes on the ground were ashes. rice thick.

Some Carthaginians who were unwilling to surrender jumped into the flames, and the rest were almost killed by Rome. After the massacre, only 60 of the [-] Carthaginians remained.The remaining Carthaginians were all turned into slaves and shipped across the Mediterranean Sea for sale.Men were eunuched and castrated, and women were turned into sex slaves. The land of Carthage was sprinkled with salt and planted with thorns, and it was cursed that Carthage would never be able to restore the country.

Finally, Rome established the Roman province of Africa here. "

After the old man finished speaking, he was still a little emotional: "Seeing the tragedy of Carthage, even the general Scipio the Younger at that time hurt him and wept for it."

Zhang Wei looked at this fancier he had just met with a little worry. He seemed to empathize with the Carthaginians very much because of the cosplay character. As the old scholar told the story, his face became more and more ugly, his fists were clenched, and his eyes There is anger burning inside.Zhang Wei was taken aback by his anger, and at the same time felt in his heart how deeply the other party entered the play.

He didn't know much about subcultures like Carthage lovers or cosplay, so he didn't think about how to comfort them, when he heard the fancier ask angrily, "Where is Rome?"

He was stunned for a moment, not understanding what fanciers meant, whether they wanted to insult Rome together or follow Hannibal's people to play: "Rome? Rome has been destroyed for more than 600 years."

The other party was also stunned, and the anger slowly faded away, turning into something that Zhang Wei didn't understand.

Afterwards, the fancier left by himself. Zhang Wei guessed that he might want to change clothes or go home. We met by chance, and he didn't pay much attention to this strange fancier.

At the end of the tour, Alyssa introduced to all the tourists loudly with a smile: "We are now going to the amphitheater during the Roman conquest, where the annual Carthage Festival is held. Fortunately, everyone, the effect of this ancient theater But many modern theaters can’t match it.”

When we arrived at the theater, it was already crowded with tourists from all over the world, looking forward to the upcoming party.

Suddenly, Zhang Wei noticed something was wrong, he poked his companion: "Do you feel that it's foggy here?"

The companion looked confused: "No, why is there fog in the Mediterranean Sea in summer, you are blind."

"Damn it! I don't have it! It's just foggy! I could still see the small tree on the opposite side just now, but now it's a bit blurry!"

The companion looked over, "Really! What's going on?"

They ran to ask the tour guide: "Tour guide, why is there still fog in the Mediterranean Sea at this time? If the fog is too heavy, the festival will not be held. Will it be re-organized?"

Alyssa was also a little confused, and she also noticed the fog that was gradually rising: "I don't know too well, this has never happened before."

The fog is getting thicker, and there are people's voices and figures shaking in the fog. If you look closely, they seem to be different from ordinary tourists.

The companion said excitedly; "Is it the event of this year's festival? Damn, are there actors wearing ancient clothes? Tunisia's idea is fine!"

Alyssa was also a little uncertain: "Maybe? It's really fun."

Other tourists around were also excited, and in the distance, tourists from all over the world in the entire theater were also excited. They took pictures one after another, and some people tried to approach the actors and interact with them.

The figures in the mist became clearer and clearer, and people could gradually see the general figures of the actors who were wearing leather armor and holding spears, who were Carthaginian warriors.Accompanied by the soundtrack played throughout the festival, the atmosphere was heightened to its peak.

"I must take a photo with the actors in it, they are so handsome!" The companion was overjoyed.

"I understand!" Zhang Wei nodded, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "The cosplay enthusiast we met was not an enthusiast who came to play by himself, but probably a staff member arranged here! He specially dressed up as a famous general of Carthage and Tourists interact in advance! It enhances the atmosphere!"

The more he analyzed, the more he felt that he made sense: "He found tourists to ask about the destruction of Carthage, and he acted very angry. In this way, he could do a return-revenge of Carthage and other themed activities! What a great idea, Tunisia The official has put their heart into it! Five-star praise!"

Zhang Wei still felt a little wrong in his heart.He couldn't tell what was wrong.But now it seems that I am overthinking it. Today is the festival. It is very reasonable and creative to use the heavy fog in the weather forecast to create this event.