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    The actions of the Han army were well rewarded.  £¤f, a large number of local people even spontaneously organized militia troops to fight with the Han army. This strange scene surprised Zhang Liao and others.  But no one would refuse this kind of thing.  The army moved forward, but the size of the army became larger and larger!  By the time Zhang Liao's army arrived outside Alexandria, it had even exceeded 200,000 troops!  "What should we do now?!" The old Jusius looked at Nigel with a trembling voice, his eyes full of ferocity due to excessive drinking.  In his opinion, it was entirely because of Nigel that these violent alien armies pursued him all the way to his Egyptian province.  This is all Nigel's fault!  "Don't worry." Nigel could naturally see what Jusius was thinking, but he still needed his help at this time.  "This city is so strong. As long as you can use money to reward the army, then we will be able to hold on here until the Roman reinforcements arrive." "What? Want money?!" The dream pursued throughout his life is endless wealth.  Jusius became uneasy when he heard that he was asking for money. It was more difficult than taking his life!  "I have no money! You are a soldier, you are responsible for the war!" Eusius objected without hesitation.  "Then I'll leave." Nigel wanted to kill this stupid miser directly and sweep away his wealth.  But he couldn't do that.  In the Roman Empire, killing a senator who was also a governor of a province was an extremely serious crime.  This is tantamount to offending the entire Senate.  Although Nigel is not worried about reputation or anything, if he wants to continue to hang out in the Roman Empire, or even sit on the throne of the emperor, he must get the support of the Senate.  "You!" Jusius, who was breathing heavily, pointed at Nigel with trembling fingers, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.  In the end, Governor Jusius had no choice but to pay Nigel a large sum of money and let him lead the army to defend Alexandria.  However, the reality is so cruel.  After receiving the money and the command of the Egyptian garrison, Nigel immediately led the army to leave Alexandria, which was about to be surrounded, overnight.  He ran all the way to the distant province of Cyrenaica.  The betrayed Governor Jusius cursed Nigel in despair as he fled away.  He shouted until he was hoarse at the top of his lungs before he cast his desperate gaze on the city of Alexandria, which was filled with flames and smoke, where the sounds of fighting and howling were everywhere, and the tide of foreign troops poured into the city.  He couldn't run away now even if he wanted to.  In the end, Governor Eusius swallowed gold in his treasury and died.  Except for a small part of the wealth he had accumulated over the years despite being deceived by Nigel, the rest fell into the hands of the Han army.  "Hiss~" Even with Zhang Liao and others' extensive knowledge along the way, after entering the huge treasury of Governor Eusius, they were shocked by such a huge wealth and took a breath of cold air.  "Seal everything up and no one is allowed to move. Immediately send someone to deliver a message to Lord Taiwei." Zhang Liao immediately issued the order.  No one can remain calm in the face of such astonishing wealth.  "So much money?" Gao Yang looked at the rough estimate written on the letter sent by Zhang Liao, knowing that it could only be more, and definitely not less.  Also extremely surprised.  "These Romans are really rich." Yuan Dian also said with emotion.  Gao Yang smiled, put the letter in his hand back on the table, and said calmly, "These are the wealth that the Roman governor collected in Egypt. These are the wealth of the Egyptians. But there are so many, it is indeed very big."  "It's surprising." "Then what are you going to do?" Yuan Dian asked curiously.  "What else can we do?" Gao Yang said with a smile, "Of course, use it. Money is of no use if it is left there. Only by using it can its value be reflected." "Then how are you going to use it? Fa  Give rewards to the sergeants?" Yuan Dian asked.  "Rewards are necessary." Gao Yang sat back behind the desk, took out a cigarette and lit it.  He smiled and said, "Soldiers fought hard and sacrificed their lives, so it is natural for them to gain something. Of course. This money can also be used to bribe the local Egyptians. I want to occupy this land for a long time and dig the Suez Canal. These are all indispensable for the local people."  People's help. Spreading money is the most effective and simplest way. " "That's true. There is no faster solution than spending money." Yuan Dian also laughed.     finally.  Gao Yang made the following arrangements for this huge wealth.  From Zhang Liao down, all Han army sergeants shared two-thirds of the wealth.  The rest was all used by Zhang Liao to bribe the locals.  The army heading south temporarily stopped its pursuit in the direction of Cyrenaica and stayed in Egypt to garrison while strengthening its control over the area.  Alexandria is highThe seat of the capital of the Viceroyalty of North Africa that was destined to be established by Yang.  The war in the south has come to an end for the time being.  The war on Gaoyang's side has also come to an end.  Gao Yang personally commanded the Northern Army, which set out from Syria and headed north. He first invaded Cappadocia and defeated the four Roman legions that hurriedly came to stop them in the Tarsus area.  The formation killed thousands of people.  At the same time, more than 10,000 prisoners were captured.  These Roman legions are not true eagle legions, they are just colonial garrison troops.  Naturally, the combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the elite legions of Rome itself.  Then Gao Yang rushed to the Hatins River and attacked the Armenians who rushed down from the Armenian Plateau to support them on the orders of the Romans.  This surprise battle that took place in the early morning when the sun was rising was extremely classic.  Gao Yang personally led seven to eight thousand elite cavalry and rushed toward the messy Armenian military camp along the sunshine.  Before they had time to react, more than 20,000 Armenians were completely defeated.  This is a brilliant victory.  Gao Yang completely defeated Armenia with less than 300 men. Even their king was beheaded in this assault!  Defeating Armenia means that when Gao Yang marches into the Asia Minor Peninsula, he doesn't have to worry about the barbarians on the Armenian Plateau coming out from behind to cause trouble for him!  Later, when Zhang Liao¡¯s army entered Egypt.  Gao Yang's northern troops also entered Galatea and once again defeated the Roman Empire's main army stationed in the Asia Minor Peninsula that came to block the attack.  A total of eight Roman legions and three auxiliary legions, as well as more than 20,000 local mercenaries!  This huge army, numbering nearly 100,000, was the largest force the Roman Empire could muster on the Asia Minor peninsula.  Their commander was Parnaeus, the Thrace governor who came across the Dardanelles for reinforcements. This was a Roman general who was good at fighting.  This time the Romans fought very fiercely.  Because they know that there is an extremely empty place behind them, and there is no longer any force that can resist the invasion of foreign armies.  Asia Minor is already considered the core area of ??the Romans.  After so many years of rule, the Romans established a large number of colonial cities here.  Most of this Roman legion was made up of people from local colonial cities.  Their families are right behind them!  No one knows better than these Romans how terrible the aliens are.  In the end, this large-scale battle that took place in the wilderness at the foot of Mount Tarsus ended with the complete victory of the Han army.  The outcome of the war was not surprising at all.  The Han army, which consisted of almost a full cavalry regiment, was able to declare victory after first defeating the barbarian cavalry mercenary regiment.  The Roman legion, which was dominated by heavy infantry groups, was completely a turtle formation.  In terms of speed, it cannot be compared with the Han cavalry.  Although the javelins in the hands of the Romans were powerful, the range was so different from the serial crossbows used by the Han army that they could only be beaten passively!  The Han cavalry took advantage of their speed and long-range weapons to torture all the Romans to death bit by bit.  This fighting method of being beaten but unable to fight back greatly depleted the Romans' morale and will to fight.  They collapsed unexpectedly.  Then, the cavalry chased and killed the collapsed infantry.  It was a scene as miserable as mowing grass.  This battle directly wiped out all the Roman military power in Asia Minor and even Thrace.  Parnaeus, the governor of Thrace, as well as many legion commanders, captains of thousands, chief centurions and other important officers all died in this battle.  There is no way, no infantry in a collapsed state can escape from the pursuit of a large number of elite cavalry.  Because the 20,000 local mercenaries were mainly cavalry, thousands of them were able to escape.  Among the main Roman legions, only a few cavalry from the auxiliary legions and some lucky Roman soldiers survived until dark and escaped from the battlefield under the cover of night.  The rest were either killed in battle, captured, or scattered in the endless wilderness.  After defeating the resistance of the Romans, Gao Yang's army was in an unhindered state on the Asia Minor Peninsula.  No one can stop him anymore.  By the time Gao Yang¡¯s army captured the city of Floa, he could already see the Aegean Sea.  The Han army, which wiped out dozens of cities built by the Romans along the way, finally got a long vacation when they arrived at the Aegean Sea.  Because Sun Jian's fleet is still struggling to move forward on the vast Atlantic Ocean.  Although there are detailed charts given by Gao Yang, as well as the most powerful ships in the age of sailing.  But after all, it is a long journey of tens of thousands of miles, and it is a completely new route.  It is almost impossible to have smooth sailing.  Gao Yang was not in a hurry, he kept?The situation of Sun Jian's fleet is being monitored through long-range reconnaissance aircraft.  Knowing that they did not encounter any major crisis, they would enter the Mediterranean via Gibraltar in a month at most.  At that time, it would be the best time for Gao Yang to invade the Roman Empire mainland.  Before Sun Jian¡¯s fleet arrived, all the sergeants had some time to relax.  To relieve the huge pressure caused by the war.  At this time, in the distant city of Rome, the decision-makers of the Roman Empire finally began to put aside their disputes and concentrate on dealing with the alien army coming from afar!  (To be continued)
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