Several jackals in the desert were tearing the bodies of a dead traveler, with white bones and dark red flesh everywhere. The last thousand soldiers left by the Holmahi Legion were wearing soft linen armor and short swords in the unblocked sunlight, slowly passing by the corpse with dull eyes. The jackals raised their heads slightly, staring at the turbid yellow eyes, and looked at these people without fear. The Hlmahi Legion had completely lost its majesty. When the troops of Libidaus were given a review by the Pharaoh before going to the expedition and rewarded by mountains of fine wine and delicacies, these Egyptian prides were originally nestled in the Idaumi Fortress, gnawing on the sour bread, drinking the turbid well water, and pitying themselves.

When marching towards the southern desert of Cyraniga, Li Bida did not even come to personally transfer them to defense and join the expeditionary force. Instead, he sent a few centurions and pulled them out of the fortress with his canes. Everyone, whether soldiers or officials, only sent a short sword, took them away. Escape or rioting were also delusions. Reason 1, they were always followed by more than a thousand elite Vibichinas cavalry, who used swords, spears, bows and arrows and sufficient camels to provide supplies, and were eyeing themselves; Reason 2, because of their pampering habits, these Hormahis did not dare to fight and resisted unfair treatment.

In front of them were the 13th Illyrian Army and the Serapis Army, a total of 12,000 people, plus the baggage personnel of the army (Li Bida fulfilled his previous promise and liberated all the soldiers, each of whom received a bounty, plus a small piece of land. But he still had to guard the baggage for the army). There were about 30,000 people. The restoration army, which killed thousands of swords, was no, now the King's friend of Egypt, and the title of General Derego, "Military Chief of Defense of Nomads", led the chief thousand-man brigade he brought from Gaul, and the three hundred Medegi Guards, walking at the end of the entire army.

So the officers and soldiers in the Hormahi Legion saw Alexander gradually drifting away and the desert scenery became more and more desolate, and the fear in his heart quickly became stronger. Since we were only sent to us daggers, Li Bida pulled us out not to fight those chiefs. The biggest possibility was to kill everyone in this uninhabited desert under the orders of the pharaoh who hated us deeply, just like Antico killed those treacherous silver shield troops back then.

Fortunately, when camping, Libida's troops only surrounded their camps. They did not send people directly, so the officers of the Holmahi Legion could still gather together to discuss matters. At this time, the night wind in the Libyan desert was already bleak, and many down-and-out officers were wrapped in coarse blankets. They first recalled the glorious years in the royal city, and then began to angrily denounce their unbearable life. "If I had known this, I should have kept the formation of five thousand people and did not escape. Follow Achilaus and fought against Libidaus, who was born in a miscellaneous pheasant, and we will win." An officer named Eumenis said hatefully.

Several other officers in the shadow made a mocking voice, "Eumenis, your tent luggage was full of plates made of gold and silver, amber, turquoise necklaces, and a few beautiful Greeks, and little dance girls were accompanying you. Do you still have the strength to fight the Romans?"

Eumenis ignored the teasing of others. He kicked over several pots and shouted loudly, asking all the Hormahi legions to follow him to "rebellion", but instead of fighting against Libida's troops, it was tantamount to hitting stones with eggs, but instead of escaping from this damn desert and walking forward under the guidance of the stars in the north, "Let's go to Cyrenaga, which is a wealthy Roman autonomous city."

"You are crazy. It is said that this Libidaus is from Rome. Let's go to Cyrenega again, aren't we going to fall into the trap?" Several others refuted loudly.

"No, the city of Cyrenega is just a city affiliated with Rome. It is half Greek and half Jewish. It has its own city-state community and judicial power, and its own army. So when we go to join, the city of Rome cannot control us." This sentence is correct. Cyrenega was originally a Greek colony in Afilica. Later, it was ruled by the tyrant Palettus family. After the rise of the Ptolemaic dynasty, it was annexed by the other party and established the title of "King of Cyrenega".

Members served as governors (general executives) of Rome, but over time, Cyrenega's centrifugal trend became stronger and stronger. About fifty years ago, the last Cyrenega king Ptolemy Apion gave the country to Rome in his will. Since then, he has left Egyptian rule and has become a gray area between the two countries. It is a free port city with rich agriculture and water sources, with no less than 50,000 residents, most of whom are descendants of Greece and Jewish, but there are quite few orthodox Egyptians.

I had relatives who worked as mercenaries there. According to him, the danger of Jewish riots is getting greater and greater. Because the power of the city is in the hands of the Greeks, these loan sharks from Judea (Roman's name for ancient Jews) are very dissatisfied with the people of the city. Therefore, the people of the city-state urgently need mercenaries. We will serve as coaches or officers, and all of them can make a fortune!

It is undeniable that Eumenis's bewitching did work. By the early morning of the next day, more than 200 people from the Holmahi army, under his leadership, killed some of the baggage personnel guarding the stables in the camp, pulled a lot of horses and camels and fled. The rest of the people who did not dare to escape were tremblingly staying in front of their camp tents, watching Li Bida walk into the camp with his fierce guards.

But unexpectedly, the commander-in-chief's speech was like this, "I am forgiven the Holmahi Legion who is willing to stay in the camp. When you return to the army immediately, you will restore your honor and form a new Holmahi Legion to the Memphis station. But those who escaped cannot accept the training at all. What I want to know now is, where is the destination of these guys Eumenis?"

The trembling soldier Holmahi spoke in unison, "It's Cyrene, my commander!"

Li Bida sneered, and then told the scale officer, "From now on, the Holmahi Legion will be temporarily reduced into a brigade, accompanying the 12th Legion's chief brigade, commanded by Tagus. They will be given a wide-blade sword, shield, helmet, and Knu white shirt. In addition, the Soldiers Committee will first allocate a month's military pay, and the same treatment will be given to other troops."

"Aren't you going to send General Dussenvier and me to pursue him with cavalry? I can kill all the treacherous ones without a thousand Stadias." Next to the flag, Anthony on the horse's back drank a sip of beer produced in Thebes and asked. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!