"You can tell the difference between the invitation and the order of the emperor." - Proverbs of the Roman Empire era

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But Adianna also wrote a letter to the other side of the besieged city, Marcus Brutu, and told the philosopher general the result of the war intact.

Brutu put the letter dejectedly on the small table beside the bed and moaned in pain. He could not even find anyone who discussed it. The officers and soldiers of the Ninth Legion of Macedonia only obeyed the orders of Kassie, who respected him on the surface, but still regarded himself as a literati in his bones. "His Excellency Brutu should study some topics about geology, plants, or republic monarchs in cities like Athens, and let him lead troops, it would be a torture for the upper and lower parts." Sometimes, the chief centurion of the legion would tease in front of soldiers and flag-holding officials.

Therefore, the actual command of the front line was completely in the hands of several civil guards and centurions, and Kasio commanded the fleet to block the waters between Xiaoya and Greece. Therefore, he was the only one left in the entire Taktun front line, and he had no real power. He was just a rubber stamp, and he was just a command board sent to his subordinates every day.

What's more, the so-called friendly army, Minand, brought a total of 10,000 bronze shield troops this time, and formed again in Bosphorus, plus two thousand Scythians and Salmatia mercenaries, and did not take his legion seriously at all. In terms of joint combat, Minand simply regarded him as a "minister alliance" and was domineering to the Ninth Macedonian Legion, making things difficult for camps, logistics and combat tasks. The officers and soldiers of the army believed that they were the number one legion in the Syrian province. Now they are not only under the ranks, but also despised by the Roman vassal monarchs.

Everyone was angry, and Brutu was even more angry. Seeing Adianna's letter, Brutu was sad. He felt that there was no way out for Pompei's camp. Pompei himself and the remaining legions lived in Africa, and were surrounded by Spain, Sicily, and Cyrene on three sides. The battle between Greece and Xiaoya. Now there are only three legions of Scipio, as well as a legion under his tucked town, the fleet that took Casio, and Minander, a vassal who was still standing in the same position. His fate is "not sure what happened next."

However, the conflict of ideas and uncle's blood feud still had to make Brutu stick to it. He grabbed Adianna's letter again and thought about ways to break the deadlock, but in the end he quietly sent an urgent letter to Kasio in the Harbour of Caglia:

"Pompey's elite in Greece and Macedonia have been wiped out. I believe you will soon learn this news. I am going to stop intervening in the internal strife of the Bendu Empire. These barbarian kings, whether men or women, are all taking advantage of the civil war of the Republic, and I decided to withdraw the Nine Legions as quickly as possible. This is almost the only bloodline of the real republican. If you summon a fleet, we must pull the army to Crete before Caesar and Libida attack the east, and then take it to Africa as safely as possible. This requires great risks, because don't underestimate the speed of Greece and the Little Asian city-state changing their flags, and quickly look forward to your reply, my best friend Langhinus."

Then, Brutu heard the sound of earth-shaking battles. He walked out of the camp and saw Minander's army rolling the stone thrower on the mattress and advancing towards the city wall. However, the serrated stone bullets shot from the serrated towers on the city, easily smashing Minander's siege equipment one by one. The light infantry of the Copper Shield Army was about to carry a ladder to approach the city wall, and was even killed and injured by the serial arrows shot from the crossbow holes in the darkness of the tower.

This is the outstanding creation of Philo, a Greek engineer hired by Adianna. The noose-style continuous belly arch is between a Roman scorpion crossbow and an ordinary belly arch. Although the range is not long, it can be launched continuously, attacked and shot, and dispersed the enemy's light troops siege the city.

"It's simply stubborn, a ritualized stupid war, I can't continue to accompany you!" This was Brutu's only thought after seeing this scene. Then he was unwilling to wait for Kasio's reply, so he convened the centurion on duty and asked them to issue an order to withdraw the camp, "Go back to Ephesus first, settle down, and go directly to Cartier to meet our fleet!" His order was the only time when the whole camp was full of troops, so soon the soldiers in the camp carried their luggage and left Turkton at night when Minander was fighting and bleeding at the city.

After Brutu left for no reason, Minander realized this. While angrily scolding the Roman general for being untrustworthy, he could only discuss the issue of staying or leaving. However, many generals and Zuo suggested that so much military force would be despaired under the city of Taktun. If he retreated hastily, he would be pursued by the treacherous Adianna.

"Don't worry, I took the Copper Shield Army as the rear guard, and the light infantry and cavalry guards were the first to retreat to Sinop. Then our army relied on Sinop and resolutely resisted the enemy's counterattack - this is my sub-program. Since it cannot swallow Ubertnia and Silesia, we must also stick to the old land of the capital, so that we can show the impression that my husband and I are the heirs of the Mitra Empire. Sinop has rich resources and supplies, and with the support of Achilles' fleet, there will always be a way to observe the direction of the Romans' civil war."

In this way, Minand, who "always have a way", lined up six thousand copper shield troops in a neat formation in front of the camp early the next morning, with spears like a forest. Each soldier wore exaggerated and gorgeous feathers and carried a brass shield. Minand and General Zo sat on a gorgeous chariot, responsible for purging the entire army. Then, according to the previous plan, the remaining infantry teams and pack horse supplies began to retreat one after another.

"His Queen, do you want to select cavalry to pursue?" Biduita half-kneeled down in awe and asked Adiana, who was watching the battle on the tower.

Adianna raised her beautiful eyebrows and looked at the battlefield for a while, saying, "No, the Battle of Taktun is a brilliant victory for my King** team. As long as the Roman cavalry commander arrives in Xiaoya and joins forces with her, she will naturally easily defeat the usurpation and disobedient kingdom of Bosphorus."

At this time, after about two markets rested, the entire army of Caesar in Cocula had begun to march eastward along the two scheduled routes.

Libida's five legions rose up, deliberately three days later than Caesar. After the sacrifice of the gods, they walked along the old road of Thessalia and headed towards the Macedonian province again. The mighty team had about ten Romans at the beginning and end. Among them, Libida led three thousand elite cavalry and galloped along. After hearing the news of the battlefield of Cocura, they were indeed competing with Libida's horseshoe at the speed of turning against each other as Brutu expected. Next, Libida's five legions seemed to be conducting a grand armed parade - food, servants and money were provided everywhere. Until the city of Pera in Macedonia, the army stopped. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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