Chapter 26 Public Fury (Part 2)
After scrutinizing the terrain in detail, Caesar finally decided to go to the Nokias Cape, but he still left a backup plan, that is, he ordered Hitius to command all the ships, stay on the island of Faros, and allocate two large groups of troops from the Tenth Legion to defend the island.
"By the way, there is another unhappy request. I hope the dictator can understand it. That is, the soldiers recruited by His Majesty Pharaoh, now many of them have turned into gangsters, and the entire city suffers deeply. When the dictator moves through the city streets in the future, please try to show the majesty of Rome as much as possible, which is also very beneficial to restoring order." Before the envoy retreated, he made such a request in a cunning and inadvertent manner.
Caesar also agreed, and then issued a warrant asking the entire legion to prepare.
At night, an uninvited guest came to the camp. This was a Jew in a brown cloak, with his head and clothes wet. It seemed that he had quietly swam to the island. After seeing Caesar, he claimed that he was entrusted by the chamber of the Jewish district in the city and asked Caesar not to fall into a trick and move to Nokias, because the new Pharaoh wanted Caesar to disperse his troops, and then gathered a large number of people to plot against Caesar.
"The Jewish District is located in the southwest corner of the city, and is now besieged by Egyptian troops day and night. I personally think that the dictator should arbitrate the matter as soon as possible and warn the Egyptians to withdraw their troops. There are two benefits to doing this. One is to test the authenticity of Ptolemy's attitude; the other is to integrate the island of Faros and the Jewish District. This is equivalent to occupying a small half of the city. If a conflict breaks out in the future, there will be greater room for maneuver."
"Please tell your chamber of commerce. Thanks for their generosity and kindness, I will submit the matter of chaos to Pharaoh as an important agenda. I still have to go to the Nokias Cape, so that I can better reflect my sincerity in seeking peace." The Jewish suggestion was rejected by Caesar, and after all, he believed the envoy's words, believing that Ptolemy XIII had no useful army at hand.
The next morning, in the sound of the trumpet, Caesar's flag-holder raised the golden eagle flag high from the main entrance of the camp, facing the bright sunshine, and guided the trumpeters, team commanders, and Caesar's elite soldiers in a long sequence, heading towards Alexander City along the Qili Dike.
Caesar himself carried a golden osmanthus crown and a red cloak of razors. He rode on a white horse, and behind him, twenty-four entourage entourage entourage, "I think this is not good, after all, we are in a foreign country, not in the province of Rome. So it is better to wrap the entourage olive branches around the entourage." Someone said this.
"Thank you for your careful reminder, but this time when we enter this city, we cannot just place our hopes on the olive branch. We must let this capricious nation see that the reason why Rome can expand its territory to every corner of the ocean depends on fascism." Caesar immediately replied loudly, and then asked the entourage to put the fascist axe on the rod, and let the trumpets play a majestic marching song together. The chief brigade of the 10th legion took the lead and crossed the Qili Dike. Clustered by Caesar's ceremonial guard, he entered the city of Alexander.
Alexander is a city that is much more well-planned than the city of Rome. It is sandwiched between the ocean and Lake Male Ortis, with fertile land for farming, and it also provides a huge group of art and architects. Glory, majesty, majesty and wealth are symbols of this city. The soldiers wearing Gaul helmets in the Ten Legions walked on the streets, with their mouths open, looking at the rows of Ptolemy's Royal Gardens, the Alexander's Mausoleum, the Grand Library, the Grand Theater, the Pharaoh's Palace standing on the island of Ebos, and the statues of Egyptian deities towering beast-headed and human-body on both sides of the street.
At this moment, countless citizens began to rush out of their houses, slowly forming a tide of people, sandwiching three thousand soldiers of the 10th Legion on both sides of the avenue. Caesar, who was riding on horseback, waved to everyone with a smile, but no one seemed to cheer. More people saw this strange team with a surprising and numb face.
"It is said that they always think that they live in the kingdom of God, and the more pious these people are, the easier it is to enslave them." Seeing that their kindness was ignored, Caesar whispered disapprovingly.
"Your Excellency, I don't think so. The attitude of these citizens does not look very friendly. They look like soldiers preparing to go to the battlefield. After moving to the camp, we must prevent riots against the 10th Legion." Milu, the representative of the veteran soldier in the camp next to him, immediately pressed the hilt of the sword and said with great care.
Soon, fierce oral conversations occurred in the crowd. Ptolemy Thirteen sent a large number of spies and soldiers mixed in the crowd. They used local language, which made Caesar and his soldiers completely unknown. Therefore, many people instigated secretly, "Look at the so-called dictator, who was wearing the eagle flags and rods of alien races on the land owned by our gods, which is a blasphemy to Egypt and the dignity of the Pharaoh. Over the years, the annoying Romans have been invading our holy land. Libidaus has been coming, Gabinus has come, and now Caesar has come, if we still let it go, then sooner or later, Egypt will become a province of the other side, and our temples will be destroyed by the Romans."
The first ones to be incited were the noble elites and the lower-class gangsters in the city. The former had a sense of patriotic honor, while the latter wanted to be in chaos every day to take advantage of the situation. So they began to pass on words to each other, agreed on secret codes, and prepared to take action. At this time, in various streets and gatherings of Alexander, people began to get excited. Many people took out their weapons from their houses and began to slowly gather into a stream of power. But at this moment, the Ten Legions were still in the dark and continued to march towards the Nokias Cape.
But Caesar suddenly stopped at the fork on the road leading to the cape, and then pointed to the amphitheater on the left side of the street and asked, "This theater looks like a barrier."
Milu looked at it, and then several soldiers who were familiar with the inside said that this was indeed just a theater, but after General Libidaus supported the flute player to restore the situation, it turned into a garrison for soldiers, so it was transformed into a barrier. Caesar smiled and then instructed Secretreus, "Take the chief brigade inside, because it is very close to the palace of Ipos. Remember - strengthen the fortifications and set up crossbows, and I will take the rest to Nokias."
Chapter completed!