The Qin people and the Jews reached a strategic alliance.

On the east coast of the Mediterranean, a new force is rising rapidly. The road from Dongyang City (Damascus) to Jerusalem is under construction. The cheering Jews are extremely excited about Qin’s free assistance. Once the road is opened, from the Bay of Beirut

The unloaded goods can be loaded directly onto horse-drawn carriages and then transported to the East without stopping.

This is a transportation line of wealth.

This is a lifeline that revives the Jewish nation from the adversities of existence.

In the face of the real temptation of interests, the Jewish king David, who led the alliance between Qin and Judah, was pushed to the top of the chorus by nobles, merchants and the poor. The fact is so strange. Just a month ago, David was still in the state of Qin because of his

Due to various contacts, he was almost deprived of the throne by dissident nobles and senators.

In mid-October, Qin Army General Li Zhongxiang, Colonel Yang Yu, and Zhou Ping led 6,000 Qin Army troops to Haifa Bay on the east coast of the Mediterranean. Their main task here was to help the Jews train a qualified army. Of course, in return,

, the Jewish merchants also spent a lot of money this time. Not only did they have to pay for the food and lodging supplies of the 6,000 Qin army, but they also had to advance to Qin the cost of supplying the 50,000 army for ten years.

This money.

According to Li Yuan, it was the protection fee paid by the Qin army to protect the Jews from foreign aggression.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Jews were weak, they brutally killed them.

Li Yuan did not forget how powerful the army of Israel was in later generations. In the five wars in the Middle East, they defeated more with less every time, almost beating the descendants of Muhammad to pieces.

After hesitating for a while, David and other Jewish nobles finally agreed to this almost unforgettable condition. Over the years, the Jews had been harmed by Alexander the Great's former generals. These fierce emperor's subordinates not only loved killing

, and there are frequent internal conflicts between them. Even if the Jews can do business again and have the ability to make money, they will not be able to withstand endless demands.

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Continents and oceans.

alternately affecting the European continent.

The warm oceanic climate gradually weakened in November and was replaced by cold currents from northeastern Siberia and the Arctic Ocean.

The dry season has arrived as expected.

The abundant sunshine throughout the summer accelerates the ripening of the olive tree fruits on the Apennine Peninsula, and wisps of fragrance waft in the mountains, forests and fields, exuding an alluring aroma.

In the past few months, the century-long war between Rome and Carthage has drawn an exclamation point that made the Romans proud and the Carthaginians stunned.

Hannibal was defeated.

Nearly 100,000 Carthaginian soldiers were captured.

More than ten important cities on the southern coast of the Mediterranean fell into Roman hands.

Long live the Roman Republic!

Long live General Scipio!

No matter they are Gauls, Germans, Saxons, Macedonians, Thracians, or Egyptians, they are no match for the powerful and invincible Roman heavy armored infantry!

Under the strong self-confidence, the Romans began to feel elated, especially the dignitaries in the Senate. After seeing Scipio, who was thirty years younger than themselves, become a hero, they felt a flood of loss and jealousy in their hearts.

, which makes them even more unbalanced.

"Since Scipio is so powerful, let him be the hero alone. We old guys should enjoy the rest of our beautiful lives."

Get up early every morning. Next to you is a beautiful slave girl wearing only a few strips of cloth. Then, as the master, you can do whatever you want.

Such temptation is the most deadly poison for a man.

"It's true that we can't fight in a war, but who says we can't fight in a bed-!" One group of slaves came after another. There were many beautiful young women among them. Stimulated by the novelty, the old guys were very motivated to fight.

Thinking of those beautiful and juicy young women begging for their pleasure, the old men in the Senate who were sullen and exuding the aura of old age only felt a sense of majesty between their legs.

The estate of Fabian the Archconsul.

It is located on the Arena Hill outside the city of Rome. On the hills in this area, there are large manors dotted one after another. In the fields around the manor, groups of female slaves exposed their upper bodies, revealing their strong and sagging breasts.

Walking across the field ridge without shame.

Not far away.

A group of Roman soldiers wearing bronze war helmets, round mirror armor on their chests, and holding short swords were marching quickly. At the front of the group, pure white tall war horses, the most outstanding generals in the Roman army,

Scipio, who defeated the Carthaginian commander Hannibal, stared ahead with a serious face.

"Look, that's General Scipio. He's looking at me. Wow, he's so handsome and charming. It would be great if I could hug him and spend the night -!"

"Is it really General Scipio? I heard that the Senate has decided to hand over the command of the army to this young and handsome hero?"

"Stop your wishful thinking and don't look at your status. Get to work quickly. If you are late, the supervisor's whip will not be forgiving." Several female slaves stared at the groups of majestic and powerful figures, with spring in their hearts.

Scipio.

Two years ago, this name was still unknown. At best, it was just one of the many generals in Rome. But a year ago, when the news of the victory in the Second Punic War came back to the city of Rome, Scipio's reputation immediately skyrocketed several times.

, not only the upper-level Senate and nobles of Rome, but even the lowest-level slaves talked about his name.

The slave girl's heart was beating wildly as she was stared at by Scipio, but she didn't know that Scipio, the great Roman hero, was furious at this moment. If the arena was nearby, Scipio wouldn't mind spending time with the consul.

Let's have a one-on-one fight.

Heroes are always lonely.

Two of the most famous men of this era in the Roman Republic.

The young Scipio and the old Fabian reached a brief alliance in the face of the huge threat from Carthage. However, after Hannibal was defeated, the conflict between Scipio and Fabian began to intensify.

stand up.

Differences in philosophy.

This caused serious differences between the two Roman heroes.

Fabian is most famous for his delaying tactics in dealing with Hannibal's army. In terms of governance, Fabian's philosophy was the same as his military performance, which was very conservative.

In contrast, the young Scipio was full of vigor. While the Qin army attacked the Middle East and the east coast of the Mediterranean, the Roman army, under the command of Scipio, not only occupied all the important towns in Carthage except the capital,

He also competed with King Philip V of Macedonia in the East for control of the Greek Peninsula.

future.

Rome's territory would span the entire Mediterranean, turning this vast inland sea of ​​the European and African continent into the inner lake of the Roman Republic. With such an ambitious goal in mind, Scipio strongly lobbied the senators and nobles in the Senate to increase their control over the Roman Republic.

The army invested heavily, but the results were not optimistic.

After defeating its powerful enemy Carthage, Rome had no rivals in Europe and Africa. The nobles of the Roman Senate, who had relaxed from the danger of annihilation, wanted to have fun, buy more slaves, and cultivate more land.

, and then enjoy a beautiful life comfortably in your own manor.

"Rome, it's not time to sit back and relax yet, a powerful and terrifying enemy is appearing on our eastern border - the Qin people from the far east!"

Scipio's shouting at the top of his lungs only won him a few scattered applause. In the Roman Senate, there were really not many people who supported this kind of proactive war and forge ahead.

The senators who can represent a party's forces are all very old and conservative-minded. It is precisely because of this that the Roman Senate has another name: the Nursing Home.

Scipio's description of Qin's power made the senators laugh.

Qin people.

That distant eastern nation, a country thousands of kilometers away, actually wanted to come to the Mediterranean area to compete for hegemony. Did they fly over with wings?

It is undeniable that the silk they produce is indeed a good thing. In the hot and sultry summer, it has a cool and refreshing feeling on the body. Even a woman's delicate skin makes him put it down.

Finally, in order to appease Scipio, a rising star in the army, the Senate decided to appoint Scipio as the commander of the Roman Eastern Expedition, and mobilized 50,000 troops from various places to launch an attack on the Macedonian Kingdom of Antigonus and the Thracians.

of war.

A Greek peninsula.

Should it be able to satisfy Scipio's young ambition to make achievements? Fabian and the other old guys were thinking about their own little thoughts, but the little kindness they released was simply a humiliation for the ambitious Scipio.

Scipio's "friendly" move to proactively contact Fabian did not bring him much benefit. Although the old and cunning Fabian received this rising star in the army in the manor with a smile,

But he was really not interested in Scipio's proposal to increase military investment, introduce skilled craftsmen, and create new weapons.

Roman army.

It's already powerful enough.

On the European continent, who could be the enemy of Rome? Under such circumstances, Scipio also asked for the expansion of the army. What was he doing? Did Scipio want to establish a military dictatorship?

Dictatorship and democracy.

The current development of the Roman Republic has gradually entered a bottleneck stage. Rome is still a country with a republican system. Even the consuls must be elected by the Senate. However, the advantage of this method of deliberation by the Senate is that it allows

All parties have the opportunity to express their wishes, but the disadvantage is that no matter what the decision is, the process of making it is extremely painful and long.

For a strong general eager to prove himself on the battlefield, the waiting process was too despairing. The young Scipio complained to his colleagues more than once. If one day he controls the actual power of the army, what will happen to the Senate?

He wouldn't obey what these old guys said.

Scipio may just be talking and complaining, but the speaker has no intention and the listener has intention. When his remarks reach Fabian, Scipio becomes the consul of Rome. He wants to replace Fabian and become the new ruler of Rome.
Chapter completed!