We are close friends, and we regret meeting each other too late.

This meeting between Li Yuan and Hannibal came at the right time. Although the two parties did not understand each other's languages ​​and had to rely on translators to express their respective meanings, every word and look in each other's eyes could be understood by the other party.

Meaning, this vision of a strategist cannot be understood by people below this level.

For a long time, Li Yuan has been like a lonely leader, leading a group of young boys in the Qin State to fight fearlessly. His decisiveness and ability made the enemies fearful and the soldiers cheered, and again and again

Behind the glory and victory, Li Yuan had to experience the loneliness of being at a high place.

Exchange of ideas.

It is not a fusion of emotion or desire. The young, beautiful and lovely woman gave Li Yuan physical enjoyment, but lacked some resonance on the spiritual level.

Hannibal served as the administrator of Carthage. This comprehensive ability to manage a country cannot be understood by people who have never been the head of a country. The collision of ideas made the communication between the two parties very smooth. When it came to the conversation,

Finally, even Li Zhongxiang, who had been listening to the lecture, joined the discussion.

After balancing the thirty-six oasis countries in the Western Region, Li Zhongxiang gradually got rid of the narrow view of being a military general and began to focus more on politics, economy and other aspects. This time, Li Yuan decided to let Li Zhongxiang accompany him.

He sent troops to Egypt with the intention of handing over northern Africa and the eastern coast of the Mediterranean to the management of this famous general of the Qin army.

The collision of Eastern and Western thoughts on military operations achieved face-to-face and direct communication between people for the first time. This surprised Li Yuan and Hannibal and kept talking until late at night.

It was dawn the next day.

The lights in Li Yuan's house began to go out, and Hannibal, who had put aside his scruples, then introduced Li Yuan in detail to the customs, customs, and people in power of the countries along the Mediterranean Sea. These details are impossible to record in history books.

Even if there were some records of this in a museum in any Western city, it would be impossible for Li Yuan, an Oriental, to know this.

The right time, right place, and right people.

This is all part of the war. For the Qin State who came from afar, it currently does not have these three aspects. If it only relies on its strength and tyranny to fight the Romans, even if it wins in the end, it will still be built on the sand dunes.

Castle, the huge empire will one day be blown down by a gust of wind.

In this regard, Alexander's Macedonian Empire has already had examples. Li Yuan did not want the good situation he created to end because of his eagerness for quick success. Moreover, unlike Alexander, Li Yuan was still young. He was only thirty years old and had a lot of wealth.

time to manage the western territories.

He was familiar with the situation of various countries in the Mediterranean and was willing to provide intelligence to Qin. In addition, Hannibal, who had no real power, was undoubtedly an ideal partner. As for whether Carthage would be revived under Hannibal's leadership in the future, Li Yuan did not consider it.

, the rise and fall of a slave country cannot be controlled by a single person.

No matter how powerful Hannibal was, he could not stop the internal decay of Carthage. If the roots of a declining kingdom have rotted, then no matter how thin the soil is, it cannot be brought back to life.

In the next few days, Hannibal was treated as an important guest by Li Yuan and placed in the military camp. As the conversation deepened, the relationship between Hannibal and Li Yuan became more and more harmonious.

"Dear Your Majesty, it will be very difficult for your army to capture Alexandria based on the current situation, unless the Qin army can block the port first and cut off the Egyptians' supply routes." Hannibal stood on the restored ground.

In front of the sand table, Point pointed at the distribution of troops on both sides and said.

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, and asked: "Our Qin navy cannot do this. I wonder what kind of help General Hannibal can provide?"

Hannibal's analysis is good. There is a port channel. Ptolemy V can advance and attack, retreat and defend. It can be said that he is in an invincible position. Even though the Qin army has now occupied almost the entire Egypt, as long as Alexander does not fall,

, the flag of the Ptolemaic Kingdom did not fall.

When Hannibal saw Li Yuan's question, his eyes lit up and he smiled and said: "Dear Your Majesty, you are a smart man who knows who is the enemy and who is a reliable friend. Although Carthage has lost to the Romans now, our

In his hands, there are groups of merchant ships across the sea. If they are dispatched, they can block the port. In this way, in less than ten days, Ptolemy V will be trapped in the city without supplies. Therefore, I, Iga

In the name of the Administrator of Taiji, I request your Majesty to agree to a strategic alliance between our two countries to fight our common enemy together."

Li Yuan laughed. Hannibal's suggestion was something he had expected: "We can discuss the alliance in detail. General, why don't you first tell us how many warships Carthage can dispatch and how big they are?"

Are you sure to blockade the port?"

"Your Majesty, Carthage can dispatch more than 150 triangular collision warships. As for the time, it depends on the situation after I return to Carthage?" Hannibal took a deep breath and said.

"Okay. I will be waiting for good news from the general in Cairo." Li Yuan nodded and said.

Alexandria.

It is a semi-meniscus-shaped harbor. At its exit, as long as there are large warships blocking the channel, it is impossible for the ships inside to break out.

Compared with Carthage, the Egyptian fleet was much smaller. In terms of naval combat capabilities, the Romans ranked first and Carthage second. As for the Egyptians, they could only rank fourth or fifth.

, the sixth level.

The weak Ptolemaic Kingdom has been far behind the Mediterranean countries in terms of military strength. The only thing they are counting on now is that Queen Cleopatra can summon reinforcements from Rome. Therefore, Cara

The Taigians must get ahead of the Romans and block the Ptolemaic fleet.

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Mediterranean war.

As the Qin army opened up new battlefields in Egypt, it fell into an increasingly wider range. Whether it was the powerful Qin people, the Romans, the weak Greeks and Thracians, or they were immersed in the glory of the past.

The Macedonians and Egyptians all had their ups and downs in this battle for hegemony that spread across the entire ocean.

Philip IV's two-pronged attitude ultimately caused him to lose the support of the Qin people. Li Yuan had no good impressions of such so-called allies who only wanted to gain benefits but were unwilling to pay.

The sun has set over Macedonia.

Qin has now found new partners in the Balkans and the Greek Peninsula. Due to its weak strength and weak internal cohesion, the Greeks are more dependent on the powerful Qin.

Under the call of Dikar and Gemisius, the students of Lyceum College are crossing the Aegean Sea in batches and coming to the place where the Eastern civilization they yearn for exists. With ordinary Greeks who are not familiar with external affairs

Differently, in this era, only the children of nobles could be sent to the academy.

Their arrival not only gave Qin a group of available talents, but also won the support of the upper-class Greek nobles behind them.

For the Greeks, the glory of their ancestors is deep in their hearts. They want to restore its glory, but they can't find a way out. Although the Macedonians inherited Greek culture, Alexander's successors obviously didn't even have the ability to hold on to their territory.

They don't have it either, so expecting them to revive Greece is just a fantasy.

The threat from the Romans was just around the corner.

The war under the city of Pella could spread to the Peloponnese at any time, and as a close neighbor, the Greeks feared Rome for centuries.

Weak knots resist strong ones.

Unite the majority and isolate the minority. This has been the law between countries throughout the ages.

This is the policy implemented by the Qin State in the Mediterranean area. For the Qin State, the Jews, Greeks, and Carthaginians, these once powerful and now declining peoples, are natural allies. Supporting them is tantamount to allowing Qin State to survive in unfamiliar lands.

The West has its own pair of eyes.

The strong will eventually take the initiative in this competition.

In the northern Balkans, the Roman army's siege of the city of Pella gradually became clear as the weather got warmer. After all, the Alps could not stop Scipio's enthusiasm for expanding the territory, just as he said when he took the oath:

The future of Great Rome was to possess the entire Mediterranean, not just its western half.

The old consul Fabian compromised.

The young generals in the Roman army and a considerable number of generals in the army supported Scipio, which made Fabian very helpless. A new generation replaced the old. For the Romans, Scipio, the battlefield hero, brought great success to Rome.

A breath of fresh air suddenly blew open the door of the old arena.

When Cleopatra arrived at the Macedonian coast, Scipio's siege of Pella was coming to an end. At Scipio's insistence, Fabian agreed to send additional reinforcements, and the Roman naval fleet was launched on March 3.

In late September, the sea channel exit from Pella to the Mediterranean was blocked, and Philip IV fell into despair.

By April, the residents of Pella, who were short of food, began to surrender to the Romans one after another. In the face of survival and honor, most people chose the former.

The army that Philip IV hastily organized to defend the city also gradually disappeared in this wave of fear. At first, only a small group disappeared, and then, hundreds of people in the entire team disappeared. Not only that

, these soldiers also took away the weapons he carried.

April 20th.

The outer city of Pella was successfully captured by the Roman army, while Philip IV hid in the tall castle in the city, trying to trap the beast and fight. The days of this doomsday king were numbered, and he never imagined that as the greatest emperor of Macedon, Alexander

His descendants will one day end up in this world.

Who is to blame?

Blame the Romans?

No matter how much Philip IV cried and cried, he could not shake Scipio's determination to destroy Macedonia.

Do you blame the Qin people for refusing to save them?

Li Yuan had no friendship with Philip IV, but Ptolemy V and Antiochus III, who had friendship and connections with him, were trapped in an isolated city and the other had long since died at the hands of the Qin army.

.(To be continued..)
Chapter completed!