"If the alms of grain cannot continue, then the demise of the country is coming.√∟" - Ancient Roman Emperor Tiberiu

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After the two sides paid tribute to each other on horseback, their respective guards were lined up around, and the clerk sat cross-legged on the sandy ground under the tree, using plaque boards and hook pens to record the memorandum of talks between the two sides.

"Although your country is in civil strife now, we have no intention of being enemies with you." Saptaros first asked tentatively, because he was still not sure, and the situation of both sides of the war is now, and Pocus also expressed the same view. "It is said that the Hitius Party is on the side of your enemy. It is very difficult to make me an enemy with my friends forever. It must be noted that he came here to train my army twenty-five years ago."

Rabinus smiled and raised his hand, "I will give each of His Majesty the two respected kings five hundred Tarants, and promise to share all the vast territory of the city of Kilta in the future, east of the Muruka River in Numidia, to the end of the city of Kilta."

After hearing this, Pocus raised his hand and asked to speak, "I think you have not understood what we mean yet. We are not very interested in the future rewards, because once you say you have stolen the high priest of the Roman Republic you mentioned, if the war breaks out, if it goes smoothly, we must be what we conquered, and we don't care even if we don't get your recognition. But if we lose, the whole country will be lost." As he said, Pocus took a piece of the word from the royal slave next to him. "This is a letter sent by my personal friend Hitius."

.In the meantime, he said that Libida led fifteen legions into Africa, and most of them were majestic corpses since the time of Caesar. There were four legions led by the former Spanish governor Tlureas. In less than ten days on Sardinia, Libida used a few people to be wiped out by Libida with two full legions. Listen, Rabinus, our tribe and kingdom are located in the border of the desert. When Juguda went to war with your country, my ancestors had only heard of the name of Rome. The truth we got was vague and limited. In short, don't blind us to death with sweet words."

Rabinus laughed, and he pulled the reins and said to the two kings, "Hetius was completely lying. Caesar's veterans were nothing more than nine legions formed in the Gallic War. These people lost nearly half of their personnel during the years of Gaul, and later lost one third of them due to injuries in the civil war. In the end, only one quarter or one fifth of those who could be placed intact and discharged from the army intact were less than ten thousand people. And the war that broke out in Gaul's city in Shannan, half of the veterans acted as the guards of Anthony and Octavia, and killed nearly four thousand people. So this is a very simple figure.

Even if Li Bida held all the veterans of Caesar in his hands, there would be only four or five thousand people. What's more, the real situation was not the case. There were still a considerable number of veterans loyal to Anthony and Octavian. In fact, most of the tyrannical high priests recruited from the Cyranny and the Little Asia region. Most of them were farmers who didn't know anything. They were neither brave nor tough as Italian citizens. As long as a cavalry charges, they would inevitably collapse and escape. If even such a bluff letter must be believed, then I really have to question whether the courage of the two Majesties is in line with the identity of the king."

So Saputaros whispered with Pocus, whispered a few words, and then the former spoke again, "My daughter, Selene, the wife of King Juba, is still in the city of Kilta. Once a war breaks out, how should her safety be guaranteed."

"If we can escape safely, it would be better. If we cannot, our army would not let her go easily and act as the flagpole for Li Bida to conquer Numidia - as far as I know, there are more than ten great kings of Mauritania, and a mere daughter should be nothing."

It seems that Rabinus is right. Saptaros shrugged and quickly put his daughter's safety out of the way. "I am willing to provide you with five thousand light cavalry, and Pocus is willing to provide you with one thousand cavalry and four thousand light javeliners."

"But this is not provided as an ally, and there is no need for any content in the memorandum of talks about you and me. We just sent considerable troops to protect the security of the border. As for where these troops were going during this period, what did they do? We were unaware of it. Maybe they were bribed by you with money." The cunning Pocus added.

"Very good, very good. In addition, our army needs the food stored in the farms and farmlands in the Muruka River Basin. As a logistics reserve, we will definitely give corresponding rewards." Rabinus sighed as if he had completed a major mission and said happily, thinking in his heart, "Caiser has paid his debts for his ambitions, but the great Pompey, your hatred has not been avenged, that is, Libidaus is still free from punishment, and I will bear the burden of restoring the Republic - I used to be controlled by my private kindness, but now in my mind, I have a higher goal."

Rabinus, who received support from ten thousand desert warriors, decided to use a fierce offensive to win greater support from the two kings. He was absolutely familiar with marching this group of very distinctive warriors in the previous Battle of Afriga - he mixed light infantry and light cavalry in a two-to-one ratio, and arranged Spanish middle-mounted cavalry in the rear and on both wings. This tactic will have a very significant assault effect in the flat and boundless desert area.

"Go forward, advance, all the warriors! Before Libidaus arrives, we will sweep directly to the Tumur River, where we will defeat any enemy."

First, four thousand light cavalry rushed directly to the city of Kilta, setting fires in the surrounding farmland and villages. Then they divided into two, one left behind to continue besieging the royal city of Numidia, and the other continued to advance, heading towards the city of Tara in the southwest. Even if they had to cross a barren land that was thirty Romans, this was nothing to the Mauritanian cavalry.

In a short period of time, most of the important southern strongholds in the western and southern parts of Numidia fell under the blitzkrieg of Rabinus. There was only the Hippo Port defended by the Hitius Army, and it was like an isolated island in the vast ocean.
Chapter completed!