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Chapter 10 The Siege of Paphos (Part 2)

Yes, Li Bida did ask the entire army to start the camp tomorrow, but was disrupted by accident: Hebrida and a few big-headed soldiers discovered the hidden warehouse in the Patron Temple of Salamis, "Seven Thousand Tarsant, Seven Thousand Tarsant!" Li Bida, who went there, looked excited and whispered to himself. Unexpectedly, he thought that this huge wealth had been swept away by "Ptolemy's Great Cousin" (which Li Bida used to distinguish and gave Ptolemy in Cyprus a new name), or hidden in other areas on the island such as Paphos, but he never expected that it was in this city. The good Hebrida, who has been a robber and soldier for so many years, looked for warehouses and other things. He must handle the wealth before Brutu came. If he could, he would make more money, he would make more money.

A large group of soldiers, covered in red cloaks, stood excitedly at the entrance of the basement of the temple to welcome the arrival of their commander, and now they were really going to make a fortune. But when Li Bida walked to the entrance of the bronze basement door with a torch, he found that the whole atmosphere was a little wrong - the warehouse seemed to be too large and too conspicuous.

As a result, when I opened it in, all the soldiers were very disappointed: Where did the gold, silver and treasures come from? It seemed that this was just an arsenal. Li Bida, Hebrida and others checked it and found that the weapons they were hiding were not only huge in number, but also well-made.

"I should have known that Cyprus is rich in copper, and the land of Livante on the other side of the ocean is rich in steel. It is also located in Xiaoya, the key to Livante and Egypt. The Ptolemy dynasty before decided to use it as a relay fortress, so it has accumulated a large number of weapons in the port of Salamis." Li Bida suddenly realized. He raised a sharp Assyrian sword and said.

"We should sell these shields, chariots, bows and swords in large quantities!" Hebrida shouted. Then Li Bida hit his helmet with an Assyrian sword. "Idiot, these things are much more precious than simple money. Sabo must collect all these things to the legion. Since it is not auctioned for military equipment, then Katu has no right to seize half of them." Then he saw Sabo in another independent warehouse area, pulling things like clothes stacked with swords. Then the young man turned around excitedly, raised one of them and said please see!

Li Bida pinched his nose, because the warehouse had a slight smell of mold and turned into the clothes raised by Sabo. This was a "Knubai" short shirt that Egyptians often wore, which was very suitable for the hot desert areas. It was then decorated with precision bronze armor, which was taken by hand, and was absolutely light. But it could also prevent stabs and arrows. Li Bida sighed. "These descendants of Ptolemy, their ancestors, left such precious wealth, but their eyes were only on the gold that brought disaster. These armors were our support for conquering Egypt. Sabo quickly counted them and handed them all over to our army's baggage team to manage. Before coming to Brutu, do this."

Yes, Sabo hurriedly took the order.

Three thousand Assyrian compound bows, six thousand Assyrian swords, two thousand axes, thirty light crossbows, five thousand removable Salisha spears, eight hundred light wooden shields covered with layers of cowhide, six thousand Knubai light armor, one thousand necks imitating Corinth's heavy armor, as well as many valuable weapons and supplies such as bridles, spurs, chariots, long iron nails, etc., were abandoned by Ptolemy's cousin, or the Cyprus ruler might have forgotten that he had these things in his hands.

"Our army will win, and the whole army will pursue Ptolemy who fled to Paphos tomorrow." When he thought of Brutu coming to Salamis with his luggage panting, he found that he had left the city empty and had to fight with his own confidential slaves for the sake of dozens of Tarent's funny scene, Li Bida, who was riding on the owl and running with his subordinate cavalry, felt a sense of pleasure in playing tricks on others.

Two days later, Dussenvier's scout came to report that Ptolemy's cousin indeed had sheltered defeated soldiers in the Paphos area, and spent money to recruit some people in the local area, camped on the River Tisa, ready to resist us.

There is no doubt about this location, because Paphos is surrounded by large mountains in the center of Cyprus, and is a zone near the sea. If both sides fight, they can only choose the long and narrow corridor of the Tisa River.

"The enemy actually imitated us and set up a strong camp in the Hequ area." On a high hill, Li Bida took Saab and others to observe the Cypriot camp on the other side of the river, and even praised the other party, "It is 750 Roman feet long and 620 Roman feet wide, with circular trenches, and is very standard and strict. Our advantage is that the water depth of the Tisa River is very shallow, and even the infantry and cavalry can pass through it."

"Will the cavalry be used to attack and then the infantry brigade follow?" Sabo Langsheng proposed the plan.

"Well--Wait for the time being, I'll take a look again, there seems to be something interesting." Li Bida frowned, and then Petternius also saw the scene. "Their pack horses and war horses seemed to be very uneasy, and many military slaves were leading them around the camp to calm their emotions."

"I really envy these animals with shaking their tail hair. In such winters, they will have the urge to mating and reproduce!" Marco Anthony, who was standing later, said, yawning, and said whether the commander could adopt Saab's plan. He could continue to take the lead and destroy the enemy's camps, and then celebrate our victory in the Great Love Temple of Paphos.

"No, it's impossible. I'm a Spanish and I know the psychology of horses." Tagus said slowly with his hands behind his back, "We seized more than a thousand horses in Salamis, and the horses on the other side are very familiar with them. So when they are not far away, they can smell each other's breath, but feel manic because they can't be together. This is probably the reason for this situation." After listening to Tagus' explanation, Li Bida hurriedly turned around and looked at the guards and baggage camp. It was indeed a scene of horses jubilant, so he gave birth to a plan in his heart.
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