Chapter 27: Isis's Blessing (2)
Next, Li Bida explained that the eastern kingdoms have always been regarded as their most basic sphere of influence by Pompei. Although the various states in various places have different shapes, they are indeed only Pompei's leader. Now he is arrogant, because his intelligence has long been dull. He thought that Egypt, Armenia, and Gerasha were still his forbidden body. Wouldn't he know that I had buried the wedge? But the Minanders' sense of smell should be consistent with Pompei, who were in Bosphorus.
There is a very fatal weakness, that is, through the vast ocean, I don’t know much about the situation here, including my visit to Atacsetta this time. The sensitive city-state and kingdom have already sent envoys to send all kinds of allegiances to bribe me. By the way, during this period I collected almost two thousand Tarent’s goods—but the Kingdom of Bosphorus did not, so after the civil war broke out, “you immediately declare your loyalty to Caesar to the Kingdom of Ubertnia.”
Hearing this, Adiana was slightly shocked. She knew that this meant that if Caesar and Pompeii were duel, how much isolation and siege would be to respond to Caesar's side, but Li Bida encouraged her and said, "It doesn't matter, be more flexible in diplomacy. Then, we will reach a private non-war agreement with Gerasha and Armenia. Everyone will fool each other, and then fiercely attack the surrounding countries that are loyal to Pompeii, those who are not your opponents at all. When the Bosphorus Kingdom accumulates strength to cross the sea to attack, you will give it to Minander and give him some sweetness, and then that's it." Li Bida made a counterattack gesture, which means that Adiana encircled and annihilated the opponent's valley plains in Anatolia.
The next morning, Li Bida stood in the courtyard, next to him, with the tired Mathiah combing the hair of the owl. He was leaving and returning to Chinodosha to preside over the winter camp, because for the Romans, the most troublesome thing about the winter camp was to raise food, so that the soldiers could maintain their health and fighting spirit in the coming year. He had to personally inquire about these tedious matters.
On the branches protruding from the courtyard wall of the palace, there was a row of gray-backed larvae standing, chirping, Adiana smiled gracefully in a buckle. She was no longer the girl she had met with the other person in the Karabi Palace. Now her face was full of the charm of a beautiful mother. When she walked up, she first hugged Niko and then kissed Li Bida gently. "Go back to the Winter Palace of Ubertnia as soon as possible. I wish You Eagit as a father." After saying that, the two kissed each other again, and then Li Bida nodded and left with a somewhat reluctant owl. It seemed that the animal was a little stubborn, so she thrust it twice again at its buttocks.
"It's old, you should change to a three-year-old tooth." Adiana said to Li Bida's back.
But the other party did not look back, but raised his hand and waved it twice, indicating that he had a deep friendship with the mare and was not ready to change it for the time being.
Adiana then stood under the blue-gray sky. Her nose was slightly red, and she looked at the mountains in the distance and exhaled two misty white breaths.
When Li Bida and Niko and his party returned to Chinodosha with a smile, the entire cross-section of the mountain range had been roughly completed, and Chinodosha had become a solid and complete fortress. Li Bida took out half of the 2,000 Tarants donated by Xiaoya countries. He gave them to the Mathia tribe. The other party was very happy and decided to provide the adult with five hundred cavalry. The employment contract was extended to three years later. However, the smart Li Bida politely refused the request, but changed it generously to "I just need your subordinate to provide fifty stallions and two hundred horses."
Mathia naturally had nothing to do with it, so he quickly selected the most majestic horses in the tribe. He sent it to the military camp of Chinodosha. Then Libida asked Herod to set up camps and markets on the south side of his castle to communicate with each other. He bought hundreds of Persian horses again, and then he handed all the horses to Hanske. "Take these horses, dressed up as merchants, and took a boat in Antioch, from Cyprus and Egypt to Cyrene. I have already opened the joints along the way."
Now everyone knows that Li Bida is preparing to implement horse administration and privately raise excellent war horses. In the future, he may form an independent cavalry legion. This is the conclusion drawn before and after the Battle of Kalai: the disciplined infantry can be fought against the cavalry, but the one who can truly annihilate the cavalry will always be another stronger cavalry team.
In Chinodosha, the urban facilities have been rapidly improved. Craftsmen from all over the world, merchants and merchants, followed the spring breeze of war and used it as a channel connecting the trade between Parthia, Armenia, Syria and Judia. The trade in the market, market, market, and black market were extremely prosperous. Li Bida directly asked the Soldiers Committee to replace the previous state and independently charge taxes in the market. It is rare that even Anthony began to slowly move to Armenia without mentioning the words of moving to Armenia.
The question is, because he could buy good wine here, some novel things from the East, and of course some beautiful women full of exotic style. The Greek merchant Edlo Max, who had betrayed Crasso, was secretly tied up by the Parthians and sent to Libida's military camp, "Prior him well and feed him a little fat, so I can use it when I go to Delphi in the future." This is the order given by Libida.
Compared with Li Bida, Kasio in Antioch was much more frustrated. When he learned that only one of the legions he had requested would come to Syria, and the other was intercepted by Pompei to station in Capua, Kasio became increasingly depressed, there were insufficient soldiers, the winter camp was in support, and the number of ships was extremely short of equipment. His centurion publicly threatened more than once that he would rob the city of Antioch at the appropriate time.
So when the enthusiastic Brutu came here, he saw his good friend Kasio nestled in a chair in a sluggish manner, "like a spotted leopard that sheds hair in the arena."
"Why don't you ask the Fourth and Seventh Legions to return? It is said that there are several brigades of the Third Legion that Angandinus ran out." After the two hugged excitedly, Brutu asked curiously. After Kasio reported the name of that person, Brutu understood everything. "A strange change will occur when the army comes to his hands. This cannot be forced to anyone, my best friend."
Then, Brutu turned around, looked at the winter sea in the shadow of the colonnade, and suddenly said to Kasio, "I will go to Li Bida to ask for the return of the army."
"You? How do you go?" Kasio was extremely surprised.
"Give me some capable entourage and bring water and food. It's very ashamed to say that I don't know how to ride, so I have to ride a donkey." Brutu smiled.
Chapter completed!