Xia Zhe had no idea what his men were thinking.
After the oath-taking ceremony, the army began to march out.
Because there were too many troops, the central group where Xia Zhe was located did not officially set off until the afternoon.
Going west is full of mountains and hills, unlike the last time we went south where we could take the water route.
Sitting in the carriage, rocking until he was drowsy, Xia Zhe experienced the inconveniences of ancient times for the first time.
He secretly made up his mind.
When I return from the expedition to Seranda, I must learn from Qin Shi Huang and build large-scale projects and roads in my territory.
That way, I won’t get carsick when I go out in the future.
The next day at noon, he was playing games with some concubines in the carriage when Odysseus suddenly came to report.
The armies of several small city-states lost their way in their excitement and actually ran to the cities that originally belonged to Macedonia!
"What are you doing? Don't cause trouble now! They deserved to be beaten by Macedonia! Don't seek revenge for this!"
Xia Zhe was frightened when he heard this and quickly reminded him.
Although he is very powerful now, deep down, Xia Zhe is still very wary of Alexander.
This Western Expedition was only to win the king's heart, there was no need to conflict with Macedonia.
The real thing is to concentrate the army to achieve the goal smoothly.
"Your Majesty, they were not severely beaten by the Macedonian army. That's because those Macedonian cities have become deserted! Not only those cities, but I have just sent servants to investigate deep into Macedonia and have confirmed that Macedonia has given up all the territory north of the Vardar River!" Odysseus reported.
Give up everything?
The entire area north of the Vardar River?
That's more than a dozen cities! And there's a big city like Europos!
What had happened in Macedonia? Had Alexander gone mad? Or was he, like Philip, dying of illness?
Xia Zhe's eyes widened in shock.
Alexander was certainly not crazy or sick! He just didn't believe Stoby's propaganda about the Western Expedition.
They concentrated an army of three million and, instead of attacking the rich coastal areas, they crossed mountains and ridges and went deep into the uninhabited forests in the west.
This is obviously illogical!
When Alexander heard that Stobi's army was heading west, he immediately judged that it must be Stobi's plan!
Therefore, he immediately ordered the military and civilians in the northern cities, who had already made preparations, to move south.
Retreating south of the Vardar River makes all of Stobi's schemes and tricks completely meaningless!
"Those lands are no longer owned. Should we occupy them or not?"
Seeing that the king still did not express his opinion, Odysseus asked.
Odysseus was always worried about the huge gap in military strength between him and the Roman Empire, so he did not dare to split his troops.
Although the temptation of Macedonian territory is great.
However, if they lost the decisive battle with the Roman army, Odysseus knew that all the territories they had occupied would be vomited out again!
Is there any need to ask?
Is your brain failing?
Hearing such a stupid question, Xia Zhe almost slapped him.
"It would be a waste if you don't take it! Hurry up and take it!" Xia Zhe said anxiously.
"yes!"
Hearing that the king had made the decision, Odysseus felt relieved and spurred his horse to give the order.
Stoby is the king's Stoby!
The army is also the king’s army!
When the king said to divide the troops and occupy the city, he naturally had his considerations!
It is safest to do things according to the king's wishes!
Alexander breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that more than a dozen cities in the north were quickly occupied by the Stoic army.
That was close!
Stoby really has a conspiracy, otherwise why would he act so quickly?
Fortunately, I moved the military and civilians south in advance!
Otherwise, once surrounded by the Stoby army, the loss will be more than just a piece of land!
After going deep into the barbarian areas in the west, the advance speed of the Stobi army did not decrease significantly.
When Ajax first took this road, he did not walk very fast.
Whenever he arrived at a barbarian city, Ajax would stop to negotiate and offer a lot of good things in exchange before he could buy the barbarians' consent to pass.
But this time, Xia Zhe didn't do any of that troublesome stuff.
He spoke directly.
Whoever dares to block the way will be allowed to run away!
Seeing the terrifying three million-strong army, few kings of the barbarian tribes dared to challenge it.
They all obediently offered to lend the road to the Stoby army, provided them with good food and drink, hoping that this group of people could pass as soon as possible!
In less than ten days, the army crossed more than a dozen countries and arrived at the easternmost part of Seranda in the west of the continent.
It was more than twice as fast as the 100,000 people Ajax had led.
Deep in the dense forests of Seranda, the Roman army is stationed in the command tent.
Roman generals Pompey and Crassus are discussing the current situation.
Rome is rapidly rising, sweeping across the Apennine continent. But they are not yet strong enough to dare to attack Greece, the center of the civilized world!
This time, the two men brought a full million troops across the sea to the east, entirely for the purpose of hunting down the rebellious Spartacus Legion!
Spartacus was a Thracian. After his failed uprising against Roman slaves, he planned to return to his homeland with his remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers to live a free life.
In order to wipe out the enemy completely, Pompey and Crassus joined forces and led a large fleet to pursue the Greek mainland.
On the way, Spartacus realized the Romans' intentions and decided to sacrifice himself.
He led a fleet of only a few small ships, with great fanfare and the flag of command, and headed north to Seranda.
Led away the Roman pursuit fleet!
The main force of the rebels, under the command of Spartacus's two generals, Enomai and Gannicus, quietly moved south, landed at the port of Patras, and entered the southern power of Achaia.
Pompey and Crassus chased Spartacus all the way to the port of Scaura and found the flag discarded by Spartacus.
The two men judged that Spartacus and his men must have entered the depths of the jungle.
Although this is already the Greek mainland, the Romans did not dare to be too presumptuous!
However, based on their understanding of Greece, both Pompey and Crassus knew that the Seranda region was only the most marginal area of civilization.
The two men had a million troops at their disposal.
Of course, we don’t dare to go south and provoke those big countries.
But it is not a problem to deal with a few barbarian tribes who are not tactful enough to protect Spartacus.
Soon, the two of them set their sights on a barbarian country called Hebron.
According to reliable sources, Spartacus only had a few hundred men left, and he had no choice but to join the newly appointed Queen Hyperion as a mercenary!
Pompey and Crassus first used courtesy and then force to demand that Queen Hyperion hand over the person.
It was thought that an ordinary barbarian country with only a few hundred thousand troops would never dare to disobey the Roman army of one million.
They will definitely hand over Spartacus obediently.
Unexpectedly, the queen turned out to be a person of temperament.
When he learned that Spartacus was a slave who led the uprising and wanted to escape to freedom, he suddenly became excited!
Not only did they refuse to hand over the prisoners, they also urged the Roman legions to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would be in big trouble!
What is tolerable and what is intolerable?
In anger, Pompey and Crassus declared war directly on Hyperion.
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