It happened that Persia was attacking northern Greece.
Caesar felt that if he could lend a hand at this time, land on Crete or the southern part of the Peloponnese Peninsula, and attack from the south to the north, he would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort!
Wait until the Romans and Persians meet in central Greece, and then defeat the unprepared Persians head-on.
The whole of Greece can be put into the pocket of Rome!
However, at this moment, two important news came one after another.
First, Ptolemy fled to Crete, where King Stobius, relying solely on the militia, completely wiped out over two million regular troops. Even Ptolemy himself died on Crete.
Secondly, a major reversal occurred in the Greco-Persian Wars. King Stobi successfully raided the Byzantine city, accurately hitting the weak spot of the Persian front!
The Persian army suddenly ran out of steam and faced the risk of instant defeat.
Caesar never expected that King Stobi was really as powerful as the legend said. He was also a little confused.
Not daring to take any risks, he could only order his troops to hold back and wait and see how the situation developed.
Soon, the results came out.
The Greek coalition forces commanded by King Strophilus defeated the counterattack of King Xerxes of Persia with great ease.
Nearly 30 million Persian troops were wiped out!
Caesar had never encountered a decisive battle of this level in his many years of fighting in Gaul and Spain!
He couldn't help but feel frightened and decided not to provoke Greece led by King Stobi for the time being, but turned his target to the Persian Empire.
Therefore, the Egyptians attacked Canaan.
Of course, although he decided to deal with the Persian Empire first, Caesar did not stop paying attention to Greece.
He sent a large number of spies to monitor the Greeks' every move.
Caesar was very happy to see that after the end of the Greco-Persian War, King Strobius chose to go south to Sparta to eliminate dissidents.
Sparta's reputation had shocked the world thousands of years ago.
Leonidas, the Spartan king of this generation, is well-known to everyone!
Caesar felt that even if King Stroby was a better fighter, it would take at least three to five years to completely destroy Leonidas and his Spartan heavy infantry army!
However, the facts once again amazed Caesar.
King Strobius' army encountered no resistance at all and directly took over Sparta, the capital of the fighting nation.
Leonidas could only flee with three hundred personal soldiers!
This war, which I thought would be evenly matched, was decided before it even began.
This amount of time was just enough for him to dispatch the Roman troops to drive the Persians out of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
Next, something shocking happened again!
King Stobi and his army of more than 10 million disappeared from the Peloponnese Peninsula out of thin air!
Where did they go?
What do you want to do?
This suddenly made Caesar nervous.
Caesar quickly mobilized all his spies to investigate. Only then did he discover that the Greek fleet had actually left the Greek mainland and was heading west towards the Apennines!
"What a terrifying strategist! You've already struck before I even made a move! Luckily, I've been keeping an eye on you, otherwise you would have caught me completely off guard!"
Caesar was filled with emotion after instantly judging the intention of the Greek expeditionary force!
How sad!
It was obvious that he had planned to deal with King Stobi first, and had made a lot of arrangements for this purpose.
But in the end, it was King Stobi who freed up his hands first and launched an attack on Rome!
Unconsciously, the so-called stability and public opinion have tied our own hands and feet!
If we still cling to the rules and regulations and dare not step out of line, I am afraid that in the end it will be Rome, not Greece, that will fail!
Caesar immediately sent a pigeon letter to the Senate in Rome, demanding in stern words that they immediately fortify their defenses and prepare for battle!
Upon learning that the Greek expeditionary force led by King Stobi was about to arrive, the Roman Senate was also in a panic.
They hurriedly gathered all the supplies, banned all sea transportation, and prepared to defend the city of Rome to the death, just like they did when they fought against Hannibal's army!
At the same time, Caesar also stopped his offensive on the eastern front.
The Roman main legion of 10 million people was transferred to the west and boarded ships to attack Sicily.
According to Caesar's judgment.
Roma's group of idiots lacks offensive capabilities, but it shouldn't be difficult for them to hold out for two or three months.
After all, once the city is broken, all their property and even their lives will be wiped out!
As long as we can delay until the Greek expeditionary force runs out of supplies and is forced to retreat.
The Roman fleet he led could launch a decisive battle in the sea east of Sicily, waiting for the exhausted main force of the Greek expeditionary force to tire out in one fell swoop!
By then, it should not be difficult to kill or capture King Stobi in the chaos of the army.
Even if we take a step back and say that we are unlucky, King Stoby will successfully escape.
But the fact that the main force of the Greek navy was annihilated was enough to convince the Senate to send enough reinforcements to launch an attack on the Greek mainland!
At that time, the Greek states were still in shock and were extremely weak. The Roman army of tens of millions was about to sweep across Greece!
Once Greece is digested, Persia, which is already half-crippled in the east, will naturally be no problem!
Even if we want to attack further east and reach the mysterious India, it is not impossible!
However, just a few days after leading the Roman fleet out to sea, Caesar received bad news.
The Greek expeditionary force did not attack the Roman mainland, but instead settled in Sicily. It seemed that this massive army of tens of millions was dispatched just to deal with a few small countries on Sicily.
When they first heard this information, Caesar's generals, including Antony and Octavian, all burst into laughter.
They all felt that they were probably just being overly sensitive from the beginning, which was why they thought the Greeks were targeting the Roman mainland.
However, only Caesar had a serious look on his face.
He knew in his heart that King Stobi's secret expedition was definitely not just to conquer a few small countries!
King Stoby is using his old tricks again!
Use the same method against Xerxes on yourself!
Although they had the full support of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, the daily expenses of the tens of millions of Roman legions could not be provided by the weak country of Egypt alone.
More than 70% of the supplies still needed to be transported from Rome to the East through the waterway through Sicily.
Once this place is occupied by hostile forces, the logistical supply of the main Roman force will face great difficulties!
I should never have underestimated Sicily and not sent the Roman legions to occupy it first.
Now King Stoby has gotten there first.
If this big problem cannot be solved as soon as possible, I am afraid that the initiative of Rome's outward expansion will be in the hands of the Greeks!
"No matter what the Greeks' purpose is. Since the strategic city of Sicily is already in their hands, send envoys to negotiate immediately. The two countries have not declared war openly. As long as the conditions offered by the Greeks are reasonable, reach a compromise with them first. After we have dealt with Persia, we can come back and deal with them!" Caesar made a decision quickly.
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