Chapter 83 - Operation Research - 5000(2/2)
Spartacus smiled and said: "So I said, he won't play according to common sense at all."
Xiaopang rubbed his head: "Why don't I understand what you said?"
Kirk said gloomily: "Caesar has jumped out of the gains and losses of Carthage. He is playing the whole of North Africa and even the Mediterranean as a game of chess! On the one hand, he mobilized 200,000 cavalry as the main card to deal with Spartacus.
But he was not in a hurry to march. Instead, he lurked in the desert and quietly monitored our movements. On the other hand, he ordered Octavian and Antony to march by land and water to attack Egypt. In this way, he firmly held the initiative in his own hands!
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Wang Han understood: "So, if we reinforce Cleopatra, Caesar will send Lepidus' 200,000 cavalry army to block our retreat in the desert. From Numidia to Egypt, the sea route is blocked
Blockade, our reinforcements can only go overland through the desert. Marching thousands of kilometers, not to mention the time it takes, even the army will be exhausted. When we reach Egypt, we don’t know how much strength we can still fight. Once the main force leaves, the Numidian tribes will all fall.
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Spartacus smiled: "And if we sit back and watch Cleopatra's Egypt be wiped out by Antony and Octavian's 300,000 Roman legions on land and water, our Numidian base will also lose Egypt's food supplies, and the enemy
They surrounded us and trapped us to death in this barren desert!"
Kirk, Wang Han, Xiaopang and Sheva all fell silent. Caesar is worthy of being the conqueror of the Mediterranean world. This move is perfect and foolproof. If Egypt is saved, the Numidian base will be lost. If not saved, Egypt will fall.
, Numidia cannot survive alone.
How to solve this sphinx-like problem?
For a moment, Kirk was in a state of confusion. Judging from Cleopatra's letter just now, this woman, who was delicate in appearance but strong in heart, had made up her mind to live or die with Egypt. She said in the letter that she had sent
The man transported Egypt's largest batch of grain and grass by land, hoping to give him the final help. At the end of the letter, there was a moist lip print.
If he did not rescue Cleopatra, she would surely perish with Antony's army in Alexandria. Although Kirk believed in Cleopatra's determination and the support of the Egyptian people, Egypt was poor and weak, and the Pharaoh
The legion only had 100,000 soldiers, and most of them were new recruits. They could not compete head-on with the 300,000-strong Roman army and battleships. The final result was that the Romans paid a price of tens of thousands and finally captured Alexandria.
Although this loss is a bit high, Caesar is already the dictator of Rome, and no one can control his decision-making. Besides, controlling Egypt is in Rome's interest, so it doesn't matter if the cost is higher.
After annihilating the eastern Numidian tribe, Kirk felt that his power was strong enough to challenge the Romans. But when Caesar made a big move, Kirk suddenly discovered that the combined power of his two powers was only 20
Ten thousand, but as soon as Caesar took action, he threw out 500,000 troops!
Roma's family fortune is still much better than that of Kirk, a wealthy upstart!
How can we get the best of both worlds and keep them both?
Spartacus stood up: "Let's save Egypt!"
Kirk awaited his explanation.
Spartacus slowly walked over: "There is only one most critical reason, and that is that Egypt produces food! Losing Numidia is just losing a desert that can be fought back at any time, but losing Egypt, Cleope
Once Terra dies, Master, you will never be able to control Egypt again!"
Kirk's heart brightened, and he looked at Princess Wen Rita. To give up the foundation here, he must get Princess Wen Rita's nod.
Who would have thought that Princess Wen Rita nodded directly without even thinking about it.
Kirk is surprised, does Princess Wen Rita not want to restore the country?
Princess Wen Rita leaned on Kirk's arms: "Reviving the country is a great cause that I must complete in my life, but your cause, brother, is my priority. Besides, Numidia is not the city of Carthage. As long as you don't forget, brother
Chapter completed!