Sima Ji himself was not aware of Diocletian's return to Rome, but he already knew it after entering the Roman territory. It can only be said to be luck, but he did not feel ashamed of it. The moral guilt of taking advantage of the situation is not as good as the joy brought by God's opportunity.

It is destined to me if God is destined. If it is not good for me, there must be some problem. Later generations used Alexander's Eastern Expedition to compare Qin, and did the Achaemenid dynasty compare the Eastern Zhou Dynasty? No one can compare this way. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a divided world, and many of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period have not appeared yet. Who would compare a period when there is no advantage in any aspect? You can't even find abuse.

After learning that Diocletian was not in the East, Sima Ji immediately urged to accelerate the marching. If luck turned into results, he still needed his own efforts. Although he had never been to the West, he certainly remembered the existence of the Sinai Peninsula in his mind. He knew that this was the only way to enter Egypt. Such a narrow terrain was conducive to defense. Naturally, he wanted to rush into Africa in front of the Romans. The smoke and dust that covered the sky, and the army marched with the yellow sand all over the sky, hoping to find an open land to unfold the formation.

Sima Ji estimated that Egypt would not have more than six Roman legions. Even if Egypt was important, the number of troops of the Roman Empire was there. Germans in the north and Persia in the east needed heavy defense. Egypt was not under great pressure.

As long as the front line of Syria does not collapse, Egypt will not face the threat. Could it be that the massive army placed in Egypt is usually to defend the Black Uncle who came to earth?

"Docletian's reform was a bit too much. He actually set up one hundred provinces and twelve major regions. Plus four consuls?" Sima Ji planned while marching. The number of officials in the Roman Empire should be at a massive scale. For four emperors alone, how much labor would it take for no one to build a capital? What about the officials directly under the Four Emperors? This is another large number of people.

The most direct consequence is that spending money requires a lot of money, and government expenditures will definitely be far more than before. Roman citizens now have a bit of the meaning of America in the future, and they eat the food for the first time. After this reform, government and military expenditures have increased significantly. Where does the money come from?

Otherwise, the disciples of Rome and Rome were always falling in the same pit, which should be considered an inherent stubborn disease of Westerners, and can be compared with East Asia's seclusion and self-containment.

A cruel fight between slaves is taking place, gladiator. It is usually performed by slaves and prisoners of war. This extremely cruel bloody killing between people is the most popular entertainment program for the Roman nobles of this era. Diocletian, who was alone in it, must have expected that when he returned to Rome, an enemy army rushed towards the empire appeared in this short window period, and the enemy army has now advanced towards Egypt.

Diocletian was still waiting for the arrival of the last Caesar, and then notified the Senate in name only to complete the rotation of the four emperors and test the results of his reform.

On the east coast of the Mediterranean, Sima Ji was still marching slowly as usual. When fighting, the King of Yan always suppressed the entire army without leaving any backup plan. However, when marching, he always looked slow, fearing that some enemy would appear for him.

A second-rate general who knows how to do three tricks is most unwilling to face emergencies. Among them, ambush is the most representative tactic. Sima Ji has been guarding against this every day since he joined the army.

Therefore, the Romans wanted to rely on their familiarity with the local area to attack the army westward, but they failed again without any surprise. Murong Han, who was in front of the army, discovered it early and directly killed the ambushing Roman army. This made Sima Ji very angry, "Does these Romans look down on me? Look at the bare soil buns around me, is this a terrain suitable for ambushing? It's not in the deep mountains and forests. What kind of thing should I be stupid enough to ambush?"

Although the King of Yan was not a native, did the Romans look down on him too much? Sima Ji had already made up his mind that as long as the other party dared to show up in front, even if he was surrounded and beaten, he would wipe out the Roman legion in Egypt to give them a powerful force. Save to use such tricks that even children would not eat to deal with him.

"As long as we pass the front, there will be an open land that will be enough to spread our army. At that time, we can use our military strength to give the Romans a great deal." Sima Ji ordered to the left and right generals, "The basic conditions do not hinder us, so the rest depends on you."

"Don't worry, no matter what the situation is facing, all the soldiers of the army will swear to serve their lives to the death." The generals expressed their opinions, which calmed down the King of Yan, who had just been insulted.

In northern Africa in January, the climate is pleasant, and the hot summer is far from coming. For the army advancing west, this should be the most suitable season for the army in the Central Plains. The temperature of 20 degrees makes people feel comfortable. For the Egyptians, the Nile flood that changes its sensation will not sweep the entire delta until October.

Needless to say, in the face of the Jin army, whose whereabouts were exposed, Marcus did not react slowly. He gathered six Roman legions under Egypt, totaling 35,000 people, preparing to block the necessary path and prevent the enemy from entering Egypt. It is true that the enemy came from afar, and heard that the country was thousands of miles away, so he was definitely not familiar with the local situation.

He was wrong. At least the King of Yan had the basic requirements for talking about war on paper. He had never been here, but he also knew the location of the Isthmus of Suez, knew that this was the only way to enter Egypt, and had a clear purpose to let the army march towards it. Besides, aren’t there some Persians who can serve as guides? I will definitely not be lost.

Sima Ji’s goal is not Cairo, but Alexandria. This natural port located in the Nile Delta is the largest port city along the Mediterranean coast of Africa and the largest trading center.

Of course, Cairo is also within consideration, but the significance of Cairo is limited to Sima Ji going to see the Egyptian pyramids. He still doesn't know how much of the Sphinx is buried in the sand in this era. Anyway, in the later generations where the Sphinx was discovered, a small part of the head could be seen at the beginning, and he thought it was a stone. The whole body of the Sphinx in later generations was only reappeared in front of the world after the sand was transported away by huge human power.

There is also the Sphinx that people know, which is only the largest one. There are many small Sphinxes in Cairo.

When a large army of troops that were several miles wide and dozens of miles long crossed the Isthmus of Suez also marked the failure of the Egyptian Governor's sniping plan. Marcus had just as he assembled the Roman legion to snipe, he heard the bad news that the other party had crossed the isthmus. The Roman legion, mainly the infantry legion, definitely did not have such a large amount of mobility.

Even the Persian Empire, a long-standing enemy of Rome, did not have the ability to march quickly. This result surprised Marcus. He stayed in Egypt for a long time and did not know that some tribes had this ability along the Black Sea coast of the northern border of Rome. He did not have enough experience and finally made the governor misjudgment.

Not to mention him, Sima Ji felt that he had almost become a Hu person all the way. In his current state, he really couldn't tell the difference between himself and Hu people.

Marcus led the proud Roman legion on the road, and at the same time sent people to Rome to report the news again, hoping that Augustus could recognize the seriousness of the matter and not abdicate at this critical moment.

A hundred miles west of Suez Isthmus, in a flat sandy land, two armies found each other's traces, and the war was on the verge of breaking out at any time.

At this moment, Marcus sent a messenger to rebuke the invaders and marked that the great Roman Empire was invincible. If he did not retreat as soon as possible, he would be at his own risk.

"The Romans are still playing the game of rituals and then soldiers?" He grabbed Ataya, who was very excited, and Sima Ji joked at the surrounding generals and schools, "What a powerful legion, what shock we can't imagine? What a shock? War elephant? Your Roman legion can pull out a war elephant team. I will return home immediately if I don't let it go, for fear that you can't pull it out."

There are only African elephants in Egypt, and the elephants that can be used as war elephants are Asian elephants. Even the female elephants are irritable and cannot be domesticated. They are all elephants. The difference between them is very big. The two types of elephants are reproductive isolation, which is the relationship between humans and gorillas.

"It was the Persians who told me that there were rich scholars in Egypt, and I would like to ask for talent and go there in person. Of course, you seem to disagree. I have no intention of killing. As long as you do not stop me, I can live in peace with Rome as if I were with the Persians." Sima Ji spoke slowly and asked the messengers who came to come back to tell the Egyptian governor.

As for what the use of these words, we can predict whether it is useless or not. No major power can bear this humiliation. The enemy has been going to enter the transit and want their own troops to give way? No one would agree.

With this humiliation, the Roman envoy left in anger. Sima Ji directly ordered his left and right, "Prepare to start a war. I believe the Romans are also preparing, what a good battlefield."

Unexpectedly, Marcus was completely angered by the commander of the enemy. The other party's understatement seemed to be humiliating the Roman Empire and the pride of Roman citizens.

Time, place, and people are all in war. For the Jin army who came from afar, these three aspects are not available at present. Sima Ji could only fight with the Roman legion that was both self-harmonious and was in line with the three.

Two days later, the Roman legion was lined up with anger, behind them was the Egyptian province of the Roman Empire, and ahead were the invaders who were about to invade their homes. At this moment, every Roman citizen was inspiring and dreaming of replicating the glorious achievements of his ancestors, so that this invader army would end up with a sad end like all previous enemies.

"Why do you look like you are suffering and revenge? What are you doing?" Putting down the telescope, Sima Ji fell into deep thoughts and curled his lips, "Today is destined to be a day when Jingluo is angry."
Chapter completed!