Augustus Road

Lepidus was not very interested in the scene described by Antony, but he easily asked Sabo to draw up a battle plan, and then let the chief deputy general Petheneus take command on his behalf. Mourning, they not only betrayed the Pharaoh, but also betrayed and abandoned their current master. There is no need for Sabo to exist in the world. Sabo handed over the command to the deputy general. The plan is very simple. Anyway, there are still about a thousand people in the military camp. They drilled for three days, so that Archelaus would not have more than 500 troops left - first bombarded them with cavalry cannons, and then Anthony and Dusonville led the attached cavalry along the gap to defeat them, paying attention to the false pharaoh. The couple were captured, as much as possible, although the piper didn't want to see them alive."

As for myself, I am here to plan the matters after entering Alexandria City. These things are now obviously of greater significance than how to defeat Hormach, because Hormach is now almost the same as a dead dog.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I have something to say." Anthony said this out of the blue, and then he made an even more unreasonable request, "I believe that in the final decisive battle that is about to take place, I must fight in person."

Lepidus looked at the other party, couldn't help laughing, and asked Anthony why he said that.

"Because the other party is the Ptolemaic Pharaoh, and like me, he is a descendant of the heroic royal family. I am not like ordinary Romans who open and shut up to be an equal republic. The blood of heroic descendants is noble. I am definitely not a peasant family like Cato the Younger. Comparable. Therefore, once the descendant of the hero becomes an enemy, we must try our best, even if the opponent is very weak. "This guy is actually very convincing.

"Marco. You will use this war to accumulate prestige in the city of Rome." Lepidus had something to say, but he thought about it and was unwilling to speak so directly, so he temporarily agreed to Anthony's proposal. Requested, "Forget it, I need this thing too, then I will personally command the troops and fight Archelaus."

At this time. Arp brought Diotusos into the tent. The other party was in shock. When he saw the commander-in-chief, he panicked and said, "I seemed to see Cassio's figure in the camp near the sea. "Since I saw it, then Next time, try not to interact with him and hide around the pharaoh. That guy is not a good person." Then Diotusos nodded hurriedly. Fortunately, I am now wearing this outfit. Coupled with the new temperament he has honed, even the shrewd Cassiyo cannot recognize it. By the way, there is still business! He took out a papyrus, which was a letter written by the flute player. Lepidus opened it and read it. It read the Pharaoh's new request: Let me personally come to the camp and command you in name to defeat the rebels.

"Huh?" What does this mean? Does even a flute player want this kind of reputation?

At this time, Diotusos quickly looked around, took out the papyrus roll, and said in a low voice and earnestly, "This is the pharaoh's daughter who secretly entrusted it to you."

Cleopatra's secret letter also had only one line: Please fight my sister as soon as possible and don't wait for your father to come.

Lepidus folded the papyrus neatly, and then burned it cleanly in the flame under the glass cover. After coughing twice, he said to the generals, "Pharaoh has an edict, and we must abide by it. Tomorrow morning at the second quarter At this time, our army launched an attack. Anthony and Dusonville commanded the attached cavalry on the right wing; Sabo and Tagus commanded the cavalry artillery and archer brigade on the left wing; Arp and Selha led the newly formed legion and were responsible for the frontal attack. , I will lead the rest of the infantry group to advance. Everyone, start preparations immediately without delay."

That night, it rained heavily, and the turbid Nile River turned a depressing dark yellow in the dusk. In front of Archelaus's tent, there was still a gold and silver inlaid symbol that symbolized the Pharaoh's military power. A light chariot, although he would not fight on this thing at all. "When will the Romans attack?" On the couch, Beneniki restored the loose nightgown worn by the Macedonian woman, and caressed her husband's bare chest somewhat plaintively. asked.

"You should ask me when I will attack the Romans, because maybe after three more days, I will even abandon the grooms and shield-bearing slaves." Archelaus' words were full of sadness.

"Then let's do it tomorrow. I hope we can still be husband and wife in the next life. Although it will only be half a year, my body will always be the temple of your love." Beneniki said softly, as if he had made up a lot of determination.

"Your religious concepts are really the same as those of the Egyptians." In Archelaus's mind, neither the Greeks nor the Persians valued the concept of Hades or the afterlife as much as the Egyptians. He kept listening. The raindrops were hitting the roof of the splendid tent, and there was the cluttering sound of boots on the muddy ground outside - it was more soldiers fleeing at night.

The next day, when the thick fog formed by the raindrops dissipated a little, Archelaus walked out of the commander's tent and frowned at the bleak scene in the camp. He continued to stay beside him, and the people who gathered with bugles, There were no more than 300 people. He laughed miserably, and then looked across the river through the fog, where the golden sheep's head flag and calf flag were faintly visible, and there were the sounds of drums and footsteps in unison— It seems that there is no need to wait for him to take the initiative, the Romans are already ready to fight.

"Let's say goodbye here. This is a hopeless decisive battle. It's just a final honorable death. In this case, let me be the first to enjoy this kind of treatment." Beneniki's eyes were in the tent curtain. Slightly red and swollen, with disheveled hair and bare feet, he slowly walked out and shouted these heartbreaking words to Archelaus.

"Puff", Archelaos turned around quickly and stabbed his wife's chest with the dagger, then he bared his teeth, tears shed, and held Benenikki's shoulders. The other party also held his arm, his eyes half blurred by the loss of blood, and half full of color when death was flying, "Cut off... cut off my head... bury it... don't let anyone know except you, and then you can find me in that world."

"Yes, yes." Archelaos murmured, and then suddenly continued to push forward. Benenikki opened her mouth, drooped her head on his shoulder, took two long breaths, and then stopped breathing, and then slowly slid down his arm, her body drooped to one side, and died.

On the other side of the river, the fleets of Cassius and Lepidus had already landed in the rain. Anthony, who was riding on his horse, sneezed, and then suddenly said to Dusongville, who was holding the flag behind him, "When our attached cavalry brigade crosses to the other side, we will immediately ignore the other brigades and take the lead in launching an assault on the enemy camp. How about that?" (To be continued...)