Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Orville gave the other party a general explanation of the current situation and basically had nothing to hide. After the other party thought about it, a cold flash appeared in his eyes.

"In my opinion, this matter is not very difficult to solve. Don't you have the most powerful warriors in the world? Just find an opportunity to assassinate Antonis, and then take advantage of the chaos in the opponent's camp to set fire..."

In Cleopatra's description, a plan was devised that sounded pretty good.

To put it bluntly, the decapitation operation is to first kill the opponent's leader, then create chaos in this city with hundreds of thousands of people, making it difficult to mobilize the garrison, and then take advantage of this opportunity to use small groups of elite troops to attack the garrison scattered throughout the city. Strike and weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness again.

After that was done, Cleopatra suggested that Orville lead the army to capture Soros Island, a fortified island next to Alexandria. There was only an embankment connecting this island to Alexandria, and there were cliffs and built buildings on the island. The camp is quite easy to defend and difficult to attack, so you only need to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

By the time the news reached the city of Rome, Orville had already created an established fact. Vespa would definitely turn to Orville, a member of his family, and when the pressure from the emperor came down, he would be able to escape unscathed.

Obviously, this plan is very risky - the assassination may fail, the legions under Antonis' command may escape control, and King Ptolemy may overturn the table. At the least, he may go all out to besiege him, and at the worst, he may directly rebel against the empire. .

Cleopatra naturally understood Orville's concerns, walked closer to him, leaned down and whispered: "Thank you even more for this. There are some things that I have thought about deeply since a long time ago, and this is one of them. , I have something that you will definitely be interested in.”

She pulled out a scroll about ten centimeters thick from the blanket that had been hiding her figure, then spread the scroll onto Orville's desk and slowly unfolded it.

It was a very high-precision map of Alexandria. Those that Orville had obtained before were simply incomparable to this map. Moreover, there was a huge amount of information marked in tiny characters on it. Even a cursory glance revealed that it was all military secrets. ——The location and time of military patrols, the flow of people on each street, the location and details of military camps and warehouses, and even many prepared safe houses are marked.

"The eunuch Berdinos simply couldn't understand the importance of knowledge. The Library of Alexandria under his control was no longer glorious. He didn't even consider how much precious knowledge and talents there were in this library. This gave me the opportunity to use them. The opportunity, one of the results is right in front of you.”

Orville took a deep look at the other party - in fact, the other party was quite well prepared, seducing and offering pictures, taking care of both his physiological and political needs.

"Is the information above true?"

"There are still many of my supporters in the library. They are helping me update information. The map you see was just updated five days ago. I am willing to risk my life on their loyalty. If you can trust them, If so, it’s true.”

Orville didn't say anything. He stretched out his hand and touched the other person's wrist, and the corresponding information came into his mind.

[Cleopatra Thea Philopator’s long-sleeved royal family]

Diplomacy: 17》30

Military: 8》9

Management: 10》18

Strategy: 14》20

Knowledge: 15》26

The attributes seem to be very powerful. The total attributes have even reached 103 points. As a reference, Trajan's total attributes in the current growth period are 95. Alfred, who was praised as a god in later generations, has a total attributes of 102, which are slightly lower than her. a little.

There are no shortcomings except that the military is slightly inferior to Tia's strategy. This is not a fatal flaw for the ruler. As long as he can know people well and appoint them well, it is not unacceptable to not know how to fight. Not all nations are like Rome. Like human beings, rulers are required to be "triumphant generals." The ruler's responsibilities may not include being able to personally command the army in war.

Seriously speaking, this is not the attribute panel that a conquered king should have. In fact, many monarchs of the Ptolemaic Dynasty were not bad in ability. The main reason is that the kingdom's national power was limited to long-term internal strife and meaningless external competition for hegemony, and then was defeated by the rise of Rome. People are forced to persuade.

All in all, based on the opponent's attribute values, Orville believed that the opponent still had the basic ability to recognize people, otherwise it would be impossible to survive in the palace struggle until now.

The next step is to consider whether to accept the other party's proposal and follow the other party's bet this time.

This time, Orville frowned and pondered for a long time, carefully weighing the pros and cons, wondering whether he should follow Cleopatra's advice.

He knew that he might only have this chance. If he didn't seize it, Egypt might just miss out on his own camp for a long time. More importantly, he didn't know whether Vespa could handle it in his lifetime. Good Antonis's problem will become even more troublesome when the time comes to raise tigers.

Taking into account Vespa's short lifespan and Tia's rather troublesome accession problem, Orville felt that it was impossible not to gamble. He needed the land of Egypt as his base, and the natural endowments of Britain or half of Gaul did not support it. He used it to fight potential enemies of the Senate, but Egypt was different. If there were no other provinces in Rome to continuously transfuse blood, Egypt would definitely be much richer than Rome.

He needed this land, and it was obvious that this land was irreplaceable. There was no other place like this.

The eastern Mediterranean is generally richer than the western Mediterranean. There are three potential options: Syria, Egypt, and the coast of Asia Minor. Syria has strong border defense pressure, while Asia Minor's endowments are not that good. Egypt is not only richer than the other two, but also does not have much border defense. pressure.

Taken together, this is the best piece of land, and it is attractive enough to Orville to make him willing to take risks.

Leaning his head and tapping his knuckles on the table regularly, after thinking calmly, Orville gave the other party a more definite answer: "I have to admit that I am personally tempted. I will discuss it with my staff and generals tomorrow. Feasibility, I will give you a reply when the time comes. Let’s wait for the news tomorrow.”

Having said that, Orville is their commander-in-chief after all. Unless the things he nods to agree to are really not feasible at all, the people below will generally not object. They will only list the difficulties and then find ways to help Orville. to solve problems.

Cleopatra also knew this very well and thanked him: "I will try my best to be ready to cooperate with you, and please provide me with shelter in this short period of time."

"Of course, as long as you don't forget the agreement between us." Orville is not afraid of the other party breaking the contract. Her foundation is too weak. Once she becomes king, she can only rely on the power of the Romans.