Qiang Qin

Captured the city of Pella and ended Macedonia, a military powerhouse in the east. The support rate in the country was getting higher and higher. The Roman nobles who hoped to gain benefits from the expansion began to call on the old consul Fabian to give up his position. Terra's daily entanglements made Scipio's self-confidence even more inflated.

The threat of the Qin people was gradually forgotten by Scipio. After all, it was impossible for an outsider from the far east to gain a long-term foothold in the Mediterranean area.

Look back to Egypt.

After Hannibal asked Li Yuan for an alliance, he immediately set off to return to Carthage without wasting any time. For him, the time to regain power had come.The surveillance of the Romans and the heavy gifts of the Romans made the Carthaginians feel humiliated, and Hannibal, who was welcomed by ordinary people, did not lack supporters.

North Africa.

A large group of Carthage uprising teams composed of black slaves began to gather in the city of Carthage from all directions. This was an expected and unexpected public awakening movement.

And its origin.

It was because Hannibal's cronies deliberately spread the news that Rome would increase taxes everywhere, the humiliation of the defeat in the second war, the glory of the past, and the plunder of a large amount of wealth made the Carthaginians silent. Erupted.

April 24.

The people of Carthage marched into the capital in a mighty procession. Along the way, various manors responded, especially in the handicraft workshops in Carthage. A large number of young craftsmen took to the streets. They shouted Hannibal's name, They want to welcome their heroes back again——.

The overseers of Rome panicked.

Most of the people Fabian trusts are old and experienced bureaucrats. They are handy in dealing with tactics, but when dealing with emergencies such as civil riots, they often have few methods and lack the courage to stand up.

Only two days.

The consuls and tax collectors sent by the Romans were all driven away, and Carthage returned to the embrace of freedom when Hannibal returned to the city.When standing in front of the temple again, tens of thousands of Tyrians raised their arms and cheered.

"People of Carthage, and my brothers who fought side by side with me and never gave up, I, Hannibal Barca, have returned, and the Romans cannot defeat us, because we have a reliable and strong The ally of the Great Qin from the east." Hannibal raised his right hand high, clenched his fist and shouted.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!" the Carthaginians shouted repeatedly, although there were many of them.I don't even know what the word Daqin means.

"Do you know? Qin's army has conquered Egypt, and, on the Balkan Peninsula, they also made the Roman Gauls flee in embarrassment. From today onwards, we Carthaginians will no longer be fighting alone, and will never be without reinforcements." , no longer have to worry about retaliation, because Rome is in danger, and they are already unable to take care of themselves under the attack of the Great Qin Army, so we have to take action to re-form a Carthaginian army, are you willing to join?" Hannibal's instigated words were like a storm.The heart of Carthage, which had been cooling down for a long time, warmed up again.

Public opinion is boiling.

The strength of the motherland.

It is the root of peace and wealth. The Carthaginians sighed that time is gone in recollection of the past.Now, the opportunity for revival is right in front of them, how could they not be excited.

In just ten days.

Hannibal formed an army of [-] people, among which more than a hundred merchant ships joined. Although the steering, tonnage, and ramming capabilities of merchant ships were not as good as warships with ramming angles, the ships of this era Naval battles are basically still within the scope of continuous battles. For the Carthaginian navy, which only has ten coastal small boats, as long as they are ships, they can't wait to requisition them.

April [-].

At the same time that the Roman fleet sailed out of the Adriatic Gulf, Hannibal, who officially took over as the administrator of Carthage, ordered that the newly formed Carthaginian navy be dispatched, with more than 150 large and small ships and about [-] soldiers and sailors. People, pull anchor, follow the Atlantic hurricane that blows from the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean, and head straight for Egypt.

wind.

Just in the hand of God.

At the mercy of people with different thoughts, the Carthage fleet sailed smoothly towards the road of revival.When they reached the sea not far from Alexandria, the Roman fleet was blocked by the headwind. For the sake of safety, the fleet commander Crassus decided to temporarily turn east and sail to Crete in the Aegean Sea of ​​the Mediterranean Sea to rest.

This decision prevented the entire fleet from sinking at sea due to a storm, but not long after, Crassus was dismissed as admiral because of this seemingly correct decision.

Carthage and Rome.

Competing to blockade or support the Egyptians, if both sides arrive at the same time, the plan of the Carthaginians to blockade the port will be destroyed by the Romans, and the cumbersome merchant ships will fight against the elite Roman fleet. The Taiji people have no chance of winning.

——.

Alexander port.

Scorching in the scorching heat, the city was surrounded on three sides, and only the side facing the port could give this isolated city with a population of tens of thousands some comfort.

From March to April, for a whole month and a half, the Qin Army's blockade became more and more strict. On the land passage, there were still a few places where the Qin Army's scouts could escape, but as the Qin Army conquered all parts of the Nile River, In the eyes of ordinary Egyptians, the banner of the Ptolemaic Kingdom has already faded away.

Ptolemy V waited hard.

However, the Roman reinforcements he hoped for were long gone. Not only that, even Queen Cleopatra seemed to have disappeared, and she responded to his urging in the same way: the Roman fleet was already on the way.

"****, don't think that you can continue to be queen without me, the Romans just treat you as a plaything." Ptolemy V hated in his heart.

The family knows their own affairs.

What kind of temperament is Cleopatra? He clearly knows that this woman is just a political marriage with him, and there is no relationship at all. It was the idea of ​​hooking up with the Romans.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong, the harbor, the harbor has been blocked by the Carthage fleet, and our ship cannot get out." Just as Ptolemy V was anxious, another bad news came.

"What did you say? The Carthaginians, where did they get their fleet? Wasn't their fleet taken away by the Romans?" Ptolemy V asked in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, it's not a warship, but a merchant ship. Hundreds of merchant ships are blocked at the exit of the port, and all of them are Carthaginians?" the Ptolemy general who reported the letter stammered.

"Carthage, don't they want to live? When the Roman army arrives, these disobedient bastards will be thrown into the sea one by one to feed the fish and shrimp." Ptolemy V was frightened and angry.

The news that Philip IV, an old friend, was killed by Scipio has spread to Egypt. The rabbit died and the fox was sad. Antiochus III and Philip IV, the two allied brothers, left one by one, which made Ptolemy V The world has a premonition of impending disaster. Is the huge empire created by Alexander the Great really going to lose even the last bit of flesh and blood?

——.

News of the port being blocked.

Like a disaster, it quickly spread throughout the city.

The already restless city residents became more emotionally unstable. They could endure being oppressed by heavy taxes and live without dignity and freedom, but they couldn't bear to starve to death day by day.

The few supplies brought by ships were divided by the huge number of people in the city, and there was almost nothing left. In addition, a part of the royal family and a part of the army had to be set aside in advance, and the rest of the common people could really get Not many, in Alexandria, the situation of selling children for a bite to eat can be seen everywhere on the streets.

early may.

An expected popular riot suddenly broke out.

Nearly [-] hungry urban civilians took to the streets spontaneously and started a democratic awakening movement against hunger and privilege. In a fit of rage, Ptolemy V made a faint move and ordered the army to arrest and suppress the rioters.

On the 6th, a bloody conflict broke out. Nearly a thousand unarmed civilians in Alexandria were killed by the army, and countless people were injured. On the [-]th, the angry civilians organized an even larger and nearly A team of [-] people, this time, they no longer use their bare hands. The owners of the handicraft workshops opened the warehouses. The workers held the tools they usually work in, and the civilians held up the only thing that could hit people at home, shouting and running. Going forward to the palace of Ptolemy V.

all the way.

The uprising team was like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger. The army stationed in the barracks did not obey the orders of Ptolemy V this time as before. A growing ranks of deserters.

On the twelfth, the city of Alexandria was captured by the uprising. Ptolemy V hid in the strong pyramid in the city, closed the tower gate, and tried to resist. He fantasized that his beautiful queen would come back with reinforcements one day.

On the [-]th, the Egyptian civilian uprising team elected two representatives and arrived at the Qin army station for negotiations. Under the dual pressure of the Qin army and the Carthaginian army, these Egyptians who had no ambitions in the first place only wanted to retain the freedom of the residents in Alexandria. At the same time, the Qin army is obliged to help them resist the possible future revenge of the Ptolemaic kingdom and its allies, and the Egyptians have a deep understanding of the deep-rooted fear of the Ptolemaic kingdom.

Li Yuan was naturally very happy to be able to subdue a great city without a single soldier. This time the civilian uprising in Alexandria City also gave him a better understanding of the Western concept of democracy and freedom. (To be continued..)