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"Long time no see, General Lius." Tony said with a smile as he faced the old man whose hair was almost completely white.

To be honest, Tony has great respect for this veteran who has dedicated almost half of his life to the empire. Although the old general is nominally his deputy, in fact, everyone knows that the old general is the person in charge of the entire Eastern Legion.

"It seems... Your Highness is more suitable to command the navy." Liuus glanced at Tony's face and flattered him without leaving a trace.

interesting.

Of course Tony knew that Lius words didn't really mean that Tony was suitable to command the navy. The real meaning of this sentence was that this kid didn't get seasick, which was simply awesome.

That’s right, this time Tony can proudly pat his chest and say that he is not seasick!

"Well, let's talk about it when the Empire has a naval battle later." Tony said with a light cough.

Now that the Roman Empire is about to reach the peak of its territory, the entire Mediterranean has basically become an inland sea. Looking around the Roman Empire, if Parthia can compete with the Roman Empire in terms of army, then at sea, the Roman Empire is basically invincible.

"I have been at sea for half a month. Let's go to the city to rest first. General Lius, thank you for briefly introducing the situation along the way."

"Yes, Your Highness." Lius nodded.

Over the past half month, Armenia has never given up its attack on the Roman Empire. Although Titus is not yet able to act on his own at this time, the legion commanders under his command are all experienced and have achieved good results in their respective defense areas. The 16th Gallic Legion even counterattacked into Armenia and captured more than 3,000 slaves.

"This...it feels like there's no difference between having me and not having me." After listening to Lius' report, Tony scratched his head and said in a daze.

He always thought that Titus was the one in charge now, so the war on the front line should be very tense. After all, Titus was only a 15-year-old boy. If you asked him to command a march, he might be able to command it in an orderly manner, but if you asked him to really command a battle, it would simply be making things difficult for Titus.

So in the absence of a commander-in-chief on the front line, Tony always thought that the war on the front line was very tense.

The result... sorry, how can I put it? None of these legion commanders were useless. When Titus was completely incompetent, they were able to link up and fight a series of beautiful counterattacks, making it impossible for the Armenian Kingdom to move forward.

Of course, this also reflects from the side that Armenia is even worse than everyone imagines.

"So the question is, why has there been no movement in Parthia until now?" Tony came to the official residence of the Chief Executive of Byzantium City, sat at the desk, touched his chin and muttered.

"I think this must be a trick of Armenia." Lius smiled and said nonchalantly.

"A trick?" Tony raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What's the trick here?"

"Your Highness, although the Roman Empire has been intentionally or unintentionally weakening its vassal states, once a war breaks out, the Roman Empire will recruit subordinate legions from these vassal states to fight together. Therefore, even if they are weakened, these vassal states still maintain a certain degree of combat effectiveness, and the same is true for Armenia."

At this point, Liu Si paused and continued: "In my impression, although Armenia's combat effectiveness is indeed not very strong, it is not weak to this extent, so it is obvious that the other party should have set an ambush and waited for us to take the bait."

"That's the way!" Tony nodded and understood.

When Vespasian was leading the troops, Armenia launched several exploratory attacks. Now it seems that the purpose was to lure Vespasian out and then shoot him in one fell swoop. After Vespasian fell, there was not much time to appoint a deputy. Even if a new deputy was appointed, this deputy would not be able to fully command the Eastern Legion in a short period of time because he could not convince the people. During this period, the Roman Legion could only rely on the command ability of each legion commander.

And now Armenia is deliberately showing weakness in order to make the Roman generals think, wow, it turns out that Armenia is so weak, so I can just defeat them!

With this kind of arrogant mentality, if one or two legions believed in evil and rushed into the heart of Armenia, the consequence... would be that the entire eastern defense line would be torn open, and then Armenia and Parthia would form an alliance, join forces with the Pontic rebels, occupy the Anatolian Peninsula, and completely annihilate the 200,000 troops on the front line!

An army of two hundred thousand was enough to inflict severe damage to the Roman Empire.

"I guess it is impossible for the Armenians to accomplish such a huge plan of annihilating an army of 200,000 independently. In other words, Parthia should have assembled a large number of troops in the eastern border or hinterland of Armenia."

Huh? Hearing Tony's judgment, Lius was a little surprised.

His Royal Highness the Prince...is very talented in military affairs!

You know, Levius did not explain the strategies of Parthia and Armenia in detail, but Tony was able to draw inferences from one instance and restore the enemy's entire plan. This shows that this young man really has some knowledge!

"Notify everyone to release all the spies. I want to know how many troops Parthia has deployed in Armenia as soon as possible! I also want to know how many troops Parthia has deployed in Babylonia!"

Babylonia?

When Lius heard Tony's order, he was stunned. The first order was fine, but the second order...what did it mean?

Babylonia, which is the southern Iraq and Kuwait region two thousand years later, can be said to be the rear base of Parthia. From the tone of His Royal Highness the Prince... it seems that he is planning to attack Babylonia?

But the problem is that if we attack there, we will inevitably attack the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon first. However, Ctesiphon, as the capital of Parthia, is not so easy to attack. If we rashly attack Ctesiphon without dealing with the main forces of Armenia and Parthia, the consequence will be that the supply line will be cut off by the enemy. The 200,000-strong army will probably starve to death under the city of Ctesiphon!

Then I'll play tricks on you!

"Your Highness..." Liuus opened his mouth and was about to persuade Tony, but Tony waved at him with a smile and said, "I know what the general wants to say. Don't worry, I have an idea."

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Chapter 146: My geography grades are not bad either!

In terms of military talent, Tony is far inferior to Leo. To put it more bluntly, let alone a veteran like Leo, even Titus may be far inferior to Tony.

But Tony has an innate advantage that no other general in the world has, that is, he is familiar with the world map.

That’s right, Tony was a poor student back then, but among the few subjects he did well in, history was naturally ranked first, and geography was ranked second.

Tony could brag about the time when the class monitor and the study committee member took turns running to the back of the classroom to ask Tony history and geography questions.

That’s right, if we want to attack Babylonia by land, we must first conquer Ctesiphon, but... what if we take a detour by water?

Currently, the Red Sea is jointly controlled by the Kingdom of Sheba and the Roman Empire. The Kingdom of Sheba has now become one of the allies of the Roman Empire, so there is no problem in passing through the Red Sea. After entering the Indian Ocean, turn around and enter the Persian Gulf, and then head northwest. It won’t be long before the army of the Roman Empire can land in the Babylonia region and raid the enemy’s rear.

If there is a fire in the rear, the morale of the front-line troops will naturally be shaken, and the enemy may even return to defend. Once they do, Tony can take advantage of this opportunity to capture Armenia in one fell swoop.

The most important thing is that Tony came up with a very sinister idea.

guerrilla warfare.

That's right, because it was a detour from the sea, the Roman Empire was destined not to send too many troops in this operation, at most only tens of thousands of people. With an army of tens of thousands of people, you can attack one or two cities by surprise in the early stage, but after the enemy comes to their senses, it may be a bit troublesome for you to take another city with these tens of thousands of people.

Therefore, Tony will let the army harassing Parthia in the rear adopt the tactics of sparrow warfare, using a small force to sneak attack the villages and towns of Parthia, trying to cause panic among the residents of Parthia. And considering that this roundabout attack cannot carry too much dry food and there are no supply lines, Tony will let them adopt the strategy of local supply.

The combination of guerrilla warfare and local supply means that the enemy's rear will probably be in chaos.

"Sparrow War?" After listening to Tony's strategic deployment, Lius was shocked.

Hey! You're a fucking genius!

This is... a genius-level strategic deployment! However...

"Your Highness, I have a question." Lius stroked his white beard and asked with a frown, "Your Highness, after entering the ocean from the Red Sea, can we really reach Babylonia?"

"Of course. I know that our country does not have too many warships stationed in the Red Sea, and our naval commanders do not know how to go about this journey. So at this time, we need our ally, the Kingdom of Sheba." Tony smiled and said.

Before Tony left Rome, in order to cling to the thigh of the Roman Empire, Bileqis quickly signed an alliance with the Roman Empire. Because of Tony's involvement, in this alliance, the Kingdom of Sheba did not become an ally of the Roman Empire in the form of tribute, but adopted a lower-level form, that is, an ordinary form of alliance.

After all, tribute is an advanced form of alliance!

Just as Tony said, the Roman Empire's navy was basically concentrated in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In the Red Sea, to put it nicely, the Roman Empire did not have much of a navy, but to put it bluntly, what the hell was that?

Therefore, in Tony's strategic conception, the Roman navy in the Red Sea was never thought of being used. As for the navy in the Mediterranean Sea going around Africa to the Persian Gulf... forget it.

So at this time, we can only ask for help from the Kingdom of Sheba.

Although the navy of the Kingdom of Sheba is not strong, it is still quite powerful compared to the navy of the Roman Empire in the Red Sea. Moreover, Tony’s main purpose this time is not to fight a naval battle, but to use the warships of the Kingdom of Sheba to transport its own army soldiers to Babylonia.

What? Worried about the Parthian navy? What are you thinking, brother? How can a nomadic nation rising from the inland have a navy?

As for whether or not they could find the way... it was okay. According to the intelligence Tony had gathered, merchants from the Egyptian province had already traveled to India along the northern coast of the Indian Ocean. In other words, there should have been many merchants who had entered the Persian Gulf along the Indian Ocean and traded with Parthia. Wouldn't it be enough to find a few sailors who knew the way to lead the way?

"Your Highness, this is a really... brilliant idea!" After listening to Tony's entire strategic plan, Lius was full of admiration.

Is this little guy in front of me really not yet thirteen years old?

The general strategy has been decided, and all that remains is for Lius to perfect it.

After leaving the main hall of the Chief Executive's residence, Tony came to a dungeon in the corner of the residence.

"Hey! Long time no see, Katniss." Looking at Katniss sitting on the bed, Tony waved at her casually and greeted her in a tone as if he saw an old friend.

"Damn brat..." When Katniss, who was sitting on the bed with his eyes closed, heard Tony's voice, he instantly opened his eyes and stared at Tony fiercely with a hint of anger.

This bastard! He actually left me in this dungeon for so many days!

How dare this little brat do this to me!

"I'm sorry." Looking at the angry Katniss, Tony scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and said awkwardly: "Last time, I was busy dealing with the rebels, and it was inconvenient to bring you with me, so I left you here. I originally planned to release you when I came back, but I didn't expect... I was called back to Rome by my sister, and then... I forgot about you here..."

"You..." Looking at Tony's embarrassed expression, Katniss became even more angry.

What do you mean by forget me?! Listen, is this human language?!

"Seeing that the anger in Katniss's eyes was about to materialize, Tony knew that if he stayed here any longer, he might be shot to death by lasers from his eyes, so he quickly found an excuse and left. Goodbye!

On the other hand, while Tony was still in Byzantium City, on the other side, somewhere in the deep mountains of the Kingdom of Armenia.

A small team dressed in Parthian military uniforms was crouching forward. Their target was the base of the 25th Legion of the Roman Empire not far away.

The 25th Legion of the Roman Empire was a legion temporarily formed by the Senate for this war. Since it was not a standing army of the empire, its combat effectiveness was slightly inferior to those standing armies. Fortunately, the commander of this legion was also a figure. Although he lacked momentum, because he was steady and good at defense, the infiltration troops that had previously attacked this legion basically did not gain any benefits.

And this time, Armenia decided to send out its most elite infiltration team to attack the 25th Legion!

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Chapter 147: That familiar front armor...

The so-called sparrow warfare was a method of warfare commonly used by the Chinese militia during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to defeat the strong with the weak. During the war, when the Chinese army was inferior to the Japanese army in all aspects, the guerrillas behind enemy lines adopted this sparrow tactic to harass the Japanese army, causing great distress to the Japanese army, because the guerrillas would not confront the main force of the Japanese army head-on. All they did was to destroy and attack lone enemies.

But the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was, after all, Japan's invasion of China, and the Sparrow War was also fought on Chinese territory, so compared to Tony's Sparrow War, the Sparrow War in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not as powerful.

You know, Tony's Sparrow War was carried out in Parthia!

According to Tony's plan, the 200,000 troops on the front line cannot be used. The purpose of these 200,000 troops is to attract the main forces of Armenia and Parthia and to draw firepower for the guerrillas behind enemy lines who are conducting sparrow warfare.

The two legions responsible for carrying out the sparrow warfare were naturally the 4th Scythian Legion and the 5th Macedonian Legion.

After staying in Byzantium for two days, Tony left Byzantium with the Second Legion early in the morning of the third day and headed for the front line!

Starting from the city of Byzantium and crossing the Gratia region of Bithynia, Tony arrived at the city of Caria in the Cappadocia region. This was the headquarters of the Roman Empire's front line, and all orders regarding the front line were issued from this city.

As soon as I arrived in the city and before I had time to enter the city gate, I saw a young general wearing the armor of a Roman general standing there with a girl with cat ears on her head. They stared ahead anxiously, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

"Tamiao?" Tony was stunned for a moment when he saw the familiar cat ears. Why is this Tamiao... here?

When they were in Miletus before, Tony arranged for Tamiao to go to the Temple of Artemis. Although he later forgot about it because of Nero's summons, shortly after returning to Rome, Tony wrote to Vespasian and asked him to send someone to bring Tamiao back. Tony had always thought that Tamiao should have returned to Mount Olympus by now, but he didn't expect...she was actually in Caria.

"Brother Tony!" Hearing that familiar little voice, Ta Miao's eyes suddenly lit up. She took two steps at a time and came to Tony. She walked across the crowd and hugged Tony tightly, saying softly, "Long time no see, brother Tony."

Emmmm, what a nostalgic front armor... Feeling the subtle touch on his chest, Tony had only one thought in his mind, when can Ta-Meow wear her wild boar skin? After all, the wild boar skin has the effect of enlarging breasts.

"Who is this..." Tony pushed Ta Miao away without leaving a trace, frowned and looked at the young general who was a little too young, and asked.

"My name is Titus Flavius ​​Vespasianus, nice to meet your Highness." Hearing the prince's question, the young general knelt on one knee in panic and said to Tony.

"Hmm?" Tony was not surprised that the young general in front of him was Titus, but...

"You have the same name as your father?" Tony raised his eyebrows subconsciously and asked.

"Yes," Titus replied, his head lowered.

"Oh..." Tony thought about it and there was nothing wrong with it.

Every country has different national conditions. The names of the people in the Roman Empire were extremely scarce, with only about twenty words that could be used as names. Therefore, there were often cases where fathers and sons had the same name, or grandfathers and grandsons had the same name. For example, the current mayor of Rome, Titus Flavius ​​Sabinus, Vespasian's second brother, actually had the same name as Vespasian's father. At the same time, the son of Vespasian's eldest brother also had this name.

Tony couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if these three generations of grandfather and grandson appeared on the road at the same time one day, and when someone called out the name Titus Flavius ​​Sabinus, the three generations turned around at the same time.

After signaling Titus to stick together, Tony first asked Lius to arrange the stationing of the Second Legion, and then followed Titus into the city of Caria while casually asking, "How is General Vespasianus's injury?"

“Your Highness, my father’s condition…is not very optimistic.” Titus sighed, his tone somewhat bleak.

"Not very optimistic? Is he seriously injured?" Tony touched his chin and asked with a gloomy face.

"Yes, Your Highness." Titus nodded and then briefly explained Vespasian's injuries.

Just as it was reported in the newspaper before, an arrow shot from nowhere passed through Wei Paxian's heavy guards and fiercely pierced Wei Paxian's tall body. If Wei Paxian had not leaned to the side to avoid the vital parts based on his intuition honed on the battlefield, he might have died on the battlefield.

Even so, the arrow still hit Vespasian. After being withdrawn from the battlefield, he is still in a coma due to excessive blood loss.

"Is it just a coma caused by excessive blood loss?" Tony breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that insufficient blood supply to the brain would lead to intracranial hypoxia, causing people to fall into a coma. Theoretically, as long as the blood supply was sufficient, Vespasian would be able to wake up.

However, because there was no concept of blood type at that time, no one dared to rashly give blood transfusion to save Vespasian. After all, in the eyes of people of that era, blood transfusion... had a high chance of death.

"As long as he's not seriously injured and can't be cured, that's fine." Tony muttered a few words and was about to enter the Chief Executive's residence with Titus when he suddenly heard a long, shrill shout from behind him: "Report! Urgent report from the 25th Legion! Three days ago, the 25th Legion was attacked, the legion commander was killed, and the deputy legion commander was seriously injured!!!"

"What?!" Tony turned around and came to the end of the team. Looking at a Roman soldier kneeling there covered in blood, he said gloomily, "Can you tell me the news you just told me again?!"

The soldier looked up, looking at Titus standing next to him with some confusion, then looked at Tony standing in front of him.

"This is His Royal Highness Prince Odney. Please tell me what's going on!" Titus coughed lightly and said with a frown.

"Yes." Upon hearing that the child standing in front of him was the younger brother of the current emperor, the soldier did not dare to hide it immediately: "Your Highness, three days ago, a small team wearing Armenian military uniforms raided the 25th Legion camp, shot and killed dozens of soldiers and the legion commander, and injured the deputy legion commander, and then retreated."

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