【Kings and Generals】凱撒內戰：亞歷山大之圍 公元前48年

歷時約一年半 以至於希澤決定要越過俄羅斯 當時他勢力將最佳部隊撤離意大利 打敗了亞洲 擊敗了西班牙最強的軍隊 並且擊敗了法西拉市的最偉大的總統蓬佩奧 但自然而然的國際戰爭 要求一個完整的勝利 希澤仍然有辦法達成這個目標 但很不幸的是 在本集中 希澤不會踏出步驟結束戰爭 而是會被拉進另一個國家的國際戰爭中 壞壞的冠軍 艱辛的頭目 數百萬的玩家 今天的視頻的贊助商 雷德的陰影傳說 擁有所有這些東西 但也擁有許多的深度 擁有13個可玩的部隊 今天我們要討論的就是高傲 以下的連結可以在手機或電腦上下載雷德 高傲是一個古老的英雄 從阿拉伯的露天王國來的 他們的眼睛很簡單 他們的皇后是一個很強大的魔術家 而且他們永遠都在戰鬥邪惡 但問題是 總是不清楚誰在誰的旁邊 如果想了解更多 你只需要在故事中遇到他們 我們最喜歡的高傲冠軍是皇后 看看這頂帽子 我們喜歡的地方是 它對所有人都有幫助 無論是PVE或PVP或Boss戰爭 而且每個冠軍都很帥氣和有力量 雷德在上個月發佈了最大的更新 主要的活動是陰影城堡 一座120層的巨大城堡 一堆祕密的挑戰室 和12個非常壞的Boss 雷德的陰影傳說會為我們的觀眾帶來巨大的頭目 只要點擊資訊欄的連結 如果你是新玩家 你會獲得免費的無盾冠軍布魯克 50個寶石 一個XP增加 一些能量補償 甚至一個古老的沙漠 當你進入遊戲時 所有的寶物都會在這裡等著你 在歐洲的Caesar的競爭中 雷德不斷在其他地區獲得Legion 加入了31、32和33的等級 Following the Battle of Pharsalus, he also inducted some of Pompey's surrendered men into his army making the 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th Legions Caesar, by this stage of the war, now had the numerical advantage But the Optimate faction still harbored some of the most influential politicians of the day The war was far from over Caesar's first priority after the Battle of Pharsalus was Pompey himself He immediately left in pursuit, leaving Antony to oversee the political situation in Rome It was the time of year where the elections for next year's Consul would usually be decided and Caesar's term as Consul of the year 48BC would be coming to an end Caesar would entrust Antony with ensuring that his political power continued Having picked up on Pompey's trail through informants in Asia Minor Caesar pursued Pompey to Egypt with a fleet of 10 Rhodian ships as well as a few more from Asia Minor On board were two Legions, the 6th and 27th totalling just around 3,200 infantry as many soldiers as had been lost to war and illness over the years and 800 cavalry Caesar only learned of his ex-triumvir's death upon his arrival in Alexandria at the start of October 48BC, just a few days after Pompey's death According to Plutarch and Cassius Dio when Caesar was first presented with Pompey's head, he turned away disgusted He was next presented the seal ring of Pompey at which point Caesar broke down in tears Both historians interpret this grief differently Plutarch claims that it was genuine After all, though enemies in later life Caesar and Pompey had been political allies for around 8 years had effectively ruled Rome together and had even been related by marriage Dio, on the other hand, claims that this grief was only for show and that Caesar had always hated Pompey from the start It is impossible to say which is true However, it is likely that Caesar was incredibly frustrated at Pompey's death Caesar had a genius for public relations Capturing Pompey, forcing him to renounce the Senate and then pardoning him, as was Caesar's habit would have been the ultimate coup de grace Instead, Pompey's assassination made him a martyr for the ultimate cause something Caesar would have surely wished to avoid In Rome, however Antony was able to capitalize on news of Pompey's death Many in Rome had refused to believe that Pompey had been defeated But upon being presented with Pompey's ring which Caesar had sent to Rome they finally accepted that the old general was lost and was dead Rome now acclaimed Caesar as the victor bestowing countless honors on him Seizing upon the situation Antony labeled the Pompeians in Africa as conspirators declared a national emergency and that a dictator was needed The man chosen to be dictator was, of course, Caesar Rather than the regular six months his term as dictator was also set at one year running through October 47 BC In return for his continued loyalty and effectiveness Antony was named by Caesar as Master of Horse effectively his second in command and was entrusted with the governance of Italy and Rome in Caesar's absence Many optimist politicians, such as Gaius Cassius now returned to Rome and appealed for forgiveness from Caesar All were spared and welcomed into the new regime Cicero also returned to Rome and was forgiven He returned to the Senate where he hoped to use his influence to do what he could to preserve the Republic With Caesar in Egypt now being a dictator he decided to turn his attention to Roman interests in the area namely the rulership of the kingdom and its debt to Rome As we have seen, Egypt was ruled by the boy pharaoh Ptolemy XIII The pharaoh's father Ptolemy XII had made an alliance with Rome during Caesar's tenure as consul in 60 BC Before his death, Ptolemy XII named his eldest son Ptolemy XIII and his eldest daughter Cleopatra VII as co-rulers with Rome as the guarantor of the will Tensions between the two sibling rulers quickly escalated, however both raising armies against each other Furthermore, both had inherited the debts of their father Ptolemy XII had borrowed huge sums of money from Rome throughout his life and by his death There was still an unpaid debt of 17.5 million drachmae to the republic which constituted approximately half of Egypt's yearly revenue Caesar was badly in need of money to pay his growing armies and also saw an opportunity to solidify Roman influence in the area As consul when the alliance with Egypt was first made and the current dictator Caesar thought it his obligation to see that pro-Roman rule in Egypt was maintained and that the debt was paid Caesar first attempted to take a diplomatic approach suggesting that Ptolemy and Cleopatra both disband their armies and that he act as an arbitrator to see their father's will fulfilled He also requested the debt be paid but was willing to reduce it to 10 million drachmae Ptolemy, though pharaoh by title, was still young and as such was being advised by a council who effectively ruled Egypt through their regency Pothinus, a eunuch, was one of the most influential of these advisers It had been on his advice that Pompey had been assassinated as a ploy to curry favour with Caesar Now he opposed Caesar's suggestions He saw Caesar's arrival as a threat to royal authority and initially refused to pay the debt He even went so far as to bring Ptolemy's royal army into Alexandria under the command of Achilles one of Pompey's killers This was clear defiance of Caesar's demands that Ptolemy's armies be disbanded and in response Caesar sent messengers to Cleopatra perhaps thinking she would be able to better fulfil his demands without requiring a regent Cleopatra decided to meet Caesar in secret within Alexandria Plutarch gives an extraordinary account of this meeting in which Cleopatra, with the help of her right-hand man Apollodorus smuggles herself into the city in a bed sack, laundry bag or carpet Cassius Dio gives the much more reasonable account that the two simply met in secret with no reference to her being smuggled in Both sources, however, agree that Cleopatra was quickly able to seduce Caesar Cleopatra is described as being beautiful, charming and, above all, clever She was a brilliant orator and could speak as many as eight languages and was the first Ptolemaic ruler to learn Egyptian Caesar immediately tried to reconcile the two monarchs proclaiming them co-monarchs and offering the island of Cyprus recently annexed from the Egyptians by Rome to the other two siblings Assiniae and Ptolemy XIV thus removing other potential claimants to the Egyptian throne Pothinus, however, was not happy with this agreement He was worried that, due to Cleopatra's now very close relationship with Caesar she would be the more powerful of the two siblings and that Pothinus would, as a result lose his influence He began stirring up unrest in the city Even having gold from the temples and royal treasury melted down in a deliberate attempt to show Caesar as being extortionate With the situation worsening Caesar sent emissaries to Achilles and the Egyptian army attempting to explain that he only wanted to be an arbitrator of the will as was his legal right These emissaries were killed on Achilles' orders The message was clear A fight was imminent Caesar was aware that he did not have enough men to fight in the open Only having the 4,000 he had brought from Greece Instead, he ordered his men to seize the royal quarters where he had been housed Within these quarters were Cleopatra, Pothinus, Assiniae and the boy pharaoh Ptolemy himself Having taken control of the pharaoh Caesar awaited Achilles' next move Achilles' army numbered around 20,000 plus a further 2,000 cavalry all experienced veterans Their numbers were swelled still further by the rioting Alexandrian citizens and even slaves who aligned with the army and took up arms making a kind of militia Things were descending into chaos and Caesar was forced to begin further fortifying his position and to send messengers to allies and his forces in Asia Minor requesting reinforcements What had started as a simple political mission had now devolved into a siege Achilles' army occupied the majority of the city to the west including the Ioannistos harbour while Caesar only held the royal quarters and the royal harbour Achilles regularly attacked Caesar's position probing for weaknesses but the narrow streets helped mitigate the difference in numbers Caesar's men consistently repulsing these attacks Achilles next turned his attention to the great harbour where both the Egyptian fleet and Caesar's fleet lay at anchor If Achilles could seize this harbour and the ships he would be able to cut off any chance of Caesar being resupplied or receiving reinforcements Sending a diversionary force to attack Caesar's defences Achilles simultaneously sent a larger force to seize the harbour Caesar was well aware of the strategic value of the harbour and so, leaving as small a force as was necessary to hold the defences he led his men to the harbour The fighting around the harbour was particularly brutal and Caesar quickly realised he did not have enough men to win this fight and defend the harbour Instead, Caesar effectively fought a delaying action holding off the Egyptian force long enough for his men to set fire to the Egyptian fleet and pull their own fleet back to the royal harbour The fire was ferocious and spread quickly partially burning the great library of Alexandria The damage was relatively minor, fortunately and the library would continue for a number of centuries afterwards Seizing the opportunity of having naval supremacy Caesar sailed a portion of his men to the island of Pharos which controlled access to all Alexandria's harbours establishing a small garrison there likely around the promenade on which the lighthouse itself was situated Caesar and the rest of his forces then retreated back to the royal quarters While Caesar persisted in improving his defences Pothinus continued his resistance from the inside Secretly, he sent messages to Achilles encouraging him to continue his attacks and plotted to assassinate Caesar Caesar's men, however were able to catch some of Pothinus' messengers who were forced to reveal the plot Caesar immediately had Pothinus killed Arsinoe, Ptolemy's sister had greater success escaping Caesar's defences and joining Achilles Following this an uneasy status quo developed Caesar continued to fortify his position against any assaults even making makeshift battering rams to break down the walls of houses to keep a continuous line of defence The Alexandrians also constructed their own barricades to keep Caesar penned in some as high as 12 metres Achilles frequently sent some of his militia forces to assault various points of Caesar's defences to look for weakness keeping his veterans in reserve but with little success Perhaps frustrated by this lack of success a rift began to form between Arsinoe and Achilles and eventually Arsinoe had Achilles killed and replaced by her own man Ganymedes Ganymedes was a cunning general and immediately took steps to try and break the stalemate Alexandria was supplied by subterranean watercourses that ran throughout the city Ganymedes therefore ordered that those sections that flowed into the parts of the city controlled by Caesar be blocked and then had these sections polluted with seawater rendering them undrinkable Such a tactic would have been difficult to pull off but the Alexandrians were renowned engineers and were quickly able to complete the project thus making Caesar's position even more precarious Some of Caesar's men started to panic some saying that they should have retreated much earlier Fortunately for them Caesar took control of the situation He made it clear that if they were to attempt to retreat the Alexandrians would catch them before they could successfully evacuate everyone He instead ordered wells to be dug day and night and fresh water was soon found avoiding disaster Though the situation had been quickly rectified it was clear that Ganymedes was a dangerous enemy not to be taken lightly In the next episode of our series Caesar will continue trying to survive in Alexandria and turn the situation once again So make sure you are subscribed and have pressed the bell button Please consider 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