In Qifeng City, Zhuang Wudi and others who did not read the news heard Xiong Jing talk about something 100,000 miles away. The pigeon news was not complete, and Xiong Jing didn't know what the fleet had encountered, so he could only summon the shogunate counselors to infer. When he said that Rome decided to form an alliance with Chu, Zhuang Wudi couldn't help but say, "If the alliance is, the red wall can be worry-free."

"However, it's not a good match." Xiong Jing read the following and knew the final result of this matter.

"Why don't you agree?" Zhuang Wudi asked anxiously. "How can you return to the country through the stone pillar if you don't join forces with the Roman Kingdom?"

"The Red River admitted that the fleet had fought with the Carthaginians, so the Roman Kingdom was not aligned." Xunwen ended here, and Xiong Jing didn't know what happened later. He could probably guess why the Romans formed an alliance, but he could not guess at all.

The giant armor brought by the Red River is enough to make any country have the idea of ​​forming an alliance with Chu, but the premise is that the giant armor will not be sold to the enemies of this country and potential enemies. If this premise is not available, what is the point of forming an alliance?

Whether from the perspective of later generations or from the perspective of reality, he tended to make good friends with the Carthaginians. Unfortunately, the Carthaginians and the Chu people could not become friends. Instead, Rome, a land-powered country, is likely to become an ally of Chu in the Mediterranean, but why did the Romans not form an alliance?

Rome won a lucky victory in the First Punic War, and no one thought that this land power could defeat Carthage, a maritime power, which itself had some luck. However, now it was at the end of the First Punic War, before the Second Punic War, I remember that except for Hannibal Kanney's victory in the Battle of Rome, the Romans were in a hurry, the Romans seemed to be sure to win in the Second War.

"These two countries want to fight, but when they hear that I am fighting with Jia, Luo is timid." Peng Zong expressed his guess.

"Qi" Xiong Jingqi said. The Romans who killed all over the world would be timid, and he wanted to laugh a little.

"If it's not timid, I have a Jujia, why don't I agree?" Peng Zong asked. "If it's not timid, I have some concerns, and I'm not timid."

"Such a red wall is dangerous!" Zhuang Wudi sighed. He felt that Peng Zong's judgment was correct, and the Green Ocean Fleet might never come back.

Xiong Jing glared at him when he heard this. Four gunboats, two new flying clippers, and several Taotie-class cargo boats, and more importantly, the people of the fleet. However, the message received was also a few months ago. Xiong Jing was powerless. The only thing that can be comforted is that at least in Ostia, Hong Shu and others are safe. As long as they do not return, they do not pass through the Strait of Gibraltar...

Xiong Jing comforted himself like this, but the next second he warned himself that this was impossible. Spices are very important commodities, and the news from merchants has always been well-versed. If the Chu army withdrew from the Red Sea, Egypt would inevitably regain control of the spice production. Once the spice production is controlled, spices will continue to be imported into the Mediterranean.

The fluctuations in the price of spices alone were enough to make the Red River discover the abnormality of the Red Sea. When he knew that the Red Sea fleet had all evacuated, he could naturally guess that the situation in his home country was in critical condition. He would stay in Ostia and not return? How could it be possible! As long as he heard the news, he would definitely return as soon as possible.

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When the shogunate was founded, Xiong Jing thought about Rome 100,000 miles away. In the city of Rome, Hongkong thought that this city was an extremely strange existence. This was a country that mixed aristocrats and common people. Even the dynasty of the country had a large number of common people. With this alone, he felt proud of the State of Chu. Noble is noble, no less expensive, no less humble, and the two can never be integrated.

Since both the noble and the low are mixed, everything else is easy to explain. Although the capital is vast, it is built in places that should not be built. In the summer, the flood of the Tiber River once caused floods in the city to cause disaster. Some places are clean and tidy, while others are in chaos, and even the bodies cannot be buried, making people unable to look directly at it.

Of course, there are also good places. There are racing stadiums in the country, which can be racing cars or horses. Every time the race is raced, the stadium is always crowded with joy and thunder. At this time, no matter the high or low, everyone's eyes are on the two-wheeled racing car on the field. Then there is drama. Rome has dramas that Chu does not have, and Chu only has funny advocates. Moreover, although the language is not clear, you can understand what Rome advocates are doing. Those advocates do not speak at all, and they rely on actions to bring laughter.

The Green Ocean Fleet arrived at the Port of Ostia in December. Even if the Romans did not form an alliance with the State of Chu, the fleet was the most popular person in the entire city, especially the Roman women. The silk transported was snatched away by the Romans, so that whenever they saw a Chu man, the Roman women would politely ask if there was still silk.

Maybe there is, maybe there is no. Although the silk shipped in is short, nobles like Red Wall will always carry a few silk robes. If he wants, he can spend a good night with a Roman woman with a silk robes.

Silk is like this, and spices are flooded in the city of Rome. The prices much lower than before allow civilians to buy spices in large quantities. The merchants who heard the news from the Eastern Mediterranean, even when they were heading against the wind, filled the port of Ostia.

Just like Xiong Jing imagined, the Eastern Mediterranean merchants brought all kinds of news. The most surprising thing about the Red River was that the Egyptians re-controlled the production of frankincense and transported various spices along the Red Sea coast into the Mediterranean. It was heard that the Chu State sea boat docked in Ostia, probably to suppress the frankincense, and at least half of it plummeted.

The Egyptians regained control of the origin of spices, where did the Red Sea Fleet go? Could it be that it was an emergency recall of the motherland?

In the middle of July, in the main hall of the villa at the foot of the Palatine Mountain, Red Wall was chatting with Fabius Fabian Picto and others who visited. This veteran who later became a Roman historian was very interested in everything about the Chu State and even the Eastern continent. In his opinion, Red Wall's trans-ocean sailing was a greater event than the Phoenicians who bypassed the Southern continent four hundred years ago.

Merchants were people that the Romans despised, because their activities were often associated with lies and cunning, but for those who did large-scale businesses, "bring goods from all over the world", especially those who transported goods from all over the country from the sea, they were noble in the eyes of the Romans.

The sea is fair, and the dangers and disasters experienced by the sailors at sea replaced the judgment of nature: if they return safely, it can be said that his morality is acquitted and his business is reasonable and legal; if he blasphemed the gods, the storm on the sea will soon give him the punishment he deserves. What's more, such a person can keep in touch with the barbarian chiefs and transport large quantities of goods to people, and is already the ambassador of civilization.

In Fabius's eyes, Red Wall was a morally nobleman. He talked to Red Wall every few days to the world outside the Mediterranean. However, today, the topic of the two is no longer the same.

"I heard that the mission has returned." Fabius suppressed his voice and said something unknown. "They reached an agreement with the Punic."

"Oh?" Fabius spoke Greek rather than Latin, and Red River could only talk to him in a conversation.

"The Senate was worried that the Punics would launch a sudden attack and had to compromise with the Punics," Fabius explained. "They promised not to cross a river on the Iberian Peninsula and recognized the Punics' rule over the peninsula. They also mentioned the Punics' war with you, and the delegation believed that the Punics should not intervene in the dispute between Egypt and Chuni, not to mention that you are now guests of Rome."

"What do you mean?" When the mission specifically mentioned it, Hong Kong was moved and stood up from the chair.

"The Punics said that they had promised Tomile III that they would never let the Chuni merchant ships sail into our sea. Hamilka Baka instead suggested that Rome not intervene in the Punics and Chuni disputes." Fabius turned halfway and said as he looked at the red wall's increasingly serious face. "The mission can only express silence on this matter."

"It is a shame for Rome to not even protect his guests." Hong Kong Shu was silent, and Fabius complained angrily. Qinqius Alimentus, who came with him, said: "Considering that war with the Gauls is about to begin, the Senate..."

"A bunch of cowards! This will only make the Punic more rampant." The young Qinqius was a student of Fabius. Since the teacher made such a conclusion, Qinqius dared not object. "I have decided that I will go to Chuni with you."

"Go together?" Hong Chu was thinking about how to pass through the Hera stone pillar before the monsoon came, and did not understand why Fabius wanted to go to Chu State.

"As a senator, I believe that the Punics dare not sink the ship I was riding on." Fabius said firmly.

"No," Hong Kong shook his head repeatedly. "Who knows that he was suddenly storm, or was sunk by a warship? You will never return here."

"I have decided to go to the easternmost part of the continent in the name of God." Fabius was extremely sure and unquestionable.

Hong Shu looked at him speechless, but Tian Gao on the side of the house, Bing Le blinked at Hong Shu. The elder was the minister of the court. Since Carthage was defeated last time, he would not dare to kill the minister of the Roman Kingdom easily.

"You should know that the King of Chu of the bad town sent envoys to the sea in the earth a few years ago, but," Hong Shu said a very secret matter. "The envoys came to Carthage and then disappeared when they arrived in Egypt. Last month, someone said that this matter was caused by Carthage. This matter was done by Carthage. The envoys who had not died had sold themselves as slaves."

"The credit of the Punic!" Fabius was first stunned when he heard this, and then fisted angrily, telling the long-standing mockery of the Carthaginians in the Mediterranean. "As long as you are a slave, you can buy it, if..."

"The robbers have sent people to the Eastern Mediterranean to buy them." The red wall stopped Fabius. "For this, the Carthaginians have regarded the robbers as their mortal enemy. If I go along with the same boat, I may not return."

The loyal advice of the Red River is that the strait is too narrow, and even the sea boat will be very slow even if it is windy. He cannot guarantee that the fleet will definitely pass through the strait.
Chapter completed!