The third group of reinforcements sent by Ptolemy XIII didn't cross the Nile from the beginning. Instead, they advanced along the west side of the Nile, heading straight for Sakara and Feyum. No one knew why Ptolemy XIII made such an arrangement, but this group of reinforcements would eventually cross the Nile and head for Cairo, Manfis, and Medu.
Yang Rui and Cleopatra took advantage of this and found the best opportunity to attack hundreds of kilometers downstream of Giza City after following the reinforcements for a game.
At that time, there weren't many ships for the 100,000 soldiers to cross the Nile. There were only about 30 to 40 ships of various sizes. They couldn't cross all the soldiers at once. They had to be divided into at least eight or ten batches to cross the Nile.
Yang Rui and Cleopatra had a panoramic view of the entire process from Sky City. When half of the army had crossed the Nile, Yang Rui and Cleopatra launched their attack.
As early as when the reinforcements chose the place to cross the Nile, Yang Rui and Cleopatra immediately set up an ambush on both sides of the Nile. They launched a sudden attack when the reinforcements were halfway across the Nile. It was easy to imagine the situation between the two sides.
The most important thing was that this time, the two didn't hold back any forces. Yang Rui directly took out nearly 350,000 soldiers from Sky City and set up an ambush on the west side of the Nile. Cleopatra also put all of her 300,000 soldiers on the east side of the Nile. In addition, Yang Rui also had 7 ships with a total of 13000 soldiers lying in ambush on the upper reaches of the Nile.
Once the attack started, it was an overwhelming force. Yang Rui and Cleopatra didn't give the reinforcements any chance to escape. In less than an hour, the battle was over. More than 100,000 reinforcements who had changed their route were wiped out!
"My brave warrior, Yuride. Do you know how to juggle? Where did you get so many soldiers? If we had known earlier, perhaps we would have attacked Alexandria and captured my good brother alive. "
When Cleopatra saw that Yang Rui had so many troops, she was naturally surprised and excited. She was surprised because she had been in Sky City all this time, but she had never noticed that Yang Rui had such a huge backup. Needless to say, she was excited to have Yang Rui's troops. Just as Cleopatra had said, even if they were to attack Alexandria directly, they would still have the strength to fight.
Moreover, this was the result before Alexandria City had sent over 300,000 reinforcements from the three routes!
Now that the reinforcements from the three routes had either died or fled, the defensive strength of Alexandria City was obviously much lower than before. Under such circumstances, Yang Rui and Cleopatra's chances of successfully attacking the city were much higher.
Under the invisible catalysis of these two emotions, Cleopatra's way of addressing Yang Rui became "my brave warrior." She didn't even notice it herself.
"Sir, Your Majesty the Queen, now our strategy is progressing in an orderly manner. At this time, there is no need to rush to attack Alexandria City directly. We just need to do a little more. Or Ptolemy XIII will give up Alexandria City, and the price to pay will be smaller. "
Hearing Cleopatra claim to attack Alexandria City directly, Xu You immediately said.
Everyone nodded after listening, including Cleopatra. They were actually just talking about it. They didn't really want to attack Alexandria City directly. The strategy previously formulated was carried out very smoothly. They had almost completed 99 out of 100 steps, and they were only one step away. When there was a simple way, they naturally didn't want to act recklessly and consume more strength.
Ptolemy XIII's three routes of reinforcements were defeated. Next, Yang Rui and Cleopatra once again conveyed a message to Ptolemy XIII according to the strategy. This time, Yang Rui and others still drafted the letter in the tone of the surrendered general Hanen Karim, but the content of the letter had some changes.
Just as Cleopatra said, Ptolemy XIII was actually very cautious. Last time, they used Hanen Karim's tone to urgently ask for help. In a very critical situation, the other party only sent less than half of the reinforcements, and he even hid in Alexandria City and didn't come out.
At this time, if they still sent an urgent message to Ptolemy XIII, he might be so scared that he wouldn't dare to leave the city. Therefore, this time, the letter mentioned that two land reinforcements had arrived, fought a fierce battle with Cleopatra, and successfully recaptured Cairo City.
At the same time, the letter also falsely claimed that they had already gained a considerable advantage in the battle against Cleopatra, and that they were besieging the remnants of Cleopatra's forces in Manfis City and Medu City. If there were more reinforcements, they would definitely be able to defeat and capture Cleopatra alive.
Of course, some of the reinforcements that were previously blocked on the surface of the Nile must have survived, and it was very likely that they had already passed on the news to Ptolemy XIII in Alexandria City. Therefore, the letter also paid attention to this aspect.
It was falsely claimed that the two reinforcements had brought news of the reinforcements on the surface of the water, but they never saw the reinforcements, nor did they receive any follow-up information. At the same time, the letter also expressed that it hoped that Ptolemy XIII could urge the reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible.
This was, of course, to reduce the possible suspicion of Ptolemy XIII. The content of the entire letter expressed that the battle had reached a critical moment. Although they had gained a significant advantage, they still needed reinforcements!
Yang Rui and the others spent so much effort on this. Of course, the highest expectation they had was that Ptolemy XIII would personally leave Alexandria City under the encouragement of "victory". Once Ptolemy XIII really left, then capturing Alexandria City would be as easy as lifting a finger.
Even if Ptolemy XIII didn't leave and only sent some reinforcements, it would greatly reduce the difficulty for Yang Rui, Cleopatra, and the others to capture Alexandria City.
This letter had to be calculated before it was sent out. It was only sent to Alexandria City after three game days.
However, this time, Ptolemy XIII's reaction was much faster than the last time. Almost half a day after the letter was sent out, there was already movement in Alexandria City.
"How much does my brother hate me?! He can't wait to hear the news that I'm about to lose! "
The south gate of Alexandria City was already wide open. After the first batch of soldiers left the city, a luxurious carriage followed closely behind. Cleopatra quickly determined that the owner of the carriage was Ptolemy XIII himself!
Ptolemy XIII was going to personally lead the army! (To be continued …)
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