Alexandria City was a big rope for three days, Antonio had no news at all, Guan Yu couldn't help but get anxious, and Pang De said on the side: "General Guan, Antonio has governed Egypt with bloody means, which is very unpopular with the people, why not offer a reward and make the people report it?" ”

Guan Yu was overjoyed, and Ling Tong Yi wrote a reward list and posted it all over the city.

At dusk on this day, the interpreter came to report that there was a place in the west of the city, where ordinary people could not approach, and it was very suspicious. Guan Yu said: "But the people nearby found out? ”

The interpreter said, "Not bad. Some of the people in the neighborhood were small traders, and they went to that place to sell, but they were coaxed out by a few Romans, who came to report it. ”

Guan Yu groaned and said: "The vendors walk the streets and alleys, and they must be very clear to the people nearby, but are the vendors still there?" ”

The interpreter said, "In order to consult with the general, I left the vendor behind. ”

Guan Yu was overjoyed and ordered the interpreter to lead the vendors to come. The merchant is an authentic Egyptian, not tall, and there is still a little problem with his left leg, seeing Guan Yu hurriedly kneeling down and saluting, Guan Yu said: "Get up quickly, I will ask you a few questions, and I hope to answer them truthfully." ”

The interpreter translated, and the vendor said: "Antonio, that Roman dog thief, has exploited us Egyptians a lot on weekdays, but fortunately the Han army arrived and saved us from the fire, and the general only asked, never telling a lie." ”

Guan Yu smiled: "What is abnormal about the place you said?" ”

The merchant said, "I told the general that my Fitil was very famous, and that I often went to the streets and alleys of the neighborhood to sell it, and on this day I came to a certain place in the west of the city, and was about to enter, but was stopped by some vicious Romans. As far as I know, I have never seen those Romans in that area, and the people in the neighborhood are very familiar to me, and there are a few families who are particularly fond of my Fitier. I quarreled with the Romans, who drew their knives and threatened me, so I had no choice but to leave the place. When I got home, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and it happened that the Han army posted a list, so I went to the general to report it. ”

(Fitier, a cuisine of Egypt.) )

Guan Yu said: "Are you willing to lead our army to check?" ”

The vendor replied, "No problem." ”

Guan Yu called Ma Chao and gave him a detailed advice. Ma Chao took 500 people and let the traders lead the way and rushed to the west of the city. When he came to the place, Ma Chao waved his hand, and the soldiers scattered, and the room of the house, guarding the handle of the intersection, surrounded this place. Ma Chao led the interpreter into the alley, and when several big men saw the arrival of the Han army, they couldn't help but look flustered and hurriedly closed the door. Ma Chao was suspicious, so the soldiers quickly rushed in and grabbed a few men.

The vendor saw it and said to the interpreter, "It's these Roman pigs who want to kill me." ”

Ma Chao didn't speak, and ordered the soldiers to search door to door. Soon all the people who live in this area were brought out. When the vendor saw Kilis, his eyes were red, he rushed forward, kicked and bit him, Ma Chao was puzzled, pulled the vendor away, and asked the interpreter to ask the reason.

The merchant cried and said, "This is the youngest son of Otonio, and my wife is very handsome, and when she was bumped into by this thief, he sent his men to forcibly snatch my wife and torture her to death." ”

Ma Chao heard it, since Antonio's youngest son is here, then Antonio is not there? The interpreter asked the vendor, who shook his head and said, "I don't know Antonio." ”

Ma Chao said: "Antonio, as the governor of Egypt, often shows his head, it doesn't matter if you don't recognize him, please call some neighbors, there must be someone who recognizes him." ”

The vendors were overjoyed and ran away. After a while, countless people came, and they identified the Romans one by one. Antonio hid in the crowd, his body shrank back, but such a public figure was not ordinarily well-known, an old Egyptian man grabbed him and shouted: "Antonio is here." ”

Deng Ai used an ambush strategy to defeat the reinforcements of Memphis City, and immediately raised troops to surround the city, attacking day and night, and three days later, under the city of Memphis, Deng Ai divided his men and horses to settle Memphis, and led his men and horses to attack Antiny.

When Guan Yu heard that Antonio was caught, he finally put a heart in his stomach, asked Ma Chao to defend the city, and led his troops to Antini with Zhao Lei, Wang Fu, and Pang De. When he came to Antiny, Deng Ai had already captured the city, and he was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but be impressed by Deng Ai, so he discussed with Deng Ai to capture the cities of Dez and Ulh in southeastern Egypt.

Deng Ai said: "General, at present, our army occupies four cities and controls the gateway of the canal, if the troops are divided, in case the Romans attack from the direction of Lea, the canal will be delayed." ”

Guan Yu said: "What can I do? ”

Deng Ai said: "The last general heard that Zhou Yu's Zhou Du Naval Army has been stationed in Minagara's Harbor, why don't you write to Lord Liu Ziyang and order Zhou Du Du's Water Army to come to the Red Sea and seize the two cities of Dees and Örekh?" ”

Guan Yu thought about it for a while, and was shocked, but Deng Ai's method was too good, in this way, it could not only ensure the smooth excavation of the Grand Canal, but also allow the naval army to deter the rest of Egypt's local forces. Guan Yu said: "According to Shizai's words, stabilize the four cities and wait for the arrival of the navy." ”

In fact, Deng Aixin still has a plan, the navy comes to the Red Sea, it will take at least more than three months, and after the capture of the two cities, after stabilization, almost half a year has passed, the canal has nearly two million young and strong, and it is almost completed, and the navy can just enter the sea to deter Rome.

Deng Ai's idea is a bit taken for granted, and it took nearly 11 years for the historical Suez Canal to be successfully excavated, which cost a lot of manpower and material resources.

Zhou Yu received Liu Ye's warrant and immediately began to prepare. Xun You has been building in Minagara, the military port has begun to take shape, thousands of warships have been built, and nearly 100,000 sailors have been recruited. Zhou Yu quite unceremoniously took half of the warships and 50,000 horses and set off for the Red Sea. Xun You knew that digging the canal required a lot of supplies, and the warship was loaded with a large amount of grain transported from Guishan and Tianzhu, which could be regarded as supporting Guan Yu.

Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, and Gan Ning each led a fleet into the Arabian Sea and began a long journey.

After being busy for more than three months, Guan Ping saw the slow progress of the canal and was anxious, so he came to Alexandria to find Guan Yu. After Guan Yu heard it, he was also a little big, after all, the distance was placed, the whole journey was nearly four hundred miles, and it all relied on manpower to dig out a river from the flat land, and the amount of work can be imagined. Guan Yu looked at the terrain map and asked slowly, "Guan Ping, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Guan Ping said: "In the end, the general will follow the strategy granted by the emperor and construct in sections, but the amount of work is too large, and there are too many earthworks that need to be transported, and the manpower is a little stretched. I came to ask my father, can I recruit some more young people? ”

Guan Yu said: "More than two million young and strong, plus the army, the daily cost is amazing, and then recruit young and strong, how to solve the problem of food?" ”

Food is a real problem, Guan Ping also knows that there is a steady stream of people and horses transporting grain and grass in Persia every day, which is only enough to solve the problem of food and clothing, Guan Ping looked at the vast land of Egypt, and said slowly: "Can you let the young and strong prey on Egypt?" ”