The Carthaginian troops were marchin out of Thebes, just as the Judeans were arriving. Some skirimishes took place, but the Judeans did not seem to eager to attack, and nore was the Carthaginian army under general Leptus to eager to defend. His army was running low on supplies and was marching towards western Egypt, to restock his supplies from Egyptian farms and granaries. Things was not looking bright for Egypt, having been invaded by three powerful and very determined enemies. Leptus was wondering wether or not Carthage would help Egypt, or just sit this one out. A third possibility remained, but that could not be. Why would Carthage join forces with Judea and Arabia when they were hated enemies? Proposterous...
In the Gibraltar, the Celtic navies preventet any re-inforcements of Spain, so that would have to be taken care of. The Carthago-Persian fleet outnumbered the opposing Celtic one. Admiral Pervus had four aces up his sleeve, one was that the Gibraltar is very narrow. The Celtic ships are very large, they would have to, otherwise they could not survive the harsh weather of the atlantic. Being large, they were not very manouverable, and this is what Pervus was planning to take advantage of. The Carthaginian and Persian ships were built for travel in the mediterranean, and thus were smaller and more agile. They could sail in between the Celtic ships and destroy them quite easily. The second eace was Pervus's new addition to his armada, the fire ship. It was a small, very fast and manouverable ship that had a pump worked by 8 men that could spray burning liquid over 10 feet. The third ace was general Novius and his siege equipment. He had over 300 catapults and ballistas, not to mention thousands of archers who would support the Carthago-Persian armada from land. The catapults and ballistas would use flaming arrows and other ammunition to set fire to their fleets. The fourth ace was his numerical advantage. Yes, it would indeed be a day of glory for Carthage and Persia...
I make a huge 4 paragraph story the turn before i missed, and that does nothing???? i have been making stories the whole tim to get my goshdarn confidence up, and i accidentaly miss orders one time and i suddenly turn rebelling??!?!?
