Ancient Rome: Beginning With The Legionnaire

The news of Drusus' life and death was blocked by the Roman Republic.

But if a tribune dies, even if such news can be sealed for a while, it cannot be sealed for a lifetime.

Babius, who was training soldiers, suddenly received a letter from Rome.

There was only one short line in the letter.

Drusus is dead, civil rights are hopeless.

After seeing this letter, Babius was greatly shocked.

Drusus is dead!

Because Pompidius and Drusus were life and death friends for many years.

So Babius trusted Drusus for free.

Although Drusus was a Roman citizen, after he was elected as a Roman tribune, he has been on the way to seek citizenship for the Italians.

So Babius trusted Drusus very much.

"How did Drusus die?"

Babius asked the soldier who had delivered the letter earlier.

"My lord! It is said that it was the hands of the Senate!"

The Roman Republic blocked the news before, but some news still leaked.

In addition, the Roman patriarch Didius was arrested that day.

Naturally! Attribute the crime of killing Drusus to the Roman Senate.

Moreover, the Roman Senate has a glorious tradition of killing tribunes.

A generation of reform pioneers more than 40 years ago.

Geguda, who was the tribune at the time, died under the club of the Senate of the Senate.

So hearing this news, Babis was not surprised at all.

In fact, most people in the Senate did want to get rid of Drusus.

Drusus is not only increasingly contesting the issue of Italian citizenship.

And also offended many dignitaries on many issues.

Especially more than a month ago, he rejected the bill of the former Roman consul Didius.

It is precisely because of this that the seeds of hatred are planted.

In Babius' view, it was the hand of the Roman Senate to kill Drusus, and Didius was just a scapegoat who was pushed out.

"Since we don't get Roman citizenship, there is only war!"

Babius stood up and asked the lieutenant beside him.

"Dear Darstad, how is our boot training going?"

Babius had recruited some of the recruits before.

The training of Roman soldiers is not like before, it takes a long time to train.

A qualified Roman soldier needs at least three months of training.

"With all due respect, General Babius, right now it's not just a matter of soldier training. We already have 5 legions in our hands!"

Babius already had 5 legions under his command before.

Babius felt the shortage of troops and recruited a new legion.

But these three new legions were obviously undertrained.

If you add the allies in the north, then they will have 15 legions.

This is a force powerful enough to shake the entire world.

This is also thanks to a series of acts of the Roman Senate.

Further exploiting the power of Roman civilians caused many Roman civilians, especially Italians, to lose a place.

These young men without land became a very good source of soldiers.

"Keep talking!"

Babius continued with the other party.

"As far as I know, there are only three security corps in Rome's defense all the year round!"

These three security corps are not considered the standard configuration of the Roman legion, because each security corps has only 4,000 people, and their highest commander is only the deputy commander.

The commander himself was not a Roman senator either.

...asking for flowers......

"There is a huge gap between the combat power of the Security Corps and the Field Corps!"

Dalstad paused, and continued.

"You mean to say that we went north by surprise, and then captured the entire city of Rome together, forcing God's Nursing Home to issue a bill granting Roman citizenship!"

Babius couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration when he thought of this.

The feasibility of this plan is very high.

The long-decayed republic did not defend the city of Rome very tightly.

Moreover, most of the elite and legions of the Roman Republic were stationed at the border.

Like the famous Fifth Army and the Tenth Army.

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They are in southern Iberia and North Africa.

There is no legion that can really fight in the whole of Italy.

"Now is indeed an opportunity! Let this corrupt world see our power!"

Babius stood up, then produced papyrus and quill.

Write hard on it!

Although his strength is enough to challenge the Roman Republic.

But he also needs support from his northern allies.

Meanwhile, Brian is inspecting the entire army. He had captured 3,000 Gaul soldiers before, but he didn't make them slaves!

Lasfu was the leader of the pair of Gauls.

"How about the cavalry I asked you to train?!"

Brian asked sideways.

Due to conceptual and practical issues.

The regular configuration of Roman legions usually lacked cavalry.

In this era, due to the absence of horse stools, the combat capabilities of cavalry were extremely limited.

Even a pair of cavalry with the same number of soldiers cannot beat a pair of infantry.

Their only advantage is mobile combat.

Therefore, among the Roman legions, cavalry can only be regarded as auxiliary arms. .