Augustus Road

"Your name is still on the list of public enemies. ←," Lepidus said after asking the waiter to hand Korola a glass of wine.

Colola was one of the few lucky ones who escaped death in the City of Seven Hills. He took the wine glass and looked at the long-lost onyx-like wine inside. He had been hiding in the Spanish countryside for so long, This level of wine and fragrance were an irresistible temptation. "Just die!" He said this and took a few sips of the wine in the cup.

"Tell me, how did you escape from me, Antony, and Young Caesar's centurions and armed slaves?"

After taking a few more sips, Colola replied that he was hiding in the Aventini Hill, and then pretended to be a coffin bearer, preparing to sneak out of Rome. He had already been discovered, but a centurion insisted first. After checking whether there was any public enemy hidden in the coffin, it turned out to be such a coincidence that the extremely unlucky Valentius was inside - he was beheaded by the soldiers, and he ran out during the chaos.

Hearing such a legendary encounter, Lepidus laughed, and then he asked the newly recruited maid Vilia to pour another glass of wine for our lucky veteran, "Is it still the same one as before? There is only one can of that kind in the whole camp." Vilia spoke good Greek.

"Don't be like this, Vilia, since the distinguished Senator of Colora wants to drink, let him drink as much as he wants. He must have been prepared to die when he came here. A dying person, no matter what the request, we will We have to find a way to satisfy him." Lepida said this very generously and very threateningly, because just as Wei Liya raised the wine can, let the red crystal wine flow. When it flowed into the silver wine cup in front of Korola. Several centurions had already begun to grasp the hilts of their respective swords - just waiting for the high priest's order. They cut the current public enemy into pieces.

"Die, die!" Korola said these words again, and then drank the wine in one gulp.

After finishing the drink, Lepidus faced him and said, "If you say this a third time, my centurion will take action. Are you willing to say it?"

"No, I want to live." Korola, holding the ring handle of the wine glass, burped. Said very cheerfully.

"After drinking such a wonderful drink, your greed for life was rekindled, right?" Lepidah pushed the entire wine can out, "Tell me the reason why you are trying to survive."

"Because I changed my flag. I used to be a Republican who didn't understand current affairs. Now I am willing to serve you and become your arms and ears." Korola continued cheerfully.

"I don't lack this, although I think it's a good thing for you to change your political philosophy, you know. We in the Seris Empire have a famous saying, that is, 'The philosophy given by God is revealed in the morning. Even if his life only lasts until Evening is worth it', I think this sentence is the most suitable to apply to you. "

"Don't be like this - when I was hiding in Spain, I observed and collected a lot of information about you, the high priest. Your ambition is definitely not in this, so compared to Antony, Caesar, or the remnants of the Republican Party, I think It is best to cling to you - I am different from other boastful senators. I am proficient in law and studied under the Cota family, the mother family of Caesar. If you want to build an empire, I can completely help you plan it. You must understand This kind of enterprise is not just as simple as fabricating a few fairy tales." Korola was anxious and said it in one breath.

At this time, several centurions in front of him had surrounded him, their swords had been unsheathed, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the high priest who was silently meditating.

The high priest put his two fingers together and made a gesture of forgiveness in the Colosseum. "Click, rub, rub." The centurion's swords were sheathed again. Korola took a long breath and said, "Continue to give this senator, my Drinks, dear friend!" The high priest then shouted to little Velia, "Let me hear what he has to say."

Soon, dancers and maids wearing cute Greek-style round hats came in and placed a lot of delicacies in front of Korola. The poor senator devoured them greedily, without caring about his dignity and dignity. While eating, he did not forget the words of the high priest. Requested, "The key now is to be fast, because for the situation, you and Caesar are in a competitive relationship. If he and Antony win a great victory in Greece and the East, then your power will be in jeopardy; and relative to you With the rapid victory in Spain, there will be no chance for Little Caesar to stand up again. Now, the high priest, you should use your best speed to annihilate the Young Pompey brothers, coerce the Senate to grant you dictatorial power, and then target Little Caesar. ”

"My enemy is Brutus, and Young Caesar is my ally and my prospective son-in-law." Lepidus put down the wine cup angrily and corrected him.

"It's all the same, no difference. After your triumph in Spain, you just stood by and watched. If Caesar asked you for help, you took the opportunity to take action and take back the glory of defeating Brutus."

"What if Young Caesar doesn't ask for help?"

"That's very simple. Either use the supreme power granted to you by the Tribus Council to directly replace Young Caesar and obtain the power to conquer Greece, or create a crime against Young Caesar and directly use him and his army. , the direct lineage is eliminated.”

"That's enough. There's no need to go on and say something specific, because you wanted to tell me about the Spanish conquest plan before you came." Lepidah interrupted the other party and changed the topic.

Colola laughed, and he wisely stopped going on, and asked Lepidus, "Young Pompey built a very strong fortress between Ursau and Corduba. During my escape in Spain, I once pretended to be a local knight and visited Ursau Fortress in person. No, to be precise, it is not a single camp, but a collection of many bunkers. The main camp is located in the middle of three rivers, and there are many strongholds on the road. On the cliffs on both sides, if our army enters from the front, it will inevitably suffer huge casualties, and even supplies will not be able to be transported to the front line. Therefore, your Excellency the High Priest, if you attempt to bypass New Carthage and Sagantan, If he joins forces with the army in the direction of Lilibi and launches an offensive from the east, he will play into Sextus Pompey's plan. "

The other party's words really touched the heart of Lepidus - he landed from the Ebro Bay, and his original plan was to first seize the wealthy cities along the bay, such as the city of Magala, obtain supplies and wealth, and then slowly Advance to the Sagantan area, join the legion brought by Petheneus from Lilibi, and break into the Ursau Fortress sideways, while the separate roads of Carlenus and Vercingetoria serve as a diversion. ——So, the dangers and disadvantages that Korola mentioned about this plan were all taken into consideration in advance. However, there was one biggest objective difficulty that kept him from adopting other plans, and that was the situation that now stood between him and his landing camp. , and the Ursau Fortress, is a huge snow-covered mountain range, the "Snow Nevada". (To be continued...)