Augustus Road

Flaccus, the chief centurion of the Lius Legion, stood in front of the old moat under the city of Corduba, holding a scroll of drawings. Next to him were busy men and a small number of soldiers. This group of people was pulling out the defenses outside the city. They then filled up the trench with all the soil obtained from it. Of course, as a prelude to this work, they had already cleared away the spikes, iron hooks, broken pottery shards and thorns in the trench. , all the fences and pickets were also pulled out and sent to the forges in the city to be used as fuel.

The death trap hanging at the double city gate, the iron portcullis, was also tied with ropes and taken down, and sent to the forge, "used to make various instruments for peace and to please the god of agriculture and the goddess of the earth, such as Hoes, sickles, etc.”

Among the orders Flaccus accepted, there were also tedious projects such as demolishing city walls and towers and widening surrounding streets. For this purpose, he had asked the entire city of Corduba to provide 4,000 laborers. He took 300 people with him. Soldiers served as advisors and supervisors. Lepidus was absolutely assured of Flaccus. He was an Italian who immigrated to Cyrenaica. He had second-class citizenship and was not valued in Roman society. He was later placed in the administrative office of New Cyrenaica by Lepidus. The officer, Byertes, was discovered and immediately promoted to the chief centurion of the new legion with an annual salary of 120,000 sesterces - in terms of combat valor, Flaccus may have lost forever in the Battle of the Tumur River. Hebrida's IQ is equally impressive, but in terms of obedience and tactics, he may be better than the latter, but he needs more experience to prove himself.

This project is being carried out in the surrounding towns, and all the stones and timber have been removed. They were all carried by an endless team of mules and horses. Sent to the vanguard military camp in the Portokia Mountains. Used to build a blockade against Routh's army.

In the past, Laus was unwilling to listen to his younger brother's request, and broke out from the northeast to the Lusitania region, sailing overseas to preserve the bloodline of the Pompey family. Now he can't run away even if he wants to - in a thunderous raid on Uriah After defeating the Sixth Army of Pompey's party, the Thirteenth Army, which received instructions, marched from Corduba on a starry night. A series of forts were built in the Portochia Mountains, blocking Rouse's passage there.

Now, Raus is near the Beitnery Fortress. To the north are the enemies of four legions of Dusonville and Itassos, and 6,000 Ossetani people have come to help; to the south are the five enemies of Lepidus. A legion that had just joined forces pressed over; to the east, the coastline was blocked by Lepidus' fleet. At this time, it was too late for him to escape to Lusitania - the horse bandits under Lepidus. Kang Bano, the commander of the 27th Army Corps, issued the "Green Ringer Killing Order", requiring all horse bandits in the mountains to come out now. If you surrender to the high priest, you will be regarded as an enemy and destroyed, and the gift is the head of Raus.

The Beitenari Fortress happened to be based on the winter camp Lepidus established when he first entered Lusitania and served as the commander of the wandering army outside Spain under the order of Caesar. It can be said that Lepidus himself is more familiar with the surrounding area than Rouse. local customs and geographical situation. "Now, the opportunity for Odacus and Bratias has come again." Lepidus decided not to attack the fortress, but to build camps and blockade trenches to cut off and seal the main roads around Beitnari.

Then, the two Spanish nobles showed their magical powers, and with the cooperation of Combano, they used various secret tricks to induce the officers and soldiers of Rouse's subordinate legions to defect. Most of these people were Spanish natives and were originally from Spain. On the orders of the chief king, those who came to join the battle now saw that the battle situation was hopeless, so they lost their determination to continue to follow the losers. In Rouse's camp, a single soldier fled first, and then an entire hundred-man army fled. road.

Within five days, half of the soldiers in Rouse's camp had escaped, and the other half were preparing to escape.

Not only were the centurions unable to stop this situation, but many centurions themselves were the planners and masterminds. Lepidus released all the Spanish prisoners in the previous war without killing them. He also paid severance pay and Sichuan capital. Many people who ran back spread the word, which is more powerful than any weapon.

On the sixth day, Rouse, with his few cavalry retinues, shed painful tears as he looked at the entire camp that was in an out-of-control situation. Even his paperwork was carried on his back, and he stood awkwardly in front of the commander, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency. I have to survive."

When the retinue raised his sword, Rouse blocked the opponent. Then he put his father's seal in a box and handed it to the clerk. "I am afraid that when an accident happens soon, the seal of the great Pompey will fall into the hands of despicable people." It will be annihilated without a trace in the hands of the thief - so you should take this thing and surrender to Lepidus and leave your father's relics to him for safekeeping."

At the second sentry call that night, Rouse took only sixteen followers and escaped from the dead camp on horseback. They fled in a hurry along the path at the foot of the Portokia Mountains, followed by the Ossetani people. The cavalry had no chance of pursuing it - Rouse tried every means and suffered all kinds of hardships, but finally climbed out of the mountains and arrived at the central plain of Lusitania. At this moment, all his horses were lost, and only his retainers were left. Seven people down.

Rouse sat under a tree. He hoped to get help from Lusitania horse bandits or local nobles, so he asked a guard who was familiar with the local area to go and find someone who could help.

Then, he sat tiredly under the tree and waited.

At dusk, more than a hundred horse bandits wearing turbans and holding spears rushed over from all directions. Laus stood up and saw more horse bandits at the foot of the mountain - they had surrounded the place, and the leader was holding the head of the attendant in his hand.

"No need to hesitate." After saying this, Laus took the sword from another attendant and stabbed it into his throat.

The six attendants protected the body of their master and fought a desperate battle with the horse bandits who swarmed in. After a short heroic battle, they were all killed. Then the horse bandits cut off Laus' head and were overjoyed. This was the most powerful helper for them to cleanse themselves and become good people.

Then, Lepidus spent a few more days to appease the political situation in Lusitania and Betenari. After leaving some garrison and appeasement teams in various key towns, he led five main legions and successfully joined the northern army of Vercingetorix and Itasus.

"Just hand over one legion to me, and then you can take the remaining legion and return to Gergovia and Liguria in triumph. Eternal peace is coming soon." When Libida mentioned the word "peace" in front of the two, he was full of threatening dominance, because this kind of peace was backed by dozens of legions. (To be continued...)