Augustus Road

The two centurions nodded in agreement with the commander's words, and then they asked Trureas to join them in swearing a poisonous oath in front of Mars, Mitra, the goddess of victory and many other gods, agreeing to advance and retreat together. The mutinous soldiers were willing to obey the command of Detrureas, and no one was allowed to betray the other. From then on, orders of silence and curfew were adopted in the military camp. The commander handed over all his personal documents, seals and private property to Syphax, lest he He changed his mind at the last minute.

Then, the mutineers in the twin legions joined forces and made an agreement. Everyone wrapped their left arms with red linen strips. Then Telureas issued a military order, which ostensibly enforced the camp's stay, but in reality would sway Three random brigades were placed in the city of Megara to prevent this group of people from causing trouble at the critical moment. Then the soldiers of the remaining seven brigades were armed and formed a long column, marching majestically along the streets of the north bank of Sicily. He ran towards the city of Lilibi.

At this time, in the meeting hall in the city, Leo was meeting with the provincial envoy Marcus and reported to him his father's great victory in the Spanish war. After hearing that the young Pompey brothers died in the battle, Marcus He couldn't help but feel a little sad. He took the report, stayed melancholy for a long time, and then said to Leo:

"No matter what, the war is coming to an end soon. This is a gratifying thing."

"Yes, this is also the major event that worries my father the most. Now the source of the entire war is only Brutus in Greece. My father will soon prepare to support young Caesar's war there. He is very struggling now." Leo Phi Wearing an elegant robe, neither slow nor slow.

Malclus nodded. "Then, I'm afraid some adjustments will need to be made to the current arrangement of the number of legions. Right?"

"Yes, that's why I came to see the envoy today." Leo then invited Marcellus to the map table and pointed with his finger, "Father will end the Spanish war in about two months. Circuit Trial Conference, but we can take the lead in making adjustments, there is the nearest legion here." Leo's slender finger pointed in the direction of Megara on the map.

"Hmm, twin legions, right? That's right. We will immediately draft an order from the Executive Yuan, give this legion the corresponding supplies, and ask them to leave Sicily as soon as possible and rush to the battlefield in Greece."

"Yes. You can also let General Maximus's squadron take on the escort mission. Because of Casillo's activity, the route to the Adriatic Sea is not peaceful." Leo added, so the two After people reach a consensus, they decide to issue an order plan.

After a while, Leo passed through the quiet garden on the side of the meeting hall and slowly walked to the arch door, where Fabius, the knight of the Hittius party, was waiting there. After meeting the provincial deputy envoy, Fabius immediately bowed. Leo nodded at him and said, "Just do what you have to do."

At this time, from the entrance of the alley, a group of teenage boys and girls wearing white robes or long skirts came running, with pure gold jewelry hanging around their necks. This group of people had just returned from school outside the city. After returning, perhaps because the leaders played tricks on the teacher who was a freed slave, everyone had a lot of fun, giggling as they walked around.

"The copying homework assigned this time is very small, and it's too early to go home. Let's go to the Colosseum over there and have a look!" the leader of the children called the king, and the men and women responded in unison. , and the slaves who were accompanying me while reading were miserable. They held up the book boxes of young masters and ladies, and persuaded them earnestly from behind, not to go to that place where fish and dragons are mixed, because if you are good or bad, we will not be able to survive.

"I think my personal slave is right. We should go home quietly at this time and do some copying and reading." A quiet-looking child at the end of the team suggested.

"Come on, Delphimus, when you go home now, you will only see your father and your mother doing that thing without hanging the curtains. You must know that they stay up all night to do this thing." The child king turned around proudly and teased. , the other children all laughed like silver bells, passing by Leo in twos and threes.

Leo stood there in a daze, watching the children jumping on both sides of him. After they disappeared at the corner of the street, he was still looking there, and he left after a long time.

Two days later, a herald carrying a bronze pipe on his back galloped out of the gate of Lilibi along the east-facing road. After walking about sixty Roman miles, he saw all the words on his sleeves. The advance team of the twin legions tied with red linen strips, "The high priest's order requires your legion to return immediately to reinforce the Greek war zone."

At this time, the advance team stopped strangely. The soldiers had uneasy and nervous expressions on their faces, and some of them were whispering. The herald, holding a copper tube containing the order document, shouted impatiently, "I repeat the high priest's order. Please call your military commander here as soon as possible to accept it."

After a while, amidst the noise of the soldiers in the rear, Trureas and the other two centurions leapt out, "Please tell the Executive Council of Lillibe City, distinguished envoys, Commander Trureas of the Twin Legions. Reas has accepted this latest order and promised to fulfill it. However, it is now approaching the end of the day, and our legion requests to camp here in order to embark on a new journey in the future."

The herald nodded and said, "General, I will convey your wishes to Lilibi."

Soon after, looking at the herald's retreating figure, Trureas whispered to the two centurions, "This place is about fifty miles away from the city of Lilibi. Now we order all the soldiers to rest." At one moment, all the signs and weapons were ready, and then we set off, because Lilibi was never on the front line, and its sentries and patrols were lax. This was the best opportunity for us to seize the city with a sudden attack! "

Then Syphax and Pytheas excitedly went around the whole army, preaching and agitating everywhere, and promised each soldier a reward of 500 dinars, and when "the work is completed", each soldier will be distributed another 2,000 dinars. Dinar, everyone's energy was up. They wrapped the signs, carefully inspected the shields and daggers, and fed the mules and horses.

After night fell over the land, Trureas ordered the leading cavalry team to hold torches and make unified arrangements, saying, "If we encounter a patrol in Lilibi City, say that we were ordered to board the ship there. ”

The rest of the group of soldiers followed closely behind them in silence. They temporarily put their luggage where they were and left it to the care of the military slaves. Except for weapons, no one brought anything else with them, because they were more like going to an execution site. A large hit team for an assassination plan. (To be continued...)