Augustus Road

"I personally led five legions to the Isthmus of Corinth. God told me that my fateful tomb is in Delphi, not in the city of Rhodes!" Cassius shouted loudly to the generals and retinues in the camp. , "As for the siege of the remaining enemies in Rhodes Island, I'll leave it to my lieutenants."

At this moment, in the Prema Villa with dark clouds hanging low, the water in the siphon tank in front of the fish pond is still gurgling, and the water surface is glowing with clear light. In the sparkling pavilion, Lebida is holding a gilded conductor horizontally in his hand. Stick, while Paluma and Leo stood on either side of him.

"Now I want to hand over this baton to my son Leo. Although you are a senior alderman this time, you will only return to the city of Rome to fulfill the responsibilities of this position after killing the murderers - —And little pigeon, you will serve as Leo’s minister this time. I will hand over all four legions in Brindisi to you two. This time you will go into battle alone for the first time. Leo — nothing can be done by yourself. Specifically, you must hold a meeting with all legion commanders and chief centurions before you can issue an order, but you must also remember that even the lieutenant general or the provincial financial officer, they are also your subordinates, and you are responsible for your responsibility. With the joint authorization of the Senate and the Executive Yuan, you are the agent of my high priest. Therefore, even if you are confused and confused, please do not show it in the joint meeting. You must hide your true thoughts and do not speak rashly. You can talk to Little Pigeon in private. , Agrippa and Lucius communicated with their peers. Do you understand what I said? "

"Yes, I will regard this baton as my master and as the incarnation of my father. I will work hard to command these four legions." Leo finished. Hunched forward. He respectfully took the gold-plated baton from his father and then carefully hung it on his waist.

"Little pigeon, you and General Dusonville are still the commanders of the new cavalry corps. In addition, I will also assign Hanske to you to act as a scout, but your duty is to fully assist Leo in fighting." The high priest then turned his gaze. He turned to Paluma and said.

"Of course, my father, I will use all my blood and life to protect Leo's safety. I am the sword in your hands, and then in Leo's hands, I will definitely crush all enemies!" Paluma knelt down before her adoptive father. In front of you, you swear.

Later, Leo asked with concern, "Father, are you based in Rome?"

"No, just hand over the city of Rome to Paullus and Basatus, and I will leave the Fourteenth Army and the Sixth Army brought by Antony from Sierra Gaul here to guard the capital of the country, and I will leave tomorrow Set off on a ship and head to Cyrene - where I will command the main force of the fleet and the three legions that have already rushed over to flank the Brutus coalition from the south. Those three legions did not belong to me before, so I must personally take charge. Only by command can you be effective - I will entrust the New Reus Army to you. Don't let me down. All decisive battles will end in the next two months."

"Everything we do is for the Aemilius family, for my father, and for the glory of the country and the family." After saying that, Paluma, Leo and their father all raised their wine glasses and said in unison With these words, he handed over the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

On the Apsus River, the Aetolian cavalry of Brutus's vanguard were already galloping to show their strength and were fighting with Lucius's 42nd and 43rd legions. "We are the fearless Aetolian alliance. All the warriors in Pyrus were once our servants, and while we were playing with swords, they were rowing wooden oars on the sea!" With this slogan, Synesis, the chief of the Aetolian cavalry, , the laurel leaves on the helmets fluttered in the wind, more than 4,000 elite Aetolian cavalry formed a wall formation, complementing the dark clouds in the sky, sweeping across the plains by the Apsus River, one after another blowing whistles ——They communicated with each other and attacked in this way, and the sound of iron hooves boiled the river water.

Lucius's cavalry also rushed out of the temporary fortifications, and the remaining light and heavy infantry were mixed on both sides of the formation, using javelins and shields to confront the Aetolian cavalry. The two sides refused to give in to each other, and there was a melee.

"Ask the second and third legions to press forward." Brutus, who was watching the battle from behind and covered with a navy blue cloak, ordered.

Then, about 10,000 soldiers from Brutus' side, all wearing fine linen armor and breastplates, with shields and sword hilts inlaid with sparkling rubbles, marched on the soldiers as the stars set and the morning sun rose. The thin snow was pouring towards Lucius's position bravely and unstoppably. Soon javelins, fighting swords and spears were showing off their strength at each other. The vast front lines of both sides were biting together, trembling violently, and fighting. The piercing sound of bugles and trumpets can almost shake people's ears until they bleed!

In this way, both sides suffered heavy losses. At the mid-day moment, Agrippa came running with the seventeenth and eighteenth legions. He cleverly passed through the cover of the winter camp, took over Lucius's battle formation, and continued He fought fiercely with Brutus, and took the opportunity to rush in, driving back the two exhausted enemy legions for three furlongs and killing hundreds of people.

So Brutus replaced the rest of the legions, and Agrippa arranged the troops into a dense formation of fish scales that could support each other, taking turns to fight. The battle continued until the evening of the day, and then retreated to the camp. .

In the battle that day, both sides suffered similar losses, but Agrippa's command was obviously more skillful. This made Brutus feel what Sibalas had said to him before, "Turinus with broken wings is a swan." bird, but perhaps his replacement will be an eagle.”

Agrippa is not greedy for money, he values ​​friendship and loyalty, he is talented and thoughtful. Such people are usually the hardest to bribe, but at this moment, Lepidus "traps" him with responsibility and a letter of commission without spending a penny - he must devote all his energy and enthusiasm to guard the defense line of the Apsu River and wait for the arrival of Lepidus' army.

That night, a letter was delivered to Brutus. It was written by the young Agrippa. "From today's battle, your soldiers are well-armed and in high spirits. This shows that although you robbed Caesar's military supplies for the Dacia campaign, you did not spend them on yourself, but distributed them all to your subordinates. You are really an excellent general and opponent. I admire you from the bottom of my heart. However, the current situation means that your army has little chance of winning. When the sea route is open next year, it can be said that the defeat is inevitable. The wise and the foolish know it. Why don't you surrender as soon as possible? In this way, your army and all Greek cities will be spared from the destruction of war and looting, and the people will be spared from the sorrow of slavery."

"Damn guy, the hair on his lips probably hasn't been cut off yet!" Brutus was furious. (To be continued...)