Augustus Road

"In this land, people trample the cheeks of girls and the breasts of young people. It is in this land that we grow old." - Islamic poetry describing the massacre of the city of Maru by the Mongolian cavalry

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Otagilius had no intention of rejecting the conclusion of the high priest. He just stood proudly. Anyway, he had made his fortune through debate before, and now he has gone to the Seris Empire. In his next life, he will just write books and accept Lepidus's gift was completely worry-free, not to mention that he was a quarter-lord of Numidia, on par with Lepidus' general Hittius, so for this kind of moment when the war was about to end, , the trivial missions assigned to him are not very enthusiastic, and he also has to face the loner-like paranoia of Brutus.

But over there, beads of excited sweat broke out on Eulabella's bald head, and he walked around manically. He kept stating, "Please, the high priest, please entrust me with this mission, absolutely!"

"But Eurabella, you are a member of the Cornelius clan and the son-in-law of the philosopher Cicero. I will not let you take such a risk." Lepidus, who was sitting on the armchair, said with his chin in his hands.

At this time, the tip of Eulabella's nose turned red. He felt deeply that he should gain the trust of the high priest. If he did not complete such a mission, all his previous epiphanies on the peak of Amassinus would be in vain. He was naked. With his feet on the floor, like a shaman in a state of madness, he held the corner of the high priest's robe and kissed it wildly, begging him to be given this sacred and glorious mission, "Brutus and I were comrades in arms together. , supporting each other in Asia Minor and Greece, my appearance now will definitely put him in a state of hesitation and helplessness, so I will definitely complete this mission - even if I anger Brutus and be killed by him, If this can boost the morale of the entire army, then it will be worth it.”

Lepidus felt that this guy had some mental problems since returning from Mount Amassinus. Why did he feel like there was a magic spell on the peak of Asia Minor? The great father-in-law Scipio also suffered from serious brain problems after escaping from there.

Fortunately, this plan was already within his scope of consideration, so he helped Ulabella up and asked the young man, who was less than thirty years old, very gently as an elder. What kind of return is required.

"Witness, I just need to witness!" Ulabella said enthusiastically, "I want to see Lepidus of the Aemilius family ascend the supreme throne of this country, so that it will be consistent with the revelation I received on the mountain. They match each other. As for rewards and rewards, what are they? A judicial officer, a governor-general, or a consul? No, in my eyes, these things are worthless. All I need is testimony. Great moment, forever, forever, if I can really get what I want, after returning to Rome alive, I will become the spokesperson of God's protection for Cornelius and the Aemilius family." After saying this, Eurabella seemed convinced. Malaria-like, kneeling and shaking constantly, as if a god was passing through his body. It's like telling the world something.

In this case, Lepidus waved to a thin attendant beside him, who was wearing a short linen robe and a coarse scarf outside. Walking to Eulabella's side, Lepidus then took off his ring, seal and ribbon, and the badge of Ambrose, and handed them all into Eulabella's hands, "This is my token, Brutus. He is not a brutal and murderous monster. As long as you don’t discuss beliefs, ideas, or topics such as republic and autocracy with him, he will not do anything to you.”

After finishing the instructions, Sabo over there knocked on the pillar of the tent with a very impatient expression on his face. The high priest looked at him and understood, so he pointed at Sabo with his finger, "I almost forgot, even if the city of Athens was defeated in the end, it would not be a bloody battle." It's in my hands, but Euripis, as a symbol of military power, cannot be forgiven! Sabokmus, take command and give the signal to attack."

So after the commander on the front line received this order, he quickly turned back. After a while, there was a lot of cross talk, and everyone stepped out of the camp. However, in front of the two siege positions, the soldiers pushed up the masts and curtains, and threw the densely packed The cavalry cannon and wild ass trebuchets were placed in front and fired together. The Spectacles Castle in front of the city of Euripis was almost instantly submerged in the collapse and shattering gray waves. Many of the troops stationed on the other side were The soldiers and military slaves were crushed to death and suffocated before they could escape.

About a quarter of the day, all ejections were temporarily stopped at the request of the messenger. This was requested by Sabo. He was a very scientific figure in directing wars, which was quite rare at the time. Seeing that all the fortifications outside Euripis were destroyed, Sabo raised his hand to stop shooting.

Slowly, under the setting sun, the smoke dissipated quietly, but the city was full of rubble and dirt, and the pale corpses of the dead were exposed. Behind the city wall, all the defenders began to tremble, because Sibalas had already Death in battle, they lost their backbone, whether it was resistance or surrender, but judging from the current situation - the high priest would not allow them to surrender.

"Reload the lead bullets and aim at the enemy's towers and walls." Then Sabo ordered, and the four cavalry cannons at the front began to fire a wave of lead bullets. After careful calibration, all the personnel in the siege positions adjusted the shooting angle and strength. Then, with the waving of the flag, 451 waves of lead bullets and the wooden bars on the lady cannons flew towards the wall of Euripides. About half a day later, the wall was shaky and collapsed in the sections where they were concentrated. Then Sabo continued to ask for shooting - soon, there was finally a section where the wall collapsed completely.

Cretas on the other side was afraid that his merit would be taken away, so he jumped up and led the soldiers of the 16th Legion to the collapsed wall in a dense formation; and Tagus was not to be outdone, and he also acted at the same time with the 12th Legion and bravely advanced on the other front.

In the city of Euripides, many soldiers of the new recruits had lost their fighting spirit. They came out from the gaps one after another. After a large number of them were killed by the main attacking legion of Lepidus with javelins and swords, the rest stood on the rubble and saluted without moving until they were taken away as prisoners.

Then, the soldiers of the two legions were unstoppable and directly captured the Acropolis at the top before sunset. The garrison there did not offer any resistance and surrendered.

"Thanks to Leo on that front and Sabo on this front, the miracle of capturing Euripides in one day was achieved." Later at night, in the tent, the high priest encouraged many generals and said that he would immediately conduct a full reward in the camp, and wait for a market day to rest before launching the final offensive against the city of Athens. (~^~)