Augustus Road

Because of the lack of water, everyone's corpses were filthy. Since these Balantians, the descendants of the ancient warriors, did not want to live in shame, they exterminated themselves in such a vigorous manner, not to mention the entire city. No one, not even a living dog. There were the most corpses, especially in front of the altar. Lepidus walked to the totem pole on the other side and saw an eagle-like animal with spread wings and anger standing on it. This was probably the totem of the Balantians' faith, looking down at the totem pole he was protecting. The miserable corpses of the people.

"Is this an eagle?"

"No, Your Excellency the Treasurer, this is the totem of the Balantians, the Iberian Mountain Falcon." Sabokemus answered Lepidus' question, and then looked at the cruelty around him with uneasiness, and said: " Compared with these corpses, I think our martial arts are more terrifying. We have exterminated a tribe, an ancient and glorious tribe!”

"Silence, Sabo! Aren't these all your draft plans? Are you advancing the camp group and building a blockade wall in order to allow these barbarians to survive? Take down this golden mountain falcon and put it in On the legion's logo, the bravery and reputation of the Balantians will be passed down for them by our legion." Then Lepidah heard the roar of the soldiers, and the sound came from the temple in this city. Little Hortensius walked out of it angrily and shouted to the treasurer: "Damn barbarians, before they died, they dissolved all the shining gold and silver into the lead blocks. Temple There's this lead all over the floor, so we can't get any, damn it, damn it!"

"Don't worry about that, young man. Our baggage team is already bloated enough." Lepidah advised. Then he held Sabo's shoulders, "Okay Sabo, we won this battle, didn't we? Be happy, and then we will enter the north of Lusitania, ready to join forces with the Governor."

In the Douro River Valley, half a month later, a large and neat team appeared on the northern border of Lusitania. This caused the birds in the bushes to be frightened by flocks. Before heading here, Lepidus sent out several detachments to "punish" many small tribes on the Vitonian border who had supported the other side during the siege of Barantia. Now, His subordinates not only made up for the previous deficit, but also expanded to more than 6,000 people, with three elephants, more than 1,000 cavalry, and countless plundered goods. The temporary financial officer started with two auxiliary brigades. In less than half a year, he not only helped Governor Caesar raise a fully equipped auxiliary army (even more equipped than the regular army). The anti-Roman barbarian forces also swept through several areas of Vitonia, Barantia, and Newmancia, and detoured to the north to encircle the Lusitania area. Of course, because of their ruthless swordsmanship, they also "accidentally injured" Bethnari and others. area, killed many friendly residents, and plundered many towns--in general, Lepidus did a good job, and he also hoped that Caesar would view it that way.

Lepidus also established the "First Brigade of Thousand Soldiers" in the Thyme Legion, selecting warriors who were firm and brave in the siege. The flag was unique, the "Barantia Mountain Falcon" symbolizing the military merit of the legion. ", to the rhythm of the melodious legionary music "Thyme", walking neatly at the front of the queue; on both sides were General Mago's Numidian light infantry, who closely guarded the packhorse team and the high-spirited Three war elephants; behind them are the Settratai auxiliary warriors with long swords, and behind them are three teams of ae, the "mixed infantry and cavalry brigade". Each team consists of 380 Spanish mercenaries and 120 A mixture of ten cavalrymen, with the three-winged ala cavalry at the end, serving as a guard in the rear.

In short, the troops are strong and the horses are strong, and the shotguns are replaced with cannons.

Surrounded by flags and grape canes, Lepidus, surrounded by centurions, was obviously in a good mood. He gently sang along to the beat of "Thyme". Next to him, Sabokemus was also very excited - a high place. Above, below are the troops advancing in an orderly and slow manner. At their feet are representatives of many barbarians from northern Lusitania, kneeling in front of them, kissing their toes and flags, begging this mercenary army not to ravage the tribal walls. and crops, in exchange for this, many barbarians were willing to pay full tithes and blood taxes.

"You can ask my assistant Sabo to handle these detailed matters." Lepidah casually browsed the relevant files, and then threw them on the ground, which made the representatives tremble all over. "Why are you, How dare they resist Bingfeng without representatives of the Awasili people?”

"Yes, the Abasili were originally prepared to surrender, but a small group of Roman cavalry entered their guarded area without declaring war. A small town called Iduka, the Abasili were enraged. The people mobilized the army and surrounded the Roman cavalry in Idukali," a representative explained hurriedly.

After asking about the strength and general ranks of the Awasili troops besieging Iduka, Lepidah asked the barbarian representatives to step back, and then Sabo knowingly began to raise the drawing board and prepare to draft a new battle plan.

"Dear Sabo, the Battle of Iduka may be the end of our Thyme Legion's readiness operations." Suddenly, Lepidus said sadly, which was somewhat beyond Sabo's expectation, "Your Excellency, Financial Officer, you mean, immediately Also want to hand over the Thyme Army to Caesar?"

Li Bi Da nodded sadly, expressing his helplessness, "And the three lovely elephants will be handed over to you. For the last time, let's do it beautifully, dear Sabo, make a good plan, and do it exactly as you say this time."

In the breeze, Sabo Kemus suddenly felt tears flashing in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was churning like a sauce. He choked up and suggested that he hoped that the treasurer would go to the Temple of Ismos on the other side of the Hercules Column to hold a ceremony to pray for disaster relief before returning to Rome in triumph, which would bless him to continue to rise in the city of Rome. As for himself, he would definitely cherish this wonderful time fighting side by side with the treasurer and would never forget it.

Li Bi Da nodded, then sighed, half lying on the armchair, indicating that he wanted to be alone for a while. Sabo knew that he was in a bad mood, so he politely said goodbye and left.

"What a joke! The Roman scouts who entered Iduka's squad must have advanced to a place not far from here. I won't be so stupid as to take the initiative to meet him and hand over the legion. At least wait until my affairs are arranged properly!" After seeing Sabo walk away, Li Bi Da twisted his short hair with one hand, biting the nails of the other hand one by one, thinking about how to continue to disobey orders. . )